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Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-30

The Pacific Marine Review in it's December issue prints a picture of the steamship MinI nsota, which was built at Groton, with the announcement thar she must go out of the trade between the Pacific coast and the Orient be- cause the Pacific trade is to be turned over to Japanese subsidized lines, by senate bill 136.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-30

Copies of the Federal Reserve act. the resolution to be adopted by the banks which wish to enter the new banking system, and the blank drawn by the Organization committee for use of applicants for membership are being received by the national bank.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
Asked Grand Jury to Investi-
gate Whether United States
Revenue Officials Had
Been Crooked.
OLEOMARGARINE CASE
Frauds Amounting to Over a
Million Were Settled by
the Payment of Just
One Tenth.

i United Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Mar. 17.-FeAeral Judge
X. M. Landis today, in his charge to
the special grand jury called to In
vestigate alleged $1,200,000 oleomar-
garine frauds, sprung sensation
when he directed the Jurors not only
to Investigate charges that big oleo-
margarine manufacturers conspired
to defraud the government, but also
to learn whether or not government
officials entered into the same con
spiracy.
The court instructed the Jurors to
disregard the compromise" settle
ment made by the Taft administra-
tion on its last day in office. He took
the ground that If the manufacturers
were guilty Of criminal fraud they
could not obtain immunity by the pay
ment of money to the government.
1T shall be your duty to inquire in
to all the facts in the case" said the
court, in concluding the charge. 1t
was the next sentence that startled
the attorneys in the courtroom:
You shall inquire whether attor-
neys, agents or representatives OF
the companies, or officers of the
United States government, entered In
to conspiracy to defraud the United
States government.
II expect you to be very painstak-
ing in this matter. You will have the
full power Of the court behind you IL
1t is necessary witnesses Will be
summoned from every part of the
United States
Judge Lands had began impaneling
the special grand jury to investigate
the charges that big oleo manufactur-
ers had defrauded the government out
Of s1,200,0o0 in revenue tax when the
word came from Washington that
Secretary OF the Treasury MacVeagh
had approved the terms Of com
promise" with the oeo manufacturers
by which the government was paid
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and Vicinity: Local
snow tonight. Tuesday local snow nr
rain. Warmer.
For Illinois: Unsettled and warmer
with snow or rain late tonight or
Tuesday north portion.
For Iowa: Local snow and warmer
tonight. Tuesday local snow or ram
and warmer east portion.
For Missouri Unsettled with snow
or rain late tonigh. or Tuesday north
west and extreme north portion.
Warmer Tuesday east portion.
Weather Conditions.
The field of high pressure, with its
colder weather has passed east of the
Mississippi, and unseasonably cool
weather extends to the southeastern
states.
A depression appears in the ex-
treme northwest this morning. whicn
is causing warmer weather through
out the west. with snow furries in the
northern districts, and conditions IN
dicate its influence will cause warm
er weather for this section tonight
and Tuesday, with local snow tonight
and local rain or snow Tuesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
ST. PATRICk'S DAY
CELEBRATED RIGHT
Irishmen all Over the United
Kingdom Had a Grand
Time Today.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, March 17.-With the
knowledge that home rule for Ireland
almost certainly will be put In, opera
tton in less than eighteen months
llrishmen all over the united kingdom
today celebrated St Patrick's day with
more than their usual fervor and ex.
uberance.
In London. Dublin. Cork, Belfast
and other cities there were parades
and outdoor celebrations. Tonight
there will be innumerable banquets
dinners, balls and smokers in honor
of Erin's patron saint.
The necessity of supporting the
Asguith government in the parlia-
mentary session kept the Irish nation
alists at Westminster today and none
of them was present at the local cele-
brations in Ireland, but yesterday and
on Saturday notable gatherings were
held all over Great Britain at which
the Irish leaders spoke
T. P. O'Connor presided at Liver
pool: William Redmond was the prin-
cipal speaker at Manchester and
Joseph Devlin and w. Archer Red
mond respectively presided at Leeds
and Glasgow meetings.
st. Patrick's eve was celebrated in
London and other parts of England
with dinners and the biggest dinner
tonight will be that OF the United
Irish League at the Hotel Cecil, where
more than one thousand will gather
around the board at which John Red
mond will preside. All the Irish
members of parliament will be pres
ent.
The official recognition of Ireland's
national day in London was the pa
rade of the Irish guards at Wellington
Barracks where in the presence OF
Field Marshal Earl Roberts and 9th.
er distinguished soldiers, the regi-
ment members were given sham
rocks presented by Queen Mary and
Queen Mother Alexandria. The lat
ter started the custom several years
ago, during the lifetime of King
Edward and obtained permission for
the soldiers to wear the shamrock
while in uniform. an unusual conces-
sion from the war Office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
SENSATION WAS SPRUNG
BY JUDGE LANDS

