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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30

originated in Idaho The total area
burned over amounted to only 95e
acres, which is considerably less than
four one hundred-thousandths Of the
total area patrolled by forest officers
In these states
California, Arizona and New Mex.
loo have suffered most during the
past season.
The various causes OF IRE have not
changed greatly in their relative pro-
portions. Railroads and lightning
head the list, with campers next.
There has been, however, marked
decreased In the number of fires
caused by burning brush, which, ac-
cording to the forNt officers, indi-
Gates closer cooperation with the
settlers in and near the forests and
with cumberland owners in fire pre-
vention and control. 1t is still true.
nevertheless, that large proportion
OF all fires started are due to human
agencies and may generally be
charged against carelessness. Fires
caused by lightning are of course not
preventable, but the system of look
outs by which they may be detected
Immediately after being set is great
~ lessening the loss from this source.
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published showing that ffty-nine per

published showing that ffty-nine per
cent of the children born in the king
dom Of Saxony last year were illegiti-
mate. The greater percentage of the
births were in farming districts, the
parents being farm laborers. Next in
order came lawyers, physicians, state
employees, preachers, army officers and
school teachers as parents OF Hight
mate children. The report published
today shows that In five years from
1906 to 1910 35,773 children were le-
gitimized in Saxony through the sub,
sequent marriage of their parents.
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ACETATE COMMISSION
PLAN IN HANNIBAL
Petitions are In Circulation Asking
for Special Election on Adop-
tion of Commission Form.

HANNIBAL, Mo-. Sept 30.-Peti-
tons are in circulation asking for a
special election on the adoption of the
commission form of government in
Hannibal. A half dozen or more OF
the documents have been placed at
different points in the city for the
signatures of citizens
The election, II held, will be upon
the adoption of charter which pro.
yides in lieu of the present form of
government. government by board
of commissioners five In number The
commissioners would be elected at
largo one OF which is the mayor Each
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New York, New Haven & Hartford in
good" when he attends the dinner to
be given him today by the Boston
Chamber of Commerce One thing
it Is understood, which President Ell
lott will do, will be to assure the pub
lie that hereafter there will be more
publicity regarding the roads poll
cies of improvements and adn.inistra-
ton,
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cities More Moral Saws Report.

BERN. Sept. so.--The old theory
that farming communities are more
moral than cities received another
shock here today when statistics were
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INTERESTING FACTS!
Nine. Japrose Talks on
PERSONAL Cleanliness

Ihe daily bathing habit is more than
:. aeslre to appear clean and bright.
t |. y positive necessity for complete
nealtn. The pores Of the skin are
nature 8 breath ducts and to clog them
up Is TO invite i'll health. The happiest
men ana women and children on earth
are are nose who are perfectly clean, and
perfect cleanliness comes from the nse.
ha, the Dath, OF Jap Rose, the bubble
S Sa.n soap The delicate odor of this
sengntiul toilet requisite gives one that
ssa OF perfect cleanliness; free from
i Inc doors OF perspiration. Sold at
~ ~ ~ almost every good merchant in
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New Ravens President Honored.

BOSTON, Sept. 80 Howard Elliott,
president of the New Haven road is
expected to tell how he will put the
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exclamation Issued by Governor
Clarke VIII be Observed In
Many cItles Of the
state,
WORK OF GOVERNMENT
precautionary Measures Adopted In
the Prevention Of Great confla-
sratlons In National
Forests.

Governor Clarke has issued a proc
,amation designating Thursday, Oct.
O. as Fire Prevention day In Iowa. In
the mast. this day has been observed
IN Keokuk to some extent with adj
dresses in the public schools by
teachers and others. So far no prep
arations have been made for this
year.
campaign OF education is being
conducted on fire prevention not only
in Iowa but likewise in many other
states Of the union. The United
states government is giving the mat
ter its closest attention.
Keokuk people, interested In tim
Der lands will be pleased In knowing
the effective work accomplished by
the government in this respect
A Good Year.
with the middle OF September the
Are season on the national forests
has come practically to an end with
less QdHdbS IudH CNCr tSGUIuCQ
There is always some danger from
oarelessness of campers or of settlers
turning brush and clearing land. but
tie real danger season extends only
rem the middle of June until the
middle of September.
Forest officers throughout the west
are congrltulating themselves on a
season so markedly free from heavy
losses. They feel that the immunity
from loss has been due to two prin-
cipa' causes, partly to a favorable
season, but largely to q much better
organization for FIRE prevention than
has been attained heretofore. The
effectiveness Of the organization Is
shown particularly by the fact that
waile there were in all approximately
2.2so fires, as against 2,47o last year,
yet the area burned SO far this year
Is OILY about 10000 acres as against
$4,000 acres In 1912 and 100000 In
1911. d
An Examine
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An Example.

