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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
CITY NEWS.

City Clerk Sandberg was engaged
today making up the ballots for the
municipal election to- be held March
Is. The ballots will contain the
names of the successful contestants
voted for at the primary election last
Monday.
Fire Chief Anderson had force
out throwing streams Of water on the
Main street crossings this afternoon,
commencing at Second and continuing
his way up, AT 2:30 he had passed
Seventh street.
The regular meeting of the Sham
rock club will be held at the usual
hour at the Y. w. C. A. rooms.
Call Corner Cash Grocery, -Four
teenth and Bank, new clean stock
Highest market price paid for butter
and eggs.
The wills OF the late Mary Ann
Waite and the late Walter Van
Deusen we're opened and publicly read
in the district court. yesterday after
neon. A son is named executor in
the Van Deusen estate.
The regular meeting of the
Humane society will be held tomorrow
night at 7.45 at the residence Of Miss
M. Olive Sutton, 924 Grand avenue. !
"A general conference and meeting
of the three committees of Ave ladies
each, appointed from the wards of the
city to arouse enthusiasm in the
spring city cleaning rally, will be
held Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock
in the auditorium of the Y. M. G. A.
building. The superintendent and prin-
cipals OF schools are urged to attend
this meeting.
Recently Miss Elizabeth Laurin-
son went to Rochester, MINI, ror
special treatment. Monday she under
went an operation and her many Keo-
kuk friends will be glad to learn that
she passed through it successfully,
and is getting along nicely.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
Judge Hamilton Decides Tax Exemp-
tion controversy In the Dis.
trict Court Today In
Collins Case.
AFFECTS THE 1911 TAX
The Court in Handing Down the
Decision, Explains the Differ
enee Between Tax ana
an Assessment

An Important court case, one in
which old soldiers and their widows
are vitality interested, came to a elm
ak in the district court today when
Judge Hamilton handed down his de.
cision in the suit of w. b. Collins
against Lee county. The question at
issue was the application of an act
passed by the legislature in 1911,
in the month of March, which provided
for a tax exemption for old soldiers
and their widows, to the extent of
$1,000. The law went into effect July
4, of the same year it was passed.
In handing down his decision,
Judge Hamilton held that the act, go
ing into effect July 4, applied to all
taxes levied subsequent to that date
and accordingly held that the exemp.
ton provided for in the act applied to
the taxes of 1911.
The act of the legislature which
brought about the controversy, fol-
lows
THE following classes OF property
are not to be taxed: The property
not to exceed twelve hundred dollars
in value, of any honorably discharged
union soldier or sailor of the Mexican
war or of the war of the rebellion
OF of the widow remaining unmarried
of such soldier or, sailor. 1t shall be
the duty Of every assessor to make a
list of such soldiers, sailors or wild
ows thereof, and to return such list
to the county auditor, upon forms to
be furnished by such auditor for that
purpose; but the failure on the part
of any assessor SO to do shall not af-
feet the validity of any exemption.
All soldiers, sailors or widows there
of referred to herein shall receive a
reduction of twelve hundred dollars
at the time said assessment is made
by the assessor unless waiver there
of is voluntarily made Of said ex-
emption at said time
In deciding the case, the court ex-
planned that it was necessary in the
case in question, to bear in mind the
difference between tax and an as
sessment An assessment, held the
court, in a general sense is the fixing
of the value of property for the pnr.
pose of being taxed, while q tax is
an impost levied by authority of the
government upon property for the
support of the government. With
conditions existing as they did in the
case before him, Judge Hamilton
held that the issue resolved itself in
to question of when property is
said to be taxed--when it is assessed
for taxation, or when the tax upon
the property is levied. Judge Hamil-
ton further held that il the property
is taxed when assessed, the act would
not apply to the taxes of 1911, while
If the property was taxed when the
taxes were levied. the act would APP
ply to the taxes of 1911. There had
been an assessment made according
to law for 1911, prior to the act of
the legislature, hence the decision OF
the court that the exemption applies
to taxes of 1911.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
OFF THE TRACK
INTO THE RIVER
tCohtinaed from page I'D

