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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
Tall, Angular, Red-Headed Dressmak-
er was Stoned and Chased
Out Of Town by
People.
HAD EYES LIKE A CAT
People Took Sick at House Where
She Boarded and Pow Wow
Doctor Was Con-
suited.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Oct. 5.-The
cruel days of Salem witchcraft have
been revived here Mrs. Meta I'm
norman, a poor seamstress from
New York, was put in jail and then
driven out of town.
In the week she was here Mrs. I'M
norman was insulted and mocked,
her baggage was thrown out of her
lodgings, and she was stoned, arrest
ed and thrown in Jail Mrs I'M
norman came to Allentown to take
the Keipp barefoot treatment in
the hope of restoring her eyes. al
most destroyed by overwork She
took the treatment under John Kloss
who lives in a hut near town. She
gave her New York address as 34s
Central Park West
The Y. w. G. A. sent her to the
home of George Kipp, a butcher at
/ 2o7 South Thirteenth street. In the
house were also John Sobers and his
4 young wife, soon to become mother.
Mrs. zimmerman was tall and an
gular, hair just shade of red, and
her faded gray eyes peered through
very thick glasses.
! On the fourth day John Sobers
came home suffering from indigestion.
He consulted "pow-wow" doctor, one
j of many in this town, who told him
he was the victim of an evil spirit
Then Kipps and Soberses began to
/ remember things. They remembered
4 Mrs. Immermans strange diet of raw
/ eggs and nuts and her nightly ex-
! cursions to the city park to take the
/ barefoot treatment in the dewy grass
/ That night, when the Kipps went up
stairs to bed they passed Mrs. INNER
mans room The door was open and
1 she was In bed. Kipp says her eyes
| burned like cats.
News like this travels. The next
day the neighbors were saying tha,
i Mrs. zimmerman was a witch anc
could make fire flash from her fing
4 ers. They had seen the electric flash
light she carried at night to help hel
near-sighted eyes, but they didn'i
! know what it was. That day little
Winnie Kipp didn't feel we'll. Wher
J Mrs. zimmerman came home she founC
a note on her bureau ordering her to
leave the house She could not affor(
i to do so until the week she had pait
for was up. Next day she was hoot
ed on the streets. At dusk she re
turned to find her trunk on the porch
She pounded on the door because she
wanted the trunk key that was in hel
room.
The ISipps called the police. The
crowd yelled witch" as she was tax
en- away and boys threw stones al
her. She was in jail forty-eight hours
In this city of fifty thousand there
are twelve Dutch "pow-wow" doctors
who cast out devils" and feed or
the superstitions of their followers
, Cabalistic crosses are now chalked
above each door in the Kipp home
On the front door are seven crosses
with mystic quirks. Mrs. zimmerman
has left town.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
Girl, Shot by Her Lover, Was to Re-
cIeve All OF His Wealth If
She Remained
Single.
OR $4,000 IF TICKLE
Strange VIII Made Out by Walker
Just Before He Shot the
Girl and Him.
self.

ROCK ISLAND. Ill, Oct. 5.-Miss
Magdalene Komp, the 16-year-old girl
VINO was shot by Erskine S. Walker,
who then killed himself because she
mad returned to him an engagement
ring, died of her wounds. The pa
rents of Miss Komp, it was said, had
decided that she was too young to
marry and had asked her to return the
ring.
AS strange document as the de.
ranged brain of jealous man ever
devised was found In the effects OF
Erskine S. Walker, after he had fatal
iy wounded his sweetheart, Miss
Magdaline Komp, and killed himself
1t was his last will and testament.
IF l die and Magdaline lives
| hereby bequeath to her my entire
estate on condition that she enter a
convent and never marry" Walker
wrote. His estate is valued at be
tween $1,000 and $4,000.
But if she lives and decides to ac
cept the attentions of other suitors
| hereby limit the above bequest te
! $3,000,' the jealous lover then penned
And finally:
IF we both die bury US in the same
grave"
A letter accompanied the will ant
both were sealed in large envelop,
and addressed to Miss Komp's pa
rents. Walker wrote the wifi and th,
! letter only an hour or two before h,
| shot the girl and himself He ex
| planned in the letter that he was un
able to have the will witnessed il
| legal form, for the obvious reason
| that to do so would cause his purpose
to become known and prevent tht
shooting.
Miss Komp was only sixteen years
old and was a strikingly beautiful girl
i Three months ago Walker came from
/ Lancaster, Wis, to Davenport, across
| the river from Rock Island. He en-
/ gagged in business and was prosperous
/ from the start
| He wooed Miss Komp and when sht
i consented to marry him gave her ;
/ diamond engagement ring. A few
days ago the girl returned the ring
saying that her parents had advised
her to wait year or two before be
ing married. because of her youth.
Monday night Walker and the cir
/ were seated in the parlor of her pa
rents home. Miss Komp resisted hi
pleadings that she marry him in De
cember. She said she would heed he
4 mothers wishes and wait two years
Then Walker drew his revolver ant
i shot his sweetheart. Supposing h
had killed her he turned the weapon
on himself
Miss Komp, desperately wounded
succeeded in going three blocks t
tho nearest PHYSICIANS office, bu
collapsed at the door.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
official Statement From the Gov
ernment that Every Fort at
Tripoil Has Been De-
stroyed.
MERE TARGET PRACTICE
Not a Single Death on italian Ships
and Not Sailor Re-
ported Even
Bilious.