A single administrative district,
which covers the intermount7in re-
rfon Of southern Idaho. western Wy
omins' Utah, Nevada and western
Arizona, gives an. example Of the
most favorable situation. Only AZ
fires We're encountered, 90 of which
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OF these is In charge Of department
OF the city administration,

Next month Joplin and Springfield
will vote on the proposition. these
being the first cities In Missouri to
vote on the adoption of such a char
ter. The statute which provides for
this form OF government specifies a
different form for cities OF different
classes.
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Or. BRUCE L. GiLFuLAN
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
ONCE 621h Main street, over
Winger Bros. store. Bell 'paons 1870.
Black.
Residence BIT North Fourth street
Bell phone l2SO-Red.
Houis: 1919 a. m. "a p. m. rs
p. m. Sunday by appointment
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PROFESSIONAL CARuS
PHYSICIAN.
Or. w. e. shERLoc

DR.. W.. p. SHERLOCK.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office is North Fifth street, In the
Howell building.
once hours-10 to IL q. M; q 10 Q
p M; evenings, to 8: sundays, II
to D. m. United States civil nervica
examiner.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-09

Roadway inducing
refer to the general for we have who are just as stub
their subsection rulers of
Britain
whatever think
with the light they
better understanding things that
appeared with significant connection with
other happenings.
defenders of
relation know today begin that fight by women for
divorce wholly
and moral fight for womanhood think there something
statutory
think and them much light know
how order that they truth
sensational couded
with lies that through sensational
The Book the sensational because big
the the truth they it.
Personally sympathy with their fight for liberty
equality
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fused fatty to have anything to do
with the Jury after she heard of
the methods used by Mrs. Jones in
appointing it.
1t is rumored that Mrs. Esther
Falkenstein also intends to resign on
the ground that the Jury" cannot
help but fail of its published object
the ending of the leniency shown
perpetrators of crimes against wom-
en- in men-ruled courts.
Mrs. Antoinette Funk, whom Mrs.
Jones mentions as probable prosecut-
ing attorney for the jury positively
refuses to serve in any such silly af-
fair"
He-She has everything size needs
tosmake her happy.
She-But it's the things she does
not need that a woman needs to
make her happy!
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WOMEN QUIT PROBE JURY
Mrs Belle Squires has resigned
from Mrs. Minona S. Jones' jury of
women appointed to investigate
Judge Cooper.
In a letter o(Mrs. Jones, Mrs"
Squires gives as her reason that this
hardly seems to be the. time for
women to get mixed up in an ugly
political fight, or, what is worse, an
ugly newspaper fight.
Mrs" Squires continues that the
whole subject of leniency shown per-
petrators of crimes against women
and girls requires a most rigid in
vestigations but that she does not
feel that such an investigation could
in any way be furthered by the pres
ent attack on Judge Cooper.
Mrs" Squires is the second won-
an to resign from the Jury" The
first was Or, Edna Forsythe, who re-
Evening star., 1913-01-17

my, but l would hate to umpire q
game back Of Walter Johnson" is a
statement that is made by the fans to
the different umpires a hundred times
every year. His terrific speed and fast
breaking curve 'overwhelms the average
fan and makes him feel as If 1t would be
worth his life to don the mask and pro-
tector Of the umpire. Ask any American
League umpire about Walter Johnson and
he will tell you that there is no pitcher
in the league he would rather work be-
hind. He will tell you that he would
rather work a dozen games with Johnson
pitching than one contest in which young
pitchers took part. Possibly he might
add that the only disagreeable feature OF
umpirihg with Johnson pitching is the oc-
casional stopping Of foul tip
There are many reasons why sc. wonder
full a pitcher as Johnson is easy to work
behind. Usually his control is we'll nigh
perfect, which lessons the, task OF the
umpire. Only when he is a bit wild ne
IS a hard man to catch and incidentally.
hard to umpire behind. He has so much
stuff on the ball that he isn't constantly
working the corners. thereby making the,
calling OF balls and strikes less arduogs
loo Best of all he has an ideal disposi-
ton. He isn't constantly fretting about
the way things are going: when luck is
breaking badly he smiles and works all
the harder. His worse protest II smile.
ana he n never blaming the umpire Tor
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STARS ON RAMPAGE
Cobb, Crawford, Stanage and
Dubuc Still Holding Out.
NAVIN REFUSES TO BUDGE
Davy Jones Is Shifted to White Sox
and Trouble Seems to Be Brew
ing for Jennings.

