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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-21
BUFFALO BILL NOW
 CHARGES PAWNEE
 BILL CHEATED HIM

Denver, Aug 21.-co1 William F. Cody began court proceedings here yesterday charging Gordon w. Li1lie Pawnee Bil1) with fraud in conduct ing the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show. The petition says that Li1lie failed to account for receipts aggregating $500 for every exhibition during part of 1912 and every performance during 1913. Cody asserted that the money was accepted at the gates and was not accounted for.
 Cody alleges also that LilI1e organ ized5their copartnership into a corpora ton to defraud him: that he has never received certificates of stock, and that the corporation has no legal right to property transferred to it. He asks the court to restore these holdings to the partnership and then dissolve the latter. The court is petitioned also to compel Lillie to account for all re- ceipts and expenditures by him as gem eraI manager.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-21
RAILROAD USES CAMERA TO TRAP
 ITS EMPL0YES
The New Haven Puts End To Fans Funeral Excuse With Picture Of Him
 ROoting

New Haven, Aug. N.-When an em- ploye of the New Haven Railroad re- ports now he will be absent from his work to attend his grandInother's fu- neral, the company sends a photogra- pher to the baseball field and takes snapshot of him roofing for the home team. The next day he is discharged. One clerk in the general offices of the company who had been excused Tues day afternoon to attend a relatives funeral was confronted yesterday by his picture at the ball game and he was asked to take his hat and not muss up the door mat.
 The use of the camera by the com pany has come into common use since its success was demonstrated in the cases of employees who violated the rule against drinking. Many men re- gently had been called into the general superintendent's office and asked if they violated the anti-drinking rule. When they declared they had not, they were shown photographs of themselves either entering or leaving cafes, and m several instances the photographs showed them with one foot on the brass rail and shoisting a drink of 1i- quor to their lips.
 It is getting so now that New Ha- ven emp1oye will take a drink only on a dark night and then when no one elSe is in sight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-21
Ancient Customs.

Ancient Customs.
 Much has been written about the hoary customs of the East, telling us with what an influence they control the life of the people to-day. And that because things are customary, they act either in this way or that.
 Such may be the case in other coun- tries that because a custom is ancient it is adhered to, but in Korea the root of the matter goes very much deeper still than that. It is solely and sim ply because his father, his grandfath- CT. in fact all his ancestors adhered to this or that given custom, that it has become absolutely sacred to him. Should he act in any other way it would initiate the suggestion that the wisdom of his ancestors was less than hds own, and consequently appear as a lack of fIial reverence. Before one essays to anaIyze the workings of the Korean brain he must never cease to remember the fact that he is ever con scious of the overlooking presence of the spirits of his ancestors, of at least three generations, and accordingly is influenced more than a little thereby.
 Being thus influenced we are not at all surprised to find that the ceremon- ies in connection with the death of a relative are as elaborate as any in the Korean calendar. It will be read fly understood that not only in the thirteen Provinces do the customs vary more or less, but that they are largely influenced by the rank of a family and by it's wealth. We will try to avoid either extreme by de- scribing the obsequies of a Korean of average means.
 Preparing for Death.
 When an individual is found to be so i'll that he is thought to be dying, he is taken from his own room and removed to some other apartment. The reason is that the Koreans have an idea that this change may in some way check the disease and thereby be beneficial to the sufferer. Again there is a custom in some parts of the couI- try of putting the dying man on a. mat outside the house; tflds is done so that the dwelling shall not be polluted by death, but the two must not be con found edsz44sFf Ene s-EJs77.s.s sstz
 If the hoped-for improvement is not soon noticed he is carried back to his own chamber and all the members of the family are summoned. They sit silently on the floor and take care+ full note of his symptoms As the end approaches and the breathing is not so easily perceptible, a small piece of cotton goods is placed over the dy- ing mans mouth. This is carefully watched and as soon as the breath ceases to stir the cotton, life is sup posed to be extinct and the moment is carefully recorded. No excitement or hurry is shown, not word is spo- ken; all that is done is to throw a coverlet over the body while the fam fly quietly withdraw from the room.
 Mailing.
 An hour later the family assemblies again to commence wailing, which is of a very demonstrative and noisy character. If one listens to their
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-21
BADLY
 WOUNDED. BUT HE
 KILLS ASSAHANTS


