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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-08
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MEETING TUESDAY
Meeting VIII Either be Devoted to
scrapping and Trades or the
Reading Of Johnson's
Report.
MANY TRADES TALKED
Callahan is Reported to be Looking
for Trades That VIII Build up
the White sox Ma
terialiy.

limited Press Leased Wire SeTvice:1
CHICAGO, Dec. z.-When the
American League assemblies in an
nual session Tuesday, one OF two
things will result-the meeting VIII
be the liyeliest in baseball since the
war days." or it will last Just long
enough for the club owners to vote
approval of the suggestions and ap-
nual report of the president, Ban
Johnson.
Men close to the league predict
both, depending upon their humor.
The atmosphere is as full of trade
talk as it is of SCOT, but to run down
anything definite would tax the re-
sources Of the Burns agency.
1t will not surprise many II the
league takes drastic action to
strengthen the New York Yankees,
even to the extent of transferring
Hugh Jennings there and sending
wild Bill" Donovan to Detroit as
Hughs successor. This deal was
Iforecasted before Donovan was releas
ed by Detroit to secure some man
agerial experience In the Information
al League, and although denied then
has bobbed up serenely
The american League money bags
feel keenly that New York Is the base
bail Golconda and does not intend to
sit idly by and watch the silver
hords stream into the Golfers of The
National League, as it now does.
great leader like Jennings, with {
strengthened team, would make thu
Yankees a contender, if not pen
nant winner, and shunt the two-bi
pieces into Frank Farrell's box offic.
i in 1913 and 1914. II the Giants fai
to repeat next year, a winning team
in the American League would ge
the money.
Another rumor is that Sam Craw
ford, Detroifs smuggling right fielder
will draw his saiary from Comiske,
next season. Who will be traded 70
Sam" has not been mentioned, bu
!if Chicago can get the Kansas
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-08
kEOkUK BASEBALL
FATE IS SERIOUS
At Meeting Of Directors Last Night a
Letter is Sent to Industrial
Association Asking
Help.
CEDAR RAPIDS MEETING
Several Different Plans Are Discussed
at the Meeting but Matter
is Finally Left Open
Again.


Keokuk's prospects for a team in
the Central Association are much
smaller than has been generally sup
posed, II the following letter, indited
by the directors to the Keokuk Indus
trial Association, is to be taken as
any Indication.
At a meeting held at the office of
John Tumelty last night the following
letter was written and sent to the
Keokuk Industrial Association, prac
tically putting up to them the matter
of keeping Keokuk in organized base
ball. The letter is self-explanatory
Keokuk Industrial Association:
Gentlemen:
II seems to be the sentiment OF our
citizens to continue organized baseball
in Keo6uk and as the Keokuk Indus
trial Association represents the city,
we would like to get an expression
from You as to whether you think 1t
wise to hold our franchise in the Cen
trail Association, or surrender the
same.
Should you favor retaining the fran
chise, we will ask you to undertake
the raising of the necessary funds
t$3,500), which will have to be secur-
ed by January first, next in order to
finance the club the coming season
1t is not the intention to ask the
Industrial Association to donate any
money, but to appoint committees to
solicit subscriptions for the above
mentioned amount
Kindly give this matter your con
sideration and let US hear from you at
your earliest convenience.
Truly,
KEoKUK BASEBALL
ASSOCIATE ON.
We enclose a letter from the Com
mercial club of Cedar Rapids, which is
self-explanatory.
The letter attached to the above let
ter is given bellows
Mr.. Belden Hill
Dear Sir: For your information, oul
board of directors passed the follow
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-08

won the minor college football cl nan
pionship Of Iowa here today. p 1srd
touchdowns resulted from loi
passes. IL. hui
Western Union was the neas's' ,.oiri
also the slower team. After ' .irst
opponents had scored in both tne .,,arn
and second quarters, the Noia .hsir
Iowa players braced and Kep' :
goal from danger.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-08
CEDAR RAPIDS
COMMERCIAL CLUB.
(Signed)

w. G. HASKELL, Pres
This was practically all the business
that was talked about at last nights
meeting That the baseball proposi-
ton in Keokuk was at a low ebb, was
the general opinion of the directors
and a great deal of work would be re-
quired to take care Of the situation.
Several different managers were
spoken of and three or four were
given serious consideration, although,
of course, none of these would be Sc
lected until some definite action on
the part of the Industrial Association
was made known.
None OF the directors would give
any intimation of who the men were
who would be picked to lead the In
dams next year, in case the associa
ton reported fayorably on the matter
but they have decided that should
Keokuk have a ball team, everything
within their power would be done tc
make up winning club.
A proposition that Will be made te
the local directors this week will show
the fans that there is man, vel
known in the baseball world, who vii
| finance team in Keokuk, if giver
guarantee, similar to that of Bur
tIington This man has been in Keo
kuk, lately and will probably presen7
/ his plan to the local directors before
long.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-08

