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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-06
MILLIONAIRE WAS GLAD
TO GET OUT OF PRISON

ton before making up the report ne
will submit to the commission.
"The present prison system IS aoso'
lute slavery" Osborne said. All tnat
Lincoln said about negro slavery ap-
plies to our prisoners today. In some
respects the prisoners are well cared
for bodily. The food was better than
7 expected to find and the cells are
clean. But the life taxes from the
conyicts the initiative and freedom OF
action and he becomes an irrespon
sible automaton.
"The prisoners In Auburn behaved
admirably. They bore their hardshlps
with fortitude that was amazing TO me
I heard few complaints and saw no IN
subordination."
Osborne is several pounds lighter
than when he went to prison. H'
spent his last hours in solitary coniine
ment because he refused to work II
the basket sbnp
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-06
Price to be Cut.

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NEW YORK, Oct. 6.--The first
break in highcost o. living may come
on Broadway theatre tickets, COM
modify not supposed to be affected by
the new tariff. That people of ordin.
airy means and morals have been driv-
en- to the movies and the Broadway
theatres have been driven to indec-
ency is the theory upon which several
managers began their campaign today
Dollar productions Of the highest
class shows are promised.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-06
Blew Himself to Pieces.

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sTREAToR, H., Oct. e.-That
Perry Gochanour killed himself by
dynamite literally blew himself to
pieces-w believed today following
the finding Of his dismembered body
northeast Of the city in stretch OF
timber. Portions OF his body were
scattered over radius Of seventy-f1ye
feet. He disappeared August 5. He
committed suicide, 1t is believed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-06
police on Trial,

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-Police Inspec-
tor John F. Dwyer and four members
of his police squad which conducted
the now famous / a. m. closing raids
on Healys restaurant following the
late Mayor Gaynor's order Of closing
despite ruling by a police magistrate
that it couldn't be enforced, today
went to trial on charges of assault
Inspector Dwyer and his four police
men were held for trial by the grand
jury.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-06
.,,v Spencer Hates Women
and Says That He Has
Killed Almost a Score
Of Them.
rHooLED IN THE STREET
bpfsssion Of Opium Fiend is
Startling Story Of the Hor-
rihle Wickedness Of
a Man

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specers Alleged Death List.
N Paw Paw Lake, Mlch.--Two girls
umed Weber or Webber. Says he
Nat them to death with hammer
IA threw their bodies into the lake.
AZ DeIaven, Wis.-Wife of auditor
Il Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
hallway, at Minneapolis. Says he sunk
sr body in the lake.
Al DeIaven, .-Oskaloosa, Iowa,
Ehool teacher. Says he threw her
body in the lake.
AT Belle Isle, Mich Robbed and
murdered woman who said she was
trcm New York.
AT Wayne, lll.-Shot Mrs. Mildred
Anison.Rexrcat, Chicago tango In
suctor, threw her body on railroad
racks, after robbing her. Police Ger.
hln he committed this crime.
A. Chicago o.-Mrs Frances Thomp.
ION. Her half nude body was found
b a rooming house on January I,
1908 Says he killed her and robbed
her Of diamonds. Police believe he
was at least implicated.
At Chicago, policemen Devine and
pannell. Says he shot both while re
sisting arrest for burglaries.
At Chicago. Woman swfio lived OF
northwest side. Says he does not re
call her name, but that he killed hei
on canal bank, stripped her body o.
diamonds, money and clothes and
threw It in canal.
At Chicago. Man, his wife and twt
children. Says he robbed them, mur
dered them at home near WickeI
park, and burned house to hide evl
dence Of crime.
At Fort Montgomery. N. Y,-Helel
Gould's maid Says he married her
beat her to death and robbed her 0
$500 In diamonds.
At chicaso.--Ida oliveret. Says h
beat her to death with hammer.
At Chicago. Aged man. believed t
have been a broker. Says he an
Harvey Devine, member of notoriou
gang of street car robbers, lured brol
ef to Washington park and shot hin
At chlcago.-Saloon keeper. Say
ne shot him when he resisted attempt
TO burglarize his saloon.
At chlcaso.-Two other womel
Gays doesn't recall names.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-06
Cattle Contest.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6.-oficials Of the
st. Louis National Stockyards today
were expected to announce the award
of prizes in the four weeks feeder
cattle" contest which closed today
The contest was arranged to encour
age farmers of Missouri, Illinois, Kan
sas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Colorado
and Texas to raise better class O
beef cattle. Professor j. w. Kennedy
head of the agricultural extension de
partment Of the Iowa Agricultural col
lege, judged the exhibits, which mum
bered 1900 head of cattle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-06
convention of Nurses.

