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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-22
East st. Louis Live Stock.

receipts 10000; market strong; Tex
as receipts 100; market strong. Native
beef steers s450@9.25; COWS and heif-
ers, S2.75@7.25; stockers and feeders,
s2.25@5.25; Texas steers, s3.75@6.T5;
cows and heifers. s2.75@ $50; calves
Gear lots) s4.5o@7.25.
Hog receipts 5000; market steady
Mixed and butchers s5.60@6.30; goof
to heavy, $615@6.3o; rough, $3.50
6.1o; light, s5.5o@62O; bulk, $500
$50; pigs. s4.75@550.
Sheep receipts 500; market strong
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-22
stork. Not Reindeer.

CHICAGO, Dec. %. Mrs. Elizabeth
Horsch's Christmas present to her
husband was delivered by Dr. Stork
little ahead 'of time, and on a
down town street corner. Mrs. Horsch
walked home with the boy baby.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-22
New York Produce Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Butter firm.
er. Receipts 4,69s; creamery extras.
39c; dairy tubs, 24@37c; imitation
creamery firsts, 24c.
Egg market easier. Receipts 5,612;
nearby white fancy, 36@41c; nearby
mixed fancy, 36@44c; fresh, 36@44c.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-22
THE WORLDS MARKETS

Sheep and mutton, ss,25as.so; lambs
$4.25@6.15.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
Stagg Wants Football
Rules Made Simpler

Football is being laid on the sur
geons' table of the Rules Committee
in New York today for its annual
operation. The yearly saWing-off and
buiIding-up process for the better
ment Of the game is being gone
through. This year it is expected
operation will be a mild one as COM
pared to that Of last year, when some
sweeping changes were made.
Clarifying the rules and shearing
them Of their intricacics seems to be
the idea of the football experts. This
is the diagnosis OF the majority of
them. They believe process Of SIM
plification will be sufficient remedy to
apply, inasmuch as the rules Of last
season proved such an improvement
over the old game.
Coach Stage Of the University of
of a more simple code. He will sug-
gest that the game be freed of some
of the intricate regulations of the
forward pass and the onside kick.
With the exception of recommend
ing a few minor changes in the for
ward pass and kicking rules. the West
erners believe the code of last sea-
son should be allowed to stand Stage
will suggest that the twenty-yard zone
on the onsfde kick be removed and
that the twenty-yard zone on kicks
be reduced to ten yards. He also will
recommend in his suggestions that the
restrictions limiting the forward pass
to twenty yards be removed. More
emphasis he thinks, should be placed
on the prohibition of interference
with ends going down on kicks when
within the twenty-yard zone.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
Put on Your Spiketail
When You Go to Fights
Tony Biddle Lays Down
This New Rule Of Fistiana
Over in Philadelphia
But, of Course, that's
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Feb. "A. J. Drexel
Biddle proposes to make 1t mandatory
for persons attending boxing matches
to wear full evening dress. Dinner
coats are to be barred: 1t must be
clawhammer and nothing else. And to
show that he is in earnest Tony de-
lie boxing show he makes 1t manda-
tory upon them to appear as if for the
opera. Says Mr.. Biddle:
Boxing has been looked down up
On in this country for years. 1t is
now coming into it's own again. The
average fight fan Of the olden days
felt that he had to make some ex-
lily at least about his destination. Pugi-
lism was scorned and a mans wife
was never told that he was going to
see a boxing match.
GIN addition, everybody who went
to a fight thought that he was entitled
it of pugnacity was in the air, and
the average fight devotee thought he
had to battle with his neighbors. There
was too wide a gulf between the pro-
fessional and amateur boxer, a gulf
which we are now trying to bridge.
This can be done by having men
appear at the clubs in evening dress.
1t gives the game an air of gentility,
and the sight of rows of men attir-
ed in this manner Will act as soft
ening influence on their more tructi-
lent brothers. Take the clubs in Par
is There women seen the hardest
bouts. At the National sporting club
in London those down stairs are re-
Quired to dress according to fashion.
Every Saturday I have ten or fiji
teen guests at a boxing exhibition. I
make it mandatory upon them to wear
evening dress. If we had a general
game would reach a higher plane. I
am trying to have this dress Gus
tom in our city"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
Kaufman Will Not Meet
Johnson in Short Bout

