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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-25
ANGRY FANS DO NOT
SCARE CONNIE MACK
Athletic Manager Is Only Leader
Who Dare Defy Bugs.
squeamIshness Not Found In Human
FiIament From Philadelphia When
II Comes to DIsposIng Of Most
Popular Player.

One of the distinctions wrenched
from a reluctant fate by the indom-
liable Connie Mack is that of being
the only leader in baseball history with
nerve enough to defy home fans by
selling popular players.
Only recently was presented the
spectacle of Branch Hickey worrying
himself sick over the problem Of what
to do with fabulous offer for Horns
by. player who may prove to be over
rated or who may be caught in the
draft age ere the 1918 campaign is
over.
Common sense told Hickey that the
absurd money proffer ought to be
snatched up without debating the mat
ter for more than a wink's time, yet
fear that the fans would accuse him Of
wrecking the clubs psnnant chances
forced him to put all thoughts Of sell
Ing Rogers into the background
against his better judgment, 1t may be.
No such sQueamishness was to be
found in the human nlamsnt from
Philadelphia. Connie swung his mace
on 4 worlds championship machine
and wrecked 1t before tho very eyes Of
the astounded mob. He has continued
to dismantle 1t ever since. has de-
nuded 1t of almost the last vestige Of
Its former greatness. He survives, he
has bank roll and owns an inexpen-
sive team and will be financially forti-
ned better than most of Its rivals, II
the worst comes because of the war.
However. Connie had his clientele
on the trip when he smashed and bat
tered down this great baseball club.
He knew before he began the destruc-
tion that there was no comeback at
him because of a third and even less
enviable distinction that had attached
to his Athletics-that Of having been
the only worlds championship team in
modern history to 60 through the sea
son a money loser!
Back into the teeth Of the Philadel-
phia fans Connie hurled 1t, when re-
preached for breaking up his team.
what do you carer" he snarled. II
gave you a worlds championship club
and you wouldn't patronize 1t. Good
night" No st. Louis clubowner. about
to sell 4 star. would have the moral
support of a similar lack of popular
Interest to fall back upon. st. Louis
fans have always given st. Louis clubs
splendid support at the slightest en-
couragement That's why Hickey de-
cIdes to keep Hornsby instead Of the
S65, 900 more or less-that Weeghman
threw on the table.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-25
TABLE TALK AT ITS BEST
Excellent Recommendation From
Those Who Were Recognized as
Highly Proficient in the Art

liable talk" says Leigh Hunt, "to be
perfect should be sincere without bigot-
ry. differing with discord, sometimes
grave, always agreeable. touching on
deep points. dwelling most on season.
able ones. and letting everybody speak
and be heard" There Is story of
Frenchman at one of Rogers break.
fasts who listened to Macaulny's end
less eloquence. and. seeing another
talker waiting his chance, fastened his
eyes on Macaulay and muttered. "S'il
tousse. II est perdu." In regard to the
part Of anecdotes In table talk.
quote two opinions. "He who has
stored his memory with slight anec-
dotes, private incidents and personal
peculiarities." according to Doctor
Johnson, seldom fails to find his au-
dience favorable" "Of all the bores."
exclaimed De Quincy. 'whom man in
his folly hesltates to hang. and heaven
in It's mysterious wisdom suffers to
propagate his species. the most insult
ferable is the teller of good stories."-
Exchange.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-25

loads of beets she was do
ing the work of ten two
horse teams. With hay at $3o
n ton, rolled barley Mt from
S55 to $50 n ton and other
feed proportionately high. II
will keep n farmer busy to
feed his work stock, let alone
make profit. The United
States department of agricui-
ture once made an estimate
that it cost $121 in feed and
time to keep n horse through
out the year. The operation
of L-54, which replaces ~
horses, costs as follows:
Twenty-Five gallons of dis
tillate developing 20 horse
power (the work of 20 horses
for ten hours), at 1o cents
per gallon. $3.50; two gal
Ions of cylinder oil at about
So cents n gallon, $l.lo;
track oil, transmission OIL
md cup grease will probably
90 from rs cents to 81 n day.
Total, S4.6O.
If anything in the world
could stnve off a threatened
crisis In the worlds food sup
ply it would be the tank
in agriculture. IL uere
were n sufficient number OF
gasoline tractors In the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-25
The Pershing Rifles.

