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The daily Gate City., 1913-04-20
The Warsaw Gate City
Warsaw, ILL.,, April 20, 1913.

frof. L. Fairfax and his high
school classes walked up to Crystar
Glen this afternoon at close of school
and rode back on the trolley.
Louis Lapsley who has been for
several weeks at the Pasteur Insti.
tute. Chicago, for treatment, returned
today cured. He was bitten on the
hand by mad dog. which was imme,
diately killed.
The Ladies Aid society of the Pres
byterian church will hold market
and tea" in the church parlors on
FRIDAY, April %, from 3 to D. m.
Dreamland electric theatre will give
special performance this evening
for the benefit of Warsaw's Baseball
club. The club will next week buil5
grand stand 15x40 feet with five
rows Of seats, seating about 200 peo
pie. The present grand stand will bt
utilized for the bleachers. Sunday
April n, at 2 p. M, the club will pla,
the Quincy Reserves on the clul
GROUNDS at the fa1r grounds.
On Saturday three of Hamilton'
leading citizens, Messrs. ]. P. Guth
RE, Jno. A. Gordon and Rev. A. L. Nc
Arthur made friendly call on DR.
Johnston. Unfortunately the docto
was out, but appreciates the visit jus
the same.
Two steeple-jacks from Davenpor
+, are gliding the cross on the Lutheran
! church steeple and the hands of tn
clock and also painting the numeral
on the clocks four faces.
Gus Plume has a concrete mike
run by small gasoline engine. 1t j
a great help in his foundation an
/ cement walk WORK
| E. M. Allen. head miller of Wa
| saw Milling Co., has gone to s.
! .Mary's. Mo, to assume the position c
head miller in a 700 barrel day mil
/ at a big salary. He has two assis
ants. Mr.. Allen has been with tn
The daily Gate City., 1913-04-20

of the defeat in the senate of the Nc
Hose fusion bill, which would have
allowed the name of candidate to
appear on more than one ticket, were
read by members of the Iowa delega-
tion with great interes. The demo
Gratis seemed pleased, while, quite
evidently, the progressive republicans
and the followers of Senator Cum
Minis were much disappointed.
Representative Good feared that
he defeat of this measure would
mean the election of democrat to
the United States senate and the cleo
tion of a democrat to succeed Geo. w.
Clarke, for governor His opinion IS
that If the people wan. a candidates S
name on more than one ballot, that is
their business and they should be al
lowed to have it there.
Senator Kenyon believes the bull
moosers or progressives, intend to go
right ahead aud build up their or,
ganizations in every county of the
state. From information which
reaches the senator, he judges that
the progressives are trying to per
suade George w. Cosson to be theli
candidate for United States senate
next year Mr.. Good thinks Cosson is
ambitious to be governor of Iowa
some day and will want to run on the
republican ticket and that he cannot
be won over to the progressives in
this instance,
The daily Gate City., 1913-04-20

All this land has been taken over by
the company constructing the DAM
and In almost every instance amlc-
able Sc e.tlement for the same has
been made with the owners.
Usually In such cases tedious court
proceedings are the result OF such IN
fringement upon property rights, me
dam people were quite liberal in their
dealings with the land owners and
few we're the dissatisfied farmers.
The other day the erstwhile owner
of the island referred to visited Car
thage and went to one OF the local
banks and sought to have check fof
$4,000 cashed. The cashier fell In
swoon. Hasty calculation showed that,
including what may have been con-
cealed in old socks mattresses and
abandoned s,ove pipe holes, together
with that buried in tomato cans and
the money on hand, there were not
enough funds in Carthage to cash
that check. After the excitement had
worn off The holder of the check for
s66 900 informed the banker that he
merely wished to deposit the check
for collection. He had been paid for
his island and concluded that he
might have little fun at the expense
of the bank people.
There have been owners of islands
tha. found the property of an
elephantine nature, but in this case
the guy that clung to his island dur
ing high water and low, and refused
to abandon the little old thing tc
avoid paying taxes, won out
The daily Gate City., 1913-04-20
The FREE

is the sewing machine you ought to buy There
many reasons for this But the principal is that it
is the best household machine now on the market at
any price and if you need machine at all that is the
kind you should buy.
If you will call and let us demonstrate this
machine you will readily see the above assertions
true The price is $500, no higher and in some
cases not as high as many called high grade ma
ines and we will sell you this machine on terms as low
as $5 90 down and $1OQ per week.
The daily Gate City., 1913-04-20

WASHINGTON, ID. G.. April 10
Dispatches from Des Moines telling
The daily Gate City., 1913-04-20
Ouerconhdence

"Your opponent says he can win In
walk" said the campaigner. Well"
replied Senator Sorghum. let us en-
courage that idea. If we can per-
suade him to hold himself down to a
walk. maybe | can get up burst Of
speed that will beat him.
The daily Gate City., 1913-04-20
His Inspiration.

