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TIIK ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. WEDXKSDAV. SEPTEMBER 9, 1011. TEARNEYTOQUIT; ROCK ISLAND MAY REENTER THREE-I SAYS HE IS GOING TO QUIT THE GAME ITALIANS ARREST A LOCAL TEACHER AS A SPYOF WAR Prof. J. W. Casto of Rock Is land High School Had Unique Experience. r r. : & K's. r M. Assurance of Reasonable Limit of Expenditures Is Expected. LITTLE DOUBT OF OPENING Rivalry With Davenport and Moline Epected to Make Ci me Win. per in Future. ffc'.faff.i. Sept. 9. Pres'dent Tar nry cf t!"- thro -ye loal,, announc ed today that at the expiration of his term h mi" withdraw from organised ttaMball. yve f.iTecoir.g Associated Tress dis patch will r-1 rf considerable interest tn Rock IMar.d. for. if the statement e Is true, it proDaDly means that Rock Is'.a:i1 will be back in th. Three i.vaea. next year. Mr. Teameys ' .-.-. a- head of the circuit has ' been cor.f-'.iierej an ob.-tacla to this citv's return. Tier? Las be-'n another one. how eTer Xhe !or.ie has been endeavor ing to caintaia a Class B pace when tie population of its cities rvally en titled it to a rating not above Class r The fo;':v of it lias been shown by i th fact that city after city, nearly U good raebail towns, has been com pelled to irop ol;t This 'ear Danville and its team was placed in Mo- '.In. Quir.cy nr.d Springfield would fcve been glad to have gotten out ; hm under but couid f nd no market 1 fcr their club. May Cut Classification. It is understood that there is a dis position amonc the league leaders to reduce the classification and if this U done Rock Island undoubtedly w ill have a place in it next year, provided, cf course, there is a new- executive. Mr. Tearney has served five years. He the choice of Dick Kins-elia of I I k ' . I I 1 l! ! i 1 S, if j WAS IN CUSTODY 2 WEEKS j Had Hard Time to Explain to Official That He Wa Merely an I American Touriit Al Tearney, Prsidnt of Three-Kye League. Springfield, to tuccepd M. H. Sexton of this city, who was averse to con tinuing longer actively in baseball. Rock Island feels that Mr. Tearney discriminated acainst this city at va rious times. That he has not main tained the strict discipline which base ball must have to succeed, there caa be no dispute. Should Uock Island pet back into the circuit, togpther with Davenport and Moline. there would be the keen est rivalry and there is no reason why the game should not be a financial Miccess and furnish highly acceptable diversion for the public. GENESEO WOMAN INJURED New classes in bookkeep ing, shorthand and stenotj-py starting: next Monday at Eron's Bus.ncss college. Both day and evening sessions. Mrs. Ella Reis Falls Down Flight of Stairs in Hotel. Mrs. Ella lieis of Ieneseo has be?n brought back to that city from Mor ris. 111., where she fell down a flight of stairs a couple or days ago. sustain ing a broken arm nd internal injur ies of a minor nature. She left (Jen eseo a f?w- days ago In company with her daughter and son-in-law for a short ! overland trip. They stoped at a hotel in Morris over nisht. and during the night Mrs. Reis arose to go to the hath room. She lost her way and fell down a flight of stairs. Her injuries ars not serious. A!l the nev . all the time The Argus r .ROCK.JSLAND..IU. New Fall Exhibit of Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Linoleums, Draperies, Bedding, etc. From the best manufacturers we have gathered a collection of home furnishings which are artistic, practical and economical, and in the face of condi tion bound to increase prices, we present vaules that mean a decided saving. Large, easy chairs and rockers, graceful, deco rative and comfortable, upholstered in leather or tapestry, odd pieces for the Library and Den la bles, Couches, Stools, Foot Rests, etc., Suites for the ber! room in the new finishes of Colonial, Sheraton and Louis XV. . Dining room pieces in golden and fumed oak, large buffets and tables to match, Colonial and Art Craft stvles, Metal and Brass Beds, with guaran teed lacquer, many new and attractive designs that wiil appeal to thehome maker. Customers at this store are well aware that prices here are always a little less, quality for qual ity, than can be found anywhere else in this sec tion. For instance L;iri:-. -asy Leather Rockers. T7 an1 StI'd Oa I)r-si-ers as low a;- $S 7t Circassian Walnut Dnreau". J cS T7i New Hrasa Iieds. 2-inh posts, begin al $7-13- New Rugs and Carpets. AD aglow with most pleasing colorings We can fill all requirements from the cheaper grades to the best made in this country, in high art designs that show the Oriental influence reflect ing the arts of the ancient peoples and the enter prise of a modern people. 