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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-23
ABOUT BASEBALL

Does Rock Island want baseball in 1871!
Quite evidently it does. Nearly every man
or boy you meet will tell you yes. What better
evidence could be given?
Look at the success made of professional
football last fall Every football fan is base
ball fan and the football crowd is ready to go in
with the old baseball crowd to put it over.
Moline is going to stick It has no park, but
it means to get one and keep things moving.
Davenport IS ripe and is merely waiting for
somebody to come along and start the move
ment. These three cities, with fairly evenly
matched teams in the same circuit would de-
levop keen rivalry and turn out crowds Tar
larger than any ever known in the history OF the
national game in these parts
Some say the automobile has killed baseball.
Don't believe it. Autos have ceased to be nov
city. They will be a help rather than him
drance to the game now They will carry Rock
Island fans to Davenport and Moline, and Dav-
export and Moline fans to Rock Island where
attendance would not be possible if the less
speedy trolley lines were solely relied upon.
They will stimulate patronage from surround
ing cities and villages which never before was
enjoyed. Provide plenty of parking space and
the automobile will be big factor in keeping
things humming.
The demand for baseball is healthy one
and should be satisfied Past differences and
prejudices should not be permitted to stand in
the way. Why amputate the we'll known nasal
appendage to spite an otherwise presentable
face? Nobody loves sorehead.
There will have to be meeting. Some
money is necessary and there will be work for
somebody to do.
The time is short. The season will be open
ing in few weeks. Feb. 9 is the date of the
organization meeting of the Three-Eye. Eight or
ten towns are talking Of joining, but Rock Is
land can have place. and so can Davenport, if
an earnest desire to get in is shown.
It is high time to get Rock Islands name in
the Three-Eye pot for 1920.
Who'll offer motion?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-23
.HIeH QUINTET
and CALESbURG
TO DO BATTLE.
Locals Expect to Make o Better
Showing Than That Of Prev.
i0us Starts.
BY 1sPHEROID SLIM,

Tomorrow evening Rock Island
high school basketball quintet will
enter the arena against Galesburg
stronger than it has been so far
this season and with a good chance
to win the game in spite of the de.
feat last Friday against Elmwood.
Tonight the Rock Island seconds
will play the Moline scrubs in the
curtain raiser for the battle beween
Moline and Davenport.
The game tonight at Moline will
give the islanders a chance to get
a line on the Galesburg men and to
study their style of playing. Gales
burg is reported this year to have
a mighty team and if Rock Island
can win or even hold them to a
small score the disgrace of the past
two defeats will be wiped out.
Rock Island will enter the game
tomorrow night with an improved
lineup and the locals are expect
ing to cop the game. >Sundeen will
start at center replacing Henke,
who will be shifted to guard. This
arrangement should prove to be
more Of scoring machine than the
other is thought by Coach Kimmel.
Henke is expected to do better at
guard than at center and his huge
reach will assist him greatly il
fighting under the basket.
Lofgren and Duffin are coming
along in great shape. Duffin is
proving himself to be the general
utility man of the team, playing at
both guard and forward and show
irg up we'll. He will probably start
the game at guard, however. Lof-
gren, during the past week, has
shown himself more sure of his
shot and anticipates tossing in quite
a few.
Parks has been out every night
shooting baskets. He thinks he has
the range of the ring by now and if
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-23
LOCAL BOWLERS
and DES MONIES
| Get HIGH SPLIT
Davenport Men Take First Place n
Team Events and Get Money
in All Others.

Davenport and Des Moines bowl
ers divided the major portion OF
the prizes at the conclusion Of the
seventh annual tournament OF the
Iowa State Bowlers' association.
The Luxors captured first in the
team events. the Blackhawks
fourth and the Bettendorf sew
enth. The International Motor
Truck team Of Mason City won sec
ond and the Jim Blocks Of Cedar
Rapids third money.
Locker and Strotz OF Des Moines
captured first money in the double
events with score of 1,242. while
Vinall and Salzmann of this city
! finished second with a score Of
1,190. Des Moines players won
third, fourth and seventh place in
! the doubles.
Locker of Des Moines and Lor-
enz of Dubuque tied for first place
in the singles with a score of 649.
Davenport players, however, cap
tured second, third, fourth and
! fifth money in the single events.
, Locker also won first in the all
event with total Of 1903.
i Tourney Successful One.
/, While no records were broken,
one old mark was ecualed during
the fiye-day tournament. The
marks as a whole were good, how
ever, and the meet was a success
full one from almost every stand
point.
/ After getting away to a poor
start Saturday night, the bowlers
began rolling in form Sunday night
and during the remainder Of the
+; week exceptionally good bowling
was seen.
/; One of the outstanding features
of the session was the shooting of
the Luxors Of this city when they
rolled into first place in the team
events with a score of 1887. They
replaced the International Motor
Truck team Of Mason City, which
had previously registered score
of 2,791.
The score in the singles Of 649
while by no means a record, is a
good one, while the score register
ed in the doubles is good mark.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-23
DAILY CALENDAR
OF SPORTS

