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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-26

Delegates from the range Commercial clubs
are meeting with committee Of the Duluth
Rotary club today to talk about good roads. It
is planned to ask the county commissioners at
their next meeting for 100000 to be spent in i'm
proving the Miller trunk read. The amount is
not large when the purpose for which it is to be
pended is considered. Improvement to the high
ways between Duluth and the ranges will indirect
ly benefit every section of St. Louis county. The
bulk of the money available for road improve.
ments in this county is raised on the ranges. The
bulk of it is spent down about Duluth. We have
some good roads on the ranges, but we have more
highway that is more Travelled than any other
section of the county badly in need Of repairs and
improvements. The commissioners have been
doing better by us than in former years, but as
matter of fact Virginia has paid for most of the
roads that are giving service to this city and has
had little aid from the county. The Miller trunk
road ought to be macadamed or concerted for
it's entire distance. It is not necessary that all
this Improvement should be made at once. II
the Vermilion road is the better one on which to
spend the money it is hoped soon to have avail.
able because of the fact that the Miller trunk road
is more expensive to keep up it should be consid.
cred. More and better roads are still the need 81
all this section, however, and expense should not
be spared in securing them. s.. ~. y
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-26

The Great Northern Railroad company is get
ting credit for promulgating an order recently
that no Fnlanders should be employed at its ore
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
BUSINESS DEPRESSION Is DUE
TO CURRENCY BILL DEBATE

democrats to say that his questions
had not shown admitted defects in the
bill which had to be corrected and
asking IL the senators were to "be re-
duced in Importance to ciphers." Gal
linger, in defending the republicans
said he had wondered in the last few
days If the democrats were not filibus-
tering against the bill.
Objection was made to the comment
by Bristow who said the business de-
preston was not due as much to eager
ness for the passage Of the currency
bill as fear for the form in which 1t
might be passed.
Millions of people IN this country
are not capable of analyzing bank
statements and picking out safe
bank" Senator Hitchcock declared
this afternoon in favor OF guarantee Of
bank deposits by the government. 1t
is the duty of the government to give
some protection to these depositors
and by additional laws to keep radi-
Gals out of the banking business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
COLLISION
OF STEAMER
Rammed in Fog by Schooner
While Racing With An
other Vessel From New
York to Boston.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-speedine
toward Boston in racs with two
other steamers, tn. Bay State linz
steamboat Tennessee, bouna from
New York to Boston with 500 paesen.
gers, collided with the schooner Mat
tie Bassett and was SO seriously dam
aged that she was forced to turn bac,
arriving at her pier early today. The
collision occurred during the night
A big hole was torn In tn. side OF
the Tennessee. The promenade dec,
was ripped up, two state rooms ruin
ed and her pilot house wrecked The
bowsprit jib OF the schooner was
carried awsy. When the passengers
were put ashore, her passengers
were exceedingly angry as they wer.
too late to catch the train.
It is a wonder no one was struck
and injured when the boats struck. A
number of women became hyst srical
A heavy mist hung over the water,
OF the sound when the schooner sud.
denly appeared and rammed the Ten
nssese amfdships. The steamer
careened from the force of the col.
lision, throwing passengers from their
chairs and berths. The beak Of the
schooner was broken off and the two
vessels locked in a tangle OF tackle
and rigging. There was the greatest
excitement among the passengers but
after half an hours work, the Ten.
nessee was freed and put about. The
Tennessee was badly damaeed but
only above the water line and she
made her pier without difficulty.
This is the third accident in which
the Tennessee has bsen involved. She
grounded on the shoals OF sunken
meadows In 1907. On another occasion
she rammed and sunk schoon sr,
four OF the latter's crew being drown.
ed
Among the passengers on the Ten
nessee were twenty-sour blue Jackets
from the Atlantic feet which recent,
" returned from the Medft tsrFSnaanfI
cruise When women began to pour
On deck, excited and hysterisal, tie
blue jackets aided members OF ths
Tennessee's crew in restoring order.
Captain Enof had Just left the
whesl and gone below leaving Pilot
Brown in charges, when the collision
occurred.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
ELECTRIC COMPANY REBATES
TO LANDLORDS AND OFFICES