Fred C!ake OF Pittsburgh is due here
tomorrow. 1t is generally believed
that Bresnahan will accept the Pitts
burgh offer, as it is much better than
the terms offered by Chicago. Harry
n. Hampstead, the new head OF the
New York club, may not be able to
attend the sessions, as he is busy at
tending to the estate of the late John
T. Brush.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-08
Too Bio for the River.

GLASGOW. Dec. ITO accoD me
date the Leviathan Acquitali'a' huilt
new $4,000 ton liner now penn !. was
here for the Cunard COMPANY, ~ az
decided today to widen the es s'.a a..
the River Clyde, and one MINI, ~, he
bic yards of the channel w' IN Re
dredged. The Acquitania :" Fnsi
larger than the Maurentia any
tania.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-08
ng resolution at their meeting, held

Ing resolution at their meeting, held
today:
That any action taken by Belden
Hill toward securing a franchise for
Cedar Rapids in the Central Associa-
ton at their meeting November Z, at
Burlington, Iowa, will be endorsed and
supported by the Cedar Rapids Com
mercial club and furthermore should
the Central Association grant Cedar
Rapids a franchise the Commercial
club will see that grounds are secured
and equipped for use as ball park
and also that such steps be taken that
will secure management in order to
put the team in the field in the spring
of 1913, and that the president and
secretary be authorized to sign a
copy of the resolution"
Yours truly,
CEDAR RAPIDS
<xyv
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w. /. ". c. Wins Game.

limited Press Leared Wire Service
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. Western
Iowa Vocational college defeated
Western Union college, "A TO O. and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-12
LONDON TIMES PAYS SPLENDID tS''@'
COMPLIMENT TO ATHLETES OF}U. S.

got together. The average height is
nearly six feet, and not even the Swed-
ish gymnasts are more symetrieally built.
The English athletes, on the other hand
especially the distance runners, are built
on a small scale One fears once again
that he will have to recognize that a
good big one always beats a good little
one
Whoever is to beat thes Americans
this year must not only be giant ath-
lete, but must undergo a thorough and
scientific course of training. and in this
Americans are, of course, prominent. Not
even the Swedes and they have an Amer
lean trainer, have anything like the care
lavished on them that has been spent
on the Americans.
SPECIALIZATION
Partly. it is of course, the result Of
the American genius for specializing
and concentration on whatever may be
the immediate thing in hand. whether
in sports or in business Partly and
by no means the least, it is a question
of dollars. How much in the aggregate
the United States will spend in bringing
its athletes to the post, we are not
privileged to know. In any case the
contrast with the ineffectiveness of the
Olympic council is almost ludicrous."
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-12
MACON BOYS CAUGHT
ON TOP OF BUILDING

special Dispatch TO The Journal)
MACON. Ca. July l0.-With the arrest
Of I'VE negroes and three white youths,
AL OF which are now behind the bars az
the county jail. the police department are
receiving the congratulations Of the Ma
con citizens for rounding I'D what Is be-
Ileved 10 be the leading burglars OF the
city.
The latest arrests were made yesterday
uheu Charles Cameron. Robert Cook and
Gennings Burnett. three white boys, were
captured after they had been forced TO
the tou Of the Lesser building. on Cherry
street The boys were seen TO enter the
place through q rear window. The In
Formation was impaired 10 the Officers.
who entered via the rearGF CT CT
who entered BY the rear in search OF the
hovs They could be found on neither
the first or second floor Of the building
but after the officers had climbed the
ladder through the sky light, they were
ffnnrd wing nat on their backs on the
ffr tou OF the building
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-12
Wilson Says Community
Should Have Moral Pride
lBy Associated Press

