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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
CARPENTER BACKED
BY FLOOD OF COIN
Wonderful Demand for seats-Winner
Probably to be Matched with
Jack Johnson.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryfce.l
LONDON, July 1z.-Geo-ges Csrpen-
tier, French heavy weight champion.
was due to arrive here today accom-
panied by several hundred fight fans
and another food of money backing
Carpenter IN the twenty round fight
with Gunobat Smith Thursday night
was expected to be turned loose. A
big French delegation, including many
women reached here and Carpenter
was made a to favorite.
There has been a wonderful de-
mand for seats for the fight which
takes on the color of championship
affair By reason OF the fact that the
winner will probably be matched with
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
SENTIMENT FAVORING
YOAKUM DEVELOPS
observers Impressed with Denver
Lightweight who Goes Against
Charley White Tonight.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service I
DEN YER. Colo, July 14.-Although
Charlie White was two to one fay.
orite In the betting today for his 20
rouno battle tonight with Stanley
foakum. a strong sentiment in favor
OF Yoakum developed today. Obsery.
ers who have watched the Denver
lightweight train have been strongly
impressed by his condition.
many preoict that even his awk-
WaFa style OF boxing will prove a
strong point 1t is apparently so awk-
ward as to puzzle clever boxer OF
whites type and at the same time r.
is not so awkward that Yoakun can
not put over a knockout punch with
lightning rapidly whenever an oppor-
tuEify Offers. This win be the twelf.h
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
COMMISSION REvOKES :.
PROMOTERS LICENSE
cells Certificate Granted Promoter
Who Eyades Residence Law.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, July 14.-W
G.. Rhodes, holder OF boxing club
license at Hudson, Wis, was to re
ceire formal notice TO-DAY that his per
NIT had been cancelled by the state
granted the certificate when he moved
into Wisconsin, announcing his inten-
ton of becoming citizen Since the
close OF the boxing season he has
returned to st. Paul, indicating, ac-
cording to the commission that his
residence in the state was merely TO
circumTent the law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
Indians Lead by Harry Sweet, Get
Sweet Reveng. in Red Sex
Defeat Yesterday
1877.
WHITAKER ENDS GAME
Bill SuppIants Faireloth as Pinot
Hitter and Finishes Fray
Shift on the In
field.

1 BURLINGTON, Iowa, July IA
Abbotts Indians with Harry Sweet
leading them got sweet revenge on
the Red Sox here yesterday and de-
feated them by Is to score. The
game Sunday was a big league game
In comparison with yesterdays con-
test and 1t was one grand oonglomera-
ton OF hitting and running. Faircloth
started for the visitors but was re-
tired In the fourth to make room for
Bill Whitaker.
Schwenk started the mound work
for the Red Sox and was removed In
the fourth when the Indians started
tattoo of his offerings and before the
end OF the game there had been four
slab artists UP trying TO stop the
slaughter of Manush's men, The eff
forts were vain, however, the Indians
were tl,re with the hits when hits
meant runs and the work of none or
the local lights was OF sufficient class
to stop the charge.
Faircloth was meat for the Sox, but
when Whitaker went in there was
another story to be told. Eight hits
the hits came at times when there
was none on the sacks and conse-
auently were of decidedly harmless
nature. Faircloth had allowed only
six hits, but there were four runs
ecored and he was taken out to let
Whitaker be USED as pinch hitter
Lunte was still out of the game and
his loss was keeniy felt Not that
MeGlade did not play the game at
short but because Harry was badly
needed at third where Meyers was
supposed to be playing. The third
sacker was to bat three times and
on each of the three occasions whitfield
at wild ones, not even fouling the
pellet. With the. four fans of yester,
day the new man has whitfield seven
successive times. He made the bugs
forget about his work of Saturday and
last night he was given his release
by Hayden.
1t would be useless and foolish to
try and give an account of the game
as the runs came too thick and fast
to tell about. The hitting was fast
and furious with the locals on the
long end with fourteen bungles to
their credit. The Keokukians got ten
blows.
Fleming. as we'll as the players, had
an off day and missed several strikes
and balls. He about evened things
IN, however, and consequently there
can be little kick" coming. .
The score.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14

Just how it feels to be dropped out or
ia league is reflected By the ralnt hope
expressed in the papers there that 1t
may be impossible for Egan to get
into Rock Island and that he will be
compelled to remain at Ottumwa for
ia little while longer.
Unless ksokuk fans turn out to
the meeting tomorrow evening at the
superior court room and by their
presence and assurances, make the
local club officials feel conGaent that
the team will receive continued sup
Ecrt in this city it seems inevitable
that Keokuk be without baseball in the
course of a couple of weeks. Tne club
cannot be maintained here without
support of the fans in attending the
games as well as the support from
the merchants.
Welsh pitches tomorrow. Fans,
come out and see the games of the
present home series. Make the di-
rectors know that you want baseball
here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.
Yesterdays Results.

