davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
is kNDERS WILL
SUE TEARNEY TO
GET CHECK BACK
Guarantee OF Oae Thousand Dollars
Being Wrongiuiiy Held b!
Three-Eye Gar.
COURT ACTION IS THREAT NOW
Rock Island Players Have S6W Due
Them in Salaries Which Should
Come From Check.
COURT ACTION IS THREAT NOW
BY HECk.

III HIM
The Rock Island Baseball associa-
ton is going to the courts IN an eilor'
to get that $1,000 forfeit check from
Al R. Tearney, president OF the Three
Eye league.
This course was decided upon at
meeting of the directors of the local
club helde last night. Secretary Joe
H. Meehan was instructed to flle
suit against Tearney after Feb. 3 for
interest and costs, unless the $l,00O
guarantee posted with Tearney last
spring was returned to the club.
Secretary Meehan made several
drafts on Tearney for the amount OF
the forfeit check, but Tearney in each
instance ignored the drafts and re-
fused to honor them. The local club
further claims that at the meeting OF
the National Association OF Minor
Leagues in Louisville, KY, last fall,
the organization informed President
Tearney that the salary claims against
the Rock Island club, amounting IN an
to $500, would have to be paid out OF
$1,000 guarantee.
The object OF each Of the clubs in
posting the forfeit at the beginning
of the season Is to insure their COM
pleting the schedule AS the league
disbanded this season on July s. by
common consent of the clubs and the
president, Rock Island fulfilled its part
of the agreement and the check should
have been returned last fall upon re-
quest.
Holds Peoria Money, Too.
Tearney repeatedly refused to lister
to the pleas Of the local club member
and has repeatedly ignored letters ant
other communications sent him on thu
subject. Rock Island and Peoria wer'
the only clubs in the league last sea
son to pay its share OF the per cen
which the league is entitled to. Tear
new has something like 81 400 of Rocl
Islands money and nearly two thous
and dollars belonging to the Peorl
club.
Chicago, Jan. 3O.-President Tear
new of the Three-Eye league said to
day he was making every effort to hav
the financial affairs of the organization
adjusted and that he had made severa
appeals to the clubs to pay funds still
owing the league The league, h
said. lost heavily last season and eacl
Of the eight clubs will have to shar
the loss.
Il have no desire to hold the $l,OO
guarantees he said, but only thre
or four of the clubs contributed to tn
support of the league last season an
This expense must be settled. do nc
Ir,h
tarn over check for 81 900 and pa
me bills OF the league out OF my ow
picile'"
President Tearney is sending ne'
appeal to the club owners for thei
views on the situation. He probabl
will call meeting within three week:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
(By Charles Nicholson in the Chicago
Heraid)

herald
Washington. Jan. 30.-The echoes of
Secretary Bakers speech before the
military affairs committee continue to
roll and reverbrate through the coun-
try, and already it is purposed to eX-
tend their range over the seas to our
allies and our enemies.
Intended simply as defense OF his
department against the charges OF in
efficiency promulgated by Senator
Chamberlain, the secretary's presenta-
| ton of military accomplishment has
gone far beyond it's original purpose.
It is difficult to put limit on the
! importance this address may attain in
the war. As a starter it has fattened
out the project Of establishing war
cabinet in the face of President Will
sons opposition.
1t now seems probable that bill
never will leave the committee. Among
the Republicans on the committee GER
tainly is against the bill, which coun-
terbalances Chamberlain's vote for it
Reed, Mcclellan and Hitchcock, who
were supposed to be wavering when
Chamberlain made his great speech
seemed by their questions to indicate
a thorough sympathy with the posi-
ton and contentious of the secretary
of war. Without two of them in add
ton to Chamberlain joining with the
Republicans it will be impossible tt
get a favorable recommendation fol
the measure, which is. therefore, due
to die in the committee.
This course will put period to thu
era of bitterness inaugurated b!
Chamberlain's speech. With no bill II
talk about. a dozen big speeches, fol
and against the administration, will
fail to explode.
| Colonel ROosevelt's campaign wa
, to have started on this feature. ant
the Republicans, from Johnson from
, the sun-kissed shores of California tt
, Lodge and the bleak coast of Maine
: were due to make the senate cham
Der smoke as they pointed out tn
= necessity of passing the bill tina
( would take control of the war ava,
= from President Wilson.
| Introduced by Chamberlain. a Dem
ocrat, and the chairman of the mill
= tary affairs committee, it furnished a.
ideal springboard from which Repub
2 licans could dive into the fray. AM
! now the springboard has been take
| away. because Secretary Baker kneN
l what to say and how to say it.
e That's a good deal for one state
l iment to accomplish, but that is only
e starter
The unrest in Germany and tn
U greater unrest in Austria have as
e sumed proportions that make it oh
e vious that the seed of revolt is planted
d If that seed can be sufficiently cult
t waited it will result sooner or later i
0 the overthrow of the Hohenzoller
y autocracy that President Wilson be
n lieves is coming.
This does not mean necessarily tina
v the kaiser will be in the position c
T Nicholas of Russia, but that German
y will become constitutional govern
J. ment responsible to the people.
The speeches of Kuehlmaan an
Scheidemann in the reichstag an
every recent utterance of the Aus
> trian statesmen have indicated cor
n Germ about tn eccming of the Amer
4 cans into the war zone.
The war party has assured the cour
try that the Americans cannot reac
r. France in time to take an appreciabl
part in the campaign of 1918. The
have got to convince the Germa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
HIGH TEAM READY
FOR FAST BATTLE
Local School Five IS Prepared Tor nj,
Basketball Game with Geneseo
at ~" Tonight.
4 CLOSE CONTEST Is PREDICTED
Quintet Has Been Whipped Into Be,t
Of Shape Since Recent Encess.
ter With Davenport.
BY KEITH NEISOv.