ASSoClaIeQ
ATLANTIC CITY, July 10.-Whnt
Atlantic City lacks and needs most is
moral pride, in the opinion of Governor
Wilson, who addressed a throng of o.
600 persons at the laying of the corner
stone of the Y. M. C. A. building here
today
1t was the Democratic nominees
first appearance on the platform since
the Baltimore convention, and the
crowd cheered him enthusiastically.
II am speaking to those who live
here" he said, land not the strangers
within our gates. What Atlantic City
needs most is moral pride.
"A man is ashamed to be caught in
dirty trick, and a community ought
to be ashamed to be caught in a dirty
practice"
The governor was introduced by John
Wanamaker, former postmaster gener-
al, who referred to him as plain
man and a learned statesman"
WILSON'S LIMERICK.
The introduction, especially, the
plain man" part Of it, the governor
said reminded him of his favorite linn
erick, which he recited thus;
For beauty am not a star; .t.1
There are others more handsome by
far;
But my face, I don't mind it,
For / am behind it
There are others in front that I jar"
essex "a
Landing the Y. NJ. c. A.. the governor
said: A'"
1.-The vitalizing force of this great
association is that men forget them
selves to try to serve others.
"One of the great dangers of At
lantic City is that so many men come
here, so far from their homes, that
they believe no home folks are around
to watch them. They are too apt to
adjourn their morals and have fling.
'If they only thought that the peo-
pie at home were here, they would
keep steady"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-12
REVIEWS
ACTIVE BRITISH FLEET
Lords and Commons Are TAX
en- By Boat Tuesday to
Spit Head
CBy Associated Press.)

LONDON, July 9-The active British
fleet in English water and the vessels
from the Mediterranean station. con-
sisting of some S15 ships OF all classes,
gathered at Spit Head today for in
spection by the members of the houses
of lords and commons.
Robert L. Borden, the Canadian pre-
mier. and three of his colleagues who
are in England to consult the British
admiral on Canada's naval program, at
tended the inspection. 1t opened with
a display of aeroplanes and hydro
planes now in use for the first time
at British naval maneuvers.
This is one Of the strongest fleets,
if not the strongest. that has ever as
sembled. and still many effective YES
sells remain in the British naval ports,
including those of the eighth battle
squadron aud the seventh. eighth,
ninth, tenth and eleventh cruiser
squadrons. as we'll as a number of ships
under repair.
The invitation to the lords and COM
moners is a new way First Lord of the
Admiralty Winston Churchill has of i'm
pressing the men who have to vote the
money for the needs of a great navy.
The legislators were taken on steamers
which cruised through the lines of
ships, around the latest battleships and
past the submarines and other vessels
of the mosquito fleet
The maneuvers are to be staged in
the North sea, and although the plans
of the admiralty have been kept secret,
vet enough has become public to indi-
cate that the problem set for calculation
is concerned with the Illustration of a
possible attempt at raid by force
of troops under naval convey.
The ships are to be divided into two
fleets. red and blue, the latter constitute
ing the defending force under Prince
Louis, of Battenberg, and the former
the attacking force under the command
of Sir George CalIaghan. Twenty-one
admirals will have their flags flying, in
addition to two commOdores,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-12
Wilson viii Be Elected,
Saws Secretary Owen

y
MONTGOMERY. Ala. July, 9.-"Gov-
ernor Wilson will certainly be elected
and he will make a great president,
declared DR.. Thomas M. owen secre-
tary of the Underwood national cam
paign committee, when he returned to
Montgomery on a late train Sunday
night
DR.. owen and Mrs. owen were active
ly engaged in boosting Congressman
Underwood for several months previous
to the Democratic convention.
while Mr.. Underwood did not re-
ceive the nomination, his campaign
served a good purpose" asserted DR..
owen. The Baltimore convention was a
great one and a splendid nomination
was made, although many differences
developed. The party is today united
and militant, thoroughly assured of
victory in November"
DR.. owen said Congressman Under
wood and friends had nothing to regret.
"They conducted a clean campaign"
said the Albanian, without abuse and
with no other desire than to bring this
high honor Of the presidency to Ala
bama's distinguished son. We did not
make or attempt to make any trades or
combinations. If ever there was a sus-
picion that he was a stalking horse,
convention events served to show that
IL was unfounded."
Underwood's campaign served to en-
phasize more strongly than anything
else the fact that the south is no
longer a politically prescribed section
of the union, according to DIR. owen.
mr. Underwood is deeply grateful to
all his friends" said DR.. owen, the
unanimity with which Alabama, Geor-
gia, Florida and Mississippi stood by
him. ballot after ballot, was one of the
features of the convention filled with
dramatic incidents. The delegation
from Alabama stood together as one
man."
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-12
ATLANTA WANTS ELKs
CONVENTION FOR 1874
Grand Lodge in Session at
Portland Oregon : ROch-
ester Next Year

