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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-12
President Taft Turns His Back on
the Gold Weather of Oregon
and Goes to Cali
fornia.
, TO RIDE FOR "a HOURS
Left at II O'Clock This Morning
and VIII Not Stop Until That
Hour Tomorrow
Morning.

SALEM, Ore, Oct. 1s.-Presiden,
Taft left here this morning at il
O'Clock for California.
He will travel without stop until
IL o'clock tomorrow morning when he
will reach Sacramento
Despite the fact that his reception
here was quite cold, the president ex-
pressed himself as well satisfied and
said that his future acts would show
the people Of Oregon that they couri
place their confidence In the present
administration
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-12
Electrical Trust Hegs for Mercy

TOLEDO, Ohio, oct. 12--The cleo
trical trust today threw itself upon the
mercy of the government and with
drew the legal action which it had in
sutufed to prevent the department OF
Justice from interfering with it.
II is stated here that Attorney Gen.
eral Wickersham will advocate the
dissolution of this trust along lines
similar to those taken in the cases of
the Standard Oil and tobacco trust.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-12
panslnns for lnwans.

WASHINGTON, d. C., Oct. 12.-The
following Iowans were granted pen
sions: John Boans, $50; Henry j.,
Chapin, SIP; Emily Feeny, s12; James
B, Ford, SIS; Hattie Holmes. sl2;
Sarah E. Kemper, s12; Edw, Talbot,
SIS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-12
Fourteen Year Old Girl Who VIII
Tell sordid Story to Save
Father From the
Galows.
UNWRITTEN LAW AGAIN
Walsh Killed Martin After He Found
That He Had Ruined
His Happy
Hones

GAINESVILLE. H.. Oct 12.-In
desperate effort to save her father,
John W. Wash, from the gailows,
Izetta Wash. aged IA, came here to-
day to take the stand and bare her
own shame and her mothers dishoncr.
Wash Is charged with the murder of
George c. Martin in April. 1t is al
legged that he returned home unex-
pectedly. found Martin and his wife
together and offered her divorce
which she refused He later discover
ed that his daughter had also been 4
victim of Martin.
Some days later Martin called at
Wash's store. A few words passed
and Wash shot him. The defendant
admits the shooting but claims that
he had reason to fear Martin and that
the latter carried revolver.
Wash on the Stand.
John w. Wash, a spectacled stopped
merchant of palmyra took the witness
stand here this morning in his owT
defense to tell how he shot George
Martin to death when he heard thai
Martin had had improper relation:
with Mrs Wash and their fourteen
year old daughter, Izetta.
His testimony followed that of his
z daughter, who declared that Marti1
had on several occasions threatenei
4 her fathers life
She was married in September TO
moving picture show man of Spring
3 field. III.
4 When Wash went on the stand, HI
4 told the story of remarkable agree
ment said to have been made between
him and Martin. Wash said that wheI
he returned home unexpectedly one
night, be found Martin and his wifi
together, but that he was not angry
and that he offered to divorce Mrs
Wash If Martin would promise to maj
ry her.
Il told him that he could take he
and Izetta and go away. But he r.
fused to do this and said he did nc
want TO marry her anyhow A fe'
days later, after again discussing tn
affair he said something / did not lik
and | shot him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-12
Local observations.

Mean temperature, 60.
Highest temperature, 20.
Lowest temperature. 40.
Lowest temperature last night, 30.
FRED 2. GOsEWIsCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-12
Daily River Bulletin.
River Forecast.

The river will rise from Davenport
to Warsaw for several days
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-12
Body of One of the Lynched Negroes
is Recovered But Other One
Cannot Be
Found.
CITIZENS LEAVE TOWN
When Investigation is Started, Sever
al Men Find Important
Engagements Else
where.

