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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-27
OLD TIME
THESPIANS
Amateur TheatricaIs Flourished In
keokUk in the Early sos
Old Prog rams
Tell

| Amateur theatricals seemed to be
| the rage in Keokuk along in 1879 and
| 1880. Some program for these anna
Eteur performances have been I'M
earthed in some old papers, and pro
i vide bits of interesting reading. April
t22, 1879 there was a complimentary
benefit for the keokuk Rowing club
given in Gibbons opera house. This
include a farce in one act Poor Pill
coddy',, and drama in two acts
Down by the Sea" The principals
in the farce included Robert G.. Par
rott, Ed K Fairchild, Miss PARROT,
Miss Perry and Miss Shaffer The
cast of the drama included Mark
Twain's brother, Orion Clemens, w.
p. Tucker, w. T. Rankin, Fairfield and
PARROT and ]. c. Hughes, Jr., with
Miss Shaffer, Miss Perry and Miss
Parrot.
On December third and fourth the
ladies of st. Johns Episcopal church
gave two amateur entertainments. The
Four Lovers is the title of one comic
pantomime and it included Jimmie"
Davis, Theodore English, Thomas
Marshall, Joe Ayres, Miss Shaffer and
Miss Ayres My Turn Next fea-
I'LL Cd III. Lay nh W dIoIAi,
Warren, Mrs. F. Buell., Miss Parrott,
Miss Love and Miss Comstock.
The entertainment on the fourth of
December featured the "Mistletoe
Bough" with Miss PARROT, Mr. War
rem and Col. and Mrs. Curtis as the
with the Misses Given.
tombstone, Carpenter, Hughes. Love
and Mrs. Jones, and Messrs. Davis,
Mooar, Root, Comstock, Tucker and
Ayres as the lords and ladies.
The Keokuk national guards bene-
fitted by the Keokuk Travestry clubs
burlesque of Romeo and Juliet. Frank
Wyman played Mike Romeo Mon
tague, with Julia Tahitha Capulet
played by Edwin Hardin, of the old
Hardin house, who was the famous
local female inpersonator at that
time. J. ALT Benson, Leon Remand,
E. D. Hubbard, Theodore English, w.
P Marshal and Harry Cadogan com
Drised the rest of the principals. The
chorus included George Kraft, Charles
Price. H. H. MacQuilkin, Harry Bess,
W. T. Jones, Frank Price, L. Rempe
md Fred Wilde.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-27

1t is estimated that one Of the Peru
Wan rain trees will on the average
yield from nine, to ten gallons of water
each day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-27
AMERICANS
ARE WINNERS
Clean Sweep in Boxing Bouts in Lon
don, When Lewis, Moore and
Griffiths Stop Their
Opponents.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON. Dec. 27.-Two American
welterweights and bantamweight
made a clean sweep Of their boxing
day bouts in Albert hall last night.
Ted Lewis, former American vel
terweight champion. stopped Matt
Wells, former British lightweight
champion, in the twelfth round.
Lewis. wiow born in London, but
is naturalized American citizen,
gave the veteran a bad beating be-
fore the latter conceded defeat.
johnny Griffiths, of Akron, Ohio,
sprung a surprise by knocking out
Francis Charles, French welter-
weight, in the third round. The
Frenchman was highly touted, while
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-27
LEAGUE GAMES
WERE FAST ONES
The Standard Oil and lrwin.PhiiIips
Men Carried Off Victorico Last
Night In Baseball Games
Played on Gym Floor.

