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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01
PLAYING THE FIELD
BY Jack Vciock,

Harry and Stanly Coveleski, Bill
Deak, Al. Manaux, Elmer Meyers. Ed.
die Plank and Bob Shawkey. There
are others. of course, hut these are
the outstanding pitchers that have
been contributed to baseball by the
Quaker State
Other pitchers who stand out par.
ticularly in big league records and
the States from which they hail are
as follows:
Georgia -JimBagby. Jimmy Laven,
der Mayer, Sherrod Smith and Fred
Toney.
Missouri Bob Harmon. Joe Wood.
Cy Williams and jeff Tesreau.
Illinois Earl Hamilton Bob Groom.
jeff pfeffer and Mike Prendergast
Alabama -Gug Morton and Frank
Allen
Kansas Larry Cheney, Henryx and
Walter Johnson
Ohio-Dutch Leonard. Slim Sallee
and Carl Weilman z"
New York Dick Rudolph. Bernie
Boland and Mel Wolfgang.
Indiana Joe Benz and George
Dauss
Louisiana Jack Coombs. Dave Day.
export and Pol Perritt.
North Carolina Lee Meadows, Rube
Benton and Ernie Shore.
Virginia -Eppa Rixey, Boehlng and
Cullop
Kentucky Carl Mays and Fredie
Schupp
lowa-Red Faber and Pat Raglan.
Teas-Bert Gallia and Jim Vaughn
Scattering States - Alexander. Ne
hraska, Bender. Minnesota; Cicotte
Michigan; Cooper, West Virginia;
lsher,VermOnt; Foster. Oklahoma:
Harper, New Jersey; Hughes. Colo.
RADIO; Reb Russell, Mississippi; Babe
Ruth, Maryland; Schneider. Califor
mia; Scott. Suth Dakota; Tyler. New
Hampshire
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01
HARRY GREB WINS
FROM JACK DILLON

Pittsburgh Pa. Aug l. Harr
Grcb, of this city. who recent.
claimed the worlds middleweigh
championship and posted 1000 70.
felt to back up his prctonsions, hanc
I'd out tasty trimming 10 Jack Dillon
OF indianapolis in a ten round bou
before S.00C spectators at the Nationa
League baseball park Monday.
Greb took every round but the
fourth which was even, In the sey
cnth and tenth he had Dillon in ba,
way. Dillon never had a chance will
the local bcarcat, who now has elm
mated jeff Smith, *. o. Brown. X. O
Brennan, Young Ahcarn, Champion A
Mccoy. Zulu Kid, Buck Grouse. ant
other worthless in his climb towar,
the top of the heap.
Negotiations are under way for !
Mike Gibbons, Greb bout here Labo
day. The two men fought six round.
at Philadelphia last February. wit
Gibbons having shade al the finish
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01

The home of the mustache Is In Spain.
and here is the history of its origin;
Aftrr the Moors first invaded the com.
try the Christian and Moslem popula
tlon became SO mixed that 1t was diff
cult to say which were Moors and
which Spaniards The Spaniards then
hit upon means by which they could
at once distinguish their brethren.
They did not shave their lips any long
or, and they allowed tuft Of hair to
grow below their under lips, SO that
their boards formed the rude outline Of
cross. Thus the mustache became Il
symbol of liberty and fraternity. -Ex-
change.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01
NOTE: You've all undoubtedly heard

.NoTE: You've all undoubtedly heard
OF tho famous DR.. Pierce and his we'll
known medicines. Well, this prcscrIp.
ton Is one that has been successfully
used Tor many years by the physicians
and specialists at DIR. Piercc's Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, Of Buffalo,
N. T., for kidney complaints, and dis.
eases arising from disorders OF the kid
neys and bladder, such as backache,
weak back, rheumatism, dropsy, conges-
ton OF the kidneys, inflammation of tho
bladder, scaldng urine, and urinary
troubles.
Up to this time, rAnuricD has not
been on sale to tho public, but by tho
persuasion OF many patients and tho
Increased demand for this wonderful
healing Tablet, Doctor Pierce has finally
decided to put it into the drug stores OF
this country within immediate reach OF
all sufferers.
Simply ask for Doctor Pierce's Anuric
Tablets. There can be no imitation.
Every package Of "Anurc" is sure TO bo
ID. Perce's. You will lind the signature
on the package Just as you do on DIR,
Pierce'S Favorite Prescription. the ever
famous friend to ailing women, and
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
proven by years to be the greatest gen
eral tonic and RECONSTRUCTION for any
one, besides being the best blood-maker
known.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01