| OF their personal effects In the sub.
merged cars.
T. Miss Jeanette McMicken, OF Gin,
Icinnati, was standing In the women s
dressing room Of her car making her
itoiletet when the car turned over and
plunged into the river.
! Il felt myself going to the water, .
she said, and then all became dark,
tried TO scream and finally attract
ed the attention of man who kicked
In the door. Then he dragged me out
and broke a window. showing me
through onto the Tee"
Miss McMicken was met at the sta.
T, tion by Colonel Ford. relative who
rushed her to the hotel. She is not
seriously hurt
| Mrs. A b. White OF this city was
believed to be in a dying condition
when she was carried from the train.
She was rushed to the New York hos.
pital in an ambulance Meanwhile her
husband was frantically searching for
her, but 1t was not until after she was
in the hospital that the railroad Off
cials told him where she could be
found.
Colonel Frank NJ. Andrews, chief
architect for the Taft syndicate or
3Cincinnati and Thomas G. Willard or
Cleveland, We're caught In the drawing
room Of their car and both We're bad
Ily bruised and cut. They denounced
the railroad officials who kept them
without medical attention for two
hours at the scene of the wreck be
fore sending them forward. Both we're
able to go to their hotel here after
they left the train.
w. A.. Cameron. a Chicago mer.
chant. was in his berth when the
train went into the river. The first
thing knew" he said, was when I
was thrown out into the cold water
The shock brought me to my senses
with jerk and started to get up.
heard a woman screaming and saw
that she was a prisoner in her berth.
II got hold of an axe and managed to
lget her out. She had nothing on but
La night dress and suffered greatly
from being submerged In the Icy
water. broke the car window, showed
her out on the ice and crawled after
her. Then carried her over to the
bank where others took charge Of her.
| / did not learn her name''
Conductor Lee was caught under a
mass of furniture in the observation
car He was badly cut and bruised,
but when dragged out Of the wreckage
rushed up the track and tagged the
second section of the train quuarter
iof mile ire m the scene in time to
prevent 1t following the other into the
ditch
Mrs. Amanda Gustavson of Chicago
was carried from the train here to an
ambulance ard taken to the New Yorl
\ hospital. The doctors said her condi
iItion was critical as she was sufferins
greatly from shock as we'll as broker
ribs.
Harold S. Mccormick, of Chicago
son-in-law of John d. Rockefeller, was
ia passenger and the Rockefeller fami
, ly kept the officials of the railroad on
the jump until they determined that
he had not been hurt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
SUGAR CREEK.
= . . \ . . . = . a . . .

Mr. and Mrs Charley Walker spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Brammer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Zennert spent
Sunday with the latter's sister near
Wayland
Homer Calision and family spent
last Thursday with Ben Clarks.
A sled load Of young people OF
Wayland spent Monday evening with
MIR. and Mrs. Ernest Row.
Dry Boon OF Ashton is spending this
week with his sister, Mrs. Gertrude
Clark.
Elva Mckinney is working for MIR
Ed. Duty's family in Kahoka.
The Sugar Creek school is havins
vacation on account of the bad wealth
err
Mrs. Emmett Fish and daughter
Geneyieve and Bud Fish and family
and C. White and wife spent Sunday
with Isaac Sanders.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
SCHULTZ RESIDENCE
IN DANGER TODAY
No Damage Resulted to the House
owing to the Efforts of the Fire
Department In Early Fire.

Fire was discovered in storage
room in the house owned by the
Fred Schultz estate and occupied by
Miss Rosa Schultz. this morning and
the department was called to ex-
tinguish the flames. The call came
from 1910 Timea street, at little past
six o'clock.
The contents while burning were
carried out into the yard by the fire.
men and the fire extinyuished. No
water or chemicals were used in the
house and no damage resulted there.
The burned furniture was fully COW
cred by insurance.
The cause of the fire is unknown
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
) TELEGRAPH TABLcIDS I

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, March 49, Rev, Rob
ert Passler a negro preacher who
carried mole foot and a wishbone,
is in jail. The police charge that he
collected money from prisoners tell
ing them he could charm judges.
Cause of Cold Feet.
CHICAGO, March Displeasure
makes the blood leave the feet and
causes them to become cold, says
Prof. Walter D. Scott, of Northwest
ern University. Cowardness causes
the same blood action. he says.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
WARSAW, ILL.
; = = q = . . . = = = . . .

