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THURSDAY, MAY 9,1918 r^ws I (f£f* 11""j-"f f| 3r A' COULD HAKE IT TAT Erect Stands at the Park and Use Old Uniforms Here for Home Club, Idea of Veteran Leader. Frank (Pa) Belt, leader of the Keo kuk club In the Central association for several years, believes all war and no baseball makes a town a dead one in summer. Acting on that theory, Belt todaV gave notice to an idea for a four city baseball league. The towns In the circuit would be Keokuk, Quincy, Burlington and Ft Madison. Play would be only on^Saturday and Bunday and there would be no at tempt to make a financial venture out of it. Could p»y S? :b" a uk mmS^r^r Z,ywx-mW^'--l $ 1-.<p></p>\Sfev-^\ \&\ "I I 1 ,/W ^L i,1-*!.* '"W i'#*" n. ^-)s»-'^v'4-• -SI t'TifVf .- *&• -f 'l t*v h' 4 ,F* 4 «, ^r'4$#*^ ,:jC-j... V' fi' CITT BULL LEAGUE IS PUN Frank (Pa) Belt Suggests Keokuk, Quincy, Burlington and Ft. MadU •on as Saturday-Sun day circuit Expanses. Fifty dollars a game would pay the expenses of a visiting team," said Belt. "This money would be contrib uted by spectators. There is no clos ed lot here or in the other towns ex cept Quincy, but there is no on© who would piay 'short sport* and fail to contribute something." Idea is to have stands erect- a\_ nominal cost to receive money ior the players. Uniforms formerly J®"* by the Keokuk ball team in the h*°tral «*8°clation ar* to good condi tion and could be used. Oaia Cttv Want ada. To Overland Owners We wish to announce that we have arranged with the Overland Keokuk Co., located at 1317 Main street, to handle the service and sales of Overland cars in Keokuk and vicinity. By this arrangement you are assured of Prompt, Efficient, Courteous Service. Overland Automobile Co. GERMAN CODE IS DECIPHERED Schmidt's Secret Language All Plain Now and Hidden Messages Can Be Readily Translated. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] ALBANY. N. Y„ May 99.—The Von Bernstorff code, the cryptic means of communication employed by the German foreign office to- keep in touch with Count Von Bernstorff while the latter was directing sab otage in this country, has been deci phered, reconstructed and turned o-. to the federal government by Attor ney General Lewis. This was the code which Hugo Schmidt, the paymaster in this country of the German for eign office, attempted to destroy by burning in the furnace of the Ger man club in New York City. Schmidt who was in constant touch with Bernstorff, extensively used this code in attempts to de liver to Germany by circuitous routes large stores of copper, wool and other war necessaries. The frag mentary evidence of the code dis covered in Schmidt's office enabled Deputy Attorney General Albert Becker to reconstruct what was probably the most enigmatic meaJis of communication devised by the German foreign office. Thousands of wireless messages in Schmidt's possession contained the body and key to this code. When Schmidt became entangled in the attorney general's investiga tion of the activities of Paul Bolo by the French government for trea son, he immediately made his way to the German club, tossed the pa pers containing the code into the furnace. At' this inquiry the at torney general drew from Schmidt this fact and enough other informa tion about the code, to facilitate its reconstruction from wireless and oth er messages found in Schmidt's files. BOAT BROKEN IN TWO. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] AN ATLANTIC PORT, May 9.—A United States cruiser which arrived in this port last night «ank a Ger man submarine recently, it became known today. A clean hit was scor ed by the cruiser's gunners, the boat being broken in two and flying into the air when the shell trunk. "MUSIC BOX" CASE GOES ON I Haga and Stack on Trial In District Court Charged With Theft of Phonograph and Records. William Haga and John Stack have been placed on trial In the district court charged with breaking and en tering. A graphophone and twenty-four records were stolen from the home of Mrs. Nellie Baldwin, 118 South First street, the night of March 17, and Haga and Stack were arrested, charg ed with stealing the machine. Four witnesses, Mrs. Nellie Bald win, William M. Wilson, William J. Lafeber and Charles Hennemann, tes tified Wednesday, in the case. William M. Wilson, police officer, testified that he was called to the Baldwin home shortly after the burg lary. Chief of Police Charles rtennemann was also on the stand. CITY NEWS. —Funeral services of Joseph Horn ung, son of Mrs. Charles F. Hornung, of Knoxville, Iowa, were held at 10:30 a. m. today in the home of his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hornung. 