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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
TENDENCY Or LEGISLATION
The Act Against Dancing in Pub.
lie Schools

Des Moines, Iowa.-The tendency
of a legislature to force unwise sump-
tuary legislation on an unwilling pub
lie has again been demonstrated by
the house of representatives when it
passed a law foroidding dances in the
public schools of Iowa under the aus
pices of the same
That the senate has killed the bill.
happily stopping such measure from
becoming law, in no wise minimizes
the danger of the people in the fu.
ture being subjected to the inconveni-
ences that any legislature may take
it upon itself to demand. Here again
is an instance In which coercion woulc
only be moral detriment, while reg
ulation and moderation could revolu-
tionize the very thing no legislature
could bar. Simply because few
people in Iowa think it is wrong to
dance is no reason why the large
body Of people who believe that it is
not only not wrong, but very inno-
cent sort Of amusement, should be
subjected to the will of minority.
No one will deny that some forms
of dancing are bad, especially during
the years Of adolescence, that they
are suggestive and appeal to the pas
sions rather than to the reason of The
young. On the other hand who is
there who would condemn the folk
dances that have come down through
the history as the pastime Of our
forefathers. None but the evil in-
clined can find aught of reasonable
Gel sure for the stately minuet, the
old time Virginia reel or the classic
waltz. They develop rather than re-
tard moral growth and they form =
pleasure for the young that prevents
them from seeking other pleasures
not SO approved. The legislators
who would prevent dancing might do
well to study the statistics of the ma
tional vice commission, which show
that the fields Of immortality are filled
principally from the small towns and
rural communities, where dancing is
tabooed, but where spooning on the
school house steps is considered an
innocent amusement, and lovers
lanes are thickly populated Stats
tics show that from these places come
| those that fill our vice districts.
The Iowa legislature could never
| prevent the young people in Iowa
from dancing. To pass law forbid
ding this in the schools would only
drive the students to the low immoral
dances. Instead of trying to drive
them out, would it not be far wiser
to regulate them so the harmful dance
would disappear and only the moral
ones survive.
The dancing incident can well be
| applied to other forms of Legislation
in Iowa The legislature has tried fol
years to obliterate drinking. 1t has
only succeeded in reproducing this
indulgence in its worst form If, in
stead Of trying to coerce the people
into abstinence. our laws would tr,
to promulgate moderation In indul
gence, we would have no such prob
lem that has confronted the presen
legislature
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Colonial.

See the terrible Dayton flood disas-
ter in motion pictures at the Colonial
theatre tonight only. The great spec
ial feature that all Keokuk should
see, catastrophe that caused the
loss of thousands of lives and destroy.
ing millions of dollars worth of prop
erty. Don't miss it tonight. Try tc
get in. Doors open at 7.-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
TOGO is Promoted

limited Press Leased Wire Service
TOXIC, April 2l.-Admiral CONT
Heihachioro Togo, who was Japan.s
foremost naval commander during the
war against Russia, today was made
admiral of the fleet
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
Lived es Years In Ono House.

No. Williams, widow OF the Rev.
Samuel Williams. pastor of the Con-
gregational church in the village of
Cripplestyle for forty years, has died
In the house in which she was born
and had lived all of her eighty-six
years. During this long period she
had not slept away from the house
moe than about six times.-London
Daily Mall.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
He Was Literary.

Colonel Brown seems to be very
literary" remarked a visitor to the
Brown household to the negro maid,
glancing at pile OF magazines lying
on the floor. "Yas. maam," replied
the ebony-faced girl, "yas. ma'am, he
sholey am literary. He jes' nat'ally
littahs things all over. dis year house"
-Woman's Home Companion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
Associations Telegraph Report Gate Civ