9x!2 Erusgels Rugs, 9 " SI"1 u!" ?xl2 Velvet Rugs begin at 816 75 ixl2 Wilton Rugs, $29 UO New Curtains and Curtain Fabrics. A very comprehensive array of newest ideas, in styles and colorings, and the prices are as attrac tive as the goods are beautiful. Lace curtains in Point De Lilian Brussels, Cluny, Arabian, Voiles, Marquisettes etc. The cm -tain section is rich in ideas and overflowing with new curtain materials, including a f u I line of the Colonial draperies, Orinoka, Sunfast draperies, etc. J- W. Casto. history teacher of the J, local high school, who has been trav .. t .it.. : , . . . i . , 2 iiiik ju r.unie iuis summer, nas no : doubt more experiences to relate than ! any one from this city who has re turned, as he was arrested in Italy and held for over two weeks as a spy. He was released later when his passports were shown to be official. The instructor was coming from Cairo, Kgypt, to Italy, and when the boat landed at Brindlsi. Italy, which is in the southern part of the coun try, he was arrested on suspician and could not explain to the satisfaction of the officials there that he was a tourist. They claimed that he was a spy from one of the countries which were mixed up in the war. and he was taken to Naples, where he was re leased when his passports were exam ined. He was kept under watch, though, until he reached Rome, where he was left alone. Witnesses Preparations. While in Italy he witnessed a great deal of preparation for war, although that country" nas nt declared war. Rach day a large number of soldiers are sent to the front. They wait un til evening so that the citizens may not become aroused. A number of ref ugees are being brought into Italy daily, and Mr. Casto says that it is frightful to think of and it is one of the saddest sights that he has ever witnessed. Everybody seems to be opposed to the Germans, and there is no doubt but that Italy will ba dragged into the war sooner or later. The price of food is kept down by the city councils. Each morrling the coun cil of each city posts a bulletin giving the prices which the merchants must charge for their foods and does not allow- them to ask any more. That is the only way that they can keep the prices within, reach cf the common people, because when the war started, the merchants tried to raise the prices at once. No Use for Austria. The Italians have little or no use for the Austrians. While Mr. Casto was in Rome, a large mob of about 1.500 anti-Austrians stormed the Austrian embassy and shouted at the ambassa dcr and sang the French national an them. The police and troops were called out to quiet the crowd, and it was necessary to fire a number of fhots before they could break it up. A number were wounded, but none was killed. The local instructor was for tunate enough to pet out of the mob when the officers started to shoot and he escaped without being injured. While coming from Cairo he ran into an English fleet, which was on its way to Join the English fleet in the Medit erranean sea. The Italians are trying very hard to remain neutral, for the present at ' least, as they are not prepared for j war. i Explains Triple Alliance. ' Mr. Casto stated that the people of ! Italy explained why they did not go i with Austria and Germany when the 1 war broke out. as was expected on ac count of the triple alliance between I the three countries. The first reason j w as because the alliance was for the i intensive, but Germany and Austria Si had taken the offensive and Italy has 1 1 : . . . A .. i . 1. tlmm fnp c n r H it .made no uiiuic wim utiu a purpose. They also state that Ger many took the offensive side without consulting them, and this alona would let them out. Italy was not prepared for war, as it lost 7S.0h men in the African com bat in 1012. and is not ready to enter into another fight. The country iH aiso short on food. Business In Eur- lorn or Plenty r emphatically expresses plenty of comfort, plenty of style, and plenty of . wear our tri umvirate of good shoe values. The horn of plenty slides your shoes on easily it solves fall shoe problems. M en's Sh oes Our new lasts in the celebrated "Edwin Clapp' slides the " Impcrator," "Allerton" and "Cornell" arc shown in three styles, in button or lace. tan. dark mahogany.' gun metal, velour calf or vici kid and kangaroo stocks. Vici kids, S6.50. Other leathers S7.00. except our strictly bench made imported kangaroo shoe for S9.00. At no season previously has it been so diffi cult to obtain men's shoes in $4.00 qualities. I low-ever, we have succeeded, due to our splendid purchasing power, to secure the best $4.00 shoe money can buy. These $4.00 shoe would cost de cidedly more were we to place an order for them todav. We have also a full line of $3. 