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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-11
BEING TRIED
F0R MURDER
Women Flock to Court Room
Where Father Hans
Schmidt is on
Trial.
GUS PENMAN's DEFENSE
10 HatchIns up an insanity Plea as
Excuse for tho Staying
4 Of His Boyhood
Chum.
GUS PENMAN's DEFENSE

/
limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Richly gown
ed women again today stormed the
court room where the Rev. Father
Hans Schmidt, former Roman Cath
olic priest, is being tried for the mur-
der of Anna Aumueller. Additional
court attendants were called to put
out those unable to find seats.
The defrocked priest again today
refused to meet his father who came
from Germany to help him. He said
he would see his sister. BY permis
sion OF Assistant District Attorney
Delhanty, room has been provided
where Schmidts lawyers will take
his father to see him some time thi
afternoon.
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VIII Reduce War Tax.

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 11.--on the de
smand of Nelson O'shaughnessy, Amer
lean charge d'affaires, and Senor Sal
igan, the Spanish minister, the Mexi-
can government today agreed to re-
sdacs by one-half the five p.r cent war
tax on the property Of residents Of
Mazatlan. including Americans and
spaniards. The government withdrew
entirely its threat to confiscate the
property Of those who refused to pay
the tax. The negotiations from the
Mastalan end were conducted over
the wireless Of American warships.
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She Killed Her HUSH nd.

SHREVEPORT, La, Dec 11-'..he
jury is today complete for the trial
of Mrs. Bale Stroud. aged 20 years,
charged with the murder Of her hus-
band Jesse Stroud.
At the time of her killing, her ac-
cused admirer was present and re-
ceived wild bullet in the leg which
necessitated amputation. Her bad
workmanship turned him against her
and he Will be the star witness for
the state. A $1,000 life insu ance pol
icy issued fsw weeks before the XII /
ing, also figures in the case.
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Daily River Bulletin.
River Forecast

River Forecast.
The river will continue to fall slow
ly from Davenport to Keokuk during
the next forty-eight hours
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Penman's Trial.

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Dtc. n.-Forty
witnesses were to be examined TODAY
by the defense in the trial Of Gust
Penman, charged with killing Harold
Shaw. Some Of these were phys C ans
who were to testify that Penman was
peculiarly susceptible to poisoss. 9TH
ers were to tell that his manner and
actions on his arrival at Phllo from
| Danville on the day of the crime, In
dicated insanity and still others that
he was insane only on the day OF the
killing and recovered his. normal m n !!
when the effects OF the drug had pass
led. OF yI1'he state Is endsayoring 70
/ get expert with ssses who can testify
that there are no such drugs Penm1n
/ alleges he was given In the Danville
resort and that no effects OF insanity
can be SO produced.
!! Pierce Cation, a Danville newspa
per reporter who covered" Pc mans
confession at the time Of his arrest
proved disappointing defsnse wit
ness when he declared that Penman
\ was undoubtedly sane when he con
fessed and showed no effects of hav
ing been drugged.
Roy Frankenberger, another Dan
Vile reporter, assigned to the Penmar
confession, disagreed with Galton, ant
through grilling by the prosecution
on cross examination stuck to his
contention that the slayer was insane
when he confessed.
DR.. Frank P. Norbury, Of Spring
field, formerly state alienist and su
perintendent Of the Kankakee stat
hospital, DR.. Maron of Chicago, ant
DR.. Walter Brown of Danville, al
testified they believed Penman to b'
insane.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-11
Local Observations.

Mean temperature 10th. 40.
Lowest temperature, 81
Highest temperature, 90.
Lowest temperature last night, %
FRED u. GOSEWTSCH,
Observer.
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Political Activity.

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 11.-Though
the proposed presidential election is
seven months off, 1t was subject to
wide spread speculation here today.
The leaders Of the Catholic party,
whose candidate last October was
General Rascon, declared that they
Will hold a convention very soon and
select their candidate. Thereafter
they will keep up continuous cam
paign for his election. The adherents
OF Felix Dfaz said they would hold no
convention and name no candidate
While General Huerta continues as
Provisional president. A great many
anti-re-electionists went further and
said they would take no part in any
election while Huerta rules.
We will wait few months for de
velopments before considering oul
candidate" said Flores Magon, lead
er OF the liberal party.
Senli-official information today tend
cd to confirm the report that Huertf
sdherents are insisting that the Car
ranzaistas have voice in the election
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Fierce Fighting.

