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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
CUBS TAKE FIRST PRACTICE.
Hank o'Day Leads Recruits out on
Fold Today.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service i
TAMPA. Fla, Feb Manager
Hank o'Day of the Chicago Cubs, led
his recruits out to the practice field
early today for the initial practice of
the 1914 season. Two hours easy
work in the morning and three hours
of speedy practice in tn. afternoon
was the program for today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
Disappointed in Catcher.

Tt was the novelty of the thing
that chiefly appealed to the spectators. !
To see an American baseball team
taking the field is vastly impressive
at the outset. There are nine men
on side, and the New Workers as
they stepped onto the field. looked a
formidable and rather fearsome con-
tingent. In size they are above the
average. one or two of them would
easily turn the scale at fourteen stone,
and they add to their bulk. appear
ance by wearing loose and baggy gar
ments, surmounted by white hats pull
ed down well over the eyes The man
who acts as catcher-a position cor
responding to that of wicket-keeper at
cricket-is fearfully and wonderfully
arrayed against all possible mis-
chances of the game He carries a
heavy glove on one hand; he has his
legs eneased in pads of considerable
his body sort of leather buckler that
would be fair protection against a
Macedonian phalanx. One would not
be surprised to see him mount a
charger and gallop three times around
the ground defying all and sundry to
mortal combat 1t is rather disap-
pointment to find that he intends to
do nothing more than stand imme-
diately behind the striker and catch
the occasional balls that come his
way"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
WHITE sox START WEST.
Twenty-Five Recruits will Star. for
California Tomorrow.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ].
CHICAGO. Feb. 19.-With twenty
two recruits in tow, Acting Manager
VIM. Gleason of the Chicago White
Sox made final preparations today for
the special Rock Island train which
will carry the party to the spring
training camp at Paso Robes, Calf
With the coast leaguers, fans, scribes
and additional White Sox players,
that will be booked up. enroute, the
party was expected to number fifty
by the time they reach the coast.
Opening practice is scheduled for next
Monday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
chamberlaln's Couch Remedy

Rev James A. Lewis, Milaca, Mimi.
writes: 'Chamberlain's Cough Rem.
cry has been needed and welcome
guest In our home for a number NJ
years ! highly recommend 1t to my
fellows as being medicine worthy OF
triai IN cases of colds, coughs and
Group. Give Chamberlain Cough
Kennedy trial ind we are confident
you VIII find it very efsectual and
continue to use it as occasion re.
CURES for years to come, as many 9th.
ers nave done For sale by All Deal.
ers.-Adyertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
Alaska is CELEBRATING.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Feb. 49,
The celebration all over Alaska of the
passage by the lower house of con.
gress OF government construction OF
an Alaskan railway continued today.
The news was received with great 10y
throughout Alaska. Everywhere
there were street illuminations, blow.
ing of whistles and general merri-
ment Business throughout the terri.
tory was practically suspended today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
SPORT WRITER
CRIT|CIsES GAME
Witnesses Baseball Game Between
White sox and Giants Played
in Antipodes on
Tour.
LIKED UMP1RE's VOICE
Apparently Thinks Americans Fall for
Bum sport-Descrlbes
Costumes Of the
Players.
sIBy Hal Sheridan Written for the
United Press.1

United Press.l
NEW YORK, Feb. ls.The Austral-
fans, having seen the Giants and
White Sox in action are inclined to
spool at our national game. At least
one writer In the antipodes has gone
on record as finding 1t hard to decide
whether the Giants going into action
look like sc band OF Arctic explorers,
braced for march due south, or a
contingent of prize fighters getting
ready for the ring Unless they ap-
pear for fights in Melbourne in diff
ferent garb from that displayed in this
country, we blush to think what the
Giants must have looked like and shiv-
er for the Arctic explorers. The
writer in the Melbourne Age. however,
explains. In describing the appear
ance of the American ball players,
the story says:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19

NEW YORK, Fep.
19.-Governor Ten
er of Pennsylvania.
as president OF the
National ls a g u e.
probably will ho,d
a conference with
Charles P. Taft
here today during
which t h e topic
which has b , 9 n
cursed and discuss
ed from one end o.
the country to the
other during t h e
past two weeks Will
again be warme@
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
KNOCKOUT BROWN LOSES BOUT.
Decisively Beaten by Patsy DrouiIiard,
Canadian Champion.