Mrs. Frank LeBron, Sr., of Keokuk,
is visiting her son and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. w. Kirkpatrick.
Miss Emma Lohr is confined to her
home with lasrippe.
Albert Buckert. the young Main
street dry goods merchant, is i'll with
lagrippe.
Quite number of Warsaw people
have booked for the cruise of the
Morning Star from Davenport TO New
Orleans and return.
Miss Clara Stevens has succeeded
to the postoffice clerkship lately re.
signed by Miss Hilda Hoffman
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
INJURED EYE FOR
RICHARD RUSSELL
A Fragment Of Steel From, an Automo
bile at Local Garage Caused
Injury.

While working at machine at the
garage Monday. a splinter of steel
flew into the eye of Richard Russell,
we'll known young man, engaged
with the Stone Webster Co., which
caused him much pain and serious
trouble, with the possibility of the
loss of the sight in that. eye.
He was taken to a hospital where
a slight surgical operation removed
the silver of steel from the eye and
the patient is getting along fairly
we'll.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
"BRIcHAm" YOUNG weoRs

l. Lewis Coleman, sworn on my oath
say, am Al years OF age. Three years
ago became badly afflicted with Kid
ney and Bladder troubles my back
hurt me so bad | could not sit up,
could scarcely urinate and then small
quantities, with hard efforts. although
having to respond to the call of ma
ture every hour After trying other
medicine. commenced taking Brig
liam" Young Vigors, and the improve
ment in my health began Immediately
and after had taken or boxes, |
was entirely we'll; and fearing the re-
turn OF my affliction, | took or
boxes more, and since that time have
had no indication of any trouble with
my kidneys and bladder whatever
| further swear / am paid nothing
directly or indirectly for this affidavit,
and if some other poor sufferers are
cured by means Of reading what cured
me | feel that am well paid for the
testimonial. LEWIS COLEMAN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this oath day of December. 1910.
(SeaD N. T. CHERRY.
Circuit Clerk
Never accept substitute.
For Sale by. I. c. Reeves. S26 Mair
ST.. and other Keokuk dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
Tulleys Are Separated

/ United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SAN FRANCISCO, March ID
Richard Walton Tully, author OF the
Bird OF Paradise. the New York play
hit. and his wife, who was Eleanor
Gates, are both here but are living
separately. FULLY refuses to discuss
a report that he and his wife have
decided to be divorced. Mrs. Tully is
the guest of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
T. r. Board, Acting for the Union De
pot Co, First to File Acceptance
to Railroad Ordinance
With City Officials,
OTHERS ARE EXPECTED
Upon Receipt Of c. 3. & q. and
Rock Island Signatures City
Officials viii Pass Amend
ed Ordinance.

T. r. Board, secretary OF the Union
Depot Co., today filed the acceptance
of the Union Depot Co. with the city
officials to the railroad ordinance No.
3SS which has to do with the rear
rangement OF the railroad yards on
the levee and which measure has been
up for discussion and consideration
between the railroads, the city officials
and the public for some time. The sig
nature of the Union Depot Co. indi-
Gates that other railroad approvals
will be Forthcoming in a short time,
the signatures of the officials of the
Rock Island and the c.. B. & @. be-
ing required. The Wabash is not party
of the ordinance but consideration
has been given that road in order to
accommodate its business into the
union station and the local yards for
its passenger and freight traffic that
enters the city over the bridge. Two
tracks will be left for period of two
years for uss OF the Wabash and it is
said that the ordinance as it is now
prepared gives to the interested roads
satisfactory result.
Mayor Elder stated today that a
message had been received from Chi
cago stating that the attorney for the
Rock Island was out Of the city and
nothing could be done until his re-
turn, the date of which was uncer-
tain.
When the ordinance receives the
signatures OF the railroad companies
affected it will be passed by the city
officials and after publication becomes
law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
Cases Dismissed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
LAWRENCE, March 13.-Judge Ma
honey today dismissed the cases of
alleged neglect against tho ten chill
dren who. We're arrested by Marshal
Sullivan during the depot outrage of
February "a, when city authorities
forcibly prevented parents from send
ing their children to Philadelphia. Two
children belonging to Mrs. Ada
Brown, A widow who is on strike, were
held on the grounds that they had
been fed by county officials.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
Birthday Party.

