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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
SEVEN DEAD
UNDER WALL
Man Found Alive in Wreckage
But Died Soon After
Being Taken
Out.

limited Press Leased Vine Service
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 19,-Thirty.
seven hours after the west wall OF
the M. A. c. club collapsed on the
st. Louis Sesd store, live man was
found buried in the wreckage.
my God, give me drink" ne
easped. With desperation eighty men
tore at the debris and uncovered =.
Burke, missing laborer. He dleu
two hours after he was taken to the
hospital.
Raving when rescued, Burke insist
ed hs had been under the wreckage
for a week.
Despite the fact that men were
missing yesterday, searchers were
called out of this ruins While at
tempts were made to pull down the
dangerous M. A. G. walls. Last Might
the search for victims Of the collapse
| was resumed.
! Three bodies wsre recovered dur
4 ing the night which with Burke
brings the total dead recovered IL
the seed house collapse to sevsn.
Burke died on an operating table
from his injuries, exposure, starva
4 ton and thirst. He had lain da.
i and half pinioned under the wreck
.lage, some times conscious, at othe
d times futilely endeavoring in his dc
, lirium to cut his way through tons Q
i debris with frail pocket knife. Nea
him was the body of fellow worke
, who was killed in the wreck OF tn
building. Had the work of rescu
been continued yesterday. Burk 1t !
i believed, would have been rescued
short time and might have lived.
Building Commissioner Mckelye
denied tha he had ordered the scare
: abandoned yesterday SO that the dal
, gerous M. A. C. walls could be pulle
down. He said the msn worked unit
5 the wind made it dangerous to renal
i Iin the runs. He insisted that 1T WI
Il the firemen who gave up the scare
!. adding that 1t was not his duty
i dig in the ruins, that hs had mere
volunteered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
WASTE BASKET FICTION
Is MUSHY LOVE STORIES

of doubtful propriety. to tales that
can be told in mixed company.
THE public is getting tired OF hay
ing sex eternally dlnned into its
ears said Mcclure today. Il pre-
dict confidently that within few
months sex problem stories will be
banished from the pages of reputable
magazines. The public Is tired OF the
muck rake too. But We'll keep the
muck rake behind the door for we
may have use for it again. AT pres
ent it has done its work. The public
has been aroused to the need of many
reforms and other agencies and other
| tools than the rake are successfully
campaigning against the evils"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
MEXICAN FEDERA[S IN
| RETREAT TOWARD TORR[ON
Adolfo Castro that he had summarily

Adolfo Castro that he had summarily
exscuted 149 mutineers at Jojatula,
the most important execution since
the American, General Scott, hanged
.seventy-three deserters in the out
skirts of the capital.
Castro has been relieved Of his
command at Jojutla, but not on ac-
count of the executions. When he ar
rived here he went into conference
with President Husrta, General Blan-
Guet and other officials, after which
the war office gave the report OF the
executions to the local newspapers
which apparently published them judi
lantly. Castro then talked freely to
four reporters jim the ante room of the
war office, saying that the 149 exc
cuted did not include 73 killed dur
ing the revolt. The total casualties
Castro said were 222. Castro then
went into conference again with Gen
eral Banquet, announcing that hs
would make no further statement for
publication until he had completed his
official report on general conditions
| in the state Of Morelos. During last
night Castro apparently did not re-
turn to his hotel as reporters waited
there for him, hoping to get more
detailed statement.
| Wealthy merchants and ranch own
ers are in quandry today as resul;
| of Huerta's demands for $25 ,000,0 ,00(
and assurances from them that they
will support his government in the
aggressive campaign now planned
They fear that IL they wear a badg;
indicating their loyalty to Huerta as
i he asked and also furnish ten mer
each for the army In accordance will
his demands, they may face ruin IL
casa the rebels should be successfu
| in their advance from the north. AL
fear to decline to comply with an.
i of Huerta's demands, but realize the.
may be put on the prescribed list Q
i the r5bels in case Huerta is driver
i out.
Nelson shapgh essy nierical
i charge d'affairs is under the care
physician today O'Shaughnessy !
suffering intensely from sciat'ea an
is confined to bed a greater part Q
tha time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
Weather Conditions.

