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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
HUNTING FOR
THE LOST CHILD
School Children and Teachers of CHI
caso viii Try and Find the
Missing Girl.

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CHICAGO, April 29.-The greatest
child hunt ever instituted in the mid
die west is on. and tonight 2oo,ooos
school children and 10000 public
school teachers in Chicago are seek
ing little Fsie Paroubek, the 4 year
old Bohemian girl whe disappeared
from the home of her parents two
weeks ago.
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, superintend-
ent of the Chicago schools. tonight IS
sued call TO the thousands OF teach
ers and pupils, urging them to devote
their efforts during the May moving
vacation next week, toward solving
the mystery Of the childs disappear
ance. Unremitting search by the po-
lice, thousands of Bohemian citizens
and by The children of the schools
have failed 10 unearth the slightest
clue.
The child left her home to go to the
home of an aunt. few doors away.
She was seen later dancing TO tne
tunes of hurdy gurdy, one block from
home from that time all trace OF
her has been lost.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
CARROLL SEWS
BUTTONS 2eu !.
Governor Brings About Pea Q Mus
catine and Tentative = e
ment Has Re =
Reached.l
TROOPS WILL REMAIN
Four Companies Of State Militia
Will Camp In the City Until
the Men Return
to Work.

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MUSCAT1NE, Iowa, April ga
tentative agreement has been reached
between the button manufacturers
and their locked-out employees and in
all probabilities the men will go back
to work again the first of the week
Governor B. F. Carroll has spent
the greater part of the week in the
city and when he left for Des Moines
tonight it was announced that an
agreement had been sisned by the ex-
ecutive committee of the button work
ers, the manufacturers and Governor
Carroll.
The agreement is not to be made
public, but from authoritive sources
it is learned that the men are to go
back to work on the verbal promise
given the governor by the manufactur-
ers that justice would be done the
men regarding weights and counts
Within thirty days IL the manufac
turers do not mend their ways and
the men have cause for complaint the
governor will appoint commiseor
to make an investigation and botf
sides agree to abide by its decision.
4 The four companies of state troops
! will remain here until the men re
turn to work. The union will tak'
up the agreement at once and VII
! probably ratify it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
peace Man is Here.

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CHICAGO. April 29.-Baron DIES
tournelles De Convant, a member of
The Hague Peace Tribunal and an
advocate of international arbitration,
was the guest of honor tonight at
banquet of the Chicago Peace society
at the Congress hotel. He declared
he had found real enthusiasm for in
ternational peace in America and he
believed the day was at hand when all
the nations of the world would grasp
arbitration as substitute of war.
Tomorrow the baron will deliver an
address before the Sunday evening
club and Tuesday will address the
students of the University OF Illinois
at Urbana. He plans to reach Balti.
more in time for the third national
peace conference on May 30. 4 4
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
Erenchmen Excltad.

PARIS, April 29.-Hope of a peace
full May-day In Paris was abandoned
today when the labor leaders put up
huge posters calling for demonstra-
ton on Monday. THE government is
badly mistaken if it thinks it's soldiers
can intimidate the laboring men OF
France is one sentiment in the
poster. Twelve thousand reinforce
ments from the provinces are being
brought to Paris. Revolutionists and
socialists are planning to join with
the labor hosts. The opponents OF the
general Federation of Labor are urg,
ing the laboring classes to ignore to-
days call, arguing that the French
labor unions are throttling the work
ingman. This appeal is having little
effect.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
ZEN OF MAY
RULES LABOR
Hcan workmen Seem Satisfied
IA There VIII be No Disturb
b anees Of Any Moment
Tomorrow.
sEIGNERs ARE UNEASY
Ne and Spain viii be Full of Ex-
scitement on May Day But
4 Our Workers Are
Content.

