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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16

OF the fourteenth amendment and the
exclusive power of congress to regu-
late commerce among the states. and,
8. Assuming the constitutionality Of
the Webb-Kenyon act, what Is its
true meaning and its operation on
the prohibitions contained In the
West Virginia law.
ION the first proposition the court
In discussing the West Virginia law
said that there was no question that
the state had the right and the pow
er to prohibit the receipt Of liquor
for personal use and that the law as
it was drawn in West Virginia ap-
piled equally to shipments from out
side as well as those originating in
the state.
"On this second proposition the
court said that the government can
consistently with the due process
clause forbid the manufacture and
sale OF liquor and regulate It's traffic
and that there goes along with this
power full police authority to make
it effective. These things being true,
there was no doubt that the West
Virginia prohibition law did not Of
fend against the due process clause
of the fourteenth amendment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16
WELSH HAS CHIP
ON HIS SHOULDER
Boxer Feels keenIy Reports OF ODDS
on Mitchell Whom He VIII
Meet Tonight.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Jan. 16-Stung, yes.
even Inundated, he admits, Freddie
Welsh is going to Milwaukee to''ay
V it'll a chip of considerable proper.
tions on his shoulder And Wien
Richie Mitchell knocks it off tonight
it will be Freddie's cue. Welsh, his
manager says, has felt keenly the
new reports of ga odds on Mitchell.
so the little Milwaukee guy Is
going to slip one over, is he?' Wnlsil
scowled well, let me lamp you
right here that neither this b"ci
town guy nor anyone else is going 20
catch Freddie asleep"
Conservative fans who have seen
Welsh in action here the few days
he has trained, believe that the ODDS
should be even. Welsh is in good
condition and displayed remarkable
speed and endurance with his sfar'
ring partners.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16
DON'T RISK NEGLECT

Don't neglect a constant backache,
sharp, darting pains or urinary dis
orders. The danger OF dropsy or
Bright's disease is too serious to
ignore. Use Doan's Kidney Pills as
have your friends and neighbors. A
Keokuk case.
D. C. Crowley, s25 Bank street,
Keokuk, says: my trouble was
caused by riding in the train while
railroading. My kidneys were inact.
i've and had dull pains across nv
back and loins. I used Doan's Kid
ney Pills, procured from McGratr
Bros Drug Co and they relieved the
trouble and put my kidneys in goot
order
Price soc, at all dealers. Don
simply ask for kidney remedy-ge
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same tina
Mr.. Crowley had. Foster-Milbur1
Co. Props, Buffalo. N Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16
How Law Applies.

"In discussing the third PROPOSE
ton the supreme court said: AS the
state law forbade the shipment into
or shipment of, liquor in the state,
whether from inside or out. and all
receipt and possession of liquor
transported without regard to the
use to which the liquor was to be put,
and as the WebblKenyon act prohibit
cd the transportation in Interstate
commerce OF all liquor intended to be
received, possessed. sold or in any
manner. used, either in the original
package or otherwise, IN violation OF
any law Of such state, there would
seem to be no room for doubt the
prohibitions OF the state law were
made applicable by the Webb-Kenyon
law
THE court also said that this con-
struction was not giving too wide an
effect to the Webb-Kenyon law and
that the argument that the Webb
Kenyon law was only Intended to IN
clude state prohibitions in 30 far as
1t forbade shipment, receipt and pos.
session Of liquor for q forbidden use
and that, as individual use was not
forbidden by the state law. the ship
ment, receipt and possession for such
use was not embraced in the Webb
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16
} HOW PLAYERS
FRATERNITY CAME
INTO EXISTENCE

