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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-24

We respect our pastor very much.
for he never calls Sunday afternoon
to inquire why We were not at church
Sunday morning.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-24

A tightwad making a cinch bet al
ways tries to spread the impression
that he is a True Sport.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-24

Boss Barnes Of New York saws the
direct primary will prove a failure.
Probably it will, so far as he is con-
cerned.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-24

A n%aturalized citizen can't be elect
ed president of this home of the brave,
hut he has nothing on most of US VINO
We're born mere in that particular.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-24

Our product is thoroughly tested
can sell stuff today that has not been
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-24

we manag to sell our produc,
without testing it."
That's odd. What do you sell?"
"Dynamite."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-24

What a lively baby" said Flaher-
~. Have We had his picture took yet,
l dunno?"
Not yet" said Fogarty, the proud
father. w thried to, but afther an
hours lost labor the photysrafter ray
ferred us to a movin' picture studio
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-24

One year in advance. .31.2
Six months in acknowledgements. -
Three months in ........ so
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
CAR FERDINAND
NOT KILLED
Ruler Of Bulgaria Is stil Alive, Rumo,
Of His Assassination Proving
to Have Besn
) R IN TIE BALKANS
RoumanIs VIII Support Turkey II
Given Five Torpedo Boats and
Fighting WIN
Continue.

| United Press Leased Wire service.1
LONDON. July 14.-Although 1t has
been officially established the reports
OF rioting in Sofia were untrue, as
well as rumors concerning the assassi-
nation OF Czar Ferdinand, the situa-
ton IN the Balkan states was serious
today. The Roumanians have contin-
ued their advance into Bulgarian terri
tory unopposed. and have reached
Dobritsh. Adyices from Constantinople
state that the Roumanian minister and
grand vizier were in conference yester-
day discussing possible agreement. 1t
is believed that an understanding was
practically reached whereby Rou-
mania will support Turkey, providing
she is furnished with FIVE torpedo
boats, which she needs.
Turkey has prepared for an extend
ed campaign against Bulgaria and to-
day two armies were moving by forced
marches from Chatalja and Bulair. Re-
ports reaching here continue to tell OF
horrible treatment of prisoners and
non-combatants at the hands Of the
Bulgarians. It is declared that ears
and fingers Of Greek women bearing
earrings and rings were found on cap
tured Bulgarian soldiers.
With heavy rains and bad roads
there has been little fighting between
the Servians and Bulgarians for sev
eral days but the Greeks claim con
tinued successes. They are credited
with having captured So guns and 10,
900 prisoners.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
BiazInu the Way.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS, Colo,
July 14.-After breakfast of
mountain trout the Indiana transcon-
tinental automobile party which is
blazing the way for the proposed
Lincoln National Highway, left here
early today, taking the midland trail
for Grand Junction.
Every machine in the party left
here on time and not mishap has
been reported. The trevelers expect
to stop for the night at Palisade,
driving from Palisade to brand juno
tion tomorrow. The feature SO far
according to the Hoosiers was the snow
ball fight in which they engaged in
yesterday. at Berthaud Pass-"the
loop of the continent" which is II, ,620
feet above sea level, the seventy
members of the party held little
cheering bee and then engaged in the
SNOWFALL fight like school boys for
fifteen minutes. The pass is the
highest point In the Atlantic to Pa
cific highway.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
American Tourists.

