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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-19
SEVEN PERMITS
ARE ISSUED TO
HOME BUILDERS
Building In Rock Island Takes 500
Per Cent Jump Over Last
Week Total.

Building increased 500 percent
n Rock Island in the last seven
days, according to inspector John
Lindros' records. Thirty-four per-
n1its for $56,97S worth of building,
were taken out: the week previous
there were only 81 jobs, totalling
S11,34s.
Seven dwellings are to be erect
ed, and the figures for them form
the biggest part of the building
figure for the wcek-$39, 500. The
list includes a $4,000 house and
others for $500, $4,000, $1,000, two
at $4,000, and $4,000.
Besides these projected dwell
ings, four other jobs that will cost
over $1,000 each are planned.
Among them is a store building O..
NJ Randall is to erect for Edward
Geer at 1904 Fourteenth avenue,
to cost $4,000 These IL jobs, all
of which are over $1,000 each,
make up $51,763 of the weeks total.
The list includes:
w. G. Siedlitz, 1906 Eighth street,
remodel dwelling $50.
Olaf Anderson Swain Pear
son, 1luE StI6Gls
dwelling, $4,000
Olaf Anderson for Swain Pear
son, 1902 Twenty street, gar
age, $1,000.
Olaf Anderson for II. W. Litten,
Twenty-third street and Eighteenth
avenue, dwelling, $500.
Olaf Anderson for II. w. Litten,
Twenty-third street and Eighteenth
avenue, garage. $500.
Olaf Anderson for George Etzel,
Eleventh street and Thirteenth ave-
nue. dwelling, $4,000.
Olaf Anderson for George Etzel,
Eleventh street and Thirteenth ave
nue., garage. $500.
Olaf Anderson for w W. Walker.
1888 Twenty-seventh street, remod-
Fl dwelling. $500.
Olaf Anderson for Miss Emily
garage, $3.50.
Olaf Anderson for r. E Sum-
mers. 1908 Glenhurst court, gar
lge. $3.50.
William Lavender, 1912 Seventh
street, dwelling, $4,000.
Rudolph Poma. 1541 Twenty
sixth street, garage, S110.
Miles Mckinney, 625 Forty-sec-
ond street. repair dwelling 5000.
Samuel Weisman. 2015 Ninth
snd-a-halt street, dwelling, $4,000.
Samuel Weisman. 2O03 Ninth
street, dwelling 1880.
Gus Swanson for w d. Rooster,
4124 Ninth street, remodeling dwell
ing, 5000.
Thomas Cusack Co., Twenty
fourth street and Third avenue, re-
pairing sign board. 800.
= Harry Viner, 1919 Fifth avenue
porch, $45.
Abraham KatZ, 1924 Third ave-
nue., repair garage, $50.
o. NJ Randall for Edward Geer
3704 Fourteenth avenue, store, So
500.
Fred Erb. 1922 Thirty fifth
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-19

Rock Island Lumber company.
443 Forty-fourth street, repair roof.
$3.50.
Frank Bieuer & Son for C. f.
johnson, 931 Fifteenth street, re-
pair porch. SIS.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-19

has Joined the staff of ]. F. Neber-
gall and Son, Davenport. He IS
now experimenting the erection CT
the. Lend-a-Hand building on the
river front
The engineer has recently come
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-19

large power dams in Mexico. pulp
mills in Canada and central sta
tions in this country. and who dur
ing the World war, superintendent
the construction of a new power
plant at the Rock Island Arsenal,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-19

Charles H. Tom for Carl Naab.
Eleventh street and Seventh ave-
nue., filling station, s1.6s3.
Lester Huett, 1921 Thirty-ninth
street, repair roof, $50.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-19

Shark skin has the toughness Of
rubber.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-19

from Oregon. where he had chsrgs
of the building of large powe-
dam.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-19

the balance Is paid weekly or monthly
In small SUMS to suit you. Each room
sold separately-if desired.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-03
BRIDGE JOB
FOR ATAWAN
Work is Progressing Rapidly
on Rebuilding Span at
That Place