NEW YORK, Oct 6-Better salaries
and shorter hours in hospitals for
nurses were demanded today by speak
.ers at the opening session of the an
nual convention of the Guild OF st.
Barnabas for Nurses. The convention
closes tomorrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-06
only Thing He Has to Com
mend is the Food Which
Was Served.

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AUBURN N. Y, Oct. With vol
!, uihinous notes to back up his asser-
s,on that the Auburn prison system is
sihsuiarly unintelligent, ineffective
ana cruel" Thomas Mott Osborne,
aiiiionaire chairman of the state
p'ison reform commission, slept late
o'uay' He was released from prison
yesterday after weeks voluntary
sohnnement. He explained that he
a,eraged less than five hours sleep a
u'snt IN his cell and needed recupera-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-06
Heat and Frost.

NEW YORK, Oct. 6,-The annual
convention of the international Asso-
citation of the Heat and Frost Insula-
tors and Asbestos Workers opened
here today with delegates present
from all sections of the United States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-06
Mason Motor Co.

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WATERLOO, Iowa, Oct. 6.-Ira j.
Hoover was today appointed receiver
for the Mason Motor Company, at the
request of F. W. Powers, trustee for
the bond-holders, who have 100000,
in bonds of the company.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-06
peuree OF Pocahontas.

FIT. DODGE, Oct 6.-The Degree OF
Pocahontas of the Redmen of Iowa as
sembled here today for three days
meeting. The Muscatine delegation is
making a strong fight for the next
great council of the Iowa Order of Red
men for that city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-06
ANOTHER WOMAN
IS MURDERED
Sculpture Student of Loradt
Taft Lured From Home
and Left Dead on
the Ground.
FOUND ALMOST NUDE
Had Been Assaulted and stransIed BY
Two Men Who We're Seen In
Auto Sunday
Night.

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CHICAGO, Oct. Ga squad of de
tectives today began work on Chi
cago's newest murder mystery--cen.
tering around the finding OF the near
ly nude body OF Miss Ida Leeghon,
sculpture pupil OF dorado Taft and
student at the art institute, in lone
ly clump Of willows near Argo, at the
south border of the city late yesterday.
A purple line around the girls
throat showed the work of strang-
,ler's cord. Physicians who examined
the body are positive that she was
assaulted by her slayer. But 80
meager is the information obtained
by the police that an inquest called
today, probably will be postponed.
| Search is being made for a myster-
ious "Mr Wilson," who lured the art
pupil to her death by telephone
message late Saturday but the police
have no description of the man. Mrs.
James P. Burnette with whom the
girl roomed, said that Wilson called
Miss Leeghon over the telephone and
asked her to take a position as nurse.
She accepted because she needed mon
ey to complete her course in sculp-
tor and went to meet Wilson.
Two deputy game wardens crossing
prairie found the body. About the
neck was the discolored welt Of a
q heavy cord. The cord itself, of silk,
), lay In. two pieces, few feet away. On
the right side Of the throat were
finger marks and more discolorations.
II All the clothing had been stripped
, from the woman's body from the waist
down. Her corset had been torn on
and lay some distance from the clump
OF willows One silk stocking was
pulled down around the ankle The
other lay several feet away. The skirt
and other apparel We're found on the
I. prairie, $50 feet from the body.
l William Selvage, a railroad fagman,
told the police that an auto carrying
, two men and woman, sped by his
station at about 1880 p. m. on Sat
: urday night, in the direction OF the
8 prairie. Two hours later, when 1T re-
/ turned. he failed to hear the woman
r voice. In the darkness Selvage caught
neither the number nor description
of the car
Miss Leeghon was native OF Osff
g kosh, Wis. She attended the Uni
y versity Of Chicago and later became
d pupil of the art institute Her worf
r there attracted considerable attention
and on the advice of instructors shf
r began a course under Lorado Taft
l. the famous sculptor.
o Detectives who visited the scene Q
If the murder today expressed the opin
Y. ion that two men lured Miss Leeghol
e. from her home, drove her to the lone
J. ly prairie in an auto and that bot
A. men assaulted her. One man, the
said, probably held her while the 9th
er stripped her body of clothes. Mis-
Leeghon, 1T was learned today, insert
:, ed an ad in Chicago newspaper ash
.. ing for position as nurse, hoping t
10 earn enough money to enable her t
ia pursue her course as an art studen
xt 1t is presumed that the "Mr. Wilson
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-06
He Hated Women.

