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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10
Ward Turns Him Back to New York
Club With Little Formal
Letter to Giants
Boss.
RUDE WILL BE TRADED
McGraw Puts Double Jumping Pitch
er on the Block In Effort to
Bolster up His
Club.
by Hal Sheridan, written for the
United. Press1

by Hal Sheridan, written for the
United. PressI
NEW YORK, Dec. 1O.-George
Stallings' little joke is spoiled. The
Giants haven't strengthened them
selves after all Manager McGraw
has hopes. About the first thing Nc
Graw did today when he went to the
WALDORF where the National league
moguls are in annual session was to
dive headlong into work of making a
trade that would send the double
jumping Vanguard to someone else in
exchange for third baseman and
perhaps divers other persons who
might bolster up the New York Ma
tionals.
With several clubs openly cunning
for twirlers, McGraw hopes for the
best Philadelphia and Brooklyn are
especially in need in the pitching de-
partment, and Sir Richard De Mar
guard may go to either OF these clubs.
The action of the Feds in heaping
Goals of fire on Giant officials in re-
turning Marquard today completely
puzzled organized ball leaders. The
return of the big left handler was
made in formal letter to McGraw.
In 1t R. D. Ward Of the Brooklyn Feds
said he would forget that the Giants
were guilty of possible sharp practice
in !, signing young Ritter when that
player already was under contract to
Ward. Ritter is under age and the
contract not holding. the Giants grab
bed him. Another wallop was taken
at organized ball when Ward wrote
"our purpose in doing this is to ad-
vance the cause OF honest baseball -
An item Of interest to international
league cities and out OF work ball
players developed today when it be-
came known that not one club in that
circuit he's signed manager for 1915.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10
COLLINS DEAL FOR
CASH SAYS COMMY
Owner Of Chicago White sox Denies
Two Players to be Given In Ex-
change for Collins.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO. Dec. 10--Back from New
York with Eddie Collins scalp dang
ling at his belt, Owner Coniskey of
the White Sox, today denied the report
that Connie was to get two White Sox
players in partial payment for Collins,
and said that the deal was strictly a
cash arrangement.
Comfskey would not make public the
terms of the Collins deal. He let il
be known, however, that he would be
tickled II every one guessed that the
purchase price and salary for five
years was between $4,000 and $780,.
600.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10
SMALLEST rown IA o. 3.

UNITED Press Leased Wiro Service.
HASTINGS, Nebr.. Dec. 10-lf
Bruning. Neb., has its way, it will be
the smallest town N the country in
organized baseball. With grain ele-
vator. railway water tank and pop
ulation of only 353-all rip-roarins
fans-it has applied for franchise in
the Nebraska State league whose
towns average 10000 in population
The application viii be considered at
a league meeting in Hastings tocay.
AS it costs about $4,000 to main
tain a club during season, 1t will
cost each man. woman and child
about $50 to have league baseball.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10

ity Oats; NJ. R. P. Co. VS.. kellogg.
Birge.
Tuesday, Jan. 5.-Huiskamps vs. c.
h. & c.; Kellogg-Birge vs.. Keokuk
Electric.
Friday, Jan. s-M. R. P. Co. VS.. r.
win-Phillips; Huiskamps vs.. Purity
Oats.
Tuesday, Jan. 12-Kellogg- Birge vs..
Phillips; NJ. r. p. Co. vs.. Huis-
Ramps.
Friday. Jan. 15-Keokuk Electric VS..
Purity Oats; Kellogg Birge vs.. c., B.
& @.
Tuesday, Jan. I'm. R. P. Co. VS..
c., B. & O.; Huiskamps VS.. Irwin
Phillips.
Friday, Jan. 22-Kellogg-Birge vs..
Purity Oats; M. r. P. Co. vs.. Keokuk
Electric. -
Tuesday, Jan. 2s-Last game-Keo-
kuk Electric VS.. 1rwin-Phillips.
Cut this schedule out and keep It
for future reference.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10
NeIeon's Suit stolen.
UNITED Press Leased Wire s,

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
HEDGWIsCH, H., Dec. 1o.-Bat Nell
sons soup to nuts suit is gone. stolen
from a dry cleaning establishment
and today the ex-light weight cham
pion and leading citizen of Hedge
wisch issued public appeal to the
thief to bring it back. Otherwise he
may have to cancel some theatrical
ergae ements.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10
rexas to PLAY Notre Dame

