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WILLIAMS FOOTBALL COACH

NEW WILMINGTON. Pa, Dec. lA-Guy
NJ WW'iamsor Of indianapolis, former
football and baseball star at the I'M.
versi'y OF i~httsburg. will coach the Vest
munster college football team neat sea-
son, II has been announced here. viii.
hanson was the mainstay Of the pm
teams of 1913 and 1914. which defeated
Cornell
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UNION FIVE
Opens season with Victory Over
ClarksOn Tech by ~ to 10,

SCHENECTADY. y. u. Dec. lt.-Union
College opened It's basketball season to-
night with IA victory over Clarkson Tech.
OF Potsdam. by 81 to Is. Capt. Yovits
OF Union was the individual star. Me-
Donald starred for Clarkson. Union was
minus the services OF Hal W!.tmcr OF
New York. The lineup:
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c. c. N. Y. VS.. PENNSY.

e. c. y. Y. will splash with the Uni.
v~ersitJs of Pennsylvania In a dual meet
and a polo match In the local tank to
night. 1t will be the second meet for the
city College swimmers. who lost last
week to Columbia.
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Rodman Wanamaker's yacht Nirvana
was badly damaged by fire yesterda,
afternoon rs II lay In the repair yards
at the foot Of Hubbard street, Bath
Reach. The entire forecastle war burned
out and the vessel. which 10 sea.
going craft, was otherwise damaged.
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HICKMAN w. VA. COACH.

MoRGANrowN. w. Va, Dec. H.
Charles 7. Hickman, a major league
baseball player for n number OF years
and for the past W. years baseball
coach at West Virginia University, has
signed a contract TO coach the 1917
team.
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Questions &Ansuers
By TOM MeNULTY.

George siallings managed some National
Lsssue team long betcr. the American
delphia; Jshn said staliings did not man.
.se - Dig league club until he managed
" snSERAfnl ' oIp set " light
Dick is right. George Stailings man
aged the Phillies In 1897 and 1898. stat.
ings also managed the Detroit American
League team In 1901. After that he was
III the minors. mostly the International
League. until he came to New York in
1909.
Dear Tom-what prominent players
JACOB BERNSTEIN.
Archer, Cubs. and Bresnahan, former
Cardinal n Cub nag were born IN
Ireland. Jimmy Austin ~ ST. Louis
Americans was born in Wales. Geor-
Chalmers. recently released by the Phil
lies TO Kansas city. was born In Scot.
land. Fred Mollwitz II the Cubs wac
born in Germany. whila Rube Srhau.r.
formerly OF the Giants and drafted bv
the Athletics, was born In Odessa. Rns.
STA.
Dear Tom said JACK Brl;,on can,
max. 1873 pounds ringsid. ami do Justice
to himself. Is says he can. can he?
+. J. u.
Your question hinges largely on opin.
ION Most OF the experts say that Brit
ton no longer can make 1873 pounds and
do Justice TO himself. Jacks hes, weight
now is between 40 and Ia pounds.
Dear IONA bets that n man wen. n
mile In "a minute or better on n bicycle.
paced by a railroad train or some other
vehicle, b bets he didn't. who WINS
hanover Nh l.. ii. II.
a Is right. Paced by a Long Island
train william Murphy t"Mile a Minute
Murphy rode a mile on a bicycle in less
a minute almost twenty years ago.
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Owing 10 the fact that Augie Rather
injured his hand punching the new Al
eco at the Broadway Sporting Club
last Tuesday night, he will be unable 10
Keep his engagement with Jimmy
oHagen at the Harlem sporting Club
Tonight, Therefore Fighting Dick Nell
son mas been substituted m will try his
punch on O'Hagen. In the other ~
round bout Bob Massey will hook nm
with Andy Cortez. -
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Dear T6m-u) when did Tri, Speaker
start in the big leagues" te) How old is
he az what was his highest batting
average A, 4. r.
% Speaker played three games with
Boston in 1907. but was sent TO Little
Rock in 1908. being ecalled that fall,
when he started his real career as a star.
o) Speaker was SO years old last Au-
gust. CD .3S3 in 1912.
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WOODBURY. SUSTAINS
BOXING COMMISSION
Madison National Co.'s Lease
for Garden Defective. Says
AttOrney-Gcneral.

