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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
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Mrs. Lester Murphy Of Dallas City
Misses yonna Murphy of Lomax and
.Hettie Turner of Lincoln, Nebr., yist
tied Mrs. H. ]. Elsea last week.
q. e. Emrick Of Aledo was In the
city Thursday.
Dr and Mrs. Markle went to Camp
Point Monday
Mrs. Myra RICHTER returned last
week from visit 9TH her sons at
st. Louis and Decatur.
Mrs. N. P. Mckee of Cedar Rapids,
Ia, is visiting her father j. G. john
son and sister Mrs. Alice Aaron. Mr..
and Mrs. C. M. Thomas OF LaHarpe'
Mrs. Wilbur Wilcox of Peoria and
Mrs. John Snap Of Galesburg are
also guests at the johnson home.
DR.. and Mrs. H G. Montague OF
Muskogee, Okla, who have been visit
ing her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Baird departed for their home We'd
nesday, stopping enroute at st. Joseph
and Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. A. s. Owsley and daughter
Marian returned last week, after
spending the summer with Chicago
relatives.
Mrs. Emily Tyner is attending the
Christian convention at Jacksonville,
and visiting her daughter Mrs. Geo.
Rhea
Mrs. Ralph Foulds Of Macomb is Wis
iting at the Jos. Fould's home.
Miss Kathryn Williams returned
Saturday from spending the summer
with home folks at Fl. Stockton,
Texas, to take up her studies at Car
thage college. Her brother Waldo &C
companied her here for visit with
relatives and expects to visit In the
north before returning home.
Mrs. Luftus OF Lomax and Mrs. LII
Han Watkins of Delaven, ILL.,, came
Tuesday to visit at the John shipton
home.
Frank Huston went to Burdette
Mimi, Monday to look at land.
! Mrs. w. c. Hamilton departed Tues
! Gay lot OInHud W WISH MOI oiS.0t'
| Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Teesdale of OF
tumwa came Wednesday to visit theil
niece Mrs. N. H. Dennison.
Mrs H. H. Shaffer Of Winchester
/ Ill, departed Monday after visit
with her sister Mrs. D. H. Miller.
Judge and Mrs. J. d. Miller left Sat
urday for Chicago, then for Buffalo
Niagara Falls, Albany and New Yorl
City, also visiting at Fl Lee, N. ].
on business and pleasure trip.
Miss Clifford Everhart has gone t
Edmore, S. d., to teach mathematic.
/ In the high school.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
Fishermen Arrested.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Sept Is
Eight st. Louisians, six of whom are
connected with the city administra-
ton, can blame the obstinance of a
traction car conductor for their arrest
for violating the Illinois fish laws.
When they tried to transport their
fish from here to ST. Louis last night,
the conductor, who alleged that the
fish were understood, refused to pro
coed with his car The delay gave
time to notify fish warden and the
eight were arrested.
The men who are out on bond are
Charles e. Mohstadt, VIM. Meyer. A.
w. Keuenke, Eugene Miller, Edward
Krondl, George Heintzpetie, Gus A,
Bauer and John Wohradsky, Jr.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
Smith Trial Opens.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Sept. 15.-At
the opening of the second trial Of DR..
Arthur B. Smith, charged with the
murder Of his wife, Florence Cavilier
Smith, here today it was expected that
the prosecution would present an en-
tirely new line of evidence. 1t Is said
that since DR.. Smiths first trial, when
the jury failed to agree, the state has
brought to light some new angles of
the case.
DR.. Smith is alleged to have poison
ed his wife by the administration OF
cyanide OF potassium while she was
i'll. 1t is reported the prosecution will
drop the potassium theory at the sec
ond trial and try to obtain conviction
on the ground of vegetable alkaloid
poisoning.
Mrs. Florence Cavilier Smith was a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
Q of Iowa, Lee county-ss.

State of Iowa, Lee county-ss.
In the District Court of said county.
At Keokuk, September, 1918, term
Ruby Bernice Carpenter, plaintiff,
versus Clarence Carpenter, defendant.
Original notice.
To the above named defendant:
You are hereby notified that on or
before September 5, 1918, a petition
will be on file in the clerks office of
the District Court aforesaid at Keo-
kuk in behalf of the above named
plaintiff, against you and claiming a
decree of divorce from you on the
ground of desertion.
And unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon Of the second day
of the next regular September term
OF said court, to be begun and holden
at Keokuk on the 22nd day of Sep
TENDER, A. d., 1913. default will be
entered against you and Judgment
rendered thereon as prayed for in
said petition.
r NJ. BALLlNGER,
Attorney for Plaintiff
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
Chew it after every meal
Worth Weight in Gold.

