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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-27
Few OF the Rooters at Football Con-
test Know Much About the
Rules That Govern
Play.
FICTION OF GAME WEIRD
Writers Who Weave Football Stuff
Into Their Yarns, Make Some
Mighty Queer
Mistakes.

The following is taken from the
Chicago Daily News:
How many persons know anything
about football?
That Is question one is tempted
to ask himself after reading some a
the fiction football" stories which
bloom at this time of year and more
especially after listening to some of
the comments by rooters during i'm
portant games. The conclusion "a
rived at is that the person who has
even a fair working knowledge OF
the gridiron sport is indeed rara
avis There are scores and hundreds
of rooters who have watched football
games for several years who do not
know even the rudimentary working
principles of the game, to say moth
ing Of thee finer points which lie hid
den to the eyes Of all except the most
expert coaches.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-27
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

Phone 1411.
ONCE hours 9 to ~ a. M, to 5 r.
NJ, to s p. m.
Other hours and Sunday By appoint.
nent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-27

Eddie Ross and his African
Harp with the Neil O'Bri-
en- Minstrels at the Grand
Sat-, Oct. %, matinee and
light.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-27

avis. There are scores and hundreds
of rooters who have watched football
games for several years who do not
know even the rudimentary working
principles of the game, to say moth
ing Of thes finer points which lie hid
den to the eyes Of all except the most
expert coaches. ...... A..
Not Like Baseball Crowd.
The average football crowd is quite
a contrast to the average baseball
crowd. Your baseball crowd knows
baseball, or at least he knows enough
about it to appreciate it and not make
foolish breaks by condemning the
officials for perfectly proper decis-
IONS He may not be thoroughly
familiar with the infield fly rule or
the balk rule; he may be constrained
to differ with the official scorer IN
the question of allotment of hits and
errors, but on the whole he has
pretty good working knowledge not
only of the rules, but Of the strategy
of the game. The baseball fan like
one overheard by the writer, who as.
serted that a pitcher in world
series passed the first man up IN
every inning to make the second hit
1uUO d uOuDlc oIii1 Ai'SS'
his name is not Legion.
:
Here is a Sample Of the Yarns.
One of the most remarkable mag
azine football stories of the present
season, printed in one of the leading
magazines Of the country concerned
itself with the activities OF player
who. with a broken arm, carried the
ball on twenty-five consecutive plays,
each for a gain Of two yards, thereby
winning the game. Granting that
superhuman of this type might exist.
there are several other amazing parts
of the story. In one place the writer
declares that this game was before
the day Of forward passes, yet ne
cheerfully tells of the game being
divided into quarters. To make the
story still more complicated, ne IN
PRODUCES the coaches of the contend
ing teams as going out on the neld
and coaching their men between the
first and second and third and 1ourtn
quarters. He neglects to state what
the officials were doing all this time.
Two Writers Are Accurate.
Another story of this year told OF
a football player WHO sCoieu W.
points and q victory on play which
could not under the rules be decided
as anything save touchback. These
are lust two examples of fiction foot
ball art; the list could be strung out
Unfortunately. There are only TWO
writer's of football fiction whose
works are accurate according to the
rules. the first-now, don't laugh.
Burt Standish, who used to write, ana
NAV still write, the Frank Merriwell
stories, and Ralph Henry Barbour.
Few Rioters Know Rules.
Few of the rooters know the rules
accurately. Every time one goes co
a game one hears rooters eXcla1mlng
that this team has been penallzed
five yards for holding. that that team
has been penalized fifteen yards tor
offside or that the other team mas
been penalized twenty yards for de-
laying the game. These are OF SO
frequent occurrence that one ceases
to nav attention to them. The never
ending source of wonder, however, IS
that so few persons understand the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-27

