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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08

partment in the five day period be-
ginning February %. The apportion-
ment from Missouri is 1924.
Paul Jones has been chosen captaln
of the 1918 high school football elev-
en-. He is a splendid selection for
"Scriggs" has made more points for
the team than any other man and
deserves the honor Of leading the
eleven this year. He is star" play
er and will inject pep" in the bunch.
Representatives of ten Clark coun-
ty farm clubs adjoining Scotland coun
ty met in Wyaconda last Saturday,
February 2, to consider the matter OF
joining Scotland County Farmers as
ISOLATION for the present. c. E. P.
Selby, J. r. BANTER, j. F. Smith and
IC. f. Austin represented Scotland
county. Several interesting talks
We're made and everyone present prov
ed himself live farm club booster.
Paul Foster of Granger has accept
ed a position with the street railway
company in Keokuk
On Tuesday night of this week,
Miss Mary, second daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Mcclellan, highly es-
teemed colored people of our city, died
OF tuberculosis. after a long illness.
Jonn H. Mulch and son, Frank.
spent the week end with Corporal
Carl Mulch Of Co. A, 354th infantry
n. A., at Camp Funston.
J. q. Leeper lately sold the Mrs. A.
c. Cowell property in the north part
of town to Frank r. Smith, who will
soon move to same.
On the second Tuesday in April the
regular city election will be held.
There is a mayor, city marshal, collec-
tor and two aldermen to elect.
After several months illness with
tuberculosis, Earl Reed passed away
at his home in Boulder, Colorado, on
Thursday, January 81. 1918, aged
! twenty-five years, five months and
fourteen days.
Stanley McLane has enlisted in the
navy and has returned home to await
call to the colors.
Mrs. Sarah Lawton, pioneer resi-
dent of Memphis, and a lady univers.
ally loved by all our people, passed
away at the family home in this city
Wednesday night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
is MAGANOFF
MAT CHAMPION!
Turk Claims to Have Broken Gotch's
Leg and Claims Championship
Over the Hawkeye
Champion.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. B.
Was Bob Managoff, the big Turk who
halls from Chicago, and will wrestle
Wladek Zbyszko here Monday night.
lever entitled to consideration for
Frank Gotch's crown?
Many think he was, although he was
never accepted by the sporting world
as Gotch's conquerer.
The little incident on which Mana
goff claims a technical decision oc-
CURED summer or two ago when the
big Turk and Gotch were travelling
with circus. The latter was suppos-
ed to be meeting all corners and when
the village strong men refused to re-
spond, It was Managers job to "go on
Broke Gotch's Leg.
One night he and Gotch grew lit.
tie rough and went at it hammer and
tongs. Gotch was trying to show Man
agoff up and Managoff was trying to
emphasize the champions weakness.
The result was the match came to an
abrupt halt when Managoff broke
Gotch's leg.
So Managoff claimed a decision over
Gotch, but was never listened to seri-
ously. Since then he has been wrest-
more than anxious to meet lbyszko.
His match at the City auditorium is
the very stepping stone to success
that he has been hoping for, his man
ager wired to Promoter Jack Reynolds.
Coming on Sunday.
Final details for the match were
completed today when both grapplers
agreed to arrive in Cedar Rapids by
Sunday. Zbyszko and his manager
Jack Curley, signihed that unless some
thing unforeseen develops they will
come here Saturday. the next day after
the big Pole meets Earl Caddock for
the worlds championship at Des
Moines Managoff and his manager
will be spectators at the Des Moines
match and will also come here the fol-
lowing day Their contract agreement
necessitates their appearance in the
city by Sunday at the latest.
The City auditorium will be shaped
purposely for the match. every fan be
ing guaranteed good seat. Good
preliminaries are being arranged and
indications point to one of the most
interesting bouts ever staged in this
city.
Managoff's reputation is already es-
tablished in Cedar Rapids, having ap-
peared here in several big matches. He
won all his bouts, against some mighty
opponents and consequently should be
La favorite Monday night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
PEORIA MAY
LAND BERTH
Peoria Club Looked Upon as Strong
Possibility for Berth in West
ern League This
Year.

