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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-07
RUMORS OF NEW
MAJOR LEAGUE
Dust Kicked UP in American Battle
Contains Germs Which May
Result in Something
6uIi4Le4S

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Rumors of a
new major league are now riding In
the dust, kicked up by the American
league political battle.
Colonel Jacob Rupert, president
of the Yankees, declares that Ban
Johnson's stand in refusing to meet
with any committee of which he is
member means that one of them
will have to get out or the league,
If the quintet of magnates lined up
with Johnson support him when the
show down" comes, Rupert has in
timated that he will listen to pro
posals for a new league. Charles
Comiskey OF the White Sox, and
Harry Frazee Of Boston, are said to
be with him.
Among those mentioned as pos
sible third league magnates are:
Price Mckinney. Cleveland; Edsel
Ford. Detroit; Commander j. ]. Ross
Montreal, and Harry Sinclair, Pitts
burgh.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-07

sold for $4,000. The previous record
was 100000 The name of the Dur.
chaser will be announced next week
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-07

cations. The remaining $4,000 have
been pending either SO short a time
that no record could be had of the
reason therefore, or for technical
reasons, such as questions OF whether
disability was incurred in line of
duty.
With the passage OF the Sweet
bill, now in committee IN the senate,
the compensation of war cripples
will be increased nearly two-fold.
This measure represents non-parti-
san, disinterested and uselfish con-
sideration of the needs of the ma
tons wounded and disabled. The
measure was drafted by Congress
man Burton E. Sweet OF Iowa, and
passed the house without dissent
ing vote. 1t has been endorsed by
the American Legion and by the ma
tional administration. Its enactment
appears certain. 1t will be taken up
On the floor of the senate as soon as
the league of nations issue is dis
posed of.
THE following table shows the
amount of awards under the present
law and those proposed under the
Sweet bill for total temporary dis
ability:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-07
RUTH AND COBB
MAY BATTLE
Two Star Ball Players itching for
Fist Fight When They
First Meet Next
Season.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. babe
Ruth, premier slugger IN the base
ball world, today replied to Ty Cobb,
who recently criticized Ruth because
the latter demands contract calling
for $4,000 for the 1920 season.
Ruth intimated he would hold
Cobb personally responsible and that
fists might be substituted for words
when they meet next spring.
"Ill settle the question when
meet Cobb" Ruth said. Cobb must
be jealous of me because the news
papers have played me UP this year
as the biggest man in baseball"
Cobb recently spoke of Ruth as a
contract violator' ana said that
when player signs contract he is
"honor bound to do his level best
until the contract expires"
Ruth's contract he said, had two
more years tprun.
"a player is worth just as much as
he can get" said Ruth. And Cobb
has been paid all he is worth. believe
me, for quite few years. i wouldn't
say anything against COBB if he held
out for 100000.
"I'll settle the question when
meet Cobb"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-07

western insisted on taking chances
with an offensive. thereby giving the
Wolverines their opportunity to come
up from behind. But Chicago was
defeated -decisively-last Saturday
by the Illini, team which had not
shown anything previously That de-
feat for Chicago meant either a hid
IdsL weakness or a cargoSof oyercon-
fidence. If it was the latter, Michi-
gan is whipped now; if the former.
trust H. Fielding Yost to know where
the weakness lies and play for it.
The Illini, by winning from Chicago
IA week ago showed improved form, a
form which entities them to Mime
sofas serious consideration in the
game at Minneapolis tomorrow.
Minnesota's record is the better
It's all the brighter for the victory
over Wisconsin last week Mime
sofa ranked a favorite here.
Northwestern will play Iowa. Both
teams have shown more than usual
strength this year Northwestern by
its stand against Michigan won lot
of hackers here. However, Iowa has
a group Of dependable players who
also can be depended upon to turn to
their advantage any slips in North
Westerns judgment, just as Michigan
did last week.
Ohio is playing safe. She takes on
Purdue, team without conference
victory.
Notre Dame will go east Saturday
to try out the eastern game as ex-
emplified by West Point An eastern
visitor in the west is Tufts, playing
Detroit university.
Other games in the west include:
Baylor VS.. Texas Aggies at Waco.
Kansas VS.. Oklahoma at Lawrence.
Nebraska VS.. Missourfat Columbia.
Kansas Aggies VS.. Haskell at Law
renee.
Drake Vs. Washington at Des
Moines.
South Dakota VS.. Michigan Aggies
at East Lansing.
st. Louis vs. Marquette at st. Loui
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-07
VIII Return to Plague Them.