s101. 900. Macveagh gave his approv
al on the morning of March 4. just be-
fore President Wilson was inducted ~
to office.
Judge Landis. 1t was known at the
time, was indignant at the action TAX
en- by Macveagh, who upon his return
to Chicago, issued a statement In jus
tification OF his action. Calmly ignor-
ing the action Of the then secretary
OF the treasury. Lands proceeded
with the impaneling OF jury and to-
day called them together for the
charge
He reviewed the record OF the oleo
cases and said that two years ago he
asked the Chicago revenue officers to
call the attention OF Washington au-
thorities to the charge that the big
oleo makers were evading full pay
ment of internal revenue tax. lie or
dered special grand jury last De
cember, he said. to make an investiga-
tion, but the Jury was able to make
only a partial report, owing to the
fact that many of the documents in
the case were In the hands Of con-
gressional committee which was con-
ducting similar investigation. Tho
chairman Of that committee. he said,
reported that In spite of government
al warnings, the manufactures had
failed to pay the revenue tax.
Notwithstanding this fact" said
Judge Lands, ''it appears that on
March 4. the commissioner OF internal
revenue, with the approval of the
secretary Of the treasury, accepted
so"called compromise for sum ag-
gregating $101. 900.
Thereupon. / directed United
States District Attorney Wilkerson to
ascertain the terms under which the
settlement was made. He reported
to the court that the $1o1,000 was
paid in full settlement OF all liabili-
ties both civil and criminal"
The court said that he was aware
of the fact that an act OF congress
had authorized the commissioner OF
revenue to make such settlements,
with the approval of the secretary
OF the treasury, but he held that the
act was unconstitutional, in that it
was in conflict with the pardoning
power OF the president.
1T was beyond the power of the
secretary to compromise criminal
act" said the court. Therefore tho
district attorney Is not relieved from
the discharge of his duties by the
terms of the so-called compromise"
The specific charge mads asSinst
the big oleo manufacturers is that
they colored their product. but failed
to pay to the government the ten
cents per pound revenue tax for col
cring oleomargarine. II convicted.
each Is liable to two years. imprison.
ment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
MAY BOMBARD
C0NSTANT|N0PLE
Foreign Ships at Anchor In the Har-
Dor Are Likely to shell the City
If Revolt Becomes
Serious.
NEW TROUBLE STARTING
Arrival Of Warm Weather Has
Caused Boom In HostilltIes
and Prospects Of a New
Revolution.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service !
LONDON, March 1.-THE lombard
ment of Constantinople by foreign
ships at anchor in the Bosphorus was
considered not improbable today. Dis
patches from the Turkish capital said
that another revolution was threaten
ed and that the commanders of the
foreign warships had received orders
to fire on the town If active revolt
should start.
With the coming Of open weather,
both the Turks and Bulgarlans Mt
Chatalja have renewed their activities
according to dispatches, and two
slight engagements were reported, In
Sofia 1t was said that the Turks lost
in both encounters while Constantine
pie reports claimed victory for the
Turks.
Adyices from Alexandria, where
the Turkish raiding cruiser 1iamidieh
put in, said that the warship killed
119 men in its bombardment of Serv-
ians along the Adriatic coast.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
s3l0,GO0 HAI''
MADE R,.<sROOkS
Ono Of the Bfs .st Jobs la the His
tory Of safe-crackins Was Pull
ed Off In New York
City.
IN PAWNsHoP VAULT
Two Men Burrow Through Brick Lin.
Ing and Help Themselves to
Bushel Of Valuable
Jewelry.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, Ireland, March IT,
Police headquarters was In turmoi.
today. Not since the days when In
spector Byrnes cleaned the city Of the
big yeggs and safe blowers and es-
tablished his famous deadline, has the
central detective bureau faced as big
a burglary job as the 100000 lootins
of the steel and brick vault Of Martin
Simons and Company's pawnshop Il,
Hestor and Eldridge streets. The
burglars worked some time between
Saturday evening and I o'clock last
night when the robbery was discov-
cred.
Without single clew except two
pairs of heavy gloves and some un-
marked tools, the detective bureau
sighed for the old days of the round
up" and daily masked inspection y.
prisoners through which they gain a
fairly accurate knowledge OF what
big crooks were in the city.
That the job, one of the biggest in
the history of safe-cracking, was the
work Of two master cracksmen, was
accepted as certainty by the police.
They based their belief that only two
men worked the trick on two circuni-
stances, the finding OF The two pairs
Of gloves and the fact that the haul
of 100000 was mainly in highly vaiu-
able iewelry and could have been car
ried away in the pockets of two men.
Left behind were 100000 worth of
diamonds and other valuables which
might have been taken had there been
more men In the job.
The robbers had evidently made a
careful study OF the location and con
struction of the vault, which stood
behind a partition in the rear of the
shop. In front of the steel door OF
the vault gas Jet burned at all
hours and the door was fully protect
ed by burglar alarm wires. The top
of the vault was of brick reinforced
with steel bars. but the three sides
were of cemented brick only, two feet
thick.
The robbers attacked the vault by
way Of the cellar of the tenement
next door. They shovelled to one
side two tons of coal to get at the par
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17

