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New-York tribune., 1918-06-24

Batted Ball Kills Aged Man

John Britton, of 302 West 12ath
Street, was killed by battcd ball yes.
tlerday as he stood watching a rame in
Jasper Oval, 13Sth Street and Convent
Avenue. The ball struck him on tho
right side of the jaw. He was sixtv
years old. Max Henry, sixteen wears
old; of 6a4 West 17ath Street, who was
at bat when the accident occurred, was
arrested. 30
New-York tribune., 1918-06-24
Richmond Baking Plant
Burned; Watchman Lost

RICHMOND. Va, June 23.-Thc Vir-
ginia Baking Company's plant and the
Spotlesss Company's Wholesale store
here were destroyed by fire o-day, with
a loss estimated at 100000.
a .watchman in the baking plant, in
which the fire started from an undeter.
mined cause, is issing.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-24
Assemblynan Joins Marines

UTICA, June 2S.- Henry D. Williams.
Assemblyman for the First Oneida Dis
trict, has enlisted in the United States
marines and will leave in day or
two for Paris Island, S. C.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-24
Manila Needs Engineers
Philippines May Ask Release
of Men Called to War

MANILA. June 23.-The Philippine
government is considering the matter
of requesting the War Department to
New-York tribune., 1918-06-24

Since last March l the Naval Re-
serve force has been nearly doubled.
The Middle West continues to furnish
tho largest percentage of recruits for
this branch OF the service, tho 9th,
10th and 18th Naval districts, all in
tina. section, having furnished SO per
cent of the recruits during the week
ending juno 49,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-31
FORT MADISON
COUNTERFEITERS
Complete Plant For Making Phony
Silver Dollars Found in Barn
in the Other County
Seat.

United States Marshal Reed is
working on counterfeiting case in
Fort Madison which came to light
yesterday.
A complete counterfeiter's outfit
including molds and dies, ladies',
metal and other equipment and sup
plies for the making of Illegal money,
was found In that city hidden in the
inner lining of an old barn at 120
Peck street, by occupants OF the
home, when engaged in tearing out
q portion OF the wall
There were also found lot of i'm
perfect counterfeit silver dollars,
which, however, Were very good imi-
tations, although not up to the
standard OF the experts making them
Mods large enough to make six
coins at one casting were found, and
other molds to make four dollars and
two coins. with considerable metal
and a package Of ground glass to
give the coins the proper ring. The
molds were extraordinarily fine ones,
and these counterfeiters had solved
the problem OF the miIled edge, which
is very difficult.
The equipment was discovered By
the new owner of the property, How
ard Parker.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-31
$50, 900 in September.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service !
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31-Approxi-
mately $1,000 draftees will be called
out during September, if plans of Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder remain
unchanged. Part of the September
call are already out.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-31

several ways, school, for one, but
we do not think for a moment that
he can better our school with any
other.
Nearly everyone in Elvaston is at
tending the fair at Carthage this
week, which has been well attended,
as the weather has been very favor
able. Friday morning we had rain
enough to settle the dust and hardly
enough to be muddy.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Albert Miller, of
this place. received news from the
war department on Tuesday that
their son, Genus, who was in the
aviation escadrille in France, had
been captured and was in the hands
of the Germans. For several days it
was known he was missing it was
feared he was dead, but it is a relief
to US to know he is alive, even as a
prisoner. He had been very efficient
in his work. and it is too bad he can
no longer do US the good work over
there.
John Price is daily growing weak
sS. 41s dauShtsx- SlS6 esfHnfS Bar
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-31

Der, of ST. Louis. is with him, and his
old nurse, William Dale, is again
taking care Of him.
Miss Nellie Mack is visiting her
parents this week and attended the
fair on Friday.
MI and Mrs. Julius jackson, of
Monroe City, Mo, are visiting the
lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. II. S.
Miller, and many other relatives, as
millers are very plentiful this time
Of year.
II is estimated that there were
two million dollars worth of automo-
biles on the fair ground Thursday.
Strange things happen these war
times. Adopting various colors as
emblematic is one of them Yellow
seems to be the advertising color,
apparently. AS such its reputation
is rather unsavory. For instance, in
one neighborhood part OF house
was given the color. In another town
yellow streaks were applied to
buggy. In another place the cloth
ing was smeared with the odious
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-31
nIiIlers Antlseptie OH, Known As
Snake Oil
VIII Positively Relieve Pain In Few
Minutes