/ United Press Leased Wira Service. |
WINDSOR. Ont, Feb. 1s.-Another
defeat was chalked up today against
Knockout Brown of New York. fol.
lowing his eight round fight here last
night with Patsy Druiilard, Canadian
champion. Brown failed to uncorR
that could stop the Windsor
man and was decisiyely beaten in six
of the eight rounds
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
GILMORE SURE OF sEAToN.
Does Not Think Baker Can Get star
Pitcher Back

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-Pr.sident Gil
more of the Federal League only
laughed today at reports from Phila-
delphia that President Baker of the
Quaker City Nationals has hops OF
obtaining Tom Seaton, star pitcher
who has just attached his name to
Fed contract to play with the pro
posed Brooklyn team. Sporting writ
ers guessed Seaton's salary at 1000
on the three year contract.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
Those Present.

Those Present.
y Those present at the meeting were:
President NJ. h. Justics, keokuk;
Secretary G. NJ. Hume, Burlington;
representing Burlington, C. o. Peter
son, G. w. Koletsch, Tom Green,
Ralph Ross; representing Csdar Rap
ids, Belden Hill; representing Keo-
kuk, Louis Sterne; representing Clin-
ton, Bert Hough and NJ. w. Purcell;
representing Muscatine, A. S. Law
renee, Sam Block, c. NJ Weber,
Frank Boyle, and w. D. Randall; rep
resenting Ottumwa, j. C. Bonham;
representing Waterloo, w. A. Reed
and A. J. MILFORD; Marshalltown. F..
NJ. Wilbur, r. w. Scott, Chas. Hall,
A. P. Strub, Georgs Stone, Fred Pep
per and Lin Ferguson: resresenting
Rock Island. l.. NJ Casteel, s. ]. Nue.
Ter, Jack Tigue, E w Sullivan and
H. F. Powhafky.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
Calls Pitching "sowIina,.

There is almost a smoker in the
Age story's reference to pitching as
bowling" but to go ahead, the story
continues:
Someone stands in the base with
wooden bat in his hand; some one
bowls or pitches at him; if he hits
the ball hard enough or far enough
he will get around the ring-in other
words, he will get what baseballers
call run, and what children call a
roulder; If he is caught off the bat
he is out--iust as he is in FOUNDERS;
and If he is not fast enough to get to
base before the ball gets there he is
out also"
Considering the noise worlds
series crowd is able to make and the
near cases of nervous prostration that
develop, what must we be falling for
when an outsider sees the game as
the Australians see 1t. Continuing as
follows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF SEcug.
lTY kEoRUK COUNCIL NO. 1ota
meets the firss and third Mondav o,
each month at A. 0. u. w. hall At s
O'clock. DR.. G. A. Jenkins. president:
Ern = Best. financier; Mrs Ralph
Muse. secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
He Heino the Man.

Ethcl--sKitty hasn't thought for
anything nowadays except her new
car She's perfectly in love with it,
Jack fsadly) -."Another case OF man
being displaced by machinery"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
Columbus Camp at Yves. Baden.

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Feb. 19.-Colum-
bus pitchers and catchers will doubt
less work out at West Baden, Ind.
and Dawson Springs, KY, with the
Pittsburgh Nationals and other mem.
bers of the team via report here ON
March %, it was announced today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
Walter steffens win coach.

