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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-24
CITY NEWS.

Read The Gate City want column.
The big cheese at the big store
Wednesday.
Coal, wood and kindling. We
make speciality OF small orders.
Enterprise Coal Co, Twelfth and Full
ton. Phone 363.
Regular meeting OF Morning Star
Lodge No. 5. Knights OF Pythias. at
Is. P. hall tonight at p. m. Visiting
knights invited. Nomination Of Of
fcers. N. J. Montague, C. c.; ]. A.
Burgess, K. of r. & $.
Mrs. H. c. w. Eppers is recover
ing from an operation performed at
a local hospital several days ago.
Her many friends in and around Keo-
kuk wish for her a rapid return to
health.
Speaking of good cheese--call at
c. w. s. Wednesday.
Regular meeting Loyal Order
OF Moose. Keotuk lodge No. 704. o.
night at o'clock in Moose hall. Wis
ting brothers cordially invited. John
9. stadlsr. dictator. Ed. s. Lotion.
SECRETARY.
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CITY NEWS.

DR.. G. Walter Barr returned W..
morning from months absence =
Portland, Oregon, where he was Co..
ed by the serious illness OF his sv's
Lawrence A. Barr, with heart troue, a
Lawrence Barr is now much impro'e.1
and on the road to complete :
covery.
The Kcokuk merchants
made ample preparations TO care y.
the holiday trade. They nave -
merchandise that possesses charae, !.
and the variety is all that could -
desired. A city Is most prospefv =.
when its peopl., are most loyal 70 -
homo merchant.
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CITY NEWS.

Buy cheese Wednesday at C. w. s..
Full dress suits and requisites 1T
Ewers Mccarthy Co.'s.
ALI union barber shops will be
closed November 26. Open until 3 D.
M, November 25.
Shop early and tighten your own
work as well as that Of the work OF
weeks of.
Children will not be admitted free
at the Orpheum on Saturdays unless
accompanied BY parents. Children
Under twelve years, &C.
Marriage licenses have been is
sued to Edward Well, %, OF Keokuk.
and Title Weirather. %, OF Sandusky;
F. e. Waider, 81, Keokuk, and Blanche
Hardin, 10, Montrose.
Emma Parker has decided to
Frank e. Nelson and Sadie H Nelson
the southeasterly two feet of the
northwest 35 feet of lot in block 21,
REEVES, Perry and Williams addition.
Coal, WOOD and kindling We
make a speciality of small orders.
Enterprise Coal Co, Twelfth and Full
ton. Phone 363. II
"A special venire OF twenty-five
was drawn last night at Fort Mad-
son by Recorder Vaughn, Clerk Hart
and Auditor Meyer. The jurors will
he used in the trial of the wismath
Packing company against the Missis-
sippi River Power company. They
will continue to serve through the re-
mainder Of the term.
The Home Economics school to
be conducted by Miss Peet for The
Gate City next week in the Masonic
Temple banquet room Is not a scheme
or contest, but has for the object
better foods, better homes" This is
a high class proposition and is COM
plimentary to the ladies Of Keokuk
and The Gate City feels absolutely
the ladies will be not only interested
but pleased with the school. II The
Gate City did not firmly believe it,
this paper would not endorse It. So
do not fail to attend the school which
opens at the Masonic Temple banquet
room next Monday afternoon at 2:30
and continued during the weck-Sat-
urday excepted. No charge for admis-
sion. Nothing offered for sale. It Is
real treat for the ladies'.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-24
CITY NEWS.

Cheese day at the c. w S. Wed
nesday.
Don't forget The Gate City will
receive cash contributions to the Bel
gian relief fund and the o. A. Talbot
CO. will receive contributions OF corn.
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We the undersigned agree to ciose
our places Of business all day lhui'
DAY, November Goth:
LINQUIST BROS.
SCHEII1DEMPa1E FURN. "
DUNCAN-SCHELLF URN. GU
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NOTICE.