Wilkes-Barre. Pa, Feb. 3.-Al
Kaufman, in statement here yester-
day, said he would not fake the pub
lie in any siX-round bout with john
son, but would willingly meet him
any time in long-distance contest.
Kaufman said:
LET johnson talk of match over
long distance and he can see the
color of my money any time. I will
place any amount of money in the
hands of any reputable man for
finish fight with Johnson. am ready
for it at any, period six months hence
I have nothing to gain except money
in six-round bout with him. On
the level, I don't want the money,
want the title. Why have a couple
of preliminaries before the real bat
tie? Johnson couldn't hurt me in six
rounds and / don't believe I would
muss him up much in a bout of that
length. Why should we make the
public pay the freight on such a
battle?"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
TRINITY CHuRCn'S
HANDSOME ALTAR
IS C0NSECRATED

With many stately ceremonies. the
new altar at Trinity Episcopal church
was consecrated yesterday by the
Right Rev Chauncey Brewster. bishop
of the diocese of Connecticut. The
church also held services appropriate
to the day. which is the Feast Of the
Publication. Candlemae day.
The now altar. which has been de-
scribed in the Farmer. is the result
of a fund of 20 years standing In the
church. The capacity of the build
ing was taxed by the huge congrega-
ton which attended the dedication ex-
ercises at 1880 o'clock.
At noon the bishop and the visiting
clerFvmen were entertained by the
rector. Rev. Father Gompl. at dinner.
In the evening a choral evensong was
held. following which came the add
mission Of candidates to the Girls
Friendly Society The ceremonial In
cluded a candlemas procession which
afforded q very beautiful and impress
sive spectacle The sermon was
preached by Rev Wilford D. Robbins,
q. D.. dean of the General Theological
Seminary of New York
The events of the day were conciud-
ed with a parish reception. very gem
orally attended by the members, ana
friends Of the church
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
OCTOGENARIAN HORSEMAN
OSLERIzES HIMSELF TODAY
Especial from United Press.

New York, Feb. 3.-Discouraged
because he believed he had outlived
his usefulness. Thomas J. Courtney,
80, "Oslerized'' himself with a razor,
today, after he had made several at
tempts to have doctors end his life
by chloroform.
Courtney was one of the best
known trainers of trotting horses in
the United States. Recently he be-
came possessed with the idea that he
was too old to live longer. He told
his family so but they laughed at
him. Monday, he went to the office
of DR., Goodrich and asked him to
give him chloroform. II am too old
to live he said. doc Os1er was
right. Put me out of the way pain
lessly."
The doctor sent him away and yes
terday he went to DR.. Ellis office
and made the same request. His
family was notified and a watch
placed on him. Today, he managed
to elude his son and killed himself.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
LITTLE MARIAN
IS ACCUSED OF
SHOOTING BOY
Bullet Wound Proves Fatal Ia
Thomas Kennedy and Five
Year Old Joe Britt0n in Crit
cal Condition.
Especial from United Press. ]

Especial from United Press.)
New York, Feb. 3.--Seven year old,
Thomas Kennedy died, early today.
in Cumberland street hospital. in
Brooklyn, from bullet wound. Five
year old Joseph Britton is in criti-.
cal condition at the same institution
as the result of wound made by the
same bullet. Locked up in the Chill
old girl, Marian Riddle. who is ac-
cused by the police CT having fred
the fatal shot. She tearfully pro-.
tests her innocence but the detectives
who have questioned her say that
volver in her hand. Little Joe Britt
ton says Marian shot him.
The accident, for the authorities,
agree that the shooting was an ac-a
cident, is directly traceable to the
shooting of strikebreaker in Brook
the shooting is believed to have
thrown his revolver into a vacant lot
where it was found by the Riddle girl
while at play. There was a pile OF
sand in the lot. Late yesterday the
two boys. Marian Riddle and 10 year
a game Mamma and Papa and
the two boys ran away. The girls
went in search Of them and few
minutes later a pistol shot was heard
The Britton boy with blood stream-
ing down his face from a wound IN
his head. ran to his home. He gasp
ed out that Marian had shot him and
collapsed. The Kennedy boy was ly-
ing In the street. At the hospital two
wounds were found in his neck, where
the bullet had entered and passed
out. lodging in the Britton boys
head.
The two girls were arrested and
although they denied that shey had
had the revolver. they told conflicting
stories The Riddle girl, however adj
mitted seeing the weapon lying in the
vacant lot and she was sent to the
Children's Society to await the action
of the coroner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
SPORTS OF a DAY

