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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unsettled
weather tonight and Friday. Warm
or Friday. Brisk southeast to south
winds.
For Illinois: Unsettled tonight and
Friday with probably light snow or
rain north, and rain south portion.
Rising temperature. Southerly winds
increasing.
For Iowa: Unsettled tonight ana
Friday with probably light snow or
rain. Warmer tonight and east and
south portion Friday. Brisk south.
east to south winds.
For Missouri: Generally fair to.
night and Friday except unsettled
northeast portion. Rising teupera
ture. Increasing south srly winds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22
IN UGLY MOOD
OVER ARREST OF WOMEN

ding mills, as they We're escor'lns
strike breakers to their homes. SIX
month strike has been on at the pud-
ding mills. Rioting broke out for the
first time Tuesday when officials at
tempted to operate the mills with
strike breakers.
Miss Marie vasey and Mrs. Des-
mond, strike sympathizers, We're also
arraigned Miss Vasey is charged
with using abusive language TO strike
breakers while Mrs. Desmond Is az
cused of attacking Mrs. Walter Mutt.
wife OF deserting striker Mrs. Nutf
is in the hospital. said to be IN seri-
Gus condition.
The situation here is serious as the
strikers are in a dangerous mood over
I the arrest OF the women.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22
JEALOUSY
IN CONGRESS
Chairmen Of Committees Want
the Honor of Having Will
sons Bills Pass
Through.

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WASHING Jan. y. the
house judi s committee buckled
down to e work today on the ad-
ministrs trust program. Three
tentau !! Ais drawn by Chairman
Clayts and Representatives Floyd
and Car,in were laid before the full
committee. Formal Introduction OF
bills will be planned this afternoon
or tomorrow. Hearings will begin
next week before both the judiciary
and interstate commerce committees.
Quelling Jealous rivalry Of 10th SEN
ate and house leaders over revision
of the administration program was
the problem that faced the president
today. Chairman Adamson OF the In
terstate comm cree and Clayton OF
the judiciary committee reached a
temporary truce after President Will
son had appealed to both to bury
their differences in handling the
measures. Clayton was said to have
protested to the president against
having Adamson's committee take
any part in the work following Demo
cratic Leadsr Underwood's reference
OF the Interstate trade commission
and railroad regulations features o!
the Adamson committee. 1t was re
ported that the president had asked
Adamson If he could, to gracefully
withdraw and leave the entire field
/, and glory to Clayton's committees
l Adamson refused but agreed to give
:, Clayton the prestige OF INTRODUCING
the several bills with his name upor
] them as the author, reserving to ths
interstate comm cree commission tn
right to present the final drafts.
In the senate, more rivalry be
tween Chairman Newlandfs $ interstate
commerce committee and Chairma'
I Oyerman's judiciary COMMITTEES wa
) impending. Overman thinks som
J. OF the bills ought to be given to tn
5 judiciary COMMITTEES and not hay
i. Newiand's COMMITTEES handle th
i whole program.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22
WILL ATTEMPT
FLIGHT NEXT YEAR
Claude crat,am-White Expects to Car
ry Passengers Across the
Ocean.

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LONDON, Jan. 22.-CAaude Graham
White, the aviator, today continued
on his plans to fly across the Atlantic
in the summer of 1915. He said some
of tie work on his aeroplane for the
trip has been done. He intends to
make the trip in from 40 to SO hours
and land at New York, carrying four
or ave persons.
The aviator was induced to talk OF
his project because Of reports from
America that Oryille Wright and Har
ry Atwood are planning a flight from
the other side.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22
GOVERNOR sULZER
AGAIN APPEARS
viii Go Before Grand Jury Today to
Tell About tho Highway
Graft.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 22.A6ter hav.
ing reiterated his charges under oath
OF Charles F. Murphy, chief Of
Tammany Hall having threatened to
wr eek his administration and tell ng
OF conversations he had with United
states Senator O'Gorman as to Muir
ply and James e. Gaffney, former
Governor Sulzer was scheduled to go
before thu grand jury today and lay
bare his evidence as to the states
highway graft.
The grand jury is now investieat-
ing the charge that man giving the
name OF James e. Gaffney" endeav-
ore1 to shake down" Contractor
James Stewart for $15O,o00. After
Sulzer it is believed that Senator
O'Gorman will be called. Sulzer quot
ed the senator as having told him
that Gaffney was Murphy's chief bag
man and had attempted to shake
down Stewart, who was his client,
That Chief Murphy will now be
called as a witness in the John Doe
hearing is certainty.
District Attorney Whitman today
said thu testimony Sulzer would ,giye
the grand jury this afternoon woile
probably follow the general lines O
that yesterday before Chief Masis
| trate McAdoo. The former governor
will go into greater detail. Whitman
credited the story that Senator O.Gor
man would be subpoenaed to appea
at the John Doe hearing Saturday. HI
said O'Gorman would be invited t.
attend thu hearing but no forma
summons would be issued.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22
Another Good Company.

