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Made of finest all-wool worsteds; st
new styles. All sizes to 44-inch wais
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
NED EGAN'S MEN TO
TRAIN IN MUSCATINE
Spring Plans Of Muskles Include Trip
Through Northern Cities Of
Central Association.

MUSCATINE, Iowa, Jan. 27.-The
Muskies will not train at st. Paul this
spring as it was thought they might
do, according to an announcement
made by President Sam Block. Man
ager Ned Egan resides at st. Paul and
thought it might be advisable to do
the spring pruning in that city. where
the team could be worked out with
the ST. Paul American association
club. This plan also included train
ing season trip through the northern
Cues Of the Central association and
grand finale here just previous to the
opening of the big marathon of the
gonfalon. This scheme did not meet
with favor, however, when it was dis.
cussed and both President Block and
Manager Egan agreed that the money
which must necessarily be spent in
the gents. who will wear
Musky uniforms should be expended
in Muscatine The new Musky leader
will, however, arrange dates with
clubs in this neighborhood and some
regular teams will be seen in action on
the south end lot before the gong
sounds for the real start of the season.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
NEW OFFER FOR
CHICAGO CUBS
Syndicate Offers TAFT Half Million in
Real Money-Taft Asks Twice
as Much.

UNITED Fress Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Jan. 2S.-The Chicago
Cubs are about to be sold" again.
The latest offer was one Of 100000
in real money from new Chicago
syndicate. The details Of the latest
negotiations became public today.
Charles p. Taft, Cub owner, is de-
clared to have held out for $1,20O.O00
for the club and grounds. While alb
solute details as to the reply given to
Taft by the syndicate are not known,
there were bold rumors that 1t ran
something like this:
I'VE don't want to buy Chicago; we
want only the Cubs"
John R. Thompson and Charles
Mccullough were mentioned in con-
nection with the Cub deal. Thompson
made his money in string Of Chicago
quick-eats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
No Farms for Them.

The unemployed Of Chicago evil
IDENTIFY do not fancy working On a
farm. according to the following from
the Chicago Daily Farmers and Drov-
ers' Journal:
"Chicago's municipal employment
bureau, in encouraging the unemploy-
ed to seek positions on farms, Is not
meeting with success.
-Four or Ave applicants for rural
work are made each day. That is an
infinitesimal percentage OF the men
out of wc-k in Chicago, but probably
1t represents fair average OF the
number willing and qualified TO take
up work On the farms.
Farm work should not be hard Tor
them to learn and there is going TO
be a big demand for farm labor with
in a few weeks from now. The farm
er's annual cry for labor VIII likely
be heard, but rarely answered oy the
unemployed of cities.
Cosmopolitan lures hold the man
out Of work. He hates to give up the
city, but il he would turn countryWaro
he'd find plenty of work In many Sec
tions Of the corn belt. It would be
hard work, as viewed by him, but
health-giving and lung and muscle
Strengthening.
James w. Galley OF the municlpai
employment department says the I'M
employed who come to him do not
seem wildly excited about going TO
the country for jobs. He says the lure
OF the white lights appears to over
shadow everything else.
"Congregating in cities In times OF
scarcity OF work, the unemployed can
do little to help themselves and many
show small desire to do 1t.
"The spirit Of energy wanes IN
them 1t could be strongly revived
in back to the farm movement. and
farms soon will need many men, but
90 spr,ng labor demand In the cities
onsn. little wider not many weeks
M doubtless there will still he con-
sestion of the unemployed there and
The farmer. as Of old, will have plenty
., work to give out and too few men
applying for it."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
Gilmore and the Minors.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Jan. 2S.-President Gil
more OF the Feds planned to go east
today to attend the conference OF pro-
moters of the proposed outlaw minor
league which will be afiliate0 with
the Gilmore circuit.
President Ban Johnson Of the Amer
lean league, also is going east. He
will attend the meeting OF club own
ers in New York Wednesday, when
the seasons schedule Is to be adopt
ed. Ban will not take the same train
Gilmore leaves on. He will wait until
tomorrow to start.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
MEMPHIS LADS TO
PLAY WITH JAYS
Mcpherson and Huff Have Affixed or
fetal Signatures to Contracts
with Waterloo.