Fifty yellow and blue badges, the insignia of
the Pershlng Rifles, a crack military company
of the University of Nebraska, being treas
ured by many former students of that insti-
tuition these days. One of them is william
Green of Abilene, Kan.
1T Pershing's idea" says Mr. Green.
ave had been picked from the military company
of which he was instructor after coming from
West Point to Lincoln. We met in his room one
night to organize and The Lieut., as we ia
miarly called the instructor-he was n second
lieutenant then-asked what colors we wanted
our badges.
"'Yellow and bue-cavalry colors'
81 have the very thing, he responded, and
went to chifonier from which he took a brand
new pair Of cavalry trousers. With shears he
ruthlessly cut them across. making fifty badges,
each with strip of blue and the yellow leg
stripe. We called the organization the Per
shing Rifles and very proud of the honor.
Pershing took long camping trips under
strict military regulations, and felt that he
was more of father than professor to u.s.
He never forgot his boys, he called u.s.
The night he arrived in San Antonio to take
charge of the Southwest division after the death
Of General Funston, at his hotel Though
score of prominent men and officers were walt
Ing to him he recognized and spent five
minutes asking after the students and laughing
the university days.
"He a strict disciplinariaE, always want
ing things done in hurry-which makes reason
able his impatence now to get at the Germans
but intensely human. He the one profess
to whom the boys went with their troubles
and that is good test of the human side of
anybody"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-25
sIx-FINGERED PITCHER

Agitation against the use Of
the so-called freak" deliveries
in baseball will have no effect
on the most unusual style of
boxmanship Of Benjamin Pei
lowitz, Philadelphia school boy,
whose unique pitching is nat
ural.
Pellowitz is fifteen years old,
That old saying about the awk-
ward boy, His fingers are all
thumbs" acts with reverse Eng
lish in this case, for 1t is on his
two thumbs that Benny depends
for his success in pitching. One
is growth of the other thumb.
Gripping the ball with his two
thumbs and first two fingers,
Pellowitz discovered that he
could control what he calls a
"four-finger" curve that IL
difficult to hit safely.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-25

orose out the track lay
ers were well-known in
every country in the
world. Even the prosaic
track layer used in
Farming Will, II arm
ored, make a tank for
war use. Indeed dur
tng the 1917 recruiting
season ordinary track
layers armored with
sheet iron plowed
through walls almost MS
readily as the biggest
war tanks yet built.
AZ tho nrac1-A
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-25

arn0red machine that moves upon the ground Is
80 capable Of surmounting obstacles.
When the squadron of tanks appeared in the van
guard OF Byngs famous drive at Cambria. Its ap-
pearance seemed providentlal. writes Hamilton NJ.
Wright In the New York Sun. The armored levia-
thans pushed through the German barbed wire en-
tanglements as If they many cobwebs
Ihey sdestepped deep pockets stretched their long
tracks over miniature chasms, dipped, rose backed
ana tipped at dangerous angles they picked their
way forward amid hail of missiles.
Ana yet for all Its supreme adaptation to the
heeds OF the hour the tank was not invented for
war purposes. The first tanks introduced into
EUROPE were used in numbering operations and in
heavy hauling. Just they were In the United
states Rapidly their was extended to large
dgrlculturaI works and before the present war
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-25
Itchino Burning Skins.

For eczemas, rashes, itchings, irrita.
tions, pimples. dandruff, sore hands,
and baby humors, Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are supremely effective. Tor
free samples address "Cuticura, Dept.
X, Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap 25. Ointment 25 and 5O.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-25
A Certain Fact.

Concerning this food shortage. 1t seems to be
there is argument which covers the ground"
''What is that?"
"a good wheat and corn crop"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-25

Some of our rising poets write nd
vertising jlngles for yeast manufac-
turers.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-25
Never Satisfied.

"They say that mules are coming
into their own in this war;
eyes, and bet they're kicking about
It,"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-25

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierces Pleasant Pellets. They regu-
late liver. bowels and stomach.-Adv'
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-25
Not Quite a. Good,

"What did papa do when you asked
him to give you my hand?"
He-He put down his foot.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-25
Effect Of Cold Weather.