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ST. PAUL. Mimi, Jan. 22.-Follow.
ing the lead of Henry Ford, the firm
CT G. Sommers & Co, one OF the big
gest wholesale houses N the north.
vest. today divided $1,000 among it's
employees The distribution of money
was made without ostentation, the OF
ftcers stating that they simply want
ed to show their appreciation of the
good work being done By the men and
women in their employ. 1t was also
announced that the melon slicne
Would henceforth be a permanent in
stitution. The division was made or
salary basis, each employe receiving
double pay.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22
PATCH OF OIL
On THE WAVES
Resulted in Locating Lost Sub
marine Mile Away From
Where She
Sank.
BURIED IN THE SAND
Details May Never Be Made Public
II British Admiralty Desires
to Keep tho
Secret.

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PLYMOUTH, England, Jan. 22.
While not even their most sanguine
relatives have the slightest hope that
eny of the eleven men buried at sea
In the submarine AT may be alive,
their fate will not be officially known
until the recovered vessel is placed i'll
dry dock.
The admiralty today gave orders
when the work OF raising the sub
marine was undertaken. that no at
tempt TO open her should be made
until she is safe in a naval dry dock,
away from the public gaze.
| Thus the details Of that thrilling.
| hopeless twelve hour fight for life be-
meath immeasurable tons OF water
will not be known for some time yet,
perhaps never IL the British admir-
atty discovers state Of affairs it
thinks might best be kept from the
public.
The arduous task Of raising the
sunken AT was begun at dawn today
by an especially equipped salvage
Tighter The first thing attempted
was tc pass several stout hawsers
lahout the hull Of the submarine. The.
work was very slow and difficult be-
cause Of the pressure Of the water
The submarine lies In thirty-three
tfathoms OF water, nearly 200 feet and
iLs lis Impossible for divers to remain
below more than twenty-tive minutes.
!. Thus the work Of adjusting the
, ll,awsers had to be done by relays.
1t was estimated that 1t would take
} all day, perhaps even longer, to get
3 the submarine UP. She lies more
than a mile and half from where
she was supposed to come up last
Friday afternoon and is deeply i'm
} bedded in sand. When the AT is
Y brought to the surface she will De
8 fioated on RATS and towed ashore.
The work was watdned by hugs
: crowd ashore but none was allowed to
Q come near the scene. All night two
: destroyers guarded the spot above
the, sunken submarine, warning on
r boats. The destroyer Earnest discov-
r cred the AT through patch of oil
: ON the surface.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22
Handlts Faiied.

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WAvERLY, H.. Jan. 22.-Ffve ban
dts early today captured Night Watch
man James Lythell and forced him to
accompany them to the Wemple
Brothers private bank, which they at
tempted to rob. Unable TO gain an
entrance, they fed after binding
1ythell, gaggins him with for
naldehyde soaked cloth and throwing
him into box car, where ne was dis
covered this morning by freight
conductor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22
STARTLING REMARKS MADE
IN JACK JOHNSON'S APPEAL

