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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
WOOD SECURED
FOR TESTIMONY
Attempted to Evade Summons but
was Finally Brought to Bay
at Home.

United Press Leased Wire Service i
NEW YORK, Nov. 5-Eugene D.
Wood, who is believed to know more
about manipulation OF legislation at
Albany during the past twenty-five
years than any other living msn, Will
testify in the John Doe election graft
proceedings. Wood will appear be-
fore Magistrate Meade tomorrow. He
was subpoenaed in person by Assist
ant District Attorney John X. Cla Ike
last night. Clarke told that he landed
the noted politician after some Of his
best men had returned the subpoena
Il went up to the Wood residence.
said Clarke. and asked for Mr.. Wood
A servant told me he was out Of town.
insisted that it was not so Then
woman member of the family came
She told me Mr. Wood was away. |
told her | had information that he
was in the city and that would wait
there until he returned. Then mans
voice doomed out from behind cur
tain"
"Oh. what's the use, Nellie; show
the gentleman in"
Il went into the room and found
Mr.. Wood. He agreed to come down
to court tomorrow to testify and we
will go to the bottom of the charge that
he can tell about payments to Tam.
many Leader Murphy for judicial nom.
nations"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
WICKED DEED
OF RAPSCALLION
While He was Snoring in
Saloon.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
DENVER, Colo, Nov. o.-Unless
Gust Erickson gets relief. and that
quickly, he will starve to death. For
twenty-four hours he has heen unable
to eat any solid food. He already has
lost five pounds in weight and when
he appeared at the police station to-
day he looked wan.
Here is the reason for Gusts en-
forced fast: He fell asleep in chair
in Larimer street saloon and some
unkind rapscallion removed his false
teeth.
Gust cannot eat without them and
he has not the wherewithal to pur-
chase new ones. The police have been
asked to find the masticators.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
FOUR ARE DEAD
IN CAR STRIKE
Rain Of Bricks on Street Car,
Wounded Seven Strike
breakers and Two
Policemen.
LINE rs STILL TIED UP
Police Refuse to Ride But Were Will
Ing to March In Street by
the Side OF
Cars.
LINE is STILL TIED UP

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Nov. 5.-Four
dead was the toll of the local street
car strike as the result of the death
early today in the hospital of Thomas
F. Carleton, shot Monday while watch
ing a riot. Charles Fisher, st like
breaker, is held without tai, charged
with staying Carleton.
A conference between representa-
tives Of the state, county and city was
scheduled for this morning to consider
means for restoring law and order. II
the police continue to refuse to man
the cars with strikebreakers, it Is
thought likely that the sheriff will ap
point deputies to guard the imported
workers
A renewal of the rioting is expect
ed to greet the appearance Of cars
The local and interurban street rail
ways have been completely tied up in
the city since the strike was declared
on Friday night.
Seven strike-breakers and two
policemen were hurt by bricks thrown
in riot at the Masonic Temple hera
today, the non-union crew and a large
police escort finally being forced to
abandon car there
The imported strike-breakefs writh
ing in agony on the floor OF the cal
We're viewed by several rioters admit
ted within. the police lines and thu
srioSers then called to the mob to stoI
the onslaught. The crowd allowed tht
injured men to be taken into the Ma
sonic Temple. John Sullivan of Chi
cago was unconscious and Is believed
to have been seriously injured.
Policemen again today refused tc
board cars to be taken out by strike
breakers The patrol men announced
they We're willing to walk alongside
the cars, but would not ride on them
The men were then detailed to guard
the cars after their own plan.
When car which had been stalled
down town since the strike opened
Friday night was started up Illinois
street, bowling mob followed it for
several blocks to the Masonic Temple
where the riot broke. Mounted police
before and behind the car and foot
police with billies carried openly
failed to awe the mob. Sergeant OF
Police Reardon was painfully hurt in
the rain of bricks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
(contirued on page 81
HEART BALM OF $17, ,425
AWARDED TO STENOGRAPHER