United Press Leased Wire Service !
CHICAGO, Feb. Walter stef-
fens, former star athlete. will coach
the football squad Of Carnegie Institute
of Pittsburgh this fall. II was an
nounced today. He will secure leave
of absence from his duties as assist
ant district attorney here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19

LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Keolsuk Lodge. No. 704, meets es
cry Tuesday night at p. m. in MOOSE
hall. corner OF Sixth and Main. visA.
Ing brothers cordially Invited. l. L
Laubersheimer. dictator. Ed S. Lotion
secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19

WooDMEN OF THE WORLD
Gate City Camp No 81, Woodmen
OF the World. meets second and
fourth Mondays OF each month al
Hawkes. hall, corner Eighth and Main.
Visiting sovereigns o1rdially invited
Albert Kiefer. consul commander
Jos. NJ. ,Skirner. clerk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
ROYAL ARCANuM

Keokuk Council No. 53s meets first
and third Friday each month, Hawkes.
hall, Eighth and Main. Visiting breth
rem fraternally invited to attend c.
NJ. Kingman, regent: ]. l. Annable
secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
Game Lacks Continuous Interes,

But the game, as a game, seems to
lack tensity and continuous interest
1t is rather suggestive Of a garden mar
ty. 1t reminds the Australian onlook-
er of his first open air picnic" Raw
than zippy in our choice of sports cyl.
IDENTIFY, in the opinion Of Austrar,1s
Umpire Klein came in for almost the
only praise that was handed out. "The
deep sepulchral tones of his voice
were greatly admired, says the Mel
bourne scribe.
The umpire, who stands Just be.
hind the striker, combines the duties
of Judge with those of herald; every
time player went to bat the UNI
pire turned to the crowd and In stri
dent tones, with voice that could be
heard all over the grounds, announced
to the listening multitude who tn,
distinguished batsman was. Thus i
was; Ladies and gentlemen fcheers,
the striker is Jim Thorpe (renewet
cheersl, the undoubted champion ath
lete of the world (Tremsnaous cheer
ngl II the striker happened to h,
cangnt or otherwise disposed of In,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19


over.
Being heavily interested in the Chi
cago Cubs, Taft is to sit in when the
cards are passed out Saturday for
tbs final pot for the Murphy-Evers
deal Taft admitted that he would be
on hand when the National league
meets in Cincinnati but refused to
discuss Murphy or baseball. 1t is ex-
pectsd, however, that he will see Gov
ernor Tener here today and will have
explained to him just where c. Webb
Murphy stands in the opinion of the
league. The governor was in Phila-
delphia last night but had reserved a
room at the Waldorf here for today.
Tener Given Full Authority.
With a conference between the
league president and Taft here it is
believed some agre sment as to just
what is to be done with Murphy may
be reached before the magnates gath
er and as Governor Tener has been
given full authority to handle the case
the meeting Saturday will merely be
for the purpose of Tener telling the
league where he gets off.
The Federals took the dare Of or
gained has sball yesterday by signing
UP Tom Seaton to pitch for Brooklyn
hut lost another prospective pitcher
when Arthur Eromme's signed CON
tract was received at Giant headquar-
ters. Fromme is said to have been
flirting with the Feds.
viii Not Play on Sunday.
R. B. Ward, owner OF the Brooklyn
Federals has taken an interesting po-
sition in regard to his team by an
nouncing that Sunday ball will not
be played In framing ths schedule
Ward declared his team must hare
Sundays open, even in western towns
where Sunday ball is permitted.
Johnny Eysrs is now in Boston The
plan is to play Evers at second and
Sweeney at third President Gaffney
received a message from President
Murphy of tbs Cubs, informing him
that neither Perdue nor Sweeney have
reported Murphy asked, What IS
the situation?"
Answering for President Gaffney we
would say: Very embarrassing
In the assignment OF racing dates
for this year By the JOCKEY club, New
York is assured OF continuance OF
! the turf sport from May 2s until tn >
first week in September. II the game
holds up, fall dates may be arranged.
Battling Levinsky has been offersd
match with George Carpenter,
French champion in Paris. the plan
being to stage the event on the sve
/ of the Grand Prix
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
K. OF p.

n. OF r.
Morning Star lodge, No. 5, meets al
Firth and Blondean. n. of P. building
Tuesday at 7:30. N. j. Montague
chancellor commander: j. A. Burgess,
n OF r. and s. visitius, knights n.
ternally invited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19

puckechetuck Encanpment M !
meets frst and third Thursday evan
ings Of each month. John EIsenhn -
financial scribe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19

. Puckechetuck Lodge No. 80, me.,.
every Friday evening at oc,e ee,'
:. 9. Waldhaus. N. a.; Gore NV, ~
lmmegart. permanent secretary =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
A. o. q. w.