This was the answer given, today,
by Barney Gerard in behalf of AL
Kaufman, in reply to the proposition
of Mcintosh and Britt to match Kauf-
man with the winner of the Langford-
Lang fight, to be pulled off in Lon
don, Feb. IS. Kaufman has whipped
Lang and Langford has sidestepped
matches with him, 80 see no reason
why he should chase the winner OF
that fight to Europe. What we are
after is a match with Johnson and 1t
will be made to a certainty within a
few days." said Gerard.
Indianapolis, Feb. 3-Although only
scheduled to remain here week,
Jack Johnson, champion heavyweight
could not get out of town without be-
ing followed by his old hoodoo, the
courts. Suit was filed against Johnson
by Yank Kenney, trainer, who seeks
to force the payment of $1,000 said to
be due him. Kenney says he assisted
Johnson in some Of his training work
and although the agreement was only
verbal, he wants the money.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
DONAHUE, NEW
HAVEN AMATEUR
SIGNED BY MCANN

Marty Donallue. a New Haven anna
teur. has been signed by Manager
Gene Mccain for the local club.
Donahue is an infielder. having played
with the Newhallville team of New
Haven. HE is one of the real good
amateurs the other managers have
overlooked" says Mccain
McCann plucked Bobby Stowe from
the ranks of the New Haven youths
and made a star out of him. so much
so that he was drafted at the end of
the season by the New York Ameri-
cans This move was more of cover
up. as Mccain feared that he would
lose the player to some other club by
draft. perhaps Mccain is calling for
an encore on Donahue.
1--WE seen Donahue perform. and
know he will make good" said Me-
Cam. Donahue ought to make good,
as he is the possessor of proud base
ball name.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
SUNDAY BASEBALL
| FOR SAvIN ROCK
RumOr Has it That West Haven
ers Will Not Make a Protest
This SeasOn-Will Mean Big
Money For Nutmeg Managers

It is rumored that the New Haven
league team will play all of its Sun
day games on the Savin Rock grounds
the coming season, instead of out at
Lighthouse Point. as in the past. 1t
is said that some of the good people
of West Haven. where the White
Wings grounds are located, who OBJ
jected strongly to Sunday baseball in
the past, have decided to keep their
hands off the proposition this year.
more money for Owner Cameron as
we'll as the visiting teams, as bigger
crowds will be sure to turn out and
the gate receipts will be divided on
the usual percentage basis, instead
of having the team play for guar
antee put up by the company which
controls the Lighthouse grounds.
An official of the company recent
ly called on Owner Cameron to talk
over the seasons plans with regard
to playing Sunday games at the
Lighthouse, but Cameron is not yet
ready to enter into any arrangement.
It has been found that regular league
games at the Point proved better at
fractions than the playing of exhibi-
ton games with big league teams
The major league clubs have invaded
New Haven with a bunch of substi-
tutes and the famous stars have faik
ed to appear in the lineup, although
advertised to play. This sort of
treatment has soured the fans on
these games.
Last year the Connecticut league
directors appointed a special COM
mittee to- wait upon the company and
endeayor to obtain more liberal terms
for the league teams. Although lit
tie was accomplished at that time,
the committee as far as known was
never discharged, and was expected
to confer with the street railway
again this season before any deal was
made for the playing of league games
there. 1t has been felt that the COM
pany which controls the grounds has
reaped rich financial reward from
the games and should be willing to
make more liberal arrangement
than in the past.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
IN EAST OR WEST TO BE
DECIDED AT BOSTON TONIGHT
lspecial from united Press.l

Especial from United Press.)
Boston, Feb. 3-Whether the hockey
championship lies in the east or in
the west was today's most mooted
question samong the followers of the
ice sport, who tonight, will see it de-
cided at the arena when the Boston
Hockey Club, the leader in this Sec
ton, lines up against the Cleveland
Hockey Club.
The Cleveland seven comes here
with an enyiable reputation, having
cleaned up everything in the hockey
lines in its part OF the country. As
the Cleveland CLUB, after leaving here,
goes to New York for game, Satur-
day night, with the Crescents. good
comparison can be made with the
scores as to what position in hockey
the Boston club occupies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
TED COY DECIDES
TO Be A COAL BARON

New Haven, Feb. 3-Edward Harris
Coy, head coach of the Yale football
eleven last Fall, has decided to engage
in the coal business in Chattanooga,
Tenn. He has been at his former
home here several weeks since he re-
turned from the South. where he went
when the football season closed. He
planned to go into the lumber business
with his brother, Sherman Coy, the
former Yale end rush.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
Harvard Refuses to
Develop White "Hopes'
Crimson Will Not Be a
Member of Proposed In
teri Collegiate Boxing
League.

