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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-09

! Doc Crandall and Dave Davenport al
| lowed the Havana club only four rms
| while the Sloofeds gathered seven In
yesterdays practice game. Vaughn
shone at second for the Feds and bids
to become a fixture at station two.
HOUSTON, Texas. March "a ten
mile hike was the dish served Brownie
Athletes in lieu of ball tossing when
cold weather set in the vicinity of
Houston. Hank Severoid, winter trap
per. walked in ahead of the crew In
the hike.
SAN ANTONIO, March 9.Snow,
the first in San Antonio in many sea-
sons. the natives told the Cardinals,
prevented the ST. Louis club from
baseball yesterday and members of
the club tried Their. delivery in snow
bali battle in the streets. Perdue and
Snyder led squad in an eight mile
run.
MARLIN, Texas. March s.-After
Miller Higgins departed from the
Giants camp, the weather turned biz
zardly and the players had to build a
fire at the park to keep from freezing
while they waited for their turns at
bat.
SAVANNAH, Ca, March Capt.
Tillinghast got his first glimpse of
what he bought from Frank Farrell.
He saw the entire collection of Yam
KEGS for the first time Caldwell.
Fisher, Heating, Cole. Warhop and
Brown got in from Hot Springs.
DAYTONA, Fla, March 9-Cbarlie
Ebb.ets has at last dedicated holiday
to himself. Thursday afternoon Eb-
bets field will be opened here. Miss
Ruth Law will drop the first ball from
a height Of 1000 feet in an aeroplane.
BROWNS WELLS, March o.
Cigarettes are on the tabooed list of
pleasures for the Brookfeds They
won't be tolerated, Manager Lee Ma
gee told the players today. He added
he would not mind cigar. or a glass
of beer, but fgarettes-nothi1g doing.
TAMPA, Fla, March 9.-This is
such a great country-this Florida
that the Cubs-Athlethic practice game
today was dependent only on whatheer
there was too much snow about.
AUGUSTA, Ca, March 9.--Manager
Rebel Cakes went back to the outfield
today. convinced that he is no sue
cess as third basemaa. Because
Eddie Lennox had sore finger, the
leader tried to fill his place, but
Konetchy, Yerks and Marty Bergham-
mer were too fast for him.
DAWSON SPRINGS, KY. March O.
-Springers who thought that the Pr
ates came down here to get baseball
training were wondering today when
they get the sight of the leathered
pill Basketball is the only game In
evidence. Hans Wagner's bunch trim
med quintet led by Scoops Carey
PA to Ia.
GULFPORT, Miss. March 9.-Be-
cause the Tulane university nine had
booked game with the Brooklyn
Federals, their scheduled date with
the Tigers has been cancelled, Mana
ger Jennings announced today.
Friends Of Feds are not friends of
ours" Hughey declared.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March o.
Joe Jackson and Murdoch Brown were
still among the missing in the Cleye-
land Indians camp today. Brown
started for camp week ago and Joe
is making frantic inquiries regarding
T.. =,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-09
R|TCH|E UNABLE
TO PUT OVER 10.
Marty Farrell withstands Punches Of
Near Champion Who Tried
to Knock Him
Cold.
BRITT PUTS ON GLOVES
Ancient Foe Of Bat Nelson Kept
Richie Busy for Fifty Sec
onds Before Wind
Left Him.
by Barry Faris, United Press Staff
CorreSDOndent I

! By Barry Faris, United Press staff
Correspondent
NEW YORK, March 9.LMarty Far.
rell, husky young gentleman, whose
chief occupation is acting as punch
ing bag for champions Nand near
champions. was sporting a smile to-
day that threatened to engulf his en-
tire face. Farrell's Illuminated count
enance was occasioned by the fact
that he had withstood terrific on.
slaught of Willie Richie which that
battler had launched with the DELHI
crate intention of knocking Farrell
cold"
Richie Satisfied.
Richie went three rounds with the
Farrell person and in that time tried
everything he had in stock He jab-
bed, hooked and pulled punches clear
off the floor but Farrell was still there
at the end of the third session. Richie
had announced he was going to try
for knockout just to see if he had
knock left: that he didn't achieve
the knockout didn't worry him as he
declared he was satisfied.
Jimmy Britt Dons Gloves
Jimmy Britt. ancient foe of Battling
Nelson, who forsook the ring years ago
for the stage, dropped in Billy Grup.
pins gym to watch Richie work yes
terday The smoke of the battle got
into his nostrils and he donned the
gloves for one round with the Ameri.
can champion. For about fifty seconds
he kept Richie busy. Then his wind
deserted him and he was mark for
Ritchie's Wallops.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-09

