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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-11-08
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VAUDEVILLlANS PLEASE

The vaudeville company now occu-
plying the boards at the Coliseum have
pleased the theater -goers of the Gem
City. They came for one-night en-
gacement, but they met with such
success tI4at they prolonged their stay
two more nights They concluded
their performances last night. The
work of the comedian was good and
especial mention must be made of
the dancing team. Probably not in
tie history Of the Gem City has there
been any team their superiOrs
d
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-11-08

be on the safety and public service
corps at the State Fair next week.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-11-08

SPROCKET WHEEL, crank hanger
and pedal post for motorcycle, lost. Re
ward for return to Republican agency,
Tempe Or Mesa. tt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15
KEoKUK "Y" FALLS
BEFORE HANNIBAL
Local City Champions Lose interest
Ing Game at Hannibal by
Score Of ~ to n.

HANNIBAL. Mo-. Feb. 1.-THE bas-
ket ball game played here last night
between teams representing the Y. M.
Z. A.. OF Keokuk and Hannibal. re-
suited IN victory for the home team
by the score Of II to 21. II was one
Of the very bsst games OF the year.
The visitors played pretty ball all
the way but Hannibal led from the
start. The score. at the end Of the
first half was - to 10 in favor of the
home aggregation. The ksokuk boys
are large and exceedingly fast but the
hannibal players seemed to be as
culck as chain lightning. and were
ref in danger at any stage of the
came.
A few weeks ago the Hannibal play
ers journeyat up TO Keokuk and were
defeated by big margin. At that
time the team WAS crippled by the
absence OF two men. Last night the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15
FIVE ENTRANTS TO
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
National Championship Affair TO be
Held at Madison Square
Garden Soon.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. i
NEW YORK, Feb 14.-FYye eli.
trants in the national indoor tennis
championship tournament IN Madison
SQuars Garden reached the round be.
fore the semi finals here today. Dr..
VIM. Rosenbaum OF New York quail.
fed for the round by defeating George
Arrange Of France. 50: 81. A. s. era.
gin, DEBATED W. C. Grant, Ave times
holder Of the title. S-s: 81, 81. e.
ri Philips, A. II. Lovtbound and J. 8
Cushman also qualified for the round
In the doubles Counts Otto and
Alexander salm-Hoogstraeten Of Aus
tria defeated 6. J. steimach n and Dr.
J. w. TrarelI, 81; $40; 1912. Grant
and shafer defeated S. ". Merrissn
and Harry Seymour Of Pittsburgh
Gil 60 F. 2. Alexander and T r.
Pei took default IS dfd Aranye auo
Or. John Williams, ths Frenca-A rs
trisn combination.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15
KEoKUK DEFEATS
CANTON IS TO %
Eighth Eietory Of the season for Loeat
Team Won at Canton, Illinois,
Friday Night.

Inc heoklk high school basketball
team Fon its eighth victory q. the
season over the Canton high sehoo,
team al thai place Friday night BIZ a
score of s. TO g Although the game
Eas hotly contested from start to
anisli, the local lads TOOK an early
lead and lead The game all the way.
Al the end Of the first haif the
score stood al Is to g in favor Of .--
Purple and White The early lead
taken 5y The local team seemed to
take the heart ont of theis opponents
ana the rest Of the game was EASY
picking Iris vas the second game
won ny the local team over Canton
this season, the first game being piav-
Cd at the local I. II. C. A.
Parsons put mp the stellar perform.
a1ce for the locals. being particularly
accurate as usual al short throws
from under the basket. Other mem
berg Of the team played sp 10 their
usual high class form.
The Reokuk team wss composed OF
jenkins. Parsons. Hrssksn-. Vaughan
and aieadoT Hulson and Newcornp
accornaanied the team but were rot
osed fl the game
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15
Derzarss War on Presid.rs Ten.r and
FL tsas otsser Ensmies Of
h the Baseball
Weird.
he WILL GO INTO COURT
Meerhran Al Smiles Over the Out
lock tar tire Fe5erzis Dur
Ing shs csnlrs
Season.