Chicago, 6-16-o; ST. Louis, 0-4-1. Bat
teries: Watson and Wilson; Groom
Herbert and Chapman. Second game:
st. Louis, 5-10-2; Chicago, los. Bat
teries: Crandall and Simon; Fisk
MCGUIRE and Wilson.
Brooklyn. 1-5-0: Pittsburgh, 0-5-2 (11
innings). Batteries: Finneran and
Owens; Dickson and Berry.
Indianapolis, 5-9-2; Kansas City, 8
81. Batteries: MulIin, Kaiserling
and Warren; Packard and Easterly.
Buffalo, 10-11-2; Baltimore, Gill
Batteries: Moore, Schulz, Ford and
Allen and Blair; Wilhelm and Russell
and Jaclditsch. Second game: Balti
more, 6-1o-1; Buffalo. 2-7-1. Batteries:
Smith and Jackiitsch; Ford, Wood
man and Blair.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
ALTITUDE RECORD
SHATTERED TWICE
Duration Record Also Broken by
Eoefim who Stays Aiofs 81
Hours-Ascends 25,0co Feet.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
LEPSIG, July 14.-Aviator Helm
rich Oelericf broke the worlds alti-
tude record today. ascending $4,000
feet in his biplane- This is the Sec
ond time within FIVE days that the al
titude record has been boosted. July
9 Aviator Otto Linnekogel. in mono
plane at Johannisthal attained q
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
The Best Medicine In tn. World

Ny little girl had dysentery very
bad. / thought she would die. Cham
bsrlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy cured her. and I can truth.
fully say that / think it is the best
medicine in the world writes Mrs.
William Orvis, Glare. Mich. For sale
by all dealers.-Adyertisem
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14

height OF 1854 feet. Last week Ayia-
tor Boehm at Johannisthal shattered
the duration record, remaining aloft
twenty-four hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14

Summary,
Two base hits-Meiners, Lowther
MCGEE.
Three base hits-Harnlon.
Struck out-By Schwenk, 5: by
Neusel, .; by Faircloth, 2; by Whit
taker, ..
Bases on balls-Oh Schwenk, 2: off
Miller, l; of Neusell, 2; off Faircloth.
i: off Whitaker. /.
Double piay-McGee to Hensling to
Giffin, ..
Passed bails-Frye.
Stolen bases-Sweet, Dali, MCGEE.
Hensling.
Sacrifice hits-Lunte.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14

Where They Play Today.
Burlington at keokuk.
Muscatine at Ottumwa.
Clinton at Cedar Rapids.
Waterloo at Marshalltown.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14

Ottumwa papers are advertising two
more c. A. games in their city, those
to be played today and tomorrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
Yesterdax's Results.

Yestercay's Results.
Boston. Sill; st. Louis. T-12-1 1s
innings1. Batteries: James, Rudolph
and Whaling; Perritt, Sallee, Griner
and Wingo
Chicago. $40: New York. $50. Bat
Fromme. Wfltse and McLear.
Brooklyn Pittsburgh game postpon-
ed on account of wet grounds.
Philadelphia incinnati game post
poned on account of rain.
Where They Play.
Boston at ST. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
Base Ball Results
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION

Results Yesterday.
At Burlington-Burling 7; Keo-
kuk. IS.
At Muscatine-Musoat s; OF,
tumwa, 0.
At Clinton. s: Cedar
Rapids, 3
AT Massachusetts, 4; Mar
shalltown, 1.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
Where They Play.

s.. Louis at Chicago.
indianapolis at Kansas City.
Buffalo at Baltimore.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.
Yesterdays Results.