SAN ANTONIO. Texas, March .
Joe Jackson and Murdoch Brown were
still among the missing in the Cleve-
land Indians camp today. Brown
started for camp week ago and Joe
is making frantic inquiries regarding
reporting, but has not moved in this
direction
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-09

BROWNS WELLS, March o.
Cigarettes are on the tabooed list of
pleasures for the Brookfeds They
gee told the players today. He added
he would not mind a cigar. or a glass
Of beer, but understanding doing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-09

DAYTONA, Fla, March 9-Cbarlie
Ebb.ets has at last dedicated holiday
to himself. Thursday afternoon Eb-
bets field will be opened here. Miss
Ruth Law will drop the first ball from
a height Of 1000 feet in an aeroplane.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-09

TAMPA, Fla, March 9.-This is
such great country-this Florida
that the Cubs-Athlethic practice game
today was dependent only on whatheer
there was too much snow about.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-09

HOUSTON, Texas, March 9.-A ten
mile hike was the dish served Brownie
Athletes in lieu of ball tossing when
cold weather set in the vicinity of
Houston. Hank Severoid, winter trap
per, walked in ahead of the crew In
the hike.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-09

SAVANNAH. Ca, March Capt.
Tillinghast got his first glimpse of
what he bought from Frank Farrell.
He saw the entire collection of Yam
KEGS for the first time. Caldwell.
Fisher, Heating, Cole, Warhop and
Brown got in from Hot Springs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-09

AUGUSTA, Ca, March 9.-Manager
Rebel Cakes went back to the outfiald
today. convinced that he is no sue
cess as third basema1. Because
Eddie Lennox had sore finger, the
leader tried to fill his place, but
Konetchy, Yerks and Marty Bergham-
mer were too fast for him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-09

SAN ANTONIO, March Snow,
the first in San Antonio in many sea-
sons, the natives told the Cardinals,
prevented the ST. Louis club from
baseball yesterday and members of
the club tried their delivery in snow
bali battle in the streets. Perdue and
Snyder led squad in an eight mile
run.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-09

DAWSON SPRINGS. KY. March O.
-Springers who thought that the Pr
ates came down here to get baseball
training were wondering today when
they get the sight of the leathered
pill Basketball is the only game in
evidence. Hans Wagner's bunch trim
med quintet led by Scoops Carey
pa to II.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-09

GULFPORT, Miss. March 9.-Be-
cause the Tulane university nine had
booked game with the Brooklyn
Federals, their scheduled date with
the Tigers has been cancelled, Mana
ger Jennings announced today.
Friends Of Feds are not friends of
ours" Hughey declared.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-09

MARLIN, Texas. March 9.-After
Miller Higgins departed from the
Giants camp, the weather turned biz
zardly and the players had to build a
fire at the park to keep from freezing
while they waited for their turns at
bat.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-09

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-09

Branch Hickey, st. Louis Browns
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

men. Their uniforms are caked with
mud, and tattered beyond recognition.
Undressed hides of sheep, worn with
the skin side out to shed the rain, are
tied on their backs with thongs. Their
clumsy shoes do not seem to conceal
anything so shapely as human feet.
Their boards are long and unkempt.
The Germans are in like condition.
These hordes, stimulated by brandy
and ether, savagely fighting for the
possession of hole in the ground,
seem to be hopelessly insane. Perhaps
they are. This war has developed
into fierce and close battles with bay
onet against bayonet, revolver against
revolver, and sometimes fist against
fist 1t is horrible"
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