 Manila, Aug. 21-vernon L. Whit ney, of Iowa, governor of Jolo. had a narrow escape when attacked treach- erously by Moros. He received five barong wounds but will probably re- cover. He killed both of his as- sailants after a dramatic struggle. Governor whitney had just completed an inspection of .stne scout camp at Bual Loco and had sent his inter preter to get his launch. The inter preter was attacked by Moros but es- capped
 Whitney heard of the attack and as he ran to investigate he met two Moros who approached in a friendly manner and then suddenly attacked him. whitney clinched with one of the Moros while he shot the other and after a struggle wrested the barong from the other man and finished him with it. During the struggle, hOWev- CT. whitney received bad. wounds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-21

The full mourning dress for men 1s made of a straw-coIored grass linen While, the inner garments may be made of cotton, the outer costume fB always the straw-co1ored grass unens 1t is bound about the waist by a. heavy henpen cord. The skirt is never hemmed, but left to hang in an un- tidy irregular fringe; the idea beinss that the thoughts of the women of meditating upon the deceased that it never occurred to them to do such a. non essential thing as to hem the gown. The shoes are of straw. Almost the entire head is hidden under a wicker work hat which looks just like an inverted basket. In front of the face. is carried a grass-Iinen veil attached to two sticks having from distancei the fspea raIe E, of a Ian. The idea is that sfr1oe the tiioIrneF is "a sinner" he must not speak to anyone. They wear no shoes but those made Of straw; and instead of the elaborate silver or ebony hairpins ordinarily used, one made of common bone is worn.
 In the second degree of mourning the ordinary. head band is not omit ted but to it's base at the back is stitched a piece of white linen and its black cords are replaced by white is the same shape as the ordinary vy1de-brinned hat in everyday use, being simply straw-colored instead of black.
 In the third degree, mourning is told by the wearing of linen 1eggings and in some eases by a hempep waist cord
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-21
BIG JUBILEE SHOW
 OPENS AT PARK

The Big Jubilee Show opened today with a big matinee and the audience seemed to enjoy the musical numbers and Pat Whites comedy immensely There are four big scenes, the one showing the ball grounds making a bfez bit as did the DurIesque boxing match As a comedian MT. White is in a, class by himself. The Park will no doubt be packed to the door Tor tae balance of the engagement
 1vha way to u1aintaIn a good credit a+ inc grocerrs is to go of to a sum mer resort and spend all your money
 A country minister gets almost as much pay as a farm labOrer, and he usually has to do some farming on his own account to feed his family.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-21

Unlike the funeral of the Haytien president, they don't have to make it a sure thing by firing a voHey through the coffin around here. The doctor and undertaken attend to that end of the business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-21
PERsoNAL AfENT1oN.

Mrs. William Scott and daughter, Mrs. Daniel Gilbert of Chicago, H., are the guests of Mrs Scott's sister. Mrs. Seymour Mead, city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-21

Miss Alice Kelly of Pembroke street, is enjoying her vacation in Waterbury and New Haven.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-23
CLOUDY SKIES FOR
CHRISTMAS WEEK
Weather Man Promises Rain and
Snow and General Gloom for
Holiday Time,

Christmas week weather will be I'M
settled over much of the United
States, the Washington weather bu-
reau experts say, and frequent rains
are predicted for the Pacific coast.
Temperatures will be near or below
the general average generally, and the
skies will be overcast almost entirely
throughout the week
"a disturbance now developing in
the southwest" the weekly bulletin
says, will advance northeastward, at
tended by rains and SHOWS. and cross
the great central valleys about Tues
day and the eastern states Wednes-
das or Thursday.
Another disturbance off the north
Pacific coast will cause general rains
and SHOWS on the Pacific slope duriag
the next several days. It will reach
the middle west Thursday or Friday
and the eastern states near the end
of the week, and will be preceded by a
general change to warmer weather
and be followed by considerably cold
er weather.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-23
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Married in Butte, Mont.

