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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
FAST Y TEAM WINS
|. C|lY CHAMP |ONsH|P
Veteran Basketball players Take High
School Lads Into Camp
Under Large
Score.
FINAL SCORE So TO 1s
HANNIBAL Y Plays Local Team Here
Tomorrow kIsht-ttlsh
School Goes to Bur-
llnaton.
FINAL SCORE So TO 1s

The 7 basketball team added an
other victory to its list last night by
defeating the high school team by a
score of IS to IS. incidentally winning
the city championship. The high
school team worked well but were I'M
able to stop the rush of their more ex-
perienced opponents. The winning
team worked together perfectly.
The high school team was shooting
accurately whenever a chance was
given them. Captain Jenkins, as
usual. carried ANY the honors for his
team, both in floor work and in caging
the sphere. The work Of Parsons was
also unusually accurate.
For the Y, Allen made only thirteen
baskets. This is not up to the stand
ard as ne is expected TO make at least
twenty IN game. When Allen misses
shot 1t is usually said that he is get
ting careless.
This game made good practice for
the big Hannibal game here with the
team tomorrow night, when at least
three hundred people will be out to
see our friends from down the river
strike knot in their steady season OF
Fictory saving.
The high school team viii go to
Burlington Saturday night 10 play the
high school team OF that city. They
are In the best condition they have
been this season and are expecting to
clean up by wide margin.
Referee Leake VIII handle the 7
game with Hannibal Friday night
here. and he VIII also go with the high
school boys to take care Of their
game at Burlington. Keokuk is for
tunate IN having zuch an Official
whose record in the east put him a,
the head Of the Spaulding Official lis,
OF referees IN the basketball world.
High Scn6o
Parsons
Schroeder. c. King HuisEamy
Forwards
--------.. Jenkins
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15

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SURGEON.
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chronic diseases and diseases Of
women.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15

K. W ELECTRIC co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15

Trains leave from the Union depot
Berths and tickets. Fifth and johnson
streets.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-12

who aren't much good for anything
else.
An-onion day keeps the doctor
away, according to old saying.
Why not eat a dozen a day and
keep everybody away?
An Ohio man has a skunk farm on
which he makes good living.
But what's the use of IiVing-on a
skunk farm?
Western doctor says great variety
of food is cause of most of human
ills.
That means we should cut out
quail, Holsters, spring lamb and por-
terhouse steak and stick to popcorn
or peanuts. Wot!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-12
DAILY COMMENT ON PEOPLE AND THINGS

DAILY COMMENT On
If that fight at Milwaukee tonight
was a wrestling match, Gus Chris
tie would be right liable to find Chip
on his shoulder before the evening
was over.
There is to be an eclipse of the
sun on August "a. Twill be no re-
lief from the August hot weather,
however, as we'd have to go abroad
to get the benefit of the shade.
A groom recently proposed by
wireless. Wonder how soon he will
be sending out S. o. S.. signals.
Here's one bet that American Wo-
men have overlooked. How care
less. The women, and even the men,
of Paris, are dyeing their hair to
match the color of their clothes.
Which leads us to ask, how about
the baldheads?
Judge Densmore, solicitor for the
U. S. labor department, announces
that the mine owners are to blame
for that Michigan strike. Well, judge,
what are you going to do about it?
"Just as necessary to have rifle
as a union card" they are saying in
that Colorado mine region To what
extent does such a feeling hold the
100000 or more union men of the
country?
IT'S announced that President Will
sons vigorous strokes on the golf
links show his return to full health"
Bully! We take it that his blasphemic
powers are also fully recuperated;
he's gong to need 'em in regulating
the trusts.
Eastern doctor says more married
folks go insane than unmarried.
That's no way to discourage the
young people, doc.
According to decision of Texas at
torney general, fellow can't pack
booze into dry territory in his trunk.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-12
BY THE WAY