Retail grocers will be closed IhahAs
giving all day. Get your orders
early Wednesday.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05

Los Angeles, July THAT baseball
ability is often family trait is illustrated
in the case Of Howard Ehmke, the young
pitching star of the Los Angeles club
Of the Pacific Coast League, Ehmke has
five older brothers and all Of the five
have been more or less prominent in
baseball, though only one of the five
ever went into professional ball He
formerly pitched for Walla walia In the
Western Tri-Stste League. Two OF the
brothers played ball with Brown Unfver-
sity and might have gone into profess
sional company had they 50 desired.
Howard Ehnake himself got his training
on a high school team and attributes
much OF his success to the coaching OF
his brothers, though Coast League critics
incline to the view that 1t was. the critics
handling Of his manager. Frank Dillon.
Of Los Angeles. that is chiefly RESPONSE
bic. Dillon is wise old head and a
past master at getting results out OF new
talent. Ehmke is not yet 20 years OF age
and this is his first year in professional
uniform. He won eight straight games
before he met defeat and the Los Angeles
club received several offers OF big
money for him The understanding Is
however. that the Washington club OF
the American League has first claim
20 his services.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05
HARVARD CREW
BEATS unions
Wins Grand Challenge Cup
IN the Big Henley
Regatta.
FIRST YANKEE VICTORY
Americans Go Wild as Crimson Eight
Crosses the Line
Winner.
FIRST YANKEE VICTORY

Special Cable to ne Washington Heald
Henley on Thames. England. July a.
The second Harvard eight won the
Grand Challenge Cup today In the Henley
regatta. defeating the crew Of the Union
Boat Club, Of Boston. This 10 the first
time that the famous trophy has ever
been won by American oarsmen-
During the first quarter OF a mile the
Union Boat Club eight led by half q
length Harvard then spurted and made
up the intervening space AT the half
mile Harvard had taken the lead and
about half boats length ahead Of
the Union oarsmen- At the threeyduarter
mile the Harvard oarsmen had increased
their lead. winning eventually by nearly
a boat length
The applause rippled along the banks
of the river Ike rolls Of thunder. The
Americans went wild The winning Of
the race on the Fourth gave II the ap-
pearance Of a national event
Haryards time was seven minutes and
twenty seconds.
The members. of the Harvard crew
are: Bow. l. Saltonstall: ]. Talcott. Il.
n. Meyer. H S. Middendorf. ]. W. Mid
dendorf. d. p. Morgan. and Louis Curtis;
stroke. Charles Lunn; eoxswain. H. L.
Kreger.
sinigagIia. Of Italy. won the Diamond
Seulis. by beating c. NJ Stuart, Of Eng
land, in the finals
The Deamond ScuIls and the Grand
Challenge Cup both must leave England
Stuart collapsed before he reached the
finish line.
The scene along the course was the
most brilliant on record with thousands
garbed in spotless white.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05
BALTIMORE RUNNERS
WIN MARATHON RACE
Schimnner Finishes First in Hyatts-
vile Ten-mile Eyent-Cross Coun-
Try Club Takes Team Trophy.
TWENTY-FIVE ENTRANTS FINISH

Special TO Ths Washington Herah
HyattsviIle, Nd, July 4-The Baltimore
Cross Country Club men finished one,
two. three In the 1e-mile marathon run
here today as a feature Of the joint cele-
bration Of Oriole Lodge, L o. o. r. and
the Rebekahs.
D., Schimnner was frst. +. G. Arntz
second. and R W. Snyder third The
last named Is q local boy. and ran a
remarkably fine race. These three men
got away In the lead and the first two
finished several yards apart Snyder
stuck TO them until Baldensburg was
reached. when he dropped behind. but
finished a good third The time OF the
winner was 50 minutes. the second mans
time being 5L
The start was made in front Of the
District Building. Pennsylvania avenue.
near Fourteenth street. Washington. d.
c. Out OF the thirty-two starters twenty
five men finished
The first man received a solid gold
medal. and the second and third silver
medals. The next twelve received bronze
medals The Cross Country Club won the
handsome silver cup for the organization
sending the greater number OF men
across the line within fifteen minutes Of
the winner.
The following men finished in the order
named.
d. Sehimnnef, p G. ANTI R. W. Snyder John
I. sullivan. A Yinsiing. L. n Whip. =. A Ruth.
+. W. Conrzd. n J. Lynch. NJ. F. Ha~kshhw. c.
Maxwell. Z. d. DeTln, James Adam. ]. A John
son. u. ID. Younger. J. A Stock. T. L Mercy. K.
Meyers. C. Hoof. william sansbsrIich. A. L. Sny-
der. Joseph d. Wilson. ]. W. Rogers ]. ". Whit
side and A d. Bailey. y.
The officials were:
Clerk Of the eounse. Jsrvey z Smith: starter KIRK
Miller: assistant Edward Gasch: timers. JOseph G.
McCalhster. L L Gray. A. j. LeAkin: mdgcS z. A.
Fuller. L J. Holland. A I. Brooks; rsfsree CaVt.
o. A Greager.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05
RITCHIE SHOULD
WIN WITH EASE
George cOnsOdine. the Well
known Ring Expert, Picks
American to Win
BY KNOCKOUT ROUTE
Champion Is in the Best Shape of
His Career-Big Crowd
Expected.
BIZ KNOCKOUT ROUTE
BY GEoRGE coNsoDINE.