A wedding Of interest to keokuk
people occurred Saturday at Butte.
Mont, when Miss Mae Sundbye, eld-
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus
Sundbye OF III North Tenth street.
became the bride of Mr. John Spicer
Wilson Mrs. Sundbye, the mother of
the bride, was present at the cere-
mony. The bride is popular Keo-
kuk young woman. She has lived in
this city all Of her life and was edu,
Gated in the Keokuk schools. She Is
young woman of much charm and
talent and will be missed from among
her large circle Of friends in this city,
who will wish her much happiness.
The groom is a graduate of the Agri-
culture and Mechanical college OF
North Carolina. He Is a professor OF
electrical engineering in Montana
college at Deer Lodge, Mont. His home
is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson will make their
home for the present at Deer Lodge
The best wishes Of the many friends
in this city of the bride will follow
the young couple in their new home
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-23
ADMINISTRATOR FILES
ACTION FOR DAMAGES
Amount Of s2,see.ss is Claimed From
Hydraulic Engineering Com
pany for Accident.

A suit was filed in the Office of the
clerk Of the district court today by
John OlEino, administrator OF
Yure Yelenich, against the Hydraulic
Engineering company. Damages to
the extent Of s2,99999 are asked.
In the petition Olbino alleges that
Yelenich was working for the engi-
neering company in pit into which
sand was dumped, and his business
was to assist the sand through hole
in the bottom of the pit. He claims
that Yelenich through no fault of his
own, was thrown into the hole and
the sand pouring in on him, smothered
him. He claims that the defendant
was negligent in not guarding the
opening in the pit,
The accident occurred in December,
1911, the petition alleges.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-23
PERSON AIS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Strickler
will have as their guests during the
holidays Mr.. and Mrs. Linn Hayes of
Kahol1a, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Webe-,
Miss Annabel Hayes and Raymond g..
Hayes Of CORN, Mo.
Harry l.. Stricken. superintendent
of the Ford automobile Co., Of Chi
cago, will spend Christmas in the city
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Sey-
mour Stricken
Ft. Madison Gem City, Dec. %: Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. Laubersheimer returned
last night to Keokuk after taking
part in the musical program of the
dedication of the Santa Fe Ave. M. e.
church.
James H. Talbot Of Kahoka, prose
cutting attorney Of Clark county, wa,
in the city today.
Mrs. w. Marchefke and son Charles
arrived home last night from the west
to spend the holidays in the city.
Mrs. ]. Cannon left this afternoon
for visit to Nevada and other west
ern points.
Russell H. Thomas of Quincy, Ill.
secretary OF the Quincy Lodge, Loya
Order of Moose is in the city to v1sit
the Keol1uk lodge
Will P. Green leaves tonight To-
Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-23
ONLY ONE PURPOSE
is IN VIEW
That is to Defeat Roger Sullivan in
the Race for Nomination
for Senator.