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WASHINGTON. April 29.--Presi-
MI Samuel Gompers, of the Ameri-
~ ederation of Labor, tonight Pc.
Med quiet Mayday among the
or element of the country" Ac-
1Ing to Gompers' forecast there
he no demonstrations in labor
IFeles. and q peaceful end of the
or year l.. assured europe is in
more constructive period now than
fhe older days when labor was un
0gnized,' said Gompers, land prob
Iy there will be demands there, bu1
Serica has passed this stage o
I1ity in labor organizations"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
Anti-lJnion Sentiment.

los ANGELES. Cal, April "a
THAT the Merchants and Manufactur.
ers, Association has for the past Two
months been trying to force a STRIKE
among the various union organlza-
tions here to create anti-union sentl-
ment was the statement today OF Sec
retary /, w. Butler, OF the Los An
geles Labor Council
mThe employers have been approach
ed by agents of the NJ. e. M. and toiu
that the unions were preparing 10
strike for higher wages said Butter
..These agents then urged the em
Movers to discharge every union-man
in their employ, When the employ
ers went to the men they found THESE
statements were unfounded.
mThe report was circulated that the
building trades We're preparing u
strike. This was not so, as there has
never been any talk of such STRIKE
This rumor named May | as the dat'
for the big walk out. | know TINS Y
ne so not only among the buildln'
trades and other unions, but amon'
nv own men, the teamsters. me ide'
was 10 have Los Angeles in Juror
of strikes and thus create sympath
for the plans of big business intei
asts Cor an open shop town"
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
ENGLISH MUGS
AND GERMAN MU GS
Coronation Committee Jumps Out OF
the Frying Pan Into the
Fire.
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LONDON, April o9.-The Wallasey
coronation committee recently ordered
11.750 coronation mugs from firm in
Germany. Immediately great out
cry arose Buy mugs for an English
coronation in Germany? Never! SO
the committee rescinded its order
and placed the contract with an Eng
lish manufacturing company. But its
troubles are not over by 1850 mug
fuls. Chairman E. D. Tillett, with
true English perspicaci,~, explained
that the reason for orde' iEg the mugs
in Germany was that the committee
wished an artistic design.
The original hubub was not marx
er to the fuss that is now being madf
over this gratituous slam at England
artistic sense.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
HER BODY FOUND
IN THE RIVER
Sixteen Year Old Girl Whose Alb
sence From Home Had Been
Mystery.
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FAIRMONT, w. Va, April 29.-The
mystery surrounding the disappear
ance of Miss Louisa Baldessa, aged l6,
an orphan who made her home with
her uncle, John Scorning, proprietor
of the leading restaurant of this city,
was partially cleared up tonight when
her badly decomposed body was
found floating in the Monongahela
river by two women,
The police believe the girl com
mitted suiciue but friends of the young
woman are certain she was murdered
and her body thrown in the river. 4.
is the belief of her friends that she
was abducted and murdered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
Everybody Happy.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 29.--Twen-
ty-six labor unions and all the social
list organizations here will join in a
monster labor demonstration Monday
but the first Of May will usher in no
labor troubles here. Only one union,
the bakers, has any difficulty with its
employers. The bread makers have
submitted a new wage schedule but
both employers and union Leaders pre-
dict its amicable adjustment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
Marching Back Home.

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WASHINGTON. April 29-Climo-
ing down the long stairs of the cap
itol with reluctant feet, the advance
guard of the deposed republican once
holders today wended their gloomy
way out to the cold world Twenty
Ave capitol policemen. janitors ana
elevator conductors were replaced by
loval democrats who have been night
inc madiy for the favored places.
FIFTY more will so on Monday ana
dftv each DAY thereafter until all the
/ republicans have left
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
In philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, April %. There e
is little prospect of serious May-ddy
labor troubles here. The only dispute
of Importance now pendins is be
tween the trolley men and the street
car company. The employers are de-
handing higher wages and the com
pany thus far has refused TO arpf
trate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
Confession of Dynamiter
Must Be Disposed of

standing pat. No move will be
made until after the arrival of Deputy
District Attorney Ford and VIM. j.
Burns from the east. Ford is due
Monday morning and Burns is expect
ed later in the week. 1t is probable
that the defense at that time will be
ready to go ahead with the arraign-
ment OF prisoners. The arrival of
Earl Rogers in Los Angeles today in
iected new figure in the case. Rog-
ers acted as special prosecutor for the
grand jury which indicted unknown
men for dynamiting the Times, and
at the same time Rogers was acting
as special attorney for the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association, which
is fighting organized labor. Just what
bearing Rogers presence in the city
will have on the case is not known.
District Attorney Fredericks hls an
nounced that he will appoint no ex-
ira prosecutors, which lets Rogers out
as he is no longer legal representa-
tive of the Merchants G. Manufactur-
er's Association.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
In New England.

