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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
CANNOT CHANGE
LAWS
County Judge Nels A. Larson
Rules Against President and
Railway Director General
STATE STATUTES HELD VALID
Cases Must be Tried Accordingly
DESPITE Regulations of OH
Gals, Says Court.

The president of tho United
States or the director general OF
railways have no right to change
the laws of the state of Illinois
under the provision made by con-
gress for government control OF
railroads, according to a ruling
made by County Judge Nels A.
Larson in county court this morn
ing.
Judge LarsoH's decision came il
sustaining a demurrer offered by
attorneys for the plaintiff, a Mer-
FER county man, in suit against
the Rock Island Southern railway
1t seems that the controversy
eliminating in the suit arose with
in the jurisdiction of Mel GER cOun-
ty, or, in other words, the cause
of action was in Mercer county.
1t was contended before Judge
Larson by c. J. Searle, attorney
for the railroad, that the case
could not be brought before the
Rock Island county court. In sup
port of his contention Mr.. Searle
cited rules and regulations issued
by the director general, with the
approval of the president. provid-
ing that litigation against all rail
road lines must be brought in
courts of the county in which the
cause develops.
May Try Cases Anywhere.
This rule is contrary TO the state
law, however, which provides that
suits of this nature may be car
ried into any county for trial.
Judge Larson ruled that under the
%provision of congress authorizing
c0Rtrol of the rail lines no war
rant is given either the president
or director general to impose rules
or regulations which car legally
supersede the laws of the states.
Whether or no an appeal to the
appellate court will be taken by
the defendant company is not
known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14

Methodist church, Davenport, pre-
siding. The prayer meetings will
continue for a period of about SIX
weeks and will later be followed
by mass meetings.
Rev. ]. L. Vance was named
chairman of a committee that will
undertake special work among the
mems bible classes of the cooper
ating churches, looking to the in
crease of interest in the approach
ings evangelistic meetings. Other
committee chairmen will be select
ed later as plans are more fully
developed by the executive com
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
FARMER SPENT
MORE Than $500
Nothing Relieved Him Until He
Took Tanlac-Had Suffered
Nine Years.

"Since my health failed me about
nine years ago l have spent over
eight hundred dollars trying to
find something that would overcome
my troubles, but all my efforts fail
ed until 1 found TanIac," said Al
fred Streitmatter, a well known and
prosperous farmer who lives at
Edelstein, Ill, a few days ago.
4 will always believe that this
Tanlac saved my life he con-
tinued, "for had given up hope of
ever being a we'll man again, and
Tanlac has made a strong, healthy
man of me. 1 had been going down
hill steadily ever since my troubles
first started, and my stomach mad
finally gotten in such terrible cond1-
ton that the very lightest kind of
food would make me suffer agonies
after meals. What little l did eat
just seemed to form into a lump
right in the pit of my stomach, and
l would have the worst cramping
spells a man ever had This conGi-
ton kept getting worse until l be-
gan having attacks of acute indi
geStion, and sometimes | would al
most die before l could get a doctor
out to my place. After these at
lacks wore off I would be so weak
and nervous for several days that
I just thought I couldn't stand 1t.
My kidneys were badly out of order,
too, and l suffered a great deal
with severe pains in the small of
my back, and IL stopped over Tor
anything l would have a sharp,
shooting pain in my back that just
seemed to go clear through my
body. I would be so stiff and sore
when 1 got out of bed every morn
ing that it would take me ABOUT
thirty minutes to dress myself. and
it was almost impossible for me 10
lace my shoes.
We'll, heard about Tanlac then,
and decided to buy bottle of it
and see what it would do for me,
and in a mighty short time after /
commenced taking it. 1 knew that
l had at last found a medicine that
had hit the spot and would over
come my troubles. l began to i'm
prove before l had finished my flrst
bottle of Tanlac, and it Just looked
like the more Tanlac 1 took the
faster I improved. I have Just fin
ished my fifth bottle and I am as
well and sound now as any man. My
kidney trouble is gone, and never
s>nave those awful pains, and that
soreness in my back any more, ana
that stomach trouble has been SO
completely overcome that can now
eat just anything l want end am not
bothered with Indigestion or sour
stomach afterwards. eat q lot. too,
for / never had g better appetite in
all my life. ] sleep fine every night,
and can spring out of bed and dress
myself like did when was boy,
and l can do as much hard work in
a day as the best of than. Tanlac
did all this for me, and am more
than glad to recommend 1t to every
body"
Tanlac is sold IN Rock Island at
Bengston.S Drn& StnEa-AdVt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
PRAYER MEETINGS
PREPARE WAY FOR
SUNDAY REVIVAL