ROME, Oct. 5.-The government has
issued an official statement that Trip
oil has been bombarded and that all
the forts there have been destroyed.
An official statement published
earlier in the day said:
"The bombardment of the main bat
teries at Tripoli was begun at $3.50 p.
m. on October 3 and was continued
until sunset. The batteries replied,
hut without effect. The bombardment
will be resumed today in order to de-
stroy the batteries completely.
sThe gunners on the warships were
very careful to fire so as not to dam
age any of the buildings of the town.
Only the lighthouse and the batteries
we're demolished,
Admiral Aubrey, commander-in.
chief of the Italian fleet at Tripoli
sends dispatch by wireless stating
that the Italian gunners spared the
consulates, hospitals, churches, etc,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05

and directed their fire only at the
Notifications. They were able to do
this with comparative ease, the ad-
miral says, because the range OF the
turkish cannon was SO short that the
Italian ships went near enough to take
accurate aim.
Admiral FaraveIIl's Report.
message to the government from
Vice Admiral Faravelli was as fol-
lows;
On Board the Battleship Benned-
oetto Brin, Tuesday (7:45 D. m.)--A
commandment was commenced at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon on the principal
batteries of Tripoli and was continued
until sunset. The batteries responded
70 the Italian fire, but without effect.
me bombardment will be continued
tomorrow until the destruction Of the
batteries has been completed
Great care was taken during the
commandment not to damage the city.
only a lighthouse on one of the bat
teries was destroyed
me following details of the bonn
pardment are printed here:
At o'clock yesterday afternoon
vice Admiral Faravelli signaled to
the battleships Giuseppe Garibaldi
ana francesca Ferrucio that the bonn
pardment was about to begin. These
vessels, with the flagship Benedetto,
steamed up to within two kilometers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
ANNIVERSARY IS
NOT CELEBRIl FED
Portugal Has Been spubllc for
Just One Year Say and
is In Terr>e
Shape.
rRoUBLE IS BREWING
ManueI's Friends Are Said to be
Marching on Lisbon, 10000
Strong and
Armed.

MADRID, Oct 5.-The Portuguese
republic is facing the most critical
crisis of its brief existence Today, the
first anniversary of its inception Re-
ports from the frontier show that
practically state of civil war ex-
lists throughout the country, especially
in the north provinces.
The royalist leaders are reputed to
have we'll armed force OF 10000 men
and said to be marching on Lisbon.
Oporto, always royalist in its senti-
ments, is said to have opened its gates
to the revolutionary army and the
Prince Joseph of Breganze after a
decisive defeat of the republican
troops.
There are rumors that King Manuel
has secretly left England and will
shortly land in Portugal
The government is censoring all
news and little has leaked through
except unoficially.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05

