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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
Alexander Pitches a
One-Ht No Run
Contest

by George n. Holmes. United Press
Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Sept. 30-Pat Moran's
Phillies won something besides pen
nant at Boston yesterday. They won
lot Of supporters who heretofore
have considered the Quaker aggrega-
ton joke champion and one that
would be utterly at sea outside the
bcx-like Philadelphia park
Il Yesterdays game, In which Grover
Cleveland Alexander drove his thirty
first spike into the pennant pole, was
the acid test in way. It was played
against team that certainly has as
much fight as the Red Sox, and on
the field on which next week the
Quakers will attempt to grab the
worlds title.
\ The game proved lot Of things. not
the least OF which was that Crayath
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
Wlid scene. In PhlIly.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. ga wave
OF wild enthusiasm swept through the
business section OF this city yesterday
with the announcement. flashed on
many score boards that the 'fPhillies"
had finally clinched q pennant and
would be contenders for the worlds
baseball title. Old and middle aged
men who have been faithful rooters
for the local club for thirty-two years.
Rugged each other and even told
strangers on city hall plaza, when the
electric lights on the score board,
which had told the story of the game
to q multitude OF spectators. flashed
Comuton's final fruitless swing.
Thousands of fans crowded every
available space on the broad sidewalk
around city hall to view the progress
of the game Cravath's home run.
clearing the bases, caused a shout
which brought the clerks and others
in offices in the vicinity, to the WIN
dows and appraised them intuitively
that the National league flag had been
won for this city. Score boards IN
other sections told the story to other
thousands even before special editions
of the afternoon papers had emblaz-
oned the tidings on their front pages.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
livestock show 4 Exposition.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. J
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3o.-Wha.
is said to be the greatest live stock
and horse show in the history Of the
United States opened here today at
the Panama-Pacific exposition and will
continue until December 3. One hun
dred ninety thousand dollars are Of
fered in cash prizes for live stock and
S250,557 in prizes for horses.
The first competitive show will be
that for horses, mules and asses which
opened today and will last until Octob-
er 10. The competition for beef and
dairy cattle will follow the horse show,
and will last from October IS to No
vember 1.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
: - - = : - 1920

The above resolution was introduced
at the meeting OF the fans of the city
in the superior court room last night
by Edward L. Williams and following
some discussion, was adopted, after
which the meeting adjourned
The above development was unlock
ed for, and, although occasioning some
surprise, was finally accepted as one
of the best ways out OF the baseball
difficulty Before MIR. Williams intro
duced the resolution. the talk was
going around in circle and no def
mite expression could be obtained.
In explaining his resolution. Mr..
Williams stated that he had attended
a number Of similar meetings. and.
that due to the small crowds that
usually attend it was always hard
to arrive at any definite decision.
He stated that the attendance was
SO small that it would be hard to tell
whether the city wanted baseball or
not, even should vote be taken. and
he then offered his resolution as one
way to proceed in the matter. He
complimented the men whose names
were on his list and said that they had
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
Lanaford and Mcvey FIaht TONIGHT

DENVER, Colo, Sept 30.-Afte-
TWO weeks conditioning In the local
attitude, both Sam Langford, "'the Bos
ton Tar Baby" and Sam Mcvey. negro
heavyweight, declared themselves
ready for tonight's twenty round mill
,at the stockyard's stadium Iangford
sald there would be action from the
very start. Langford is the favorite
IN the light betting on account of hi;
iast showing in Denver when he
shocked out big Jack Thompson. a
liocal colored 200 Founder, with enc
blow. wen N-io
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
Soldiers Learn to Be Cooks.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON. (by mail), Sept. 30
Over 200 domestic economy instruc-
tors under the auspices OF the Lon.
don county council are today enrolled
for the task OF teaching 1000 British
soldiers the art OF cooking.
Bread making, the concoction of
Irish stews and the correct way to
boil potatoes are the chief features
of the campaign to make army cook
ing better. Scores of cooking schools
for the soldiers have been established
in many parts Of London.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
Another Canal Slide.

