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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-19
First Base.

Frank Chance, in 1910, while first
5asing for the Cubs, took unto himself
the remarkable average of 1896 for the
season. Jiggs Donahue, former first
oaseman of the White SoX, holds the
other three records in the first basin :
line. In 1907 he accepted the highest
number of chances-1 1856; in 1905 he
had 90 chances in one game, while in
1906 he had but one chance in the
game-an assist.
Second Sack.
In 1905 Laicie of the Maps turned in
he record fielding percentage for sec
end baseman $3.50. Lobert of the Phil
lies, holds the third basing record,
having acquired .976 in 1912. Turner
of the Maps grabbed 1913 while short
stopping in 1910. Lajoie in 1908 ac-
cepted 988 chances; Collins OF the Red
Sox accepted COL chances at third in
1899 and Allen, the Phillies shortstop,
accepted 955 chances in 1892.
In the 0utfield.
In the outfalding line Frank Schultz
o. the Cubs, hung up record of 1872
III 1908 in right Patsy Dougherty, of
the White Sox 19O6) and Fred Clarke,
Pirates $500, are tied with .9S7 at
left fielding, while Harry Bay, Cleye
land 19O4, Amos Strunk, Athletics
1922, and Tommy Leach, Cubs, 0913'
are tied with $50 at center fielding.
Clarke of the Pirates made four as
sists from the outfeld in one game in
1910, had ten put-outs in one nine
inning game in 1911, both being rec
ord performances. George Mcbride,
the Washington shortstop. enjoys the
of being the only infelder
who ever went through game with
out having had one chance TIC clutch
the ball.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-19

ers to jump, and major leaguers have
been compelled to pay record salaries
to hold on to their stars. The money
now paid to the topnotchers would
have been considered fair years prof
it for club during the old days of the
brotherhood war.
Hans Wagner is fine living exam
pie of the increase of salaries paid to
diamond performers during the last ten
years.
When Honus first came to Pittsburg
he was supposed to have received ST.
600 for his services, and that avs "A
fancy price in those days. Now the
Pirate slugger gets $4,000 a season,
and he is reported to have been made
present of some club stock. Wagners
faith in Barney Dreyfuss is so strong
that it is said he hasn't collected a
penny of salary for two years. 1t has
been invested for him by the club Of
ficials. When Wagner was breaking
into the national pastime money paid
to players then would be smoffed al
by Speaker a Cobb or a Matty to-
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-19

They have decided to split the skirt
on both sides. The next step is to cut
off the entire lower portion. Thomas
Vile Times.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-25
LIVELY SUNDAY
IN new YORK
Gangsters Hold Carnival of
Shooting and Spatter
the Streets With
Blood.
POLICE ARE BAFFLED
Five Men Slain, Three Fatally Wound
ed and Many Others Limp
Away with Bullet
Wounds.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, May 25.-Gang killers,
whose battles on both the east and
west sides of Manhattan. resulted in
the murder Of i've men, the fatal
wounding OF three and the injury OF
many more, were sought by the po-
lice today after the outbreak Of dis
order had eliminated in bloody
street fight in Hell's Kitchen.
twenty-five suspects were gathered
in by the police. They spent last
night vainly seeking for those whose
blood spattered the pavement after
the Hell's Kitchen ARRAY. Every man
hit was spirited away and today all
had evaded the searching detectives.
Twenty men firing promisciously,
filled the streets at Ninth avenue and
Sixth street when the battle broke
out. They were members Of Hells
Kitchen and the STRIKERS Farm bands
Hundreds Of dweliers In tenements
there fed in terror when the battle
began and several women and chill.
dren narrowly escaped the flying lead.
The rattle OF pistols was heard In
the West F'orty-seventh street police
station, Just q block away and re-
serves were hustled around the cor
ner. Before they arrived, however,
the feud was over, the gunmen lad
scattered. and only. &. feNa pools Of
blood on the paving stones showed
that some OF the bullets went home.
The second outbreak cana at q dance
in Abingle Square, mile lower down
on the west side. Hall, "the Hudson
duster,n a notorious band, were en-
tertaining when the Gophers, rival
crowd sent spy into the hall to see
what was going on. He was Frank
Hillock. Recognized as Gopher, Hill
lock fled, receiving bullet behind
the ear. Later he was taken to the
New York hospital. There, although
told he was dying, Hillock refused to
say a word OF who shot him down,
true to the ethics OF the
New York gun hghter.
When police backed two patrol
wagons up to the doors Of the dance
hall. no one could be found who knew
ANYTHING of a man being shot. An
empty pistol, freshly discharged, was
found in the hall and TWENTY-FIVE OF
the gangsters and their women were
taken to the police station. Today
they are being sweated for q clue to
the crime.
Two stabbings on the lower west
side, three men shot to death and one
suicide on the east side filed out the
toll OF the gang trays for the Sunday
holiday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-25
EeeIinn Hia Pulse.

