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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13
VOTERS STUFFED BALLOT BOX
 FOR UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE

The indictments in the election fraud cases resulted from an investigation insti- tuted by the Good Government league. A number of other cases are pending agas1st election officials, and the league promises that its investigation of charges of whole sale ballot-stuffing in elections in this city will be continued.
 The remarkable thing about the indict- ments connected with the supreme court election Is that Judge w. B. SomerviIic, who was elected associate justice of the supreme court, had no opponent in his race.
 The defendants escaped the possibility of penitentiary sentence through the ac- ceptance of their pleas of guilty to a mfsdemeanor count in the indictment. Guilty of not having keptF the list of voters as required by section 21 of act 152 of 1908. and of not having sworn to the correctness of the same.' is the word ing of the pleas.
 Capt Richard Meredith. warden Of the New Orleans parish prison. is one of the nine indicted officials yet to be tried Cap tain Meredith is charged with having in his possession registration papers of another.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13
PRIER FLIES FROM
 LONDON TO PARIS WITHOUT STOP

London, April 12.-Pierre Prier, the aviator. started in an aeroplane from Hendon today in an attempt to make flight to Paris without stop. The airman sky-crossed the English chan mel between Dover and Calais and continued on his flight toward the French capital
 sy-Les-Moulineaux, France, April 12.-Aviator Prier arrived here at 5:45 o'clock this evening from London, hay ing made the trip of about 290 miles in monoplane without stop.
 Tendon Is a town of Middlesex coun- ty, England, six miles from the cen ter of London. The approximate dis tance between Hendon and Paris is 290 miles. Today's flight of Prier Is the first attempt of an aviator to fly from the British capital to Paris. A flight from the French capital to London was achieved by the late John B. Moissant of Chicago, who carried a passenger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Democratic' House ready with reef
 procity bill.
 Plan wholesale investigations. Champagne war rages in France. Voters stuffed ballot box for unop
 posed candidate. Diaz preparing for Mexican war Many killed. and wounded by Okla
 homa- tornado 2-Caucus of house proves fiasco. Stokes speaks in Marion today. 3-Try to discredit Dyer's testimony. Richard Hines to welcome teachers 4-Editorial comment. 5-Commissioners continue to slash city s
 pay rolls.
 Fire department has turn today. No preliminary trials before recorder S
 courts.
 Impossible to get a drink in Birming-
 ham. s-Demand for steel and iron increases. 7-News of day in society world Dolly Dalrymple. 8-Sports. a-All nations aid in big meeting. has daring idea. l1-Pian children's free hospital. Conferences and presbyteries meet. 3-stock market prices unchanged. May wheat takes 2-cent advance. Cotton market is less active.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13

Delayed by bad weather, however, it took Moissant 21 days to accomplish the journey.
 The best previous cross country flight. was made by Lieutenant Gamer man, who covered 147 miles in four hours and two minutes. December 22 last, in France.
 Prier left Hendon, near London, on his flight to this suburb of Paris at 1;S7 o'clock this afternoon. Above the English soil the aviator found fog and squalls, and going higher to find bet ter weather, he crossed the English channel near Dover at an altitude of over $500 feet.
 Leaving the channel behind him. Prier encountered fine weather until he reached Beauvais, 54 miles from thu, French capital, and from that city the rest of his voyage was made through Q haze.
 The monoplane used was the ma- chine with which Alfred Leblanc, the French aviator, won the $20,O00 by fin- ishing first in the great cross country race, s4SS miles. on a circuit east of Paris last summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13
URGE JOHNSTONFO FINANCE COMMITTEE

Washington. April Especial. J. Senator Johnston of Alabama is be- ing strongly urged for one of the three democratic vacancies on the finance committee The other two mentioned are Williams of Missis ,pi and o'Gorman of New York. The fin, e committee corresponds to the w ' and means committee of the House.
 While under the caucus rule the committee on immigration will not be able to get legislation at this session Representative Barnett of Ala bama, its chairman, announced today that he will hold hearing this summer among those who will appear in favor of unre- stricted emigration is Dr. Elkourie of Birmingham. ..s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13
Entire Towns Are Blown Away In Path of
 Storm
WIRES ARE DOWN AND DETAILS ARE MISSING
Eight Persons Known to Be Dead at Big Heart-Houses Blown Down and Occupants Hurl-
 ed Through the Air

