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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
President Accepts Invitation.

WASHINGTON, June 30.-President
Wilson sent a telegram accepting an
invitation to speak before the Sales
manship Congress at Detroit, Mich,
July 10. The only thing that would
cause him to break the engagement
would be a fresh outbreak in the
Mexican situation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Vote MONTHLY PAYROLL.

The city commissioners passed the
monthly payroll this morning The
total amount of the items is $3,1S3.91.
The money is distributed as follows:
general, s1,421.66; police, s735; fire,
s1S225; light, SOS; sidewalks, $40;
board of health, 500. AS in the case
of the interest of the bonds, it was
necessary to draw up the larger
amounts for the general, fire and po-
lice departments, in denominations OF
$500, and fractions thereof.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

morning. Business houses began to
send appeals to customers by the
night letter. Then the Western I'm
ion went after the business in earn
est and now there are 100000
night letters annually.
When it came to the social use OF
the night letter, it was found that
the psychology Of the telegram was
again factor. 1t has long been the
custom for the woman who received
a telegram to handle it with the nre
tongs and to pray a few moments
that the news was not 30 bad as IL
might be before she opened 1t. For
emergencies socially, and the dread
and fear Of kilograms had to be ov-
ercome. This has been in the large
; sense achieved, and now wives and
husbands who are separated SEM
tens of thousands OF kilograms ev-
ery year, which wife or husband
reads at breakfast and learns how
the other half Of the family fares.
Women,s Fear Of kilograms.
| But the old time fear of the telegram
has not been altogether overcome by
the night letter Only this month,
when the nationwide use Of the night
letter was suggested in connection
with the celebration of Mothers day
on May ID, by which sons and daugh-
ters could send words Of cheer TO
the ''old folks at home" 1t was sug-
irested that the mothers would re-
ceiye a fear along with the telegram
which would counteract the words OF
cheer they would read when they
opened it. 1t was at first suggescea
that special envelopes be used which
would bear the words This IS
Mothers Day Telegram This was
Idiscarded because it was too expen-
sive Special Mothers Day blanks
were furnished, and the rest OF INC
nrobIem was solved by instruct1ng all
messenger boys delivering such mes
sages to say to the recipient, 'Maualn l;
tbis is a Mothers Day message:
Teiegraph officials hope even thls
nracaution will not be necessary III
wear or two. -. 40
Taleeraph officials believe that inc
hre;nass and social possibilities VI
40 TELEGRAPH have only been tapped
trbor bolieye there will be more ne"
SO md ereater amplifications OF Tue
uH;oe AZ the night letter was IN
ou,,,rated in 1910 to supply a use foI
facilities at night, the day letter Wa tsa
started to- use the valleys M tn"
service facilities. There are pe" no
in the business at 10 O'Clock IN .n ~
morning, at noon, and at the CLOSING ss y,
business around 4:3O O'CLOCK RE- Pso" dax
the peaks" are valleys, Inc t .hs
letter of so words is sent aurnis s en-
valley period of business that 1o,'
,ows the regular business MESSAGES
The charge is one-and-one-haif tunes
,h,t of the night letter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Outlet, but Nervous.

VERA CRUZ, June 30.-The battle
ship Nebraska and the Ward liner
Monterey arrived here this morning
to take off American refugees. The
Nebraska will transport 500 and the
Monterey about 300.
The situation is quiet here though
a feeling Of nervousness prevailed
among the refugees. A few Ameri-
cans remain here and at interior
points.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Hans is Not GUILTY,

NEW YORK, June S0.-Captain
Hans Tauscher was found not guilty
by a jury today on the charge Of con-
spring to inaugurate a military move
ment against Canada which had as its
object the destruction Of the Welland
canal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

and my skin was yellow. Now have
a good color, have gained in every
way and can do my work without any
pains. I think it is the best medicine
on earth for stomach troubles of wo-
men. Mrs. NELLIE WILLIAMS, 81
West Sd Street, New Albany, Ind.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

pound l was trou-
bled with dyspepsia
and bearing down
pains in my back
and sides, and after
my meals my stom-
ach would bloat up
till I could scarcely
get my breath. At
times l was so weak
I could hardy stand
on my feet and I
looked hollow-eyed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
FortnEohtIy Club OFFICERS.