town. The sea was fairly calm.
GaribaIdl Fires First Shot.
AT $3.50 o'clock the Gar!baldi fired
the first shells, which were directed
at the governors palace and we'll
placed. Immediately the palace and
the Amelia Sultana forts replied with
a number of shots from 15-centimeter
guns. The Turkish aim was bad.
THE cruiser Varese and the Fer
rucio directed their fire against the
Notifications at the lighthouse on the
mole, which replied with smaller guns.
Flags were flying over all the con.
sulates. The forts showed Turkish
flags.
After the bombardment had pro
gressed for one hour shells from the
Varese destroyed the lighthouse
which collapsed in ruins
"The italian fire was now becoming
heavier, while that of the forts was
growing feeble. Many Turkish guns
We're seen to have been dismounted
The governors palace was riddiet
with shot and severely battered. The
central forts ceased firing at o'clock
but the outer forts, Hamidieh and Sui
tana kept up the defense. Their shots
were better directed.
"The quays were deserted. A mum
ber OF fires broke out. The lombard
ment ceased at dark
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
schley,s Funeral Today.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-The U. S.
navy department which withheld ap-
proval of Admiral Schley's conduct
at Santiago fairly outdid Itself today,
paying tribute to the late sea fighter.
Those who had been the most bitter
against him in life, showed the great
est respect in death. The solemn
rites we're held first at Sehley's home
and then the impressive military
services in the church.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
Weather candltlnna

The storm center from the lake reg
ion has moved out through the north
eastern states, and the field of high
pressure has followed, moving from
the plateau region to the western
lakes, and causing cooler weather
from the Missouri valley eastward.
An advancing area of low pressure
IN the southern mountain region. cen
tral In Utah, is attended by rising
temperature with showers, on the
eastern slope of the Rockies, and in
the extreme northwest the pressure is
increasing, with slightly cooler wealth,
er.
Conditions indicate showers and
probably thunderstorms for this sec
ton tonight and Friday, and warmer
Friday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
MEXICAN COAST
SWEPT BY STORM
Tidal Wave Reported to Have Done
Tremendous Damage
Today.
. o = . . . . 0 . . . = = 4

= NoGALEs, Ariz., Oct. 5.The 4
. coast of Sonora, Mexico, has Z
. been swept BY tidal wave, ac-
. cording to adyices received here. {
= 1t is reported that Guaymas, 4
o Empalme, sustained tremendous 4
= damage. A number of boats We're
. lost. 4
= Wires are down and miles of 4
. railroad track washed out. 4
q 1t is still storming in the
. stricken district
q
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
Protection Against Dynamite.

JACKSON, Miss, Oct. 5.-Fearing
that the 1900 Illinois Central strik-
ers at McComb will dynamite the
railroad plant and shops, Gov. Noel is
preparing to concentrate all available
military companies there Eleven
companies are on the ground now and
six more are enroute. Railroad Off
cials declare the shops will be per-
manently abandoned if they are blown
up This would kill the town as the
railroad shops are the only means of
livelihood for most of the population.
1t is a two million dollar plant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
Veteran is Dead.

MASON CITY, Oct. 5.-Martin j
Finley, 50 years old, well know resi-
ident, a prominent Catholic and Odd
Fellow, and member of the Eighth
Wisconsin regiment during the civil
war, died here at the home OF his son
Tuesday,
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ish projectiles all falling wide of the
pattleships. There were no casualties
In the fleet during the bombardment
The warships, confined their fire,
so far as possible, to the forts of the
palace and were careful to spare pri-
vate buildings. The destruction of the
lighthouse was necessary because 1t
was adjacent to the fort which kept
up its fire.
Numbers of daring Arabs watched
the spectacle from the minarets that
surmount the town"
Like a Shooting Competition.
A message from Admiral Thaon di
Reyel says the action appeared more
like shooting competition than a
bombardment. Officers and sailors
placed wagers on the results. In one
instance an order was given to dis
mantle particular battery, One gun
ned was heard to say.
II bet | can knock down the left
turret at the first shot
When the smoke had cleared away
the turret had disappeared. The same
voice spoke again
Now the right turret'
In flash the second mark was in
ruine.
Representatives OF foreign govern
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
Warn, Class FIGHT.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Oct 5.-Tak.
ing their stand at the head of the
stairs in the main hall of Iowa Wes-
leyan COLLEGE the freshman dropped
tables and chairs on the heads of the
sophomores who were charging up the
steps to capture their rivals class col
ors. Will I4odwick and Glenn Tall
nan, sophomores. were severely tniur
ed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
RODGERS FLYING
TOWARD CHICAGO
sklmmIns Along Through Indiana
Today on His Ocean to
Ocean Flight.

HUNTINGTON, Ind Oct. 5.-Avia-
tor Rodgers left here at 11:4O for
Chicago, 142 miles from here,
CHICAGO, Oct. Sit is reported
that Aviator Rodgers landed at u: 55
near Aldine, Ind, rs miles from Chi
caes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
TAFT With the Mormons.

