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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-10
Proper Lighting
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z POLE S0cIABLE.

Camp No. Al. Patriotic Order OF
Americans, win hold a North Pole So
ciable on Friday evening. November
u. in their rooms '24S Market street.
All members and friends of the order
are cordially invited to attend.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22

wrecking boats will operate only be-
tween Cairo and ST. Louis at first, and
will carry aboard suction dredge,
pile-drivers and full mechanical equip
ment for the repair and righting Of
any boat
The boats which will be placed in
operation on the Missouri will carry
600 tons and draw feet, and are to
be armored fore and aft, making them
snagproof. All the boats will be built
for use of steel above and below
decks, and having open holds and con-
venient derricks Floating derrick
boats will accompany fleets to places
where handling of freight will be diff
ficult owing to the absence Of perma-
nent transferring facilities.
1t was stated positively yesterday
by John L. Matthews, secretary OF the
company, that the company confident
ly expected, in view of contracts al
ready offered 1t, to raise the annual
shipments by river from st. Louis to
100000 tons in their first year, as
against 25o,00u tons handled last year.
He said that no trouble was expected
from the Terminal company in regard
to connection. Also that tie company
expected to buy ground for ample ter
minal facilities of their own. I'VE
are going wherever there Is freight to
he shipped, and the day is not far
distant, l believe, when we will be
running through freight and passen-
ger boats to New York ard South
America from st. Louis 1t cost
something like SO 1-3 per cent cheaper
than the present rates of the rail-
roads,"
A public meeting has been called
for Tuesday evening, at Spanish Lake
Hall, for the purpose OF aiding the
projection of the belt railroad through
st. Ferdinand township. The call was
issued by Fred Wehmeyer and Henry
Altemeyer, on behalf of the local com
mittee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22

against you and claiming there is due
him $4,000 (seven hundred and sew
enty dollars) with six per cent per
annum interest from September 4th
1909, until paid, on certain promis-
DRY note. And the foreclosure Of a
mortgage given to secure the pay
ment of said note on the northeast
quarter Of the southwest quarter OF
section 5 (five) township SIS (sixty-
five) north Orange (five) west, Lee
county, Iowa, and for attorneys fees,
costs and accruing costs
And unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon Of the second day
of the next regular November term OF
said Court, to be begun and holden at
Keokuk on the 18th day OF November,
A. D., 1909, default will be entered
against you and judgment rendered
thereon as prayed for in said petit.
ton.
w. B. & Fl. r. COLLINS,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
LAJoIE WAS
ONCE CAB DRIVER
Capacity Before Starting to
Play Ball.

He drove cab one time an had to
hustle to make living. He never
had any idea that he would be any
thing else than cab driver until he
mingled with the small kids around
the baseball lot Then he got to be
professional ball player, and forgot
all about the cab business. and when
he was made member of thu Phila-
delphia club of the National league
in 1896 and pounded the ball for an
average of 1928 away went the cab,
and Larry Lajoie, better known
among the baseball world as Napol-
con, was on his way to make one of
the greatest baseball players that
ever pulled on uniform In those
thirteen years this big fellow has
dealt the ball some awful wallops, and
the change recently made In the
Cleveland Club whereby he was let
free of the management has made no
difference in his work.
Hitting was always the strong point
in the manager OF the Cleveland club.
He led the league in 1901, 1903 and
1904. The first year that he was at
the top in the batting list in the Amer
lean league he had an average of .422
They may talk about their Ed. Del.
chantys and their Sam Thompsons
who were noted for their pounding of
the ball, but Lajoie could hit them as
hard as any one living. His off years
were in 1Q0T and lone ubap bo bad
an average of 299 and .296. These
were the only years that he has hit
under 300 If some of the present
players in the game had those kind
of off years they would be tickled to
death.
The second sacker of the Cleveland
club is on his way this season to have
another great year in the hitting line.
He moves around the ball field like
a player, who had that don't-care feel.
ing, and number of fans who don't
know player personally were of the
opinion that he was possessed of the
swell head. But that's the wrong
dope. Every ball player has his pc
cularities. Larry makes many a
hard play look easy at his position
One would think when ball was hit
to him that he didn't act as though he
was going to get it, but he can make
stops to the right and left, and there
Is no one who can play the bag any
better. Johnny Evers is in his class
as a fielder. but not as a hitter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22