MATAWAN, Nov. 3.-Work is
progressing rapidly on the rebuild
ing of the Little street bridge. this
borough. which is better known as
the Iron bridge. This bridge is n
of the longest and highest structures
in this section of the county. AMI
although built many years ago, be-
fore the advent of the automobile
and heavy motor vehicles, has been
able to accommodate them as well
as the lighter forms of transporta-
ton.
During the past few years, the
bridge has had but little repair, the
planklng has been replaced several
times, but the iron work was more
or less neglected and the general
opinion was that some day when a
heavy load was going over the struc-
ture' all would crash into the ra-
vine below. The present repairs
will greatly strengthen the structure,
and according to William H. Still
well. the inspector in charge of the
work, within the course of the next
few months, the freeholders plan 10
reinforce the iron supports leading
from the foundation to the top OF
the bridge with concrete.
The bridge has been closed for
traffic during the past two weeks and
it is likely that it will be a month
or o before the work now under
way will be completed.
The repairs consist of replacing
new Trails and other rails where
necessary; new planking: extra brac-
ing and two coats of paint.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15
"GRAND OLD ROMAN OF BASEBALL IS
CELEBRATING SIXTY THIRD BIRTHDAY

pitcher for the Elgin, Illinois. club;
later he played third base and first
base, but as a first baseman he had
no superior in his day.
He is the only pitcher who has
risen from the ranks to be sole owner
of a major league ball club.
Comiskey's real baseball career be-
gan in 1878 with the Dubuque, Iowa,
team. In 1882 he Joined the St. Louis
Browns, then in the American Asso-
citation and in 1888 he was made
manager of the team.
In 1885 and 1856 the Browns with
Comiskey at the hem. defeated the
Chicago White Stockings for the
championship of the world.
Comiskey remained with st. Louis
until 1890 when he took charge of
the Players League club in Chicago
He returned to st. Louis in 1891 and
in 1892 went to Cincinnati where he
managed the Reds until 1895. During
that period in Cincinnati he met Ban
B. Johnson, a newspaperman. and the
two became fast friends In 1895 Com
my" placed a Western league team
in St. Paul and in 1900 he transferred
the frachise to Chicago, where with
the aid of Mr.. Johnson the Western
league was expanded and became
known as the American league with
Mr.. Johnson at its head.
Under Mr.. Comiskey's ownership
the Chicago White Sox, as his team
became known. has won two worlds
championships, lost one and annexed
five American league championships
In the winter of 1913-1914 he and
Manager John McGraw of the New
York Giants, financed a tour around
the world with large number of bali
players playing the national pastimC
in Australia, Japan, Manila and Lon
don where King George was an in
terested spectator. and in many other
places.
The receptions given the world tour
lists upon their return to New York
and in Chicago were imposing
events.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15

Chicago, Aug. 15.-(By The Associa
ted Press. THE Grand Old Roman
today is celebrating his siXty-third
birthday.
He is Charles Albert Comiskey,
president and owner of the Chicago
White S0X and one of the greatest
men. in baseball. Builder of what
was considered in years gone by one
of the greatest baseball clubs in pro-
fessional ranks, Mr.. Comiskey after
wrcCking his machine following the
world series disclosures of 1919. today
sees his reconstructed team again
fighting in the first division.
Picked by experts from coast to
coast this year a poor second divi-
sion club the White Sox have provid-
ed one of the greatest surprises Of
the season. The club after getting
away to poor start, suddenly started
its climb toward the top Of the league
and on June Is the White Sox were
intrenched in third place. The club
recently went into a batting slumn
but again has struck its stride.
Mr.. Comiskey upset the baseball
world in the fall of 1920 when he
wrecked his baseball club following
disclosures of throwing the 1919
worlds series games to the Cincinnati
club.
At that time the Old Roman sus.
pended seven of his star players,
jackson, Cicotte, Williams, Felsch.
Weaver. Risberg and McMullin, there
by wrccking his club to the extent
of one million dollars or more.
Not discouraged by the terrible loss
Mr.. Comiskey set about at once to
build another baseball club. He tried
to buy star players from other clubs
in his league but with little success
He sent scouts to all parts of the
country and gathered every promising
PLAYER he could into the fold.
One of his moves was the acquisi-
ton of the entire infield of the Salt
Like City club of the Pacific coast
league, with the exception of the sec
ond bseman.
These were: Ernie Johnson, Eddie
Mulligan and Earl Shelly. They fitted
in well with Eddie Collins. captain
of the White Sox, who was one of
the payers who remained loyal to
the Old Roman. This year the club IS
virtually the same as last season,
with the exception that a few promis-
ing young pitchers have been added
to the roster
Recently Mr. Comiskey startled the
baseball world with the announce
ment that he nd bought>Willic Kamm,
irH no 90 ho
Francisco club for 800, 900. Kamm
win report in 1923.
'Commy" was horn August Is, 1859.
He played ball when he was seventeen
years old. He at one time was
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15
Football /
Baseball |
Boxing