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 10.-Texas VS..
Notre Dame in football here next
Thanksgiving was the announcement
by the state university athletic author
tiles today. The long horns have been
looking for new foes to conquer and
the inter-sectional game with the In
dams was gladly arranged.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10
Mccoortv Would Meet eIbbon,

limited Press Leased Wire Service.I
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-Eddie McGoor-
ty of Oshkosh today expressed a will
ingness to step into the shoes vacated
by Jimmy Clabby OF Hammond. Ind,
and meet Mike Gibbons, st. Paul
middleweight, at Milwaukee early next
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10

LOYAL. ORDER OF MOOSE !.
Keokuk Lodge. No. 7oA. !.
every Tuesday night at 8 p. H.
Moose hall. corner Of Sixth and Mt
Visiting brothers cordially ln d
John G.. Stadler, dictator. NO.
Lotion, secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF sDcuE
lTY KEOKUK COUNCIL NO. lo'.
meets the nrst and third Mondsy 9
each month ct Hawkes. hall, q
o'clock. J. n. Hambleten, president;
Ernest Best, ilnancier: Mn. ksip1
Muse. secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10
month. McGoorty's manager passed
this word to Milwaukee promoters
who promised to burn the wires tc
st. Paul today.
A euIl,exe.

Omaha Bee; When Sam blythe
speaks Of the real war corresnon.
dent, not the one who writes reams
about himself" Richard Harding
Davis must feel like summarizing him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10
woonMEN or THE WORLD.

wOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
Gate City Camp No. 81. Wooo".]
Of the World. mcsts second ~
fourth Mondays OF each mon'n
Hawkes. hall, corner Eighsn
Main. Visiting sovereigns cordially :
vited. Albert Kiefcr. consul
mander: Jos. M. Skinner, clefk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10
Their Job.

Wilhe-''Paw, what Is tury~
Paw-"A body Of men organized to
find out who has the best lawyer. my
SON."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10

Batting Averges Do Not Tell the
Story Of the Giants Failure to Win"
The Braves, themselves, told on ev.
cry National league diamond in the
country. and then again on the Phfla.
delphia American league grounds
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10

SCsNCuUIe OF SGCUnI TOuuU, Degln-
ming Dec. Is tTuesGay).
Tuesday. Dec 15-Keokuk Electric
VS.. c., B. & Q. Irwin+Phillips VS.. Pur-
ity Oats
Friday, Dec. 1S-Purity Oats VS.. NJ.
R. p. Co.; Kellogg-Birge w. Huis-
Ramps.
Degemtar % and 25--no games.
Tuesday, Dec. 29-Huiskamps vs..
Keokuk Electric; c., B. & @. VS.. Tr
win-Phillips.
Friday, Jan. &c, B. & @. vs. Pur-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10
Thev Hope to Save Quarter Of Mil
lIon-Means They Will Know
Their Fate Next
Year.
lN'GRAW HAS MATERIAL
Fifty-one Huskies VIII Report for
= Giant BOSS at Marlin Springs,
Texas, Early Next
Year.
[By Hal Sheridan. Written for the
United Press.l