All games in the Three-Eye league
were postponed yesterday because of
rain.
Pittsburg will doubtlessly win the
pennant in the National league with
Detroit the best bet in the American.
Sioux City looks good for the flag in
the Western, Des Moines having been
lost in the race, but strong second.
In the American Association the fight
is a splendid one with Milwaukee
leading, Louisville second, and Min
neapolis third.
The Hannibal Journal charges that
Quincy threw games to Burlington
during the last series. This is doubt
less rot and there is no basis what
ever for the assertion. Baseball men
have learned and know that there are
few cases on record where team was
known to throw games to another club
near the finish of a pennant race.
Such action is almost beyond any
baseball manager and we cannot be-
lieve the Quincy management guilty
of it.
1t is reported that If satisfactory ar
rangements can be made Manager Nc
Aleer OF the ST. Louis American
league team will become manager of
the Washington club next season.
There is beyond doubt no question Of
the fact that McAleer has used poor
Judgment in many instances this sea-
son. Prough, especially, may be
thankful that he did not report to the
Browns on Sept. IL for he might have
gone the route several other young
players did. Against the heavy De-
troit team few days ago McAleer
sent in young pitcher and also a
young catcher, both making their in
itial appearance in the big league.
The result is the youngster was fear.
fully bombarded by the sluggers and
In the future will lack that confidence
necessary to success. McAleer should
have tried the youngster against an
easy club.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
The Longest Continuous Double Track
Railway In the World

under one management is the Grand
Trunk Railway System from Chicago
to Montreal and to Niagara Falls.
The Grand Trunk-Lehigh Valley dou-
bic track route via Niagara Falls
reached from Chicago to New York.
Descriptive literature time tables,
etc. will be mailed free on applica-
ton to w. G. Cookson, A. G. P. A.,
Grand Trunk Railway System. 1876 Adj
ans street, Chicago, Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
orjuina, Notice.

State of Iowa, Lee County.--ss.
In the District Court of said CONT
at Keokuk.
Henry E. Schmidt plaintiff, versus
Charles Miller, defendant. Original
Notice.
To the above named defendant:
You are hereby notified that petit
ton is on Ale In the clerks office OF
the District court aforesaid at Keokuk
in behalf OF the above named plaintiff,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
The Lurid Glow of Doom

was seen in the red face, hands and
body of the little son of H. M. Adams,
of Henrietta, Pa. His awful plight
from eczema had. for five years. de-
fed all remedies and baffled the best
doctors, who said the poisoned blood
had affected his lungs and nothing
could save him. But" writes his
mother. seven bottles Of Electric
Bitters completely cured him. For
Eruptions. Eczema, Salt Rheum,
Sores and all Blood Disorders and
Rheumatism Electric Bitters is su-
preme Only SOC. Guaranteed by
Wilkinson G Co. ]. F. Kiedaisch &
Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
Health and HeaItx Ala.

Cosmetics and lotions viii not clear
your complexion Of pimples and
blotches like Foley's Orino Laxative
for Indigestion. stomach and liver
trouble and habitual constipation.
cleanses the system and Is pleasant
70 take. Wilkinson q Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22

Had Manager Belt the opportunity
of picking team from the players he
has had under contract during the
past two years, the 1909 championship
would probably have gone to the In
dams.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
st. Louis Headquarters.

Think what this means to st.
Louis Though we will go to every
tributary in the whole system where
a cargo is waiting for us, we will make
this our headquarters and our center
of traffic. We will run our own steam
ships from New Orleans to New York.
Philadelphia, Panama and other ports.
and in the course of time will be able
to load them in part at st. Louis. But
before that we will bring st. Louis
goods from the coast to New Orleans
in ships. transfer with crane over
the ship side, and tow them directly
here, giving our merchants almost the
entire benefit Of sea-coast location.
Tae future of st. Louis as a jobbing
and distributing center passes belief
port goods direct at low rates to South
America we will become greater in
manufacturing and will be able to
meet the Germans on their own terms
1--WE feel that we will deserve well
of ST. Louis. More than 30 of the $50
men who have already subscribed to
our stock are from this city, and we
intend to offer our remaining stock
here at par in the belief that 1t will be
much in demand. We shall, of course,
scatter 1t broadly through the valley
but we believe st. Louis will make the
first call for IT,
Zone of the most important parts
Of our plans from st. Louis stand
point will be our terminals. With belt
line connection we will build docks,
erect from tle water having on them
cranes and derricks, which will sling
the freight rapidly from the open
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
st. Louisans interested.