BOSTON. April %. 9.-Universal rec
ognition of the eight hour demand mas
brought about an unders anding be-
tween capital and labor i'll NsW Eos
land that makes any bre ach in con-
nection with May-day highl.' improb-
able. There are at the moment no
important disagreements hetween en-
ployers and the men in any OF ne
trades.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
penxer is Calm.

!. DENVER, Colo, April 29.-There is
no concerted movement here for any
strikes or other demonstrations on
May-day. The freight handlers are
the only union men out. Several so,
cialists meetings will be held here
Monday night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
May strike Tomorrow.

BsrOLEDO, Ohio, April 29.-Plumbers,
leklayers, and all brewery workers
Sreaten to strike here on Monday II
~ granted advances in wages rang
~ from 10 to 25 per cent. A gen
Fl tieup of the building industry is
featened. The trouble among the
livery workers will likely be amic-
nm adjusted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, April 29-Forecast
Missouri and Iowa showers Sunday;
much colder in west portion and py
night in east; Monday fair and cool
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
eaceful Day Promised
By Labor on May Day

soldiers, especially civn guards. who
are more trustworthy than the con-
script army, at such danger points as
Madrid, Barcelona. Seville, Bilbao and
Cartegena.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
No Trouble In Iowa.

DIES MONIES, Iowa. April 29.--Out-
|1Ie of social functions in various
Eles, labor will not observe May-day
kIowa and NO trouble is feared un-
~ the 5000 locked out button work
at Muscatine start something,
'hfch is unlikely. Governor B. f.
&Sroll is there with four companies
{State TROOPS and expects to effect a
H}flgment
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
Baltimore Peaceful.

BALTIMORE, April 29.-There is no
likelihood of May-day labor troubles
occurring in this city. The only strike
in progress is that of the moulders
which has gone on for about SIX
months.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
The Defense.

The explosion was an accident ana
that no dynamite or other similar de-
structive agencies were employed
That the defendants will receive
fair trial in Los Angeles and no at
tempt will be made to secure change
of venue for trial of the accused In
another county Of the state unless
further developments warrant.
That Ortie McManigal approached
Burns shortly after the Times disas-
ter and declared that, supplied with
money, he could deliver evidence
against the men, who 'dynamited' the
Times.
That the money was supplied by
Burna.
That McManigal induced the young
er Mcnamara 10 purchase dynamite
clock works and other agencies OF de
struction and indicted him against the
structural firms.
That when McManigal declared ne
had the goods on Mcnamara, Burns
ordered the arrest.
That Burns has pursued and vii
pursue the tactics he followed IN th'
San Francisco graft prosecution
namely the obtaining of confession
of acconplices. the granting or prom
ising of immunity and the surveiI
4 lance of prospective jurymen
4 That McManigal's statements nav
4 been so contradictory that no relianc
can be placed upon his testimony.
Rogers Arrives.
,.,nrb;la the prosecution
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
plasterers May Cult.

AKRON, Ohio, April 29.-The only
!ax trouble threatend in Akron IS
pIasterers strike. The men demand
Increase from 81 to $3.50 per day.
strike viii follow if the demand is
granted, union men say.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
The U. S. Army.

WASHINGTON, April 29.--Real
campaigning by Major Gen. Carter, In
command at San Antonio is expected
promptly upon his receipt Of instru-
tions sent him by Major General Wood
chief OF staff today.
In personal letter General Wood
expressed the opinion that the troops
have had sufficient time to get into
shape for the real work that is now
expected of them. 1t is believed that
General Carter will take his entire
division into the field. General Wood
will leave for San Aantonio about the
middle Of next month to inspect the
camp
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
JUDGE Perky TO Assist.

