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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-29

owner of the Milwaukee American as
socia5ion club.
Fred Knowles in List.
J. II. Lucas, a leading figure in
western baseball for quarter Of a
century and president OF the Union
Association of Professional Baseball
Clubs a. the time of his death, and
Fred Knowles, formerly well known
as the secretary of the New York Ma.
tional league club.
The years losses among the active
players and cld-time stars OF the dia-
mond included the following: Arthur
l'Bugs'') Raymond, formerly pitcher
for the New York Giants; Jimmy
Doyle, third basenan of The Chicago
Cubs; Clarence t"Cupid'1 Childs, who
made his greatest reputation with
the Cleveland Nationals; Sam Bar
clay, star player with the st. Louis
Browns in the early eighties; Char
les (aLefty') Mari, who played with
the Cincinnati Reds in 1891; Frank
Gray (.sPiggy"9 Ward, another old
National Lacquer; William j. Finley,
who caught for the New York Giants
I in 1889; al Parker, who umpired for
i the National league in the early seg-
t enties;; Edward Ashenbach, scout
j for the Cincinnati club and The dis
/ coyerer OF Pitcher Mathewson; Ace
Stewart, once a player with the Chi
cage Nationals: Tug Arundel, who
caught for indianapolis and Washing
4 ton in the old National feague; II. II
/! Blakely, at one time pitcher for the
Athletics; George Amoie, for severa
years q star twirler IN the old Attain
tic league; Edward sales. at ont
time PLACER with the Pittsburgh Ma
ionals; Jimmy Knowles. who hat
played with many eastern clubs am
later in his career managed teams ii
Elmira and Atlanta; steve Lambert
an old-time player and later a BIZ
league umpire; Pembroke Finlayson
formerly OF the Brooklyn team
"Heiny" HeitmnIler, of the Los Ange
les Pacific Coast league team; Jame
F'rick, OF the Oakland Pacific Coas
league team, Henry GehTing, a pitcn
er for the Kansas City team; Franz
Murphy and Gus Eng, both player
with the Rock Island team Of tn
Three-I league last season; Fran
Rhoton, second basernan Of the Knox
vile team Of the Appalachian league
Harry T. Beach, OF the Baltimor
. team OF the Eastern league, and WI
liam Craig, pitcher for the steuber
Vile (O) team
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-29

Woman loves a clear, rosy complex.
aon. suraock Blood Bitters purifies
the blood. clears the skin. restores
rudasyss.sssad health. Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-29
ATHLETIC STARS
PASS Ass IN IN 1912 1912
Many Stars Have Died This Year and
Many Notabies in Various
Branches Of Athletics
Pass Away.
AFFECT ALL BRANCHES
Baseball, Turf, Football. Swimming,
Pugiiisn Lose Many Old Time
Stars and Recent
Star Players.

NEW YORK. Dec. Elm the year
now drawing TO a close many conspic-
nous figures in the world Of sports
and athletics have been removed by
death.
Baseball, pngilism, goif, swimming.
rowing and the turf-an have lost
noted leaders during the last twelve
months.
On professional baseball was levied
the heaviest toll.
Heading the list OF the dead APP
pears the name of John Brush, own
er of the New York Giants and gen
orally recognized az the master
mind" OF the National league.
Other no.ables connected with the
national game who passed away dur
ing the year were Thomas c. Noyes,
president of the Washington Ameri-
can league club; Charles S. Harenor.
owner of the Milwaukee American as
ISOLATION club.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-12-11
ELEVEN SAVED
FROM A BLAZE
HOUSE at 210 New Brunswick
Ave. Partially Burned.

