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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-30

the Galesburg club. There have been
% home runs in the park for which
the heavy hitters have received 1866
packages OF Bull Durham tocabbo.
Kewanee. Ill-The bull sign was
hit on June 10th by John H. Walters
of the Muscatine club. There have
been "a home runs in the park for
which the heavy hitters have receiv-
ed 1888 packages of Bull Durham to-
bacco.
.Muscatine, lathe bull sign was
hit on July 9Th by NJ. Anderson of the
Muscatine club. There have been 20
home runs in the park for which the
heavy hitters have received LAO
packages of Bull Durham tobacco.
ottumwa, lathe bull sign was
hit on May 7th by Ollie o'Mara OF
the Hannibal club. ON July It'll by
John Sullivan of the Ottumwa club,
July 31st by Arthur Queisser of the
Keokuk club, on August End by Ed.
Painter of the Hannibal club and on
August Goth by John Sullivan Of the
Ottumwa club There have been 50
home runs in thu park for which the
heavy hitters have received 1904
packages of Bull Durham tobacco.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-30
M'GRAW Is MAD AT
MURPHY'S TALK
Leader of the Giants Denies That the
Giants Won Through Help
of Umpires.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, Sept 30.-Manager
John McGraw, of the Giants, is angry
over the charges Of Fogel, OF Phila-
delphia, and Murphy. OF Chicago, that
the Giants won the pennant through
fayoritism shown by umpires.
Murphy and Fogel ought to be
made to prove their wild assertions
about the umpires, and failing to do
SO they should be driven out of or
ganized BASEBALL" he said. st is
strange that they are the only club
owners who have cast reflection on
the honesty of baseball If there was
anything wrong why wouldn't some
other club owner make kick too?"
President Ebberts. OF the Brooklyn
club, sided with McGraw, saying that
while there doubtless has been incom-
potency among the umpires, FogePs
statement is not correct. He thought
the Philadelphia owner rather wild in
stating that the Giants won 81 games
through umpires.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-30
Denver Wins Pennant.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
DENVER, Colo, Sept. 3o.-The 1912
Western League season is now only
memory with Denver in possession
of the pennant.
The closing games were played
Sunday at st. Joseph Lincoln, Sioux
City and here. Omaha, which had
been fighting hard to take the second
position was nosed out of the place by
ST. Joseph when the latter took both
ends of a double header from Omaha
Lincoln won the last ten games of the
season
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-30
Wild Animal Actora.


The remarkable and complete col
lection of trained wild animal actors.
comprising the most important speci-
mems of zoology, assembly In the wild
beasts performances which form an
imposing part of the Hagenbeck-Wal-
lace shows, which exhibit here We'd
nesday, Oct. 8. has never been equaled
In the history OF the world No cor
ner Of the globe has been considered
too remote to make this collection the
most unique on earth.
Chief among thees wonderful crea-
lures is hybrid lion-tiger, magnift-
cent animal of feline grace and ter
rible power, with all the pecularities
of both lion and tiger, but wearing
the tigers stripes upon the lions
skin. One of the most important
groups is composed of two lions three
Bengal tigers. two India ieopards,
two pumas, two enormous Polar bears
and the singular hybrid lion-tiger.
Here, too We are confronted with the
incredible spectacle of six different
species and the aforementioned re-
markable intermixture of two of them
each naturally the instructive, implac-
able foe of the others, and some of
them hitherto considered by the best
masters of zoology as wholly untam-
able. performing together in a collos-
sal steelgirt arena, which absolutely
insures the safety of the public, there
bearing toward their trainer and one
another being as amiable and consid-
crate as characterizes the inter.
course Of an assemblage OF human
beings at social function.
Impreceptibly directed by a single
trainer and of seemingly happy ac-
cord and eager unity, these formerly
dreaded kings and queens of the
seething jungle, the bowling wilder
ness and the remote, inaccessible
frozen wflds of the poles build their
sky-scraping pyramids, balance with a
skill rivaling that of the human aero
oat upon barrels, play rollicking
games OF see-saw; with courteous con-
sideration for the luxurious comfort
OF their master from soft living
couches OF themselves and invite his
confidence by opening their terrible,
blood-red mouths for the temporary
insertion OF his trusting head
It would require pages to tell in
advance all the startling novelties in
troduced In the Hagenbeck-Wallace
shows. which, besides the many train
ed wild animal features. is circus
vastly superior to any organization
now travelling.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-30
Huck-Reiner Grocery House is Scene
Of --arIy Morning Blaze That
Threatened Whole
Building.
FIRST A STILL ALARM
Fire is Thought to be of Incendiary
Origin and Rigid Investisa-
tion is Being Made by
Authorities.