Former Senator j. w. Bailey: Theirs
Is one aspect of this matter when
many leading prohibitionists have
overlooked, and I warn them that y,
will return to plague them. Some OF
the men to whom / now refer are
very earnestly defending the right Oh
private property, and well they may
do 80 In these days when that rignl
Is denied by vastly larger number
of men in this country than is com
monty supposed. Unfortunately, now
ever, many of these national prom
bitionists seem to care nothing apou.
the right Of private property excep,
for their private right to their own
property.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-07

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Vice
President Marshall says that the
middle class is waking up. We'll"
says the New Orleans Statesman,
nearly all of its money has been
frisked and if it doesn't wake UP
soon, 1t win have no shoes or hat"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-07
YOUR CATARRH MAY
LEAD TO CONSUMPTION

path. Your OWE experience mas
taught you that the disease can
not be cured by sprays, inhaiers,
atomizers, jcllies and other Local
applications.
S. S. S. has proven a most, sans
factory remedy for Catarrh Dc
cause it goes direct to its sourC,t.
Get bottle today, begin the QUIZ
logical treatment that gives re-.
results. For free medical a e;i.
write Medical Director, AZ owin
Laboratory. Atlanta. Ga.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-07
A Victory for AmerIcanism.

st Louis Globe-Democrat: The
election of Mr.. Coolidge by the great
est majority ever given candidate
u the history of Massachusetts is a
splendid victory for Americanism
hat brings cheer and assurance 10
all America. 1t was not merely a
state election; it was a national cleo.
ion; for Massachusetts mere spoke
he voice of the United States. 1t is
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-07

ment insurance, issued by the war
risk bureau, much more desirable
than heretofore, and it's passage
should be signal for general rein
statement on the part of the 3,948,-
900 men who have allowed their poll
cies to lapse, and who desire the best
insurance obtainable at the lowest
cost"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-07
BIG BATTLE
ON GRIDIRON
Clash Between Chicago and Michigan
Tomorrow Recalls Titanic to
o Struggle of
1905
[By L. R Blanchard, United Press
Staff CorresponGent.1

IBy u. X. DIanChard, United Press
Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, Nov. Memories of
ancient thrills were in the minds of
football fans in Chicago today. A
game here tomorrow-Ch Chicago VS..
Michigan-recalled their titanic bat.
tile of 1905, struggle won by Chi
cago to 0. That game was the last
played here between these giants OF
the western grid-iron. Tomorrow
they battle again.
The line of dope would show Chi
cago immensely superior The Ma.
rooms defeated Northwestern badly.
Northwestern would have beaten
Michigan handily last Saturday had
the generalsiiip been of the right
Calibre. With the game won North
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-07
Dangerous to Use Treatment
for Only Temporary Relief.

There is a more serious stage of
Catarrh than the annoyance caus-
ed by the stoppcd-up air passages,
and other distasteful features.
The real danger comes from the
tendency of the disease to continue
its course downward until the
lungs become affected, and then
dreaded consumption is on your
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-07
Present Sweet

! present sweet
Family law. bill
Bachelor $50 ~
With wife ............ 40 81
With wife and one child. 55 95
+! With wife and two or
! more children ...-.... IS 100
No wife, one child. 49,. 40 80
No wife, two or more chill
dren -.-...-.-.... 0U 30
With dependent parents
in addition to above, for
each parent ........... 10 10
1.-THE present law makes no distinc-
ton between permanent and temper
airy total disability Uder the Sweet
bill the veteran doomed to total dis
ability for life will receive 500 a
month. Double total disability such
as blindness, the loss of both arms
or both legs or becoming helpless
and bedridden, pay $500 a month.
1.-THE provisions of the Sweet bill
regarding compensation are retroa .
tive to April 6, 1917, the date of the
United States entry into the war;
that is, the disabled man VIII col
lect the difference between the Old
and new compensation rom the date
the award was made.
This, Of course, is all very well
for the men who have been awarded
compensation, but the way matters
stand it means little to the 10000
disabled and disheartened victims OF
official neglect, who have waited for
half year or more and have yet
to receive the first penny toward the
perpetual debt the nation owes them.
The number of paupers there are
among them nobody knows, but any
one, by slight effort, can find out for
himself that she public charities in
every large city have been obliged
to make special provision to care for
last years fighting men, now bank
ruDt in health and hopes, and o
shield them from want.
THE Sweet bill makes the govern
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-07

positive proof tina THE heart and the
mind of this country are still sound.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-01-23
COURTESY ON SLEEPING
CAR Is TO BE REWARDED