Abingdon, va.-Mrs. Jennie Mccall
OF this place, says, Il had been troub-
led with female complaints for over
ten years. | could not walk or stand
on my feet. and had been almost con
fined to the house for long time.
began to take Cardui. the woman's
tonic, and now can walk anywhere
want to go. Cardui is worth it's
weight in gold" This is high esti-
mate on plain. herb medicine, yet
there are thousands of women who
would gladly pay this price for q
remedy to relieve their suffering
Cardui has helped others. Why not
you? Try it. Your druggist sells it.
in 81 bottles.-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
LIVE cHEAPER-cUT YOUR
MEAT BILL DOWN

You can cut down your meat bill
two-thirds and get more nutritious
food by eating Faust Macaroni A
1Oc package of Faust Macaroni con.
tains as much nutrition as lbs. OF
beef-ask your doctor.
Faust Macaroni is extremely rich
in gluten, the bone, muscle and flesh
builder. It is made from Durum
Wheat, the high protein cereal.
Delicious, too. You can serve Faust
Macaroni a hundred different ways to
delight the palate Write for free re
cipe book showing how. In alright
moisture-proof packages, 5 and II
cents.
MAuLL BROS.
st. Louis, Mo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
LIVELY CHASE AFTER
SQUIRREL SUNDAY
Now a Captive at the Fire Department
After a Hard Chase by Fire;
men and Others.

Tom Grogan saw squirrel at Sixth
and Biondeau streets about $3.50 a. M,
yesterday morning and things began
to happen Immediately. The squirrel
ran down Sixth to Main and crowd
followed. 1t doubled back on Sixth to
Lucas avenue eluding It's pursuers,
turned In beside building where a
fireman thought he had it but the SOUR
rel got away. The crowd literally
fell over itself in trying to counter
march that double quick time. The
squirrel finally ran across Lucas ave
nue. into window area hole of The
Gate City Office and William Johnson
got down in the hole and caught It.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15

revolver with him, when, according to
the servants, the revolver In question
had never left the shelf where their
master had put 1t. The cook testified
Nine. Poeckes had given her the dead
mans bloody nightshirt, telling her
not to send 1t to the washwoman, but
to burn 1t. She kept 1t instead. The
body, was, as matter Of fact, found
buttoned in a woman's nightgown.
Despite all these things, Nine.
Poeckes sits pale and patient in the
st. Lazarre prison, her new baby girl
in her arms, Affirming her innocence
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
Good Outlook at Michigan.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Sept 15.-Foot-
ball training at the University of Michi-
gan got under way today when near
ly thirty aspirants reported to Coach
Fielding H. Yost for the first workout
of 1913. Yost seemed pleased with the
prospects for winning aggregation
when he learned that of the men who
reported for practice nine have previ.
ously won their letters on the Michi-
gan gridiron.
The IN" men who will again strive
for honors this fall are Captain Patter
son, Torbet. Almendinger, Hughitt
Reynsford, Bushnell, Boyle and Pom
thus. Jimmy Craig, last years star
half back and Splinter, while back at
school, has announced that an injured
knee and his determination not to
slight his studies, would keep him Out
of the game.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15

society leader here 1t was not until
some time after her death that sus-
picion was directed toward her hus.
band
The motive as given in the first trial
was that Smith wanted to be rid of his
wife in order to marry nurse. 1t
was brought out that six months after
Mrs. Smiths death he made the nurse
his wife.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
National Polish Alliance Meets.

DETROIT, Mich. Sept. 15,-Better
educational facilities for Polish resi-
dents of the United States was the
principal topic under discussion today
when the National Polish Alliance
opened It's annual convention in the
new Dom Polski Hall. More than 1000
deegates, representing $500 societies
located all over the country, were at
tending today when the sessions
opened. The total membership repre-
scented exceeds 100000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15