Racing.
Winter meeting of Cuba-Ameri-
can Jockey club, at Havana.
Winter meeting of Business
Mems Racing association, at New
Orleans.
Shooting.
Annual mid-winter handicap tar
get tournament. at Pinehurst, N. C.
Bowling.
Opening of annual tournament of
Interstate Bowling association, at
Aurora, III.
Opening of annual tournament OF
Tri-State Bowling association, at
Sioux City, Iowa.
Boxing.
Pete Hartley versus Pal Moran,
20 rounds, at New Orleans.
X. o. Loughlin versus Ralph
Sheppard, 10 rounds, at Williams
port, Pa.
Chick West versus AL Nelson, IL
rounds, at Brockton, Mass.
George Brown versus Young Rec
tor, rounds, at Chicopee, Mass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-23
REDS DECLINE
MANY REQUESTS
TO PLAY GAMES
Worlds Champions Forfeit Chasee,
to Play Exhibition Games Thn
Training May Not Be Affected

Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 23.-re,r.
ing that acceptance of the msnv
requests for spring exhibibos
games would demoralize the train.
ing plans of the worlds champion
Cincinnati Reds, President August
Hermann has turned down many
tempting offers.
"The Reds could make a world
of money before the opening Of The
regular season." Hermann said
but we will not put the extra mon.
ey ahead Of the requirements Of
spring training. Only few games
will be played in Ohio towns"
The main games the chaMpioa
will play will be with the Washing.
ton Americans at Washington on
April 3 and and at Cincinnati
April 10 and II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-23
GOLF TOURNAMENT
GOES TO CHICAGO

New York, Jan. 23.-Chicago was
awarded the championship tourna-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-23
FRANK WRIGHT
IN LEAD FIELD
National Amateur Champ, Buffalo
First, with Harvey Dixon Run
ming Close Second.
Especial to The Argus.)

Pinehurst, N. G., Jan. 2S.-With
$50 targets already thrown in the
$50 target race at Pinehurst, Frank
Wright of Buffalo, the national am
ateur champion, leads the field by
a margin Of one bird at 1877.
Harvey Dixon Of OrOnogp, Mo-,
IS running second at 1886. The west
ern team, which led the last by
five targets last night, is now lead
ing by a single target only. The
westerners stand as follows:
Harvey Dixon, Mo-, 1886; William
Wettleaf, Iowa, 1884; Frank Troeh
Wash, 1884; P. H. O'Brien, Mont.
1884; A. M. McCrea, Mo-, 1872. To-
tai. 1870.
The eastern team: Frank Wright
N. Y, 1877; c. D. Coburn, Ohio, 1874
DR.. A. H. Aber, Pa, 1884; Jay Clarke
Mass, 1872; Paul Earle, S. c., 1872
Total, 1863.
The preliminary handicap was
started but not finished today. J.
w. Echetman of Lancaster, Pa, an
1S-yard man, led the field at "a
when darkness fell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-23

ment Of the Professional Golfers
association instead Of New York
according to the announcement by
Alex Prize of North Shore, secre-
tary Of the P. G. A. In sending this
national fixture to the middle west,
precedent established in 1916 was
broken. Under endowment of Rod
man Wanamaker, who annually
awards purses aggregating $500
in addition to a cup, the title was
always to be contested in the local
area.
No dates were named, although
it was decided to hold the event in
the week following the national
open at Toledo, the time of which
is still to be set by the U. S. G. A.
The national open is to be fixed
several weeks after the British open
to give the Englishmen time tc
! make the trip here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-23

dodger' clear me publicly before the
world and il l am guilty condemn
me.
u will either present myself per-
sonally for examination by your
board or submit to you upon tele-
graphic request complete state
ment of my activities during the
war in affidavit form, and l agree
to abide by your final decision in
the matter, as to be misjudged with
out a chance to prove my innocence
Is cruel, and feel that your honor
able board will at least see that
Justice will be done to me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-23
Wants . Decision.

