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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21

Funeral services for Henry Willis,
the old colored man who died Wednes-
day. was held this afternoon at three
O'Clock in the Pilgrims Rest church.
Through the kindness of friends, the
deceased colored man was given nice
burial, a neat suit of black broadcloth,
white tie, shirt and vest attiring the
body of the dead. At the church
many of the friends of the departed
attended
The body of Marion A., the de
ceased infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. H. Welschymer, of Burling-
ton. will be taken from the vault in
Oakland cemetery tomorrow afternoon
and inferred. The child passed away on
February 7th, and the body brought
10 Keokuk the next day. Mr.. and Mrs.
Welschymer were former residents OF
Keokuk
Fire near 2 range on the kitchen
floor of the Frank Foster restaurant
at 423 Main street, called out the
chemical engine on still alarm this
morning at $40 to extinguish the
slight blaze. The damage was small.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
UNDER THE
MULBERRY TREE
Quarter of a Million Of This Kind vii,
Be Planted by Chicago School
Children on Ar
Dor Day.
BE GREAT OBSERVANCE
Last Year 2s5,ooo cataIpa Trees Were
Planted and This Year 100000
Others viii be
Set Out.

CHICAGO, April 21.-More than a
quarter of million Russian mulberry
trees viii be planted in Chicago TODAY
by school children.
Never before in the history of the
city has Arbor day heen observed
more generally here than it will be
this year. Exercises will be held in all
OF the public schools and all of the
pupils will plant trees in the school
grounds or at home
The schools will be dismissed one
hour earlier than usual in order to per-
MT the pupils to reach the places
where special Arbor day exercises
are to be held under the auspices of
the Chicago Womens Outdoor Art
League and other womens' organiza-
tions.
The planting of trees in the public
schools will be generally supervised
by j. II. Prost, city forester. None of
the 100000 mulberry trees, which will
be seedlings provided by the Fair
store. will be planted along the sides
of the streets, all being intended eth
er for school yards or the lawns OF
the children's homes.
The planting of these trees by the
children, said Mr.. Prost yesterday,
will mean much in the after lives OF
the little ones. 1t will inculcate in the
minds of the youngsters the idea OF
Identifying the schools and homes and
Will serve to intensity their love for
outdoor life and the beauties Of ma
ture.'
1t is stated that of the 250,000 catal-
pa trees planted last year SO per
cent survived the winter and are in
splendid condition this year.
1t is hoped that the work of tree
planting each year will eventually re
suit in the organization of public
tree society which will take in hand
the planting of shade trees along ev-
cry residence street in Chicago.
pies of hum page book, con
tanning comprehensive information on
the subject of tree planting have been
supplied to all the schools of the city
by the state superintendent of public
instruction. These booklets will be
used in many instances in making IN
the programmes for the days exer-
cises.
The different orphanages of the city
as well as many of the parochial
schools, also are expected to plant
trees today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
CANNOT MAKE
UP IT'S MIND
Russia Does Not Know How to Look
at the Victory of StoIypin
Over the Council.

ST. PETERSBURG. April 21.-Rus
sia is still trying to make up its
mind whether Premier Stolypin's
victory over the Council Of Empire,
or Muscovite senate. was victory
for reaction or reform.
AS Russian statesmen go. NJ. Stoly-
pin is a progressive. Nevertheless, he
violated the Russian constitution in
suspending the Duma and resorting
during the suspension, to an imperial
ukase to put through his plan for the
classification of the Polish provinces
His plan is also unjust to the Cars
Polish subiects-so much SO that the
few radicals in the Council of EN-
pire. ioined the reactionaries in voting
against it.
The various reactionary groups
combined against the premier be-
cause they considered him dangerous
ly liberal and their defeat appears to
have been a liberal triumph, but Nj
Stolypin only accomplished 1t by
abandonment of his intention to carry
his governmental anti-corruption
prosecutions UP to the men primarily
responsible for them-the grand
dukes
The outcome will probably depend
on how the premier uses his power
If he becomes infatuated with its ex-
ercise the constitution is not much
longer for this world and there is an
end of parliamentary government in
Russia. If he only did, for just once
what it seemed to him necessary TO
do to defeat the reactionary plot
against him, his assertion of author
ity may make for ultimate improve
ment by frightening the reactlonaries
into quiescence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
HAS WATER
ON THE BRAIN
Champion Swimmer of the World is
insane and Wants to Wear His
Bathing Suit.