, United Press Leased Wire Ser 4
, vice. 4
, The Baseball Players Fratern-
, ity was organized October 20,
, 1912. by David L. Fultz, former
, Brown university and major
, league baseball player. He Is
, now practicing attorney in New
} York
, Two hundred and lightweight
, players enrolled at the start.
, Fultz claims between six hun
, drcd and seven hundred minor
, and major league players are en-
; rolled. The fraternity first gained I
, recognition in 1913 from the ma
, tional commission by gaining
, nearly every one Of many de-
mands.
, On the present board Of direc-
, tors are: Roger peckinpaugh,
, Sam Crawford, James Archer,
, Robert Byrnes, Arthur Fletcher,
. John Henry, Richard HobIitzell,
. Harry Hooper. Lee Iagee, Walter
. MaranviIle, John Miller. Josh :
. Deyore and several others. Ed
. ward Reuibach is secretary OF the I
. organization.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16
COBB WILL
NOT JOIN STRIKE
President Navin Of Tiger Club, De-
clares There is no Trouble
Over Salary Cut.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
DETROIT. Mich. Jan. 16.-Reports
from New York today that Tyrus
Raymond Cobb would join the threat
ened strike of baseball players, be-
cause he had been threatened with a
salary cut, were branded as false to-
day by President Frank ]. Navin, OF
the Tiger club.
"Cobb's contract has two more
years to rum" Navin said today.
There is no dispute between the
club and Cobb as to salary"
Nayin reported receipt OF a letter
from Cobb as late as last week, in
which the peach" discussed plans
for the season and gave no hint OF
any dissatisfaction.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16
son KNOCKS
OUT DUNDEE
New York Lightweight Jumps Into
LimeIieht With Single
Punch Today.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. TO-
Willie Jackson, New York light
weight, had jumped into the lime
light with single punch today. His
knockout of Johnny Dundee, the
clever New York lightweight, last
night, has given him great follow
ing in local fistic circles. 1t was the
first time Dundee had ever been
stopped. In fact. 1t was the first
tine he ever was clearly defeated.
A short right swing just as Dundee
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16
QUINCY TEAM
CLAIMS WIN
Also Offers AIibi for Being Defeated
Making it Double sarreled
Excuse.

The Quincy Herald CLANS that
Quincy High won the basketball
game with Keokuk Saturday night,
and also furnishes an alibi for the
defeat of the Gem City bunch by
saying that the Keokuk floor is
strange one. 1t looks like double
barralled excuse for losing the game
and here it is:
When the game ended, Harold
Brazelton, the local coach, who was
keeping score, announced that the
score was Is to IA in favor Of Quin-
cy, but the KeoEuk man said that 1t
was II to 10 in favor OF the keokuk
team. The dispute was over the
number of points made by Welsh, the
Quincy center. ASKED off hand how
many field goals the Quincy center
had made, the Keokuk scorekeeper
said. three, but he wasn't certain, and
when he consulted his score book he
found that he had him accredited
with only two. Among spectators
there was some difference of opinion
with the majority thinking that
Welsh made three field goals. How
ever. there is ruling the in case OF
dispute the benefit shall be given tC
the team with the lower score, which
was cone, IHtTeUy giving IIe VIII u
Keohlk. The Keokuk floor is q
strange one It is rare that Quin
cy team can defeat Keokuk on theil
own floor, but they generally have nc
! trouble in doing so in Quincy. The
| Maroons, another Quincy team, have
| for the most part lost their games or
/ the Keokuk Y. NJ. C. A. floor, where
the game Saturday night was played
The party following the game wa!
at the home of Miss Helen Stebbins
Mr. Brazelton's cousin, who enter
tanned the team with a birthday part!
in honor of the birthday of thu
i coach. There was a birthday cak
with candles, and a four cours
luncheon was served. The boy
greatly enjoyed the party.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16
Rex. casseI to Wed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
DENVER, Colo, Jan. 16.--The he 81,
Elijah T. Cassel, 67. pastor OF w
Bethel Baptist church in South pen
YER. who caused a stir in his congis
CATION last Sunday by announcin;i
that he needed an assistant a l.ir
would marry to get one. today WI W.
be married to Miss Anna May Cro gn.
hite. many years his junior. ~ !r
young woman is a church organs :.
and Is said to have won the lnl LIN
er's heart by the manner IN VIM
she played his hymns. - A
DR.. Cassel is hymn Writer
note.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16
Kenyon act and the state law was an