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CHICAGO, OCT. 6.-'ewomen-damn
em-l hate 'em. They never did any
'ning but try to play me for sucker.
Killed 'em Just like I'd swat a fly"
Shaking his finger in Captain Hal
pms face Henry Spencer. paroled
s0hyict with a string Of aliases, opium
mend and confessed slayer Of Mrs.
mildred Allison-Rexroat, tango In
sluctor, today shrieked his accusation
AZ the long list of women he claims
as victims of his murderous pistol OF
hammer.
spencer, who made his remarkable
confession OF series Of between
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-06
Marine Underwriters.

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-Delegates
from many sections of the country
are here today to attend the annual
convention of the American Institute
of Marine Underwriters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-06
oca, observations,

Oct Bar. Their. Wind W'thr
5 Z a. m.-2ss9 rs S Clear
6 Z a. m.-3o.0o 50 S Cfdy
Mean temperature 9Th, "a.
Lowest temperature, 81.
Highest temperature, S3.
Lowest temperature last night, ga.
FRED 2. GOSEWIsCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-06
Daily River Bulletin.
River Forecast.

The change of river stage will be
slight from Davenport to Keokuk dur
ing the next forty-eight hours.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24

week
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24

Old Hats Made New
Up-to-date Blocks, Bands, Trimmings
and everything as complete as any
hat works In the v. s. All WORK
guaranteed.
HARRY M'ALLEER, Practical Halter.
Located at Riley osborne's safD'f
Shop, 27 South Third.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
CITY NEWS.

Read The Daily Gate city, 100
per week.
Phone "a for case Of Leisy
beer when you're out
The young boy and the snow ball
have met on mutual ground.
Sigmund Bros. make a specially
of packing household furniture. Phone
3S3.
Take your family and friends and
enjoy Christmas dinner at the Hotel
Iowa. Hours, 1890 to o'clock.
Wonder how long it will be be-
fore there is some definite, concen-
trated and persistent movement to
get the right kind of train service
into this city on the several roads.
The people residing near Keoknk
will be glad to come here when such
service Is afforded.
The arc lamp used for street
lighting purposes is deadly to the
brown tail and other destructive
moths. The arc lamp trimmers goin,
over the lines at Franklin, y. H on
morning last summer collected two
bushels OF brown tail moths which
had been destroyed In the open
globes of the are lamps. The moths
we're first attracted by the light, then
burned to death by the heat OF the
arc. More moths were killed in this
way than by the smudge pots and
bonfires used in the city to aestroy
bonfires used in the city to destroy
enemy to the city's beautiful shat
trees.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
Automobile Service to Keokuk.

Commencing Wednesday, December
10, will make two regular trips each
day except Sunday, between Nauvoo
and the Keokuk depot, as follows:
Leaving the garage at $50 a. m.
sharp and returning Immediately after
the south-bound train arrives at the
Keokuk depot. And leave Nauvoo
again at p. m, giving ample time
to meet the Wabash at Hamilton 60
ing east. Charge will be s1.5o per per
son one way or $3.50 round trip.
A. r. M'CALLISTER.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
CITY NEWS.

