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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
SET HIS HOUSE In ORDER
BEFORE He ENTERS TOMB

and threw open his home to HIS
friends, and wound up last night
with reception. Then he collapsed
and when informed by his physicians
today that he would probably die by
tonight, said he was ready.
Il wish 1t We're over now he
added.
He bade all his friends goodbye,
one by one, last night, smiling in his
pain, but an hour of this strain was
too much and he collapsed, being re.
vived later with difficulty.
The interest in Walkers extraor.
binary case drew big crowd TO HE
residence today, Hundreds waited in
front OF his house and extra police
were finally detailed to keep order.
Physicians here say that walkers
case is one of the most unusual In
medical annals. Bichloride poisoning
usually results in death within two
days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
CANADIAN MONEY
BEING CHANGED
Police Are on Track Of Fourth
Man Who Robbed Bank of
Montreal Of S272, 900.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, May 19.--The search for
the fourth member of the gang that
blew the vault Of the Bank of Mon
treal at New Westminster, b. c., in
1912 and escaped with s272,o0o, was
begun in Chicago today following the
arrest of three Chicago saloon-keep-
ers who are charged with passing
some Of the stolen Canadian bank
notes.
Michael Flanagan, saloon-keeper,
charged with being the "go-between,"
and distributing agent for the fourth
and only uncaptured robber, was out
on $4,000 bond today William j.
Lawlor another saloon-keeper, ano
Charles O'Leary, bartender, were in
Jail, unable to give bond,
Both Lawlor and O'Leary made
statements. the police say, declaring
that Flanagan was made the goat
They told the police that they accept,
ed the money from Flanagan without
knowing where 1t came from, merely
as a matter of accommodation.
Flanagan denied their accusations
and said that he had never given eth
err Of the men any Canadian money.
The arrest Of the three saloon-keep-
ers followed when Lawlor asked a
ticket agent, who knew him personal.
ly, to exchange 5000 in Canadian
money for United States currency
When the ticket agent took the roll
of bills to the local branch of the
Bank of Montreal, the receiving teller
detected the fact that the bills were
part Of the missing money by refer
ring to the serial numbers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
TWO MURDERED
in VENDETTA
Sicilian Section Hands Had a
Terrific Battle in Box Car
Lying on Siding.

United Press Leased Wire Service
4 MARQUETTE, Neb., May 1.-two
Sicilian section hands We're murdered
here early today, two others are under
arrest and more arrests are expected
at any time as the result OF o ven
delta. The murdered men are Joe
Marietta, aged forty-six, and Sam Mar
retta, his son, aged twenty-one. The
two bodies, found lying in bunk car
on siding west of this town, were
horribly muti1ated, and blood was
spattered over the walls and floors
indicating the men had died fighting.
A coroner's inquest developed that
a feud has existed between members
of the section crew at Aurora, Ne
braska, and the murdered men. Joe
and Toney Ferrara, distantly related
to the Marrettas, were arrested pend
ing developments.
The murdered Italians had planned
to return to Sicily this fail where
their family awaited them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
Continued on page 81
4 Whole Seasons
Comfort.

During the delightful month
of May make your plans for the
hot summer months of June,
July. and August.
Whether you stay at home or
go away there are many things
to think about. Comfortable
and seasonable clothes, recrea-
tion plans, weekend excur-
sions, the pleasant prospect of
visits among friends. All OF
these are made more enjoyable
if your purchases are decided
upon now in coolness and in
comfort, while stocks are fresh
and new. and ones energy has
not become sluggish from the
summers heat.
Our advertisers anticipats
your coming needs and tell you
interestingly in our columns
what and where to buy most
conveniently.
Take time by the forelock
and make your plans NOW.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
KEEPING MILITANTS MOVING
FROM PLACE TO PLACE