New York, August They talk
ibout Eddie Collins and George Burns
hanging up high marks in the matter
If conservative games, and the records
show that both players have been
consistent. everyday performers.
But leave it to the old.time fan to
zig up something better in the mat
n of any old kind of record Such
fan is Clinton B. Dodge. of New
iork, who comes forth with the fig
rs" to show that George Van Hal
on, the old Giant outhelder, has em
Ill tied to a post in playing consecu
i've games, with record that Col
ms, Burns or any other player in the
business will have to go some to
,qual
Mr. Dodge says the records of Col
ms and Burns are mighty good ones,
tut looking back over his old files
re has found that Van Haltren played
GA consecutive pastimes between the
,easons of 1897 and 1901, record
which is likely to stand for years to
ONE
Van Haltren started late in the sea
on of 1897 with the New York club
nd played the last three games of
ne schedule. From that time on to
9ol, when he played the first ten
ames of the season without break
Il his s.r'ng. he had piled up his
ecord. and during the years he wore
Giant uniform he was one of the
biggest favorites with the fans
When last heard of Van Haltren
fas an umpire in the Pacific Coast
.eaguc and 1t looks as though he
cts the palm Here Is his record,
ear by year, as offered by Mr. Dodge
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01
Antiquity.

Antiquity. thou wondrous charm,
what art thou. thar. being nothing. art
everything? When thou vert thou
vert not antlqL' ty-then thou vert
nothing. but hadst remoter antiquity.
as thou callcdst it, to look back to with
blind vcncration, thou thySelf being TO
myself fiat, jejunc, modern, What mys
tCry turks in this retroversion. ar what
half JanuSoS are we that cannot look
forward with the same idolatry with
which we forever revert The mighty
future Is as nothing. being everything,
the past is everything. being nothing
Charles Lamb.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01
Railway Journeys Of Long Ago.

II was only the adventurous who
dared to face u railway journey In
1923. A writer Of that time comment
Ing on the proposed line to Woolwich.
remarked, I'VE would az soon expect
the people of Woolwich to suffer them
selves to be fired or upon one Of Con.
greye's rockets M trust themselves to
the mercy Of such machine going at
such u rate The third class carriage
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01
Four Russells In Bio Show.

Reb Russell, of the White Sox. was
the only pitcher of that name in the
DIG show three years ago. but since
mat time three others have broken
IN, making total of four pitchers
named Russell now under contract
with major league clubs.
Allen Russell. of the Yankees, ia
the only one well known outside of
the Rebel but Brooklyn has a
young pitcher named Russell and
Connie Mack has also picked up a
youngster of that name.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01

tbehezer' S. =. W.. Helm, Sedali;
Mo.
chango, b <, j. BanGert Chicago
Eva Able, s. m, Robert Burgess
Wenona.
Boro b, blk e., Robert Burgess
Wcnona, III.
Betty Hopper s. m. J r. Gabl,
Flanagan, ILL.,
Morvl8 w. b. e., VIM Gibson, Nj;
4nokata, la,
Clipper, j., A. B. Hunter New NJ,
drid Mo
Robert L.. S. e.. Andrew Myricl
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01
WIZ SUFFER WITH BAGyAcHE,
KIDNEYS OR RHEUMATISM NuW2
Letter Tciis Of no-iook,H-for Preecr;pt;ou

H"7'T ItHS " LoH1-tO0KtHJoF TTfscr1pti0n,
Dear Rcddcrs-lf | can do any good In
the world for others, wish TO do IL. and
| feel that it is my duty to write abont
the wonderful results received from thu
nse of Anuric.' | was suffering from
kidney and bladder troubles, scaldinv
urine, baekachc and rheumatism. and feet
and ankles swelled so that at times [
could not walk without assistance.
Had taken several different kinds OF
kidney remedies but all failed. | sent
for box of DIR. Piercos newest dis
covery, eAnuric," which | received by
mail in tablet form. l soon got better
and am convinced that this popular
new medicine is good. | wish to rec
4mmend 1t to my ncighbors and every.
body suffering from such troubles.
Mrs. M. j. SARGENT.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01

of those days was thing of horror.
1T had no roof and no seats" writes
j. G.. Wright. Into this the passen.
gers were packed and had to stand
during the whole Journey or II there
was room TO squat on the floor, exposed
to the rain or sun and bombarded by
sparks emitted from the engine Sec.
ond class passengers were kindly nd
vised to provide themselves with gauze
spectaclcs and to sit MS far from the
engine as possible. London Spectator
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01