Twenty-three persons are reported dead. at least hundred injured. two towns practically swept away. scores of buili- ings demolished and thousands of dol- lars worth of property damaged as the result of a tornado that ragged in Kansas and Oklahoma today.
 The tornado levied its greatest toll of dead at Big Heart, Okla, where eight persons were killed, 10 sinJured. and almost every building in the town wrecked. Whiting, Kas., was practie- ally wiped off the map Sixty build ings were blown down, 30 persons hurt and Mrs. David Stone killed.
 At Powhatan, kas., a woman and child were killed. A high school building was wrecked at Eskridge, Kas., number of houses dama ged and from 15 to 20 persons injured.
 At Hiawatha, Kas., a school house was blown down, an 1S-year-old boy named Pelton was killed. and several buildings were struck by lightning. Several persons are known to have been injured at Netawaka. Kas. A boy was killed at Manville, Kas.
 The Kansas end of the tornado start Cu hcdl w nillng ana swept Tn a SOuth- easterly direction for more than 50 miles.
 It is thought many more persons were killed or injured than have been reported at this time. Telegraph and telephone crews are working, now that the storm has abated. to get the wires In shape. It is big task as only one wire was left intact between Kansas City and Topeka, and rs'>grap ph com niunlea'ion between kpAA City and Oklahoma points was 1 6fst
 In Kansas City tho storm did Ilttls damage. A few hors ss6 killed bv lightning and some gs struck. i"e raih III Kansas sted about an hour, and was lt Hail accon,. panied it.
 iNo more ueathf aported from ,ear n, hia"atha la fh it. Geraldine Meisenheimber, old and a small child of lott are ina victims. The Me t.if|sIIp.r girl souvbt refuge with thf ,-,.,.paflions in q, country school .stise and inc h,,ild- ing was wrecked Jon after,v,, n, -g-bs 1 dead girls companions were ini,,5aa IT IS not known how the Mellott child met It's death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13
Fire Details Coming In

Kaltsg. Alaska, April l2.-Details of the fire which on April 4 did great dam age to 1ditroid City are slowly coming by messenger There is no telegraph or telephone communications with the town. The property loss is estimated at about $100.o00 There was no loss of life. Work of reconstructing the burned area was begun immediately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13
COTTON MEN ARE
 NOT SENTENCED

Aberdeen, Miss, April 12-Contrary to expectation. sentence was not passed to- day on J. H. Miller. L. c. Steele and o. H. G. Linde. members of the suspend cd firm of Steele, Miller & Co.,. who were declared guilty of misusing the mails
 Sentences probably will be pronounced by Judge Niles tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13
Preussen Owners Win Suit

London, April 12.-The suit brought by the owners of the German five-masted ship Preussen, against the London. Brighton and South Coast Railway com pany, the owners of the channel steamer Brighton, was decided by the admiralty court today in favor of the owners of the Preussen. The Pruessen, the largest sail ing ship in the world, went on the rocks at South Foreland last November after d collision with the Brighton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13
Death Sentence Commuted

London, April 12-The sentence of death imposed March 5. last. on Stinc Morrison. who, after a sensational trial was found guilt of the murder of Joseph Beron, was commuted today to life inn prisonment. The mutilated body of Beron was found on Clappam Monnon early In January. The police theory was that the murdered man was a member of the Houndsditch burglar gang and that he had been killed by his associates for treach- cry. A petition for the repreive of Nor rison was signed by 7o,0o0 persons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13
Greedy Selected Representative

Washington, April 12-Maj Gen. Adol- phus W. Greedy, retired, has been se- lected as representative of the United states army on the American special em- bassy to the coronation of King George v This appointment supersedes the original selection of Maj. Gen. Frederick D. Grant. commanding the department of the east who, on reconsideration. has declined the honor. General Greedy commanded an ex- petition to the north pole in the early eighties and for years was chief signal officer of the army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13
Father James A. Doonan Dies