[Uni.ed Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Whether
VIM. Rockefeller Is physically able
to appear before the interstate COM
merce commission in the New Haven
inquiry will be definitely decided to-
day when special examiner of the
Interstate commerce commission
meets Rockefeller in New York to as
certain his physical condition If the
examiner reports Rockefeller able to
testify, the commission will at once
issus a subpoena for him. Chas. w.
Morse has asked 20 testify as to his
connection with the New Haven but
the commission is undecided about
giving him the chance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-25
Sets England Into Spasm Of
Political Frenzy Such as
Seldom is Wit
messed.
UPRISINGS ARE EXPECTED
Police Reinforcements Are
Sent Into Ulster to Put
Down Any Trouble
Arising.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, May 25.-With Irish
home rule to come up again In parlia
ment today and the bill to reach a
third reading by tonight or tomorrow
political Great Britain again was In
throes OF frenzy such as has seldom
marked session at Westminster. AS
members Of the house of commons
prepared to renew the struggle that
adjourned the session In pandemoni
um on Thursday last, Ulster was all
but aflame. Unless parliament
should be dissolved by the decision
today, the home rule bill OF Premier
Asquith, already twice enacted, will
be called up for third reading and
debate at once. It was expected, how
ever that debates on the various mo-
lions probably will delay action until
tomorrow, the day the prime minister
in his speech last week.
When the commons met today,
Speaker Lowther had ready speech
Of legislation, intended to assuage the
bitter feeling engendered in his en-
counter last week with Arthur Bonar
Law. leader OF the opposition. It was
agreed that the procedure which may
or may not be adhered to, provides
that Premier Asuuith will then out
line to the members the amended
home rule bill which is ready for in.
PRODUCTION in the house of lords by
Viscount Morley. The third reading
Of the commons bill then will be
Unionist agftators hope by
disorder and confusion, to force dis
solution OF parliament before the bill
can come up.
Interest in the home rule situation
was Intensified when 1t became known
that the earl OF Aberdeen, lord lieu-
tenant of Ireland, had held long
with Premier Asquith and
the marquis Of Londonderry.
The police Of County Tyrone today
we're ordered from Dublin to carry
their revolvers constantly.
Looking for Trouble.
BELFAST, May 25.-In anticipa-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-25
THE WEATHER

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unset
tied but generally fair weather to
night and Tuesday. Continued warm
For Illinois, Iowa and Missouri:
Unsettled but genera;ls fair weather
ton ght and Tue st.y. !ontinn.d
Weather Conditions.
With the pressure high in the At,
lantic states, the weather is fair and
warm from the Mississippi river east
ward to the coast, and fair weather
prevails throughout the southern
states.
Conditions indicate unsettled, but
generally fair weather for this sec
tion tonight and Tuesday, continuing
warm.
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage Height. Change. Wea' 'h'r.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-25
THE STAGE HAS BEEN SET
FOR EXPECTED PANOEMON|UM
IN THE CAPITAL OF MEXICO

where 100 political prisoners were
confined, and ordered their execution.
He told the jailer to lead the 100 sus-
pected Of connection with the plot.
outside and to shoot them against the
wall. The war minister went post
haste to the penitentiary in an auto
mobile. He called Huerta outside
and then ordered the prisoners re-
turned to their cells.
"You must stop this killing Of your
supposed enemies If you want me tc
stand by you in this crisis Blan-
quet told the dictator and to the
great establishment of the prison Off
cials Huerta meekly allowed Blan-
quet to countermand his order for
the prisoners execution, and fled to
one of his favorite cafes.
Banquet is said by refugees to be
the man OF the hour in Mexico City
and should a crisis come, it is be-
lieved that he will take charge and
attempt to send Huerta out Of tiIs
country.
Fifteen French cannon have been
placed by Huerta in Chepultepec
castle, where it IS said he will make
his last stand if he is unable to es-
cape.
The situation in the capital is
electrical with tension. Almost all OF
the shop windows have been boarded
up for the last three days, in anticipa-
tion of street fighting. The store
doors are ready to be locked and bar.
ricaded on a moments notice and
customers do their shopping by lamp
light.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-25
Villas Army and Other Rebel
Forces Keep Hamnnering
Away at Remnant Of
Defenders.
WHO ORDERED RETREAT?
Delayed Reports Tell of Con.
stitutional Victories Where
ever There Have Been
Battles.

