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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-18

cording to the annual report of the
state labor commissioner issued to-
day. Salaries paid superintendent
and Office employees advanced 1914
per cent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-18
Y. M. c. A. ITEMS

A letter received from Galesburs,
ILL.,, this morning reports that the
Knox College Glee5 club of that city
is rehearsing every day and will give
the citizens of Keokuk fine concert.
They will close up the years attrac-
tons at the Young Mems Christian
Association in Keokuk, arriving here
Tuesday, December 81, on the Kline
at $50 a. m. and leave on the fol.
lowing day at o'clock, spending the
greater part of the first day Of the
new year IN this city.
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HIoh School Team.

The high school basket ball team
will display their skill at the Young
Mems Christian Association this aft
ernoon at Ais o'clock.
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that make it one long laugh from be-
ginning to end The central figure is
4 young man known as Charlie Point
err. He has rich uncle who is travel
ing abroad. The rich uncle is determ-
ired his nephew shall marry and set
tie down. and to that end promises
him $4,000 if he will wed. The young
man has different ideas, but he finally
writes his uncle that he is married
and even goes to such lengths as to
state that he has a child. The uncle
is happy, and sends on the money,
and everything does well until the UNI
Gle decides to return to america in
order to see his nephew, his wife and
child.
In order to keep up sthe deception,
the young man is compelled to bor-
row wife and child, and he gets into
Iall sorts of funny predicaments
Finally all the complications are I'M
tangled, and the piece ends happily.
Mr.. Clifford who is an experienced
farceur, plays the role of the young
nephew, and in it he is doing some
of the very best work of his success
full career. Mr.. Clifford is surround
ed by a splendid company, chorus
of pretty girls and the production is
in the best of taste THE Girl, the
Man and the Came will be seen at
the Grand opera house Thursday even
/ ing, December 19.-Adv.
Louis Mann In "ElevatIng Husband
Friday evening one of the great
actors in Or of the greatest plays Will
appear at the Grand opera house. Keo-
kuk patrons Of the Grand will miss a
treat if they fail to get seats for Louis
Mann in "Elevating Husband Hear
what few of the people who know
say about Mann and the play:
| Alan Dale-"A whole shooting
match of good things-Louis Mann at
! his best"
George e. Cohan-"I like 1t almost
as much as if had written 1t myself
Caruso great artist, A great
play. Gave me most pleasure of any
have seen"
/ Dean Keppel of Columbia University
No play has interested me like this
play
Lillian RUSSELL enjoyed It huge
/ ly. Every woman will like this play.
/ Raymond Hitchcock ~ never
thought there was SO much fun in
elevating husband
Andreas Dippel AS fine a charac
ter study as ever saw In the capitals
OF Europe"
Grace George-"It has deep purpose
4 and every minute is delightful
i Dorothy Dix Louis Mann in hi
artistic career has never done any
thing quite SO fine as his subtle por
ttrayal of the little five-cent store man
with his heart of gold and his drollery
sElevating a Husband swings between
4 laughter and tears and strikes the bel
every time-the great American play.
/, These approvals from competen
authority could be continued at length
No better play wiz be seen q II
|, Grand this season. There should no
he a vacant seat in the house mex
Friday evening. Seats now on sale
j Adv
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Read The Dali, Gate City.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24
MERCURYS WORKING HARD.
Expect Hard Battle with waverl.y
Eleven Sunday.

The Mercury A. c. football team.
which meets the fast Waverley eleven
Sunday at Capital City Park. North
Capital and L Streets. has been working
hard in preparation for this game. and
a battle royal Is assured. Last Sunday
these teams fought a to tie on the
Arsenal gridiron. and as there is bitter
rivalry between the clubs. a warm fight
is looked for.
Manager Triplett. OF the Winged Foot
aggregation. is leaving no stones un-
turned to have his team in the best
possible condition. and together with
Coach Smith. the former Georgetown
tackle. is working the team every night
The Waverleys will put greatly
strengthened eleven on the field. and the
fans are assured a good game Sunday
The contest will start promptly at $50
o'clock.
The Washington soccer football team
will most likely meet the Sons OF st.
George team Of Baltimore Sunday at
Capital City Park. this game starting
at 4 o'clock. after the football battle
Up to a late hour last night nothing
had been heard from the baltimore
eleven. and the complete arrangements
could not be made.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24
CHEVY CHASE
BEATS COLUMBIA
Take Three Golf Matches in Home.
and-home Play-Tuckerman
Defeats Davidson.

