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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
POPE GRIEVED
OVER DEATH
Cardinal Rampolli Died Sud
denly After Being Stricken
During Religious
Ceremony.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. I
ROME, Dec. 17.-lAged Pope Plus
slightly alarmed the doctors who We're
summoned to the vatican Immediately
after the death OF Cardinal Mariana
Rampolli earlier In the day was an.
nounced to his holiness. Cardinal
Rampolli died suddenly, the result of
an Illness that attacked him, follow
ing religious ceremony. He was
formerly papal secretary of state and
considered likely candidate for the
pontificate on the death of Pope Leo.
He was Sicilian and was OF noble
family. His temporal title was Mar
quis Del Tindaro
The effect of his death on the pope.
coupled with the recent demise OF
Cardinal Oreglia. was greatly feared
by the vatican physicians. Both card
inals We're close friends OF the pom.
tiff and it was understood Pope Plus
recognized that Rampolli would sure
iy have been elected to succeed Pope
Leo but for the Austrian vote which
turned the sacred college to Pope
Plus.
The pope was not told of the death
until his usual time of arising today.
Visibly shaken, his holiness dropped
to his knees where lie stood. 1T is
Gods WILL" he said, and prayed
where he knelt. He then retired to
the private chapel to celebrate mass
for the dead cardinal. Meanwhile
vatican attendants summoned Drs.
Marchiafava and Amicia and after
the mass. Pope Plus retired to his
private apartments.
The death of Cardinal Rampolli re-
duced the sacred college to fifty-six and
1t was said today that q consistory
probably will be arranged for January
to fill the ranks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
TOO POPULAR TO
Be OVERLOOKED
# Government Ownership Of
Telephone Lines is to be
Adopted Wilson De-
sires Credit.
LEWIS BILL HELD UP
Measure Awaits Report From tn.
Postmaster General Who Is
Talking II Over With
the President.
LEWIS BILL HELD UP

lUnited Press Leased Wire Service. I
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Possibil-
ity that the Lewis bill for government
ownership Of telephone lines may be
made an administration measure de-
veloped today when 1t became known
that proponents Of the plan are await
Ing a report from Postmaster General
Burleson on the matter.
The Lewis measure Is now being
scrutinized by postal experts. The
Maryland representative had planneS
to introduce 1t this. week and
Chairman Moon OF the house post.
office committee, 1t was understood,
had arranged for Its early considerS-
ton. But Postmaster General Burle-
son who has talked over the govern
ment ownership plan with President
Wilson was understood to have asked
fer time for investigation. Represent
ative Lewis would not discuss the
matter today, not even being willing
to admit that he would introduce the
piAi, nv 40 huoWA " nave QTdWn.
Chairman Moon denied that he would
introduce 1t. Their reticence led re-
publicans to assume that the admins
tration was preparing to make the
bill party policy.
The Lewis bill, as it was submitted
to Postmaster General Burleson, pro-
vides that the telephone business OF
iise conntr sha1l be takens over bys tAs
government on January 1. 1916. Lewis
Plan Of acquisition contemplates con-
demnation and payment by ordinary
court procedure Appraisal is to be
left with the interstate commerce
commission and the governments ad-
ministration OF the telephone business
is to be lodged with the bureau OF the
postofflce department.
The Lewis bill does not refer to tele-
graph lines. But 1t contemplates ex-
tension Of government telephone bust.
ness If established to this end. It
was explained that with modern In
ventions, telephone lines may be
used for telegraphing, and Lewis be-
lieved 1t would be useless waste of
money for the government to take ov-
er existing telegraph systems when
they might have system of their
own under the telephone ownership.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity Occasion
al rain or snow tonight and probably
Thursday. Somewhat colder tonight.
Moderate variable winds.
For Illinois: Unsettled weather to-
night and Thursday with probably
occasional rain or snow fiurries.
Somewhat colder tonight north ana
central portion tonight and south
portion Thursday. Moderate variable
winds.
For Iowa: Generally fair tonight
and Thursday except probably snow
furries southeast portion tonight.
Somewhat lower temperature tonight.
Light to moderate variable winds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
Scheme to Prevent Building
Owners From Putting in
Private Lighting.