The most mysterious fire that the
local department has had to contend
with occurred this morning when the
wholesale grocery house of Buck
Reiner was threatened with destruc-
ton. The call came in first as a
still alarm about 2:45 o'clock this
morning. When Chief Anderson
found out where the fire was located
he caused a general alarm to be
sounded and called all three COM
panies to the scene.
1t is said that police and private
watchmen had noticed the smell of
smoke around the neighborhood for
an hour before it could be located and
finally decided that 1t came from the
Buck-Reiner house and a private
Waterman for the Huiskamp shoe fac
tory sent in the alarm.
When the fremen arrived at the
scene, they could not find the loca-
ton of the fire for some time. It
was finally located at the rear Of the
main building in the store house and
they had to break in a door to get to
1t. Smoke was rolling around through
the building, making it difficult for
the men to work. Two lines of hose
were laid and the chemical engine
brought into play before the flames
were subdued
A rigid investigation is being made
to ascertain the cause Of the fire, It
seeming impossible that the flames
could be of accidental origin No
wires or gas pipes are within fifty feet
of the place where the fire started
and the windows are SO constructed
that spark could not be blown into
the house by the wind.
According to statements made by
Chief Anderson and Mr. Buck. one of
the members of the firm. he fire could
only start by incendiary origin
They have a theory that a pane of
glass was taken from the window and
papers or saturated waste was showed
under the barrels of sugar that were
piled there About five barrels OF
sugar were completely destroyed.
Mr.. Buck said this morning that he
had made no effort to estimate the
damage done by the fire but that
about fifty barrels of sugar were de-
stroyed and car load of paper that
was in the basement was ruined by
water. All the damage is covered By
Insurance
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-30
Writing a Scotch Play.

Graham Moffat, who wrote sBunty
Pulls the Strings" might have been
famous author long before he did,
had his father placed coE>dence in
his boy. The youngest boy GAham
used to "elocute" much to the disgust
OF his stern parent.
After father died. said Mr.. Moi
fat, 4 had to turn TO something, and
my sister and myself began giving re-
eitaIs. In 1903 hired hall in Giaa-
gov and presented several one act
plays in Braid Scots" Ny idea was
TO institute society in Scotland for
the exploitation OF national drama,
similar 10 the Irish players at the
Abbey Theatre.
You know 1t is remarkable
thing, but there has never been AMI
Scotch plays performed in Scotland
There may have been scatterd In
stances. At any rate am proud o.,
the fact that introduced Scottish
plays by Scottish actors
Il became a playwright by force OF
circumstances. often found It ez-
tremely difficult TO obtain sketches
for my entertainments, which was
giving with my sister in the smaller
towns. So commenced writing them
myself. From that the idea grew. for
| saw no reason why work written for
the platform should not prove even
poses. I found it Infinitely easier 70
stronger ii adapted for stage pur-
write a piece for five or six ctlaract-
ers, backed up with all the hundred
and one theatrical articles, than to
write for a concert platform where
the only stage setting is usually a
table and a chair and a glass OF wa
| ter
1T was this way that 'Bunty' grew
from slender sketch The finished
play represents many years work. but
ii was always work OF pleasure, be-
cause love the characters every
one Of them. ! used to polish up the
sketch from time to time Finally II
occurred to me to elaborate the idea
and make 1t into three act comedy.
The result you have seen"
"Bunty Pulls the Strings" will be
at the Grand theatre on Wednesday
Oct. 2. Seats now on sale.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-30

