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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24
Personal

Truman Chapman, twenty-five years
old, of Hamilton, Ont, was rescued
from the brink of the American falls
| by four men, one of whom took
desperate chance to reach him. Chap
man was sitting on the iron railing
just above Prospect Point and was
seen suddenly to topple backwards in
| to the stream.
Rath Duff, the second legislator on
| trial for bribery, was convicted at
Webster Springs, w. Va.
Charles S. Mellen of New York ten
dered his resignation as president OF
the New York, New Haven & Hart
! ford Railroad company and all its al
| lied or subsidiary lines, including the
various railways, trolley lines and
water lines which have become parts
of the New Haven system under his
management.
Unable to bear longer the suffer
ings from cancer of the stomach,
Professor Lobello Of Doyen university.
at Naples, Italy, one of the best
known educators in Italy, committed
suicide by cutting his throat.
|
When his automobile turned turtle
near Grafton, Wis, George Hoberg,
thirty-five years old, millionaire officer
of the Hoberg Mill company, met al
most instant death, while three other
occupants escaped death or serious
injury in a miraculous manner.
| John Purroy Mitchell, recently ap-
pointed collector of the port of New
York, announced that he was willing
to accept the nomination for mayor on
a fusion ticket, backed by some Demo
Gratis, Republicans and Progressives.
The first occupant of cell in the
new Wisconsin asylum for criminal
insane at Waupun, which is to be
opened in October. will be John
Schrank, who wounded Col Theodore
Roosevelt at Milwaukee last fall.
Judge Caldwell In the common pleas
court of Cincinnati granted the mo.
ton of the defense and dismissed the
case against George B. Cox, the for
mer political leader and financier.
Cox was on trial on a charge of mis-
-applying $4,000 Of the funds of the
Cincinnati Trust company.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24
State Ready for Baughn Hearing.
Iowa Fruit Growers.

The Iowa Fruit Growers association
charges the railroads with discrimin.
ating against the fruit growers OF this
state. 1t costs the Iowa growers
more to ship to eastern, southern and
northern distributing centers than 1t
does fruit men in other. states. is the
claim. Resolutions were adopted
calling the attention OF the railroads
to this discrimination. The growers
also adopted resolution providing
for committee tc arrange for mar
keting the states entire fruit crop
through the association.
Fruit Growers Cooperate.
A cooperative organization OF fruit
growers of the central part of Iowa
has been formed. LaLrenz Greene OF
Ames, who last winter was made sec
rotary of a temporary organization,
called the meeting. The purpose of
the organization is to provide for dis
tribution of fruits. to fight discrimina-
tory rates and to buy boxes, crates
and barrels in large quantities SO as
to lessen the cost. An organization
has been formed in the western part
of the state and one will be formed
in the eastern part soon.
State Asks Rehearing.
John Fletcher, assistant attorney
general, says the state win ask the
supreme court for a rehearing In the
Hugh Teal case. The Decatur county
district court convicted Teal and the
supreme court reversed its verdict.
Teal, a brother and two other men
visited the home Of Levi Zornes one
night. All lived on farms. A jug of
whisky and neighborhood gossip
we're responsible for a scrap that end-
ed with the killing of Mrs. Zornes.
The companions Of Hugh Teal were
sent to prison.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24
Foreign

Bulgaria now is seeking through
Italy to obtain peace terms from Rou-
mania, but no progress appears to
have been made toward negotiations
and all three of her enemies are
closing in on Bulgaria with the ap-
parent determination to dictate peace
when their armies occupy Sofia.
Lieutenant Stoll, an army aviator,
died from the effects of injuries sus-
tanned in an aeroplane accident at the
military aerodrome at Juterberg. Ger
many.
The new British poet laureate Is DR..
Robert Bridges of London. who was
appointed by Premier Asquith to take
the place of the late Alfred Austin
Besides being poet and literary
man., De bridges practiced medicine
for many years. He is sixty-eight
years old.
Another horrifying story Of massa-
ere was received at Saloniki, Turkey,
from Dorian, 40 miles northwest Of
Saloniki. Mussulmans there have
made a written declaration, counter
signed by three local Bulgarian
priests, that the Bulgarians slaugh-
tered 10000 Mussulmans who sought
refuge in Dorian from the surround
| ing districts.
.r
The betrothal is announced in Lon
don of Prince Arthur Of Connaught
and Princess Alexandria Victoria, the
| duchess of Fife.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24

Unable to bear longer the suffer
ings from cancer of the stomach,
Professor Lobello of Doyen university
at Naples, Italy, one of the best
known educators in Italy, committed
suicide by cutting his throat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24

Blossom Browning paid a s25 fine
in Judge Crutchfield's court at Rich
mond, Va, for wearing a slit skirt,
and declared she intended to go to
New York at once where people are
not prudish." She was charged with
indecent exposure.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24