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 5.-Taft
spent a busy day here. Senator
smoot. the Mormon leader, was in
charge of arrangements. Members of
the Mormon faith were well represent
ed on the presidential program.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Showers
and probably thunderstorms tonight
and Friday Warmer Friday.
For Iowa and Missouri; Showers
and probably thunderstorms tonight
and Friday. Warmer tonight, and in
the east portion Friday
For Illinois; Rain and slightly
warmer tonight and Friday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
DUPONT MILL
HIT BY LIGHTNING
Plant Valued at $1,000 is Destroyed
During an Electrical
Storm.

PITTsBURG Kan, Oct. 5,-During
storm, lightning struck the corning
mill of the Dupont Powder Company,
four miles south, causing. an explos-
ion which destroyed the building. The
loss is estimated at about $1,000,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
TRIED TO MURDER
TWO MINISTERS
Anarchist Fired From Gallery at
TWO of the Austrian
Officials.

. VIENNA, Oct. 5.-An unknown =
. man fred many shots this morn Q
. ing from the gallery ~ the =
. Reichsrath at the ministers of
q education and Justice below. =
. All of the shots went wild and .
. a panic followed. q
. The would-be assassin was ar =
. rested. .
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
White Flags Reported Raised.

During the night in the sky glowed
the reflection of fires in the town. The
bombardment was resumed this morn
ing. 1t was heavier than that of yes
terday. but the outer forts had been
reduced to ruins and were unable to
reply.
The Turks removed their guns to
the heights beyond the town and re-
opened fire from there. They were,
however. dispersed by shrapnel from
the fleet and fled in all directions.
''The first white flags began to ap-
pear. The Italians are now preparing
to land 1000 men from the ships.
THE fleet was unharmed, the Turk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05

1St. bdi L iler w III u w edIner
1 pm. :. 80 20 IS NV Clear
am. ). 1923 4s e Cldy
Mean temperature, Oct, 4, 81.
Highest temperature. 10.
Lowest temperature. 50.
Lowest Temperature last night, As.
FRED 2. GOsEWISCH,
Observer,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
Daily River bulletin.
River Forecast.

The river will fall slowly from
Davenport southwark during the next
thirty-six hours
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
international Race From Kansas City
Was Scheduled to Start at
Four O'clock This
Afternoon.
FROM THREE COUNTRIES
France Has One, Germany Two and
United States Three, in the
Great Contest In
the Air.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Oct 5.-With,
six balloonists, representing three
countries, France, Germany and tho
United States, will participate in the,
race for the Gordon Bennett trophy.
Six Americans, the three who flv mi
the Bennett race ard three othera.i
will try for the Lahm cup. The lat
ter is a distance event, and to win It.
the record Of Allan R. Hawley Of
1171.9 miles must be beaten.
The first balloon in the internatione
al race will sail at o'clock, and at
intervals of five minutes thereafter
the others will leave The aviation
ground is along the Missouri river,
the same field from which the nation
al balloon race started last July.
international Entrants.
France-Balloon Condor - Emile
Subonnet, pilot; Pierre Dupont, aid.
Germany Balloon Berlin Lieut..
Leopold Vogt, pilot; Lieut.. M. School.
ler aid.
Balloon Berlin II.-Lieut. Hans Ger
1890 pi'OS, -. ". lJullheI, dtN
United States Balloon Buckeye
Lieut.. Frank P. Lahm, pilot; j. H.
Wade, Jr., aid.
Balloon Million Population Club
William F. Assmann, pilot; ]. C. faul-
burt, aid.
Balloon America II. John Berry.
! pilot; Paul Mccullough, aid
The Entrants for the Lahm Cup.
Topeka, TI.-Frank NJ Jacobs, pilot;
w w. Webb, aid.
Kansas City. II.-Capt. H. e. Honey
Well pilot; John Watts aid.
Pennsylvania II.-Arthur T. ether
holt, pilot; E. r. Hunneyweh, aid.
All OF the balloons in the Bennett
race are s0,ooo-foot capacity. They
i will be filed with deearbonized nat
ural gas.
America scored An advantage over
i her two foreign competitors when
Lieut.. Frank P. Lahm, pilot of the
balloon Buckeye, flying the colors OF
! the Aero club OF America, Ner9 York,
secured position No. 6 in the official
drawing for starting positions in to-
days race. The Buckeye, therefore,
+ viii be the last balloon to leave the
i ground. 1t will have the advantage OF
rising in more favorable winds than
it's competitors and the sun will not
be so warm These two points will
enable the Buckeye to save much gas
at the start.
The drawing for places of start re-
suited:
No. /, Condor, France; No 2, Amer
lea II, United States; No 9, Berlin
j, Germany; No. a, Million Population
Club, United States; No. 5. Eerlin II,
Germany; NO G, Buckeye, United
! States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
Trainmen Not In sympathy.