Chevy Chase golfers yesterday after
noon snatched a home-and- homo match
In the Middle Atlantic Golf Association
out Of apparent defeat when they took
three out Of five matches from the CO.
lumbia Country Club. which puts the
latter team out of the race for the
championship.
With four of the matches having been
played. the score stood %. with W. r.
Tuckerman. Of Chevy Chase. and A. s.
Mattingly. of Columbia. yet to finish.
As Mattingiy was reported to he up
at the twelfth hole. the Chevy Chase
rooters gave up the match for lost. and
took shelter from the driving rain In
the clubhouse. They were greatly sur
prised. however. when the last pair
came in and the news went around that
the tables were turned in the last six
holes. and the Chevy Chase player nosed
out a victory on the seventeenth green.
having won five out Of the last eix
holes.
DR.. Lee L. Harlan. Of Columbia, had
to come in in 81 to beat W. 8. Reyburn.
of Chevy Chase. by up.
The match between Morven Thompson,
of Chevy Chase. and A. Winter. of Co
lumbia. was nip and tuck. and for the
seconQ tlme tnlS montn the later won,
up and to play.
The defeat of Eddie B. Eynon. jr., Of
Columbia, at the hands of Allan Lard,
Of Chevy Chase. was a surprise to Column
bia members. as Eynon has been playing
in excellent form recently. The score
was up and to play.
John c. Davidson, former District ten
mis- champion. and now one of its fore
most golfers. was taken into camp by
Wolcott Tuckerman. Of Chevy Chase. to
the tune of and I after a ding-dong
match The summaries:
Chevy Chase, three matches; Columbia,
two.
Allan Lard. Of Chevy Chase. defeated
Eddie B. Eynon. jr, of Columbia, by 4
up and to play: W. r. Tuckerman. of
Chevy Chase. defeated A. S. Mattingly.
Of Columbia. by 9 up and / to play:
Wolcott Tuckerman. of Chevy Chase. de-
feated John c. Davidson. OF Columbia.
by 2 up and 1 to play: Al Winter, of
Columbia. defeated Morven Thompson.
Of Chevy Chase. by 3 up and to play;
DR.. L. L. Harlan. OF Columbia. defeated
W. 8. Reyburn. Of Chevy Chase. by 2
nm
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24
BASEBALL NEWS IN
SMALL PACKAGES

As a press agent Charley Murphy is
o whole publicity bureau In himself He
will doubtless continue to air the Chance
sQuabble as long as q long-sufYering pub
lie stands for 1t.
Everybody connected with the Chica-
go team excepting the bat boy has been
mentioned As q possible successor to
Frank Chance. Jimmy Archer is the
latest candidate. but by no means the
last
Big Ed Walsh lived up to his reputa-
ton as an Iron man" in the post-season
series against the Cubs He figured In
six Of the nine games. winning two, los
ing one. getting tie in another, and
finishing two others.
Cuban players are invading the big
leagues at q great rate. There will be
at least three new dark-hued players
in fast company next spring The Red
6ox. Cardinals. and Senators have each
dkned Up ono for . tryout
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24
CORNELL VARSITY IN FORM.
Beats Scrubs in Long Practice
Game.

Ithaca. n. Y. Oct. e3.-The Cornell var
sity team. or a team composed mostly of
all the varsity men Of the regular list.
came back in to-day's scrimmage with
the scrubs and soundly thrashed the
youngsters to the tune OF 70 to 20 in re-
venge for the trouncIng the scrubs gave
them last night.
Dixie Smith. who ran the varsity team.
showed good judgment and kept the reg
ulars moving all the time. Taber. Fritz.
and Hill made good gains through the
line and occasionally circled the scrubs
ends for gains. and while the youngsters
In turn worked their way through the
varsity line, they did not have the power
displayed by the first team. Rees. who
went in at left end, made a very favor
able impression. Taber continued to play
at left half. and II may mean that Sharpe
intends to make him a half back perma-
nently. Underhill. last years full back.
got into the scrimmage for the first time
In a month. but hurt his back again. Nc
Cutcheon. the center. has developed
bad leg, and Champagne Is still unable
to play.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24
No More Quick Jumps.