Quincy, ILL.,, woman wants to sell
her husband, as she prefers a cat.
That might develop into quite an in
dustry if permitted.
Cable reports from Spain tell of
woman who presented her husband
with seven daughters septuplets.
Dispatches did not carry remarks
hubby made
Body of a man found in Dallas,
Tex, had note pinned to it reading:
Someone has killed me-" There's
nothing like knowing when one is
dead. Some people don't.
Under new policy, French courts
are deciding cases without regard to
precedents. They say it beats decid-
ing cases without regard to sense.
A grain of radium in Turin scien-
tific school has been insured for
$4,000 for one year.
The Portugal republic is so WobbIy
that Great Britain and Germany are
licking their chops over the Portu-
guese colonies in Africa.
-O-O
Wife-Yes, we passed a resolution
tonight, Frank, pledging ourselves to
help to ameliorate the crying evils of
today. Husband-Then, for good
ness sake, Ellen, go upstairs to the
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
aDRIFT FOR FOURTEEN DAYS
CoIumbian's Survivors, Picked Up by U. S. Cruiser, Arrive at Halifax,
 N. S.-Suffered Much Hardship.

The United States cruiser Seneca. watchman for mariners and ambulance ship of the north Atlantic, came into the harbor of Halifax, N. S., with four survivors of a boatload that once numbered fifteen, thus accounting for the ships full company that had been On the freight steamship Columbian when she caught fire at sea on May 3.
 The ministrations of the Seneca's officers and crew had brought back little life to the seamen who had been adrift fourteen days in an open boat. The hardships they had seen were as great as any that have been told.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
HUERTA SAYS HE'S
 WILLING ID QUIT
MedlatOrs to Submit His Res
 ignatlOn if Necessary.
AUTHORIZED BY DICTATOR.
Seeks Settlement In Peace Nesotia- tions-- Huerta Hasn't Confirmed or Denied Death of Parks--consul SillI- man Has Not Been Heard From, but Is Reported Safe.

General Huerta has authorized th- Mexican mediation delegates to sub 1t his resignation in case such course IS found necessary to a settlement ill the peace negotiations.
 This was stated positively in dis patches from a thoroughly competent diplomatic source in the City of Mexi- co to one of the foreign representatives ill Washington and confirms intima tions given by friends of the delegate in the capital.
 Word has been sent to the delegates that the Constitutionalist leaders who have just captured Tampico have de manded of German and British prop erty owners near that city the ''loan' of 100000 pesos under threat of footing.
 The demand was promptly refused, and the foreigners asked protection of the British and German warships in Mexican waters.
 While this demand may bring about international complications. Huerta has practically defied the United States government by destroying the San Francisco railroad bridge, a few miles outside of Vera Cruz.
 General Funston reported that the span over the Antigua ravine war wrecked by Huerta troops, shutting of access to Mexico City by the Inter. oceanic railroad.
 . The United States government is ap. prehensive over the report from Fun ston that General Navarette has be come active near Vera Cruz with 5000 troops. That a clash between this force and Funston's outposts will take place is expected by many officials
 Though promising immediate inves. tigation into the reported murder by Mexican federals of Samuel Parks. a United States soldier, Huerta has not confirmed or denied the death of the soldier.
 Secretary Garrison has been urging the president to punish the guilty Mexican. but Bryan has blocked his efforts.
 Consul Silliman has not been heard from. From Mexico City have come reports he is released and is on his way to the capital The delay, it is explained, has been due to poor rail. road service. On the other hand, word has reached Washington that refugees arriving at Vera TCruz have reported Silliman was still in jail when they left.
 It is generally felt that further quib. bling on Huerta's part will result in direct action against him by the United States troops.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
ROOSEVELT IS K0ME;
 REPUDIATES REPORTS
Has Not Criticised Wilson's
 Policy Toward Mexico. :