receipts 1900; market STEADY to
strong. Steers. $s.Oo@8.75; COWS and
heifers, $4.O0@8.5o; stockers ana
feeders, $4.O0@S50; calves, $1,000
$50.
Hog receipts 5000, market Sc low.
er. Bulk, ss.70@s.9O; heavy, $500
$50; medium, $s.S0@9.05; light
sS.70@s.s0.
Sheep receipts 5000; marks.
steady. Lambs, ss.0o@S.so; ewes
$e.O0@6.4o; wethers, se.25@s.75.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, April 21.-Cattle receipts
1900; market strong to 10c higher.
Steers, $S.20@S65; COWS and heiters
$6.75@s.o0; stockers and feeder,
s7.5o@S.25;; calves, s70O@s75; bulls
and stays. $6.oo@7.25.
Hog receipts $500; market SC low
.er. Bulk, $8.70@S.85.
Sheep receipts 1000; market
steady to strong. Yearlings, $3.50
7.5o; wethers, $675@7o0; lambs.
sS.25@s.60; ewes s6.25@6.5o.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, April 21.-Butter-Er
tras, 34c; firsts, 311s@32c; dairy e1.
tras, 32c: dairy firsts, Csc.
Eggs-Firsts, Tic; ordinary irss,
17hc.
Cheese-Twins, 1sA91shc; Young
Americas, 14A@141ac.
Potatoes. 35@42c.
Live poultry Fowls, 1691shc:
ducks. TIC; geese, 1sc; spring chick
ems, 17k@1Shc; turkeys, 15c.
qssssv
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, April 21.-F1our mar
ket quiet and firm.
Pork market steady. Mess, s2l,7eg
$3.50.
Lard market firm. Middle west
spot, S1I.30Qll.4 40.
Sugar, raw, market firm. Centrifu'
gal test. 1896; Muscayado 50 test
$2.S6.
| Sugar, refined, market firm. CUT
loaf, s5.05@5.15; crushed, s4.s5QSVo
powdered. s4.3O@445; granulateo'
| $4.20@440.
| Coffee Rio No. Z on spot, llbg
I11Ac.
Tallow market steady. City, 0ac'
country, 5M@6ssc. .ma
/ Hay market steady. Prime, slv.W
LOFTY; No. 8. 75@s5c; clover, 1sa.0v'
Dressed poultry market STEADY. aa
keys, 15@25c; chickens, lou1's'
fowls, 14@19c; ducks, 15922c
Live poultry market steady deeso .
lie: ducks, 1Gc;; fowls, lSc; turae''
15c, ROSTERS, 121ac; chickens lSc -.
/ Cheese market firm. State mn, mn.
I common to special, liz G17Aci SKINS
common to specials, 5@13c; full SKINS
/ 1@4c.
! Butter market sledu!'
523: creamery extras, $500 uan. W,
tubs, 29@36c; imitation cfeame''
firsts, 30@31c. ..,n
Egg market steady, Receipts 80.
Nearby white fancy, 221a @2Sc' h yea
iby mixed fancy, 10000; fresh iSu
21c.
New York Money Market :.
NEW YORK, April 2l,-Mohes y
call, percent.
Six months, Az percent.
Mercantile paper, Az percent
Bar silver London, ~ s.loo'
/ Bar silver New York, 5s&c.
4 Demand sterling, 4So.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21

When you have ] bilious attack give
Chamberlain's -ablets trial They
are excellent. For sale by wilkinson
& Co. Pharmacy and ]. F. Kiedaisch
& Son.-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
Finger Print System.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. April BIZ
Experts today began installing the
hnger print system of Identification
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21

the ambassador somewhat cooled the
young mans ardor
Miss Leishman, with her mother
and aunt, who is a French noble
woman, are now in Paris.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21

When you have a bilious attack
give Chamberlain's Tablets trial.
They are excellent. For sale by VIII
kinson & Co. Pharmacy and j. F..
Kiedaisch & Son.-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
chIldren,s Right Of Liberty.

