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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-14

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tend the annual continental congress
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delegates from COMMONWEALTH t'"P-
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Mr. Noting Entertained.
Mrs Frank RruuHv entertained
THURSDAY afternoon 81 a delightful
bridge party ut her haue i'm the navy
in Norfo]k. tn honor ri her guest.
Mrs OTTO Nc7,~e. IL Richmond. The
ro51sa was urnttily decorated with
srr5ns, .fa5zeTs and There were fhrce
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-14

"As nearly as ] can recall these
were their last words to me. They
expressed themselves as fully pre-
pared to die and calmly sat down in
steamer chairs on the glass enclosed
Deck A, prepared to meet their fate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-14
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DAILY (By Mail)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-14

Mrs. Wilson, Of stanton. comes t,
Richmond today 10 be the guest o'
Major and Mrs. James h. pooley al
"Maymout"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
Henry Jones, Youth From Marceline,
Mo-, Meets With Awful Acct
dent While Flippins
Freight Train.
WAS WITH COMPANION
Injured Young Man Brought to keo-
kuk From Montrose and Now
Lies Near Death at
Hospital.

Facing death because of serious
accident which befell him Monday
evening when he attempted to board
a freight train at Montrose, Henry
Jones who now lies in ST. Joseph's
hospital, will probably die before the
day is over.
The injured man who is not yet
ltwenty-one years of age, was brought
to this city at GAS yesterday evening,
| by the same train which ran over him,
Jones, with a companion named Ellis,
tried to board the train at Montrose
between half past five and six o'clock
Jones slipped and fell under the car
wheels and as soon as the crew saw
his plight, the train was stopped and
the unfortunate youth hurried to the
hospital here. The right leg was
Manipulated above the knee and the
left above the ankle. Because Of the
great loss of blood, 1t was not thought
that Jones would live through the day
He has relatives at Marceline, Mo.
that being his former home. Jone'
told his nurse that he would be TWEEN
ty-one years Of age in August. TIL,
parents at Marceline have been nc
titled of their sons serious condition
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
Outdoor Diary.

Two women who have acquired the
tramping habit keep diaries OF the
great outdoors. Each writes In her
book an account of the long walks
they take together. and they derive
much pleasure from looking over past
entries and also from exchanging their
books and noting how differently the
same things have impressed them.
Sometimes one account of walk is
full of funny happenings on the way,
while the other CLOVIS with sky tints
and natures winter garb. Their books
are Of the loose-leaf sort, SO that they
are always complete and yet always
ready for another chapter Occa-
sionally the girls paste in a striking
picture taken with their pocket cam.
era.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
Sporting Views
By the Editor

John Boswell, the umpire, has been
taken sick and has gone to his home
at Kewanee, Ill. Jokerst, the catcher
recently released by Doc Jay An
drews Of Waterloo, will be here to.
morrow to umpire the game. Steb-
bins was to have worked this after.
noon If it had not rained. Manush
intended starting Grogan on the
mound.
President Justice will release the
May averages Of the Central Associa
ton tomorrow for publication in the
afternoon papers. The head Of the
league has sent circular letter tc
! the directors of the eight clubs eX
planning that the June averages would
be published by the morning papers
before the evening papers get them
SO that spirit of fairness may pre-
vail.
| No game was played this after
noon. There was little chance will
| the grounds so wet after the noon
time deluge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
open Air Asylum.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, June 24-ChicaGo's
down town district is a mad house.
The elevated railroads that form the
down town loop inclose great
open air asylum in which hurry more
llunatics, semi-lunatics, unbalanced and
unrelaxed men and women than any
fifty insane asylums in America.
This was the Indictment returned
against Chicago today by alienists and
nerve specialists attending the an
nual convention here. Dr. J. Cheston
King, of Atlanta, Ga, declared the
Chicagoan to be afflicted with "tur-
moilitis,' and hence the Chicago bust
ness men the highest tensioned and
most abnormally constituted specimen
known to science" Too much worry
too much noise, too much dissipation
and too much excitement are respon
sible for this condition, declared DR.
Albert E. Sterne, of indianapolis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
White Slave Case.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, June 24.-Charged with
stripping the clothes from his eigh-
ten year old sister-in-law and keeping
her prisoner Joseph CHA, pri
vate detective was arrested by the
police today, following raid on his
house and will be turned over to the
federal authorities for prosecution
under the Mann act. The girl Leona
Kohich, said to be the daughter of
we'll to do merchant at Diedzic,
Poland, complained that CHA met her
at New York upon her arrival few
weeks ago, brought her to Chicago
and threatened to kill he, IL she told
her father. The girl wrote her par
ents in Poland who communicated
with a Polish priest in Chicago. The
latter turned the letter over to the
police
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