for new trial filed with the United
States court of appeals.
ATTORNEY Bachrach's brief made the
startling assertion that 2,000 girls.
largely French, are imported TO this
country every year by a syndicate OF
white slavers with distributing CEN
ters in New York, Chicago. Omaha.
Denver, San Francisco. Los Angeles,
Seattle and Nome, Alaska.
Hundreds of men in large cities
live from the earnings OF these girls
many of tiiem in atfluence,' said Bach
rach, in arguing that the design OF the
Mann act was to protect girls from be-
ing forced into lives Of shame, rather
than to prevent Illicit relations be,
tween men and their mistresses.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22
RUNNING GUNMEN
into CORNERS
New York Police on the Alert
to Exterminate Bands
Of Undesirable
Bandits.
CAPTURED FOUR MORE
popey Benny to Get Twenty-one
Years, and Little Able Sent
up for at Least
Eight.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-While po-
lice and detectives secured all the
dens Of the east side for "Gyp the
Blood who is sought sor the muir
der Of Thomas Murphy, an alleged
"squealer'' in the Tub of Blood sa-
loon, six other gunmen early today
fought another skirmish in the war
of determination on here between
police and the gangsters OF whom
''Dopey Benny" Fein is chief.
Shifting their operations from the
lower east side, six gunmen attacked
the Brooklyn saloon of Felix Scharon,
beat him into Inconsistencies, before
the eyes OF his littls daughter, rob
bed his cash register of $50 and fed
They ran a block to the saloon OF
Edward Mcdonald, knocked down and
beat him when refused admlttance
and wers breaking in the door OF the
place when shrilling police whistles
and the sound of running feet warned
them OF the police approach
~ III a i dllulnu SSIACCt loAVA1 SAAe siIS
band were run to earth, Gordon OF
police with drawn revolvers was
thrown about the building and four
Of the gunmen were captured, aftsr
several shots had been fired. They
gave their names as Edward Garri
son. James Devsre, Thomas Montague
/, and John O'Gill. The other two Gun
mel, fed ovar tile roof and escaped
| Determined to aid the police so IA
1 as may be possibls in the gunnsn's
war. Judge Malone in general sessions
A court, sentenced Little Able" Roth
a gangster chief, to from eight years
and thres months to sixteen year,
and three months in Sing Sing.
:. Judge Malone is expected to follow
this UP with flve year sent ance OF
"Dopey Benny" Fein for assault an,
sixteen year sentence for violation
. OF the Sullivan law against hayini
), deadly weapons in his possession.
indication that the police fear dead
ly reprisals for the .'Dopey Benny
arrest came here today when Polio
, Sergeant Sheridan who arrested tn
!, gang leader was transferred from hi
old district and sent TO distant on
where he will not have to wear
uniform and thus would be In les
danger OF a murderous attack.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22
Rock island Wreck.

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DES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. 22.-Twc
extra freight trains on the Rock
Island. collided head-on at 7:3o this
morning near Marne, Iowa. near At
lantic, both engines being wrecked
and several cars thrown into the
ditch. One brakeman was injured.
Both trains were running slowly, max
ins 1t possible for the ensinemen 70
jump in safety.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22
Gambling Paraphernalia Theft Frus-
trated

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COUNCIL B1.UFFS, Iowa, Jan. ~.
A plan to steal and transport from
Council BLUFFS to South Omaha two
big wagon loads Of gambling para
phernalia was frustrated here last
night By Sheriff Lindsey.
He rounded up Ave men after they
had taken the stuff from tn basement
Of the county court house and were
on their way to Nebraska with 1t.
The paraph ernalia IVES of the nm
est character and originally cost sew
eral thousand dollars. 1t was stored
in the court house several years ago
when the gambling houses were
closed here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22

RENZIED FINANCING
prchase Of BrownsviIle Cine Is the
Basis for Suit Filled
Against the Ton
Directors.