VIII Positively Relieve Pain In Few
Minutes
Try It right now for Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Lumbago sore, stiff and
swollen Joints, pains in the head,
back and limbs, corns, b1nions, etc.
After one application pain usually
disappears as If by magic.
"A new remedy used internally and
externally for Coughs, Colds, Group,
Sore Throat, Diphtheria and Tonsil-
stfs-
This on is conceded to be the most
penetrating remedy known. It's
prompt and immediate effect In ne.
3ievtng pain Is due to the fact that
1t penerates to the affected parts
at once. AS an Illustration, pour ten
drops on the thtckest piece OF sole
leather and it will penetrate this
substance through and through in
three minutes.
Accept no substitute This great
nil is golden red color only Every
bottle gruarauterd-3oc. soc and 81
bottle-or money refunded at
moGrath Bros Drug co, Keokuk, la.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-31
Bad Kind of Bacteria.

a reference 10 the LABORATORY re-
suits indicates that the chemical COM
position of the two samples of water
is essentially the same but that the
difference is found principally in the
kind of bacteria. In one case, the bac-
terra of the sewage type were found,
whereas they were absent from the
other.
Your informant does not state that
these samples of water were not sent
10 the laboratory in proper condition.
The bottles in which the samples of
water are collected are placed in
tin container, and this. according to our
directions for shipping. to be packed
in ice and excelsior. sufficient
amount of excelsior should be used so
that the bottle will not fall over when
the ice melts. These directions were
not followed in the submission of eth
er of the samples in question
When they reached the laboratory
the cans had tipped to one side and
had Permitted the water from the
melted ice to get into the can and In
contact with the bottles containing
the water. Under such circumstances
IL the bottles are not very carefully
sealed there is great danger of water
from the melted ice, entered the bot
bottles. and the results of the exami-
nation will naturally vary, dependent
on the quality of water coming from
the melted ice.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-31
LABOR DAY
CELEBRATION
viii be Held in Fort Madison This
Year with Many People from
keokuk Attending
EXERCISES IN EVENING
Nate Kendall, the Eloquent Exon
gresham, to be the orator Of
the Day with
Frailey.

Many members of organized labor
in keokuk will go to Fort Madison
Monday to participate in the big
Labor day celebration there. They
decided last spring that the better
conservation is to have only one La
Dor day program in Lee county.
Patriotism will be the keynote of
the day all over the country, includ-
ing the Lee county celebration at
Fort Madison.
Reports are that this will be one
of the largest celebrations of any
kind ever held in Fort Madison
Ex-Congressman Nate Kendall will
be the orator of the day, and Sena-
tor Joseph r. Frailey will make one
of his rousing speeches.
Speeches in the Evening.
The exercises include big picnic,
with games and contests and a Boy
Scout competition.
The parade is expected to be a
monster one and great preparations
have been made for it.
The celebration program begins at
noon with the contests in Old Set
tiers park, where the speaking will
be held in the evening, when every
body will be free to attend. The pa.
rade will be Immediately before the
platform program.
The Keokuk postoffice will be
open on holiday basis, with one
collection and delivery down, town
and the general delivery open from
IL o'clock to noon.
There will be no issue OF The Gate
City Monday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-31

water was heavily loaded with sew
age like bacteria and we would advise
against its use as such in the pool on
the basis that it was unsafe
1T may be said that water used for
bathing, quickly becomes contami-
mated with sewage bacteria, and that
to keep the water of swimming
pool safe it is necessary to either fire.
quently fill the tank or too add dis
infectant. Reference to both of these
procedures was made in the letter to
Mr.. Danielson
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-31

color. Lastly, someone visited :
tain homestead during the SHADE
night recently aud left evidencf
the front yard fence OF a feeling.
there was a Stacker that needea
vertising. OF course, a vigorous
fort was made to locate the ac'9
actors, even went so far as to
certain neighbor was the guilty
A caution is not amiss in this
nection. No other neighbor DeI
the accused is guilty, and as tnsI
no other evidence, for even
hounds refused to give any q
would be the part of wisdom
proof before accusations are
else a SANDER case may burde
court records, and accusation
proven or penalty assessed. "a
to the wise is sufficient"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-31

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-31
Spanish ship Torpedoed.