limited Press Leased Wire Service1
WASHINGTON, Sept 3o.-Another
small slide in the Panama canal was
reported today to the war department
The slide shoaled the canal where
the dredges had dug out most Of the
earth from the big slide of fort
night ago. The canal authorities
said it now will be impossible to
open the channel for passage of ships
before October 5.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
rook Mother WIth Him.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
DETROIT, Mich. Sept. 30.-Fearing
arrest for shortage in his accounts,
A. James Glasscock. salesman, early
today shot and killed his aged mother
and then ended his own life at their
home.
In note. G1asscock told OF the
shortage in his accounts. The note
explained that he was taking mother
with me. because nv act would prob
ably kill her anyway.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
Night Baseball
At Brooklyn
Federal Park

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Sept. 30-Baseball
will be added to the gayety of New
y ork's night life. Tomorrow night at
the Brooklyn Federal league park, a
new lighting system will be tried out
which promoters said today left moth
ing to be desired. The lights are SO
arranged. 1t was said, so the specta-
tors will not be annoyed by the glare.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
REPORT HOLLOCHER
HAS BEEN DRAFTED

According to information re-
ce.ved here today. Charlie Hol-
, locher, the diminutive shortstop
3 for the Keokuk club this season
. has been drafted by the Port
D land club of the Pacific coast
. league. Hollocher, who is only
. 10 years old, was considered by
, many to be the best prospect in
= the Central association this year.
! 1t was at first believed that
= Hollocher would be drafted by
; the Davenport Three-Eye club.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
Manufacturers Day =. Exposition.

UNITED Press eased Wire Service. ]
DENVER. Sept. 30.--Manufacturers
jobbers and statesmen today had their
day at the International Soil-Products
exposition being held here There are
many valuable exhibits at the exposf.
ton in the line Of manufactured ar
ticles produced from soil products and
many. used in field and farm house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
Not carI,s Fault.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Clark
Kuehnle Is reported as limiting in Des
Moines that he represents in his
candidacy the non-office holding vot-
ers Of the state. This Is q case. If
true, OF making virtue of necessity
It isn't Carts fault that he is not a
member Of the ONCE holding con-
|tingent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
Resolution Of e. L. Williams
is Adopted at Meeting of
Keokrlk Fans Held
Last Evening.
COMPLETE AUTHORITY
Can Wind Up Affairs of Club
or Decide to Continue
Financial Report is
Presented.
!. o~>>~>~>>~ee.

= Resolved:
= That the affairs OF the Keokuk I
- Baseball association be referred 4
- to committee of twelve, COM I
y posed of the following:
- Stephen Irwin. 4
= Thomas joyce.
- Frank l.. Griffey. 4
= J. B. We'll
= Captain B. P. Taber.
- James Finigan.
= John Erhart.
= Fred Overton.
= e. p. McManus. 4
= Asaph Buck 4
= j. j. Crimmins. Sr.
. Wells M. Irwin. 4
. And that they be given full
. power to continue with the club
- in the league, II possible. and. 4
. If not. to close up the affairs OF
= the association to the best inter Z
y ests Of the creditors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
For Them 10 Decide.