/ United Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO. Fsh- l4-rssI5an. Mar
paE Of lhs Cubs hadn't aoFed his war
paint when be arrived q. Ms once
tbs affsznoon and promptly issued 4
5afT 70 President Tener aaa has shall
enemies N general You can say
tor NE that Bill Swssnsr md Hn.s
Pardue VII ~ PLAYING FOR the chi
caso CHss II 1913. The deal FIR them
In exchange for ETes was pu.
through and sxecuead IN leEag nan
ner and President Gamer Of Boston
and I signsd The papers No one -
gong 10 furn the players away from
me. ] have mr. money invested IN
The Chicago cln5 ana the PLAYERS are
mine- MURPHY WIS asked whether
the refusal CT Tener TO proraulgate
the trade would have any eject On its
legality. He said III Is not aecss-
ssy for President Teaer TO promu,
gate the fra5e 10 maize it legal. When
GaFnsy and agreed TO the trade ana
the papers we're signed, it was LEGAL
Transaction and I expect to sea It en-
forced. IL ] hare TO take the matter
10 the United States supreme court
have sent word TO SEen ey in Bos-
ton and Purdue IN the south to NEE.
the Cubs In Chicago Monday night
and start south with the team at that
time
In reference TO his threatened suit
against President Ban johnson of the
American league for $4,000 for Sian
der and conspiracy. Murphy said he
was only awaiting the return Of his
personal attorusy from Texas when
the suit would be promptly Instituted.
Ban johnson was al his Office lone
enough on his return from New Torx
10 grin at the mention or Murphy
threatened action and remark: n
toll the National league Fsnat I had
10 say about Murphy and they agreed
with me- too, SO It's no use repeating
il now.
Hank ODay. the new manager Of
the Cubs. was on deck usarsnaling
MS piaye-s for the start TO Tamra
Monday.
At FEDERAL headquarters President
Weeghnlan Of the Chicago club was
al smiles oTer the Federsls. entry
into Brooklyn.
Ne turned The trick on organized
baseball when W. entered greater
New York, saie Weeg man, ana
now that the circuit has been dsridec
upon and ne are in shape financially
al over the circuit there wiz be no
more DELAYS and ron can bel NE are
going Win this thing TO the finish ana
We VIII De right there at the finish,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15
RICHIE AND MURPHY
ARE MATCHED AGAIN
Set April Z as Date for Much poss
poned Fipht-Ritohie Would
Clear Himself.

UNITED Press Leased Wire seryicsi
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Feb u.
Light Weight Champion Willie NV
chic and Harlem Tommy Msrph! WIZ
clash here April II. according TO ~
nouncement here today by Promote.
James ". Coffroth. The date .a
definitely set upon after Jim BucAie''
Murphy's manager, had threatened y
cali of the manch unless the ciial.
pion fixed an immediate date W.
froth Immediately summoned Eitcn.
and his manager Harry Foley TO IN
Office and the April II date vas 50
lected.
u do not care as much about tna.
$4,000 guarantee as people thihh
said Richie hens tonight. i re-.
that / owe It to myself to get Murpa,
In the ring and clear myself =
charges that / am afrai6 Of him, =.
Monday I intend to leave y,
Boyes Springs. / win do lot y
climbing there and fit myself TO p.
pare for the ring incidental to w
match with Ad WoIgast in MilwauAss
March l2. shall leave for Mii"au
kee about March /. shall make =
more engagem snts but win then !. :.
turn to San Francisco and prepa1s
for the Murphy match"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15


this does not have any material Ell
fect as the franchise merely reTerts
back to where # was.
The admission OF Narshalltown to
the league viii be mEely matter OF
form The league directors are to
meet at Burlington next Thursday and
Marshalltown win then be formally
made nembv OF the Organization
The business of framing q schedule
viii be taken up and completed ct
this meeting. All arrangements for
the opening of tbs season will be
consummated. Il looks as though the
only thing TO be left TO Go after this
meeting will be to sit back enc wait
for sIring to chase winter off the
map. then sweep Of the diamond ana
stand back while the jumps yslls
Play ball.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15
keokps VIII s-ad Big D-isgsr5n 70
the exhibition WHICH viii
BE Held At
Chicago.
WILL GET NEW IDEAS
II Is Expected That N. Membership
Here VIII be Augmented
iris Coming
Summer.