PARIS, Aug. 31-The Spanish yes.
sci Alexandrine has been torpedoed,
according TO a Madrid despatch to
the Journal
The latest reports from German
sources declare negotiations between
Germany and Spain over the subma-
rtne situation are still under way, al
though the Spanish foreign minister
had previously announced that Ger
many had acceded to all of SPANS
demands
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-31
SAYS ICE MADE
WATER BAD
Director of State Laboratories Ex-
Why Half Of One Sample
of Water was Un-
potable.
BLAMES BAD PACKING
Necessity That Samples be Kept Alb
soIuteIy Intact Emphasized in
Letter from d.
rector.
BLAMES BAD PACKING

Last week The Gate City told how
the city of Keokuk divided a jug Of
water into two parts and sent each
half as a separate sample to the lab
oratories of the state board of health
at Iowa City, to De told later that one
sample was satisfactory and the 9TH
er sample of the same water was not
useable for drinking.
DR. Henry Albert, director of the
laboratories saw the piece in the pa
per and writes the reason for the
rather startling previous reports OF
his laboratory men,
He says that, owing to the sample
being improperly packed for shipping,
melted ice got into it enroute and in
serted sewage bacteria into the hy-
drant water which made it unsafe to
use for drinking. The essential parts
of his letter follow:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-31
ELVASTON, ILL.,

Rev. Mr. Mounce, of the Baptist
church, has resigned his pastorate
here and moved to Bushnell to take
up work there. We are sorry to
have him leave US, but he thought he
could do better there than hare IN
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-31
one Lunnn Patriotism.

Providence Journal: Patr
does not consist merely in ;iola
rallies and applauding the loyal I
ments of the speakers. 1t means
sugar sparingly at home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-31
sathino Water Not Potable

Regarding the sample Of water
from the swimming pool, which rep
resents sample No. 6735. This speci-
men was taken from the swimming
pool of the Y. NJ. G. A. by the physi-
cal director and on the information
blank accompanying the sample was
this request. state it's value as a
drinking water" In the report to Mr..
Danielson under the date OF August.
10, the statement was made that the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-31
Bacteria In Ice.

1T is well known fact that ice
frequently contains bacteria of the
sewage type, and is quite probable
that in one Of these cases bacteria
from the melted ice entered the bot
tie, whereas in the other case 1t did
not.
The bacterial examination of water
is Of such a delicate nature that the
least addition of sewage polluted ma
terial to a bottle OF water can easily
be detected. 1t is therefore exceedingly
important that those who collect sam
pies of water and ship them TO a labor
atory should do so with the greatest
care and accurately follow instruct
ions with reference to shipping.
This was, as already explained, not
done in connection with the two sam
pies referred to in the article in ques-
ton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
BIG THREE DECIDE
TO RESUME SPORTS
Yale, Harvard and Princeton Will
Take Up Athletics Again on
inexpensive Scale

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Feb. 1G,--with
the announcement here today that the
triangular conference between athletic
officials Of Yale. Harvard and Princeton
had resulted in all three declaring thenl-
selves In favor of resuming intercol-
legiate schedules in so far as possible,
interest in sports took a decided spurt.
Yale baseball candidates took tc the
batting cage today for the first practice
Of the season and the players will he
turned cut of doors as soon as the
weather permits.
Although Professor Corwin did not
give the details of the conference to the
press fully he issued the following
statements
Dean Briggs, Of Harvard, anf Dean
McLenahan. of Princeton, spent this
afternoon in New Haven in conference
with Professor Corwin on plans and
possibilities relating to collegiate ath-
letic sports. 1t was officially reported
that the sense OF the conference was
favorable to intercollegiate sports on O
simple and inexpensive scale. 1t IL
hoped that this means many contests
with our (Yale's) normal competitors
this spring" r !. 4 = ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
HOLD RELAY
TESTS NEXT WEEK
Jimmy Curran to Select
Teams to Represent !.
Mercersburg II
TILLMAN STAR SPRINTE
BY PAUL PREP