Eleven members of the family of
John McKelvey, including baby less
than three weeks old, had narrow
escapes from suffocating in a fire
which partially destroyed the rear of
a two and a half story brick and
frame house at 210 New Brunswick
avenue shortly before o'clock this
morning. Only the fact that it was
near rising time caused Mrs. Nickel
vey to become awakened and thereby
give the alarm which sent others
scampering wildly downstairs after
having groped their way through
dense clouds of smoke. Mrs. Nickel
vey rescued the babe and some of
the other adults helped small boys
of the family.
The fire was probably caused by
an overheated chimney. The total
damage is probably $4,000. A por-
ton of the butter, cheese and egg
stock of the New Jersey Dairy Pro-
ducts Company on the ground floor
was ruined by chemicals. The struc-
ture is owned by Philip Guthoff.
Rowland Sprague turned in the
alarm from fire box 36.
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ATTACKS GIRL
AT METUCHEN
Man, 40 Years Old, Accused
--victim Seriously Hurt
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Metuchen, Dec. 11.-Residents
hereabouts who have been informed
are much incensed concerning the at
tack of a forty-year-old man upon
little girl Of well known family
near here The attack is alleged to
have taken place almost week ago,
but details, especially names have
been kept a secret The little victim
was seriously injured, out is now re-
ported to be on the road to recovery.
She is under the care of DR.. c. A.
Hofer, of this borough.
Out of professional courtesy he
would not divulge any details con-
corning the case today. He said the
little victims family had requested
him to keep their names secret
When told that the county author
tiles were reported to be delving into
the case, the physician said he would
come forward with all information
he could at the opportune time. I'm
til such a time he would not speak
out of respect for the injured family.
The borough police are acquainted
with some of the facts in the case,
but because of lack of details, due
to the secrecy maintained, it is said
thay have made no arrests in the
case
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ASKED $4,000
FROM WILSON
Outlaws Arrested for Threat
eninq the Governor.

Newark, N. J., Dec. 11.-Three men,
bers Of gang Of mountaineers that
for a long time has been terrorizing
the farmers in the Ramapo mountains,
in the northern part of New Jersey,
were lodged In the Essex county jail
here on the charge of sending letter
to Governor Wilson demanding $1,000
in gold, with death the penalty Of
refusal.
The trio were arrested in the wild
district known as Ford's Mine, near
Wharton, by Chief Postal Inspector
James T. Cortelyou. Inspectors f. A.
Butler and Clinton A. Larrabee and
United States Marshal L. G. Beeknan,
The inspectors posed as Congressman
William E. Tuttle and representatives
of the pension bureau to get near the
men they have been trailing for weeks
The mountaineers were heavily arm
ed, and there was a sharp fight before
they were subdued, several shots being
fred.
The prisoners are Warren Dunn.
alias Pete; his brother, Jacob. alias
Mig, and Seeley Davenport. alias
Snake. Jacob is understood to have
been the writer of the letter to Gov
ernor Wilson and of others to Thomas
P. King. an artist with a place at
Ledgewood. and FL. J. Meisel Of Dover.
whose death was fastened by the
threats In the missive he received.
The postal inspectors secured a par
tial admission from the men that they
had sent the letter to the governor.
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ARE TO REPEAT
PAID IN FULL
Y. M. H. A. Yields to Popu-
lar Demand.

In response to the many requests
made, the Blue and White Literary
Society of the Y. NJ. H. A. have de-
cided to once more present the play,
paid in Full" in the Bijou theatre
Monday night for the benefit of the
Y. M H. A. building fund. This pro-
duction was presented by this society
Sunday night and scored decided
hit. Every character enacted his
part in a manner that would do JUS
tice to a professional, and not a
hitch was met with in the presenta-
tion. Many who were not in favor
of a Sunday performance, and there
fore did not witness the play when
last acted by this cast, will attend
the show Monday night, while there
are those who, although present at
the play Sunday night, will be on
hand again to see the ocal talent
perform.
The same cast of characters will
take part Monday as did Sunday.
Miss Katherine Wilentz will enact the
part of Emma Brooks" Harry WI
Medinetz will assume the character
of Joseph Brooks" Joseph Green
wald will play the part of Captain
Williams" Lawyer Jacob M. Klein
wi be seen as "Jimsie." Samuel
Greisman will be "Sato." And Miss
Ida Polensky, as Mrs. Harris" and
Miss Elizabeth Weinblatt, as Beth
Harris" will be the other characters.
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VaseIine Works to
Fight Action of
Excise Board
ENGAGE LAWYER
Effort tc Keep a
Saloon OFF Of
Grant 81.