Glen Mcpherson and Walter c. Hun.
two Memphis. Mo-, boys. will be given
a try-out with the eminent DR.. Jay
Andrews, manager and leading come
dian Of the Waterloo club. Contracts
with both have been sent In to Presi-
dent Justice by Andrews. Other con-
tracts just received by Justice are
those of A. Chapel and A. NJ. Schultz,
two Indiana boys, with the Marshall
town club. and e. A. Atkinson and
Albert Mccoy. both from Missouri,
with burlington
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
New Name for Chifeds.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO. Jan. 2s.-Charles Weezh-
man isn't satisfied with Chifeds as a
rame for his nine. He today offered
a seasons pass to the north side park
to the person suggesting the best
name for the club. He wants the
name in time to have 1t sewed on the
new suits he's ordered for his squad.
Colts, Mid'gets, Stripes, Wigwams
and Tinx are some OF the names al
ready submitted
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
is superhuons. It is indeed time to

Is superfuons. It Is indeed time to
think gravely and profoundly.
It is because Iowa railroads believe
that Iowa people will be generously
fair-once they know the truth about
this great Question-that has per-
suaded them to make this appeal
through the public press. In doing so
they have tried to state their side of
the story fairly. They have made no
attack upon anyone or sought to appeal
to prejudice-and that the reader may
accord to them the same credit for
which he claims for himself
that he may be willing to raise his
voice in defense Of their rights as he
would expect others to do In his be-
half under similar circumstances-thts
is all the railroads Of Iowa ask
(Paid adv
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
Yearlings Not Banned.

The proposal to set up the three
year rule barring freshmen from
competition seems to have taken its
usual course in the east. There was
considerable talk of banning the year
lings but the executive and advisory
committees Of the intercollegiate AS
sociation of Amateur Athletics OF
America at its recent meeting here
did not even give the subject consid-
Grafton.
when the association meets March
6, it is not likely that it will have the
freshmen rule to discuss. While it is
possible that some of the larger uni
yersities, notably Yale, may renew its
request for action, it is considered
certain that smaller eastern schools
at which freshmen are allowed to CON-
pete on athletic teams, will exert
enough influence to prevent the adop-
ton of such a rule. Several import
ant changes in the method of running
off the field events at the annual
games probably will be adopted at the
March meeting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
Maneuver Cautiously in Billing Fights
for Fear of killing Game
There for
Keeps.
vARDoN WILL COMPETE
EngIishman VIII Try to Grab Nation
al Open Championship OF
United States This
Year.
IBy Hal Sheridan written for the
United Press

United PreSS.J
NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Warned by
what happened to the game in Cali
fornia fight promoters at New Orleans
are reported to be maneuvering eau
tiously in billing future engagements.
some opposition to the fight game Is
reported to be in evidence in Louisiana
but by misunderstanding rough stuff"
the southern fight managers hope to
keep contests going along smoothly
without encountering legal obstacles.
Already they are talking about stag
ing bout for the lightweight champ
ionship of the world in the river city.
Promoters would like 20 schedule such
match and also mill between two
bantams, preferably Kid Williams and
frankie Burns, for Mardi Gras week
No one would risk killing the game
by bringing in couple of heavies for
bout.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
Mardi Gras Tourney

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Jan. 2s.-Chicago box
ers will be entered in seven weight
divisions in an inter-city tourney at
New Orleans Mardi Gras week, II
plans OF Secretary Charles Essig OF
the Sportsmen's club OF America
made public today are carried out.
The club will arrange for special
train leaving Chicago, Feb. 10, and
leaving New Orleans on the return
trip February IS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
High School League.

The high school league was played
yesterday afternoon, and some of the
best basketball this year was played
by the four teams in the league.
The intermediate employed boys
basketball league was played at 700
last night, Smiley winning from Ayres,
and Beach from Blake.
The high school squad is working
hard to get in shape for the Mt. Pleas
ant game here Saturday night. Wurl,
of Quincy. will referee, and his work
has always been highly satisfactory
to both teams.
Two new men have come to town
and are out for the squad. Weigle,
and Heck, both guards, which Is sure
a welcome addition to the firing line.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
Y. M. c. A. ITEMS
Physical Department.