VERA CRUZ, Dec. 11.-Sharp fihgt-
ing today characterized the second
day Of the attack on Tampico, and
wireless reports here said the rebels
continued to advance. despite stub
born resistance on the part of the
lederals. Warships of four nations,
the United States, England, Germany
and France We're watching the fight
ing, standing five miles of the town
sihe European ships were ready to
land marines or take off foreign resi-
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-14

For spectacular work, Walsh's feat
has never been surpassed. There
were all the elements for dramatic
situation, and Ed starred as the red
necked hero. Cheersi A -
Chick Mattick may be- left in the
outfield if the Sox continue their
winning streak. Cal has the usual
superstition about busting winning
combination.
The other big league teams have
not performed enough to get an &C
curate line on their strength. The
games between the Boston Red Sox
and Athletics, however, plainly
showed that Mack's veterans, Bender
and Coombs, are not in good pitching
form. Plank is doing his usual good
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-14

polling a triple and two doubles to
start the season. Joe Benz stopped
the Maps easily in the second af-
fray, Jackson falling to connect. Bill
LANCE went like a whirlwind against
the Browns yesterday for eight
rounds, and then, continuing to act
like whirlwind, blew heavily. He
walked the first three men to face
him in the last inning on twelve
straight balls Then Ed Walsh came
to the rescue, and what Ed did is
worth new paragraph.
With the bases loaded and none
out Ed went into the box. He was
supposed to be out of condition, and
the bugs howled. for his gore. Ed
gave Balenti, the first batter to face,
him, two, balls. then whitfield him.
Alexander breezed after getting two
balls. Brief, the third sticker, drew
three straight bad ones, and then
Walsh duplicated with three that split
the plate. Brief swung and missed
the last one and the stuff was off.
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the agonzing have widely different viewpoints
of the man.
man of my acquaintance to me is the per-
sonification of everything unlovey in his
physical makeup He measure Is feet 3, is
stoop shoudered, has long, thin nose and
stumbling gait. But his wife loudly declares
him to be the best looking man she knows.
And if there is truth in the well worn
proyerb that Handsome is as handsome
does,' there is foundation for the womans
belief; for he is the very soul of kindness to
her.
Apropos of this well worn proverb can any
beauty be detected i'll the rows of males in
streets cars and trains with faces hidden be-
hind morning and evening papers while stand
ing women rock and sway and jeopardize their
health straphanging? Great rows of every pro-
portioned shoes and hats lend no particular
enchantment to a scene, and the occasional
shifty, half shamed glance that is darted over
the top of the paper adds no beauty to the
selfish sex.
All beauty comes from within. That's the
reason so few men are beautiful. They are
nearly all materialists.
The man who persistently harbors evil
thoughts soon finds their refection'in in his face
If he allows himself to loo out upon life
through clouds of cyncism-a habit often cul-
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Real Life Romances Offered Miss Libbey for Solution

friends who would call once in awhile but
papa made himself so unpleasant and un-
friendly and he never asked them to call
again, and I have never seen them since.
They splendid young men and were
spoken very highly of, and mother approved
of them. Mother likes ne to have gentlemen
callers. / get so lonesome and blue sometimes
when l hear my girl friends say they went
to the theater with so-and-so and tonight So
and-so is going to call, etc. -Four of my
Can you tell me why l am so unpopular?
think parents have great deal to do with it,
don't you? If papa made himself more agree
able | might ask some of the gentlemen whom
! know real well to call, no matter how l dis
like asking them, as l know it is not the girls
place to ask a boy, they probably think l
am running after them. Papa gets very cross
sometimes when I go to parties and dances,
but go just the same. Is it improper to let
a boy put his arm around you? NJ"
No, the right sort of men do not prefer the
girl who permits familarities. Don't make
the mistake of thinking that You are mis-
taken too about inviting the young men to
call, 1t is entirely proper for girl to ex-
tend an invitation to CALL 1t is unfortunate
your father takes that stand toward your boy
friends. Don't you think you could win him
over with tact and diplomacy? 1t is worth
trying, anyway.
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Folk Have Money.