st. Louisans Interested.
Among the st. Louis men who are
associated with Mr.. Kavanaugh in his
gigantic undertaking are: Murray
Carleton, James E. Smith, c. L. Gray,
H. NJ. Coudrey, Richard Bartholdt.
Forrest Ferguson, L. D. Kingsland, H.
w. Peters, T. K Niedringhaus. W. H.
Shelby, August Schlafly, Joseph w.
Lewis, w. F. Saunders, Lon V. Ste
phens, j. ]. Wertheimer, Edmund
Koeln. Mayor Kreismann, Arthur N.
Sager, Adolph Mast. Patrick H Gill,
H. c. Boone, j. L. Babler. A. G. Ian
don and ]. B. Shiflett Citizens of like
prominence in all the towns OF impor-
lance throughout the Mississippi Val
ley are among those included In the
! incorporation list
The charter which the company will
receive does not confine its operations
to the river alone. It will permit it to
own and operate railroads, and it will
roads for feeders to the river. This
provision makes it possible to estab-
fish direct route to distant factories
and mines, and gives it entrance with
the railroads to the interstate rate
sheets.
Passenger service will be undertake
en- as soon as the freight lines are we'll
under way and will be of novel type
er,, = o ~ ,bof
resembling the Hendrix Hudson and
Robert Fulton Of the Hduson river day
line will b. built very fast, and equip
ped with powerful machinery and
feathery wheels. These boats, which
will accommodate about 500 sleeping
passengers, will make about twenty
two miles an hour, and will be de-
signed for the round trip between
Memphis and st. Louis-one leaving
each city each evening. This will
make the round trip in forty-eight
hours. They VIII have dining rooms
on the upper deck, with plate windows
| through which the diners can watch
the shore and will have state-rooms
/ making up into parlors by day. They
/ will be the most comfortable boats
ever placed on the river and will carry
no freight except in the hold and be-
/ tween the terminals
| 1t will be the policy Of the company
to secure the use of public docks wher-
ever possible making leases from tae
city and installing the most modern
/ apparatus to be obtained The negro
roustabout will be thing of the past
when the river is peopled with these
new barges and their mechanical I'M
4 leaders.
The towboats for the line viii, be of
unusual design; sidewheelers with
low, broad wheels driven by triple-ex-
pansion engines. They will be very
4 powerful, built of steel, with crew
quarters below deck and no structure
above the hull except the bridge and
wheelhouse, which will be amidships
above the shaft. A packet boat of
this same type has been designed for
local traffic and will push a barge
ahead or her, making total capacity
for local service of 1000 tons per unit.
Tae fleet will assemble at st. Louis
and from here and other centrally
located stations, fast wrecking
boats will be sent out to rescue boats
which chance to run aground. These
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was de.
Ieated in loosely PLAYED game.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At Washington-Before the largest
crowd of the season Washington and
Detroit spit even in a double-header.
Willets and Gray fought it out in
the first round and the former was
much better, allowing but two safe
hits. Gray was hit safely six times,
one being for three bases to the club
house by Bush. A phenomenal catch
by Cobb in the sixth inning probably
saved the game.
In the second game the champions
found Johnson great puzzle and es-
pecially when hit would have scored
runs. Killian allowed three hits to be
punched In one inning.
Teams r HE
Washington ~. 100 900 ooO--1 2 O
Detroit .. 900 100 002-3 6 Q
Batteries-Gray and Street; Willets
and Stanage.
Second game RHE
Washington -. 600 101 000-2 6 /
Detroit ..... 600 600 1000 6 1
Batteries-Johnson and Street; Kill
liam and Schmidt.
At Philadelphia-st Louis defeated
Philadelphia and Bailey held Philadel-
phia to three hits, one of which was a
scratch home run when Champion fell
in trying to stop a long drive.
Teams RH e
Philadelphia :. 600 100 ooo-1 3 3
st. Louis 80. 600 600 1912 Z /
Batteries-Morgan and Livingston;
Bailey and Killife-
At Boston-The eteran pitcher was
hit hard, while Smith was generally
effective
Teams RH r
Boston ........ POI 1o1 o2x-7 IL 2
Cleveland $50. 900 600 1923 Z 8
Batteries - Smith and Carrigan;
Young and Higgins.
At New York-New York won its
Sixth straight game, shutting out Chi
cago. Brockett was retired in the sec.
ond on account of illness.
Teams r. e
New York -. o2o OIL o1x-5 I ]
Chicago $3.50. 600 600 00o-u ?
Batteries Brockett, warhop AND
Sweeney; Scott and Owens.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22

holds OF the barges to the warehouse
OF freight car. We aim to give fast,
safe and cheap service. Our open
holds WILL Of course. be fitted with
weataer-tight removable covers"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
WESTERN LEAGUE.

Sioux City, 2; Lincoln, 5.
Des Moines, 6; Omaha, 3.
Denver, a; Topeka, 0.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22

MARIETTA:
Order Gold Medal Flour II your folks are
pernickity about their victuals. SALLY ANN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Toledo, 1; Milwaukee, 6.
Louisville, 2; st. Paul, i.
Louisville. 3; st. Paul, 2.
Indianapolis. 4; Kansas City, 2.
Columbus, 1; Minneapolis, 2.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22

ot. LOulS-NeW York; rain.
At Pittsubrg-Pittsbur won both
games of double-header with Boston
shutting out the visitors in both
games.
Teams RHE
Pittsburg go. 600 100 1902 Z 1
Boston ........ 600 900 o0o-O 8 1
4Batteries-Ames and Gibson; Cur
tbs and Graham.
Second game RH E
Pittsburg ...... ITO 600 030-5 9 /
Boston .. 600 600 0no-O I
Batteries-C amnitz and Gibson;
Mattern. Rairdon and Smith.
At Cincinnati-Philade lphia was de.
feated in a loosely played game.
Teams r H E
Cincinnati So. 600 no 11x-4 9 4
Philadelphia n. 020 100 00v g z /
Batteries-Ewing Rowan and Roth;
Moore, Doom and Jacklitsch.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
ToDAY's GAMES.