Kenyon act and the state law was an
erroneous view.
1.-THE court said that the Webb-K Ken
yon act was intended to extend what
was done by the Wilson act, that is,
Its purpose was to prevent the I'M
munity characteristic CT Interstate
commerce from being used to permit
the receipt Of liquor through such
commerce in states contrary to their
laws and thus. in effect. afford a
means by subterfuge and indirection
to set such laws at naught; that the
Wehh4Kenyon law against shipment,
receipt and possession to, be apple
able and controlling Irrespective Of
whether the state law did or did not
prohibit the individual use Of liquor.
.aTyhe Webb-Kenyon law does not
simply forbid the introduction Of H.
quor into a state for prohibited use
but 1t takes the protection Of inter
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16
witnesse. Expected Today.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
SAN ANGELO, Texas. Jan. 10
Arrival OF three important witnesses
for the defense, expected today, VII
permit opening of the trial of Harr!
j. SPANIEL for the murder OF M
wife and Major NJ. c. Butler. which
was postponed from yesterday.
The witnesses, Miss Jennie Buck
alew, A. A. Newell and James Doda
all of Alpine, where the shooting oc
Cured last July, were believed y
have been delayed by the heavy snow
fall. In case they failed to arrive "
day. the defense will again ask
postponement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16
Senior Leader corps.

The senior and intermediate lead
ers will meet this evening in the gym
zat S:15. for hard workout. Plans
are being laid for the big Y. NJ C. A.
circus to be given in April. All mem
beers of the leader corps are expected
II, be on the job. The following men
and older boys are enrolled:
q Charles Allen, Sam Moore, Howard
Wygle, James Ayres, Adrian Kirby,
Joshua Elder, Allan Immegart, Ber-
nard Merriam, Charles King, Frank
Satero, John HUDSON, Victor Russell.
Forrest Goode, Ralph Shade, Walter
Odell, Byron Shafer, Edward Sunley.
Francis Stadler, Thomas Pond, Max
Evans, Woodson Huiskamp, Waldo
mere Wolfe. Dewey Ewing, Hubert
Marks, John Bell.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16
viii Not Wreck Clubs.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Clubs in the
International league next season will
rot be wrecked by big league clubs who
recall players at crucial times. Acting
in a postponed meeting, the club own
ers adopted a rule that optional play
ers released to the international
league must spend the season with the
clubs to which they are sent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16
President Of American League Still
Bent on Running Fultz
Out Of Base
ball.
PLAYERS TO JOIN UNION
Fraternity Head Applies to Samuel
Gompers for Admission to the
American Labor
Body.
by H. G. Hamilton, United Press Staff
Correspondent

by H. G. Hamilton, United Press STAT
| Correspondent
! NEW YORK, Jal.. 16.-Whether Bar
Johnson, president of the American
league, was knocked speechless by the
news that the Baseball Players Frat
ernity had applied for a charter Civ
ing its membership in the American
Federation Of Labor, was not known
today. But at all events Johnson was
not talking.
! Ban is here to put the American
league finishing touch on what Barney
Dreyfus and john Haydier do in the
way of schedules for the two major
Organizations, but he is not here for
talking purposes. He refused to add
anything to his remarks in Chicago
to the effect that he was going to run
Dave Fultz out of baseball.
Samuel Gompers, president OF the
labor federation, is in New York. He
declared he was happy to learn OF the
fultz application. He added that
F'ultz had contemplated such a step
for some time.
II have no doubt that the charter
will be granted" Gompers said. 1T
seems like the right sort of step.
Organized labor certainly will back
Fultz in his demands IL his orSaniza-
tion affiliates with ours. I am keen
baseball fan and believe the fraternity
demands are no more than proper.
Ban Johnson talked little when he
arrived in New York late yesterday.
He purred something about crushing
the fraternity, Dave Fultz's presump-
tlon, the smartness of American league
ball players, and the ingratitude OF
those who plan to strike. and then
knocked on
Fultz meanwhile is staying In the
back ground. Interviews purporting
to come from, ball players on either
side of the feIAe declare they will be
with the strike movement until the
bells ring: others are quoted as SAVING
they are ready to sign and they dont
care for the minors choke.
Ban himself said he wouldn't be in
New York but for the fact that some
preliminary work must be done on the
schedules here. His trip hasn't a
thing to do with Fultz's threats IN
spite of the fact that the big leagues
make a rule to meet in some small
town where quiet Is thick: when they
get ready to frame their schedules.
Ban and his colleagues will leave
New York and go to Dover Han,
Georgia probably tomorrow. There
they expect to finish up the business
of routing the clubs for next summer.
Governor John K. Tener refuses to
comment upon the situation. He says
there is nothing to add.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16
MISkE-DILLON
BOUT TONIGHT
Light Heavyweiehts Met Before, But
= Referee Called Match
Draw