/ y
United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
IoRREON, Coahuila. Mexico. May
"a delayed dispatch received to.
uay from General Panofil Natera, con-
sS.'.utionalist o. military governor OF
scstecas state, stated that he ad-
a crushing defeat to sew
e.ai FEDERAL detachments near the
city OF Zacatecas Friday and that he
.au sent demand for the surrender
= Me cry to General Medino Barron,
~. o.ner delayed report received to-
= rom General Alberto Torres stat.
q that he wAs attacking the citv of
sou. l1ois Potosi with vigor, with the
Ss o. capturing the garrison of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-25
liz Diaz Arrives in the vi.
|c;nity to Watch Proceed
ings Of the Mexican
Mediat0rs.
|lsH TO SAVE HUERTA
htangling Of Mexican Trou-
lie is Slow Task and Head
way is Very Tar
Distant.

! Fred S. Ferguson, United Prest
Stan Correspondent
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, May 25.--
bile the mediators had before them
ppositions submitted by both Amer
n and Mexican delegates in the
ROTATIONS for peace IN Mexico. one
the big questions today was wheth
the hand Of the constitutionaiists
IS to be forced by the arrival OF
presentatives Of Gen. Felix Diaz on
b scene.
Denial that they were here on any
|litical mission is made by the four
En- arriving last night. but their In
macy with the Huerta delegates
hde it certain that they may be ex-
cted to look after the interests OF
baz. With General Del Rio in To
INTO is Diaz himself and those there
10 know him declare that It would
II be surprising II Huerta's conspir-
pr appeared here later.
The peaceful mediation colony and
Laughing crowds In the Clifton
tel lobby had the conditions which
ulted In President Wilson declar-
that Huefta mtst %, brought
bse BY the arrival of these men.
Luis Requena was csndidate for
Ee president on the Felix Dias
kket. It is Cecflio Ocon. who Is said
have ordered the execution OF Gus
NO Madero, brother OF the murdered
resident and the real power in the
overnment It was Hequena and
con who fed across roofs from tn cir
,tel in Vera Cruz and took refuge
ith United States Consul Canada.
nd with these assertions when asked
9 purpose OF his visit. Requena de-
ared: 1T has NO political signii-
nee. came here only to see my
ar, dear friends, my school mates,
ID to view the scenery"
Requena walked arm in arm up the
oad stairs OF the Clifton with Ra-,
el Elguero, secretary OF the Msxi.
n delegation.
Unofncially Diaz is now represent
here. The consututionalists were
ported to have planned similar "un-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-25
Shop Windows Boarded up
and Keys in the Locks,
Ready to be Clicked
Instantly.
BLANOUET DEFIES HUERTA
Dictator May Not L a st
Through the Week and All
Signs Point to
Trouble.
[By VIM. G. Shepherd, United Press
Staff Correspondent

