davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-26
Curry Bill ON Calendar.

| bill transferring the remainder of the
public building fund to the cousoli-
dated school fund was passed, recon.
sidered. Better fortune greeted the
Curry bill giving c. T.. Chenault the
right TO divert the water of the Ar
kansas river for electric power and
the bill was reconsidcred and placed
on the calendar. The smith BIZ pro
Niding that all money collected by any
state department be deposited in the
state treasury was under consldera-
ton when the house adjourned
Honesty Asserts Itself.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 25-(Spe-
cial) Honesty and integrity in uoli-
ties in oklahoma won decided vic
tory In the lower house today when
IS members voted against the majorl-
~ report OF the house committee on
privileges and elections recommend
ing the unscating of Or. NJ. Il. Prent-
iss, republican representative from
Usage county. and the seating Of Carl
T.. Riley, his democratic opponent I'm
the election last November The
minority report dsmissing the con
test brought by Riley. which was
adopted by the house, was signed 10y
Representatives King and Charles.
republican members Of the committee
The principal contention upon
which Riley based his claims to the
seat were that 23 votes counted for
Prontiss, and stamped under the
Rooster and again opposite Dr. Prem
tiss name should have been thrown
out and that the removal OF an cleo
tion booth 10 II house, l,200 feet from
the place designated by the election
board should have invalidated the en-
tire vote Of that precinct although 1t
was admitted that no voters had been
deprived Of the right TO vote by the
change.
Represcntatlve Pinkham. demo-
crut opened the debate this morning
when he declared that a supreme
court opinion from this state held
that the votes stamped in the manner
that the 23 challenged votes we're
should be countd.
J. Roy Williams. democrat. declar-
ed that the honor of the house was
at stake and that he members should
forget politics in the matter-"Wc
should lay down the broad principle.
he said. that where a mans inten-
tions are evident. his ballot should be
in this contest and that Dr. Prentlss f.
entitled TO his seat"
Representative Pruett. democrat,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
MARCHED IN BODY
TO THE GOVERNOR
Half Thousand Labor Leaders Demand
That He Recall the
Militia.

I United Press Least Wire Service.l
DENVER, Colo, Dec. 1S.-Five hun
dred union labor leaders early today
marched in body to the state house
to voice demand that Governor Am
mons recall the state militia from the
southern Colorado coal strike fields
and remove from office Brigadier Gen
eral Chase, Judge Advocate Boughton
and Major Townsend. 1t was an
nounced that should he refuse, recall
petitions would be circulated against
him at once. The movement started as
the result of the nights session of the
special convention of the Colorado
Federation of Labor, called to discuss
state wide strike in sympathy with
the striking miners The fiery oratory
of Mother" Jones reused the dele
gates to high pitch and they voted to
march in body on the state house to-
day. Resolutions setting forth de-
mands regarding the militia and en-
powering the executive committee OF
the federation to call state wide
strike without notice, we're unani-
mously adopted. The governor indicat
ed today that he had no intention OF
aceeding to the demands.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
TWO DAUGHTERS
USED AS TOOLS
Family Conducted Matrimonial Swim
die and Was Growing
Rather Rich.