Hunted Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Billy Miske,
of st. Paul and Jack Dillon, Of Indian
apolis, will meet in Brooklyn tonight
in the second verse of their argument
over who's who in the light heavy
weight division. They are scheduled
to go ten rounds.
In their last appearance here Miske
fought Dillon to a standstill, with a
verdict rather up in the air.
Dillon is said to have worked him
self into the best of condition and
promises to make things interesting
for Miske tonight
Aivnr-fjSo in Tho Cote
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16
Forrest Goode to Have Charge Of the
New Department of Young
Mems Christian
Association.
TO BEGIN WORK TONIGHT
Senior and intermediate Leader
Corps Will Have Meeting
This Evening
Also.

Boxing and wrestling have been adj
ded to the Young Mems Christian as
sociation activities Forrest Goode,
Will have charge OF the class, which
will begin work this evening at 7:45
O'Clock, opportunity to enroll being CIV
en- to all seniors and older boys, includ-
ing the intermediates and high school
class
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16
was starting one of his famous jump
ing jabs, accomplished the knockout
PERSONALS.

Gilbert Lee Of Fort Madison and Ed
ward McClurkin of Morning Sun were
in the city today attending meeting
of the Standard Four Tire Co.
William Wappich Of Omaha is IN
the city visiting relatives and friends
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16
a, pemarse, ehl!!y Pitcher. VIII Pre-
side at Session Called TOR
Tonight At
Chicago.
MINORS NOT WORRIED
Strike Would Solve All Dtffieuities
Says President Tearney OF
the Three-Eye
League.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-Twenty pail
PLAYERS, most of them minor 1eaguers'
xiii attend the meeting called for
tonight by AL Demaree, Phillte pitch,
err to discuss the strike order OF
president Fs1ltz, of the ball players
fraternity. Demaree. who is a warm
. supporter OF Fultz, has worked naru
to get all the ball players In Chicago
and vicinity out for tonights meet,
ing. but indications are that he Will
find opposition from several major
ieasuefs. DemaTee probably at
as chairman OF tontght.s meeting.
AL Tearney, president OF the Inree-
Eye league, stated today that strike
was the least OF minor league own
er's worries.
sThus far" said Tearney, II haven't
heard a single report of contemplat-
ed walkout among minor league play
ers. Furthermore, l know 1t ism
worrying us for the simple reason
that if they do walk out, it Will solve
problem for us, that Of paying next
seasons salaries.
IT don't think half the players who
ioined the fraternity knew what they
were going into. Most of them stmp-
" accepted 1t as fad. Now If they
want to walk out, it's all right Well
Just close UP. We're trying to fig
ure out how to pay salaries. If they
quit, we won't have to figure. that's
ALL
Boston Backs Fuitx.
OAKLAND, Calf, Jan. 16-The
entire Boston Red Sox baseball CLUB
will go on strike If Dave F>ultz, head
OF tine bali players fraternity says
the word, is the opinion OF Duffy
Lewis. star outfielder.
Lewis who is visiting here, declares
further that he is sure the entire De
troit club will also go out If strike
is called. ;,
THE ball players mean business,
he said, "and the powers that be may
lust as well get that straight now
1 believe they will back Dave Fultz
to a man and the talk OF driving
Fultz out of baseball IS bosh."
Lewis says Fultz sent cards to all
members of the fraternity asking ad-
vice about a possible strike. Lewis
replied, ;,
"Go to 1t. We are all with you"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16

Emperor Williams Christmas gift
to Pope Benedict was a Bible mag
nificently illuminated and bound
at the royal printing works in Ber-
lin
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16

Thirteen pairs of twins are III
cluded in the present student pou'
the University of Nebraska
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16