keokuk lodge, No. 256, meets every
Thursday nigh at 500 O'Clock =,
Hawkes. hall. Eighth and Main stree,
visiting brethren cordially invited {
n. G. Miller, M. W.; Gertrude B.ur
recorder. 800
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19

INDEPENDENT ORDER a.
FELLOWS. Wy
Hall Seventh and Main street,
keokuk Lode No. 10, meets -.
AIRY Monday evening at 7:3o o,c loss
4. ! EnEler. N. G.: e. L. BOND ,a s,Oes'
ing secretary. 'u' record
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19

!, Hardin Lodge No. 20. holds 4, :, :.
.ar monthly meeting the second NV NV
Gay evening Of each month A0n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19

Quincy tomorrow to play IN the even
ing the Quincy Mareons and a hot
game is anticipated. These teams
were matched here, It will be remem-
'bered, on the evening of February G.
when the Maroons walked the log''
OF the US. but the Keokuk team was
badly handicapped by reason of the
inability of some Of the regular mem.
bers Of the team to play ball."
This handicap will be obviated to.
morrow evening when the team will
appear before the Maroons and are
expected to bring home with them a
good account of themselves.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
PLY sIC!AN.

DE-. w. p. SHERLOCK.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Office Is North Fifth street. In TINS
Howell building.
Once hours--lo to IL a 10, 10
y. M; evenings, 7 to s; Sundays, u
&C i p. m. United States civil ssrvics
examiner
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19

DR.. BRUCE L. GILFlLLAN,
PHYSICIAN AND SuRGEoN.
Office 621Is Main street, o,s'
Winger Eros. store. Bell phone Nv
Black.
Residence 317 North Fourth strses
Bell phone 12S0Red. =.
Hours--1a12 a. m. "a p. Il.
Y. III. S.nday by appointment
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
Educational system.

Not many weeks ago, Mr. T. w.
Mitchell, principal and founder of the
Loyal Legion Of Cooperative Educa-
tional System, was In the city and
created considerable interest here in
his educational proposition for the
advancement of the colored people.
Without perfecting plans here he de-
parted for Quincy and it was thought
that he had concluded to abandon
this field, but Mr.. Henry F. BURNS,
general secretary of the Y. NJ. c.. A..
has received letter from Mr. Mitch
ell, dated at Oskaloosa, in which he
says:
Mr.. Dear Mr.. Burns: You may
have thought by my absence from
your city that the work OF the Loyal
Legion Cooperative Educational Move
ment had been dropped or neglected.
There has not been day since my
conference with you over rle subject
that my effort to prosecute the high
est and best interests of the cause
has been lessened.
Il sincerely thank you for the de-
gree OF support that you have given
to me and my cause In the past anc
trust that tangible and beneficial re
suits accruing from my efforts will
Justly your continued cooperation
and support to our cooperative sduIca-
tional work.
A Quincy newspaper gives consid.
cradle space In commentator of the
work done among the colored people
OF Quincy and in reporting tbs or
ganization In that city under the d.
rection OF Mr. Mitchell. Whether he
will return to Keokuk to continue his
work In forming similar organize
ton In this city is not known but the
inference drawn from his lettT Is
that he will be in Keokuk at an early'
day to continue his work here anc
that an organization Of the colored
people under his plan will b. estafo-
lished in Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
confers With Charles p. TAFT, Brother
OF Former President, Who
Is Part Owner Of
the Cubs.
FEDS TOOK THE DARE"
Signed Up Tom seaton Despite the
Threats Of Court Action From
Organized Base
FALL.
nGAs

IBy Hal Sheridan, written for the
United Press.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
KeolSuk Aerie. No. $50. meets ars,
ana third Wednesday OF each month
at Eagles hal. 52a Main street y:ss
ing brothers cordially invited Ralnb
Foulds, w. President; C. A. Noases
secretary. ''
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
FRATERNAL UARns
MASONIC

* = Is; ! ! ) s.s 6 ,s ss' siss.,
{, Eagle Lodge No. IL hols. y, =
evening OF each month s' MONDAY
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
Y. M. c. A. ITEMS
Mr.. Towne's Glass.