3 lost 5.
One of the outstanding playing fea-
lures of the week was the work of
the pitchers. On Monday, Lane of
the Saints, held Daytona to three hits
and famed five batters but was lit
tie unsteady and walked seven men.
Young, OF Daytona, struck out ele-
ven OF the Saints. who faced him.
In the Jacksonville-Orland game,
which later was thrown out, Lucas,
OF Orlando. struck ont eight Indians
while Nichols turned back six Bull
dogs. On the same day Black of
Tampa, famed eight Lakeland.\ hen.
Dean of Daytona, struck QUE hine
Saints Tuesday but could not win, the
visitors chalking up a IA to vic
tory by hetvy and opportune hitting.
The Jacksonville-Orlan double head
er Tuesday was featured by the hit
ting Of Neihaus of the Indians in the
first game. He went to bat five
times for as many hits.
Wednesdays game between st. Pc.
tersburg and DaytOna was unusual in
that all Of the Daytona. pitchers were
ill or injured and Mantger Martin
sent Catcher Chapman into the box
The Saints got him for seventeen hits
and thirteen runs. Pitcher Palmer of
the Bulldogs, successfully essayed the
iron man stunt Friday when he
faced Daytona in each game of a dou-
Bile header and won both of them
easily.
Manager George Stovall of the In
dams, got into the game as a pitch
er Saturday when Barcello, after hav-
ing held Tampa to three hits. was
forced to retire in the seventh after
colliding with an infielder. Stovall al
lowed the Smokers only one hit the
remainder of the game and his club
chalked up a 12 to 0 shutout.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15
Review Of The Week
In The State League

Orlando Aug. 15.-Only one change
resulted in the relative standing Of
the clubs Of the Florida State Lea
que as Il result of last weeks play
in spite of the fact that rulings by
President Rose in connection with
certain M"hbers OF the orlando club
threw out three victories credited to
the Bulldogs and reduced the loss"
column of three other clubs. The
shift in standing the first to occur
in the league in a month. involved
.)aytonG and Tampa. The Smokers
rose from fifth to fourth place Will
the Islanders drol ped notch
Tee decisions ii President Rose
iu The Ca.rs Ct PhTers Higgins, Lu-
cas- and Stewart were regarded as the
most important OF the week.
President Conant of Jacksonville
protested that with Pitcher Higgins
on the club roster Orlando had one
"class" man too many. Mr. Rose threw
out the two games won by Higgins
while on the Bulldog payroll but let
his four losses stand st. Petersburg
and Lakeland benefited as these two
clubs had been defeated by Higgins.
OIIdnuo purchase CT IlaySrS LII
cas- and Stewart from Lakeland was
held by President Rose to have been
irregular and game won by the Bull
dogs from Jacksonville while they
were in the lineup was thrown out.
This game was payed Monday in
Jacksonville.
Eliminating Mondays Jacksonville
Orlando game, the order in which
the clubs began this week today, an!
the number of games won and lost
last week, follows:
st. Petersburg won a. lost . Orlaa-
do won 2. lost 8; jacksonville, won
4, lost 2; Tampa won 4, lost 2; Day
tona, won 0. lost 5; Lakeland. won
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15
terested.

tereSted.
Because of the absence Of Milton
Stock, Hornsby was shifted to third
and the guy with the cheaters" filed
in at second and Immediately began
to sock the old pill to all corners of
the training camp. Fact is, he outhit
the mighty Hornsby during the train
ing season games.
So it came to pass that upon Stocks
return at the opening of the season.
rather than bench hitter of Top0r-
GERS abiNty, Hornsby was sent to the
outfield and George cavorted about
tie keystone bag. This experiment
did not pan out, however, and time
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15
euse payroll.

euse payroll.
This Spring George was recalled
and because of John Lavan's illness,
Hickey plugged the hole at short with
Toporcer. He filled that hole to the
tune Of $50 hitting and good fielding
until Lavan's return.
Since then TJporcer has proven a
field and filling infield positions. And
he is a reliable pinch hitter.
1t is possible that the aspiring youth
of the land who will be coming to
bat in the back lots, adjoining their
beaks with pair of cheaters the same
model as Georges, may lead the
league in swats in years to come.
Who knows?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15
LUCK AGAINST
HICHLANDERS IN
DAYTONA GAME