Harry Ellis, who extracts every
ounce of comedy there is in the role.
In the third act Tracy. the son, makes
an awkward proposal for the hand of
Miss Tucker, and tells her that he
has been coached in the art or pro-
posing by Nat Duncan played by
Denton Vane *oh, what did ne say
asked the demure Angie. He said. he
said, stammered the embarrassed
swain. .'he said, il I followed the
rules he gave me It would be a
cinch.n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-30
II WILL NEVER
RESIGN" CHANCE
Peerless Leader Makes Statement In
Which He says That He viii
Never Resign Place.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service /
CHICAGO, Sept. 30-Frank l..
Chance, manager of the Chicago Cubs,
back from New York just after Presi-
dent Murphy of the club announced
that Chance was going TO retire from
the game and had given up his
place as manager, said Today:
Il have not resigned: never will
resign and what's more, | am ready
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-30
Sporting Views
By the Editor

For several weeks the Burlington
Hawk-Eye has been agitating
change in the personnel Of the Central
Association, for soms reason known
only to themselves. 1t is well known
that President Justice thinks that the
present circuit could NOT be bettered
by the addition Of Cedar Rapids or Wat
erIoo and will do all that he can to
keep the league as it now is. Burling
ton seems to think that they could do
better in another league in faster
company and fans all over the circuit
are Of the opinion that they are IN
class now that they win do well to
hold.
The work OF the Keokuk team In
holding the husky Burlington outfit
10 tie Saturday indicates that the
local team viii give all their oppo-
nents this year hard game and the
confidence of the x. II. S. rooters is
daily increasing. By October IL, when
the K. H. s. plays their next game all
the regulars will be back in the game
except Jenkins and win over Milton
is confidently expected.
The following dope from the Musca-
tine Journal will be interesting read
ing for Keokuk fans:
Interesting smuggling statistics have
been compiled showing the number
Of fourply smashes on the various
grounds IN the Central Association
and the fifty-simoleon smacks gar
nered by fortunate players who pune
tured the big cows located In the re-
spectiye parks by the Bull Durham
people. The Bull Durham signs IN
the Central Association were hit fif-
teen times last season, netting the
heavy hitters the sum of $3.50 In
cash. There were 267 home runs
made In the c. A. parks and as a re
suit the big stickers received 1924
packages OF Bull Durham tobacco.
The report Of the long-distance
clouting in the Central Association is
the following:
burlington, la.-Ine Dull Sign was
hit on May 1gt by D. Eberts OF the
Galesburg club on July I'd by Dan
seuno Of the ottumwa club, on An
gust fst by Harry Stanley of the
Burlington club. on August 22nd by
r. Couchman Of the Hannibal club
and on August 23rd by Harry Ellis
of the Burlington club. There have
been SO home runs In the park for
which the heavy hitters have receiy-
ed 1896 packages Of Bull Durham
/ tobacco.
Galesburg, Tll-The bull sign was
hit on May 18th BY Louis Woerth OF
the Hannibal club. on July nth by
Mutz Ems Of the Galesburg club and
on August 18th By Chris. Anderson OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-30
Mo Coal for Factorie-

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
BARCELONA, Sept. 30.-Most Of
the factories here shut down today
for lack of coal The strike has re-
duced the railroad service by ninety
per cent. Peace negotiations are pro-
crossing but no settlement is in sight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-30
"The Dixie Chorus y

Tonight at the First Christian
church the first of the Lyceum Bureau
entertainment course will be given
when THE Dixie Chorus" appears
and 1t is hoped that large audience
will be present to hear this excellent
company, which has been praised for
its efficiency wherever 1t appears. r.
Il. Jossman, of Clarkton, Mich, says
of the entertainment in that city:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-30
"The Fortune hunter.o

