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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-01

| A single tusk Of IN East African
lbuIl elephant has been known to
tveiRh 136 pounds. but the average
{tuck II the old Wild bull elephants
81 today are said to b not more
than "A hounds
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-01
Potatoes,

Chicago, Oct. l. - Potatoes:
strong; receipts % cars: Mime
sofa, Michigan and Wisconsin
Round Whites, $2.00@2.10; Long
Whites, $500: Minnesota and Da-
kotas. Early 0hios. $2.150225 per
cwt.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-01
Murderers Not Local Men.
Peoria Livestock,

Peoria, Ill, Oct Hogs, re-
ceipts 500; Soc higher: lights and
mediums 15.50@16.00; heavies
15.00@15.75; packers 13.25@14.50;
pigs 10.0e013.00.
Cattle. receipts 200: steady and
slow.
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Two ARRESTED;
PERHAPS KEYS
T0MURD|ERCAS


Thak u net b tigAtsniag
around - uur1sreES e EsSsgt
6weaFlngea, wAe was sAst b
death Sept 1e n . gambling
rooA IN. Aledot anA Tat I've
more afrestS have been na1e
II Tie case, las besn learned
. By The Argus regardless II the
refusal !, q inf6gnnt3oa ffUm
betA AIelo aDl Reck Island q.
1cials.
Sheriff John p. Fsming Il Aleda
took two handcuhed men from the
Rock Island city jail shortly after
noon yesterday and hurried them
to Aledo In m automobile. POLES
Chief Tom Cox denies knowing
about the incident, or any
thing about the Aledo murder case.
He denied knowledge. Of two men
even being in the Rock Island city
jail Thursday.
However, that the two men In
question are now in the Aledo coun-
II Jail Is known, although Sheriff
Fleming refuses to make any state
ment about any developments in
the murder case.
Furthermore; an Argus reporter
saw the two men taken from the
Rock Island city Jail Thursday aft
ernoon handcuffed and place in an
automobile by Sheriff Fleming.
Whether or not the two men
under arrest are the murderers.
could not be learned; but II they
are, others Of the gang are perhaps
still at liberty, otherwise some in
formation would have been obtain
able relative to the case.
Chief Cox Denies Aid
Police Chief Tom Cox has denied
giving any aid whatsoever to the
Aledo authorities in the case, but
an uncomfortable smile spread
over his face for the moment, and
recognizing that there was some
thing in that the reporter delved
into the case with added zest to find
that the chiefs denial that he had
made frequent visits to Aledo re-
Gently must have bee nforced. to
say the least. In short, it was
learned beyond question that CHIEF
Cox has been in Aledo and has held
conferences with Sheriff Fleming
and has been closely associated
with the states attorney ut Aledo.
Those knowing Chief Cox hav,
predicted that . clearing up Of tn
Swearingen casa. 10 due soon, re
gardless Of the present lack OF in
formation.
His denials that he Is intereste
in the Aledo case fall short Of tn
known circumstances.
Murderers Not Local Men.
That the two men taken fron
Rock Island to Aledo Thursday ar
not residents Of Rock Island, /
known, and that none of the me-
involved in the killing of Swearin
gen are residents of Rock Island /
also known.
Thi sinformation can be taken a
being we'll founded regardless o
the refusal Of police and other au
thorities to talk. 1t upsets pas
suspicious Of some officials that tn
murderers live in Rock Island, an.
had left that city with full plan
for the robbing Of the men whom
they might find In Swearingen'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-01
New York Sugar.

New York, Oct Raw sugar.
unsettled: centrifugal 500: refined
unsettled; fine granulated 1900
400.
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Horses and Mules,

East St. Louis. ILL.,. Oct. L.
Horses and mules, unchanged.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-01
upTTrsN EnRASSY ENTERTANS

HRTTIHH ExBASSY ENTERTAINS
Washington, Oct delegates
from Great Britain. The Neither
lands and Canada, to the Tercen-
tennary celebration Of the Pilgrims
will be entertained 1t . dinner at
the British embassy.
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SHARP SETBACK
FOLLOWS HEAVY.
! SALE Of SHARES

