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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-26
BASEBALL FANS
UP IN THE AIR n
Very Little Has Been Given Out Con
corning Peace Program OF
Organized Ball and
FederaIs.
THE PLAYERS PROBLEM
Nothing Known Of Distribution Of
stars From Outlaw League
Harry Sinclair is Man
Of Hour.
THE PLAYERS PROBLEM

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Though the
magnates Of organized baseball and
the Federal league were excha,ag- ug
chaste salutes under the mistlerosf OF
peace, New York fans today were stu
up in the air as to where they'd go
for their baseball next summer. Fans
of other cities also were clamorfng
for a little more light on the peace
arrangement, especially with regard
to the apportionment OF Federal
league playing material The distri-
button of Federal players was regard
ed as likely to decide the success or
failure Of a number of clubs in next
years pennant fights.
One contingent in the arrny that
owns the Giants has developed cold
in their TRIBES, according to breezes
blowing down baseball alley, as re-
suit of last years losses and want to
get out from under with what they
believe win be another losing term.
Harry Sinclair, the Federal leagues
man Of oil and money, is regarded as
the probable purchaser OF their share,
but he still is understood to own a
plot on Manhattan Island large
enough for baseball plant and this
fact served to confuse the situation.
In addition Sinclair has on his hands
the task of distributing the Federal
league players and the fans expected
that he would favor the club he be-
comes interested in with the cream
of the field artists.
Whether Benny Kauf would go to
the Giants was an interesting CUES
ton which occupied many Of the fans
today. McGraw owns contract with
II. h. 1f4 Nfa$ m l..
fze on the pact, there are just fifteen
other clubs which will arise In chorus
and remind McGraw that he abro-
gated the contract last summer.
The Wards of Brooklyn having OBJ
tanned full protection for their inter
ests by the action Of the conferee5 at
Edward Gwinner OF the
Pittsburgh Federals. appeared to be
the horned animal OF the shuttle.
Gwinner was able to obtain but slight
con sideration at the Rhineland meet
fne and is believed to have Jared
badly from a financial standpoint.
Reports today from st. Louis that
the first payment in the transfer of
the Browns to Phil Ball, owner OF the
Federals, had been made, were re-
garded as a binding proof OF serious
Intentions of the magnates. AS the
Browns have concrete plant, much
better than Terriers park, 1t is settled
that the Browns will play at their
old home next summer, but there was
deem speculation over building actiy-
ftv in the Federaps old plot. The
ontfleld, found to be six feet lower
than the plate, is being filled in with
2 600 loads of earth to make 1t level
with the diamond and this fact gave
rise to reports that the cardinals
would abandon Robson field and
move to the enemy's old home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-26
To Scrap In January.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service!
ST. PAUL, Mimi. Dec 25.-Down
in New York. Danny McKftrick has
been so busy with the greetings OF
the season, fight fans say, that he
has been unable to answer whether
January IS is satisfactory to him Tor
the postponed Young Ahearn-Mike
Gibbons match. He Is Ahearn's man.
ager. Matchmaker Bersen says should
Dan stick to the original agreement
that the scrap be pulled off before
January Is he will name it for Janu-
airy Ia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-26
SALOON ROBBED
IN WEST kE0kUk
Dozen Quarts Of Whisky, Case Of
Beer and 100 Cigars Taken
From Building Christ
mas Eve.
ARRESTS YESTERDAY
Department Had Only Six Lock-ups
Christmas Eve and Christmas
Day-Members Of Force
Get Presents.
ARRESTS YESTERDAY

The robber or robbers who entered
the saloon Of J. r. Green. 22S 3
street, on Christmas eve were evident
ly looking for the wherewithal 70
celebrate Christmas or were preparing
for the long dry spell which will hit
Iowa In a few days. It was reported
to the police department that dozen
quarts Of whiskey. case of beer and
100 cigars were taken from the sa-
loon.
It was found that the robbers en-.
tered the building through the cellar.
A door had been kicked In, which al
lowed access to the building. From
here the robbers made their way to
the stock room of the building through
trap door. A wholesale amount OF
wet goods was taken, and enough
cigars to last for few days were
picked up for good measure.
Two drunks were picked up by the
police on Christmas day. -Four more
were taken care Of on Christmas eve.
Cops Get Cigars.
The police department received Its
usual contribution of cigars from the
business houses and banks OF the city.
The members Of the department are
enjoying the smokes and appreciattive
of the gifts from their friends.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-26
So ,NXD[27RZZZ~G1
a| pllQ ~ <ESVE% a
Each got licked. His identity became
known tonight.
Jack johnson Wants
to Come Back Home