Do not forget that every child ma MAJ
a right to some leisure and some M, M.
dom from observation. It is poss' ars
to be too watchful. If children a ~,
taught to drink after food anu IN IN
with 1t, as a normal thing they WIN irs ~
1t naturally. and suffer less from u's s-s.
tive troubles than If they drink ~
Quently during a meal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21

in the Indiana state prison. The fin
ger marks of all convicts, as well as
their bertillon measurements, will be
recorded.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21

Hives, eczema. Itch or sa,1 couch
sets you crazy. Cant bear tne ,.msut
Of your clothing. Doan's UNIV W
cures the most obstinate cases. sssr
suffer. All druggists sell it.-Au
tisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
The Grain Market.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO April 21.-The wheat
market was nervous today. Liverpool
cables were higher and sent options
up Nc at the opening. Selling by big
houses caused an early decline but
buying by Armour brokers restored
the market to the opening prices. Sur
prising strength continued abroad in
the face of large world shipments.
Corn opened strong and higher but
with reports Of larger shipments soon
to come, prices became easier. July
suffering a &c decline. May lost Nc
during the morning session.
Oats held fairly steady. There was
little pressure on July, the selling
forcing a decline Of Nc during he
morning.
Provisions were easier. Yard prices
were lower.
Daily Range OF Prices.
CHICAGO, H., April I'll
Ar, C1NSo
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
THE POSITION
OF CALIFORNIA

Continued from pase l.,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21

Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, April 21.--Cattle
The Detroit times., 1913-12-13
new HAVEN DECLINE
CUTS DOWN PRICES
Copyright 1918, By rae New York
t.vcntog Post Company,

Copyright 1918, By Th~ New York
Evcniog Post tompnasp
NEW YORK, Dec. l2-The irregu-
lar downward reaction on the stock
exchange today, was partly in sympat-
ny with another three point decline in
New Haven stock, and partly doubt
less. a result OF sales made by the
purchasers OF last week. simply be-
cause the present weeks general
market would not rise. IL was not
sequel TO anything In today's actual
news, for such actua, developments
as occurred were favorable. The inn
perial hank OF German reduced its
discount rate again: the governments
cotton crop estimate indicated
yield from the 1913 crop which would
place II third. and possibly second.
on the list of cotton harvests, and the
forecast Of the weeks movement OF
currency, into and ont of New York
city. foreshadowed a handsome in
In the banks cash holdings for tomor-
rows statement. The stock market,
however. paid the slightest possible
attention to any of these announce
ments II drifted downward from the
start and ended with rather general
show OF weakness. -
The Detroit times., 1913-12-13
DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS
Detroit. Dee. IL, 1913.
PROPOSALS FOR Con-
STRUCTI0n OF SEWER
EXTENSION AND DOCK

Sealed proposals will be received al
the Office OF the Department OF Public
Works Detroit. Mich, until Thurrday
Dec is. 1918, at 10 o'clock a. m. stand
ord time. at which time and place they
will be opened. for furnishing all labor
and materials, except iron mannoIs
rings and covers which will be fur
nished by the city at city yards, and
building and finishing complete, to-
sether with the back filling. according
10 the plans and specifications on file
i'm this office, the following brick pub
lie sewer extension and dock. to-wit:
Extension, OF Rtopelle street sewer
and dock.
Note-Sewer to be opened or tun-
neled at option OF contractor.
Each bidder must deposit with his
bid a certified check payable TO the
order OF the Department OF PUBLIC
Works In the sum OF 100000. wnich
sum win be forfeited TO the Depart
ment in case the bidder falls to enter
into contract within i've days after
the acceptance OF his or their tender
upon proper execution OF his contract
bond. Contracts to be submitted 10
the approval OF the Common Council.
The bidder whose tender Is accepted
will he required to furnish with his
contract an approved surety bond to
the City OF Detroit and State in the
full amount OF contract.
The Department OF Public Works
expressly reserved the right to reject
any or all proposals
Checks and proposals TO be rlcced
in separate envelopes.
A-33s GEO. II. FENKETL.
(435s) Commissioners.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-13
Ordinance No. 72.A.