OUT OF CITY JUST NOW
Girls Are Being Called Homo From
Chicago by Theif Parents Since
the Agitation
Began.

B United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, March 17.-That the
head of the white slave trafic tha.
centers in Chicago is a we'll known
Chicago politician now holding ONCE
and that his name is known to mem
bers Of the Illinois senate white slave
investigating committee, was the
startling assertion made today by M.
Blair Coan, Investigator for the prob
ers.
We know the name OF the nah
and he is now under surveillance by
detectives said Coan. He is out of
the city now but we expect him TO
return.
When he comes back to the city
he will be served with subpoena
and compelled to testify. At the same
time men associated with him In
traficking in girls will be brought be-
fore the committee and If they fail to
tell the truth they will be clapped
into jails.
A general exodus of country girls
from Chicago has followed in the
wake of the commissions disclosures.
Lieutenant-Gov O'Hara said to-
day Parents are sending for girls
to come home. Another effect is that
child labor is being discouraged En,-
sployers are beginning to dread the
effect Of public criticism for employ
ing girls who have barely reached
their teens. s
The COMMITTEE held no sessions to-
iday eHHtrs being inte-
estedsin St Patrick day celebrations
ain-ah home districts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
JAPANESE BLACKHAND
SOCIETY GOT DETECTIVE