Dear Miss Libbey: | am 10 and am con-
sidered very good looking by every one. |
dress very stylshly and my folk have plenty
of money to keep me and | do not know what
work is Now, what / want to know is this:
Why do / not have gentleman callers? l am
well educated, l have travelled some, / go in
the best society, | can play the piano, sing,
and know how to act out in company. / have
many girl friends and when l go to dances the
boys seem to take fancy to me and al
--gs giving me compliments and they speak
very well of me to others. l always have
oil my dances taken and more, too, and they
all very attentive to me- But none of
them ever ask to call. Perhaps they would
rather call on a girl who lets them kiss her.
l never allow any liberties with my men
friends, but perhaps they think / am too old
maidsh when ] will not let them put their
arms around me and kiss me. am real jolly
and can keep up conversation. / never ask
any of them to call on me for two reasons
In the first place l do not think it is proper
and in the second place my father seems SO
cross and cranky whenever 1 mention a boys
name. Several years ago I had a couple Of
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in by the men. Dyed mustaches, toupees,
and curled pates require the average man
to give about twice the amount of attention
to his daily toilet that the average woman
gives More than that, there are a number
of men who have infringed upon woman's
rights to the extent of acquiring a rouge
stick and eyebrow pencil. And as for the
public mirrors in the elevated stations the
crowd of men about them is usually ten 20
one woman. Any woman who ventures
near looking glass in a public elevator IS
likely to have her toes mashed into pieces by
the mad onrush of male occupants of the
car to get glimpse at their ugly faces.
The calm complacency and the contented
look which overspreads their coutnenances
when they see their coarse faces reflected in
the mirror adds much to the gayety of the
nation of woman onlookers.
There is this satisfaction, however, that
the men recognize and take advantage of:
To the woman in love. her lover is always
an Adonis. And to woman in love the
whole world is beautiful Consequently the
men in this case all endowed with every
attribute of beauty, regardless of the fact
that bowlegged bald headed, hook nosed,
stoop shouldered males are quite in evidence
to the unromantic observer.
woman who was about to marry man
who in early youth had been endowed with
a considerable ." crown of glory" but was
subsequently robbed of very large percent
age of it, declared he was better looking
after his loss than before, because his great
nobility of brow was now revealed to the
whole world. The mans own feeble at
tempt however, to cover up his great no.
bility" with the single remaining wisp Of
hair proved that the womans worship of it
was not really as desirable as the return of
the lost treasure.
Whether head as bald as billiard ball
or as bald as whining new born infant is
thing of beauty or not is much a matter Of
individual taste.
One person might see nothing at all in
eongruous in the bald headed rows at the
theater where shiny pates are ofttimes frnged
with going, going, gone" suggestion Of
the wealth that was, while another would be
thrown into an uncomfortable fit of laughter
over it.
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processes to love me dearly when | am alone
with him, but when we go out and he meets
any of his girl friends he fools with them and
naturally am forced to seek pleasure among
some of my boy friends, which he disapproves
of greatly. He has also been known 20 make
faces at me behind my back when in the pres
ence of a girl friend of his Now, what l
want to know is, if you think he really loves
me or if he is playing me for a fool I am
crazy about him, as he is just the STYLE of
fellow that l like. He - rather short and
has blue eyes and blonde hair At times he
is more attentive to me than Others. For in
stance, l patronize 10 cent show near nv
home twice week and he always escorts me
home from there and don't seem t. paw any
attention to anybody else, but when we go to
a dance it is generally just the opposite, pro-
viding some of his girl friends are there.
EDITH"
think you are making a fool of yourself
without any assistance from him. You are
too delighted with yourself to have. any one
care much for you. He certainly does not love
you or he would not make faces at YOU be-
hind your back. That is absolutely sure I
don't think if l were you I would give him
another opportunity to do such a thing Keen
away from him entirely. Try to cultivate
common sense. l think you are too much
taken with your looks If you a. no one
else will be. 1t is not question of beauty
with women who are popular. 1t is because
they are likable, considerate, and have some
common sense.
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tivated by bachelors of means-his beauty of
face is marred by cynic lines, extending from
the corners of his mouth to the nose.
SO often sees with wonderful
eyes and swollen face veins spoil every good
impression the distance lends.
Too, there are men-efttmes men of social
postion-who might add glory to the beauty
of the sex, but who disclose by their yellow
teeth that they are victims OF the disgusting
habit of using tobacco There is no habit
that will more quickly convert man into an
unlovely specimen than this nasty one. If
only knew how utterly loathsome this
habit is to others, they never would be guilty
e of it for a single instant Girls often write
to me and ask if they should break their en-
gagements when they learn their sweethearts
victims of it.
man recently started an argument that
men, as a class, were better looking than
women. His wife vigorously contended that
the number of knock-kneed me-, alone would
course protested that womans dress gave her
the vantage point in such an argument. But
it is amazing the number of knock-kneed men
one does meet in a days traves-really quite
bad mark against mans claim to superior
beauty
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other colored thread, sitting beside the portly,
dignified woman at his left.
Also in the pompous red faced gentleman
in the box to the right, whose glowing nose
minding his own business as years and
years of expensive cultivation, the too evil
dent strain of his waistcoat buttons calling
attention to the cost of high living in all its
costliness, and the great diamond headlight
surmounting the abnormal chest screa ming
out louder than all else the over indulgent
taste of the wearer.
Still, the look of pride and hope and love
turned the latter at intervals by the dainty
bit of femininity at his side indicated that to
her anyway he was an ideal of beauty.
Since every eye forms a beauty of its own
it is an extremely difficult thing to attemp to
decide whether not men are beautiful.
Here is rather humorous letter l re-
ceived recently:
Dear Miss Libbey: Won't you please
express your opinion on the Darwin theory?
l never gave the matter any thought until
Just recently and now | want to hear the
opinion of others on this much discussed hy-
pothesis.
"Three weeks ago we n owed to another part
of the city, and for the last three weeks every
morning at the elevated station l meet man
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"a RE men beautiful?
II This question is raised frequently
1 of late.

