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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-14
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Nearly twO-thirds of the American
public school enrolment is in the
rural schools.
The largest public school building
in Europe is the new continuation
school in Vienna.
Home economics is to be made
compulsory in the primary schools
of -Weimar, Germany
The educational eXper diture Tor
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-14

An increase in significance of the
A. NJ. degree is planned by univer-
sitv authorities. Yale and Rutgers
now require two years of study after
graduation for this degree, whereas
one year has been the requirement
heretofore. The aim is to raise the
standard of the a. NJ, so that 1t
will be sought by highly qualified
men and women who have no specia'
inclination for the pure research
work demanded for the Fh. ID.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-14

The state of Minnesota has en-
gagged DR. Ernest b. HoaS, health
expert, to travel about the state and
demonstrate to the citizens that ra-
tional conservation of the mental and
physical health of children is posi-
BILE and practicable with the means
already at hand. Three plans are
proposed: % Organization with o
medical officer and a nurse or
nurses: C2) organization with d
school nurse or nurses only; CD
organization by the employment Of
simple non medical health-survey
on the part OF the teacher only. To
make il possible for every commu-
nifty. however small. orossess the
necessary technical knowledge, the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-14

The republic of Uruguay is max
ing rather remarkable progress IN
primary education. Six years ago
DR.. A. ]. Perez, in charge of the
service, aroused by the backward
ness OF this country in this respect,
entered upon a campaign of educa-
ton. The result is that the repub-
lie has increased its appropriations
for the aid of schools; normal tram
ing has been greatly improved; and
the efficiency of the local inspectors
has been greatly increased
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05
RATS DESERTED
THE DOOMED SHIP
One Sailor Followed Them to
Shore and Thus Saved
His Life.

UNITED Press Leased Vile Service.I
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.--The revenue cut
ter Tuscarora wirelessed from near
Milwaukee today that the Rouse Sim
mons, Chicagos Christmas boat,
which is two weeks overdue from
Manistique, Mich. had not been
found. The lack of news from the
boat which was coming here laden
with Christmas trees, today strength
ened the belief that she had plunged
+ to the bottom of Lake Michigan,
with sixteen men and one woman on
board. The shores on the Wisconsin
and Michigan sides of the lake were
being searched today for wreckage
and saplings.
/ Hogan Hoganson, member OF the
crew, who left the ship at Manistique
when the homeward voyage was start
ed, said the reason he did not remain
with Captain Herman Schuelemar
was that the rats deserted the vessel
"You know it's an old saying tha
rats desert doomed ship" said Hog
4 anson. He added that he was afrait
something would happen to the boa
because Of the enormous load OF tree
that was piled on the decks. Th'
| Simmons carried no lie boats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05
TRY THIRD DEGREE
ON NEGRO SUSPECT
HI Henry Has Been Arrested on Sus-
picion Of Being Guilty Of At
tack on Woman.

United Press Leased Wire Service.1
TRENTON, N. j., Dec. 5.--Edward
Chapman, better known as HI
Henry a negro, Al years old, was ar
rested today on suspicion Of being the
man who brutally assaulted Luella
Marshall Tuesday evening Chapman
denied any knowledge Of the crime,
but the authorities said he was seen
about the scene of the assault several
days ago and was formerly employed
on the Wallace Lanning farm. near
which the attack took place. He VIII
be put through the third degree.
County Detective Fruedenmacher
again put bloodhounds to work today
in an effort to track the fiend II
dogs arrived last night too late to be
of much use. but 1t was hoped they.
will be able to pick up the scent
today.
The condition Of Miss Marshall re-
NAMED unchanged. She is still in q
critical state and little hopes are held
out for her recovery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05
DIVORCE LAWS
ARE ANIIQUAIED
Are Responsible for Existence
Of Reno's Famous
Colony.
HIGH TIME TO CHANGI
Governors Conferences Discusses d.
vorce and Marriage Laws
Which Arc Different In
Many States

