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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
AMERICANS WIN
AT OXFORD
Rhodes Scholars Capture Hammer
Throw and Quarter Mile Events,
One Record.

fGate City Leased Wire Service.1
OXFORD. England, Feb. 26.-The
hammer throwing and quarter mile
events Of the oxford Varsity meet
we're won today by George e. Putnam,
Of Kansas, and L. G. Hall of Michigan.
both Rhodes scholars at the university.
Putnam threw the hammer 151 feet
and S inches. Hull ran the quarter
mile in 52:2.5 seconds.
Putnam's throw breaks the inter
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27


Manager Frank Belts baseball club
is now complete Jack Reardon is
the new catcher who has been pur-
chased from Battle Creek, Mich, and
fills the last gap in what promises to
be the greatest ball club that has ever
represented the CITY, Not single
weakness can be seen and in the catch
ing department Belt will have strength
that means possibly the pelnant.
Much interest will be centered in
this announcement. Reardon is ball
player who for headwork is regarded
to be in class by himself in the
minors. True, it cannot be said that
he is a brilliant Hitter, but that is
not what Manager Belt wanted. He
was after a man who could use his
head and whose reputation has been
strengthened by several years of ex-
perieace. In Reardon he has just-that
sort of player For three weeks past
the Keokuk manager has been inyesti.
eating the ability of Reardon and il
was only after he had learned that the
Battle Creek catcher was player who
won games by his head work that he
resolved to part with the purchase
price of s150. Reardon has played
ball for three years with Battle Greek
and is now just in his prime.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
Official Scorers.

Norman Kiedaisch is the official
scorer for Keokuk. the appointments
having been made Saturday by Presi-
dent NJ e. Justice. The others are:
Burlington, Thomas Green; Galesburg
Robert Switzer; Monmouth, James
Mccoy; Kewanee, Bert R. Johnson;
Quincy, John Hail: Ottumwa, Emmett
Daugherty; Hannibal Robert O'Don-
nell.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
Corriden Expected.

Corriden Expected
Manager Belt rather expected Red"
Corridor to fall in on him Saturday
night Or today, but it is possible he
will not make the extra trip while
enroute to st. Louis.
Jack Landry writes the Keokuk
manager about his new berth with
Superior, the club and player having
arrived at terms.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
CUBS DEPART
ON THEIR TRIP
Team Which Will Fight for National
League Pennant is Now
on its Way.

IGate City Leased Wiz, Service j
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.President G. w.
Murphy, of the Chicago Cubs, with his
contingent of players, left Chicago to.
night for the spring training trip. The
Cubs will play the first game of the
southern preseason at New Orleans
Sunday, March 6.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
49, 80 80 = - : =

= The keokuk lineup was made -
= complete Saturday by the pur- =
= chase of Jack Reardon from Bat =
= tie Creek, Mich, for the sum of =
- $3.50, and the action of "Rube" =
= Burch in affixing his signature to =
= contract. Belt will absolutely =
. report the following players or =
. April 4, and the best team in the =
= Central association is expected to =
y result:
= catchers-Jack Reardon, Kelly, =
= Sweely, JerreIs. .
= Pitchers urch, Blue Jacket, .
= Jaeger, Broadwell, Edlick, Alex =
. amer, Liefield. Possibly Prough =
= and BrambIc.) =
. First Base-Hughie Miller. =
q Second Base-Thomas, Wetzel. =
. Third Base-Alberty, Wentz. =
= Shortstop-Fick, Scnsenback. =
= Outfielders Reichle, Morris, =
- Vasbinder, HiIdebrand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
Individual Play.
VETERAN WESTON
ON HIS WALK
He VIII Spend Sunday at Alberquer-
que, According to Word Con-
tained in Dispatches

EGate City Leased Wire Seryice.l
ALBUQUERQUE N. NJ, Feb. 30
Dispatches from points along the
Santa Fe railroad declare Edward
Payson Weston in his trans-continen-
tai pedestrian tour will arrive here
Sunday and spend the day recuperat-
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
Other Infield Positions.

Belt feels certain that he can secure
a good inrield out of the other material
that he has on his hands. At second
Thomas, with Keokuk last season, and
Wetzel will fight it out. At third base
Alberty and Wentz, both coming here
with good recommendations, will bat
tie for supremacy, and at short, Flick
and Sensenback will engage in daily
conflict for honors. Belt has learned
that several of the men can play yari-
Gus positions in the infield and he will
not restrict them to the positions as.
signed 1t now looks as if some of the
strength of the team depends upon
what is developed in these last named
players.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
Contracts in.