Washington. April 12.-Father James A Doonan, one time president of George town university and one of the best known Jusuit priests in this country. died at the university here today. He was 69 years old and had been in failing health for several months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13
Peace Move Made

Washington, April 12.-Initial steps to bring about peace in Mexico, supple menting various informal advances that thus far have been made to that end. were taken here today. Dr. Vasquez Gomez, head of the confidential agency of the revolutionists in the United States, who recently was designated by Francis co l. Madero as the only person besides himself who was empowered to receive or initiate peace proposals. tonight an nounced to the Associated Press that he had completed his arrangements for ex- peditious telegraphic communication bc- tween the camp of Madero in Chihuahua and Washington. The results of the conference with his colleague. which will include a definite set of terms by which peace may be effected, will be transmitted by Dr. Gomez to Mexico City.
 The first message from Dr. Gomez to Madero was sent today in the cipher of the revolutionists and an answer is ex- rected in "A hours. Assurances have been given by the various authorities con- cerned that the messages will have right of way over the Mexican telegraph lines. Todays message from Dr. Gomez was ad- dressed to Francis I. Madero in care of A friend in the city of Chihuahua The agent of Dr. Gomez there has accorded permission to pass through alive to exc cute his mission. Dr. Gomez would not reveal the contents of his message. de- claring only that several long teegrams would pass back and forth in the next few days.
 As Dr. Gomez has been unable to com to Francisco l. Madero the de- tails of his meeting with Senor De La Barra, minister of foreign affairs, here Sunday, March 26 1t Is believed that Dr. Gomez took occasion today to advise his his chief of what happened at that informal conference. Dr. Gomez declared tonight that he would devote himself to effecting peace, mindful, however, of the reforms desired by his constituents He said it would be impossible for sev- eral days yet to know exactly the pros poets for peace.
 Dr. Gomez declined to state how per
 mission for communication through the federal lines had been Secured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13
D|Az PREPARING
 FOR MEXICAN WAR
Big Orders Placed for Arms
 and Ammunitions
PEACE MOVE IS MADE
Reported In Washington That Dr. Gomez Has Established Con- munication With Madero and
 Will Urge for Peace

Mexico City, April 12.--Regardless of all the sensational talk of peace. Mex icos department of war is rapidly plac- ing its fighting machinery in the best condition possible. Francisco I. Madero may yet be induced to agree to terms which do not include.the resignation of President Diaz or his following may be taken from him by those who are spreading the propaganda of the peace. but should the rebel leader and his army persist in continuance of hos tilities the war department of the re- public will be in position to meet his advances
 Every day of delay serves to strength en the government forces. The spend- ing of S,oo0,o0o pesos, appropriated by fund.-. has begun. Today 1t was an ounced that the government has placed in England an order for 50,00O rifles of the Maritime Hale pattern, and another order for 5000, 1000 cartridges.
 It is asked that these orders be filled as rapidly as possible. Today there ar rived in the city a huge consignment of cartridges bought in Germany
 One of the most significant expen- ditures announced is that which will be incurred when the increase in the pay of soldiers and officers becomes effective Saturday. Every private is to receive one peso day instead of the A cents he now gets.
 Volunteers Organizing
 No direct call for volunteers has been made, but the department is availing itself of more men than those in tho regular army. In almost every state not in the control of the rebels volun- teer companies have been organized and their services offered to the government. In many cases the services of these men have been accepted and in all cases the little organizations have been told thaI they might be used later. Indicative of the demand for officers at the front, general orders were issued today hl- structing all sub-lieutenants, now em- | poyed in a clerical capacity, to report for active duty In the field and for all those using officers as clerks to fill the vacancies with civilians. Today formal announcement was made that the president had promoted eight colonels to the rank of brigadier gen. erals Following are the new generals: Samuel Garcia Cuellar, Rafael Eguia Lis Antonio M. Escudero, Pedro Ojeda, Manuel Cordillo Escudero, Joaquin Tellez, Augustin Valdez and Fernando Trucy Aubert
 Generals Cuellar and Lis are the two officers who distinguished themselves at the fight of Casas Grandes and Gen Trucy Aubert is he who led the federas at the battle at Aldama, where 34 rebels. who had induged in an orgy the night before, were killed All are men who have participated in the campaign in the rorth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13
Items Not Affected

on the free list the bill recommended by the IA democratic members of the committee and indorsed by the caucus. r-~- rr- -----~~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13