Pennsylvania has given the big
eagues more crack pitchers than any
rther state In the Union II seems
hat the ball playing sons Of Penn's
foods are just natural born pitchers.
or there are no less than ten big
eague slabman in the game now who
lain Pennsylvania as their home
State.
Therad cmfwyp shrdlu shrdlu htmeh
Leon Ames is the first in alphabcti-
al order. Then come Ray Caldwell.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01
The Solitary Hresk fast.

AT first blush breakfast seems 40.
cable meal; ut that hour II man Is best
satisfied or least discontinued with
himself and In mood to make the
most Of the world. Human vitality Is
mt Its maximum; mere existence Tugs
exhllaration along with It. good humor
nantes everything. But there Is an
uncertainty IN company, even when
you may choose It, for temperament IL
never to he wholly trusted ARTISTS are
dangerous people to meet at breakfast.
aud there nre thousand happenings
troubled sleep, early awakening, mos.
qultocs, surmised mouse. no hot
water, buttoned boots, putting studs IN
a shirt-that may occur between going
to bed at night and coming down 10
breakfast IN the morning, and III nd.
justcd feelings In even one member of
the company may dampen the spirits
Of all. Company IL no doubt the better
state and. brings out the full capnci.
ties forpieaSwe that w In bycnkf fast.
but n kAsAary IbreakfAtkfAter soil.
tary peasantness In more tempered,
but II IL more certain. Henry Dwight
Sedgwlek In Yale Review.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01
STANDING Of CLUBS
AMERICAN LEAGUE,

Yesterdays Results.
Boston, = Chica-o, >
New York. (; ST. Louis. !.
Cleveland, s; Philadelphia, ).
Detroit, $; Washington, T.
Cameo Today
{ hiCugo II Boston.
~. Louis at New York.
Detroit at Washington.
Cleveland at Philadelphia
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01
Sunday In Argentina.

In Argentina the bakeries, groceries
nd cigar stores may remain open sun
Jays until noon, provided they are at
"uded exclusively by their proprietors
nj no clerks or laborers are employed
n that day.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01
Perhaps.

Brushley It's awfully annoying,
Mary. Just MS | am getting in the
last touches on the canvas the wretch
eel eat has to have IA lit. Mrs. B.-Per-
hapS she caught glimpse of the pic
tire. dear.--Pearson's Magazine.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-01

't4-.''' '-'Tt+tf'-' .''''sFsF.,t us
Col. Custer b. e. fIIawkins) "A dis
TomorroW'c Entries.
the following are the entries for
Thursday:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-28

Ottumwa Courier: Woman suffra-
gists are Offering their opponents a
powerful antf-suffrage arKum emit by
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-28
The remedy for wrongs is to forget Them
Syrus
FIGHTING IN THE OPEN.

How Will the German fighting power acquit
itself If 1t be driven out Of the trenches and into
the open? This question has been mere theo-
retlc speculation for the past two years or more,
but 1t now assumes a practical aspect. This
seems just deduction from the war as thus
far waged: The Germans are great adepts at
carrying forward a preconceived plan of 3D.
ertions; they remarkable at working out
coordination in the details Of their military
moves. So we'll prepared was the German war
plan and so we'll trained for the CARVING ont of
it's moves was the German war machine that
there has thus far been little test of the German
resourcefulness under unexpected shifts from
that plan. At the Marine the plan was unset and
the Germans were beaten. At Verdun the
Germans miscalculated the French sta1nin. o,d
they were beaten. Now Sir DOUGLAS Halo bo
HAYES in disorderly fashion from the viewnoint
of the German high command and the Germans
are beaten at Cambria.
Napoleon in the early campaigns of his oo,,
quest of Europe continually disrecarded tho
rules of the war game; he attacked whore tbo
enemy's plain military common sense shov-od
that an attack was not permissible. But he u-o,,
battles and began to lose them only when bo
attempted the impossible in Russia. Cer1r1o
pald that he taught his enemies how to dafo.+
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-28
NoNEssENTIAL COMMODITIES