1t was announced that all contracts
are in except those from Morris and
Reardon. Both of these players have
just received theirs and they will be
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
DREXEL TEAM
WINS AT POOL
Defeated o'conneIl's Aggregation on
Friday Evening by Good Mar
gin on Drcxei Tables.
Standing Of Clubs.

The Drexel pool team defeated Sam
|O'Connelfs aggregation Friday even
ing by the count of 500 to 3337, win
ming by margin of SO balls. The
star performer Of the evening was
Walter Nodler.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
Making No Mistake.

"Reardon is just the kind of man
j want said Manager Belt. He is
a ball player who knows how to catch
and handle pitchers To me he looks
as good as any backstop in the league
and figure that. in this department
Keokuk will be as strong as any team
in the circuit. l absolutely know that
he is heady ball player, for | spent
more than three weeks III looking up
his past work"
In explaining why he looked to the
headwork of player first, the Keo-
kuk manager stated that more games
are lost by "bone-headedp work be-
hind the bat than any catcher could
make up for in hitting. He says that
often a catcher who hits we'll will
drive in few runs, but poor head
work will enable the opposing team
to score more additional runs than he
can make up by hitting. This has
been demonstrated in all the leagues
Of the country, especially among the
big fellows. Big leaguers look to
catchers for their headwork first of all
and this is what Belt is doing for Keo
kuk.
Reardon is ball player we'll known
In the minors. for he has had quite
a wide experience and has always
made good although he is a compare
lively young man, being under the
thirty mark.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27

Before You Buy an Automobile take
look and a ride in the Cylinder REQ, or, the.
Wonderful Interstate The REQ and Inter
State have no equal for the money. They
have the power and quality Of many other
makes OF automobiles that cost from $4,000
to 100000 more. We will open a garage on
Main St. about March 10th, 1910.
Decker Mfg. Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
Pitching Department Safe.

The strength OF the pitching depart
ment is beyond question. For GER
tainty just seven pitchers will be re-
ported. They are 'Rube" Burch. Jaeg-
er, Blue Jacket, all three with Keokuk
last season; Broadwell, Edlick, Alex
ander and Leifeld, four of the most
promising recruits that have been
! signed by Central association manag-
! ers: possible Clinton Prough, who will
/ take the spring training trip with the
st. Louis Browns, and a slight posi-
bility of Bramble being notified to re-
port. If Prough returns to Keokuk,
and there is a strong possibility that
i he will be farmed back for another
year of tutelage under the veteran,
then the staff will have it on any 9th
er in the league.
At first there will be Miller There
is no need for another first baseman
Ito report, for Hughie is conceded to
be the best in the Central. His ability
is SO we'll known to fans that there
4 is no need reviewing it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
Heady BackstGp From Battle CrEek, Sou h M CHI
igan League, Completes best team keckuk
Has Had For Number OF Years.
s'RUBE" BURCH SIGNED CONTRACT
SOushpayv affixeS Signature Lineup now Con
plete and Manager Was Able TO Announce
Names of Twenty-Five Players.

two meeting each other and matters
/ were patched up satisfactorily.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27

varsity record of 1873 feet 10 inches,
established in the Oxford Cambridge
meet in 1909.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
"Rubev Hurch Has Signed.

"Rube' Burch positively declines to
be called a "holdout." However,
whatever he has been called in the
past there viii be no other names
forthcoming in the future, for he has
signed contract aud will be in his
old position OH the firing line when
the season opens, although ii is
limited that the southpaw will have
to move rapidly TO keep in company
with the other staff artists
The announcement that Burch has
signed is good news to all concerned
Burch is glad he has his name TO a
Keokuk contract; Belt is pleased that
he is able to give out the news and
the fans are also rejoicing.
Matters We're satisfactorily settled
yesterday between the manager and
Bureh. IT was simply matter of tho
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
Team Looks Great.