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-27

Keokuk. Oct 10. 1915.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-02

chestral portion of the program will ex-
ceed in variety and brilliancy any of the
concerts given by the Police Band. They
have set aside Saturday evening as
Municipal concert night" and have as
surances that Mayor Smith and other city
officials will attend
Artistic worth and popular fancy have
dictated the program, which will be diff
ferent at each performance March num-
bers from great operas and other master
pieces, operatic gems and selections culled
from the repertoires of the country's most
famous bands and orchestras will be pre-
sented.
Miss Hagar, who will be remembered
for her numerous appearances here as So
loist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Phil
adelphia Choral Society, the Peoples
Choral Union. the Ocean City Choral So
ciety, Fortnightly Club, Junger Maenner-
chor and other organizations, will be heard
in the delightful coloratura number, iLo.
Hear the Gentle Lark" and the famous
Mad Scene" from Donizetti's Lucia"
Miss Farley's contributions will include
the beautiful Luckstone song Delight"
William H. Wilson, Director of Public
Safety, is president of the band James
Robinson, Superintendent of Police, is
vice president; Harry C. Davis, Assistant
Director of Public Safety, is secretary and
treasurer, and Henry Crofut drIllmaster,
is manager.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-02
TO THEM C SHARP COMES NATURAL,
EACH MAN WE'LL KNOWS HIS BEAT
That Police Band Will Take It's Stand With All Skill
1t Can Command, and Give the Fund" Help
ing Hand-Three Rounds of Lyric Treat

While the direct object is charity and
the care of superannuated members,
widows and orphans of their comrades in
the Bureau of Police. the II men COM
prisng the Philadelphia Police Band
promise that the fourth annual Musical
Carnival, which will be held in Conven-
tion Hall next Friday and Saturday. will
provide entertainment for all who attend
its performances. Joseph Kiefer, the
leader, and the men under him have set
out to make the three concerts compris-
ing the carnival noteworthy, not only in
the matter of successful financial return
to the Police Pension Fund, the bene-
hcisry, but to set high mark for the
excellence of the programs arranged for
each of the concerts.
The carnival will open next Friday
evening, and on Saturday matinee and
evening performances will be given. In ad-
dtion to the band there will be three Phil
adelphia vocal soloists, whose reputation
In the field of music is far wider Miss
Emily Stokes Hagar and Miss Mae Far
ley, sopranos, and Joseph McGlynn, tenor.
have donated their talent and services for
the occasion and will be heard in operatic
and other numbers appropriate for such
an event.
Substantial popular support is indi-
Gated by the early returns and the eneour-
agement thus afforded stimulates Leader
hiefer and his men to predict that the or.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-02
PLAN TO STRIKE 1000
FROM ELECTION ROLLS
Commission Refuses to Elimi-
nate 200 of 2S7 Names AS
sailed by Police

Petitions to strike 1000 names from the
registration lists were filed before the
Registration Commissioners this after.
noon by the Committee of Seventy Many
of these petitions named voters in wards
which were not canvassed by the police.
The Commissioners decided that 200 of
the 2S7 names which the police sought to
have stricken from the list in the 7th
Ward, should remain on the list The con-
test of the remaining 81 between the PEN
rose-AIcNichol Vare-Smith followers will
be fought out tomorrow.
1t was shown in many cases in which
complaint was made that the voter moved
from one house to another in the same d.
vision. There were also indications of
careless work by the police.
In the case of John Hall, of 704 Rod
man street. LIST division, 7th Ward the
people in the house said they had never
heard of Hall. Subsequently 1t was
learned that he had been registered as
SANDY" Hall. Among other names reg
istered in the 7th Ward were John Mon
oghan and Isadore Stern, taken evidently
from those of the Public Service Com
missioner and counsel for the Penrose-
NIcNichol faction Both names were
stricken from the lists.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-02
WAR RELIEF BAZAAR
VISITED BY 100000;
PROCEEDS 100000
A,oount Realized for Sufferers
If the Central Powers Sur
prises Managers of
the Affair
sA1L PHILADELPHIA DAY"