Acknowledgement l.. T.. Woodbury.. to
whom were referred the papers In the APP
plication of the Maditon National Show
Corporation for a license TO conduct
bouts In the Garden. dealt that project
"A final knockout Yesterday. In "A
lengthy opinion to the Boxing Commits
sion Mr.. Woodbury. DECLARED that the
lease given To the Madison National
Company was fatally defective in that IL
did not provide for a lease for AZ entire
year. but gave the lessor the right to
terminate the lease at his pleasure on
fifteen days notice.
Mr.. Woodbury. said in conclusion that
the lease did not comply with the statu-
tory provision and that the commission
could not under the circumstances issue
a license.
Madison square Garden is to be sold
again before the new year arrives. This
nformation was brought To Tex Richard
yesterday by Leonard couzzens. who
conducted the negotiations with the New
York Life Insurance Company for a
lease to Rickavd and McCracken.
Mr.. couzzens reported TO Richard that
the present owners Of the property notl-
fed him the Garden would he sold
shortly 10 other persons. but did noe
name them.
The New York Life officials, however.
assured Mr.. Couzzens that the prospec-
tive purchasers were favorable to the
granting Of a lease to Messrs. Richard
and McCracken.
II is reported that Fred Fulton and
Frank Moran will he the contestants in
the first boxing bout to be staged in
Havana by the Cuban Exposition Com
pany. Of which Mike Donlln is the
matchmaker, This bout will be for forty
rounds. and II is declared tina Moran is
guaranteed $4,000.
Young Zulu Kid Of brooklyn. who Ia
training in England for his champions
ship fight with Jimmy Wilde next Mon
was recently invited to the Ma
tlonal Sporting Club and entertained
by the members. who pronounced the
q. X. Then n little surprise
was sprung on the Kid. lie was ushered
into the club boxing room and Jimmy
Wilde and a tough youngstcr named
Tom Noble got into the ring. Noble was
"a big bantam. scaling close to 100
pounds while Wilde weighed l0c.
Wilde beat his man all the way and
stopped him in the fifteenth round. II
cannot he denied that the Kid had an
excellent opportunity to get a line on
his prospective opponent.
Is. q. Lew Williams. who Is living I'm
to his sobriauet. will try his sleep punch
on Young Hicks at the Vanderbilt A. e. .
tonight.
Sailor Nolk and Eddie Mcf.n;ee will
he tho headilners at the Village A. g
o-night
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'ItIu VUaIS-S'Oby, IT Hnubher. 2; Gal.
Thompson, Carroll, .; Simmons. Goals from
foul -Yovits, .; scoby, Observation-Disclosures
Hathaway for Moynihsn. GARRISON BARK.
ley. for Thompson. slmmon. for Trahan
Reieree-0eorys " riden. Time OF period.
LIS minutes. ~
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Dear Tom-KindIy advise me vh.r. las,
,ear's football game between Army and
Navy was played" \. l.. FIR AK.
Polo Grounds. New York.
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sailor Nolk and Eddie McI:n,ee will
he the headliners al the Village 4. G.
tonight.
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Is. q. Lew Williams. who Is living I'm
10 his sobriquet. will try his sleep punch
on Young Hicks at the Vanderbilt A. &.
tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
PERSONAL POINTS

Mrs. Jacob Brandenmeyer, 1922
Thirty-second street, is at st. An
thongs hospital, where she underwear:
an operation. She is recovering
nicely.
Miss Dorothy Pierr, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs E A Pierr of Moline, has
gone to Columbus, Ind, to make an
extended visit with the family of her
aunt, Mrs. Joseph E. Hilger She will
come home by way Of Fort Wayne,
Ind. where she will also visit, and will
later make stop in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Glockoff. who
moved to Milwaukee Is years ago, have
returned to Rock Island for future res
idence Other members Of their fam
lily will return soon.
Rev. John Telleen, formerly of this
city, now of Minneapolis, is in the city.
Miss Katherine McDermid of SYRIA
cuse, N Y, is in the city for a visit
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Callihan Of
Detroit, Mich, came last evening for a
short visit among friends.
Alex c. DeBord left last evening for
a business trip to New York.
Miss Anna England and Mrs. Fred
Suss went to Chicago last evening on
business trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
USING Il JURORS
IN PAVING ACTION
Guy Tyler, Buffalo Prairie, Appears
So Late in Court He is Dis
missed From Service.
CLAIMS WATCH HAD STOPPED
Witnesses Take Stand to Testify Rela-
tive to Fifteenth Street Paw.
ing, Moline.