Team Looks Great.
The bali team will report in this
city for initial training ON April T.
On that date will assemble VIVA.
promises to be the greatest aggrega-
ton Keokuk has ever had Every
position has men who will try out in
keen rivalry for berth On the team.
From what can be Predicted at the
present time Keokuk will be one. two
three with better chance than ever
Of landing in first place. The com
plete lineup in every detail given out
Saturday by Manager Belt puts the
Indians in a new light, and makes
fans of the circuit regard the local
aggregation as worthy aspirants for
the rag.
Belt is now pleased-more han
pleased with his catching department.
Reardon, of course, must be given the
call for the position and it is conf
IDENTIFY expected that he will fill, the
| bill. Belt will do catching at oppor-
tune times, although he does not ex-
! pect to have to take part in as many
! games as he has in the past. Three
other catehers will report They are
/ Kelly, who played with Edmundson in
the Northern Copper Country league;
i Sweely, an amateur, who is now coach
4 ing and attending school at Mason
4 City; Jcrrels, a Missouri lad, who
looks promising. Of the three Sweely
! in whom is seen great possibilities
is regarded as the most certain tt
4 stick and be Reardon's assistant anc
substitute.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27

eferee--NeISOn, JacKsonYlIle.
Umpire-P. King, Keokuk.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-16

mitted to leave roadways in worst
condition than that in which they
round them. The commission favore
underground crossings wherever poo.
sible.
Get Close to Assessor
Get close to your assessor" was
the advice to the commissioners
handed out by T. a. Parrish, state tax
commissioner. He must have your
help, he said. by himself he can
not always act so as to be infalli b ~
but aided and backed up and advised
by his board of commissioners he can
make a great approach to the CON
ditions towards which all the. asse
sors are working when the best inter
ests of all will be served"
1t was 10 o'clock Tuesday morning
when the convention assem- bled. The
prayer was delivered by Ven. Arch
deacon Bywater. Court Commissioner
Cresap extended n welcome to the
members of the convention in behalf
of Yakima county and Mayor Arm
bruster extended welcome to this
city. \ reply on behalf of the visitors
was made by w. II. Dixon Of Pierce
Commissioner Barnes of Klicl>itat
is president of the organization and
Commissioner Lemay of Yakima is
secretary. A record of the proceed
ings here is being made by Frank NJ.
Spain, deputy auditor. who is the
working member Of the convention.
The session this morning will begin
at Q o'clock.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-16
LA TOILETTE COMING
TO TALK POLITICS
Wisconsin Senator Will Spellbind
in Third District of This
State.

Robert l.. La Toilette the noted
senator and statesman from Wiscon-
sin, may stump eastern Washington
this fall in the interest of his cousin,
w. l.. La Toilette of Pullman, who is
candidate for the republican nomi-
nation for congress.
From the POindexter camp comes
the announcement that Senator La
Toilette will "spellbind" in the Third
congressional district, which takes in
all of eastern Washington, in behalf
of his Pullman cousin, and also Miles
Poindexter.
Senator La Toilette, an insurgent"
leader and a thorn in the side of
Uncle Joe" Cannon, is warm friend
of Congressman Poindexter, and the
announcement of his intended cam
paign in Washington this summer and
fall comes directly from Washington,
d. c. The Wisconsin senator has
many admirers in eastern Washington
and his trip west last fall will bear re-
peating.
w. L. La Toilette of Pullman is con-
sidered one of the most formidable
republicans in the congressional race
for the nomination, and with the as
sistance of the statesman may be
classed with the winners.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-16
MRS. T|LlMAN, JR
SECURES CUSTODY
OF Her Two Little Cirls-She
Was Daughter of Old Gov
ernor Pickens.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. 15.-
Granting the mothers plea for the
custody of her two little children, the
supreme court of South Carolina to-
day handed down a decision in favor
of Mrs. B. r. Tillman, Jr., who
sought to recover her two little girls
from the possession Of the senator
and Mrs B. r. Tilman. The decis-
ion was based on the ground that the
deed of transfer by Tillman, Jr., was
invalid as applied to the mother act,
under which 1t was made, being in
violation of the state and federal
constitutions. The court, therefore,
granted the application for habeas
corpus. AS soon as the decision was
announced attorneys for young Mrs.
Tillman took steps toward getting the
children.
Young Tillman and his wife, who
was Miss Pickens, daughter of r. w.
Pickens, war governor Of South Car
DINA, were married in 1908. In Mo-
vember, 1908, they parted, Mrs TILL
man alleging her husband drank
and mistreated her. Last February
they became reconciled and lived to-
gether until December, when Mrs.
Tillman became ILL., At that time she
alleges her husband took the little
girls under pfetense Of seeing their
grandmother to Trenton, s. c., and
transferred them to his parents
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-16
GAME FISH ARE
STILL PROTECTED
Last Legislature Did Not Wipe
Out Measure to Safeguard
Trout and Other Fighters.