Paris is again Gay Paree.' The
temperamental French have gone
back to the Bohemian life, not in spite
of the war but because of it. Five
months of weeping and suffering told
N the high-strung nerves of Paris
ians. The government found it neces-
sary to turn on the bright lights to
overcome the depression that was set
ting over the people. Parisians must
have their cabarets, amusements and
parties" to live.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

of a fragrant breach Of neutrality
and would be in danger of quick en-
broilment in the present struggle.
The president possesses mind too
logical in its processes for him not to
be perpectly well aware that his in
sistence on the passage of bill such
as this is in direct contradiction to
his attitude in urging upon the coun-
try at large the preservation of an
attitude of strict neutrality.
Well might Senator Burton say: ~
am sorry to say that there are a
great many people in the United
States who do not seem to realize that
we are in the midst of the most til
tanic conflict between nations that
the world has ever seem; and we feel
constrained to add that the present
administration, in endeavoring to
force this perilous measure through
congress, seems to be steering the
Ship of State on the edge of the
maelstom of war with careless IA
tuity that is simply appalling.
Judging from the tone of the cor
respondence which reaches this office
the great majority of the people Of
this country are not in sympathy
with the administration bill; first
because they believe that, politically
and economically, it is based upon
false principles; second, because it
| will drive what shipping we have from
the high seas; and, thirdly and chief
ly, because they see in it the prob.
able seeds of war. Therefore, We
strongly urge upon the constituents
of the country that it is their duty
to make personal appeal to their sen
ators, and urge them to throw party
considerations to the winds and unite
in the defeat of the most dangerous
and menacing bill that has beer
brought before congress for many
years past.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

Army and navy experts located at
Washington see far reaching results
from the capture of the DardaneIIes.
They say it will enable Russia's fleet
to take part in the warfare on wa
ter and turn loose its submarines,
etc, and also enable France and Eng
land to land large numbers of Rus
SLAMS to assist in the campaign in
France, Belgium and Flanders. Rus
STA being able to furnish the men If
the other nations furnish the neces-
sary arms and equipment.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

We do not blame those holding
lucrative positions under the present
syatem of commission government be-
ing opposed to the manager plan. It's
human nature to stay with good job.
But the die is cast and the present
system is going to be relegated by an
avalanche of votes. 1t is safe to say
rine-tenths of the voters of Durango
would have signed the amendment
petitions if given an opportunity.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

If Rumania and Italy join the al
lies there can be no question of which
way the war will end and it may
bring about peace much sooner than
otherwise. But neither country has
announced desire to get mixed up
with the scrap. It's wise nation
that keeps out of war and the best
way is to let the present outfit fight
it out.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

A one hundred thousand dollar car
ming factory with capacity of 10000
cans every ten hours, is one of the
things that will lend prosperity to
Grand Junction this year. Employ
ment will be furnished $50 men.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08
The CHARTER AMENDMENTS

