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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-02
Sporting Notes.

Capt. Evers of the Braves will be out
of the game at least 10 days because of
an injured shoulder.
Walter c. Hammond, who is coaching
the Colgate nine, has signed with
Springfield in the Eastern league, and
Will report late in June.
ry Cobb, after spikiug Herzog of the
Giants seriously, and indulging in fist
light Saturday, was banished from the
game for the first time this year.
The Brooklyn club, touring southern
baseball fields, just now has 81 play
ers who are being carried. And then
folks talk about - cent seats i'll Ma
tional league parks.
Kelley. former Pirate and Cub, was
the principal part of the offensive for
| the Braves in their game against the
Yankees Thursday. \ homer. a double
| and a single were his contributions in
| four chances.
Davy Robertson, speedy outfeldcr of
| the Giants, has broken away from his
mates. II is only temporary. however.
| He is 10 be married. While he is away
Jim Thorpe, the last of the Indians,
| except Chief Myers, to stay in big
/ itNSut tllNitN, Will Try 10 Glitch his
job as utility outer gardener.
Grotte OF Greenfield, rolling anchor
man on a picked team that defeated
the Highlands Of Springfield, Mass, on
Greenfield alleys Saturday evening
rolled a single of l47 and total OF
800. Not a Greenfield PLAYER fell be
low 800 and the Springfield team was
beaten by a score of 1906 to 1866.
Although Cummings Of Amherst wa.
wild and failed to last two innings, til.
II Massachusetts baseball team on it.
southern trip won the second of thu
three games played to date and defeat
ed the Virginia Military Institute. t,
8. McGowan succeeded Cummings an,
was never in serious danger. Amhcrs
hit well.
A trade has been arranged between
the Boston Americans and the Buffalo
club of the International league 10y
which Albert Bader, pitcher, will join
the Boston team, and Nean Gregg, {
pitcher, and one other player will b,
turned over TO Buffalo, according e
advices from Oklahoma City, Ok.
where the world champions played al
exhibition game Yesterday. Gregg ha
4 not reported as yet, and the deal L
contingent on his consent. 1t was sal,
that Manager Barry has asked waiver
on seven players now with the world :
I champions.
John Abar, one of the Sunshin
4 League enthusiasts, is recruiting
/ team to take to Brattleboro during til
I last week of this month for afteraoo
and night matches with the Odd Fe
4 lows and Masons of the Vermont cit,
Abar intends taking up a strong team
but hash t yet listed his lineup exeaI
4 that Fred Wahlbcrg Of the faSt-goin
HIGHLANDS of the City league and Jac
Sullivan of the Court Square alleys al
Il to be two of the bowlers. Abar hin
self and two others to be chosen wi
complete the quintet. The Springiel
| men will leave early enough to be Q
hand for an afternoon match and aft
the night match will be entertainC
by the Brattleboro bowlers. returnir
TO Springfield the following day
Springfield Sunday Union
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-02
PERSONAL.

Miss Margaret O'Leary Of Holyoke
visited in town Yesterday.
Miss Goldie Johnson, assistant town
clerk, is i'll with a stomach trouble.
Miss Gladys Russell is spending the
vacation in Boston with her aunt, Mrs
Harold +. Brasor.
Miss Susan Hanrahan and Miss Nil
dred Hanrahan spent Sunday at their
home III Hinsdale.
James S Austin has resumed work
for the White River Chair company
after vacation of several months.
Mrs. Floyd j. Fairbanks is recover
ing from an illness of several months
and is now able to be about the house
Harold Wright and Maurice Walsh,
who are employed by the Durham
Brothers company, are i'll with mumps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adm Houghton and
daughter of Springfield (Vt.) are
spending the day in town with his
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh H. Hackley of
South Deerfeld, Mass, Were guests
/ over the weekend Of Mr.. and Mrs L.
w Hawley.
Miss Matte Metcalf, who spent a
week at c. L. Frevenhagen S Oh Oak
street has returned to her home in
South Newfane.
Mrs. A. L. Maynard was discharged
from the Memorial hospital yesterday
/ She had been there three weeks follow
ing a serious operation.
Edward Baker, student at St
Johns college in Danvers, Mass, il
spending the Easter vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Baker
Of Elliot street.
Charles F. Glidden, who had been in
Baltimore several weeks, returned Sat
urday night, accompanied by ID. T.
McElhinnv, who will be his guest I'M
til Wednesday, when he will return tc
New York.
Miss Addie Hooker was visitor il
town over Sunday with her sister, Mis-
Mary Hooker. She teaches domesti
science in the schools in Island Pom
and was on her way home from Wash
ington, d. c., where she had been witt
the graduating class.
Harry Moore, member Of the Bos
ION CHdllDtT bl WHO 10 W III
the j. Soper Grain Co. OF Boston, MI
Traiser, manufacturer of the Harvar'
cigar, and Mr. Whitney, who is i'll tn
insurance business in Boston, wer
guests over Sunday of Charles K. eros
by, making the trip to Brattleboro es
, pecially to see the process of mapl
sugar making. The afternoon yestel
day was spent at the A. B. Clap
farm
Z. j. Devine of Rochester, n. Y, ha
, been in town the past few days, Gale
by the serious illness of his mothe
; Jack, is well remembered for h
sporting and theatrical activities of
or more years ago With E. J. Fento
he promoted Brattleboro IS first outdoe
S park and theatre, Brookside, on til
: street car line and was the first to Il
J, troduce open air vaudeville at Ba
| bers Park, Bellows Pals, and st. A
bans Bay His last visit here WE
with Missouri Girl three seasons ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-02
An Amazing
Public Agitation

