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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18
CAP0N| BEATS
HENDERSON At
QUINCY SHOW
Rock Island Bantam Misses n II.
Fourth and Hits Referee for
Much Damage. +.
Especial to The Argus1

Quincy, ILL.,, March 1S.-ronv
Caponi Of Rock Island beat Morty
Henderson Of Joliet here last nirht
in 10 rounds. Caponi fought a
slashing battle throughout, in the
first round bringing Henderson 10
his knees with a hard left TO tha
mid-section. The Joliet boy dis.
played tendency to keep covered
but opened with occasional bits OF
form and fought the Islander hard
Caponi missed wild swing in the
fourth round that connected with
the referee and caused the latter 10
have four stitches taken to close
the wound.
Battling Johnson of Moline and
frankie Sennett of Rock Island
fought four rounds to a draw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18
HERZOG SHOWS UP
GOOD AT PRACTICE

Chicago, March IS. - Pennant
hopes for the Chicago Nationals as
cended a notch today when head
quarters here received reports that
Buck Herzog, veteran second base
man, had performed creditably in a
practice game yesterday at Los An
geles. Herzog played in a new steel
harness because of hernia suf-
fered since the Cubs started spring
training at Pasadena, Calf. Upon
his showing in yesterdays prac-
tice session, it had been announced,
depended whether Herzog immedi-
ately underwent an operation or at
tempted to play through the season
strapped in the truss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18
I'm HARMONY" AT
N. w. u. CAUSE OF
LEES RESIGN1NG

Chicago, March 1S.-The resigna-
ton of James L. Lee, athletic direc-
tor of Northwestern university. was
in the hands of university officials
today. The resignation will take
effect at the end of the school year
in June. j..
Failure to obtain the support OF
all elements of the university, Lee
said, was the reason for his action
Since the football season there mas
been no cooperation and no mar
mony," he said. Several factions
exist. With such a system cons'ruc-
ton work is impossible"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18
GREAT RECEPTION
GIVEN PAT PAGE

Indianapolis, Ind, March 18Th.
Orville Pan Page, new athletic
director at Butler university, was
given a great reception when he
arrived to make plans for spring
work. Glasses were dismissed and
z parade of students escorted the
NEW director around the campus.
Page will take up his duties here
as soon as the basketball series be-
tween Chicago and Pennsylvania is
completed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18
CARPENTER TO
FIGHT DEMPSEY
IN EUROPE WIRE

New York, March 1S.-Confirma-
ton of the report that Charles B.
Cochran, English promoter, had
signed a new set of articles with
Georges Carpenter, European
heavyweight champion, for a bout
against Jack Dempsey, to be held
in Europe, was received yesterday
in cablegram. Under the terms
of the new contract, Carpenter
gives Cochran an option of his
services until July next year. The
English promoter proposes to hold
the bout in Paris.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18
FORMING 8.TEAM
HOCKEY CIRCUIT

Montreal, Que. March 1S.-Tom
Duggan. the promoter who mas
been trying to secure a national
hockey league franchise, is nego-
tiafing with sportsmen in New
York. Boston. Cleveland, Detroit
and Chicago, and hopes to form
m international league. He plans
an eight team league Franchises
in the new circuit are offered at
$4,000 each.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18
TIGERS AND FANS
TO THRESH IT OUT

Bloomington. ILL.,. March 49,
The third and deciding game be-
tween the Bloomington Fans as
sOciation and the Peoria Tigers for
the independent basketball cham
pionship of Illinois will be played
at Decatur at James Milliken uni
versity March %, local officials an
nounced today. Each team has
won from the other On its own
floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18
I|cS Up 100
UNFINISHED IN
] BILLIARD CAME