KeoEuk probably viii send coasid-
cradle number Ct bosman II thu
first national motor boat show ever
held II tie west which opens Ss1E--
day. Feb-uary q. st Chicago. and
continues until the evening OF the f.,
loving Saturday. March T. The sx-
hibition which VIII be held is to BE-
a counterpart Of the big motor boae
show held IN Madison Square Garden
Many o. the same exhibits VIII be
shipped 10 Chicago By special trains
The Coliseum viii be decorated bv
a famous Italian artist 10 represent
the romantic city OF Venice. famed
for it's gondolas but which future gen
eratioas probably win know for it,
motor boats
Keokua has derelored a big interest
II motor boating during the past few
Years and there are a. present a
proximatsly sevensF-fFe boats Of var
ions sizes harhored here Indications
for the coming summer are that the
interest VII De greatly augmented and
10 doubt MANY OF the individual Kso-
kukians Who attended the show AT
Chicago win go there with the pur
pose Of either buying new boats and
engines or o, securing ideas which
viii later ressit in additions TO the
many new boats here
One OF the features Of the Chicago
show viii be the daily entertainments
in the Coliseum in which all OF the
motion pictures OF the western motor
boat racing events WIN be shown, thus
recalling some Of the most exciting
aquatic events In tbs country to the
minds OF the thousands who perhaps
participated In them or witnessed
them
The Mississippi River Valley Power
Boat Association VII have headquar-
tiers in the Coliseum as gathering
place for the large number affiliated
through the west
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15
JOHNSON DISCUSSES
MURPHY'S STATEMENTS
Says Morphy's upheaval at Chicago
Is the Last straw Feds May
Prove Blessing.

United Press Leased wire Service. |
CHICAGO, Feb. 1t-This upheaY.
al Of Murphy's since his return TO
Chicago IS the last sra-. It should
help 10 adjust the conditions We are
after. can sa! now that ve viii 20
TO any extreme 10 eiimina-s Murphy
from baseball
This was the statement tonight o.
Ban Johnson, president OF rne Amerd.
can lea gue. throwing down the gaxue
TO President MURPHY of n. Cubs. ann
defyfng the latter 70 begin his threat.
ened SANDER suit Referring TO his
meeting with the magnates In New,
York, Johnson said:
After the discussion Of Evers dis.
charge was given absolute power n,
act for the American league in the
matter. / have complete under.
standing with Governor Tener and
several other members Of the Nation.
al league. ali Of whom are upse. BIZ
the doings Of Murphy and anxious 10
be rid of him
Would the leagues violate the Ns-
tional agreement To accomplish the
elimination OF Murphy johnson was
asked.
You are q good guesser. be re-
piled. and ] hare Just said We Win
20 to any extreme The theory fl no,
at al impossible. But OF course We
hare not discussed the possibility o,
g Joining OF forces With the Federal
league magnates Although we arr
now al war with them. they may orore
to be a blessing in Disguise
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15
j. S. BULLOCK,
Overland Dealer
Open Till Evenings l019-lO2l Main St
Phore 882
lOl9-lO2l Main St
Phore 882

regular team lined UP for the fray sna
Inc score shows just how fast ~
hannibal squad can travel when 'ls
occasion demands, This lineup vs'
as follows:
Keoasuk Lunaberg RI; Osborne, U
Elder, c; Merriam. rg: Hoffman is.
Hannibal Byrum. RI. Fisher, ny
MezTiman, c.: Clark. re-; Miller, 70
Foster, substitute.
Prof. R. B. Finley. principal Of 'a'
high school. acted as referee; Oisas
Waller umpired the game and y Y
Snyder OF Canton and Otis Cnrisusn
of this city. were the scorers any
time keepers.
Between the halves picked sQua4
from the senior class OF the phsssa'
department OF the Y. NJ. c. A., eh''
splendid exhibition of work on Wv
parallel bars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15
Equipped for long-distance travel

As with the touring car the roadster body is Of the
latest flush side type with very large and convenient
shaped doors The steering post is set raish angle
The gasoline tank is mounted In the rear; It's large cap
ity-32 gallonsmakes it boon for longdistance tou.
ing steel trunk is fastened to the of the chassis
large enough carry not only the tools but other articles
necessary for touring Tire holders accommodating two
spare castings rveed to the the rear that they
do not interfere with free access to the tool box
The appears both racy and dignifed; its light
weight makes easy tires and very economical in fuel
consumption.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15
LOCAL LAUNDRY
IMPROVES PLANT
NsM $4,000 Plant II Eleventh ard
y0fanspn Composites I'm
proyemenfs Re
Gently.
ONE OF BEST IN STATE
Install New Machines WITH 0onderfDi
Capacity for Werk-WfH En-
pIoy Mary
People.