United Press Leased Wire service.l
NEW YORK, Dec. II After an in
sestigation extending over two years.
the public service commission is ex-
ected to hand down its decision
soon, demanding the abolishing Of
secret rebates by the New York Ed
son company which has resulted in
residents of the city paying 10 cents
d kilowatt hour for electricity while
a rate as low as y cent has been
made to owners of big Office buildings
These conditions, it is suspected. are
general throughout the country. Testl-
IRONY was brought out during thu
hearing here that tenants of big apart
ment houses pay twice as much fer
electricity as the Edison company
actually charges. 1t was declared that
to prevent installation of private
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
Lot BrewerIes Pay Il.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
INDIANA, Penna., Dec. 17.-Judlse
s. ]. Tedford. of the Indiana county
criminal court was urging radical
means to prevent over-crowding OF
jails today.
"A share of the large dividends
which are annually handed out by the
breweries should be used to pay the
fines of foreign ars and others con-
victed of crimes committed while TN,
der the influence of drink" he de-
clared from the bench.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
Ran Away with Her.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Dec. 17-Dr. Godfrey
Westropp MacDougall, claiming to be
the son Of a former governor
of Manitoba, Canada is held here In
$4,000 bonds on charge Of abduc-
ton. E. E. Earnshaw claims Mac
Dougal ran away with his daushter
December when he was refused
permission to marry her, and has
lived with her since. The girl IS
held for incorrigibility.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
Fear Of the Form it May Take
When Passed is Blamed
for stagnation.


'9niled Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.--Char-
ssseflzing Senator Burton's fifty
- g questions on the currency bill
~ grammar school performance"
- nocratic Leader Kern today made
~ iaeffectual plea to the senate for
4 ,ahiinous consent to vote on the
!. assure Friday afternoon and to linn
.urther speeches to ten minutes.
M mn stated that thousands of men in
~ - had been thrown out of work
o,,., ,ne refusal of banks to loan their
4, lovers !, money for the payrolls, I'M
.h, NE doubt about the currency bill
'',uid be settled.
sutton replied holly, defying the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
Fund for Strikers.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
& PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Dec IA
$4,000 relief fund 10 being raised
among Pennsylsania. miners today tor
the 5000 striking garment workers
here. The money will be used to buy
coal and medicine and payments for
the strikers who have been out"
twenty-three weeks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
|lE[EGAT|ON PLAN
If REPUBLICANS
|sub- Committee Has q Scheme
Which is Compromise
of -Four Ideas
Submitted.
RESIDENTIAL BooMs
porah in the Lead over cummlns and
HsdIey, with Roosevelt
as a APossI-
biIIty."

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-President-
/ hl booms and boomlets doomed up to-
day when the republican national
committee met for its final session un-
Ill the presidential campaign Of 1916.
business before the meeting was
adoption of a drastic plan to reappor-
ton delegates to the 1916 national
convention, materially reducing rep
resentation Of states in which the re.
publican vote is light or neglible and
adjournment until ten days before
the 1916 battle
Under the surface Of the committees
deliberation ran the 'big politics" of
presidential boosting" Senator
Borah's name was most frequently
mentioned Senator Cummins and
former Governor Hadley had their
supporters also, while many party
leaders admitted Roosevelt's nomina-
ton was possible
Borah opposed the special conven-
ton plan and was victorious against
cummins and hadley, which was taxi
en- as an indication of the feeling as
tc these three potential candidates on
the part Of party leaders.
When the convention reconyened
today, the special subcommittee pre-
sented its reapportionment plan. It
was q compromise OF four submitted
w tles cpngressfonal campaign com.
q inittee and that of the New York
Young Republicans Club. 1t proyid-
ed that each state shall have four
delegates at large. as at present. and
one additional delegate for each con-
gressional district. In addition, a
delegate shall be allowed to every
y district in which the republican vote
IN 1908 was over % per cent of the
total vote but with a limit of two
delegates for each district. The lat
Ter provision would prevent an in
crease OF the present number of dele
gates from any state. The reappor-
uonment plan is subject to ratification
oy conventions or primaries of the
various states and becomes the new
Party law providing two-thirds OF all
republican states accept it.
Another feature Of the proposed
Plan strips authority from the nation
al committee to seat or unseat dele.
sales elected by the primary system.
such delegates viii by right 20 upon
me temporary conventicn roll. 1t
vas also provided that state canvass
ing boards shall issue certificates to
delegates
ourbing authority OF the national
committee and reducing by GO ths
number OF delegates from the south
was unanimously proposed t,day to
lne republican national commit tee by
lne subcommittee appointed to
cnange the basis of representation IN
national convention. The sub-com.
nllttse recommended that the number
u delegates be reduced by 7o-eight
ION northern states and sixty-tw1
from below the Mason and Dixon
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
ENGLAND May Take Part.