Says a New York baseball writer: ''Or
the last trip from New York to Boston.
following the Giants second victory.
Garry Hermann. who was on the car.
made II plain that there would be no
more switching parks every day IN q
worlds series unless the games were
played in the same city or In Philadel-
phia and New York. which are but two
hours apart. When IL was announced that
Stahl had won the toss from McGraw
and there would be no more games in
Gotham. every one who had been making
the jumps breathed a sigh Of relief. Get
ting OF train In one city and reserv-
ing berth for a ride back the next
night ceases to be a Joke when. the
series runs to seven games
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24
NO LET-UP AT YALE.
Rain Fails to Stop Blue EleveI
from Hard Work.

New Haven, Conn. Oct. 3.-Rain
drove the Yale football SQUAD from the
varsity gridiron to-day. Head Coach
Howe marshalled it upon the freshman
field on the outskirts of the baseball
outfield and sent it through more than
two hours work In a pouring shower.
fifty minutes Of the play being
hustling scrimmage- Several OF the
regulars were missing from the ranks,
Flynn and Philbin not reporting because
Of recitations. The first string ends.
Avery. and Gallauer: the guards. York
and Cooney. and Capt. Spalding were
all excused
LOTUS and Dyer were both tried dur
ing the latter part Of the scrimmaging.
The varsity scored twice and escaped
being Tailed on by a hair breadth. They
were compelled to fight twenty minutes
for the first touchdown. the scrubs re-
sisting line attacks effectively. A burly
new guard named Beck in the scrub
ranks persisted in breaking up the regu-
lars charges.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24
PAPKE BEATS CARPENTER.
French Champion Refuses to Con.
tfnue at End Of Seventh Round.

Paris. Oct. Chilly Papke. Of Chicago,
scored a decisive victory over Georges
Carpenter. the French middle-weight
champion. tonight in a bout that lasted
only seven rounds. The French cham
pion decided that he had enough at the
end Of the seventh period and refused
to continue.
The manager of the French champion.
however. claims that the match does not
decide the championship. because Papke
was overweight at 3 o'clock this after
noon. while Carpenter was under the
limit. Carpenters manager made this
announcement after the men had
weighed in. but agreed that the fight
should go on. in order that those who
had purchased tickets might not be dis
appointed.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24
johnson Gets the Money.

Walter johnson. the Nationals great
pitcher. found It worth while to stick
around New England after the Ameri-
can League season closed. The Kan
sas Cyclone picked up close to $1,000
during the worlds series. He pitched
three exhibition games and pulled down
$50 for each contest, besides reporting
the series for a Boston newspaper. re-
ceivfng neat sum for his work. besides
having all his expenses paid.
Last Saturday johnson pitched for the
Whitinsville baseball team against
Woonsocket. winning his game to :,
and allowing but four hits. He was
supported behind the bat by Lavigne,
the Lowell catcher. who Is under draft
to the St Louis Browns. On the team
which opposed Johnson was Jack Barry,
OF the Athletics, and Harold Janvrin.
former Red Sox player. This pair got
all the hits credited to the losers
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24
"HOW TO LIVE
TO BE A HUNDRED"

This 10 the title Of q series Of
stories. which will be published
weekly In The Washilxton Her
aid, starting next Sunday.
Prof. c. Edward Beckett, phyy.
lcal director Of the washilrton
Y. NJ. C. A., n the author Of this
series, and, n he In q man who
has made . name for himself ~
. Dhysical Instructor, they Will
be well worth reading. both in
teresting and educating.
Watch for the stories.
First one next sunday.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24
Focel Receives Offer.

Philadelphia. Oct. 9. Jefferson Liv-
ingston. Of Cincinnati. to-day had q
conference with Horace Fogel, presi-
dent of Philadelphia National League
club. with a view to purchasing the
club. Mr.. Livingston said he had made
cash offer for the club. but would
not make known the amount.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24
Evers slated for job.

John Evers. Of the Cubs. will manage
the team next season, according to an
nouncement made this afternon by a
friend of Evers. While Evers declined
to be quoted. II is believed that he is
slated to succeed Frank Chance.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24
Royal Blood Flows Here.

Jacinto Calvo. the young Cuban semi
pro player signed by Manager Griffith
for trial with the Nationals next
spring. is a member Of one Of the royal
families Of the island a descendent OF
the Marquis Calvo. and is as white in
complexion as any American.
Grin last winter wrote to one OF his
friends in Cuba: Keep your eve open
for another Marsans. and when you find
him. let me know" Marsans, II will be
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24
Groom in the Limelight.
Ignore Jack Johnson.

