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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-04
FIELDING MARKS
OF THE NATIONALS
aRube" Vanguard, the Eccentric Giant
Had Biggest Win Among
Pitchers.

Edward Honey of the st. Louis Car
dinals topped all the National league
fielders, with the exception of four, ac-
cording to the official figures just is
sued by Secretary Heydler, for thu
past season. The only players WIN
n,ade better records than Honey were:
Willie of the Cardinals. Collins of Bos
ton and Chicago, Pfeffer of Boston
and McIatire of Chicago. This quartet
Of players took part in only 9 very
few games. and they finished the
season with a percentage of 1000
Honey travelled along at top speed
all season when it came to gathering
IN the throws from all corners of the
field, grabbing mean bounding ground
ers from hard-hit liners. Throughout
the season 'sBig-Ed's chances totaled
1.736. He took part in 15S games, had
1862 put-outs and II assists Out OF
all these chances Honey made only Is
errors. His percentage was .991
AT that, though, Koney's great rec
ord was nearly equaled by Hobitze'l
of the Cincinnati Reds. Hobby"
played in the same number OF games
as did Honey, but his total chances
numbered only ! $40. The Reds
first sacker made the same number
of errors as Honey, and his fielding
record was 900. just one point helow
the Cardinal first sacker Frank
Chance, manager of the Chicago Cubs,
Is credited with having played in only
20 games and he tied Hobitzell, with
900. Daubert of Brooklyn is fourth,
with .9S1. Johnny Evers of the Cubs
and Lee Magee are tied for first place
Donors among the second sackers,
with .975 Both of these men, how
ever played in only few games. Hum.
mel Of Brooklyn is the real leader,
with a percentage of .972 for 1877
games. McKechnie of Pittsburg fol
lows Hummel with $40, and Miller
higgins OF the Cardinals is next in
line with SOL.
Mccarthy of Pittsburg is placed at
the top of the list among the short,
stops. with 1881 for SO games. Tinker
of the Cubs is second with .937 for
143 games Hauser of the Cardinals
IL eleventh with 91s for 1874 games.
Collins of Boston and Willie of st
Louis both had perfect records In the
outfield. Leach of Pittsburg is third
with 9S7. Sherwood Magee Of the
Phillies is fourth with 1881.
Pat Moran OF the Phillies leads the
catchers with 1884 for 80 games Need
ham Of Chicago is second and Bergen
OF Brooklyn third. Mclean and Bres-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-04
Cured In His Home Town

COUNCIL BLUFFS, la, Patrick
Danahan, Ala N. 9Th ST. tells the way
for his fellow townsmen to be cured
OF kidney and bladder ailments as he
himself was cured. For about year
J suffered from kidney trouble and at
last rheumatism set in. heard of
Foley Kidney Pills and began taking
them and after a short time the pains
all left my back, my rheumatism got
better and l feel | am entirely cured
of my kidney trouble and that l shall
have no more rheumatism" Wilkinson
& Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-04
Way to OH d Clock,

When clock does not run continu.
ously, or stops frequently, the cause is
often due to lack Of oil This may be
remedied by saturating a piece of alb.
sorhent cotton with kerosene oil and
placing it inside the clock, below the
pendulum. When the cotton is re-
moved month or so later 1t is found
to be very dirty. This shows that the
fumes of the kerosene oil have not
only oiled the clock. but have also
cleaned it.-Pictorial Review.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-04

MAY WANT A BERTH
News Caused no Small Ripple Of Ex.
element In Local Baseball Cir
cles-Waterioo's Elk
perience.

Is waterloo, that hustling Iowa city
which has struck more sharp base
ball rocks during the past three years
than any other minor league club in
the country, about to knock at the
Central Association door for read
mission?
1t was learned today that President
NJ. E. Justice had received a telegram
from a man in Waterloo, presumed to
be connected with baseball, inquiring
at what time and where the Janu-
10y meeting Of the league is to be
ched. The telegram was brief and did
the impArt the slightest information
I'M 2t0 what might be back of it.
sSThe news caused no small ripple OF
SxEitement around Keokuk baseball
1e4dquarters today and there is no
6nd Of speculation as to the real pur-
HGGe of the message.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-04
HOLMES WOULD
CONTROL LINCOLN
Was in Western League City Nesotiat
ing for Interest In
Fall Club.

LINCOLN. Neb., Dec. a William
(Ducky) Holmes former owner Of the
Lincoln baseball franchise, was in the
city negotiating for the purchase OF
a partial or controlling interest in the
Lincoln franchise. No sale was eff
fected today, the understanding being
that there is difference over the pur-
chase price. %
Holmes denies he was under con.
tract with the Victoria club in the Pa
citic Northwest league, saying he pre-.
ferred to return toIthe western league,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-04
Word From Justice.