| United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE participl-
ton of Great Britain in the Panama
Pacific exposition at San Francisco is
bang considered by the government,
says today's London Times, and there
is yet hope that this country may ex-
hibit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
confecses Murder.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Dec 17.-Oscar yogt,
former Swiss soldier and pianist, Is
a prisoner in Bellevue hospital today,
having confess I'D to having killed and
robbed Nine. Agnes Guth in her home
December 3.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
Bio OIL Fire.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
OAKLAND, Calf, Dec. 17-4Fire
which started early today threatens to
destroy the plant Of the Civic State Oil
Company here. Fears that fatalities
may have resulted are expressed but
it viii be impossible to confirm these
until the fire is under control. AT 10
O'Clock the damage was estimated at
100000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
For New Llaht House.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA lIsht
house in Willapa, Washn., har o.
was provided for In bill introduced
today by Senator Jones. the cost
being fixed at not more than 5000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
Cabaret Banlshed.

QUINCY, Ill, Dec. 17-Cabaret,
which was rotten enough when 1t was
first introduced here year ago and
steadily grew no better, has bumped
into the Ill graces of the city council
and vanished. The ban was justified
by the city dads as violating an ordi-
nance prohibiting instrumental mu-
sic" in houses where liquor is sold.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
He LIS Dead Aaain

UNITED Press Leased Wire Sarvics.
LONDON, Dec. 17.-Confirmation
was lacking here today of the report
ed death of King Menelik Of Abyss MIA
The African monarch is reported dead
annually.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
Careless MESSENGER.

| United Press Leased Wire Service.
CAIRO. H., Dee, 17-No trace had
been found today of the s4,69S.S5 in
checks and cash lost Yesterday by
Rufus James. negro messenger IN the
local Office of the Iron Mountain road
on his way to the bank
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
Weather Conditions.

There have been light rains in west
ern Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas
and conditions indicate occasional
rain or snow tonight and probably
Thursday for this section, and some
what colder tonight, with the lowest
temperature about %.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
s.hncklnn c.lothlnn

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHARLESTON, ILL.,, Dec. 17.-De.
claring that the scantiness OF cloth.
ing worn by high school girls was
shocking the faculty today with
the approval of the board OF educa,
talon issued an order forbiding the
wearing of silt skirts and thin
skirts in class rooms
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
Far Side Stop.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
ROCK ISLAND, H., Dec. 17.-Rock
Island has gone back to the far-side
street car stops. In labor circles led.
ers objected to the near-side system
and forced the passage OF city or
dinance authorizing the change.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
Minister'S Movement.

GENEVA, H., Dec. IA move
ment to restore the reading of the BIZ
Bile in the Geneva schools was started
by ministers gathered at church an
niversary here few days ago and
bids fair to accomplish its object.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
Villa 10 Bandit.

Ell PASo, Texas, Dec. 17.-With
federal troops advancing northward
from Torreon. 1000 soldiers from
General Pancho Villas army are to-
day marching south to engage them
at point some distance below Chi.
finahua.r A general engagement IS
expected Villa sent this forcs to
stop formidable federal army said
to have sufficient strength to sweep
before 1t any small force the rebels
could send. Should the rebel adj
vance guard be routed, Villa himself
will sally from chihuahua with 5000
men.
Several score of refugees who ar.
rived from Chihuahua today added
further details to the stories OF depre-
dations by Villas soldiers. They de-
clared that constitutionalists have al
ready seized tho personal belongings
of some Of the richest people In that
city and that homes Of Gen. Luis Ter
razas and Juan and Enrique Creel
have been looted. Villa has confiscat-
ed to the rebel government the entire
estates of the three families Terrazas
Is the richest man in Mexico.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
Governor peposed.