Since May of last year Miss Pank-
hurst has lived in Paris and from
there she has edited and directed the
publication of the Sulfragette. Lat
terly other suffragettes, in trouble
with the British government, have
.exiled themselves in France.
The British government could not
ask the extradition of Miss Pank-
hurst and the others under the exist
ing treaty but the foreign office could
represent to the French government
that they were harboring band OF
conspirators against the United King
dom. France then would warn the
women to leave 1t is said that Miss
Pankhurst has already been nnofiic-
ally warned through members Of
the American consular service with
whom she is friendly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
RED GROSS IS
GIVEN SLURs
Witnesses state That II is Organized
to Give Fat Jobs to Pro
fessional Charity
Workers.
AS BLIND AS JUSTICE
Seventy Percent Of the Money coIlecs-
ed for Relief OF the Poor,
Never Reaches Them
at All.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, May 19.-The Curran in
vestigating committee OF the Illinois
Legislature, closing Its sessions here
today, heard the United Charities in
Chicago and the Red Cross organiza-
ton denounced by witnesses as socie,
ties organized for the purpose Of sup
plying fiat job" for professional
charity workers.
Anton j. Cermak, former alderman
and financial secretary OF the Boher,-
ian Charitable Association, criticisen
the United Charities for paying Urge
salaries to administrative officials,
and pointed to the Cherry, Ills, mine
disaster as an instance where the
Red Cross and United Charities or
ganizations were SO bound by red
tape that a large percent of the
funds raised for sufferers from the
mine explosion never reached the
needy.
A widow, whose sole support was
derived from money paid her by three
miners who were boarders at her
home. faced starvation nd her three
children cried for food, Cermak said,
but John Mullenbach, in charge Of the
Red Cross work, refused her plea for
help on the grounds that he was per-
mitted to aid only families of miners
killed in the explosion.
/ Cermak presented figures showing
| that only 21k percent of the receipts
of his organization were spens for
Offices, salaries and administrative
purposes and that the remainder went
to the poor. Felix Won Wysow, man.
ager for the German Aid society, gave
an even better account for his organ.
ization. Only thirteen percent of the
receipts were eaten by salaries and
office expenses, he said.
Just compare those figures with
the admissions of the United Chart
ties workers that So percent of their
receipts go for administrative ex-
penses and only AZ percent to the
poor" observed Chairman Curran.
The Curran committee will examine
no more witnesses, but will meet In
Springfield in two weeks to prepare
a report to the legislature and draft
recommendation in the form of bills.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
Banker Holds Reception and
Bids Friends Farewell
When Death is Near.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
MACON, Ga, May 19.--Having re
ceived his friends for the last time
when he appeared as the happiest
person attending reception in his
home, Sandess Walker, a wealthy
young banker, was prepared to die to-
day as a result of bichloride of mer-
curry poisoning. Since last Thursday.
when he took the bichloride tablet by
mistake for cold tablet. Walker has
known that his days were numbered.
He declared he wanted his last days
to be as bright as possible, however,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
JOHNSON SIGNS
WEBB BILL TODAY
Governor Of California Affixed Is
Signature and the Measure
Become a Law
Now.
BARS THE JAPANESE
Signing Is Expected to Bring to a
Head the Situation Arising
From Passage Of
the Bill. :

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
SACRAMENTO, CAL. May 19.-The
long expected signature of Governor
Johnson was attached today to the
Webb bill passed by the last legisla-
ture forbidding the ownership Of land
by aliens not eligible to citizenship.
The action OF the governor came un.
expectedly, as he had told the news
paper men late last week that he ex-
pected to withhold his signature as
long as possible in order to allow
Secretary OF state Bryan to complete
his diplomatic exchanges with the
Japanese ambassador.
The action of the executive Is ex-
pected to bring to head the situa-
ton growing out Of the legislatures
action. Last week Ambassador Chinda
filed with the government the. Mix
ADDS formal protest, which set forth,
1t is said, that Japan considered the
Webb bill as violative of the treaty
rights of Japanese subjects. Secre-
tary Of State Bryan has already com
pleted his tentative draft of the Unit
ed States governments reply to that
protest, but has been withholding II
until Governor Johnson should sign
the Webb bill.
A week ago Secretary OF State
Bryan telegrap Pied the governor ask
ing him to withhold his signature from
the bill but Johnson replied declininE
TO do SO and stating that he believed
that his duty to the people of Cali
fornia forced him to approve the
measure.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
President Wilson'S Weekly
Visit With Newspaper Men
Was Devoted to Japanese
Situation.
CURRENCY REFORM BILL
Looking for Capable, Strong
Men to Work Out the Re-
forms in Philippines Ac-
cording to Platform.