Snow from the lakes to the north
eastern states is followed by clear
ing weather with high winds in the
northeastern states.
The southwestern depression has
been forced to the southwestern
coast, by an area of high pressure
which covers the northern plains this
morning, and is causing colder wealth
Eer in the plains states, the tempera-
ture falling to s above zero at Huron,
is. D., and it is showing at Ell Paso,
Texas, where the temperature fell
from IS yesterday to freezing this
morning, and there has been snow
from the plains to the central val.
Ileys.
Conditions indicate unsettled wealth
er. and probably snow. for this section
tonight and Friday. while the temper
ature will not change materially.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
COCKTAILS DENIES
PRESIDENT STORY
Says He Has No Idea of Being
Candidate in the Year
1916

United Press Leased Wire Service.f
NEW YORK, March 49, Colonel
George Goethals, asked here as to the
truth of the printed story that George
w. Perkins was grooming him for
presidential nomination by desire of
Colonel Roosevelt today declared:
Il am not in politics and wouldn't
under any consideration take part in
campaign.
Asked as to whether he would be-,
come police commissioner of New
York, Goethals said: That depends
great deal on what turns up.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
TURNED ON GAS AT END
OF BITTER FAMILY FIGHT

Miss Bertha Nelson, neighbor.
who heard loud voices coming from
the Lindstrom home last night, burst
in the door today when she smelled
escaping gas. She found Linda, age
four, and Mabel, age two. dead in
bed in the front part of the house,
Lindstrom, unconscious in bedroom.
and Mrs. Lindstrom with the six
months old baby in her arms uncon-
scious on the Kitchen floor. Every
gas jet in five rooms was open.
ELindstrom had undressed and retired.
but his wife was fully dressed, lead
ing the police to believe that she
/ turned on the gas after the other mem
bers of the family fell asleep.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
North American officers.

/ UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK. March 19.--At an or
ganization meeting of the directors
of the North American Co., Jas. Camp
bell Of ST. Louis today resigned as
president. and was elected chairman
of the board of directors. James d.
Mortimer ns Milwaukee. was elected
president; Geo. Sheldon, Of New York,
vice president, with Edwin Gruhl as
his assistant The other officers
were reelected.
James ]. Fogarty, Edwin Grual and
/ VIM. T. Graham have been elected
directors to ill the vacancies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
FEAST Of FLAMES IN
HOTEL AND STORE BLOCK

plainly visible from every part Of the
city, a huge mushroom OF smoke be-
ing lighted by the fire below. A loss
of $150,000 was sustained.
With the appearance of owners OF
the various establishments affected
by the fire. it became known that the
loss would be much smaller than the
very early estimates, which ran as
high as s500,000. 1t was said at 5
O'clock that the loss probably would
not exceed 100000. A 8 o'clock
|fremen we're still shooting streams OF
water over the building, which had
begun to resemble an Ice berg. lee
six inches thick covered parts Of the
walls and the street nearby
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
THE WEATHER

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unset
tied tonight and Friday with probably
snow. Not much change in tempera-
ture. Brisk northerly winds.
For Illinois and Missouri: Unset
tied tonight and Friday with probably
snow. Not much change in tempera
ture. Brisk northerly winds.
For Iowa: Mostly cloudy tonight
and Friday. Not much change in tenn
perature. Moderate winds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
Big Blaze in Milwaukee De
stroyed Windsor Hotel
and Several Business
Houses.
FATALITIES POSSIBLE
Sidney, Ohio, Badly scorchea 8
by Fire Started When
Yeggs Blew Open
Safe.