Trial of the case of the city of Mo-
line against the Barber Asphalt COM
pany and the National Surety COM
pany is proceeding today in circuit
court with but II jurors. When court
convened this morning at 8 o'clock,
Guy Tyler, Buffalo Prairie, was miss
ing.
An hour passed and still Tyler had
not put in an appearance. The court
was busy hearing arguments on legal
points involved in the case and the
jury had been sent to the jury room.
At 1920 Tyler came sauntering into
the court room. He was Immediately
taken by the bailiff to the judges
chambers where Judge F. D. Ramsay
informed the juror that the court had
no further need of his services Mr..
Tyler claimed his watch had stopped
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
YOUTH RUNS AWAY;
HEIR TO MILLIONS

Charles City, Iowa. March AFTER
a search extending over a great part
of the United States and ending at a
hospital in a southern state, Keith
Edwin Dalrymple today is at the home
of his uncle, DR.. c. NJ Palmer Of this
city. According to DR.. Palmer, the
boy is heir to between four and five
million dollars left by his father md
known throughout Iowa as the "Dal-
rymple estate for which many
claimants have appeared during the
last few years but none of whom
has been able to establish legal
claim.
The lad, according to DR.. Palmer,
made his home here for number of
years but ran away and was located
only when he became i'll and was
taken to a hospital in the south.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
Give Attention to Walks.
PROGRAM COMPLETE
FOR SHOPMEN MEET

The second shop meet at the local
Y. M. c. A. between the Rock Island
Plow company and the Peoples Power
company will occur tonight The pro-
gram for the evening. following the
stunts staged in the gym. will be a
series Of relay races and stunts in the
swimming pool, consisting of night
shirt relay, two men wrestling, candle
relay race, rope relay and the 2O-yard
swimming relay race. After the pro-
gram. refreshments will be served in
the cafeteria. For the evenings en-
tertainment the entire building and all
equipment is TO be turned over to the
use Of the men.
On Thursday night committee rep
resenting the Woodman Office meets at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
PAVING REQUIRED
IN EAST END CITY
Mayor McCOnOchie and Commissioner
Juhl Inspect Section and Agree
1t Should Be Improved.
BOARD MAY TAKE Up PROJECTS
Say Betterments are Needed for
Streets East Of Thirty-eighth
and South of Fifth Avenue.

Inspection of the east end of Rock
Island today was made by Mayor Nc
Conochie and Commissioner Juhl
with a view to determining needed
public improvements for that section.
Concluding the trip, the officials de-
cided that steps should be taken for
the following betterments:
Paving Of all unimproved streets
and avenues between ty-eighth
and Forty-siXth streets and between
Fifth and Tenth avenues.
Paving of Seventeenth avenue be-
tween Twenty-fifth and Thirtieth
streets.
Board Of local improvements will
likely take under consideration the
suggested improvements. Commits
sioner Juhl declared that they have
been long needed. He stated mud
washes down from the hills onto the
paved street and declares by improv-
ing the highways in this section
cleaning the paved streets would not
be required to the extent as at pres
emit.
Give Attention to Walks.
Note was taken by the officials of
places where sidewalks are lacking.
Commissioner Juhl will also inspect a
list of walks needing improvement or
replacing which is on file at the Rock
Island postofice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
Pat Grove in New Role.

Pat Grove, notorious one-time out
law, appeared at the Moline police
station last evening in new role.
Last night Pat was in a saloon in the
west end of Moline. AS usual he was
broke, and he wanted to get enough
change to go to Chicago. So he de-
cided to sell an overcoat lie had. A
stranger in the barroom offered to
buy it, but said he would first try it
on. When Pat turned his attention to
the delicate operation of obtaining a
drink of liquor for nothing, the man
disappeared with Pats overcoat. ITO
think that l should come to this,"
moaned Pat. ITO have to apply to a
dick for help" He regarded his new
role as the lowest level of indignity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
NEW $4,000 PLANT
FOR MOLINE TOOL co

A factory building to cost in excess
of $1,000 is to be erected by the Mo-
line Tool company. 1t will be a one
story structure of brick and mill work,
its dimensions being 150x241 feet.
Work on the building will be started
as soon as the frost is out of the
ground, and hope is to have it COM
pleted by May Is. Wilson Hunt, presi-
dent of the company, in designing the
new building has provided comforts
for his employees. A special system of
ventilation and heating will be in
stalled. The interior will be as light
as it is possible to make it without arti-
fetal illumination. Practically 10000
panes of glass will be used and the
inside walls and woodwork will be
painted in mill white. The general
contract has been awarded to P. H.
Lorenz of Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
MAKES A BID FOR
WRESTLING BOUT
Rock Island Exposition Park Compan!
Offers Gene Melady $4,000 for
GOtch.Stecher Match.