PARIS, April 21.-Cattaneo, the
champion swimmer of the world who
has several times tried with near sue.
cess to swim from England 10
France, has been arrested here for
riding a bicycle through the boule.
wards clothed in a scanty swimming
costume. 1t is said that he tried 20
attack the police at the station and
demanded whether there was swim
ming pool at the lunatic asylum in
which he might train for his next try
at the English channel He was sent
to a special infirmary at the Depot
prison. According to a report Cat
taneo fell some time ago and injured
his head Coming from Calais few
weeks ago he stopped at hotel
here. he was later given notice TO
yacate because he insisted on prom
enading through the corridors clothed
in thin sweater and bathing trunks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
BURNING THE
MIDNIGHT OIL
Parliament Does Most of it's Work at
Night Instead of by
Sunliqht

LONDON, April 2t.--In the interest
Of saner legislation, influential men,
bers of the house Of commons are try
ing to persuade parliament to do its
work by daylight in future. Arthur
Lynch, nationalist, started the move
ment He has several powerful sup
porters but they have vet to overcome
vigorous sentiment in favor Of every
thing that is time-honored simply be.
cause it is timehonored.
In theory parliament's sessions end
at II o. m. In fact they extend, as
often as not, to two or three in the
morning. 1t is not even uncommon
for adjournment TO come after day
break. Once this spring the com
mons stuck to business until 10 a. m.
and resumed il at noon
Lynch's contention is that there is
certain aspect of absurdity in leeis-
lating in normal times after mid
night He sayc ii makes the com
mons look ridiculous. In addition to
this, he complains of the 'neurasth-
enia insepsrabIe from debate in the
small hours and would put au end to
it except possibly in time OF i'm
pending war.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
Another Tenth Of the Lorlmer Bribery
Fund is Made Public by Testi-
mony on Witness
Stand.
AN IMPORTANT LINK
Testimony is Not Direct But Is State.
ment of What One Man is Said
to Have Told
Another.

SPRINGFIELD H., April 21.An-
other sensation was sprung at the
meeting of the State Senate Bribery
Committee when William Burgess, a
member OF the Burgess Electrical COM
pany, of Duluth, testified that G. r.
Wiehe of Chicago, brotber-in-law of
Edward Hines, the millionaire Chicago
lumberman and politician, told him
that a jack pot was raised to put Will
liam Lorimer in the United States
senate.
Il know what am talking about, :"
the witness declared Wiehe said to
him, because gave $4,000 myself. :"
Former United States Senator Hop
kins. who was defeated as result of
the Lorimer election, was on the wit
ness stand most of the time. He gave
no new evidence relative to the use
OF money in the Lorimer election.
The testimony Of Burgess, the sec.
ond witness of the session, forms an
important chain in the testimony so
far in the hands of the committee 1t
is regarded as even more direct than
that given by Clarence S. Funk, gen
eral manager OF the International Har-
vester Company, who declared Edward
Hines asked him for contribution of
100000 to the Lorimer fund. declar-
ing it had been necessary to raise the
sum of 100000 to put Inrimer ever
at Springfield"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
Lutheran Minister Who Has Quit the
Pulpit Docs Not Believe That
He Should be
Blamed.
ARE FOUR CHILDREN
Deacons Of Church Forced Him Into
First Wedding and Second
Wife Was After
His Money.

CHICAGO, H.. April 2l.--Kurtz
Carlson. S.ho says his real name is
Kurt Mueller, and that he is an or
dained Lutheran minister, pleaded
guilty in municipal court to having
three wives living. He was erraign.
ed on complaint of the third wife,
whom he described as his true
love, and in his tory to the court he
said he thought his first marriages
should not be held against him. 2.
These are the three wives and the
reasons he married or left them, as
given by Mueller:
Wife No. 1-Kate Mazer Mueller Of
Sutton Neb., married her because
deacons of his church said it was not
good for young pastor TO remain un-
married. after four years left her. be-
cause of her simplicity of mind and
his own elevated mentality" She is
the mother of three of his children.
Wife No. Annie Deblock Mueller
of Detroit, Mich. she married him
for his money ten months alter he left
ulS HiSI Wie. dIteF TWO nlOnLQS sue
left him. is the mother OF one child
Wife No. 3Amelia fehl Carlson,
Chicago; his true love married her
eighteen months ago in Chicago
Mueller has been working as an
electrician, but gave the following as
his personal history
Il hail from fa1nily of Lutheran
ministers and am ordained as such
myself. Ny father was minister at
Alpena Mich, until his death. two
years ago: an uncle is minister at
Paxton, H.. and a brother is Luth-
eran minister In Wisconsin some
where. | was educated for the min
istrv at Springfield and Saginaw, and
my first charge was at Sutton, Neb,
when | was % years Of age.
Il knew my first wife only three
days, so | don't think that should be
held against me. -..y second bride
was after my money, so you see was
not at fault there, especially since
she knew ] was not divorced.
But when | met my present wife
resolved to begin life anew Ny uncle
in Paxton told her my history and
that caused trouble"
He was held to the grand jury in
bonds of $4,000
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
LYNCHlNG IN
OPERA HOUSE
Negro Was Hidden Beneath the Stage
Where Mob Found Him
and Dragged Him
Out.
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS
Marshal Slipped His Prisoner Out of
Jail When he Heard the
Mob Coming After
Him.

