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the 1919 season. In 1909, Jake Abstein
played a great game for Pittsburg in the
world series against Detroit. But he
got the hook the next year and Pitts
burg has been amongst the also rams
ever since. Look what the Red Sox
owners did to George Whiteman. He
was counted as substitute out fielder
all last season, did tremendous deeds in
the annual classic His hitting and
fielding saving the Red Sox again and
again, but he got the hook before the
season started. Maybe that is the
reason that the Red Sox who on paper
ought to be up with the leaders, are
being kicked around from pillar 10 post.
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100000 Stake for
2 Year Olds

Saratoga, N. Y, Aug 15.-(Special.) }
Plans for race for 2 year olds to
be known as the Maryland Futurity,
and which will be the richest event on
the American turf, were announced here
today. The race is to have 1000
added and with the various subscrip-
tions and declarations probably will
be worth more than 100000 at the
time it is run. The first running will
be in 1921.
The plan was suggested by r. j..
Walden and was taken up by the Mary
land Jockey Club. Each of the Mary
land racing associations, those control
ing Pimlico, Havre de Grace, and
Bowie, will help to make up the purse,
ach contributing $4,000. The place
n the first running will, be decided by
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American Giants Take
Twin Bill in Gotham

New York, Aug. II. American
Giants of Chicago won a double header
from the Guy Empeys "treat- 'em-
rough team today, to l and 8 to T..
Scores:
Empeys 80 90 0 0 0 0 0 Go 2
Am. Giants. o 0 l l O. s 0
Batteries - Tesreau, Grieber; Will
liams, Dixon.
Second game:
Empeys-
90 00Oo41 1011O % 9 .
Am. Giants
90 3 o ! o @ 0 / 0 % 10 >
Batteries-Pol Perritt and Grieber;
Charleston, Johnson, Brown and Dixon.
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Baseball fans like to get the real
dope on their favoritc PLAYERS. They
know how they can hit. field, run and
etc, but the inside dope what they eat
and like is what the want. After an
exhaustive research in which have in
tervicwcd a few ball blayers that are
well known, I can safely offer the fol
lowing facts:
Rube Foster-hc always eats his
breakfast before he has his lunch.
Whitworth-when reading he prefers
to start at the front of the book.
Walter BALM banking his money,
Walter usually goes to the bank.
Barber Barber does his sleeping at
night.
Petway unlike most folks, Pet drinks
his coffee out of a cup.
Lieut.. Johnson-he doesn t touch his
dessert at dinner until he has eaten the
rest of his meal.
Grant-Grant he never smokes more
than one cigar at a time.
Benny Taylor-when shooting pigeons,
the Indianapolis slugger uses shot
gun.
DE Moss-Great American Star usual
ly puts ON his socks before lacing his
shoes.
Francis-low down rarely rides on
the elevated in Chicago before paying
his fare.
Joe Green-famous manager of Chi
cago Giants, uses both hands when
carrying two suit cases.
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Is 1t Superstition?

just superstition, of course, yes, yes,
but every ball player in the big leagues
who becomes hero in "A world series
gets the can tied to him the next year.
Except with one exception, Red Faber,
1t took the White Sox eleven years to
win pennant George Robe, after be-
ing the hero of the 1906 World Series,
was turned back the next year. Looks
like Comiskey had that thought in view
when he kept the 1917 team intact for
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THE LAST THREE HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPIONS

prejudice get the best of their judg
ment, and there he gathered in the
loose change to the tune of an eighth of
a million, and there S where he shook
off his two discoverers for the time be-
ing. They knew if he ever fought again
he would have to come by them. After
clowning around the country again and
again and one burlesgue match with
second rater sandwich, Tex Rickard
signs him up to fight ON July 4th. Re
enter Tom and Jack. The minute all
arrangements are made a settlement
was made with them by Willard. John
son could not get in TINS country TO de
tance yell from Mexico City. But the
old press agent of the impending fight
quickly snutfed it out. Jack Dempsey
was chosen as his opponent; hailed as
the only living man who had possible
chance with Willard. OF course, Harry
Wills and Sam Langford were dead so
far as the prejudiced sport writer's were
concerned. So the great game of kid
ding enough fight fans to Toledo, Ohio,
was begun. Jess Willard draws the
color line i'll training, something never
heard of before in the history of prize
fighting. But there was a method in his
madness. He knew his limited ability,
I, = I
who had never trained anybody but
him. 1t was tough proposition to ger
a crowd at the prices and the caliber of
the attraction. l talked with number
of fight fans who said they would not
go to see it at any price. The press
thought they were kidding the public
and that the house would be sold out.
But they found out that they were only
kidding themselves. Twenty thousand
fans were all they got-about couple
thousand real fans and the rest consist
ing of those who got their railroad fare
paid or admission paid or both, and the
other class that go just to be going, |
know nothing about tho game, and have
more money than sense. What was the !
result? The most humiliating and nau.
seating defeat ever given to a champion
of any class in the history of the prize
ring. He was actually knocked out in
the first round. Now who whipped |
Willard9 The greatest fighter of all
times, the champion of champions, says
the prejudiced press. Let S throw the,
searchlight ON him. Who did he ever
whip! Everybody he ever fought.
y, no did he ever fight above a third
rater! Billy Miske. Did he ever stop
him. Not up until this time. Billy |
Miske weighs fifteen or twenty pounds |
less, still he stayed ten rounds twice
with the greatest of all living fighters. |
How long did Billy Miske stay with |
Kid Norfolk And you all know what
Langford did to him when they had the
benefit for the Red Cross down east.
The place was packed with patriotic
citizens. All the champions and near
champions of all classes had donated
their services. Dempsey's opponent
failed to show Old Joe Jeanette
climbed through the ropes and offered
to go on just to give the fans a run for
their money. This champion of all
champions, greatest fighter that ever
lived, drew the color line.
Here is hoping that some foreigner
who believes in fair play knocks his
block off.
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Langford and Tate Plan
Light Work for Final
Week

The fans of Grand Rapids, Mich, are
promised plenty of action Saturday
night when Sam Langford and big Bill
Tate, heavyweight boxers, mix in ten
round bout before E. w. Dickerson IS
club. Sam and Bill, who are doing their
training in Chicago, will do only light
work during the present week.
The winner of Saturdays bout will
get a match in Tulsa, Okla, with Jack
Thompson of Philadelphia for the col
ored heavyweight championship.
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Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 2l.-(Special.l
Jack sharkcy of New York had little
trouble in winning n popular decision
over Bantamweight Champion Pete
Herman Of New Orleans in "A ten
round bout here tonight.
The champion did not open up until
warned by Referee Houlehan in the
fifth. and for few minutes gave
Sharkey everything he had in stock
but for the remainder of the fight
Sharkey scored lot of points ON open
glove slapping.
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Federal League Suit

Those who love baseball aud -wish-+o
see the National game prosper are still
more or less stunned by the decision of
that jury at Washington, d. c., award
ing damages to the men who had money
invested in the Inflated Federal League
at Baltimore. Was the decision of the
jury based entirely on law and facts
Let us hope so. The finding of that
jury composed of eleven white men
and one colored man may mean a lot
to the future of professional baseball.
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Jack Johnson gained the champion
ship by double crossing Tommy Burns
and Jim Jeffries. Neither one would
have signed the articles of agreement
to meet him, if he had not agreed to
lay down. Plain as the nose on your
face if you have followed the fight
game. Burns and Jeffries were whipped
before they entered the ring. That
was johnson S style of doing business,
warning them both just before the fight
he would not lay down. Each one
knowing within himself his inability to
whip johnson too late to run out of the
match, went into the ring a beaten
man.
johnson S next move was to elimi-
nate the colored contenders by the
propaganda "no money in fighting a
colored man. - How did he know
There had been no colored heavy weight
champions before. Colored champions
of other classes had made money fight
ing colored opponents; at least their
managers had. He was his own man.
ager. With the eolored brother elim
mated and the propaganda of the preju-
diced press, the quest for a white hope
was begun Two sscheming promoters,
Tom Jones and Jack Curley, seeing how
easy 1t would be to get by with any
white man. sat out to find kim They
found him in the person of Jess Will
lard, big bum who was running from
twelve to eighteen hours behind with
his meals. His only qualifications was
that he had size, knew how to put on a
pair of gloves and had fought a few
fourth raters. The next thing was to
fix johnson. Jack Curley knew him
personally; had done business with him
when the two of them promoted the
Jim Flynn-Jack johnson fight at
Phoenix, Ariz. Jack set out to find
Jack. Two Jacks, that enough to open
any pot or promote any fight.
Quick as flash of lightning out of
clear sky came the news to startle
the world that Jack johnson was to
fight Jess Willard. The prejudiced fight
public took it as a joke. What on earth
had Willard done to warrant match
with the champion. The next move was
to find couple of men who knew les.
than Willard about boxing so he would
not get killed before he got in the ring.
After very long and diligent search,
two such men were found. Willard was
such a clown that it took johnson
twenty-six rounds before he could pos
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Invite Prince of Wales to
Detroit Gold Cup
Regatta