DAVENPORT, Feb. s.-Peoria will
mare than likely land a berth in the
Western league next season along
with some other town in Illinois. Presi-
dent Dickerson Of the Western beat
stated yesterday that the Still City
looked like the one best bet and that
the other magnates of the league were
In favor OF Peoria and some other
Illinois city for next season.
Baseball talk in Tulsa and Okla
iloma City had died down and it Is
not likely that these cities will make
a strong fight for berth in the beat.
The fight Peoria has made thus far
and the battle that city will wage II
necessary will land them a berth be
fore the season opens. the early part
of May. 1t may take a month for the
Western league bosses to get to-
gether and decide upon what course
they want to take, but eventually the
Still City will land a place in the
Western.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
Salts In In Hot Water
Clears Pimply Skin
Says we must mako kidneys
clean the blood, and PIN.
Piles disappear.

Pimples, sores and boils usually re-
suit from toxins, poisons and impuri-
ties which are generated in the bow
els and then absorbed into the blood
through the very ducts which should
absorb only nourishment to sustain
the body.
1t is the function Of the kidneys to
filter impurities from the blood and
cast them out in the form of urine.
but in many instances the bowels ere
ate more toxins and Impurities than
the kidneys can eliminate, then the
blood uses the skin pores as the next
best means of getting rid Of these
impurities which often break out all
over the skin in the form Of pimples
The surest way to clear the skin
Of these eruptions. says a noted au.
thority, is to get from any pharmacy
about four ounces Of Jad Salts and
take a tablespoonful in a glass Of hot
water each morning before break
fast for one week. This will prevent
the formation of toxins in the bowels
1t also stimulates the kidneys to nor
NAL activity, thus coaxing them to fill
ter the blood Of impurities and clear
ing the skin Of pimples.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, harmless
and is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon Juice, combined with lithia
Here you have pleasant, efferves
cent drink which usually makes PIN
Piles disappear; cleanses the blood
and is excellent for the kidneys as
well.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08

saw" remarked one of them.
1t happened that l heard the re-
mark, and drawing couple of their
players off to one side l told them
who the umpire was and how we had
happened to get him. They were
thunderstruck and started in to apol-
ogize softly to Billy.
Sunday merely laughed and finally
after the game was over he shook
hands all around and invited all OF
them to attend some of his meetings.
Sees Good Material.
From what heard today think I
would find some pretty fair material
in this league for my REVEALS" was
the parting shot he gave them.
Sunday was a great man in that
respect. He never charged anything
for his services and was always will
ing to help out. He was a great boost
er and always was wonderful card
when he umpired game. He proved
good umpire. too, because outside
of the case have just cited he always
had excellent control of the field
Cedar Rapids Gazette.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
- ,MZRDG2KRXX1WTa
l aNsNsf 4 y NEWS q
EARLY GAMES
THIS EVENING
Two More Games of Commercial
Basketball League Scheduled
for Tonight at the
W. Y GYM.

The games scheduled to be played
this evening at the "Y" gym will be
called earlier than usual in order not
to interfere with the High Tension
club party. The first game will be
called at 7:15 when the Standard
Oils and the railroaders clash to fight
for the cellar position The second
game will be called at 7:45 at which
time the Power House team is slated
for battle with Kellogg-Birge
A meeting of the managers was
held last evening at the Y. M. c. A.
At this meeting the c., B. & Q. team
was allowed an additional drafted
player and the Electrics were allowed
drafted player to replace their
present drafted player who is out of
the game at present. This should
strengthen these teams considerable
and should produce some more close
ly contested games In the future.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
EGAN TELLS
OF SUNDAY
Former Manager of keokuk Club
Tells of Billy Sunday Um-
piring Game With
Boone.