\ OIL late.
The answer is: No, they are not.
The majority of them are ungainly, fat,
bow legged, bald headed, red faced, ugly
creatures.
The male Adonis is rare creature. |
doubt if he exists at all. Not that the poor
creatures are not trying every available
means within their power to acquire good
looks! But men simply cannot be beautiful!
Tie ,nity of women has long been prated
of The men, sly creatures, have managed
NATL p15a. mirrors became such common
ips0su6oas, to keep their vanity pretty we'll
hisdal. Read this bona 6de advertisement
1ow appearing in the London Saturday
Journal-further evidence of mans ugliness
and of his mad desire to gain even the
slightest degree of beauty:
Handsome slightly sunburnt.
possible. Genuine, harmless; 5000 testmo
malls. Is. 11hd.-Sunbronze Labora tories.
New Maiden Surrey. Est. 1902"
Yet you hear men talk of women using
rouge and powder. A recent report showed
that over twenty-one tons of talcum powder
is used daily by the men of New York alone
to take down the lordly color from their shiny
faces and noses. And yet they have the
audacty to speak Of woman's vanityl
There is not a man in the country who is
not driven to distraction ii he thinks he is
getting fat. The fat reduction devices and
remedies literally patronized by
the men today than they are by women.
The fat has no chance with the
girls nowadays" declared a short, stocky man
who was bemoaning the fact that he was
getting fat. See that man over there!
Well, that is the type the girls prefer and
upon whom they lavish their affections"
The man to whom he called my attention
was a tall, slim, corseted appearing man,
with bronzed complexion, sleek black hair,
and a dainty little touch of a mustache
his upper lip.
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Is October UnlucRy2