CARRUTHERSvILLE, Mo, Oct. IL.
Gov. Hadley today ordered rigid
investigation of the lynching of the
two negroes here Tuesday night. The
prosecuting attorney of the county
has been instructed to secure the
names of the mob leaders and to see
that as many indictments as possible
are brought against them by the grand
jury.
On account of this 1t is thought sew
eral men who are alleged to have been
implicated In the lynching, left town
this morning.
The body OF A. B. Rich, one of the
lynched negroes, was recovered from
the Mississippi river late last night
and the coroner's jury brought in p
verdict Of death from causes un
known" Several searching parties
are dragging the river in an effort te
recover the body of High Pockets,
the other negro who was lynched.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-12
Italians Rejoice When They Hear Ru-
mors But Young Turks Are
Ansered at the
News.
NO OFFICIAL
Italy Refuses to Discuss the Story
Blu. Denies ii VIII Sell Any
Part of the coun-

ROME, Oct. 12.-The italian gov
ernment here refuses to affirm or
deny the reports from Berlin that an
armistice has been declared be-
tween the Italian and Turkish armies.
This report, however, is generally ac-
cepted by the people and there is
much rejoicing on account of 1t.
Despite government reports to the
contrary there has not been much
popular enthusiasm regarding this
war and any declaration of peace will
be hailed noisily by the people. The
government denies emphatically that
they intend to sell Germany any por-
ton of Tripoli, saying that they are
not going to pull Germany's chest
nuts out of the fire for her.
Turks Don't Want Peace.
CONsTANTINOPLE, Oct. 1.-THE
report that peace will soon be de
clared between Italy and Turkey
reached here this morning and caused
the first outburst against the govern
ment by the young Turks party. Any
declaration of peace at this time
would be extremely unpopular here
and the army corps at Salonica is
threatening to march on Constant
nople II the war is called off
1t is also feared that declaration
of an armistice between the tws
armies may mean an outbreal
against the foreigners in Turkey.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-12
Mayor Not Disturbed.

CARRUTHERSVILL Mo. Oct. IL.
The officials of this town have thus
far made no active effort to find the
members OF the mob which took tw.
negroes from the county jail at 1880
a. m. yesterday, beat them with bug
gy whips and threw them over the
cliff into the Mississippi river.
When asked today what he intend.
ed to do toward apprehending the
lynchers, the mayor seemed surpris-
ed Il am not detective he said,
unless a complaint is made by some
one who can prove a mistake was
made in killing the negroes, ! will
take no action. l do not favor arrest
ing anybody on suspicion.
If High Pockets did what he is
said to have done, he got what was
coming to him We have trouble ev-
cry year with negroes who come here
from Tennessee, Arkansas and other
parts of Missouri to try and pick ul
little money from the negroes who
are picking cotton. The trouble this
year has been worse than ever and
do not think that the loss OF these
two negroes to the community viii
work any great harm"
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end in tie, and so on to the uttermost
possibilities Of the game.
We'll, on this day one OF the men
who had wandered out on the field to
talk o-McPhee took of his hat, and,
addressing the popular second baseman
Of the Reds, In tone clearly audible IN
the stands, said:
'Biddy. to decide bet, will you please
tell US whether that was hit Tor you or
an error for Dahlen? l bet this man
to that you would make hit. ana
we amt able to decide which 1t was.
Before the umpires and the captains
could chase the men off the field McPhee
piped up:
"'Say. II you guys live to be million
years old you'll never see cleaner base
hit than that
And it is my recollection that the off,
cial scorer was of the same opinion.
Napoleon Lajoie had been on the old
Philadelphia team but a few weeks when
he was the innocent cause Of a game be-
tween the Philiies and the Bostons being
temporarily stopped. Larry" was play
ing at first in this game-it was played
in BOston-and lot Of his friends from
FAN River and Woonsocket were on hand
to see their old idol.
Everything went along merrily until the
seventh inning. At that particular stage
of the game the Phillies were leading,
to 1. and the crowdlit was a Boston
crowd, remember-was yelling its appro-
baton Of Lajoie, who had batted in about
seven Of the visiting clubs nine runs.
AS Lajoie took his place at first In the
eighth inning, q man climbed over the
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DIGGER STANLEY COMING.
English Bantamweight to Try for
Championship Of World.