VERA CRUZ, Mexico, May 25.-
With General Banquet, minister Of
war, openly defying General Huerta,
and the dictator meekly submitting,
while business houses in the capital
are barricaded. foreigners In Mexico
City sent word here they believed
Huerta might not last through the
week. The break between Huerta
and his war minister came with the
discovery of an alleged plot against
the provisional president Saturday.
Almost beside himself with rage,
when he discovered that his subordin-
ates were in league against him, His-
erta hurried to the Belem penitentiary
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-25
Reported Released.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, May 25-The Women's
Social and Political Union this after
noon announced the release of Mrs.
Pankhurst from Holloway jail. The
report was denied by the police.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-25
Rev. Patmont Says He Was
Kidnapped Two Months
Ago and Held
Prisoner.
DETECTIVES GET BUSY
For Fifty Days He Was Carried
About the Country In
ia Big Red
Auto.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, May 25.-Interest
in the mystery of the kidnapping Of
Rev. Louis r. Patmont, prohibition
worker from Westville, Ill, shifted
today from, Columbia, ILL.,, where he
was found bound and gagged in a
farm house, to Danville, H., where he
will tell the story OF his fifty day i'm
prisonment and the names Of the men
he alleges kidnapped him March 81.
Before leaving here Patmont told
Rev. John Brandt that members OF
the wet faction at Westville were
implicated.
Police in ST. Louis and East s..
Louis today threw out dragnet for
two italians answering the descrip-
tion Patmont gave Of his captors,
who were said by an interurban con-
ductor to have come to East St. Louis
Saturday night from Columbia.
Happy Family Reunion.
DANvILLE, Ill.,, May 25.-Returned
as II from the grave, the Rev. Louis
r. Patmont, of Milwaukee, Wis,
dry lecturer, who disappeared dur
ing local option campaign at West
vile near here, two months ago and
who reappeared at Columbia, Ill,
Saturday afternoon with marvellous
tale OF kidnapping In big red auto
mobile and Wild drives about the
country for fifty days, was the center
of a family reunion today IN which hts
a on<aA - tall xx,a< al
ty. Pa.mont arrived here today from
st. Louis and was taken to the home
of Rev. j. F. Bickel. pastor OF the
First Christian church Of Danville.
Longing for a sight of his kin he was
an azed and delighted when he found
that friends had alraaay arranged
for their visit here to greet him. The
elder Mr.. and Mrs. Patmon. arrived
from Chicago at o'clock, a little
ahead Of the returned minister. The
minister's wife, Mrs. Elsie Patnont,
will arrive from Newark, N. j., to-
night.
The grand jury before whom Pat
mont was eager to relate his thrilling
story, will no. convene before mid
afternoon, train schedules delaying
the arrival OF some Of the members.
A horde Of detectives, some employ
ed by the Danville ministerial asso-
citation, three sent by the Christian
church OF Detroit and half dozen
privately employed, are searching for
the big red car in which Pa.mont
says he was kidnapped and driven from
town to town as prisoner
Patmont asserts he does not know |
whose automobile was used in the |
kidnapping, but a Burns detective de-
clares he has this fact.
Telling his story to his parents to-
day before he was to visit the grand |
jury room. Patmont declared when
kidnapped he was carried two miles !
on hand car, placed in an automo-
bile and taken to an old house where |
he was kept until week ago, when
he was removed to Columbia, III. He
assert I'd his belief he was kept near
Westville all the time until the last
week. A foreigner, he said, attended
meagerly to his wants.
Just before the grand jury met,
Patmont received a message from his
wife, saying she was enroute here
with their children.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-25
Bill Passe. the House.

LONDON, May 25.-The Irish homo
rule bill this afternoon was passed by
the house of commons.
It was the third enactment OF home
rule by the commons and by the veto
act the measure will become a law
even though it be rejected by the
house of lords.
The vote was 351 for and 254
against home rule. The division was
strictly political one and the vote
was practically the same as on the
last enactment of the measure with
the exception OF the few votes gained
by the unionists in the recent by-elec-
ttons. 81.
When the house of commons con.
vened this afteronon, Speaker J. w.
Lowther, in an explanatory speech.
admitted that the question he asked
Of Arthur Bonar Law, leader Of the
opposition on Friday tlast) was I'M
proper.
Bonar Law was on his feet instant
lly. He announced that he accepted
the speakers apology and demanded
the immediate third reading and di-
vision on the bill.
During the near riot that CAUSED
the summary adjournment of the COM
mons last Friday. when uniondsts
were shouting, Lowther asked Bonar
Law If he approved OF the anti-home
rule demonstration. Bonar Law re-
fused to answer, saying the question
was not proper one.
The quick vote on home rule at the
demand Of the unionists came as
surprise to the public who early In
the day f1ocked to Westminster and
crowded the galleries in anticipation
OF vigorous, old time debate. IL
was believed that Bonar Law, John
Redmond, Sir Edward Carson and 9TH
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-25
MEXICAN fEOERALS LOOTED
SALI|lLO BEFORE RETREA1NG
AND LEFT CITY A WRECK