The Rock Island high school baska.
ball team will play the Geneseo him
school tonight al the Young Men.
Christian association gymnasium.
Nothing is known about the Gen.
eseo quintet this year, but last season
the visitors gave the high school ons
of the hardest battles ever staged IN
the high school gym. The Geneseo
lads have been playing together for
some time. according to reports, and
if that is the case they probably will
give the locals a hard run for ths
bacon.
The game will start at 3 O'CLOCK
The Geneseo team will come to Roct
Island at O'Clock tonight. Plan,
were such that the game would have
been played in the afternoon. but NE
train connections and time would not
allow. 1t was thought advisable Ia
stage the game at night
! All of the wrinkles apparent In the
Davenport game have been ironed on,
in the recent practices under diree-
ton Of Coach Carl Anderson. Tha
only mishap to the local crew was that
Roy Siemon received d:slocated
shoulder The local team is rounding
into shape. Their eye for baskets.
which was not so good in the Daven-
port game, is being doctored. All OF
these things are necessary, because
! the Islanders play the Plow City az
gregation next Saturday night. Mo.
line has displayed better playing since
the Davenport game, the outcome Of
the Misunderstanding game showing
that. Rock Island and Molten were
beaten by about the same score. but
one of the Islander stars was not IN
the game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
When the Skin Seems Ablaze
With Itching and Burning

not find a blood remedy that ap-
proaches S. 5. S. for real efficiency.
II has been on the market for fifty
years, during which time it has been
giving uniform satisfaction for all.
manner of blood disorders. If you
want prompt and lasting relief, you
can rely upon S. S. S. For expert
advice as to the treatment e your
own individual case, write t,-day TO
Chief Medical Adviser. Swift Specific
Co.. Dept. { Atlanta, Ga
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30

have been betrothed since childhood.
but who have been separated since
early youth. Each journey to west
ern town without knowing the others
identity. The man who has the pros
pect of marrying the girl he has never
seen, promptly falls in love with one
whom he believse to be maid; and
after rescuing her and nearly being
killed himself through being mistaken
for cattle rustler, manages to get
out of his difficulties. The exciting in
cidents he goes through in his unseli-
ish regard for this girl and his obliy-
ion to his own interests makes ii !
thrilling drama.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
WANTS JOINT BERTH
WITH PEORIA TEAMS

Bloomington. H., Jan. 3O.-Baseball
ians of Bloomington today launched
a campaign to secure franchise in
the western league with Peoria. Sub
scrlptlon blanks were circulated and
EFFORTS made to organize a $1,000 stock
company, with shares at $40 each. The
application will be filed at the coming
meeting in Peoria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
ENTRIES FER. 1.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 30.-Notice
was given last night that all bowlers
contemplating entertaining the inter-
national bowling tournament to be
held in this city from Feb Is to March
10, must positively have their entries
in at midnight Friday, Feb. l.
Secretary A. l.. Langtry of the
American Bowling Congress expects
the total number of contestants will
be at least 700 teams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
At Spencer Square.

Brides. .Newlyweds! Listen We
want to ask you all Question-do
you love your husbands? Don't blush.
don't giggle. That's all right. YOU
don't have to answer il you don't want
to-we merely wanted to arouse your
interest in the fact that when Lois
Page married her husband she didn't
love him. Not only that. he wasn't
even a friend OF hers. And also she
even told him that she hated him,
Imagine that situation. brides and
newlywedsi Anything like that in
your families. Ell? Naturally getting
married under such conditions as
these. poor little Lois had tough
time OF it, She was so pretty and
winsome and charming. too. and her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
CAPTAIN RETIRES.