Il do not know the gentleman's
name who signed the telegram Pres
ident Justice said. II can give you
nothing further except that he wants
to know when and where the meeting
is to be. have had no negotiations
whatever regarding the readmission
of Waterloo"
A short time ago 1t was understood
Waterloo was included in a new cir
cult to be composed of number OF
Iowa cities to the north. Just how
far the organization has progressed is
not known.
In the short time of three years
Waterloo lost It's berth in two leagues,
being ousted from the Central Assoc
citation for Business reasons anu
later losing out IN the Three Eye. 81
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-04
MARSHAL CENSOR
AT RISQUE SHOW
centervIIIe officer Prevents Produc.
tIon Of Alleged improper
Exhibition.

CENTERvILLE. Iowa. Dec. A.
without the aid of the proposed board
OF censors, suggested by local min
ister, City Marshal Mark Graham pre-
vented the production of what is said
to have been an improper show at a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-04

dustrial empire, bringing into closer
relationship the factory and the mar
ket for manufactured goods. The cost
of this great project will approximate
s25,000,000.
While the Panama canal will slim
ulate business en- both coasts, the
storage of waters on this lake, form
ed by the dam in the Mississippi COW
ering Go square miles, will furnish
electrical energy to transform the
heart of the continent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-04
With the Coming of Middle Age

With the Coming of Middle Age
There is letting down in the physi-
cal forces often shown in annoying
and painful kidney and bladder all
ments and urinary irregularities. Fo-
ley Kidney Pills are splendid regulat
ing and strengthening medicine at
such a time. Try them. Wilkinson
& Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-04
Is Waterloo After CA. Berth?

nahan are tied with 1858 for last place
among the catchers.
The best fielding pitchers were
Pfeffer Of Boston and McIntire of Chi
cago. Both finished the season with
1000. Mathewson of New York is
third with 1856.
In club fielding Pittsburg and Phil
|adelphia are tied for first place with
.ss3 Brooklyn As third and ST. Louis
fourth. Z,
"Rube" Marquard of New York won
the greatest percentage of victories.
Marquard took part in As games. OF
this number he won "a and lost Z, Civ.
ing him a mark OF TIA. Harry Sallee
has the highest rating OF any of the
Cardinal pitchers with 1925.
Williams Pseks AIl-Amerlcan Team.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Dec. 4.-For
| the first time since he has been coach
lat the University Of Minnesota, DR.. H
L. Williams has picked an All-Ameri
can team. Outside of naming the men
for the 1911 team, DR.. Williams only
says he believed it more representa-
tive of American football than great
many other selections.
! Three Minnesota players are placed
on the team, Capt. Earl Pickering
fwho was barred from the game Will
the University Of Wisconsin, because
of alleged professionalism, not being
given place.
The team as chosen by DR.. Williams
lis as follows: Right end, Wells, Mich
9jigan; right tackle, Frank, Minnesota
right guard, Robinson, Minnesota
center, Sibert, West Point; left guard
|Wakeman, Annapolis; left tackle
Hart, Princeton: left end, White
Princeton; quarter back, Howe, Yale
left half back, Rosenwald, Minnesota
right half back, Philibin, Yale.
! Members of the Minnesota team viii
Ibe rendered banquet in st. Paul mex
"Wednesday night by Twin City alum
nj, at which time next years captain
probably will be chosen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-04

To Cure Cold In One Day
rake LAXATIVE BROMo Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money il
it fails to cure. E. w. GROVES sig
nature is on each box. 25c.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-04
Vote Of Football Experts.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-For the elev.
len positions on the all-eastern foot
ball team for 1911, the sporting ex-
, perts of six New York papers named
twenty-one different men. White and
Hart of Princeton and Jack Dalton OF
the Navy are the only men who find
place in all six line-ups, but the vote
,js almost unanimous for Bomeiser OF
Yale and Wendell Of Harvard.
The list of honrs with figure in.
dicating the number of papers making
the choice, follows:
Arnold, Army, guard ................
Bomeisler, Yale, end ............... &
Brown, Navy, tackle ............... =
Dalton. Navy, full or half back -. e
Bluethal, Princeton, center .........S
Duffy, Princeton, guard ............4
Elcock. Dartmouth, tackle .....s.....
Fisher, Harvard, guard -. .....
! Hart, Princeton, tackle ............
Howe, Navy, guard .........-s.s.....l
Howe, Yale, quarter back !. 49,.
Ketcham, Yale, center ...s...... ..s.ss.s
Mercer. Pennsylvania, full back. ....
Morrison, Vanderbilt, left half back. ]
Miller, Penn State, quarter back.
Scully. Yale, tackle .......3..........
Smith, Harvard, right end ..........
Spranckling, Brown. quarter back.
Thorp. Carlisle, right. half back I;
Wendell. Harvard, full or half back.
White, Princeton, left end. 4
Middletown transcript., 1911-03-25
Communicated
TWO DRUMMER.S VIEWS