NEW YORK, January 14.-Digger STAN
ley. English bantamweight champion.
comes to this country In quest OF the ban
tamweight championship OF the world.
His first fight on this side of the water is
to be a ten-round bout with frankie
Burns of Jersey City at the National
Sporting Club In this city.
This event will probably take place
January 20. 1t should be a notable az
fair. as Burns. while he does not hold
the American title, is generally regarded
as one of the fastest bantams In the
country. After his meeting with Frankie
the little Englishman hopes to engage in
arguments with Johnny Coulon. who
claims the championship: frankie Coniey,
Joe Coster. Tommy Houck. Joe Wagner.
Monte Attell, Philly McGovern and the
best of the others who fight around liz
pounds.
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The number of professional base ball
players who reach the top In legislative
work, or become financially interested IN
the business, Is remarkably small me
player seems satisfied with the Work on
the field and is willing to retire after
passing through the different opportuni-
ties, such as player, manager or perhaps
scout and umpire.
No ball player has ever reached the dig
nifty and Importance OF president of
ma for league, while q number OF profes-
sional players had the ability. and In
many cases were the real power benlno
the throne The American League has
known only Byron Bancroft johnson as
the executive of the American League.
Not another name was ever considered
for the place, and now that he has been
elected for a long term Of years. with
salary high enough to satisfy man OF
the highest professional skill. the chances
are that the campaign mapped out by
Mr.. Johnson and a small board OF STRAIT
egy will be carried to a conclusion
Six-Head National.
But six men have received the highest
honors in the National League. and the
organization that developed into the pres
emit organization. viz: n. L. Young OF
Washington Morgan G. Bulkeley OIL
Hartford now United States senator
from ConnecticuD. William Hurlbut OF
Chicago, A. c. Mills Of New York (who
drew up the original national agree
menO, Harry C.. Pulliam OF LOUISVILLE
and Thomas Lynch of New Britain, Conn
n. e. Young was a clever amateur pia y
er with one Of the clubs located al WASH
ington after the war. Morgan Z; baihs Bum,
lev was a big insurance man at Hartford
who played the game as an amateur.
William Hurlbut was a Chicago lawyer
whom A. c. Spalding induced to become
interested in the game.
A man who displayed marked ability IN
the trying days OF TO- when the National
League redeemed the game from seri-
GUS position, was A. G. Mills, q success
full Chicago and New York lawyer. VINO
was called on to take up the work after
the death OF Hurlbut more as lawyer
than a base bali executive.
H c. Pulliam was Louisville attof-
ney, who gained his base ball knowledge
from his connection with the Loulstille
club and went in as compromise aItes
Andrew Freedman had clipped good old
Nick Young of his well earned laurels.
The present compromise incumDent,
Thomas Lynch, won his spurs as Ma
tional League umpire over ten years ago.
New Players Go Up.
While every manager Of both leagues
learned his lesson as member OF some
National League club. as a player OF
marked ability but one man In full con-
troll of a major league club today ever
drew salary for playing base ball.
Charles Comiskey Of the Chicago White
sox being the exception.
The only ball players to hold even the
presidency OF a major league club are
A. c. Spalding. with Chicago; A.. j.
Reach, with Philadelphia: Ed Hanion,
with Baltimore, and AL Buckenoerger'
with Pittsburg.
The ex-ball players TO even hold control
Of minor league clubs are few and Tar
between. Ofhand may be named George
Tebeau, Bill ORourke. Frank Isbeli. Joe
Cantillon, Jesse Burkett, William Clymer.
Waiter McCreedy. Ed Dugdale. Jack
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PLAYERS SELDOM REACH THE
TOP IN LEGISLATIVE WORK
No Professional Ball Player Was Ever Presi-
dent of Either Major Circuit-Dia-
mond Stars Seem Satisfied
With Work on Field.

Dunn and Joe McGinnity. Here and there
scattered about the country retired ball
players have secured financial interests
in unimportant clubs. and Connie Mack
holds quarter interest in the Athletics.
This is certainly poor showing for the
boys who PLAYED the game and were in
position TO fully appreciate the growth
of the business.
James III. O'Rourke and Tim Murnane
are the only players to be honored with
practically control base ball. the nationsl
commission and the national board tie
latter board receiving no salary for its
work. while handling the business Of
fifty leagues.
Stiff Proposition Now.
The time for the ex-ball player to
break into the game has practically
passed. for while il was no difficult mat
ter to break into class A ball. or even
major league ball, few years ago. now
1t takes a large sum OF money to get
control Of a minor league franchise, and
the player is shy on putting up his saw
ings for a franchise where he is not dead
sure OF the returns.
The ball player Is the one individual
who fully appreciates the difficulty Of de-
veloping winner especially without a
may come to both brains and money un-
til even the wealthy magnates often tire
of the proposition.
Tho Boston Americans figured that
$4,000 was ample to start business with
ten years ago. Now, the same club
must figure on half a million dollars to
build new plant. Leased grounds for
ten or twenty years was a long term for
a ball park a few years ago. Now no
major league club could AFFORD TO build
4 magnificent plant ON leased grounds.
and first figures on purchasing large
tract OF land as convenient to the busi-
ness part OF the city as possible. II
takes double the land for a ball park II
did twenty years ago, as the stands must
be double and triple the size. until the
investment is serious business propo-
sitfon, and considered only by those hav-
| ing absolute faith in the stability of thc
game as a great national amusement
where the public can be entertained In
the open air at popular prices.
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FANS BET ON ANYTHING
IN OLD BASE BALL DAYS
No Matter What the Situation Was It Was
Always Possible to Get
a Wager.