Dear Miss Libbey: Will you please tell
me if October is an unlucky month? My
birthday is in October and l would like to
know very much. A. r."
October is not unlcky month, nor is anv
month unlucky. Don't let any one influence
.on into believing the month you were aorn
in has anything to d) with luck The fact
that America was discoytr red in October sh )uld
dispel any idea of bad luck being attached to
the month. Only extremely ignorant people
are superstitious.
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whose appearance has prompted he suggestion
i'll my mind that there is something to the
Darwin belief. This man is short and his
face is shaped exactly like that of a baboon,
with huge upper lip, insignificant nose,
and eyes with a look exactly like that | have
seen in the eyes of monkeys at the zoo. His
hands are hairy on the upper surface and the
fingers are bent at the knuckles, and he moves
his head with jerky, apelike motion.
s. He fascinated for time by his ex-
treme ugliness. Imagine my horror when |
discovered he was wearing wedding ring
How could any woman fall in love with such
awful looking creature? Do you think
any woman really could fall in love with
man like that? My mother, when | told her
about him, said | was wasting time agonizing
over the fate of his wife t. be tied up to such
an ugly man; that no doubt the wife thought
him perfectly handsome, and would have moth
ing but great pity for me for having no hus-
band at all. OF course if beauty is only skin
Deep perhaps he isn't such a monkey after ALL
But | would like to know how any woman
could learn to love such man. CURIOUS"
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Public Mirrors Reflect Male Crowd.

I0ubHc Mirrors IHefecf Male Crowd.
That men recognize their ugliness and are
taking more active interest in beauty affairs
than are women today is shown by the elab-
crate and expensively fitted barber shops ap-
pearing at every street corber.
The poor, dear men are more terrified by
the approach of wrinkles crows feet, and
turkey tracks on their faces than are the
women. Facial massage, eectrolysis, scalp
massage, manicuring, and hand massage TO
soften and whiten hands are daily INDUCED
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He Makes Faces at Her!

81 Dear Miss Libbey: / 20, brunette,
and considered good looking among the op-
posite sex. l have very laudable actions and
the fellows seem to take to me at sight. I
have been going with a young man about the
same age as myself for long time and he
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She Is Afectionate.

Dear Miss Libbey: l am 49, of very
afectionate nature. l am in love with man
ten years my senior who wants me to become
his wife, While know he cares for me- he
is of a cold and Indifferent disposition and
looks upon love as almost silly. He looks
upon me more as business partner than as
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this is not known to her parents for they OBJ
jected to me going with her. They wished
that she would show all her affection to
widower twenty years her senior. The reason
they wish her to marry this widower is be-
cause it would improve their fortune. But
am sure it would not increase her happiness
l have decided to write and abide by your
decision. Would it be best to elope?
HAROLD"
No, no, Harold, don't do anything so cow
ardly as to eope. An eloping couple always
provide great deal of gossip for the busy
bodies and the couple are put in a most un-
favorable light in the eyes of the world. 1t
is common and vulgar to elope and it puts
the girl in a most unfavorable light. Try to
win the parents consent to your marriage.
4. i.
In Love with Baseball Player.
Dear Miss Libbey: Last year fell deep
ly in love with baseball player, playing in
my home town. Well, as it happened, we
have not been introduced but often have met
on the street and elsewhere. OF course, we
did not speak, but he always looked at
me l think he wanted to get acquainted, but
did not know how he should. WE'LL they got
through with the season here and he left for
his home. Then when his training trip
west this spring l wrote to him, introducing
myself. think / made a mistake in writing
him, but could not resist the temptation.
Well, now he is back here again and he looks
at me worse than ever. He always goes with
one of the players who is friend of mine,
and while downtown one day l met them and
my friend spoke and they both stood still and
looked after me, and again l met them. 1t
seems to me he must have asked my friend
to introduce him. Well, if we should get ac-
quainted, shall tell him l did not write the
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Almost Proves Darwns Theory.
But it takes a pretty strong light of love
in woman's eyes to strongly color the
whole atmosphere to see notfine ludcrous
in the aspect presented by the little roly-poly,
bay windowed gentleman whose head bears
not a single trace of silver, colder, or any