This Is an appeal to you as a
body of thorough and honorable
sportsmen whose aim has always
been Justice and fairness and q
square deal for all to investigate
this matter thoroughly and if l am
innocent Of the charge Of draft
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-23
DOUBLE HEADERS TO
FEATURE TRAINING

New York. Jan. 23.-Four major
league teams in a double header"
is an innovation in preseason base
ball announced for Jacksonville,
Fla, March 20. The world cham
pion Cincinnatis will meet the New
York Americans in one game and
the other will bring together the
Washington Americans and Brook
lyn Nationals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-23
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

Public notice is hereby given
that the co-partnership business
conducted by George c. johnson
and L. w. Hanes in the city 0,
Rock Island, ILL.,, under the name
of Johnson-Hanes Company and as
the Automobile Accessories Stores
Of Illinois has this day been dis.
solved by mutual consent of the
said George c. johnson and l.. W.
Hanes. The said George c. John.
son retiring from said business and
said business will hereafter be con.
Quoted by the said l.. W. Hanes.
who will assume all OF the obliga-
tons of the said co-partnership and
collect all of the Indebtedness due
and owing to said co-partnership.
Dated this 18th day OF January,
A. ID. 1920.
GEORGE G. JOHNSON.
l.. w. HANES.
-----
The Dead Sea is so called be-
cause it's water is so thoroughly I'M,
pregnated with salt that no animal
can live in it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-23

High team score, three games
Peerless, 1851.
High team score. one game
Peerless, 985.
High individual score, three
games-Neighbor. 649.
High individual score, one game
i-Neighb0r, 235.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-23
JoR b|DDLE !.
EARS APPEAL
|IoM CHAMPION


d New York, Jan. 2s.--The army. ,,
hssy snd civilian boxing board. Of
which Major A. J. Drexel Biddie IL
4 president. will IN all probability
conduct an inquiry into the infor-
nal charges that Jack Dempsey was
/ = draft dodger during the world
var. Dempsey in telegram re-
celved by Major Biddle today asked
that such m ohicial investigation be
made.
Dempsey points out in his tele-
gram that the A. N. c. B. b. issued
= professional boxers license to
him Just prior to the match with
Jess willard which certified that he
had = clean and honorable record
- ! professional boxer and that he
had the full sanction and approval
Of the board. Dempsey received
license No. 2, the first card going
% willard, who then was cham
\ pion.
Woull Appear Before Board.
The present champion states that
~ Ioiowed imp!ici.y Tue InseLuc
tions even MN Dy tne lepreSe se.
matters and offers to present him
self personally before the board or
TO submit q complete statement of
his war activities IN amdavit io,m
no agrees 70 ADloe " tue luz s .ns; u.
caslon Oh me o1slu ~ ~ ,' s,nnunnn s,
Inc =. ~. =; p. =. nas on. a ~ ="
int Deinpsoy Ieques. VIII o1 &C.
Ierre0 70 the arDitra.'oh connI''ee
OF that organization TOT decision as
70 whether sucn inquiry snoulu Dc
undertaken. It Is stated , ,niormaliy
tnat tne Invsstlsa.lon WIZ ,n We aue
y : spcciAl conn'i.see, ". ~ .as
eescrsI prominent omoeiS 81, ~ IN INC
American Legion IL they VIII Gull
sent 70 serve.
Says License Clears Him.
Dempeey's telegram follows:
"Iast June YOU gave me a box.
er's license. No. 2, which certified
ON the face Of It that | had clean
and honorable record as boxer.
since that Tune = lew posts VI inc
american Legion. VINO gre not ~
any way Iamlnar WIN my recoru'
adopted resolutions condemnlng me
- q draft dodger IN the late wal,
an indictment wholly unsupported
by lacts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-23
losing Board to Investigate DefnpSey,s Rec0r

he starts the game expects to roll
them in right and left.
Seconds Play.
Tonight the high school second
team will play Moline's second
squad in what promises to be a
mean battle. The Islanders are ex-'
pecting victory as the local school
has an especially strong second
team this year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-21
UNITY