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 3.-There
will be, mo white mans hope" de-
veIoped at Harvard. w. f. Garcelon,
graduate manager of the Harvard
Athletic Association, said yesterday
when asked if there was any chance
that Harvard would join the propos-
ed intercollegiate boxing league. He
said: Harvard most assuredly will
not be member. We have no COM
petitive boxing here and what ,Har-
ward does not promote within the
university she is not likely to foster
without"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
BASEBALL NOTES

President Lynch issued a call yes
terday for a meeting OF the National
Leagne schedule committee. The mag
mates are to gather at the Hotel Bres-
lin on Tuesday, Feb. IA, and are to
go into session at o'clock.
The board Of directors of the league
will convene at noon on the same day
to listen to the claim for 81, 200 against
the Pittsburg club made by Pitcher
Howard Camnitz. Camnitz was to re-
ceive the 1900 as a bonus IL his only
conveyance during the season was the
earned the money, but President Drey-
fuss insists that the pitcher went too
often to the bar.
It is rumored that Bob Unglaub,
first baseman for the Washington
club, is to be Internationally released
in order that he may accept the man.
agement of the Lincoln, Neb., team.
Fred Snodgrass and Louis Drucke
are the only Giant regulars who have
not signed contracts for 1911.
The Dallas club of the Texas League
has games scheduled with the Giants,
Chicago White Sox, Boston Americans
and Detroit Tigers.
Promoter Fletcher's optional con-
tracts expire on Feb. II and after that
date 1t is probable that there will be
many stars Fastening to sign up with
their old teams.
Pitcher James Callahan and First
Baseman Jigs Donahue are to go to
Mineral Springs with the Chicago
White Sox. These former Comiskey
men believe they can come back and
shine once more in the American
league.
Chase is on his way from San Jose
to New York to confer with President
Farrell concerning several deals that
have been offered the Yankees by 9TH
er major league clubs. The manager
of the Highlanders is to arrive on
Monday.
Charles Comiskey has a new plan
to further increase Ban Johnsonss SAL
airy. "As president of this league john
son has wrought wonders said Conn
my land there are lot OF club own
ers who don't realize the good fortune
that has been their lot during the
eleven years Johnson has occupied the
chair. It's high time, to my notion,
that the eight club owners Of the CIR
cult hit upon some plan whereby John
son. as league executive should be
given a ninth interest in the coin split
at the end Of each championship sea-
son. Certainly some such reward is
due him for the hght he made in the
war days and has since continued to
keep the league in it's present state
of prosperity"
Sherwood Magee. champion batsmani
Of the National League, rates himself
as a valuable commodity. He has tele-
grabbed Manager Doom that he will
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
ROOSEVELT SAYS ROOM
FOR PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE
IN DEMOCRATIC PARTY,
Especial from United Press.

(SpeC1aI 1fOfn UIIleu FTeSs.
New York, Feb. Am editorial
article in the current issue of the
Outlook, of which Theodore Roose-
Welt is contributing editor and which
is supposed to reflect his sentiments,
strongly endorses the new Republican
Progressive League and makes the
suggestion that there is room for
similar organization in the Democra-
tic party. The article, after review
ing the new organization, says:
I'VE welcome the organization Of
the National Progressive Republican
League to promote popular govern
ment and progressive principles as a
sign that one of our great parties
has seen that special interests vs.
public welfare is the paramount is
sue"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
BURKE SKATERS
SKATING RECORD
Bridgeport Boy, Skating in
New York, Clips Off 8 1-5
Seconds from Former
Record - Frank Brewer,
Also Of This City, a Close
Second.

New York. Feb. 3.-The jone-milo
roller skating race, decided last night
at the Metropolitan Roller Skating
Rink. was won by Harry Burke of
Bridgeport. Conn. Frank Brewer, al
so Of Bridgeport came in second, and
G. Lowney of Newark finished third.
The winners time was 1901. Burke
clipped s lis seconds off the former
record of 500 1-5, made by William
Blackburn in the season of 1910.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03

ship with the Cuban champion, Joe
r.. Capablanca. The Cuban is assur-
ed of second place If he beats Joiner
today, and of tie with Marshall IL
the national champion loses to
Kreymborg. Marshall has drawn
three games. but has not lost one of
the eleven played. H.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
Marshall Likely to
Win Championship

New York, Feb. 3.-Frank J. Mar
zhall. the United States champion,
VINO led in the national chess tourna-
ment practically from the start, will
either win the tournament in the fin
~ round today or tie for the leader
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
Last Nights Results.