New York. Oct. The market
suffered Q sharp setback within the
first hour when heavy selling Of
OILS, steals and sugar shares oc-
CURED. South Porto Rico Sugar
fell Is points, American Sugar 1,
and Cuban American, and American
Best Sugars. ~ points each, Nsxi-
can Petroleum and LackawAans
and Bethlehem etssls declined 10
, points and Kindred industirAls
forfeited IN average OF one point,
Further buying Of rails, which an
braced Norfolk q Western, CheGa-
peaks { Ohio, Illinois Central and
Aissoen Psciac prsleEfsd, CHECKED
the decline. bsfors noon. Call
money was in tree supply oysr the
weekend ut Z per can't
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-23
BASKET BALL
To GiUe Ruth Every
Chance to Top His
Great Homer Record
Manager Higgins Says Big
FeLLOLC Can Use Bat as
He Chooses.
TO PLAY RIGHT FIELD

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Babe Ruth viii
play right field for the Yankees next
season. Miller Higgins, manager of the
New York Americans, who is here to
complete spring training plans and line
up PLAYERS who have not yet been signed,
made this announcement today.
Ruth expects to have great season
with the Yankees said higgins. He
will be placed in the outfield and think
right field is the place for him. We
could play Ruth in left field, but ] do
not favor the sun field for Ruth, as
playing there might affect his batting
eve.
THE homerun champion will be given
every chance to break his own worlds
record.
There has been much talk about the
probability of Ruth's being asked to
choke his bat next season in order to
get more hits rather than distance"
Higgins remarked. "To this I can say
frankly that Ruth is one player who
will be permitted to take his swing.
When a PLAYER can average long hits a.
often as Ruth he is entitled to take his
cut at the ball at all times.
mo, Ruth hasn't been signed to
contract" replied Higgins in answer to
the question. He has agreed to terms
however, and I expect him to arrive in
New York just before we leave for Jack
sonville, when he viii sign up"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-23
Interest GrOIUs in
County Meet to Be
Held at Marion Club
Schedule to Be DrdIUn TOnlOF-
rOIU for Games Here
Jan. 3O-31.
II SQUADS IN LINE

Fourteen nigh school basketball teams
have filed entry to the Marion County
Basketball tournament to be staged at
the Marion club Jan. so and 81, by
teams in this county, exclusive OF In
dianapolis. The following schools are
eligible to compete in the tournament;
Acton. Beech Grove, Ben Davis, Broad
Ripple Bunker Hill, Castleton, Cumber-
land, Fishers. Lawrence, New Augusta,
New Bethel Oaklandon, Southport, VAL
ley Mills and West Newton.
Among the strongest qUintetS entered
are Ben Davis. Broad Ripple. Acton aud
Oaklandon. These combinations have been
going their best this year and the dope
points to their making a strong bid tor
the sectional donors in the local district
of the l. H. s. A. A. tourney to be
staged in March The New Bethel team
is also working hard TO get in condition
the followers of that combination feel
that they will throw quite a surprise
when they open up their bag of tricks
Interest in the event is growing by
leaps and bounds and the county tourney
plan has met with approval on all sides
Many of the teams from the smaller cities
In Marion county lack gymnasiums and
it is hard for them to make any kind
of a showing in big games, despite the
fact that their men are sometimes much
stronger The county tourney. coming
is expected to do wonders toward getting
the teams in condition for their big
task.
The officers of the association will
meet tomorrow afternoon to draw up
the schedule of play
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-23
Yankee Hopes in Next
Olympic Rests on Track,
in Water and in Ring

NEW YORK, Jan 23-America's hope
Tor victory in the Olympic games rests
on the shoulders of the Yankees that
wear Uncle Sans colOrs on the cinder
path in the water and in the roped
square. This is the opinion of Samuel J.
Dallas, president of the A A. L., who is
now trying to mould American prospects
into some definite shape.
Anxious to get a start before sum
mer, Dallas urged prominence for dash
and distance running, swimming and
boxing on the cards of winter meets
Interested especially in the DEVELOPMENT
Of marathon runner, he was largely
instrumental in having the Brooklyn Sea
Gate marathon revived for Feb. % after
a lapse of five years
The tentative schedule being planned
provides for fourteen interSectionaI meets
in the middle of June, Va date decided
upon to attract college athletes to COM
petition before they have broken train
ing. The Pennsylvania relay carnival
the middle states title meet, the inter
collegiate conference meet the western
conference games and the Pacific inter
collegiate meet coming about that time
will give the trainers a wealth of can
didates to look over Sectional trials
will be held and the winners will be
brought to the finals which are to be
held probably on Franklin field Phila-
delphia, late in July. The Yankee team
Will be picked and put in the hands of
a corps of trainers for the final step.
Until the Belgian Olympic committee
decides about the addition of the deca-
thlon to the list of events, attention
Will be devoted to the pentathlon. J.
Howard Berry, the former alI-around
star of Pennsylvania, and Bob Legendre,
the Georgetown star who won the 1919
title, are both being trained to take Jim
ThOrpe's place in this event. Swimming
also is demanding attention, especially
since it was decided to make girls
eligible for the team. The final trials
for the team are to be held late in June
The place has not been selected.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-23