Rock Island is to make strong e.
fort to secure the Stecher-Gotch wrest-
ling match, it became known TO-DAY,
Otto Seidlitz, president of the Exposl.
ton Park company, this morning sent
Gene Melady of Omaha, Neb., an offer
of $4,000 to stage the proposed boM
in this city. Melady, who is one Of the
original Stecher boosters and who IS
to be given the first chance at staging
the championship bout, is at the pres
ent time considering numerous o.
fers, including those from New fofh'
Chicago, Minneapolis, Battle Crees'
Mich, Kansas City, Sioux City, anu
Omaha. Mr.. Seidlitz had a talk WIZ
Mr.. Melady in Chicago last week. anu
the Omaha sportsman seemed TO tiiaA
that Rock Island has as good chaass
to land the match as any other CITY
the middle west.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
MONAHAN'S REMAINS
SENT TO Upton, Ia

The remains OF Harry c. Monahan,
Davenport garage man, who died yes
terday at St. Luke's hospital as re-
suit of injuries sustained in the auto
accident on Fort Armstrong avenue
Saturday night, were today sent to
Upton, Iowa Funeral services will
be held there tomorrow.
According to the attending physi-
clan. Dr. Joseph DeSilva, the condi-
ton of c. c. Carroll, Iowa City news
paper man. who was also injured in
the smashup, remains unchanged to-
day. Fred De Battle Of Davenport,
who was trampled upon by the panic
stricken passengers in the street car,
suffered another CONFUSION today and
his condition is critical. Ben Baugh,
who was also riding on the street car,
is suffering from an injury to the
spine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
PRESIDENT OF BIRD
CLUB WILL LECTURE

Friday evening at the Rock Island
Y. NJ. c. A. Burtis H. Wilson. presi-
dent of the Rock Island County Bird
club, will deliver a lecture on Birds
of Rock Island County" Mr.. Wilson
has been giving his popular lectures
at many places in the county during
the past weeks and now 1t is hoped
that many local people will take the
opportunity to hear him. The bird
club is making great efforts to create
an interest in the care of birds Mr.
Wilson's lecture is to be illustrated
with over 100 original slides. many Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
GyB1I0fJ
Buy a home Of Reidy Bros.

Buy home Of Reidy Bros,
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For express, call William Trefz.
The regular card party of Arsenal
lodge No 1886, Mystic Workers, will
be held at the home of Mrs. Fred Me-
low, 500 Fourteenth avenue, Thurs
day evening. Friends are invited.
Sunny Slope is the name that was
registered today at the court house
for the farm of Frank F. Bahringer.
Edgington township.
Eighty-six marriage licenses were
issued during the month of February
by County Clerk H. B. Hubbard.
Nine candidates were given the past
master and most excellent master de-
grees at the meeting of Rock Island
chapter No. IS, Royal Arch Masons,
last evening. Banquet was served at
$50 to about a hundred before the de-
gree work was started.
H. Robb, janitor at the WoOdman
Publication building, was injured
this afternoon while at work in the
building. His left leg is badly bruised.
He was taken to st. Anthony's hospi
tai in the police ambulance
County Clerk H. B. Hubbard this
afternoon announced that there would
be no women's ballots provided for the
presidential preference primary April
II. He has just returned from trip
to Springfield, where he learned that
none of the county clerks was max
ing provision for women participating
in the voting at the primary, and he,
therefore, decided to follow suit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
and that he was not aware of it I'M
til he reached the court house.
Witnesses On Stand.