| He reasoned that IL anyone should
decide the question Of baseball for
keokuk It was the ones who would be
called upon for the greatest support
| and that II they felt that they cared
to have Keoknk continue in baseball
that they should decide accordingly,
after which the city at large could
back them up to the best Of its ability.
Should, however, they not care to
accept the responsibilities. the resolu-
! ton gave them the power to wind up
1.-THE affairs of the club to the best IN
terests OF all concerned. The resolu-
| ton was adopted by the fans, with
no amendments.
Last nights meeting was called to
torder by President Stephen Irwin who
explained the reason Of the call. He
stated that Keokuk had successful
season SO far as the playing end was
concerned, but that the finances did
mot keep pace with the club percent
ages. He dwelt especially on the fact
that Keokuk, with winning team.
should draw such small attendance.
Financial Report.
He then called upon Secretary Over
ton to give the financial report. Ac-
cording to this report the expenses
last season were $17.63445 and the
receipts $16,779.45. Last years debt
of $3.50 was also paid of. The attend
ance figure was 1866 The largest
Sunday chowd was S18, the next 742
and the next 636.
There was very little discussion Of
any nature last night Several spoke
briefly, but none suggested that Keo-
kuk drop baseball. The spirit seemed
to prevail that aseba1l was taken for
granted and part of the discussion CEN
tered around the new baseball park
on the Main street road.
Want New Ball Park.
Frank Belt. former manager OF the
Keokuk team, stated that 1t would al
most be suicide to have baseball next
year and not have the new ball park.
He said that he believed that new
park would attract the crowds.
George s. Merriam. one of the stock
owners in the Keokuk Baseball
Grounds association, said that he
would like to see the new park built
and would be ready to assist to a rea-
sonabIe extent He suggested that
there be an assessment made on the
stock or that part of the ground be
sold for building lots to get enough
money to build a grandstand and plat
the diamond.
There were only about thirty pres
ent at the meeting. and. although this
was not encouraging to the officers,
vet all hope is not lost, they state.
The committee OF twelve will likely
have meeting soon to discuss the
that has been put up to It.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
Child Killed BY Auto

TTTnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
OTTAWA, H.. Sept. 30.-The three
year old son of Postmaster T. J. Kelly
was killed when struck by the auto Of
VIM. Kilea, a retired farmer, last
right, ct Senaca.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
quick Action Necessary,

ST. Joseph Gazette: What We need
to do with respect to Mexico is to wait
until some general there wins battle
and then recognize him by telegraph
the message to not take effect II
delayed more than ten minutes in
transmission. That course might save
us from immediate embarrassment
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
Soccer Championship Entries c,o..

,-Dr- 0nTroI's'Ip Entries Close,
NEW YORK, Sept. 3o.-The entries
TOT tnls years national soccer cham.
plonship competition will be closed at
midnight tonight. Drawing for ronnSs
Will be held here October 2. according
to officials Of the United States Foot,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
BOSTON.
Score by Innings.

Two base hits: Alexander. Crayath;
three base hit: Paskert: home run:
Cravath; sacrifice hit: Stock; bases
on balls: Of Alexander, i: OF Ru-
dolph. /; struck out: BY Alexander,
4: by Rudolph, 6. Umpires: Rigler.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
.K[0kUK'S BASEBALL future
LEFT TO COMMITTEE OF Z

to large degree, borne the burdens
OF the past season and that II Keo-
tkuk should vote for baseball, in all
probabilities they would be called up
on to bear the burdens .or a large part
of the burdens for the next year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
American Learue.
Wednesdays Results.

Federal League.
Kansas City. I st. Louis. 0.
Buffalo, Z: Brooklyn. 6.
Chicago. s.; Pittsburgh. 8.
Open date for Baltimore and New
ark.
National League.
Open date for st. Louis and Pitts.
burgh. h
Chicago, s; Cincinnati. 4.
Brooklyn. 3: New York, /.
Philadelphia, 5; Boston, 0.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
Today's Schedule.

Today's Schedule.
Federal League.
Kansas City at St. Louis. w
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
Buffalo at Brooklyn.
Newark at Baltimore.
National League.
Pittsburgh at st. Louis.
Brooklyn at New York. hi
Philadelphia at Boston.
Open date for Cincinnati ami Cni
ago. N
American League.
St. Louis at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Washington.
Open date for other clubs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
National League
American League

Detroit. 3; st. Louis, 2.
Washington, 10-20t Philadelphia, 2-5.
Chicago, 10: Cleveland. g..
Open date for Boston and New York.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30

a week. Az eeots
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-30
GALAXY OF SPEED
KINGS FOR RACE 4
First s5cmlle Race for Aston Cup
over sheepshead BAY course
Starts on saturs
day.
THIRTY CARS ENTERED
Hopes That American Car VIII Come
Through Winner Rssts on the
stutx and Maxwell
Entries.

! UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
! NEW YORK, Sept. 30.--The greatest
! galaxy OF speed kings ever gathered
.about one track will face the starters
gun here Saturday In the frst $50
mile race for the Astor cup on the
new Sheepshead Bay course. About
thirty cars are scheduled to make the
start, but It Is probable there will be
some eleventh hour Withdrawals.
Hopes OF an American made car
carrying on the honors rested largely
on the Stutz and Maxwell entries.
There are four Stutz cars, two Of
them piloted by Earl Cooper and GIL
/, Anderson. who finished first and sec
ond respectively in the recent Min
neapolis race, and at Elgin they dfvid-
] ed the two big road races between
them. Eddie Rickenbacker in his
MAXWELL also Is expected to make .
bid for honors.
The Puegeot entries are considered
the most danserous--both the cars
and their drivers. There are five OF
them. each with a driver OF interna-
tional fame-Dario Resta, Bob Bur.
man. Howdy Wilcox, Johnny Aitken
and Ralph Milford.
Barney Oldfeld and his well known
cigar will be seen at the wheel Of a
! Delage, and Ralph DePalma, who Won
the Ave hundred mile race at Indian
apolis last May. will pilot q Mercedes.
! Besides the custody OF the Astnr
cup. prizes aggregating $4,000 will go
to the winners.
The big oval has been pronounced
by the drivers working in practice
srins as almost perfect The motor
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-19
SWEETEN SOIL FOR ALFALFA
sourness Can Be Corrected by AppII-
cation Of Air-SIaked Lime--Test
With Litmus Paper.

Alfalfa will not do well on sour or
acid soil. Before growing alfalfa, the
soil should be tested with blue litmus
paper which can be secured from q
druggist. Take a handful of moist
ened earth from few inches beneath
the surface of the ground and press
into a ball. Break this mud pail IN
to halves and place strip OF blue lit
mus on one of the halves and cover
with the other After five minutes ex
anime the litmus paper. and If it has
changed color from blue to distinct
pink or becomes spotted with pink
spots. the soil is acid and needs lime
for successful alfalfa growing.
On sour soils from two to four tons
OF air-siaked lime or ground lime
stone rock or mari or lime refuse
should be applied. Whatever form is
used 1t should always be applied to
the surface OF piowed land and mar.
rowed or disked IN. It may be put
on in the fall or early spring-prior
to seeding the alfalfa. Lime distriDu
tors are desirable when large areas
are lined. put with small acreage it
can be conveniently spread with
shovel.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-19
GIVE HARNESS BEST of CARE
When Placed Just Behind Work Team
Leather Becomes Brittle ana Some
times Breaks Very Easily.

Many farmers hang their harness
in the barn Just behind the work team
SO that 1t VIII be handy when wanted.
Of course 1t is convenient and can be
thrown onto the backs of the norses
in few minutes, but there is con-
siderable loss in hanging the harness
at the back end of the stall.
There is a constant passing off of
ammonia from the manure behind the
harness and this has bad effect on
the leather of the harness. This is
the reason why a harness that is al
lowed to hang in stalls cracks and
dries out, becomes brittle and some
times breaks very easily. One would
have to keep the leather thoroughly
soaked with oil to prevent injury from
the action OF the ammonia.
Then there is danger OF harness be-
ing thrown down into the manure of
the stable by the constant passing OF
the horses from the lot into the stalls.
When it is thrown down and trampeG
into the manure it is filthy to handle
ana is injured by the action of the
damp manure.
The best plan is to have a room in
the barn IN which to hang the har-
ness. 1t is even better to hang 1t in
the hallway than over the manure.
The room need not be large. Every
thing in 1t may easily be kept in
proper order. and ali repair material
should also be located here. This
room should be free from mice and
rats. for these rodents are destructive
to leather
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-19
Cutting and Storing Siiase.

