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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-02
What Kind Of
.Snardey Are
Yo.,?

Eat, drink, and be merry,
for tomorrow we die" causes
more suffering and pain than
the high cost Of living ever will.
There is world of misery in
this small quotation, which ex-
presses the too frequent opin-
ion OF the uncertainty of the
future and the needs of the
present.
Poor circumstances are FREE
quently the result Of poor spend
ing. In order to save, you must
spend your money wisely, max
ing every penny tell; buying
good goods, not cheap goods,
buying at the right time and In
the right place. This Is the
sensible way to effective saving.
You can buy well and save
money by reading daily, and
prof1ting by the advertisements
of merchants who advertise in
THE DAILY GATE CITY.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-02
CONTINUED ON page 2.)
MARRIED MICRO,
THEN SUICIDED
Former Social Leader Welded
Her Butler Last Fall and
Filled With Shame.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
ST. LOUIS, April 2-'I do not care
what becomes of me. l wish | were
dead, for everyone knows that I am
married to negro"
This remark. credited to Mrs. Julia
Gerhart. divorced from Charles B..
Gerhart, wealthy real-estate opera
tor, by Mrs. Timothy Cox, at whose
home Mrs. Gerhart died yesterday
from bromidia, taken presumably with
suicidal inten., is expected today to
furnish the basis for a coroner's YER
dict.
That Mrs. Julia Pocock Gerhart had
married l.. w. Kellogg. formerly but
Ter in the Gerhart home, became
known last night when Kellogg. now
employed at the residence of Colonel
Frederick D. Gardner. appeared at the
central police station and asked If he
was wanted in connected with Mrs.
Gerhart's death. When told that he
was not, the negro explained, with
evident pride, that he was the lawful
husband OF Mrs. Gerhart end that they
were married in ST. Paul November
%. He lef. the station without being
questioned at length, saying he would
report at the Eleventh district station.
News that the former social leader
had become the wife of negro came
as shock to persons who had known
her. Mrs. Cox declared that Mrs Ger
! hart allowed the negro to call at the
Cox home and informed Mrs. Cox that
he was her husband She also de-
clared that Mrs. Gerhart showed her
a marriage license, issued in St Paul.
Mrs. Cox said that when the negro
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-02
FREE PASSES ON
COLORADO ROADS
Every Railroad But g. B. & Q,
Has Been Violating the Law
for Several Years.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, April 2-Astound-
ing revelations of an orgy of petty
graft" by judges, state, county and
municipal officials and members of
the legislature in accepting passes
over Colorado railroad lines were
made today in an interstate commerce
commission report. 1t followed the
commissions investigation at Den
yer cf the extent Of the free transpor
tation evil" in Colorado, and the com
missions demand for indictment o1
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company
Victor American Fuel company, Colo
! RADIO Portland Cement company, U. s
Portland Cement company, and the
Great Western Sugar company for &C
cepting such favors, and of the Colo
RADIO and Southern, and the Denve
and Rio Grande railroads for granting
of passes prohibited under the anti
pass provisions of the interstate
commerce law.
The commissions investigation de
yeloped what Commissioner Harlant
declares violations on an extraordin
ary scale
I'm June, 1912. it was found tina
1000 trips we're made over one rail
road on passes and all by persons in
h eligible under the law said the re
port From January ! to June &c
1912, approximately 2.20O card passe
we're issued by one carrier to publ
officials and shippers"
The report tells of a record of thii
ty-six passengers on one train, twenty
two of whom were "dead-heads.'
THE viciousness of the free pas
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-02
New Trial Refused.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.]
PHILADELPHIA April 2.-Former
Director of Public Safety Henry Clay
and Contractors John R. Virgins and
Willard H. Walls were today refused
a new trial in quarter sessions court
and sentenced to not less than eigh-
teen months or more than two years
each in the penitentiary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-02
Faces Fourteen Years In P1-is-
on for Her Extreme Militan-
cy in English Suffrage
Cause.
EXPECTED CONVICTION
Leader Of the London Women
in Old Bailey Today and
Making it Interesting
for the Court.
rTTnited Press Srecial Service. I