Brighton. England. July L-Until 1 saw
While Rltchie work this afternoon was
willing only to take the short end Of the
absurd odds Of 6 to and bet that the
champion would win his fight with Fred
die Welsh. Tuesday. But now I am
going back to London to allow the Welsh
enthusiasts three and perhaps four to one
that Ritchie will knock Welsh out.
I have followed the American boy in
all bis fights and believe he never was so
good as right now. The fact that he
is champion and the title is In the
balance will not affect his style OF fight
ing in the least His sole intention is
to go in and fight 10 win in the short
est possible time. He has the necessary
wallop in either hand and asks only one
opening from Welsh to bring the contest
TO an end
When told Ritchie today that Smiley
Corbett had cabled the London ofiee OF
the International News Service challeng-
ing the winner on behalf Of Charley
White, he beamed and said: Certainly
III take him on II I beat Welsh. II he
couldn't finish me in ten rounds after he
had me nearly out in the first and both
eyes swollen so / could barely see, he
never can beat me-"
Ritchie's sparring exhibition this after
noon with Willie Farrell was marred by
an unfortunate and peculiar accident. In
the second round Farrell missed a
straight left and toppled over against
Ritchie, their forehesds coming together
with loud crack.
Farrell suffered a bad cut over the left
eye. while Ritchie sustained similar in
jury on the right side of his forehead.
After the champion had plastered the
cut be continued his workout
Ritchie intends to fight his battle Tues
day along his usual lines Of being will
ing to take punch in order to land
one / asked him how far he thought
the fight would 30 and he replied modest
ly: ! hope TO be able to knock Freddie
out before the fifteenth In any event
III do my best and IL Freddie beats me
to il III have no excuses
have seen enough Of both fighters
to convince me 1t viii be a great bat
tie and also that it will never go the
limit
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05
MELsH,s FEN BEsT FIGHTs.

fashion. and to fight the best they know
when they come together again in the
fall.
But in demanding that articles be
signed for a return match Ritchie Is
showing sound business judgment In all
probability the champion lightweight
made a superficial exarination Of ring
records. and found that there were quite
a number OF champions who never re-
ceived a return match with the men who
knocked them out of the title.
Ritchie evidently recalls that Johnny
Knbane never gave Abe Attell chance
to regain his feather-weight title; thar
Tommy Burns was not afforded an Op
portunity to retrieve his honors from
johnson; that Jim Jeffries ignored Jim
corbett's repeated requests for another
bout for the title, and that Jim Corbett
spurned all OF John l. Sullivan's plead
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05
SPORT NEWS AND VIEWS
By WILLIAM FEET.

Where's that 100000 war fund that
organized baseball told US it had on tap
last fall Just at the time that the Fed
erals were beginning TO sit up and take
notice?
As far as anybody has been able TO
see, that war fund was just myth.
and a bluf 1t was a blun intended to
frighten the Federals but which didn't
frighten 'em one little bit.
It seems to most people that It would
have been a mighty coed plan for or
ganized baseball to have had a war fund
on hand They certainly need it now.
Such a fund would give them the real
weapon with which to whip the Federals.
All the other weapons they have used,
such as weekly predictions that the Feds
would bust up the next week. daily
shouts of "the Feds are Jokes" and
threats to blacklist all jumping players.
have proved futile.
And II seems almost time that or
ganized baseball, II IL expects to crush
the Federals, got busy and used the same
tactics that have made the Feds what
they are-the spending of an unlimited
bankroll Why don't Ban johnson ami
John Tener order the magnates TO begin
raiding the Feds? Why don't they out
bid the Feds for players who are on the
point Of jumping? Why don't they try TO
get back those who have jumped by Of
.fering them higher wages than the Feds
now are paying them.
OF course to do that it would mean
that the organized moguis would have
to unstrap their bankrolls and pay out
as much money as they expected 10
make during the next year or two But
isn't II worth ft2 ss
no league can exist that hasn't the
star players It has been shown that
the players are fickle-that they'll go
where the most money is for them. so
why Is organized baseball standing Idly
by letting its best players jump and
doing nothing but going into the courts
and restraining the players from play
ing7
! II may be a good move from organized
baseball's viewpoint to use court action
to bar the players from playing with
the Feds but IL this jumping and re-
straining business keeps up thereu be
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05