ciently matured, too much acid de-
velops. II too ripe, 1t does not settle
properly and the air is not excluded.
Corn should not be cut until the
ears are out of the milk and most Of
the kernels glazed and hard.
The corn should be cut with a corn
binder, as 1t is much more easily
handled when bound in bundles. If
the silage cutter is large and the work
is done with a good force of men, the
corn binder should have a start of
half n day. II enough horses are used
on the binder to keep 1t moving at a
good pace the corn can be cut down
as fast as it can be put into the siio.
Using a small cutter with a large en-
gine is dangerous unless great care is
exercised IN controlling the power.
II silage is to keep well it must
settle evenly. To this end the leaves
and the heavier parts or the corn
must be kept thoroughly mixed and
evenly distributed in the silo. Owing
to the great pressure of silage, fric-
tion with the sides of the silo has a
tendency to make the silage less COM
pact at the edge, and for this reason
it should be thoroughly tramped next
the side. Every time three or four
inches of cut material is added to the
silo It should be tramped thoroughly
around the edge, taking short steps
and packing the silage as much as
possible next to the wall These pre-
cautions must be observed during fill
ing to obtain perfect silage.
After filling. the top six inches
should be wet once and the whole sur
face tramped every day for a week to
obtain q thin. compact layer of well
rooted silage which will exclude the
air.
Properly prepared, corn silage is.
as rule, the most economical succu.
lent food that can be obtained for
dairy cows at a season when pasture
is not available. Although not bal
anced ration in itself, II tends to
heavy milk production and economical!
milk can be made by feeding corn
silage and legume hay without the
use of much grain.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-19
PLAN TO STORE VEGETABLES
Bruises Form Place for Decay Germs
to Enter--Dry In Sun Before
Putting In Storage.

tBy H. o WERNER. North Dakota Ex-
pertinent Station.D
Vegetables must be stored under the
conditions that will keep them in the
best condition for use.
In the first place they should be
handled carefully. Bruises form a
place for decay germs to enter. rhe
vegetables store pest II little Imma-
rure. Cabbage. celery and roo. crops
keep best at low temperature. with a
fairly moist atmosphere and good ven
tilation. Onions keep best Just above
freezing in a dry atmosphere. Squash
and pumpkins need a dry atmosphere
at about fifty degrees. Celery when
dug IS really transplanted as 1t has
to be kept growing when in storage.
Dig it with a good deal of soil on the
roots and plant closely IN sand or
loose damp soil in cool cellar or pit.
The root crops keep best when buried
in sand or soil in cool place The
vegetables, excepting celery. will keep
better If well dried in the sun before
being stored.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-19
Device to Save Time.

A new device brought out by an
Englishman puts an end to waste of
time in using the telephone. The in
vention is called an amplifier and can
be connected with the receiver by
pressing a button. By this simple
arrangement one does not have to wait
at the telephone while the person at
the other end goes in search of the
person you seek. Instead, the ampli-
fer is switched on. The receiver can
then be placed on the desk and work
of the caller resumed. When the
party sought calls his tone is greatly
increased by the amplifier and can be
heard across large-sized room.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-19
WHY "ANURIC'
is AN INSURANCE AGAINST SUDDEN DEATHl
Sufferers from Backache, Rheumatism and Kidney Trouble

Before an Insurance Company will
take a risk on your life the examining
physician will test the urine and re-
port whether you are a good risk.
When your kidneys get sluggish and
clog, you suffer from backache, sick
headache, dizzy spells, or the twinges
and pains OF lumbago. rheumatism and
gout. The urine is often cloudy, full
of sediment: channels often get sore
and sleep is disturbed two or three
times a night. This is the time you
should consult some physician of wide
experience-such as DR.. Pierce, of the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute.
Buffalo, N. Y. Send him 10 cents for
sample package of his new discovery
"Anuric." Write him your symptoms
md send a sample OF urine for test.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-19
kidney TROUBLE
NOT RECOGNIZED

An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview of the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re-
jected is because kidney trouble is so COM
mon to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applica-
tions are declined do not even suspect that
they have the disease.
According to this it would seem that q
medicine for the kidneys, possessing real
healing and curative properties, would be
q blessing to thousands.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the well
known kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
is remarkably successful in sickness caused
by kidney and bladder troubles. 1t is mild
and gentle in its action and It's healing in
fuence is soon noticed in most cases.
There is no other remedy like Swamp
Root. 1t will surely and effectively over
come kidney, liver and bladder troubles
and you can depend upon it. Go to any
drug store and get bottle so as to start
treatment today. You will soon see
marked improvement.
However. if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.