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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-06
|GOMPERS DRUNK
CHARGES MINER
Throws Labor Convention Into
an UprOar.
ROW OVER COPPER STRIKE
Head of the A. F. of L. Heatedly Calls
His .Accuser "Liar!" and "Slan-
derer!"

Head or the a. r. OF l.. rledtSuIJ So''o
His .Accuser "Liar!" and ISLAM
derer!"
That Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation of Labor,
was "gloriously drunk at the Seattle
convention of the. federation, was the
charge made by Duncan Mcdonald, OF
illinois, at the convention OF The Unit
ed Mine Workers of America i'll In
dianapolis.
During the prolonged cheers, Liar"
"Slanderer!" were hurled at McDon-
aid by Gompers, who sat on the plat
form.
81 am glad Mr.. Gompers is here 80
l can say what | want to-" said Nc
Donald, in beginning his reply to the
speech made by Gompers. Il said
there were booze fighters in charge OF
the American Federation of Labor,
and I'll prove it. At the Seattle con-
vention | had a room with my wife at
a hotel next to the room reserved by
the resolutions committee. The first
Saturday night we could not sleep for
the noise made by bunch of DRINKS
in the next room.
81 appealed to the clerk of the ho-
tel and the noise grew worse. Then
went down to the hotel office, and
the night manager called Jim Duncan
on the phone and told him they would
have to get out of the room, that they
were disturbing all on the floor.
"The noise grew fierce, and | finally
knocked on the door of the room. and
was asked to come in and have a
drink. When the door was opened
there sat Sam Gompers at the head OF
the table gloriously drunk with a bot
tie of booze in his hand"
The statement threw the convention
in an uproar, and it was some time be-
fore order was restored. While the
confusion was at it's height Gompers
called Mcdonald liar and SIAN
derer.
Mcdonald charged Gompers with
maintaining a machine to perpetuate
himself at the head of the federation
and of assisting the Democratic party
even against candidates Of other par
ties who are members OF labor organl'
cations. He ridiculed the idea that the
unions could not pay a two-cent as
sessment to aid the Michigan copper
mine strikers.
"If a union would not meet the as.
sessment," declared Mcdonald, "why
would rather they would get outside
the federation. If a two-cent assess
ment can break up the American
Federation of Labor, then it is
mighty flimsy institution"
Gompers followed Mcdonald and
denied absolutely the charge Of drunk
enness. He declared the statement to
be "ibellous, untruthful, vicious,
slanderous and without any form of
honor"
Gompers denied that he maintained
machine to keep himself in office
and as an illustration said he had two
offers of positions from the governor
Of a great state, one paying $4,000
year and the other $4,000, but had
refused both to continue in the labor
movement.
Gompers reiterated his statement
that to levy an assessment would be
disastrous to organized labor and that
it could not be collected in time to
benefit the copper strikers. He denied
that the Democratic party had any
label on him.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-06
Women See Neuro Lynched.

A mob of 1000 men, women and chill
dren saw Jim Wilson, confessed ne
gro murderer, lynched near Wendell,
Y. G.
A company of militia from Raleigh
arrived on the scene twenty minutes
late. Wilson killed Mrs. Mile Lynch
last Saturday.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-06
Thousands March In Religious Parade.

The combined Christian EndeayoI
Societies of Shamokin, Pa, several
thousand strong, marched over sew
eral streets to q tabernacle where g
five weeks religious revival is being
conducted by Rev. ]. P. Nicholson
During the parade the marchers sang
and prayed.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-06
S25o,OOo Fire at Manila.

4 S250,O00 fire in Manila, P" l., de-
stroyed a portion of the Manila Elk
position buildings. ..-..
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-06
Heir Guards Gold Three Weeks.

