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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
OUTSIDE WATER
CONNECTION IS
HEALTH Menace
May Become Necessary to Condemn
Existing Hydrants and Stop
Installation

Outside water hydrants consti-
tute a menace to health, in opinion
OF sanitary engineers at the IA
tional convention in Cincinnati re-
Gently. according TO Frank L. Yer.
bury. city plumbing inspector, who
represented Rock Island. This il
now being generally recognized.
and agitation against such water
connections for drinking purposes
will soon lead municipalities 10
condemn existing hydrants and
place a ban on future installation
he believes.
The outside hydrant has not
been regarded in such a light, but
explanation of the theory upon
which its alleged danger is based
convinced the convention Of the
truth of the claims, Mr.. Yerhurv
ssys. He reported the matter to
Commissioner John A. Murrin and
d city ordinance against the hy-
drant is expected to result
When the water is shutoff in
cold weather. as precaution against
freezing. a certain amount remain
ing in the upper portion Of the
pipe is left to drain off by means
of a small opening near the sur
face. Unless the hydrant is Iocat-
ed in ground far removed from
contaminated portions, germs find
access to the piping through this
opening. As result, the water
turned on in the spring may be sal
urated with disease. The conyen-
ton cited specific instances where
serious illness and death occurred
in families using hydrants for
drinking water supply.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
SENATE GET
GERMAN TREATY
Harding VIII Submit TeutOn and
Austro-Hungarian Pacts- No
Special Message.

Washington, Sept. 20.-CUnited
Press -President Harding will
submit to the senate for ratification
the new peace treaties between the
United States and Germany, Aus
tria and Hungary, it was stated on
high authority at the White house
today.
Harding had before him dupli-
Gates of the originals of these treat
les and he is expected to send them
to the senate when congress recon
venes tomorrow.
No special message will go with
the treaties, except the formal mes
sage of transmission.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
NIF0RM LIGHT
LAWS DISCUSSED

Uniformity in traffic ules. par
ticularly as applied tq headlights,
will be discussed tomorrow eve
ming at a meeting of tri-city Of
ficials in the Davenport Chamber
of Commerce at o'clock. An eff
fort will be made to outline an or
dinanee which will benefit all mo-
florists of the various automobile as
sociations- A later meeting of the
members of the clubs of Davenport,
Rock Island and Moline will be
called for the purpose of clarifying
the confusion which exists re-
garding the motor laws of Iowa and
Illinois.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
'FhRMERSF0R
OWN Nd SERVICE:

Chicago, Sept ga cooperative
advertising service has been added
to the list of farmer-owned and con-
trolled projects under the guidance
of the American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton, it was announced today.
The service will be offered free to
cooperative organizations marketing
farm products and is already work
ing on plans for extensive adverti5-
ing Of cooperative dairy marketing
associations.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
HIGH AND Low
TEMPERATURE
% MONDAY SAME

Yesterday-or last night-as you
prefer TO express it, was an I'M
usual day-oF night
The weather bureau this morning
reported high yesterday of 65 and
a low last night Of 65.
Precipitation yesterday was re-
corded II inch, adding to the rap
idly accommodating surplus for the
month Forecast was unsettled with
probable thundershowers tonight.
Partly cloudy and cooler is predict
ed for tomorrow.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
ARREST MOOCHER,
WEARING REGALIA
OF THE IT. s. NAVY
MIS-. Philfp c. BiihIer.

Harry O'Brien, who claims to be
a former COB in the United States
navy, was arrested this afternoon
in the business district by Officer
Fitzsimmons on charge of
"mooching." He was taken to the
station. His actions, police said,
indicated mental unbalance.
O'Brien was turned over TO the
local navy recruiting Office for in
vestigation Finger prints Will be
used to trace his connection with
the navy. He still wears the uni
form.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
LANDLORDS OF
ARGENTINA GET
JOLTED By Law

Buenos Aires, Sept. 20.-Presi-
dent Irigoyen today signed and
promulgated the new law designed
to prevent rent prof1teering. I'm
der it the landlords are forbidden
for two years to charge higher
rents than those in force before
Jan. l. 1920.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
Municipal Matters
Regular Meeting field Sept. 6, 1921.