only corporsl's guard Of players left
in the cavort in the grand old pastime.
And it's a cinch that the fans won't
pay to see baseball played in the courts
The Feds have come to realize that
they are In a rather tight position and
that the only way out Is to spend a
million or two in getting real ball play
ers. And that's what they are doing.
They are bidding high-bidding unheard
of prices for Ball players-but they know
that IL they get the cream Of the talent
in the organized majors the expenditure
will be worth while. They then will
have the real players Organized base
ball will have the leftovers. And the
crowds won't go to see the leftovers
Nothing sounds quite 50 absurd as these
weekly predictions ON the part OF Ban
johnson and his colleagues in organized
baseball that the Feds will certainly bust
up the next week. The Fed magnates
have few million dollars at stake. Most
of them are mighty shrewd business men.
They know that when caught in a tight
corner the best plan Is to loosen more
money and pull yourself out of It. That's
what they are doing. They are building
now for next year; and II seems pretty
certain that when they open the 1915
season they will have in their ranks
quite a number OF the big stars who are
in organized baseball today.
The Federal League magnates aren't a
bunch OF boobs-as most Of the organized
people would have one believe. The
stories to the effectf that President Gil
more. when he interested capital in the
new league. told the people that millions
would be made the first year, Is a lot Of
bunk The men who invested in the Fed
eral League are of the type Of men who
have made successes In other business
enterprises-and they know that no big
returns can be expected from any in
vestment during the first year.
Every magnate now in the Federal
League has announced his intention Of
sticking-and OF putting up his last dollar
to pull the baby league to the top. Each
one realizes that It's going to be real
ight from now on--and each Is prepared
to tight to the finish. The small at
tendance at the Federal League parks.
for Q time, discouraged the masnates.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05
BASEBALL POOLS ILLEGAL.

Boston. Mass-.1July 4-The full bench
of the Supreme Court. on June II. decided
that baseball pools are illegal Two men
were convicted In the Middlesex Courts
under the statute forbidding the keeping
OF room for registering bets and buying
and selling pools They took the case
to the higher court on appeal. The evil
dence was that the men sold for . cents
apiece. copies Of a book called American
and National League Baseball Schedule
and Record Book" The book contained
schedules and other information, but On
one page were two coupons to be filled
out In duplicate by writing in names
Of the baseball clues the contestant be-
lieves would score the greatest number
OF runs on each of the following week.
Prizes were pair weekly, totaling 500.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05
Federal Fragments

The old New York combination of Ford
and Blair is winning games for the
Buneds.
A special dispatch from ST. Louis. on
Jely 2, announced the sale by the Chit
eago Federals Of Jimmy Stanley, an in
fielder. and Austin Walsh. an outfielder,
TO the St Louis Federals.
While teaching the young idea how 70
hat at his San Antonio baseball school
Prof. Carr evidently added to his own
store of knowledge. He is lacing the
eall at over a 100 gait in the Federal
League.
Spike" Shannon. former star outfielder,
who has been umpiring in the Northern
League this season has secured his re-
lease from President Burmeister in order
10 accept an ofter from President Gil
more. Of the Federal League.
Whatever might have been Russell
Ford's value had he remained in the
American League, he is second to none in
effectiveness among the Federal League
twirlers. He is winning often and has
figured in four shutout victories for the
Bufeds.
Frank Lobert, a brother of Hans Lo-
bert, of the Phillies, who substituted on
the Baltimore team during the Western
trip, left the team on its arrival home
He made himself quite popular with the
players and they all hated to part with
him.
First baseman Hal Chase upon his ar
rival In Buffalo last week told the local
reporters that he had reasons for quitting
the White Sox; that he is through with
the American League forever; and that
he viii be henceforth 4 Federal Lacquer
heart and soul.
Steifel and Ball, the muIti-miIlionaire
owners Of the st. Louis Federals, are out
at the park every day roofing like or
dipary nuts Losing money!" asks Ball.
,'well maybe we are. but not more than
ts50O day If I were in New York I'd
spend twice that sum on private yacht
50 what's the difference? Look at the
fun I'm having
President Gilmore, Of the Federal
NLeague. on June q, suspended Manager
bradley. Of the Brooklyn team, for 1--WE
days and fined him 800 for delaying the
game at Indianapolis, on June % He re-
fused TO leave the bench when ordered
70 do so by the umpire. Pitcher Seaton.
Of Brooklyn. was suspended for five days
and fined $50 for using abusive language
30 the umpire.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05
Present Holder of Crown
Clashes with British Star
Again In September.
BATTLE TUESDAY NIGHT