After standing guard, gun in hand.
over a treasure chest containing $lSOo
in gold for three weeks, John Finders,
twenty-five years old, of Dalmatl",
near Herndon, Pa, was overpowcrc l
by William High, constable, AMI
placed in Jail.
Enders lived with Thomas Umber'
ger, his grandfather who died thr'3
weeks ago. While a preacher SAID
funeral service Finders stood at the
stairway with his shotgun and threat
ened to shoot the person who wouti
attempt to pass him. He las since ~
fused to let anybody near the trea5-
ure under penalty of death.
Constable High put dog to barkii 9
at the rear, and while IInders was
Watching it he stepped up behind ard
overpowered him. Enders is the soc
beneficiary under the will and he "
bored under the hallucinatiOn that ls
was to be robbed of the money. HIS
sanity is questioned. He was hal
starved. He said he ate little during
his three weeks watch.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-06
BANK ROBBERS GET $4,000
Masked Men Hold Up Logansport, La.
institution.

A report has just reached New Or
leans that the Bank of Logansport, at
Logansport, La, was robbed of $2O,OOO
by masked men.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-06
Mother and Daughter Held For Murder


Charged with the murder, fourteen
months ago, of Floyd Keller, Mrs. Zcl-
ia Keller Gerhoid and her mother,
Mrs. Reuben Kicker, were arrested
and committed to prison in Chambers
burg, Pa, without bail.
The first named woman was k"s-
lers wife, and since his death she mar
ried Gerhold.
Keller, prosperous farmer, died or
the night of Nov. 20. 1912, and cheml-
cal analysis developed that the sto'l-
ach contained enough poison % XIII
four men. The case was surrounded
with mystery until letters written by
Mrs. Keller to Isaac Hickman came
to light.
When arrested Mrs. Gerhold ex-
Claimed: Isaac Hickman poisoned
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-06
TIE ORIGINAL LAXATIVE COUGH SYRUP

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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-06
48 PERISH IN
SEA COLLISION
monroe Goes Down Ten Min
uteS AfIer the Crash
RESCUE SHIP LANDS 81

IIl-Fated Passengers, Asleep When
Crash Came, Had No Chance For
Life-Disaster Occurred In Dense
Fog.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
HUERTA'S PROPOSALS.

[By m. G. Shepherd. Staff Cores
pondent of the United Press.1
VERA CRUZ, May 15.-The terms
under which General Huerta will
agree to mediation of the differences
between his government and the Unit
ed States include his retirement. This
was learned here this afternoon from
Mexicans who fled from the capital.
Huerta will stipulate, however, that
his retirement shall be under the fol-
lowing conditions: -..
That Carranza, first chief Of the
shall not be made
president.
That Huerta shall be consulted as
to his successor and that he shall be
permitted to run for the presidency
in the regular elections to be held in
July.
The dictator also stipulates that
Americans shall depart from Mexico.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
TRIPLE MURDER
rs DISCOVERED
Family Of Three Found Slain IN Their
Home and Farm Hand
Suspected.

United Press Leased Wire seryice,l
IRoNTQv. Ohio, May 4 S, Mrs. Ma
Itilda Massie, e5, her BON. Robert AZ,
and daughter, Mary, AZ. were found
murdered at their home at Greasy
Ridge, 25 miles north of here, today.
Neighbors discovered The triple slay-
ing. The dead are mother, brother
and sister of w. e. Massie, promin-
ent democratic politician and state
taxing official. A farm hand is said
to be missing.
A riderless horse, the property OF
W. E. Massie, left at Gallipolis, Ohio,
night before last, is believed to be a
clue. The missing farm hand is Har-
lev Beard, 81. The aged womans
body was found in the yard in front
of the house. Her skull was crushed
and her throat cut. The daughters
body was found in the kitchen, throat
cut and hands bound behind her
back. Robert Massie, the son, was
found dead in the barn. He had evil
dently been waylaid and his skull
crushed with blunt instrument, after
the other murders we're committed.
Authorities believe the triple slay-
ing occurred Wednesday. All OF the
bodies were fully dressed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
MILLION DOLLAR BILL
FOR COLORADO MILITIA