Tonight at $500 o'clock the players
,of the Commercial league will indulge
In repast at the Y. NJ. G. A. as fit-
ting close to such successful season,
and will have chance to pledge their
allegiance to basketball in the future,
IS we'll as recount the good times Of
the past league.
Trwin-Phillips won the pennant
Tuesday night by defeating the Keo.
kuk Electric team, and M. R. P. Co.
won from c.. B. & O., making the
standing as follows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
Smith Defeats Levinsky.

United Press Leased Wire Service.I
NEW ORLEANS. La. Jan. Is
Hooks and jabs predominated in the
attack of Gunboat Smith In his 20
round victory over Battling Levinsky
here last night. Smith won the deci-
sion Gecisively shading the New
York mauler. Levinsky's features
were badly battered when he left the
ring Smith was unmarked. Smith
weighed 179 pounds and Levinsky III.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
SPORTS
BASEBALL GROUNDS
ASSOCIATION MEET
Annual Meeting Of Baseball Grounds
Association to be Held
Tomorrow Night.

The annual meeting OF the Keokuk
Baseball Grounds association will be
held at the superior court room at
1880 tomorrow evening, according to
the announcements just sent out by
Secretary Louis Sterne. The election
OF directors and officers is the chief
business to be brought up.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
Six Dav Bike Race.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO. Jan. 2s.-Fourteen teams
representing nine nations are entered
in the six day bike race which starts
tonight at II o'clock In the interna-
tional ampitheatre. Mayor Harrison
will fire the starting gun.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
volIey Ball League.

Volley ball league last night: Bust
ness men team B won easily from the
seniors. 80. The games were holly
contested from the start, but the SEN
Tors lacked the floor covering ability
of the older men, and are decided to
practice up for their next game. Next
Wednesday the business men team A
will play the employed officers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28

streets.
sOUTHBOUND.
xNo. IL, st. Louis, south and
west, leaves ......... 905am
xNo. 8. st. Louis west and
south, leaves ............ 12:45am
mo. 40, X. & W., leaves -. S:5Oam
xNo. 4, st. Louis. west and
south, leaves .......s... 1:22pm
mo. 10. Quincy, Hannibal.
Kansas City. St Louis,
leaves ................. S:40pm
sNo. 3, K. & W., leaves ...... 9:1Opm
NORTHBOUND.
xNo. Z, st. Paul and points
west, leaves ............ 2:35am
xNo. Is. Chicago, st. Paul,
Burlington ana points west.
leaves 7:45pm
+No. 8, Burlington. Chicago
and east, leaves .......... /: 5Gpm
mo. 81. Mt. Pleasant branch
leaves Observation-Disclosures. 3:30pm
No. 5, e. & W., Sundays only.
leaves 7:35pm
'No. 4, from K. & W., arrives 1:15pn
mo. SO, from Mt. Pleasant
branch, arrives ........ II :45am
mo. 2, from X. & w. arrives 9:IOpm
No. 6. from K. & w, Sundays
only, arrives ............ 11:55am
xDaily. daily except Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
such a Joke!

philadelphia North Amerlcah
rotary Bryan laushed nearly VIZ" .as
the publication OF ms vicS re Great
called to his atten1ion'
;oke--on the people.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
Church League.

The teams Of the church league are
practicing every evening, and hostil-
tiles will officially open next Tuesday
evening at $40, between ST. PauI's
and st. Peters. and Westminster and
the Baptists.
A faster league is anticipated than
the commercial, which is saying a lot
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
Wabash Wants Vaughan.

limited Press Leased Wire Servlce.I
CHICAGO. Jan. 2S- = Robert
Vaughan of the Purdue coaching staff
is being sought by Wabash college as
its athletic director, it was announced
today Lambert, a Wabash alumnus.
is the Scarlet's second choice.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
EIGHT Women Entered