TUnited Press Srecial Service.
LONDON, April 2.-Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, dauntless leader OF the
militant suffragettes and perhaps the
best known woman in England, today
again faced the stern visaged. SOM
ber-gowned magistrates In Old Bailey.
This time the often-prosecuted and
much-jailed chieftess of the bashi-
bazoukesses, as she has been ribaldly
dubbed by the crowd, faces fourteen
years imprisonment.
she is cha: ged with melting to
malicious destruction of property, and
1t is generally accepted that King
George himself is behind the prosecu-
ton. Mrs. Pankhurst was arrested
for alleged instigation of the bomb
plot that partly wrecked the new
country home OF Chancellor of. the
E1chequer David Lloyd George at
Walton Heath. and her arrest came
Immediately after Home Secretary
Reginald McKenna left private audi
enee with the king.
IT
The trial that began today marks a
crucial point in the battle for the bal
lot waged by British women. On its
outcome depends their right of milf
fancy. In deciding the fate of Mrs.
Pankhurst, the magistrates Of Old
Bailey Indirectly will decide whether
the women who blew up Lloyd
Georges house, burned down the
country seat of Lady White, demol-
ished Kew Gardens and smashed In
Vulnerable windows, we're merely ma
hcious miscreants in the eyes of the
law, or were honorable revolutionists
fighting for their rights.
Old Bailey perhaps never saw a
more intense crowd than that which
thronged the historic old courtroom
today to see Mrs. Pankhurst tried.
Ii the suffragette is conTicted. il
will be out of her own mo1th. The
crowns main evidence against her Is
her own utterances at Cardiff, Wales
the day after the Walton Heath ex
posion. In her speech, Mrs. Pank
hurst declared that she would gladly
assume all responsibility for the
bomb. and The police of Cardiff. at the
behest of Home Secretary McKenna
made stenographic copy of Mrs
Pankhurst's remarks.
Mrs. Pankhurst was for severa
DAYS in France with her daughter Mis-
Christobel Pankhurst, an exile from
London. Since the leader was releas
ed from prison in Surrey on promis
ing good behavior, 1t was announced
by General Mrs. Flora Drummon'
that Mrs. Pankhurst was completed,
broken in health by persecution
and required absolute rest. Blu. tn
government professed to believe tha
Mrs Pankhurst desired to consul
her daughter regarding Miss Christie
bells assumption of the militant lead
ership if Mrs. Pankhurst should go t
prison.
The militant suffragettes of Eng
land now are ''on the map officially
Fearing suffragette demonstration
Premier Asquith abandoned the time
honored reception to parliament men
bers at the recent opening Of the ney
Parliament, and when that body Cor
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-02
Four Blocks of City in Ruins
and Several Acres Of Prop
erty Under Water.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
GAINESVILLE, Wis, April 2.-Four
blocks are today in ruins, several
acres of property are under water
and indications point to serious flood
conditions, as the result of the fire
which last night wrought damage esti
mated today at close to half a million
dollars. The fire which started ir
the basement of the Reed Clothing
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-02
Every Able Bodied Man in the
City is at Work Trying to
Keep the Water Out
Of Town.
OHIO IS DRYING OUT
Dayton Will be Out Of Food in
a Short Time Unless Fresh
Supplies Are Hur-
ried in.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CAIRO, H.. April 2-Every able
bodied man in Cairo Is working on
the levees today in an effort to carry
the city safely through the greatest
crisis of It's history. Only those who
have been exempted under special
orders, including grocers physicians,
bakers. druggists and newspaper
men, are engaged in other pursuits.
With these exemptions the police and
militia are rigidly enforcing the rule
of arresting every man not working
on the levees.
The river this morning reached the
/ highest stage ever known in this
/ city when 1t registered 541 feet, one
4 tenth of foot higher than the rec
ord established last year The rise
since Tuesday morning has been from
53.2 feet and while the water. is run
ming away swiftly, the river continues
to rise.
At least another foot, probably a
foot and half further rise is expect
ed before the water begins to fall
I The Ohio levee which protects the
city for forty city blocks, from the
Halliday hotel on the south to the
Illinois Central railroad bridge or
the north, has been bulkheaded to 6
height of 5s feet and the work now
being done is the placing OF further
safeguards along the embankment.
These precautions have made some
OF the citizens OF Cairo overconfident
but the wiser ones are taking no
chances that they can avoid
Nearly all OF the women and chill
dren have left the city. Many Of
, those who remain are aiding the men
in their levee work by preparing and
distributing hot coffee and food te
= them.
district levee north of Cairo inundat
ed almost the entire sanitary distric
to a depth Of. in some places, 13 feet
Cairo has nothing to fear from this
water.
So far as any railroad communica
tion is concerned Cairo Is completed.
, cut off from the world The onl,
} means of leaving or entering 1t is b.
boat The telegraphic and telephon,
facilities are only slightly disturbed
precautions having been taken sever
!, al days ago to maintain them b,
lengthening the poles in the sanitar.
district, now under water.
The Illinois Central, Big Four an,
Mobile and Ohio lines, on the Illinoi
side. are completely out of commits
sion and the Iron Mountain and Cot
) ton Belt lines on the Missouri sid
also have ceased operation
ShaWneetown Deserted
! CARMI. Ill.,, April with th
). waters of the Wabash river checke
"a by the Ohio flood conditions in the Wa
J bash valley are becoming today NOR
;, alarming Suffering was reported i
;. many sections of inundated farmin
= communities and much live stock
~ being lost by inattention, The river
:, are held at flood stage by the Ohio.
o. Shawneetown was deserted thi
s. morning, its inhabitants being el
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-02
Royal Relatives Gathered
While all Greek Bishops
Officiated.