! Two royal battles were staged in
| the commercial indoor baseball
! league last evening. Standard Oil
and Irwin-Phillips came out the VIC
tors, winning by close scores from
| American Cement Machine Co. and
Huiskamp Bros, respectively. The
games were fiercely contested and,
! in fact. the winners got the lucky
breaks of the games because neither
OF the opposing teams was able to
get its best players out for the
games. American Cement We're
greatly handicapped by having both
their pitcher and catcher out OF the
game, and Huiskamps were short
their star first baseman. Schoutens
won their game from Kellogg-Birge
by forfeit.
The result OF the games last even,
ing leaves two teams contending for
the championship and may mean 8
champ ionshfp series after the close
of tho schedule. although both OF
these teams have one hard game
ahead of them and 1t is almost as
much Of tossup toy pick a winner
now as it was three or four weeks
ago. Next Tuesday evening at SIS
o'clock Standard Oil will play their
final game with American Cement
Or Wednesday evening at 1880 Irwin
Phillips will play their last game
with Kellogg-Birge, and at $3.50 that
same evening Huiskamps and Schou-
tens clash for the final game Of the
schedule.
Score of the games last evening
follows: RsH. q.
Standard MI 100 mai 10 II
Bros -. 12O 30 Z 6
Batteries-Standard Oil. Klann and
Wolf; Huiskamp, Smith and Dickey.
Struck out-By Klann Z. Smith, 4.
Base on balls-Off Klann 4, off
Smith 8.
Umpire, H King; scorer, Kenneth |
Bevering.
Irwin Phillips 49,. 124 451 II 25
Amer. Gem. Mach. 402 5O4 Is I6
Batteries-Trwin-P Phillips, McQuoid
and Devero; American Cement,
Mandt and Anderson.
Struck out-By McQuoid 4, by
Base on balls-off Mcouoid 2, off
Mandt 4.
Umpire. H. King; scorer, Kenneth
Beyering
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-27
FOR
FAMOUS COLLAR
The Detachable Linen Ncckpiece
Which Was Originated by Hannah
Montague at Troy, New York,
ls Hundred Years Old.

The detachable linen collar is a
hundred years old this year, says an
exchange The first one was made in
1919 by Hannah Montague, wife Of a
blacksmith in Troy, N. Y, which
now has seven square blocks of collar
and SHIFT factories within mile. Until
that year, Mr.. Montague and all other
men, had worn undetachable collars.
Mrs Montague changed all that; and
now, it is said, some 100000 yards Of
goods are used every day for making
collars by single factory in the
town where Mrs. Montague surprised
her husband with the first separate
one. The Rev. Ebenezer Brown, it
appears, first put Mrs. Montague's
product on sale, and his enterprise
was the forerunner Of the collar and
shirt factories that have since made
Troy famous.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-27

to the contrary, they are in state of
safe preservation somewhere, where
the committee hopes they will be per-
mitted to remain, except on Christ
mas, New Years. and the Fourth of
July, unless required to protect the
various educational funds of this
state. These arms are represented to
your committee to be of the latest and
most improved patents, warranted to
kill or cripple in no case whatever
But the committee, after as full an
investigation and trial as they could
possibly make, give their emphatic
preference to arms of an old patent.
said to have been taken out by or out
of Gen. Adam, by which that re-
nowned warrior was himself subse-
Quently conquered, and which. from
his day to ours. have held mankind
captive. We mean the arms Of
woman!"
1t is worthy of note that this re-
port was made but two months before
the Spirit Lake massacre, an event
which clearly demonstrated the need
of serious military defense.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-27

A woman may say what she
thinks, but it's safe bet she doesn't
think what she says.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-27

ilBy Henry Il. Farrell, United Press
Staff Correspondent
/ NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Boston Red
I! Sox had the best fielding team in the
| American league in 1919. Figures
just released by President Ban John
son give the honors to Harry Fra
zee's club. with an average OF .975.
! The Hub Americans had two lead
/ ing players Shortstop Scott and
(, Second Baseman Shean, while the
lowest any of the Barrow clan
showed was third place.
The White Sox ranked second in
fielding with 969, with the Yankees
single point behind at .96S. Then
came Cleveland. $685. Detroit 1854;
St. Louis, 1853: Washington, $50,
and Philadelphia, .956.
Chick Gandil, of the pennant win.
ming White Sox, was the best first
baseman, with an average Of .991.
representing 1,116 putouts, sixty as.
sists and three errors.
"Stuffy" McInnfs was second with
1916 and Pipp, of the Yankees, third
with .991.
Honors among the second base
men went to Shean, with .981 in
twenty-one games. Gedeon. Of the
Browns, was the leader among the
regulars with 975, followed by Eddie
Collins, .974, and Pratt, New York.
.969.
Leonard, of Washington, had the
best average among the third base
men, 975 in twenty-five games. Witt.
Boston however, played in 1873 games
for an average OF 1867. Next were
Buck Weaver, 1858. and Frank Baker,
955.
Scott, of the Red Sox. showed the
way to the shortstops. He landed an
average of .976 in 13S games. Among
the regulars he was followed by
Chapman, Cleveland, .944 Bush, De
troit, .943, and Peclsinpaugh, New
York, .943.
Babe Ruth topped the outfielders.
He had $50 putouts, twenty-six assists
and two errors for an average Of .992.
Duffy Lewis, of the Yanks, was sec
end with 1856. and iris Speaker boss
Of the Indians. third with 1888 Hanna,
Yankee backstop. headed the catch.
ers with 1874. Then came Severod,
ST. Louis, with .9S3; Walters, Boston,
.9S2, and Schalk. Chicago, .981. Wal
ter Johnson was the best fielder in
the box with an average Of 1888 In
thirty-nine games. Dauss. Detroit,
was second with .9S1, and Myers,
Cleveland, third with $50.
Pipp, of the Yanks, led in number
OF putouts with 1888. followed by
Sissler, of the Browns, 1,249; Nc
Innis, Boston. 1926, and Judge, of
Washington, LIT.
Wambsganss, second sacker Of the
Indians, had the greatest number OF
assists, with 1896 Peckinpaugh, Of
the Yanks, had 434, and Scott, Of
the Reds. 432.
Honors for least errors went to
Wickland, Yankee outfielder. who
played in fifteen games without
slip. I
Gerber, of the Browns, made the
most errors, having wobbled forty
five times.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-27
Harvard,a stin practice