DETROIT. January 1.-THE rumpus
within the jungle Of the Tigers is still at
white heat. The hold-out cIan Messrs
Cobb, Crawford, Dubuc. Stanage and
Davy Jones, got thump between the
eyes yesterday. scoring one for Messrs.
Navin and Jennings. but the punch has
not f1oored the other star hOld-out men.
Jones has been sold to the White Sox
for $500, but his departure is not go
ing to cause any great deal of weeping
among the fans. Davy has seen his best
days as Tiger. and he is simply follow
ing in the footsteps of Matty Mcintyre.
who left here bound for the White Sox,
from which club he was chased last sea-
son to the Pacific coast
The real trouble however, within the
heart of the Tiger lair is to satisfy the
big hold-out men. Cobb has not sent a
word to Navin what he intends to do.
and Crawford is most defiant. Big Sam
threatens to quit unless his demands for
more money are satisfied, and Dubuc has
also handed this def to the Tiger boss.
Stanage is keeping quiet. presumably to
see how his other three partners in crime
are going to succeed. for Oscar did not
have such a sparkling season last sum-
IIl6T tIldt WOuiO peTIIlIl ullIi
much more money than he drew down.
1t looks like plot OH the part Of the
men to get Jennings. Davy Jones is bit
ter, against Hughey and boldly claims
that Jennings abuse Of his players has
completely demoralized the Tiger ma
chine. Davy and a few other knockers
of this town have picked the Tigers to
finish sixth or lower in the coming hurdle
for the American rag.
There Is considerable worriment going
on among the fans over the stand taken
by Cobb. Crawford and Dubuc. If these
stars really quit, as they threaten to do
unless Navin weakness. the Tigers GER
tainly will be a sorry mess when they
take the field next spring. Navin has
positively stated that he does not intend
to be held up and the players must ac-
cede to the contracts he sends them or
else stay idle during the summer
Possibly it will require Ban Johnson
tact to smooth over the matter. the same
way he did in the now famous strike.
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Averages.
WANT THE 1NTERcoLLEG1ATEs.
Syracuse and Harvard Contest With
University of Penn. for Games.

NEW YORK. January 17.-The athletic
associations of Syracuse Cniveriity are
discussing the probability of holding the
intercollegiate track and field champion
ships at the Syracuse stadium. although
Pennsylvania is anxious for return en-
gagement. Harvard has also put in a
bid.
According to the deed of gift by Henry
Lee Higginson. who donated the stadium
at Harvard. no games of any kind shall
be held there on Decoration day. for he
gave the land as a memorial to soldiers
who fell in the civil war, and as the pre-
iiminary events this year are slated for
that day. this probably eliminates Har-
ward as a candidate for the meet
Syracuse. the most anxious of the bid
ders. claims that it's new stadium should
have fitting trial. and Pennsylvania
claims that the games We're so successful
at Franklin field that they should be
continued there. Two prominent New
York clubs are also anxious for the honor
of staging the games, so that when the
intercollegiate Athletic Association takes
up the question there will be forces to
be considered.
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c. ]. BEGINS TO HOLD
TRIALS FOR RUNNERS
Relay Team Will Be Selected
After Three Such
Tests.