One of the charming love stories
that run through Winchell Smiths
delightful comedy The Fortune
Hunter" which comes to the Grand
tonight, concerns the courtship of
Angie Tucker. village belle capital
ly played by Alice Anderson. and
Tracy Tanner livery stable keepers
son, the latter part being played by
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-30

claims new worlds record for one
mile on circular track today, having
covered the distance here in AZ 80
seconds in his Blitzen-Benz. The rec
ord VIII not be recognized by the A.
A. A., however, because Burman was
not timed by an electric timing de-
vice.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-30

Any skin itching Is temper-testsr.
The more You scratch the worse 1t
itches. Doan's Ointment cures piles.
eczema-any skin itching. At al
drug stores.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-30
MOTHER
AND BABY

'fiave used great deal Of Mellin's Food and
find il beneficial to both baby and myself. Expect
to feed baby on Melln's Food for second year.
Mrs. William C. Dart. Box 347.
ST. townsville. NY.
"Our baby is getting along fine. your food
ha, saved the child's life. When we first gave
her Mellin. Food she was SIX weeks old and had
no, gained In weight from the time Of her birth.
Since we gave her Meilin's Food she has gained
-four pounds in six weeks. My wife and thank
you for the kind advice you gave US and will
always feel that Melins Food was the means
Of saving our baby's life
Mr.. ]. C. Mansfield Box le9.
Yarmouth, Maine.
Write today for free sample Of
Meilin's Food to try.
MELLINs FOOD co. BOSTON MASS.
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Our house was crowded to overflow
Ing and it was the best we have had
in the way of entertainment, and we
can heartily recommend them to any
body The lecture course this sea-
son at the Christian church will be
the only one in the city during the
winter and 1t should be literally pat
ronized. Don't forget THE Dixies"
tonight at the First Christian church.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-30

w. J. HARTER. M. D., D. o.
Osteopathic and Electric treatments
a specially. Office 80 North Fourth
street. Ground floor.
Hours-10 to 10 a. M; q to s D. m
Evenings by appointment.
Phone Office Iowa 1254-Red; resi-.
dence, Iowa, S7O-Red.
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New Mile Record.

{ United Press Leased Wire Service. i
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 80. Bob Burman
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
PHYSICIANS.
Or. w. p. SHERLOCK.

Or. w. p. SHERLOCK.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office Is North Fifth Street, In II.
Howell building.
Office Hours-10 to IL a. M; tok
p. M; evenings. to 8: Sundays. j,
TO p. m.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-12-19
Christmas Bells.

Ring the glad tldings the Saviour is bornl
Ring it, ye bells, on this glorious mornl
And perched on the branch OF my Christ
mas tree
A motley assemblage Of maidens see
Know you what tale to their ear there
tells,
Your loud merry changing, ye Christmas
bells?
Then list! To proud Maud looking ten
DERBY down
To long braided Gretchen, content with
her share
OF chains, though not gold, yet Of sau-
Your Ginning weaves sweetest and fairest
of spells,
Bears whispers prophetic of wedding
bells"
All swiftly as out rings your warning
tongue
His sweetheart gets ready the tea for All
Lung,
And ebony Chloe Of Fifth avenue-south-
In welcoming smiles spreads her generous
mouth.
Far different to them is the treat it fore
tells
Your meaning, prosaic, just dinner bells"
Blanca in tune shakes her gay tambou-
rlne
And lightly to church trips demure Ange-
line.
BestowIng no look to the left nor the
right,
Though noting full well the admIrer in
n, sight ~
pnf eoo,, a eNvaet ep,iIa oil MI. ao,,httno
dlspels,
And sayly your Ginning betosens sleigh
BELLS
The children run out lonsed for gifts to
receive,
And all tho world fun Is Of 10Y. / believe,
For northward and southwark, to east
and to west,
The bells peal out plainly what each one
likes best.
Then ring We and swing ye We gay Christi
mas bells,
Your Ginning the fairest Of messages tells.
-Etelka Fashion Album.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-12-19