by Bond P. Geddes, Staff Cores
pendent Of the United Press.l
WASHINGTON, May 19.-President
Wilson is confidently expecting an
early and amicable settlement Of the
Japanese controversy. So is the MI
kado There is no crisis; no near
crisis, little serious anxiety and no
interference from foreign powers in
the present diplomatic negotiations
This was the presidents opinion as
given today in his conference with
newspaper correspondents. For the
first time the president laid bare his
position on the japanese situation.
He pictured all the lights and shad-
ows of the diplomatic situation.
Surrendering his usual tactics OF
parrying questions, the president un-
reservedly gave his interviewers the
complete inside information" as he
sees it. But after talking with re-
lmarkable freedom upon phases loaded
with diplomatic dynamite" the presi-
dent invoked a ban Of secrecy upon
the correspondents upon more dell,
cate subjects. He gave orders, posi-
tive and emphatic, that they could moi
land must not use opinions, which he
said, We're purely personal upon
causes inspiring japan to her present
tinsistent stand against the California
bill.
The president indicated clearly that
he followed his confidence plan" in
order to Spike beyond peradventure
of misunderstanding the absolutely
Iunfounded reports that there Is any
issue raised between the United
States and Japan which cannot be
solved by friendly negotiations, which
will result in certain and permanent
| friendship between the two nations.
Sources of Japanese war TAX" are
purely coniectural, the president be
ilieves. His reports from the Ameri
can charge d'affaires 1t Toxic mini
mize the reports Of inflamed anti
American sentiment In Japan. Just
how far-rea ching or how official" the
be definitely ascertained. But the presi
ment in California as to the anti-alier
dent feels that the friendly offices Of
this government in the matter are
thoroughly understo sd-and also ap
preciated-by the Japanese govern
ment.
Not until Governor Johnson, o.
California, has signed the Webb bill
will Secretary of State Bryan reply
to the Japanese note OF protest, the
president gave his auditors to under
stand. This, he explained, is because
neither nation is inclined to be hast,
in the matter. Both are willing ant
anxious for continued and carefully
considered future exchanges of notes
and not disposed to plunge into ar
/ immediate settlement which is mo-
provocative of increased friendship
| No further negotiations with Gov
ernor Johnson are anticipated, The
/ president explained, The tentativ,
draft of the note In reply to Japan I.
| all ready. 1t is being held by Bryar
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
Wants a New Trial.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, May 19.-Argments ON
the motion for a new trial in the case
of Jack Johnson, negro pugilist, con.
victed on white slavery charges, were
postponed indefinitely by Federal
Judge Carpenter today. Special AS
sistant District Attorney Parkin, who
prosecuted the case for the govern
ment, was not in the city. Johnson
will remain at liberty under bond.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
Fifteen Lives Lost.

limited Press Leased Wire service.]
BELLE VALLEY, Ohio, May 1s--
The state mine inspector today began
an investigation into the explosion
in the Imperial mine here Saturday
night which cost fifteen lives. Prep
arations were being made today for
the funerals tomorrow when all the
victims of the disaster will be buried
at the same time. Mine officials to-
day said they could not account for
the accident which occurred shortly
after the night shift went to work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
Miss Pankhurst Cannot Return
to England and Will be Ask
ed to Leave France.

limited Press Leased Wire service.l
d LONDON, May 19.-In suffragette
circles 1t was today admitted that
MISS Christabel Pankhurst and the
other militants in Paris would likely
leave the French capitai before the
government makes any move In the
matter. It is thought that Miss Pank-
hurst will move into Belgium. but no
information to that effect could be
obtained here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
William II. Wood, President Of
the Wooden Trust Charged
With Conspiracy During
Lawrence Strike.
ONE MAN CONFESSED
Nobody Permitted in the Court
Room Without a Pass Owing
to Warnings Of Trouble
Received by Sheriff.
[By John Edwin Nevin, staff CORES
pendent Of the United Press.