Regular Meeting field Sept. 6, 1921.
City Council Chamber, Rock Is
land, Illinois, sSept. 6. 1921. The
city council met in regular session
at 8 O'Clock p. M Mayor Schriver
and all commissioners present
The minutes ofsthe regular meet
ing held Aug 2s,l1921, and the spe-
cial meeting heldtSept- l, 1921, were
read and approved.
Commissioner Rudgren submitted
the following weekly pay roll for
week ending Sept 3, 1921, which
on his motion was allowed by
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
EDITOR
KILLED IN AUTO

DetDuit, Mich, Sept. 20.-Charles
H. Miller, AZ. president of the De
troit Typographical union and ed
itor OF the Detroit Labor News,
was killed near Eagle, Mich, early
today when an automobile in which
he was riding struck a cement cul-
vert
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
MANJAIL.ED;F0R
ISSPARD0NED

Madison, Wis, Sept. 30.-Condi-
tional pardon was granted today by
Governor Blaine to John lTruesdaie,
serving two years in Whupun "for
putting his arm about arid kissing a
girl" Truesdale, a you1g man, is
to return to his parents in North
Dakota and conduct himself as a
good citizen, under conditions OF
his relesae.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
GET WHISKY By
: USE OF STOLEN
PERMIT BLANKS

New York, Sept 20.-At least
20, 900 gallons iof whisky have been
in various parts of the country as
Illegally withdrawn by distilleries
the result of the theft of permit
blanks here, prohibition officers
said today. The stolen blanks
would have permitted the with
drawaI of about 100000 cases, but
all New York permits outstanding
weres cancelled on discovery of the
theft.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20

While playing On the tracks,
the fs-months-oid daughter OF
Mfr. and Mrs. BIN Schroeder,
who reside feurf miles west of
Blue Grass, was instantly kill
ed by an interu-b car. The
accident eccuryd about 1880
O'Clock this MOI ming where the
car line CROSSES through the
Schroeder farm
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
IN COUNTY COURT.

Judge Frank a. LanGee in the
county court today ordered Carl
Schroeder, S22 Sixth street, to pay
his wife 81 a week for support of
their child. She had caused his
arrest on the charge of failure to
provide.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
Obituary
Johannes II. Neier.

Johannes III. Meier.
Johannes II. Meier. So. 1888
Marquette street, Davenport, IA
Their of K Heitahrend, 1915
Twelfth street. Rock Island, died
yesterday after an illness OF SIX
weeks. He was a member of the
German war veterans OF tS7o.
Eight children, 30 grandchildren,
and one great grandchild survive
Mrs Philip C. Biihler.
Mrs. Philip C. .Bnhler, aged 10
years. died at 4 O'Clock yesterday
in the family residence,
5l4 Fourteenth avenue. She had
been i'll seven months.
Mrs. Biihler was born in Ireland
March 10. 1881, and had resided in
Rock Island 10 years. She was
married to Philip G. Bilhler Oct. 6,
1914, in Ottumwa, Iowa. The hus-
band survives.
Funeral services viii be held at
S:45 o'clock Thursday morning in
the Wheelan funeral home and at
9 o'clock in St. Joseph's church.
Rev. P. II. Durkin will conduct the
services. Burial will be in Cal
vary cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
TYPOS MEETING

Special meeting Of tri-city local
No. 10z, typographical union, Will
be held at s O'Clock tomorrow night
IN Industrial hall to hear report of
its scale meeting.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20

Commissioner Rudgren submitted
the following list of claims for
salaries, which on his motion was
allowed by unanimous vote:
Evening star., 1921-06-10
JACKS MOTHER A FAN
Never Has Seen a Ring Battle, But
Follows Pugilism Closely in
Newspapers.

Mrs. Cecilia Dempsey. the sixty-one-
year-old mother of the world heavy
weight champion. is a newspaper fight
fan Although she never has witnessed
Il ring battle, or expressed any desire 10
see her son in action. she has been an
interested reader of glove contests, even
before she became the mother of the
world title holder.
Bernard Dempsey. Jacks oldest
brother, who is in Atlantic City watch
ing the champion condition himself for
the defense of his title against Georges
Carpenter July =. revealed this fact.
Its strange thing. but our mother
always has been an ardent reader OF
fights, even before Jack was born" Ber-
nard says ''She knows more about
heavyweight history than either Jack or
myself All of The old clippings of fa-
nous fights. now musty ard yellow with
age, are still in her trunk at home, but
sh,. does not have to refer to them TO
tell you anything you want to know :
She can give you an account OF the
Sullivan-Corbett fight as we'll as any
person who sat at the ringside.'
Mother Dempsey will get her account
of the championship contest at BOYLE
Thirty Acres next month as the blow
by-blow story trickles off a press wire
When Dempsey won the championship
from Jess Willard at Toledo two years
ago she sat in Salt Lake City news
paper Office and listened to the progress
of the battle.
But the Dempsey family will be well
represented at the ringside. Bernard
!, Dempsey who is forty-two years old.
and Johnny Dempsey. aged twenty
eight are already counting the days be-
fore the battle.
Evening star., 1921-06-10
FAILED TO K. 0. SHARKEy
Jeffries Got Decision in Twenty
Five Rounds, However, Due to
His Great Stamina.