whsls al present the commerce.
development Of tfs city Is being
s3ugat mainly through the securing
Of additional factories, quite little
advancement has been made through
the Improvement and dsTesotment OF
Industrial enterprises already Located
here. Gre Of the latest 5rnpr0Tsm slts
Of this kind has been made By lbs
Gate City laundry company - The r.
organization 81 the company and the
snsfaiInent Of new machinery 2racl-
callg throughout their plant The
laundry has recently beer moFed
from the old location On North Fifth
street TO 2 building On the corner o.
Eivanth and Johnson
Probably few people realize the
value OF this new s25.p99 plant 20 the
city Of Keoknk, az vel as 10 these
aao arg serFsd By The COMPANY WITH
the reorganization Of the COMPANY
ard the improvement Of the plant.
this company is now considered one
OF tts best in the state, and is in .
position TO compete with lEEs con-
cerns IN Burlington and Quincr for
business II the smaller towns Of this
section With this idea II yieN the
company is nov establishing over
three hundred agencies In the sur
rounding territory. which will not
only draw q great amount Of business
To this city. bat viii also serve as
big advertisement for Reokuk
Many Of the rev machines Eaich
have just been installed IN the
plant are maryels Of mechanical in.
gennitg. The installation Of the ma
chinery also typfhes the latest ideas
along these lines One large floor
contains most OF the machinery which
IS operated By electrical power gen
Grated at the dam. All ., the drive
shafts whicl, operate these machines
have been placed below the floor II
the room, q precaution which prevents
dirt and dust from falling on the ma.
te-iai which is heing cleaned.
One Of the most interesting Of tia
new machines installed is one known
technically az FIAT work troyer," al
immense ,contrfTancs weighing ter
and one-haH IONS and costing neai
$4,000. TIE purpose OF this machine
IS TO iron such things as table cloths
sheets. towels, etc 1t has the almos
unbelievable capacity of 1921 piece
for a period OF Ten hours The ma
chine is typical OF the others installe'
in its enormous capacity and it's abb
ity TO turn out perfect work. By thei
construction, the human agency Ia
practically been eliminated from II
operation Of these machines. Sac
appliances have made 1t almost in
possible for the operator to becom
injured In using them. and very littl
more attention need De given the1
other than to turn them on and off.
Throughout the plant machines typ
cal OF the one just metioned. hay
Increased the capacity Of the plar
and have made it possible TO turn OF
work done in almost perfect name
With the new facilities, If it wer
necessary, work could be run throug
this plant and be made ready for us
within four hours. a remarkable re
ord. The plant has been purchase
0y laurence F. and Robert J. Refine
and will be under the management
Mr.. q. ". Observation-Disclosures
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15
To Hold Atnlesie Carnival.

] 1nitea Press Leased Wire Service. I
CHICAGO. FEB. f4-At 4 neetlrr
tonight. the spor1srnaus club OF
america completed arrangements for
the athletic carnival to be held at the
coliseum here March 24-2s. Club
o,nciais said that Judging by the en-
W hst the show VIII outshine any
thing In recent years save the olym-
pic games.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15
MIsaourI rIaera TrIm go.

| limited Press Leased Wire Service,
AMEs, Iowa, Feb. 1.-THE Mis-.
sourl Tigers trimmed Ames today win
ning, 23 TO 20. The victory followed a
"a TO p defeat by the Cyclones YES
terday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15

NEW YORK, Feb
14-Now Tor a ser
eush inning stretch
n winter baseball
with National
American and Fed
league magnates
hack n their homes
or on the way On
II the smoke Of hats
tie toFered over
the Waldorf anu
Knicserbocker ho-
tells tonight where
baseball history has
been made and IN
made during the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15
Fultz Not Against Feds.

The announcement fro,n the Ma
tional commission which Was after
ward denied by Dave Fuitz. president
OF the baseball players fraternity, as to
the suspension and expulsion of play
ers going to the Federal league, Great
ed no small stir during the week.
Fultz. however. appeared with the Fed
ersl league oficials yesterday when
ther made the announcement OF their
Brooklyn deal. and President Gilmore
today said he was satisfied the new
league would get an absolutely square
deal from the fraternity.
The announcement from the com
mission made 1t appear that the play
ers' fraternity was lining solidly up
with organized ball and against the
Federals. Fultz denied this, however,
and his explanation cleared the air
considerably.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15
Could Have Shut Feds on.