Manager and Coach Webber of the
Catholic University track squad held the
first trials for the relay team yesterday
afternoon. The trails were held on
Michigan avenue between Trinity College
and the university. The men were tried
out for a distance Of one-quarter mile.
Hyde. Horn, Field, Capt. McManus. Ho-
ran. Kelley, Helldorfer. Derby and kee-
gan were the men who ran under time,
with Coach Webber holding the stop
watch. Coach Webber's plan is to hold
three such trials and pick the men for his
team that make the best average time
He does not consider that one trial IS
sufficient to give a coach an idea or the
speed OF a man, as the trial is often heid
at a time that some one of the canoi,
dates is not at his best. The next tfiai
Is to be held in about two weeks ana
the last lust before the 18th of Februar!
The time taken yesterday showed tnat
Coach Webber had under his care
a set of fast men to develop. Inc
road was heavy, but notwithstanolns
this fact the men showed excellent Speeu
and condition. During the warm Weather
the men are going to be kept out or doors.
and as there is no outdoor track at the
university the men will use Mlchigan
avenue. .1,o
The relay team is to run against the
relay teams of St. Johns and Galiaude'
at the Johns Hopkins meet Februar!
* at Baltimore The men who showed
ND the best yesterday We're HYDE. Horah'
Field. Capt. McManus and Hel.dorler.
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TALES OF THE DIAMOND
Humorous and Otherwise.
BY Billy Evans.
BY Billy Evans.

the different conditions that arise. When
he gets In a hole. he never alibs himself
at the expense Of the umpire, but bends
his efforts to getting safely out of the
trouble.
A we'll known Washington fan met me
on the street one evening after highly
exciting game. in which Johnson emerged
victorious, although a half dozen times
during the game it seemed he was GER
tain to lose. The fan marveled at the
way Johnson worked when in the hole,
and was surprised at the manly way in
which Johnson accepted every decision of
the two umpires. a number Of them being
adverse rulings. 1t seemed the fan had
got into conversation with Johnson after
the game and commented on the manner
in which the wonderful twirler accepted
the rulings Of the ofncials. Johnson's
reply was characteristic of the man.
'.They know how to umpire, / know
how to pitch. They don't tell me how |
should pitch. 1 don't try to tell them
how they should umpire
Copyright. 1913. by W. c. Evansl
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DENT TO MAKE GOOD
One of Grif's Youngsters
Promised a Regular Job.
WITH NEWARK LAST YEAR
Total Abstainer and Has Given Up
Smoking to Fit
Himself.
| WITH NEWARK LAST YEAR

BALTIMORE. Md. January II
Elliott Dent. former star pitcher of the
Walbrook Athletic Club expects to
make good with the Washington Amer
leans next season. He was with the
Newark Indians last season. and did
such fine work toward the close OF
the race that the Nationals drafted
him. He won thirteen and lost twelve
games. On the Washington team is
Ray Morgan. who played on the same
team with Dent at Walbrook.
Confident that he will be able to hold
his own as a member of the pitching
staff of the Washington club yet eX-
pressing the wish that in case he was
returned to the minors he would be
sent back to the Newark Indians. Dent
is anxiously waiting for the season to
get under way.
Dent has written to friend in this
city and gives Harry Smith. manager
of the Indians. all credit for helping
him regain confidence and perfecting
his curves last season. Dent said that
it would be impossible to give Smith
the credit due him.
lit was the way Smith coached me
last season. writes Dent. that enabled
me to regain my confidence. And
didn't have my ears closed either when
he was handing out advice to all OF the
other pitchers. I tried hard to profit
from what he told me and what
heard. and it is fine to know that it is
mainly through the efforts of Smith
that I am to be given another chance
in the big show. In my own mind
feel as though ought to stick. pro-
vided l can get my arm strong enough
to cut them loose.
EARLY in February I am going to re-
port to Manager Griffith i'm Washing
ton. 1 am to work out at a gymnasium
there under Grifith's eye. He wants
me to report to the trainer Of the club
early and thereby get in the best
possible shape by the opening of the
season. Griffith told me last fall that
he was counting upon me to be regu
lar next season. Hope I don't disap-
point him. If 1 get in my stride. like
that stuff I had last fall you can bet
| am going to stick.
Dent has given UP smoking and has
also become a total abstainer. although
the lad from Oakley. Md. could never
be accused of indulging in beverages
After being notified by Griffith that
he was to be considered one of the
regular twirlers on the Nationals last
fall Dent secured a front seat on the
aqua pura vehicle and also enjoyed
his last cigarette at the same time.
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in Tinker, Evers and Higgins, who have
just graduated from the ranks. and with
out previous experience i'm handling play
ers or teams. 1t will he interesting to
watch their careers at the start and see
how they carry themselves. 1t Will not
take very long to size them up. especially
as to their mental balance. and that, be-
lieve me- will mean a whole lot as to
their future success or downfall.
The American League will have COM
paratirely inexperienced manager in Bir-
mneham. who will haye charge OF the
Clevelands. Stovall, who will lead the st.
Louis Browns, may be said to have won
his spurs while managing the Maps. but
Evening star., 1913-01-17
BY J. ED GRILLO.