The gospel of efficiency has been so
well instilled into ambitious Americans
Of today that they have come to real
iZe to an astonishing extent how i'm
possible il is to be healthy and capable
while they are handicapped with poison
Gus waste in the lower Intestine, or
Constipation.
That is one reason why c. f. Thomas,
the popular druggist, is so enthusiastic
over the results of Abbey s Efcrves-
cent Salts, that old, tried-andtrue
remedy, 50 pleasant to take and so per.
feet in its results. The new package
of Abbey's which can now be obtained
at G. Il. Thomas 5 is larger and better
than ever, but at the same old price
Start taking it today and see how much
better and brighter you will feel to
| morrow.-Advt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-02

old-timers Of the green cloth see in
him Il duplicate of his father, the late
wizard Schaefer, who reigned SUI
preme in the billiard world before the
advent of Hoppe. Like his accom-
plished parent, Young Jake is develop
Ing a wonderful stroke and under the
tutelage of Willie Hoppe is absorbing
knowledge rapidly. 1t is freely pre-
dicted that Schaefer will be the next
champion, but that is still long time
off, as Hoppe is good enough to re-
tain the title for a number of years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-02
'TIZ" GLADDENS
SORE, TIRED FEET
No pufed-up, burning, tender, aching
feet 49, no corns or
callouses.

"Tiz' makes sore, burning, tired
feet fairly dance with delight. Away 60
the aches and pains, the corns, callouscs,
blstrrs. buniOns and chilblaius.
"Tiz' draws out the acids and poi
sons that puff up your feet. No matter
how hard you work, how long you
dance, how far you walk, or how long
you remain on your feet, "Tiz brings
restful foot comfort. "Tiz' is magical
grand, wonderful for tired, aching
swollen, smartiug feet. Ait how com.
Portable, how happy YOU feel. Your
feet just Jingle for joy; shoes never
hurt or seem tight.
Get n 2j-ccnt box of "Tiz " now from
any druggist or department store. Enc
foot torture forever wear smaller
shoes, keep your feet fresh, sweet anl
happy. Just think! a whole year s foot
comfort for only - ccnts.-Adv.
unnecessarily
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-02
HOLD MULLANE WAS FASTEST
Former Cincinnati Pitcher Compared
With Amos Rusie and Walter
johnson as Speediest HurIer.

During Il recent argument between
Cincinnati baseball fans the question
arose as to the speediest pitcher The
name. Of Tony Mullane was connected
with that of Amos Rusie and Walter
Johnson. John B. Connolly, one of the
oldest fans, declared that Tony Null
lane was the speediest pitcher the
game ever developed.
PROFESSIONALLY, the old-timers say,
Mullane had great speed in his earlier
years. 1t would be difficult, however,
10 make the admirers Of Rusie's time
believe Mullane pitched a speedier ball
than their idol.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-02
LITTLE pl(KUp5
OF SPORT