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CHICAGO, Dec. 25.-If Jack John
son, once heavyweight king. comes
back to the United States. he will be
dealt with as with any other fugitive,
U. S. District Attorney Clyne said to-
night. Johnson wrote Clyne from Lon
don on pink tinted paper. saying he
is a much prosecuted man, tired of
Europe, and wants to come back" He
asked Clyne to review the evidence
against him. The negro is under a
prison sentence under the white
slave law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-26

years past, member OF the law Arm
Of Underwood & Smyser, Chicago. has
just been appointed by Mayor
Thompson. a member Of the Chicago
board OF education.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Lutman have re.
turned from an extended visit in thu
south. covering several months, dur.
Ing which time they visited New Or.
leans and other points in Louisiana
Alabama and Mississippi.
Miss Julia F1tz has returned from
Quincy entirely recovered from this
operation for appendicitis which she
underwent four months ago.
Victor Schram came home from thu
Boonvtlle. Mo-. military academy ia
spend the holidays.
Mrs. Susan Stuckwish Of Marine
Ill.,. here to attend the funeral Of he,
son George. fell on an icy sidewalk
and broke her right arm at the wrist.
1t will be ten days or more before she
can go home.
Mrs Elizabeth Hartman is in Fort
Madison visiting her daughter. Mrs.
Hartman and from there she will 80
to st. Mary's, Mo-. to visit her daugh
ter, Mrs. e. NJ. Allen.
James and Wilbur johnson and sis.
ter, Miss Kate, are home from Knox
college for the holidays.
Asaph and Leonard Hammond are
home for the holidays from the stats
university, at Urbana, Ill.
Miss Katherine Dodge who is At
tending a school Of expression %
Chicago, is home for the holidays, re.
turning here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Dodge who went TO
Chicago last week.
Miss Stella Lewis went to Denver
last Friday TO spend Christmas VITA
her sister, Mrs. Walter Clippert.
Mrs. Henry lehman of Denver
Colo, who has been visiting mel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. Gliler.
went to st. Louis to join her husband
and spend Christmas with his par
ents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Tranbergef
and little daughter Of Hamilton
spent Christmas with Mr.. and BITS
Grant Lutmann.
The Warsaw band boys had ms
dance. with beautiful music CHRIST
mas eve at Odd Fellows hall; very
enjoyable affair and well ATTENDED.
Mrs. Louis Lapsley and children o.
Council Bluffs have returned non'
after pleasant visit here with reia'
tives. +,o
Miss Irmarstracke is home for tns
holidays from Normal, Ill., "nei'
she is attending school. ,,
Several days the past week, sesei cn
w1leelbarrows would not hola ea'n
mail. Christmas gifts, of course.
The high school held an interests
entertainment of music ana re'i'A
lions last Thursday afternoon. ,,,os
The following Christmas exercises 19rcIsw
were given at the five MA'M
churches named below: German OK.
g.. Saturday evening, Decemp si. 81 Ct
A. NJ. E.. Friday, December ~ ahoral
Paups, Friday, December "a, ca auar.
service; Presbyterian. Friday e nj.
ing. December "a; Evangeiical,, .ba
day evening, December "a. Al hnM.
churches we're decorated win n no
day colors and all exercises
well attended and, very interes u n.r.
Governor Dunno has refused ~ pd
don Ode Winkler, who was sen'en.e
rrorfinued on mage ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-26
Full T0N-W|LLARD
FIGHT IS REMOTE
Fulton May Have to Meet Winner of
the Moran-coffey Bout Before
He Can Have Chance at
Champion.
BOUT PROMOTERS BALK
Think Would-be Champion Has Not
Enough Reputation Yet to Meet
jess Want to Pro-
teet the Public.
BOUT PROMOTERS BALK