!sCONTlNUAD ON FACE iLs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13

BE Heart, Okla, April 12-Eight per- sons were Killed and 10 injured in tor- nado which struck Big Heart at o'clock this afternoon, leaving but few houses standing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07
WATERLOO STILL
ALIVE AND KICKING
Delegate VIII Go Before Annual Base
Ball Meeting and Ascertain
Certain Things.

WATERLOO, Nov. AT the an
nual meeting of the National associa-
ton of minor leagues, to be held at
San Antonio, Texas, next week the
Waterloo Baseball association will
be represented by at least one dele
gate. A meeting of the directors will
be held during the week and man
selected to make the trip and investi-
gate the true status of the Three-I
league.
Last spring when the national COM
mission delved into the Three-I tangle
Waterloo was promised place" in
the 1912 lineup. Chairman August
Herman assured all, cities that the
commission would see that every one
was properly cared for. With this
promise in mind Waterloo did not
make any fight against the procedure
of the Hon AL. Tearney and his gang
when this city was left out OF the
league at the last meeting.
Now it's up to the commission to
make good. If it does it will prove
its superiority over the Tearney per-
son, but if not then Willy AL. will be
supreme in at least his own little sec
ton of the baseball world.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07
FREED THE EDITOR
OF MATS NEWS
First California Jury Composed En-
tireIy of Women Acquits
Newspaper Man.

California's first jury composed ex-
clusively of women tried A. A. King
editor of the Watts News of Los An
geles, on charge of publishing an
obscene and indecent newspaper.
Within twenty minutes after taking
the case the jurors returned verdict
OF not guilty.
King accused the town trustee of
applying profane epithets to him,
printing the exact epithets. Thirty
six women summoned for jury duty
responded. When the twelve were
chosen the case went to trial and wit
nesses repeated the words used The
women heard the profanity without
nurmur.
The jurors said afterward that the
language was profane simply, and not
obscene, and was less of a shock when
read in a newspaper than when heard
from men in the streets.
yet such men, said one juror,
never are arrested. Why should we
punish the editor?"
When King was acquitted the
women cheered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07
Afflictlon.
Affection, like the ironsmith, shapes
BIS 1t smites. -Bovee.
AHlictlon.
STOP THAT DANDRUFF

before it kills your hair You know
dandruff is a germ disease and it
leads slowly and surely to badness
and there is only one way to cure
dandruff and that is to kill the germ
that causes the trouble.
Greasy salves will never do this.
ZEMO and ZEMO SOAP kills the
germ and are guaranteed to cure
dandruff, itching scalp and all other
germ diseases of the skin and scalp.
ZEMO and ZEMO SOAP are the
true scientific remedies for these al.
flictions. To show our faith in ZEMO
and ZEMO SOAP we have instructed
the druggist selling them to refund
your money if you are not satisfied
with the results from the very first
bottle and the first cake of soap.
We can afford to make this offer
because one bottle of Zemo and ono
cake of soap are sufficient to show
their healing qualities and II used ac
cording to directions, they will effec
a permanent cure.
Sold by druggists everywhere ant
in Keokuk by City Drug Store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07
CITY NEWS.