wealthy st. Paul lumberman, returned
it's verdict in the district court this
morning.
This is the second time Miss Cox
has secured a verdict against Ed
wards, jury in the district court
last fall having rendered her YER
diet of $4,000
The last case required twelve days
to try
During the course of the trial the
Chicago girl was forced to reveal all
her past relations with Edwards and
relate how she came to the Twin
Cities and lived with Edwards upon
his promise to marry her.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Thursday. Warmer tonight.
Moderate southerly winds.
For Illinois and Missouri: Fail
tonight and Thursday Somewhat
higher temperature. Moderate south
erly winds.
For Iowa: Fair tonight and Thurs
day. Warmer east and central por-
tion tonight. Moderate southerly
winds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
LIGHTED GAS JET CAUSED
DEATH OF MISSIONARY

husband, Chinese missionary, was
suffocated in his rooms yesterday.
Rev. Johnson was married a few
months ago, after his return from
China and came to Chicago where he
rented furnished fiat. Ill-health
caused his wife to go to California
and it is thought that she is near
Turner's. The missionary was found
dead in bed after neighbors had miss
ed him for two days. The doors aud
windows We're closed and burning
gas jet is thought to have absorbed
all the oxygen in the room, CAUSING
his death.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
John Purroy Mitchell, But Thir-
ty-four Years Old, Elected
Mayor of New York
City.
FUSION TICKET WINS
Boss Murphy, Leader of Great
Political Machine, Will be
Deposed as
Head.

lUnlted Press Leased Wire Service.l
What Tammany Hall Lost.
Mayor. comptroller, president of
board Of aldermen, president Of bor-
ough Of Manhattan, president borough
Of Bronx, president borough of Kings,
president borough of Queens.
The board of estimate passing up
or the administration Of the citys
finances, all of the above being mem
ters.
Control board of aldermen.
Control OF state assembly.
All of important county Offices in
counties comprising greater New
York
Surveying the Wreck.
by John Edwin Nevin, staff cores
pondent United Press.l
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Charles
Francis Murphy has been recalled by
the voters of New York Even his
close friends admitted this today. It
was also the construction placed gem
orally on yesterdays landslide by the
voters inside and outside of Tammany.
Shorn Of all patronage in this city the
/ tiger faces the leanest four years in
its history. Organization leaders
awoke today full of fight They
placed the blame entirely on Murphy IS
leadership. 1t was generally accepted
that there will be new deal in the
wigwam and another head before the
rext election rolls around.
Surveying the wreck of what was a
month ago the best equipped political
machine ever constructed, Tammany
today could find nothing that looked
hopeful. The fusion sweep had been
complete. Manhattan, stronghold of
Temmany the one great fortification
that In the past had always repelled
the enemy, had surrendered.
So enormous had been the land
slide which elected John Purroy
Mitchell, thirty-four years old, who wilt
be New York's youngest mayor, that it
carried into the office the fusion
county ticket in New York county
Tammany could hardly believe this
They fiocked to headquarters on Four
iteenth street to ask in awed whispers
whether the strongholds of Murphy,
of Sullivan, of r. j. MoManus and the
other district chieftains. who never
before faced defeat had been carried
bv the enemy and they were told this
was true. The wreck was complete
and all realized that snowballs would
be the chief article of diet on the
machine menu for the next four years
The question that overshadowed
even the results of yesterdays cleo
tion Is how Tammany is to be re-
organized or course Murphy reiter-
ated that he will not quit But the
organization never forgives what is
popularity termed within the ranks
fat headedness." And while Murphy
was insisting to his intimates that he
would stay at the helm, the district
leaders were scanning the horizon for
new pilot.
They were looking toward Washing
ton.
President Wilson is expected to help,
through the selection of a successor
to John Purroy Mitchell as collector of
the port. 1t is believed he will name
a man who can have the support Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
Election RESULTS FOR
| GOVERNORS AND MAYORS

j * -
ed mayor Of Indianapolis, by the larg.
est plurality ever received by candi-
date for mayor In this city, $3.50. The
latest unofficial count placed the pro
gressive nominee. DR.. William johnson,
third, about 400 votes behind Chas. A.
Bookwalter, republican. Gary's vote
still remained uncounted early today
as result of election day riots in
which i've men were seriously wound.
ed. However. adherents Of r. o. John.
son, citizens candidate, are confident
Mayor Tom Knots has been defeated
w. J. Hosey. Ft. Wayne. democrat,
and Don Roberts, Terre Haute's demo.
cratic boss" polled unusually heavy
pluralities for mayor. Benjamin Bosse,
wealthy furniture manufacturer and
democrat, defeated Mayor Charles
Heilman, of Evansville.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
Wild oyster.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5. Wilbur
Atwill, manager of a down town
cafe, had the top OF his second An
ger bitten off by an oyster while he
was picking fresh blue points for
particular customer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
Needle Work is Popular.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Nov. Needle
work to furnish poor children with
Christmas garments is popular in
Washington since Mrs Woodrow Will
son headed district needle work
guild and entertained it's members at
the white house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
Weather Conditions.