A few days ago The Herald pub
lished list of charter amendments
which have been presented to the city
clerk for approval of names neces-
sary to have the same voted on at
the next general city election. Every
amendment is specific and no doubt
clearly understood by all Herald read
eis, at the same time it may not be
out Of place to call special attention
to the more important sections.
If the amendments carry the only
ELECTIVE officers will be five commits
sion<fs selected from the city at large
without reference to politics who are
to serve without remuneration. The
commissioner in turn will have the
selection of manager, who will look
after the entire business of the city
and be responsible for everything per-
tanning to its advancement and well
fare. OF course the manager must
report to the commissioners every
transaction and keep them informed
on. every phase of city work. The
manager will employ all labor outside
of city clerk and treasurer and be
responsible for the proper discharge
of all work. The manager will be
the head of every department and I'M
der the amendments will be able to
transfer men from one department
to the other. For instance, outside
ot M real busy months, one man
can look after the streets and alleys
and local water service, or the man
ager can direct the marshal to care
for certain work if it should be deem
ed advisable. The object of the franz
useless employees at any time and
placing men at work in any depart
ment when occasion arises. The man
ager will see there is no loafing on
the job and that men give the same
faithful and honest work that is re-
quired by individuals and corpora
tions. In some of the manager gov
erned cities the manager can only be
removed by recall the same as other
elective officers, but the amendment
provides that he may be discharged
providing four of the five commits
sioners say so. This means more
elasticity and at the same time a
more careful guarding the city's in
terests. By having one man in charge
means that he can look after the
vari&hs departments with but a trifle
J more time than after one. 1t will
be the managers place to be on ac-
tive duty and instead of half dozen
men tramping around the city he will
be able to look after and supervise
ali work. He will have nothing to
do with the clerical work, which will
be performed by clerk elected by
the commissioners, who will prescribe
his duties and in this connection the
clerk can and should be the police
magistrate until such time as the city
grows and clerical work increases, the
cutting down Of administrative ex-
pense being the watchword. Placing
the collection of all moneys in the
hands of the city treasurer is proper
as he has plenty of time, the law
making it compulsory on all obliga-
tons being paid in advance at the
city hall, hence the treasurer does not
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

have to 20 outside of his office and a
system of bookkeeping can be devils
ed and enforced that will guarantee
absolute safety and accountability of
every dollar received.
By the proposed amendments there
will be no sinaeures, every one en-
ployed by the city being kept busy or
discharged. As matters now stand
there are half a dozen men to do the
work of two, or at most three. This
is not the fault, as we have previ-
ously stated, of the men holding the
positions, but of the system which
provides useless jobs. The manager
system means direct responsibility.
There will be no placing blame on the
"other fellow" If the manager is
found wanting the charter provides
for his discharge the same as though
employed by private individual and
found unequal to the work. Taking
it all around, there is no reason why
city employe should not work as
hard and conseientiously as though
employed by an individual or corpora
tor and we do know there is not
sufficient to do to keep three head
men and as many deputies busy and
the taxpayers of Durango are crying
for relief from their increasing bur
e ha
been resorted to by individuals and
firms all over the country and munich
palities should be no exception to the
rule. The time is coming when the
manager system will prevail in coun-
ty and state matters. The state is
paying out good money for useless
men and expenses. At times there
are dozen men travelling on state
business on the same train when one
man could look after the entire bust
ness. Why send a man to Durango
for a couple of hours work when he
could just as well handle every line
of business outside of expert work
The state has license collectors, in
heritance tax collectors, factory in
spectors and dozen or more other
after by one man instead of by a
man for every place whose main work
is to hob-nob and talk politics. And
the idea of a commission legislature
is not bad. AT present we have one
hundred unweildly members elected
along political lines and most every
move is political. How much better
fifteen men with business quaihca-
tions sitting all the time or travelling
about the state ascertaining its needs
and requirements and ready at all
times to handle any business requir-
ing attention. With cities adopting
the concrete and direct responsibility
plan, the system is bound to grow un-
til it includes all forms of govern
ment, especially county and state. A
body of fifteen men empowered with
executive and legislative powers could
handle every department of state
where there are executive heads and
could send its representatives to han.
die every and all kinds of work.
Let Durango voters study the mer.
its of concrete government and dc
away with top-heaviness and irrespon.
sibility by voting unanimously for tn,
charter amendments.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

There is not much money to be
made in buying wheat if the Darda-
nelles are forced. The spectators
will be the losers and the farmer who
refused to sell when wheat was above
sl'6o a bushel, about $3.50 per hun
dred, is not entitled to a great deal
of sympathy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

A two days storm in Iowa destroy.
ed property of the Iowa Telephone
company to the extent of $3.50, 900.
And such storms have been of fire.
quent occurrence in the middlewest-
ern states the past three months.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

A former United States naval Of
ficer has invented one-man subma-
rine carrying a full-sized torpedo in
its bow, and with plug that auto
matically closes the opening when the
torpedo has been fired.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