1719 Bank street. The Rev, F. C. Edwards of the Trinity Methodist church, conducted the rites. Inter ment was made in Oakland cemetery. •Funeral services of William Drum were held today at 10 a m., in Pear son, Vaughan and Holbrook undertak ing chapel. The service was in W THE DAILY GATE CITY This great United States Government has asked every merchant within its protection to offer as part of change returned to customers on next Saturday one 25c Thrift Stamp. As always, Keokuk mer chants have complied with this patriotic request and wherever you trade on next Saturday and you have change coming to you after your purchase the clerk will ask you to accept one 25c Thrift Stamp as part of such change. This Trift Stamp is actually worth a quarter today and every day that you keep it up to Jan. 1st, 1923, it becomes more valuable. If the clerk forgets to offer you the stamp on Saturday, ask him for it as it is your patriotic duty as well as the clerk's. 25c Thrift Stamps Free, Saturday Only Any merchant in Keokuk from whom you make a purchase of $5 or more will give you absolutely free one Thrift Stamp. Two things to remember for Saturday—take a Thrift Stamp every time you have change coming and get one free when your purchase amounts to $5. This space patriotically donated and paid for by I. O. 0. F. Keokuk Lodge No. 13. O O William J. Lafeber, another police man, testified that the kitchen win dow in the Baldwin home was raised lights moved through the streets and a window pane had been taken cemetery, where services took out place at 3 p. m. A dinner is to be served in Masonic temple tonight, at which members of Inglevere com- Jurymen trying the case are: War- mandery, Carthage, 111., will be pres ren Dresser. J. K. Amidon, L. R. Lock wood, C. E. Wright. R. L. Hume, Tony Moeller, W. C. Hall, Jacob Hopp, L. H. Thomas. John R. Schaefer, George Lindner, John Rankin. ent KILLING CIVILIANS. [By Henry Wood, United Press Staff Correspondent] WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN THE FIELD, May 9.—Two hundred and thirty-two civilians have been killed so far in the German bombard ment of Amiens, incuiding thirty women and fifty children. In addition, 345 civilians have been wounded, including forty-eight wom en and nineteen children. None of these include British military casual ties. The West Always Awake. Philadelphia North American: Some of us here in the east have been won dering whether the west has 'waked charge of the Union Mission. Rev. F. up" to the war! The west didn't have Edwards of the Trinity church, of-!to wake up to the war or anything ficiated. else. The west never has been asleep, Damascus Commandery, Knights when it came to national needs or Templar, observed Ascension day world help. The west always is ready with appropriate exercises in Oak- to get on the firing line and give more land cemetery this afternoon. Led than is asked of her. She has the thM KnolmJr Concert band, a line anlrit a* well aa tha sense of service. lip !TvS«i/' v. ortant to in Keokuk oto»o»ooto»o»ioto»otr Your Expert Representatives If yon were going to buy an automobile, and were not personally able to compare the valu« of several machines you knew to be above the average, wouldn't you be will ing to leave it to three or four disinterested master mechanics oar automobile experts? Wouldn't you accept their judgment and be satisfied with their recommendationsf Likewise, if you wanted to buy a piano, wouldn't you feel fortunate if several great artists agreed to act as your represntatives and help you choose your instru ment? Or, if the Musical Directors of several famous colleges offered their assistance, wouldn't you gladly accept their recommendations? You can accept these recommendations, wtih the same security as though the art ists were with you in person, because they have made their decisions and made public their opinions. Elvyn, Eames, De Reszke, Leibling, Patti, and hundreds of other famous artists and musicians have not only used and enthusiastically endorsed KIMBALL instru