/ United Press Leased Wire Service.l
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 1S.-
With their two daughters ready to
testify against them, Martin W. and
Emma Ferris, an elderly couple Of
Princeton, Ind, in jail here, today
blamed Louise, the prettiest daughter
for conducting q matrimonial swindle
which netted the family small for
tune in cash and jewelry.
Louise, who pleaded guilty, releas-
ed on $1,000 bail to await sentence,
was at one time engaged to marry
fifty men in different parts of the
country. Mabel, the other daughter
was granted immunity by her testi
mony before the grand jury She said
the members of the family used to
make grab for the mail and how
each kept what the letters from the
dupes contained.
There is no truth in the charges,
both Mr.. and Mrs. Ferris said In
Jail today. They refused to discuss
and apparently could not explain theil
pleas Of guilty in federal court yester
day. Afterward Judge Anderson al
lowed them to change their pleas t.
not guilty and their trials were set fol
January 81.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
BLIND TIGER
OPERATOR KILLED
Resisted Arrest and Shot TWO Mer
Before Posse Finally Brought
Him Down.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
BONNER SPRINGS. Kss., Dec. 1S,
A posse surrounded the city hall
here early today when Rolla Harvey,
alleged bootlegger, refu 7ed to .srrren-
der to Marshal Ees'ing and in a fus l.
lade of bullets. Harvey was killed and
Easling and, E. H. Weber, member
of the posse, wounded Harvey end
his family occupied rooms on The
second floor of the city hall building
and had bean conducting blind
tiger" according to the poi'e. Hlr-
yey fired twice at Mars al slim
when the latter attempted to arrest
him on the street and the ran to
his home, pursued by the marshal and
a dozen citizens. Mrs. Harvey met
her husband at the door and handed
him a revolver He beean fling bu'
fell minute later, riddled by seve a
BULLETS Mrs. Harvey was found bar
ricaded behind door and the two
Harvey children hiding in closets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
PINDELL IS NOT
APPOINTED YET
Another Hitch When Editors Nanas
Comes Up for Action by
Senate Committe.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Dec, 1S.-Expecting
to act upon the name OF Henry M.
Pindell, appointed ambassador to Rus
sia. the senate committee on foreign
relations met today. only to find the
subcommittee not ready to report.
The correspondence between Repre-
sentative Stone and Pindell has not
been given to the subcommittee be-
cause Representative Stone has not
received an answer to his telegram
Monday asking permission of Pindell
to release this correspondence.
1t is believed that unless the cor
I respond between Pindell and
Congressman Stone should develop a
new angle Pindell will be confirmed
as members intimate the Lewis let
ters ara not sufficient to prevent con-
| firmadon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and Vicinity: Fair to-
night and Friday. Not much change
in temperature. Moderate variable
winds, becoming southerly.
For Illinois: Fair tonight and Fri
day. Somewhat colder east and south
portion tonight. Moderate northeTly
winds.
For Iowa: Fair tonight and Friday.
Not much change in temperature. Mod
crate, variable winds becoming south
erly.
For Missouri: Generally fair tonight
and Friday Slightly cooler south por-
ton tonight. Moderate variable winds.
Weather Conditions.
The weather is fair and somewhat
cooler from the northern plains to the
Upper Mississippi valley this morning
where the pressure is highest, and
there have been light rains from Kan
sas and Oklahoma eastward to Ten
nessee during the past twenty-four
hours.
Snow attends a depression in Utah
and increasing pressure is following
rain on the Pacific slope.
| Conditions indicate fair weather
with little change in temperature, fol
! this section tonight and Friday.
Daily River BuiIein.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
RULING CANNOT
COME IN TIME
Illinois Supreme Court Will
Decide the Case After
the Mischief Has
Been Done.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Dec. 1S.-Un-
less the supreme court of Illinois sees
fit to change its method OF procedure
at the February term, April /, the
date Of the spring elections, will be
the earliest possible date at which
it can give ruling on the constitu-
tionality OF the wbmen's suffrage law
and decision will probably be deferred
several weeks later.
An examination OF records Of the
court term Just closed today disclosed
that court denied the motion to
change its procedure made by attor
neys In the test case of Scown VS.
Czarnicka, appealed from Chicago. II
it continues to do SO at the February
term, decision on the case will not BIZ
reached until after the elections
Under the usual procedure the case
will be received at the February term
acted upon during the April term. ant
. decision handed down at the close 0
that session.
In the case brought in Chicago
Scown, contractor, sought petition
for injunction to restrain the Chi
, cago election commission from az
pointing women as election judges an
clerks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
PROBLEM OF
UNEMPLOYED
Federal Government to Have
Supervision Of Idle Men is
the Suggestion Of
Sears.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Federal SUI
pervision Of the problem Of the unem-
rloyed. was advocated today by Wals
er l.. Sears, superintendent OF the
Massachusetts free employment office.
at a meeting of thirty officials of la
hor and employment bureaus from the
states of Massachusetts, Illinois, Wis
consin, Indiana, Missouri and Michi-
gan.
",rhe federal government should
provide for proper distribution Of
men out of work" said Sears. 1T
should put idle men in touch with
markets for their labor and warn
them away from fields where they can
not obtain work"
Sears scored the methods Of private
employment bureaus. He said that
thousands of men are shipped into
Canada every summer by labor bu
reaus in Chicago, Detroit, st. Pau
and Minneapolis, on the promise thai
they can obtain jobs in the harvest
fields and finding no work, are forcet
! 10 beg for living.
| Sessions of employment bureau of
i ficials will continue for two days
Among the speakers are P. P. Hart
secretary Illinois labor commission
1 w. ]. Leiserson. superintendent o
Wisconsin free employment Office; H
j. Beckerly, superintendent Milwaukee
free employment office; Thoma
Brawley, of Indiana bureau of Stats
tics; James V. Cunningham, Mich
san, commissioner of labor; John I
Fitzpatrick, Missouri commissioner c
labor. and Charles Duffin, superintent
ent of Indiana employment burea
at Terre Haute.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
Vail is Opposed.