[By Edward F. ("Ned") Egan.l
Winner of eight pennants in fifteen
seasons.l
We We're not doing very well one
year when I had the Keokuk team,
and needed whatever we could get in
the way of boosting to bolster up the
rapidly disappearing bankroll. Things
had been going from bad to worse,
and, while the team was playing pref
ty good ball, and we were fairly we'll
in the race, the crowds were not
coming out to see US Money was
mighty tight.
This was just about the time Billy
Sunday was starting out to make a
great name for himself as a revival
list and his name was being pretty
we'll discuss ed out through the sticks.
Sunday was playing only the bush
towns at the time He had had re-
vivaIs in both Burlington and Keo-
kuk and had kicked up a whole lot OF
excitement
Finally one of our directors thought
1t would be grand idea to have a
big booster day at the ball park
and to get Sunday to umpire the game
as an additional card. Billy was a7-
preached on the subject and readily
consented 10 act.
Sunday Glad to Help.
We explained to him that we were
selfish in the matter, as we wanted
to use him on the advertising and to
make as big a card of him as pos
sible.
'If you need the money, then it's
all right" he said in reply. Il will
be getting some advertising, too,
which helps out my revivals whole
lot. Besides, always liked the game
and always will I'll work for you"
So we started in to boom the thing
along and certainly worked up a lot
of interest. The day selected was
the opening game of a series we had
with the Boone team and there was q
tremendous mob there, one of the biz
gest crowds, in fact, that league ever
had seen.
They Don't Know Billy.
1t SO happened that the Boone team
didn't get into town until shortly be-
fore the game was to start and the
players didn't know q thing about
the presence on the field of the noted
evangelist. They Jumped into their
practice and it wasn't until the game
actually started that they noticed the
presence Of new umpire. They
thought he was new staff man and
regular bush Lacquer.
So It wasn't long before that Boone
gang started to ride" Sunday and
they rode him for fair. They stepped
ON his feet with their spikes and
pushed him around, accidentally"
of course, but all to a purpose, and
the swearing they did was frightful.
imp Gives Them Warning.
1t didn't take long for Billy to get
pretty sore, because he didn't realize
the situation.
"You fellows had better lay off mn
before you go too far he finally told
them in front of their bench.
That's the freshest busher ! ever
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
MEMPHIS MO.
, . . . = >~>> 80 .

Ross Gundy sustained broken arm
last Sunday evening about O'Clock
by a fall down the steps at the old
brick mill. DR.. Mitchell reduced the
fracture.
During the month of January, Mrs.
Walter Hyde, north of Memphis,
marketed 1926 dozen eggs. She has
24O Buff Orpington hens-mostly
young pullets. This is splendid
record.
The Miller Mercantile company has
been dissolved and the secretary of
state notified to that effect.
DIT. r. B. Fulkerson OF New York,
secretary of the board OF foreign mis-
sions, Of the NJ. E. church, spent last
Sunday in Memphis and at both morn
ing and evening hours preached to
large and appreciative congregations.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Craig are In re-
ceipt of another letter from their son,
John A, with U. S. aviation corps in
France. in which he states he is feel
ing fine and wishes to be remember
ed to friends back home.
Craig Tinney, son of Rev. and Mrs.
w. E. Tinney Of Wyaconda, has ac-
cepted the pastorate of the M. ID.
churches at Bethel and Sand Hill. He
is bright young man and promises
to make an efficient preacher.
John T. Parks, proprietor of the
Crystal steam laundry, of this city,
went to Kahoka last Friday and sue
cessfully passed the examination for
entrance in the national army. Jack"
will enlist in the ordinance depart
ment if such procedure can be ar.
ranged.
State Fuel Administrator Wallace
Crossley has announced the following
assistants for Scotland county: r. NJ.
Barnes, chairman, G. e. Leslie and j..
T. Brann-
The store building on the south
side of the square occupied by the
grocery store of Oliver & Mcpherson
was sold at partition sale by Sheriff
Chasteen to Joseph Smith and P. r.
Allen Consideration, $4.235.
A shipment of finished articles was
sent to headquarters last Thursday.
The following list names the articles
sent Read it and be proud OF the
workers of Scotland county: 70 pair
socks, 7S pair wristlets, scarfs, SO
helmets, 212 towels, 13 pair bed socks,
rs pair pajamas, 116 bed shirts, 4S
sub. handkerchiefs, 63 sweaters, So
napkins. 81 pair moccasins.
DR.. E. b. Thompson was passen-
ger to Cameron, Mo-. last Monday,
where he will on Wednesday night
officiate as POSTMASTER at a banquet
given in honor Of Dr. Cameron Har.
mon, president of Missouri Wesleyan
college.
Mobilization at Camp Funston OF
the remainder of Scotland county's
quota of the first national army was
ordered on Monday by the war de-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
COMMISSIONERS
TO RUN AGAIN
T. J. Hickey and Fred ElIpert, Jr.
Both Take Out Papers for
Nomination at
Primaries,