Philadelphia, Jan. 30.-Harry Da
Wis, captain and coach Of the Phila
delphia American league baseball
team, announced Monday night hi
retirement from the game in order Il
devote his entire time to business. HI
is a wholesale dealer in scrap iror
and last November was elected mem
Der of the city council.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
LOST CHAMPIONSHIP.

London, Jan. 30.-Bandsman Blake
lost the middleweight boxing cham
pionship Of Great Britain at the Ma
honal Sporting club Monday night
when he was defeated by Sergean.
rat O1Aeefe, former welterweiptt
champion OF Ireland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
SPOR1|TOR|ALS
BY YE Ed.

When we get fights that take a
man like Ed Smith to referee we can
figure that we are getting something.
Smith is noted for his sports articles
and for his record as referee and we
hope that tomorrow when he gets his
second taste of Rock Island, will find
him well enough pleased with the
"lil' Of town" to try it again some
time
Peanuts Schieberl and his little
bantam. Mike Dundee. have been on a
little sojourn up to the bright lights
in Chicago but will be on the job to
watch Pal Moore and Roy fight
Schieberl is trying to arrange bat
tie with Pal at very near date. Keep
your eyes open, Mike.
Many are trying to knock a certain
local matchmaker for stepping into
the circle as promoter because they
say there will be too many in the
game in one city. How about cigar
stores and saloons? "Whatdaya mean
no competition"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
MONDAY HITS BOLT.

Minneapolis. Mimi, Jan. 30-The 10
round contest between Harry Greb,
the Pittsburgh middleweight. and Mike
O'Dowd of st. Paul, has been set back
to Feb. 25, which is mo coal day" ex-
cept for amusement enterprises. There
is possibility that the contest may
be decided in the afternoon. n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
SEVENTH TO JOIN.

New York, Jan. 30.-The seventh
member OF the Brooklyn National
league club to join the nations armed
forces Is IN the navy today in the per-
son OF Ollie OMara, infelder. OMara
has been with the Dodgers off and on
for several years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
H1S&eEhh!eatre

husband was such a mighty good look
ing man that it really was a shame
You'll see it all when you attend the
showing of Easy Money the new
World-Picture Brady-Made, at the
Spencer Square theatre on THURSDAY.
You'll also see what came OF 1t all
and what a terrible predicament LOIS
finally got herself into. You'll De
thoroughly pleased by this new pic,
.ure and you'll be simply fascinated
by Ethel Clayton, who stars In the
| role of Lois Page.
Tonight's attraction at the Spencer
Square will be Geraldine Farrar, as
sisted by Wallace Reid and Hobart
Bosworth, in THE Devil Stone The
Mack Sennett comedy, Tanning Tar.
get Center" and a Pathe weekly Will
be on the program.
At the Illinois.
! Many unusual features will grace
the boards at the Illinois theatre,
starting tomorrow. A bill of splendid
variety is guaranteed to give Illinois
patrons more than their moneys
worth. One big feature is Lulu At
kins, the "Aeroplane Girl" She is
dainty miss who sings several songs
in a captivating manner. and whlie
singing one number sails out over
the heads of her audience in NINA
ture Aeroplane. Kelly and Williams
will set you laughing at their comedy
capers They sing, dance ana talk al
in a comedy vein, and just Tor goot
measure they play musical lnstru
ments in a very clever manner. A
an eccentric dancer Mr.. Kelly has few
EQUALS. Toxic Murato, Jap, will offel
some death-defying stunts on slaci
wire, also some foot juggling OF thu
kind which no other has been able u
master. AS performer Toxic Mu
ratio has acquired such a degree o
excellence that it can be truthful.
said that where others leave OFF h
commences. Reynolds and Thompson
will present a skit just teeming witt
funny situations and screamingly fun
nv lines. The skit is called I'M
lNewlyweds," and one can almost i'm
, agine in his own mind the food 10
comedy that the title itself suggests
Williams and Bernie will be seen II
"A Variety of Comedy" Clever bit
of everything compose the act and al
, is done in such whirlwind manne
that one can hardly realize that onl
: two men are really doing all that l
; holding the undivided attention OF tn
; audience. A Pathe weekly and goo
comedy picture will also hold thei
respective places on the program
!, At the Black Hawk.
| The significance of the title. Sou
Redeemed" the initial big productio
. released by the Edward Warren OF
. ganization, and which will be show
!. i at the Black Hawk theatre today is in
f teresting because its general inter
e probation may be material or spiritua
: In producing the picture, Mr.. Ware
: had only the spiritual application j
= mind. The story is popular analyst
, of the eternal conflict between min
$ and matter. 1t shows the forces
good arrayed against the forces 1
' evil. With virulent and graphic il
vective the thesis directs broadsid
1 of portrait obloquy on the slanderer
:, of virtuOus WOmanhOOd
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
There's Just one thing to do.