forcing It to evacuate before rein
forcements could be sent from Mex
leo City or Saltillo. At the time of
fling this dispatch Torres evidently
did not know Saltillo had been evac-
uated.
Torres also reported large force
of consti.utionalists midway between
San Luis Potosi and Saltillo which
had defeated and scattered federal
force at Canegas. 1t is believed here
this federal force was the advance
guard Of the federal army from Sal
tillo
SaItillo is = Wreck.
SAETIII,O, Coahuila, Mexico, May
90. (via Torreon, May 25-Delayed by
censor)-1t is stated by federals cap.
tured during .he skirmishing which
preceded the federal evacuation Of
Saltillo this week that General Pas
cual Orozco was In command OF the
federal irregular forces in this city
and that he urged General Joaquin
Mas, commander In chief OF the fed
erals In the Saltillo district, to make
a stand here. Mas refused and many
now believe the evacuation was the
result OF orders from Mexico City
Whether they came from General
Huerta or Minister OF War banquet
is not known.
The federals had an abundance of
ammunition and food enough to last
thirty days II carefully husbanded.
The constitutionalis.s for weeks had
had control OF the water supply but
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-25
B, {. MEDIATION SCHOOL
YARD IS FILLING Up

! oficiaT representation through Jose
Yasconceles. The Diaz faction is on
the ground first and whether this may
force General Carranza to a direct
declaration OF his intentions, is ex.
pected to soon develop.
It was nearly midnight when the
American delegates adjourned anoth-
er extended consultation with the
msdiators. The real work OF media.
tfon is ahead. After extended consul
tation with Washington. Justice La
mar and. Frederick Lehman have
replied to proposals OF the Mexicans
by the submission OF suggestions OF
their own. On Just what point the
two factions must be first brought to-
gsther is not officially known.
Trying TO Save Huerta.
WASHINGTON, May z5.-Reports
from Niagara Falls that the Mexican
commissioners to the mediation con-
ferences we're endeavoring to save
Huerta, caused no apprehension hers
today. Officials have all along felt
that this would be done They be-
lieve that with characteristic Latin
American procrastination, the Huer-
tista representatives will not abandon
this method Of procedure until given
the direct choice of ending the nego-
tiations or making decision. Then
they will very probably accept Huer.
ta's elimination and proceed to tn :
next stage OF the negotiations.
This is the Interpretation placed 5y
administration officials upon the az
vices received from Justice Lamar by
Secretary Bryan. All others here,
who have nothing official to go on,
are obviously inclined to fear It may
be found out after all, that the Mexi-
can commissioners like the Ameri-
cans, possess no absolute power and
are at all times responsible to the die:
tator.
Reports Of impending trouble In
Mexico City are becoming more and
more cfrcuma9antial. The Sontn.
American legations here are. in pos
session OF information confirmatory
of United Press dispatches from the
Mexican capital. that Huerta faces re-
volt and uprising. Their Information
from their own representatives say
all that is needed is q leader under
whom all of the anti-Huerta factions
can combine. Given such a one, it is
slater. the overthrow Of the dictator
would be matter OF hours only. Il
Is believed the present crisis will de-
velop this leader and that long bel
lore the Niagara Falls mediators are
forced to reach positive decision. !
Huerta will have been eliminated by
his own people.
Rumors that the constitutionalists
have already captured San Luis Po /
tosi were not confirmed here. 1t is
stated that Villa is now advancing on
zacatecas and that until that city is
<F,o~<y~,,aA ~, rouo \
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-25
IRISH HOME RULE BILL
UP AGAIN IN PARLIAMENT

tion Of possible outbreaks among
Orangemen today precipitated by the
resumption of the home rule contro-
versy in the Westminster parliament,
heavy police reinforcements were
sent from the south into all of the Ul-
ster districts. The Dcrsetshire regt-
ment returned to Hollywood today
from their training camp.
Reports of gun running" in the
north continued today and 1t is said
that King Georges embargo against
the importation OF arms into Ireland
is being evaded In wholesale man
ner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-25
Three Hundred constables.

DUBLIN, May 25.-Three hundred
constables, equipped with rifles and
revolvers today were sent from here
to Belfast and other points in Ulster
where trouble was believed likely be-
cause OF home rule agitation.
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Daily River Bulletin.
stage. Height. Change. Wea' n I

River Forecast.
The river will continue to fall slow
" from Davenport to Keokuk until
there are heavy rains.
Local Observations.
May. Bar. .Ther Wind Weather.
"a o. m. :. 90 SO 35 S Clear
25 Z a. m. :. 29. "a "a s Clear
River above low water of 1864, 6
feet, tenths.
Mean temperature, May "a, 70.
Highest temperature, 50.
Lowest temperature, 50.
Lowest temperature last night, 72.
FRED 2. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.