T. j. Hickey and Fred Hilpert, Jr.,
present commissioners OF Keokuk have
taken out their nomination papers, and
when they file these will be candidates
for reelection at the coming city cleo
ton. Mr.. Hickey is the commissioner
Of streets, parks and public improve
ments and Mr.. Hilpert, of finances. fire
and police. Both men are widely known
throughout the city, and their entrance
into the city campaign will mean that
they are seeking reelection on their
record of the two years now ending.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
BROWNS GO TO
SHREVEPORT, LA.
Spring Training Camp Located Again
at Shreveport, La, for St.
Louis American League
Club

| ST. LOUIS, Feb. 8.-After an alb
sence Of several years the ST. Louis
! American league baseball club will
once more go to Shreveport, La, for
! spring training, this becoming an as
sured fact late yesterday evening
when Business Manager Quinn receiv-
| ed wire from Secretary Willis John
| son that he had closed negotiations for
the Sportsman's park aggregation to
condition in the hustling little city Of
northern Louisiana. Quinn sent John
son south Sunday with Instructions to
visit Shreveport, Alexandria and Beau
mont and to select the one which he
| figured would be best for the club, TAX
ing everything into consideration, such
as climate. hotel, playing grounds and
chances to get competition other than
between the players on the Borwns
roster. After giving the three cities
an inspection Johnson decided that
Shreveport just about filed the bill
1t has been many year since
Shreveport was not the host of some
major league ball club during the
spring training trip months. The clubs
to train there in recent seasons have
been the Cincinnati Reds, and the
Chicago Federals The Chicago Fed
erals spent March and part of April
in the Louisiana city in 1914 and 1915
when Joe Tinker. was manager OF the
Chifeds. Tinker has often said that
he considers Shreveport an ideal place
to take ball club. AS Tinker finished
a close second in the Federal league
race in 1914 and won the pennant in
1915, being contender both years
from start to finish, he had reasons to
feel proud of Shreveport as a training
place.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
Hardly a Drugstore In the Land
That Does Not Sell This Remedy

sppetite, feeling Of lassitude and a
general weakening of the system. 1t
Is then that you should promptly take
few bottles of s. S. g., the great
blood purifier and strengthened. 1t
will cleanse the blood thoroughly and
build up and strengthen the whole
system. 8. S. s. is sold by ali drug
gists. Valuable information about the
blood supply can be had free by writ
ing to the Swift Specific Co., 2:
Swift Laboratory. Atlanta. Ga.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
Standing of Teams.
DEMPSEY GETS
ALL OF THEM
Young Heavyweight From Coast Looks
Like Conner in PuGilistic
CircIes-WeIT Known
West

CEDAR RAPIDS. Feb. Sin the
boxing game it is Just a step from
comparative obscurity into fame. This
has been shown many times, when
some comparatively unknown boxer
defeats champion or near-champion
and grabs the big honors and big
money.
Young Corbett was considered a
"come-on" until he defeated Terry
McGovern in two rounds at New
Haven and became featherweight
champion OF the world.
AL Mccoy was scarcely known out
side Brooklyn until he clipped George
Chip on the jaw in the first round and
claimed the middleweight champion
ship.
Willie Jackson rose from a $50 pre-
liminary boy to top notch light
weight by a few minutes ring work
which eliminated in the knocking out
of Johnny Dundee.
There's a young heavyweight on
the coast who may have chance to
duplicate these feats if his work
there in four round bouts is any In
dication OF his real ability. He's
known as Jack Dempsey and if he's
half as good as his namesake he's
better than the present outfit OF
nedVyWelSHIS-
Well Known on Coast.
Dempsey halls from Salt Lake City
and is comparatively unknown in the
east On the coast, however he has
succeeded in beating Carl Morris and
Gunboat Smith, both Of whom have
aspired to heavyweight honors in
four round bouts, the limit permitte ed
on the coast. His FIRST engagement;
I, OF Importance was in Racine recent
Iy where he knocked out Homer
Smith, trial horse.
Dempsey is young and strong and
he is possessed of ambition to be a
great fighter. He is % years old and
weights about 210 pounds. He is six
feet two inches tall and would not b.
so greatly handicapped in the ring
with giants like Fulton or Willard
The one thing Dempsey lacks is ex,
perience and he will be carefully
trained with the heavyweight title as
an objective.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
GERS were in training at For, -,
aviation school. W Sill
Austrian Cabinet R..is

AMSTERDAM, Feb. S.-The rs.,.
nation of the Austrian cabinet ' s
been rendered to Emperor Carl uas
cording to Vienna dispatches &C
today. nefs
The dispatches were dated Fab,
airy Z. i'oFu
Austrian Premier Baron von D.,
Ter handed the resignation 70 IyG
head. OF the dual monarchy. ~e
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
wln Have Military FunersI.

limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
LAYTON, Okla, Feb. S.-Plans
were made today for the military
burial of Lieutenant Dudley A. Loomis,
Moscow. Idaho, pilot and Lieutenant
Loftin Stamps, Atlanta Ga, observer,
burned to death when their machine
made a nose dive and burst into
flames as it hit the ground. Both off,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
On the Market Half a Century.