If your skin seems ablaze with the
fiery burning and itching OF Eczema,
real and lasting relief can only
come from treatment that goes below
TIE surface-that reaches down to
the very source of the trouble. So
called skin-discases come from dis
ordered condition of the blood. and
the prope- treatment is through the
hood
Search far and near. and you can
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
At the Majestic.

One of the big events of the season
in moving pictures will be shown at
the Majestic tonight when William
Fox's new production, "Cupid's Round
up" will be seen for the first time.
The play has clear and definite
story to tell. 1t deals with a pair who
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30

Kinda tuff, amt il No diamond
No sun. No rain checks. No fouls
No homers. No nothin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
Illinois Theatre.

Vaudeville-Two shows daily at 2:45
and S:15. Three shows Saturday and
Sunday at 800, 7:30 and 900 p. M.
Change of bill Sunday and Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
The Columbia.

The Columbia.
Vaudeville-Two shows daily at 2:4o
and S:15. Three shows Saturday and
Sunday at 800, 1880 and 900 p. III.
Change OF bill Sunday and Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
The more the merrier.

Little warm weather and we ought to
see the Riddles out with the old ball.
bat and glove or SO. All We have to
do is to feel the mercury start to
climb and that baseball fever starts to
60 with it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30

Andy Dams has been absent from To-
cal rings for some little time blu,
Johnny Donahue with all his i'm
The evening herald., 1918-06-27
FLYING DAY FILLED
WITH MANY THRILLS
IN SEAPLANE CAMP
Americans in Training in Italy
Hear Cries OF Command in Two
or Three Languages as They
Probe Amphibiousness,

NmDri'.u Seapiunr .mutug Camp.
lttN, jane Eta nlmg day on the
beach here, with the roaring of the
tu@iu,s "t duaeus nt ,,uplancs over
bead. on the water starting out o. re-
turn'ug. with cries al command iu twJ
'' three lnguuEcs presents stirring
picture
LI'r ANA death haug In the balance
every instant Those in command are
Itr more apprehcusi,, Chan thcy cure
4" SHOW You can't make an omclct
without breaking eggs" thcy explain,
u- th'' watch machine beginning to
nose i"" soon pr,parator to making
q landing
Look at HIM. hc's sure 10 cut IN on
that other fellow ana bump hun" one
c>clalus 70 the unlnitiatcd, the two
HNlttors who are tr,iug To make a
landing near the home beach seem 10
ha'" hundreds OF Yards Of spncC In
which 10 uaancuv,r bat the officers
know thvN have bat ltilc space As
the Two machines ,,r, travelling At So
tu 'o miles au hour ON their nose dive.
the matter Of % probahlo collision is
soon settled. aud favoruhly Both hit
the water safely ON their tails tho
proper w'2 und race across the lak @
au"rtmg hike % Thousand soahorscs.
gradually turn, and come hume
80 soon "s the camp commander in
charge of the beach sa' the two ma
'hu's take the water safely. his mind
turned tu other matters There ~ "A
special instructor Who sits with 4 cha n
before hiuS with the name OF oN,ry stu.
dent nNug this day upon a. and he re-
cords mort 90 demeilt murks there
i"r '''rN good or bad move the niers
W"hr, and tins VIII br submitted 10
lhr commander later and proper oh
7'N Huous made to the aNiatots
You must be- careful iu thls bus.
mess not TO discourage the fellows" a"
explained pHc ot the officers, Their
nerves are thsir coarugr, their n,Ino
ohlIit}. and It YOU take away their
courage their confidence. you MAJ
spoil good aviator
Look out there. Nou'll break thos,
wings. called the American command.
er as two seaplanes came shooting al
The evening herald., 1918-06-27
LAST MONARCH OF
PACIFIC ISLANDS
EVERY INCH KING
Since There Were Over 70 Inches
of Him, He Was Some" King /;
Death Ends Picturesque Career
of Petty Ruler,