Conrad Anderson of Chicago, whose
wife, Askara Anderson, died OF in
juries suffered when she jumped from
a car Tuesday after he had done SO.
told the coroner's jury that he did
not know at the time that she had
jumped.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24

Sixty men, all prominent in the in
surance field in the central west are
suffering from what is declared to be
ptomaine poisoning, symptoms Of
which manifested themselves i'm
mediately following a banquet given
during an insurance convention in
Milwaukee.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24

The first occupant of cell in the
new Wisconsin asylum for criminal
insane at Waupun, which is to be
opened in October. will be John
Schrank, who wounded Col. Theodore
Roosevelt at Milwaukee last fall.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24

John Purroy Mitchell, recently ap-
pointed collector of the port of New
York, announced that he was willing
to accept the nomination for mayor on
fusion ticket. backed by some Demo
Gratis, Republicans and Progressives.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24

The five men who were entombed at
the Spruce mine at Eveleth, Mimi. as
a result of a cloudburst, were rescued.
II is believed all will recover. All OF
the men had stood in water reaching
to their necks for 30 hours.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24

A mob of women of Volo, McHenry
county, Illinois, angered at the con-
duct Of Mrs. John Richardson, wife Of
an invalid, rode Mrs. Richardson to
the edge of town on rail. Twelve
women took part in the proceed
ings. William Dunnill, brother-in-
law of Richardson, left Volo following
the affair
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24

]. Elmer Vencil, wanted in Los An
geles, Cal, for robbery OF C. ]. b. Car
son, a jeweler, formerly of New Bed
ford, Mass. was arrested at Los An
geles. The police say he has con.
fessed the robbery OF Carson.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24

I One child was killed, one was prob
ably MORALLY injured and two others
and their father. N. s. Adams, were
less seriously hurt when the auto
mobile in which the five were riding
was struck by a north-bound Chicago
Great Western passenger train at
Earl Grove, Ia
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24
Domestic

Big Four passenger train No. L
plowed into the Lake Shore G Michi,
gan Southern passenger train, be.
tween Perry and Madison, O., while
the Lake Shore train was held up by
a freight. 1t splintered the dining
car to pieces and telescoped the next
car, a Pullman, injuring IL persons.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24

The largest water power permit
ever issued by the department of ag-
riculture was signed by Secretary
Houston in Washington, granting
rights to the Pacific Light and Pow
err company of Los Angeles to oper-
ate power plants in the Sierra Ma
-tionaf forest: It WIN carry electric
power 24O miles to Los Angeles and
vicinity at 10000 volts, said to be
the highest commercial transmission
ever attempted
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24

Rath Duff, the second legislator on
trial for bribery, was convicted at
Webster Springs, w. Va.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24

United States marines and sailors
from the Pacific reserve feet, most
of the sailors wearing the name bands
OF the cruisers Colorado and Califor-
MIA, started last night to clean up the
town." as they confessed 1t, by attack
ing the headquarters of the Socialists
and the Industrial Workers Of the
World, at Seattle, Wash.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24

Seeks Parole Before Serving.
The state board OF parole is investi-
eating the application for parole of
Charles Hart of Davenport, who was
sentenced to the state penitentiary
for the murder of James Kane Sep
TENDER 10, 1911 Hart, who is So years
of age, received sentence cf eight
years for manslaughter. The Judge
and county attorney at Davenport ask
that he be paroled because Of his age
and the fact that he already has
served year anu half In the county
jail. He is asking for parole before
being confined in the penitentiar.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24
Iowa Apple Crop Short.

iowa Apple Crop Short.
Five million bushels of apples for
Iowa was the estimate made at a
meeting OF the Iowa Fruit Growers
association held in the office of Yves
ley Greene, state horticulturist. This
estimate does not include the danger
from worms, fungi and other evils
which the apple growers must guard
against from now until the crop Is
harvested. This is considered about
a three-quarter crop for Iowa by the
growers. Last years crop, however
was less than a million.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24

The American reply to the last two
Jap notes on the California anti-alien
land law was delivered by Secretary
Bryan to Ambassador Chinda at Wash
ington, who at once cabled 1t to To-
kyo. AS in the case of the proceed
ing note. the contents were withheld
from publication.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24

Four deaths and a score Of pros
trations were the toll of heat in Kan
sas and western Missouri, where the
mercury lowered at most points be-
tween 100 and 112 degrees.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24

So acute has the Mexican situation
become; SO insistent are the demands
from outside forces that the admin
istration do something to check the
anarchy prevailing throughout the
Mexican republic, that President Will
son instructed Ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson at Mexico City to come
10 Washington at once for confer
ence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26

$500 Fine Merderized
Portieres; handsomely
made with Van Dyke e
wide Gobelfn insertion; C,
green. olive. red. tan
and. brown; 3 yards n
long: so inches wide; ID
the pair.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-11
Iowa Patents.
Especial to The Gate City.