[By Hal Sheridan. Written for the
United Press.l
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-The Fed
eral league announces that 1t hopes
to save more than quarter OF a
million of dollars next year. The
statement is hard to reconcile with
! the oft-repeated assertion that the
Feds would sign. up more big league
| stars next season than they did IN
1914
II the Fed magnates continue the
pace they capered last spring and
summer in the matter of bidding
, and paying high to snatch the stars
thye did from organized ball. they
wouldn't be able to save cent. II
they don't continue the same pace
they won't get any more stars II
they don't get the stars. organized
ball will be pretty well able to canter
along. Ergo-the Feds are going to
reach the crisis of their career next
year.
Nobody shed very many tears. NOT
was there any audible gnashtng q
teeth over the fact that Frank Moran
and Bombardier Wells were unable to
meet in London recently as scheduled.
OF all the contests we can think OF
! that might prove most uninteresting
and not worth farthing, would be
Wells-Moran fight.
Baseball Maanates Notice.
Here's something to make the base
envy. Harvard's football team played
to 100000 spectatorssduring the sea-
son just closed. The gross gate re-
, ceipts for the nine games reached a
total, OF 100000 of which Harvard's
share was $1GO, 900.
This means that every time Harv.
ard went on the field there was APP
proximately $4,000 in the box office
belonging to the Crimson Athletic
association. II football team could
stand the 154-game season as a base
ball team does, and they could keep
I'D this record of attendance, It would
be only a small matter Of $2,772 900,
! for season.
| II Manager McGraw of the New
I York Giants, fails to cop a pennaat
| in 1915, there's one real alibi ne
can't use--dearth OF materials The
pugnacious New Yorker will take if
] ty-one huskies to Texas with lin
when he mobilizes for spring prac-
/ tice, McGraw says he intends to cut
the squad down to twenty PLAYERS by
! the end of the first week Of the sea
son.
Still In the Dark.
! Sporting writer's of New York IRE
still cropping about for the answer 10
why the Giants were beaten out OF
the pennant last summer, Judging
from the following typical headline
which appeared recently: Official
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10
Y. M. c. A. ITEMS
Physical Department.

F'lySICdi DSPdTHtiSHe.
Below will be found some interest
ing facts concerning standings in the
Commercial league and the schedule
Of the second round beginning Tues
day, December 10:
Standing of tho teams in the Com
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10
X. or P.
pYTHIAN SISTERS

Keokuk Temple No. 256 Pythisa
Sisters meet every second and fourts
Friday Of the month ut O'Clock q
X. p. hall. Mrs. N. J. Montague, =
e. c.. Mrs.. o. w. Rowe, M. OF r ans
C.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10

On stin another sporting page we
find the following "solemnly stated,
"The Braves excelled at nothing in
particular" All of which the figures
bear out. But they raised hob with
everything in general and especially
in the matter Of producing the WIN
ming amount OF speed and pep.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10
COURT OF HONOR.

Keokuk Court No. ~ meets w.
fourth Tuesday Of each mon.n
Hawkes. hall. at s o'clock. v,
f-aternally invited. 4. r. su
chanc slor; August c. Koch recos
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10

from Chicago to Davenport, and
from Davenport to heokuk, and
from Kd)kuk to ST. Louis. The mark
ing of the roads was done through
the enterprise of Theodore A. Craig,
who headed the committee from the
Keokuk Auto club. The signs used
in marking these roads show the dis
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10

The above picture of the Official
Guide Post truck which was here
two weeks ago, was taken at Keoliuk
and is sent to The Gate City by the
Goodrich people The two men on
the truck ara Messrs- Chaubody and
Kline, who were in charge of the
work. The truck marked the road
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10
FRATERNAL CARDS

Eagle lodge No. IL holds It's regr
lar meeting the frst Tuesday evening
OF each month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10

-aead rhs Daily Gate city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10
Still In the Dark.

Sporting writer's of New York IRE
still cropping about for the answer TO
why the Giants were beaten out Of
the pennant last summer, Judging
from the following typical headline
which appeared recently: Official
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-10

Sporting experts some times do
agree. We didn't lamp an all-Ameri-
can team selected in 1913 that didn't
have Charley Brickley's name in the
line up We haven't seen one this
year that names Charley. All agreed,
however, that excepting for that miss
ing appendix, Brickley would have
landed q regular job as the best play
er who ever drew on pair Of mole
skin trousers.
The two men who have been al
most unanimously picked as having
places on an all-American eleven,
and rightly so, are Hardwick, Of
Harvard and Merrillat OF West Point,
as ends. With these two men as
ends and the experience Of having
played throughout season on the
same team, it would have taken the
best two men who ever played back
for punt to have returned the ball
one-half an inch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-05

The sudden choking of the motor had caused the
aeroplane to foul of skyscraper of
construction One wing had caught on projection of
the steel skeleton while the other hung limp and CULVER
ing, like that of bird that has been lined.
"Wlat ESCAPED" breathed Bob, as he the bird
man, white and quiverng, but with cool judgment,
carefully Chamber from his seat to an iron BEAM where
he chung, safe for the moment, but helpless.
A rigger in a DO sns chair was being lowered from
aloft There grin on his wind-seared face and
something of admiration too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-05