Trip, s.. D., Jam. 20.-Herbert VIII
dermuth, a young man OF the Trip
territory, has discovered that courtesy
does not always go unrewarded. He Is
in the service of his country, with his
station at Key West, Fla. On his re-
turn to his station from a brief fur
Tough with the home folks In South
Dakota, he gave his berth In a sleep
ing car to a lady, who had two chill
dren, and who, because of the crowded
condition OF the ear, could not have
secured a berth II 1t had not been for
the generous offer of the young South
Dakotan.
Wildermuth slept In the seats. A
few days. after his return TO his bar
racks at Key West a gentleman called
upon him and introduced himself as
the husband Of the lady he had be-
friended in the ~sleeping car. He stated
he was glad to meet a soldier who had
been so kind to his family.
1t developed that the man was a
resident Of Florida and could use q
man Of Wildermuth.s ability, and Of
fered him a handsome salary to work
In his establishment when he is ais
charged from the government service.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-01-23
EIoPEMENr RESULTS IN
A HAPPY MARRIAGE

Aberdeen, s. d.. jan, 1s.-The sequel
to an elopement occurred in Aberdeen
on Tuesday, when Delny Joseph Smith.
aged 40, and Minnie Mercia Click, aged
Is, both Of Redfield, were granted a
cense to marry, and later were made
husband and wife In the presence of
the brides father, who accompanied
h two from Redfield. Last week
Smith and the girl applied for a mar
riage license at the office of the clerk
OF courts, Smith claiming to be 80
years OF G and his sweetheart IS.
The officials refused to issue the IL
cense, as the girl did not appear to be
OF legal g and the pair could pro-
duce no n to identify them. Later,
on advice of the Sphinx county author
tiles, Smith and Miss Click were ar
rested and returned to Redfield. After
an interview with the young woman's
father, however, the stern parent re-
Tented and accompanied the young
people back to Aberdeen, where the
wedding took place.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-01-23
RAPID CITY FISH
HATCHERY rs BURNED

Rapid City, s. D., Jan. ls.-The tenn
porary fish hatchery which the state
game commission has maintained here
for the past two years was destroyed
by fire which started from some un-
known cause in the end Of the building
which was used by the attendants as
a bunk room. The loss was estimated
at about $4,000, half Of which vas rep
resented by tho young fry which were
just being Matched.
The hatchery was put in for the pnr-
pose of testing the water from a GER
tain spring here for ROT hatchinG
and IL the water proved all right a
permanent hatchery was TO have been
built farther down stream in the city.
This would eliminate the necessity of
pumping the water. This was delayed
on account OF the high cost Of piping
but 1t is thought that the state will
now erect the permanent building.
The past two years big matches Of
trout have been brought off at the
temporary plant.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-01-23
X BRAIN.
WOMAN MAY DIE
Something Of Mystery Sur,
rounds Shooting Which o.
Cured on Farm Near
Watertown, s. D.

WATERFOWL. 8. d. Jan. 2o.-A piece
II the lead from the bullet of a %
raliber revolver lodged In her brain,
Mrs. Henry Johnson, 10, years old. Ii
near death In O local hospital. She
was shot at her home On a farm south
Of Bryant, with a gun h held. ac-
cording to the story told by her hus-
band.
Mr.. Johnson said she had h revolt
yer In the pocket OF overails she wore
when he left the house and went to
the barn to hitch q team. He said he
came back to the house to tell his wife
goodbye before he drove away and
found she had been shot. He saic 1t
was an accident.
A portion Of the skull bone q been
removed to relieve pressure on the
brain. but physicians stated the
chances Of Mrs. Johnson's recovery are
very slight.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-01-23
MANY BUYERS ATTEND
MITCHELL STOCK SALE

Mitchell, S. D.. Jan. 2Gt-Buyers from
practically every state In the north
west crowded the South Dakota live
stock pavilion al the opening day Of
the live stock sale. 1t was the largest
crowd eve gatht red at any of the 16
sales held by the breeders associa-
ton.
The days sales totaled s34,65s. The
top sale of the day was 400, paid for
Beau Diplomat, a Hereford bull. calved
December 2, 1915. bred and owned by
HI. A. Hildebrand, Reliance. Beau Dip
lomat was purchased by Art Franc,
Sioux Falls.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-01-23
ARMIES NEARING JUNCTION
Wings Of Siberian Forces Almost Touch
In Archangel.
BY Assoeiated Press.