It was the old Theodore Roosevelt minus about fifty pounds of flesh. though still full of face, who arrived at Oyster Bay. N. Y., from the wilds of Brazil. Although he was not wholly we'll and showed the strain, there was the same snap to his talk and the same set of the jaw as he paid his respects immediately to the remarks of Se>re- :tary of State Bryan and of Henry Saw age Landor, the British critic of the colOnels potamology.
 His first word was to repudiate the interview" published few days ago under a Barbados date line wherein he
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21

was alleged to have said, If I run in 1916 it must be upon a Progressive platform which must be indorsed by the Republicans"
 'T never said anything like that. l never mentioned 1916 at all," declared the colonel.
 "You were also quoted as saying you would not run for governor next fall, colonel"
 That's right" he. shot out. "No- body's asked me to run"
 And if any one asks you to run?
 ''Then I'n tell lem no. Now, I can't answer any questions. 1 know nothing about the political situation"
 He was next questioned as to wheth- CT he had criticised President Wilson's administration on account of its Mex ican policy.
 "No." the colonel snapped. "I have not. I have expressed myself in regard to the Panama canal situation and the Columbia treaty, but that is all"
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
Paint Now

If your property needs it; don't wait. There are two parts of a job: the paint and the work; the work is more than the paint.
 The cost of paint is about two-fifths ; the work three-fifths. Paint won't come down in a hurry; too many jobs put off. Men are waiting for $2 or S3; they don't know it; they think they are waiting for $20 or $25. Why don't men use their heads?
 DEVOE Fuller Hardware Go. sell it.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
WHEELER WON'T ACCEPT.

Chicago Banker Declines Appointment
 to Federal Reserve Board.
 It was announced at the White House that Harry A. Wheeler, a Chicago banker, has declined appointment as member of the federal reserve board He wrote the president that pressure of private business would prevent him accepting,
 This leaves two vacancies which the president is expected to fill so that the entire. list may be sent to the senate not later than next Wednesday.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
B. AND M. MERGER
 FAVORED BY I. R.
kaISn TeStifieS Re Discussed
 Deal With Roosevelt.
BlAKEs ELDER MORGAM.

Former President of New Haven, on
 Witness Stand, Puts Burden of Re-
 sponsibility For. Expenditure of $11,-
 00o,o0o of Roads Money on Shoulders
 of Late J. p. Morgan. .e.s.
 Ex-President Charles s. Mellen of the New Haven railroad testified be, fore the interstate commerce comnis- sion that he had discussed the Boston and Maine-New Haven railroad merger with Theodore Roosevelt in 1907.
 The colonel told him, he said, that the merger was not illegal and that he favored it.
 MT. Mellen said the Boston and Maine stock was about to go to Ca nadian railroad at the time and that in view of this fact Roosevelt said mer- ger would be justified unless there was legal prohibition.
 MT. Mellen put the burden of respOn- sibility for the expenditure of $11 ,0O0.- 900 of the New Haven's money in ac- qufring the Westchester and Port Ches- ter trolley on the shoulders of the late J. F. Morgan.
 MT Mellen disclosed that the ex- penditure of this $11,O00,O0O was re- ported to the New Haven board of di- rectors without details and was unani- mously indorsed.
 He testified that he had had a stormy interview with MT. Morgan on this subject and that he was rebuffed when he suggested that he as president ought to know more of the details.
 MT. Mellen added that he had feared at the time the Westchester properties were acquired just such series of dis closures as is now being made. He feared, too, that he would be made the goat" and in this respect he thought his judgment was almost prophetic.
 Mr. Mellen, as evidence of his dis satisfaction with the manner in which the Westchester deal, involving $11, O00, 1000, was reported to the board of directors, produced a memorandum which he had written across the back of the vote recording the boards ap proval. The vote was by way of ap proving this action of the special com. mittee of the New Haven board, whicli acquired the Westchester. This spe. cial committee consisted of the late Ar. Morgan, William Rockefeller, George c. Miller and MT. Mellen him self as an ex-officio member.
 The report was adopted by the board of directors Nov. 9, 1907. Ten days later MT. Mellen made this nota tiop across the back of the record of the vote:
 'sThe trouble with this is there fs nothing to show who got the money for the truck turned over. I don't like the looks of it.. 1 don't see why the whole matter should not be made plain. If had the stock and sold it I should expect others would state they bought it of me. but that doesn't seem to have been the disposition here never have known the first thing about who originally held the securi ties, what they were sold for and who they are. thought was entitled tc know. Perhaps I am not. would feel better if there were at least a dis. position to let me know something more than appears on the record"
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
DEDICATE BARRY'S STATUE.
Many NotabIes, Including President
 Wilson, Attend Ceremony.