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.]
PASADENA, Calf, Dec. Pillar
ward players went through stiff
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-27

If you expect praise for everything
you do, you're not likely to do much.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-27
the American was supposed to be a

the American was supposed to be a
little better than a second rater.
Pal Moore, Memphis, Tenn. ban.
tam. forced Eugene Criqui, French
star. to quit In the fourteenth round.
This was another surprise. as Criqui
was generally believed to be a bet
ter man than Ledoux, the European
bantam champion
In the cases OF Charles and Criqui,
both were stopped by hard rights to
the body, and both claimed fouls.
which were promptly disallowed by
Eugene CORR, the referee.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-27

practice today and the perspiration
that resulted will do much to condi-
ton them, according to Coach Fisher
who wants to accustom them to tho
warm sun before the game New
Years day. The Harvard squad be-
gan practice yesterday three hours
after their arrival at noon. Oregon
will be here for some time and the
men are reported in good condition
and going strong.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-27
ATE JOURNALS
CONTAIN HUMOR
Serious Articles Are Generally
ind In Those Books. But Once
in While Lighter Element
Creeps Into hem.

scarcely expects to find much
: in the pages of the senate and
journals of the state of Iowa.
our pages of the house journal
'56-7 were taken up by face
report of the military commit
The following is portion of
port quoted in a recent article
Iowa Journal of History and
IS.
reference to the whereabouts
! state arms, upon which point
committee was instructed to in
we report that for all we knew
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-27

Gerber, of the Browns, made the
most errors, having wobbled forty
five times.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-27
BOSTON CLUB
BEST FIELDERS
American League Figures Fer Sea
son Show Red Sox sc Leaders,
With the White sox
Second.

[By Henry L. Farrell. United Press
Staff Correspondent
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-27
All Of the bouts were scheduled for

twenty rounds.
Georges Carpentior, the European
heavyweight champion, boxed three.
round exhibit. Joe Beckett. British
champion, who was knocked out In
one round by Carpenter, publicly
asked for another chance with Car.
pentier.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-27

Stockings first came into general
use in the 18th century. Before that
time cloth bandages were worn
about the feet.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-03
MINNESOTA Is FOR
BOLSHEVIKI, SAYS BEDE

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Dec. 3--"Min-
nesota in 1920 will go either Rolsheyik
or American. It's an easy bet now
that she will go Bolshevik, Tho Demo
Gratis haven't chance to carry tho
state, The Republicans have Just a
shade Of advantage over the Demo-
Gratis"
This Is the cold hlooded statement of
former Congressman J. Adam Bede
The strongest situation that ever
could be imagined in The face OF
presidential election la being staged in
Minnesota, the two Dakdtas and In the
Northwest states generally" Mr.. Bede
said Take my warning now and let
yourselves get next to the idea that the
next presidency may be determined hy
group of electors named by the Nom
partisan league, that will bear no re
laton in practice or theory either with
The Republican or the Democratic par
Yes. As has been said, II Is condi-
uon and not a theory that confronts
the nation. and the only noninterested
party. apparently. is the nation itself. b"
As for Minnesota Mr.. Bode set forth
IN detail the difficulties that confront
thS Republican and Democratic par
ues Neither one has a party organi-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-03
M-----Il---.-----
STANDS FOR
MenthO Laxene
Goid, Cough and Catarrh Medi-
cine for Young and Old.