The Fortnightly club at its last
meeting of the club year, held at the
home Of Mrs. Edmund Jaeger, elected
the following offers:
President-Mrs. Eugene S. Baker.
Vice president-Mrs. ]. N. D. Dick
inson.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. J. ]. Chap
man.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

New York City's fire loss in 1915
amounted to $5,775,013, or $1.26 per
capita, said to be the lowest in the
city's history. Effective inspection
and safety law enforcement produced
the result
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Take Another Town.

PETROGRAD, June 30.-Russian
troops have captured the town Of
Obertyn in their pursuit of the re-
treating Austrians between the
Serseth and Dniester rivers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
The Companies We're Put
Through Drills and Shan,
Battles in Old School
Yards.

| Anyone who remembers the overall
uniforms, the tin swords and the
, blue cloth and chamois skin epaulets.
| which the school boys in 1898 be-
decked themselves In, realizes just
what the Riddles of 1916 are missing
by having all this Mexican trouble oc-
cur just when school is out. In '9S
| just as soon as war clouds appeared
on the horizan, there was rush to
colors in the school yards of the city.
Many of the janitors Of the buildings
! were old soldiers themselves. They
organized companies of the school
boys and from that time drills sup
planted "black man. at recess and
before and after school.
There were military companies in
| five of the schools of the city. One
! school had an "angel" who helped to
equip the boys with imitation guns
and real uniforms. The rest Of us
kids, for the writer was a captain OF
one Of the companies, had to be con-
| tent with overalls, down the outside
seams of which had been sewed white
stripes. Our mothers, like Betsy Ross
of the revolution. bent their needles
to the cause.
Some of us who had grandfathers
VINO were OTncerS IN the civil war,
and whose epaulet1 were reserved as
family heirlooms, wanted to imme-
diately attach these to the blue coats
which formed the rest Of our uni
forms. A compromise was affected,
however, when our mothers cut some
chamois skin, gold cord and blue cloth
to the desired shape and size and
made the captains and lieutenants'
single and double bars, as the case
might be.
The Privileged Officers.
The swords we're purchased at the
old Variety store, presided over then
by T. F. Rickards-fve and ten cent
stores had not come this far west at
that time. The rest of the company
equipped itself with broom sticks, ana
many Spaniard fell in the bayonet
charge across the school ground, or
spirited dash up the steepest hill that
Rand park afforded. The broom
sticks had to be left in the vestibules,
however, when the school bell rang
and called temporary truce, but the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Country Club Opening.

The formal opening Of the new
club house at the Country club will
take place on July 4. Open house will
be held all day and members may have
both luncheon and dinner at the club
by the usual notification to the Gus
todiaps. The tennis courts are in
good shape and the golf links were
never better, so many will play these
games during the day. Mrs. Henry w.
Huiskamp and Mrs. George Hassall
will be sponsors for the bridge party
at three o'clock and there will be
dancing party in the evening. Since
this will be the first time the new
club house will be used, the day will
be one of special interest to the mem
bers and a large crowd is expected.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Banner Mission Picnic.

The teachers of Banner hall mis-
sion gave the children a picnic at
Wild Cat today. The arrangements
were made by Messrs. John E. Craig
and Allan w. Collision and Miss
Elizabeth Collier. A picnic luncheon,
packed by the cafeteria department
of the Y. w. C. A. was not the least at
tractive feature of the days outing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Attend Dinner Dance.

A goodly number OF Keokuk society
people attended the dinner dance at
Lake View club house last night. The
dinner was up to the usual high stand
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Whist LEAGUE Picnic.

The members Of the Woman's Whist
league went this morning to Mrs. w.
S. Phillips country place on the river,
where they played cards during the
morning. At one o'clock an elaborate
dinner was served, the women return.
ing late in the afternoon. The affair
was one of the most pleasant in the
history Of the club.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

The outlet pipe of new bubbling
fountain can be raised so a tall per.
SON will not have to lean over &c
get q drink Of water.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Miss Cole Has Returned.

Miss Ora Belle Cole who has been
teaching at Monticello is at home to
spend the vacation with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Cole.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Entertain at Dinner Dance.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. Bay entertained
a company of friends at the dinner
dance at Lakeview club house, with
covers laid for six.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Raber-kirchner.