The Fourth will be sane" here, al
though some of our merchants are
making big displays of fireworks and
among the latter many new novelties
for the amusement and manning of
Young America.
One of our agricultural implement
dealers has this season done the big,
gest business in his nearly fifty years
career. He has had eight men setting
up machines for the past ten days,
four in the country and four in town.
That was another fine rain we had
last night, somewhat heavier than the
first,
The matter of securing options for
the Tri-State Traction Co.'S road from
Hamilton to Quincy. is progressing
satisfactorily, the road being welcom-
ed with the glad hand 1t will do sluch
for Warsaw and will become tme OF
the most popular interurbans In the
state. All Of our progressive citizens
are giving it boost in any way they
| can.
Regular meeting of the city council
Tuesday night when important bust
ness regarding the betterment of the
city will come up for consideration.
Warsaw has some crack tennis play
4 ers, Why not get UP match Will
Keokuk.
i The regular Sunday I p. M. trip o
the steamer Keckuk, Warsaw to points
on Lake Cooper, bids fair to become
a popular outing; not too long ant
plenty of breeze and diversion.
Z Our people are glad to see that Ham
ilton is to be recognized in the CON
ing dam celebration, and that the la
, ter is to be hereafter known as tn
Keokuk and Hamilton dam celebra
/. ton This is as 1t should be,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
eettlna Around French Law.

1t is against the law In France to
make derogatory statements about
servant, even although those state
ments may happen to be true. An
employer who refused to recommend
cook by reason of her extrava-
gance, impertinence, and prediction
to drink" was prosecuted by said cook
and fined for libel, the court inform
ing her that the truth of the charges
had nothing to do with the matter.
Henceforth French housekeepers. says
the New York Sun, in order to evade
the responsibilities placed upon them
by the law have issued certificates Of
character in form something like the
following: This certihes that Nine.
Marie, late nurse of my daughter, aged
one year, did not leave her on bench
In the Jardin des Plantes and so
away and forget her on October 10
last"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
PcIkey Acquitted,

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CALGARY, June 24.-Arthur Pei
kew will fight with Gunboat Smith
according to some of Pelkey's close
friends who have been at the train.
ing camp since the killing of Luther
McCarty here. Following his acquit
tai on the charge of manslaughter by
jury last night, Pelkey left today
for his home in Chatham, Ont. He
said that he expects to re-enter the
ring but has no definite arrange
ments. Crowds of friends gathered
at the station to see him off. Tommy
Burns, promoter of the McCarty-Pel
key fight said today he was glad tc
see Pelkey freed but the charge o.
Chief Justice Harvey to the jury
sounded the death knell of fightins
in Canada Burns is to be tried II
October and expects acquittal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
The Warsaw Gate City
Warsaw, ILL.,, June "a, 1913.

Jesse Nj. Worthen, Supt Charleston
Light and Water Company, Charleston,
S. c., stopped over here on Sunday
with relatives. He is delegate to the
American Water Works Associate ion
convention which is to be held in
Minneapolis, Mimi, June IS to 81 in
elusive. Jesse is son Of George
Worthen, deceased, was born in War
saw and is one of the many Warsaw
boys who have made good"
Donald McDougal. Chicago drug
gist. son of Mr.. and Mrs, Thos. Nc
McDougal is visiting home folks this
week. His wife and child accompanied
him. Don is looking fine and is also a
made good
The splendid rain of Saturday and
Saturday night was worth thousands
of dollars to the farmers, but damaged
the clover that was cut.
In view of the recent tragic deaths
of five young people on Lake Cooper
the cause of which is onyJ surmised
and also when it Is known that the
lake for some distance above the dat1
has a very strong current because oi
the under.ow, a subscriber of The
Gate City has suggested that danger
signs be posted on either shore of the
lake by the Water Power Company, a
such points as in their Judgment may
be proper
Warsaw baseball club did not e
to Canton Sunday because of the rain
They perhaps will play FIT. Madison
here next Sunday; due announcement
will be given.
Warsaw will not celebrate thu
Fourth with any general celebration
The nearest to it will be the picnic 0
the church OF the Sacred Heart to b
4 held all day and evening in Ralstol
Park. on the former street car line
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
K. OF g. BALL CLUB
TO PLAY MONMOUTH
Game will be Staged Here on the
Afternoon Of July Fourth and
Return Match In August.