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~ NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 90
Domick Tortorich and Tommy Burns,
promoters Of the "was-to-be'' Willard
Fulton championship match here in
March, have notified their representa-
tive, Thomas Andrews, of Milwaukee,
that Fred Fulton will no longer be
considered as Wizards opponent un-
less Fulton meets the winner of the
Moran-Coffey match, to be held In
New York January 7, and convinces
the fans of the east that he is quail
fed to meet the champion.
Tortorich and Burns will not bid for
this elimination, or at least are not
considering doing so at this time, as
they believe the bout would be worth
more to the New York promoters.
IL such match is not arranged,
Willard will be asked to meet the
winner Of the Moran Coffey fight.
This is the fight the promoters want
if the winners terms are considered
reasonable
Tommy Burns telegraphed Tom
Jones, manager of Willard, advising
that the promoters, prompted by sent
tInent of press and public, could no
longer consider Fulton, and asked
JONES II he WOul1 consent 10 SSnu
Willard against Moran. Burns had
not received a reply from Jones up TO
late hour tonight and said he
thought Jones was enroute from New
York to Chicago. The telegram was
sent to New York as follows:
'Tortorich and I have decided that
Fulton would be bad opponent for
Willard, the public and American
press severely criticize same. We
must protect the New Orleans public
and the boxing game Fulton will
make a good man in time. but he must
have some more experience to meet
the champion. The public are clam
oring for match between Frank Nor
an and Willard. We have had several
wires from Moran and he is anxious
for match with the champion.
Would advise have Curley see Moran,
get best terms and we will 90 through
with match as agreed. Advise us i'm
mediately. Merry Christmas.
tSfgned) TOMMY BURNS"
Not another move will be made by
the local promoters until Jones Is
heard from or until 1t Is ascertained
whether New York promoters really
want to match Fulton with the win
ner of the Moran-Coffey match and
thus stage a real elimination that
would bring out popular contender
for the title.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-26
The Warsaw Gate Civ
Warsaw, Ill. Dec. 26, 1915.

L n
Truman Plants Jr. is home q
spend the holidays. He is attending
Chicago university.
Mrs Mary Clemmens, one of War
saws Oldest residents, celebrated hel
niney-first birthday Tuesday. She is il
failing health.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Preston Williams
received a Christmas present Thurs
day morning in tho shape Of ter
pound girl.
The snow which came Thursday
night and continued all day Friday
gave us Christmas wish as we hat
been wishing for real, old timer
though some people no doubt woult
have been more comfortable II !,
had not come.
Carol Sack and wife OF Chicago
are here to spend the holidays witt
home folks.
An accident to car on the Keokul
bridge delayed The Gate City or
Thursday evening until about sever
O'Clock. Subscribers are always
ready for The Gate City as It is the
only evening paper in this section
that gives AL the news and in easy
readable shape.
Hon. C. G. Previer will speak al
the Hancock county farmers insti
tute, to be held on January IL at Odd
Fellows hall and Mrs. ii. McMurray
will discuss Household Science, both
afternoon and evening.
Warsaw has no representatives Of
the National Security league, or the
Army and Navy league, the popular
patriotic preparedness organizations.
The Illinois Ffremen's association
will hold its twenty-eighth annual
convention at Murphysboro, Ill, Janu
airy IL, IL and 49, A southern vel
Gomez Is promised and fine program
prepared of great interest and profit
Experts will address the convention
on various topics instructive to fire
men. Delegates are invited to bring
their ladies who. will be entertained
by special ladies committee. On
Wednesday, January IL, there will be
q banquet at the First NJ. e. church
at 6 D. m. F. H. Post, POSTMASTER. At
9 D. m. there will be grand ball at
Academy hall. 1t Is predicted that
TINS convention will be the greatest
ever held by this association. Earl a.
Wallace, chief OF Warsaw's fire de-
partment, and one OF the vice presi-
dents, will attend. VIII Bell is dele
gate, Fred Raich. alternate.
Mrs. Charles Trout will spend the
holidays in Keokuk with her son.
Carl and family.
Miss Aimee Worthen Is home from
Gary, Ind, where she has been visit
ing for several weeks.
The two Methodist churches will
begin join revival services Sunday.
January 2.
The public schools will reopen on
January 8.
Al walzem is home from Milwau-
kee for the holidays.
The button factory closed Friday
evening. Pay day was postponed
from the first of the week until Fri
day, thus making the pay roll $1,000,
the largest since the factory opened.
Work will resume Monday, January
8.
Warsaw's tax rate for 1915 is d.
vided as follows: State Doc: county.
CSC; school, S1.05; town, &c; city,
$1.42. Total, 1886.
z Chas. r. Young, former graduate
OF Warsaw high school. and for some
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-26
RAW DEAL IF FIGHT
.~. IS CALLED OFF
So Says r. S. Andrews, Matchmaker
for FuIton-Wiliard
Bout.