On Monday afternoon, at Buffalo
N. Y, occurred the wedding Of Miss
Minnie Raber, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Raber Of this city, and Mr.
Ed. A. Kirchner, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
George C. Kirchner, also Of this city
After the ceremony the young couple
left for Canada, Niagara Falls
Rochester and other points east Mr.
and Mrs. Kirchner will be at home
after July 10, at No. 43 Baxter street
Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Col. vanderbllts REGIMENT.

DALLAS, Texas, June 30.-Colonel
Vanderbilt's regiment of the New
York national guard passed through
here enroute to the border today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Jolt Of tho Picnic Wagon.

Listening to songs of the past on
the Victrola, Daisy Bell, Sweet Marie,
and Just One Girl, a very prosperous
lawyer said recently, as he leaned
back comfortably in a porch chair:
when l hear those songs / can shut
my eyes and feel the jolt Of the picnic
wagon that used to take us to Wild
Cat on summer evenings And then
philosophizing, he said: "The boys
and girls who go to the Lakeview club
house and eat a seven course dinner
cooked by a French chef and dance
afterwards to an orchestra, don't
have half the fun their fathers and
mothers had in those picnic wagons.
where the back Of the seat hit just
above the waist line and who cared
for springs in a vehicle anyway? We
always had the ice cream freezers
with us and the baskets filled with all
sorts of good things. I feel sorry for
our children that they miss so much
and don't know it."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

Advertise In The Gate City and
get results.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
The PrivIIeaed Officers.

ard and Agnes orchestra was at its
best
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

advertise in The 0ets City
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-16
Scotty Monteith
Tells Why Gotham
Fight is Delayed

scotty Monteith. manager of Johnny
Dundee, who spent Friday in Omaha
when cold-bound on his way to Denver
where Johnny meets Stanley Yoakum
Saturday. gave Omaha ring fans the in
side dope on the delay in the willard
Moran bout from March to Memorial
day or later
1.-The promoters do not want TO stage
the event in the Madison Square Garden, -
said the hustling Scotty. because there
will be necessarily a great number OF
cheaper seats, due to poor views OF the
ring. So. believe they are waiting until
the Hippodrome closes, about the middle
Of April or the first of May. A ring over
the orchestra pit I'm the Hippodrome
would be in full view of everybody in the
house. The Hippodrome seats $500. and
with ring over the orchestra pit, 1000
bleacher seats could be erected on the
stage. Thus over 1000 seats could be sold
at prices from s. TO $40. This would bring
much more money into the pockets of the
promoters than staging 1t at the Garden,
where a bunch of seats would have TO
be sold at 81 throw"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-16
Inside Story Of
Jump to the Feds
By Toots Schultz

Toots Schultz. the southpaw who
jumped the New York Yankees for the
Buffalo Feds. may be back in the
American league next season. as 1t is
said Fielder Jones wants him for the
Browns. Several stories have been told
of why Schultz fell out with Frank
Chance. and did the grasshopper act
but a ST. Louis writer says this is the
real one;
The break which led up 10 Schultz's
hurdle occurred during the seventh in
ming Of a game between the Browns
and Yanks.
The Browns and Yanks battled on
even terms. During the first half Of
the seventh inning the New lorkers
gathered six or seven runs off varied
assortment of Brownie slab artists.
AS the Browns took the field for their
half of the fatal round light drizzling
rainfall began. Frank Chance promptly
gave his players orders 10 hurry mat
tiers along so as to avoid the possibility
OF hostilities being interrupted and the
score reverting back to the sixth in
ming.
Every man on the club understood the
orders but Schultz. The blonde Teuton
went to the slab and proceeded to ex-
hihit a very elaborate windup before
each pitch. Chances frantic yells from
the players coop seemed to retard
rather than increase his haste. As
schultz's pitching motion became more
and more artistic the pain In Chance s
seventh cervical vetebra became all the
more acute.
Finally Chance stepped out OF the coop
and yelled Come IN off that slab, YOU
fathead." or words to that effect.
Schultz demurred and Chance went out
20 bring him in. A wordy battle en-
sued. during which Chance is said to
have threatened 20 ''knock Schultz
block off," Schultz returned to the
dngout and when the team returned &c
New York he signed with the Buffalo
Feds.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-16
Auto Pilots Will
Be Checked by Point
System This Year