1.-THE cold weather seems to give Mrs Flingilt
a live!er complexion"
"Yes" replied Miss Cayenne. az think she
puts more to keep her face warm"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-25

Try This on Your Sofa.
He-My, you have a pretty little
hand. May shake it?
She-Sure; go ahead and ring 1t.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-25
Thousands of Tractors
Now in Use on Farms
All arts of the World

HOSE who have watched the
operation of the tanks at the
movies and have marvelled at the
numbering machines that crawl
over the face of the earth like
prehistoric monsters have gained
some idea Of the adaptability of
the modern tank. No other
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-25

Edward G. Barrow. ex-president of
the International league, photographed
soon after his appointment as man
ager of the Boston Red Sox.
This is not Barrow's first expert
ence as a manager. He led the De-
troit Tigers in 1903 and part Of 1904,
but his career has been almost entire
~ In the minors. Since 1911 he has
been president of the International
league, reslgning in December because
of a salary cut. The Red Sox's new
leader Is fifty years old. He succeeds
Jack Barry. who u now enlisted In
the navy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08

The first meeting of the season
Of the Music Students club was
held yesterday with Mrs. S. B. LAT
ferty and Miss Lafferty at their
home in Davenport. There was an
unusually good attendance and a
very delightful program and meet
ing. 1t was decided as a war meas e.
ure that the serving of refresh
ments be dispensed with for the
duration of the war. The program
yest erday was largely by Ameri-
can composers and was as follows:
Voice" America" ............
Club
Voice-"In Deep Woods" .....
............... Mcdowell
Miss Norma Stark.
Voice. Bells Of Youth" ......
Observation-Disclosures. Obey Speaks
Mrs. A P Griggs.
Piano-"POnOnaise Americanise"
Observation-Disclosures. Carpenter
Mrs. S. B. Lafrerty-
Voice" Song of a Persian Cap
tive" ....-............ Daniels
Miss Dorothy Hammond.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08
PERSONAL POINTS

Miss Agnes Denison of Blooming
ton. H., is visiting Mrs. Ed Boon,
1855 Sixteenth avenue.
Rev Roy L. Smith of Vinton,
Iowa, is the guest OF 7. f. Cox,
1919 Twelfth street. Rev. Mr.. Smith
has been attending the Methodist
conference at Clinton, Iowa.
Thomas Duffy, 83S Twenty-fifth
street. has gone to Urbana, Ill,
where he will enter the S. A. T. c.
at the University of Illinois.
DIR. and Mrs. H. W. Reed OF Bel
videre. ILL.,. formerly of Rock Is
land. are visiting in the city. the
guests of their daughter, Mrs. r. Fl.
Hoffman, 1912 Twenty-ninth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08
Service Star Sewing.

The Service Star auxiliary to the
Daughters of Veterans Red Cross
met yesterday for an all day sew
ing at Memorial hall There were
50 present and Is waterproof bags
and few garments were cOmplet-
ed. In the afternoon a business
session was held and Mrs. George
Reddig gave a very interesting &C
count of her recent visit to Camp
Funston. Several letters were re
ceiyed and read from soldiers in
the different environments express
ing appreciation for things sent
them by the d. o. V.
Barbara Frietchie tent will spend
an afternoon of sewing for their
annual bazar which will be held
Dec 8, next Friday afternoon. Fri
day evening a special rehearsal
Will be held at Memorial hall. All
members and officers are asked to
attend The next meeting of the
Service Star Will be two weeks
from Yesterday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08
Collegiate Alumnao Luncheon.

AT the luncheon Of the Illinois
Iowa branch of the Association Of
Collegiate AIumnae. held Saturday
at the cafeteria Of the Moline high
school the resignation Of Miss Mar
garet Thompson OF this city, sec
pnd vice president, was read Miss
Thompson has entered active war
work and has left the city The
vacancy caused by her resignation
was filled by Miss Margaret Wat
kins Of this city. The resignation
as secretary Of Mrs. r. G Breedln
Of Davenport. now of Evanston,
I'LL, was also read and accepted.
Miss Claudia Rice Of Davenport was
appointed 10 I'LL the office. Mrs. Z.
I. Head. lately returned from Rus
STA. told some very interesting ex-
periences that she had there, speak
ing especially OF the distressing
situation caused by the war in Rus
STA II was decided that the or
ganizatiOn furnish speakers for the
ECd Cross work in accordance with
the request of the national organ
iZati0n that was rruG Saturday.
The next meeting viii be held Nov.
2 at 81. Katherine's schooI and the
year book viii be distributed At
this meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08
Social Announcements.