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 21.-(Special.) }
The Prince of Wales has been invited
to attend the gold cup regatta here
Aug. 90 to Sept. l, when the world s
motor boat championship will be de-
cided. Capt. E. V. Rickenbacker,
American ace, has been named one
of the judges, divided into three heats
Miss Detroit III will defend the cup
won last year. The challengers include
Miss Dettoit II, Miss Minneapolis, and
Arab " from Buffalo.
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When Bender, the famous Indian
pitcher, was with the Philadelphia Ma
tional League team, he was asked how
he liked the manager, Pat Moran.
Pat IS a bird,' remarked the chief.
" He is an easy boss when you give him
all you we got, but you can take it from
me he's one rough talker when you
don't. If you treat Pat right he will
treat you even better, but if you don t,
he III treat you even worse.'
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Pal Moore in Paris to
Fight 2 Bantamweights

Paris, Aug. 2l.-Pal Moore, popular
American bantam, is arranging to meet
two French bantams next months for
purse of $4,000 francs. They are
Eugene Criqui ard Charles Ledoux.
Nate Lewis, Moore s manager, SAYS
Jimmy Wilde, who recently received a
decision over the American, refused
$1,000 to meet Moore again in England.
Moore and Lewis are now in Paris.
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On Saturday. August 10. Bill Bot
toms, owner of Dreamland Cafe, had
his ear parked in the rear of the White
Sox's Park. Babe Ruth hit the ball
over the right field bleachers and it
dentsd the hood of Bill's ear. Ruth
must have known that Bin is White
Sox fan, because there were 90 other
ears in the place.
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SPORTING EDITOR HAS
WIDE ACQUA|NT TANCE

My gracious, said a reader recently,
you must know lot of prominent sport
ing people, judging from the way you
refer to them. Well, modestly speak
ing, we know few, for example. while
entering State street ear Yesterday
morning who should be seated there but
Frank Preer, owner of the Deluxe
Billiard Hall. He had gotten ON at 35th
ST., before we could utter a word, he
said good morning so everybody could
hear it. We thus have witness to the
fact that we know one. We also have
shaken hands with Teenan Jones. Art
Cadozae, Alderman Anderson, Isadore
Levine, Alderman jackson. Sam Lang.
ford, Sam McNey, Jack johnson, Rubc
Foster,-Bia Bottoms Bill Mccullough,
JUL Jones, Izy Shaw, Virgil Williams,
Jim Griffin, Bill Cowan, George W.
Holt, Walter l.. Cohen. Bob Church.
Jr., Doc Anderson, Doctor johnson,
Doctor Julius Green, Dan Jackson, Bill
Lewis William Buekner, Cary b. Lewis.
). b. Turner, Roscoe Conklin Simmons,
Oscar De Priest, Jim Brcwington, jim
Russell, Pat Prescott. johnny Brown,
Homer Ross, Eddie Holt shep Allen,
Billy Marshall, Giver Jones, Bob Har.
per, Jimmie Williams, Clarence McFar.
land, Bat Lewis, Walter Ball, Joe
Green, but why continue, enough is
enough Read the Whip next week.
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Reading about the late imitation Of
a packing plant held at Toledo, Ohio.
July 18th, one of the officials, Jack
Skelley was referred to as former
feather weight champion of the world.
In July, 1892, Tom o 'Rourke, manager
of Geo. Dixon, feather weight champion
of the world wrote to Jim Vance. sr..
and asked him could Dixon get protec-
tion in New Orleans. He replied,
"Come on down; protection Is as
sured. - Tom o 'Rourke, Dixon and his
trainer, a small Irishman, about -four
feet in height arrived the next week.
Dixon s training consisted of visiting
all places of interest and your humble
servant was the guide. Three fights
were held in one week, feather weight
championship, light weight champion
ship and heavy weight championship.
Jack Shelley was billed as the jersey
skeeter and he lasted just about as long
as one; 3 rounds is as near as he ever
came to being a champion.
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WILD LIFE ON THE CHICAGO
GIANTS BENCH