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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 22.-Suit was fled
1 the United States district court to-,
law against ten present and former
Iirectors of the St Louis and San
Francisco railroad for the restitution
the treasury OF that read Of ap-
fortunately $14,500, ,0G0-- the price
hitch the Frisco paid in May, 1910.
br the ST. Louis, Brownsville an
hexico feeder line, plus losses
Ehich the Frisco Is all eyed to have
Suffered since from the operation or
iiis line.
4 The proceedings We're filed at this
lime in order to obta n services upon
Benjamin F. Yoakum, chairman OF
the Frisco board OF direstors, and one
bf the defendants who came here
yesterday to confer with the off, ers
|pf the st. Louis Union Trust Co. The
defendants named in the petition foA
how:
q. II. Yoakum, New York, chairman
board Of directors.
James Campbell. st. Louis, vice
president.
w. X. Bixby, st. Louis, former
director.
Thos. H. West, st. Louis, former
director and receiver.
4. S. Greig, st. Louis, former d-rec
| tics.
l 3. L. wincheai, chicago, formel
#pr ssiden. and receiver.
n c. W. Hiilyard, New York, vice
q |Spresident.
n f. v. r. Thayer, Boston, director.
D Frank TrumGull, New York, foimel
4 director.
n Hans Winterfeldt, former director
il New York.
& The suit was fled with consent o
Nudge w. H. Sanborne, OF the u. S
& q, strict court by Attorneys John Q
4 and Loomis G. Jordon, special coun
/ sci for the present Frisco receivers.
That the def andants exceeded tfei
4 powers as directors In buying TIL
line is alleged by the petition who
also charges that they were guilty G
neglig snce when they, acquired tn
property which has proved loss
the road.
1t further sets forth that under til
Missouri statutes the acquisition (
the Brownsville line opens the d
fendant directors to the charge {
.misfeasance" in that they perfolme
legal act in an illegal manner. Til
section of Missouri statutes invoke,
prohibits any railroad In this stat
from acquiring any additional line {
extension unless such addition or e.
tension forms continuous line {
the railroad.
In the case Of the Brownsville lin
and other component parts OF tt
New Orleans, Texas and Mexico raj
road system, 1t is alleged no co
| tinued conn sction with the Frist
lines proper exists. It is alleged ii
only connection the Brownsville lir
/ has with the Frisco is that OF a ira
! fic agreement with the Houston ar
Texas Central railway, subs.dial
of the South srn Pacific which ope
ates between Houston and Dalsa a
Texas. The suit is based upon CT
plant made in December by w. y
Niles Of New York, Frisco stoc
holder who charged officers of Il
(Contip,,ad an rana OK
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22
Burned to Death.

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FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 22.-One
unknown man was burned to death
when the explosion of a lamp started
fire at the National hotel, cheap
lodging house, today A dozen lodg-
crs were severely burned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22
Shot wife and SELF.

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HONOLULU. Jan. PIN sight OF
a crowd at the fashionable Seaside
hotel here, man supposed to be A..
". Wagner, today shot and killed his
former wife, Mrs. Chas. A. Stewart,
Of San Francisco, then committed
suicide. The man was known here as
MIR. Underwood The former Mrs
wagner was remarked last week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22
Attorney for Negro Pugilist
Tells Of Great Syndicate
of White Slavers.

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CHICAGO, Jan. 22.--Not only must
the commercial element be proven
et'it II must he shown the victim of a
Finite SLAYER was compelled to lead
an immoralslife by force before con
yicted under the Mann act, attorneys
Tor Jack Johnson, argued the brief
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22
Special Police Guard the Court
Room and Patrol Streets
After First Outbreak.

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GlRARD, Ohio Jan. 22-Fearlng a
serious outbreak, special police pa
trolled the streets here today and
guarded the court room wnere Mrs.
Harry Gross was arraigned. charged
with being the leade. and organizer of
the mob which Tuesday stoned OFF,
cisls of the A. NJ Byers Company pud,
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cullom Slightly Better.

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Z WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-The con-
dition of former Senator CullOm was
said to be slightly improved today,
following fairly easy night. The
aged Illinoisan is critically Ill, now
ever.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22
NEXT BATTLE
AT TORREON
Within Ten Days Mexican Fed
reals and Rebels Will be
at it AS Hard as
They Can.
by United Press staff correspond

TOY UHIleu TTesS stdH CU1IeSpoIIu
ent,l
MEXICO CITY. Jan. GA battle
was hourly expected today at Torreon
which is now being besieged by the
rebels. General orozco was reported
to be approaching the city with 1000
men to assist the Federal defense.
Latest reports from Torreon said
the federals were holding out well and
We're in position to defend them
selves against prolonged rebel at
tack.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-22
Within Ten DAYS.