CHICAGO, Jan. 2s.-Eight women
have entered for the women's long
distance run in the annual champion
ship tournament of the Norge Ski
club next Sunday at Cary. Ill
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
COMPARING EASTERN AND
WESTERN RAILWAY RATES
OF DOLLARS ANNUALLY FOR LABOR,
FUEL, SUPPLIES AND TAXES

per cent increase in freight rates to
eastern lines-a fact with which the
reader is doubtless already familiar.
In rendering this decision, the COM
mission took occasion to point out the
precarious financial conditions which
have been brought about by the great
foreign war, and which have added
enormously to the former troubles Of
American railroads. So, too. the COM
mission pointed out the unremunera-
tive passenger incomes which obtain
almost upon every hand, and especial
ly upon the local traffic within the diff
ferent states. If the commission was
correct in its view that the eastern
lines were entitled to an increase of
5 per cent in freight rates-and the
decision has been applauded in bust
ness circles throughout the nation
then how much more are the western
lines entitled to an increase? The
population per square mile Of Mass
achusetts is AL, of New York 204, of
Pennsylvania ISL, OF Ohio 1872, while
in Iowa it is only 40. In view of
these facts, can there be any doubt OF
the Justice of the plea made by the
railroads of Iowa at this time?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
Blackburn ou.points Roners

ALTOONA. Penna., Jan. 28-Jack
Blackburn of Altoona and AL Rogers
of buffalo last night fought six of the
fastest rounds ever seen here. Black
burn won On noints
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
Anelsn. and Memorable.

The word Gumboil, when used =
surname, has nothing at all to DO
with any part Of the anatomy. IL
denotes that its first bearer was .
man OF considerable Importance and
great power in the state. 1t IL de-
rived from the Morse word gum,
bald" which itself has nothing to 90
with any af1iction, but means bold
In war;"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
AilzzKAbASh

No, 2 daily. leaves at ........ 5:aopn
No. 4. daily except SUNDAY
, leaves ct ....... 4:4Oam
NO 76. daily except Sunday,
freight. leaves at ........ 7:O0am
Arrive.
No. ~, daily except Sunday,
freight, arrived 5.oOpn
No. is. daily except Sunday,
arrives 9:35pm
NO. .. daily arrives ........ 11;15am
Nos. 76 and ~ carry passengers.
x No. IL. st. Louis, Kansas
City, west and south.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28

England will bid activity for just
one athletic title this year, according
to best word relayed here from Lon
don. Participation in practically all
sport branches is knocked out by the
war but Harry Vardon will try to grab
the national open golf championship
and only Francis Ouimet and Chick
Evans are conceded chances of beat
ing the Englishman.
If Vardon carries off honors he will
give England batting average of
] 900 in the, international contest SER
les. There will be no international
polo and no rowing contests this year
and it is not at all certain that ten
mis- enthusiasts will see competition
for the Davis cup.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
Notre pame-West Point.

Notre Danes game with West Point
next fall, apparently will furnish the
country with about the best line OF
dope on the respective powers Of the
eastern and western elevens. Definite
word some time ago that Harvard and
Michigan would not get together this
year made the engagement between
the Catholics and West Point one OF
the leading inters sectional battles OF
the year. The soldiers schedules, just
out, calls for Notre Danes appearance
on November 6.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28

The girls of Mrs. Merriam's Bible
class will serve the good eats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
Punert Sure an Amateur

Colonel Jacob Rupert, who makes
we'll everybody promised not TO men
ton the brew-is considerable of au
amateur at the magnate game and
willing to admit it. To a crowd OF
reporters who gathered in his office.
after the New York Yankees had
been formally transferred, the new
owner addressed a request that no
mention of his brewing business be al
lowed to creer into the sport columns.
iii handle the advertising for my
business in the usual way" was the
way the colonel put it.
Mentioning no names, several other
leading gents of the baseball world
haven't o. KID the Rupert doctrine.
From Columbia comes the howl
that there is a great dearth of candi-
dates for crew work. Indoor practice
has been begun on the rowing ma
chimes but only a handful OF candi-
dates showed up. Coach Rice asked
for enough varsity candidates to fill
eight boats but got no less than half
that number
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
CONDITIONS MUST BE FACED.