In the court of Justice John Lem
decker today an information was
filed against w. w Thompson, charg-
ing him with assault on the peron of
Henry Briear.
Funeral services were held yes
terday afternoon at three o'clock for
the late William Thompson, ex-tire
chief. The bells in the fire houses of
the city were tolled at $3.50. The pail
bearers were: Charles Koepf, JOS.
Hanson, Edward Nodler, Fred Raber,
John Martin and James Blink.
"A horse drawing covered deliv-
cry wagon, ran away this morning at
11:90 near Eighth and Concert SITS,
and upset the vehicle In the John
Cameron yard. The driver who was in
the wagon was unable to get out and
shouted loudly as the animal he was
trying to hold in, dashed down the
street at great clip. Several men
passing, including Officer Wilson
helped the driver to get things set
right again after the wagon had been
turned over Oh us Slue.
William Schaefera was locked up
at the police station last night on re-
quest Of his father. The younger
Schaefer was drunk. He was sent to
the county Jail this morning to serve
time on an old mittimus for his in
ebriety.
Henry T. Flood, who left short
time ago for Chicago to accept a pc
| sition with railroad; company, has
returned to Keoluk to resume his Ole
position at the Rock Island freight
depot Mrs. Flood and daughter still
remain in Chicago but will probably
return in short time to make theil
home here. Keokuk friends will be
glad to welcome Mr.. and Mrs. FLOOD
back again.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07
DEATH OF A.
H0LuNCSWORTH.
Citizen Of keokuk Who Had Lived
Here for Nearly Four Years,
Died Early
Today. N
NATIVE OF ILLINOIS
Abraham HoIIlnssworth, Veteran of
War Leaves Three Daughters
and Son to Mourn
LOSS.
l.

Abraham Holling veteran Of
the civil war, and for the past several
years a citizen of Keokuk, died this
morning at 2:30 O'Clock at the fam
lily home, 226 South Fifth street.
Death was caused from hemorrhage
of the brain and the deceased had
been confined to his bed for the past
week on account OF serious illness.
He had been afflicted for several
years with kidney and bladder all
ment.
Mr.. Hollingsworth was born at
Browning, ILL.,, September 2, 1916, but
the greater part Of his life had been
spent at Beardstown, Cass county,
Ill, from whence he moved with his
family in February, 1908. During his
younger years Mr. Hollingsworth was
farmer but in later years had been
fish and game wholesale dealer.
In 1864, the deceased enlisted in
Company I, Of an Illinois regiment
when he was seventeen years of age
Since his discharge, Mr.. Hollings
worth had been member Of the
Grand Army lodge at Beardstown. He
was welded October 3d. 1869, to the
wife who preceded him ten years te
the better world.
Three daughters and a son survive
Mr.. Hollingsworth, the daughters re
siding in this city and the son is Of
Beardstown. The children are: The
Misses Nora, Cora and Edna and
4 George P. Hollingsworth. A brother
William, lives in Dsnver, Colo, and
two half brothers live in the same
state.
4 Funeral services will be held to
morrow afternoon, probably by Rev
R. w. Lilley Of the First Christian
church. The hour has not yet beer
set.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07
Haslts Of Hedgehog.

The hedgehog passes the winter IN
e,een with circulation almost sus.
pended and body fires banked 1t car.
r,es a reserve of glycogen and fat,
however. and recent Investigations
have shown that soon after awaken.
ing 1t warns UP by rapid burning OF
elycogen. This carbohydrate proves
to be the chief fuel, the fat being quite
unimportant. The animal may be
awake at low temperature. for the
awakening is distinct from the warm
ing up, and whether the latter is vol
untary or an automatic process is not
yet determined.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07
FIRST STEPS IN
NEW ORGANIZATION
Mrs. May Walker OF Waterloo Here
to Institute Loyal Ladies', AuxiI-
larry to Royal Arcanum.

Last evening in Hawkes. hall, a
social time was had by the members
of the Royal Arcanum, their wives
and a number of lady friends that
steps necessary in organizing lodge
here known as the Loyal Ladies
might be accomplished Mrs. May
Walker of Waterloo, organizer, was
present to assist with the work and
explain the benefits to be obtained
from such an auxiliary order to the
Royal Arcanum lodge. Mrs. Walker
will remain here for several days and
during that time it is expected that a
number will signify thN- intentions
of becoming Loyal Ladies.