Technical AU Set
for FOIGr-COrneTed
BrOWnSburg Tourney
Local FiUe Big FGUOrite to Cop
HOnOrS in Special Meet
Tomorrow.

The Technical High school basketball
squad took its final workout yesterday
for the four-c ornered tourney at Browns
burg Saturday, and the entire squad
turned out in perfect condition. Hawkins,
the big Green and White Backyard, was
in suit for the first time this week, and
it is almost a certainty that he will
be at his old position when the east
side aggregation clashes with Ben Davis
in its first appearance in the tourney.
This four-cornered affair, in which
Brownsburg. ThOrntown, Technical and
Ben Davis will compete, is attracting an
unusual amount of interest among local
followers. A large section of seats has
been reserved for the Tech delegation and
the biggest crowd that ever followed the
local five out Of town is expected to make
the trip. The Tech team, far as dope
and COmpa rative scores are concerned, is
a big favOrite to annex the Grst honors,
although both Brownsburg g d Ben Da-
Wis are capable of furnishing stiff oppo
sition.
Thorntovn, on account Of the way it
was mauled by Tech last Saturday. is
not conceded to have a chance of carry
ing off the bacon, but the little Boone
county quintet has q reputation of be
ing the most consistent dope spiller in
the state and will bear watching in its
game with Brownsburg. The tourney
is scheduled to get under way at o'clock
tomorrow, when Brownsburg and Thorn
town take the floor. Immediatelv fol-
lowing this contest Tech and Ben Davis
will appear, this game being called at 3
O'Clock. The winners of these two aft
ernoOn games viii then meet at 8
O'Clock in the evening to decide the
championship. curtain raiser between
burg girls team viii prelude the final
contest
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-23

Indiana and his presence makes all the
difference In the world in that team.
DEPAUW GOING
Al STIFF PACE.
The Purdue team will meet a real
team when it stops off at Greencastle
on the way back to Lafayette Saturday.
Purdue Will find DePauw one Of the
fastest combinations 1t Will meet this
year. The basketball fans Of the state
are wondering however, If DePauw will
he able to win from Purdue Ivy as large
a margin as Wabash defeated Purdue.
Notre Dame has a two-day trip ana
tonight meets the Western State Norman
five at Kalamazoo. Notre Dame lost to
that team by one point a few days ago.
Saturday night NOtre Dame meets the
Michigan Aggie team. 1t would seem
that this will give the first comparison
between Notre Dame and Indiana. The
Indiana university team last week de
feated the Aggies by one point. What
VIII Notre Dame do with the Aggies :?
Last year Notre Dame defeated the
Farmers.
Two big conference college games arc
on the card for Saturday night. Chi
cugo should be able TO win from Michl-
gan and Coach Ralph Jones Illinois uni
versity quintet probably will defeat Wis.
cOnsin.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-23
COlOred "Y" PLAYS

An exciting battle is expected at the
colored y" tonight when the local five
will hook up with the fast ~" quintet
az o Re gormad nTe 6
the best teams in the Ninety second d.
vision. in which they served while over
seas, and have the advantage OF almost
three years Of playing together Capt
GaSaway is the star of the squad Tie
home boys have been working out CON
stantly since their defeat by the Yanda!s
and they are out to avenge themselves.
Jackson and Bryant will start at for
wards, Robinson ut center and Bybce and
Thomas at the defensive positions. Coach
Morrison Of VI. T. II. $. VIII ofiiciate The
big game will start at S:45 p. m. and
will be preceded by a curtain-raiser.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-23
Fish Test Case Draws
Interest of SpOrtsmen