Why waste any newspaper space or
conversation on Jack Johnson. the negro
boxer. who has been discredited by MEM
bers Of his own race. for his disgraceful
actions In the Windy City?
johnson should be barred from every
prize ring in the world and the news.
papers should pass him up completely.
He is not worth considering by decent
people.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24

II nothing else. Wesleyan has a punt
er this year in Bacon. In the game
against New York University his spirals
averaged close to IS yards, a truly
phenomenal record Wesleyan has the
best football aggregation 1t has had in
years and not a little credit is due to
Jake High, the former Brown Univer-
sity star.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24
BY WILLIAM PEET.

During the last few years one seldom
picks up a newspaper and reads about
Tho Big Five or the big Six" in
football. the so-called major gridiron
aggTegations.
Experts these days refuse to classify
Cornell and Pennsylvania with such
teams as Yale. Harvard, and Princeton
hence the passing Of THE Big Five"
In the olden times the foregoing men,
toned football elevens always CLEANED
up against the minor institutions. but
since the advent Of the new rules things
have been different in college football.
and the result OF the season to date
leaves the impression. which is . cor
rect one. that THE Big Five" no longer
exists upon the gridiron.
Cornell has made . deplorable show
ing up to date. while Pennsy has beer
defeated by Swarthmore and overwhelm-
ingiy licked by Brown. Proof right here
that Pennsy and Cornell have no license
to declare themselves q member Of the
Big Five
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24
MINDS STILL IN CHARGE.
Half Back VIII Give Signals In
Lafayette Game.

Lafayette Game.
Philadelphia, Oct. 23-Despite the
muddy field the Pennsylvania football
squad was put through a long and hard
drill this afternoon. The work began
with the varsity running through
signals. at the same time trying out
several new plays. Then the first team
was lined up against the scrubs for
snappy practice. Minds continued to
give the signals to-day from his half
back position. 1t looks as though the
coaches are satisfied with Minds work
as he will give the signals in the La
fayette game Saturday.
Capt Mercer is being given a rest this
week. as the coaches fear he is a little
too fine"
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24
OFFICIALS FOR THE
G.. U..MDIAN GAME.

The following o0cials were
named last night to omciate At
the GeorEetown-Carlis Indian
game Saturday, On Georketown
Fields
Referee-Mf. Cfowell, SwartA-
more.
Umpire-Mr.I Langfora, Trim
ity.
Head Linesnan - Mr.. Land.
Navy. ..
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24

Farmer has no trouble with his tackles.
but he will have to watch the center
trio.
Plans are on foot to organize an all
scholastic soccer football team to play
the Washington Soccer Club after the
high school series. While the game will
be new to many of the local lads. II is
a game easily learned. and as the ma
Jority Of the players WILL be in condi-
tion. an eleven should be formed able
to give the Washington club . good
battle.
From all reports. the Manual Trainers
will not prove as strong a team as was
at first expected. Capt. Eckendorf. II Is
said. is the only man able to do any
ground gaining in the backfield. while
the tackles are weak. No matter what
may be said now, il is a safe bet that
when the Blacksmiths take the field in
their scholastic game. the other team
had better play football. and good foot
ball at that, II it expects to land the
game.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24
vIGILANTS READY.
Local Club Tackles Reina Mercedes
Team Sunday.

Team Sunday.
The vigilant football team is ready
for the United States ship Reina Mer-
cedes eleven. which plays here Sunday
at Union League Park. Coach Hart is
working the team hard. and expects to
have the boys in shape to defeat the
sailor aggregation.
Like the other sailor and soldier teams,
the Reina Mercedes outfit will be
heavy, but the speed Of the Vigilants
will more than make up for the beef Of
the visitors.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24