PORTLAND. ore. July 9.-Formal
opening OF the forty-eighth grand lodge
OF the Benevolent and Protective Order
cf Elks. took place last night. but today
marked the opening OF the session.
Nearly all the committees which have
been IN session for the last week had
concluded their work and were prepared
to report 20 the grand lodge today. The
order Of business called for the reading
Of the annual report OF John F. Sullivan.
grand exalted ruler. the report OF Fred
Robinson. grand secretary, and OF Ed
ward Leach. grand treasurer.
The proceedings OF the grand lodge,
however. appeared TO create subordinate
interest % the outcome OF the election Of
officers. which win take place Thursday.
and the matter Of future convention cit
les. Rochester. n. Y, probably viii re-
ceIve the honor OF the 1918 convention, the
opposition hy Cincinnati. Il Is said. not
being vigorous so far the only city that
is preparing 10 make a contest next year
for the 1914 convention Is Atlanta. Ga
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-12
Writer in Greatest British Pa
per Says Americans Excel
Individually and in Team
Work

NEW YORK, July 10.-The high regard
in which foreign athletic experts hold
the Americap Olympic team is shown in
a review published last week in the
London Times and just received here.
From Stockholm a member of the paper
staff writes:
The fact which stands out prominently
is the great strength of the American
team 1t is generally recognized to be
by far the strongest not merely in point
of numbers, but also in all around abil-
ity. When one learns that there are
among the Americans six men who can
run the 400 meters under 40 seconds; six
who can run the 500 meters under l
minute and "a seconds as we'll as ten
hrst-class hurdlers, one feels that they
might be justified in their boast that
they could send over three teams, any
one of which would swep the board in
the stadium.
A FINE TRIBUTE.
"a finer lot of men was probably never
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-12
COAST LINE TO ENLARGE
SHOPS AT WAYCR0SS

fspeciai Dispatch 20 The Sournal9
W4YCROSs. Ca. July S.-By the con-
solidation OF the mechanical distrlcts OF
TIE Atlantic Coast Line. Known as the
second and Third. the Waycross shops
Of the big road viii be increased con-
siderably and more workmen employed
than heretofore. The increase came when
the territory OF superintendent j. w
0nIinxer was extended from Savannah
70 Charleston. The change means much
for WaycrOss-
other changes announced BY the
Coast Line at this point include the
promotion OF shop superintendent n. E.
gnrovi. formerly OF Savannah. TO SUI
perintendsnt OF motive power OF the First
district. with headquarters at Rocky
Mount. y. c. Mr.. sprOwl was presented
with a handsome diamond ring by Way
cross shop employees when his promo
ton became known. He viii be succeed
ed here BY ID. NJ. Pearsall, master me-
chanic az Montgomery.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-12
HOOK WORM CRUSADE
REVIVED IN KENTUCKY
fRY Asaociated Press.l

LOUISVILLE, KY, July O.-Anti-
hook worm agitation very pronounce
ed here for the last few days during
the sessions of the city and county
health officers of Kentucky will become
an anti-hookworm crusade with Knox
county, KY, as the stage of operations.
Members of the state board Of health will
go at once to that part of the state, es-
tablish a dispensary which, it is said,
will be the very. first, and light into
the disease. 1t is their aim to eradicate
it in six weeks time. and school the
people in preventive measures. The Knox
county authorities have made a thorough
survey of the situation and out of less
than $500 persons examined, have found
1900 who are afflicted. Knox county dis
posed of, efforts will be made to con-
tinue the war into others of the 81 coun-
ties of the state known to be affected.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-12
Mail Steamer Adrift