Daytona, Aug. 15.-In game filled
with thrilling plays and errors, Day
tona took the first game of the Sc
ries with Lakeland to 4. A single by
Cusack in the eighth with two on base
scored the winning runs. Two infield
hits and an error filed the bases with
none out in the eighth bat CusacA
forced the next two batter5 to ground
out and struck out the last batter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15

Summary: Earned runs, Orlando 3;
three base hits, Burke; two base hits,
Black, Elliott, Nance; left on bases,
Tampa 2, Orlando 5; first base on
errors, Tampa 2, Orlando 1; struck
out by Black 1, by Smith 4; double
plays, Waite to Elliott to Burke, Leach
to Finzell to Black; triple play, Malt
by to Burke to Maltby to Elliott; UNI
pires, Ferguson and Kissinger; time,
1:25.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15

Summary: Lett on bases, Lakeland
10, Daytona IL; two base hits, Ko'
WALSH, Shannon; stolen bases, Hen
derson, Williams, O'Brien double
play, MCGEE to Tilton to Shannon:
Scott to Smith to ellison; hits, off
Purcell 6 in 8, off Cusack 2 in i;
struck out, Stewart D. Purcell 8,
Cusack 1; base on BALLS Stewart 3,
Purcell 8; hit by pitcher by Purcell
(Harbison). Smith 2; time, 200; UNI
pires, Lipe and bohr.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15

Summary: Earned runs, Jackson
vile IL; left on bases, Jacksonville
4, st. Petersburg 5; three base hits,
Matthews, Neihaus; two base hits,
Stanley, Johnson 2, Tho, Mel
haus, Klein; sacrifice hits, Francis,
Johnson; stolen bases, Johnson; dtli-
BILE plays, Bigelow to Dean to STAN
ley, Dean to Bradley, Stanley to
Dean to Bradley, Matthews to Dean
to Bradley, Doyle to Landy to Mel
haus; hit by pitched balls, Doyle;
struck out, by OfNinger 8, by Franks
4; base on balls, off Ollinger, l, off
Franks 4; time, 1:4O; umpire, Agur
and Blythe. Attendance 600.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15
American Association

American Association
At Toledo 5, Minneapolis l.
At Columbus 2, st. Paul 2.
At Indianapolis 2, Kansas City IL.
At Louisville 4, Milwaukee 6.
international League
At Reading 2, Buffalo 4.
At Baltimore 16, Toronto 6.
At Jersey City G, Syracuse ..
Other not scheduled.
American League
At Philadelphia, Cleveland, rain.
Others not scheduled.
BUY YOUR MEATS at MiIler's Mar
ket. Phope 744, 212 N. Ky. 1--WE.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15
South Atlantic Association

At Columbia 6, Augusta ).
At Greenville 5, Charlotte 4.
AT Spartanburg 3, Charleston ..
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15
National Leaaue

At Pittsburgh l, Philadelphia 10.
At st.IL6uis 6, Chicago s.
Others not scheduled.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15

The treasury departmentSin Wash
ington says that each person would
have $S9.S7 if all the money in the
couptry were equally divided, as COM
pared with $44.7S for each man, wom-
an and child a year ago.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Florida State LEAGUE

At Orlando 6, Tampa 0.
At St. Petersburg 2, Jacksonville r.
At Daytona 5, Lakeland A.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15

BUY YoURtMEATs at MllIer's Mar
I. ket. Phone ~. 212 N. Ky. Ave.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15
Southern Association.

Southern Association.
At birmingham 2. Atlanta l.
At Little Rock. New Orleans, rain.
At Chattanooga Z, Nashville 6.
Other not scheduled.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15

international League
Syracuse at Reading.
Rochester. at Baltimore. II
Toronto at Jersey City.
Buffalo at Newark.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15
American Association

Minneapolis at Toledo.
st. Paul at Columbus.
Kansas City at indianapolis.
Milwaukee at Louisville.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15
ToDAY'S DoINGS
Florida State Leanue

Florida State League
Tampa at Orlando.
Jacksonville at st. Petersburg.
Lakeland at Daytona.
South Atlantic Association
August at Columbia.
Charlotte at Greenville.
Charleston at Spartanburg.
American League
st. Louis at Washington.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Detroit at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
National Leag6e.
New York at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Boston at Chicago.
Other not scheduled.
Southern Association.
Atlanta at Birmingham.
New Orleans at Little Rock.
Others not scheduled.
American Association
Minneapolis at Toledo.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-15
Southern Association.