/ United Press Leased wire SeTVlCe.l
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, March 49,
Fire which cost 100000 and from
which eight persons had almost mir
aculous escapes from death, early to-
day destroyed the windsor hotel and
several business houses on the lower
floor The stock room Of the Evening
Wisconsin, an afternoon paper, was.
among the losses.
Despite the claim of night clerks
/, that all guests had escaped, squads OF
police and f1remen were lined up out
side the ruins this morning ready to
enter the smoking pile in a search for
bodies.
/ Guests on the fourth floor fought
their way down a burning stairway
and it was thought impossible for all
to escape. The elevator man, who ran
This cage until the wires were severed,
said that all had been awakened and
THAT all had stumbled down the smoke
filled corridor.
I Clad only in their night clothes
guests took refuge in the lobby of a
theatre across the street. nearby
tailor fitted some out with clothes.
Z When discovered by night watch
man fire was breaking from. the thirt
floor OF the building. BY the time tht
fire department had arrived, flames
were bursting from the third an(
fourth floors. Shortly afterwart
walls in that part began to fall, but
Inmates of the rooms managed to gel
through the rapidly filling stairway
Chas. Brown, a guest on the fourth
floor, was the one to spread the alarm
He first smelled the smoke. Finding
small fame in hallway he poured
several pitchers of water over it will
no results A moment later wal
fell in and he fed for the stairwa.
In his pajamas.
= ! Three patrolmen, on the grount
when the first alarm was given, wen
through the hotel alarming the guests
, They too crawled up the threatened
: staircase to the fourth floor.
The Evening wisconsin building i
sixty years old and would have beel
easy "a Sy W tilC Dula q nus
squad from the fire department KEEP
3 lit bathed in solid stream of water
Because of quantity of ink AM
Z Iglycerine in the basement of thi
/ buildfng, extra care was taken to pre-
vent an explosion.
Firms completely burned out:
Milwaukee Printer and Roller Su!
u ply company.
Western Newspaper Union
Standard Blank Book Manufacturin
company
Windsor Hotel.
Damaged by smoke and water.
:, T. A. Chapman dry goods war,
F" house.
Novelty Dye Works.
Evening Wisconsin job department
Probably total loss S300,000. wit
> loss almost covered by insurance
y At 8 o'clock firemen we're sti
!. squirting water on the smoulderin
= ruins with little hopes that the scare
- could be started before late this afte
!. noon A cold wind helped to fan th
20 blaze.
= The hotel FIRE was the second
-, the night. The first and more spe
~ tacular was the destruction of Pei
ID Co.'S salt warehouse. This fire We
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
Yeeqs Started Fire.


SIDNEY, Ohio, March 1s.-Started.
it is believed by yeggmen, who blew
the safe in the Thiedeck Dry Goods
store, fire early today destroyed BUSH
ness property on court house square
valued at s150,000.
A mufffsd explosion heard shortly
after midnight by number of peo-
pie, proceeded fire in the Thied'eckf
store which Destroyed this and rapidly
consumed buildings occupied by the
Deweese Dry Goods store, Young
Clothing store, Women's Wear store
and the Citizens bank.
! The First National bank was badly
damaged.
Local f1remen summoned aid from
nearby towns and the fire was Under
control at s a. M. No persons were
| injured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
Mcclure Says Magazines Do
Not Care for Sex Problems
Any Longer.

United Press Leased Wire service,I
CHICAGO, March 49, This kind Of
nctioll7-"She found herself in his
arms; his lips smothered hers in
burning kisses is on the way to
me rubbish heap, according to s. S.
mcSiure, magazine publisher, who
says the public is turning from stories
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
Two Children Found Dead and
Parents Dying as Result
of Fumes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, March 19.-Two children
are dead. their father and mother dy
ing and six months old baby In q
serious condition, the result, the
police believe, of family quarrel a
the home of John Lindstrom today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
Ninety-seyen indictments.

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
SUPERIOR, Wis. March 19. Nine-
ty-seven warrants for persons indict-
ed by the federal grand jury, Yere is
sued last night but no names We're
made public A majority are said to
be for supplying Indians with liquor
Several cases of alleged postal law
violations We're considered, and two
cases under the Mann white slave
law
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
villa Sends Word That He Ex-
poets to Occupy the
City by Next
Sunday.
NEWS STILL CENSORED
~
|Huerta Demands s25, 600, 600
and Assurances Of Support
From Wealthy
Men.