limited Press Leased Wire ServiceJ
RICHMOND. Va, Dec. 5.--Four or
five Atlantic coast states In which
divorce laws are antiquated and cor
respondingly harsh are largely re-
sponsible for the existence OF the
Reno divorce colony, according to
Governor Oddie of Nevada, who ad-
dressed the governors conference to-
day, pleading for uniform marriage
and divorce laws.
Oddie urged that the states cooper
ate on treatment of marriage and d.
vorce in a sociological manner.
"It is high time" he asserted, "that
the courts put aside the musty prece-
dents. which served absolutely differ
ent conditions in time immemorial
Inasmuch as the Nevada divorce law
was enacted fifty-one years ago, II
| is obvious that the author of the aci
had no idea of commercializing the
dissolution of marriage contracts II
other states.
| Nevada does not want this divorce
business. The result of the recen
state elections show how the people
feel on the subject, I shall recon
mend to the next legislature that th'
residence section of the act be amend
ed so that bona flde residence o
one year be required, instead Of TIN
six months which now answers"
i Governor Oddie urged that the UNI
\ form state law should include the r.
! quirement that a physicians certff
cate, showing physical fitness, al
company every application for ma
riage license and that such applies
4 tions be published in advance of the'
granting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05
Continued on page %
10 MATTER HOW BAD,
THEY LONG TO BE GOOD

hand. announced he would not object
- his wife's plea Of guilty, but would
follow her plans no further
"Tm going to get her out OF prison
and take her away and start all over"
he said.
you're too good for me joe" said
Mrs Lang. "You get divorce as
soon as am sentenced and you VIII
And some other girl who Will not
cause you trouble. Let them bury me
away in prison. Don't waste any mon
ev hiring lawyers for me-"
A warning to gossfps and plea for
ranentant women we're uttered by
Mrs. Lang. ''If people knew what
harm gossip caused they would hold
their tongues she said. mo mat
Ter what woman's past has been, |
.would like to tell everyone that none
ret 90 bad that they don't ling to be
good
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05
LEFT HER TO DIE
in LONELY HUT
Girl Was Shot While on Auto
mobile Ride With Two
Men.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service,1
ARDMORE, Okla, Dec. 5.-Two
men and a woman are held today
pending an investigation into the
death of Ethel Harris, 16, whose body
was found in hut on lonely road
near here.
The girl had been missing for ten
days and nothing was known OF her
whereabouts until g. N. Vaught and
Lafayette CaIruthers, the men now
held, admitted that Miss Harris had
been shot in the thigh while on an
automobile ride with them The three
arrested contend that the shooting
was accidental, but declare that they
were frightened and decided to say
nothing. The girl was carried into
the hut and left there.
Relatives of Miss Harris, who was
visiting her grandfather, James Har-
ris. here, found the girls body ony
after Waugh. and Carruthers admitted
the circumstances of her disappear
ance. During the days Miss Harris
was in the hut before she died it is
not believed she received any medical
attention.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05
When They Crow Old.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
OMAHA, Nebr, Dec. 5.-Plans for
a home for incapacitated hotel clerks
drew greatest interest at the
closing session of the Nebraska-Iowa
Hotel Clerks Association here to-
day. There was unanimous approval
of the action taken yesterday by the
executive committee, urging the Ma
ttonal Greete ers, Association, in which
the Nebrasha-Iowa association has
membership, TO erect such a home
and considerable financial backing
for the project has been pledged. Col
fax, Iowa, is generally favored as a
site.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05
ANNUAL REPORT
OF WICKERsHAM
Attorney General Of the United States
Submits to Congress- Today
the Work Of the
| Year.
CIVIL SERVICE RULES
That Fedora, Attor-
neys Be So Placed and Thus
Greatly Increase the
Efficiency.