In his opinion given in the eastern
rae advance case, Commissioner DAN
iels OF the interstate commerce COM
mission referred to the fact that the
maximum freight and passenger rates
established in many states during the
last few years means that, with the
ever increasing cost Of operation. the
railroads of the country are facing a
condition which means that they Can
neither give adequate service to the
public or make such showing upon
their properties as will enable them
to borrow the millions necessary for
future betterments and improvements.
In conclusion, he says it Is situation
which must be faced, not trified
with"
Once more we wish to impress upon
the reader that the railroads should
not be confused with private enter
prises which are able to advance their
PRICES to meet the exfgencies of the
hour. The railroads are bound hand
and foot and can charge no more than
the law says. Suppose that through
some statute the state Of Iowa should
say to the farmer, that regardless OF
the cost of production or the volume
of yield, he shall sell his corn at not
to exceed so cents per bushel? Or
suppose that through some similar
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
THE BRANCH LINES OF IOWA.

1t is a we'll known fact that 1t is
ordinarily much more expensive to
operate branch lines than main lines,
and this is true because Of the heavier
volume Of business and the longer
fhauls on the latter The total railroad
mileage of Iowa is 9,99S.45 miles, OF
this mileage, the four larger compan-
les, the Chicago, Burlington & Quin-
cy railroad, the Chicago. Rock Island
& Pacific railroad, the Chicago &
Northwestern railway, and the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & Saint Paul railway
own and operate 1857 miles, of which
$500 miles-or practically GO per cent
lis what would be termed branch
lines and which, upon the basis OF
present freight and passenger rates
in this state it is impossible to oper-
ate profitably, while In many instances
they are being operated at big loss;
and yet, all of these $500 miles OF
branch lines which belong to only four
of the larger systems are vitality essen
tial to the agricultural and commerce
iaI interests of the hundreds of COM
munities which they serve. Surely
railroad has just as much right to ex-
pect fair return upon the money II
has invested in a branch line as upon
that which it has invested in its main
line which is largely supported by in
terstate business-and when existing
rates render this impossible, 1t means
that it cannot give to the people the
ADEQUATE and efficient service so
necessary to agricultural and COM
mercial growth and development. No
other central state Is so well supplied
with railroad facilities as is Iowa
there being few points in the state
which are more than dozen miles re-
moved from steam road facilities-and
that it is of the highest Importance to
the people that this net work OF rail-
roads be given sufficient income 80
they may be maintained In a high
state of efficiency should be apparent
to every thinking man.
AS to whether the railroads of Iowa
are justified in asking for some sub
stantial increase in freight and pas
senger rates, we wish to cite the re-
cent decision of the interstate COM
merce commission in granting a 5
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28

mandate II should say to Iowa grocers
that they shall sell rs pounds OF
granulated sugar for one dollar? OF
course, these suppositions are radical
and yet, is this not in substance
what the state of Iowa is forcing upon
her railroads when it names the rates
they may charge without taking the
increased cost OF labor, fuel, taxes,
etc, into consideration? Is 1t not
equally as unfair? Is there anything
about railroad which places 1t above
the inexorable law OF cause and eff
feet? Well might they exclaim with
Shylock In his pathetic defense OF the
Jew, ..if you prick us. do we not
bleed? If you tickle us, do we not
laugh? II you poison us. do we not
die?"
In this connection, we wish to d.
gress for moment to quote some
statistics which should have had
place in former article It costs an
average OF z mills per mile to. haul
ton OF freight In the United States,
whereas In England 1t costs 2.33 cents,
in Germany 1.42 cents, and In France
LII cents. In the United States the
average wages paid to railroad en-
ployes are 1923 per day, in England
$1.16, and In Germany and France not
over 81 per day. The English rail-
roads are capitalized at $265,000 per
mile, in France at $137 700 per mile,
In Germany at STA, 1875, while in the
United States the stock and bond cap
averages only $4,000 per
mile. In view of this remarkable com.
parison, do American railroads de-
serve the wholesale denunciation
which has been heaped upon them?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28
Toledo, Peorl. and Western Railway.
c., 3. q =. RAILWAY co.

Trains leave from the Union depot
3, this and tickets. Fifth and johnson
streets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-28

n sd The Gate City want column