Ell PASO, Texas, Dec. 17.-GeneraI
Mercado. former federal military gov
ernor Of Chihuahua state, has been
deposed at Oiinga by Generals Orozco
and Salazar, according to advices this
afternoon. Friends fear he will be
executed. His two rival generals. II
is said accused him Of bungling mil.
itary affairs In the north
General Orozco with 1000 federals,
left ojinga today and is reported to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage. Height Change Wea,h
River Forecast.

River Forecast.
The river will continue to fall slow
ly from Davenport to Keokuk during
the next forty eight hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
NEW YEAR BALL
At HUEHTA HOME
Dictator Of Mexico Invites all
Foreign Diplomats to
Attend the
Function.
HOPES FOR RECOGNITION
Villa Loots the Homes Of the Rich
and confIscates Any Prop.
erty He Do
slres.
by United Press stafr correspon-

= y = -NrssN = ASS' nluh NOfloS EOu-
dent
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 1T.-Gsnera
Huerta today completed inviting all
foreign diplomatic representatives ia
big New Year reception which he
plans will force the forign powers to
indicate their attitude toward him.
II the diplomats go to his party,
Huerta will construe that as recogni-
ton. The new Italian minister to
Mexico is said to be detained at Ha.
vana by an emergency order Of his
government. Italy is said to be hest
tating to recognize the Huerta gov.
eminent and the minister will not ar.
rive here Monday as planned.
Huerta was expected today to stave
OF the threatened collapse of the
Banco Central, by declaring all state
bank notes TO be legal tender. The
Banco Central agreed to redeem paper
when other banks refused. AS a re-
suit. there was an overwh shining rush
on the institution yesterday. threat
ening exhaustion of Its resources.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17

Read The Daily Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
Local Observations.

Mean temperature, Dec. 16, AZ.
Highest temperature, AZ.
Lowest temp Sc.
Lowest temperature last night, 81
FRED z. GOSBWIsCH,
Observer
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THE WEATHER.

Rain or Snow. Somewhat
Colder. Local temp p. IN.
Al; Z a. m. 3s.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17

rue PAPER THAT BOOSTS kEo-
KuK ALL THE TIME.
.,,,.cribers Of The Daily Gate City
=. Served the full Leased Wire Ser
80. a. the United Press Association.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-01-31
Nine Years Ago today
Being Items Of Particular Interest taken
from THE COURIER Volume No. 2

field for the Office of mayor. 1t is
stated with absolute certainty that H.
A. Hover will make an independent
race for the Office. 1t is stated also
that an independent candidate will also
come out for the council, but who the
party is and who he intends to oppose
on the regular ticket we have been I'M
able to ascertain. For awhile fractional
feelings seemed likely to disrupt the
incorporation, but now harmony seems
to prevail upon that point, which speaks
well for the public spirit of the place.
1t is certainly commendable that per-
sonal or fractional feelings will not be
allowed to interfere with the question
of incorporation which is a matter of
public welfare, and that the partisan
spirit will be satisfied by submitting It's
differences to the qualified voters for a
final decision without imperiling the
future welfare of the town. 1t is the
inalienable right of every voter to cast
his ballot as he sees fit, and the voters
therefore will be court of last resort.
When the decision is once made har-
mony will prevail and things once more
resume their former equilibrium.
Tomorrow the issue will be decided
whether Kennewick will become an in.
corporated town or whether it shall
not be; whether it shall advance or re-
trograde; whether it shall be numbered
among the progressive places in oul
state or whether it shall lag in the rear
of the procession, torn and dwarfeG
through dissention among the citizens.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-01-31

,;..,e Janet Huntington is on the
sick list this week.
rp,ronce Hewetson has been quite
s;ck the past week.
The Sec 7 Birthday Club met We'd
pesday at the home OF Mrs. H. H. H0i-
comb.
Peterson left Wednesday for
caokane on business, and will return
Saturday.
pr;de gave a tramp hunk of her
uoke ME and he rebelled-said he
wanted food not work.
little baby girl arrived Saturday
Ion 18th, to gladden. the home OF
NJ and Mrs. L. Speegle.
m account of the small pox cases
), paseo. the public schools have been
closed for a period of two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. j. o. Dague and baby,
.o-ner residents of Kennewick, arrived
Fr;day from Walla Walla, and visited
..;ords in town over Sunday. They
loft Monday morning to spend a
hort time with Mrs. Dague's sister in
Horse Heaven.
Mrs VIM. Schultz and baby Miriam,
wbo have been visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Hoyt, of Spokane,
for some time returned to her home
At Riyerlodge Ranch, Tuesday. She re
rorts two feet of snow still on the
Ground. Miss Evangeline Hoyt accom-
nanied her and will spend the winter
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-01-31
OPINIONS DIFFER