Beginning May q a series Of
community prayer meetings will be
held simultaneously in various
homes throughout the tri-cities IN
the interest of the Billy Sunday
revivals that are to be held in
Rock Island Sept IA. This was
the decision of the central execu-
tive committee of the Billy Sun
day meetings, held last evening at
the Rock Island Y. NJ. c. A.. DR..
Frank Cole, pastor Of St Johns
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
wEDNEsDAY-THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS MAY H. 1919.

mittee which is composed of the
minister and one layman for each
CT the affiliating churches in the
community.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
Licensed to Wed

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Evening journal., 1919-08-02
What the Giants Really
Think Of Themselves

Most baseball fans and most baseball
critics believe the Giants Will win the
pennant in the National League this
year. The majority opinion credits the
Giants with being the best team in the
National League and yet the Giants
themselves are not satisfied with their
work so fSr. They believe they should
be far out in front Of the field and the
race an easy one.
1T should be an easy finish for US"
said one OF the star outnelders OF the
Giants in discussing the race. The Reds
have been lucky and they've been win
ming a lot Of games they had no license
TO win.
our team has not hit its stride yet.
When we get started we'll leave the
Reds behind in a hurry and there will
be no doubt Of Which team is the best
in the league this year We've got a
pitching STAFF that can't be beat. Even
If someone does 80 stale or is a victim
Of accident there is plenty Of reserve
strength. Then we have added Phil
Douglas to the list That alone should
cinch the flag hunt for us"
There is no doubt but that the Giants
are a cocky crew. They carry their
confidence with them on the field and
have scared their opponents into losing
Evening journal., 1919-08-02
THE FACTORY BOYS GALL IT BARNYARD GOLF

The players-one on a side or two
on a side.
The object-throwing the shoe around
the stake. or nearest TO it.
lIow-plsce the foreflnger on outside
edge with the frat joint just over the
end OF right prong, and with thumb
Hat on top. The other fingers will
grip the shoe naturally. Keep feet to-
gether alongside stake. Keep your eye
on other stake and take step forward
when you throw As shoe leaves hand
give Il little twist so Il win Eevolve
through air and ring opposite stake.
Hughey Palmer, Ohio champion, is
70 years old. He is an employe Of one
OF The big Akron rubber companies.
Hughey started The game three years
ago when he decided he was at The age
when he might start taking on fat
and becoming short Of wind and stif
OF Joint without exercise.
Someone jokngly entered his name
i'm a horseshoe pitching contest under
the auslices Of the Akron press. He
liked il and became star. He's so
good that he has TO leave the factory
every now and then TO match prOwess
with other state champs ad stars Of
the barnyard golf course
Evening journal., 1919-08-02

There are three kinds OF golf-golf,
African golf and barnyard golf. IL Is
OF the latter we write The factory
boys Of the American Industrial Ath-
letlc group have taken up the "hick"
sport and like Il, Maybe it Is because
so many country boys have deserted
the plow for the bench The last few
years.
Golf is a great game but for some it
Is too expensive or Il requires too
much time. African golf is also a
game Of great favor with some, most
Is those OF brunette skin TO whom the
clicking OF the bones are the iazziest
Of jazz music But barnyard golf-oh
boy-i's a game thst anyone can play.
10 doesn't cost anything at adjust
little space and some old equine foot
gear.
u has found much favor with lhe
noon-hour crowds lodng and old
take 90 it Ike ducks 10 water. 10 has
been adopted by the city fellers as en-
as hard cider supplant-
ed old John Barleycorn in many sec
tors since July 4.
Equipment little ground space, two
stakes. a set OF retired horseshoes and
ten minutes time.
Evening journal., 1919-08-02
SISLER BATS WAY
TO AMERICAN TOP
Brownie Star Leads Ty
Cobb This Week by
IL Points
JOHNSON WINS
HIS Fl 'llETH G AME