st. Louis-Philadalphia gAsae called
in the fourth inning on account OF
rain with the score 1 to 1.
Chicago, 80; New York, 0-G-2. Bat
teries: Walsh and Schalk: Heating
and Sweeney. Second game: New
York, 3-7-1; Chicago, 1-S-3. Batteries:
Caldwell and Nunamaker; Faber,
Cicotte and Mayer.
Washington, $50; Detroit, $50.
Batteries: Johnson and Ainsmith;
Main and Mckee.
Boston, 2-4-1: Cleveland, 0-2-3. Bat
teries: Collins and Carrigan; Morton
and O'Neil.
Where They Play.
ST, Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington
Chicago at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14

The Three-l has had plenty of
chances to take il Rock Island If i,
had wanted to. Instead, the league
has chosen to make Rock Island bugs
go to Davenport if they wanted to
see game. Ned Egan says that In
his opinion there will be no difficulty
whatever about going into the island
city and his opinion is held by other
officials in the association.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14

--Reaa The Daily Gate cIv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Standing Of the Clubs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
You'll score
first time up!

Every man who takes a sporting chance on
a dime against a tidy red tin of Prince
Albert tobacco-whether it's rolled into
makin's cigarette or jammed into jimmy
pipe-nakes a hit with himself. Just can't
help it, because p. A. sure enough is built
to deliver 'em across the plate, one,
two, three!
to shot that p "A. will jolt your system
Men, today you can smoke your ill, all
It, and Prince Albert won't even make your
That's just about why men call
The Calumet news., 1914-09-17

CANNED FRUIT
25c can Peaches, ca.
25c can Pears, ea..
25c can Cherries, ca. IT,.
25c can Apricots, ca. IL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-27
NO REASON ID FEAR CALAMIT|ES r ROM THE EUROPE WAR
 NORMAN H. JOHNSON Editor Addresses COnven- ton of Alabama Mer-
 chants at Bijou
1000 DELEGATES IN
 BUSINESS SESSION
Judge A. 0. Lane Welcomes Convenr ton to City and President Ogden Makes Response-President
 Shook on the Programme

With something like 1ooc delegates in attendance the second annual convention of the Alabama Merchants association held its first business session of the con- vention last night at the Bijou theatre. There were several speakers, Judge A. O, Lane welcoming the delegates on be- half of the city of Birmingham: President P. c. Shook of the Chamber of Com merce speaking for that body. and Pres- dent W. W. ogden of the Merchants as- sociation responding.
 On the programme last night was Nor man H. Johnston, editor of the Merchants Journal of Commerce of Richmond, Va. Mir Johnson delivered a straight from the shoulder talk in which he stressed the importance of the merchants mak- ing their association a thing of fact as well as name. He pointed out the many ruts In which the merchant was likely to fall while struggling to make a iv- ing, and said that an association such as was represented in the present conven- ton could be great power for good if its members would onfy get together make suggestions and thresh out matters of moment among themselves, and send their findings to their representatives In
 Continued on Page Fourteen)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-27
MERCHANTS NAME OFFICERS TONIGHT
 Al THE TUTW|LER
Election Will Be One of the Features of Annual SmOker-Retir-
 ing Officers

The election of officers of the Alabama Merchants association will be held al the war matinee smoker at the Tut wiler hotel banquet hall tonight.
 Owing to the rush of delegates yester- day it was impossible to assemble then, all at once at East Lake at the bar becue and therefore 1t was impossible to carry out the programme which had been mapped out.
 This morning at II o'clock at the Cham Der of Commerce the board of directors oi the association and officials will holo meeting regarding resolutions and other business matters to come before the con vention and this evening at the smoker at the Tutwiler the formal election oi officers will take place.
 Ladies will not be admitted to tn, smoker tonight.
 It is probable that the board of di- rectors will be increased in number oi members for the ensuing year so that rep the state. The retiring officers and board Of directors are as follows
 Officers-W w. ogden president Sulli- gent; F. c. Chandler. first vice presi- dent Boyles G. Scott Leeth, second vice president, Cullman; J. R. Wilson, third vice president, Woodward V. S, Gage treasurer, Birmingham. William c. Rad cliff, secretary. Birmingham w. R. Everett, assistant secretary Birmingham
 Directors-A. ]. Powers, Greensboro; J B. Patterson, Lacon; J. ]. Pope. Guin C. W. Hammett. Sylacauga; Oliver Hall Colinsville; Nose Hill. Fossil; R. P ReaVes Selma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-27