GOOD work, young Teller, good work." he said as he
grpped the aviator in his strong "Youve got
the right kind of Realize the danger; but don't
lose your head wouldn't take the chances you do.
though wouldn't go up in of those things for
million dollars And for this loop-theoop business.
hate to nice young fellow like you falling for it.
Take tip from and the lowly spider and hang your
machine string"
The aviator shook his head. "Your work is too dan
gerous for me- he said sincerely Il wouldn't take the
chances YOU take"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-05
ICARUS AND THE SPIDER

sRsrNEGGY, look" cried Bob excitedly. @Hes 60
AI1 ing to loop the loop!'
AsNS But Peggy had anticipated the alert cal
Ey@S0 culating watchfulness of the aviator and
carefully covered her face with her hands, The
sudden stopping of the rapidfre explosions of the
haust, and the whirrng of the propeller, and the immi
nence of what seemed certain tragedy made her
rigid Frozen before Bob's enthusiasm had turned to
horror.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-21
ARMED BODICEs
Are Used in Armies of Germany
as a Kind of Protection
against EnemY's Bullets.

(correspondcnce of Associated Press,.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 21-A large
department store in Berlin is doing
big business in what it calls
armed bodies for soldiers. These are
in the shape of soft leather waist
coat fitted with seventeen pockets in
front Of the heart. lungs and stom-
ach. The idea is that thetsoldier at
the front will carry his money and
other metal articles distributed over
these pockets in such way as to
present kind Of armor to the enc
my's bullets.
The authorities have suppressed as
fraudulent number of well-adyer-
tised bullet proof vests, most OF
which relied on a netting of linked
chain for their protective quality.
The police after. investigation, de-
clared that the confidence placed in
some Of these by vests by purchasers
was likely to lead to disaster, as the
protection was too flimsy to be Of use
against rifle or revolver bullets.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-21
DOUBLE TAXES
To Be Paid by Those in Swift
zerland Who Can Not Do
Military Duty.

Correspondence of Associated press,.
BERNE, Switzerland, Dec. 21--
The Swiss government has devised a
comprehensive scheme OF taxation to
meet the estimated budget deficit on
account of the European war. The
TAX paid by those who cannot actual
ly perform military service is to be
doubled, the import duties on alcohol
are to be doubled, and there are to be
substantial increases in postal rates
and telephone charges.
A government tobacco monopoly is
also proposed as a new source of in
come. being estimated to yield about
$3.000,000. The increase rates for
inland parcel postage and for tele-
phone calls will yield about 81, 200,-
900. The total deficit for the year
is figured at about $3,70O,OOO.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-21
An APPEAL
Wheeling institution for Girls
Begs to Be Remembered
This Christmas.

While the American people are be-
ing besieged with appeals for aid
from the suffering people OF the war!
ring nations Of Europe, especially at
this time OF the year, the Florence
Crittenton home for girls at Wheel
ing begs that it not be forgotten. The.
people Of West Virginia, who know
of the good work being done by this
institution, will no doubt respond to
their plea for assistance.
The homes debt upon the property
Is $4,000 and to meet this the home
is forced to depend upon the gener-
osity OF the public. An appropriation
Iof $3.50 q year for 1918 and 1914
was secured from the legislature and
this is great help in maintaining the
work, which is increasing yearly.
The Florence Crfttenton home is
the only place In the state where a
girl can be received at any hour, day
or night, without any other consider
alton that she needs help and is will
ing to prepare herself for life. The
officers of the home make 1t point
to keep in touch with the girls who
have been in, the home in former
years and their present position in
life is source Of qualification.
The appeal for help is contained in
letter being sent out by Mrs. Fannie
p Brady. president of the Institution.
The letter, copies of which have been
received in this city, reads as follows:
"At this Christmas time we ask
tyou to remember the unfortunate, ones
In our home
"In the past year we have cared
for forty adults and thirteen infants.
Our girls are very young-most Of
them from thirteen to seventeen years
Of age-more sinned against than sim
ming
I'VE are conducting a work Of
mercy and are encouraged with the
resrl::.
1--WE shall be most thankful for
help-money. clothing, bedding, sup
plies OF all kinds"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-21
Relief FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get Or. Edwards
Olive Tablets