Candidates for the Mercersburg Ac1I
emy track team are now going ahead
full speed and Coach Jimmy Currs4
proteges are all set for the final tri11
for places on the varsity sou I'd. whi4
will be held the beginning of next wed
Chief interest of the coming trials 4
centered in the fight for positions on u
one and two mile relay teams. whIa
will make their first public appearanc
In the tenth annual Meadowbrook game
NJ rch SO in the Second Regiment Ar
mory, Broad street and Susquehannz
avenue. A
Although smaller number Of can.
didates are striving for the teams than
Ia former years, Curran fully expedS
to send winning quartets to this city. hf
in Woodring, Fillman, Swede and Beat
tie Mercersburg has n splendid nuclth
for flrst-class relay teams.
Woodring is without doubt the bss
schoolboy sprinter in the county'
| During the last summer, wearing IN
cOlors of the Meadowbrook Club, he vos'
every scratch 220-yard race in which y
competed, which included the Middle Af|
lantic Division championship Of tho A
a. L. and the national A. A. u. juni4I
furlong at st. Louis. Woodring equAN
the Middle Atlantic record for the ~;
| yard dash of % 10 seconds. "a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS
INVITED TO ENTER RELAY

The management OF the annual Penn
relay carnival, which will be held
April &c and %, today issued the
grammar school invitations. Parochial
school invitations will be issued early
next week. The grammar schools have
been classified in the following order:
Championship ClaSs--PedagOgy Practice.
Belmont, Dunlap. Blaine. vaughn, Willard.
Southwark. Mccall. Mitchell. kenderton and
StetSon.
ClaEhorn. Mcintyre, Cleveland. llackctt
DrcNel and Hay.
Class 9-Moade, Whittier Hunter. Moffctt.
John Welsh, Widencr, Webster and Rutledge.
Class 3-Sharswood Furness. Campbell
Lyons. Kcarney. Mount Vernon Jefferson
and Philadelphia Trades.
class -- Fitler. Germantown. lowering,
Tastorius. Clymer. Harrity-Lee, Potter,
IIuey Taylor and Loo.
Glass . - Robert Morris. Kelley. PeIrcc,
Reynolds Singerly. McCltNe. NJ. Hall stan
ton, Hanna, Heston and Marshall.
Glass q BauEh-Close. William Welsh,
Calhoun. Wilson. Hancock. Hawthorne,
Northeast and Northern Liberties.
Glass - Benson. Durham. Edwin NJ.
Stanton, Wayne, Poo. Iandreth and Powers.
Glass s---Breck, Manayunk, Mount Airy
Curtin. Bridcsburr. Brown,Crispin., Disston'
LonGfellow. Martin and McMichael
Class 0--Bryant. Hamilton. Mexican, Nor,
ton, Read. Stow, George, Overbrook and
Class 1O--oller. Birncv. Ellwood Felton,
VILE Muir, Rowe, Wissahlckon. Joel Cook.
oiney- Lowell and Kane.
Fox Chase, Lawndale. Lawton. Crease and
Weisss"f:; clsss fi:a;Lgaeon..' ch!lds, Comfy. Ryors
Tilghnan Byberry and Maple Grove.
Class l3-Open to all schools lacking tho
seventh and eighth grades
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
VICTIM OF LATEST RUMOR
Ty Cobb has been wished on the
Yankees by Gotham dopesters.

son With the Yankees. Detroit GER
tainly could use a pitcher of class and
llugginS has several of those birds
around that he could we'll afford to dis
pose of. Heilman or NeaCh would add
color and ability to the Yankee outiield.
MILLER Huggns is stealing Clark
Grifiths stuff" says Detroit scribe.
CLARK used TO pun that Ty cobb pur-
chase stunt every time he came to De-
troit. II got to he stale joke. Every
time Griffith came to Detroit he cX-
planned that he was here to land Ty
cobb for the Washington club. OF
course, the poor old Washington club
was just about as near to financial
precipice as a club can got and still
stay above, but that never bothered
Griffith in his talk about landing Tyrus
Raymond cobb for the Nationals.
Frank j. NaNin was getting some
what peeved about GrtTlth's publicity
stunt which was growing irksomc. Grif-
fifth had several very good friends among
the newspaper men Of Detroit and one
Of these had Il session with Griffith one
evening Gin the lobby of a Detroit ho-
tel at which he handed Griffith II valu-
able scheme He told Griff to make out
"A check for 100000 for the purchase of
Tyrus Raymond Cobb's contract and
the writer would present 1t TO Navin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
j. RUPERT CAN'T BEAR
ITO SEE WEEGHMAN AND FRAZEE
GET ALL THE LURID PUBLICITY
Yankee Mogul Threatens to Start Something
4 IN the Deal Line That Will Make the Other
Millionaires Look Foolish

manates only human after all They make their mis-
d aiter day and
~ hey go right out and make mistakes 1t will be
o thc National League
because his
and 1t said that
ra1ee OF the Red
generosity spendhrt of
& he case Colonel Rupert OF the Yankees pub
'ty or something
make zeal which will
uons IN the shade
make Weeghman
The big stuff probably
10 be- paid lhe
only couple of months Colonel Jake :
There arc two angles the that after
Detroit II a
Peach
York
had
the market T Walker being hed with but the Rcd So>
outpost believed Mack Colonel
DUPPERT lie does not
~ bail passed
eral It said in New
Colonel Scans Strun
to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
Girls Tourney in Philadelphia

