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would have to come. there were two
houses and an old barn In the way
The south SIDE had nothing IN the
way. but, 1t being cemetery property,
Il must not be touched because people
that are 10 de In the distant future
must have resting places reserved for
/ them even II the living have 10 pass
through a narrow lane and almost
swim at times In order 10 reach their
homes. Owing 10 the object ons OF
two property owners on the north side,
the project was nually dropped and
the whole section had 10 suffer on &C
count OF the objections OF just two
people When this decision was reach
ed the rats who are more important
than the people In this ne.ghborhood.
won a g0rlo.s victory for the above
mentined barn which Is the Grand Cen
trail Hotel, was 10 remain and they
we're 10 be allowed 10 cont nue. 10
raid the houses In the vicinity and also
carry on their destructive work.
wonder. after all, 4 the c.;y wasn't
try.ps 10 jolly us by bringing up such
q proposition u was the last course
that anyone would have thought they
would have led for they could hardly
help know ne HAT there would be
strong opposition by certain property
owners and also II they could carry II
Though n would take time and cost a
great deal more than putting Washing
ION street through. where. as stated
aJbve, they already had everything
clear and nothing 10 prevent ;ham
from putting a street through and
without buying any p; p;operilss and
then having 20 tear them down.
A large uurhssr OF The residents in
Inc vicinity though. se more or less
Is blame for the treatment the clly has
dealt OF; 10 .hls section IN March.
1917, pct. cns outlining conditions
were sent 10 COM II anc various puJ-
lic departments concerned. City au-
,hori:ies were awakened by tho petl-
tons and no doubt some relief would
have resulted but before anything
could be accompl plshed all Of she sign
ers OF The petit ons except one were
sadly niluencPd BY certain parties who
succeeded In having the s.raers turn
around and blackbaI the Petition. ls-
more the truth anG hat which wai for
their interest and welfere. As . cOnse-
quence of such foolish and sheepisa
action. by people who should have had
minds OF their own. a deaf munlc pal
car and Blind eye were trnued upon
this section Of the city and the lght
for what was right and due. lost. One
cannot hclp drawing the conclusion
from the foregoing facts that the peo-
pie who assumed such attitudes must
have wanted 10 remain In quiet TO con-
form 10 the harmony of the dead rest
ng nearby. Their actions were moth
ing more than expressions that they
were willing TO be palmed OF upon as
you could upon the dead They we're
expressing satisfaction when there
were cond tons present that any live
sane person would not only condemn
most strongly but demand be righted.
The res dents on Washington street
from Eighteenth 20 Twenty-arst are
really 20 nting out that conditions in
that section are unhealthy and unsani-
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thinking power say air can be pure
with such an environment? We also
have the pleasure OF having our air
well mixed with SCOT from obcrly's
brlckyards az Th,rty-sixih snd B OJme
streets and this SCOT constantly deliver
Ell free OF charge to US aud In abund-
ance. II you want housefurnishlngs or
wearing apparel dyed black don't
spend the money for dye. Just expose
the article TO- a few days by an open
window or set Il out on an open porch
or IN your yard. There are many ways
used by other ties 10 abate such
cliy TO do anything In tbs case fof
We would be lonely without it II
mas Increase the value OF our land by
cous.ns coal deposits 10 form :. tue
constant spreading OF Il on the
ground. SIMILAR In manner 10 the lead
ctposits that are formed where tgso-
shooting Is constantly practlced.
Lighting conditions. OF course. do not
nave anything 10 do directly W IN san-
itation and the residents on Wash 'ng-
ton street from Eighteenth TO Twenty
ilrst may have all the street Lights
they wish Nothing was ment oned
In the newspapers about tbs point and
therefore ! am assuming their petit OIL
did not touch upon this subject. The
lights on Thlrty-lh.rd street. from
WasA ngton 10 Market street. are so
numerous and so bright thlt they hurt
your eyes. Some peculiar things about
The s.tust.on though are that you can
pass another person aAd not knew
whether he Is white or c5iored and
you can do a !ot OF walking on air
even II strictly sober. II you are hav-
.ne your eyes treated and me dcotjr
says expose them only to the dark
then 20 by way OF Washlngton street.
In eett rs from TElrty-third street 10
The cars at ThIrlleth. YOU WIN not
run Into any electric Hight poles or
ilrap rests aaf you may never know
II you psr chance ru7 into o person
or ,ell into d.,ch. Until you wake up
later somewhere IN this word o. an
other. You wll l.now. however. II you
succeed in getting across 10 Thlr;leih
street that a lot OF cood soft real es-
tate has perhaps followed you and
thought you were some kind OF a con-
veyance.
This section of the city Is OF so 1T
tie importance thst the cars won't even
stop at Thl ty-thlrd and Market
Continued on Pase Ten.
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tary because OF the mud street which
will dry and nll their homes with
dust. We have, far more mud than
they have. and II mud makes unhealthy
conditions what do untitled abandoned
cesspools. added to 1t. maker There
fore my statement in the beginning OF
this art Gle that II onyone who Is an
authority on sanitation properly de-
scribed this section OF the city, the
description wouldn't be flt for print.
Has the city OF Wilmington a Board OF
Health just for the sake OF Great 2
ce tain jobs and saying they have such
a department. or do they have Il for
a real purpose. II they claim the lat
ter, then there is something radically
wrong Added TO the above | would
also state that there Is one house on
Washington street, north Of Thirty
third that has never been connected
With the sewer. II Is stlll connected
W IN a cessp5ol. and 10 my knowledge,
The latter has never been cleaned since
moved into the ne.ghborhod In 1916.
The owner of this property that I
have Just spoken OF even dared 10 90
SO far as TO lay a pipe from his cess
pool 10 the street and allow his sewer
age 10 drain into the street A street
and sewer department foreman saw
this condition and the matter was re-
ported 10 the Board OF Health. but an
inspector OF tbs department said he
couldn't fnd the condition. re didu'i
hunt very hard This was In the fall
OF 1911, and /. am OF the belief that
the condition could sin be found. In
September. 1917. | received a notice
from tho Board OF Health directing me
TO OH the cesspool In my yard. ! un-
derstod 2at all other property own
crs who had connected their pronertr
With the sewer also received IKE no.
Ices. This notice rcad that the insiriIc-
tons must be complied with within
ten days from date of notice. The no.
tee ! received WIS promptly compiled
with, but no other property owner
ever complied and the Board Of Health
d'd not follow up the notices or both
er their heads any more about the con-
dit'Ons
One m.sht pay a visit 10 this section
OF the city on a bright clear day and
remark My. you I've Jtu where there
Is rieEty OF pure fresh air" / would
renly. "Yes. felt hat way when
carns on. here to live. but would now
ask them 10 ple'se not call Il pure
air" Could anyone 81 even ordinary
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Il Cured Myse'f OF tuberculosis"