Dialogue between Joe Green and one
of his men with Interruptions from other
players. The object of Joe IS wrath has
just struck out in the ninth with the
bases full, two gone, one to tie, and
two to win.
Green: -yOu--who told you
you were ballplayer! The sinner The
same guy that told YOU you were a
manager, --you--you--l Green:
Whadda va think of a-'ike that9
Fine piece of cheese, ain Z hei The sin
ner; / can bat as good as any of them
if | get a chance. What chance do |
get, anyhow! Green. More chance
than you deserve, you---l Walter
Ball: Who in--eonld bat, or pitch,
or do anything, the way you give orders,
you? Green: Aw, go To-, all of
you, you-!l! General chorus OF
whole club: Go there yourself, you
big--!!i'
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Baseball pool magnets should cut out
the "snitehen and bickering" That IS
wrong all over like giraffe with sore
neck. Every one in the game is max
ing more "Jack " than he can make do.
ing anything else he knows. The
players are satisfied and would hate to
see an absolutely square pastime killed.
Remember State Street looks better than
the concrete jug with the steel portiers
and the key tied to rabbit.
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.

An ex-big league pitcher, in 'glee "Pol
Perritt' cried "no one steals bases on
me-" But when Charleston stole two
bases, his glove and shoe laces, he said,
"The kids clever, oh, gee."
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After Babe Ruth 5 record breaking
home run, August 10Th, | thought |
would stroll down to the 2Gth Street
Beach, cool of and interview my friend.
Kid Dixon, life saver just as I ar
rived at the beach, the police officer on
duty and Kid Dixon were talking about
tho ladies bathing suits. Kid Dixon:
Seems that all the chickens used all
their wool knitting sox, ear muffs and
sweaters for the soldiers Now they
haven I any material left To make a
sack frock out of, but dropped stitches.
which is what most of 'em seem to he
constructed Of. Incidentally, some of
the stitches dropped some distance. .
The first thing the officer saw was a
chick in one piece suit He took three
looks, the last two to verify the rumor
started by the first look. He stated that
the three looks were taken as an officer.
not as married man or citizen. He
saw She had ON one-piece suit, which
is violation of the law by nine inches.
He ordered her to take it off.
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JOLIET, 2; UNION GIANTS, o.

Joliet, ILL.,, Aug. ia sacrifice fly
and Jacobs theft of home gave Joliet
a . to victory over the Union Giants
in an abbreviated combat. The game
was stopped in the fifth inning by rain.
Middleton allowed only one hit. Score:
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Chicago National League and Brook
lyn National League on August i4th
broke the league record for playing
double headers when they finished both
games in two hours and twenty minutes.
taking one hour and ten minutes for
each event.
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THE WORLD OF SPORTS BY JIM VANCE
IDLE TALK

Someone said that Jimmie Griffin, OF
the Royal Gardens, was not the best IN
formed man ON thoroughbreads in
town. Yes, both kinds. We can tell
you, ask us.
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On August 18th, when Gleason used
the "hook" ON Cieotte, il was the first
time this year the said instrument was
used on said person. Let 5 hope it will
be the last time
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Someone said that Oscar De Priest
and Virgil Williams were going to lock
arms in defeating the next candidate III
the Aldermanic campaign. "lt s all
right, but there's nothing to it,
The Chicago whip., 1919-08-21

When Ruth knocked the ball in the
right field bleachers on August 14th at
White Sox Park, he broke the American
League record for home runs that has
stood since 1902
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That the man who does the most
business does not advertise Poor simp,
he is always "singin en-" about hard
times.
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That Frank Preer hasn't got the
finest billiard tables in Chicago. Well,
he's got the most gentlemanly players.
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That Harvey Saunders did not sell
the best drugs and hair oils cheaper
than any of the white druggists on the
South side. We know better.
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Pitchers Perry and Rodgers of the
Athletics have jumped to semi-pro
team of Franklin Pennsylvania.
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Player Wilhorti, leading batter of the
Western League, has been purchased by
the Boston Red Sox
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That the Armory is the best place to
hold business exposition. Its the
biggest place all right.
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That you cant get drink with
kick in il. You can get one with Two
kicks.
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That the Whip was afraid to talk
about our fake, self styled leaders Idle
talk.
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johnson got all the money. Willard
got the championship. Back to the
States he sailed. He landed in the
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4" Along Came Ruth - is a play that is
very unpopular with American League
pitchers.
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The Nays case making a mountain
out of a mole-hill
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Kid Bevo now batting for Old Taylor.
He can t hit .275.
Millions for libraries, odd cents for
waiters.-Andrew Carnegie.
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Perry Quits Athletics