Numerous instances there have been OF
games being interrupted
tor some extraordinary or some unusual
reason. but perhaps the oldest Of them
AL happened in game at Cincinnati one
day fifteen or twenty years ago. says
Frank Bancroft.
1--WE were having a redhot battle with
Chicago that day." says the famous busi-
ness manager of the Reds. 'and~in the
eighth inning-with the score I and l.
McPhee hit a ball down to short too hot
for Dahlen to handle clearly.
"McPhee had been anchored on firsG
about two seconds when two men Jumped
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front railing of the fifty-cent seats and.
almost before he was noticed at all, had
made his way over to where the hero OF
the day was anchored.
The umpire and the groundkeeper made
a rush in the direction OF first base just
in time to hear Lajoie's unwelcome visitor
say:
NAP, old boy. I've got to get that 5
O'clock train back to little old Woon-
socket Stake me to s.. will your
Larry" didn't allow himself to be
frustrated by this little incident He
gave the high sign to Manager Shetts-
line, who was sitting on the bench, and
his old neighbor got his 81 with no seri-
GUS interruption Of the game attending
the transaction.
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ONLY THREE PITCHERS
HELD TIGERS TO NO HITS
Calvin. Callahan and Smith Were the Flurlers
Who Held the Ex-C Champions to Hitless
and Runless Results.

against his team. 3 to O. McIntire was
with the Brooklyns when he got near
the glory circle. McIntire stood of the
Pirates for ten innings August !. 1906. but
in, the eleventh round the Corsairs got
hit, and in the thirteenth they procured
three more wallops. winning the game,
1 to o.
Below will be found a full and correct
list Of the no-hit games played in the
major leagues:
National League.
June ~. 1sso-Richmond OF Worcester against
Cleveland. not player reaching first base.
June IT, 1SSO-ward OF Providence against
Buffalo. not a player reaching first base.
August TO- 1sS0-Corcoran OF Chicago against
Boston
August %. issO-Galvtn Of Buffalo against
September 20. 1882 Corcoran.of Chicago agars,
c 5Sly isss-R'd'ourne Of Providence against
September IS, 1ss3-Daly OF Cleveland against
June 81. lss4-Corcoran of Chicago against
August i. 1ss4Galvin of Buffalo against De-
troif.
July. q. 1ss5-clarkson of Chicago against
June 81. 1s9l-Lovett of Brooklyn against New
July 81. 1ssl-Rusie of New York against
August O. lss2-stivetts of Boston against
Brooklyn.
October 49, lse2,. Jones of Cincinnati against
PIttsburg.
August 10, 1s93-Hawke Of Baltimore against
September Is, 1s97-Young Of Cleveland against
Cincinnati.
August %, 1S9S-Hughes Of Baltimore against
Boston.
April % 1s9s+Breitcnsten Of Cincinnati
against PittshurR
July g. lS9S-Donahue Of Philadelphia against
Boston.
August 81 1S9s-Thornton OF Chicago against
Brooklyn.
May 2S 1899 Philippe Of Louisville against
New York.
August = 1s99-willis of Boston against
Washington.
July H. 19OO-Hahn OF Cincinnati against
Philadelphia.
81. Louis
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over the rail separating the grandstand
from the field and started out toward
Biddy.' 1t all happened so suddenly that
a. first we thought McPhee was to be
given some kind Of a present or other,
but we were soon undeceived.
Tn those days the fans. bet on every
thing that could possibly happen-bet the
asxt delivery Of the pitcher would be a
BALI or a strike; bet that the batter
would strike out; bet that he wouldn't;
bet that he would go out to the infleld:
fly out to the outfield or foul out; bet
that the umpire would call the next man
who tried to seal .out' or safe: bet 1t
would rain or snow: bet the game
wouldn't go nine innings; bet 1t would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-15