AN ORDINANCE g. amsnd an ordi
nance entitled An ordinance Ga
amend section ltDy OF an ordinance
entitled An ordinance 10 amend Sec
tons lta). lob. 1tc), ltd). l!c) lD
ltgD, f(hJ, IdD, ltO. 1,k), ldD, 1tnlD.
iDD. 100, ltp,. itqD, ltrD. lts). 100
aud ltu) Of Chapter 40 OF the Cons
piled ORDINANCES ef the city OF Dc
trolt for the year 1904 and also by
adding new sections thereto 70 ne
known as sections iLD and l'wI'
IL Is hereby ordained py the people
II the CITY Of Detroit
Section / That an ordinance eniitl
ga an ordinance 10 amend section id)
Of an ordinance entitled An Ordinance
10 amend Sections lta), 1tbb. ltc), l(d)
l(e). 1tD, ltP). l(h). 10. lD. Tx.
ip. ltm). ltn). 100. lLll. l'q). lUl:
s) W snd I OF ch% 81 the S,s 81
or Detroit for the year 1904 and also
by adding new sections thereto To be-
known as sections l'y) and ltw) APP
proved March 4. 1919 be and the same
l. hereby amended so as TO read az
follows:
Sec. 1n). The fire limits OF the city
OF Detroit shall also include all that
section OF the city bounded as follows
ON the east 10y the center line OF sixth
street on the south by the National
Boundary line: on the west by the CEN
ter line OF Minnie street. extended.
and a line running parallel with Fort
street and $50 feet distant My. OF the
N. line thereof from the center line
OF Minnie street extended ely. To the
center line OF Twelfth street. thence
My along the center line OF Twelfth
street to center line OF public alley,
extended. lying between Howard and
bbott streets. thence caEterly along
the center line OF said public alley 10
tie center line OF Sixth street, OF the
rorth: also nil that section OF the city
OF Detroit described within tho follow
ing limits to-wit: Commencing at the
intersection OF the center line OF Baker
street with the center line of Wabash
avenue. thence southerly along the
center line OF Wabash avenue To the
center line OF Howard street. thence
eastcrly along the center line OF How.
mont avenue. thence coutherly along
the center line OF Vermont avenue ia
n point $50 feet northerly from the
north line of Fort street. thence cost
erly on a line parallel To and $50 feet
northerly from the north line Of Fort
street. thence northerly along the cen
ter OF Twelfth street to the center line
extended OF the alley lying between
Abbott street and Howard street,
thence easterly along the center line
of said public alley to the center lire
along the center line OF Trumbull ave-
nue. to the center line OF Baker street,
thence westerly along the center line
OF Baker street to the place OF begin
ming. Excepting. however. lot 4 of
block 60 Woodbridge Farm suhdivi-
sion.
Approved December 9th. 1913
OSCAR B. MARX.
Attest: RICHARD LINDSAY.
City Clerk
A-S35 toffcial papers please copy).
The Detroit times., 1913-12-13
MARRIAGE LICENSES

John Richardson. az; ons Boughmsn.
edward stumpf. a.. Detroit: Cora y.
Adams, u. Button. Ind.
Joslin, Detroit
William Mckee. 90: Bessie Hyde. 81.
Gus J. AiIor. q. Crosse Pointe; Irene
Mem, is, same.
John y. Mutton t5. Augusta C. Ro-
rig 4s.
Ernest ooedertier. Is; Elida Van
Converherghe. 81. ~
Fred Bolsley, 81 Detroit. Martha
Wendiand. 10 Royal oak
August Vohibusch. 81; Anna Kittson.
John okoniewski. 40; Frances Now.
inski 35,
Elmer Wallace. % Irene Brazil, 10
Daniel Blackburn. So. Hammond
Ind; Christine Robertson, IS, Detroit
Leo r.. Davis. 81; Dora L. Reider. ss
Andrew Steedman SIS. Alma Mich.
Eta Biackman. 3s, Detroit
Eugene Outten. 90; r. Mae TilIman,
sokrates Kelley. se; fedora D. Hor-
oren, rs
william williams. 80. Highland
Park; Anna Price %, PIT Huron.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-13
DIED.