limited Press Leased Wire Service,
ATHENS, April with all the Inn
presslve rites and ceremonies of the
Ireek church, the state funeral of the
lase King George of Greece, assas-
sinated at Salonika, the city which he
captured at the head of his victorious
army. began at 10:30 a. m. (Athens
umel today in the Cathedral of Ath
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-02
Maybe He's Gone Fishing.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, April William D.
McCombs could not be located here
early today and at his law Offices IT
was said nothing was known of his
reported decision to accept the am
bassadorship to France.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-02
Des Molnes Woman Leaps From oma.
ha Structure Into River, Eighty
five Feet Be-
low.
DIED AFTER RESCUE
Mrs. Greta chase-Hull, Wife Of Judge
Advocate Of Y. S. Army Who
Was Ordered to
Manila.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
OMAHA, Neb., April "A woman,
identified last night as Mrs Greta
Hull, daughter of John w. Chase OF
Des Moines, and wits OF Colonel j. A..
Hull, U. S. A.. committed suicide here
by leaping from the center of the
Douglas street bridge in view of hun
dreds OF people.
Mrs. Hull was seen to climb to the
top Of the rail. She gathered her
skirts about her and dived head-fore.
most in the muddy waters, eighty-five
feet below. A skif pulled out from
the Nebraska shore and caught the
body quarter of mile down stream.
She was taken to shore still alive,
J but died before medical aid could
reach her.
| A Tiffany wedding ring with the
/ initials "J. A. H.-G. A. c." and a
watch, bearing the words "Grtea,
] April 8, 'O2," were found on the body.
\ A stranger appeared at the police
station last night and inquired about
the body of the woman taken from
the river. He was directed to the
1 morgue. and an hour later identified
I the body as that of Mrs. Hull. He
i refused to give his name. M
H. ST., and Edmund Chase of Def
Moines, uneles Of the dead woman
I are here to take charge OF the body
1t is believed that despondency ovel
the transfer of her husband to the
Philippines caused Mrs. Hull to throw
herself off the bridge.
Was Popular Girl.
DES MONIES, Iowa, April Mrs
Greta lChase-Hull, wife Of Colone
John A. Hull, Judge advocate United
I States army who committed suicide
I by jumping from bridge near Council
Bluffs, because her husband had beer
ordered to Manila for service, was
daughter Of John w. Chase, prominen
grocer, was popular in society, ant
until her marriage to Colonel Hull ter
years ago, had lived all her life il
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-02
Tour Of Flooded District.