WEST-E. X. Murch, who has been II
California for several months, returned
home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Kelley were Sun.
day visitors in Pittsfield.
Miss Mary Fowler arrived from Bos-
ton Saturday and expects to remain at
home during the summer.
Miss Myrtle Gerald passed the week
end at her home. She was accompanied
by Miss Erma Morey and Mr.. White
students at Maine Central Institute.
Mrs. Elmer Perkins of vassalboro is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. L. p. Foster and
family.
Miss Grace Hanson. teacher in Burn
ham, passed the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. /. Young.
Miss Helen Fowler returned home
Saturday from a two weeks visit in
Boston.
Lyle Written. who Is staying at the
home of E. I. Young. has been called to
Haverhill, Mass, by the death Of his
brother, Charles Written, formerly
resident of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Waning and lit
tie son of Damariscotta and Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis Waning of Freedom, were
callers Monday at the home of j. NJ
Waning
George Gerald and family and William
Gerald and family visited relatives in
Canaan Sunday.
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nation Of Mr. Erwin Lord. The best
of success from his patrons is cX-
|, tended to Mr.. Lord and also for the
present carrier.
Fred Taylor, Belgrade road, has
planted one acre of potatoes on his
early garden land, also peas, beans
and other early seeds.
Mrs. Sarah Brack and two children
from Worcester, Mass, are visiting
her mother, Mrs. Eta Perry. Mrs.
Annie Anderson, a sister of Mrs.
Brack's and child Walter, are also
visiting in the home. Mrs. Brack,
soon will so to her bungalow for the
summer on Gould road.
Friends here of w. A. Abbott and
family, who moved to Springfield,
Me-, last spring, will be pleased to
know that they are well.
1t was very encouraging last Sun
day to have SO many gather for a
Sunday school and the outlook is
hopeful for a wide awake work at
West Sidney this summer. =. w.
French took charge, and an interest
ing talk on the subject, Samuel" was
given by Mrs. H. E. Trask. Services
next Sunday, May %, beginning at
100
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-21

appointed the following as represen-
tatives to the Chamber Of Com
merce: H. G. Barker. Charles M
Taber, Eugene L. Merrill, Daniel B.
Weeks, Charles E. Downing, George
A. ElIinwood and r. E. Beane.
George Clarke Of kent's Hill Semi
nary appeared before the board as
an applicant for the position of Sec
rotary and the board was very fav-
orably impressed.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Members Forum commit
tee to plan and conduct public meet
ings on subjects Of public interest,
f. E. Newbert, Mary N. Edwards.
Herman H. Stuart, Roy L. Wardwell
and George w Merrill. Membership
committee to encourage attendance
at meetings and to foster acquaint-
ance among the members, A. N.
Soule. G.. +. Bilodeau, Marguerite
Brooks, Henry r. Dunnack, Charles
Z. Downing. A committee on COM
mittees to assist the board in the Sc
lection Of committees Dwight L.
Higgins, Charles l.. Andrews, Muriel
S. Haynes, Edgar A. Hussey and
Ami Casavant.
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RHEU MATISM
Torturing Pains and Swollen Joints
Vanish When Rheuma Is Used
or Money Refunded.

If there are any rheumatic sufferers
who have not awaited themselves of this
generous offer they should do so at
once. ~
If Rheuma. the guaranteed prescrip-
ton for rheumatism in any fern, does
not give quick and Joyful relief the cost.
small as it is, will be gladly returned
without any quibbling or red tape. 70
rheumatism is a dangerous disease,
and anyone who has the slightest sii,n
of it should drive it from the system as
quickly as possible. This is what Rheu-
ma did for many. 1t should do as
much for you.
81 have been laid up for one year with
chronic arthritis," says one sufferer.
II had doctors galore. also spent four
months in sanitorium, but had prac-
tically no relief. Then i started taxing
Rheuma. Now l can go without
crutches or other aid, which l could not
do for the last nine months. l highly
recommend it, and would gladly answer
any questions asked on receipt of stamp
for postage. Thomas II. Eddy, Schuy-
lervilie. n. Y.
Rheuma is absolutely harmless and
thoroughly reliable because 1t is one dis
coyery that has forced rheumatism to
yield and disappear. 1t is recommended
and sold on the .no-cure-no-pay plan by
Bowditch-Webster Co. and good drug
gists cverywhere.-Adv. may19-2l-26
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HINCKLEY

: Byron Chapman Of .Winslow was in
town Monday looking for a farm.
Services at he church were conducted
Sunday by Rev. Charles II. Mckinney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rowe OF Oaklan ]
were visitors in town Sunday.
Rev. G. w. Hinckley has been passing
afew days in New York. Mr.. Hinckley
Is rapidly gaining in health.
A dance was held at /. o. G. T. hall
Monday evening. Music by Tozier's or
chestra.
Philander Bessey Is fast improving
the looks Of his home. He has the barn
framed and the ell nearly completed
He plans to build a new house after the
haying season Ia over.
Donald Ellis spoke on the advantages
OF sheep raising to an interested audi
ence Monday evening at the home of
Marshall Clifford. He emphasized the
advisability of marketing the wool
directly to headquarters.
Mrs. Merle +. Bessey is very i'll at
her home in Skowhegan. She did not
regain her usual health after her severe
attack of pneumonia In February. A
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Edward A. Whitney Elected
Harvard Alumni Secretary