Archangel Friday, Jan. 1.-THE 81.
berian army is nearing a junction with
the forces of the Archangel govern,
ment in the Arctic Plethora district
near the Siberian border. According
to a telegram received by General Ma
rushewsky, governor general OF the re,
gion of the north. today, General Mar,
tinoff. n Siberian plenipotentiary, ha,
arrived at list Tsilma, on the Pichors
river, where he located a detachment Of
the northern forces.
General Martinoff arrived in advance
of the Siberian troops. He reported
they were marching northwestward
from Perm through the frozen Mundris
territory. He said they already had
taken the village Of Lapina, on the 9th.
err side of the Ural mountains, about
275 miles away, and were marching to-
ward the Plethora river.
The Siperians, ON capturing the ter
ritory about Lapina, according to Gen
eral 2Martinoff's telegram, recovered 1
great quantity of -four, shipped from
Siberia for consumption by the popuI
lace OF the Archangef district. TIT
flour was seized by the bolsehvist,
when they controlled this territory.
Small Russian volunteer detachI
ments FOR. d long time have been OPT
Grating near the mouth of the PichorI
river. There Is a direct telegraph lin!
from Ust Tsilma to- Archangel.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-01-23
siAV PROBLEMS
At CONFERENCE
Situation In Russia Taken Up
BY Five Leading Powers
French Authority on League
With President.
ey Associated Press.

Paris, Jan. 21.--The situation in Rus
STA was taken up by the supreme coun-
Gil of he peace conference today,
Joseph Noulens, the French ambassador
to Russia, vas present. The next
meeting of the council will be held to-
morrow at 10: 80 o'clock.
The text Of the official communique
making that announcement is as fol-
lows.
"The president of the United States
Of America and the prime ministers and
foreign ministers OF the allied govern
ments, assisted by Baron Maxine and
the Japanese ambassador In Paris, met
at the ouai D'Orsay this morning be-
tween 1880 to IL o'clock.
m. Noulens, the French ambassador
to Russia, who returned a few days ago
from Archangel, addressed the meeting
and gave particulars OF the situation in
Russia.
The supreme council adjourned It's
session at 11:46 O'Clock to give Presi-
dent Wilson an opportunity to attend
the luncheon given him by the French
senate.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-01-23
HORT|CULTgR!sTs
MEETA7s|0GIfALLs
Nurserymen and Bee Keepers
Are Also to Gather-Many
Subjects Of Importance
to Be Threshed Out.

Brookings, s. ID. Jan. 1S.--Many
South Dakota horticulturists, nursery
men and beekeepers are on the pro-
gram of their joint annual convention
atASioux Falls on-January Il to 70, as
follows: Charles b. Allison. of Mis-
sion Hill, Amateur ~Gardening;" Arson
l. Crawford, OF Brookings. Garden
Sioux Falls, Market Gardening" Mrs.
L. d. Cowles. Of vermilion, Canning
and Preserving Fruits" II. ~. Dybvig,
Of Cotton. 'Eyergreens;" w, J.. Baker,
OF Sioux Falls. Money Value OF Orna-
mentals 10 Real Estate:e Geo. b. Tut
hin. of S~iouxsFalls, Experiences With
Ornamental Plants" w. A. Simmons,
OF Sioux Falls, The Conflict Between
Grass and Trees" J.. b. Taylor, OF
Ipswich. Planting the Home Grounds"
The subjects OF bees and fruits will
be discussed as follows: L. A. Syverud,
Yankton, 'Wintering Bees In Cellar and
Outsider Geo. w. Webster, Sioux Falls,
Keeping Bees On the Farm" Anton
Dahl, Gayville, Producing Extracted
Honey" r. A. Morgan, yermilion,
Honey Resources Of South Dakota"
z. ID. Cowles, yermilion, 'The CONNER
ciai Orchard" John Risch, Elkton,
Farm Orchard Experiences" w. j.
Kelly. Claremont, 1'The Northern Or
chard;" C. o. Bailey. Sioux Falls, en-
~creasing the Food Supply by Raising
Nuts" John Robertson, Hot Springs,
Fruit Culture In the Black Hills"
George Hast, Bruce, "The Farmers
Plum Orchard" John Gross, Freeman,
Fruit and Tree Experiences" and M.
b. Kannowski, Mitchell, Park Plant
ing,
Nursery and other special and tech
nical topics will be presented by HI. c,
SEVERN, state college, Nursery In
~spection;" s. s. Quincy, Yankton,
Nursery Propagation" III. c.. Gilbert,
state college, South Dakota Work In
Burberry Eradication" Geo. w. Cur
ney, Yankton, Notes On Plums and
Apples;" F. e. Mccall, state college. "A
System of Pruning South Dakota Fruits
Based Upon Their Fruiting Habits
c. w. Michel, state college, Fungi In
furious to Fruit and Orchard Tree
Cankers;" Geo. 1. Giibertson, state col
lege, Garden Insects" Ralph L
Patty, state college, Gold Storage for
Fruits and Vegetables"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-01-23
MILITARY BAND PLANS
TOUR or THE STATE

