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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
$125,OOO SPENT
ON BANQUET
Chicago Packers Celebrate the
!. High Price of Meat by Inn
itating English Hunt
ing Scene

[United Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-Seyeral hun
dred meat packers, awakening quite
a few hours after SUNRISE today,
found themselves not yet recovered
from the shock administered by Rev.
Rufus A. White. pastor of the Peo-
pies Liberal church, whose brief ad-
dress was to have been merely an in
cident in the $125,00O English hunting
banquet at the Congress hotel last
night.
Flanked by Morris, Swift, Armour
and score Of other big Chicago meat
barons. the Rev. White quietly drop
ped this thrust while responding to the
toast THE Social Side Of Business"
In just the degree that you create a
dominant and exclusive class OF cap
tains Of industry each having despotic
rule over thousands of routine subord-
mates from whom all aspiration and
ambition has been crushed out by the
hopelessness of advancement, in just
that degree you have weakened the citi-
zenship of America. If you reduce men
to the level of mere employees without
hope Of promotion or success in life
you have killed citizens in these men
| You have killed their initiative and
their chance Of advance by perse-
verance, industry and effort. Collectiv-
| ism and combination means the sup
preston of the individual 1t Is a
/ nil 70 rr,ho %ha ~
come will be upon citizenship"
Aside from the remarks Of Rev
White, the banquet moved along nice.
ly. Powdered haired flunkies, wear
Ing knee breeches and cream colored
stockings, served old English ale and
i wines and brandies to 500 packers ali
attired In scarlet hunting coats, pre-
sented by the packers association as
souvenirs. Scarlet coated masters OF
the hunt were in charge Of tables and
scarlet coated buglers sounded the
tallyho between the coarses. A pacl
OF fox hounds preceded the guests int
! the Elizabethan dining room, trans
formed into grove. After the guest
had been seated, an Intruder, cam,
dashing through peacock alley
mounted on a coal black horse ant
rode into the dining room where hi
entrance was acclaimed by buglers
Roast beef was carved on tables b.
white capped cooks and long Englisl
church warden pipes were handle,
, around in place of the usual cigars
The English environment was main
: tanned throughout.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
Killed In class Rush.

SOUTH WHITLEY, Ind, Sept. %
Fraternity brothers attended this
afternoons funeral of Frank oden-
chain, the young Purdue sophomore
who was killed in Fridays class rush.
In view that his father is contemplat-
Ing action against Purdue, the coro-
ner Of Lafayette who announced after
Odenchain was found dead that he
died from heart failure now admits
that his external examination could
not have disclosed the broken neck
which local physicians found in the
autopsy. An inquest is announced fo1
Thursday. President Stone Of Pur.
Que is assisting the coroner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
State Wide Fight.

BRAINERD,. MINI, Sept % Plans
for state wide fight for legislation
tending toward the betterment of In
fants and young children throughout
the commonwealth were the important
matters discussed today at the open
ing sessions of the annual two days
convention of the State Federation of
Women's clubs. Another important
program to be mapped out was a cam
paign for equal suffrage. Mrs Edgar
H. Layhed, of Fairbault, MINI, pre-
sided at today's sessions,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
TRUNK MYSTERY
is DEEP ONE.
Black Box Containing Live
Man or Woman Who Groan-
ed While Being Carted
Around Chicago.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Sept. 2s.--Confronted by
q possible murder and trunk mys-
terry. the police today sent out gen.
eral alarm to all nearby cities to
look for an auto truck heavily hooded
with storm cloths and bearing two
different Illinois license numbers.
Louis Bren, an express driver, who
carried huge trunk from 1913 South
Centre avenue to the waiting auto
early today, ran into police headquar-
ters frightened out Of his wits and
reported that he heard muffled groans
issuing from the trunk. He furnished
the police with a good description OF
two men who speeded away In the
truck carrying the trunk.
Bren said that two strangers ap-
preached him at about midnight and
asked what he would charge to car
ry trunk. He named q price and
they accepted and led them to the
mouth of the alley near the street
address. A heavy black trunk stood
beside telegraph pole. The two
men lifted 1t into the express wagon.
Bren says he heard shuffling sound
coming from inside the trunk. He
turned around and asked what the
noise was. Keep on driving one
man said, that's none Of your busi-
ness" Bren said he heard two dis
tinct means issuing from the trunk
and when he reached West Van
Buren, street and Ashland avenue, the
two men placed the trunk in the auto
truck and Bren ran to the police sta
ton.
The truck, he reported to the po-
lice, bore two Illinois license numbers
In front, he said. was the number
l2s,675. The number on the rear was
either 77,4S9 or T4,43s, Bren believes
A telegram from Peoria, ILL.,, today
brought the information that Illinois
license No. 2s,675 was held by. Fred
Luther Of Peoria, and that his cal
was not out Of the garage yesterday.
The police, while accepting the ex
lSpfsesns statement "a sena adeeara
inclined to believe that the finding O
| the two men viii dtssipate the murder
! theory.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
Iowa EraternaI Congress.