An unfinished run of 100-this
Vas the result Of the first effort OF
Ralph Greenleaf, the worlds pocket
billiard king. in his debut as cham
pion IN Davenport yesterday after
noon. This remarkable run, the
greatest ever made under the new
rules, was registered at the Grand
billiard parlors. George Booras
acted Is oflicial scorer and saw that
there was nothing wrong in the
count.
This Is the first time on the
American tour that Greenleaf broke
into the century column. Three
times he accounted for 80 and
twice he was good for SO, but 1t
remained for him to help Daven-
port break into print with this brill
liant run.
The game required only two in
nings. Keogh made six in his first
inning. then Greenleaj replied with
rs. Keogh came back with a run
Of rs and then 1t was that the
young champion stepped to the ia
BILE and never deserted until he
{ had registered the required total.
Greenleaf won the evening game,
$50 to 60, having high run Of II.
The champion played brilliantly
during his sOjurn in this territory.
On Tuesday evening he broke a
record for the Grand billiard par
/ lors in Moline when he inserted a
timely So.
sWfllie Hoppe Of Pockets.
Greenleaf's work proves that he
y is the Willie Hoppe of the pocket
( game. The Davenport billiard fol-
lowers will have an excellent op-
1 portunity to compare the two great
champions for Hoppe, the worlds
greatest player, will exhibit at the
Grand billiard parlors in Davenport
Thursday afternoon and evening.
Charles c. Peterson, the worlds
1 greatest fancy shot, will play
Hoppe. Before the game he will
deliver a 15-minute lecture on bill
lizards and after the contest will
give his elaborate program Of mys-
tifying and dazzling fancy shots.
The Hoppe-Peterson exhibition
will mark the end of the appear
& ances Of the champions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18
WINNER OF DERBY
AT THE PAS, MAN
HAVING NO FEET

The Pas, Man, March 1S.-Wal-
ter GOyne. the Alaskan, won the
Hudson Bay dog derby. Pranteau
was second and Hayes third. The
winners time was Is hours and %
minutes for the hundred mile
course.
Goyne is the famous crippled
Alaskan musher who lost both feet
as result of freezing on the Alas
kan trails some years ago. Pran-
teau, the second man. finished /
hour and 80 minutes after Goyne.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18
TRACK BILL FAILS
IN MARYLAND BODY

Annapolis, Nd, March 1S.-The
referendum race track bill, by
which the question of abolishing
race betting or subjecting the
tracks to regulation and heavy
taxes, came up under the Burke
racing commission bill, failed of
final passage in the house of dele
gates by a vote Of 81 for and so
against. Under the constitution So
votes are necessary for final pas
sage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18
Copyright 1920 by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.

semi-finalists in the national wom-
ems indoor tennis championship
tournament here today. She op-
posed Miss Caroma Vim of the
New York Tennis club. The other
contest brought together Mrs. lingo
Hartman, Lake Champlain, cham
pion, and Miss Edith Sigourney of
Boston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18

Olympic games. He is regarded as
a worthy successor to Jean Bouin,
the noted runner who was killed
during the war. Guillemot runs
with the easy motion of Ralph
Shrubb, the great English distance
runner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18
WHITNEY'S DAMASK WINS.

New Orleans, La. March 10
Damask, Harry Payne Whitneys d
year-old, a strong favorlte. "oiI
Yesterday the Louisiana DERBY ~ q.
one and one-eighth miles. $o.o'v
added. Bulletproof was second anu
Breadman third.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18
INDOOR ICE TITLE M0OREN

New York, March 1S.-Joe MOOR
of Lake Placid won the easter
amateur indoor skating htle: wiz
ming the 44O-yard race in :45. w.
M. Murphy of New York was sec
ond and Bobby Hearns q New
York third.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18
SINGLES EVENT
STARS MCGOWAN
Pittsburgh Bowlers Featured on
Congress Alleys Today as
Brucks Still Leads.

Peoria, ILL.,, March 1S.-Bart Nc
Gowan, Evansville, Ind, with
score of sos, rolled into first place
in the individuals event of the
American Bowling congress yester-
day. He opened his attack with
222 game, followed with 235, and
finished the set with 241. He re-
placed R. Meyer of St. Louis.
Peoria, ILL.,, March 1S.-Pitts-
burgh bowlers were to feature the
rolling in the American Bowling
Congress today. Omaha, Cleveland,
Milwaukee, Detroit, Chicago and
Racine, Wis, were also in the title
fight.
The first of the far western
teams, coming from Lincoln, Neb.,
failed to disturb the leaders yester-
day, and Omaha bowlers were to
take up the job today. Middle west
ern bowling champions represent
ing Omaha were to compete.
Crystal Park, Chicago, with a
2,915 count shot into third place in
the five-men events with a 2,915
score on a late shift last night.
Dixies, Detroit, Mich, rolled 1859
in the same shift landed in sixth
place.
Bowlers from dozen middle
| western cities including Canton,
| Ohio. Eu Claire, Wis, Highland,
ILL.,, Aledo, ILL.,, and Moline, ILL.,,
were on the drives in the single
and individual events today.
Five Man.
Brucks No. 1, Chicago ......3 ,096
Ernie's Lunch, Chicago 1922
Larson's Shoes, Chicago 1853
Orange Crush, st. Louis 1851
Koehler- Schafers, South Bend .2,S4S
Two Man.
o. Whitehead-E. Gdubbs, ST.
| Louis DECENTRALIZATION. i ,257
A. S. Schultz. Hack, She
boygan, Wis. ..............1,2 PSF
H. Muggley-C. Deck, st. Paul / ,231
H. Morgan-J. Hannah, Chicago1 ,23O
P. Hermans-W. Zoellner, Mil
Wdukee Il ,2Z6
Singles.
Bart MCGOWAN, Evansville,
Ind. ................. 69S
R. Meyer, st. Louis ........ 6S3
A. Bronder, Chicago ......... 677
C. Mathieson, Chicago ....... 675
II. Schaefer, st. Louis ........ 674
All Events.
R. Meyer, St. Louis 1885
P. Wolf, Chicago ,S49
J. Boring, Cincinnati .1.S3s
F. Sperber, Cincinnati ....... 1887
A. Leicht, St. Louis ISIS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18
MISS POLLACK Is
WINNER AT TENNIS