The hardest thing about basketball
is the other fellows elbows.
When a bicycle rider gets pune
ture could you say he was tired out?
Umpire Joe OBrien will not be in
the American association this season.
The difference between a fighter and
n butcher is the way they make weight,
Twill be a cold day when We con-
sent 80 watch q bunch of dog teams
race.
Outfelder Al Sheer will change uni
forms. The Toledo club sold him TO
the st. Paul club.
A professional amateur runner runs
with his head. And he don't wear
spikes on his ears.
What has become of the old-fash-
Toned fight promoter who used to stage
championship bouts?
Nothing wrong with the New York
Boxing mmission-nothing but
charges of extortion, bribery, etc.
Percy HaughtOn wants to reduce the
size of the home plate, and it's already
so small that the umpireS can't see il.
President Weeghman of the Cubs,
had salary roll of S145,000 last year
This season he will not 60 above the
| $4,000 mark.
| Suggest that those baseball recruits
who look good, but need further sea,
soning should be sent to the Mexican
state of Tabasco.
! Baseball experts figure that Ty
Cobb is losing his batting prowess, but
what difference does it make SO long
as the pitchers don't know it?
j
If the various sports continue tt
adopt different definitions of an anna
teur there soon will be as many kinds
of amateurs as there are sports.
A year ago Benny Kauff was talk
ing over 400 but in the subsequen
/ season he batted only .275. This win
ter he has been talking less than .27J
Philadelphia Grand circuit hors
races will be decided over the Belmon
club course az Narberth few mile
outside of the Quaker city.
Ten of Manager Connie Mack's Atl
letic club pitchers are players who neN
er wore the eX-champions uniforms bt
fore the present training trip.
Lot of players got fined last Noven
Der for playing baseball, but it is
safe bet that some of 'em won't b
charged with that crime next July.
Kitty Bransfeld the new Nation;
league ump, played first base for II
Pirates dozen years ago, and Barne
Dreyfuss is still hunting for a succe
Sor to him.
The annual Army VS.. Navy fOOtDa
game will again be played at the Pc
grounds, New York, Saturday, Mover
Der "A, the Saturday before Thank
! giving day.
If all the fans organized union 81
agreed to stay away from the games
! would be mighty tough on some cit
\ owners, but Connie Mack wouldn't n
o tice much difference.
r Georges Carpenter, the Fren'
e champion heavyweight pugilist, al
/ Bombardier Wells, the English fghte
e are to box in Paris and the procee
will go 20 the Red Cross fund.
r San Francisco Pacific Coast team
:. new baseball park includes gran
e stand with a seating capacity of sc
Il with additional bleachers, which W
bring the seating capacity to $4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-02
YOUNG JAKE NEXT CHAMPION
Freely Predicted Tha. Schaefer, Jr.,
Will Some Day Succeed Hoppe,
the Incompatible.

"A chip off the old block" This is
the expression currently used by bill
lard followers in their talks anent
Young" Jake Schaefer, star balk-line
player.
Young" Jake is only q boy with
bOyish ideals, but he has perfected
his style of play to such an extent
during the last few months that the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-02

San Francisco Pacific Coast teams
new baseball park includes a grand
stand with seating capacity of $500
with additional bleachers, which viii
bring the seating capacity to $4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-02

The United States leads the world
in piano manufacture, having $50 fac
tories.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-02

When you feel like laughing it is
better to let the other fellow tell the
funny story.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-02

death
the
and n TO as breaks.
blue she'll
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-02

When a man talks to himself he :
apt to be more eloquent than interest
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-10
VIANTIIn 4s<0CI3TIH<.

East Moline men have launched z
movement which may result iu organ
izatiou of district fair association 60
conduct AN annual fair not for from
East Moline II suitable sites eau be
secured for the necessary exhibition
buildings ami race course. f. is said
shat ample hacking can De obtained ia
put the plan into execution
Those interested I'm the project have
been good boosters of tine Rock Island
county fair Ar JosIiu but they believe
that fair closer to rhe cities would
prove q success and would attract
much larger crowds than does the
JosIn fair Though the East Moline
project. # If develops 5rHa reality.
viii undoubtedly become competition
for the JosIfH event. st is nor to that
end that Fl is to be established
Yesterday a meeting Of representa-
five men af East Moline was held for
The purpose oa discussing tine matter.
and there is "a pros poet that an organ
ization will grow out at tine meeting
Another meeting win ne held nest
week. and fiji the meantime promoters
OF the plan arc carrying Oh a7 aE@an.
sive iuvcatra ion AIS fo available at# aa.
sentiment throughout the community.
and size of investment which waE ha
reasonably expected to start .le fair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-10
ATKINS FIRE DEPART1rrNT.

Athens-I here vas Ire o NJ
main street of Athens the other day
which permitted one TO see the stbe-
nian fire department In full action.
First came a huge tank Of water drawn
by horses There is no water from
fire hydFants. for water is very scarce
and people are not permitted to take
baths So the fire department brings
the tank Of water to each FIRE and THE
fire is held down as long as the tank
holds out Back of the tank comes
one Of the venerable hand pump ne
devices which Benjamin Franklin in
troduced when ne started the voIun-
teer fire organizations FRI Amarig7
Still the Atbenian fire department mas
a good record. mainly because Athens
Is built Of stone and cannot burn,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-10
ARREST MAN SAID
TO Be A DESERTER
East Moline Promptly Acts on lnstrgr-
TONS From Department of
Justice.