NJ. Lafoy, wealthy father OF the
wife, said:
My daughters existence was tor
ture to her. Her first act. after re,
turning from her wedding journey,
was to come trembling back to us,
very frightened. She wished to make
her will She had married mailman
a man who thought himself persecut-
ed, who saw strange visions, always
bloody.
AT night he thought someone was
trying to strangle him and became
delirious and raved Two days be-
fore the night of ths tragedy he
awoke my daughter with his cries.
He imagined himself drowning in a
torrent OF blood. with dissected hum.
an bodies floating around him. Some
times he would see armless and leg
less bodies coming after him, to kill
him. and often, when automobiling.
he would see bloody human head
racing along before the car! It was
awful! To think of my daughter hav-
ing to suffer that for six years!
"She was preparing divorce when
the tragedy happened. She would
have done so before. but her HUSBAND
got wind Of what she was doing and
told her that he would kill her and
me too If she persisted. She was
desperate. She could not even come
to our house unless she slipped away
without letting even the servants
know where she was gong. l would
often have my carriage wait for her
around the corner and in that way
smuggle her into her mothers home.
Her husband was a monster and he
met q logical end
aires home, said:
Monsieur was very good to the
servants. He was patient and gener
GUS often giving us large pourboires
He loved their little girl Denise, and
always made suggestions as to he,
comfort when the nurse took her out
for her airing Madame was differ
emit. She was irritable and st.ngy and
/ hard to get along with. She and mon
sieur uuarreled often at which times
she would become furious, strikinE
1 him. The servants were once Obliged
to separate them when they auarrelet
i at the table She was the cause o
I all the scenes.
"often she would 60 out during thu
afternoon. They say she would take
i a stranger carriage which waited To-
her near the house. and would no
come back until late. Monsieur woult
ask her what she had done during thu
day and il, she had been out and sh'
would reply: No, stayed in :"
So runs the testimony SO far gath
cred by the police. They saw thu
i wounds In the victims body did no
show powder-stains so the bullet
must have been fired from a distanc
!. Of two feet or more. The cook at tn
Poeckes household, and the nurse en-
gagged for the new baby, 1ave adde'
to the weight of testimony agains
Nine. Poeckes. The latter declare
: Nine Poeckes told her she was con
, stantly in fear lest her husband XII
himself IS he always carried BIZ
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
BULLET IN BRAIN
While IN !. BED {.
Paris Mystery Of the Murder or Suicide
Of Leon Pceckes, Millionaire
Husband Of Pretty
Wife.
.-----~ 49,
THE WOMAN IS IN JAIL
Knot May Never be untansled Be-
cause Of the Many Perplex-
ing Features Of the
Case.
THE WOMAN Is IN JAIL
IBy william Philip simms, Paris cor.

INV William Philip Simms, Paris cor
respondent of the United Press.]
PARIS, Sept 15.-With a bullet in
his brain and Ave others In various
PARTS Of the torso, principally in the
hack. the body of Millionaire Leon
Poeckes was found by the police
shortly after midnight, June %, doub-
led up en- a bed in his richly furnish
ed home. 81 Rue Faidherbe, in the
aristocratic suburb OF Saint-Mande.
The police today are still trying to
solve the riddle. How did the rich
man come by his death? Was he
murdered by someone from the out.
side9 Did he commit suicide. as his
pretty wife, who was In the room at
the time, insists? Was he shot by
the latter as he lay asleep at her
side? Or did he rise to STAY the strange
and CORY phantom, which he often
said .ollowed him and thus died by
his own hand, by accident.
To complicate the situation Nine.
Poeckes was expecting the arrival OF
the stork on or about the night of
the tragedy. Could she, she asks, no
matter what the provocation. Stay the
father Of her child at such a time :?
The police believed she could. and ar
rested her on suspicion. locking her
up in the famous prison of st. Laz-
are here where her baby, cris.ened
Marie. was born
On account CT the wealth and social
prominence of the principals. the at
fair is likened to the Steinheil muir
der mystery which was followed by
the trial and acquittal of Nine. Stein
he'll, the ar lists wife. Another such
trial is certainty. for in spite OF
Nine. Pceckes' protestations OF inno-
cence the police claim to have a
strong case against her.
"On the night of June 49," Nine.
pceekes told the police. my husband
and ] went to bed around $50 Short
y before midnight knew the time
by what happened afterwards was
awakened with violent start by the
noise of pistol shqr at my side.
thought my husbandgwas in the grir
Of one Of his terrible hallucinations
and instinctively sprang UP to de
fend myself. remember feeling the
revolver against my ffand. which was
gripping his; Of little struggle; Of
more pistol shots. while my husbands
arm was twisted back of him. Later
discovered the firearm in my hand
and unloaded It: THEN, in a daze
telephoned for helps
This is the wife's story In nut
shell. She has told It over and ovel
asain and cannot be shaken In an,
Of the details. Her face, framed il
wealth OF Bernhardtish hair, ha'
been described as being perfec
type of sweet primitive Italian seer
IN the paintings Of Bernardino Luni.
The Poeckes family formally charg,
'hs wife with the murder.
Wy sons married life was one loni
neion-earth,'' the father of the vic
!'nl stated During the six year
following the wedding. that woman
FEVER ceased to brutalize her hus
pana; She had no ideals herself an
.a,euled his insulted him and his re
gion, struck him. and nagged him t
inc bitter end
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15