New York, March 1S.-Miss Hell
enc Pollack, middlestates woman's
tennis champion, was one OF the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18

EDITORS note-This Is the ninth
Of q series OF 10 setting-up exer-
cises after the Swedish system,
successfully used by Ensign Thor
Norberg Of this city as physical in
structor at the Great Lakes naval
training station).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18
7e, too, have shuffled out the drift

we, 100, n6Ve SHuNIeu OUT tHe Ur1I
From Job to job-to cop the code
We, too, have known the sudden shift
That called US to a newer road;
We, too, have felt the magic lure
Bereft of pay checks out the beat;
But Rudyard was an amachure-
And us professionals must eat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-18
OUR OWN TRAMP ROYAL.

Therefore, from job tojob I've moved along
Pay couldn't old when my time was done"
r. KIPL1N(
New-York tribune., 1920-11-30
Boyd Calls Prohibition
Enforcement Hopeless
phagan VIII Become Tempo
rarv Supervisor Today:
H0ssenfug May Get Post

Knox 3. Phagan, who has been assist
ant for several weeks TO Frank L. Boyd,
Federal supervisor Of prohibition en-
forcement in this district, will become
temporary supervisor to-day. Mr.. Boyd.
who succeeded James Shevlin as New
York supervisor. departs for Washing
ton this afternoon From there he viii
go south on fishing trip. He has
been expecting for three weeks to be
relieved and will not return to New
York if his successor is appointed
while on his vacation.
The enforcement Of prob bition is g
hopeless job, he said last night, with
only the present appropriation by Con-
gress OF S4,500,00O for the work all owe r
the country. The 1900 agents scat
tered over the United States would be
necessary to keep New York City dry,
he asserted.
The Job Of prohibition is so disa-
greeablc he would not remain in it
under any circumstances, Mr.. Boyd as
serted. One disagreeable feature, it is
understood, is the many attempts to
interfere with justice which are made
in behalf of violators Of the NolStead
act.
Mr.. Boyd said that although he had
not liked his appointment he felt
| elated over the accomplishment of the
enforcement agents during .he seventy
New-York tribune., 1920-11-30
Economic Club Discusses
Tax at Dinner Here
&. ". Wickersham Presides and
General NivciIc Is Among
Succial Gufsis

nugh Satterlee and Jules $. Bache
spoke in favor Of j sales tax last night
st dinner OF the Economic Club Of
New York, at the Hotel Astor and
Fayette r. Plumb and Professor
Thomas S. Adams, OF Yale, spoke
against it.
The principal point, emphasized in
favor Of TIE taN were It's simplicity
and the equality OF its distribution.
Mr.. Bachc sad that in his opinion it
should have q trial in ITS simplest pos
sible terms and At the Lowest possible
rate so that tho public might Judge
its merits. sS,.ch d tax would tend 30
reduce the cbst Of distribution, ~
said. q result which alone would Wa
rant trying it.
In opposition 10 sales tax ii "a
said that is inevitable tendency would
be to crowd out small independent
dealers and manufacturers and en-
courage the formation OF powerful
corporations which would handle their
products from the factory to the re-
tail counter, thus eliminating the turn
over tax, which specializing com
petitors would have TO pay.
Guests OF the club at the dinner
were General Robert Georges Nivells
Colonel Paul Azan and Harold f.
Spender. George W. Wickersham pre-
sided
New-York tribune., 1920-11-30
Amalgamated Renowned
In Election by BRIT. Men
Traction Workers Vote for Del.
egafes TO Represent Them in
Company Conferences