OLYMPIA, Feb. 15.-"The state
ment that the last Legislature wiped
out the closed season for trout fishing
is silly and ridiculous" said Arthur
Remington, state supreme court re-
porter, tonight.
1.-THE section referred to which per-
mits catching salmon and any other
food fish at any time in any way for
individual use is section amending
a section of the law relating to sal
mon.
1.-THE error OF those circulating the
report comes from their lack of
knowledge OF the distinction Wash
ington's laws make between food fish
and game fish. For ten years or more
salmon and sturgeon have been de-
fined by state laws as food fish. and
for about the same length of time and
by existing laws, trout, bass, perch,
etc. have been defined as game fish.
Separate and distinct laws govern
each.
1.-The game fish laws provide a
closed season for trout fishing These
laws are in effect today. Being spe-
cial laws, they cannot be repealed by
an implication in a general law, nor
can the general law upon which the
report is based In any way affect the
game fish acts, because, as I have said,
the new law amends an old law relat-
ing exclusively to salmon and sturg-
con, and the title is not sufficient to
include game fish, and finally as game
fish is specifically defined by the 1909
and preceding laws, the distinction be-
tween such and food fish is too plain
to permit of any question"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-16
STRIKE At HEAD OF
PACKING CONCERNS
District Attorney Sims Believes
That Probe Must Delve
Deeper Into Mystery.

CHICAGO, Feb. t5.-This was a
day of enlightenment for the mem
bers of the federal grand jury who
are hearing the evidence in the gov
eminent investigation to ascertain
whether the meat packing industry
is being conducted in violation of the
Sherman antitrust laws Counsel
for the packers expressed themselves
as being wholly in the dark as to
what the government had learned
and as to what 1t hopes to establish.
On the other hands District Attorney
Sims believed two points had been
established. These are: First, IL the
government hopes to establish a case,
1t must pay less attention to minor
employees and call in the heads of the
packing world to get at the facts.
Second. that the packing interests
are determined to drive home before
the Jurors the impression that no
trust exists, that 1t would be impos-
sible for any ring to controi prices
and that the law of supply and de-
mand alone regulates the prices of
meat The most important witnesses
today were James S. Agar president
of the Western Packing and Provis-
ion company; l.. d. Patterson, vice
president of the National Packing
company, and f. T.. White. who is
known as the right hand man OF Ar
thus Meeker, general manager for
Armour 81 Co.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-16
YAKIMA HARDWARE WINS
THE RUBBER AT BOWLING
Deciding Game in Series of Five
Goes Against Reclamation Men
After Hard Contest.

Bowlers of the Yakima Hardware
team put it over the Reclamation
team at the Y. M. C. A, alleys last
night after a hard contest in which
the winner won out by 20 pins hav-
ing a total of 2025 as against 1897
by their opponents. At that the best
individual work was done by a mem
Der of the losing team as Clint with
1S6 in one game was high man and
with an average of 1876 1-3 was high
average for the night
Five games have been played be-
tween the two teams and until last
night they stood two apiece. There
was consequently great interest in
the rubber, which went to the Hard
ware men. The teams were made up
as follows:
Yakima Observation-Disclosures
Schriener, Townsan, Kuehn Wal
shons.
Reclamation:-Clin Robson. Brick,
Cunningham and Hamlin.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-16
BEST YAKIMA APPLES
AS BOOSTING GAME
Manager Thompson of the En-
porium Will Distribute Fruit
to Fellow Travellers.

Passengers who travel on trains
cast of Chicago with Delmar A.
Thompson, secretary-treasurer of the
Emporium department store, are to
have an opportunity to sample the
best of the Yakima valley apples,
fruit which won prizes for H. M. Gill
bert at the recent apple show at
spokane. Mr. Thompson has a sup
ply with him and he proposes to dis
tribute them to appreciative fellow
passengers and initiate them into the
glories and the grandeur of this VAL
ley.
His idea Is unique and praiseworthy
and will deserve imitation. 1t is this.
Mr.. Thompson had a suit case pro-
cured for the purpose, packed by
an expert with the best apples he
could procure. This he carried with
him as a piece Of hand baggage. His
idea is that as soon as he gets far
enough east to be outside the sphere
of Yakima advertising hitherto done,
to open his suit case and bestow the
apples on his fellow passengers telling
them Of the country which produced
them, and all about the fruit, Yak
ina and irrigation.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-16
A LITTLE EARLY
SAYS ]. '. PAYNE
Baseball Man Says There Is Toe
Much Chill in Atmosphere
to Talk Baseball.