LlVERMORE, Ky, April 21.-Will
Potter, a negro, was the central figure
in tragedy last night when fifty
citizens ragged him upon the opera
house stage and, after tying him, rid
died the body with bullets.
Potter had shot Ind killed Frank
Mitchell, twenty-five years old, in a
quarrel What the pair quarreled
about is not known. A pistol shot
was heard and the negro was seen
fleeing from the scene.
Potter was captured by Marshal V.
p. Stabler and placed in the city jail
Hearing the mob approaching the
marshal swore in half a dozen dep
uties, and the prisoner was rushed to
the opera house, where he was hidden
beneath the stage. A messenger was
sent for the sheriff, but before he ar
rived the mob had taken the place
and the negro had been captured.
Cringing with terror the black was
dragged from his hiding place. He
was taken upon the stage and tied
securely to one of the uprights, while
the mob gathered in the orchestra pit
below. AT a signal his body was rid
died with bullets.
few minutes later the mob quietly
left the opera house.
An investigation will be made by
the coroner's jury to Identify the par
ticipants in the lynching.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
LOOKING FOR
THE SOUTH POLE
Amundsen Planned to Make His Dash
During the Winter Instead
of Summer

LONDON, April 21.-Capt. Annnd-
Gen apparently is attempting to reach
the south pole by starting at the end
instead of the beginning of the brief
antarctic summer, thus facing the
tremendous risk of travelling through
the perils of winter.
After Amundsen reached Buenos
Ayres, March H. the captain of the
shin filed a message from Amundsen
10 his agents in Christiana, wherein
the explorer says: The dash south
begins upon the departure of the
Fran
The exact date upon which the
Fran sailed from Buenos Ayres is not
stated but it is recalled that the Ter
ra Nova found her in the antarctic
FEBRUARY A and the march southward
had not then begun, as far as was
known.
As February in the south CORE
sponds to August in the northern
hemisphere. Amundsen's party, il Il
started Immediately, would be taking
hazards never known to have been
taken before.
II is thought here that it is impos-
sible for the party to cover the l4oo
miles to and from the pole without
encountering the rigors of the terrihc
winds which make the antarctic WIN
+ors 90 horribly severe that human
1;fe can hardly be maintained. SCOTS
nlan was to start for the pole IN
october next. Thus Amundsen antici-
mated him by several months.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
The Woman.s story.


CHICAGO, April 21.--A woman. lone
silent, tossed her good name into the
discard yesterday in desperate gam
Bile for the liberation and exoueration
of DR.. Haldane Ceminson, convicted
uSoricide.
In an eleventh hour effort to save
the physician from spending the rest
Of his days in prison Mrs. Anita
Schmidt, wife of st. Louis liuuor
dealer, confessed that she had been
Cleminsons affinity" and establish an
apparent alibi for him
Mrs. Schmidt was with the doctor
on stunning tour, according to the
affidavit i'll which she disclosed her
dual life, when his wife died.
Dr. Cleminson, about to be sent to
the penitentiary at Joliet to begin his
life sentence, said yesterday that II
had been his only thought at first to
shield Mrs. Schmidt Returning home
intoxicated. he found his wife dead
in bed, he said, and fabricated burg
lar story SO that her death might not
appear d suicide and darken the lives
of his children
Cleminson's attorneys will ask for
a new trial. Mrs Schmidt telegraph
ed she will come to Chicago to tell
the authorities her story. Eight other
affidavits are in the possession OF
Isaiah Cleminson, father of the phys
ician, who lives at 1744 Brentwood
avenue. The supreme courts refusal
to grant Cleminson rehearing yes
terday precipitated the disclosures.
Il was with DR.. Cleminson from s
p. M to a. m on the night his wife
died" Mrs. Schmidt telegraphed from
ST, Louis. He is innocent. Some
months ago volunteered to come
forward and tell the truth. but he in
sisted that | remain silent
"Cleminson has suffered with Spar
tan courage to protect my name
AT the county jail Cleminson said
Mrs Schmidts move had been taken
on her own initiative.
II would have died on the gallows."
he said, before ! revealed her name.
Certainly perinred myself at my
first trial. There was nothing else
to do That night | had been with
Mrs. Schmidt in number of saloons,
and when ! arrived home ! was intox
icated did what l could to avoid
telling The truth. but | was neither a
good liar nor a good guesser."
Cleminson said the new affidavits
bad been shown to Assistant States
Attorney Northup. who prosecuted
him Northpp, he said, refused to IN
tercede.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
RESTORING Old PAINTINGS.