In an election yesterday at shops
and depots OF the r. r. T. to select
three transit workers who shall serve
as representatives Of the workers in
wage and other conferences with Off
Gals of the company. the Amalgamate d
Association Of Street and Electric Rail
way Employees of America was not
considered as a factor in the voting
Each man casting ballot WAS asked 20
sign an agreement declaring that he
was not member Of the Anal lgamat-
ed; that he had not been member OF
the Amalgamated while employed on
B. z. 7. lines. and thas he would make
no effort TO induce employees to join
the association
Under ruling Of Federal Judge
Mayer and agreed to by Lindley NJ.
Garrison. receiver of the B. r. T.. col
lectivc bargaining is permitted be-
tween the men and the transit or
ganization.
Employees who have been with the
company for period Of sixty days
or more were permitted to vote at yes
5erday's election. The representatives
are 10 deal direct with the company.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-30
Husband Accuses Stork
Of Fraud: Calls Police
Detective Saws Woman Admitted
She Borrowed Baby TO En-
hibit as Her Own

When the husband Of Csrmela
Cont, High Street, Flushing, arrived
home yesterday his wife was in bed and
shere were women with smiling faces
In the boudoir. Cont was informed
that son and heir had come during
the day.
Ordinarily an italian calls in hi.
friends and prepares TO celebrate on an
occasion like this, but Cont didn {
follow established customs. He called
in the police.
There was a very small baby in his
wife's arms Cont admitted that, but
he didn't believe the wife's story. Ac-
cording to the police, Mira. Cont told
Detective Herman that her husband
had continually regretted the fact that
ne Was without an heir, and she de-
cided to borrow baby and lead him
10 think It was newly born and his own
child
Police arrested Aremenia Coppa, a
midwife, OF 90 Spring Street. Manhat-
tan, and Josephine Russo. Of 259 Mott
Street. They are charged with unlaw-
fully possessing a child. The police
allege that the Russo woman gave the
baby 10 Mrs. Coppa, who farmed it out
% Mrs. Cont
New-York tribune., 1920-11-30

five days Of his regime. In that time,
he SAID Sl,2OO,o0C worth of liquor was
seized The total amount coniiscated
SINCE pronlbltlon went into effect on
January 16 is S2,o0o,Q00. The courts
are congested with eases, he said.
After his vacation Mr.. Boyd expects
to resume the position he absented
himself from temporarily to become
supervisor. lie vas chief revenue
agent IN change Of the field division
OF Federal inheritance and income
taxes. MI. Phagan was in the same
service as revenue agent in charge OF
the forces III Tennessee and Alabama
lie q so expects to return to his for
mer position. There has been some
speculat on in the prohibition depart
ment TO the effect tnac August Eassen-
tug, counse! for the department., may
be the next superyisor.
Charles L. O'Connor, Federal state
director OF prohibition, called attention
that to-day is the last date on which
phys cans may apply foc permits to
preScribe jlquor next year. Only 500
Of The $500 holding permits have ap-
Piled to renew them for 1921, he SAID
1osepn colletti, president Of the
omp pany operating the Black Ca,
Restaurant, { Greenwich Village re-
sort, and two walters arrested by the
poilce on Saturday and charged with
selling whisky. were arraigned before
United States Commissioner Hitchcock
and held IN $1,000 bail each. Special
significance attaches 10 the fact that
the men were not arraigned before a
city mag strate and Charged with vio-
latlng the state 2.75 per cent beer law
as had been done in several cases re-
P0ntlN IL
was TO be the police policy in pro
hibition enforcement. The Black Ca;
case may mean they have discarded the
plan The Internal Revenue Depart
ment at Washington said that the Fed
eral authorities have been informed
they are to receive more eff ficicnt po-
lice and in enforcement.
The date for the trial of William r
Tiernan. brother Of County Judge J
Harry Tiernan, of Richmond, on E
charge o. transporting whisky without
q permit will be set on Wednesday by
Judge Garvin in tha United State.
Court in BrOOklyn
New-York tribune., 1920-11-30
W est Aroused.
Demands L. S.
1 'rotect Farmer
Continued from paso ono