DoHERTY-Dec 10, Michael. beloved
husband OF Maria and father Of Ms.
u r. GrefYiey. Mrs. A. w. Peshck.
Joseph and Hazel Doherty. at his
residence. GOT Lafayette blvd. west.
Funeral notice later.
GAUNT--Dec. ., Charles, aged 81 years.
rellct OF the late Margaret and
father OF Joseph and Ellen Gaunt.
Funeral from 1c27 Baldwin-ave.. Fri
day. Dec. IL. at p. m.
CROSS-Lawrence r.. aged so years.
beloved husband OF Annie Cross, and
father OF +. w Cross. l.. +, Cross:
Jr.. and Mrs. r. n, Lerchen, Jr., and
Saturday p. m. from residence SEQ
Third-ave.
DoHERTy--Dec 10. Michael, beloved
husband of Maria aud father Of Mrs.
Mrs. y r. GT Eldyr Mrs. Mrs.. 4 a. W P H"r,sx
Joseph and Hazel Doherty. at his
residence. 81 Lafayette blvd. west.
Funeral from residence Saturday
nS%1ns q, At s.a : and to St. Vineent'
LEE-pec, II. 1919: at her residence;
mother OF William M Fitzwiiiiam
and Raymond w. Lee. Funeral from
residence Saturday at 10 a. m.
aged 20 years. beloved husband OF
Jennie Martin tnee Carter. son OF
the late william Martin and Lille
Martin. brother OF Mrs. Alex. Mayes.
Mrs. Joseph Gardner. Of Monroe:
Mrs. william Bagley and Geneva
Martin. Funeral from his mothers
residence. - Gregorie- st. Saturday.
$50 a m, and Annunciation church
at o'clock, Ynterment at Crosse
Pointe via funeral car.
OLDENBORG-Dec. IL. 1913. Frederick
c. beloved husband OF Ida Olden-
borg. father OF Minnie. Laura, ed !.
die and Arthur Gutenberg. aged -
years Funeral from residence. %10
Toiedo-avs, Saturday, 1870 D. m. and
Bethlehem church at p. m.
SMELZER--Dec 10. Herman. below ed
husband of Minnie Smelzer. and
father OF Alice. Arthur. Florence.
Theodore and Walter. Funeral from
residence. 81 Moran-st. Saturday. 1
p. m, and 40 o'clock at Bethan'a
church. Meldrum and Pulford.
TOTTEN--Dec. rs. 1919. suddenly.
Uriel Totten. ut his residence. s4s
Twentieth beloved husband Of
Elizabeth and father OF Urisi T. and
Mary Bell Totten. Funeral Friday
at p. m. from residence.
WRIGHT--Suddenly. Dec. 10 Archibald
c. Wright, aged 26 years. late OF
Clydebank, Scotland. and Of keno-
sha. Wis. Funeral from the. resi-
dence OF George Robertson. AS Mo
Millan-ave. Notice OF time later.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-13
HOUSEWIVES
GETTING FRESH
EGGS AT35CENTS
Members Of League Have no
Trouble In Securing Cheap
Supply, Says Mrs. Dunk
TO KEEP UP BOYCOTT TILL
3O-CENT MARK is REACHED
Government Agent Refuses to
Disclose Report on Inquiry
Into Alleged Trust

though the United States depart
ment OF Justice has announced that
the investigation into the egg supply.
conducted by its experts. has resulted
IN no discovery OF a cold storage trust
In control OF the price OF eggs. the
Detroit Housewives league. and
branches OF the league in other cities,
VIII continue their boycott OF eggs
until the price drops below 30 cents.
]. Herbert Cole. special agent OF the
department OF justice in Detroit. said,
friday, that he has reported TO the
government concerning conditions In
this district but that he is unable to
make his report public.
All the information which the
Housewives league can gather con.
eecning the existence or non.existence
)f an egg trust Is being forwarded to
me national headquarters In New
York, whence report on the situa-
ION Is expected 10 Issue within a
short time
Members OF the Housewives
league are finding no difficulty in get
ling fresh eggs far under the mar
kef price" said Mrs. Alfred o. Dunk.
president OF the league Friday. ITO
zet eggs cheaply, all a woman has TO
do Is TO Join the league, and she will
be supplied with the addresses OF
PEOPLE who will sell them to her
Mrs. Kenyon, in charge OF our CO.
operative branch. received a case OF
beautiful eggs for 81 cents a dozen
eggs such as are retailing at from 80
to 90 cents where they are selling
at all
II have received. in an envelope
sent by friend. postcard adj
drHtsed TO Detroit commission house
by man In Omaha offering fresh
eggs at 80 cents and April storage
eggs at 90 and 81 cents. The card
says that the supply of fresh eggs is
coming in nicely. and he may be able
TO shade the price on that account
This Is OF interest to Detroit people
as q shows the price at which COM
mission men can buy. The express
between Omaha and Detroit would
net amount 10 a prohibitive figure.
We are receiving letters and tele-
phone calls every day. urging us to
The Detroit times., 1913-12-13