Henry, aged thirteen, and Meta Sea-
bold, aged ten years, entertained
thirteen of their friends at birthday
party Tuesday evening from seven to
nine O'Clock at their home at 1920
Johnson street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
lmauine Than Dead.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. /
CHICAGO, March 10. Think of all
the persons you do not like as being
in their collins, is the advice Of
bishop J. H Vincent. Il find that
many persons who do not like lis show
their good sense in not doing So
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
Cleans Up the Levee.

As arranged it will cause the remov-
al of the railroad yards to locations
below the union depot and call for the
removal of coal sheds and other
buildings along the river front between
the lower lock and the depot and re.
suit in the cleaning up of the leyee, an
agitation that has been going on for
several years
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
OIL on Ere

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, March Fifteen
stevedores narrowly escaped death
and shipping along the river front
was endangered today when oil being
loaded in the steamer Jose of the
United Fruit Company, at her pier
caught fire from lantern. The Jose
sank while being towed ito the Jersey
flats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
Social Secrntarx Sick.

WASHINGTON, March 1s.-Mrs.
Taft is writing her own letters and
pruning her own guest lists, her so.
cial secretary Miss Letterman, having
been operated upon for appendicitis
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
Afternoon entertainment.

Miss Ida Gordon Howell and Mrs.
Ralph Brownell entertained a small
company of ladies this afternoon at
their residence, Gil North 4th st.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13

81 so PER DAY paid one lady in each
town to distribute free circulars
and take orders for concentrated flaw
oring in tubes. Permanent position.
j. S. Ziegler Co., Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

vIAvI--Non-surglcal home treatment
Grace M. Heller, lock box EGG. TT
Madison. Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
. ant Column

WANTED Two rooms furnished for
light housekeeping. Give particu-
lars. Address Rooms care this Of
fee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13

Read The Daily Gate city. zoo
per week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13

WANTED Young pet bull dog. State
price. Address d, this office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13
FOUND.
- aH $3.50 2


sT-Pocketboo5 between 18th and
High and 10th and Johnson yester-
day. Finder can have the change IL
they will return other articles to this
office
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13

WANTED To rent or room house,
south side east OF Twelfth street
preferred. Address 429 South Fourth
street
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13

Read The Daily Gate city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13

WANTED-Kitohen help and dish
washer, Hollis restaurant. 705 Main.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-13

FOR RENT-A room suitable for
lady or man and wife. 1104 Bank.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-20

] ri
Billy Bevan dlistrustfully- Not
until the train had pulled out
and she had sent her newly
acquired husband forward to the bag
gage car to remove excess baggage in
the shape of white satin streamers
from their trunks would she feel safe.
Billy Bevan was only happy when
playing practical jokes. He was hap
piest when his victims We're bridal
couples.
Suddenly Bevan snapped a handcuff
upon her husbands wrist and was
drsl wing he bride and groom together
with Il mocking IT'LL death do thee
part when he felt the cold steel on
| his own wrist and heard the fatal
click. He. not the bride. was hand
cuned to Wolcott-
Il say he cried protestingiy, this
is not fair"
You can unlock yourself in time to
leave at the next station. said VOL
colt. Its poetic justice. Billy
Its confoundedly unpleasant" Billy
retorted. Won see, L did not get the
key: never supposed that L should need
one. | just could see you going to the
hotel and asking that n pitcher of ice
water and policeman be sent to your
room
This is the better joke smiled Mol
colt. 1t will teach you that marriage
is something sacred. not merely n peg
upon which to hang fool jokes. Let's
go ahead to the smoking car. We will
be less conspicuous there than here"
Arm in arm they made their way to
the cafe car. but once there Wolcott
dropped Revan's wrist and let the
cuff show
They Immediately became the center
of attention. One man. more curious
than the rest. turned to Wolcott.
Your prisoner" he asked. The bride
groom regarded Bevan with benevo-
lent smile.
He is Il prisoner of his own MAX
ing" Wolcott explained. The Jail
yawns for him. but it is more likely
to be the insane asylum that finally
comes into its own"
Il see grinned the questioner
You're that bridal couple three cars
back
Il am part of that happy pair" CON
coded Wolcott. hut this is not the
partner of my joys and SORROWS. He
emf time.
You're Il sharer all right" agreed
Revan. with 4 chuckle. There's some
consolation in that. Think of poor
BeSs back there in the chair car all
alone.
'-She would rather be rid of us said
Wolcott comfortably. 1T is all Your
own fault. Billy. L begged you not to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-20
Our illustrated StOry
Carrying a Joke Too Far
BY HARVEY PRENTIs