DIES MONIES, Sept. -Represen-
tatiyes from all over the country are
at the Savery Hotel today attending
the annual meeting of the Iowa Frat
ernal Congress. Representative frater-
nalists from all parts of the United
States are present and the event is in
the nature Of home coming for the
officers of the societies that are now
doing business In the state. The sub
tect OF group insurance will be dis
cussed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
THE WEATHER.


For Keokuk and vicinity: Rain to.
night and Wednesday. Warmer to.
night and colder Wednesday. B.isk
shifting winds!
For Illinois: Rain tonight and Wed
nesday. Warmer tonight and colder
Wednesday, afternoon or night. Brisk
to high southerly winds
For Iowa: Rain tonight and Wed.
nesday. Warmer east and colder ex
treme west portion tonight. Wednes
day colder Brisk shifting winds.
For Missouri: Unsettled with rain
tonight or Wednesday. Warmer east
and colder northwest portion tonight
Wednesday colder. Brisk shifting
winds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
COLORADO MINERS
OUT ON STRIKE
Thousands Of Men Quietly Laid
Down Their Tools and
Walked Out Because Of
Low Wages.
ALL OUT BY EVENING
Families Moving Out Of Company
Owned Homes TO Tents Pro-
vided by tho UnIted
Mine Workers.

United Press Leased Wire service.l
TRINIDAD, Colo. Sept 23.-Thou>
sands Of miners who last night quiet
ly laid down their tools in the south
ern Colorado coal fields did not re-
sumo work today and the threatened
strike called by the United Mine
Workers was on. The walk-out will
probably not be determined until to-
morrow. Vice President Hayes Of the
miners, and Mother" Jones, the AN
gel OF the coal camps" who are both
here declare at least ninety percent
OF the 1000 miners in southern Colo
rado will be out by tonight. The oper-
ators on the other hand assert not
more than 25 percent have quit.
Hayes says every coal mine in the
state excepting few small ones will
be idle before tomorrow. One Of the
first big results Of the strike came to-
day with the statement that the Mine
qua steel plant at Pueblo, owned by
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company,
would be shut down almost immedi-
ately. 1t has only one or two days
supply Of fuel on hand and on'e-third
of the employees have already been
dismissed. Several thousand miners
throughout the south quit yesterday
and the remainder are expected to
strike today.
The coal camps OF the district were
scenes OF activity this morning, fami-
lies transferring their ..hheti-- household goods
from the colhpany owned houses here
to-fore occupied by them tents pro
vided by the United Miners on ground
leased by the union. Hundreds OF fam
lilies streamed through the streets OF
Trinidad today. Outside Of Trinidad,
Walsenburg is the principal city in
the coal fields.
The miner organization says the
strike order is being generally obey
ed. Ell Paso and Fremont counties
say several important operators have
or will sign the wage scale recently
demanded by the Trinidad convention
In the meantime the operators are
busy Several thousand strike break
ers have been gathered by mine own
ers in Texas and New Mexico and
Kansas, ready for importation to the
strike district. The owners denied
this, insisting the strike to be fail
ure and that strike breakers would
not be needed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
Weather Conditions.