ROME, July 14.-With the return to-
day OF the two italian delegates to the
recent International Tourists Congress
at Amsterdam, steps have at once
been taken by the italian government
to offer such inducements as will in
crease the number OF American tour.
lists and especially American automo-
bile tourists in Italy. At the present
time an average of 5000 Americans
tour italy In their own automobiles
every year.
The first step taken by the govern
ment as result Of the recent deci-
sions reached at Amsterdam, will be
the establishment In New York OF an
Italian information Office which will
be at the disposition of all American
automobilists desiring to tour Italy.
More favorable tariff regulations are to
be made for those who bring their
machines here, an international certifi-
cate of Identification issued, and a
general improvement of roads to be
undertaken.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
WAS NOT SUICIDE
BUT WAS MURDER
Several Peculiar Points About
the Death of Miss Bertha
Wilcox.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
DENVER, July 14.That Miss
Bertha Wilcox, of Denver, was muir
dered was the belief today of the
sheriff and coroner of Golden, Colo,
following an investigation surround
ing her death near there yesterday.
The body with two bullets in the
brain, was found in the afternoon in
clump Of trees that line a small
creek between Golden and Denver.
In the girls right hand was re-
volver but it was held so loosely that
the authorities believed some one
murdered her and placed the gun in
her hand afterwards. This theory is
strengthened by two facts. One is
that the coroner asserts that either
one of the wounds in the head would
have caused instant death; the other
is that two shells from which the
bullets which ended her life were fired,
were not In the revolver and could
not be found anywhere about. The
revolver has five chambers. Three
carried loaded cartridges, the other
two were empty. In the girls hand
there were two more loaded cart
ridges.
Under the body was straw satchel,
on the limb Of tree nearby hung the
girls hat. Over the lower part of
the body an advertising "streamer"
from the side of a street car had been
1
carefully placed. There were no
powder burns on her face, no signs OF
violence except the bullet wounds and
no evidence of struggle.
The girl had been dead t~.r'
hours. Mrs. Eva Wilcox, the girls
mother, insisted the girl committed
suicide. She was respondent recently
and repeatedly threatened to kill her
self On July she even wrote her
mother farewell but changed her mind
and decided not to die. The author
tiles will investigate young men
! friends of the girl to determine If any
one was with her when she left for
Golden.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
PLOT TO KILL
MEXICAN TRIO
Man With Bomb Was Captured Just
In Time to Prevent His Throw
Ing II At President
Huerta.
PLoTTERs ARE ARRESTED
Twelve conspirators Caught In House
Which Was Fitted up With
Arms, Bombs and
Rifles.

/ United Press Leased Wire Service.]
MEXICO CITY, July 14.-De.ails of
the discovery Of a plot to assassinate
President Huerta, General Felix Diaz
and Minister OF War Aurelio Blanquet,
which became known today indicated
that 1t was only by the narrowest mar
gin that Huerta's life was saved. Mes
tor Monroy, a policeman, was found
in the ante-room Of the presidents Of
flee with two bombs and revolvers.
The chief Of staff found the man just
as he was about to throw bomb. He
overpowered Huerta's would-be assas-
sin, and taking the bomb from him ex-
'tinguishihng the sputtering fuse with
his hands. When Monroy was searched
papers were found on him signed by
zapa duplicating fifteen others and
making it clear that attempts upon the
lives OF Diaz and Banquet were to be
made at the same hour as that planned
against Huerta.
The police were notified and traps
were then laid to capture the other
conspirators. Two were captured and
the police then went to a house the
address Of which was given in the pa
pers which had been seized. Twelve
men, all members OF the caste and
connected with the democratic party
were arrested there. All OF the con
spirators were placed In prison under
q heavy guard and viii probably be
shot. One hundred rifles and three
thousand rounds of ammunition,
bombs and other explosives were founo
in the house raided by the police.
Following the anti-American demon
stration yesterday the newspapers
continued their show Of hostility to-
ward the United States. At the same
time expressions of friendliness for
Japan continue and 1t was reported
here that the new Japanese ambassa-
dor had arrived on the west coast.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
Crash Of Electric Cars Filled
With Pleasure Seekers Re-
turning From Sunday
Outing at Resort.
YOUTHS PULLED WHISTLE
Passengers Were Fearfully
Crushed When Their Car
Backed Into Another
One Both Jammed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
LOS ANGELES, Calf, July IA
Officials of the state railroad commits
sion today expected to start investi-
cation of the collision last night be-
tween two Pacific Electric cars be-
tween Venice and Los Angeles. killing
twelve and injuring nearly fifty per
sons. All night long volunteer work
ers and employees of the company
worked taking the injured from the
wreckage and removing the bodies of
the dead.
The accident occurred at Vineyard
station. A train filled with pleasure
seekers returning to Los Angeles from
the beach resorts at Venice. stopped
lat Vineyard. 1t Is said that this train
after stopping short time at Vine
yard began backing up rapidly, evi-
dently In response to what the train
crew believed was an order Anoth,
er crowded car was standing short
distance back and the two collided on
curve.
The front car of the standing train
and the rear car OF the train backint
up were telescoped.
It was In these two cars that all tn,
fatalities occurred. The heavy ca
seats we're pushed up through eacl
car, crushing the passengers fright
fully. Scarcely a single occupant O
the two cars escaped injury. 1t /,
said that several youths on the stand
ing train pulled the whistle as a joke
The motorman of the backing train
misinterpreted this as signal tt
back UP and did SO, believing the
track behind him was clear.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
Father and Son.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
PARIS. July Crushed and burn
ed beneath the wreckage Of a mono
plane. the bodies of M. Berth and his
son were found near Nonancourt to-
day. Bertin had been trying out a
machine of his own construction. His
son acted as his mechanician. When
the monoplane capsized the petrol
tank exploded as 1t struck the ground
The two were caught in the wreckage
and we're burned to death.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
Governors Close Shave.