Especial to The Gate Glty.I
DIES MONIES, May 10.-The follow
ing patents were granted to Iowans
for the week ending May 6, 1919, as
reported from the office of Wilfred G.
Lane. Patent Attorney, sos Croker
Bldg, Des Moines, Iowa
No. 1,060.123 Automatic heat regu-
iator John P. Quinn, Lawton.
No. 1,060,153 Ship structure, David
A. Wolfe, Turin.
No. 1,06O,15T Washing machine for
milk separator disks, Hubert G. Be
mis-, Riceville.
No. 1,os0,222 Shoe, Miller e. Con
rad, Atlantic.
No. l,o6O,590 Seesaw, William ].
Donnenwerth, Charlton.
No. 1,060,604 Road making machine,
Charles f. Keables, Indianola.
No. 1,O60,621 Automatic cut off for
gas lights, William c. Oswalt Assigns
11s to J. C. Oswald, Percy.
No. 1,06o,659 Mail box, John A. Am
mann, Geneva.
No. 1,O6o.737 Drainage system, AL
bert e. Beall assigns to Vertical
Drainage Co., Clinton.
| No. 1,06o,S02 Worm gear driving
mechanism, Orla H. Watkins assigns
I to himself, ]. A. and w. j. Kelly
Clinton
No. 1.O6O,SS1 Spindle oiler, Charles
N. Armfield, Guthrie Center.
| No. 1,06O,SS2 Governor for explo
sive engines, Robert B. Ballard, FL
Dodge.
No. 1.o6O,ssS Articulated engine
Lorin W. Garger, assigns to Daven
port Locomotive Works, Davenport.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-11
Henry Clay Wards Sanity.

PONTIAC, Mich, May 1oThe sec
ond hearing into the sanity Of Henry
Clay Ward, the millionaire of Pontiac,
started here today before a jury in
Judge Rockwell's court. On the out
come hinges the control of Wards i'm
mense fortune. A former hearing, sew
eral months ago, resulted in dis
agreement by the jury. Since the
first trial Ward has been touring the
country in charge of a guardian, ap
pointed by the court. Detectives EN-
ployed by the millionaire's family
shadowed him everywhere in an eff
fort to get testimony by which, it is
said, they hope to have him adjudged
insane. Evidence even mere sensa
tional than that presented at the first
trial was expected today. The hearing
which opened today is expected to con
tinue for two weeks at least.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-11
SPECIAL SPEED ON
THE WATER POWER
Makes It Necessary to Exclude All
Visitors From the Works Until
June list.

The employees association Of the
Wagner Electrical Manufacturing
company Of st. Louis, will see the
big water-power works today owing
to their rabbits foot being in special
ly good working order
Friday all perm: ssion for excur-
sions to enter the works was revoked
in a general order, and many plans
were thereby scrambled. But the
Wagner employees were already on
their steamboat ready TO leave ST
Louis before the information could
be conveyed to them, and hence they
were told to come on. Special speee
being made in finishing the construc
ton Of the water-power development
in the river compelled the order thai
not visitor shall be admitted unit
June 1. &
The Wagner party number abou
$50 people, and arrived last night a
the Keokuk pier of the Streckfu.
| line on the Dubuque. They start d
10 o'clock this morning and go owe
| the works in charge of the bureau o
j information of the Mississippi Rive
l Power company. The boat leaves a
| noon for ST. Louis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-11
Southern society's Rally.

WASHINGTON, May 1o.-The
southern society's annual rally at
which hundreds of Washingtonians
and visitors here who claim Dixlelana
as their home will attend, will be heid
here tonight. lii way 1t will be 2
real old adown south celebration. -ol
the return of democracy to controi 9,
The presidency and the mouse anu
senate. Many of the best KNOWN .,
southern members of congress VIII
sneak. Foremost on the program o.
sneakers are Senator Ransdeii, Oh
Louisiana; Thomas Nelson rage
senator John Sharp Williams, OF MIS-
sissippi. Congressman Richmond 8
Hobson, and Postmaster Genera a,
Burleson. Claude N. Bennett VIII
deliver an illustrated lecture ON ehe
south, showing the wonderful com
mercial and agricultural DEVELOPMENT
of that section of the country durins
the past two decades. Representative
Hobson,s topic will be, the oou,n
and the Nation"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-11

treatment Of secretaries of embas.
sizes. they say, since, by reason OF the
social duties. which their connection
with "of1cial' society impose upon
them, expenses greatly exceed income
Interviews with a large number a.
American business men here may be
summed up in one paragraph:
With better-paid secretaries and
better-paid ambassadors, capable, but
poor, men will feel justified In accept.
ing posts abroad. With a more Sc,
cure tenure of Office, the United
States can then have group Of
trained diplomats representing 81
abroad, instead OF multi-millionaires
willing to pay the price for the
honor, but who are not necessarily
qualified for the job.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-11
Convention Ended.