Upon instructions from the Chicago
offices of the United States deusrtn
of Justice East Moline police Iaat
evening took Panagiotis Psvrf= In
. custody, and he is being held await
ing the arrival of government agents
Word to Fl A. Jansen OF the MrIias
exemption board directed him 10 have
the man arrested as deserter. and h.
passed the word ON to the East Natlna
police, who within a very short TINS
had the man IN custody Though he
name given in the telegram from ch.-
cago is not exactly the same as that
used by the prisoner The authorities
here are reasonably certain they have
the right man.
Tt is not known here whether Psv~5z
Is wanted for alleged evasion of fha
draft law, or whether be had enlisted
in some branch OF the military service
and departed without leave 81 any
rate lJ is probable that he East Mn
line police viii be able 60 present
claim for The $40 reward usually nast-
ed for apprehension of deserters. as
this refard now applies 60 those who
eYade draft
Inmates Escape.
Two women inmates of Wafa-tar7
state hospital escaped last evening aud
are being sought 5y police iu tine QUAD
cities and oher nearby communities
today The missing patients are Rose
Beckstrom and Brets We.feru4rs
With other patients thew were return
ing to heir wards last evening aHaHf
$3.50. from The motion picture show Ia
the hospital amusement hall While
the attendants in charge of the srogn
were occupied with other charges tha
two women ziinpaT AWAY and r-r5-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-10
PARIS HAS EVIDENCE
OF BOLO'S PLOTTING

Paris Tuesday, Oct Deposition
taken today from Aviation Captain
Maurice DutreIl. member of the cham
Der Of deputies, who asked TO be heard
concerning the Bolo Pasha case. dealt
with Bolo,s connections with the nego-
TiatioH of q Turkish loan i'm 1913 ac-
cording TO an official note issued to-
night
Leon Daudet. Who has charged for
mer Minister Of Interior Nalvy with
having had connections with Germany.
appealed to Senator Henry Berenger
20 testify for him- The senator's testi-
mouE was heard by Captain Bouchar-
don Of the military court, this after
noon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-10
GROCER Is INJURED
In AUTO ACCIDENT

Charles SonneviHe, Moline grocer.
received q broken collar bone and 9TH
er injuries on his legs and body when
the wagon which he was driving. load
ed with potatoes, was struck 5y an
auto truck driven by one of his clerks.
The accident occurred at the corner
Of Tenth street and Twelfth avenue
Yesterday afternoon. Mr.. SuDueviHe
was thrown to the pavement and was
taken 30 his home in the city aubu-
lance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-10
FROSTS KILLED CORN
THAT WAS IMMATURE

Springfield. Ill., Oct. l0-Frosts
near the end of the week closing Tues
day. Oct 9. killed all corn In the north
ern and central divisions Of Illinois
not already matured." the federal
weather bureaus statement. issued to-
day. says The proportion that was
matured varies greatly Much chaHy
corn win result, Sl0s are not all
filed. Pastures are short Wheat is
doing well and there is increased
acreage
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-10
NIINT0N - EnINII-

Police Chief T, J Schafer af East
Moline last evening succeeded EH md
ing VIII Clinton. for whom message
from Chicago came to The chief yes
terdaV. The message related to COM
plicatton in some business matters l1
CHICAGO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-10
REsTMF PICTURE SHOWS.

weekly motion picture shows have
been resumed at Watertown hosDfra{
ana every Tuesday evening patients
are TO have an opportunity to see sew
eral fine films. The shows were dis
continued several weeks while inn
provements and alterations in the ma
chine We're made These have now
been completed and the FIRST enter
talnment was given last evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-10
TLFTEEN nEFAIIr

OF 100 men summoned Tor examine
tion 10y the exemption board. - failed
20 appear. Of those who reported
eight Ia.Iel 10 pass the eEan /. zion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-10

Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Harper. Tenth
street. Suvis, are parents of g 10
pound daughter. born yesterday at The
home. The little miss Will be called
Mary katherine, for her two grand
mothers,
Mir and Mrs. S. D. Long Of Fulton
are spending the week with their
sons. $. +. and George u. Long. IN
East Moline.
Mrs. William Jones is fn Mt. Yer
non, Ill, having been called there be-
cause Of the serious illness Of her
mother,
Earl Anselme has gone to Chicago
on business. He expects to be away
Tor several days.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Tyler of East
Moline are entertaining their cousins.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Reynolds and
daughter, Hazel OF Baker, Mont. The
Reynolds arrived yesterday and are
contemplating locating in East Moline
permanently.
Mrs Walter Coats is to be hostess
20 the Art club tomorrow afternoon at
neF nome in Watert0Wu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-10

NarETtDWU, ABOUT 4bA1h ilio+AA1 t7A
gathering for the meeting Following
the transaction of business the WON
en enjoyed their usual social hour al
The close Of which Mrs. c. Bass and
Mrs E Bowman served most DELI
cious refreshments.
The East Moline chapter of Eastern
Star held a regular meeting last night
a large attendance Of members ana
several visitors being present Mrs
T. Il. Perry of Deadw0Od, s. D. was
an out of town guest and there were
also visitors from Hjetman, Iowa.
Mrs. f. J. CIendeuin. worthy matron.
gave a splendid report Of the grand
chapter meeting last week in Chicago,
she having attended as delegate from
the local chapter. while q number OF
other members also went up Tor the
meeting There was very little pusl-
ness. but a pleasant social time.
Miss Edna Young has returned from
Des MONIES. Iowa, where she visited
over Sunday. going especially to see
Harry Palmer. formerly of East Mo
line. now in training al Camp Dodge.
Miss Young brings back most salts
factory reports of the camp, the treat
meut received by the boys. their train
ing. etc. declaring that there are very
few who are djscontented-
MIS-. Charles Palmer, River Drive,
East Moline. entertained alt q most
enjoyable luncheon at I o .clock today,
the party 20 honor Miss Carrie Al
nrecht of Syracuse. n. H.. guest al
the home of Mrs. H. R AlhTeCht ot
Moline The table was charmingly ap-
FtrI ffE.-t
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-10

All the news all the time-The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-10

Miss Edna Young has returned from
Des Noiues. Iowa. where she visited
over Sunday. going especially to see
Harry Palmer, formerly of East Mo
line. now in training at Camp Dodge.
Miss Young brings back most salts
factory reports of the camp, the treat
meut received by the boys. their train
ing. etc. declaring that there are very
few who are DISCONTINUED
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-10

Mrs. Walter Coats is to be hostess
20 the Art club tomorrow afternoon at
her home in WATERFOWL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-10

Earl Anselme has gone to Chicago .
on business. He expects to be away
Tor several days.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-12-14
jim (BUcK) POGUE
WINS FOR REGISTER
IN COUNTY RUN-0Ff
GETS MAJORITY OF ss4 OUT or
TOTAL VOTE OF 1898 IN
THE COUNTY.
WILLIAMS FOR The NOMINEE
Defeated Candidate Cheerful and Goes
Back to Raising "Hos and Hominy"
to Feed tho Nation During Time OF
War.

Jim (Bnck) Pogue Of Hampshire
will be tho next Register Of Naury
county. In the Democratic run-ofi
srimary last Saturday lie won over A
J. (Babe) Williams by the handsome
majority Of 374 In a total vote Of
l,58S. AS the Democratic nominee he
will be elected in the regular ele ,
ton next August.
His opponent. Mr.. Williams, issued
q statement this morning in which
he congcatulates Mr.. Pogue ano
pledges his support to him as the
party nominee. He. said that although
defeated he is cheerful and urges all
Democrats to support the Democratic
nominee. Mr.. Williams will return to
his farm and help to carry on the
war against Germany by producing
more hogs and hominy for the peo-
pie Of America and their allies.
The vote In, Saturdays run-off was
remarkably large, considering the
brand of weather that was dished out
that day and the lack of interest on
the part of the voters. The vote in
the run-off was about half as large rs
that of the primary two weeks ear
lier. which was about 5000 votes.
Buck Pogue was defeated in 1914
for Register by the present incumbent
and waited this year to come back
He is popular and successful drug
list at Hampshire, a member Of thu
county court, and is qualified to
make an efficient public official
No election was held at Fixes mill
and wire trouble prevented telephone
communication with Rock Springs
and Leftwich 1t is not believed that
he returns from the two delayed pre-
,incts will materially alter the total
Mr.. Williams, who carried the two
boxes in Columbia in the primary.
again proved his popularity In the
Ninth district by carrying these boxe
,gain in the run-off. although by
educed majority.
Mr.. Pogue was conplimented by
unanimous vote in his home town,
'32 ballots being cast for him u
hampshire
The vote by precincts fOlloUp: