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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-09
BOYS ARE STILL
ON SCHOOL STRIKE
All Who Are Not in Their Seats To-
day Are TO be Suspended by
the Board.

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EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Dec. 9.-With
the school board decided that they
will fight the striking students until
the high school is closed II necessary
and striking students who left their
school work as a protest against SUI
perintendent F. M. Jack telling Miss
Florence Blood, Is, that wearing her
locks down her back was immoral,
school opened this morning with the
situation at deadlock Striking stu
dents today denied that they have
been instrumental in trying to get
some Of the students still remaining
In school to join the strikers. Mem
beers OF the school board today ex-
pressed establishment at the declara-
ton that some Of the high school fac
ulty is in sympathy with the strikers
and declared nothing of that situation
had been brought to their attention.
The ultimatum to striking students ,ex-
pires today.
When school opened, few Of the
$50 striking students were in their
seats. According to the terms OF the
u1tfmatum Of the school board, any
student not in his seat at the close
OF school today will be suspended It
was prophesized that the majority OF
those, excepting the twenty-three boys
who led the strike, would return tc
school after the noon hour.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-09

SOME CHANGES IN RULES
Prize Money is Reduced and Judging
OF Races Will be Done on
Points Instead Of
Heats.

DR.. +. C. Smith Of this city, rear
admiral of the Mississippi Valley Pow
er Boat association, attended the meet.
ing at Davenport this week. In which
some important changes in the matter
of races was made. DR.. Smith Is also
Ia member of the rules and race com
mittee. The mid-winter session will
be held In Chicago at the Hotel Sher-
man on March 5.
The gathering at Davenport was
attended by A. c. Strong. Burlington,
chairman rules committee; o. D. Col
lis Clinton, Iowa; F. G. Smith, Keo-
kuk, Iowa; Commodore ]. w. Dixon,
Burlington, Iowa; Vice Admiral E. H.
Van Patten, Davenport; r. A. Naples,
treasurer, Clinton, Iowa; W. v. Kid
der, secretary, Lacrosse, Wis; Ad-
miral Chas. P. Hanley, Muscatine,
Iowa
AS a result of their deliberations,
classes A and B remain the same as
before; class c is Increased from GIT
Gu. in, 4-cycle to sos 4-cycle; class
D is raised from 900 Gu. in. 4-cycle to
965 Gu. in. 4-cycle. Glass e (1300 GU.
in, 4-cycle) is eliminated; free-for-all,
and Webb trophy races are separated
and will be run as separate races in
the future.
To avoid the trailing OF slow boats
in the higher classes at the expense OF
much delay, it is provided boat may
enter it's own class and only two high
er in classification; except any boat
winning class heat is thereupon elig-
ible to enter two classes higher than
the race in which such heat was won.
|
Saving In Prlzes.
Cash prizes were altered to effect a
saving Of 81 600 in the expense of the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-09
HAMILTON WOMAN
DIES AT HER HOME
Funeral services Were Held Yester-
day for Late Mrs. Martha A. Free
man Who Was Well Known.

Mrs. Martha A. Freeman OF Hamfl.
ton passed away Monday morning at
1.2o O'Clock. Funeral services were
held in Hamilton yesterday, Dece.l-
Der 8 at Up. m. Mrs. Freeman was
one of the oldest residents OF Hamil-
ton. Her age at the time Of her death
was 70 years, months and IA days.
She fs survived by the following chill
dren: Daniel Freeman, Hamilton;
Anna Freeman. Kansas City; Mrs.
Mary CIubbs, Odivet. Mich; Mrs. Jane
Jones. Davenport, Iowa; Mrs. Rosa
Rectal. Boise, Idaho. Also her two
grandsons, Oscar Hobsen Of Keokuk
and John G. Briggs of Quincy, Ill.
Both erandsons acted as pail bearers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-09
John o. Young, Power Company op
orator at Fort Madison. Comes
In Contact With Live Wire
Yesterday.
ON TRANSFORMER RACK
said That Man Failed to Turn Off
Switch Controlling Current Be-
fore He Climbed Into
Tower.