EDITOR TRANsCRIPT-Here are two
opinions about our town given by two
different stTangers-both members Of that
keen, observant class OF travellers COM
monty called drummer.
About the depot waiting room No.
said: "You have beautiful depot to be
sure, with fine accommodations for the
travelling putlic! No water for man to
drink; no cuspidors, no toilet room-no
lights at niRht-one dim lamp high up
that hardly gives light enough for man
TO recognize his own wife across the room.
II am delayed here an hour for train,
have the choice to twiddle my thumbs
the while or iniure my eyes trying to read
by the dim light. Why do your people
stand such an impositiou?" "Been that
way long as can recollecl" remarked a
bystander. N"Guess it'll be SO for tile next
20 years at any rats''.
Drummer No. made few remarks
about our quagmire streets, which think
il will be worth while to qaote as showing
how We impress outsiders, well,
you've got ths-est internal streets I've
come across yet in all my travels and I've
seen some rotten mean ones!
DO you think it adverlises Your town
for good, when stranger lands here and
gets look at your old barn Of depot
with its piebaId smearings inside and a
total want of most of the common con-
veniences Of a railroad waiting room? Or
when he gets mired over shoe tops in
your quagmire streets and crossiDgsP In
Gods country where come from fellow
can get his shoes shined and look like a
gentleman, aud keep them so awhile
here in Eve minutes time they look like
one Of your musk rat hunters boots if
their owner try to ford your marsby streets
or wade over your sunken crossings. Suits
you does it? Well, there's no accounlin'
for tastes, as the old woman said when a
fellow kissed the COW; but it surely sdver.
tises your town as Way backville ITO
every outsider who pokes his nose in,
/ can tell you that"
The above is fair sample OF remarks
about our town one hears at the hotel by
travellers, and shows how we appear to
them. 1t isn't anything to be proud Of
that such things can be truly spoken
about US. But the remedy lies in our own
hauds. To our new Town Board all Of US
are looking for the action that will give
Us at least fairly respectable streets, and
also force the railroad Company to give
our town something like decent treat
ment in the way OF Recommendations at the
depot.
QUAKER
Middletown transcript., 1911-03-25
OPEN TOWN BOARD MEETING
QUAKER.

Mr. EDitor:-One good thing l heal
about the new Town Board--they are GO
ing to throw their meetings open to the
public, as they should do, and as fact
they do in every town and city have
ever seen, and reckon have seen few.
Whose business is it, these agents OF the
taxpayers are couducting-their own, or
the peoplet2 One time wanted to be
present at Board meeting where some
very important public matters were to be
transacted, things that certainly con-
cerned me for one as an owner of real
estate here, and taxpayer. met Mr..
Hanson and Mr.. ConneIlee, two of the
Board, and said | would like TO be pres
ent. Mr.. Hanson told me l had no bust.
ness there-the public we're not allowed
TO attend the meetingsl Mr.. ConnelIee
said the taxpayers had right to see how
their own business was being done.
Mr.. Editor it is wise move to invite
the people to sttend the meetings where
their own affairs are being conducted; not
to do so gives people grounds for saying
that maybe some back stairs work is going
on. Il certainly is as proper for the people
to know what is going on, as it is for
them once year to have the privilege Of
paying the bills. 1t is good idea-an
improvement on the oil way.
A TAXED CITIZEN.
Middletown transcript., 1911-03-25