Every sunere.
from Weak Lungi
everyone afhictet
with ehron IL
cough - sn0ulo
read this remark
able history Of a
druggist. AFFLICTED
With Tuberculosis
who experimental
on himself. seek
ing q road t.
uealth. With his
simple treatment
any cough-raked
tortured person
lay md Qulcl
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Evening journal., 1919-03-29
Saturday
March 20

Good People of Wilmington and of Delaware-this ap-
neal is TO ECONOMICALLY. Do not pass 1t BY In
the name of your loved oneswith you now or passed
into the great bcyond-give to this great cause
When destitute shivering person knocks at your
door, and asks for food what do you dor You teed him.
clothe him. and try to help i'm get back on his feet
The whole Near East composed of the remnants OF
honorable races knocks at your door today these peo
pe are ambitious have unbounded faith III their future
They do not wish to be pauperized They only ask for
chance to reconstruct their own lives.
They are in the midst of famine They more than
hungry-they are dying of starvation. Millions are al
ready bevond the reach of adeither dead of starvation
or slaughtered by the Turk
We are asking you help feed and clothe the survv-
ors among these peoples put them on their eet-be-
cause our Government not legally aid them
II
100000 people destitute refugees. More tf1ah'
100000 of them are orphan children Most OF them are
qaunt with hunger They iced food immediately They
are starving to death you read this.
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DeIaware's Pledge is 100000

top" in every campaign of the BUT-the amount
will be raised ONLY if you individual, and few
thousand like you contribute to the Fund. Let not
try to sdestep ndVidu al responsiby-for that is
what is Time is heeting Send us your check today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-04
DICKIE kerr
PROVES HE IS
A REAL MAJOR
His Wonderful Pitching Against
Reds Discounts Stories He Is
Only q Third Rater.