irst Christmas
Day In America


ME first American observance
of Christmas day was far
~ from merry one. 1t was
spent by Columbus and his
Nips Company among scenes of peril,
esler and excitement consequent
the greatest disaster which
aaa befallen the expedition. On
sIinas eve the admiral's flagship,
Santa Maria, which had so stout
plowed unknown seas since that dis
lat September day when she dropped
3 astern the outermost Canary island,
laid her clumsy Spanish bones to rest
on the coast of what is now Haiti.
Her crew spent the following day
Christmas, partly ON the Haitian shore
and partly on her consort, the tiny
caravN Nina
y The story Of the disaster and the
day may be told in this wise:
Sailing from the Tortugan roadstead,
the flagship squared away for the coast
Of Haiti and entered upon her closing
days.
ISL III inc uOIlllHB WHICH VI Inc zttnj
the day following their return, Column
bus gave orders that the expedition
should start for Guacanagaris CAPT
Z tai The yards Of the two craft were
triced away, and start was made in
! a light wind that blew almost dead
& ahead
A strong current was sweeping the
ship quickly along. Directly in her
path was a sand bank, on which the
breakers swept with roar which, open
ears could have heard half 4 mile
away, but which now sounded no
warning to any on board Suddenly
the Santa Maria's keel grated heavily
for some moments on the submerged
sand, and then she STRUCK violently
and lurched to one side with a strain
which sprung her masts.
All was confusion. Tls watch rush
ed to the bows and tlen jumped to
4 the ropes Columbus, rushing out from
the cabin, took in the Situation at first
glance.
"Jesu Marlar he exclaimed. 1--WE
have grounded
Christmas morning dawned on a
scene Of singular interest Our fancy
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-12-19
Preparing For Christmas.

"There was a man sent from God"
TheA English of 1t could not be more
simple or direct.
One sees as in q vision the man Of
the wilderness, clothed In garment
Of camels hair, face that Of an ascetic,
spare OF frame--the man who fed on
locusts and wild honey.
D And then We stop there. "There was
a man sent from God"-that is all.
Some of us perhaps who know his
story follow him a little further in our
mental vision as he went about pro-
claiming his tidngs. Song Of us per
haps wonder what the 6ext picture
will be. Some of US say over, There
was a man sent from Cod" with con-
Siderable accent on the smallest word.
and mentally ikemark, what of it?"
But does 4e not occur to you that
more than one has been "sent"-that
for some reason or other every living
soul has a mission here and therefore
that you and have one, too, and, If we
were sent, why?
( Not for the mere sending, as we like
i to believe.
If we were sent there was purpose
in 1t,
E There are 'tidings" for our spread
ing, just as there were in those days Of
long ago, and work for us to do.
Are we doing it, or are we so Qccu-
pied with our own lives and hopes and
ambitions and pleasures that we have
quite forgotten life was given us for
something besides eating and drinking,
sleeping and working and general en-
joyment9
If this is what we have been doing
there is no better season in all the year
for starting afresh on right basis to
do the work and carry the messages Of
happiness to others, for which we were
/ sent
Somehow Christmas, with all its po-
etry, has most practical side. There
is so much work to be done.
Are we preparing our Christmas gifts
selfishly, giving only to those from
whom we expect gifts in return, or
are we planning to do bit Of the
work for which we were sent-plan-
ming to make Christmas happy time
for some Of the less favored ones Of
earth?
And are you doing your utmost? Are
we giving what we can in our Christ
mas gifts, or are we giving for the
4 Christ's sake whatever happens to be
left over after we have bought expen-
sive gifts for our friends which they
do not need, luxuries for ourselves
that we could do without, leaving for
him the leftover niekels and pennies?
No matter what Christmas has been
to us in past years, let us this year
give for the sake of the giving, for the
sake of those who need 1t, for the sake
of the reason for which we were
sent"
No matter how small the offering II
it be our best.
I No matter how poor it seems nor
how insignificant, 1t is yours to tell
your Christmas tidings, YOURS to bring
Christmas happiness to some one.
Let us prepare our gifts in the right
spirit--a spirit to prove that we want
to do our part and enjoy doing II, in
spreading far and wide the Joy and the
happiness which Christmas day typi-
fies-joy and happiness which we have
been sent to make real to some heart
that perhaps knows, but does not feel
because of its suffering or bitterness
or poverty-Boston Traveller.