rtree hundred thousand men. women
: ebiIdren attended the bazaar held in
mention ~ Hall for the benefit of the war
e.ssarers Of the Central Powers and $780,
sna ,,as realized. Announcement of these
s,rss was made last night when the
~ ~ closed. after a week Of continuous
me results of the project, financial and
.,Lary,lse. were a surprise even to thosi
'NRn managed IL. The most optimistic
s.as,,bers of the Committee on Arrange
nsnts nredicted that S150,000 would be
n",red through the sale of tickets and the
..a-es that we're on display at the exhibi.
Nc According to Arno p. Moritz, gen.
srss sscretary of the bazaar the under
sss,,nv will net a profit of aboL1 95 per
sant Almost all of the articles sold were
sonated to the bazaar and the men and
..ar,,en who attended the booths gave
their services.
1be money will be turned over to the
trntted German-American Charity Asso.
eiation of Pennsylvania, Inc, for distribuA
,,on among the hospitals and Red Cross
ststions of the Central Powers.
Tbe closing day of the bazaar was
tnown as "All-Philadelphla Day" and all
Philadelphia was represented. Germans.
Trlsb Scottish, Italian-they all mingled
torether, spending their money for a COM
mon cause-humanity.
And they had a good time spending
,hat money. BY o'clock half of the 144
booths we're stripped of their wares, and
AZ i0.SO they bundled together all the
remaining trinkets, gewgaws, candy
cigars etc, and auctioned 1t off to the
highest bidders.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-02
CONGREGATIONALISTS
URGE EVANGELISM AT
MEETING IN VHNELAND
Delegates From Philadelphia
and Suburbs and South Jer-
sey Welcomed by Rev.
John Macmillan
CHURCHES SHOW GAINS

VGNELAND, N. j., May 1.-THE Phila-
delphia Association of Congregational
Churches convened in annual session here
this afternoon in the Church Of the Pill
grms Moderator w. II. Medlar. of Glen
olden, Pa. presided. The associations
membership includes the churches of South
Jersey, as well as Of Philadelphia and
suburbs Churches represented by their
pastors and delegates included Central,
Nensington, Roxborough, Park Snyder
Avenue, Germantown and Pilgrim, Of
Philadelphia; First, of Glenolden, Pa.
Maple Shade, Underwood and Vineland,
of New Jersey.
Devotional exercises at opening were
conducted by the Rev. James Alcock, of
RoXborough, after which the Rev. John
Macmillan, pastor of Nneland Church,
gave the address of welcome. In extend
ing cordial welcome to the association,
the Rev Mr.. Macmillan spoke of the
pleasure IL offered Vineland to entertain
the conference so near to the 45th ami
versary of the founding OF the local
church. which after n period of great dis
couragement has taken on new life in
the last year and is now rapidly becom-
ing a strong influence for the moral uplift
OF the community. The moderator in reply
congratulated the church on its progress
and the substantial improvements made
on the church property Such a practical
resurrection, he thought, should encourage
all the churches of the association to
follow the example and utilize the oppor-
tunity for a forward evangelistc move
ment.
Reports from the churches told of a
steady and substantial forward move
ment, both in financial and spiritual prog
ress. all showing an increase in mem
| bership.
The Nineland church reported a general
moderuizing of the church and remodel
| ing of the Sunday school rooms. A new
| parsonage has just been completed, the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-02
DINERS BOOST STADIUM


Speakers at dinner held last night
in the Hotel Bingham to "boost" the Phil.
adelphia Motor Speedway project en-
phaslzed the need Of stadium in this city
to accommodate the Army-Navy game and
similar athletic contests The discussion
was prompted by the announcement that
the plans for the automobile track EN-.
braced the erection Of a stadium at West
minister, Bucks County.
2 Among the speakers at the dinner were
Il. j. Cattell, city statstician; George M.
Graham, DR.. s. Leon Cans and VIII i.
Finch. Ralph Bingham was toastmaster.
Each speaker predicted the early realiza.
tion Of the speedway project and a note Of
general optimism marked the occasion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-02
SECTIONS TO AID IN CLEANUP WEEK
BY CLEANSING CHURCHES OF CITY
Episcopal Assn Plans Wig
orous Work on Cooper
ative Basis in All Their
Charges
Luncheon to Be Given
Bishops and Clergy at
Annual Meeting = Elec-
tion of Officers