Transferance Of the saloon license Of
Theodore Lenchiski from GIG Charles
street to 1873 Grant street, in accord
ance with action taken by the Board Of
Excise Commissioners Monday night,
has been held up by the Supreme Court.
The Chesebrough Manufacturing Com
pany, popularly known as the CHEESE
brough vaseline works, are the prose.
cutors. They engaged former Judge
Adrian Lyon to institute proceedings.
AS q result a writ of certiorari was
served On City Clerk La Roe in his Of
fee this morning. 1t is returnable
January 10.
The grounds given to the court by
Mr.. Lyon, upon which to base his re-
quest for holding up the transfer,
were that the application had been al
lowed to lie so long after its intro
duction, with no notice or consideration
given before it WAS granted, tho appi-
cation being received September 18 and
was granted December o; that it had
been refused in September and was
now granted three months later. Mr..
Lyon had other technical grounds, but
the court said it had enough upon
which to base action. Some of the
counsel s technical grounds against the
transfer of the application were: that
the bond was insufficient according to
form, and that Lenchiski s apple cation
for transfer was made on September IS
and his license was not granted until
September 10, indicating that the IL
cense was not in existence at the time
of the transfer.
The Chesebrough Manufacturing
Company considers that saloon sneh
as that would be, within 200 feet of its
plant, would be serious detriment to
the factory. There are no saloons in
that section at the present time and
residents generally do not seem to want
any. there, ludgiag by the large number
Of signers received for remonstrances.
The saloon nearest to the Chesebrough
plant is now several. blocks away, being
at Prospect and Market streets, Mr..
Lyon states.
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BIG SPILL IN
S|X-DAY RACE
Lively Sprinting Today Drops
Suter Brothers Lap.


Madison Square Garden. N. Y,
Dec. 11.-Jake Magin, the Newark
cyclist went to Bellevue hospital
with a cracked shoulder blade today.
Berthet, of France, was bruised from
head to foot SO that his task Of keep
ing in the saddle was most difficult
and Moran, Walker and Bedell, were
all badly shaken up in series of
spills that marked the widest sprint
ing Of the six day bicycle race short
ly before Z o'clock today. A as re-
suit the Suter brothers who claim
to be the champions of Switzerland
were Tapped, the first to lose ground
in the big contest.
The riding from daylight on was
very bad and sprint after sprint was
tried Drobach, Grenda, Kramer,
and Rutt trying desperately to get
the coveted circle that would put
them on easy street for the big prize.
An enormous crowd cheered the
struggling riders and applauded the
spills with great glee.
The force of special police started
again today to clear out the galleries
OF the six day sleepers who have~been
there since the race started and met
with only Indifferent success, the
majority strictly refusing to move
from their seats and threatening the
specials with violence If they laid
their hands on them.
At 8 o'clock Kramer and Moran
were leading.
At 1 o'clock the leaders in the
race had covered 1924 miles, 1 lap,
with the Suter brothers one lap be-
hind. The previous record being
1910. 2 laps
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80 7 T0NS
OF STEEL
DROPPED
Just Missed Gang
Of WOrkmen at
Didier-MarCh.
$4,000 CRASH

A gang of men narrowly escaped
being crushed to death and Philip
Malone, a bridge worker of Brooklyn,
had close call, when FIVE huge iron
trusses, weighing about seven tons
each, which were in place ready to be
fastened by rivets, fell, and came
crashing down about forty feet, land
ing with terrific force on some
other trusses on top of the kilns be-
low, about 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon at one of the Didier-March COM
pany's new steel structures being
erected at Keasbey.
The trusess were rendered a mass
of junk from the fall and one struck
boom Of a massive derrick, break
ing it to pieces. Payne Brothers, of
Newark, are the contractors and will
bear the heavy loss, including the
time of the men spent In putting the
trusses in place. The total damage to
the contractors will probably amount
to $4,000. 1t is said that the trusses
can be reused after they are rebent
into proper shope, but thep recess
will be very expensive, as the iron
work now is uttery shapeless
1t had taken about a week of work
for twenty men and three huge der
ricks to get the truses placed on top
of the beams and iron foundation of
the first floor of the steel structure,
which Is being built over the kilns.
Men were working all around the
bottom of the partially erected build
ing, but at the time none were on the
trusses. 1t was lucky that none had
then been set to work river he iron
beams for when they toppled over
they would have fallen with the
frames to their death. If the heavy
iron frames had remained in place
one more day they would have had
twenty victims to drag to the ground.
The cause of the great iron work
toppling over remains a mystery to
all connected with the job. All that
is known is that at about O'Clock,
without any warning, the mighty
trusses came crashing down the side
lof the structure. The~-huu udi1EJJl
one of number of steel struGcc--ge
| that the Didier- March company, whJ
manufacture pottery and brick. are
erecting over their kilns. Whenever
any of the iron or steel work is put
in place by the massive derricks,
then the bridgemen follow 1t up and
rivet it fast in place.
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TENDER DINNER
TO MAYOR-ELECT