Scott Perry has added himself to the
list of major league athletes who, when
their employers refuse to trade them
from second division ball clubs to pen
nant contenders, make themselves an
individual hegira and go hence.
Perry abandoned the Athletics one
week ago and has not been seen by his
playmates since. Also Connie Mack,
who half owns and presidents the A IS,
has adopted Harry Frazee method
of treating the absent brother No word
of suspension has been printed, neither
has the Athletics club admitted that
Perry ducked.
Follows Mays Case.
This is in keeping with the prelimi-
nary incidents of the Mays case.
According to members of the Ath-
> leties, Perry has not been seen since
the last game he pitched against De
troit in Philadelphia, week since.
The White Sox bid for the services
of this man the last time the Athletics
were in Chicago, but did so decently
and privately, doing business with Mr..
Mack. He declined to make deal.
Mays Sets Example.
Possibly Perry was spurred to de-
sertion by the ultimate results which
attended Carl Mays, who quit second
division outfit and was traded to first
division team, got fixed up by the courts
so an umpire could not even put him
out of game and is pitching in clover
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Struck Middleton, >; Simpson,
/. Bases ON balls-Middleto /; Simp-
son, /. Stolen base-Jacobs.
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Mrs. c. Mitchell, 4426 Indiana Ave.
Apt. /. Neatly furnished rooms.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-26
THRIFT STAMPS
NOT COMMODITY
Government Warns All Persons NOT
to Offer to Buy Them Nor
Take Them in
Trade,

Postmaster Elder has been notified
not to cay any war swings stamps IN
which the name OF the owner has been
changed or erased. as under the gov
eminent regulations they are not
transferable, except in. case of death
or disability. The postoffice will pay
them off at par, and there is no reason
for everybody selling them at less
than par. as 1t is reported some OWL
ers are doing.
A. NJ. Dockery. third assistant posi-
master general, he's warned all post
masters 10 be on the watch for con-
Germs or persons illegally trying TO ouy
ur the war savings stamps at less than
their valre. and quotes the IoiioWins
from the tressury department:
''My attention has been directed 70
the numerous offers made by unscru
,mIous persons through advertise
NJ ents and in ether ways TO Duy war
60 vinps certificate stamps, and, as
result of such offers I am informed
that owners of such securities nave
suffered material losses which couie
have neen avoided l,y redemption o.
the war savings certificate stamps q.
posfoffices. as provided by law
'In order that the interests OF owne. :,
&c ,-ar savings certificate stamps Oh
either SCI les may be safeguarueu,
herebv notify all persons to reIIain
| r,~1n offering to buy war sasihgs
stamps or accept thf same n ud0e.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-26
Great Increase In the Plant.
CITY NEWS.

Dance Friday night, Woodman
hall. Agnes s piece orchestra. Feb. %.
Modern Woodmen and Royal
Neighbors family entertainment and
dance. Thursday, February ~.
-Puohecheluck Enc No. z, l. 0. O..
F. meets every first and third Thurs
lday. John Eisenhuth, Fin. Scribe.
Keokuk camp M. w. a, No. 622.
will hold it's regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. All members are
requested to be present.
Mrs. Eff1e Jones, of S27 Fulton
street, has received news of the safe
arrival from overseas of her son,
Freddie B. Jack, who is now at Camp
Merritt, N. J.
Robert S. Vlrich, who recently
received honorable discharge from
the army, has returned to Davenport
to resume his work as traffic man
ia ger for the Purity Oats company
This evening special prayer
service viii be held in the chapel OF
the First Westminster Presbyterian
church. The New Era movement is
to be the topic of discussion and
prayer. The members OF. the church
and congregation are urged to at
tend.
hall. Agnes 6 piece orchestra. Feb. 2S.
james Hollingsworth, of KeoSuk.
received the degree of bachelor OF
arts at Iowa university today at the
midyear convocation held in conjunc-
ton with the celebration of the sew
ienty-second anniversary of the found
ing of the institution. He will con-
tinue his studies toward degree OF
bachelor of laws.
Mrs. S. r. Carroll, of ITO North
Thirteenth street, found too much
heat coming up and opened the check
draft of the furnace. Later she heard
THE fire roaring in the furnace and
went down cellar and saw the light
Of the flame shining through the open
draft valve upon the wall. She
rushed back to the telephone and
turned in a fire alarm at $40 o'clock
last evening The firemen rushed
out and hurried back again.