The first witness to take the stand
in the case was Fred Frisk, former
street superintendent of Moline. 1t
was during his term of Office that the
Fifteenth street paving, which is the
basis of the present attempt of the
city to collect maintenance bond Of
$4,000, was laid.
This morning Clark Anderson, for
mer city engineer and later city COM
missioner, took the stand. Both tes-
titled relative to the holes in the pave
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
LOUISVILLE OPENS
G.. o. P. CONVENTION

Louisville, KY, March With
prospects Of a lively tilt over the
number of delegates-at-large to be
elected for the national convention at
ton met here today. Indications were
that whether four members of the del
egation at large were decided on, as
many republicans from throughout
the state contend should be, or eight,
as is understood to have been sane
toned by the party leaders, they
would be instructed to support sup
port former Vice President Charles
W. Fairbanks for the presidential
nomination.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01

Relatives in this city and Moline
were shocked this morning to receive
telegram from Mrs. ". B. killmer.
Muskogee, Okla, announcing that the
dead bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B.
Jens, formerly of this city, were found
this morning with their Threats cut in
their farm home, two miles from Mus
kogee.
Whether the couple were murdered
or whether they died as the result of a
suicide pact has not been determined
by the authorities who are investigat-
ing the double tragedy.
Many Friends Here.
Mr.. and Mrs Jens were popular
young people Of this locality and had
hundreds of friends here who will be
grieved at their passing. The former
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Jens
South Rock Island, and was born here
Besides his parents there survives the
following brothers and sisters, Arthur
Walter Gilbert, Ethel and Myrtle OF
this city and Mrs. Lena Killmer, Mus
kogee.
Mrs. Jens was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. F. W. Myers, Moline, her
maiden name being Miss Emma My
ers. She was united in marriage to
Mr. Jens Sept. II, last, and Oct. the
couple left for Muskogee, where they
took charge of fruit ranch belonging
to W B. Killmer, brotherin-law oi
Mrs. Jens. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Jens
were the same age, being born April
81. 1885. The parents of Mrs. Jens and
one sister, Mrs. Samuel Ryerson OF
this city, survive.
Word received today states that the
funeral party left Muskogee this
morning and that it is due to arrive
here some time Friday. Interment will
be made here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
Two Autos i'm Crash.

While attempting to pass each
other. two delivery autos, one belong
ing to II. R. Battles & Co., and the
other to the Black Hawk laundry,
locked wheels while travelling east on
Second avenue, between Ninth and
Tenth streets. at 1890 this morning.
Both machines skidded clear across
the street, striking the curb on the
opposite side. Luckily neither of the
drivers was hurt, and very little dam
age was done to either machine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
Resigns Office to Run for Governor.

Dies Moines, Iowa, March Sen
ator ]. II. Allen today filed with Gov
ernor Clarke his resignation as SEN
ator from the Buena Vista. Humboldt
and Pocahontas district. In his letter
of resignation he gave as reason
therefore his candidacy for governor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01

them never shown before. Tickets to
the lecture are being sold by menu
bers of the boys department. The
lecture begins at O'Clock. All those
attending the lecture will be given an
opportunity to enroll in the Rock Is
land County Bird club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
Celebrates Tooth Birthday.

Quincy, H., March l,-"Aunt ~
ney" Daniels of this city celebra's'
her Tooth birthday anniversary toaa''
She enjoys perfect health. Mrs. psh,
iels was born in slavery and escape -
to the north by the 'undergroua'
railway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
Notice.,

A mass convention of socialist party
voters will be held Thursday. March 8,
1916, at s O'Clock p. m, at Industrial
Home building, Rock Island, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
township Offices to be elected at the
election held April 4, 1916, and for the
transaction Of such other business as
shall properly come before the conven-
ton.
(Signed) J. DOERING,
Chairman.
B. W. NEWTON,
Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
DEAD BODIES OF
HARRY JENS AND
wife ARE FOUND
Relatives Shocked at Telegram An.
nOuncing Double Tragedy at
Musk0gee, Okla.
THROATS OF BOTH SLASHED
Whether Murder or Suicide Pact vi.
ficials Are Unable TO De-
termine.
(Snecial TO The Argus. J

Especial 10 The Argus'I
Muskogee, Okla March. l.
CIasped in each others arms. II. b.
Jens and his wife were found dead
today in their farmhouse near
here. County officials have not
decided whether the young couple
were murdered or died In suicide
pact.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01

the Y. NJ. c. A. to plan for an evenings
entertainment, which will probably oc-
cur on Wednesday, March s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01

All the news all the time-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-01
See the Whittall rugs
on our sidewalk

Could YOU imagine a severer test
for the durability and quality of
rug? 1t will lay Oh the walk all day
exposed to dust, rain, sand, mud and
the trampin gof thousands of feet,
rougher service than it would get in
a home in ten years. After having
been on the sidewalk a week, it will
be cleaned and exhibited in our Win
dow how we'll it withstood the test.