The new Bible class of the Young
Mems Christian Association will meet
at the association rooms this evening
and at $50 o'clock supper will be
served Mr.. o. B. Towne will give
another one of his interesting adj
dresses before the class, on the Life
of Christ.
Sunday Meeting.
There will be Sunday afternoon
meeting at the Young Mems Christian
Association next Sunday, when large
attendance is expected. The address
Is to be given by Rev. Hutchinson.
now engaged in revival work at the
First Christian church. Mr.. Nc
Donald, the singer at the Christian
church revival, has been invited and
IF expected to favor the meeting with
at least one solo, The subject Of Rev.
Hutchinson's address will be given
later.
Basket Ball Game.
The \ basket ball team will 20 to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
B. P. o. ELKs

3. F. O. ELKS,
.eoFuk ioc-e No. 1O6. meets t,,,,
anu third Thursday nights a, r,s =,
nall. Sixth and Blondeau streets. c,as
rooms open daily. Visiting bIethrss
cordially invited. w. B. woolley d ~ J.
Leroy ]. Wolf, secretary. =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19

in the afternoon before any definite
decision had been mads.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-12-29
LEO NJ. FRANK WILL
NOTbEEXECUTED
JANUARY z
Indefinite Stay Created By Ruling
Of US. Supreme Court
MANY COMPLICATIONS ARISE
Full Federal Tribunal Will Have to
Pass on Right of Release by
Habeas Corpus.

Washington, Dec. 29-Justice La
mar of the United States supreme
court yesterday granted an appeal
from the decision of the Gerogia fed
eral court which refused to release
Leo NJ. Frank on a habus corpus
proceeding. Frank is under death
sentence for the murder of Mary
Phagan, an Atlanta factory girl. The
celebrated case now comes before the
highest court in the land. goal for
which lawyers of the condemned man
have been fighting for weeks and
which was once previously denied
them, although on another phase of
the proceeding.
In the present proceeding Franks
counsel argued to the federal court
OF Georgia that state courts in which
Frank had been convicted of murder
had lost jurisdiction over their anl
because he had not had fair ial
and had been convicted in an atmos
phere of violence. They asked the
Georgia federal court to release Frank
on a habeas corpus writ. Justice
Newman refused and declined TO
grant an appeal to the supreme court.
The appeal to Justice Lamar. granted
yesterday, premits them to take their
case up for hearing in Washington.
Justice Lamar, in statement ex-
planning why he had granted the ap-
peal, said the application for the ap-
peal presented an entirely different
situation from the application for
writ of error which he had declin-
ed to grant some time ago. He cited
several constitutional questions which
we're involved in the present appeal
which, he said the suprme court had
never passed upon. For those reas-
ons, he added, there was a probable
cause for the appeal The case
would be heard by the full court in
the ordinary course Of business in
about a year and half unless the
state of Georgia should ask to have
il advanced Meanwhile Franks eX-
ecution is stayed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-12-29
TWOSPEAKERS AND
FINE N US|CAL
PROGRAMME
Exercises In Dedication of New
School Building
AT 8 O'CLOCK FRIDAY EVENING
Addresses by Supt. Mason S. Stons
and President Thomas of
Mddebury.
AT 8 O'CLOCK FRIDAY EVENING

Bennington's new high school
building, one of the finest structures
of the kind in the state, will be form
ally opened to the public Friday eve
ming. The board of school trustees
mas selected New Years as an APP
propriate date on which to dedicate
the building and to throw it open for
inspection by the residents of the com
munity and other persons who may
desire to visit the new central school
at that time
c. S. Perry, chairman of the board
of school trustees, will preside at the
dedication exercises and two promin-
ent educators who are also known as
two Of the best public speakers in the
state, President John NJ Thomas of
Middlebury college, and Superintend-
ent Mason S. Stone of the state edu-
cational department, will make short
addresses.
IAN excellent musical program has
been arranged in which Donnelly's
orchestra will be the main feature.
There has been some delay in COM
plotting the electrical wiring of the
building but the building is now prac.
tically finished and equipped.
The building win be open for the
inspection of the public both before
and after the exercises.