At Fail River-Fall River, 4; wor-
cester, 3.
At Taunton-Taunton, A.; Paw
tucket, 3.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
ROLLER POLO
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing.
Games Tonight.

New Haven at Providence.
Worcester at Taunton.
Hartford at Pawtucket.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03

Local Boys Win.

Bridgeport, ;; Twin Oaks, o.
The Bridgeports defeated the Twin
Oaks at Norwalk last evening In three
straight strings Next Wednesday
evening they will roll in this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03

Sherwood Magee, champion batsman
of the National League. rates himself
as a valuable commodity He has tele-
graphed Manager Doom that he will
not sign a Phillie contract calling for
less than $4,000 and that he will not
sign for more than one year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
BASKETBALL

The Ansonia n. S. five will be the
opponents of the local High School to-
morrow afternoon at the Y. NJ. G. A;
The visiting quintet is fast one. and
a hot contest is expected. The pre-
lilninary battle will be between the
3. III. S. seconds and the Tiger. Jrs.
The first game will start at 2:15 p. m.
The High School teams will line up
as follows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03

The B. IT. s. team will not play its
scheduled game this evening at Der
by. The latter five have disbanded
because Of the disqualification by the
faculty of some of the best players,
because of low scholarship.
Look for a packed hall at the Boys
Club this evening The Waterbury
Boys Club team. reputed to be about
the best in it's class in the State. will
play the local Boys Club five. There
will be preliminary contest between
the Edgewoods and the Park Citys.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03

Scranton, Feb. 3-"We expect any
day, now, to close with Jack Johnson
for a battle for the heavyweight cham
pionship of the world, so I prefer to
delay action on McIntosh's offer for
match with the winner of the Lang
ford-Lang bout
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
CITY LEAGUE.
Wonders, 5; East Sides, Q. S

4ZU 10 55V Iz0U
Games Tonight.
SokolsNvs. Mechanics.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
FIRST REGIMENT
WILL CELEBRATE
Fiftieth Anniversary of It's First
Battle to Be Recalled on
July IS.

Especially commemorative of the
flftieth anniversary of the first en-
gagement OF the First Virginia Regi-
ment in the War Between the States.
will be the annual outing OF the sur
vivors OF the regiment on July is.
The affair will be held at Forest Hill
Park. and It is hoped that every man
who was under fire on July 10, 1861.
will answer to the roll call on that
occasion.
Invitations have been sent out by
Colonel William II. Palmer, the pres!.
dent of the association, and by Sec
rotary c. T. Loehr.
Tho First Virginia Infantry was
mustered into the service of the State
on April 81. 1851. Four days later it
ras ordered into camp for instruction,
and on May % 1t left for Manassas to
Join the Southern Army. Four com
panies were sent to Fairfax Court
house to reinforce tho WNrrenton
Rifles on June l. On that day Cap
tain MARI was killed in a skirmish.
marking the first bloodshed on Virginia
soil.
The battle OF Blackburn's Ford was
fought on July 1s. The First Vir-
ginia lost thirteen killed and twenty
eight wounded. but acquitted itself
with distinction, driving back the
Federal advance
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
CITY GIVES FUND
FOR CONVENTIONS
Appropriates $2,5o for Water
ways Meeting and $1,000 for
National Jewellers.

Al meeting Of the Committee on
Advertising the Resources of the City
last night an appropriation OF $4,000
was set apart for the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Association, which vim
meet in Richmond the third week in
October. Business Manager Dabney, of
the Chamber OF Commerce, and a mum
Der OF members of Richmonfs dele
cation to last years meeting at Provi-
oence, r. J., told OF the objects OF tho
conference. and a letter was read from
the secretary stating that it was a
working body. which had little time
for social features. The city appro-
priation. therefore. Is not for enter
tainmcnt features but Is a contribu-
ton TO the general expenses of tho
association. which has for it's object
the building of an inland waterway
between the cities on the Atlantic
coast
An appropriation OF $1,000 was made
TO entertain the National jewelers.
association. which meets in Richmond
August Ii, the jewelers. of the city
having contributed an equal amount.