Forgetting to open . switch con-
trlling q live wire. caused John D..
Young. operator of pumping station
No. 2, of the Mississippi River Power
company at Fort Madison to suffer
severe burns yesterday shortly after
noon. Young came in contact with a
live wire, with the result that he
was severely burned on both arms
and his leg. Word from the hospital
yesterday was that he could not i've
However, the man was alive this
morning, and it Is possible that he
may recover
Brief mention Of Young's accident
was made yesterday in The Gate
City. Additional information Is Sc
cured from Fort Madison, and Is to
the effect that Young was at work
on a transformer rack when he
came in contact with the wire. He
was unloading transformer at No. /
pumping station near the Santa Fe
round house and climbed to the rack
to secure the tackle. Young, 1t is
said. did not take the precaution to
switch off the current before ascend
ing the rack. In some manner he lost
his balance and fell against the IL
600 volt line. He had presence OF
mind enough to hurl himself to the
ground from the wire.
A Fort Madison paper says:
A call was sent to the Sacred Heart
hospital at once and the ambulance
was dispatched. The man was rushed
to the hospital, where it was seen
that he could not live long. His right
arm was broken by the fail OF some
eighteen or twenty feet. his side and
arm were terribly burned and the
right leg was scared almost complete
ly from the body.
C. "A. Sears, general superintendent
OF. the Power company who happened
to be in the city and Mr.. Nichols were
at the scene Of the accident promptly
and when help came to Young his
first request was that his company be
notified Of his injuries and that an
other man be sent to carry on his
work.
Young has lived in this city but
two years and has been married but
one year. His bride OF one year Is
Miss Millmeier, well known young
lady Of this city. Young has been
employed by the Power company ever
since operations were begun some
four years ago. IL
After the accident one of the cleo
trio company officials stated: II Wis
tied the scene as soon as l heard OF
the accident and learned that Young's
first thought on regaining conscious
ness was OF his work and he asked
the man nearest to him to get word
to headquarters at Keokuk at once
that the Shopton station was with
out an attendant. 1t was Indicative
of the mans faithfulness to his du-
ties. It is sad to think that his own
forethought would have prevented
the accident. A switch In the lower
part of the station turns off tie cur
rent and he should never have mount
ed the tower without first killing the
wire"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-09
Insurane. Companies PROFIT.

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SPRINGFIELD. Ill, Dec. BY a
system OF combines and charging Tex
orbitant rates." according to State In
surance Superintendent Rufus NJ.
Potts recommends establishment
nor Dunno today, the fire insurance
companies OF Illinois collect twice as
much in premiums from policy hold
ers as the entire citizenship OF the
state pays in taxes. During the cur
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-09
$500 Geo worth q cuss words.

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CHICAGO, Dec. s.-What Abraham
Nussbaurn is alleged to have said
ABOUT Sfgnor Cleofcnte Campanini,
director of the Chicago Grand Opera
company, may not be known for sew.
oral weeks. Campanini filed suit for
s5o,o0o against Nussbaum, who was
band master OF the opera company.
alleging defamation of character
Neither Nussbaum or Campanini
would repeat the alleged naughty
words today
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-09
Has Enough Votes.

CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-Mrs. Ella FlagS
Young. superintendent OF the Chicago
public schools, today claimed thirteen
votes, enough to insure her re-elec'
ton at this afternoons meeting of the
board. Mayor Harrison requested
that the balloting be open, following
a report that enemies Of Mrs. Young
would again try to GUST her by secret
ballot.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-09

rent year the companies collected
more than $26. 100000. according TO
the report, OF which at least half
was profit, less than s13,000,000 being
paid back in fire losses.
Pottsr ce-nommends establishment
OF a system Of state insurance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-09

Fort Madison and has been out on
parole since November 5. 1913. He
has been at Leon most of the time
since. Dobbins' full pardon was re-
Gently received from Governor Clarke
and placed on record.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-09
Il Sounds Reasonable.

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TOPEKA, Kans., Dec. 9.-One of
the chief causes which the railroads
will assert has reduced their passen-
ger revenues until they are entitled
To more than two cents mile, Is the
large number of motor cars In Kan
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-09

sas. Motor car touring Is 30 common
and used by so many people In Kan
sas at the present time, and getting
bigger each season, that the railroads
contend that the passenger trafic now
is actually less each year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-09

Cagh prizes were altered to effect
saving Of 81 900 in the expense of the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-09