]. v. Payne. the local baseball mag
nate when requested to express his
views on the outlook for the coming
season replied that the weather was a
little chilly to dope up strongly on the
problem just yet.
Seek me in my lair the first warm
day my boy and perhaps I'll have
to warm the marrow of thy
bones. Just now, you see. II is hard
to scare up much enthusiasm among
the local fans when they are still
shivering in their overcoats. In the
next two weeks / shall make a trip to
the various towns in this section and
hold meeting with the local mama
gers of the teams and then I can give
something definite to the public.
Eyes I think there will be more
towns In the valley league the coming
summer than there was last season.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-16
VISITORS GET
A GOOD FEAST
Henry Wende Presides as Toast
master at the Commissioner
Banquet.
FROM EMINENT
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
President Strahorn Present but
Discloses Nothing-Telegrams
of Regret Received From Men
in National Politics.

The visiting county commissioners
were guests at banquet at the Yak
ina hotel last night. About so peo-
pie were present, including r. e. Stra-
horn. State Highway Commissioner
Lawrence and State Railroad Com
missioner Bowlby. There were pres
ent also number of visitors from
down the valley who came here at the
invitation of. the Commercial club.
H. H. Wende presided as toast
master The list of speakers included
some prominent men, among them
being the following: M. J. Corrigan
of Seattle; President r. e. Strahorn
of the North Coast, but Mr.. Strahorn
failed to disclose the identity of his
railroad; Commissioner Dickinson of
Pierce county; Secretary James of the
Commercial club; W. L. Lemon, pres
ident of the Commercial club; ]. c..
Laurence of the state railway COM
w. L. Bowlby, state highway
engineer; Commissioner Biggs of
Stevens county; Editor Sheppard of
Better Fruit, and Mayor Armbruster.
The speeches were more of a trivial
nature than those delivered during
the day session and levity predomi-
mated.
kilograms of Regret.
AS indicative of the spirit of the
banquet a number of alleged tele-
grams were read, among them the
following:
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-16
z|[[AH LOSES
CANAL OFFICE
Is No Longer the Business Head
quarters of the Sunnyside Prof.
ect in Lower Valley.
WATER USERS NOTIFIED
OF CHANGE OF PLANS
Town Which Has Been Identified
With Irrigation in Lower Coun-
try Since Its Inception Is
Henceforth Eliminated.

Zillah is no longer the headquarters
of the Sunnyside irrigation project.
Notice has been sent out to the water
users notifying them of the removal
of the operation and maintenance
headquarters of that project from Zl-
iah to Sunnyside, the order of removal
becoming effective February Is which
was yesterday. This marks the passing
of a station in the irrigation life of the
Yakima valley. Since the first sod
was turned for the Sunnyside ditch
the headquarters OF the enterprise
both under the old and the present
federal management have been at Zil-
lah. The town and the irrigation ditch
have always been identified. When the
reclamation service took hold of the
undertaking it maintained the post but
recently decided upon a change which
carries the headquarters to Sunnyside
which is considered to be a more CEN
trail point under the existing con-
ditions and development.
Notice to Water Users.
The order of the reclamation SER
vice sent to water users Is as follows:
You are hereby notified that the
office of the u. s. Reclamation service
at Zillah. Wash, will be discontinued
on February 10. 1910, and thereafter
all business relating to the malnten-
ance and operations of the Sunnyside
canal will be conducted at the head
quarters of the U. c. Reclamation SER
vice at Sunnyside Wash. On and
after the above date all communica-
tons should be addressed to the Pro-
ject Engineer. U. s. Reclamation Ser
vice, Sunnyside. Washington.
"All checks, drafts, money orders.
etc. In payment of maintenance tax.
additional government water right on
old water right lands. etc, should be
made payable to Special Fiscal Agent
u. s. r. s.
"By order of the Supervising En-
gineer.
e. MCULLOH, Project Engineer
"Sunnyside. Washington, February
Ia, 1910"