George Sisler is atop the hitters in
VIC johnson circuit. The Brownie star
lsds his company with a b1tting per
scnisgc OF .36i; Slsler has punched
on the greatest number OF base hits
in The majors TO date ii9; Roger
Peckinpsugh heads the run-scorcrs
With 6S tallies. while a tie exists for
ihe most stolen bases; Sisler and Doc
Johnston stole % bases apiece.
Eddie Cicotte IS the leading hurler
the White SoX ace won 10 and lost
Ave games for a percentage OF 1872.
Walter Johnson, The Senators ace.
Won his 50th victory from the Detroit
Tigers on July 40. During his lifetime
pitching career in the johnson circuit,
Walter is the only major hurler to
bag 20 victories from any one club.
The Tigers sent Johnson 10 defeat 30
times.
Allan sothoron's winning streak Of
nine successive victories was busted
by Eddie Cicotle on. july u. 4 few
days later. on July %. the Ianks licked
Cicoltc badly FOR their nrst decision
over him this year. al the time stop
IluS lituilts WIZ iou NVNptu has iN't
seven games IN a row.
Ty Cobb slashed BIZ James shoots
for four hits on July 30; IL was the
first busy day with the bat for Cobb
this year During his major career, Ty
punched five hils per game six times
snd four bingles in a contest 40 times :;
an odd feature Is that -'y ended a bat
ling streak of ten consecutive games
in the opener This day s'y going hit
less before sam Jones teasers. only to
come back with a quartet OF blows
IN the nightcap affair; during his
streak Of hitting Cobb banged out i6
safe ones in a attempts FOR a mark
Of 800.
Rogers pecklnpaugh had tailed 49,
runs in seven consecutive games when
he White Sox halted him on July 30
Frank Baker, ny Cobb and Ray
Chapman each punched ont four hits
one game,
Harry Hooper went on a batting
spree that endured FOR ten games In a
row until he ran aioul Pete Schneider
on July es and quit. during his stre!ch
Hooper smole i7 safe blows In b bat
ing trips for mark of is6.
Bob Jones was halted 10y Bill James
after hitting safely in nine straight
samcs. during which Bob punched out
: dozen safe ones in y trials for .3sL
Evening journal., 1919-08-02
LEONARD on EIGHT cam.

One Of the greatest all lightweight
programs ever arranged will be staged
at the Phiilies Baseball Park on the
evening OF August fl. One OF the
worlds greatest champions. osss
championship contenders and hoy.
with championship hopes VIII exhibit
on this star bill
Benny. Leonard Is the headliner bu,
the others on the list do not suffer in
comparison. There is Irish Patsy
Cline, as flashy a performer as ever
stepped into the ring. Then again
Johnny Dundee has proved that ne can
hold his own with any man his weight
in the world.
Joe yelling, Charley White, Harry
Pierce and Joe Benjamin and other
lightweights with class. Then there
will be Eddie Morgan, Johnny Mealy
and Al Thompson on the same card
Here is that banner show: Benn
Leonard vs.. Irish Patsy Cline; Johnny
Dundee VS.. Joe. yelling, Charley White
vs. Harry Pierce; Eddie Morgan VS.
Johnny Mealy; Joe BENJAMIN vs. Al
Thompson.
Evening journal., 1919-08-02
CRAVATH STICKS TO
TOP OF NATIONALS
Barnes. Giant Hurler. Sets
Pace for the Leag.e
TwirIers
DAUBERT GETS FIVE
HITS in ONE GAME

Gayyy Cravath, who has dropped
from the regular ranks to act as the
Phillles' manager and pinch hitter, is
holding his place az the top Of the
hitters with an average OF .353; Zack
Wheat puncned out the most base hits,
i0i; two players are tied for leading
Benny Kaun and Heinle
Groh Tailed 80 runs apiece; a pair OF
Pirates, George Cuishaw and Carson
Bigbee. are in a tie for leading base
runner, each committed - thefls.
Jess Barnes tops the hurlers; the
Giants star who has copped his last
seven games in a row, won a total OF
i6 games TO four defeats.
Jake Daubert entered the lve hits
In one game class on July %, of the
Pirates hurler. Earl Hamilton; Jake
Is the sixth National Lacquer TO gar
ner FIVE hits In one game this season
hi Myers Zack Wheat, Tom Grifllth
I'd konelchy and Benny kauff beine
the others. Only one American League
player, I'd Charity Of The Senators,
has turned this trick 10 date.
Elmer Jacobs. by blanking the Cubs
on July 26, busted a losing streak that
endured eight consecutive games.
An odd feature Of the four contests
staged July % was that every club on
,he circuit hooked up in battle. the
result Of each game being a shutout;
up TO this day but Is shutouts were
played TO date.
Irish Meusel Of the Phill.es carried
, batting streak through II successive
games. until July 30, when Bill Doak
applied the breaks: during his stretch
II hitting. Meuset kissed the pill IL
ines in 81 tries for a mark OF .215.
These players each smashed out Z
Ills in one game Fred Luderus, Ross
ioung and Hal Chase.
Rogers Hornsby quit % Jim Vaughn
fler hitting streak Of seven straight
ames, in (which Hornsby shot nine
Ills i'm 90 trials for $40.
Hal Chase had scored seven runs in
5 many consecutive genes when The
.ohfna h91fad Hal on IulV %
Evening journal., 1919-08-02