plants in apartment buildings and to
stitle competition, the light company
gives the landlord fiat wholesale
ate on the electricity used in his
building. This rate has been as low as
w cents. The tenant pays the reg
ular ten cent resident rate to tho
landlord, who pockets the profit This
profit IN some apartment houses is
said to run as high as $500 month.
During the hearings the Edison COM
pany did not deny that it had re-
late system
The commission showed that OF
S210Oo,0OO paid into the Edison COM
pany in 1912, $9,oO0,oOo came fro m
small consumers Taying the 10 cent
rate.
In the meantime, however, prices for
office buildings have been cut far be-
low even the rebate rate of apart
ment house landlords The investiga-
ticn resulted from suit on behalf of
$50 petitioners and the Isolated Plant
Publishing company The petitioners
are engineers, who allege that the
motive of the Edison Go. in granting
rebates and low rates is to prevent
the installation of individual or iso-
lated plants in buildings.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
.PEONACE At
COPPER MINES
Western Federation of Miners
Official Makes Serious
Charges in His
Recital
IMPORTING OF GUN MEN
Members Of State Supreme Court Are
Stockholders in the Mines
or kecnly In
terested.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. IA dra-
matte recital of the conditions alleg-
et to exist in the copper Industries
of Michigan where the miners are now
on strike, including charges that
members of the supreme court Of
Michigan were either stockholders or
keenly interested in the mining prop
critics, was made before the house
rules committee today by c. 3. Ma
honey of Denver. vice president of the
Western Federation Of Miners.
He charged that agencies in Chi
cago, New York, and the principal
eastern cities had been employed by
the mine operators to enlist gun
men" and transport them to the cop
per fields.
men are frequently employed to
work the northern timber belt. When
they are collected, armed CARDS are
placed in charge of the railroad cars
and instructed to deliver them into
the Michigan copper district. They
IRE kept there under threats Of death
and compelled to work under peonage
conditions the witness charged.
The witness declared his lawyers
had advised against seeking redress
through the state judiciary because
there had never been semblance Of
Justice shown
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
NEW YORK, Dec. H. After an in
yestigation extending over two years,
the public service commission is ex-
ected to hand down its decision
soon, demanding the aboishing 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
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. Testi-
Irony was brought out during thu
hearing here that tenants of big apart
ment houses pay twice as much for
electricity as the Edison company
actually charges 1t was declared that
to prevent installation of privat
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
& s.s,e %, sssssss ~
NOT In FAVOR
OF WOMEN POLICE
Mrs. Gompers Says Her Place Is In
the Home and Not on tho
Streets.

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DENVER, Colo, Dec 17-tI am not
in favor of police women and / do not
believe in the woman vice crusader.
Think Of a woman trying to arrest a
man"
Mrs. Samuel Gompers, wife Of the
president of the American Federation
Of Labor made this remark in discuss
ing the rights of women in the work
ing world. With her daughter, Sadie,
she stopped here enroute east from
Los Angeles.
Women must be careful not to lose
their feminity,' she continued. But
they have a right to branch out into
whatever field they may choose. The
American woman, as wife, mother and
manager of household has much
better time of it.
But the condition or men workers
is deplorable. Legislation to aid
them is one OF the pressing needs of
today
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.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
ROME, Dec. 17.-Aged Pope Plus
slightly alarmed the doctors who were
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 a religious ceremony. He was
formerly papal secretary Of state and
considered likely candidate for the
pontificate on the death of Pope Leo.
He was a 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. ut 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 flfty-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
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 f1urries.
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
fiurries southeast portion tonight.
Somewhat lower temperature tonight.
Light to moderate variable winds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
sear r. OF the Form it May Take
When Passed is Blamed
for Stagnation.


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so,,, o,",a,si1lNGToN, Dec. 17--Char-
M ,hs.izihg Senator Burton's fifty
A. questions on the currency bill
Dana sfammar school performance"
~ nocfatic Leader Kern today made
pnaais iailectual plea to the senate for
moaa,s nous consent to vote on the
Il sufe sns.r Friday afternoon and to linz
Kesa 'ner speeches to ten minutes.
lna,a. STATED that thousands of men in
bv ia tt nad been thrown out of work
emr,a. refusal of banks to loan their
ii ,,oyers I, money for the payrolls, un-
shon,ss uonbt about the currency bill
9suid be settled.
''0n replied hotiy, defying the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
If 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.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Possibil-
fty 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 report from Postmaster General
Burleson on the matter.
The Lewis measure is now bein 2
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 consider,-
tion. But Postmaster General Burle-
son who has talked over the govern
ment ownership plan with President
Wilson was understood to have asked
for time for Investigation. Represent
ative Lewis would not discuss the
matter today, not even being willing
to admit that he would introduce the
bill. he Is known to have drawn.
Chairman Moon denied that he would
Introduce It. 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-
yides that the telephone business Of
tlss ccnTStr shall be tHken over byeshe
government on January 1, 1915. 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-
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. 1t
vas explained that with modern in
ventlons. 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
Ran Away with Her.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. j
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Dr. Godfrey
Westropp MacDougsll, 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 dauehter
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
Lot BrewerIes Paw II.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
INDIANA, Penna.. Dec. 17.-Judge
S. ]. Tedford, of the Indiana county
criminal court was urging radical
means to prevent ovar-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 srs and others con
victed of crimes committed VIII lie TN,
der the influence of drink" he de.
clared from the bench.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
Bio Oil Fire.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
OAKLAND. Calf, Dec 17-Fire
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 will 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
|9[EGAT|0:N Plan
| if DFREPUBL|CANs.
Lh.Conlmittee Has q Scheme
which is Compromise
Of Four Ideas
Submitted.
RESIDENTIAL BooMs
|,,ah In the Lead Over cummlns and
Hsdley, with Roosevelt
as 4PossI-
biIItyy