The Knights OF Columbus baseball
club Of Keokuk, which is composed
of some of the fastest amateurs and
semi-pro players of the city, will dish
up amusement to the lonesome Fourth
ofaJuly Keokuk bugs by game with
the Monmouth council. 1nasmuch as
the Keokuk team is away on the big
holiday the game should prove q
drawing card The local nine is a
fairly strong aggregation with two
good pitchers in Crimmins and Hayes.
A return game with Monmouth will
be played the first Sunday in August.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
ADJUSTMENTS.
ReputabIe SHOW Is Seen.

e The present vaudeville perform
ance at the Hippodrome tends to in
crease the popularity of the amuse-
ment house. Both of the Monday
night houses were large and the audi
ences had little fault to find with the
program. Every act has a strain OF
something different Each member
OF the new bill is worthy of being
cast with the others and the manage
ment of the house feels good over the
fact that there are no lemons" in
the entire group.
Emmett's CANNES de luxe, as adj
vertised for the latter half of the
week will be sprung as a surprise to
the patrons of the Hippodrome ADV.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
o,Hara Is Too Slow.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
SPRINGFIELD, H., June "a. Con-
trary to announcements of his pres
ence in the city Lieutenant Governor
O'Hara had not arrived today AS a
result more than 100 bills awaiting
his signature are being withheld from
the governor. The legislature gives
the governor ten days to sign bill
after it is delivered to him. Should
O'Hara arrive tonight it will carry
tie governors time over to July !,
and any bill signed after that time
will not take effect until July /. 1914
Hurry up" messages have been sent
to o'Hara by the governor and attor
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
wrestllnn Match ON Fourth.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June "a. An.
ncuncement was made today by the
promoters of the light weight cham,
pionship wrestling match that the go
between Johnny Billiter of Toledo,
present champion and Al Wassem of
st. Louis will be held before the Co
lumbar Athletic Club of st. Louis
July Ash. The match was at first
planned for Kansas City but was
switched to the Columbia A, C. when
the promoters decided on an outdoor
affair.
The grapplers have met twice before
and each has victory to his credit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
Central states Tennis Match.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
ST. LOUIS, June "a, Some crack
racquet matches are promised for
Saturday when the Central States
Tennis championship tournament COM
mences at Triple A. courts. Kansas
City is sending Jack Cameron and Dix
Teachern. Cameron won the 1911 ;itle.
Many other stars will be present from
southern and western states, among
them Lieutenant Johnson OF LeaSen-
worth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
Daily stock letter.
Daily STOCK Aettrr.
copyright. 1918, by New York Even
ing Post.

ICopyrlght, 1913, by New YORK Even
ing Post.l
NEW YORK, June "a Prices con-
tinued to advance in today's stock
market and while trading was LIGHT
the Improvement was general with
fair gains throughout the list. Lon
don buying was again q factor only
10000 shares being taken here for for
Ieign account. This buying was IN
Canadian Pacific and other active Sc
curities of the international list. Some
of the best prices were touched the
last hour when the market became
distinctly active and an advance with
rather heavy buying of Union Pacific
as feature. Whether or not the
strength In that stock was based upon
Washington dispatches telling Of the
Joint conference between the attorney
general and attorneys for the road
respecting the efforts to segregate the
assets of the supreme court decree
did not appear There was continued
strength in Union Pacific as the fea-
ture. The only exceptions to tho
late strength were Chesapeake and
and Ohio and Virginia Carolina Chem
ical stocks which were decidedly weak
in the afternoon
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
CITY NEWS.

The auxiliary of Eagles lawn So
cial has been postponed till Thursday,
26.-Adv.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Connie
Eagan was made joyous this morning
over the birth of bright baby boy,
born at 1890 o'clock.
Mildred lobe, Alice Hoosis and
Florence Meyers were fined a dollar
and costs in the superior court this
morning for disturbing the peace,
MANY people have responded to
the terms of the new traffic ordinance
and are driving on the right side of
the street and turning corners more
carefully. Few machines have been
noticed going fast enough to break
the speed limit of IS miles on Main
street or % on others
-Manitou, Colo, Sunday. June "a
I'13. Hello Aver: We have just come
out of the mountains here. Went in
at Denver. Passed over the continen-
tai divide twice3b0 miles mountain
drive. Came over Tennessee pass at
Leadville. All o. K.--Tom Boltz It's
a Ford" of course. This same car
did Montana and return last year
2,4So miles round trip for less than
soc worth of repairs. 1t has run
every day beside. If you want Ford
service-get a Ford. ADV.
District court convened this af-
ternoon for jury work The case of
Charles Alberts vs.. Harvey Hull for
50, 900 damages for injuries sustained
while driving a mule team belonging
to Hull, was called for trial and the
work OF jury selection begun, The
case of +. P. Dickson vs. the Geo.
H. Paul Co. was passed for settlement.
This leaves one other jury case for
trial this term unless attorneys agree
upon some other.
Masonic: Special meeting OF
Eagle lodge No. IL, A. F. 6 A. M
Wednesday, June 26, 1918, beginning
at $50 p. M Work in the third de
gree. All members expecting to help
on July 2, be present. Visiting breth
rem cordially invited BY order Ct
the w. M. S. H. Johnston, secretary
ADV.
The auxiliary of Eagles lawn so
cial has been postponed till Thursday
26.--Adv.
Among those from Keokuk who
are attending the state rifle shoot a.
Des Moines as representatives o.
! Company L, I. N. G., are Corpora
Powell, Privates Lewis, Leake, Loew
enstein, vandendoel, and Musician
Barber. These are all on the team
The pit men are Privates Smith ant
| Leighton,
Regular meeting Loyal Order
of Moose, Keokuk lodge No. 7o4. to
might at O'Clock in Moose hall. Visit
ing brothers cordially invited A. i
Laubersheimer, dictator. Ed S. LOT
ton, secretary.-Adv.
The council today finally passed
the resolution calling for the payint
of Fifth street from Bank to Carol
and the south approach of Fifth stree
bridge to B street with brick will
asphalt binder. The improvement vii
probably be completed by fall
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
Exonerated Of Killing.