erly linc OF Gratiot avenue 20 point
/ on said line 7fi- fseS SnsteriN IRON
ths easterls line Of MltcneI; avcnae.
thence nOrtherly along line psraiiei
to the caStcrIy line OF Mitchell avonue
: % " paint ! 20 feet distant northerly NJ
Il az hg4es from the nortneriy isre ~
Gratlot avenue thence AOgth-eastcrly
Oh a line 40 .ieet distant az r,Sht
~ rl's nom The -northCrly line 81
o;rat,ot avenue 10 the southeriy line
q dalPer ayenue, tae1vo easterly
Avenue 10 point 100 feet d-stant
oasteriy ~ right angles -.om the
thence southwesteriy ia line 20 feet
distant southerly "a right angles from
the southerly line of Gratiot avenue
to the cepter line a. COncorG avenue;
Concord avenue to the ccntsr IRE OF
Garfield avenue. Thence westerly on
the center line of Caphelf avenue TO
the center line OF Bellevue avenue.
thence northerly on the center line
OF Bellevue avenue to point
100 feet distant NJ right angles
southerly from the south line Of Gra-
tiot avenue thence southeasterly on a
line go feet southerly AT right enGles
from the south line of Gratiot avenue
10 the center line or Russeil street;
thcnce northerly along the center line
OF Russell street TO the place of be-
ginning also all that portion OF the
city described within the following
limits to-wit. Commencing AT "a point
I'm the center line of Field avenue. seid
point being 100 feet distant from tho
northerly line OF MACK avenue. thence
. easterly on a lire parallel 90 the north
line OF Mack svenuc 10 the easterl>
city line TO point 100 feet south from
the south line OF Mack avenue; thence
westerly on a line parallel TO the
southerly line OF Mack avenue TO u
point In the center line OF FLOYD ave
nue.. thence northerly TO he place OF
/ beginning
Approved, December 81
OSCAR Il MARX.
| MAJOR
Attest: RICHARD LINDSAY
city Clerk
A-33s tofncial papers please copy)
The Detroit times., 1913-12-13
STARTED OUT ON
BURGLARY JOB

Arrested as suspect, by Patrol
man Steven Merritt. of Mcclellan sta
tion. late Thursday night, Charles
Green. 26 years old OF No. 1853 Ham.
ilton-ave., st Clair Heights, frankly
admitted to the officer that he had
set out with fashlight, Ave skeleton
keys. and wires for picking locks.
with the intention OF committing a
burglary.
I'm hungry. and out of work. and
desperate. and II hadn't been scared
OF the crowds on the streets. and per
song passing whenever tried 10 start
a lob | would have had something
to cat and some money. by this time"
Green was taken TO police station
and held as suspicious person.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-13
WOMAN SWALLOWS
ACID IN COURT ROOM

WAHOO. Neb., Dec. 12.-Mrs.
Maggie Johnson. on trial for the
staying Of her husband. and describ-
ed as "a matured woman with the
brain of an infant threw the court
room into an--uproar Of excitement
by swallowing bottle OF oarbolic
acid as the jury filed in with its
verdict.
Mrs Johnson was believed to be
dying today The verdict has not
been returned. the Jurors being still
closeted today. pending the outcome
OF her attempted suicide
Mrs. Johnson had confessed that
she killed her husband because he
was cruel to her. One of her seven
small children testified that he held
lantern so that his mother might
cut the fathers body to pieces and
dispose of IT,
During the trial Mrs. Johnson
was allowed to carry bottle or
camphor for sore tooth. She sub
stituted carbolic acid for the cham
phor