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MILWAUKEE,. Wis. Dec. 25.-"1f
they call off the Fulton-Willard bout,
they will certainly give Fulton and
his manager, Mike Collins, raw
deal" said T. s. Andrews, match
maker of the bout tonight. Fulton
passed up two good offers to fight in
New York to get a chance at VIII
lard" said Andrews. II would like
to see the fight go through, in JUS
tice to Fulton and his manager"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-26
Bad Christmas Fire.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Dec. 25.-A
three story brick building used by
the Wallace and Smith company, har-
ness manufacturers, was burned to
the ground today. AS the structure
is located In the business district and
there was great danger Of the flames
spreading, all available fire fighting
apparatus was brought into use in
fighting the blaze. -
United Press Leased Wire SsryIca.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-26
Enlisted Last April.

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ANN ARBOR, Micn., Dec. 25-Mel-
Vile HALL. member of the American
ambulance corps in France who was
killed by a German shell in the Vos-
ges region on Christmas eve, was a
son of Or. Lewis p. Hall, professor
in the dental department of the Uni
versity of Michigan. He was about
twenty-one years old.
Young Hall enlisted for service last
April. At that time he was a senior
at Dartmouth. Halls brother. Lewis.
also is connected with the American
Red Cross in France.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-26
Af.., rwentv-nve Years.

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DENVER, Colo. Dec. 25.-fwenty-
Ave years ago her parents told LII
Han Nesser she was too young at
twenty to marry Levi Chnoro' theh
forty-five. e..
worId travels and her marriage to a
younger man interviewed. The widows
hair is as white today as tnat OF her
seventy year old seesod husband.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-26
One Christmas Celebration.

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NEW YORK, Dec 25-Battling
Levinsky celebrated Christmas by
mussing up Jim Flynn in ten round
scrap at the Broadway Sporting club
this afternoon. 1t was a hot fight.
with Flynn struggling TO return
I,eyinskys wallops Levinsky kept
him at a distance most Of the time
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-26
Identity is Out,

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 25,-Eddie
Lenny, former lightweight star of the
east, is prominent business man
i here Without letting his history be-
come known, he has been taxing on
q few amateurs here once In q while
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-26
Closes With Dance.
The Fool Killer Loose Again.

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PUEBLO, Colo, Dec. 25-Demon-
strating with an empty" pistol how
he would foil a highway man. Mira
cola varlinger, 90. killed Steve Pillar.
As, today.
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kEOkUk EAGLES
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Local Aerie Celebrated Yesterday
Afternoon and Evening With
supper, Program and
Dance.
400 WE'RE AT THE PARTY
Santa Claus Appeared at Close Of the
Afternoon and Presented All
With Christmas
Gifta

Keokuk aerie. Fraternal Order Of
day and last night with a good old
fashioned Christmas party. OF which
Christmas tree with q real Santa
Claus, a big turkey supper, program
and dance were the principal TEA
lures.
-FOUR hundred guests were present
for the festivities, Including the mem
bers and their families and friends
and all enjoyed themselves to their
nearts content. In TACT. the CROWD
was larger than was expected and ex
ira burdens were added to the shout
ders OF the various committees OF the
day, put everybody was ready to ful-
fill his task with a ready heart, and
everything combined to make the
Christmas celebration one Of the
most enjoyable ever held IN keokuk.
An informal reception was neld In
the hall In the afternoon and along
toward the close, good old Santa rode
to the hall in his sleigh which WAS
MED win presents LOT everybody
George Burk proved himself to be a
very popular Santa for he had toys
for the children, such as whistles and
horns, and Christmas cards for ev-
erybody. He also presented all pres
ent with new 1915 buffalo nickels.
Turkey Supper.
Then at o'clock came the big tur-
key supper, which was Christmasy to
it's last detail. The guests were
the third floor. The evenings pro-
gram began at $3.50 O'Clock after the
tables had been cleared and taken out
OF tho hall. Following was the In
teresting program arranged for the
party:
Song Marie Louise Mckenzie,
Rowena Mckenzie, julia Springer,
Lucy 1nman, Phyllis Miller, Raymond
Miller.
Recitation, The Babys Stocking
Isabelle Hutchison.
Recitation, Santa Claus-Junior
Miller.
Song, Come Play With Me-Row-
ena Mckenzie.
Recitation-Alice Blaisdell.
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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-03-12
LUMBER CO.
GETS THE
DECISION
In the Suit at Madison On
y.
Section l6
It IS Now Carried to the U. S, su.
preme Court FOR Final Action.