The squirrel is now at the fire de-
partment and is thoroughly tanned. In
some Quincy parks they are a com
mon sight on the main streets but the
little fox squirrel caused about as
much sensation yesterday as a mad
dog. There. are several squirrels in
the city, however, and are often seen
IN Triangle park, but where the one
caught yesterday came from is not
known.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
Women From Atlantic to Pa
cif3c

From all sections of this great coun-
try, no city SO large, no village 81
small but that some woman has writ
ten words of thanks for health re
stored to the Lydia e. Pinkham Medf
cine Co., of Lynn, Mass. Any woman
who is suffering from the ills peculiar
to her sex should not rest until she
has given this famous remedy. Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
trial. -Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15

Impure blood runs you duwn-makes
you an easy victim for organic dis.
eases. Burdock Blood Bitters purifies
the blood-cures the cause--builds
you up.-Adyertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15

F.. NJ. BALLlNGER,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-27
STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
IN MIAMI FEBRUARY 6

Members of the Florida State Bar
Association vii hold their seventh
annual session in Miami. February
4 and I. and Secretary j. {. Cooper
n. has sent letters to attorneys
stating the purpose of the meeting.
The letters set forth that the ses-
sion is held early to enable the as
sociation to make such recommends
tions to the next Legislature as il
deems advisable a number Of the
members have expressed the view
that the association should consider
the recommendation of the circuit
judges made in response to the in
vitatiOn of OGvernOr Gilchrist un-
der date of June T., 1912, and also
the proposed act relating to plead
ing, practice and procedure in the
courts of this State framed by the
commission appointed ,, iovrrI or
Gil, hrist, under the provision, of
the concurrent resolution No '3 al
opted bv the Legislature of lD'
Nothing of more vital concern I
the profession has been before -
association since its organization,
and it is desired that there should
be "A very full attendance, and that
so far as practicable the members
should acquaint themselves with
these matters before the associa ion
convenes.
The association will have several
distinguished guests, and William
Jennings Bryan will deliver the min
cipal address at the banquet. Jack :
sonvillc Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-27
DEATH OF MR.. ]. R. FORSYTH.

Mrs. II. l.. Cutler, who resides on
South Missouri avenue. received a
telegram this morning which stated
that her father, Mr.. J. r. Forsyth
had passed away las, night at Fort
Myers.
Mr.. Cutler, who is valued at
tache of the Evening Telegram,
went down 10 Fort Myers Saturday
evening and was with him during his
last hours, and will accompany the
remains here tomorrow, the funeral
to occur at the family residence at
sos South Missouri avenue tomorrow
afternoon at > o'clock. All friends
cf the family are invited to be pres
ent.
Mr.. Forsyth came to Florida about
a year ago from Indiana, and for a
time was with his daughter here.
bat removed TO Fort Myers later
where he owned property. lie was
y fine Christian gentleman. and in
their great loss the family have the
deepest sympathy Of the community.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-27
MANY APPLICANTS FOR
WORTH TRAMMELL'S JOB

Pensacola. Jan. 27.-AlthOugh il
is not probable that there will be a
lack in the number of candidates to
succeed Worth Trammell as assist
ant United States Attorney for the
Northern District of Florida. but two
PensacOlians have been mentioned
in that connection up to this time
They are Hal Anderson and George
". +. Whip. 1t is said that MIR.
Anderson is a candidate now for the
position. hut Mr.. Whip has not de-
intcly decided whether or not he
Eill aspire 10 fiji the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mr.,
rrammcl However. his name is be-
ns mentioned and advanced by
friends. Philip Bcall is also men
toned.
II is probable that there will be
= number of candidates from other
s, ctions of the court s jurisdiction
and that United States Attorney
Frederick G. Cubbrrly will have a
largr list from which 10 select for
recommendations to the attorney
general
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-27
STATE BANK OF
HMNES CITY OPEN