Under the influence of high pressure
In the central valleys the weather is
fair and cooler from the Mississippi
valley eastward, while IN the western
districts the temperature is rising,
with low pressure in the northwest
Conditions indicate fair weather for
this section tonight and Thursday, and
warmer tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
Second Breach of Promise Suit
Against Wealthy Lumber
man in Her Favor.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
ST. PAUL. MINI. Nov 5.-Miss Ada
A. Cox, Chicago stenographer. receiy-
ed heart balm Of S17.42a this morn,
Ing when the jury which has been
hearing her second breach Of prom
ise suit against Rufus Edwards,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
Massachusetts, Has Democratic
Governor and Entire State
Ticket When Repubi-
cans Split.
FIELDER IN NEW JERSEY
Democrats Carried 38 Indiana
Cities, Republicans Is and
Progressives Captured
Ten Others.

SOs
Election Results at Glance.
United States senator-Maryland,
Blair Lee, democrat, elected over
Thomas Parr, republican, and George
L. Wellington, progressive.
House of representatives.
York, thirteenth district, George w.
Loft, democrat succeeds Timothy d.
Sullivan, deceased, twentieth district:
Jacob A. Canter, edmocrat, succeeds
Francis Burton Harrison, resigned,
Maryland, third district, Chas. f.
coady, democrat, succeeds George Ko-
mig, deceased. Massachusetts,, third
district, Calvin Paige, republican, sue
ceeds William H. Wilder. deceased.
Governors Massachusetts, David |.
Walsh, democrat. New Jersey, Jas. r.
Fielder, democrat, Virginia, Henry s.
Stewart, democrat.
New York state-Republican elect
ed chief judge and associate Judge,
state court Of appeals: regained con-
troll Of the lower house OF the legisla-
ture with substantial working major
ity over progressives and democrats.
Entire State Ticket.
BOSTON, Nov. 5.-Not satisfied
with having given David /. Walsh the
greatest plurality ever accorded a
democratic gubernatorial candidate,
the Bay state democracy for the first
time In its history also elected the en-
tire state ticket. The only close con
test was for second place and Bird,
progressive, managed to nose out
Gardner, republican, by very scanty
margin.
Fielder Elected.
TRENTON, N. j., Nov, 5.-Latest re-
turns compiled today show that Gov.
ernor Fielder has been reelected by
$4,000. The result is accepted every
where as an endorsement of the poll.
cies of President Wilson by his neigh
bors. The democrats will also control
the legislature.
President Wilson was so cheered
over the news from his home state
that he wired Governor Fielder today
as follows:
My warmest congratulations. You
did not need to call out the reserves .
The democrats elected five of the
eight state senators chosen with hold.
overs, making the new senate stand,
democrats, twelve: republicans, nine.
Democratic senators elected were from
Berger. Cumberland, Hudson. Ocean
and Salem counties. The democrats
will have thirty-one of the sixty mem
bers of the assembly.
The surprising feature Of the cleo
ton was the poor showing of the pro-
gressives. Everett Colby, one of the
big leaders, polled less than 10000
votes for governor in the entire state,
as compared with 145,410 cast for Col
onel Roosevelt a year ago.
In Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Nov. 5.--Dem-
ocrats carried thirty-eight cities, in
Guiding the most important in the
state in yesterdays election. Nearly
complete figures today gave the re-
publicans eighteen. and the progress
siyes ten, including Richmond. Non
partisan movements won in several
places, the election Of Fred Keller at
South Bend, being notable.
Joseph F. Bell, democrat, was elect
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
Absorbed Oxygen in the Room
With Doors and Windows
All Closely Shut.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO. Nov. 5.-The po'ice to
day were attempting to get into com
munication with Mrs. Carl Oscar John
son, a bride of a few months, who's
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
BAD WRECK on
FRENCH RAILWAY
Sixteen Bodies Recovered in
Morning and Many More
Thought to be in
the Wreckage.
THE WORST IN HISTORY
Postal Train Crashed Into ExprS
and Scores Were Injured IS
Among the Pas
sengers.
THE WORST IN HISTORY