Watertown, s. d., Jan. 2o.-Arrange-
ments for a tour Of the state of South
Dakota are b eing made by the 5Ist
Field Artillery band, an organization
OF musicians who enlisted in the old
First South Dakota Cavalry band at
the outbreak of the war, according to
telegraphic Information received here.
The band, under the leadership Of
Howard Bronson, a WATERFOWL man,
has secured leave OF absence for the
tour, which it proposes to start in Feb
ruaty.s 1t the hrst place
visited will be WATERFOWL.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-01-23
STILL G Il PRICES DU
Estimate Of War Department Shoy
Provision For Boost.
BY Associated Press.

Washington. d. G. Jan. 20.-High
food prices next year are anticipat
by army officials who in asking col
gress for appropriations for food pu
chases disclosed today that they HI
allowed for a 10 per cent increase
the year beginning next July.
when the food administration ceas
to function and all its restrictions a
r. removed. prices will go sky high" A
clared Lieutenant Colonel Adams,
the quartermaster's corps before Il
house military committee hearings
the army appropriation bill.
An army ration for one man for OF
day now costs the government 4S cent
Colonel Adams said appropriations hs
been asked on a basis of IS cents.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-01-23
DISCUSS EUROPEAN RELlE
Permanent Committee Named 10 Rvi
the Program Through.
BY Associated Press.

Paris. Jan. 21.-F'uther consideratb
OF the problem of provisioning Euro
was taken UP by the supreme council
supply and relief after Its members h
returned from the armistice conferen
at Treves, according to the counci
offcial statsRent today. A permane
committee w&s named by the coun
and this committee was called togetb
yesterday for it's first meeting.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-01-23
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
EXPECTED TO PASS

Huron, s. D., Jan. 20.-The suffrage
amendment will be ratified by the
South Dakota Legislature before Feb
uary !, IL 1t is ratified at all, in the
opinion Of Mrs. John L. Pyle, presi-
dent Of the South Dakota Equal Fran
chise league. The amendment has
not yet come up for consideration in
the legislature.
Mrs. Pyle has issued a call to all
ONE OF the state interested In the
suffrage movement to meet at Pierre
on January 20 and 80. This gathering
will be the first meeting of women
voters OF the state.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-01-23
CAUTION IS
NOW n EVIDENCE
South Dakota Legislators Side
Step Private Ownership
Resolution In Tele-
phone Controversy.

Pierre s. d., Jan. 22.-TEe Aouse put
itself back right where It started In
consideration Of the clause demanding
return OF the telegraph and telephone
lines to private operation. This was
done on account Of the dispute aroused
as to the record Friday afternoon.
While private checkers claimed the
private ownership demand had been
eliminated, the Journal record listed h
amendment as defeated and the private
ownership demand retained. In view OF
this situation there was no opposition
TO reconsideration OF the telephone res
olution. including the controversial
amendment.
There is no question. whatever. as to
the readoption OF the senate resolu-
ton demanding a hearing on telephone
rates before the proposed increased are
put into effect, but the separate ques-
ton Of a declaration for private owner
ship is likely to be avoided In the re-
consideration. The house is practically
certain to eliminate the private owner
ship demand in its second vote this
afternoon and some Of the leaders in
both houses believe the senate will
concur in the elimination in spite Of
the nearly unanimous vote for the
resolution in the first instance. AL
though there Is u~nmistakable pressure
in the background for a swat at pub
lie ownership, the members are begin
ming to realize that the question con-
tains some dynamite at the present
stage. One senator, in an informal
argument, said: II am willing to ad-
NIT that government ownership as ex-
empliied by Mr.. Burleson is a failure,
but I am not yet convinced that 1t
could not make a better showing under
better management"