Percollum (of the Daily Bread)-"My
dear, you are not only ray chief in
centive to work, but my lifelong In
spiration." Mrs. Percollum-"I know
I'm your inspiration, all right, Perci.
val. Whenever | mix metaphor or
make a little mistake In my grammar
you turn 1t into story and get pay
for it,
The daily Gate City., 1913-04-20
Difference In Real Life.

The innate difference between real
life and the stage is well illustrated
by the fact that on the stage the peo-
pie who sing "Auld Lang Syne," in q
New Years eve scene, do not forget
the words.
The daily Gate City., 1913-04-20
$32.5O

is the price for the Hastings No 81 special kitchen
cabinet Yes the price is little higher than some
others and yet it is the cheapest cabinet for you
buy It has many practical special features that adds
to it's convenience that will much than make up
the difference in price All ask is for you to
and and will readily show you why we have to
ask and why you will be willing to pay more for
this cabinet
The daily Gate City., 1913-04-20

Gate City Want Ads. bring re
suits
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
SMITH GUNNERS TO MEET
THE PRINCETON TRAP MEN

Members of the Smith Gun Club
have completed arrangements for two
big shoots, both of which will be held
over the local traps at Hamburg
place, near Wiedenmayer's Park.
The first win take place tomorrow
afternoon The feature event will be
a 50-bird merchandise contest, a han
dieap affair, which will be open TO
members only. each contestant to be
handicapped from 16 to % yards. This
event is held monthly and always
brings out big crowds. No entrance
fee is charged Practise shooting
open to all gunners will precede the
contest.
The next big shoot will take place
on Wednesday, March l., when the
Princeton University six-man team
will appear against the Smith Gun
Club team. The match will be at loo
birds, all shooting from the l6-foot
mark. The Smith gunners VIII be
composed of the following: 3. NJ.
STANLEY. ir., and Charles Day. j..
former state champions; William
Hassinger. James Baldwin James
Wheaton and Richard a. Hensler.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
BOXING ENTHUSIASTS
AWAIT TONIGHT'S BIG
BOUT WITH IMPATIENCE
Mcfarland and BrittOn Expected to Furnish
Fine Display in Art of Self Defense
at Madison Square Garden.

NEW YORK. March 5.-Packey
Mcfarland and Jack Britton. both of
Chicago, both at the top rung of the
ladder of lightweight boxing honors,
both of Irish blood, both of the same
height, both trained to the minute
and both confident of victory, de-
clared themselves ready today for
the ten-round contest in Madison
Square Garden tonight Each man
has an enthusiastic following. in
Guiding many admirers from their
home city, who expect to witness the
bout. Arrangements were completed
today for accommodating 10000 spec
tators.
Mcfarland expressed himself as
certain of making the 1877 pounds re-
quired at 3 o'clock this afternoon and
Britton believed that when he
weighed he would be found to be
conceding at least two or three
pounds TO his rival.
Britton has sought this contest
since his meeting Mcfarland last In
Memphis two years ago when the
referee decided that their eight-round
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
Newark BOWIerS Fail to Get
Into First Rank at Toledo

Schultz and Roster, of the Hudson
Stars, of Hoboken, rolled into first
place in the two-man event last night,
totaling 1921 in their three games,
which is just 13 pins shy of the A. B.
C. record for that event and topping
the former mark of the present tour
ney by IA pins.
Roster, who halls from New York
rolled poorly, judging from his per
formances in the East. He had scores
of 1858, 1913 and PIG. Schultz did Won
derful work. rolling 231, 245 and 2SS.
William Heinz, a member of the Hud-
son Stars rolled into first place in the
individual, accounting for a total of
661 in three games. The Jerseyite got
scores of 232, 204 and DO This gives
him first place in the singles and
doubles, and second in the five-man.
The Bergmans, of New York, which
had on it's roster Lee Johns. William
Weingarth and Asa Harris, of New
ark N. j., also competed in the
doubles and individual events last
night. Harris and Weingarth to-
tailed 1,116. Johns and VOORHEES, had
1853, and steele and Quinn LOGS The
Bergmans failed to make 500 score
in the individual, Weingarth being
high with $50.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR
TO SEE HOW N. Y.
BOXING RULES WORK