Examination of witnesses at the
general court martial and militia par
ticipating in the battle at Ludlow con-
tinued today at the state rifle range
near Golden. Meanwhile United
States troops in the Trinidad district
are enforcing to the letter the secre-
tary of wars order forbidding strike
breakers to work in Colorado mines
unless they we're employed and actu-
ally at work before the recent yio-
lence.
John r. Lawson. district board
member of the United Mine Work
ers said today he did not fear
the true bills returned by the Boulder
county grand jury, indicting him and
other leaders OF the United Mine
Workers on the charge of murder. Be
sides Lawson, Edward Doyle, district
secretary-treasurer of the United
Mine workers and William Hickey.
secretary of the state federation Of la
Dor we're indicted for murder. The
indictments resulted from an investi-
CATION of the recent fighting near
Louisville.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
TAMMANY HALLS FINGERS
IN THE NEW HAVEN PIE

This examination" he said, SHOW
ed that the New Haven received fav-
ors commemorate with the vast sums
it contributed and that if the road
had refused to spend money lavishiy
1t would never have received any
fayors."
The New Haven's political history
is entirely bipartisan, according to
Folk.
Money was given to the party In
mower or to the most influential poll
ticians regardless Of party" the so
licitor declared. "In one state the
road was republican, in another 1t
was democratic"
Folk said he planned to go on with
the investigation and after Meien
had told everything he could, former
New Haven directors would be sum-
moned.
"The program is to examine every
one who knows anything about trans
actions SO that the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth viii
be brought to light he declared.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
INSTANT DEATH CAME To
Twelve MEN IN FACTORY.
reports said that thirty were impris-
oned In the wreckage.

reports said that thirty were imprts
oned In the wreckage.
Ten men were killed outrigh. By
the explosion and their bodies recov-
cred. Three others frightfully mang-
led, were removed from the ruins and
rushed to, the Solvay hospital where
two of them died within an hour.
The third is said to be near death.
Fire is devouring the wreckage ana
the work Of rescue is seriously de-
layed because Of this fac..
4 Police Commissioner John Gillespie
arrived at the factory at II O'Clock
and personally directed the work Of
rescue. Officials Of the company 70
fused to make public any list Of the
men employed in the plant, or the
number at work at the time Of .he
explosion.
So terrific was the explosion that
scores of buildings in the neighbor-
hood OF the plant were rocked and
windows for several miles around
were broken. Panic stricken resi-
dents rushed from houses and stores
and police reserves, We're sent to tho
distric. to quell near panic. Police
gave orders to every hospital In the
city to be prepared to rush amhu-
lances to the factory.
A crowd Of several thousand per.
sons gathered in front Of the ruined
factory, watching the perilous work Of
rescue. Included in the crowd were
weeping relatives of the men em-
,ployed in the factory. Several fought
desperately with policemen, demand
ing the privilege of aiding in the
search for bodies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
Terrific Explosion in Automo-
bile Tire Concern, Shat
tered the Building
Into Ruins.
SEARCHING FOR BODIES
Several Workmen Are Missing
and Flames Hamper Work
of Rescuing
AL.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DETROIT, Mich. May 16.-An ex-
plosion. believed to have been caused
by the ignition of compounds used
in the manufacture OF automobile
tires, claimed the lives Of twelve men
in the plant of the Mexican Crude
Rubber company, in Delray. Detroit
suburb, just before noon today. The
big one story concrete building OF
The company was reduced to ruins by
the force of the explosion and at noon
police and f1remen were frantically
searching the debris for the bodies
OF other employees believed to have
perished. Beside the dead, ten men
are known to be missing and some
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
Special Session Of Legislature
is Expected to Adjourn
Tomorrow.

1Jrnited Press Leased Wire Service
DENVER, Colo, May 15.-unless
the plans Of the controlling demo
cratic leaders go awry, the special
session of the Colorado legislature.
called to consider the coal strike stu
alton will adjourn sine die at s p. m.
tomorrow. An adjournment resolu-
ton has already passed the senate.
The two houses are at loggerheads
over the principal legislation bill, ap-
propriating s1,0o0,o0O to pay military
debts incurred during the strike. The
house bill prevented paying any mine
guards who might have enlisted in the
militia: the senate insists on paying
all militia men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
Militanta sent 10 JAN.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON, May 15.-Wild scenes
were enacted in the Westminster po-
lics court today when Mrs. Dacre Fox
and Mrs. General Flora Drummond
were arranged today for having be-
sieged the homes of Lord Lansdowne
and Sir Edward Carson, the Ulster
leaders, yesterday. When brought in
to court, the suffragettes started vio-
lent harrangues against the presiding
Both were ordered under
$500 bonds to keep the peace for
year and when they refused, were
sentenced to jail for one month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
THE WEATHER