Better get 1914 calendar. You
will soon need it.
Try Puritas dark lager. Order
today; closed tomorrow.
Open evenings until after New
Years. ]. F. Daugherty & Co.
For the late shopper-this even.
ing Is your final opportunity.
Tomorrow will be happy day
for you-if you make it so.
-Sigmund Bros make a specially
OF packing household furniture. Phone
3S3.
Watch 'em-the late Christmas
shoppers. They are not going to do
it again.
The Hotel Iowa will serve a
bountful Christmas dinner tomorrow
from 1890 to 8 o'clock.
Sherwood, the harness man, has
some swell gifts. An auto robe, horse
blanket or whip will be just The thing
for him
This is the evening that the de.
livery men will get an opportunity to
eat their lunch from the front seat
of the wagon.
-Keokuls Camp M W. A NO. G..
will hold rs regular meeting TONIGHT
al Woodman hall. All members are
requested to be present.-Advertise
ment
This best meal for the money,
you ever ate will be the Christmas
dinner at the Hotel Iowa tomorrow.
Dinner from 1890 to o'clock.
II Santa Claus wants to leave a
few factories any time next year they
will be acceptable. Any delayed gifts
of that kind are welcome whether at
Christmas time or any other time.
And Santa Claus is going to do some
thing for US In 1914.
The mail man, the express man.
the delivery man and many another
man too numerous to designate will
be glad when Christmas is over. They
are also glad that 1t comes every
year though it does afford lot of
work and worry.
Order case of Puritas beer to.
day. Closed tomorrow.
Masonic: Special meeting OF
Eagle lodge No. II, A. F. & A. NJ,
7.30 o'clock, Friday evening, Decem-
Der 26, 1913. Regular monthly social
session. Subject Obligation OF An
Individual Mason" Bro. s. w. Moor.
head, Leader. Visiting brethren fra
ternally invited. BY order OF the w.
NJ. 8. H. Johnston, secretary.
Phone "a for a case OF Leisy
beer when you're out
christmas is being ushered In att
st. Johns church with two festiya.
celebrations today. The first, the
Sunday school and children's festival
held at half past Ave o'clock this afs.
ernoon and at 11:30 o'clock this even.
ing celebration OF the holy com.
munion. This, service will be largely
musical, and the choir has prepared
special Christmas music for the oc.
casion. The choir of thirty-five voices
will be assisted by an orchestra. To
morrow, Christmas day, at 1890 a.
m, another Christmas service will bs
held and to both of these services
the public generally is invited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
Keokuk Pantatorium
Cleaning and Pressing and
Shoe Shining
FEEDER & FRANKLIN, Prop.
413 Main. Phone s8a.
PERSONALS.

Frank NJ. Johnston, wife and daueh-
ter and Mrs. Deul of Boone ale Viz
iting at the home of S. H Johnston.
Mrs. John Kunzmann, Miss Eva
and Master Byron left today for st.
Louis to spend the holidays with
relatives and friends.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
ATTENTIONS,

knights TempIar Christrnaa Observ-
ance.
Christmas morning at IL a. M,
Damascus ComEandery Knights Tenn
plar No. 5, will hold lbs regular
Christmas observance at our asylum,
Odd Fellows hall. All m embers and
sojourning Sir Knights are cordially
invited to participate with us on this
joyous occasion
Cautiously yours,
H. c. BROWN, Eminent Commander.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
PosToFFIcE ANNOUNCEMENT.

Christmas day, Thursday, Dec. %,
1913. there will be no delivery or col
lection by carriers. General delivery
window open 8 a. M to a. m. and
1890 a. m. to ~ m. Carrier windows
open from 1890 a. m. to IL m. Even
ing business collections as usual.
s. w. MOORETIEAD.
Postmaster.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
NO PAPER TOMORROW

Following the custom there will be
no issue Of The Daily Gate City to-
morrow Christmas day. The Gate
City wishes all Merry Christmas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
NOTICE

! will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by my wife Mable
Sample. nee Means.
CHARLEY SAMPLE,
Carthage, Ill.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-28
(By X. G. DAWSON)

A cross between the Brown China
goose and the common goose of India
was the original progenitor of the AT
rican goose. Why they are called Az
rican is not closely understood and the
Standard adopted this name in 1879.
They will grow the heaviest in the
shortest space of time of any of the
varieties and are being raised extern
sively around Watertown, Wis, conse-
quently this locality has become ia
nous for raising what is called the
stuffed goose"
This goose, when stuffed" and mar
keted, will bring the very highest price
the market commands and the demand
Is not half supplied
African ganders are used almost ex-
clusively for breeding, as they are the
most hardy and vigorous and have
great size. These African ganders are
crossed on common or grade geese,
and this cross is the most profitable to
produce the stuffed goose.
These will grow the largest of all
the varieties, either pure bred or
crossed, and one specimen, cross-bred,
was known to the writer as weighing
SO pounds and was sold for 3S cents
per pound. bringing the sum Of s1444.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-28
secret until afterward. VIII tell rea-