NEW YORK, March I'm order to
watch the workings of the New York
State boxing law at close range, Gov
ernor Dunno. of Illinois, and a party
of legislators from that State are
visiting New York today. Packey
Mcfarland, known in Chicago AS the
pride of the stock-yards. is to box
Jack Britton in Madison Square Gar
den tonight, and the Illinois execu-
tive and law makers considered this
as good a time as another to see
just how boxing operates here under
State supervision. 1t Is believed they
will attend the bout.
A boxing bill containing many of
the features of the New York law
has been introduced in the Illinois
Legislature. A few weeks ago Me
Farland was summoned before a COM
mittee of the Illinois Assembly and
with a sparring partner, the light
weight demonstrated how innoeuous
the game OF fisticuffs had become un-
der scientific handling.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
FIRST STEPS TAKEN FOR
SELECTION OF POLO TEAM

NEW YORK. March THE first
step in preparation for the interna-
tional polo tournament in June was
taken yesterday when a joint COM
mittee on management was APP
pointed. three members being selected
from the Meadowbroow Club, on
whose grounds the tournament will
be held. and three from the National
Polo Association.
The men chosen to represent the
Meadowbrook club are August Bel
mont. jr.. James A. Burden jr., and
j. A. Rawlins. From>the national as
ISOLATION w. A. Hazard, Joshua
Crane and II. l.. Herbert were chosen.
Walter Dupee prominent West
ern horseman, and owner of many
thoroughbreds, has informed poloists
here that he will ship a string of
ponies to Lakewood N. j., for the
opening of the American practise
matches there next month.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
OUTLAWS VIII
Place Team
Here
Hugh McKinnon Says United
States League viii Play at
Morris Park.

This city will be represented in the
United States Outlaw Baseball
League and will have its home
grounds, Morris Park, in Bloomfield
avenue, according to the report hand
ed out by Hugh McKinnon, who says
he has the local franchise. A meet
ing of the league was held in New
York last night Eight clubs were
on hand
The outlaws have been at work in
this city for some time, having tried
to obtain Roseville oval, but as the
owners will only give a one years
lease on the place that was aban-
doned.
William A. Whitman owner of the
Reading, Pa, franchise, was elected
president. The cities in the league
besides Newark are New York.
Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, Lynchburg, Va, and
Reading, Pa. The season, it is an
nounced, will start May 10 and close
September 16. The schedule. which
will be announced in about ten days,
will consist of 100 games.
The United States League was or
ganized last year, but only played a
part of its schedule. 1t is not pro-
tected by the. rules of organized base
ball
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
INSTITUTE CUE ARTISTS
DEFEAT BAYLEY AGAIN
IN DIOCESAN TOURNEY

The honor of defeating the leaders
in the Diocesan Union pool tourpa-
ment has twice fallen to the Insti-
tute team. Last night, on the In
stitute tables, the Bayley Lyceum
boys met their second defeat of the
season, and the second at the hands
of the Institute. Bayley Lyceum is
still in first place, having lost one
game less than Institute. The latter
has only one more game to play,
while three games remain on the
schedule of the leaders.
Otto Boltz got in some fine cue
work during the game, and it was
principally his excellent judgment
that won the game Frank Carroll,
his partner, was trained down to a
fine point, and the many difficult
shots he made brought forth ap-
plause from the hundred spectators.
O'Neill and Mccormack played a
hashy game for the visitors. In spots
their playing was brilliant. The final
score was 100 to Ga.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07

TOLEDO o., March with the
high marks made individually by
bowlers in the two squads last night
more high scores are expected in the
two-men and the individual classes.
Eddie Baker of the Indiana Demo-
cratic Club of Indianapolis, Ind, had
a start of $50 towards a high score
in the all events. Krumm, of the
Gambrinus Augustiniers, Of Column
bus O.. has a count of 65S in his five
man events.
The rolling of the two-man events
began this morning at $3.50, with
bowlers from Detroit, Cleveland,
Ohio and Buffalo on the alleys.
These two-man events were not
concluded until 2 o'clock, when the
first of the individuals took up their
task.
1t is expected that tho bowlers in
these two events today will cause a
general revision in the leaders who
now are holding the positions OF the
first ten. The scores made thus far
i'm these events far eclipse those OF
like events in the tournament of 1872
and officials Of the A. B. c. declare
they look for all records established
by the congress to be beaten this
year.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
WILLIE CHANDLER TO MEET
CARDELL AT HILLSIDE