[United Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON Dec. s. White
slave convictions. criminal and civil
prosecutions under the Sherman law,
frauds on the revenue, violations OF
national banking laws, the post laws
and miscellaneous crimes during the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1912, have
paid In penalties imposed more than
enough to support the entire judiciary
Of the United States, according to the
annual repor. of Attorney General
Wickersham submitted to congress
| today.
Although the operations of the de-
partment of justice the courts and
| the governments legal machinery in
/ general, cost $2,532 ,560.23 an increase
Of 1882 2,680.23 over that Of the year
ended June 30, 1915 there was ac-
tually collected and paid into the
j treasury of the United States an ag-
gregate sum of $2,749, ,070.15. This re-
1 vea1s the somewhat startling fact
3 that, despite the desperate efforts OF
the government, crime, vice and II
d legal business have thrived.
!. The attorney general in submitting
8 the report made fervent appeal for
( increased appropriations and more
drastic laws and increased authority
in -he administration of judiciary HI
: reviewed the work of the department
= at great length and in a most com
! preheEsive manner revealed the exac
status of the nations crime quashins
machinery.
8 Among the most important of tn,
8 recommendations submitted in th'
report today Is placing federal attor
0 neys, assistant attorneys and othe
s officers under the civil service rules
/ If congress will authorize this, Wick
i ersham said. it will develop the high
). est efficiency in the ranks OF the en-
IL ployes.
al "The expense Of the year." sal
Wickersham, Sin endeavoring to er
!. force criminal liability under tn
/. Sherman law has not been encouras
II ing" The attorney general presente
a long tabulated list OF prosecutions
bear out this assertion.
- Considerable attention is given
!. the report to the governments effort
- =, to safeguard water rights in the pr
: motion of reclamation work. II
= urged special congressional measure
for the protection Of these pioneer
~ from possible water famines and Il
d encroachment OF land grabbing cor
So panies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05

WATER POWER RIGHTS
Secretary Of War Does Not Believe
In Granting Valuable Rights
to Private
interests.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.. Secretary
of War Stimson by Inference today
scored the promiscuous granting OF
valuable water rights to private in
terests in an address before the mo-
tional rivers and harbors congress.
The tax payers of this country
should get the benefits from these re-
sources" he declared. Il am greatly
interested in the question of building
of levees on the Mississippi river. I
am a thorough believer that this
should be national question. 1t was
closely brought to my attention by the
recent floods down there, when the
war department went to the relief OF
hundreds. The control of the Missis-
sippi comes nearest to the work at
Panama.
Representative Stephen Sparkman,
chairman if the house committee on
rivers and harbors, predicted that
within one or two more decades, the
/ United States would have the great.
est number of fine harbors and nav
igable streams of any nation in the
world. We now have 25,000 miles Of
navigable waters he said.
Both speakers went on record as
/ favoring liberal appropriations fol
i waterway improvements Of nationa
i importance.
4 Senator Thomas Martin of Virgini;
/ took practically the same view of th
.Iquestion as did Secretary Stimsol
and Representative Sparkman. Othe
! speakers at the morning session wer
!, Harold Mccormick of Chicago, vic
president and treasurer of the Inter
, national Harvester company; Mayo
j F. w. Donnelly of Trenton, N. j.. an
George Clinton, Buffalo. N. y. Dul
Ring the afternoon George Norris c
the department of wharyes, docks an
: ferries of Philadelphia; Senate
J Miles Poindexter of Washington
: Representative Small of North Car'
lima, and Hugh l.. Cooper, vice pres
i dent and chief engineer of the Missi
/ sippi River Power Company addres
q ed the convention.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05
Defendant In Dynamite Conspiracy
Trial Never Knew McManisai
and Rcfutes lnorlminatins
Charge.
ALL WILL DO THE SAME
Defense Plans to Have Each Man
Make Denial But Docs Not
Wish to Let Hoekin
Talk.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Dec. 5.--The
second labor leader Of the forty-one
on trial here charged with fighting
their battles with dynamite, II. w.
I,eslei.ner of Pittsburgh. Pa, mount
ed the witness stand in his own de-
tense today. Both sides finished with
Frank M. Ryan, president OF the iron
workers union, late yesterday.
Legleitner, former member OF the
unions international executive board,
has been incriminated by government
witnesses in several explosions In the
Pittsburgh district, and in the alleged
general conspiracy. He entered an
emphatic denial to all the charges
Character witnesses preceded him on
| the stand.
Attorney Harding took new tack
on direct examination, apparently
trying to spike the government .
guns by asking Legleitner the aues-
tions District Attorney Miller would
4 certainly have asked on cross-exami-
! nation.
Referring to checks and letters from
i u. ]. Mcnamara to the witness, Hard-
4 ing secured answers denying the In
4 IterpretafIons Of the correspondence,
always Illegal, made by the govern
ment. Checks were for expenses IN,
Cured in legitimate union business
Z IIegleitner uniformly declared. Refer
I ences to jobs that were later dynamit
lied were givan plausible explanation
81 by the witness.
Iegleitner denied knowing Ortiz
. McManigal, the confessed dynamiter
denied ever seeing the $1,000 check
u. J. Mcnamara was said to have uset
to execute his dynamiting plans; de
MED ever having seen a fibroid carry
ing case In which explosive wa
g moved from Pittsburgh to Indian
: apolis allegedly by Leglaitner, and u
: general denied every incriminatin
i charge.
7 The plans Of the defense platr
: call for general denial by the DC
9 PENDANTS, individually and collectively
Of specific and comprehensive charge
g in connection with the alleged dynf
mite conspiracy. The defense admi
tedly is opposed to putting Herbei
S. Hockin, deposed secretary-treasu
er of the union and branded double
1 crosser,' on the witness stand. Hocl
k in may be heard, however
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05
Real Lady Farmers.