(This IL the seventh Of n daily series
Of thumbnaii sketches Of previous
fights for the heavyweight champion
ship Of the WORLDLY
Just a few months after James j.
Jeffries became the Betelgeuse of box
ing by landing a soporitic swat upon
the Jaw Of Bob FitZsimmons he met
Tom Sharkey of Ireland, and won a
referees decision in twenty-five
rounds.
The battle-ground was Coney Isl and.
on the night of November 3. 1898. In
the same arena during the previous
summer Jenries had acquired the
title. He was unable to dispose OF
Sharkey, as he had done away with
Fftzsimmons, however. The Irishman n
was groggy when the tussle terml-
mated, but he was still awake.
Sharkey. brimming with enthusiasm.
carried the fight in the early rounds
with a fire and vigor that won him
great admiration and buoyed up the
hopes of his partisans. Jeffries used
the same cautious tactics that puz-
zled Fitzsimmons. His capacity for
assimilating punishment had not
diminished. and the lambasting turned
! loose by the flashing fists of Shark ey
W ent for naught.
AS the fight wore on. the blows OF
Sharkey grew less powerful. and JEFF
fries assumed the offensive His per-
picking left-hand swipes annoyed the
challenger. whom he attacked with d
succession of head and body blows
Several times Jeffries landed WALTON
intended to end the affair. but Sharkey
turned a deaf ear to the call of the
sandman.
Evening star., 1921-06-10
.DESCAMPS TO PROTECT
GEORGES FROM NAGG|NG
Frenchman's Manager Enraged by
Criticisms Voiced during
Training by Writers.

MANHASSET, n. Y. June 10
Georges Carpenters physical condi-
ton now is such that it would be
foolish for him to train too hard.
Francois Descamps. his manager. said
today. This statement, he said, did
not mean that the challenger was not
working, but Descamps bore GU. the
fact that most of the real hard work
was being done in private.
Manager Descamps' knowledge OF
the English language does not permit
him, he declared. to express his opin-
ion of number of writer's who have
criticised the challenger while watch :
ing him at work. Georges boss be-
came enraged last week when some
ringside spectators said certain things
that fell on Georges ears. and has
decided to protect him in the future.
Would Keep Georges Happy.
Georges is happy" he said today,
"and has no fear for the coming fight.
We want to keep him in this frame
of mind. but with lot of scarecrows
happen. Georges wants to win and be-
lieves he is good enough to do it.
He will spar on no certain days
perhaps today. and perhaps not. When
he doesn't work with his sparrina
partners he will be given more to dc
while on the road"
Evening star., 1921-06-10
lacks BOXING MATES
ALL HAVE HEADACHES
Burke Says Dempsey's Paralyzing
rabbit Punches" Cause Ire
mendous Nerve Shock. @

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., June 1o.-
When Jack Dempsey lands solid
| smash on the chin or heads of ihs
TENS receive such shock that a Sc
we're headache, lasting for several
hours. usually results. Martin Burke
the TALL rangy heavyweight from New
Orleans, has complained of headaches
since the first day he boxed the cham
pion. Larry Williams and Jack
Renault. the other two heavyweight
sparring mates. also have the same
complaint.
While all of Dempsey's blows to the
head jar his sparring partners to their
heels. the ones which Burke claims
are the most damaging are the short
SiXinch blows which the champion
lands on the back of the neck in the
clinches. These blows. in ring par
lance called the rabbit punch" pro-
the nerves running from the brain.
causing a tremendous shock.
Those punches look harmless
enough, but it's like getting hit with
an iron bar" Burke said. Every time
Dempsey lands a rabbit punch on my
arms become heavy az lead and my
feet simply refuse to move. I always
think my brains have been scrambled" 4"
Burke. who boxed daily with Demp-
sey for four months before the latter
became champion, is of the opinion
that Dempsey Is harder to reach now
and punches with more power.
You never know what to expect
Burke added. "If you will watch hin,
you'll see that he is always in posi-
tion to punch from any angle. and
that his heels rarely touch the ground
He is always on his toes. ready to
take advantage of any opening"
Evening star., 1921-06-10
D. c. SPORT CARD FILLED
Swimming Carnival, Polo Match
and Two Track Meets Will
Be Held Tomorrow.