SAN FRANCISCO, July s.-The Pa
cific mail steamer Panama is drifting
hopeIessly $50 miles south Of San Fran
cisco, while the steamer Rose City is
driving from San Pedro to the rescue.
The sea is calm and the ship is said
TO be in no great danger.
The steamer Rose City reached the
latitude OF the Pacific mail steamer
Panama at S:45 o'clock this morning
and found no trace of the vessel, ac-
cording 10 a wireless message received
here. The Rose City was sent out late
last night when an aerogram was re-
ceived stating the Panama was drifting
ESQ miles to the southwest with dis
abled machinery. -
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-12
WOODROW WILSON FUND
HAS NOW REACHED SIP
"HOpe Georgia viii Do Herself
Proud" Writes P, S, Cum
mingS, Sending $50

Enclosed herewith please find my
little mite. 81. toward the national DEM
ocratic campaign fund writes DR.. b.
Wildauer. the well known Atlanta dent
list. whose subscription was received by
The Journal Tuesday morning. Il wish
/ could have made il a thousand" he
adds.
An equally strong letter accompanied
theN $50 contribution sent in by p. S.
Cummings, president Of the Chatta-
hoochee Lumber company, Atlanta.
II note with pleasure that YOU have
started a Georgia fund for the Wood
row Wilson campaign. and l herewith
enclose my check for $50 as a cOntribu-
ton to this cause" he writes. Il am
heartily in favor OF this method Of col
lecting the national fund, and hope that
Georgia will do herself proud
The fund now amounts to $T12' that
sum having been contributed as FOL
rnxa#u since last Sunday.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-12
O'NEAL NAMES DELEGATES
TO COTTON CONVENTION
tspecial Dispatch to The Journal.)

Especial Dispatch to The Journal.)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. July 9.--Any
citizen of Alabama who desires to at
tend the cotton conference in Atlanta
will be appointed by Governor O'Neal
provided he can show that he is equip
ped to represent Alabama. Governor
O'Neal has requested those who will
attend to file their names in the execu-
tive office. +"
The conference was called by Gov.
Joseph M. Brown, OF Georgia, to con-
slider plans to force a higher price for
southern-grown cotton. The plan was
presented by the Southern States Cot
ton corporation.
Governor ONeal cannot attend the
conference because of the annual meet
ing of the Alabama Bar association in
Montgomery Friday and Saturday.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-12
DO YOU WANT 5 CENTS
THEN KILL A RAT

MOBILE. Ala. July 1o.-The STEAMER
slgne. OF the MunsOn line. came into her
pier today from the quarantine station at
Fort Morgan. in the lower hay. and is
loading cargo moored six feet away from
the wharf. with the use of steep skids
and watchmen from the health board
c'ose BY 10 prevent any possible infection
o. bubOnic plague
All lines leading from the vessel 10 the
pier have been treated with tar and big
discs are being used TO prevent rats COM
Ing ashore
Two steamers and a schooner from
Cuban ports fumlgated at quarantine sta
ton last night with the sulphur treat
rats were brought forth
The city authorities Of Meblle today
started a campaign against rats and VIII
pay q bonus Of s cents for every rat
killed within the vicinity OF the docks.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-12
SHIP COMPANY MUST
PAY FINE OF $4,000

MACON. Ca. July 10.-Judge Emory
Speer. of the United States court,
southern district of Georgia, has made
the mandate of the circuit court of APP
peals the decision in his court, and as
result the Merchants and Miners
Transportation company OF Savannah
must pay a fine of $4,000 with interest
at per cent from March rs, 1911.
The original conviction of the steam
ship company was for rebating and the
fine of $4,000 was inflicted. It was
appealed to the circuit court and the
sentence Of the lower court upheld. 1t
was taken to the supreme court of the
United States, but there a hearing was
denied. The fine must now be paid. as
there is no recourse. ltr
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-12
DOWN AND. OUTS" WILL
BE GIVEN HOME LIFE

CHICAGO, July S.-A- farm in the vicinity
OF Chicago, where hundreds Of city down and
outs can be restored TO health and trained
near future. W
The plan to rehabilitate the men who either
through their faults or through adverse
circumstances have fallen into the unemployed
class was outlined today before the municipal
commission on unemployment by Malcolm Nc
Doweii.
AT the suggestion Of Prof. Charles R. Hender-
son OF the University Of Chicago. a subcom-
mitfee with Mr. Mcdowell as chairman, was
appointed 10 start the movement.
Mr. Mcdowell spoke Of a city farm near
Cleveland which is successfully doing this class
cf work.