New York, July L-Wfllie Ritchie.
champion lightweight of the universe.
and Freddie Welsh. premier 1S5-pounder
OF the British Isles and possessions. have
signed 70 fight twenty rounds at the
Olympia ID Lnhdon during the week Of
November Al. this year. Richie and
Welsh win first settle their differences
In the Olympia next Tuesday CJuly D in
a bout scheduled TO go score Of rounds
Ritehie's lightweight title will be at
stake in the July bout, but II is a
mooted question whether there win be a
championship TO fight for when these
two get together again in November.
Richie insisted upon articles for q
second meeting being signed before he
would subscribe to final articles for Tues
days match. Ritchie is not aprrehensive
OF the outcome Of the first bout. but is
merely taking a precautionary step Of
securing a return match In case he IS
unfortunate enough to be deprived Of his
title next week
"GettinG the KaIe."
Mr. Ritchie is as sagacious in his deal
ings out OF the ring as he is when giving
a practical demonstration Of his powers
to an antagonist in the arena. 1t took
William over a year to prove to The pub
lie that he was a lighting champion, and
one worthy Of the laurels. Now he Is
instructing the dear old populace in the
advanced art Of getting the kale."
The arranging OF the second fight be-
fore the first is even fought has ring
adherents looking asllance at Tuesdays
battle. II is taken TO mean that the pair
have ''gentlemen's agreement to go
through next weeks fight in lackadaisical
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05
A NEW PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE

Mount Carmel, Pa, July L-Shamokin,
Mount Carmel. Pottsville and Mahanoy
City Representatives met here on Satur-
day to organize a four-club baseball
league, to be known as the Central Penn
sylvania Association. Thomas r. Will
Jams, former postmaster of this place,
was chosen president and instructed to
select a staff of umpires and scorers for
the official opening. July TO- Fred Paige,
of Williamsport, will manage the Shamo-
kin team. Ezra Morgan the local team,
while Hugh Shannon and George Need
ham viii manage the Mahanoy City and
Pottsville teams. respectively. A schedule
committee was appointed to prepare a
list of games. The salary list will be
$500 month for each club.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05
WIN OR LOSE, WILLIE RITCHIE WILL MEET
FREDDIE WELSH AGAIN FOR THE TITLE
Former Champions Failed to
Meet Challengers, So Yankee
Is Playing Them Safe.
MIXED. BOUTS TABOoED

lighting Johnny Coulon again after hav-
ing relieved him OF the bantam-weight
championship only recently.
Richie has viewed his negotiations
with Welsh from every angle. He feels
that once Welsh snatches his title away.
the Briton win never consent to meet
him again. So before anixing his sig
nature to final articles for the July
meeting. Ritchie made Welsh sign ar
ticles calling for return match.
or course, Welsh appears to be the one
to profit by this arrangement, as II he
should lose on Tuesday he would get
another whack at the title Ritchie 80
dearly covetss Anyway. leave II to the
ring champions to devise ways and
means Of securing the most compensation
for their work.
No Mixed Boats.
England has placed a ban on mixed
bouts That Is. the home ONCE has
strongly opposed exhibitions between
fighters of varying hue. and the promo
ters have been keen enough to foresee
that the edict meant no bouts between
blacks and whites.
This pronunciamento does one Mr. SAM
uel Langford out Of quite a bit Of change.
II had been planned to bring the ebony
demon into a London ring with Gunbost
Smith, Langford was pining for this
chance. as he wished to atone for his
miserable showing against the seaman
up in Boston a few months back. Now
Sam will have to seek his revenge In
parts other than Merrie England. May
haps Paris will stand for such a meeting
after the Gunboat gets through with
their idol, Georges Carpenter.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05

ings for a return fight.
Also he remembers that Ad Wolgast
did not fight Battling Nelson again until
Il was too late for the Durable Dane to
win back his title. as Richie himself
had stepped In during the interim and
had dispossessed Wolgast of the light
weight championship Ritchie was mag
unanimous enough to give Wolgast an
other chance at his lost title, and that
the Michigan Wildcat failed to gain
even q point decision over him Was no
fault OF Ritchie's. wnlie's spirit Of fair
play prompted him to give Wolgast an
other crack. Now that he is done with
him IL is quite unlikely that he will
ever meet wolgast in the ring again.
They All Run.
Il is stin fresh in Ritchie's mind that
Kid williams shows no inclination of