Preparations are being made for a
non-political banquet in honor of
Mayor elect and Acting Mayor Ferd.
Garretson, to be given by the citizens
of the city. at the Packer House on or
about December 30. A committee of
twenty-five professional and business
men has been suggested to make ar
rangements for the banquet. These
have just been notified and are send
ing in acknowledgment Of acceptance
to Forrest L. Smith.
The suggested committee of arrange
ments includes the following. w. FL.
Chamberlain, A. H. Crowell, E. G. Fra
ser, D. P. Olmstead, N. w. Pierce, G..
F. Reynolds, Albert Leon, Jesse Sea
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LICENSE TRANSFER IS
CARRIED into COURTS
OATMAN'S STORY IS
STRONGEST EVIDENCE
FOR HIS CONVICTION

also boat captains indicted together
with Cunningham for the murder,
were placed on the stand this morn
ing, but failed to aid the state much.
They would say nothing that tended
to incriminate Cunningham nor
themselves.
Cunningham was afterward placed
on the witness stand. He admitted
having had fight with Herlyn, but
denied numbering him or throwing
him overheard. He said he had hit
Herlyn after he with two other men
had tried to steal rope from his ves-
sci, lying in Raritan bay at South
Amboy. Cunningham said he did
not know Herlyn was captain at
Continued on page 2.l
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man, Herbert Gillis, Victor Main,
George E. Mead, 0. w. Ramsay, j. T.
Simmer, Abel Hansen, j. F. Ten
Brock, j. B. Quick, w. A. Spencer,
John O'Toole, William B. Pratt, Henry
w. Kehoe, c. H. Coil, Forrest L. Smith.
1t has been left for these men to state
in their letters of acceptance suggest
ions for date and place for prelimi-
nary meeting Of the committee.
1t is intended to hold an affair
which would do justice to those in
charge and one which would to no small
degree show the appreciation of citizens
of Mr.. Garretson S efforts and to honor
him in his election as the city's chief
executive.
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JUNIOR Y. M. H. A. is
FORMALLY ORGANIZED

John Tyroler was elected president
of the newly organized Y. M. H. A..
Jrs. at regular meeting held last
night In the club rooms of this or
ganization. The result of the other
elections are: Vice president, Benja-
min Avchen. treasurer, William
shumsky; secretary, Edward Klein;
and sergeant-at-arms, Harry Kelsky.
1t was decided at last nights ses-
sion that no initiation fee for new
members shall be charged until after
January I. Literary programs, In
cluding debates and recitations Will
be prepared for future meetings. The
Juniors were notified that one MEM
Der of tn senior Y. M. H. A. will be
ordered to attend every one of their
sessions to show the interest th ell
der organization has in Its auxiliary.
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Special to The BVENING NEWS.

Special to The EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, Dec. 11:-While
the state, link by link, is slowly
weaving a net of circumstantial evil
dence about Martin J. Cunningham,
the boat captain accused of killing
John Herlyn, another boat captain in
South Amboy, Its evidence appears
generally weak and early this after
noon there was expressed a doubt
that there would be conviction. The
states case against Cunningham was
very weak at the opening, but 1t
strengthened on the accused man s
own testimony. 1t was declared that
II Cunningham was convicted he
could say he done 1t himself.
James Ratigan and William Rehor,
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ACTIVE HARBOR
BOARD WILL BE
APPOINTED SOON

A Board Of Harbor Commissioners
of Perth Amboy will be appointed
soon after January 1, next, accord
ing to Acting Mayor Garretson. This
is to be done to enable the city to
pay for riparian grants to the ends
of Washington street, Commerce
street, Fayette street and probably
High street, which are to be accepted
and ordered paid for at the next
meeting of the Board OF Aldermen,
next Monday night. 1t is practically
certain that the rights for three
streets will be purchased. Mr.. Gar
retson favors purchasing the grant
of the southerly end of High street
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at the same time. Purchase of rights
for buckingham avenue will be de-
ferred pending Investigation of rec
ords to show whether or not the Pub
lie Service concern owns one half Of
the land there, as has been stated.
The Perth Amboy & Tottenville
Ferry Company is still more anxious
to have its ferry slip located at Buck
ingham avenue than at Washington
street, and will remove there as
soon as clear title can be obtained
to the riparian grant, according to
statements of Mr.. Garretson made
today 1t realizes the desirability of
Buckingham avenue over Washing
Continued on page 2.t
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TWO YEARS FOR
CHARLES HYDE
Former City Chamberlain Re-
leased Under $25,l0O Bail
Special bv Unite Press Wire.