Cleanup Week is going to have the aid
of the churches this year, physically as
well as morally.
Both Director Datesman and Director
krusen today received letters from the
Episcopal Sections Association, telling
them that so sections were going to do all
they could to render that many churches
dst as clean and spicl< and span and
healthy as any forces could, and without
asking any aid of the city in doing It.
The plans to be followed are not quite
complete, but they will be little later to-
day, when the sections hold their annual
meeting.
The religious services and the business
meeting which follows will be held in St
Pauls Church. Overbrook, of which the
Rev. w. II. Turner is rector Bishop
Rhinelander will be the celebrant at the
Communion. Then a two hours business
meeting will be held, and after that the
sections will entertain the bishops Of the
diocese and the clergy whose churches
they represent at luncheon.
CHURCHES NEED CLEANING.
At the business meeting plans will be
completed for the work to be done during
Cleanup Week.
DO the churches need cleaning?" James
Taylor was asked today at his home, 1929
ATCn street, MT IaylOr is the present
treasurer of the sections organization. He
was its first president 12 years ago. at
that time being verger of the Church
of the Incarnation. Later he went to the
Central North Broad Church. and now Is
not connected with any church, having
suffered a paralytic stroke some time ago.
'Do they need it' he echoed. 'I should
say they do. And what's more, they're
going to get it. We wanted to assist the
city this way last year. but did not get
around to it in time. This year Wen help
each other. The churches not SO well
equipped will be aided by those that are.
If church hasn't the necessary electri.
cal apparatus We'll haul n portable set of
machinery around. We're going to use the
vacuum system everywhere"
Mr. Taylor said that some churches
were kept pretty clean. others not at all.
He blamed the usual human causes, in.
competency, laziness, lack of help and all
the other faults that are to be found in
all systems. For one thing he blamed the
churches, in some instances, in not hiring
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-02
SINGLE TAXER JAILED
TO TEST PLAZA gag"
Police Arrest Man Attacking
Loan Bills, as Per Arrange
ment-Hearing Saturday

Two sentences of protest against the
loan bills were all that policemen on
the City Hall plaza could stand from
Thomas ]. Connolly, campaign orator of
the Single Tax party in Pennsylvania. Be-
fore he was we'll into his third sentence
they placed him under arrest on a charge
of breach of the peace. The meeting had
been arranged to test the police order
against meetings on the plaza. Connolly
was locked up fully half an hour. Then he
was released on "copy of the charge"
In the night court Magistrate Beaton held
him in $500 bail for a further hearing
Saturday morning. Maurice Fels, brother
of the late Joseph Fels. Single TaXer,
furnished the bond.
The Single Takers, to the number of
several score, walked from their head
quarters, at 1903 Filbert street, to the
plaza. Before their arrival an automobile.
bearing placards announcing the meeting.
had circled the City Hall number of
times. William G.. Wright, attorney for
the Single Tax party, and Mr.. Fels, were
on hand.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-02
AUTO TRUCK KILLS WOMAN
HURRYING FOR TROLLEY CAR
She Had Called at Chaplin Memorial
Home to Get Position

Haste to reach street car, which led
her into the path of a heavy motor de-
livery truck was responsible for the death
fof Mrs Annie Shibe, widow, who was
run down and killed today at 9th street
and Woodland avenue. Mrs. Shibe, who
lives at 1910 Bower street. had just left
the Chaplin Memorial Home for the Blind
at 67iS woodland avenhe. where she
called in answer to an advertisement for
a position. Saying she was going to
Collngswood, Mrs. Shibe left the house
and ran for an approaching east-bound
car.
She stepped between the west-bound
tracks as the delivery car, owned and
driven by David Kramer, 1924 North 22d
street, reached the place. Kramer tried to
turn aside, and in striking Mrs. Shibe the
truck climbed the pavement and ran
through the fence outside the Chaplin
home
Mrs. Shibe was taken to the University
Hospital, where she died from a fractured
skull and other injuries. Kramer was
arrested and held without bail at the City
Hall police court to await the action of
the Coroner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-02
Callowhill street Building Sold

The newly built warehouse 1224.26.2s
been sold by Mastbaum Brothers &
Fleisher, cooperating with r. A. Hey.
mann & Brother. for Edwin Wolf and
others, 70 Clarence L. Marks. The build.
ing has been leased for ~ years TO the
Crucible Steel Company. II adjoins the
plot of ground recently purchased by Wolf
Brothers from the Jacob S. Thorn estate
and is opposite the large plot at the north
east corner Of 18th and Callowhill. which
has just been purchased by the same in
vestors from the estate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-02

pastors salary increased, the church
membership more than doubled and a stiil
larger increase in the Sunday school.
These things, the pastor declared, have
been brought about by evangelistic and
organized Bible class work,
evangelism" was the keynote Of the
opening session, the Rev 9. y. Adams, Of
Park Church, speaking on Pastoral Evan
gelism"; the Rev. w. H.. Myers. Jr., OF
Pilgrim Church, on CITY Evangelism"
and the Rev. II. L. Pyle, OF First Church,
Germantown, on Worldwide Evangei-
ISM"
The annual meeting Of the City Mis-
sionary Society was held this afternoon.
Missions" will be the theme Of this eve
ning's session and the discussion will be
led by the Rev w, " Berg pastor Of Cen
trail Church, Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-02
NEGRO wOMEN'S CHAMPIONS
Detroit Clubs Insist on Their Recog-
milton by National Federation