.Tunited Press Leased Wire Seryice.]
MADISON, Wis, Dec. Six young
women who have adopted 'shack-to-
the-farm' as their slogan today enter
ed the wisconsin state university cor
lege of agriculture to take the short
course added recently to the univer-
sity curriculum Five of them are
graduates of fashionable New York
City finishing school. They declare
it to be their intention to become
practical farmers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05
Merely a Business Meeting.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec, 5.-Ofi-
ciafs of the Union Pacific railroad
here today denied reports that tho
meeting OF Hartman officials sched-
uled to be held here this afternoon
has anything to do with the decision
of the United States supreme court
on the merger of the Union and
Southern Pacific. They assert that
the officials were called together
solely to arrange schedule of trains
for the winter season.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05
Weather Conditions.

The western storm is central near
Kansas City this morning, with the
area of low pressure extending from
Minnesota to western Texas and the
weather is unsettled and warmer with
rain on it's front from the Mississippi
valley to the eastern coast.
A field of very high pressure, with
much colder weather and snow on
the eastern slope of the Rockies, is
advancing from the extreme north
west and conditions indicate unset
tied weather with rain turning tc
snow and cold wave for Keokuk and
vicinity tonight, followed by general
ly fair weather FRIDAY.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05
STOLE LITTLE SHOES
FOR BABY'S CHRISTMAS

department stores private detec-
tive.
'My baby needed the shoes. I
wouldn't have taken them IL we had
plenty at home"
Municipal Judge Scully was impos.
ing severe sentences on women shop
lifters. He had just sentenced six OF
them to Jail The woman's face was
buried in a torn handkerchief and her
shoulders shook as she sobbed.
You stole the shoes. though" said
the Judge solemnly Il will sentence
you to one hour Imprisonment In the
ante room of the police station down
stairs.,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05
THE WEATHER.