the people a blessed way OF es
cape. Unameuded, this Section
1872 permits the Boulevard line
10 pass into the hands Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad; and when
that happens then indeed is the
State put in eternal bondage to
that grasping monopoly and
every citizen for aye quite at its
mercy.
Sec. 162 should be SO amended
as to entail a forfeiture by said
Boulevard corporation Of any and
all rights and privileges derived
from said act, in the event of its
sale, lease or other transfer of
such rights to thePennsylvaniaR.
r. Company, or to any other com.
peting line, and to cause all such
franchise and rights etc. thereby
to revert to the State.
Finally, itisaquestion whether
the whole bill is not after all un
constitutional. 1t is palpable
attempt to evade the prohibition
,-~1
contained in Sec. 1 of Article TX
of the State Constitution, which
forbids the creation Of cOrpor-
alton by special act.
Thus Sec. 143 says operating
a Boulevard from some place in
The northern part of New Castle
County by a straight course
through the State of Delaware to
the Southern boundary etc." Ger
tainly it is not general corpor-
alton law for building boulevards
in any direction through the state.
While not in the least wishing
to impugn the lofty motives
which, it is believed, inspire the
donor, The TRANSCRIPT still
thinks the measure is open to The
three grave objections above stat
ed though not, it trusts, invalid
ated by the fourth.
The demand for the passage Of
this bill seems well nigh univer.
sal, and from all classes of citi.
zens and interests.
Safeguarded as above suggest
ed, THE TRANSCRIPT also favors
it, since its advantages to the
State, direct and consequential,
will probably be very great. Such
a fine artery of trade and travel
traversing the whole state, should
wonderfully stimulate its great
est single need-the building of
good roads.
Middletown transcript., 1911-03-25
NOTICE!

!, j. HARRY MASSEY, owner and
tenant of the house known as the Cant.
well House, situated al Olrssa, in School
District No. 81, county of New Castle and
State Of Delaware, in compliance with the
requirements of the acts Of the General
Assembly, in such cases made and provid.
ed, do hereby give notice that l shall apply
in writing to theCourt of General Sessions,
in and for New Castle Comfy, ,onMonday,
the day ofMay, A. D., 1911 being the next
term OF said court, for q license Of said
house as an inn or tavern for the sale there.
in of Intoxicating l.qrors in quantities
less than one quart Iu be drunk on the
premises, and the following respectab BILE
citizens of said School District, at least six
of whom are suhataritid freehoIders Of
said School District, recommend the said
application, viz:
Henry Heller, John F. Morris,
George Huhn, John Heller,
Levi A. Plummer, Vim. K. Phillips,
Thos. P. Wallace, David Thornton,
F. ]. Pennington, John NJ Gremminger.
Wesley T. Duhadaway, VIM. E Tucker,
VIM. w. .Gremminger. Jacob Muehlberger.
Chas Kronemeier
J. HARRY M AEY.
Middletown transcript., 1911-03-25

The thanks OF all citizens are
owing to our Senator Mr.. A. P.
Corbit, our Representative. Mr..
F. R. Pool and our townsman Mr..
W. A. Comegys, who as a mem. .
Der Of the "third House" did yeo-
man service-all three-in secur.
ing in Senateand House the pass.
age of the bill granting Middle
town the right to use on herown
streets the taxes paid by her own
people. THE TRANSCRIPT gladly
makes this acknowledgement to
them all.
Middletown transcript., 1911-03-25
Arbor and Bird Day

Governor PennewiII has issued a proc.
iamation designating Fridav, March S1st,
as Arhor and Bird Day in Delaware, and
he makes the recommendation that this
day be observed by all citizens who have
an admiration for trees and birds, and es-
peciaIly by all educational institutions, b.
planting suitable trees and shrubs on
school lgrounds, in public and private parks,
along public roads, and other proper
places, and by appropriate exercises. the
purpose being not only to adorn such
places, but 70 encourage and promote the
study Of arboriculture, aud to inspire and
cultivate tender regard for birds and
trees.
Middletown transcript., 1911-03-25
A BOUQUET FOR MIDDLRTOwN