CHICAGO, July Governor A.
O. Eberhart of Minnesota narrowly
escaped injury and Colonel William
Widell, of Mankota, Mimi, member
of the governors staff was painfully
hurt in Sunday auto crash The
Minnesotans returning from Gettys,
burg reunion were enroute to depot
when the emergency auto of the Peo-
pies Gas and Light Co., dashed
across their path. The emergency
car grazed the auto in which Cover
nor Eberhart was riding and collided
with the one following in which
Widell and several members of the
staff were seated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
THIS GIRL SUICIDED
AND WAS NOT MURDERED

shells from which the two fatal bul
lets were fired which could not be
found when the body was discovered
were found today In the coroner's
own office. 1t developed that the
official in breaking the revolver found
in the girls hand, elected the two
shells and overlooked them. Burton
now says there is no doubt the girl
committed suicide. In Miss Wiicox's
hand bag. Burton today found a small
note book in which she had jotted
down her thoughts One entry read:
tSicut Erat in principle semper ct in
saecula saeculorum," which is the
latin for "as it was in the beginning,
is now and ever shall be world with
out end
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
THIS GIRL MURDERED
AND NOT A SUICIDE

DR.. P. ]. Higgins who performed the
first autopsy, and who was present at
the second, in answer to question,
said: Il am still of the opinion held
after the first autopsy"
He had previously said that the girl
was murdered.
Dr.. T. ]. Lehane. of New York, DR..
W. Meeker of Philadelphia, and S. NJ.
Wolfe, performed the postmortem but
refused to make a public statement un,
til they make their report to the dis
trict attorney this afternoon, but from
reliable authority it is said they will
claim Miss Crspell came to her death
by violence before being thrown into
the lake
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
The Colonel Appears Before Commit
tee Again and Tells Of Some of
tho Activities Of tho
Manufacturers.
SELLING HIS STORY:
Says Hearst Refused to Accept It for
His Magazine as Gift
When He Of
fercd It.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, July 14.-How the
N. A. M. bought Maryland, placed
spies in Philadelphia labor unions dur
ing the printers strike OF 1905, and pre-
pared broad campaign to combat the
American Federation OF Labor was
disclosed today before the senate lob
by committee.
Two hundred letters of Col. M. M
Mulhall, divulged the anti-labor fight
of the manufacturers, Mulhalr< reap
pearing in his role of confessing lobby.
tst.
In Philadelphia, Mulhall said Mich.
ael Collins, union hosting engineer
was paid by the N. A. M. to spy upon
strikers.
For the first time Mulhall revealed
how he got publicity for his story. He
denied that he personally sold the
story to the New York World and the
Chicago Tribune, declaring that 1t was
arranged through newspaper tipstel
named Barry Prior to this Mulhal
said he had offered his narrative gratis
to the Hearst magazine but 1t was re
fused. After he had contracted fol
the telling OF the story Mulhall says
Barry urged him to break the agree
ment, declaring he could "get $3.50, ,00t
from some other organization" Th'
witness says he told Barry that the n
lA. M. didn't have enough money to ge
the papers, that he (Mulhall) was no
seeking money for the Confession
and that he would go ahead under th'
present arrangements.
At one point in his examination
Mulhall asked permission to stat
how he came to make his "confes
sion" He produced a letter which
he said was written to Editor PERL
ton Maxwell of Hearts magazine Ma,
16. 1t complained that Maxwell hat
refused to publish his letters.
.T can't understand why you viii
not give publicity to these papers,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
Mad Bull Dog.