What will be the highest concrete
structure of the kind in the world is
a railroad viaduct being built in Penn
sylvania, 242 feet above stream and
1850 feet long.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

The price of wheat is on the to-
boggan slide. With SO cent whea. in
Russia and open passage through Tie
Dardanelles, American wheat will
have to wait for excessively high pri-
ces. We still believe it will reach two
dollars bushel before the 1915 crop
is marketed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

The fruit tree peddler is not as
welcome as he was a few years ago.
Alfalfa and stock pays three and four
times, on an average, over orchards,
and we have the best orchards in the
world.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08
There will be few sighs Of

There will be few sighs Of regret
when rnnstantinople falls. The Turk
is without friends. Even Germany
has no love for him. In pursuading
Turkey to enter the fight. Germany
hau nothing to lose and everything to
gain.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

Notwithstanding the drop in wheat
in the east, Denver was paying SILT
per hundred Monday. Able to do this
as the price of flour remains the
same as when $237 was paid.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

New York city was dry last Sum-
day, the first time in five years, say
loonmen fearing raid. Must be hard
to be doing business and in fear of
being arrested most of the time. Why
not obey the laws?
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

In northern Idaho and Montana,
which had many fires during the last
summer, 35 per cent of the fires in
national forests were caused by rail-
roads, 2 per cent by lightning and 10
per cent by campers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

An Iowa legislator wants ex-Presi-
dents Roosevelt and Taft to compose
a peace commission to settle the Eu-
ropean war. Before this is done. bet
ter have a peace commission to set
tie the little difference existing be-
tween Teddy and Taft.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

At the rate states are climbing on
the water wagon, prohibition will be
quite popular in few years. Seven
teen states are either dry or will be
dry January l, 1916, to say nothing
of hundreds of dry counties in states
that are wet
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

England and France are determin-
ed to add starvation to the lot of Ger
many in addition to bullets. Again
we say, war is far worse than Sher-
man said it was.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

There are other ways to get rid
of Judge Lindsey than by abolishing
the juvenile court of Denver. Cut
off the salary unless the occupant re-
mains home and attends to business
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

Thaw's sanity case is to be laid
before congress. Thaw will be occupy
ing the time of the courts as long as
his money holds out and then it will
be all off with him.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

TESTS by German scientists have
proved that the old plan of tighten
ing mans belt to lessen hunger
pangs is The scientific method for ac-
complishing the desired result.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

Describing fight at Bois lie Pretre,
where Germans and French are op-
posed, A. r. Decker, war corre-
spondent, writes: "Most of the French
soldiers have the appearance of wild
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

Can it be possible Bandit Hillen of
Denver is to pay the penalty of his
crime? Wonder some technicality
was not found to release him.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

We may continue to talk about
peace but there will be no peace un-
til one side or the other begins to
get licked or the nations engaged
have no more men to be sacrificed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

The sultan made sure the allies did
not capture his haram by moving the
inmates to the proposed Asiatic capi-
tai. Wise old guy,
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

Just as her husband was confirmed
as postmaster of Denver, Mrs. Staple
ton died of heart failure. Thus fate
deals with humanity.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

The Turks are not much on the
fight and chances are they will sur
render Constantinople without much
resistance or damage.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

The account of conditions in Ger
mary as outlined by Mrs. Thomas OIL
belt Furnished very interesting read
ms to The Herald's thousands of
readers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08
"et Rid of Lingering Colds, Coughs
and La Crime.

and La Grippe.
:. spring finds many afflicted with
lingering hacking coughs that weak
en- the system. Slush and wet cause
more colds than zero weather. Group,
bronchitis, and pneumonia are preva-
'eht' Every family should have
sa1e and reliable cough medicine ready
ior use Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound contains no harmful ingred-
tents. 1t eases cough, checks cold
ana relieves inflamed and congested
membranes 1t clears the air passages
and soothes inflammation. S. G. Wall,
Durango Drug Co.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

Cripple Creek is expected to pro-
duce twenty million dollars in gold
during 1915. And this means real
money.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-08

Idaho will get on the water wagon
at the beginning Of the coming year