BOISE, Idaho, April 2a.-Judge K. /.
Perky of this city who was associated
with Clarence Darrow in the defense
OF George Pettibone. charged with
completely in the assassination of
Governor Steunenberg. will be en-
gagged to assist in the defense OF John
]. and Jas r. Mcnamara at Los
Angeles. according to announcement.
made in letter received today from
Frank NJ Ryan. president of the
structural iron workers union.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
Want Thirty Cents.

fNCINNATI, Ohio, April 29.-An
ance of FIVE cents in the hourly
,e 0f inside wood workers at the
,ert Mitchell Furniture company
DIV NAV cause a walkout Monday
men get 25 cents an hour and de-
dthirty According to Frank l.
\ local organizer of the American
ieraticn of Labor, no other wage
eements expire May /, and no 9th
trouble between employer and EN-
les As threatened.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
In Employ of Burns.

Judge o. T. Hilton held lengthy
conference with Ortie McManigal ana
following it announced that Ortie mad
admitted to him that he was In the
employ of Detective Burns when ne
won the confidence of James b. Nc
Namara. An attempt was made lates
in the day to discredit Judge Hilton $
statement and message was receiV-
ed from McManigai declaring that ne
had talked with no one regarding the
case during the day. AT Judge HI
tons office it was stated that at least
six persons saw Judge Hilton In COT
versation with McManigal at the 1ail
The same agencies employed In dis
crediting Hilton also claimed tha'
Hilton had parted company with the
defense This also was denied by Az
torney Job Hartman, who declared
there had been no change IN the
4 plans of the defense.
1 Those plans specifically outlined D!
members of Attorney Hartman
staff tonight are
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
Guns Are Aimed at Confession of
Man Who Said He Blew up
People and Prop
erty.
PLANS OF DEFENSE
Prosecution Stands Pat and is satisfi
ed That ii Has Enough Evil
dence to Convict
the Men
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LOS ANGELES, April 29-EThe
guns of the three labor men accused
of participating in plot to dynamite
the Los Angeles Times and the de-
struction of score of iron works
throughout the country were turned
today on the so-called McManigal con
fession.
The preliminary statements OF at
tornc,s for John C. Mcnamara, Inter
national Secretary of the Iron Work
ers. his brother James b., and Ortie
McManigal was that McManigal was
a spy in the employ of Detective
Burns.
A secondary statement was that
McManigal's confession is full of in
accuracies and misstatements.
McManigal has confessed, it is said,
to participation in dozen dynam't-
ings The labor men declared that at
\ least one of these explosions, at Bar
stow, was accidental. They point OUT
| that McManigal's purported confes
! sion to having attempted to dynamite
4 the home of Chas. X. Henry
1 wealthy real estate man and oper
shop advocate at Portland, Oregon
\ cannot be otherwise than false as nc
attempt to dynamite Henrys home
was ever made They hope upon in
vestigation now pending, to show tha
other explosions we're accidents ant
not the result of McManigal's allege'
!, wrecking crew.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
No Strike In Columbus.

,oLIjMBuS, Ohio. April 20 There
ilRbe no May-day strikes in Colum
ssS ssSaccording to Jas. Henderson,
resilient of the Columbus Federation
III Labor, Practically all Of the build
mg trades have signed up new con
racts
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
Rebels Get Busy.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 29-Private
advices received by shippers this af-
ternoon say that rebel troops today
began an attack on Mazatlan, the
biggest port in the state of Sinaloa,
Mexico. A force of three hundred
federals with single machine gun
defended the city.
The first rebel attack was repulsed
but desultory firing continued and 1t
will be resumed The rebels strength
was not stated in the dispatch.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
Gompers Investigating.