United Press Leased Wire Service.1
PARIS, Nov. 5.-Sixteen bodies
had been recovered today from per
haps the worst railway disaster in the
history of France, which occurred last
night near Melun, on the Paris-Lyons-
Mediterranean railway. 1t was esti-
mated that the total dead would reach
forty.
Scores were injured, many of them
fatally. The seriously injured were
being brought to Paris hospitals by
special train. A night mail train
made up entirely of postal cars, col
lided head-on with the day express
from Marseilles to Paris. The blame,
according to railway officials, rests
on the express engine driver, who
passed Melun station. thirty-seven
miles from Paris, where he should
have waited for the mail train. The
be postal clerks, of whom there were
fifty or more at work when the collis-
ion occurred
The Marseilles-Paris day express is
a train much used by Americans but
none had been identified among the
dead and injured today.
President at Scene.
MELUN, France, Nov. President
Poincare and his wife automobiled
today to the scene OF the. terrible
railway wreck near here, in which for
ty people are believed to have been
killed. For several hours the presi-
dent and Mrs. Poincaire watched the
work of rescue. Sixteen bodies had
been recovered today. One of the
most pitiful incidents Of the catas-
trophe was the death of Infantry Cap
tain Amic. of Lyons, who was pinned
for ten hours during the night, under
the tender of the express train. He
begged the doctors to put him out OF
his misery. They quieted him with
morphine and he died before he could
be extricated.
The engineer of the express train
admitted that the wreck was his fault,
as he failed to heed a stop signal He
is under arrest.
President Poincaire abandoned a
hunting trip that was to have begun
today because of the disaster.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
Turn Over New Leaf.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 5.-Cincin-
natl was preparing today to go back
under the rule of the republican party.
Former Judge Frederick S. Spiegel will
be Cincinnati's next mayor, he having
defeated Mayor Henry Hunt, Cincin-
natis reform mayor. by plurality OF
$500 in yesterdays election. 1t is con-
ceded that Mayor Hunts defeat was
brought about by his rather strict ad-
herence to the merit system in max
ing appointments and to the fact that
he asked Governor Cox to send the
militia to Cincinnati during the street
car strike. His use of the merit sys
tenn made him many enemies within
his own party while the calling of the
militia took from him many Of the la
Dor votes he might otherwise have Sc
cured.
speigel carried with him the entire
republican city ticket.
The school board was taken from
the control of the republican organiza-
ton by the election Of three independ-
ents. the first time in years the repub-
licans have lost control of the board.
Three democratic candidates for SUI
perior court judges were elected.
Baker Tor Mayor.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 5.--Com.
plete returns today showed that May
or Newton D. Baker, bipartisan,
former democrat, was reelected mayor
of Cleveland by majority of 1926,
first and second choice votes, defeating
Harry l.. Davis, his chief opponent who
was backed by the republicans. The
mayor received Al ,296 first choice votes,
falling just 329 short Of majority;
Davis received 36,119; while Joseph
Robb, supported by the socialists, re-
ceiyed 5.76S.
Proponents of the city charter, which
contains provisions for the non-parti-
san preferential system of voting and
the short ballot, are claiming the new
electoral system proved success. No
candidate claims the loss Of any votes
through the lack of party emblem
advertising his name and twenty per
cent expressed second choice. 1t
was in the second choice column that
socialists made their strongest show
ing. Robb received 9,247 more than
Davis and Baker combined The So
cialist. vote on first choice ran below
that Of two years ago. Baker carried
with him twenty of the twenty-six can
didates he endorsed for the council.
This gives him majority of the coun-
ell in sympathy with his views and
puts the success of Cleveland's new
ultra-progressive charter, which the
mayor helped to write, directly up to
him.
Berger Not Depressed.
MILWA UKEE, Wis, Nov. 5.-Victor
Berger, former socialist congressman
is not discouraged by defeat of the So
cialist candidate for mayor of Schnec-
tady. N. Y. by -partisans. The situa-
lion is the same as it was in Milwaukee"
Berger told the United Press today.
at required combination of old par
ties to defeat Mayor Lunquist's candl-
date. The majority was small and IL
he continues the fight next time he VIII
win
Recall of Judge.
HOOD RIVER, Oregon. Nov. o.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
Local observations.