We are informed THAI in the Federal
Court at Madison the Stearns Lumber Co.
was given the decision over the Indian in
the suit over Section t6.
We give brief history, of the fight made
for these lands. The Indian in previous
cases having been given tile decision.
On February "a, 1912 the Indians pro-
tested against the passage of legislation con
tanned in bills introduced BY Mr.. Esch,
being II. r. t4114 and 2o112, which were
then pending before the Committee OF. In.
dian Affairs of the House Of Representa-
tives. A brief history ofthe issues involv-
ed shows; That BY the Bkabling Act of
1916, the State of Wisconsin was granted
section a6 iheeach township which was not
"sold otsott'erwise disposed scpnf for the
support Of f'schools. The Chippewa Indians
ceded the lands in question to the United
States by treaty of 1S43, reserying for them
selves the usual privileges of occupancy. -
The Indians having decided not to remove
elsewhere. At this time it was contem-
plated to move the Chippewa Indians to
some place III the south. The United
States by treaty Of September 80, 1854, re-
ceded the lands to the tribe for their per-
manent home. The granteeslof the State
claims title to Sections 16 within the reser-
.yations established b, tic treaty Of 1851
sboye referred to.
Several<tracts of the land within sections
Is of this reservation were allotted to the
members of the tribe in 1908, aud the pti-
vilege accorded the allottees of cutting the
pine timber growing thereon. The Stearns
Lumber Company as grantee of the State
soon 1Ite[WarQ lNstltutco suit Against tnc
allottees in which they claim title to the
sections 16.
The bill, H. R. 14114, provided .or the
withdrawal and settlement by Congress Of
tic litigation instituted by the steans Lum-
ber Company in 1908 against these allottees.
The bills, H. R. 2ss26, s9th Congress,
and S. $3.50, 6lst Congress, End session,
contained similar provisions. After the
facts connected with the attempted passage
of S. sS35, above referred TO, were called
10 the attention of the, Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs, that official recalled his ap-
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-03-12
BIG GRlST
OF OFFENDERS
The Largest List OF Whlskey
Offenders
rcf Some Tins Past Taken For
Trial.

The first of this week Marshal P:,sh took
the largest list Of PRISONERS, in some time
past, for trial at the Federal Court at Sup
erior,. Wis. is in number. Out Of this
number seven received suspended sentences
they being Ed. wiggins, Mary Bulge, Geo
Curtis, VIM. Gish-ge-talh;Esy;aa,y,, way, Jacob
Shaw, Eliza Boyd, and .Afntoins Dennis
while Efaeat Carlson, John 'sG'of'tstifig, 'f' John
Jackson, John Goslin. and Joe Fisk, ssceiv-
ed sentenced of 80 days in the Douglass
County Jail and 500. 6ne,s John M.
White received three months and sioo. fine
while sentence of six. months and sioO.
fine was posed on Tes:iee Martin, In, the
case Of Charlotte Current it was, continued
to next court session. attorney 4. St.
Gsfmain, of this village appeared for several
of these cases and with good success AZ iii
every instance he cleared his clints. :, 1t is
peculiar inasmuch as only Tie Indian seems
to be the goat fer this liquor supervision
business. We aften wonder Why this SHOULD
be, The Indian can't BE- alone. But ,,ahIls.,n athIlsn
he, as in the past, must. be the goat- Some
one has m he-.,be Indian IA tte most logical
one because he is ssonly an indian :
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-03-12
PRISONERS FORM
/
KANGAROO COURT
inmates Of Douglass County Jail
Forms Court.

A new CONT has been instituted in Supet-
idf. II r. one Of the Kangaroo variety.
Inmates II tie county Jail at the east of
Superior resort 10 a court to distribute the
duties Of the day and 10 punish culprits of
who eapectorats on the floor and in other
ways disregard the sshouse rules :
Proceedings are carried on before Judge
and one may select his lawyer from ameng
several eager and more efficient applicants
for the position. One Of the federal prisona
ers acts as judge. A slight hne us some.
times imposed by the Kangaroo court up.
OH the luckless prisoner This fine Is
sometimes sufficient to keep the boys, in
papers for week. The officers of this
court are: Judge, Mike Auge, District
Attorney, Philbrooks, Clerk Of the Courts
Ellsworth; Sheriff, F. Bressette, Inspector,
]. Greet.