[United Press Leased Wire Service
MARION. Ill.,, June 24--Henry Nor
man. the Marion merchant who last
evening shot and killed Oscar McRoy
on crowded street in front of his
store here, was completely exonerat-
ed this morning by the coroners
jury. McRoy attacked Norman be-
cause Norman had sued him for a
debt Norman was badly injured and
is now confined to his bed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
PERSON AIS.

]. A. Green of Stone City, Iowa, is
IN the city today.
o. Il. Hull of Davenport is Keo
kuk visitor.
G. e. Hartman of Des Moines is
in the city.
G. f. Goldin of Cedar Rapids is Q
Keokuk visitor.
q. M. Majors left this morning or
the X. & w. for western Iowa on 9
business trip
Miss Rhoda Harrison has arrived
home after few days visit with hel
sister, Mrs. Earl Kite, OF New Bos
ton, Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
Sweet Wine Tax.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, June AFTER list
ening to emphatic protests from tar
IF members of the California delega'
ton against his tariff measure placing
tax of $110 on branding used In
the manufacture of sweet wines, Sen
ator Pomereen today refused to alter
his position. The Californian argued
that the high tax would utterly ruin
the sweet wine industry in America
as we'll as deprive the government
approximately of $7,o0o.oOo annua
revenue tax.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
The
Wonder Tour
Through
the Northwest


Have you ever been to Gla-
cicr Park Have you ever been
to Yellowstone Park? Have
you been to the North Pacific
CoastY Not
Well, I would like to have
the privilege Of explaining how
you can arrange a summer tour
to include all three, stopping
at Glacier on the way out and
Yellowstone on the way back.
It's the most interesting, fas-
cinating trip in the world, and
Railroad, Hotel and Stage ia.
cilities are SO perfect now, that
the trip is a JOY from start tc
finish.
I would like to send YOU
maps and pictures and booklets
describing these places and
would like you to let me hell
you plan a trip and tell you al
about the service and the cost
Will you allow me to do this
G. r. Conradt, City Tickle
Agent, Burlington Route Fiftl
and Johnson SITS. Phones 90'
and 1872.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
Battle on the Fourth.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DENVER, June 24.-Jack Geyer,
the local heavyweight who is to meet
Carl Morris in ten round bout here
on the evening of July fourth, start
ed training today. Geyer has been
doing light work on ranch near
Littleton for several days and is in
good shape to begin the regular grind.
Morris was detained at Salpulpa on
account of business matters but wired
today that he would arrive Wednes-
day morning. He will be accompanied
to Denver by kansas City Jack
Johns, his sparring partner and man,
ager.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
TWO workmcn EIeotrocuted.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, June 24.-1ack Mccarthy.
thirtqsix, Jackson boulevard and
Spalding street, and John Stillman
1929 West Polk street, workers on
the Chicago drainage canal, were cleo
trocuted today near Willow Creek, a
suburb, when the steel derrick on
which they were working, came in
contact with heavily charged feed
wire.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
win be Guests at picnic.

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Furlong will
leave this evening for Quincy, where
they will be guests at the first annual
picnic to be given tomorrow by the
Western Lumberman's club at High
land. Mrs. Furlong will take part in
the musical program which Is to be a
feature of the day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
The Peoples Forum.

UNITED Press Leased Wire servIce1
BERKELEY, Calf. June 24-The
peoples forum at public meeting
last night voted to uphold United
States District Attorney McNab and
to request investigation by President
Wilson and congress Of McNab's res
ignation,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
Common, by ANY Name.

What the English people call con-
ceit the French call self-love. The
name does not make much difference.
but the thing Is exceedingly common
In the minds of the human race.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
VIII Tour Europe.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. p Dadant OF Ham
ilton went to New York on Monday
and will sail on Thursday on the
steamer France. They will spend the
summer in France. Mrs. Henry Da-
dant entertained the ladies of the
Floral Society in honor of Mrs. Da-
dant a few days before her departure.