Two important pieces of legislation
were suggested during these reports
which lifted the delegates to applause
They heartily indorsed the plan to at
tempt to hold u national championship
tournament for girls under nineteen
years of age. 1t was explained that the
plan proposed was TO conduct the tour
namcnt during the deciding of the wom-
ems national tournament on the turf of
the Philadelphia Cricket Club. The oh
Iect was to so launch the new cham
pionship as to provide the girls with de-
sirable surroundings and afford them
the additional inspiration OF watching
the greatest of the women of the courts
while In action.
Joseph r. Carpenter, Jr.. chairman OF
the Philadelphia Club. had replied to let =
ters. however, that his club was a bit
tlmid about attempting the doubles
championship. He proposed that the
girls championship be tried out on sep
arate courts, and then, IL successful. IL
could be developed as had the junior
and boys tournaments. 1t was decided
to determine the details of holding the
tournament later.
George W. Wightman. of Boston, the
treasurer, IN his report showed that the
funds OF the association amounted to
$4,000 and assets of $4,000. During the
past year its revenue had been about
$4,000 behind its income. A carefully
devised budget system is TO be estab-
lished TO carry on the work OF the or
ganlzation for the coming year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
COBB TO BE SOLD TO YANKS,
ISLATEST RUMOR IN NEW YORK
De troit Outtielder
Said to Be Involved
in Biggest Deal of the
Year - Hu G gin S
Says Nothing as He
Leaves for Cincin-
natl
BY ROBERT ". MAXWELL

AFTER the hot-stVve league had ad-
a iourned and the grand old game of
baseball was resting comfortably for the
annual spring drive, some one spilled
SOME fuel in the furnace and the balrny
air began to penetrate the den OF the
dopesters over in N'Sawk. Something
had to happen in Il case like that and
IL was unanimously decided TO put over
the biggest deal of the year. The Alex
ander and kilcfcr transaction looked
pretty good, but that could be sur
passed. Comics dealings with the Red
SoX also loomed up in the ofTing. but
they could be pushed into the back
ground. Philadelphia couldn't get away
with all OF the big stuff in the winter
league, So II was decided to sell the
great and only Tyrus cobb to the
Yankees.
I,umor VCnders worked overtime last
night and soon the birds on Broadway
We're warblng their latest lay to the
denizcns Of that thoroughfarc. The
news spread like wldhre and now the
Gothamites are halfway believing that
cobb will be Yankee and col. Jake
RUPERT will hand over many bundles
uf coin for his release from Detroit.
The d6pcsters insist that big deal is
underway which will land Tyrus in the
big town, and will not have 1t any other
WAY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
BUSY DAY FOR
PENN ATHLETES
Quakers Compete in -Four
Meets-Polo Title at
Sake Tonight

This is busy day for the Penn ath-
letes. Representatives of the Red and
Blue will compete in no fewer than
four separate meets and NTH one
was scheduled. but was called off only
yesterday.
On Franklin Field this afternoon.
Coach Lawson Robertson will stage his
military-athletic games. The events,
which are closed TO students of the
University, have drawn more than 200
entries and include. besides the regular
track and field contests, several mill
tary features. Coach Robertson has
been drilling his men for some time' In
the gentle art Of hand-grenade throw
ing, bayoneting and rescue racing,
Added to these events will be wall
scaling contest. H.tr.
In the Wefghtman Hall tank tonight
the water polo championship OF the In
'tercollegiate League virtually will be
decided. The Penn cohorts will meet
Yale. their conquerors at New Haven
some time ago. and the Qpakers are
anxious for revepge, 49, .rs.s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
Minor League Stock Goes Up; Many VIII Start


w a in
orally making
The Tho
the
public a
the cold weather which has
caless
flock Of
At a will it stated and
Importance
Following those nmated
Western and the Blue Ridge.
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but on account applications