United Press Leased Wire Service |
SPRINGFIELD. Ill.,, Dec. 23-With
the avowed intention and purpose of
defeating Roger Sullivan In the race
for nomination for United States SEN
ator in 1914, score Of downstate
democrats today formed temporary
Wflson-Bryan democratic league of
Illinois at a conference held here to-
day Plans were laid for state
wide meeting to be called in Spring
field within the next thirty days,
when the candidates. of several lead
ers of the democratic nomination
will be inaugurated and Springfield
was chosen as the headquarters for
the league. City Attorney A. D. Stew
ems was chosen temporary secretary.
The plan of the league is to place
half dozen candidates in the primary
race. then shortly before the primar
! les, to center all possible strength on
single candidate in an effort to
defeat Sullivan
Among those who attended the con.
! ference were Carl Vrooman, Bloom
iington, one of the announced candi-
dates; State Senator w. Duff Piercy,
Mount Vernon, also candidate; State
Senator Kent F. Keller, who has q
standing challenge with Sullivan te
become candidate in the event Sui
Ivan announces himself; VIM. Dick
man, Edwardsville; George E. Dick
son, VIII county democratic candidatN
for governor at the primaries last
year; Rev. Hiram Vrooman, Chicago;
Adlai f. Stevenson, former vice pres
ident, Bloomington, and others
Vrooman and Senators Keller and
Piercy called upon Governor Dunno
and acquainted him with the forma
, ton of the league but the governor
was not asked to participate in its
, activities. He stated that he would
take no part in the senatorial squad
bic at present.
"The league will represent the FREE
and unattached democrats Of thu
state" said State Senator Keller, ont
of the prime movers in the organiza
t ton. "The Sullivan feeling repre-
sents fraction Of the party W.
, represent the party proper"
; Representatives of the league will
60 over the state in the next fev
months interesting anti-Sullivan dem
4 ocratic in its formation and attempt t
t secure representatives from eac
county and district at the permanent
r organization to be held here probabl
early in February. Lieutenant Coy
ernor O'Hara and former State Rel
resentative Comerford. who oppose
p O'Hara in the race for lieutenar
governor last year will be opponent
in the senatorial race, 1t is declare
y Both are expected to announce the
candidates. within a short time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-23
HE rs LIABLE
TO GET A JOB
Banker Who Is Mentioned on New
Board, Says Currency Bill is
Great.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Dec. 23-"The new cur
rency measure is bound to be success
because it was drawn fairly and In the
open. Its passage should bring In
Christmas spirit of optimism to re-
place feeling of depression that was
based on nothing at all.
Edmund ID. Hubert, vice president
of the Merchants Loan and Trust Com
pany, leading Chicago banker. today
summed up his views of the probable
effect upon business OF the enactment
of the OwenGlass bill into law.
ut will take at least three months to
put the new system at work" said
Hubert, "but business Will not wait
the complete organization Of the new
federal reserve board and of the re-
gional reserve banks. In my opinion
there will be response within the
near future that will mean Increased
business activity
Much Of the success Of the new
system will depend upon the character
Of men on the reserve board. But the
country knows that the president will
appoint only high class men.
"The ultimate effect of tie new sys-
tenn will be good. The OwenGlass
bill, even it's most bitter enemies ad-
nit, creates machinery to avert panics
Banks will not have to be quite 50
conservative; there will De a moder
ate expansion of credit and within a
short time business houses whose
stocks are now nearly deplete. will be
come active buyers"
Hubert charges that much Of the
opposition to the new currency law
that was partially responsible for bust
ness depression was insincere and fos
tered by New York financial powers
that felt that their control OF the
money market was in danger. The
objection that if bankers were not al
I lowed to name the reserve board II
would be dominated by clique of poll
ticians, was pure political buncombe
for campaign purposes" he said.
Under the present financial system
with single man, the comptroller q
currency, directing financial affairs
how much simpler it would be fol
politicians or The president to pla,
politics.
Hubert, it is reported in Chicago fl
nancial circles, is on tentative slat'
of members of the new federal reserv'
board, prepared by President Wilson
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-23
Service to Keokuk.

Commencing Wednesday, December
10 I will make two regular trips each
day except Sunday. between Nauvoo
and the Keokuk depot, as follows:
Leaving the garage at $50 a. m.
sbarn and returning Immediately after
the south-bound train arrives at the
Keokuk depot. And leave Nauvoo
again at 4 p. M, giving ample time
to meet the Wabash at Hamilton go
Inc east. Charge will be $3.50 per per-
son one way or $3.50 round trip.
A. r. M'CALLlSTER
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-23
Daily stock Letter.
icopyright, 1913, by the New YORK;
Evening Post