The depression in Colorado has re-
mained nearly stationary. and has
deepened since yesterday, forming a
marked storm center this morning,
which has been attended by rains
and rising Temperature from the
Rockies to the Missouri valley.
High pressure in the central valleys
is causing clearing, cooler weather in
the eastern states, and a field of high
pressure in the northwest is causing
colder weather in the northern noun
tain region.
Conditions indicate rain tonight and
Wednesday. with warmer tonight and
cooler Wednesday for this section.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
Still Living in Cheap Lodging
House and Taking Care Of
Many Hungry
Men.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Sept 23- Made
wealthy by the death of his sister
Arthur Weaver, aged forty-nine, a
former rag picker, who I~ss than a
year ago, went hungry for days at a
time, today continues to live in a ten
cent lodging house on North Broadway
while he uses his money to provide
for the down and outs he meets there
who have lost hope and confidence.
Within eight months he has expended
$4,000 of the 100000 he inherited in
backing up his words of consolation.
At that he isn't keeping up with his
interest for within few aays $4,000
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
franchise for s5 Years.

GALBsBuRG, H., Sept 23.-Last
night the city council granted a thir-
ty-five years franchise to the Peoria
Galesburg Interurban Co., and the
company will accept It. Aside from
procuring franchises in one or two
villages the preliminary work to build
ing has been completed and the line
has been surveyed. It is given out
that the enterprise has been financed
and work will be begun soon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
White Slave Ruling.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. i
WICHITA, Kans., Sept. 23-Federal
Judge John c. Pollock, ruling in the
white slave case of Lee Baker of Pea.
body, Kansas, held that the Mann law
holds only to the transportation OF
girls for commercial purposes. It
was not meant to prevent the person
al escapad'es of men and women" he
said, The ruling is at variance with
that of Judge Van Fleet of San Fran
cisco in the Diggs-Caminetti case
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
incendiary Fire.

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 23.-An incen-
diary Are today almost completely de-
stroyed seafield House, formerly
Catholic convent, causing loss Of
$500 900. Suffragette literature scat
tered about the ground caused the
police to blame the fire on the mill
tants. The building recently acquired
by the municipality was being altered
to be used as a home for imbeciles
and was unoccupfed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
Poultry Show.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 23-one
of the greatest poultry shows ever
held in the south opened here today
to continue through September 81.
All Judging is to be by comparison,
and the show is being held under the
rules of the American Poultry Asso-
citation. Several foreign entries ar
rived today Cups, cash specials, and
regular prizes are offered to the wiz
Lners.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
Also Disputes the Charge That
She Attempted Several
Times to Take
Poison.

United Press Leased wire service,
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23.-Mrs.
nenry G. Merriam, whose husband, a
y. 9. army officer, is suing her for
olvorce, was expected to take the
stand when today's session Of court
began. Mrs. Merriam started her tes-
timony late yesterday but owing to
illness was excused before she had
concluded. Her attorneys were con-
ndent today that Captain Merriam's 8
efforts to brand his wife as having
Deen guilty of improprieties with 9th
or officers would fall.
before she was excused yesterday
sne denied any and all improprieties
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
MURDERED MAN
IN HOTEL ROOM
Stranger Who Claimed to be
Travelling Man Lured
Schlansky to Hotel !.
and Robbed Him. :
SKULL WAS FRAcT : ID
Also Made Sure Of Death >strang-
ling Victim With Strong Cord
and Escaped From
City.
SKULL WAS FRACT : ID