For Iowa: Threatening with rain
turning to snow this afternoon and
east portion tonight. Much colder to-
night and cold wave south and ex.
treme east portion tonight. Friday
generally fair.
For Illinois: Rain turning to snow
and much colder tonight. Friday
generally fair. Increasing south shift
ing to high northwest winds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05
Woman Who Killed Gossip on
Her Wedding Day, Pleaded
Guilty to Manslaughter.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
LoGANSPOhf. Ind. Dec. 5.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Clark Lang, who on ner
fedding day shot and killed Mrs'
fary Copple because the latter sos-
liped about her, pleaded guilt TO
panslaughter in court today. The
Iiea was made by prior agreement
nth the prosecutor. who advised the
foman to take her chances on the
Psser charge rather than face an IN
ictment for first degree murder. Sem
ence was deferred temporarily.
Joseph Lang, the prisoners hus-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05
MONEY TRUST As
PUJ0 SEES It
Calls Stock Exchanges and Bank
Clearing Houses Of the Nation
conspracles in Restraint
Of Trade.
REMEDY FOR TUE EVIL
Prosecution Under Sherman Law and
Denial Of Use Of Malls Might
Do Little Blt Of
Good.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l I
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.Denial Of
the malls and prosecution under the
Sherman antitrust law as "conspir-
acies in restraint OF trade" face the
nations stock exchange and bank
clearing houses.
This was the declaration today OF
Representative Arsene P. Pujo OF
Louisiana, chairman OF the house
banking committee and head OF the
money trust investigating commit
tee. In an exclusive authorized inter
view with the United Press Pujo out
lined the revolutionary reforms which
the money trust committee plans to
force upon the stock exchanges and
clearing houses and limited at sensa-
tional facts which the committees
preliminary investigation has disclos-
ed.
II believe it is clearly shown that
the stock and some OF the produce
exchanges as well as most of the
clearing houses are conspiracies in
restraint Of trade the Louisiana con-
! gressman declared "As such all OF
| the Interstate business should be bar
red from the mails. The committee,
1 / feel certain, will recommend such
action by the executive branch OF
1.-The government. In Using securities,
4 in limiting the size Of their member.
i ship, and by various other restrictions
i the stock exchanges and clearing
i ishouse associations have become, an
4 erect, gigantic trusts rAonopolies o.
4 commerce, that are amendable to the
law.
4 The New York stock exchange !:
striking example OF this business
domination.
..The postal laws will be invoked te
[ exclude the exchanges, association
Of bankers and brokers from use o
the mails in interstate commerce, un
j less complete reorganization is made
t II they are not reorganized they vii
! be treated exactly as the Loulslan'
: lottery was treated.
; II do not believe federal incorpora
!. tion of stock exchanges will be a.
9 tempted, bu. federal supervision wi
/ be demanded"
: Puio said that bills to enforce tn
!, drastic remodelling Of business wi
= be introduced in congress early ]
s January. Threat of prosecution WI
be held over the organizations
9 force their reorganization.
: The money trust inquiry which wi
be resumed Monday, is to obtain a.
!, ditional information for the purpos
! !. Of framing legislation along the REQ
ganization lines.
discussing specifically the make-u
. Of the clearing houses and the ciea
J ing house system, Representative Pu.
= said:
r "clearing houses, composed OF ve
10 untary associations Of banks as
vehicle Of exchange, must and will
re.organized. AS result OF the !
vestigation thus far Of the 'mon'
= trust by our committee, I understal
-. - that several clearing houses are W
: untarily removing restrictions up
= membership and business method
-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05
Girl Went Back on Him.

/ united Press Leased Wire SerVlce.I
ROANOKE, Ill, Dec. 81. Frank
Haudegon. %, OF Minonk, drank car
bolic acid and died at the home Of
Louis Sands where his sweetheart,
Kearna Milletti, is employed. He left
note saying the girl had gone back
on him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05
Royal Operation.

fJynited Press Leased Wire serv1ce.1
LONDON, Dec. Sit was learned
today automatically that the prince OF
Wales underwent a successful opera
ton for the removal of adenoids be
fore his recent visit to Paris, news OF
which hitherto was rigidly suppressed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-05
Judge Had Warm Heart and
Sentenced Mother to One
Hours Imprisonment.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.--1Judge, 1t was
the only way had to get my baby
Christmas present" sobbed Mrs.
Ellen Nelson. She stood before Judge
scuily charged with being shop lift
er. She had been caught hiding a
tiny pair OF shoes under her cape, By