ksany Norapies, including Fresident
 Wilson, Attend Ceremony.
 In the presence of several thousand persons, including members of the cab- inc, senator's, representatives. army and navy officers of high rank and members of Irish-American organiza. tions from all sections of the country. and with President Wilson the princi- pal speaker and Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels presiding a bronze statue of Commodore John Barry, fla ther of the American navy" was un,' yelled in Franklin park in Washington
 After an invocation by Bishop Alfred Harding, Secretary Daniels introduced President Wilson, who, drawing infer. ences from the life of Barry, gave his views on what constitutes real patriot. ism
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
Flood In Colorado.

Bridge approaches were washed away, warehouses were submerged and many dwellings were partly destroyed when the Fountain river, swelled by a cloudburst at Buttes, near Pueblo Colo, overflowed its banks. The dam age is estimated at $500,000
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
RUSHING TROOPS TO sALTILLo
Huerta Preparing to Make an Ener-
 qetic Defense.

getlc Defense.
 General Blanquet, minister of war, said that no great battle has yet be gun at Saltillo. So far there have beeu only hot skirmishes between the van guards.
 The government is rushing war ma terial and soldiers into Saltillo. Gen eral Olea. with 5000 men. arrived there, having left San Luis Potosi two days before. The forces of General Zelaya. previously operating on the San Luis Potosi-Tampico line. have been concentrated in San Luis Potosi General Emilio Campa arrived from Saltillo and reported all well there
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
UngzItant.

There are T.Gl&32J.!G1 kinds of trou- ble, and the married man who lets a girl sprinkle few drops of her favor ite perfume on his coat label is going to meet every blamed one of them Cincinnati Enquire"
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
OHIO COAL MINERS STRIKE.

Union Begins Paying Weekly Benefits
 to Members.
 United Mine Workers district No. 6 sent out strike order from headquar- ters at Columbus. O.. calling out all the coal miners in Ohio.
 The payment of $3 a week strike benefit to every member of the union began. The operators closed the mines April 1.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21

ton. They took special train to Niagara Falls, where they have ar rived The first session of the con- ferees will be held today.
 These photographs were made on their. arrival in New York en route to Niagara At the top is Augustin Rod :iguez, in the center is Luis Elguero md below Emilio Rabasa.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
COMMERCE BEGINS IN CANAL,
Five Barses, Carrying 2,1oo Tons of
 Cargo, Towed Through.

Cargo, Towed Through.
 Water borne freight began passing through the Panama canal when five barges, carrying about 2,10O tons of miscellaneous cargo, were lowed from Balboa, at the Pacific end, to CristobaI. at the Atlantic end of the canal.
 At Paraiso the railway trestle has been removed and a new bridge swung into position, over which trains are now passing. The empire suspension bridge has practically been removed. Thus all the impediments to traffic through the canal are out of the way.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-31
ALL STOCK MARKETS IN UNITED STATES
 CLOSED BY PANIC
RUSSELL CASE IS
 POSTPONED UPON
 DENIAL OF CHARGES
Other Warrants of Similar Nature Said to Be In
 Hands of Constable