There will be plenty of action in the
Districts sporting world tomorrow
Track meets will be held in Central
stadium and at Georgetown Univer-
sity field, swimmers will strive for
'nivaI at the Washington Canoe Club
and the Cuban army poloists will go
into their first practice game against
the Fort Myer four
Men and women will compete IN the
natatorial meet in the Potomac 1uSt
above the Auueduct bridge. More
than $50 entries have been received
hv the Washington Canoe club. Bal
fimore will have its best swimmers IN
competition. entries having been MED
by the Baltimore Athletic club. Baiti-
more y. NJ. G. A. and Maryland ," I'M
ming Club. Central High Schooi !,
George Washington University and
Washington Amateur Swimming club
also will be represented Inc meet
will begin at 5 o'clock.
Track athletes of Maryland and Dis
frict clubs are to race for medals in the
Aloysius Clubs first annual games al al
Georgetown. Many noted South Atlantic
ciDder path performers are to start IN
the several scratch events. The first
race will be at o'clock
SchoolboyS who Won points in the va
rious divisional track and field meets
of the municipal playground department
are to try for city championships in
central stadium. They will begin work
1T 10 o'clock. and as the fields in each
event will be large the meet probably
will not be concluded before late alter
noon
The Cuban polo team. which is mere
for a series with a representative Inlted
States Army four, has two other practice
games scheduled besides that to De piaYed
tomorrow. War Department poioists WIN
he encountered Monday and wednesday:
1be international matches will be started
June Is in Potomac Park.
Evening star., 1921-06-10
bowl TO SECOND PLACE
Post Office Club Girls Do Well in
Team Competition in Duck
pin Tourney.

New occupants of second places
in the three divisions of the women's
duckpin championships resulted from
last nights tourney session on the
Grand Central drives. The Post Office
Club. champion team of the Wash
ington Ladies' Duckpin League,
gained the runner-up position among
the quints with score of 1887,
Ethel Thomas and Billie Williams of
the Recreation Original Five counted
$50 to place next to the leaders in
doubles and Mrs. Martin of the De-
livery team. Washington Ladies'
League. bowled 306 for second place
in singles.
Rena Levy. singles leader. COM
pleted her string of nine games in
the all-events competition with a
2I5 score in doubles. She has total
of $50 for the tournament. The
cham pi onships will be concluded to-
night with doubles and singles
squads bowling. Yesterdays scores:
Evening star., 1921-06-10

Georges said in Nanhasset today
that he had planned to wait and cable
the result to his wife. but since she
had taken such interest. and had
evinced so great a desire to hear the
detailed account Of the battle as il
was being fought, that arrangements
were made for the report through the
air ShyE at sea viii! pick up the
messages as they are flashed and re-
lay them on to Brest. From there
they will be telephoned TO Nine. Car
pentier in Paris.
To Serve 100 I. =. Cities.
Not only will the ocean breezcs be
full OF the news Of the big fight ON
July = Voices vii, be floating
through the air on this side of tho
Atlantic as well. Arrangements have
been made in nearly 100 cities. in
New York. Pennsylvania. New Jersey
and MaSsa chusetts for wireless tele-'
phone receiving stations. Many OF
these will be set up in public build
ings and the voice speaking into the
giant transmitter at the ringside viii
tell the thousands of listening in of
each move the fighters make. Ar
rangements for this unique method OF
hearing a prize fight" were corn
pleted under the auspices of the Navy
Club of New York.
Evening star., 1921-06-10
WILLIS BIRD FIRST HOME
Outfies Flock of Old Pigeons In
4OO-Mile Contest Held by
Northwestern Club.

An T.. H. Willis entry pointed tn"
wav to other pigeons yesterday in
the fourth oId-bird race OF the North
western Racing Pigeon Club of the
international Federation. Ihe hiGht
was 400 miles from Spartanburg, :. G..
to Washington. Thirteen lofts were
represented by ia birds.
The first fou- lofts reporting re-
turns won diplomas. \. $. Johnstone
received diploma for the best aver
age of returns with Ss12 per cent
Various returns to iofts win aEe""ee
sneed ne. minute in yards follow:
II Willis. l.1o614: W O. Norwood.
II, a.: f. H. Willis. 1.l2l.10: Kendall Green
lott / lol .03: d. c. Hartley. l,11s.2'; Charles
W. Ray. I.ll3.7:: Manor loft, 1:il26: A.. =
tombstone IlOS9s: +. H. Sridensp.nner.
lbs eS: F. &. Koch. I.09S1l: T.. L. Logan.
m,7 -: George Il. Maher. 1.03l.11; George
X Schmitt 9iI 81.
Evening star., 1921-06-10