For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair and
warmer tonight. Saturday increasing
cloudiness and warmer.
For Iowa: Fair and warmer to-
night. Saturday increasing cloudi-
ness and warmer, with probably show
ers in the west portion.
For Illinois: Fair tonight and prob
ably Saturday Slowly rising temper
ature.
For Illinois: Fair and warmer to-
night. Saturday increasing cloudi-
ness and warmer. with probably show
ers in the west portion afternoon and
night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
No Demonstration.

[ United Press Leased Wire Service. !
NEW YORK, May 15.-Despite the
fact that George w. Perkins has re-
ceived suggestions from all parts OF
the country for big welcome home
demonstration on the return of Col
onel Roosevelt from South America
next week, there will be no public re-
ception for the colonel. This was
said today to be due to the wishes OF
the family to plan to take Colonel
Roosevelt from the steamship In the
harbor and go to Oyster Bay in tug
or yacht.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
Boy Held for Ransom.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, May 15.-What at first
appeared 20 be only "a lost boy af-
fair, developed into kidnapping to-
day when Frank Lango, east side
banker, received a special delivery
letter demanding $4,000 for the return
CT his eight year old son, Frank, Jr.
The boy disappeared on Wednesday.
The letter writer said the child will
be safe until the money was receiv-
ed. Lango gave the letter to the po-
lice
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
Mellen Will Tell Of Some Of
the Deals With Various
Politicians.


limited Press Leased Wire Service.I
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Solicitor
Folk declared today he Was In pos
session of evidence showing deals
between Tammany Hall and former
directors OF the New Haven
railway. Former President Mel
len has told me the whole
political history OF that road,
Folk asserted. "He has explains cd all
campaign contributions and in some In
stances has shown that he was the
go-between for the New Haven board
OF dir sctors in political chickering's with
Tammany and scores OF political lead
ers In New England"
Folk spent nearly eight hours exam
iring Mellen privately yesterday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
Hoe In Another Concern.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, May 15.-Robert Hoe
has bought large interest in the Du-
plsx Printing Press company of Battle
Creek, Mich, and will Immediately
become an active oficer and manager
Of that concern according to the Edi-
tor and Publisher. Hoe has retained
his interest In the Hoe Printing Press
company, but has resigned his Offices
in that concern.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
Consul silliman May Have
Been Executed in Mexican
Prison by Huerta's
Men.
FIGHTING AT SALTlLLO
Rebel Bandit Zapata is Within
Ten Miles Of Mexico
City, it is Re
ported.
EBy jobs r. Nevin. United Press Staff
Correspondest.1

[By jobs r. Nevin, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 15.--Genuine
alarm now pervades administration
circles over the fate of John r. Sill
Despite promises made by Huerta ia
this government. through the Brazil
ian embassy, no news OF the consul
has been received. There was feel
ing today that he may have been kill
ed, in the light of the admission made
by DR.. Edward Ryan on his arrival at
New Orleans, that he, Ryan. was seri-
ously maltreated after his arrest.
Because OF uncertainty regarding
Silliman's fate, and the mystery yet
surrounding the disappearance Of Or
derly Samuel Parks. Photographer A.
]. Sutton, Of Washington. and Cor
respondent Dosten, the movement Of
supplies to Galveston is considered
significant.
II may be necessary to serve anoth.
er time ultimatum on Huerta demand.
ing that the fate of the qHartette be
cleared up within few hours. Il
would IS useless TO do -. unless the
army was prepared vigorously to bach
1t UP. That Is the only explanation OBJ
tainable here of concentration of re-
serve supplies, OF field equipment.
arms, ammunition and rations for
men and horses OF the division east Of
Galveston.
When questioned, Secretary Garri-
movements" With the supplies con-
centrated two days journey from Mex
leo, troop movement would be easy.
The coast artillery companies or
ganized as infantry are ready TO
board trains for the south. The re-
mainder OF the Texas City division
could start for Vera Cruz in three
hours II 1t turns out that Huerta has
permitted Silliman to be murdered or
countenanced the staying of Parks,
the army Is expecting active service.
Meanwhile the Huerta delegates to
the Niagara Falls peace conference
are journeying no7elward. At the urg-
ent solicitation OF the mediators, they
abandoned their plan to remain over
Sunday In Havana. They will make
no halt in this city and will reach
Niagara Falls Sunday. They have In
structions. It is believed, to insist
that since the only question at issue
is the Tampico incident, the mediators
should settle this first. If the dele
gates take this attitude they will
probably stop the mediation machin-
erv Mt the outset. American repre-.
sentatives have been instructed 10
consider nothing that does not in
clude the absolute elimination of HUI
erta.
1t was reported today tina. the Unit
ed States will not interfere with the
importation of arms and ammunition
by the constitutionalists through
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
people Livino Longer.

United Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, May 15.-"Children born
in 1850 will have an average length
of life Of 100 years" was the state
ment of DR.. e. s. Bailey, of Chicago.
written In the records Of the Illinois
Homeopathic Medical association to-
day. s.ss s.
Statistics sproya that With the ~
vance in knowledge and Increased
ability to fight disease, the average
length of life is increasing. Fifty
years ago the average length OF hui
man life was thirty-ive years. Today
:he average is fifty years. On that
basis 1t will be sixty-five years in
1924 and in 1870 it will be 100 years"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
Two Axiators Killed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NORTH ALLERTON. May 15.-
Two British army aviators were kill
ed near here today while flying from
Montrose to Aldershot. A feet OF
ten army aeroplanes was enroute 70
Aldershot when one fell from great
height, killing Lieutenant J. Empson
and his mechanician.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
Senator Cots Fall.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-Senator
VIM. T. Bradley OF Kentucky. was
under a physicians care today from
injuries recaived last night in at
tempting to board a street car. He
was thrown violently to the ground,
two fingers Of his left hand were
broken and he sustained cuts and
bruises on his arms and face.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
OIL Tank Exploded.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
MIDDLETOWN, N Y, May ia
tank containing 10000 barrels of oil.
exploded today at the Standard OIL
plant in Unionville, near here, result
ing in a fire which was threatening
eight other tanks of like capacity a.
1890 A second tank was then burn
ing and desperate efforts were being
made to control the flames.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
Weather Conditions.

With the field of high pressure
drifting slowly eastward from the
plains, the weather is fair and cool
from the plains to the Atlantic coast,
except in the extreme southeast.
where there have been showers, and
light frost has been general through
out the northern sections.
Conditions indicate fair, warmer
weather Saturday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
The Manufacturers.

MASON CITY, Iowa, May 15.-The
Iowa State Manufacturers association
in annual convention here have elect
ed the following officers: President,
Oswald Schmidt of Davenport; vice
president, Martin G. johnson Of Sioux
City; secretary-treasursr. G. A.
Wrightman OF Des Moines.
J. w. Hill OF Des Moines. retiring
vice president. Is likely to be made
chairman OF the executive committee.
Grinnell. was selected as the next
meeting place. Tho delegates tool
luncheon at the K. Of P. hall at noon
and later in the day visited Clear
Lake over the new cement road.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
Doctors and Manufacturers of
Iowa Hold Elections
at Conven-
tions.
NEXT MEETING PLACES
Business Men VIII go to Grinnelt
Next Year While Physiclans
Meet in Wa
terioo.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, May 15.-The
following officers were elected at the
annual, state convention Of the Iowa
Medical society here today:
President, DR.. H. Eschbach. OF Al
bia; first vice president. DR.. D. M.
Smouse Of Des Moines; second vice
presid ent, DR.. ]. F. Harrick Of OF
tumwa; secretary. ]. w. Osborn OF
Des Moines; treasurer, DR.. w. B.
Small Of Waterloo; editor, DR.. Fair
child of Clinton.
Waterloo was selected as the next
meeting place This newly elected
president bears the distinction OF hav'
ing missed but two annual conven'
tions in twenty years.