tBy John Edwin Nevin, staff CORES
pendent Of the United Press
BOSTON, Mass, May 10. Special
deputy sheriffs and court attendants
guarded the entrances to the superior
criminal court today. All persons who
applied for admission were closely
scrutinized and forced. to explain
their business there and all who were
not supplied with deliberately type
written passes signed by the sheriff
Of the county were kept out Of the
room.
The reason for the nrecaution, &C,
cording to Sheriff Quinn, who was In
personal command, was that he fear
ed persons would try to get into the
courtroom who would create a dis
turbance while the trial for conspir.
aoy to plant dynamite OF William NJ.
Wood, president OF the American
Woolen Co.; Frederick Atteaux, veal
thy manufacturer OF textile accessor-
les. and Dennis j Collins, Cambridge
dog fanciar, was in progress There
VAS intense interest In the trial be-
cause OF the prominence Of the ac-
cused.
According 70 the sheriff, he had
been warned that certain leaders OF
the Industrial Workers Of the World
who led the Lawrence strike, planned
to make demonstration in the court.
room. Just where the warning came
from was not stated and there was
no evidence of any of the better
known leaders OF the militant organi-
cation about the courthouse 1t rath-
er looked as II some one had been
having fun with the sheriff.
Because of the nature of the inflicr.
ment there was some doubt as to the
length Of time the trial would take.
It is an elaborate document and d.
rectly charges the three men on
trial with conspiring with John j.
Breen. already found guilty, to plant
dynamite with intent to injure In
Lawrence, Mass. during the textile
strike there. The Indictment further
alleges that 1t was the intention 5r
the accused to accuse falsely the
strikers Of having the explosive in
their possession with the intention of
iniuring mill owners and their prop,
erty. Five additional counts In the
document then charge in detail the
alleged criminal acts OF the three
men.
Attorney Daniel Coakley, counsel
for Atteaux, had already filed with the
court motion to quash the indict-
ment. He argued that 1T was irnper.
fectly drawn and defective, In that It
failed specifically to state where the
Dynamite was planted, but that even
though the charge was true there was
no section OF the common law which
made 1t crime to have dynamite in
ones possession with intent to do
bodily hurt. Argument in this motion
was expected to occupy only brief
time.
Attorneys for millionaire Wood In
sisted before the trial began that his
innocence would be quickly proven
and they intimated that they might
not have to put in any defense They
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
Five In Hospital.

CHICAGO, May 19.-Fve persons
are in hospitals today and two others
are suffering from slight injuries re
ceived In Sunday automobile acct,
dents in Chicago.
In collision between two speeding
touring cars on Sheridan Road, Mrs.
L. j. Keefe and Miss Elsa Thai suf-
fered internal injuries. Miss Marie
Cosgrove, struck by an automobile as
she was leaving street car. was car
ried to the hospital, with fractured
skull
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
SUNDAY DEATHS
VIA AUTO ROUTE
Three Women and One Man Killed
When Car Stopped on Railroad
Track and Was Struck BY
Locomotive.
THROUGH THE WINDOW
Five Are In Hospitals as Result OF
Accidents Yesterday in CHI
cage and Several VIII
Not Recover.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WARREN, Ohio, May 49, Three
women and one man are dead, and an
other is in serious condition at the
hospital here today as the result of
an accident yesterday in which an
automobile was hit by a Baltimore
and Ohio express train at Leavitts-
burg, Ohio.
The dead:
MRS. HENRY TURNER.
MRS. WARD TURNER.
MRS. FRANK HOUSED.
WARD TURNER.
The injured: Frank Housed.
All of the occupants of the car were
from Warren,
Turner who was driving, failed to
see the approaching train until II
was almost upon him. The machine
rolled onto the track and stopped
dead. 1t was hurled fifty feet and
the four occupants Of the car who
were killed were carried 200 yards or
the pilot of the engine.
Frank Housed escaped by jumping.
Three Are Dying.
/ NEW YORK, May 19Tnree per
sons are dying today, and six Others
suffering from injuries received wher
an automobile swerved from Thu
lstreet, and dashing through crow,
ion First avenue, crashed into a stor,
window. Driven by Thorwald Jensen
| a chauffeur, the automobile was tray
cling rapidly through the street will
! a party of sight-seers, when little
Ichild appeared ahead. In attempting
Ito avoid striking the child, Jenser
lost control of the car, Mrs. Rose
Greenwald, her four months child ant
and a five year old boy were fatally
| injured Two others were seriousl,
| injured and those in the automobile
and two pedestrians were cut by fly
ling glass.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
Another Dead.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 10. Harry
Conway, TWENTY-FIVE, of Ogdensburg.
m Y. Western Reserve University
student, is dead, and six others are
injured today as the result of an
automobile being hit by an interurban
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19