Ell PASO, Texas, Jan. 22.-Another
battle on Mexican soil, as momentous
as those fought recently at Tierra
Blanca and Ojinaga, will begin within
ten days at Torreon, according to ad-
vices from Chihuahua City today. The
troops from all parts
of northern Mexico are hurrying to
rendezvous above that point where
General Pancho Villa will take per-
sonal command. Realizing that Tor
reon is the key to the whole territory
south Of there to Mexico City. the
federals are massing there all avail
able soldiers from Mexico City, Sal
Etillo, San Luis Potosi and Monterey.
General villa expects to have $4,000
soldiers to attack Torreon, while the
Efederals strength there will be less
tnan that.
Villa is supremely confident. In
public statement today he predicted
that his forces would capture Torreon
and thus knock another prop from
under the tottering throne of Huerta." I"
II Torreon falls, he predicts, all
tine other cities between there and
Mexico City can easily be captured.
saved His Life.
MEXICO CITY, Jan, 21.--Nelson
5O'Shaughnessy, american charge Dc
1 affaires today saved the life OF George
Vera Estanol, once member OF Gen
leral Hnerta's' cabinet, and also
minister OF the Madero administra
tion, secretly sentenced to death fo1
isedition.
Obta ming q private car before day
Hight O'Shaughnessy managed Z
, smuggle Estanol aboard 1t, accompan
lied by Louis Dantin, an agent OF tht
embassy. The Mexican statesman
who is very wealthy, was taken t
!. Vera Cruz, where he expected t.
take ship for New York. Estanol
weeping Historically. threw his arm
: ahcut O'Shaughnessy's neck, sayins
2 eaying he owed the charge his life
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Weather Conditions.

The northeastern storm has moved
out into the Atlantic ocean, and has
been followed by colder weather east
Of the Mississippi river, while the
temperature is rising in the west, un-
der the influence of a depression,
which is central In northern Montana
this morning.
There has been light snow in the
northern districts east of the Rock.
les, aud there is heavy rain on the
Pacific slope which extends to the
central mountain region.
Conditions indicate the influence OF
the Montana depression will cause
unsettled, warmer weather for this
section tonight and Friday.
Local Observations.
Ian. Bar. Ther Wind W'th'r
al Z %. M. 20 20 SW Geal
23 + a. 5000 81 ,SE lstSnow
| Rainfall for the past "a hours. .oc
River above low water of 1854, L.
Change in % hours. fall 1.6 IT.
Mean temperature 21st, 20
| Lowest temperature. II
~ Highest temperature. "a.
/ Lowest temperature last niaht IS.
FRED q. Go:EW1siCH,
/ Observer
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DYING REQUEST
TO Be OBSERVED.
Lord Strathcona Gould Have
Been Honored by Burial
in Westminster
Abbey.
HE HAD OTHER DESIRE
Hoped That His Remains should be
placed Beside Wife In
stead Of With
Kings.

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LONDON, Jan. o. The dying visa !
of the late Lord Strathcona and,
Mount Royal, nonogenarian grand ola
man. Of Canada, cut him of from onsi
Of the greatest honors Of the Brit sh
empire burial in Westminster ABB
bey.
The authorities having charge OF
such matters today on behest OF
King George, offered space in the
abbey for Lord StrathcOna's body
The family accepted the offer OF fun
eral services in Westminster, but re-
luctantly declined to have Lord
strathcona's body burisd there, be-
cause the dying high commissioner
for Canada expressed his desire to
be buried beside the body of his
wife at High Gate.
J. }. Hill Knew Him.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Jan. 22.-James
y. Hill, empire builder" today ex-
pressed deep regret over the death OF
Lord Strathtona, late royal high COM
missioner OF Canada with whom he
was associated in a business way for
many years.
i HE was wonderful man in many
ways, said Mr.. Hill. He was one
4 OF the original directors OF the St
Paul and aIznitoba railway and was
!. Interested In the Great Northern
i This section OF the country will misi
Lord Strathccna as he played q lars:
part in the development Of the north
west
Was We'll Liked.
MONTREAL. Que, Jan. 2e.-si
Thomas shaughnessey, president o
thu Canadian Pacific railway toda!
; paid high tribute to the late LORI
Strathcona, commissioner Of Canada
Lord Strathcona was grand oil
man and his death has created a vol
that will not be filed in many years
.The larger part OF his fortune wa
acquired in connection with the 81
Paul Minneapolis and Manitoba raj
way, which afterwards became tn
Great Northern railway, where h
, had as associates James ]. Fl II, Lor
Mont steph en-, John S. Kennedy an
: Commodore Kittson. Lord Strathcon
was the second largest holder Q
shares in this organization.
Lord Strathcona was large cor
] tributor to educational, church an
= charitable works in Canada and Grea
d Britain. He was the soul OF hosp
Q tality and in his dealing with his fs
Q low men he was model OF courteou
e consideration.
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