| Indianapolis News: The RAILROAD
war boards pronouncementt that If thd
present rate OF traffic increase con
tfnues the roads will be unable to NEE
the demands made upon them hl
! winter is in line with previous WARM
ings. The railroads have not addeu
greatly to their equipment within ths
last few years because Of extraodrn
ary conditions which counteractec
| the stimulus usually given to EQUIP
ment construction by good business1
There has also been little opportuhu
for making needed repairs and ovell
hauling cars. Thus the equipment Nd,
deteriorated. BY the introduction
more sensible and economic methou
/ in handling cars much greater ser"ss1
has been obtained from existing eaup
ment than before the war, put 'n
time must come when changes
methods can no longer add to the %
pacity of the roads.
To meet the situation the war OoaI.
suggests the barring of certain con,
modities from transportation
these, it is said, $50 could be given W
without great inconvenience, an
seventy-five others could be DISPENSE
with, but not without some incon''
nience
Barring these commodities no u
transportation would mean curtainn -
unnecessary industries, a policy
ready begun by the government
its plan to favor the necessary inuuo
tries in coal allotments. Such p.v|
gram is certain to cause protest ar"
it should not be applied ruthlessiy' II
we have neither the raw PRODUCES no
:he transportation facilities to tamI
care of essential and the non-essenla,|
Industries one or the other must III
sacrificed. There can be no dlspu.s
as to which class should go, but the. al
may be a difference of opinion as
which is essential and which Is nUsl
There Is no question that we na ,,.
the resources, industrial and agrp
tural, to supply us with necessities II,
plenty if the national energies were al
rected to that end.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-28
TODAY's BIT OF VERSE
THANKSGIVING DAY.


The little wstful memories they woke with today
Amid the palelt primrose dawn that streaked the
clouds gray,
For when the first light appeared upon my chamber
The little wisu memories they walked me with their call
Across my frost-ferned windowpa a hint of wood
smoke sweet,
Adown the Railways my the tiny, stirring
OF dear and lost Thanksgiving Days, like children's
ghosts astray,
And little wistful memories that woke with me today
The little memories they crowded at board,
They sled the kindly strangervoice that blessed
simple hoard
With low and halfeard whsperings in of other
That thrilled my trembling heartstrings through and
stung my eyes to tears.
The lighted grows strangely dim, and through
lashes wet
all its olden cheer another table set
Oh present, dear Thanksgiving joy with heartace
derscored,
And little eager memories that crowd around the board
The little pleading memories heard where they
crept,
When warm upon the widearned hearth the dying fire.
glow slept;
They slipped small fingers mine, watched while
dimmed and gray
There paed the last red ernbers of past
ing Day.
Oh God, while here for present good bring Thee
grateful praise,
thank Thee for all the joy OF old Thanksgiving
Days:
For voices stiled and faces gone, living presence
By little, that sought me where they
crept.
Martha Haskell Clark, in scribner's.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-28

him and certainly he gave them long training IN
versatility 1t is questionable whether the Ger
mans are versatile in meeting emergencies Inns
ability has not been tested but it will be. And
in proportion as the fighting comes out from the
trenches which are GerIaany's war method, IN
to the open where Anglo-Saxons, Frenchmen
and Italians and have been wonted to fight, the
Germans Will lose the benefit of a warfare
fought on their PREDETERMINED plan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-28