Atlanta at Birmingham.
New Orleans at Little Rock.
Others not scheduled.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-01
Foreign Commerce in 1921.

With worldwide readjustments in
progress, it was not surprising that
the foreign trade of the United
states disclosed a sharp contraction
in the year just ended. Unsettlement
In International exchange, the dis
turbed economic and political condi-
tions abroad, and the curtailed buy
ing power of all countries had clear
ly foreshadowed a materially les
sened demand for American mer-
chandise, while appreciably lower
commodity prices contributed to the
shrinkage in the value of the years
commerce. From the unparalleled
total Of s7,5O7,729.OO0 for eleven
months of 1920, domestic exports
fell to s4.1S9,343,00O in the CORE
spending period of the past year,
and imports decreased from $5,012,-
$4,000 to s2.271,7s7.o 900. 1t thus ap-
pears that the combined value of the
exports and imports so far reported
for Observation-Disclosures only
about one-half of the amount of the
Immediately preceding year, and the
export excess. which was practically
S2.5O0,000.000 for eleven months of
1920 and more than $1,000, 600, 900
In 1919 declined to s1.917,OO0. 900.
While this represents the sfallest
excess of exports in six years. 1t is
nearly ten times as large as that
or 1915 the year made memorable
by the outbreak of the world war.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-01
Iron and Steel in 1921.

The process of liquidation that
developed in the iron and steel in
dustry late in 1920 continued
throughout the past year, but indi-
cations of a turn for the better are
now evident. Both in respect of
prices and output, the year afforded
sharp contrasts to the conditions
prevailing in 1920, quotations de-
Ginning appreciably and production
falling to relatively the lowest
point on record. Restrictive infiu-
ences appeared in all directions,
with foreign demands reduced con-
siderably and the requirements of
domestic railroads sharply cur
tailed. BY the early summer, with
buying everywhere limited. steel
ingot capacity was hardly more
than 20 per cent active, and finish
ing operations were highly irregu-
lar. In the third and fourth quar-
tiers, however, there was some re-
covery. The previous lowest an
nual output of pig iron within the
last decade was in 1914. when the
aggregate was 23,332,244 tons. The
first six months of 1921 brought a
to 9.530,9s1 tons, and the
estimated production for the year
is 16,400,0o0 tons.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-01
international Exchange in 81.

The foreign exchange market
was exceptionally active during
1921. and many varied movements
resulted from the unusual develop
ments affecting rates. There was
heavy speculation throughout the
year. and the sharp fluctuations
which occurred were often trace
able TO operations Of this kiud.
The German reparations question
was one OF the most potent factors
as the financing in connection with
the payment of the different In
stallments was done through. the
medium OF the exchange market.
The heavy influx Of gold and the
easing in the domestic money Sit
uation were both influential. while
the falling of in export trade
caused a scarcity OF commercial
bills. The Washington conference
on limitation Of ornaments and the
Improvement in the political situa-
ton in Great Britain also had
bearing on the course of exchange
rates. The advance in sterling ex-
change. which at the high level in
December amounted TO over %
points for the year. reflected the
noteworthy recovery in that quar-
ter. whereas the great decline in
German marks was an outstanding
event OF an opposite character.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-01
Money Market in 1921.

The money market developed de-
cided ease during the latter part Of
1921 Earlier In the year. the scarcity
of funds was reflected in relatively
high rates. but as the months passed
the inactivity Of general business
caused a large amount OF idle money
to be shipped to New York from inte-
rior cities for loaning purposes. The
heavy and continued importations Of
gold. moreover, steadily strengthened
the position OF the Federal Reserve
Bank. and the improvement in bank
ing conditions resulted in reductions
in discount rates on various occasions
Prom the per cent. rate current
early in the year. there was a ce-
cline to Al per cent, and during the
middle of December the local Federal
Reserve ratio stood at 7s.s per cent,
as compared with 39.1 per cent at the
corresponding period IN 1920. The to-
tai reserve for the whole Federal
Reserve system was 2.s6e.173, 900, a
gain Of sSss.ss5, 900 in the year, while
.ggregate cash. for the first time on
record. exceeded $4,000. 200, 900.