You have to hand It to that Business
football team!
Starting two weeks later than the
other scholastic teams, the Stenogra-
piers buckled down to hard work. and
under the able instructions of "Cuppy'
| Farmer. gave the Western team a sweet
beating.
| Up unit two days prior to the West
ern game. the Business team was not
decided, as two men were out for every
position. Pots Healy and Hunt were
| fighting 1t out for the quarter back Job
and at the final signal practice Mon-
day both men were used. This Is .
| sample Of the tough work ahead Of
Coach Farmer. He will have his hands
| full putting the best team on the field.
tutes.
Another independent football team will
invade the field this Sunday. the Mer-
curry A. c. starting its season at Cap
ital City Park with the strong Waiver
ley aggregation as its opponents. This
game will give the public a chance TO
see what kind Of team another George
Smith. who played a tackle at George
town four years ago. has been coaching
the boys from Southwest. and from all
reports has gotten the team going good.
Central and Eastern clash tomorrow
at Union League Park In the second
game Of the scholastic series. While
Eastern is looked upon to have a fast,
gritty eleven. 1t will hardly be able to
cope with Central and 'Murph'' King.
The o Streeters leader is a team in
himself. and 1t will take a couple of
good men. playing him al the time. to
stop him at all.
Bowman. who is playing center on the
Central eleven at present, appears to be
the real thing in the center line. In the
few games he has played. Bowman has
given a good account OF himself. and
the Central coaches say that he will
prove to be the sensation Of the high
school series
Reds Wilson. the fighting Business
tackle. showed in the game against
Western that he is one of the best for
wards in the scholastic circles. Wilson
and Capt. Schafer, who played the other
tackle. ripped holes through the Red
and White line time and again. and also
did good work on the defensive. Coach
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24

Coach Bob Fowell takes his Washing
ton sand Jefferson charges to Yale this
week. and the IS to victory over Car
negie Tech has given him a lot Of conf
dence.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24

Big Five" Has Passed
From Football World
Them Both Out of So-called Major Gridiron
Aggregations- Other Gossip.

remembered, played with Grin in Cincin-
natl and Is regarded as one Of the best
outfielders in the National League.
Calvo's sponsor declares that the Old
Fox has a young player who will mako
Marsans look like six plugged nickles-
The Cuban does not play ball for the
money there is in 1t. He has q small
fortune In his own name and Is crazy
over the game. 1t Is not believed. ), how
ever. that he will refuse to accept a pay
check when the ghost walks on the fif-
teenth and first Of every month next
summer.
Groom in the Limelight.
Bob Groom. the Nationals lanky fling
er. who Is spending a quiet winter at his
home in Belleville, Ill, pitched for the
Belleviiie All-Stars last Sunday against
the st. Louis Giants. q colored team. and
beat them, s to 3 1t 10 reported that the
colored players spiked the umpire half q
dozen times pulling away from Bob's fast
one and chased his curve ball into the
grandstand.
Groom Is some pumpkins down In Belle
Vile. Every time he Is slated to twirl
against the st. Louis Browns when the
Nationals are in the Mound City. they
close up the town and the populace
moves over to st. Louey just to cheer for
Bob
The Washington herald., 1912-10-24

On tho nervous system. blood. and
stomach. Doctors service and medicine.
Hours. 10 to 8. Phone n ?s1G
Closed Sunday.
We Give votes IN rhs Hes.Id's W0 oatsG
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poIITIoAI PHENOMENA EXPLAINED.

persons with whom glad act in unseng moderation
of of public
could be curbed
public listen the New York Herald Thus
the flood of vueraon
kindred things would when
became apparent perhaps left the country
for he advocated
Paris correspondent the London Daily Iee
of Brussels who is about to publish book
public speaking
painful dseasedeadu alike to
he patient to the public
n could
moment he consented to an cleo
the o sudden
seized with uncontoabe desire to make
speeches occasions carly and late He realized
might
he enough however to resist
reelection would have mad he had continued in public
office
medical student in Paris who day
and
public bored the popuace being filed
for the people
along, but in time the public
became him to place
whether the public
indeed the be in the
handso of the publ
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s1pEwA1Ks AND CUTTERS.

win be made
compelling clean and
roadway before their
bitches the and enforce such an ordinance
of
indvi coun regulate sanitary matters
to be Hawaii will such ordi
backing
up individually community. This will another
taking intelligent interest in their community affairs to
be good of
has the
ewakbuding miles
still force residents
the suburbs but the center of the city in
impossible waste
and equally impossible streets there
to sidewalk the
will until Honolulans generally nursed
civic pride born until the city is
intelligent board would prices for the
sidewalk and would insist the
sidewalks advantage of
rubbish with goods
exposed for sale n front
that IIo achieved
within the will awaken to the fact that sidewalks
tidy only pleasant things in themselves but
worth while from investment point of view.