When you are in perfect health,
and are enjoying a strong and vigor-
Gus vitality, it is then that your blood
is free from all impurities.
You should be very careful and
give heed to the slightest indication
of impure blood. A sluggish circula-
ton is often indicated by an impaired
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
Weeahman Reelected.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. J
CHICAGO, Feb. S.-Charlie Weegh-
man can continue carrying the Cub
bank roll At a meeting of the club
stockholders yesterday, he was re.
elected president. Walter Craighead
was named business manager and
secretary
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
DeOro Wins From k;eckhefer

DeOro Wins From kieckhefer-
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Feb. S.--With final play
tonight, the score at the end Of the
second block OF Champion Alfredo
DeOro's three cushion billiard match
with Augie Kieckhefer stands 100 to
95 today in the challenger's favor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08

The worlds finest bronze statuary
is cast in sand found in France that
contains about so per cent. silica and
20 per cent. alumina.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
ponnex Downs Eaan.

Downey Downs Esan.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb. S.-BryaIl
Downey, Chicago welterweight, last
night won from Joe Egan in ten
rounds
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
Elliot In Class 1.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Feb. S.-"Rowdy" Elliot.
Cub catcher, has been placed in class
one of the draft, according to word
from Oakland. California, Elliot's
home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
FEW CHANGES
IN TRAINING
War Changes Plans of New Training
Camps for Big League Clubs
Panama Abandoned
by ComIskey.

The war will have no effect on big
league training camps with the ex-
ception that some of the teams will
curtail the time spent in the south.
Only two changes will be made in
locations of training camps, accord
ing to word which has come from
managers so far. The Cubs will not
go to the coast this year and for
patriotic reasons the Reds will train
at Montgomery. where large mum.
Der Of Ohio troops are in camp.
Charley Comiskey was forced to
abandon his project of training In
Panama this year on account of the
war, but expects to take a fling at
the canal zone after the war.
Comiskey was enthusiastic over
the Panama project last year. He
figured he would have midsummer
weather during the entire period of
training and that his men would be-
come acclimated to playing in the
states by long series of exhibition
games in the south before going to
Chicago.
The present difficulties OF sea
travel, the shortage of ships and the
close guarding of the canal zone
caused him to change his plans.
Where They Train.
Texas as usual will entertain most
of the big league teams this spring.
the Giants at Marlin. the Cardinals
at San Antonio, Tigers at Waxaha-
chic, Browns at Palestine and White
So1 at Mineral Wells. Three teams
will train in Florida the Braves at
Miami, Phillies OF ST. Petersburg and
Athletics at Jacksonville. Georgia
will also draw three teams, the Pr
ates at Columbus, Yankees at Macon
and Senators at Augusta. Two teams,
the Red Sox and the Dodgers will
train at Hot Springs, two in Loufst-
ana, the Indians at New Orleans and
the Cubs at Shreveport and one, the
Reds, at Montgomery.
The only changes from the last
years trips are that the Cubs have
changed from Pasadena to Shrevo.
port and the Reds from Shreveport
to Montgomery.
Williams news., 1918-06-21
ASSN. MEETS

The Library Association held it Annual Meeting, Wednesday, June 12. General business was transacted and the election of officers held. The following were made officers for the com ing year: President, Mrs. Will liam Hughes; Vice President, Mrs. E. J. Nordyke; Secretary, Mrs. T. H. Cureton; Treasur- CT, Mrs. Kenneth Hughes. Rent House
 MT. and Mrs. A. M. Harmer have rented the house on Grant Avenue formerly occupied by MT. and Mrs. R. s. Leckey and family.
 Left Satuday
 MT. R. w. Ruffin left Satur- day for Kansas City. He will return in a few days for brief visit.
 At Summer School
 Misses Margaret Mitchell, Marie Easton and Marie Miller are attending summer school at N. A. N. s.