Ma is Dry and Pa is Wet,
Something doing here, you bet;
Ma gets up and says that Pa
Amt no sympathy for law,
Waves her arms. and hops around,
And Pa, he tries to stand his ground
Says that Mas a kind of crank,
And Ma, she says that PAS tank,
And that gets everybody het,
Cause Ma is Dry and Pa is Wet.
Ma is Dry and Pa is Wet,
Argument and epithet;
Ma says down with the saloons,'
And Pa says Ma is full of prunes,
Waltzes up and waltzes down;
Says they want to kill the town;
Bangs the table with his knucks,
And calls the Drys a lot of ducks;
That makes Ma red hot, you bet,
Cause Ma is Dry and Pa is Wet.
Ma is Dry and Pa is Wet,
Home is horribly upset,
Pa says prohibitions bum,
Ma attacks the demon rum,
Pulls his ears and twists his nose,
Allemands and do-se-does,
Calls the Vets lot of soaks,
And Pa gets mad until he chokes,
Biggest family ruction yet;
Ma is Dry and Pa is Wet.
-Skagit County Tim
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-01-31

j. B. Whitcomb was a business visit
or last Saturday.
The little daughter of Mr.. Pasche in
the Garden Tracts is seriously i'll.
The Lavender Twelve Club will meet
with Miss Shirley Holmes February 8.
Fred Edmonds, a nurseryman of
Byron, was in the city Wednesday on
business.
Mrs. Carl Williams arrived the latter
part of the week from Horse Heaven
and is visiting her sister Mrs. 1. N.
Mueller.
S. q. Henderson has resigned his
commission as u. S. Land Commits
sioner and E. w. Trenbath has been
appointed to fill the vacancy.
The Women's Missionary Society of
the Congregational church will give a
five-cent tea at the home of Mrs. E.
A. Orr Thursday afternoon, February 6.
Everybody is invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Reed entertained
a party of twelve at cards at their home
last Monday evening. Three tables of
progressive five hundred were played
Mrs. R. L. Banta winning first honors
Mrs. J. l.. johnson was hostess at
two delightful small parties this week
given in honor of her sister, Mrs. Kessy,
who has beeu here visiting for some
time and is soon to return to her home
in Occur d'Alene. Tuesday afternoon
the ladies were entertained at five
O'Clock luncheon. One feature of the
entertainment was a floral guessing
contest in which Mrs. S. M. Henderson
was the fortunate winner of the prize,
a beautiful bouquet of violets. Wednes-
day afternoon another group of guests
were invited for cards. There were
three tables. 1t was carnation day and
these lovely flowers were used in deco
ration on the score cards and as the
prize which was won by Miss Eleanor
Staser. Delicious luncheon was served
in two courses.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-01-31

Dan Hayden, who has been visiting
his brothers Guy and Carl Hayden,
left Friday for his home in Wallace,
Idaho.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church, will meet with
Mrs. j. Gravenslund Thursday after.
noon, Jan. 80.
The Sunday school teachers and
workers of the Presbyterian church
met Wednesday evening at the home
of Mrs. j. B. Rose.
Mrs. H. Reese, who has been visit
ing friends and relatives in Seattle,
visited the latter part of last weeY
with Mrs. R. F. Richardson and family.
Three auto loads of local fellows
took in the Commercial Club smoker
at Richland Monday night. They re-
port big crowd, some fast boxing and
wrestling bouts and good time gener-
ally.
E. c. Tagg left the latter part of
last week for Chicago and other points
east. 1t is business trip, and he ex-
poets to be gone two months, spending
most of the time in Michigan and
Illinois.
The dining room at the hotel Kenne-
wick again presents spic-and-span
appearance since the painters and dec
orators have finished their work OF
removing the traces of the fire of last
New Years Eve.