That Is the joyful cry of thousands since
DR.. Edwards produced Olive Tablets, the
substitute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards. Q practicing physician for
~ years and calomel's old-time enemy, dis
covered the formula for Olive Tablets while
treating patients for chronic constipation
and torpid livefs.
: Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not con.
tain caiomel. but healing. soothing veRe.
table laxative.
No gripping Is the skeynote' of these lie.
tie sugar-coated, olive-coiored tablets They
cause the bowelg and liver to act normally.
They never force them TO unnatural action,
II you have Q .'dark brown mouth" now
and then-a bad breath-a dull tired feeling
sick headache-torp liver and arc con.
stipated. you'll dnd quick. sure and only
pleasant results from one or two little De,
Edwards Olive Tablets 1t bedtime.
Thousands take one or two every uigtis
just to keep right. Try them. 1oc aud 25o
per box. AHdruERfstS. - y
The Olive Tablet Company. cclnmhus n
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-21
CITY LIBRARY
OF the City is Doing a Splendid
Work as Shown by J. A.
Fullerton.
lBy ). A. FuIlertonl

The Clarksburg Public Library I'M
der the auspices of the Woman's
Civic Club. and under the personal
direction Of Miss Scollay Page, is do
Ing a splendid work in, a quiet way
for many OF the reading people OF
the city. During the few years of its
existence without much outside help
it has been steadily gaining in USE
fitness and influence. Many Of our
young people are now learning its
value and conveniences. At very con-
siderable expense the ladies have
been keeping up the rooms and high
class literature from their own pri-
vate purse.
The library has about 1890 books,
some ten or twelve of the best maya
zines and our own city papers. All
the reading matter is free to the pub
lie with the exception of works of
fiction and magazines. For these a
small charge is made-one dollar a
year is the nominal charge for mem--
bership. with opportunity to exchange
books every Tuesday and Saturday
afternoons and evenings. What bet-
ter Christmas gift could one make to
friend or to member of ones
family than a years membership in
the library association? Those wish
ing to follow this suggestion can call
on Miss Page at the rooms Of the Ii
brary on Main street Tuesday after
noon next.
1t would be good time to lend a
helping hand in building up this real
ly valuable institution either by the
gift Of books or money. Clarksburg
is growing rapidly in all good works
and has many benevolent plans in
successful operation. Let us not for
get to help on that which will aid us
in Intellectual culture as we'll.
The writer OF this brief note has
been a patron of the library from the
beginning and has personally taken
much pleasure in its growth. He has
never seen harmful book, or page
of dangerous literature on its tables.
Our very youngest reading children
may avail themselves of the advan.
tages OF the library without hesita-
ton. 1t goes without saying that the
ladies Of the Civic Club deserve high
praise for their careful and self-deny-
ing efforts in this and many other
plans for the good of the city which
they have organized and carried out.
While at the same time the people Of
Clarksburg are placed under many
obligations for these favors which
come to them without money and
without price Let the readers of the
Telegram call at the library rooms
and = how goodly a plan it is.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-21
SPECIAL CONsTABLES
Patrol Buckingham Palace
Grounds and Thus Relieve
the Regular Police.

Correspondence of Associated Press).
LONDON, Dec. 21-The duty
Of patrolling Buckingham Palace
grounds, which cover several acres,
is entrusted to a body OF special con-
stables, who were raised soon after
the outbreak Of the war for special
police duty In order to relieve the or.
binary police force whose ranks
were depleted by members having
Joined the army or navy. Among the
patrol are statesmen, clergymen and
professional men. :isli +;
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-21
CHRISTMAS DRAWS NEAR.

EVldence that Christmas Is draw
ing near is shown by the rapidly in
creasing number Of offenders ar
raigned in police court. Monday
morning, which since the first Of
July. has been one OF idleness for po-
lice court officials. was bit changed
this week. Three Offenders, charged
with drunkenness. were brought be-
fore Mayor VIII H. Cole. None were
able to pay fine and all were dis
charged with warnings.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-21

Farmers in Western Michigan re-
port average returns OF $50 an acre
from sugar beets. One man obtained
1921 from three acres, while the poor
est yield was $3.50 from three acres.