Nov. Bar. Their. Wind Weather.
4 I pm. -. .30.44 AZ N Clear
; am. -. so.Ss CT Calm Clear
Mean temperature, Nov. a, 49,
Highest temperature, "a,
Lowest temperature, So.
Lowest temperature last night, 30.
FRED 2. GosEWIsCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05
Daily River Bulletin.
River Forecast.

No change is indicated in the river
stage from Davenport to Keokuk for
several days.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-07
FORMER RESIDENT
DIED IN CALIFORNIA
w. r. Edwards, Who Lived and
Married In keokuk, Was
Victim Of Auto
Accident.
NATIVE OF NEW YORK
Left This city in 1874 to Live ii Cali
fornIa Where He Has
Since Re
sided.

The Santa Ana, Calf, Evening
Blade of March 8. contains the details
of an automobile accident which re-
suited in the death OF w. r. Edwards,
a former resident of Keokuk, whose
wife is former Keokuk woman and
with himself, will be remembered by
many people of this city. The Call.
fornia paper gives the following story
of his life and death:
w. r. Edwards, who met with a
painful auto accident Saturday after
noon, March 1st, passed away at his
home, 21O Ross street, about o'clock
of the same day, without regaining
consciousness. The funeral was held
Tuesday at 2 p m, from the Church
of the Messiah. of which he has long
been a member, and an ardent sup.
porter of its principles.
William Rose Edwards was born at
Sodus Point, near Rochester, New
York, September %, 1892. He mar
ried Margaret A. Henry, at Keokuk,
Iowa in 1874 In 1874 he moved to
Santa Barbara, California, where he
lived until 1882, when he came to
Santa Ana Here he was engaged in
the drug business. IN 1892 he went
to Flagstaff, Ariz., residing there I'M
| til 1901 when he returned to Cali
ifornia, locating at Weaverville. Trim.
lily county. Three and half years
ago he returned to southern Cali
fornia, where he has since resided
with his wife and daughter. He
would have been 81 years of age next
September.
Mr.. Edwards is survived by a wife
two daughters, Miss Katherine, of this
city, and Mrs. Herbert Gray, of Weav-
eryille, and a son, Charles H. Ed
wards also of Weaverville,
For the past few years Mr.. Ed
wards has been almost blind, but in
spite of this affliction he has been a
daily figure on the streets of this
icity. He has always had a keen and
active interest in affairs political. He
was man of strict integrity, true
friend and good neighbor and was al
ways solicitous for the comfort of his
family and friends.
At the inquest the accident was pro-
nounced unavoidable.
The funeral was held Tuesday at
the Church of the Messiah, Rev.
Charles H. Edwards, pastor of that
church officiating.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-07
|WOMAN'S DEATH
At CENTERVILLE
Mrs. a. c. Stone. Mother Of Mrs. w.
=. c. kendrIck, Of keokuk.
Died Of Heart
Failure.
WELL KNOWN HERE
Had Visited in keokuk Several Times
Since Her Daughters Resi-
denee In This
City.

Many people in Keokuk will be
grieyed to learn OF the death of Mrs.
A. c. Stone of Centerville, Iowa. moth
er of Mrs. w. r. G. Kendrick, of Keo-
kuk. She died of heart failure. Mrs.
Stone was in her sixty-seventh year,
and came to Iowa from Ohio. For
many years she had been resident
of Appanoose county where she estab-
lished herself In the hearts of peo-
pie of her Iowa home with the tender
est and most enduring feelings Of
esteem and friendship. She was
prominent among the earnest and
active workers for the uplift of the
community in which she lived and will
be sadly missed in the social and re
ligious circles of Centerville. She was
numbered among the most widely
known and esteemed citizens of the
vicinity Of that city. She was de
vout member Of the Methodist Epis
copal church and an earnest worker
in all the laudable activities of tina,
church.
Mrs. stone mas frequently visited 10
Keokuk. since her daughter, Mrs
Kendrick, came here to reside severa
years ago. and formed many &C
quaintances here who have the fond
est memories of her, and who will
read the unexpected announcement Of
her death with the deepest regret and
sorrow.
Besides her husband she leaves two
sisters, Mrs. c. L. Gardner and Mrs
is. /. Moore, both of Centeryille.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. G. Hendricks
went to Centerville this morning, hur
riedly answering the summons and
sad announcement of the good moth
er's death.
] The, funeral services will take place
next Sunday at Centeryille.