the meats at the East Lake barbecue
 of the merchants convention yesterday.
 Thad stated that the first barbecue he ever cooked was for the Confederate soldiers one night when they foraged a couple of pigs and cows and secured the first meat they had had in weeks. This heah Is some bawbycue, yassuh' 2 said Thad yesterday afternoon.l an dem | folks sho do eat, but eff anybody eyeh 1 did eat a bawbycue. sah it was dem starvin soldiers. Ah'll never ferget dat
 meal so long as An lives. I was sum hungry mahse'f an the fumes frum dat coolSin' meat jes' nearly drove me wild,
 but An cooked her plum done, sah, and then we all pitched in.
 l Old Thad stated that he used 156S pounds
 of meat and it was nearly all eaten. It What was left was sent to some of the
 charitable institutions. Besides the meat
 old Thad cooked 90 gallons of stew and
 used 20 baskets of tomatoes.
 1 Bristol Is a rather good sized town, sit- uated on the boundary line of Tennessee and Virginia, and Bristol some few weeks ago held a merchants convention. Nor man H. Johnston of Richmond, Va, the main speaker at the Bijou theatre last night, tells a remarkable story concern ing the town.
 Tennessee Is prohibition state and
 any drunken man arrested there is fined | $50. Virginia is wet state, and any ] drunken man arrested there Is fined $5. | Thereby hangs the tale.
 The street car track on the main street running through Bristol, it appears, is l exactly on the boundary line, and no man | walking down the street car tracks can be arrested. One night not long ago a gentleman who had been celebrating en- | tirely too much got two Bristol policemen I on his trail. one having Jurisdiction ir | Virginia and the other in Tennessee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-27

To avoid arrest he made a dash for the following him on either side and waiting for him to stagger outside Of the rails when they could put him under arrest. The longer the man walked the more his steps swaved from one side to an- other, and finally he lost his balance and with dash went sprawlins across the tracks onto the Virginia side. The Nir- ginia policeman hurrying to him. picked him up and said p1f,
 Consider you. self under arrest.
 "Thash all right. murmured the drunk man, but by golly, I saved s45r'
 street car line and there staggered along. walking between the rails, a policeman
 Judge T. Purefoy of Farman, one of the biggest merchants Of the state. in asmuch as he weighs something over soo pounds, is attending the merchants convention, In company with several hundred delegates he attended the ball game yesterday afternoon and there Was no more enthusiastic or vociferous 'fe oter'' on the grounds than the TO doubtable judge.
 Notwithstanding the disaster of the rinth inning the judge never lost heart ard insisted that it was not possible that Tennessee could beat Alabama un- Ger any circumstance. He had the floor to himself, so to speak and the regular rooters gave way to the genial dele gate from Farman When in the eleventh inning the Barons showed over the winning run the judge threw up his hat and said he didn't give a con tinenta1 darn If it never came down. In addition to being one of the lead ing merchants of Farman, Judge Pur- ofoy Is postmaster of his town and a leading factor in its social. civic and political life. While in Birmingham he is the guest of relatives, Mir. and Mrs iG. F. Stewart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-27

the weight incident to the care of gov ernment
 The chief executive Is not attempting the maxixe, the bunny-hug or other ultra ia ashionable shuffles. But he is becoming
 proficient in the one-step and the hesi-
 tation His friends contend that when he has thoroughly mastered both, he will
 be enabled to maintain slow or a fast
 pace as occasion might demand We have versatile governor" said MT. Gorham. "He can speak fairly we'll he can write very well and soon he
 will be numbered among the most sue
 cessful votaries of Mistress Terpsi-
 chore
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-27
Miss Kelley and Miss Hogan Appear Before Merchants
 Convention
CONVENTION NAMES
 TWO COMMITTEES
Nomination and Resolutions Commit tees Meet This Morning-"War Matinee" to Be Held at the
 Tutwiler Tonight
TopAY.s PROGRAMME.