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-President.
i booms and boomlets 1oomed up to-
hy when the republican national
ommittee met for its final session un.
ii the presidential campaign Of 1916
Business before the meeting was
doption OF drastic plan to reappor.
hon delegates to the 1915 national
convention, materially reducing rep
,esentation OF states in which the re.
publican vote is light or neglible and
adjournment until ten days before
he 1915 battle.
Under the surface Of the committees s
delberation 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 Roosevelts nomina-
ton was POSSIBLE
Borah opposed the special conven-
don plan and was victorious against
cummins and hadley, which was TAX
sn as an indication of the feeling as
+ these three potential candidates on
The part Of party leaders.
When the convention reconyened
today. the special subcommittee pre-
sented its rcapportionment plan. It
Eas compromise OF four submitted
py tecong gfessfonaf campaign com.
lnittee and that OF the New York
Young Republicans Club. It provid-
Cd that each state shall have four
delegates at large. as at present, and
one additional delegate for each con-
eressional district. In addition, a
delegate shall be allowed to every
district in which the republican vote
ln isOS was over 25 per cent of the
iolal vote but with limit of two
aelegates for each district. The lat
yer provision would prevent an in.
crease OF the present number of dele
sases from any state. The reappor-
.ionnlent plan is subject to ratification
py conventions or primaries of the
varlous states and becomes the new
ially law providing two-thirds OF all
iepuolican states accept it.
another feature of the proposed
pan strips authority from the nation
y committee to seat or unseat dele
sa'es elected by the primary system
Z. Su'n delegates will by right go upon
Ms temporary conventIea roll. 1t
was also provided that state canvass
.us boards shall issue certificates to
delegates.
0uroing authority Of the national
and reducing by 62 ths
number of delegates from the sout1
Sas !, unanimously proposed today to
'as republican national committee by
y subcommittee appointed to
mango the basis of representation In
'suonai ~. convention. The sub-com-
la'.se recommended that the number
ueiegates be reduced by 7o-eight
iom northern states and sfxty.two
1ohl below the Mason and Dixon
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.95 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
Confesses Murder.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.l
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Oscar vogt,
former Swiss soldier and pianist, is
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
Cabaret eanlshed.

QUINCY, ILL.,. Dec. Cabaret,
which was rotten enough when 1t was
first introduced here a 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
Ear Side Stop.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ROCK ISLAND, H., Dec. 17-Rock
Island has gone back to the far-side
street car stops. In labor circles lie d.
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
England May Take Part.

| United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, Dec. i7-The participa-
tion of Great Britain in the Panama.
Pacific exposition at San Francisco IS
b aing 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
Fund for strlknrs.

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4 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Dec. IA
$4,000 relief fund Is being raised
AMONG Pennsylyania miners todays.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
s,hocklna c.lothlnn.

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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
He Is Dead AGAIN.

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

I United Press Leased Wire Service. i
WASHINGTON, D.c Ia light
house in Willapa, Washn., har o.
was provided for In bill introduced
today by Senator Jones. the cost
being fixed at not more than $1,000.
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
end conditions indicate occasional
rain or snow tonight and probably
I thursday for this section, and some
what colder tonight. with the lowest
about 25
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
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 a United Press star corresron-
dort

by a United Press star corresron-
dentl
MnXICO CITY, Dec. 1T.-Gsneral
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.
If the diplomats go to his party,
Huerta win construe that as recogni-
tfon. The new italian minister ia
Mexico Is said to be detained at Ha-
vana by an emergency ordsr of his
government. Italy is said to be hesi-
tating to recognize the Huerta gov.
ernment and the minister will not ar
rive hare 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 q re-
suit. there was an overwh Ginning rush
on the institution yesterday, threat
ening exhaustion of It's resources.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-17
Daily River bulletin.
Stage. Height. Change wea 'h'r.
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
Governor peposed.

Ell PAsO, Texas, Dec. 17-Generai
Mercado, former federal military gov
ernor of Chihuahua state, has been
deposed at Ojinga by Gen,ssals Orozco
and Salazar, according to advices this
afternoon. Friends fear he will bs
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