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 23.-Po-
lice OF other cities have been asked
to seek young man who after regis
tering as w. R. Anderson, Louisville.
KY, induced Joseph Schlansky, 81, a
clothing merchant, to visit his room
at the Oneida hotel to look at a line
Of clothing and then killed and rob-
bed him. Schlansky's dead body with
a strong cord twisted around his neck
and wound over the left eye from
some sharp instrument, was found
early today. A watch and chain worth
500 and $40 in money he had when
he left the store is missing. Ander-
son took the money and watch and
killed him, said a note, found by the
body Started to take his pants, but
didn't" read the note. Anderson has
many hours start of the local police,
because while the crime was commit.
ted shortly after noon yesterday,
Schlansky's dead body was not found
until early today.
| * oShicuShF o uOuy WdS IOuuu ncSfI
the door OF the room as Il he had
been on the point OF leaving when
struck down. The blow on the head
fractured the skull Coroner Durham
said today, and strangulation made
death certain. Blood spurted on An
!! derson's collar. He changed collars
before leaving the hotel and the bloody
linen was found today by detectives
Anderson used 70 DISCUSSES and the
police were able to obtain splendit
description of him which was tele
/ graphed throughout the central states
He is about % years OF age, five feet
six inches tall. weight 130 pounds
blue eyes and brown hair, slightly
pompadour. and wore Scotch sui
and light soft hat. This Ats exactl.
the description Of the man wanted II
Louisville and Cleveland for simila
crimes which ended at robbery. An
derson registered Saturday and chos,
his room very carefully. He had n,
baggage and paid for his room in nd
vance until Tuesday. He gave hi
business as salesman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
Metal. Joins Michigan squad.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Sept. 2S.-Al-
though his gang is stiff and sore as
a result Of the first wintry weather.
the coach expects to order scrim-
mage this afternoon. McHale, ESQ
Mound member of the team last year,
unexpectedly Joined the squad and
nut an end to the hopes of several
youngsters trying out for the guard
position.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
sulzer's Lawyers, Driven to
Their Last Line Of Defense
Center Their Fight on
Right Of Assembly.
ARGUMENTS
Witnesses Begin to Troop Into Albany
to Tell Of Giving Money to
Governors Campaign
Fund.
rBy John Edwin Nevin, stan CORES

fBy John Edwin Nevln, stan cores
pondent OF the United Press.l
ALBANY. N. Y, Sept. 23.-Driven
into their last line OF defence. the Sui
ser lawyers today brought their heav-
lest artillery to bear on the impeach-
ed governors foes. They centered
their fight on the suficiency OF the
pffense charged, with D. Cady Her
rick leading the argument. Herrtck
emphatically declared that he and his
associates had no desire to shield Sui
ger. He fully explained the position
Of the governors attorneys.
This is fight OF laws. not men,
The assembly in preferring articles of
impeachment, and the court for the
trial OF the impeachment 80 prefer
red, are both governed by the laws OF
ytate and the law Of the state Is that
public oficials can only be impeached
Yor wilful and corrupt misconduct In
ONCE Herrick quoted at length
from early decisions Of the supreme
court Of the United States which he
said upheld his contention.
"The power OF impeachment is
spoken OF by Hamilton. as an awful
power, 1t has no limits" continued
Herrlck. "rt is respectfully submit
ted that this court should so inter
pret the law as to confine impeach-
able offenses to .wilful and corrupt
misconduct in public ONCE and not
To- extend IT. fnrther than It has ever
before been extended In this country
or In England for over two hundred
years so as to include offenses com
mitted by private citizen before he
became q public official. To 80 en-
tend It Is to make the impeaching
power truly awful power. No statute
or limitation will run against 1t. An
upright and honest Official may have
an unfortunate past which may be
known to corrupt ana unscrupulous
political leaders who place him in
public office and then with threats OF
exposure endeavor to coerce him to
abuse the power Of his once and fail
Ing in that cause him to be impeached
In form for crimes and offenses com
mitted out OF once but IN TACT for his
refusal to commit crimes while In CT
nee. cannot, will not believe thai
this great court will place the honest
public official who may have erred, al
the mercy OF black matters and scan
dal mongers, but will conflne the pow
er Of impeachments to it's primary
purpose OF removal OF office Of un
faithful public officials for misconduct
IN ONCE. only leaving to the ordinar,
tribunals OF justice the punishment
Tor crimes committed while he was /;
private citizen
The witnesses began to troop int
Albany. The financiers who are al
legged to have furnished funds to th,
governor which It is claimed he ap
propriated to his own use are on hand
1t is the intention OF the attorneys o
the impeachment managers to rusl
the case to the limit. Judge Parke
said today that he hoped to complet
his entire case against the governor b.
the last Of the week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
Cuts Harvard Squad.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Sept. 23.-Only
three football squads appeared OH
Harvard field today following Coach
Haughton's slashing process He re-
duced the number of players from rs
to 3s after yesterdays play.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
A Similar Case.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept. 23.- Re
ports of the robbery and murder of
Joseph sehlansky today, at Indian
apolis, by man who enticed him to a
hotel on a business pretense, recalled
to the police of this city the similar
holdup of Abraham Morris. clothing
dealer of this city, three weeks ago
Morris was sent for by ) man regis
tered at one of the hotels. He was
bound, gagged and left in the room
after the thief had relieved him of
$500.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
Stiff Work for Army.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WEST POINT, N. Y, Sept. 23-The
army football squqad was given a
stiff workout today and win be kept
hard at 1t in preparation os the
game with Norwich University Satur-
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23