secret until afterward. VIII tell rea-
son when | see you Tom"
There came a pause in the nara
tive. Miss Clement spent a moment
in watching the lovelorn actions of
shop girl and fioorwalker near the
railing of the boat. She smiled in
amused appreciation at the effort of
handholding and then turned her eyes
to watch the blinking of the light
house. The story began again.
Il went 10 a telegraph station.
My wires were not TO Tom. however.
but to the office in Chicago. And
when. a few days later, stepped from
the train at Newark, | saw near the
baggage room the familiar faces of
two central office men. | looked in
vain for my deserter He was not in
sight. | walked into the station and
began to pace the room. Discour-
agement had flashed upon me. | had
taken every precautiOn, yet there had
been chances for failure. had trust
ed the girl in her story that she was
the only one who knew that Tom had
left the fort. in fact, that she was the
only girl in the city who knew him at
all. And in my haste, | had accepted
that story without further investiga-
ton. saw now the mistake that was
possible. Had this girl played to dis
arm me by her expression of deep sor-
row? Had there been someone else
who had warned him? Had
"A sudden fear entered my heart.
There was only one chance to find out
and that was to learn the possibility
of telegram having been delivered
to him at the station. | hurried to
the bulletin board to see, If possible.
if the name of Toni knew the last
name would be changed-had been
put there that day. crossed the
room and then stopped with a shock.
Before me stood out the chalk-marked
words
Agnes Sexton
Il rushed to the telegraph desk and
called for the message. Then with
trembling hands l tore open the enve-
lope.
Have porter show you way to
Gramercy Park, New York the mes
sage ran. will be waiting for you
there at northwest corner at mid
, night. Can't tell reason. Get direc'
tions explicitly
1T was signed Tom as the other
message had been. reached for a
pencil. scrubbed my orders on the
piece Of paper, then dropped it at the
feet of one of the central office men
as | hurried past. Then | started for
New York.
The great, mournful chimes of the
two-story clock in the Metropolitan
tower were changing twelve as l turn
ed from Broadway, down Twentieth
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-28
ODD LAWS ON ISLE OF MAN
All the Revenue Is Raised by Taxes
on Food and Drink-Workers Are
Unprotected.

In some respects the Isle OF Man,
which has defeated a workmen's COM
pensation act, is one of the most back
ward portions of the British empire.
All the revenue is raised by taxes on
food and drink. There are no death
duties, no property tax, no land tax.
The working classes are unprotected
as well as overtaxed. No factory laws
exist, and no attempt has ever been
made to limit the hours of shop as
sistants. although Mainland is essen
TALLY a nation of shopkeepers. Then,
although usury is forbidden by law.
Imprisonment for debt is still legal.
and is commonly resorted to.
Yet Manx laws, although backward
IN some respects, are in other ways
we'll advanced. Every woman, wild
ow or spinster in the Isle of Man. be
she owner, occupier or ledger, enjoys
the parliamentary franchise. Every
widow enjoys half her husbands per-
sonal estate and has life interest In
his real estate, and she cannot be
deprived of this by will
The sale of cigarettes and intoxi-
cants to children was forbidden in
Man for years before such prohibi-
ton was enforced in England. Eng
lishmen have legislated mildly against
money lenders. The highest interest
that can be charged in the island is
six per cent, and that has been the
law for over 200 years.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-28

The market price is established and
remains practically the same each
year The average weight per goose
of farmers consignment will fix the
price he will get.
For example: A bunch of 50 geese
sent to market averaging % pounds
will bring him his % cents per pound.
The livers from these geese sell for IS
to Sc a dozen in New York City.
The prime. bred Africans grow az
large as any Variety of geese, are more
active than either the Toulouse or
Embden. and are somewhat better lay
ers; their eggs will average larger and
are more fertile.
They are also more of an ornamen-
tai variety than either the Emblem or
the Toulouse. and they are very hardy.
1t is strange that this variety Is not
bred more extensively, as there is no
goose that is more profitable.
! There seems to be an awakening to
the fact that there is money In rails
ing geese.
Dressed geese sold at Christmas
time this last season for 16 cents per
pound.
Personally, consider the African as
fine an ornamental variety as either
the wild Canadian or the Egyptian
geese.