NEW YORK, Dec. 49, (By long dis
ance telephone from Lyndonville, Vt.)
Talking over one of the telephone
lines which Postmaster General Burle-
son recommended be taken over by
the government, Theo. N. Vail, presi-
dent Of the American Telephone and
Telegraph company today declared he
was opposed to the scheme Of govern
ment ownership.
NY experience has been that gov
ernment ownership is not as satisfac-
tory as private ownership" said Vail.
Public ownership in other countries
mas not been satisfactory. If the
government wants to take over the
telephone and telegraph lines they
VIII do it. A great appropriation will
oe necessary and 1t is long step be.
tween appraisement of the properties
and taking them over"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
Have Hatched Ur An Excuse.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S.-Floods
and drouths will be the answer OF the
cold storage warehouse mems associa-
tion to the charges of ncKellar that
cold storage combine has boosted
egg prices. In hearings early in
January before house committee, the
cold storage men. headed by Frank A,
Horne of New York will claim that
the Ohio and Mississippi floods last
spring killed thousands Of chickens
and that subsequent drouths in the
plains states robbed the layers OF
their usual food.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
CHICKEN HEADS
IN HIS POCKETS
How Father Hans Schmidt
Spent His Boyhood Days
While in Ger
many.
SAT ON A TOMB STONE
Set Up Miniature Altar at Home and
Gave Clothing Away
to the Poor
People.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-When his
trial for the murder of Anna Aumueller
was resumed here today, Hans
Schmidt gave every evidence of hav-
ing recovered from his nervous col
lapse of yesterday. There was still
some discussion among counsel as to
the advisability of placing the priest
murderer on the stand. Dispositions
taken in Munich as to Schmidt's early
life were read.
How Hans Schmidt was accustomed,
in his boyhood, to endeavor to make
all of the poor children of his neigh
borhood happy by giving them clothing
and would go out to the cemetery and
sit on tombstone for hours in
thought, was told by Mrs. Elizabeth
Schadler, sister of Schmidt, during
! his trial.
The defense resumed its introduc-
tion of testimony in an effort to show
! Schmidt insane. Mrs. Schadler said
her brother displayed a peculiar religi-
Gus fervor from childhood. He set UP
a miniature altar in the house and OBJ
tained vestments which he wore. One
of his greatest delights, she said, was
to watch neighbors kill chickens. He
would play with the heads, she said
4 and put the heads in his pockets ane
carry them about for days. Although
morose and moody, Mrs. Schadler salt
Schmidt was always extremely charit
able. He was continually giving ava.
the garments belonging to Others o
the household as we'll as his own.
:. Schmidt was pale and his attorney
said he had passed lad night bu
; he appeared to take more interest il
the proceedings today. TIE report o
!, the commission which examine ed wit
nesses in Germany was taken ur
The commission went to Germany a
the request OF the defense, but tn
early testimony read proved damas
!, ing. Schmidt was shown to have bee
forger, as having posed as mel
tai specialist anG hypnoist" and t
! have declared that he left the prizes
: hood because he was not in sympath
: with TIL. teachings of the church.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
Lord Murray Sails.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service j
PANAMA, Dec. 1s.-Lord Murray
of Elibank, today YVES on his way to
New Orleans aboard the steamship
Albangaraz after tour of the canal
zone and Central America In the
party with the head Of the Pearson
oil syndicate is Robert Lloyd George,
son Of the British chancellor of the
exchequer. Lord Murray while here
denied that his visit was ono OF busi
ness and characterized as false the
rumors of friction with the United
States over Colombia oil fields.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
WHITE WIFE
OF CHINAMAN
Mrs. Sing Goes to Trial, Charg-
ed With Murder of Husband
and Says That God is
With Her.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Dec 1S.-Bending her
head In prayer, Mrs. Alice Davis Sing,
who left her home on Missouri farm
to become mission worker among
the Chinese, went on trial today for
the murder of her husband, Charles
Sing, wealthy Chinese restaurant keep
er, who was stabbed to death in his
bedroom early in the morning Of Sep
tember 8.
God is with me-" said the young
white girl, who entered the court
room garbed in deep mourning.
Since this trouble have trusted
everything to Him and He has been
good to me. He has told me what
kind of jurors should try this case and
what my attorney shall do. have
implicit confidence in Him."
Mrs. Sings mother. Mrs. Nora Davis,
of Kansas City, arrived Unexpectedly
today to comfort her daughter during
the trial. Judge Mcdonald had not
! yet taken the bench and Mrs. Davis en-
terfng the court room unnoticed, bent
over her daughters shoulder and kiss
ed her
!, The accused woman turned with {
little cry Of Joy and threw her arms
about her mothers neck.
J, II knew you would come" she sob
[ bed 81 didn't dare to write you, but
prayed to God to send you and
, knew He would"
Claude Smith, attorney for Mrs
Sing, declared he would respect hi
I, clients wishes in choosing jury an
that If she believed she received d
: vine inspiration he would reject tale.
j. men she was opposed to.
Business In Chinatown was almos
/ suspended, orientals filling the cour
room p H. O'Donnell. prominen
! criminal lawyer, who WAS hired by
8 Chinese Tong, of which Sing was
9 member, is aiding Assistant States A
+ torney Witty In the prosecution.
a the examination of talesmen, tt
state indicates 1t would base Its cal
on circumstantial evidence and TIL
1t might ask the death penaly.
Sings body was found in his luxul
5 ously furnished apartment beside th
of his young white wife who lay II
\. conscious on the bed. She told Of
terrible death struggle in the bs
room between Sing and two strans
orientals. One man suspected by u
! police fled, and shortly afterwar'
MRS. Sing herself was arrested and
IN dicted for the murder.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
Father Of Mothers Pensions.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Dec. 1s.-Judge Henry
Neil, father of mothers pensions"
whose work In Illinois and Ohio was
largely responsible for the passing OF
mothers pensions law in those states,
today began campaign in New York.
Judge Neil's plan is to have the new
Legislature which convenes at Albany
on January /. pass such law
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
First Street Dance.