The Jerscymen want Harry Ertle.
On the quiet they have given 1t out
that what they want will go and that
Ertle or some other Jerseyman will
July 2 next.
Permit Not Yet Issued.
1t is interesting to note that the
formal permit for the scrap has not
as yet been issued by the boxing COM
mission and that Tex Rickard has
been gently advised that said docu
ment would be duly signed and ex
ecuted with all legal hourishes as
soon as the referee question was set
tied This makes it look as though
the Jerseymen had a strange hold
on the situation. Their message to
Rickard might be made to read rs
follows: I'VE pick the referee or there
will be no fight"
In the meantime it should be noted
that Jack kearns has not gone so far
as to say that If some one of the men
named in the fight agreement is not
selected he will not permit Dempsey
to fight. But when the various in
terests begin to draw cards to fill it
would not be surprising if kearns
stood pat with his leading ace. The
situation may settle down to an
amicable basis. but just now there is
the chance of mean state of affairs.
No one in Dempsey's camp-least
Of all kearns-has forgotten the in
cident in the first round of the Demp-
sey- Willard fight at Toledo when Oh
lie Pecord, the referee, declared
Dempsey the winner Of the battle. not
noticing that the bell--muff1ed by the
edge Of the canvas ring covering
had rung before he had completed
his count of ten. Dempsey. as most
recall, was out of the ring on the way
to his dressing room when he was
dragged back and made to fight two
more rounds.
If something like that should hap
pen at Jersey City-well nothing like
that must happen. The fight is too
important. and both sides-especally
the French crowd-will be quick to
| catch up any point that can be turn
ed to favorable account. So kearns
wants a man of self-control, of sa-
gacity and experience. And no one
can blame him.
copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1921-06-10
List Of Racing Meets
for Remainder of Year

Lntonia. Ky, June 4 to July
s (31 days).
Aqueduct. Friday. June II. to
Friday, July 8 90 dnys).
YOnkers. Saturday. July 8, to
Saturday. July 30 90 dayD.
Saratoga, Monday, August I.
to Wednesday, August 81 CT
dnysD.
belmont Park. Friday, Sep
tember ., to Friday, September
10 u3 dayS).
Aqueduct, Saturday. Septem-
Der II. to Friday, September
30 G2 days).
Hnvre de Grnce. Nd. Septem-
ber II to October 1 90 days).
Jamaica, Saturday. October 1.
to Saturday, October Is u3
dnyx).
Laurel, Md, October 40 (23
days).
Yonkers. Monday. October II.
to Saturday. October 2s u2
dnys).
Pimlico, Md, November 1-1c
O1 days).
Bowie. Md. November 1926
(11 dnys).
Evening star., 1921-06-10

Dempsey docs not get much satisfac-
fion whaling away at q punching bag
which cannot hand him anything in re-
turn He is anxious to resume work
=. with the gloves. but this may he post
poncd twenty-four hours later than had
hecu planned. as no chances will be
taken that might cause further damage
to the cut over his eye.
May Not Box Till Monday.
kcarns had planned to have Dempsey
face his sparring partners tomorrow. but
no has decided that Sunday will be early
enough If the champions damaged eye
is not sufficiently healed at that time no
boxing will be done until Monday, kearns
said.
Battling Ghee. IA negro heavyweight
from Memphis. Tenn. joined the cham
pion's staff of sparring partners today.
Gihee comes with a reputation OF being
one of the most aggressive and trlckiest
gymnasium boxers in the game. capable
of making d sensational showing When
not engaged in actual combat He will
take his regular turn along with Martin
Burke Jack Renault and Larry Will
liams in exchanging punches with Demp-
Sey.
Evening star., 1921-06-10
YANK TEAMS IN FINALS
OF ARMY SPORTS ABROAD

COBLENZ. June 10.-The American
Army basket ball team organized
here met the British team from
|olorre today in a contest which
would decide the championship of the
occupational forces. The Americans
defeated the French team yesterday
by a score of 81 to IA. The British
and American soccer foot ball teams
will play for the championship to-
morrow
French tennis players have been
eliminated from the soldier tourna-
ment, leaving only the British and
americans to contest in the finals.
hut the French are the principal
competitors of the Americans in the
final events of the track meet planned
by the forces in Germany.
Evening star., 1921-06-10
U. S. FENCER WILL MEET
FRENCHMAN FOR TITLE

|, PARIS. June 10.-Robert Miner. an
American student of medicine in
Paris University. yesterday reached
the finals in the International fencing
tournament which is being held in
Paris. On Saturday Miner will meet
Massard. the French champion.
Miner is a son Of James B. Miner,
former American consul general at
Calais who is now counsul at
Niagara Falls, Ontario.