PARlS, April 2t--Old pictures in
OILS can be restored more or less
periectly by an application of cleo
uicity, according to Professor Branly,
recently admitted to the Academy OF
sciences by two votes over Nine.
oury. the radium discoverer. M.
htlenne is on trial for fraud, on the
principle that his electric process OF
picture restoration by electricity was
. lake. DR. Branly testified that he
mad seen experiments made and had
made them himself with considerable
success.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
MRS. SCOTT Is
ELECTED AGAIN
Daughters of American Revolution
Pick Her AS Their Presi-
dent-GeneraI.

WASHINGTON, April 21.The re-
election of Mrs. Matthew T. Scott
u Illinois as president-general of the
daughters of the American Revolu.
.on by small majority was conceded
tnis afternoon by Miss Elizabeth Poe,
press agent for Mrs. Cummings Story
vi New York, who opposed Mrs. Scott.
inlrty women tellers counted ballots
all night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21

Clarence Green, driver OF the
Tenth street fire reel, is improving
nicely at the hospital after a recent
operation for an abnormal growth of
his nose.
This afternoon at 2;3o O'Clock
funeral services were held for the late
Mrs. Mary A. Garthoff at the Albert
Strain residence, 1927 Williams street
Rev Jacob Nnesch of St. Paul's Evan
gelical church preached the funeral
sermon and members of st. Pauls
choir were present to sing. Interment
was made in the family lot in Oak
land cemetery. The following gen
tlemen assisted as body bearers:
Theo. Bode. James Cameron, ST.. Wm.
Klingbiel. Jno. Salzer. Fred Koech.
ling and Albert Strain,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
NEGROES to Buy Railroad,

DALLAS, Texas, April 21.-Booker
washington, the negro educator, and
negro financiers of the north are plan
ring to buy the International and
Great Northern railroad at the re-
.ceivership sale in Palestine. May ),
according to report printed here to
day. 1t is said Washington will at
tempt to operate the road with negro
labor exclusively.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
Balloon Wrecked.