ToDAY's GAMES.
National League.
Boston at Pittsburg.
Brooklyn al Chicago.
New York at ST. Louis.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
American League.
Chicago at New York
st. Louie at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington.
Cleveland at Boston.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
w. X. kavanauah Originator.

w. N. haVdnaugn IN MS pOSltlOn- as
president of the Lakes-to-the-Gulf
Deep Waterway Association, is the
originator Of the plan and it's prime
mover. He has been met with the
assertion Of the government that IA
feet through the valley" should never
be realized until the citizens use what
they have. This company proposes to
nswer that objection
1T is going to be the biggest and the
best thing which ever came to the
Mississippi" said Mr. Kavanaugh. "In
a very short time we will begin build
ing steel hulls for the trade which is
awaiting us, and SO great is the de-
mand for our services that we have
laid plans to secure delivery of enc
complete 400-ton barge every day six
weeks after beginning construction.
"At that rate we expect to build
about $50 barges, some of them carry
Ing 1000 tons on s feet, some 1905
tons on feet, some GOO tons on feet
but all snagproof, of the very latest
design. We expect that with our
towboats will give us a fleet capacity
for the year of about 100000 tons
and we expect to have to increase be-
yond that in couple of years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
Ten Million Dollar Corporation Form
ed to Operate Line Of Big
Harses on the Lower
River.
TO BUILD FREIGHT BOATS
Not Only Freight But Passenger Rusl.
ness VIII be Undertaken by
Now Concern Which Will
Stimulate Business.

st. Louis dream of river transpor-
tation rivaling railroads will receive
It's first practical realization tomor-
row in the Incorporation in the State
OF Delaware OF the Mississippi Val
ley Transportation Company with
capital OF s1o,00O,000 by Arthur N.
Sager, former circuit attorney and j.
l. .Babler OF the International Life
Insurance Company said the Globe
Democrat of Sunday which gives the
following lengthy description OF the
big revival OF river commerce which
is coming back and which will have
Its effect in Keokuk and on up the
river:
Offices have been opened at s05-14
New National Bank of Commerce
building, and work will be begun at
once. W. K. Kavanaugh is president
OF the new concern, Congressman
Richard Bartholdt vice president and
John L. Mathews secretary. The COM
pany expects to spend 1880, 200 in
the next eighteen months on equip
ment and promises that freight boats
OF the most modern steel construction
will be running on the Mississippi be-
tween st. Louis and New Orleans by
the opening OF next spring.
While st. Louis capital and st.
Louis enterprise are backing the prop
osition, among the incorporators there
will appear the names OF many of the
most prominent business men from st.
Paul, Chicago, Kansas City, Memphis,
Little Rock, New Orleans and other
towns whose business will insure a
steady freight traffic at the beginning.
The first board of directors will be:
W. X. Kavanaugh, Richard Barthodlt,
August Schlafly, Joseph W. Lewis Of
st. Louis; James s. Warren OF Mem
phis, Tenn; G. c. Kavanaugh OF Lit
tie Rock, Ark. and Charles T. Jones.
president of the ational Stock Yards,
East ST. Louis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Chicago-B Brooklyn rain.
st. Louis-New York; rain.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-22
Big League Results;
Other Sport News
Items Of General Interest Both Local and Foreign Gath
cred For The Gate City Readers.
Sporting Tips

All games in the Three-Eye league
were postponed yesterday because of
rain.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-31

feet high at the front Cut rear raj
sers 8 feet long and front rafters
feet long. This will make the peak Of
the roof " feet high.
The cross section shown in the cut
illustrates the construction. Let the
front and rear rafters of each pair be
tied to the cross beam, feet long.
and under these, both at the ends
and every 2 feet from the end, place
uprights 612 feet long, 2k feet apart
This stiffens and supports the roof
and also serves as door posts, for =
4S-foot house should have three parti-
tons dividing it OF into four compartr
ments, each ~ feet square.
Cover the framework with sheetinG.
Use 16-foot boards one inch thick, sur
faced on one side, fitted smooth and
snug. +, If the house stands up one or
two feet from the ground on posts let
the rear sheeting boards run clear
down to the ground. Cover with the
best roofing paper you can buy ana
then give coat of hot tar. Repeat
the tar six months later and once
each year thereafter, and this will b
a good roof for 20 years.