is the fact that White succeeded in
curbing the gangs white slavery oper-
ations.
Only one week ago White told his
young wife he believed the secret
society would get" him.
'It is only a question of time until
they kill me-" he told her, "and when
they do, / want to know that some
one who loves me will hunt them
down until the crime Is avenged =
The wife promised she would
ayenge his death II he was slain, and
today she declared she would devote
her life to carrying out her pledge.
White is said to have learned some Of
the secrets Of the society.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
EXECUTED BY
DRUNKEN SOLDI ERS
Mexican Rebels Captured by
Ojeda Were Taken Out and
Shot to Death.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NACO, Arizona, March IA wave
of Indignation swept over this section
of Arizona today when it became gen
orally known that General Ojeda, fed
eral commander at Naco, Sonora, had
In Saturdays battle with Maderistas.
Reports differ as to whether thirty
five were executed or only three In
some quarters 1t is said tnat Ojeda
shot down only Colonel Joe Guitterez
and two of his officers, sparing the
other thirty-two prisoners when they
joined the federal forces. In other
quarters it is believed that all thirty
five were slain.
The executions, which were carried
out in obedience to The orders of Cen
eral Huerta to all federal command
ers in the field, were preceded by A.
night of revelry and drinking. Ojeda
and his officers sat in dining hall at
Naco, all of Saturday night, carrying
on carousal, while in room adjoin-
ing and separated from the revelers
by only a thin partition, the thirty
five prisoners sat waiting. for death.
At daybreak Ojeda and his drunken
followers appeared, took the unfortun-
ate prisoners outside and executed
them
Advices from Aqua Prieta and
Nogales, Sonora, say the Maderista
garrisons there are bitter in their de-
nunciation OF Ojeda and propose to
march Immediately in force against
Naco. II they succeed in capturing
the town and Ojeda, the federal COM
mander's life will certainly be the for
felt for his deeds. The Maderistas
from Aqua Prieta propose to attack
Naco from one side. while General
Obregon's forces attack from the
other.
Another Charge.
DOUGLAS, Ariz., March 17.-That
Yaqui Indians under command of Cen
eral Ojeda butchered' fifty Madsrista
soldiers captured by >>c federals in
Saturdays engagement below Naco
Sonora, was the charge made today
by survivors of the battle Accord
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
Cast Off the Old
Put ON the New
BY John P. FaIIon.

Only few days more to
Easter Sunday. Don't put off
buying your Easter suit a mo-
ment longer.
Have you ever stopped TO
think how the custom Of wear
ing new things at Easter came
about?
Some thought Of it may be
found in the Resurrection, the
world reborn, casting aside it's
old clothes and taking on new
apparel and new ideals 1t Is
the close of winter and Mother
Earth dons a new suit of green
in honor of the Springtime.
So, in order to be as weii
dressed as Mother Earth, we
must have new hats, new suits,
new shoes, new gloves and new
things of all kinds. They must
be just right in texture, in cut,
in color and contrast. They
must be of the right quality
and right price.
The merchants of New York
have been preparing for Easter
and Springtime ever since the
first snowfall. They are well
prepared. Read their advertise
ments in THE GATE CITY
closely and constantly every day
and keep well informed regard
ing all the new things. Then
you will be able to purchase
your Springtime apparel at the
right store and at the right
price.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
CITY IS QUIET TO-DAY
AFTER INTENSE EXCITEMENT

ton, although her recovery was ex-
pected.
There have been no demonstrations
since Mayor Full was hanged in ef-
flgy early Sunday morning. The crowd
that strung up dummy in one of the
principal business streets placed a
large placard on the figure, reading:
"Our mayor-the root of the evil
Every church in the city was pack
ed yesterday and every minister used
the crime as the basis of his sermon
to arouse public sentiment against
blind tigers
Judge Charles H. Holt. father OF the
girl, announced today that he had Of
fered his services to the state and
that he desired to assist in the prose-
cution of the two men,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
He Got Them Both.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, March l7.-Robert Gun
derlock, bank cashier. single-handed
captured two armed burglars who
entered his home today. Hearing them
working at the front door, Gunderlock
stationed himself in the hallway with
a revolver and waited, after frs. telc.
phoning the police. When they enter
ed he covered the robbers and turned
them over to the officers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
Mayor Was Hung IN Effigy
and Every Preacher Had
Special Sermon.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
SALEM, ILL.,, March 17s-With Frank
Sullens in Jail at Mount Vernon and
Ernest Harrison, charged with being
an accomplice in the vicious assault
upon 15-year-old Dorothy Holt lock-
ed up at Vandalia, III. and the state
troops gone TO their homes, this city
was quiet today. The girl victim OF
sullens vas still in a serious condt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
Calls Special Session Of Con
gress for April Z to Consid-
er Tariff Legislation and
Other Matters.
CURRENCY REFORM ALSO.
Note Signed by Wilson and
Bryan on Saint Patricks'
Day is a Short
One.