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Ell PASO, Texas, March 19.-Gen-
eral Francisco Villa, commanding the
Mexican rebels before Torreon, today
broke his long silence since the bat
tie Of Torreon began by telegraphing
rebel officials at Juarez that he ex-
pected to be in Torreon Sunday.
This was followed by another Of
fcial dispatch dated Wednesday, in
which Villa stated that the Zaragoza
brigade Of constitutionalistas, COM
manded by General Eugenio Aguirre
Benavidez, had fought its way from
Escalon as far south as Yerpo, one
of the distant suburbs of Torreon,
and expected to enter Bermijilo dur
ing Wednesday night. Federals say
Villistas were abandoning all of their
{outposts north of Torreon and were
concentrating their forces within
Torreon itself and the cities OF Lordo
and Gomez Palacio.
These dispatches are borne out by
long message sent. to his father
here by General Benavidez himself,
during the night in which he denied
rpmers he had been slain ReRay 1ez
said Of the fighting Saturday, Sunday
and Monday about Escalon that it was
inconsequent. Also 1t was annoying,
adding that the federals had been bad
" defeated so far and all their out
posts were In full retreat towards
Torreon
Not word has been received from
American correspondents with Villas
army for forty-eight hours, but it is
1 hoped that Villa will be induced tc
lift this embargo today.
II it be true that Benavidez succeed
ed In getting to Bermijilo during til,
| night, it would indicate that Genera
Valesquez, the federal commando
at Torreon. had abandoned all idea o
checking the rebel advance at tina
Point Benayidez's Zaragoza bri
gade is made up of veterans. Just a
Villa relied upon General Torribi
ortega's veteran troops to carry tn
burden Of the long attack on Ojinag
last December, SO he has called upol
the Iaragoza brigade to bear the brun
OF the fighting in the Torreon battle
Despite Benavidez's statement tina
the fighting about Escalon was incor
sequental, there Is a general belle
mere 1t may have been more seriou
than Villa is willing to admit Thi
is expected to be shown when Will
permits the newspaper correspond
ents to file their stories.
The constitutionalist officials
Juarez were jubilant today over vi
"a messages, declaring they indicat
the federal defeat has been complet
although Villa did not mention .th
hghting reported about Rosario, wheI
federal column was reported a
tempting to rout General Thoms
Uroina's rebels and reach the const
lutionaiist rear, 1t is believed hel
mat Urbina successfully checked til
movement.
Execution Of Mutineers
by a United Press STAFF correspo
dent.]
MEHICO CITY, March 19.-Ti
l1uerta government today accepted
ia'e value and made no definite mo,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
Daily River Bulletin.

River Forecast.
The river will remain nearly sta
tionary from Davenport to Keokuk
during the next forty-eight hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
observations

Local Observations.
March. Bar Their. Wind Weather.
is Z pm. /. 80. 20 33 w Cldy
10 am. I. So.35 25 NE 1t Snow
Snowfall for the past "a hours,
trace.
River above low water of 1864, 8
feet.
Mean temperature, March 1S, 2S.
Highest temperature, 34.
Lowest temperature, 81.
Lowest temperature last night, "a.
FRED 2. GOSEWIscH,
Observer,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
Execution Of Mutineers

by United Press star correspon-
dent.]
MEAICO CITY. March 49, The
4 slfaerta government today accepted at
iace value and made no definite move
70 investigate the report of General
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19

SUBSCRIBERS Of The Daily Gate City
-. served the full Leased Wire Ser
s,e. M # the United press Associations.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-04

decline being greatest In the New Eng
land and eastern states; and for the
five months Of the calendar year the
decline has been over per cent
Gross railroad earnings showed loss
of IL per cent for the month OF May,
and per cent for the first five months
of the current year. The number OF
idle cars is still abnormally large. The
present net surplus of cars Is $4,000,
compared with $4,000 year ago.
Building operations are on much
smaller scale than usual; and the stag
nation of the steel trade is already un-
pleasant familiar. July disburse-
me,lts for the first time in many years
show a decrease, compared with the
previous year. This was due to the
passing or reduction of number of
dividends, also to the smaller increase
in new enterprises; the latter running
at about one-half the volume at this
time last year. These facts are stated
not to emphasize depressing factors.
but simply to show that they do exist"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-04
THE WOMAN FARMER.