TROOPS NOW IN CHARGE
Drunken Poles Attacked Three Musl
clans on Lonely Road and
Beat TWO OF Them to
Death.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
BENTON, III, Sept. 23.-With state
troops patrolling the streets here to-
day, all Is quiet. following the riots
last night, but further trouble is fear.
ed If the posse catches John Hurzan.
one of the foreign miners accused OF
the murder Of Ewel Hutchens and
Quincy Drummons, young musicians.
Trouble started late yesterday when
a crowd started out to avenge the
murder Of the two musicians.
The mob formed In the public
square, assaulting every foreigner who
came to town. About twenty-five
aliens were severely beaten and de-
spite the efforts of Mayor Ephy, who
swore in twenty-five deputies the riot
ing became worse and an appeal was
sent to the sheriff OF Franklin coun-
ty who took one look and called on
Governor Dunno for troops.
Local Company "F" was ordered
out and the streets cleared OF rioters
by midnight, The three suspects ar
rested for the double murder were
release last night and at last reports
a posse was thought to have another
suspect surrounded in the woods.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
Daily River Bulletin.
River Forecast.

The river will remain nearly sta,
tionary during the next forty-eight
hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
Local Observations.

Mean temperature, Sept. 22, 10.
Highest temperature, 81.
Lowest temperature, 33.
Lowest temperature last night, 46.
FRED 2. GosEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
Riot Is Imminent.

SPRINGFIELD, H.. Sept. 23.--The
citizens of Benton, H., are still en-
ragged today over the double killing OF
two young American musicians by
band of drunken foreign miners. A
riot is imminent This was the sub.
stance of a report made today by tel
ephone by Captain SS,ith of Co. "F !"
state guard to Adiutant General Dick.
son here.
Smith said that the streets are full
of Americans, who are excited and
restless. They are angry and are
congregating in groups. Smith said
1t was impossible to forecast what
might happen, said the adjutant gen
eral eve viii wait for a request
from Sheriff Vaughn of Franklin coun-
ty Before sending more troops"
Threats of lncendarlsm.
BENTON, ILL.,. Sept. 23-Further
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-23
Anything May Happen.

sPINGFTEIlD. H.. Sept. 23.-"You
can't tell what may happen, there"
the general said. Company "F' OF
Benton Is standing guard in that city
today following riot early last night.
American citizens attacked Polish
miners the night before. Several
drunken foreigners had attacked three
musicians who had played for their
dance. Two of the musicians We're
killed on lonely road and the third
was beaten unconscious. The Ameri-
cans killed were Ewell Hutchens
and Quincy Drummons.
Fifteen Polish miners were arrest,
ed yesterday. Last night many for
eigners were beaten in the streets and
driven to their camps.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-29
RET|CENT OVER
Il MEXICAN SITUATION
President and Ambassador Have
Nothing to Say On the
Subject Yet
lBx AAociatad Preaa. J

Washington, July 20. .-Ambassa'
dor Wilson today continued his con.
ference with Bryan on the Mexican
situation. He had expected to leave
the capital today, but was detained
to complete his reports at the re-
quest of Bryan. Bryan appeared be-
fore the Senate foreign relations
committee for further conference on
the Nicaraguan protectorate.
The president and ambassador are
both reticent over the Mexican sit
uation today. There is every reason
to think. however, that there will be
no interference by this government
pending the outcome Of plans now
being laid by leading Mexicans to
bring peace.
Owing to conferences with Am
bassador Wilson, Bryan was unable
to attend the meeting OF the SEN
ate foreign relations committee. 1t
was learned today that the ambas-
sador will appear before the COM
mittee tomorrow.