before the game has actually started
on more than one occasion this year
In Pittsburg a few days ago watch
ed the Giants and Pirates. The Pirates
took the field for the first game with
the aged Babe Adams in the box ever
with such a balance wheel they per
formed like high schoolers. They
played as IL they were afraid OF the
Giants. They had played a much
snappier series with the Reds even II
they did lose six in row to Cincin-
natl
There is no question but that Nc.
Graw has great aggregation this year
II some Of the stars are aged. The
team is a eorker but there is not
enough difference between the Giants
and Refs to make the New York play
ers so cocky on and off the field.
Evening journal., 1919-08-02
ROGER AND THE TWO
LITTLE pECKs.

With shoe leather so high It is no
wonder that Roger Peckinpaugh is
swatting the everlasting daylights oui
OF the old apple this season. He sees
a slice OF worlds series dough in the
Oflng and knows he can buy footgeaI
for the kiddies through the winter
pay the butcher, grocer and gas man
IL his team cops. Rogers home is iu
Cleveland, and when the Yanks are
playing there the two little Pecks have
a seat Of honor on the visitors bench
Evening journal., 1919-08-02
American League.
GAMES TODAY
National League.

New York at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at 81. Louis.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at Chicago
Evening journal., 1919-08-02
enough 10 risk as much?


Come on, Mddletown Can the baby
stuff. prove that you're as good a
bunch Of sports as you would have US
believe you are, play your own team
and, believe me, you're our meat.
Signed.
A SPECTATOR AT TIE GAME.
Milford Del. Aus. 4.
Evening journal., 1919-08-02

Business partnerships may be made
by putting an ad in Tie Want Ads of
this paper.
Evening journal., 1919-08-02
American League.

Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Washington.
st. Louis at philadelphia
Chicago at Boston.
Evening journal., 1919-08-02

LAUREL, Del. Aug Laurel went
into first place in the Delmarva League
yesterday by defeating fredericksburg,
s TO 7. Both teams batted terr.ncally
and wonderful fielding kept the score
down.
Evening journal., 1919-08-02

HIGH AND Low SCORES YESTERDAY
Runs scored in the National and Amer
lean Leagues, July 26 to August /, in
elusive:
National League.
High-Chicago. Q.
Low-Pltsbusgh, (.
Evening journal., 1919-08-02

jess Willard slipped into
Lawrence without anyone see
ing him. A hundred saw Jack
-Dempsey at Salt Lake. A pro-
'phet is without honor in his
home town.
Evening journal., 1919-08-02
SATURDAY BASEBALL

p. n. H. VS.. Elkton, at Eikton. Um-
pire Clark.
WildeI VS.. New Castle, at New Castle.
Umpire hay.
Evening journal., 1919-08-02
FIRST PLACE FOR LAUREL.

Daily total. 81 81 G &c 81 II 2i 2i7
No games played. xTwo games.
Evening journal., 1919-08-02
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
National League.

At Cincinnati: r. II. E.
Cincinnati ...OOO22 Ox-6 II o
New York 10000 20O0-2 Z I
Batteries: Ring, Eller and Wingo
Toney. Dubuc, Oeschger and McCarty.
At Chicago: r. II. b.
Chicago ...2OOO2 x-9ii 1
Brooklyn MO- OOOO02-2 3
Batteries: Hendrix and Killifer;
Grimes and NJ. Wheat.
At Pittsburg: R,H. E..
Boston .......OOiO1O OOOO-2 ,
Pittsburgh OOOOOI O0-l , 0
Batteries Nehf and Wilson Hamilton
and Tee.
At st. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Louis
game postponed; rain.
American League.
At Polo Grounds: R.H.E.
New York 30 3 30i O00i x-5 9
Detroit .....tOOO2 2OOtO-l . /
Batteries: Mogridge and Ruel; Boland
and hinsmith
At Washington: RH. e.
Washington OOO3OOx-3 . /
Cleveland ...0fO OOOOOl-2 6 ,
Batteries: Harper and Charity; Bag
by and ONeill
At Philadelphia: ,R.H.E.
st. Louis ....4 70 10000 ii "A 3
Philadelphia OO0OOO-l u
At Boston - Chicago-Boston game
postponed; rain.
Evening journal., 1919-08-02