Proposals % be considered by the
conference include:
Revival Of ths War Finance Corpora
ton.
Extension OF credits to Germany as a
means Of atfording a market in that
country for our surplus food and raw
products
Placing d tariff on Canadian wheat
20 stop flooding OF American markets
with that product
Prohibition Of trading in futures:
TINS to be accomplished through taxa
ton.
Suggestions that the government fix
and guarantee prices on farm products
may be made, but will receive no seri
Gus consideration. "
Eugene Meyer, jr., who was chair
man Of the War Finance Corporation,
VIII be here Wednesday to discuss with
Senator Kellogg. of Minnesota, the ad
Vlsaolllty OF revlying that board. A
month ago Mr.. Meyer rold the conven-
tion held here by farm organizations
be accomplished, and that it no doubt
would De able to open foreign markets
to a considerable extent
\"FPcA HIS Dig L fUETdm
Senator Kellogg said he is undecided !
whether il would be wise to revive the
corporation. He isn't sure the corpor-
alton can do anything After he dis
cusses the situation with Mr.. Meyer he
will decide whether he VIII offer q
resolution to reorganiAe the board
Senator Capper, OF Kansas, who re-
turned to-day with long program 70
cure the coOntrys ills, favors revivin9
the corporation and will urge it at the
forthcoming conference Backed bv
this government body, he thinks farm
ers Will be enabled to get financial
support for marketing their surplus
crops abroad. With the corporation
functioning properly he also believe
the Federal Reserve Board will adopt
more liberal policy n regard to farm,
credits
While favoring the extension OF 8
huge credit to Germany, Senator Cap
per does not consider it possible OF
wise to have Congress make an ap-
gested thut Congress authorize the use
pf the S500,00O 900 Of German none,
rev held by the Alien Property Gus.
todian for this purpose. He said he
had been advised that Germany is will
ing to buy 81 900, 900 900 worth Of raw
products in the United States il per
mitted to buy on time
May Ask Congress for Billion
The American Farm Bureau Fedora.
tion hinted in a statement made pub
ic yesterday that a direct appropria
,ion OF $1,000, 600, 900 will be asked ot
Congress. 1t viii adopt a definite pro.
gram in Indianapolis at its next ma
tional meeting. Senator Capper ant
other members of Congress are hope.
'0l the federation will get behind Che
program that is adopted here by mem
bers from The farm states.
The conference ia expected to back
the propose for restoring a tariff or
Canadian wheat. The only question /,
whether immediate passage will be at
New-York tribune., 1920-11-30

tempted. With both the spring wheat
and winter wheat sections demanding
protection from Canada, it seems prob
able this measure will be made part
C. the emergency program. imports
from Canada, it is said, are increasing
instead of decreasing.
The Northwest viii ask Endorsement
of bill introduced last winter oy
Representative Geo4ee Young, OF
ported by the Ways and Means Com
mittee. A companion bill repeating
the Canadian reciprocity act was
passed by the House and now is pend
ing IN the Senate. The Kansas dele
cation expected to introduce a new
bill putting tariff on Canadian wheat
but IS ready to accept the Young bill
Tariff Bill Would Be Vetoed
The difficulty with trying to pa,
through a wheat tArift is that the wool
growers and every one else wishing a
tartH on some particular product or
article will insist or being included
in the bin. 1t is considered probable
the President would veto the whea.
varlF measure il passed by Congress
Senator Capper wants Congress to
act at once on his bill to stop trading
IN futures. He proposes tax of 10
per cent on each translation. The
farmers. mllers and grain dealers
favor the bill. he said. 1t is hardly
probable this measure will be made a
part Of the emergency program. The
question has been before Congress in
one form or another for years. 1t is
certain long drawn out fight will
preccde action or any bill Of this kind.
Senators and Representatives. trying
to work out q solution point out thar
grain, cattle and hogs we're raised at
peak costs and under most trying coz
ditions. They are the farmers one
turnover for the year. Furthermore
the resentment has been rcdoubled be-
cause of the fact that the losses sus-
tanned by the farmer have not in any
proportlonate measure been reflected
II prices to the consumer nor has there
been any spending drop in prices
of things the farmers have to buy
Credit Is Biggest Question
Primarily. members of Congress
agree, the tight credi9 situation is the
biggest element in the situation-cr ere Ut
to the farmer at nome and lack Of
credits of the European nations with
which to buy. No small part of the
ire being expressed on Capitol Hill,
and which Senator'S and House mem
bers say merely reflects average farm
sentiment is directed at Secretary OF
the Treasury Huston and the Kedecal
Reserve Board fon their refusal TO cx-
tend extraordinary credits to meet the
farm crisis.
There was one informal conference
after another to-day on Capitol Hill
between Senators, House members and
representatives OF the farm organiza-
tons. In each and every one of them
II was the decision that showdown
should be forced with the Treasury on
the issue of extending more credits to
banks serving the farm sections. Like
wise during the day, Senator Mclean,
chairman of the Banking Committee,
named a subcommittee to hold hear
lngs and make study of the question
Of extending either the farm loan svs-
tenn or the Federal Reserve system so
as TO provide broader credits for +he
farmer.