opecfdI ou Ohite FfNsS Wtf0.
New York, Dec. 11.-Justice Goff,
In the supreme court today, sentenced
former City Chamberlain Charles
Hyde, recently convicted of extorting
bribe from the Northern bank for
the benefit of the Carnegie Trust
Company, to serve not less than two
years and more than three years and
six months. The court Immediately
freed Hyde on bail of $4,000, pend
ing argument on a certificate of rea-
sonable doubt regarding the legality
of the conviction.
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TAFT TO SAIL
DECEMBER q

zpccfal By Urffed Press Wire.
Washington, Dec. 11.-President
Taft today announced he would sail
for Panama on a two weeks trip for
an inspection of the canal on Decem-
Der 81. returning on the last day Of
the year. He will leave Washington
on midnight of December 10 for Key
West, Fla, arriving there December
21 and with his party will embark
Immediately on the Arkansas. 1t is
expected he will reach Panama on
the afternoon of December "a.
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SAUSAGE MAN OBJECTS
TO THE DOC CATCHER
spec.a, to the EVENING VIEWS.

Specta, to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, Dec. 1.-THE
price of hot dogs" and frankfurters
generally, may be advanced here be-
cause of the excellent work being
done by Dog Warden Thomas Dutton,
proven by the fact that at least one
sausage maker Is after him. William
Ruppeicht, driving an automobile
sausage vehicle, followed Dutton
about last night 80 much to the dog
catcher's annoyance, that the bologna
dispenser was arrested and fined S.;
Dutton has caught fifty CANNES up
to date. The first execution is sched-
uled to take place tonight.
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HUGH REILLY
BURNS HANDS

In cleaning a plumbing apparatus
with gasoline, Hugh c. Reilly, of 10S
Commerce street, had both hands
badly burned yesterday afternoon
about 8 o'clock in the yard of the
plumbing shop of Richard ]. Calvin,
386 State street. He rushed to DR..
Tyrrell's Office and had the wounds
Immediately dressed.
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Mrs. Gibbs in Metuchen.
specse, to the EVENING NEWS.

Metuchen, Dec. 11.---Mrs. Tyler M.
Gibbs arrived in town yesterday af-
ternoon. She came from New Haven,
Conn, and will spend some time with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Bennett. of William street. Her
husband did not accompany her.
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Washington, Dec. 11;-Present
and future executives of more than
members of his cabinet and repre-
sentatives in congress at the White
House for q conference on farm
credits. As a result OF the confer
ence a committee was appointed to
the systems in vogue in
various European countries and to
report at the next conference of gov
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ernors, which will take place in
Colorado Springs late next year. The
members of the committee are Gov
ernors Plaisted, of Maine, chairman;
O'Neall, of Alabama; Mann. of Vir-
ginia; Harmon, of Ohio; McGovern,
of Wisconsin; Hadley, of Missouri; J;
Foss, of Massachusetts,; Carey. OF
Wyoming, and Johnson, of Califor-
MIA. Congressman Sulzer, governor
elect of New York, and Governor Dix
were both present at the conference.
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p. r. r.. Men Hear Lecture.
peofnI In the EYENING NE WH.

Metuchen, Dec. 11.-Ticket Agent
J. L. Smack, Freight Agent Scott
Hancock, Oscar Frank, John Keenan,,
Ned Prenerdville, Joseph Emeth at
tended a lecture on first aid to the
injured which was delivered at Jer-
sey City to employees of the P. r. r.
The lecture was illustrated with NOV
ing pictures.
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Look at the "prices of things as
advertised in today's paper. If you
know values, and have a care for your
purse, these prices will interest you.
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The news when it is news in the
EVENING NEWS
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Dance tonight Goodwill Hall.
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