BERLIN. April Pill luck contn-
ued TO pursue the German dirigible
balloons today when the Parseval,
which started from here to Amster-
dam in the first aerial passenger trip
on record, crashed into a tree at
Hamburg The fare was s125 and
there We're four passengers. The bal
loon was released from the tree and
again started on its voyage but fell
in marsh and had 10 be wrecked and
sent back to Berlin in pieces.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
HYDE JONES
WAS ASSAULTED
|,,mer Keokuk Boy Who Is Now an
Illinois State Senator Gets
Blow on Jaw From
Funk.
[RlED TO RETAL1ATE
|st Ten Round Bout is Stopped by
statesmen Who Separated the
TWO Belliser
ants.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April-21. Re
senting an accusation that he was
attempting to block initiative and ref
erendum legislation, Senator Walter
Clyde Jones, of Chicago, was struck
by Senator Frank H. Funk, of Bloom
ington, on the point OF the jaw with
bis fist during conference of repub.
lican senator's. The encounter was
one Of the most sensational in the
history Of the Illinois legislature, and
was precipitated during discussion
of the initiative and referendum.
Senator Jones charged Senator
Funk with attempting to smother the
BILL.
You're liar shouted Funk, at
the same time jumping over table
and striking Senator Jones.
Senator Jones whipped off his
glasses ana made a desperate attempt
10 strike Senator Funk in return.
Other senator's were instantly mixed
IN the fray in their efforts to separate
ln3 struggling cOmDatantS.
Senator Edward Beall held Funk
back while Senator Samuel A. Ettel-
son pushed Jones to a corner Of the
conference room.
Senator Jones, Ettelson and Hen
son then bolted the causus. Jones
vas trembling with emotion and for
xnvcra1 minutes w.. ,,,,k1o - ,.-to.
bis rage toward Senator Funk.
He later gave out statement in
which he announced that the fight
between conservatives and progress
siyes was thrown wide open. He de-
scared that he would stump the entire
state.
i will put before the people them
selves an initiative and referendum
that is on the square" said Jones. 81
VIII also send into the senate. a reso-
tuition providing for an advisory vote
on PRESIDENT
During the conference it is said
that Senator Jones declared that he
would go into the caucus on the mi
native and referendum. This aroused
tne ire of Senator'S Funk and McKen-
zle, who Immediately demanded the
RESIGNATION of Jones as senate leader.
You're poor excuse for repu-
llcan If you refuse to abide by ma
lority on this proposition said SEN
ator Funk. pointing his finger at
Jones. After making such state
ment as that I believe it's up to you
10 resign as senate leader"
Il will resign if my fellow mem
.oers SO wish it," replied the senate
leader, but desire to say that am
IN favor of the initiative and the ref
erendum while you are trying to kin
IT.
Inc other republicans then went
into caucus and within five minutes
came to a final agreement on the
proper Interpretation Of the words,
the electors voting in the election, +"
as embodied in the initiative and ref
erendum petition adopted by the peo-
PIE last November. It was decided by
me causns that the words "the cleo
TORS voting at the election" should
mean the electors voting on the propo-
sition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
WILD MAN CAUGHT
IN HIS CAVE
Had Long Hair and Refuses to Talk
After Having Been Placed
in Jail

HOUSTON, Texas, April 21-Re.
ports have been received from Marlin,
Texas, Of the capture of wild man, .
who has been terrorizing that vicin-
ity for several months. The capture
was made by Sheriff Poole who is at
a loss to know what to do with his
charge, from whom he can secure o
information.
For several months mysterious
person had been reported to the Of
ficers. The informants described him
as the proverbial wild man of the cir
Gus. but thorough search was un-
availing. IT was thought the story
was only an Illusion the reports here
tofore having been from negroes.
Recently the sheriff was notified by
white persons of the certainty of the
existence of the wild man" The in
truder visited farm house and com
PEELED two little girls to cook some
food for him, but he offered no viol
ence. He disappeared that day, but
officers discovered cave which had
the appearance of human habitation
Ashes, bones, leaves. and straw were
found scattered about, the latter for
bedding.
The officers lay in wait and that
night captured the man as he entered
his cave His clothing was torn into
tatters, his person neglected and his
hair ten inches long, hanging below
his shoulders, while his beard indicat-
ed growth OF an indefinite period. He
offered no resistance and was taken
to Jail. Nothing is known of him, he
refuses to talk and the officers are at
a loss to determine his disposal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
HAD PENCILITIS.
NOT APPENDICITIS
Boy Swallowed Lead Pencil Last
Summer and is in Precarious
Condition.

MOUNT STERLING, H.. April 21.-
While operating on Eugene Ritchey.
the 12-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
R. S. Ritchey. for appendicitis. DR..
Otis Johnson of Quincy, removed a
lead pencil the boy swallowed some
time last summer.
The patient is in a precarious con
dition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
RECEPTION IN
IN
HIS HONOR
Last Three Hours Of Debate is Now
on With Underwood on

WASHINGTON. April 21 Hoping
TO reach a vote on the Canadian reci-
procity treaty some time tonight, the
house commenced its last three hours
debate today Representative Mccall
favored the bill and was followed by
Dalzell who opposed it.
The last hour of the debate was
taken up by Underwood, the demo
cratic floor leader in charge of the
bill
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
Woman Throws Away Her Good
Name in Order to Save Doctor
From Going to the
Penitentiary.
HIS SPARTAN COURAGE
Convicted Man Would Have Died on
the ealIows Rather Than Tell
the Truth of One
Night

ST. LOUIS. Mo. April 2l.--lames
Schmidt, whose wife, Mrs. Anita
Schmidt has gone to Chicago in the
nope of saving Or. Clemenson under
sentence of life Imprisonment for
murder, said today he is willing to
forgive his wife if she returns.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-21
is Created a Prince.

TOXIC, April 21.--For meritorious
services in securing revision OF the
American treaty Premier Matsura
was created prince today.