DENVER, Oct. 5.-Railroad train
men will not strike in sympathy with
the shopmen on the Hartman lines,
according to the announcement of
President Lee of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen and Acting Secre-
tary Sheppard of the Order of Railway
Conductors.
The shopmen must win their strike
without our aid" declared Lee today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
Sixty Soldiers Armed With Ball Cart
ridges Prevented Any Further
Strike Trouble in the
South.
PEACE IS RESTORED
Strike Breakers Forced Out OF Town
and All Is Quiet Now After
Twenty-four Hours Of
Turmoil

M'COMB CITY, Miss, Oct. 5.-With
the enforced departure Of the last of
the strike breakers brought in by
the Illinois Central railroad came the
first real assurance of the restoration
of peace. after twenty-four hours Of
excitement and spasmodic rioting.
The people of McComb City demand
ed that the strike breakers be remov-
ed from their community and the 1872
men were placed aboard heavily
guarded special train and hurried to
New Orleans.
Sixty soldiers armed with ball cart
ridges and with orders to shoot to
kill if necessary accompanied the
special train south as far as Magnolia
This action by the military authori-
i ties probably prevented another battle
that might have proved more serious
than the first clash.
1 After the strike breakers had agreed
4 to get out of town at | o'clock the
departure of the train was delayed
4 nearly three hours by protests from
1 the railroad company The people OF
/ McComb City began to exhibit signs
/ of surliness and some show of mob
spirit.
( About half an hour before the train
departed several we'll armed persons
departed south and took position on
the railroad track on which the spec
Z ial would have to pass to New Orleans
4 Strike leaders III automobiles persuad
ed the men to disband and commit nc
overt act.
The three companies of the Mississ
/ ippi National Guard patrolled the
streets at dark and last night the be
lief was expressed that the town
would remain quiet.
If any strike breaker makes move
4 to hurl anything from the windows
kill him on the spot. If the train Is
fired upon at any time we will return
the fire and will shoot to kill" These
orders were given just before the de
parture of the special train by Maj
1 George Hoskins of Brook Haven, who
was in charge of the soldiers aboard
One striker, Lem Haley, was shot
and killed early yesterday morning
/ but whether by guards employed by
the railroads or pickets for the union
the police have been unable to learn
Two strikers were shot and serious
ly wounded while walking near The
Illinois Central shops in MeComb Al
explosion, said to have been caused b,
dynamite, occurred near the compan,
shops, but no one was injured.
Trainmen Not In Sympathy.
/ DENVER, Oct, 5.-Railroad trair
men will not strike in sympathy witt
the shopmen on the Hartman lines
according to the announcement 0
President Lee of the Brotherhood o
Railway Trainmen and Acting Secre
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Continued on page u
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
Bigga the Guns Maka Forts
Look Lika the Thirty Cent

(about mile and q third) of the
town. The sea was fairly calm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
Local observations.

Jet. Bar Their. Wind. Wealth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23
CUT WORKING HOURS
AT SHOPS AT SlLviS
Repairs Are Well Caught Up With
and Jobs Are Lacking-None
of Employees Laid OF.

Offlcial announcement is made at
Silvis shops of the Rock Island road,
that, effective Monday next, the shops
will be operated only five days a
week and will be closed on Satur.
days. This means a working week Of
40 hours, as the length of the worl3
days will be reduced from nine hours
TO eight
At the present time a 50-hour week
is in effect, the shops being operated
nine hours every day except Saturday,
when they are closed half day.
officials of the road say announced
reduction in number of working hours
has no special significance, that the
shops are well caught up on repairs
and for this reason the nine-hour
workday is not necessary. Size OF the
working force viii not be reduced at
present This is the first semi-shut-
down at the shops for IS months