WASHINGTON, April go Presl-
dent Gompers of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor late this afternoon left
Washington for indianapolis to in
vestigate personally the Mcnamara
case, in response to appeals from la
Dor headquarters all over the coun-
try
II was said at the American Fedora
ton of Labor headquarters that all eff
forts will be concentrated upon secur-
ing complete vindication of union
labor In connection with the recent
dynamitings.
Burns Bobs Up Again.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. April %. II De-
tectiye VIM. J. Burns reached here
i tonight, but declined to tell the pnr-
pose of his visit. other than to say
4 that he was after further evidence
in connection with the arrest of the
McNamaras and McManigel He de-
clared he had learned nothing new
regarding Schmidt and Caplan, the
two suspects wanted for completely IN
the Los Angeles Times explosion.
Burns declared he would not go to
New York to run down the author OF
the letter received today in Chicago,
purporting to have been signed by
Schmidt, and threatening him with
death il the McNamaras are convicted.
He declared he had notified his New
: York office to ignore the letter. Sti-
perintendent Of Police Hyland. with
whom Burns conferred .ere, declined
: to shed any light on Burns mission
here. Burns will leave tonight for
Chicago and then go Immediately 70
! Los Angeles to confer with the author
tiles there.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
Quiet In the West.

Ore, April % While
|ocialists plan to hold demonstrations
nPortland. n Seattle, Tacoma. and
,tlser northwest cities, organized la
jor Will take no part in them Monday
EilI not see the Inauguration OF any
strikes Id the northwest as was re-
borted
Ri OnIy two small strikes are on and
III III early settlement of them is ex-
pected
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30
Spain viii Boil over.

sAfADRID. April 2s.-Rememnerlhs
nie threat of Pablo Islesias, the So
cialist leader, on the floor OF the
Aorfes when revision OF the Ferrar
case was refused, to take the matter
sinto the streets,' the authorities are
s,reparing for serious labor troubles on
aF the traditional date for LABOR
Hie rnonstrations !,
4 Iglesias has said that this day VIII
BE the time chosen to take the matter
Winto the streets. and he is busy now
@tirring ssp agitation among the lapor
|leadcrs. The political unrest inns
llfenr Is 30 marked that labor denl'
|E}nstration could easily be turned anto
~ II asS1iti.inonarchial manifestation ana
Il |lais III what Iglesias and Kodriso
n ||S|uFiano are working for
The government Is concentratne
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-30

REBELS ARE ALARMED
Madero VIII See to II That the Re
Inducements Are Not Allowed
to Reach the
City,
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Ell PASO, Texas. April 29.-At a 4
late hour tonight no further word had
been received from the force of 1000
Mexican federal troops under Colonel
Ia5age, who were reported as .lav,l
ing left Chihuahua early today for the
relief of General Navarro at Juarez.
The reported movement created
CONSERVATION not only in Maderos
camp but in El Paso as we'll.
Il am astounded at the reported
movement declared Madero. Il Will
confer with the federal government
and General Navarro, and il the report
proves to be true, we certainly Will
resist Col. Rabago's advance. We will
even give battle if necessary and /
have stationed men along the Mexican
Central railroad with orders to stop
any troops attempting to reach Juarez
Ver.'ication Of the report will mean
fight as it Is clearly violation oil
the armistice which we cannot toler-
| ate for an instant
The report reached here from Chi
huahua shortly after noon and was
that Rabago had 1000 soldiers and
one hundred freight cars with plenty
of heavy guns and ammunition. He
was said to have started toward Juarez
about noon today.
Aside from the excitement caused
by this report, all was quiet today
DR.. Nasquaz Gomez arrives here to
morrow to confer with Madero II
the latter's camp tomorrow. Judge
Carajal, President Diaz's official peace
commissioner, will arrive tomorrow
night and the negotiations looking t
permanent peace will begin Monda.
or Tuesday in the house Of a goa
rancher midway between Juarez AM
. Madero's camp. In spite Of the ev'
a dent excitement in Madero's cam
i over the reported movement of Rebs
Y go's troops, it is believed that thi
i difficulty will be smoothed over In
@ mediately. 1t is still uncertain whetf
> er Madero will appoint his father 9
I DR.. Gomez as peace envoy OF tn
e provisional government.
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CONTINUED on page 80
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Meanwhile the prosecution
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