London. june = KING George Tu-
bon ct Tonga ~, hos" death is an.
uouuc'd. was the last of the indepcn-
don't kings OF tho Pacific islands. lie
succeeded h,s grandfather in
1898 ~ the time he was a college
boy OF -. AT srhoui IN sew Zealand,
rondcr OF cricket and rowing than Of
th, science ot government physically.
however. ne ullcd tho post of king to
perfection, being over q feet In height
ami weighing nearly a75 pounds.
During hts period as king he OBJ
stiuutcly refused to keep within hts Of
uctol income OF $4,000 a year. aud he
always succeeded iu inducing the Brit
ish Treasury officials 10 honor his over
drafts, Ills promises TO repay these
advances were heartfelt at the time,
but never mutctializcd into anything
substantial
For the FIRST eight years OF his reign
be refused to marry, and he had many
- quarrel with his chiefs and nobles
on this subject. After throwing over
the princCssCs whom they picked for
him one after another. he made his
own ,hOivt. offending the mobility hN
'.'...- uut Of % ri uI the common pco.
pie named lp,iuiu. who's, daughter
NOW succeeds to the throne. The no
hlltN boycottcd the king tor a long
TIM. after Tho marriage.
in 1000. when IN, BRUSH sent u mis-
sion 20 Tonga To negotiate q treaty
,uoh would place the islands mOrc
sccurcl, under the protection pt tu,
British crown King George appoiut>d
su ,,s,- COINS oId gentleman as III,
plcuirotrntiur bat con lu,t,t an Ia,
negotiations himself lic made note,
Of the proceedings iu shorthand. and
pr. pared draft clauses of the treat,
on hIs own typewriter lie rocci,od the
British commissioners with q guard ot
honor consisting OF his entire standing
army of twenty mru dressed iu arlil-
I"N uniforms They fired the rrpprr
stlut" from rcld gums and then dou.
hlvd back To tho palace to parade u-
lriIrtrN Whil, their brass bnrd pla, ra
'h" Tonga national anthem
ou HiuE Georges VISIT 10 the shin
which housed the trrut, coum ssioh
,Is hc appeared iu tho uniform of
general iu tho Tongin army. his brcua
covered vlth decorations ilo explain
ed these 10, siliuE that ds no foreign
sovereign hHd seen no 10 confer q de-,
Grafton ON hlm. he had instituted on,
of his own, md was wearing am tn
grades. irom Grand cross to Compuu
ion.
Thor" Is story thut the ''ppEuns
declared their routrahty az tho begin
ming of the present war but the stot,
is untrue. The Tongars are tho best
educated ut the polyncsian natives. Il
their native college thcy LEARN history
mathematics and shorthand. Thcy ar,
oNccllcut carpenters and boat builders
nnd their remarkable fondnoss 10
cricket madc n necessary 10 prohihi
the gam" for siN DAYS q week It famine
was To bc atcrtcd. for tho plantation
were entirely neglected tOr IN" cuckc
Icld.
The evening herald., 1918-06-27

the beach, too close together FOR com.
fort The helpers IN the water seized
them and dragged thcm Ia q safe land
ing That's one of the troubles with
having too many machines about" eA-
planned the commander w hon sea
plane starts In for the beach the avia-
tor cuts on the power and then he
can't steer II any longer. When tho
wind rs uufaVorablc or the water is
rough. they have 60 make several
trials sometimes before they can get
IN head on"
There arc men here from Iattlo
Rock. Arkansas. Chicago. Boston -cy-
crywhcrc. ITS a pretty dun place
here" one said. when do you THINK
they viii send us to the rront''
Have YOU heard II we are going ON
the Italian or the French 'front.'
asked another.
II with you'd tell the people at home
10 write us often" put in a rus>
checked ensign of twenty somehow
" seems to take month and moro for
us to get Letters. Tell them, too, that
We can't write much from here be.
cause our letters are censored, and wo
/ don't like 10 nave somebody W. soc cN.
cry dag censor our mail ana rcud Oui
private letters"
Most of them were eager to get ON
the front and INTO the lighting 'rhats
real sport" explained one. one man
has been lost al this camp 80 fur. but
his death hasn't frightened any OF IN,
others They figured out that psrha p'
he cut OF his power too soon bcfor,
nosiuE Anyway, they don't intend th'
same accident shall happen to then
b,forc the end of the war.
Then said one with a laugh
we're going 10 shake fighting and tax,
up the safer passengcr.carrying en-,
OF the business"
The evening herald., 1918-06-27

Every duv HEKALD WAIST AD'
tnd relp, secure positions; cell article
no longer needed, rent houses. tits
ipar,meuts stores ana real estate, finf
the lost, sell houses lota and farns
The evening herald., 1918-06-27

Cane seed for fodder Now is
the time TO plant It At present
we have a nice stock. If you need
cane seed it would be wise to buy
now Stocks are limited and
freight is moving slowly
E. w. FEE