CONTINUED on rage g.,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19

Canal Zohe EoVernment.
The president has taken no steps
toward changing the form of govern
ment for the Panama canal zone. He
said he had had no communication
looking to that end with Colonel
Goethals since he entered the white
house. No change in the Panama com.
mission is planned at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
SOON HAVE PLANS
OF WADUCT SYSTEM
Will Take Several Years,
However, to Complete
the Work

That the viaduct system being map
ped out by a committee of railroad
engineers, with the city engineer act
ing as chairman, would be ready for
consideration within the next few days
was announced yesterday by City Com
missioner James Weatherly. He added
that while he did not expect the city
to be free of crossing hazards during
the year 1913 he did expect that a
great amount of work would be ac-
complished this year in that direction
The plans that are being drawn will
be submitted to the commission by the
committee and a conference of the rail-
road executives interested in the grade
crossing evils will be held
Mr.. Weatherly expects to have a
grade crossing proposition worked out
here by the engineers which will re-
quire several years to complete but he
believes that a fair start will be made
this year. He said yesterday that the
solution of the viaduct question was
a big one and would require the skill
and time of a great many men before
a satisfactory conclusion was reached.
I'VE will have a viaduct or two this
year." said MIR. Weatherly yesterday.
THE Norwood structure will go right
ahead now while there are some other
bad places that can be remedied easily.
We hope to get III behind the compar-
les at those points. However, the gem
eral scheme will require considerable
time and will be some years In the
course of completion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
.18 TO 13PO|NT RISE
IN COTTON MARKET
Market Dull With Holiday
Trade-UndertOne
Good

New Orleans, January 4.-The cotton
future market this week closed at a
net rise of to IS points While the
market was dull with holiday feeling
during the larger part of the week the
undertone was good and bullish in
fluences were quick to take effect, al
though trading was at no time active
and the range of prices was narrow.
The high prices were made on Friday
and the low prices on Monday. At the
highest the trading months were %
to 27 points over last weeks close; at
the lowest they were to points
under The range was rs to 81 points.
With New Years coming on Wednes-
day, the market was inactive the first
two days of the week. After the holi-
day there was much gossip concerning
a squeeze In the New York spot month
and this caused buying for both ac-
counts, with the result that prices went
to the highest levels of the week.
The offset of bullish influences was
sentiment regarding the coming census
report on ginning. Estimates were high,
the first figures putting the amount of
cotton ginned during the period at
|225,ooo or over 100000 bales more than
bulls claimed for the output. Later in
the week bearish estimates were con-
siderably scaled down.
The statistics of the week attracted
much attention. Mill takings and ex-
ports were much larger than expected.
while the into sight was small and the
visible supply showed the first de-
crease since the crop commenced to
move In volume. Tal<ings for the week
were 449, 900 bales against $4,000 this
week last year and $4,000 this week
two years ago. The visible supply
showed a decrease of 52.323 bales for
the week against an increase this week
last year of 69,709 bales. The into
| sight for the week was 379,41S bales
against 4S1. .655 a year ago. Exports
for the week were 6,1S9 bales against
193,605 last year and they brought the
total exports of the season up to o.
439,177 bales against 5,365,790 bales a
year ago. when they broke all records
for this time of the year.
In the spot department prices gained
one-sixteenth of cent, middling clos
ing at II 1916 against 1878 last week
and 9A this week last year. Sales
on the spot amounted to 1913 bales
against 1875 last week and 1866 this
week last year; sales to arrive
amounted to 1900 bales against 2512
last week and $3.50 this week last
year.