Chicago, Ill, Oct. Away last
winter, little Dick Kerr thought he
was a major league pitcher. In
fact, he insisted he was a major
league pitcher. That's the reason
the White Sox won the third game
of the worlds series at Comiskey
park yesterday, turning back the
confident Reds flushed with two
victories and beating the supposed
ly best right handler of Pat Moran's
staff.
AS little Dick Kerr-emerging
from the park to a roar of cheers
from loyal Sox fans who had wait
ed to greet him and pay hero wor
ship-was congratulated by a per-
sonal friend, he leaned over and
acknowledged the tribute with the
simple statement, Il had good con-
troll"
But going back to last winter.
Kerr played with Milwaukee of the
American association in 1918 and
was one of the Brewers mainstays
on the slab. Keen-eyed major
league scouts journeyed to Milwau-
kee to look him over as prospec-
tive major league timber. They
thought he did very well for little
fellow, but the unanimous verdict
was that he was too small for the
big circuit Apparently all were
convinced that he would not do
except Kerr himself.
Unable to dispose of his services
for fancy price to major league
hiG i
kee rendered the diminutive hurler
contract for the season OF 1919.
Meantime Kerr had received an Of
fer to work for Fairbanks-Morse at
Beloit and hurl for the ball team.
favorite harbor for players of in
telligence and diamond ability.
Goes to Sox for Song.
Kerr, however, had other ideas.
He issued an ultimatum to Milwau-
kee that unless a berth could be
found for him in the majors he
would sign with the Industrial
team. The Cream city owners
scurried around and offered
him for comparative song
as ball players go in these days of
big payments for the release of
stars, to the White Sox. Comiskey
accepted the offer.
When Kerr reported at Mineral
Wells last spring Manager Kid
Gleason looked at him, shifted, and
said, why do they send me these
samples?"
That was before Kerr had on his
uniform. After a few days Glea-
son said: We'll, he's a good ball
player, good enough to keep. He
may be a pitcher. We will see. He's
game, and that's the first thing"
Gleason did not use the word game
there's a more inelegant and
more expressive word in common
use in the baseball vernacular.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-04
CONFERENCE TEAMS OF The WEST
ENGAGE IN STRUGGLES TODAY To
OFFICIALLY OPEN 1919 SEASON
DAILY CALENDAR
OF SPORTS

Racing.
Continuation OF meetings at ia
maica, Latonia and Laurel.
TrOtting.
Continuation of Grand Circuit
meeting at Lexington, Ky.
Baseball.
Fourth game of worlds cham
pionship series at Chicago.
Football.
Inauguration of collegiate season
the country.
Golf.
Close of women's national cham
pionship tournament at Shawnee,
Pa.
Close of Leslie cup matches, at
Southampton, L. /.
Motorcycle.
National championship races, at
Sheepshead Bay speedway, n. Y.
Tennis.
California bay counties cham
pionship tournament opens at San
Francisco.
Baseball.
Close of the season of the Pa
cific Coast league Sunday.
Auto.
Track races at Trenton, n. ].
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-04
HAMBURGS TO
ARRIVE At 1920
FROM CHICAGO

The Hamburgs of Chicago, who
battle the Independents tomorrow
afternoon at Douglas park, will ar
rive about twenty strong at 1920
tonight at the Rock Island sta
ton. They will be met at the sta
ton by a delegation Of local fans,
according to dope.
The visitors, it is surmised, are
coming prepared to back their
team to the limit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-04

Eddie Evers was counted out last
evening. The once wonderful little
boxer, product of Rock Island, lost
the greatest fight of all when the
Referee brought His arm down for
the fatal ten at 5:45 O'Clock at his
home here.
Eddie, pride and hope Of Rock
Islands boxing fraternity a few
short years back, had put up a
game, but losing. fight against
death. Following his last fight
against Peanuts Schieberl, he quit
the ring in an effort to ward off the
inevitable. He was the victim of
the deadly malady, diabetes.
In various cigar stores and bill
lizard parlors of Rock Island today,
a collection is being taken up
among his friends for flowers. 1t
is the final tribute of the fellows
to the boy who fought and lived
the clean life in his efforts to reach
the pinnacle.
Eddie was 2S years of age, hav-
ing been born in Moline, Dec. 10,
1891. He was only feet 4 inches
in height and started his boxing
career in 1912, when on July 1 he
boxed Bob Fisher at Moline. He
tipped the scales at HIGHS when
in trim. He fought most of his bat
ties in these parts, losing only one
or two out of a half hundred en-
gagements. His last bout was in
the spring of 1916.
Evers met and conquered during
his day some of the best men in the
game, and he was we'll on the way
to pugiIistic fame when the body
blow came that ultimately brought
about his end.
Was in Army.
Evers' real name was Edward
F. Weidlund. He lived at 2918
Twelfth avenue, Rock Island. and
had made his home in this city for
practically his entire life.
In September, 1918, he enlisted in
the army and was a private in
Company B, tank CSrps at Gettys-
burg, Pa. In November, following
an attack of influenza, he was sent
to the Marine hospital at Chicago.
He returned to his home in Rock
Island about a month ago. His
death was result ca COM
plications following the influenza,
from which he had never recov-
cred.
The survivors are the mother,
Mrs. Hulda Weidlund, of Rock Is
land, a brother, Ernest OF Peoria
who Is here to attend the funeral,
and a sister, Mrs. Thuley Ditch, of
Ore.
The funeral will be Sald from
the residence, 291S Twelfth ave-
nue., at 2:30 Sunday afternoon,
with interment at Chippiannock
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-04
PROF. GOLF
TITLE OF ILLINOIS