[United Press Leased Wire Service ]
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Dec, IS
Programs, issued today for San Fran
cisco's first street dansante" to be
held tonight include the tango and
Boston dip. The city will furnish
music, lights and police to bar "stran,
gle holds" Dancing starts at 8 p. m,
and will continue until II p. m. The
street dance is being tried as sub
stitute for dances at public halls
closed three months ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
ALL BUT THREE CORPSES
REMOVED FROM THE MINE

which killed thirty-eight miners. In
his preliminary examination, 1t was
indicated there were two separate
exnlosions. The coroner's inquest also
opened today and VIII probably be
completed by night. Funerals OF tho
victims will be held tomorrow. Graves
we're dug today in the little cemetery
near here. Thirty-five bodies have
been recovered so far and it Is ex-
nected the remaining three VIII be
brought up today They are purieu
under tons of debris.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
AROI TSHING FREE LUNCHES AS
MEANS OF ABOLISHING HOBOES

If an attack upon their constitutional
liberties" when they learned free
lunch in Chicago saloons in all prob
ability will be abolished. Fifty saloon
keepers joined with reformers before
the council health commission in urg'
ing the passage Of the anti-free lunch
ordinance and only one saloon keeper
opposed. The men fayoring the law
said it would rid the city Of winter
floaters. The health commission viii
give the bill favorable ~ ar--'e" =
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
Editor Hanged Himself.