DETROIT, Mich, May 2.-Members of
the Detroit Federation of Women's Clubs
will refuse to accept membership in the
National Federation unless the Detroit
Study Club. an organization composed Of
80 negro women, is permitted to affiliate
also This was the ultimatum handed to
officials of the National Federation today
by officers of the Detroit body.
Detroit clubwomen believe that the con-
troversy will be one of the big issues
at the annual convention of the National
Federation, to be held in New York soOn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-02
MRS. MARBURG BECOMES
PHILOMUSIAN HEAD TONIGHT
Wife of U. of P. Professor Will Be
Installed in Office

Mrs. Edgar Marburg, wife of Dr. Edgar
Marburg, head of the Civil Engineering
School of the University of Pennsylva-
MIA, will be formally installed president of
the Philomusian Club at its stated meet
ing tonight at o'clock. The retiring
president of the club. Mrs. b. f. Richard
son, will be presented with n loving cup
by the members Following the installa-
ton a reception will be held. at which
the newly elected officers will receive.
Mrs. Marburg is well known in Univer-
sity circles and also has been active in
civic and literary work. She has served
as president of the Philadelphia Mothers
Club and as president of the West Phila-
delphia Shakespeare Club.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-02

All the new and correct braids and shapes
for the season. Sennits. Split Straws and Mack
inaws from 50 to $3.50 Milan Straws, SIS;
Leghorns, 81; Singapores, 81. Panamas in
and fetching shapings, S. Sc, So, $40 and $12.
We are the authorized and only official
Price 6Oc each. Proof of membership exacted
from every purchaser The long list follows:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-02

enough help and expecting too much from
the people they do hire.
"why not long ago." he said, II saw
an advertisement for a sexton II recited
all the things he must be. ard when it
came down to considering them all 1t
seemed as II the requirements for this
particular sexton were more severe than
they are for the rector. And the last line
gave the salary-s6 week. Think of it "
SALARIES OF SEXToNs.
Mr.. Taylor said the salaries of sections
run up as high as S65 n month, but the
average was no higher than S35. THE
ability you can hire for that sum-" he
said, "ought not to be expected to deliver
too much"
The reason for the Cleanup Week extra
effort Mr. Taylor said, was to set an cX-
ample that the sections meant to observe.
as nearly as they could. all the year
round.
1t is probable that at today's business
meeting all the present officers will be re-
elected. These officers are:
President. Henry w. Baker, Church of
the Redeemer. Bryn Mawr.
Vice president. Edward Allen, st.
Peters Church, Germantown.
Secretary Edward c. Andrews Chapel
of the Prince of Peace. 22d and Morris
streets.
Treasurer. James Taylor. 1879 Arch
street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-02
Youthful Eloners Cau,.ht

sEAFoRD, Del May 2.--Eddie Chip
man, 1s years old, and Linda Collins,
is years old, who eloped from Blades late
Sunday night in an automobile, going 20
Harrington where they boarded north
bound express for Philadelphia, we're
headed off at Chester by the boys father
as soon as he learned Of the runaway.
They were held in Chester until the ar
rival OF the parents, who brought them
home last night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-02

TITUSVILLE Pa, May 2-Clarence
Fltterer, of oil City, Pennsylvania Rail-
road brakeman, was caught between two
cars in the yards here this morning and
received injuries from which he died at
the City Hospital two hours later.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-02
Angry Girl Attemnts Suicide

BLOoMSBURG, Pa, May 2.-Vexed
because her mother would not allow her
to accompany her sister on a trip for trail
ing arbutus, Miss Martha Miller, aged II,
attempted suicide here. She is in the
bloomsbury Hospital in a serious condi-
ton