The Daughters of Norway will
meet Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. c. P. Aabye, 421 p
Thirteenth street, Moline, with Mrs.
G. Ellison hostess.
The Twentieth Iowa Veteran as
/ sociation reunion of the G. A. R.
will be held Oct. 9 and 10 At Me
mortal hall at the Davenport court
house the evening of the 9th the
annual campfire will be held. The
committee on arrangements extends
an invitation to the members Of
John Buford post of Rock Island.
The Woman's Relief corps will
hold the regular business session
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at
Memorial hall
The Harriet Henderson Memo
rial class of the First Methodist
church will meet Thursday evening
for an evening of sewing for the
Red Cross at the home of Mrs. s. f.
Madison, 1881 Twentieth street
The Octa Kang club will meet to-
morrow evening with Miss Mar
garet Framing, 1911 Thirty-eighth
street.
The Fay Halves comp PSI, R. N
A, will give a card party tomor-
row evening at Maths hall Cinch
and 500 will be played. The public
is welcome.
The Altar society of St Mary's
Catholic church will give a card
party at Columbia hall Wednesday
afternoon and evening Coffee will
be served in the afternoon and in
the evening refreshments will be
served after the games.
The Scotch Thistle club will meet
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. A. c. Forrest, 80 Grand court,
Davenport.
The meeting of the Women's
Trade Union league, which was to
have been held tonight, has been
postponed until Oct IS.
The Margaret Giles circle of
Kings Daughters will meet tOmOr-
row afternoon in annual session at
the home of Miss Cecilia Frey, 1916
Twenty-eighth street. Members are
asked to make a special effort to at
tend
The Loyal Daughters Of the Me
mortal Christian church will meet
this evening with Mrs. ReXford
Downing, 1900 Twelfth avenue
The Covenant bible class of the
First Methodist church will meet
tomorrow afternoon in the church
parlors to sew Members are ask
ed to bring their own scissors, thin
BILE and sugar. The meeting will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08

The first lesson in the new term
Of social dancing that was TO have
been held az the Rock Island club
ton g1t- has been postponed for one
week The Liberty loan committee
is not yet through with the hali
and therefore the class must be
pos Dolet. Ii viii meec next Tues
day night III 100 instead.
Through the courtesy of the di-
recJ0rs Of the Arsenal Workers
club. the Patriotic league has been
able 10 secure that hail for one
night q week for the regular mill
tary drill This is tie only suit
able hall p the city that is large
enough 10 accommodate the girls
for the drill and the girls consider
Themselves very fortunate in secuI-
ing IT, This is the old armory ia
the city hall building Thursday
night the girls are asked 10 meet
there ST 7-1J So as 20 Le prepare.
ro fail fra promptly a. the sound 81
rh- whistle. Plans have been made
70 purchase wooden guns so as 10
teach the girls the manual Of arms
Instruction viii also be given IL
samapH0re This is really flag
telegraph. j. has been decided thar
Tie girls VIII not buy uniforms for
1le present On second cOnsIdeFa-
tion the girls decided that lt was
not quite patriotic 10 purchase UNI
forms during the Liberty loan cam
paiEn and the drive Tor Jhrlit
stamps that is coming soon AeF
viii. however. have uniform
dress Tie girls viii wear 2 daTi-
skirt 10 inches from the floor, white
mildly blouse and red tie. some
kind Of Leaddress will also be worn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08

ty was called, belonged to Andre
Bernheim. who had refused the
most tempting offers TO rent it on
account Of the family souvenirs IL
contained and the art treasures.
When Mr. Bernhoim heard Of Dr.
CarreTs wish 10 ase his house, he
said, Tell Dr Carroll that am
greatly hattsred at his choice and
that the Verger and IT'S surround
ings are at his service"
When the question Of rent was
raised Mr. Bernhaim declared, 80,
no; a scientist owes nothing 10 any
body. II is | who am hOnored."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08
MISSING AVIATOR
DOWNED IN FIGHT?

Paris, Oct S.-Lieutenant Roland
G Garros, who was reported miss
ing yesterday in advices from the
front, is believed to have Mailen
during an areial battle Saturday.
He went out with a patrol Saturday
morning and became engaged In a
fight with an enemy flying squad
ron.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08
WOULD NOT RENT
HOME, BUT LETS u.
S. DOCTOR HAVE 1T

Paris.-Dr. Alexis Carrel Of the
Rockefeller Institute for Medical
Research of New York was recently
seeking a building at Saint Cloud
suitable for a laboratory and work
shop near certain hospital centers.
He found the house he wanted in
park full of splendid trees. The
'Verger" (Orchard), as the proper
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08
BREAK RECORDS AT
ST. LOUIS FUR SALE

St. Louis, Mo. Oct. S.-AlI rec
ords were broken yesterday, the
first day Of the fall auction Of furs
at the international fur exchange,
when I,250,O 900 pelts were auction
ed for SI.181.500 F'urs from Alas
ka. Siberia. China, Japan and Rus
STA were among those sold. The
prices paid for government Alaska
sealskins showed an advance of 16
per cent above last April, Japanese
seaIskins Is per cent and govern
ment blue fox 80 per cent above
last October.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08
T. O. F. Club Entertained.