Cedar Rapids Gazette: If members
1 of congress who desire exemption
from income tax will change their
pleas by frankly stating that they dc
not actually earn SIG a year the pub.
/ lie will be unified as If by magic in
| their support.
Davenport Democrat: AS Congress.
man Mann. on account of Ill health,
plans to rest in the south and give
IuD the minority leadership in the
house, it would be fine opportunity
for the republican party to '1et the
LEADERS lead" They are talking about
| Congressman Gillett of Massachu-
! sets succeeding, because he is the
ranking member of the house appro-
priations committee. Picking leaders
according to rank often results in
the choice of some very rank leaders.
Isn't it time to throw away congress
sional as well as governmental red
tape?
Des Moines Register: If the wealth
er man can deliver another bit Of
Indian summer for Thanksgiving day.
we might agree to quit kicking about
the price of the turkey
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The fact
that the women of New York will
vote in future elections is gonig to
help their cause over the entire coun-
try, probably to a greater extent than
the white house pickets will be able
to harm it.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The
Christian Science Monitor, which is
somewhat Bostonese, has heard that
out west when glass of milk is
ordered in certain cafe they ring
a cowbe1l. No doubt they are cap
able of believing that in Boston and
they probably figure out the whole
west around that COW bell incident.
But they do some things in Boston
that no western community would
tolerate-even the government of
Boston is not always above reproach.
Des Moines Capital: Thursday
night Governor Harding, in address
ing the State Teachers association
at the Coliseum, declared in loud and
distinct tones that It is our duty to
whip the kaiser. The applause from
the sedate and solemn teachers was
quite vigorous, but lacked much of
being universal. Somewhat later in
his address the governor declared
that all teachers should be employed
for twelve. months In the year I'M
mediately the, kaiser was forgotten
and every head came down in ap-
plause. The teachers had their minds
quickly turned from the kaiser to the
pay roll.
Ottumwa Courier: Woman suffra-
gists are Offering their opponents a
powerful antf-suffrage arRum emit by
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-28

The federal courts have decided that alimony
cannot be taxed as income In some cases it
might be reached by the assessor as excess
profits.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-28

The new Afro-American synod u
the Presbyterian church, unlteu
States. com prising four presbyterie,,I
made up of negro congregations ana
ministers, has been named Snedeco.
Memorial synod, in memory OF lns
late DIR. J. G.. Snedecor, long Il
leader in work for negroes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-28
WHEN THE WAR WILL END.

A dramatic incident occurred in the New
York presbytery recently In session when the
Rev. Robert tombstone, pastor of church in
Montreal, made confession of faith. He had
been, he said, pacifst skeptical of the German
atrocities recorded in the Bryce reports but in
Iterviews with men who had personal knowledge
of them had left no room for doubt German
crueltles to women and children are so horrible
and revolving that he prays to God that his wife
and daughters may die before the Hun sets foot
on our land.
| Had Germany fought this war, fairly decent
ly, peace would have been possible long ago But
strangely blind to the fate she thus was bring
ing on herself, she has left nothing nndone to
rouse the unforgiving bitterness Of the allied
nations. Looked at in retrospect it seems like
the most extraordinary faulty of which gov
eminent could be guilty. For the iron has en-
tered the souls of her enemies. They will make
an allied peace or die fighting. As the late
Iclear-visioned James J. Hill said just before he
died: '"This war will end when one beligerent
has been licked, and it will not end BEFORE
While the statement issued by the heads of
the railroad brotherhoods is less definite than
is to be desired, there is every reason to believe
that the present difficulties will be settled with
out a strike. The brotherhoods have not aban-
Idoned their purpose to seek higher wages, but
there is ground for encouragement III what the
leaders say about their desire to cooperate in
every way that is at all possible in the success
full prosecution of the war; their understand
ing of the serious situation which would be ere
ated by any interruption of railway transporta-
ton, and in the promise that whatever Difficult
ties may arise, they will be ready to consider
any solution which presents itself in "a spirit
of patriotic cooperation The employees do
not go SO far as the railroads went in placing
their problems in the hands of the president, but
there are hopeful indications that the present
troubles will be adjusted by peaceful measures.
Is the country road to be ''the railway of to-
morrow7' Motor freight trains are now rum
ming over the highways from Akron, Ohio, to
Boston, Mass, and return, covering a distance
of more than fifteen hundred miles in a week.
This truck line is called the ''Akron and Boston
eXpress,' and the equipment consists of three |
and ive-ton trucks A regular schedule is main
tanned, and it is claimed that the gasoline {
trucks are competing successfully with express
in time and rates. Many small
branch railroads are Closing OUT In competi-
ton with the motor truck and automobile, but
this Akron Boston long distance trucking line
is new feature in the field Of transportation.
The federal courts have decided that alimony
cannot be taxed as income. In some cases it i
might be reached by the assessor as excess /
profits. 4