Stratford is stirred today over the. charges of extortion made against Sheriff Daniel J. Russell in connection with recent automobile holdups in that town. Before Justice of the Peace Lewis A. Policy a continuance was nominal bonds of $500. covered by those posted for his performance of duty sa deputy sheriff, being accepted until tomorrow, with the understand ing that if counsel is not secured an extension viii be granted.
 It became known today that two other warrants for Deputy RusselTs 8 arrest upon similar charges have been sworn out and are in the hands of 1 constab1es for service.
 Tn discussing the extortfon charges today Sheriff Russell declared his 1n- nocence. stating that in the case Of George F. Dumraese, of Milford, who alleges Russell placed him under ar rest on the night of June 30. charging him with violating the tall light sta- tute. and collected $1O for his release. this money had been accepted as a bond. The charges brought against him by Mrs. Mary s. 1GcCor1nfck all leging he collected a sum of money for the destruction of a Foster-B -Besse billboard In Strntford by her son and other young men. withotu turning this money over to the concern whose prop erty had been daanaged are today de- nied by the sheriff. who states that the case Is st1H bending before Judge Charles IF. Peck ih stratfcrd in the hope that theg other youthful offenders will be caught.
 In his statements he ss to a certain extent corroborated by Judge Peck, who stated that while he had never received the bond money of the Mo-. Corlniclx boy, the case was one of record in his court. The Dumra ese bond had been forfeited when the de- fendant failed to appear in court next day.
 The authorities of Stratforc, includ- ing Judge Peck, point out that a sherif has no power under the statutes to collect fines or bail bond in advance of the defendant appearing before the proper court officers. and that while this practice may have been in vogue there Is no authority warranting it in consequence of which the warra nts ss issued by the stratford authorities are held to be valid.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-31
ACCEPTS CALL TO.
 CHRIST CHURCH
Rev Chauncey c. Kennedy Wil officiate at Conlnun-
 ion Service, Sunday

Rev. Chauncey c. Kennedy, former ly assistant rector at Christ church. Hartford. has accepted a call to Christ church, sStratford, the oldest Church of England parish in the United States. This well known Episcopal clergyman succeeds the late Rev. N E. Cornwall and will celebrate his first communion as rector of the Stratford church next Sunday.
 Although the call was made nearly a month ago, Rev. Kennedy who is well known in Hartford where he has acted as assistant. to Rev. James Goodwin, was 1oath to leave the capi- tol city. His decision was made known this morning, however, in a let ter received by Parish Clerk Joseph Houghton in which Rev. Kennedy ac- cepted the call and stated that he would soon remove his family to Stras- ford.
 The new rector is a graduate of Yale University and of the General Theo- logical seminary of New York For five years he has been located in Hartford. previous to which time he had served in WaEpole, N H., and New York city. His delivery Is said to be most perfect and his ability as a preacher is spoken of most high ly in Hartford where he has a large following Of friends and acquaintances both within and without church cir cles.
 The pulpit of Christ church has been vacant since the death of it's rector, Rev. Nathaniel Ellsworth Cornwall several months ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-31
MRS. WAKEFIELD
 NEAR COLLAPSE AS
 SHE IS SENTENCED

New Haven. July S1-AGrs- Bessie J.. Wakefield, of 1diddlebury, convict ed by a jury last night of murder in the second degree in participating in the killing of her husband, William O. Wakefield, at Cheshire, on June 23. 1913, was sentenced to state prison for the rest of her natural life lov Judge Reed, of the superior court to- day The sentence was in conformity to the law.
 Her senior counsel, Thomas F. De- vine, of Waterbury. in addressing tho court before sentence was pfonounced. moved to set aside the verdict on the ground that it was against the evil dence. The motion was not accent able to the court and counsel were given opportunity to present 1t in dff- ferent verbiage which was done
 States Attorney Alling denurred to the motions. The court overruled the motion without passing upon the de- rnurrer. As prefMce to the sentence Judge Reed made a brief review of the case from manuscript during which he said that Mrs. WakefAeld had had an absolutely fair trial, that her rights had been safeguarded at every point and that the verdict Of the jury was just one.
 Mrs Wakefield was on the point of collapse during the, session ana was unable to stand when Judge Reed gave her sentence.