50 shoes with genuine welted soles Women's Shoes 0 Our line of $6.00 women's shoes is unques tionably the best and biggest assortment we have ever had the pleasure of showing to our trade. It includes all the newest styles approved by the leading designers in the world. Sizes run from AA to D and from 2 to 8. Our $5.00 grade of women's shoes is un equaled for style, fit and quality of stock. We carry this season an exceptionally large line of $4.00 shoes, embracing the many late stvles. We have also a complete line of cheaper shoes ranging from S2.50 to $3.50. if I I Speca ope is at a standstill at the present I - time. I Arsenals Working Hard. I Arsenals are working full forca night; . w in 1 j 111 ' " ; in .in 1 r rt in rcr v : I 1 1 ope is time. Arsenals Working Hard. Arsenals are working" full forca night; and day, and a number of machine shops have been turned into arsenals. ' A run was made on the banks in Italy for two or three days, but the panic soon quitted and money is not very scarce there now. Mr. Casto had lit-! tie difficulty in money matters. I On his way home to America from : Italy, from which he sailed two weeks ago on the steamer Verona, an Italian ship, hi was held up for a tint? at j Gibraltar by an English cruiser, which j sent men aboard the boat and looked i over the nassenger list, seeking Ger mans who were thought to be trying j to escap?. j He arrived in New York City hist I Thursday, but did not get to Koik i Island until yesterday afternoon, as j he stopped in New York for a few ; days. Mr. Casto resumed his work at i the high school this morning and is J busy telling the students and his j frif-nds about his trip. j Will Help His Work. Mr. Casto is a history teacher at the local s hool. and each year he goes ' to Europe and travels through thej countries about which he intends to teach the following year. He stua.es while he is traveling. A Crescent Quality Product Vol!.- and Marquisettes, 18 yard and up. SLHfaft draperies, F,0 inches wide. il5 ""d. New Ncttlnrhani I-ace Curtains. I B,r- . I'o-nt de :.! Ian. Cluny and Arabian Curtains. 3 To PT. POTTER TO SPEAK TO DISPLAY MEN President of International As sociation May Address Ciub September 18. Tha'CngltsK Styl" Farvcy Sweet. A delightful combination of two fancy rakes hating a de. Ilelou cliolocmle nd roroanut flavors and a rich creamy till inir between ot Ie than other fancy caked of tnN character and jou will like MASDALAY better. TODAY ask your prrncer for riU.S(KT 31. t Ml A LAY'. CRESCENT MACAROM & CR4CKER CO. At the regular meeting of the Tri-! C 'y rip!ay Men, which was held at j the Rock Island Y. M. C. A. last even- j ing. an apjlication was sent to Grand j Itapids. Mich., to the International as-, sedation asking for a charter. The, card writing demonstration, which was to have been given at the meeting did i not materialize. j It is planned to have Mr. Totter. v.ho is president of the Intetnational ; association, come to this city and, speak Friday evening. Kept. IS. An in- j vitation will be sent to the advertising ; men and the merchants to attend and ( iget an idea of what tie display men: are doing. The next session win ue 1 Tuesday evening at Moline. II CITY CHAT ;i (Advertisements.) Buy a home of Reidy Bros. For express, call William Trefr. Trl-City Towel Supply company. Independent Express & Storaa It. I. SSL AH the news ail tie time The To the coronation of "The Queen of the 1600 Block" Thursday evening, Sep tember 10. Join thai big auto parade and cop out one of those three big prizes. For the best decorated auto $25.00, second prize $15.00 and third prize $10.00. BIG MARDI GRAS PARADE. GET IN LINE AND BE HAPPY ENJOY LIFE. Special prizes for men, women and children. Why not try for one of these? .Best dressed group of six, $10.00. Best dressed character, $5.00. Most comical dressed character, $3.00. A Regular Wind-up-Tango Street Dance-Everybody Welcome All auto owners are specially invited to attend this enormous parade, and if pos sible all compete for the prizes. The more the merrier. v Let's Pull Together On This and Make It One of the Biggest Features in the History of Rock Island Decorated autos will get their numbers from the marshal of the day, Mr. J. Paul sen, or phone R. I. 1097 or 21. i V f All the news all the time The Arsus I I Arf.ua