If game fish are removed from Indiana
streams and lakes and sold as part of a
dinner in a public eating house, does this
act constitute a violation of the Indiana
fish and game laws?
George N. Manifold. superintendent Of
fisheries and game of the state conserva-
ton department. contends it does, and
sportsmen throughout the state are
watching with interest the case of the
state VS.. Ora Rockwell of Rochester, so
charged, and who is soon to be tried in
the Fulton circuit court. Rockwell and
three others, Oren Karin, Frank Moss and
Charles Talbot, were arrested several
weeks ago by game wardens after they
purchased game fish alleged to have been
taken from Lake Manitau and which
were served with a dinner at a restaurant
operated by Rockwell.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-23

the dopesters for a few curves. hut he
didn't deliver. He opened the single with
a POI and closed with POI. What came in
the middle is not for respectable bowIers
TO talk about
Charlie Fields had a coupt Of double
centuries and finished third high for the
evening. That doesn't get him any place
In the shekel race.
7. T. Tedrowe turned In his share Of
the elevator scores. He stuck 1916
right square in the middle Of two reg
ular counts.
Kirby and Guthrie just blushed n
everything when they handed in their
card showing an SOP total.
Why, even the Werner brothers, Mike
and Ike shot under the 1000 line.
The doubles shooters are not worthy OF
their name. Who the heck ever thought
Quill, Wagner. Werner and that gang
would let a couple Of blokes with 1t04
clubs stand in front OF them? Powers
and Harrigan were the big guns of the
Continued on Page Fifteen.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-23
CHAMP APPEALS
TO BOXING BOARD

NEW YORK, Jan. 23-Jack Dempsey.
heavyweight boxing champion, has asked
that an official investigation be made Of
the Informal charges that he was a draft
dodger during the war. The request was
made in a telegram received by Maj. A.
J. Drexel BiddIe, president of the army.
navy and civilian board. Dempsey points
out in his telegram that the A. n c. b. B.
issued a professional boxers license to
him just prior to the ma&ch with Jess
Willard. which certified that he had
clean and honorable record as 4 profess
sional boxer and that he had the full
sanction and approval Of the board.
Dempsey received license No. .. the first
card going to Willard, who then was
champion.
The present champion states that he
followed the instructions given him by
the representatives of the government in
draft matters and denies that he was a
draft dodger He offers to present him
plete statement OF his war activities in
AFFIDAVIT form and agrees to abide by the
final decision of the board.
The A. y. c. b. 3. has announced
that Dempsey request win be referred
to the arbitration committee Of that
organization for decision as to whether
such inquiry should be undertaken. It
Is stated informally that the investiga-
ton viii be made by special commit
tee, including several prominent officers
sent to serve.
Dempsey's telegram follows:
last June you gave me boxers
face Of it that I had clean and hon
orable record as boxer
since that time a few posts Of the
American legion, who are not in airy
way familiar with my record, adopted
les0lHuons rondemning me as a draft
dodger in the late war, an Indictment
wholly unsupported by facts.
WI hat | have done has been to fol-
low implicitly the instructions as given
10 me by the representatives Of the
government. The slogan at that time
was follow the governments instruc-
tons. That applied to me as TO every
other citizen in the United States, and
| was carrying out their orders and
abiding by their Instructions, and was
not a draft dodger,' as these few legion
posts have declared and base their de-
clsion on false evidence through per
sons VINO arc trying to put same over
70 further their own selfish interests
Am 1 to be cruclfed and condemned he.
cause / followed the orders as given to
me by the government?
This is an appeal TO You as a body
or thorough and honorable sportsmen.
whose aim has always been justice and
fairness and Il square deal for all. to
investigate this matter Thoroughly. and
II I am innocent of the charge Of draft
oodgef, clear me publicly before the
"9Tld, ana If / am guilty, condemn me-
VIII either present myself person
ally Tor examination by Won. board. or
submit to you upon request a comDlete
statement OF my activities during the
war In affidavit form. and / agree 10
ABIDE by your final decision in the mat
Yer, as to be miSiudged without 4 chance
to prove my innocence is cruel and
feel that your board will at least ace
that Justice VIII be done to me"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-23
Olympic Tryouts Sought

have the far N western Olympic try tryouts
held in Pasadena, Cal, has been re
ceiyed by g. 7. Kirby, president of the
American Olympic committee from the
Pasadena Board of Trade, and Charley
Paddock, the California track star who
won the 100 and 200 meter spirits at the
inter-allled games Application for the
southern trials has been made by New
Orleans. which offers the Tulane uni
the Vanderbilt university track.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-23
CHICAGO LEGION
HAS HIM "POSTED"