Chicago, Oct. 4.-Having a mar
gin Of "twa" strokes at the end Of
~ holes of play, Jock Hutchinson
of Glen View won the first profess
sional championship Of the great
golfing state of Illinois. which fin
ished Thursday in a blaze of balmy
October weather at the Flossmoor
Country club
Jocks Scotch thrift, applied to
the conservation of strokes, en-
abled him to finish with a total Of
303, and win the medal and a sub
stantial cash prize. He was given
a close run by Bob Macdonald OF
Evanston and Eddie Loos of Bev-
erly, who tied for second and third
money with 305. Lloyd Gullick-
son, Lake Shore, and Willie Hun
ter, Onwentsia, each had 3l4 and
will divide fourth money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-04
HALF HUNDRED
SCALPERS TAKEN
BY FEDERAL MEN

Chicago. Oct. AT least so seal
pers were arrested yesterday when
they attempted to sell tickets TO
the Chicago games of the worlds
baseball series at advanced prices.
Most Of the arrests took place in
downtown hotels and cigar stores.
Few attempts were made to dispose
of tickets around the ball park.
A number of arrests took place
in the Office of Ernie Young, the
ticket broker, at Dearborn and
streets. At Young's re-
quest a United States deputy from
the internal revenue Office was sta
toned inside the office. When per-
sons came in to sell tickets to
Young he told them he had all he
could handle, but pointed to the
deputy who. he said, would take
them. AS soon as the deputy exam
ined the tickets and saw that the
name of the seller was not written
on the back, he took the scalpers
into custody.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-04
DES JARDIEN IS
SIGNED TO PLAY
WITH HAMMOND

Hammond, Ind. Oct Paul
Des Jardien, the former University
of Chicago and all-American CEN
ter, has signed a contract to play
the pivot position for the Ham
mond football team. The signing
of the former Maroon completes
the lineup of this team, which will
be among the strongest in the
country. The lineup as announced
by Manager Parduhn will be Nc
Gay, Amhurst, and Halas, Illinois,
ends; Rydzewski, Notre Dame, and
Blackjack, Michigan Aggies-Great
Lakes, tackles; Keefe and Jones,
Notre Dame-Great Lakes, guards;
Des Jardien. Chicago, center; Over
baugh, Brown, quarterback;
George Brickley, Trinity, and Bar
rett, w. and J.. halfbacks, and
King, Harvard, fullback-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-04
INDEPENDENTS in Trim for Hard Battle O11OrrON
SAILORS PLAY
ALL ST AIRS AT
ST. M B ROSE

The Commercial bowling league
of Rock Island was organized last
evening by a delegation of local
bowlers at a meeting held at the
Island City alleys.
Rules of the former Island City
Motor league were submitted for
approval. but were held over until
next meeting for action. Officers
will then be elected. The meeting
will be held next Wednesday.
Teams represented at the meet
ing were: c.. r. I. & P. Thirty
first streets, All-American Trucks,
Tri-City Auto Supplies and the IS
land Citys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-04
POST SCORES OF
GAMES IN SCHOOL

Cincinnati, Ohio. Oct. 4.-Cincin-
nati's As 900 school children at
tended classes Wednesday and
Thursday except those who OBJ
tanned permission to attend the
opening game and those who
played hockey" But they at
tended only in a physical sense
their minds we're elsewhere.
The principals did their best to
relieve this painful situation By
posting the scores after each inn
ing up to dismissal time One prin-
cipal in school near the park be-
came a reporter for the time being,
and by the telephone learned with
each volume of cheering what it
was all about and promptly relayed
the information to the eager pu-
pills. In one room, much to his sur
prise, he found two girls intently
studying box scores.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-04
RIFLE EXPERTS
TO EXHIBIT IN
MOLINE OCT. 8