T RICHMOND, Va, May 1o.-After
FIVE days of discussion, the seventh
annual convention of the Fairgrounds
and Recreation Association of America
closed today. During the convention
the work of establishing throughout
the country, a system whereby the
empty school houses may be used dur,
ing vacation terms and be used as
recreation and community centers
was planned in detail. Delegates from
almost every city in the United States
of 10000 population or over took part
in the deliberations, The majority OF
the delegates will stay over tomorrow
to visit points of historic interest il,
Richmond and vicinity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-11

cupying the greater part of the upper
floor of her beautiful home. 1t was
for New York exhibit which later
is to go to San Francisco. On an
ether easel was partly finished por-
trait Of the emperor's aide-de-camp;
on another, painting of the Princess
of Thurn and Taxis; next to it the
portrait of a California woman.
Il am going to show Americans the
kaiser as he really is" said Frau
pataky. Ellis photographs and some
of the paintings of him are so re-
touched that they rob him OF charac-
ter and make him appear younger
than he really looks. He does not like
to sit for portraits, and artists are
not particularly fond of painting him
He is very critical and too restless tc
Sit
Does the kaiser know much about
art?"
"He thinks he does.''
What do the artists Think
| "They think different replied the
artist with smile.
"Of the men whom have painted
III prefer members Of the princely fam
| lies and the big statesmen. The.
are kind, considerate, gracious ant
never offensive. They always trea
me as an equal. Next to them lik'
to paint Americans They are patien
and so chivalrous. And, they pa
well and pay promptly. 1t is amon
some OF our wealthy middle classe
that I have had bitter and humilia'
ling experiences. They are incline
4 to look upon an artist as an ordinar
workman.
4 Frau Pataky said she was preparin
4 "a large exhibit of portraits for tn
worlds fair at San Francisco.
American women she remarked
fare most beautiful. There is SOM
thing about them that distinguish
them from the women Of all othe
countries. 1t is pleasure to pair
them because you are certain OF
jstriking picture
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-11
Henry Phipps Institute.

PHILADELPHIA, May 10.-Prom-
inent physicians and pulmonary spec
ialists from all parts of the country
participated this afternoon in the
formal dedication Of the Henry Phipps
Institute, a gift to the University of
Pennsylvania by Henry Phipps. Ad-
dresses were scheduled to be made by
Sir William Osler and DR.. Herman
Biggs, of New York.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-11

WASHINGTON, May IU.--AccoWp
anled by DR.. James Brown Scott and
Henry 3. r. Mcfarland, a distinguish
I'D band OF Canadians. Engllsnmel
and Australians, who have been at
tending the New York meeting 70 az
range d program for the celebration
of the Tooth anniversary OF the sign
Ing OF the treaty of Client. OF FEB
rary II 1915. were received by Pres
ident Wilson today. The party VII
remain in Washington over tomorrow
This afternoon they planned to Visi'
the house and senate and the GOV
eminent buildings in washington
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-11
The Manufacturer
Who Helps the
Retailer.

d . r. = Z
You retailers should have
confidence in the manufactures
who advertises. When his rep
resentative calls upon you to
sell you an article of merit and
offers you the cooperation OF
his house to help you advertise
it listen to him.
The manufacturer who has
confidence in his proposition
and is willing to back it with
his dollars isn't doing it for
fun. Advertising sets a high
standard and an article, to be
worth advertising, must ring
true.
And when manufacturer or
his representative offers or con-
sents to cooperate with you in
advertising, telephone our adj
vertising manager and let him
lay before you some concrete,
straightforward data and in
formation on the subject which
will help you in your plans.
For there is no advertising
quite SO direct or quite SO IF
cient as that offered by the col
umns of THE GATE CITY and
other newspapers of equal
standing
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-11
shriners ON Tour.

BUFFALO, May 1o-A score or
more OF Shriners from Dunkirk, N. Y.
left here today on tour for Texas and
other points. They will arrive in New
York on May q with several hun
bred Pittsburgh Shriners who are on
a 5000 mile tour Of this country and
the East Indies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-11
From Personal Experience.

Hello. dearie, are you on your way
to take your lesson?" aYeth. ma'am."
"And who Is your tutorf'' NTH
Brown is my teacher, only she ithn't
a tooter. She it'll thumper."-
Youngstown Telegram.