OF the American legion Joined TO-DAY in
the offensive against Jack Demr
heavyweight boxing champion. WOODLAND
post resolved that Dempsey did not play
in the war" and called on all legion
naires to oppose Dempsey's participation
in an international prize fight or in
movie shows. Messages received here to-
day from Jack Kearns, Dempsey's mana
ger, upheld the fighters war record
They maintain Jack was right in OBJ
tanning draft exemption and naming his
wife as dependent. The wife has been
divorced.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-23
Indiana 'U" Wrestlers
Defeat Canoe Athletes

Indiana university wrestlers made
clean sweep In their matches with the
Indianapolis Canoe club grapplers hero
last night. The collegians were in much
better shape than the independent atb-
Ietes and their advantage in training
counted heavily in their favor However,
the Canoe club representatives offered
some game battles and no doubt will
come through in good style, with more
up the best bout for the locals. Many
mat fans attended the program, which
had as additional features jazz music and
refreshments.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-23
BOWLING
Jack Forced to Build Up An
other Denial to AnsWer
DiUOrcee'S Stacker Charge.
MAXINE IS HER NAME

According to the best Information OBJ
tainable today Jack Dempsey married
Maxine Gates at birmingham, Utah, IN
May, 1917, month a1Ter the United
States had declared war on Germany
The later champion divorced his vile
in February, 1919, three months after
the close of the war;
CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-Charges by Mrs.
Maxine Dempsey, divorced wife of Jack
Dempsey, the heavyweight champion
pugilist, that her husband was not only
a Stacker" in the war, but that he was
also not a bona fde worker in the ship
yards, were answered today by Jack
Kearns, the champions manager. The
International News Service received the
following telegram from Kearns at Los
Angeles:
ut is quite probable that the writing
of the letter by the former wife Of
Jack Dempsey, from whom he secured
a divorce nearly a year ago, was at the
behest Of persons who are involved in
the gigantic and malicious effort to de
fame the clean reputation of Dempsey
and to ruin him in the minds of the
PUBLIC
WIFE SIGNED
DRAFT DOCUMENT.
'The construction of her letter, the
yefy wording of it, makes 1t very plain
to those who know her that she has
had some one, perhaps with legal edu-
cation, dictate the writing Of 1t, The
charges are too absurd to merit any de-
tailed answer beyond this fact When
Jack Dempsey filled out a QUESTIONABLE
naming a wife among his dependents it
was necessary for his wife to sign 1t
to make the exemption claim official.
"Jack mailed the document to his wife
from Chicago. She was living at that
time with Jacks parents In Salt Lake
and was supported by him. Without
threat of any sort or without any in
fuencing she signed the document stat
ing that Jack was supporting her.
"If Mrs. Dempsey has facts which
would convict Jack of being a draft
dodger, then in fairness to the public
she should present them, and if she hasn't
and if the facts that l have stated are
the true ones, then in justice to Jack
she should retract them and tell the
public who and what really Influenced
her to make charges which she never ut
tered before, although she had nppor-
tunity when Jack filed his divorce suit,
to which she never made any defense in
court"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-23
Shelby County Tourney

SHELBYVILLE. Ind Jan. 23.-An in
vitational basketball tournament will be
held in this city Saturday, Feb 81 The
teams Of Waldron, st. Paul. Mt. Auburn,
Boggstown and Falkland have been en-
tered in the county tournament. Four
games viii be played during the day.
Manila Is looked upon as the strongest
contender for tho cup that will be pre-
sented to the winner of the tourney as
this five has defeated Nashville and
many strong teams In this section OF
the state since the opening of the season.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-23
Red SOX VS.. Giants

BOSTON, Jan. pa schedule of games
to be played by the Boston American
baseball club and the New York Ma
tionals on their spring training trip was
announced last night by officials of the
Boston team as follows: March 20, FIT.
Worth, Tex; March 81, Dallas; March -.
FIT Worth at Ft. Worth and Giants VS..
Dallas at Dallas March "A, San Antonio,
March %, Austin; March 26 Houston I;
March q and %. New Orleans: March %.
Mobile, Ala; March 80, Vicksburg. Miss.
March 81. Memphis, Tenn; April 1, Mem
Dhis April 2. Nashville; April g. At
lanta, Ca; April 4. Chattanooga, Tenn. :;
April 81 AsheviIle, n. c.; April 8. Win
ston- Sa lem; April Z, Raleigh; April s,
Norfolk Va April 8. Reading, Pa; April
10 anasl. Polo grounds. New York.