TUnited Press Leased Wire service.l
NEW ORLEANS, July 14.-After a
mad bull dog had attacked the three
wear old daughter of r. c. Godde, bit
ing off her nose and the lobes OF her
ears, Godde clinched with the dog ana
while the animal sank it's teeth deep
into his left arm he opened a spring
knife and literally cut off the dogs
head The child is in serious con-
dition and probably will die.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
What's in a Name?

Shakespeare wrote: "The
choicest treasure mortal times
afford is spotless reputation"
Whether we are In business
or in a profession, whether We
are large or small, IL our sue
cess depend upon our dealings
with the public, fair and hon.
est reputation is indeed a
choice treasure.
To have no reputation is al
most as undesirable as to have
a bad one.
Sometimes an enterprising
manufacturer arranges to dis
tribute his product through an
equally enterprising retailer.
In this way two substantial
regulations unite in common
cause. Each strengthens and
fortifies the other.
The retailer who has not yet
enjoyed the benefits of selling
a nationally known article and
of being helped by the manu-
facturer's "spotless reputation"
tackled onto his own is over
looking one of the finer points
in latter day merchandising.
If you are interested in local
advertising for national pro-
ducts write to the BUREAU OF
ADVERTISING, AMERICAN
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS
ASSOCIATION, World Building.
New York.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
u, s. Marine Corps,

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, July 14-Fourteen
existing vacancies in the United States
marine corps in the grade of second
lieutenant will be filled by examina-
tions being held in Washington and
San Francisco today before boards
composed OF marine and naval medical
corps officers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
At a Blind Corner.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. July IA
Struck by an automobile, the driver of
which put on high speed and disap-
peared. Albert Schnell, 25, is in the
hospital here today fatally injured.
Returning from a nearby lake on his
motorcycle late yesterday his machine
collided with the auto on blind
corner"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
SPENDING SUNDAY
I'm AN AUTOMOBILE
Just a Few Of the Many Acct
dents Which Occurred
Yesterday.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July IA
William Dwyer, IA, Is in the hospital
and not expected to live as a result
of being struck by an auto driven by
VIM McNevin, late yesterday. Nc,
Neyin is under arrest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
Bertha Wilcox Died From Her
Own Hand According
to Coroner.

tunited Press Leased Wire service.l
DENVER, Colo, July 14.-Bertha
Wilcox, %, the girl who was found
dead on the bank of a creek near
Golden, committed suicide. This was
the decision today of the coroner of
Jefferson county, after reinvestiga-
ton of the girls death. Two empty
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
Alice Crispell Dead Before Her
Body Was Thrown Into
the Lake.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WILKBSBARRE, Pa. July 14.-Alice
kCrispell came to her death by violence
Rnd not by drowning, is now the be-
#ief. according to the statements made
8by the physicians who Just completed
the second autopsy on the girls body.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
Hundreds Injured,