If an agreement exists between Cobb,
Crawford. Dubuc and Stanage that neith
er shall sign unless the demands of all
are acceded to, the Detroit club is placed
in a rather precarious position. but one
from which it cannot back down. To
make concessions to the four players
would establish a precedent which would
threaten the future of base ball. Once
let it become apparent that by clubbing
together a lot of players can force ball
club to give them what they want and
every club will have its troubles every
year.
l. would of course be hardship for
the Detroit club to lose the services of
the four players mentioned. but the
league could better afford to make up it's
losses than to have the club make any
concessions to the holdouts and thereby
point out way to the players to hold up
the clubs. :.
Barring Dubuc, every one of the other
players has been with the Detroit club
for some years. has shared in worlds s
series receipts. and because of their sue
cess are undoubtedly drawing big sal
aries. Last season. however. the Tigers
were failure. and yet these players in
sist upon having their salaries raised
Cobb may have right to make demands.
for he is the leader of his profession and
the greatest attraction but if the others
are drawing salaries such as they re-
ceived when they made up a part of a
winning team they certainly have no kick
coming.
Sam Crawfords argument that actors
who played before much smaller crowds
i'm theaters than ball teams do in ball
parks and yet received fabulous sums
every week for their work does not hold
water
A major league ball team pays high sal
aries to twenty or twenty-five men, while
a theatrical company has two or three
b.gh-salaried actors. that there is no
comparison in the salary lists of the two.
Furthermore, high-class performers de-
maud anywhere from 50 to $50 per scat.
while the majority of those who witness
major league ball games are of the twen-
ty-five-center variety.
Griffith deserves credit for having used
a let of diplomacy i'm handling his men.
which probably accounts for the fac, that
he is one of the few managers who are not
experiencing any trouble signing his play
ers this winter. He already has nearly
Evening star., 1913-01-17

days that there We're no more left in his
allowance by the time the championship
games started. After the Wixom man
had slammed his furious way to an aver
age of .167 in battles that counted in the
standing. he was permitted to efface him
self from the list of familiar scenes at
Navin field and Jones at left garden
agreed to forget past arrangements and
try to live together again.
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johnson May Arbate Differences Between Detroit Club and Players
ARMOUR WILL CONTROL
MILWAUKEE, BALL CLUB

MILWAUKEE. January IT,
William Armour. active in the
base ball world, has purchased
stock i'm the Milwaukee American
Mrs. Charles 5. HavenOr, owner,
and will have control Of the clubs
management during the coming
season. He will be made
chairman OF the board OF directors
of the club. Armour formerly
was interested in the Cleveland.
Toledo and Detroit clubs and last
year secuted for the st. Louis
Nationals.
Evening star., 1913-01-17
Won der Abe Reported Dying.

2 ST. LOUIS, January 17.-Chris Won Der
Abe, former owner of the old ST Louis
American Association base bail team end
well known in political and sporting cir
cles. il reported to be dying of COM
plicat1on OF diseases at his home here.
He IL sixty years old.
Evening star., 1913-01-17

base ball politics caused him to be re-
placed by Harry Davis who proved a sad
and Disappointing experiment, although
by his long experience as a player under
Connie Mack he gave promise of being
everything but that. Consequently il can.
not be assured that any OF the new man.
ayers. will not be "frosts," as was Davis
until they make good
1t is that doubt that will lend a big ad-
ditional attraction to next seasons sue
cess.
Evening star., 1913-01-17
MN The Pin z9bbAers
Tonight's Schedule.
DCCKPINS.

Commercial League-Genera Baking Company
VS.. Chapin-Sacks. Palace alleys
National Capital League-Welsbachs vs.. Ne
tionals. Palace alleys
Y. NJ. c. A. League-Erie VS.. Superior. Y. NJ.
G. 4. alleys.
Carroll Council League-Santa Marias vs.. Co
lumbias Rathskeller alleys.
District Ieaguc-Arlirgtons vs. ResOlutes. Fat
Mems alleys.
Arcade League-Government Printing Ohfce
vs.. Holmead. Arcade alleys.
Southern Railway League-Managers rs. Con-
trollers. Casino alleys.
Spaldlng Council League-Sheehys VS.. Mar
moyles. Casino alleys.