I United Press Leased Wire Service.l
AURORA. Ill, Dec. Is. When John
Nolan, As, owner and editor OF the
Shaibona Chieftain failed to return
home, his wife early today started to
search for him. She found his body
hanging from gas Jet over a desk,
on which lay an unfinished editoria'
Ill health caused Nolan to lose his
mind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
Bomb Wrecked Store.

[United Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Dec. ia bomb ex-
plosion wrecked the east side grocery
store of Carlo Aiello early today. A
score OF families living in the tene-
ment in which the store is located,
ran screaming to the street, but no
one was injured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
Did Not Grieve Long.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l ]
JANNETTE, Pa, Dec. 1S.-William
Clifford, seventy, prominent manu-,
facturer, who left here for England
last July with the body of his wife.
will return on Saturday with bride
of two months, according to messages
received by friends today While
abroad he married Miss Amy Harris
of Croyder, England
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
Could Not Accept.

/ United Press Leased Wire Service ]
BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 1S.-Dean
Thayer of the Harvard law school
cannot leave his duties In Cambridge
to accept Governor Fos, appo ntment
TO the Massachusetts, supreme bench.
he stated today Prof Roscoe P und
who has been mentioned fo7 the place
also declares he could not accept II
appointed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
Commission Rulinq.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Se"vice.l
WASHINGTON Dec. 1s.-The in
terstate commerce commission today
ruled that If Peoria, ILL.,, takes 10
percent of the New York Chicago rate
Springfield, H., should not exceed
11s percent instead of lit as at -es-
ent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
Black Hand Bomb.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-The explosion
of a bomb in front of the grocery of
Salvatore Sambatoni early today
threw residents of the Italian quarter
into panic Sambatori and family
occupied rooms In basement be-
meath the store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
The Actual Consideration.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONDON, Dec. 1s.-London's big
gest realty DEAL the purchase of the
Duke of Bedford's Covent Garden
estate by Marry Mallaby Deely, mem
Der of parliament, was considerably
oyersetimated. When the promoters
refused to name the figure, guessers
nut it at s5O,Oo0.0oo. The actual con
sideration was $15,000,00o
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
ESCAPED DEATH
BY A MIRACLE
kess4a
d! i
Engineer and Fireman Dug
From Under Wreckage Of
Train Without a
Scratch.
PREVENTED A COLLISION
Freight Train Of Coal Cars Was
Thrown From the Track One
Minute Before PASSENGER
Arrived.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.1
JOLIET, ILL.,, Dec. 1S.-Engineer Jno.
T. Sutherland, Of Rockdale, ILL.,, and
Fireman Henry Bausell, Of Blue Is
land, ILL.,, escaped death by miracle
today when runaway freight train
was derailed to prevent collision
with Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cific passenger train bound for Chi.
cago.
The brakes failed to work when
Sutherland attempted to bring a
string of coal cars to stop at a sig
nau point one mile from Joliet. The
passenger was due in one minute but
the automatic switch providing fol
such an emergency threw the freigh
from the tracks, the locomotive ant
several coal cars overturning.
The engineer and fireman were
| dug from under the wreckage, tel
minutes later without scratch.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
Fresh Reporter.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, Dec. 1S.-Ambassador
Page today denounced London
newspaper reported who at midn.ght
waylaid his daughter and Mrs. Fran
els B. sayres and demanded an inter
view from the presidents daughter
on the threadbare pretext that he
would lose his Job il he didn't get it.