asaa4ssas
Hundreds Injured.
LOS ANGELES Calf July IL
Twelve dead and hundreds injured is
the estimated toll today OF rear end
collision between two Pnciflc Electric
railway trains filled with crowds re-
turning from the sea shore resorts at
Venice. Several injured are In criti-
cal condition and the death list may be
Increased.
The accident occurred shortly after
8 o'clock last night near the westerly
limits OF the city. Two city bound
three-car trains were stalled by brox-
EN- trolley wire at Vineyard ststion.
The naguaan of the second train was
sent back to flag all trains that might
be following He set his signals, he
says but they were disregarded and
another train swept by them at high
speed and crashed into the standing
trains. The rending of wood. swapping
OF steel and the shrieks OF the injured
men and women added to the deafen-
Ing impact The forward coach of tie
third train plowed through the rear
coach OF the train ahead and crushed
the passengers Of the coach frightfnl-
ly. Both cars were completely tele-
scoped, making difficult the work OF
removing the dead and injured.
Every hospital in Los Angeles re-
sponded to the emergency call turned
in and dozens Of doctors and nurses.
were rushed to the scene. One hundred
persons were treated In the various
Hospitals and fully twice that number
lcut and bruised, were able to get home
without assistance.
The dead were all terribly mangled,
| five Of them being so cut UP as to
make Identification almost impossible.
The officials OF the railway company
are Investigating. 1t is alleged that the
motorman of the third train Is respon-
sible for the crash because he ignored
the flagman's signals.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
Little Boy Killed.

PEwAUKBB, Wis.,. July 14-Frank
frost, five, was instantly killed when
he ran In front of the automobile of
A. H. Prengel, wealthy Milwaukee
coffee merchant, late Sunday after
noon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14
Gentlemans Agreement.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE "gen-
tleman's agreement" not to transact
any important business in the house,
expired today. It was the expectation
of leaders that from now on the lower
house of the national legislature will
be busy with the proposed new cur
rency law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-14

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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-11-06
Hawkeye Farmers Club

Had an unusually interesting
meeting, Nov. |. at the home of
Mr. and Mrs p. j. Qnist The
morning session opeued with
the singing OF America by tile
club.
Roll call
Select Reading Mrs, Finley,
SOng-Club
Music Dryden Quist
Recitation Maurine Finley
Music Mrs. Aylesworth.
Adjourned for dinner until 2
o'clock when the questions
were brought up for disc 'ssion
How can the Dept. of Ag.
riculture best help farm women?
Opened by Mrs. Aylesworth. No
direct practical aid was agreed
upon but it was decided that
the farmer himself should in.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-11-06
Northwestern May
Build New Ditch

Build New Ditch
The proposed Valley ditch at
the edge of Missouri Valley,
which is designed to drain
"Cattail slough" may be built
at the expense of the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway com.
pany. A verbal offer to this
effect was made by counsel for
the road at the joint meeting
of the Pottawattamie and Har.
rison county boards of super
visors in this city yesterday.
The construction of the ditch
by the railway company would
accomplish the same objects as
would be accomplished if the
ditch were built by private par
lies, and if the Northwestern
puts their proposition into writ
ing the offer will likely be ac-
cepted. Further action toward
the construction of the ditch by
the two counties was postponed
until an understanding can be
reached with the company.
The Valley proposition was
only one Of several ma TAX
en- up by the joint board, nearly
the entire day being devoted to
the transaction of drainage
business. Reports galore were
presented on various projects in
he Harrison Pottawattamie
district, and action was taken
n several of the matters.
25 PER CENT LEVY
The joint board authorized
The levy Of a 25 per cent tax in
addition to the original levy in
he Wilson subdisrricr for the
payment of outstanding debt
md for maintenance and I'M
orovsment Of the dl ca. From
he fact that the subdistrict
lies entirely in Harrison county
he All iltor of that cpnntv will
)e the one to direct he trnasur-
r there to spread the addition
al levy on the tax books
Extensive Improvements in
he old Fensler district in Rock
ord township and the southern
Dart of Harrison county will be
ordered as the result of a report
m the project by G. ] Stillwell
and S. c.. Eschelman, commits
sioners appointed to 60 over the
district, and Engineer j. H
Wayne. The contemplated inn
orovements include a deepen
ng of the ditch and the extern
ion thereof, the work to cost
approximately S1l,13O
The report shows that the
ditch extends from The north
western part of Rockford town.
ship into Harrison county, and
therce south to Pratt lake in
Rockford. The outlet of the
ditch is in Pratt lake, which is
some four or five feet above
1 the Missouri river The lower
Dart OF the ditch is partially
filled with sediment deposited
by the Missouri river in times
Of overflow Nonpareil.