"THE MIDDLETowN TRANsCRIPT,
which is always alive in advocating
anything for the advancement of that
town is urging the forming Of a Board
of Trade. 1t is said that already
eighty citizens of the town, including
some women, have signified their
willingness to organize a Board Of
Trade. Middletown should have such
a body.
The TRANSCRIPT recalls the oppor.
tn titles that Middietown has missed
in the past, butit will not miss others
in the future il The TRANSCRIPT has
IFS way.
MiddIetown it has always seemed
to Us is one of the most desirable
places on the peninsula. 1t is FORUM
ately and favorabIy situated in the
midst of as fine country as there is
between the Bays. What splendid
farms and what good people there are
about Middletown.
With some manufacturing eeiab-
lishments Middletown ehouId grow
and prosper. Middletown is really
within committing distapce Of Viii.
mington. A town that has so many
advantages as the metropolis of st.
Georges should have bright future.
But its future and prosperity depend
upon the energy, activity and good
will Of its citizene.- EUening Journal
March 20th."
Nothing pleases THE TRAN,
SCRIPT more than to record ap.
preciative concentrations OF
Middletown and its worthy citi.
zens. If at times it speaks words
Of seemingly sharp criticism,
they are we'll meant and find their
justification in the language OF
Holy Writ-"faithful are the
wounds of a friend"
Our esteemed evening contem.
porary recognizes - possibly
more clearly than many of our
own citizens-the large posslbili.
Ties for business growth and ex.
pansiou that are lying undeve.
loped in our town and people.
indeed it needs only that our
business men and citizens geuer-
allV shall bestir themselves, and
with united, enthusiastic effort,
and in a modern, liberal spirit,
make q systematic business like
presentation Of 6uf towns 10 s ed I'D
vantages, to receive the recogni-
Jon Of an increased population
and business.
But 1t should be a united effort.
Let all help-not say. 81 believe
n a Board of Trade" II hope
you may succeed &c, and then
refuse TO stir a finger. Let us
not heed the few grouchy proph-
It's OF evil, found in every COM
nunlty, whose first word is 'sit
can't be done," or 1--WE tried once
Ind failed" but believing in our.
selves and in our town, let us
.ather say Middletown can and
will, do what other towns about
Is, (some with fewer advantages
han onrselves) are doing. Let
IS try not once but twenty times
I need be and who doubts that
It the last We shall splendidly
succeed, and give the lie to the
ale some tell of a sleepy, unpro-
sressive, old-fogy town-a good
lace to take a nap, but useful
Of little else
Middletown transcript., 1911-03-25
NOTICE!

A special meeting of the Stockholders
of "The Odessa Loan Association" will
be held in the Academy Building, on
MONDAY, MARCH 9th, 1911,
At z O'Clock, P. NJ.
For the purpose Of amending the Bylaws
L. Y. AtPRIL, JR.
Secretary.
Middletown transcript., 1911-03-25
SPRING GOODS

Ready in every Dept. Save
Money, Time and Trouble by
coming here where you can
get everything for Men and
Boys to wear. New Hats,
Suits, Ties, Shoes and Spring
Overcoats come first and
are waiting for you. New
Suits in every size for Men,
Young Men, Boys and Little
Boys that will please you in
every way. See the $50, $25
and $50, Styles in our Gus.
tom Dept. for Suits to Order
SIS, and 800. Ready made
Suits for Men, the big line
of $15 Suits for Young Men
and the S12 and SIS styles
for High School Boys in
sizes Is to 18 years. Boys
and Little Boys Suits in
sizes 8 to II years in all the
New Makes, Sailor Blouse,
Russians, Norfolks and Coat
Suits; Suits that Boys like
because they make them
look like little men.
A special line of Shoes
this season at $3.50 and 81
for young men. Notice the
styles and makes of them.
,s:ssa:. s'ssss: MULLINS sSs.: s sta'''
Best Hats
The evening world., 1911-06-07

do you think Of that-a harem skirt on
q bathing suit!
Mr.. b. (slowly)-A very sane idea.
ray I.
Mrs.. B.-why. Henry! TO casrk).
Would you please hold II UP to you
so that I can get the general effect?
Mr.. B. waking up)-Oh! DO the girls
try them on for you?
Mrs. B. (sternly)-No; OF course not!
Mr.. B. Oct DOWN Oh! (to clerk. Hav-
emit you something like this in . diner
ent color?-black looks like mourning.
Clerk (ea~gerly)-Oh. yes. I have the
same thing in a beautiful Helen pink
Persian-it's q dream!
Mr.. b. Qacetiously)-Trot out the
dream!
(The model is shown Mrs. B, gasps,
Mr.. b. mods his head In %approval.)
Mr.. B.-That's the ticket! Now. that's
what I call class-you'l make them get
out their field glasses when you come
ON the horizon In that. my dear!
Mrs. b. (hesitating)-Don't o think
It's too short. Henry?
Mr.. b. (airily)-"fu ll many a flower is
| born to blush unseen" &c.
Mrs. H. tndIul DSlitHiHS q
You have wonderful taste. Henry!
Clerk Ito help sale along)-I nevel
waited on a man who knew as mucf
about women's clothes as your husband
madam. Now, how about a cap t.
understanding nifty. with rosette
over the ears2
Mr.. b. Uerribly tickled)-of course
throw In one of those. TOO.
CThe bill OF $as,+2 Is presented an
paid.)
Mrs. p. Cbeaming)-Why. Henry. your
a regular conno!sseur-I never drcame'
YOU had such taste Don't you thin
you'd better help me pick out my sum
mer gowns?
Mr.. b. (condescendingly)-Oh yes.
might as well as long as I'm here, An
take It from me your summer wardrob
this year will be SOME clothes!
;, Mrs. b Ito herself)-why. oh. why
didn't someone tell me It was as cas-
{ ~ this. ysass ASoI