Edward Allen Whitney of Cam
bridge, Mass, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur w. Whitney of this city, mas
been elected general secretary OF the
Harvard Alumni Association, to sue
coed Charles Jackson 1913. who VIII
retire from the secretaryship IN
June.
Mr.. Whitney, who was elected at
meeting of the directors OF the
Alumni Association, is the secretary
of the Harvard class of 1917. While
in college he was president OF the
Crimson During the war he served
as an officer overseas, and later did
staff duty at general headquarters
in France and with the military in
telligence in Washington. He is now
teaching English and history at
Harvard, and taking advanced
courses in those subjects.
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Work was begun on Thursday or
the. Blaine lot. top Of the hill and
just, east of Camp Reyes, which will
be made into a beautiful park, where
the remains Of the late James G.
Blaine will be brought for their fioa1
resting place. The work is being
done under the supervision Of Supt
of Public Buildings Charles S. Brown
with Landscape Gardener Clarence
Madden in charge. Eight or 10 men
and three or four double teams are
on the job. which will include a fl
of about 500 yards and other rather
heavy work.
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Their many friends are glad to see
them back at West Sidney.
l.. H. Bartlett of Belgrade was in
this section Sunday.
Mrs. w. H. Clark Of Belgrade re-
Gently visited her niece, Mrs. Ralph
Ballard.
Daniel Quimby is visiting friends
at Bacon's Corner this week.
The many friends of Taylor Penny,
Belgrade. are gratified to learn that
he is able to be around the house.
Owen Taylor is carrier for r. f. d.
4, Augusta, Me-, owing to the resig-
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SIDNEY

NORTH-The ladies of the Farm
Bureau met at the Grange hall Sat
urday with Miss Helen Lyman, the
county demonstration. Under heI
instructions two fireless cookers
were made and several others will
be completed in the near future
The next meeting will be June 26
and the work to be taken up will be
the making of salads.
Earl CLANCY and family Of Vassal-
boro were Sunday guests at w. p
Lyons.
Frank Runnals and son Robert OF
Oakland passed Sunday with the
formers daughter, Mrs. Clyde Lyon
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Oliver and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman
and daughter of Bath were Sunday
callers at Clyde Lyons.
WEST-The remains Of the late
George Bean, ST.. of Augusta, which
were placed in the receiving tomb,
have been brought to the family lot
for burial in the Cottle cemetery, and
were accompanied by the immediate
family: Mrs. Sarah Bean and son
Jerry, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bean, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Doyle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Pierce Of Au-
gusta, Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Richard
son of this place, went to Lewiston
Sunday by auto. The party made
a brief call on Mr.. and Mrs. F. Z.
Hewitt, Winthrop.
Mrs. E. l.. Swift and daughter Miss
Dorothy, attended the LarlSin Soap
Club meeting last week which met
with Mrs. Charles L. Swift, Lake
shore.
c. B. Blaisdell has purchased an
automobile.
Mrs. p. w. French made a business
trip to Belgrade, Monday.
c. G. Freeman, Quaker road, was
in this section, Wednesday.
George Farrar and family. who
moved here last week frofa Amity, to
their home on Belgrade road. passed
Thursday night. on their arrival. in
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Mills.
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! floor. where the whole front of the
building Is devoted to the main Office.
Large and beautifully lighted by great
windows close together, it will make an
ideal place for the work. The adjutant
generals private office opens from the
southeast corner Of this, the main Of
fee, and will be very pleasant room.
1t also opens into the hall. A similar
room is in the opposite corner of this
floor. Toilets are conveniently located.
Everything on this floor is fireproof ex-
cept the finish.
The corridor on the first floor opens
into the old military storehouse, where
Major VIM. C. Goodwin has his office
and where he is guardian of many
thousands of dollars worth of military
property.
The new building, as was said, pre-
sents very pleasing appearance and
everyone in the department from Ad-
jutant General George Mel. Presson to
the humblest private is anxious to be
settled in their new quarters. 1t is now
expected that they will move in by the
middle of June.