Members Of the T 0. f. club
weer entertained yesterday even
ing by Miss Esther Gradients, 1414
West Seventh street, Davenport
when plans were made for hike
to be taken a week from next Sun
day. The young women spent the
evening sewing and knitting and
they were served with light re
freshments. The girls will meet
aagin in two weeks with Miss
Freda Hintz, 715 Twenty-third
us Twenty third street, Moline, as
hostess.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08

Mrs Naude EastIand, sos Fourth
avenue. was hostess yesterday aft
eruoCu 70 the L. s. A circle. en-
te-taining al her home. There was
q large attendance and the after
noon was very enjoyabIy spent in
playing various games and con
tests that had been arranged bv
the hostess. Mrs. George Cardall
received the prize for bringing the
most secretaries and Mrs. Propp
al Davenport and Mrs. Blinke OF
Moline won the prizes in the con
tests. The house was prettily dec
GRATED in flowers and at the close
Of the afternoon a delicious lunch
con was served
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08
Hostess to Dinner Party.

Mrs ). B. Jones. $500 Fourteenth
avenue was hostess Saturday even
Ing at a dinner party. entertaining
members Of Ano0 cauldr0n The
tables were very pretty with a large
bowl Of garden flowers as the cen
;erpiece- Covers were laid for 10
The rest Of the rooms of the house
were also bright with garden flow
ers- After the dinner the evening
was spent informally in the enjoy
ment OF piano and yicJrola music
and dancing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08
MASKS ON BARRIERS
AS 'ANTI-FLU' CURE

Chicago. Oct. Waukegan,
Highland Park and Lake Forest to-
day ordered BARRIERS to wear face
masks while serving patrons. IT
making the announcement it was
stated the action was taken as a
precaution against the spread OF IN
fluenZa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08
Surprised on Wedding Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. c. V. Hendricks,
6O9 Forty-frst street, were pleas
antly surprised last evening when
p of their relatives came TO their
home TO celebrate their ninth we'd
ding anniversary Five hundred
was the diversion of the evening
and Edison music was also enjoy
ed The house was beautifully dec
GRATED with garden flowers and at
10 o'clock a delicious supper was
served. Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks
were left with several pieces of sill
VerWare.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08
CInh Women May Register.

Mrs. F. H. First, Rock Island
Woman's club registrar, will be at
the Masonic temple Friday after
noon at o'clock to issue club
membership tickets and year
books. Those who have not already
procured their season tickets are
asked to do so at this time in order
that the registrar be relieved of
much work at the time of the first
meeting of the club which will be
held a week from next Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08

The date Of the meeting of the
central ~. q. T. IT, has been chang
ed from oct. IS for tomorrow so
a. 70 secure a meeting with Miss
Helen Barton Of GLASGOW. Scot
land, who has been active in temp
GRANGE and war relief work in
Scotland, England and Australia.
She is now touring this country in
the interest Of the ratification OF
the prohibition amendment This
meeting will be an open one at the
j. ". T.. a. tomorrow afternoon at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08
Obituary
Funeral of Thomas L. KeiIeher.

Funeral services for the late
Thomas l.. Kelleher, who died at
Camp Grant, were held this morn
ing at O'Clock at ST JOseph's Cath
Ollie church, Dean J. J. Quinn Off
Ciating
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-08

A-Al' 80 AZ ~ elA4lE d. 1 nut
Some very interesting programs
have been presented and will be
given at the arsenal ~ hut this
week Yesterday. because Mrs.
Faye Hough Mccarthy was detain-
cd for the opening OF the program,
the civilian employees. although
their mouths happened to be full,
entered heartily into q community
sing, including Keep the Home
Fires Burning and many other
trench songs. J. T. Speer. solOist.
led the singing and the hundreds OF
men ard women employees joined
in the chOruses. After about ten
minu-es OF this entertainment Mrs.
Mccarthy arrived rather GREATNESS
on the scene But, nevertheless,
she gave some very enjoyable read
ings. including an Interpretation of
Mrs. EasJus Johnson at a Wed
ding" and recited to music Don t
lie What You Amt, with an or
IglLal Chinese selection as an en-
core. Mrs. 0. D. Dorau sang Wood
mans a Birthday" and Boyd's In
Italy" Mrs. Viola Koch played
Loves Happiness" and the Dane
ing Doll Miss Helen Barton OF
Glasgow, Scotland. lateIy returned
from Australia, viii speak al the
program tomorrow.