When Bender let the Clevelands down
without hit May II. 1910. he received
perfect support and had perfect control
in all the innings except the fourth,
when with two down. he deadheaded
Terry Turner. That gift kept the Chief
from entering the Ward Richmond-Young-
Joss set. The day after Mack's good In
dian had the Maps at his mercy Cy Nor
gan kept the Clevelands from getting any
hits until the eighth inning.
There were several near no-hit games
pitched in the big leagues last season,
Russell Ford of the Highlanders July -
not having q wallop made of him by the
ST. Louis Browns until after one man
was retired In the ninth inning. Then
Danny Hoffman spoiled Ford's bid for a
place in the pitchers hall of fame. send
ing a tiny single back Of short.
August 80 Tom Hughes OF the Highland
ers pitched alright ball against the Maps
for nine innings, only one man getting TO
first In this time. but In the tenth the
Clevelanders got two safeties and in the
eleventh they acquired Ave. winning the
game. 5 to 0. Other major league pitch
ers who have had the misfortune to pitch
hitless ball for nine innings and then
eventually lose their games are Leon
Ames of the Giants and Harry McIntire
of the Cubs. Pitching against Brooklyn
April IS. 1908. Leon let the Superbas
down without a hit for nine innings, and
then in the thirteenth saw the verdict so
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CARTMELL TO TAKE TRIP.
Planning to Run Races in England,
Africa and Australia.

PHILADELPHIA, January IN. j.
Cartmell, the former Pennsylvania
sprinter, who has been coaching the Uni
yersity of North Carolina track team
plans to take a trip around the world
starting next summer. He has been In
correspondence with several foreign pro-
moters and intends to run in England,
South Africa and Australia. Match races
are proposed with r. E. Walker in the
Transyaal and Charles E. Holway In
Cartmell, Walker and hol-
way claim the sprinting championship.
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TO KEEP BRITISH TROPHY.
Building Six Boats Specially for In
ternational Races.

NEW YORK. January 14.-Commodore
H. II. Melville Of the Motor Boat Cub
Of America. speaking at the dinner OF
the Royal Motor Yacht Club In London
recently, announced that no less than six
boats are now being specially built in
this country to try to keep the British
International trophy here this year. Inc
races. he said, would be held in Hunting
ton harbor.
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JOYNER TO TRAIN IN ENG.
Will Have Thirty Horses on British
Turf This Year.

NEW YORK. January 14.-Andrew
jackson Joyner will train thirty-six
horses for Harry Payne Whitney in Eng
land this year. These thoroughbreds are
wintering we'll at Mr.. Whitney's estab-
lishment, Balaton Lodge, and Joyner
thinks they will cut a big figure In win
ming some of the classics on the British
turf.
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against
Mones
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a
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-02-03
Everybody Pays the Taxes.

A very silly notion is very sedulously
inculcated by the petty politicians at the
present time-namely, that no body but
rich people are mnch concerned about
the taxes-that it should be satisfaction
to the poorer inhabitants of city, for
instance, to have their wealthy fellow
citizens squeezed by taxation, as the
money will be used to buy things for the
public, so that even if wealth is over
taxed, il is no ones affair but the VIC
tim's-the public in fact, being the
gamer. This is false and mischievous
doctrine.
Here is the law Of political economy
on the subject OF taxation: Those who
receive no tax bills may not realize how
far the taxes are drawn from them, but in
point Of fact, everybody who works and
lives on an income provided by his own
efforts, pays taxes. The landlord pays
the taxes on rented real estate. whether
used for business or residence; but so far
as he can. and that is in large proper
ton, he adds it to the rent and the
tenant pays, the denizen of the tenement
house and the little shop keeper, as well
as the manufacturer. the merchant or the
professionalism who does not own the
buildings which he occupies. Taxes are
paid not only in rent but in the prices
of goods" household supplies and
personal belongings. The manufacturer
and the trader, so far as he may under
the action Of economic forces, reckons
his rent and his taxes in the expense ol
doing business and takes it out OF this
prices Of what he sells, and the buyel
and the consumer pay. The taxes ar,
diffused and no one who pays out money
for his own living or the support o
others wholly escapes. = Exchange.