try any of Your fool tricks. Beware
OF the benedicts.. Billy. They~wilI all
pay You back some day when your
neck goes under the matrimonial
yoke
The lady says TO come on back and
bring your friend" reported the white
coated porter. There's seat next
yours he can get
Bevan's eyes snapped He could
make things interesting back in the
chair car. But his amiab intention to
turn the Joke on his involuntary host
was checked. for dapper little man
stepped forward.
Permit me- he said Il am hand
cuff magician. Il can take those or
if you wish.
Then he'll go ranting through the
train said Wolcott I'D rath have
him where l can watch him"
NO. it will be all right said the
magician as he drew n handkerchief
over the cuffs. A click and Wolcott
withdrew his hand. rubbing his chafed
wrist. Bevan attempted to do the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-20
INHABITANTS OF MARS.
Vivid Word Picture of Them by Pro
fessor Pe-rier of France

NJ Perfier of the French Natural
History muse:snI has been giving in the
/ Matin his ideas If the inha bitantS of
the planet Mars He * complimentary.
--rhe low atmospheric pressure" he
says. has produced Il considerable de-
VelOpment of the lungs. and cOnse-
-luently the general character of these
beings has been Influenced 10y the great
difference between the atmospheric
conditions on Mars and that our
earth One may imagine that
the men of Mars are all the greater in
size because the force of gravity there
is slight and that they are light hair
ed because the daylight is not SO in
tense as with W.. In fine. with per-
haps less powerful limbs they may re
semble our Scandinavian type. though
probably with a larger skull.
So NJ. Perrier. says the London
Standards Paris correspondent. pic
lures 4 blue eyed. long nosed. heavy
cared being. with huge head. bulky
chest spindle limbs and no waist
worth speaking of. As for the psychol-
ogy and phylogeny of the Marian
world. NJ. Perrier does not stop to dis
cuss such material questions the
canal system of the planet. but says
that he believes that the inhabitants of
Mars are kind hearted. that the ami
mails have no fear of their masters
and that the Martians are acquainted
with the noblest delights of the intel
lect and with the most suave emotions
of the soul.
NJ. Perrier believes. among other
things. that the year on the planet
Mars lasts twice as long as the year
on our earth. and therefore plants
and insects have twice the time in
which to eyOlve-conseQuentl long
grass. huge fruit and insects so much
more perfect as the length of existence
develops the intelligence. Birds have
luXuriant plumage. are large in size
and brightly colored and have reach
ed Il perfection of form unknown to
u.s. Mars is the land of huge plants
and ideal flowers. of birds abnormally
powerful in song and of wondrous APP
pearance and of four footed animals
with extra ordinarily developed fur and
skin. The animals are light in weight.
SHINY built. swift of foot and bears
have an appearance not unlike that of
greyhounds.'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-20
For Our Boy and Girl Readers
A GAME WITH WORDS.
One Given to Each Player. Which Must
Be Used In Answering a Question.

Every player whispers to his right
hand neighbor n single word, what
ever he pleases. only the more difficult
to introduce into an ordinary sentence
the better.
When everybody knows his word
one player begins by asking Il question
of his neighbor on the left, who is
obliged in his reply to use the word
that has been given as adroitly as pos
sibIe to avoid its detection by his Ques-
TONER If the latter cannot discover
the word he pays Il forfeit.
Suppose the word given to be Lido
syncrasy" and that the person Ques-
tioning asks. do you like to play
games:" A suitable reply would he.
When hurricanes howl and icicles
form | enjoy games like this, but it is
an idiosyncrasy of mine not to raptur-
ously admire out of door sports with
the Thermometer at 80 in the shade"
So by associatinG the real word with
several others equally unnecessary for
an ordinary reply to n question it may
be successfully concealed.