tUnlteQ PreSS Leased Wire Service. l
WASHINGTON. March 17.--Presi.
dent Wilson'S proclamation calling a
special session OF congress for April
was issued at the white house to.
day.
The proclamation as issued is pure
" formal and will be accompanied by
special messages later. Because OF
the fact that it does not specifically
limit the extraordinary session to
consideration OF the tariff it will be
possible for President Wilson and the
party leaders to bring before congress
any urgent matters that may require
special attention.
The tariff will be disposed of and
the way can also be paved for con-
sideration of currency reform. 1t also
will be possible If the leaders so de-
sire to name several of the more i'm
portant house committees so that they
will be able to outline their work for
the regular session in December.
The presidents proclamation was
as follows:
Whereas public interests require
that the congress of the United States
shall be convened in extra session at
IL o'clock noon, on the seventh OF
April, to receive such communications
as shall be made by the executive.
Now therefore. /, woodrow Wilson,
president of the United States of
America. hereby do proclaim and de-
clare that an extraordinary occasion
requires the congress of the United
states to convene in extra session at
the capitol in the city of Washington
on the seventh day of April, 1918, at
II O'Clock, noon, of which all persons
VINO shall at that time be entitled to
act as members thereof are hereby
required to take notice. Given under
my hand and the seal of the United
states OF America, the seventeenth
DAY of March, in the year of our
Lord, 1918, and of the independence OF
the United States the 137th.
(signed) WOODROW WILSON. z
(SeaD
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
Secretary of State"
Majority Leader Underwood stated
this afternoon that the entire tariff
Dill would be ready when the extra
session convenes. He said 1t was
Tor the caucus to decide, after ascer-
talning President Wilson's wishes. if
one or several bills would be framed
in the tariff revision program.
Underwood declared positively that
no general reorganization of house
committees would be attempted when
congress first meets. Only the ordi-
nary machinery to operate the house
WI be put into commission, including
The committees on enrolled bills, ac-
counts, ways and means and mileage.
The banking and currency com
hittee may be organized later in the
session, with the other large COM
mittees, or if a tentative program, III
Guiding subjects other than tariff, is
peclded upon BY President Wilson.
Underwood said that the question of
taking up currency reform was still
open for consultation between Presi-
aent Wilson and legislative leaders.
Two democratic caucuses are PLAN
ned just before Or just after the con-
vening OF congress to ratify the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
Tonn Wars Are On.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
san FRANCISCO, March IT,
Three persons are dead and three In
iured In Pacific coast cities today as
the result of new outbreaks of the
war between Chinese tongs. The
suey Sing Tong is at war with the
Bing Kong Tong.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
VIII Accept Il.

WASHINGTON March lit was
semi-offlcially learned today that VIII
liam F. McCombs, national democra-
tic chairman, will accept President
Wilson's tender OF the ambassador
ship to France. McCombs last week
stated that he would decline a for
egn post in order to continue his law
practice in New York. He promised
the president. however, to consider
the French Enthusiastically and has
finally decided to accept.
McCombs has been in conference
with President Wilson several times
during the last week, discussing the
political situation in various states
and distribution of patronage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
y. S. Secret Service Operative
Was Found Sunday, Shot
to Death.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
LOS ANGELES Calf, March IT,
me police here today believe Thomas
Wh'te, a United States secret service
lucrative who was found shot to
ueath Sunday, was slain by members
% The kumiyaei, the japanese black
nsld society. The motive ascribed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
FIRST PROCLAMATION
ISSUED BY NEW PRESIDENT

tariff program and the COMMITTEES
organization. A fight is expected in
the caucus over the leaders program
TO postpone organization OF the com
nittees.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17

Rainfall for the past "a hours, trace.
Mean temperature 18th. 2s.
Lowest temperature, 1s,
Highest temperature 30.
Lowest temperature last night, 90.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
Daily River Bulletin.

River Forecast.
The upper Mississippi will continue
to rise for several days
Local Observations.
March Bar. Their Wind W'th'r
IS Z p. M so9s % NV Clear
II a. m.3o.4s 81 e crdp
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-17
Davies Will Accept.

WASHINGTON. March l7-Joseph
q. Davies, national committeeman
from Wisconsin, will accept President
Wilson'S tender Of assistant secretary
OF war, it was semi-off1cially learned
today. Davies on Saturday was offer
ed the choice of this position or OF
counsellor of the state department
The acceptance by John Bassett
Moore, of New York, OF the latter job
today left Davies the war department
position, which it was indicated he
will accept.