Bert lie Bron. president Of the Omaha
Speedway Is in receipt OF a letter from
Richard Kennerdell. chairman of the con-
ties. committee OF the Amateur Athletic
association. In which Kennerdell informs
the local speedway management that he
will institute a system OF point marking
IN all Of the speedway and road races
held under the auspices OF the Amateur
Athletic association this year.
kennerdell plans to find by his system
he driver entitled TO tho championship
Or the year. Heretofore there has always
been some dispute as 20 who has been the
champion racing driver each year. 80
kennerdell plans 70 devise a system by
which each and every driver IL awarded
80 many points according to the position
he Wins Ia the race IN which he takes
part. Thus ike batting averages OF ball
players are determined the drivers will
have averages and the man with the
most points Is given the title OF cham,
pionship pilot Of the year.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-16
OMAHA And WISNER TO MEET
Local Gun Club Marksmen Will
Stage Big Trap Shooting Match
at Wisner This Afternoon.
REESE TROPHY IS AT STAKE

A special car carrying large crew Of
Omaha trap shooters and flock of pet
shotguns. smokeless and expensive row.
der and the like will leave Omaha at $50
this morning 20, wisner.
The shooters are members of the Omaha
Gun club and they are going to wisner
TO engage In a big team match with the
club of that city for the Charles e Reese
trophy. emblematic of the club champion
ship Of Nebraska. now in the hands OF
Wisner.
Snow nor cold nor anything else can
deter the Omaha marksmen and they are
going for blood. They also intend to do
little boosting for the 1916 western
handicap which will be staged in Omaha
The Omaha Gun club challenged the
Wisner club to the match and the latter
gents were prompt to accept, also advis-
ing the omahaps when accepting the
challenge to bundle up. but not to get
cold feet.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-16
Tommy TOye Says
Browns and Cubs
Will Win remnants

Tommy Toye. one OF omaha's most
ardent major league fans. has already
come forth with hts predictions for the
1916 pennant races. Toye' ventures the
prediction that the Chicago Cubs and the
ST. Louis Brows will cop In the National
and American leaEues, respectively
Tommy says Joe Tinker and Fielder
Jones arc In a class by themselves as
managers aud the augmented teams they
viii manage will prove too strong for
their opponents.
Toye bids claim to being one OF Omaha s
best little representations. In 1914 he
picked the Boston Braves for the worlds
championship. which was considerable or
a prediction. and last year he picked the
Phils TO cop the National rag quite early
In the year He muffed one i'm selecting
the Phillies TO lick the Red sox In the
series. but Tommy says I'VE all miss 'eni
occasionally. and TN make up for It this
year"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-16
How Would This Nine
Look in Big League?

Where would this team finish II II
were entered either in the National OF
the American league pennant race2
Pitchers, Foster. Red Sox: Doak Cardi-
mails; Pierce. Cubs; Hughes. Braves; Lou
dermnk. Tigers; James. Tigers; Mayer.
Phllies. and Boland, Tigers.
Catchers-wilhams. senator; Thomas,
White Elephants.
First Baseman-Gandil, Senators.
second Basemsn-Pratt browns.
Third Baseman--C Chapman. Indians.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Giants.
Center Fielder-Carey. Pirates,
Left Fielder Burns, Tigers.
Right Fielder-Kauff. BrOokfeds
Pinch Hitters-welser Philliesi Austin
Browns: Hendryx, Yankees; Witt, Tigers
It's twenty-ohe men all were born dur
ing this month OF January, which month
also has produced many athletes whS
have won distinguished names for them
selves In the past
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-16
JOE WILL Be RIOT IN N. Y.
Gothamites Will Go Wild When
Stecher Shows Them How Reg
ular Wrestler Works.
VISIT SHOULD BE PROFITABLE