Willie Chandler, a one-time A. A. u.
champion. of the Boys Club, New
York, is to meet Young Cardel, of
Montclair, in the siX-round semi
final at the Hillside A. c. Tuesday
night. Chandler is a New Yorker,
who is fast forging to the front, and
is considered one of the coming boys
at 100 pounds. The final exhibition
Of the evening will introduce Is. o.
Sweeny, of New York, and Young
Gradwell of this city, and, as usual,
three preliminary bouts are carded
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
TIGERS ARRIVE
And Are OUT
ON The FIELD
Mccarty and Higgins Go Right
to Work Catching Pitchers.
Men in Good Shape.
VET TWIRLERS NOT IN YET

LFrOm n stan Correspondent
SAVANNAH, Ca. March T.
Palm trees, sunny skies and grass in
some places four inches long, with
blood red sun that grew warmer and
warmer as it assembled toward the
zenith, caused the Tiger squad to
cut up lively eapers back in their old
tropical like climate here today.
The Bengal party experienced per-
feet weather on the voyage from
New York For most of the party
the sea trip was a novelty and ended
all too soon. The boys were thrown
out of their berths at $50 o'clock to-
day and hustled to the De Soto Hotel,
where Bob Higgins joined the party.
Gaskell, Bell and Aitchison had not
registered, but We're due before noon
Manager Smiths program for the
= day consisted of a two-hour workout.
The Bengal leader began his sys-
tematic method of training by ap-
pointing Higgins to take care of
what Harry calls the intermediate
trio" Pitchers Gaskell, Enzmann and
Aitehison. McCarty will handle the
veterans, Bell, Lee and Barger, while
Smith will look after the youngsters
for any promising points.
Likes wendt.
Harry rather likes Wendt, the Jer-
sey City boy, the only one of the
rookie youngsters he has seen IN
action. Wendt is said to have spit
ter that breaks like Ed Walsh $
mysterious damp shoot. He seldom
uses it in a game, but Smith Will
urge him to develop the moist shot,
as he would not be averse to carrying
a star spitballer on his staff. Dali
ton is suffering from heavy cold,
which affected his eye on the south
ward voyage, otherwise every mem
her of the party reported perfect
health.
Dalton and Zimmerman to Work.
Dalton and Zimmerman will chase
hunts and flies and hike around the
park today, while Smith is coaching
the pitchers. The second squad, con-
sisting of regulars, is due here one
week from today. No games can be
played for ten days. Young Kunkle
is a precocious youngster. Eddie
Zimmerman. phenom, slept in lower
berth all the way down, While the
Tiger third sacker had to climb
loft. Ed expects to walk out on the
ball field some day to find kunkle
covering third base.
FRED ]. BENDEL.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
CONNIE MACk'S SECOND
TEAM STARTS FOR HOME

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March =
Manager Connie Mack and the second
team of the Philadelphia American
League Club, which has been in
spring training here will start on the
return trip to Philadelphia today.
The regulars will leave a week
later.
The recruit team members viii IN
clude Eagan and Schang, as catchefs'
Bray Orr, Fritz and Flick, as In
helders: Daley and Stevenson, in the
outfeld, and Pitchers Bush, Brpmer-
hoff, Wickoff, Taft, Burning and Cot
trell
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
Gibbs from Winter Diamonds

consider the proposition of insurine
the Atlanta Club against finishing last
again.
Wilbert Robinson is reported to be
the only man at Marlin who does not
cherish an ambition Of becoming a
pitcher
Thorpe startled the natives of Mar
lin-what few there are-by hiring
a horse the other afternoon and CIV
ing a gunless imitation of shooting
up the town. He says he would not
mind duplicating it on Broadway.
Carlos Smith is at Laurel, Miss
now trying to raise the $4,000 neces-
sary to put that town in the Cotton
States circuit.
Baby Doll Jackson will play left
field for the Giant Colts in the earl,
practise games.
going West were former Barons-
Jimmy Johnston. Rowdy Elliot and
Pop Boy Smith
New Orleans critics say Dock John.
ston is too weak against left hant
hitters 10 stick with Cleveland. But
then he was signed for his ga bbing
average and not his batting and he
can talk left-handed as well as any
body.
It is understood that jim Archer Is
planning to compromise his salary
contention with the Cubs on a basis
of $4,000 year
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07