kissimmee. January 27.-Senat0r
Arthur f. nonegan, accompanied
by State E,nk Examiner Palmer
ROsemond, motored over to Haines
City Tuesday to open the State
Bank eli Haines City for business.
M Rosemond checked up the
new books in short time and find
ing everything in compliance with
tie State laws, authorized Cashier
i0nng to receive deposits and begin
business.
The first day proved good one.
tie deposits running up to con-
siderable amount.
The State Bank of Haines City is
temporarily located in a frame
building awaiting the completion OF
a modern banking house, the CON
tract for which has been let and ma
terial is arriving daily.
Officers of the bank are \. +
Done&an, president; b. II. Miller,
vicc- -president; G. G. Young, cash
irr. There are several stockholders
III Polk and Osccola counties
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-27
CHAUTAUQUA VISITORS
SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR.

Editor Telegram: viii YOU
kindly permit ME through the coll
umns of your valuable paper to call
attention Of our good people TO the
fact that very shortly We will have
quite a demand upon us for hospf-
tality which it is our duty. as we'll
as our pleasure to provide for. The
Chautauqua meets here tht early
part of the coming month and al
ready there are inquiries coming in
for accommodation II would tacili-
tate matters good deal if our peo-
ple who have rooms TO spare. or
board to provide. will call up the
Secretary. phone e11. at the Board
of Trade rooms and acQuaint him
with the nature of the accommoda-
ton they are ready to provide. so
that list may be made at once and
INQUIRIES promptly placed | cannot
urge too strongly the necessity OF
prompt action in this matter ne
cause we must be ready when the
time comes to take care or our visi-
tcrs to the very best of our ability.
Faithfully yours.
A. ]. HOLwORTHY,
Secretary.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-27
SEEMS ABOUT AS GOOD AS EVER

Newton, y. j.. Jan. - lsaa"
Ashford Shafcr. a farm hand, In the
employ of Abraham 5. Silkcr, near
this city, will be 100 years old to-
morrow. He works six days a week,
swings an AK as well as most men OF
1" and one morning recently cut
Il piled Il, shocks of corn. His
first trousers were dyed with the
juice of walnut hulls. Ills teeth
broke down early in life. lie never
has used glasses lie never was sick
until 1909, when he had an attack
Cf the grip. lie has chewed the weed
since he was -. For more than -
years he has worked on farm
When he was 81 he walked - miles
from Johnsonburg to Newton, in g.
minutes, and few weeks ago h,
walked three miles in a little less
than an hour. While his head ism,
bald, the hair is snow white.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-27
MEN RESPONSIBLE
~ SAYS ROCKEFELLER
(By Associated Press.)

New York Jan. 27-Man, not
women, is responsible for the or
ganized commercial social evil OF
this country, is the opinion Of John
ID. Rockefeller, Jr., who says 1T is
mans business to run for profit. and
the profit is large"
In a statement published TO-DAY
giving further details of the aims OF
the bureau of social hygiene, he
says he believed less than twenty
five per cent of the fallen women
would have gone bad if they mad an
equally good chance to lead pure
life.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-27
WASHINGTON
. SOCIETY WILL
c CELEbRAT TE
REGARDLESS OF WILSON'S PLANS
SEVERAL DANCES AND BALLS
WILL BE HELD.
(By Associated Press J

Washington, Jan. >. society
r,re is preparing a long list of ell
; .tainmeuts for inauguration week
winch in measure will take the
p.lee OF the inaugural ball The fes-
tyitios will start with Il great
smoker ny the princeton students on
Varch I'd. Nirtually every state
lety will give dance on March
II ana there Will he many dahrlnS
parties and balls of public
ohalactcr.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-27
WILL Be NO OFFICIAL
RECEPTION OR BALL
(By Associated rrcss.( J

Trenton, Jan. - Presidents elect
Wilson does not think il would be
practicable to hold public rcccp-
iian at the White House on the night
OF March fourth. lie said today
that the great crowds in the city at
that time would make the plan hard
ly possible.
A delegation from the Farmers
Union of America VIII present the
name of G. s. Barrett, of Georgia,
for the portfolio of secretary of ag-
riculturc. Barrett is at the head of
tho Union.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-27
FORMER T|MES.UN|ON
EDITOR DIED TO-DAY

Daytona. Fla, Jan. 27-Charles
Henry Jones. former owner of the
Jacksonville Times-U Union, died to-
day at Ospedaletti. Italy, according
to cablcgram received here by his
daughter, Mrs. Jerome ID. Malley.
Jones was also former chief of the
st. Louis Post dispatch and the New
York World.