IN The Gate City.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20

try are the intimate friends OF sen-
ators, congressman and governors.
Into the editorial sanctum comes the
popular political idol and, laying aside
his platform manner, he humbly seeks
the support OF the quiet man without
whom he knows he is powerless. In
the editorial sanctum the great man
is just himself. For editors have a
gift of seeing through any artificial
personal veneer. Newspapers can
make and break statesmen. Suppose
all the papers would ignore some
candidate for Office, how far do you
think that candidate would get?
Eyes in Every Scene.
The London Times news gathering
facilities are older but not greater
than those OF the Associated Press in
this country. The Associated Press
has eyes and ears in every scene OF
human activity. So many and so
perfect are these eyes and ears that
you read this evening of the things
that happened in the uttermost parts
of the world this morning and early
afternoon.
Editors and former editors sit in
the cabinets of several of the earth's
greatest nations. An editor and an
ex-editor are in President Wilson s
cabinet The ietuenant-governor OF
Nebraska, one of our United States
senators and one congressman are
editors.
When the peace conference in the
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20

papers in Nebraska. Think OF the
tremendous power of these papers.
No other profession even approaches
the editorial in the power that it
wields. The American press is the
free press OF free people. For only
where the press is free are the peo-
pie free.
At this present time there is in
this country an editor who, next to
Lloyd George is England's most
powerful man. Lord Northcliffe is
editor and owner of the London
Times, the worlds greatest news
paper. 1t began to be a great paper
in the days OF Napoleon. Even III
those days it built up a news service
so proficient that it printed the news
of Nelson's victory at Trafalgar be-
fore the British government had its
official report. 1t "scooped" the gov
ernment again on the news OF Well
ington's victory at Waterloo. OF
course, this was long before the days
OF the telegraph.
A hundred years ago the Times
had 5000 circulation and sold at IA
cents a copy. Even as early as 1861
it printed los columns Of advertising
in single issue.
The editors OF the Times have been
the intimate friends OF premiers and
kings. They have welded greater
powers than England's cabinet mem
bers.
The editors of papers in this coun-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
Omaha War News

Lifting derailed street car back onto
tho track is the feat attributed to Com
pany A OF the Fourth regiment. Nebraska
National Guard. The company was re-
turning to camp from the Elks' parade
Sunday in n chartered car when the car
lust ahead of theirs was derailed near
Sixteenth and Locust streets. Too tmpa-
tient to walt till the street car companys
wrecking crew arrived, the sixty-four heart
les put their shoulders together and
placed the car back on the track.
Another member Of the guard has met
injury by being run over. Sergeant Tobey
OF Company A. Fourth regiment. was cross
ing behind street car at Twenty-fourth
and Locust streets Monday night when the
car backed up to switch. He was knocked
down and tho toes OF his right foot were
cut off.
Ed Lucas, the guardsman who was In
Jured last Wednesday by Burlington
train, had his remaining foot amputated
Monday Reports at guard headquarters
have 1t that he Is doing as well under
the conditions as can be expected. y
Strange happenings are bothering navy
recruiting station officials somewhat. The
first men at the station Monday morning
found a bullet holo in one of the big bay
windows facing Sixteenth street and
hole In the ceiling. No trace could be
found OF the bullet however. One of the
men passing down Sixteenth street one
evening last week noticed light In the
recruiting station and someone moving
about there. He went upstairs at once, but
found no light nor anyone around He
asked the janitUr and other people who
might have been arpund there. but found
no one had been there to their knowledge.
search every morning since then for infer
nal machines. spies and other effects OF
these periods.
Emmett Chapman will be appointed chief
petty officer on his arrival at the receiving
ship Philadelphia,
Alexander Beiaz OF Florence, Neb, has
been, appointed bosuns mate, first class.
His brother Joseph enlisted In the navy
last week and another brother, Frank. Is
now In the army.
Frederick Heller. young violinist of
note in Sioux City, has enlisted in the navy
as n musician. He Is now at the training
station at Norfolk. Va.
Men with the qualification OF maehin-
lists are being enlisted at the Fort Omaha
balloon school, 1t is desired to secure
about fifty mon with the qualifications OF
lathe and drill press operators. some Of
them to be used in the permanent school
detachment ana others 10 hehu out With the
field balloon companies.
Mondays activities In army circles
brought the number OF accepted recruits
up to ASA for the districtc of Omaha. This
leaves a balance OF 626. For the city OF
Omaha 375 are now needed to fill the quota
of 7H(
Walter l., Raceiy, captain Of the Belle
vue foot ball team for the last season, has
enlisted In the navy as an apprentice sea
man,