You buy it of any well stocked drug
glst IN 2I2 OF. bottles and take Il In
tenrd drop doses, or better yet, mix IL
with simple sugar syrup, made BY ais
solving Y OF pound OF graduated
sugar in half-pint of boiling water
II Is so easy to make a whole pint of
coli. and cough syrup that tens Of thou
sands of mothers make IL every year
for their loved ones.
All agree that this homemade cough
syrup is free from harmful drugs, and
that only few doses are required for
each case, so that a pint may last a
family throughout the winter season.
For colds, catarrh, cough and bron.
rhitis there is nothing superior for
prompt. lasting relief. Guaranteed by
the Blackburn Products Co, Dayton,
Ohio. TO please or money back. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-03

cation, he said, and neither one can
have state convention, name a set OF
presidential electors, adopt party plat
form, or proceed as going concern.
we in Minnesota" Mr.. Bede said,
are practically at the mercy OF the
Nonpartisan league, II woman suffrage
comes as an additional factor In 1920,
the vote OF the Nonpartisan league,
with Its thorough organization, will be
doubled automatically, The league Is
organised and Republicans and bemo-
Gratis are not, because they can not be Z"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-03
SOUTH GERMANY WILL
REACH SEA BY MAIN

BERLIN, Dee. s.--South Germany
will have direct communication with
the sea when plans for extending the
navigabllity OF the Main, already in
process OF execution, have materiaiixed.
In Schaffonburg large harbor is to
be created. This VIII consequently be-
ping route to Rotterdam. The con :
struction OF Danube Main cstnal is
also contemplate
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-03
Merry Garden Ballroom.

open 8 pm. TO 1880 pm.
On account OF fuel restrictions these
hours viii be observed until further no
tice. adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-03
LOVETT VOICES OPPOSITION
TO u. S. OWNING RAILROADS

New York, Jan. deposition to
government ownership OF railroads on
the ground that competition in ser
vice and facilities, but not in rates
should be preserved was voiced in a
statement issued by Robert s. Lovett
when his registration as director Of
the division Of capital expenditures Of
the railroad administration became
effective.
After asserting that there Is moth
ing so essential TO the financial peace
and the commercial and Industrial
welfare Of this country as a definite
governmental railroad policy" Mr..
Lovett declared that the necessity for
exclusive national control as against
state regulation, was too obvious for
discussion. and that the only debata-
bic question is whether such control
shall be through government owner
ship or by exclusive federal regulation
OF private ownership"
Il believe in thorough regulation
by the national government OF all
competition in service and facilities,
with power to check IL where II
amounts to an evil" he said. 7 should
permit consolidation subject TO gov
eminent approval where the public
benefit would plainly be promoted.
particularly in the absorption OF
financially weak lines Of minor
communities dependent thereon could
be better served But I would steadily
preserve the competition between the
large systems and pursue a policy OF
widening the competitive areas be-
tween such large systems wherever
practice able"
In giving his reasons for opposing
government ownership. Mr.. L0vett as
serted that IF we carefully anaIvze
the relative merits Of efficiency from
unification and the advantages from
competition in service and facilities.
I believe we viii find that the latter
VIII be very much better as a national
policy. He added that he also OBJ
5eeted to government ownership be-
cause the opportunity it would offer
for promoting political ambitions
would be perpetual national scandal
and expose the government to serious
financial burdens"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-03
DenUer CrOzCdS
Protest Z Gent
Fare In Ri0tiMg
Eject Trainmen From Cars
And Pull the Trolleys
From the Wires.