The National Baseball Commission
Yesterday reinstated Pitcher Cyrus
Dahlgren of the Cincinnati National
League team, into the good graces OF
organized baseball. Dahlgren failed
to report to Cincinnati in 1912 and
admitted having played with a semi
professional team. lie was fined $25
Frank Chance has sprung rule
that looks odd, coming as 1t does
from the former manager Of the Cubs
He has promised to plaster a fine of
$50 on any player who is put out Of
any game by an umpire.
Dolly Stark has not signed his con-
tract vet, but Manager Wolverton, OF
the Sacramento Club. has ordered him
to report, and he has beat it West
ward.
The Giants have pulled their an
nual badger fight. Pitcher Smith got
the assignment of pulling the animal
and was so successful in giving the
dogs an even break that the battle
was declared a draw.
Herman Schaefer, not to be out Of
STYLE, has had his tonsils removed and
has taken out an accident policy. You
might think this was in preparation
for the baseball season. But it isn't.
It's to get things ready for his vaude-
vile engagement in Chicago.
This baseball insurance, business is
catching. McGraw has been insured
for 500, 900 and the White Sox team
for 100000 Wonder If Lloyds would
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07

bout was draw, Both men then,
however. claimed a victory.
Mcfarland has never suffered a de-
feat of any kind in glove contest.
This record has made him a favorite
in tonight's bout. but Britton's skill
has been developed since the Mem
phis meeting, and his followers de-
clare that McFarland's confidence
may receive "a setback Mcfarland
is Acknowledged in both camps as
one of the most scientific boxers in
the world, possessing dazzling speed
with both hands and feet, coupled
with quick thinking He is "a years
old and is said to have made for
tune of 5000, O00 in his eight-year
career in the ring.
Britton appeared as a boxer at
about the same time as Mcfarland,
but has taken much longer to show
his ability. lie is in his 2S year, and
is exactly Netherlands height. which
is 5 feet s inches. His ring record
shows five defeats, most of them in
his early years as boxer. and none
since he was defeated by Willie
Richie, the present worlds light
weight champion in four rounds in
San Francisco in October, 1911.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
CENTRAL HIGH SWIMMERS
SWAMP DlCKlNSONITES

The Dickinson High School SWIM
ming team of Jersey City proved easy
picking for the Central High School
aquatic performers at the local Y. Nj.
C. A. pool yesterday afternoon, the
locals being returned the winners by
a score of az to 6. The sl1eeter lads
failed to gain a single first. The sum-
maries:
25-yard Dash-c Allen. Central High,
first; Milton Jennings, Central High, sec
ond; e. Cooper, Jersey city High, third.
Time, 10 1-10s
5O-yard Dash-G. Smith. Central High,
first; NJ. Jennings, Central High. sec
ond; T. Cooper, Jersey City High, third,
Time, 20 4-10s.
1OO-yard Dash-H. Bennett, Central
High first; Il. Thornell, Central High,
second; II, Cooper, Jersey City High,
third Time, I'm. los
Dive for Form-C. Allen, Central High,
first, 50 points; Robert l.. Smith. Central
High. and II. Scott, of Jersey city, tied
for second with IS points.
Plunge-I. Cox, Central High, first; III.
Bennett, Central High, second; II. Bloom,
Jersey City High, third Time, los.
Relay-Won by Central High school; G.
Allen, G.. Smith, Il. Thornell, NJ. Jen-
nings. Time, sos.
Judges-Gilbert, Y. NJ. G. A; DeNyse
W. Atwater, Stevens Institute.
Summary of Points-central High
School. AZ; Jersey City High School. 6,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
FATHER THROWS SON
FOR SEVENTEENTH
TIME BUT IT'S LAST

OTTAWA, Kan, March Arthur
Barnett. one of the star football play
ers of Ottawa University, will have
to wait another year at least before
he will be able to say that he is physi-
cally equal to his dad" as a result
of a wrestling match which took
place at the Barnett home yesterday.
1t took the elder Barnett seven min
utes to pin the shoulders of his son
to the mat. This was the seventeenth
time that Barnett. sr., had been the
victor, but after the fall he admitted
it would probably be the last. They
now wrestle but once a year.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
ALLSOPP'S REGIME is
STRICT AT MERCERSBURC

Clifford Allsopp, the former Newark
Academy athlete, who was recently
appointed captain of the gymnastic
team at Mercersburg Academy, Pa.
where Ted Meredith, Olympic hero.
first sprung into fame, is putting his
charges through some strenuous
work The Mercersburg team is one
of the chest In the Quaker state, and
with Allsopp at the helm it hopes to
make a successful year.