The Winchester rife team on a
tour of the country is scheduled to
give an exhibition shoot on the
grounds at Twenty-third street
and river front, Moline. the after
noon of Oct s. The shoot was ar
ranged by the Tri-City Gun club,
of which A D. Sperry of Rock Is
land is captain.
Rife experts of national reputa-
ton will appear. This takes IN
Mr.. and Mrs. Ad. Topperwein.
Charles G. Spencer. Fred G. Bills.
J. NOVEL; Hawkins and John R.
Taylor.
Ad. Topperwein is known in the
shooting profession as the Wizard
of the Rifle" It is said of him thot
he can do more things with a rife
than Walter Johnson can with a
baseball, or the late Frank Ives
could do with a billiard cue. He
halls from San Antonio, Texas.
All of the above named are hold
ers or have been holders Of num-
erous championships and world
records.
There will also be an exhibition
of the light Browning machine
gun, and the famous Winchester
trench gun; also shooting of other
arms and ammunition. In addition
there will be four 25-target events
open to everybody; 50 entrance fee
for zach. Money will be divided
for each event, 40-30-20-1O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-04
SOX RECOVER
FIGHT SPIRIT
IN HUGE DOSE
This Necessary Condition Lacked
In Opening Games, Shows in
Plentiful Quantities.

Chicago, Oct. 4.-Fighting spirit
was what the White Sox lacked in
the two games of the worlds series
played at Cincinnati and the thing
Boss Gleason demanded of them
for the third game played here
yesterday. Boss Gleason got even
more than he had asked for. There
was SO much fighting spirit that
once he had to step forward and
prevent possible blows, but the Sox
won the game and the south side
leader declares that spirit will car
~ them through and land the big
title.
With that old spirit on the team,
it was quite different outfit than
had been dragged into defeat a cou-
pie of times down by the Ohio
river. The White Sox of yesterday
were like the White Sox that
knocked Cleveland and Detroit and
New York down during the Ameri-
can league race.
Kerr Wonderful HurIer.
The spirit plus the superb pitch
ing of wee Dick Kerr did the bust
ness. Dicks hurting was a lot.
He could have pegged ball
through a six-inch hole any time
during the afternoon. Sometimes
he bent them over with his de-
ceptive cork screw curve. Some
times he shot a fast one past the
batter and sometimes he handed
EN- up with nothing on them but
the grass stain.
HE was a wonderful little pitch
err in that game" was the way
Manager Gleason put it last night.
He had control and everything
else. He did exactly as instructed
to do and he had a fighting ball
club behind him.
81 like to see that fighting stuff
on ball team. That's the spirit
that makes EN- win. But, you
know, there were two or three
times in that ball game when there
was danger of blows being struck.
You would hardly believe that Ed
die Collins was in a fighting mood,
but he was. When Eddie gets in
fighting mood something is sure
to happen.
Best to Prevent Scrap.
HE would have mixed with Jim
my Smith, too, if necessary. You
see, Smith had been saying some
things to him and Eddie got sore,
and when he walked across the
diamond he took it up with the
kid. Well, 1 was right there and
prevented any trouble. 1t would
have been bum stuff for them to
mix and get out of the game. Smith
isn't even playing and it wouldn't
hurt Cincinnati but would hurt us.
Then Jackson and Fisher had
a row because Fisher shot one at
Joe's bean and Joe hunted one to-
ward first base, daring Fisher to
go over and cover the bag. Joe
was mad enough to have spiked
him, too, but nothing came of that.
1.-The funny one, though, was
Memo Leibold. 1t took a long time
to get him to be a fighting ball
player. but he's there now. ne
came walking in from right field
once and passed close to Duncan
and handed him some stuff like
this: You lucky bum, you GER
-ainly can hit 'em with the handle
Of the bat"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-04

Jim Deneen, left half, and Bill
Weiss, center, for the Hamburg A
C. football team are rated as two
of the greatest players in the pro-
fessional ranks today. From ad-
vance information, it is CLEANED
that the opponents Of the Independ-
ents are counting heavily upon the
ability of this pair to take the
measure of the locals.
Weiss gained fame first as a
member of the Case college team.
The Hamburgs started him at a
tackle position, but when shifted
to center he took a strangle hold
on the position.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-04
NEW PIN LEAGUE
is ORGANIZED

The Great Lakes baseball team
will meet a team of aIl-stars pick
ed from the ranks of tri-city play
ers Monday afternoon at the St
Ambrose grounds in Davenport.
The sailors are on a tour of the
country, meeting the best teams in
the principle cities. Accompany
ing them is a band of 25 pieces that
adds variety to the entertainment.
Among those who will play with
the tri-city aggregation are: Lee
Dempsey and Louie KollS of Rock
Island.