Organized baseball might have hen,
tie Federal league ont of three ~
foar towns In It's circuit by the ex.
pen6iture OF about $4,000 i, wss
learned today. In these towns the
ORGANIZED ball officials are said to haya
been tipped OF that the Fedars,.
we're going to make an invasion ana
we're advised to tie up through OPTIONS
al available grounds for ball marks
n every instance they e.ssared the
Federal league was a dead duet
would never lease grounds and obtain.
ing options Was therefore unneces.
sarg Federal officials then saw the
attitude organized baseball was taking
end decided that BIZ adopting pol,cv
q secrecy the National and American
leagues might continue TO think them
dead and also continue 10 leave the
way open for free operation.
We are through with the secre,
stnr now. said President Gilrpore
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15

RoSl VEGA
What the National league magnates
had prophecised would be only love
feast and formal meeting to ratity
the 1914 schedule. turned into a riot
The Federal lesgners came into
town vowing they had no special OBJ
Ject in coming, and pounced upon a
ball park IN Brooklyn, drew up CON
tract for the erection of stands, and
prepared to put IN tam In the
town this season C. Webb Murphy
of Chicago. arrived with the lumbago
and left with his scalp dangling from
the belt OF Governor Tener and the
shafts of a dozen magnafes auivering
in his side. Johnny Erers arrived as
manager Of the Chicago Cubs. was
fred and left as the property OF Bos-
ton
bank O'Day arrived at umpire and
left as manager OF the Chicago Cubs.
Murphy the Loser.
30 far as any one Is able TO re-
ceive. Murphy simply Is stung to the
extent Of having lost everything with
nothing in return Governor Tener re-
turned to Harrisburg todsy. having
arrived here IN response 10 a hurry
call sent cat yesterday when the
EFers' situation failed to clear IN.
Johnny had giTen Pres.den, Gaffnev.
Of Boston. his pledge that he would
rot jump to the Federal league on
Thursday, but the magnates we're
having difficulty In figuring out fust
how ETers was TO be made the nron-
erty OF the braves IL Evers insisted
that Murphr should not profit through
the deal by getting Hub Perdue and
Second Baseznan Sweeney. Taner
again sat on President Murphy OF the
Cubs by calmly stating tina, no one
man IN the league could say he Womb
run bis club as he pleased on sronn3
that i WIS his property. and he would
90 what ne pleased with fl
That day has gone by sa,a ,ha
governor The clubs must be run
Tor the good Of The league.
Gilmore Is Satisfied. :
resident Gilmore. OF the Federal
league, left here at 4 o'c,oc, al.
afternoon thoroughly satisfied w,.h
his Teek's work. While the oryars-.
co baseball Enagnates were loud,T nrn.
canning at the Waldorf that the Feds
were dead. Gilmore, Chas. s. Wee,n
man. Attorney Edward e. Gates ana
o'ner Federal officials we've Quietly
NEGOTIATING for the lease o. wa.h,ng.
ton park In Brooklyn and getting tha
support OF the millionaire Ward fam.
~ 10 the new venture. when -.
osai vent through there was eons,aa,.
able SUNRISE and Charlie Ehha,.
PRESIDENT of the Brooklyn Nationals
thought hard over having turned dow
proposition to put an international
league club in his town.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15
Open Till 9 Evenings

before leaving here today. We put
over the BROOKLYN deal withou. the
least bit of trouble because we kept
quiet and sawed wood. We already
have FIVE or six players for che Brook
lyn club for allotment within a short
time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15
League Directors Meet Tsnrsa-

farrsli's authorization Of the trans.
ler q the Kewanee franchise is null.
fed by his decision rendered yester.
day, FOR L Moline IS not open ts-r;-
tory to the Central Association then
Il is impossible for that league TO
have a franchise there However
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15
Baseball History Made and unmade
At tire Meetings Of the League
Mssnstes During the
Week.
Murphy and Evers' Troubles Hold
Center Of the s.are-Feds
stso Rask 10 the
Spotlight

by Hal Sheridan. written for the
United Prsss.l
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15
Roadster touring car for two

Overland roadstes have long been noted for smart A.
pearance agility the road and comfortable riding quail
ties There is hardly roadster Of distinctive design
and of greater utility than Model 79-R
It is of the general construction and power as ii.
touring car the only difference being In the body design
and changes of minor features which became necessa
through the different distribution of the weight and Arrange
ment of seats.
Model 70 roadster is fast and full Of i've active power
The long wheebase and theplacng of the seats in the CEN
Ter of the chassis midway between the ideally proportional
springs make the unusually easyriding and capable
strenuous touring; is in fact touring for twcn
with the added of ghtness and Of luxurious
romfort afforded by the low, deepcushoned and The
ample leg-room.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-15

r~o-passenser roadster.
Model TAR, Is hcrDepow-
er Price, Including electric
lights and storage battery.
$s5nEuuipped with Gray
a. Davis electric engine
starter and generator, $1.075