The New York state college or agTl-
culture made a study of all the farms
owned by women in four towns IN
Tompkins county to analyze the condi-
lions. It Is impossible to make &C
curate reports on all phases of the in
dustry because of the fact that many
of the women farmers interviewed
rent their farms and do not operate
them.
The women owned 9,077 acres, an
average of 1O4 acres each. The total
property amounted to 1896, 1872, the lar
Rest farm owned by one woman being
400 acres The average investment OF
those women who operate their own
farms was 1892; those who rent, and
therefore own less stock and machln'
ery, averaged $4,225; the largest indl.
yidual investment was $16,075.
Thirty.two of these women gave
complete records of years business,
saws The Mothers Magazine. Inc
average farm income was $42S. rms
amount with garden and other 1000
products, house, and most of the fuel,
is at least comfortable living income
in the country.
The 4O9.acre farm, valued complete
at $16,076, produced net income OF
S1.774. Another of 1876 acres gave an
income Of $1,10S after paying all ex-
penses. One of 240 acres netted the
neat income OF $2,155. A dairy farm
OF 50 acres paid it's owner 1903. And
80 it goes. Among women, Just as
among men, skill and good Judgment
make big returns.
The woman farmer is here, and she
Is here to stay. Her calling is ancient
and honorable. 1t offers independence,
health and happiness. Does anyone
doubt that she will make the utmost
Of such splendid opportunities?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-04

A farmer in the country last
autumn gave job to seedy-looking
individual who had applied to him,
and who assured him that he never
got tired. When the employer went to
the field where he had put the tramp
to work, he found the latter lolling
on his. back under a tree.
what does this mean," asked the
employer. 81 thought you were a
man who never got tired?"
II don't" calmly responded the
tramp. This doesn't tire me-"
A minister, spending holiday in
the north of Ireland, was out walk
ing and, feeling thirsty, called at a
farmhouse for a drink Of milk. The
farmers wife gave him large bowl
of milk, and while he was quenchinS
his thirst number Of pigs got round
about him. The minister noticed that
the pigs were very strange IN their
manner, so he said:
"My good lady, why are the pigs
SO excited?
The farmers wife replied, Sure,
it's no wonder they are excited, sir;
it's their own bowl you are drinking
out of"
Papa was sitting in the library one
evening some time since when his
beautiful daughter happily rushed
into the room, dropped upon his knee
and put her arms around his neck.
K. Papa, DEAR" she. blushfully cooed,
"Harold was just here to see me. He
wants me to marry him."
"He does, does he?" was the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-04
/. etDW ELL.

Miss Mabel Chisnian visited a few
DAYS last week at the Walter Green
.hc.le in South .Ottumwa.
Mrs. John Seesley of South Ottrmwa
visited Sunday at the Michael Oswald
home. ~
A large crowd attended the John
Grooms funeral services at the Christ
iansburg church Thursday afternoon.
Quite a number from Ottumwa. Chill
licothe and Dudley were present.
Born, last week, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Yenger,. daughter.
RoIla Lewis and family visited Sun
day at the Willard Upp home near
Blokesburg. ...,. s
DR.. Terrence Of Blakesburg was a
professional visitor here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moves Garfield attended
the Alex Willard funeral at BlakesburR
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-04
WONDERS Of THE GULF STREAM.


Ninety billion tons of water are car
ried hourly through the Straits OF
Florida, writes Admiral Pillsbury to
the National Geographic society. There
are not ships enough in the world to
hold the salt that might be evaporated
from single hours flow of water IN
this wonderful ocean current.
For ages, according to the admiral,
this torrent has been flowing with
volume equal to that of all the largest
rivers OF the world combined.
It was formerly thought that the
current was set up by the discharge
OF the Mississippi and other rivers into
the Gulf of Mexico. 1t is now known
that 1t would take 1000 Mississipp1s to
equal the Gulf stream. and the theory
that the Mississippi causes this vast
current Is branded as ridiculous.
A better theory is thought to be that
OF the action of the easterly trade
winds blowing water into the Gull OF
Mexico up the South American coast
and forcing water out of the gulf
through the narrow Florida straits.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-04
Dr.. IT, c. BOnhGm
EK'S Block
OttumUQ, IODd

Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Byfum of Ed
dyyille visited recently at the parental
l.. G. Byru mhome.
Frank Byrum Is spending =. few.
DAYS with his brother Charles of
Blakesburg. ~
Mrs Lottie Williams visited few
DAYS last week at the home Of her son
Elmer Williams OF Elakesburg.
Mr.. and Mrs Selmon Lewis in com.
pany with Miss Lula Williams. visited
Sunday afternoon at the Elmer Will
liams home of BiakesburH.