Advertising gets results. Ar
ter reading about the money
Jack Dempsey was making a
woman writes him she always
wanted $4,000 fur coat and
would he buy?
Evening journal., 1919-08-02

Daily total. 3s % 81 81 80 % % 222
No games played. xTwo games
American League.
High-St. Louis, g.
Low-Philadelphia, I.
Evening journal., 1919-08-02
ny NNINGS

Browntown> ......f OOOO2o-s
Conrad ...........3 OF 0300x-7
Two-base hits, Gillespie Three-bsse
hit. Walsh Struck ont by Clark. ii:
Thomas. 8. Umpires, SHEDS and
Evening journal., 1919-08-02
NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING.
CLARK WHOLE SHOW AGAIN.

In a Playground League game last
night Conrad won over Browntown.
7 to 3 The feature OF the game was
the pitching OF Freddie Clark. lie
famed eleven bstters and allowed but
four hits.
Evening journal., 1919-08-02
ALL-WILMNGTON LEAGUE.

Parkside rs. Nelghborhood,. Second
and dupont. Umplres Williams and
Jameson.
Brownson vs. Keystone, Eden Park.
Umpire Henry.
Triangle VS.. Slverbrook, Military
Grounds, Cunningham.
INDEPENDENT. e.
Harlan VS.. Baltimore Dry Docks, 'Hsr.
Ian Field.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-03-20

the son of the city banker-and with
far better judgment, ~ . rule. His
daughter can dance as vell-if not as
often and as long-as the pampersd
girl Of society" His wife can belong
to clubs-and yet she can cook.
And the man with . "scheme" has
learned that the farm district is not
the easy thing As in the old days.
Labor on the farm is not the heavy
drudeery it used to be, and the boys
OF the farm, today may and do attend
our best schools and colleges.
The telephone keeps the farmer in
daily touch with the markets and his
daily paper informs him Of current
news the world over.
The vaudeville entertainer vho
dresses in q slouched straw hat. with
hay protruding from the torn crown: :
with one shoe and one boot on his feet:
carries a carpet bag and q large um-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-03-20
LIBERTY LOAN
TO FINISH THE WAR JOB
Campaign to Open April Fl. Though
The Details Are Net All Yet
Worked OSt,

notwithstanding the fact that all Of
the details concerning the Victory Lib
erty Loan have not yet been announc-
ed by Secretary Glass of the United
States Treasury, it is certain that the
campaign for subscriptions to the
bonds will open the latter part of
April, or about the 2lst.
The Loan is TO raise enough money
to enable the Government to finish the
big war job by footing the bills,
bringing home the boys from overseas
and readjusting affairs to a peace ba
Sis as quickly as possible.
The Victory bill enacted by Con-
gress. authorizing the Liberty Loan,
is so broad in its essential provisions
as to enable the Secretary of Treasury
to offer most attractive bonds or
notes for the American people to in
vest their money in. But the amount
Of the loan, the rate of interest and
the kind of bonds or notes to be offer
ed are matters that are to be announc-
ed later
The important matter at hand at
this time, however, is for the people
Of the Tenth Federal Reserve District
whs have prospered during the war as
never before, TO get their finances in
shape to invest in Victory Liberty
Bonds to the limit Of their ability and
thus help get the war job finished
and out of the way.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-03-20
THE PASSING OF THE "RUBE'

Almost anyone can remember when
the boys of the town used to ridicule
the boys from the farm, calling them
"clod hoppers," "hay-seeds." "rubes,
and Country Jakes.'
1t is rare that we hear such expires
sons now. isn't it?
The "hayseed" has passed on. In his
stead we have rural business man, a
student, a country gentleman.
We who know intimately the farm
crs in Sedgwick county, know a man
whose dress is not greatly different
from the dress of the average business
man or mechanic This mans son
drives his automobile as skillfully as
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-03-20

brella, and by Hecks" his way thfu
a monologue of nonsense, lacks much
Of success in impersonating the agri-
culturalist of our acquaintance Soma
Of the people Of the city may be fool
ed for they do not know. They may
imagine themselves Of finer clay. Thsy
may know some things the farmer
doesn't know, such as where TO 90 -
see the best shows or eat the highest
priced dinners. Yet they cannot dis
tinguish an oak tree from a swingIs
tree.
Truly. the day of the "rube" has
passed