Will Joseph stecher. leading citizen OF
Dodge. Neb. and king-pin high mogul,
main squeeze and boss of the works OF the
wrestling game, get by" in New York
Is a question Omaha mat fans are asking
themselves.
Joseph has determined TO take flyer
In tho east, pick off few of the choice
fruit OF the lemon crop. also pick up a
little eastern kale and otherwise disport
himself along the great jayway and other
places. Thus the question.
The Nebraska phenom should receive a
royal welcome in Gotham. New York is
the original little hickville and Is so ac-
oustomed TO continual trimmings that
when a real one comes along he creates
a riot.
And stecher should be riot II ever one
hit the town OF the bright lights.
Gotham Likes Entertainment.
All winter they have been holding a
wrestling tournament In New York. Euro
pean, American and Kokomo wrestlers
have been playing pit-for-pat for several
weeks. aye months. And they have been
doing good business why2 II Ia said
because New York likes to be enter
tanned
II n bunch OF -and-beaners and other
fourth-raters who would do better switch
ing cars OF plotting trucks can entertain
New York. what viii Joe Stecher do? The
p. n. b. and Z, r. persons have been put
ting on bouts lasting anywhere from
thirty minutes 10 a couple OF hours. When
Joe appears in their midst and proceeds
TO drop 'em every time the. second hand
ticks, the Gothamites can be expected 10
go into spasms. No. there isn't any ques.
ton but what Joe stecher win make good
with New York and the rest OF the east
When punks who couldn't pull a handful
through the tunstiles out here in the
west can pack EN- 10 the roof stechel
should be able to block the traffic.
Going VIII he Easy.
Omaha and Nebraska mat fans haven
any fear that Stecher will find any tough
ones among the fasteners either. strang
Ter Lewis and Yousiff Hussane are ,
couple OF wfd-fires back there. Will,
Lewis managed 10 stay away from
Stecher for a couple OF hours by proving
TO be better foot racer, there isn't muel
danger OF him doing II again if.the eoupl
should meet. AS for Hussane, you al
know what Joe did TO the terrible Toik.
The Nebraska lad should find the goin
easy In New York and he should pick a
few New York dollars. Here's 10 you
laddie
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-16
F. JONES HINTS AT A FLAG
Expects to Have a Great Team with
a Pick of the Browns and
the Sloufeds.
BOOSTS STARS OF LAST YEAR


Fielder Jones St Louis Americans
probably will be made up Of at least so
per cent admixture OF Federais next
year. Possibly the ratio will run stln
higher. The 1915 manager Of the Terriers
yielded TO an interviewer recently. and he
proved to be a staunch booster for his
1915 near pennant St Louis outlaws
Jones was not conversant with the de-
tails OF amalgamation between the
Browns and the St Louis Federals and
was cautious in his statements regarding
future possibilities. lie was optimistic
regarding the chances of the St Louis
American league team Of next season.
even providing no additions by purchase
were made to the roster OF men available
through the combination of the two clubs.
Says Browns VIII he strong.
I'VE came within COOS of winning the
Federal flag" said he, "and don't think
there were many ball clubs in either
league that had very much on us. ! don't
know much now concerning the details
of the amalgamation. but with the st.
Louis Federals and the st. Louis Browns
consolidated you can say we ought TO
have as good a ball club as there is in
either league.
While Manager Jones refused point
blank to name any tentative lineup for
the refurbished Browns. there is a guess
however-mind you not from Boss Jones
"a hazard Of what st. Louis fans may
see when the amalgamation scheme Is
finally worked out:
Cathchers-Hartley. Federals; Chapman
Federals; SEVERED, Americans.
Pitchers-Plank, Davenport and Gran;
dali OF the Federals; sisler and Weilmar
OF the Americans. and couple of young
sters.
First decentralization, Federals.
Second Basemen--Pratt, Americans
Vaughn. Federals.
Shortstop-Johnson. Federals.
Third Basemen-Beal or ''Runt' Walsf
OF the Federals; possibility Of Austin o.
Americans.
outfield-Tobin. Marsans. Miller of Fed
erals; Shotton, Walker. Americans.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-16
Connie Mack Digs
Up Another Sisler

Connie Mack may have discovered an
other George sisler In Lester tanning.
the pitching-hitting marvel that he has
signed from the Wesleyan university OF
hiddletown, Conn. tanning not only
starred AZ a pitcher for his college. but
he batted over 40 for the season. After
the close Of the college year he played
with fast independent teams In New Eng
land and continued his good work. Like
sisler he Is q southpaw ana when not
pitching plays the outfield lie halls from,
IN. He graduates next spring and viii
Join Mack's team Immediately thereafter