copyright 1918, by the New fora
Evening POST
NEW YORK, Dec. 23--At home
there was nothing in today's news TO
exert any influence on the stock ex-
change-unless 1t were the somewhat
extraordinary alignment Tin the front
rank of people who are throwing up
4heir hats over the banking DIES
enactment) of the critics who were
lately predicting financial ruin as
SEQUEL to it. The intimation that the
president in signing the bill this att
ernocn or evening will give out re-
assuring stat sment OF his general
n,lrposes towards business interest, Is
so closely in line with his letter at
the end of last week to the attorney
general that the sock market may
have today regarded such an eyens
as already discounted" That, no
Doubt still remains to be seen.
London neither bought nor sold to
any noteworthy extent today. Prices.
however. opened fraction higher
and in the first few hours there were
further advances During this rise.
activity continued; then in the ea"iy
afternoon an irregular reaction fol-
lowed in which the greater part lanu
in some stocks alb OF the cary
days trading lost. normal move
ment all Circumstances considered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-23
SUING for Four Millions.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
PEORIA, H., Dec. 23.-Fresh from
fourteen weeks siege in federal courts
at Trenton, N. j., R. S. Waddell Is
home for Christmas. 1t took fourteen
weeks to present his evidence agains.
the Dupont deNemours Powder COM
p,ny, which he is suing for four mil-
lions of collars for damages for their
warfare against the Buckeye Powder
company, which he established in this
city. He summoned the presid anc.
five vice presidents. the secre-arv n ,
the general sales manager Of the
company to prove his contention. The
defense will begin its inning some
time in February.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-23
NOMINATIONS BY
THE PRESIDENT
Long List Of Appointments In the
Consular Department, Made
Today.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON. Dec. %. The
president today nominated:
To be interstate commerce com
missioner-Ju dson G.. Clements, of
Georgia.
To be secretary of embassy-Fred
Morries bearing, of Missouri, at Mao
ri Spain.
To be second seer staries of en-
bassies-Thomas Hinckley, OF the
District of Columbia, at Vienna, Aus
tria; Arthur Hugh Frazier, Of Penn
sylvania, at Paris, France; George T.
Summerlin, Of Louisiana, at Berlin,
Germany; Henry Coleman May, Of
District of Columbia, at Toxic, Japan;
Arthur Mason Jones, of New York, at
st. Petersburg, Russia.
To be secretaries Of legations
Hugh s. Gibson of California, at Brus.
sells, Belgium; Gustave Scholle OF
Minnesota, at Havana, Cuba; Francis
Munroe Endicott of Massachusetts, at
| San Jose, Costa Rica; M. Marshall
!
Ianghorne of Virginia, to the Meth
erlands and Luxembourg; Sheldon
Whit ehouse of New York. at Mana
qua, Nicaragua; Franklin Mott Gunth
er of Virginia, at Christiana, Norway
James G.. Bailey of Kentucky, at Lis
bon, Portugal; William Whiting An
drews Of Ohio, at Berne, Switzer
land; William Spencer of Pennsyi
vanit, at Caracas, Venezuela
To be second secretary of legation
Fred srick A. Sterlin Of Texas, al
Picking, China.
To be secretary of legation and con
sui general-Henry F. Tenant, Of
New York at San Salvador
To be United States attorney
northern district OF West Virginia
Stuart w. Walker Of West Virginia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-23
Case to Jury Tonight.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.l
CLINTON, Ill.,, Dec. 23.-The case
of DR.. H. e. Price, Of Clinton, charged
with the death OF Margaret Trainer,
of Ottawa, Ill, by a criminal opera
ton, and Angel Gambia. University OF
Illinois classmate of the girl, charg-
ed with having been responsible for
her condition and having furnished
the money for the operation, will go
to the Jury late today. Prolonged
arguments by the attorneys held IT up
The feature of the arguments was q
savage attack on Dean Ankle Clarke,
of the University Of Illinois, and Rev.
McDaniels, Of Urbana, who testified
yesterday that Gambia could not have
been guilty OF such an indiscretion.
| Predictions are for an acquittal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-23

rJTnited Press Leased Wire Service
GAL EsBURG, ILL.,, Dec. 23.-Word
comes from Rapatse that Congress-
man S. A. Hoxworth OF the fifteenth
congressional district is in precar1'
o,rs condition and fatal outcome Is
feared. 1t is reported he has cancer
Of the stomach. He was taken III
about a month ago and has since been
confined to his bed and the last rev
DAYS his condition has been worse.