Open house by Birmingham jobbers. manufacturers and bankers, to their visiting friends all morning.
 Movie theatres open for delegates.
 2:30 o'clock: Special excursion train leaves Louisville and Nashville sta station for Ensley steel mills. Fair field wire mills and general tour of Birmingham industrial district.
 5:3O o'clock: Excursion train reaches Louisville and Nashville station on re- turn trip.
 8 o'clock: Smoker in banquet hall of the Tutwiler, president of the Ala bama Merchants association in the chair.
 Address by w D. Nesbitt. Birming- ham, eThe Alabama Merchant and the Cotton Grower in the Present Crisis
 Address by Col. Tom o. Smith. vice president Birmingham Trust and Saw ings bank, How the Banks Help the Merchant in Time of War;
 Needed Changes in State Laws" by Charles E. Rice. Birmingham.
 General discussion by members of the Alabama Merchants association of unusual conditions arising from the present European war. with sugges- tion of remedies.
 Cigars and refreshments.
 I nfcugn the courtesy or the DIT minghani Newspaper slub, delegates are entitled to privileges of the club. Pretty Miss Florence Kelley, singer 2 the Birmingham Newspaper club, an cainty Miss Margaret Hogan of Wes End proved two sources of delight the attending delegates of the Alabam Merchants association at the Bljou thes tre last night. The young ladies relieve the periods between speeches with sue good effect that the speeches were ser ously threatened.
 The Davis male quartet If the Amuse- thea tre opened the evening at the Bio theatre last night, it having been secure by Sidney F. Lazarus, chairman of tf amusement committee of the Alabam Merchants association. Mir Lazarus ha to work fast, but proved to be equal the occasion. The Davis quartet con nleted it's first act of the evening at u Amusement-U at s:So. Their next pc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-27
CONFERENCE OF FERTILIZER
 DEALERS CALLED FOR SEPT. 6

called the conference of fertilizer dealers for September s, and he has invited the southern commissioners to meet here at later date.
 "The war in Europe has to a great OK tent cut off the supply of potash that has heretofore entered largely into the making of a complete fertilizer" wrote Captain Kolb, and adaed the suggestion that the commissioners of the southern states meet here at a date to be fixed and discuss some plan whereby the fer tilizer factories may not be penalized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-27
MERCHANTS TALK
 OF EFFECT OF WAR AND THEN ADJOURN
T. o. Smith Will Tell of Nc AdoO's Convention and Harding Will Wire Mes-
 sage on Situation

The merchants convention will close at the Tutwiler hotel tonight with the war matinee smoker9 which will be strictly business meeting. night letter telegram from w P. G. Harding, member of the federal reserve board, on the cotton situation will be received and read to the delegates and Col. T.
 O. Smith, vice president of the Bir- mingham Trust and Savings bank. who has been in Washington. D. C., attend ing the cotton conference with Secre- tary McAdoo. will be there in person everything that occurred at the con ference
 The meeting will be confined strictly to the discussion of the good and bad effects probable as a result of the cur rent European war Means of rem edying the bad effects and profiting by the good ones will be taken up and discussed in every detail by experts and the meeting will wind up by a general discussion of delegates-who- ever wishes to speak-on what they think should or should not be done ir the emergency.
 The meeting Is expected to be one ol the most important of the entire con.
 vention. The following letter from MT
 Harding was received yesterday by Chairman Murray Brown of the Cham Der of the Commerce trade extension bu reau:
 | My Dear MT. Brown: I have youl
 letter of August 22. and note that tht Alabama Merchants association will
 meet in Birmingham this week. Tt will be pleasure to comply witt your wishes and I will on Wednesday
 send you a night letter relating to thu cotton situation.
 "I trust that you will have sue
 cessful meeting and with personal re
 gards, remain yours very truly, w P. G. HARDING.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-27

Montgomery, August 26... Especial. )-Fel- lowing his call for conference of fer tilizer dealers of Alabama, to discuss with him the cutting off of. the potash
 supply as result of the European war. Capt. Reuben F. Kolb. commissioner of agriculture and industries. today wrote to the commissioners of the southern states and asked their opinion on the ad- visibility of holding meeting to discuss the same proposition. Cartain kolb has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-27
GOVERNOR LEARNS TO TRIP
 THE LIGHT FANTASTIC TOE

That the governor of Alabama Is not only learning to dance, but that he is paying very beautiful young lady B an hour for instruction. was news brought to Birmingham yesterday by J.. A. Cor ham, B. H. Mooney and other citizens who have been spending vacations at Tate Spring.
 Ii is said that the governor, despite his we'll remembered embonpoint and his 5o years, is quite nimble. His instructor, Miss Fife Yerger. attributes the fact that he is light on his feet to the other fact that he has removed from his shoulders
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-27

"Thad Garretts. an old civil war negro, 69 years old, is the man who barbecued