ments, but have purchased them for their personal use. Hundreds of KIMBALL pianos are in daily use in America's leading Colleges and Music Schools, where correctness of tone and great endurance are required. And College pianos aire chosen by experts who know piano quality. When you select a Kimball your judgment is that of your expert representatives, the famous artists and musicians, the heads of great educational institutions, the juries of experts who have awarded the Kimball the highest possible honors, and you have ad ditional assurance in the fact that your personal representatives, the DUNCAN SCHELL FURN. CO., chose tliis line of famous pianos and Player Pianos because they have a reputation for making good, and because we know in selling the Kimball at the factory official cash prices we are offering the music lovers of Keokuk a value that is not surpassed in the piano trade today. Very convenient terms. Duncan-Schell Furniture Co. She centers the best hopes of that democracy whose fate this day hangs in the balance. Her so-called "fads" of yesterday are today's foundation stones. She is the Gibraltar of Amer icanism, and the man who questions her loyalty only reveals his own ignor ance. PITCHERS OF DETROIT Squad is Showing up Well Under Donovan, who is Considered Good Handler of Heavers. [BY H. C. HAMILTON] [United Press Staff Correspondent.] NEW YORK, May 8.—Having failed at winning an American league pen nant in two cracks at it with the Yan kees, Bill Donovan, old Wild Bill of the halcyon days when Detroit was winning penants in the Johnson cir cuit, is beginning to see the glimmer of the crown that fits his head. Bill is just about to roll into fame as coach of the Detroit pitchers. And if he does he will absolutely be the first pitching coach who ever has attained fame in any more than passing re marks. Long ago It was noised over the land and accented as truth 0 O O O 0 O O 0 O 0 O O 0 0 0 0 9 0 Hughie Jennings, who runs the De troit club, simply could not judge good pitching material, and could not develop those with whom he came in contact as Tigers. The men who have become stars on the Detroit team have done so because the natural ability was there they needed no help. Coach after coach has taken his little fling with the set of flingers supported by the Tigers, and. one and all, they have failed to accomp lish the results necessary. Xow Bill Donovan is trying it—the Bill Dono van who pitched the Tigers into their pennants in the old days. Whether Bill will get results that will show at the top of the list remains to be seen. The going will be hard and a lot of ball games must be won to make the Tigers champions of the American league. But Bill certainly has been getting results during the spring trip, as the Cincinnati Reds will testify. It often has Teen remarked—quite truthfully, too—that the Detroit Tig ers needed only tight pitching to en able them to win pennants. If the Tigers had been blessed with that fortunate thing—a good pitching staff —there is no telling how many pen nants they would have coralled in the American league. They probably that I would had 'em in a sort of exclusive tu-ow. 'PAGE NINB )»Qioo. fashion. :*:J With a lineup reading from left ta right: Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach, Harry Heiiman and all the famous sluggefS who have disported themselves ill Frank Navin's uniform, and a pitch ing staff to hold the opposition down to a minimum of runs, the Tigers cer-: tainly would be referred to now a* Ihe greatest team that ever Playect baseball. When Donovan was manager of the* Yankees he was credited with being a shrewd handler of pitchers. George JMogridge developed under his man agement and turned in a no-hit game during his service as Bill's best lefl-" haader. Nick Cullop was a star with Donovan to show him how. Bob Shawkey never amounted to 4a gre&t deal as a pitcher until Bill took hold of him. Bill found Slim Love, a&d calmed Ray Caldwell. He's got the goods. If he has the material to wofk with in Detroit, he is a man to tei justly feared—and perhaps famed.' -. Boston Transcript: The candidate for medical honors was having a hard time answering the questions put £o him. Finally one of the professors asked: "How would you sweat a p» tient for the rheumatism?" "I would send him here to be ex amined," said the student, mopping