Tour Of Flooded District.
COLUMBUS, O.. April ITO get
information upon which to base mann
moth relief work for Ohio food suff-
erers. Governor Cox and members OF
the state rehef commission today
planned an immediate tour Of every
food district in the state. Plans for
systematizing this work were to bs
laid at q meeting OF the commission
with the governor and Miss Mabel
Boardman, national Red Cross leader.
The cost OF the relief planned will
be enormous. Fully 100000 persons.
1t is estimated, need aid In re-estab-
fishing their homes. Half million
alone for this purpose.
More money and more food was the
cry that went up from the stricken
district today. Marietta, Portsmouth.
Ironton and Ohio river towns were In
urgent need Of supplies. GAINESVILLE
asked for help. Dayton today sent
out an appeal for food supplies. The
Columbus relief committee Is sorely
IN need Of money, clothing and food
supplies and for volunteer workmeu.
Captain ]. B. c. Eckstorm with thir-
ty members OF the second ambulance
company left today for Portsmouth.
Equipment for field hospital to be
established on the Kentucky side OF
the river and three thousand rations
were taken.
The number Of bodies recovered
from the Columbus flood district up
to today was rs. Two were uniden-
tilted.
Fund Of 100000
DAYTON, o., April John n.
Patterson left this morning for Column
bus, In response to telegram sent
him by Governor Cox. Patterson will
confer with the governor and Miss
Mabel Boardman of the Red Cross on
4 the flood relief situation here.
TT ia very important that we set
on foot at once the real constructive
work of charity" said the governor in
his telegram.
! Governor Cox Is custodian OF the
fund which is now close to s1,ooo,o0o
for the relief Of Dayton sufferers.
The menace OF possible famine still
hovered over Dayton today The huge
piles OF food in the relief committee
headquarters have dwindled away
under the drain of feeding an entire
city OF 100000 people With the most
careful distribution the food now on
hand will be exhausted within three
days. President Patterson today
j, again sent out an appeal for prompt
shipment OF large supplies and will
ask Governor Cox to aid him in arous
ing the country to the needs OF Day
ton sufferers.
Greatest Since 1915.
, CAIRO, H., April 2.--Water today
continues to flow through the gap ir
: the Big Four levee into the drainage
, district back Of Cairo and in two day,
Z the lowlands probably will be covered
from 10 to 90 feet deep.
Ilevee Engineer A. ] Wheeler o
! the Southeast Missouri district ha,
: sent out warnings to all cities In tina
corner of the state predicting tht
2 greatest food since 1915 and warnins
those endangered to move to higher
ground.
According to reports reaching her'
2 the Defield levee below Birds Poin
! went out last night and water is pour
, Ing down over O'Briens Ridge to Bel
9 mont. The Greenfield levee, on th'
i Missouri side, was also reported out
g The levee in front Of Reel Foo
s lake below Hickman. KY, is reported
s to be weakening and is being rein
forced with rock
Continued on page 81
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-02
FLOOD BAFF[ED So FAR
BY GREAT CAIRO LEvEE

camped on the hills. The levee was
dynamited yesterday afternoon at a
point below the city, and the water
continues to back into the city.
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-26


out when a man reached first. Then
hits were necessary to manufacture
the tallies, infeld outs or sacrifices
being useless.
Carrigan was making his debut as
a Red SOx manager and got away to
a good start. The fans withheld
judgment, but it was plainly evident
they were ready to roast him for any
slips on the part of his hired hands.
Jake Stahl is still a popular person
in Boston, simply because he was at
the head of team that was mechani-
cally strong enough to walOp the tar
out of everything in the league. Car
rigan has no pleasant task. Fans
don't care for a worlds champion one
year and a second division team the
next.
Connie Mack has STRUCK oil"
again. Shawkey, the young pitcher
who made his debut here against the
White SOX, held Detroit to four hits
and no runs yesterday. DubuC, the
Tiger HEAVIER, joined the hard luck
club. He was only hit safely twice,
and both Of these bingles were
scratches that bounced off his own
glove. They were punched with
pass and two rank errors in the sew
enth inning, and yielded four runs.
Shawkey famed seven.
Lucky ST. Louis Browns. They got
Walter Johnson out of the way with
out losing, even if they couldn't win.
Johnson went in in the fourth inning
after st. Louis had scored seven
times, and pitched until the end of
the 18th, when darkness butted in.
In that time he whitfield sixteen bat
tiers, being hit seven times, good for
one run. Weilman relieved Baum
gardner in the first inning with three
runs over, and finished, though hit
hard at the start. Engle, who opened
for Washington hit Catcher Agnew
of the Browns in the jaw with
Ditched ball in the fourth inning.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-26


with run by tumble, then won it in
the thirteenth inning with a double
scoring the deciding run. GOssett,
the Yank catcher, lost the game
through bad baserunning. Fisher and
Mitchell both pitched swell ball.
Jackson and Wolter each dubbed
double and two singles. Jack Graney
soaked a homer. Mitchell breezed a
dozen Yanks.
Philly pitchers gave nine passes,
hit two batters and made a couple
OF wild pitches, giving Pittsburgh an
easy game. SeatOn, Chalmers and
Marshall were the criminals. Hen
dirk pitched great ball for Pittsburgh
after the first inning and also smash
ed a home run. Carey of Pittsburgh
made a record when he scored five
times without getting a hit. He was
safe on an error the first time up, and
walked the next four, stealing four
bases. Wagner and Kommers each
raped double and single.
An even break resulted from the
first matches of the Davis cup tennis
finals in England, Mclaughlin of
California losing to PaTke, the En-
glishman, and Williams beating
Dixon.
A trade is on between Frank
Chance of the Yanks and Joe Biz
mingham of the Maps. The P. L. is to
swap Pitcher Mcconnell for Kahler
and Outfelder Buddy Ryan, who
played swell ball for Cleveland after
Birmingham was hurt. Chance is al
so reported to be dissatisfied with
OUtfielders Cree and Daniels, and will
trade them if he gets a good offer.
If anyone is interested, Carl Nor
ris knocked out some. person named
Al Benedict in the fifth round at JOp-
lin, Mo-, last night.
Johnny Dundee, New York feath-'
er, who has progressed to the light
weight division, and Jack White of
Chicago have been matched to fight
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-09-29
Visitors Dusty Walk
Takes Wrong Train

Reno home. Well! To Il a humorous
story short out Of consideration for
the feelings of the two ladies. a lot
of strenuous work on the telephone
and hustling around generally, and
the pressing into service of an auto
by George, allowed Mrs. Morrison
and son the pleasure OF eating lunch
and spending the entire day at the
Bartlett home here in Carson, she
having left the train at Mound House
and had walked the dusty roads
nearly to Empire before the relief
party in the auto came t o her rescue.
The scribe was promised all sorts
of nice dinners to keep quiet, but the
story is too good and the sense Of
humor of the two ladies far too keen
to let it pass. Then George himself
threatened all kinds OF dire vengeance
it the story on the ladies was kept
under cover, he says that he and
Doctor Morrison have gone wrong
too often not to jump at this chance
to ask two certain ladies to keep
quiet the next time anything hap
pens.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-09-29
EXAMINATION FOR APPOINT
MENT OF CANDIDATES TO
UNITEDSTATES NAVAL
ACADEMY

United States Senator Francis &.
Newlands has requested President J.
F. Stubs of the University OF NeVa-
da to hold a competitive examination
for the purpose of selecting a candi-
date to fill the vacancy which will *
sist from this state. June next, at the
United States Naval Academy, An
napolis, Maryland.
The examination will be held at the
University Of Nevada, November !,
1913. Each competitor must be a Cit
izen Of the State must be between the
ages OF 10 and p years, physically
sound; and will be required to pass
an examination in reading, writing.
spelling grammar, geography, United
States History, worlds history, arith-
metic, algebra and plane geometry.
Further information may be OBJ
tanned from Captain H l.. Apple
white, U. S. Army, retired, University
of Nevada, Reno.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-09-29
FUNERAL Of
MRS. BLACKWELL

On Sunday afternoon at ? o'clock
the funeral Of the late Mrs. Martha
e. Blackwell took place at the Meth
odist church in this city. the Rev.
Hornaday officiating. A large con-
course of people paid their last SAD
mark of appreciation to this estima-
bic friend and relative and the
floral offerings evidenced the high
measure of respect in which Mrs.
Blackwell was held by al who knew
and lover her.
In keeping with an expressed visa
end following the dictates of family
sentiment Mrs. Blackwell was buried
in her wedding gown, going to the
Great Beyond in the robes in whicf
she had entered the happy years ui
her life.
The following gentlemen acted a
pallbearers: H. l.. Wise, {. F. Cults
John Rubke. Thos. Leary. Fred
Wilmer, and Lee Craven.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-09-29

Mrs. George Bartlett has made up
her mind that she has not yet be-
come acclimated to her new sur
%roundings in Carson City since her
recent removal from Reno. Probab-
ly acclimated will not fit the bill
as we'll as the word "Direction
wise. Mrs. Bartlett and her three
little daughters walked to the depot
this lovely fall morning intending to
place their over Sunday guests Mrs.
Doctor Morrison and little boy OF
the train for Reno After a happy
quarter of an hour spent at the de
pot by the entire party Mrs. MOI
risOn entered the busiest looking
train she could see about the station
at the clang of the starting bell, then
many more good byes from the ladies
and all the children and the train
was off. Upon walking up street
with the Appeal scribe after the de-
! parture OF the train, Mrs. Bartlett
was all but paralyzed with fright
when the newsman asked her if Mrs.
Morrison was going to spend the day
in Virginia before returning to her