Denver. Colo, Jan S.-After street
car service had been completely sus-
pended for six and a half hours last
night because Of demonstrations by
crowds Of men and boys who OBJ
jected to the collection OF a seven cent
fare by the company. service was re-
sumed early today on regular sched-
ules. Whether it would continue de-
pended. company officials said. on
whether adequate police protection
was furnished II the demonstrations
were resumed.
Dewey c. Bailey. city manager OF
public safety, said the police had
been instructed to prevent destruc-
ton OF property or injury TO train
men. but could not and would not
undertake TO assist the company 10
collect the increased fare
Refuse To Pay Over > Cents.
The trouble last night began when
homeward bound Workmen in the
stock yards district refused TO pay
more than five cent fare. elected the
trainmen and ran the cars into town
Congregating in the business district,
they were Joined by other men and
boys and soon began pulling trOlleys
from the wires and cutting trolley
ropes. As incoming cars reached the
business district they became stalled,
and within an hour every car in the
city was lined up on the downtown
streets, the lines extending for many
blocks in all directions from the
central loop
Aside from the cutting OF trolley
ropes, no damage was done and no
one was seriously hurt, although a
few trainmen were roughly handled
Cent Fare Approved.
The seven cent fare, which was ap-
proved by the state public utilities
commission, although opposed by the
city officials. was put into effect De
cember %, the company contending
the increase was necessary to meet
a wage awarded recently, granted by
the federal war labor board For
several weeks a six cent fare had been
in effect, with the approval OF both
the state utilities commission and the
city council, but the company com
planned that this was inadequate TO
meet the increased operating expense
Crowds Of men in the stockyards
district today continued small dem
onstrations.
Take Charge Of Oar.
As a result car service on this line
was suspended one hour this morn
ing In one instance, a crowd Of
men. on their way to work, took pos
ton Of the city. diverted IL from its
usual route and rode themselves to
work.
Other lines in the city were run
ming normally. Dewey c. Bailey. city
OF public safety. announced
II there was. any indication OF Lur-
Their demonstrations Ike those OF last
night, he would ask the company TO
return all cars to barns and abandon
attempts TO operate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-03
PANHANDLE TRAIN TRAFFIC
IS ALMOST CLEARED Up

With the arrival Of the DELAYED
Rock Island trains Thursday after
noon and evening. the sluggish traffic
N the Panhandle and southwestern
Kansas was about cleared mn T--i7a,-
according to reports from the %. p &.
; W office The Californian and the
Golden State limited. due in FL Paso
Friday at a. m. and $40 .. m re-
speetivelys viii arrive at 3:45 and
midnight Other trains delayed were
a. m; Texas Pacific !, due 1870 .. M.
VIII arrive 6-55 p. m, the cause OF
delay being unknown
Several freight trains were held
Up at switching stations and termi-
nails Of the Rock Island lines because
OF the recent snow blockade, accord
ing TO ". S Ford, superintendent Of
terminals. These have been released
and viii arrive at their destination
not more than three or four days late
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-03
WIRE WORKERS PROTEST
AGAINST BURLESON RAISE

A resolution protesting against the
terms Of the wage increase granted by
postmaster general Albert Burleson
to employees Of the Western Union
service was passed by those workers
OF FL Paso at a special meeting Thurs
day night The protest is that the
wage increase provides only for clerks
Of functional offices, which excludes
such cities as Abilene, Texas. Sierra
Blanca and others Of similar size. It
also discriminates against the clerks
that have been in service less than
IS months, the protest SAYS. and does
not provide for those who have been
in service less than six months.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-03
Woman kidnapped, Held
In Mountains, After
Her Husband Is Slain

Tucson, Ariz-, Jan 3--Mrs- Major
Cordova, who was kidnapped and held
prisoner in the mountains for week,
Yesterday escaped and notified the
sheriff's office here that her husband
had been killed by an unidentified
man at their ranch. near Rillito-
Officers found the hidden body OF
Cordova.- shot through the heart
Mrs. Cordova said the killing occurred
a week ago.
The sIaye1, = Mexican, whom
she did not know, forced her. at
The point OF a pistol. to accom-
pnny him TO the mountains. she
said. They had been without food
or shelter since the killing.
While her captOr was hunting Tor
food, she escaped. The woman is in
serious condition from hunger and ex-
posure-
A posse has gone to the mountains
after the slayer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-03
chihuahua Coz.
In JMareS Soon,
Reports Consul
Andres Ortiz May Arrive
Saturday or Sunday;
Wife Now Here.

Gov. Andres Ortiz, OF chihuahua. IS
expected to arrive in Juarez Saturday
or Sunday it was said by vice consul
A. r Sandoval. Friday morning. The
governors wife has reached FL Paso.
having come by way OF Laredo and
san Antonio. and VIII meet the gov
ernor in Juarez on his arrival
Gov. Ortiz is making the trip in
order to acquaint himself with mill
tary and economic conditions along
the border by obtaining information
at first hand, according TO reports in
Juarez. He will confer with Gen.
Jesus Augustin Castro. the recently
appointed military commander OF the
northern zone. who will also reacn
Juarez during the governors visit
there