regatta. All prizes In classes A. B. Q
and D, remain as before. In the free-
for-all race the prizes were fixed at,
first, $500; second, $3.50; third, $50.
The Webb trophy race will be for the
Webb $1,000 trophy cup.
The association abolished the rule
to fudge by best two heats in three.
and hereafter races will be Judged by
the point system, ties to be divided
or run OF as desired by the contest
ants. A first will count FIVE points, q
second three. and third one point.
Watch fobs as prizes for breaking
records were abolished.
The entrance OF club boats, backed
by the cities from which they come.
and to represent such clubs at the big
regattas was established by the adop-
ton OF resolution establishing what
Is to be known as the AdmiraPs Iro-
ply race. This will be over ten
mile course and will be open to any
one boat owned in any local club with
in the association. 1t is provided the
owner must be resident OF the city
from which the boat comes. The
trophy shall bear the name Of the in
cumbent admiral.
Burlington May Get II.
Burlington may make a bid for the
regatta this coming summer. Red
Wing is also after the races. but 1t is
believed that it will be considered too
far north to be a successful applicant
The cost OF the regatta by reduction
In prizes is now $1,000. No official APP
plication was made by the Burlington
delegates, but they are flirting with
the proposition.
The officers and committees are as
follows:
Admiral-C. P. Hanley, Muscatine.
vice admiral-E H.. Van Patten.
Davenport.
Rear admiral-F. c. Smith, Keokuk.
Secretary-W. v. Kidder, Lacrosse.
treasurer. A. Naples. Clinton.
Executive committee. c. Shad-
egg, Minneapolis; c. c. Butler, st.
Louis: Arthur L. Gibson, Red Wing;
H. j. Kelcker, Chicaso; ]. w. Dixon.
Burlington.
Rules committee-A. G. Strong, Bur
lington, o. D. Coils, Clinton; c. P.
Hanley, Muscatine; R. A. Naples, Clin-
ton: F. c. Smith. Keokuk.
Race committee. II. Van Patten,
Davenport; R. A. Naples. Clinton; F.
c. Smith. Keokuk; ]. W. Dixon, Bur
lington; w. ". Kidder, Lacrosse;
Chas. P. Hanley, Muscatine.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-20

so PEOPLE DROWN
NEAR CITY OF VENICE

Venice. March CA torpedo
boat yesterday cut down small
passenger steamer which plies be-
tween Venice and Lido. chain Of
sandy islands separating the lagoon
CT Venice and the Adriaiic. and fifty
people were drowned.
The sharp nose of the torpedo
boat went through the stern of the
steamer, which sank almost immedi-
ately
Many Americans are visiting Ven
ice, but it Is not believed any We're
aboard the steamer The victims
Included many women and several
children.
Fifteen people on deck at the
time were saved by the crew of the
torpedo boat. Others were caught
in the cabin and were carried
down with the wreck.
The Italian sailors dived many
times in an effort to rescue those
who sank with the steamer. but
without avail.
Intense excitement prevails here,
not only because OF the extent OF
the disaster, but because the names
OF the victims are not known.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-20

biood-stained and bullet-scarred bat
teeuth and Eighteenth Texas Regi-
ment has been returned to the State
of Texas and goes by mail from
Postmaster General Ruriesoa to
Adjt. Gen. Hutchings to be hung in
the State Capitol.
This flag was rendered TO the
Postmaster General yesterday for
the State of Texas by John T Cal
iaehan, a Virginia Confederate, who
formerly lived in Texas. Mr.. Cal
laghan. who fought in Hills Corps
and Was once with Mosby's COM
mand, received the flag from Mrs
Clark for its return to Texas. and
today he delivered it TO Postmaster
General Burleson.
This battle flag has faded into
blush gray, on which the inscrip-
ton, however, stands out boldly. 1t
shows several bullet holes and blood
stains. The flag was captured by
the Fifteenth Michigan Infantry OF
the Third Brigade, Fourth Division,
Fifteenth Army Corps, July %,
1861. before Atlanta, Ga. after d
desperate struggle i'll which the
troops were surrounded and 165
men were captured
Among the inscriptions on the
flag are Arkansas Post. Chick
anauga. - Tunnel Hi, Tenn and
"Ringgold Gap" srowing the en-
gagements participated in which ~ae
presented later to Gen. Clark and
kept by him until his death His
widow thought cit proper that ii
should be returned to Texas
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-20

Mere man has seen Dame Fashion
From his wardrobe fine points
seek
TO pjecafs tickle females
Always new styles she must exc
His @alsiug stick she's seized on
And evolved those skirts unique
That ape his neither garments
In manner very chic.
Pockets, Gladstone collars. shirts,
She's adopted with much cheek
And nov his pique' waistcoats-
Do you wonder he feels pique?
New York. March 2o-in spite Of
the fussy fomininity Of friils, puffs
and ruffies 50 prevalent on all the
silh and lingerie frocks and even on
The suits OF MORE. tas1eta and serge
the leaning toward masculine &C
&C ssories is becoming more and more
marked.
No coat suit Is complete or smart
these days without its swagger
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-20
THE CREED OF THE COUNTRY.

Rural life is coming into its own
and country life is beginning to be
again after several de-
AIDES OF djsIayor and neglect. The
following creed which is being
adopted as the slogan OF various
boys and girls clubs throughout
the rural sections of Texas and
other states, shows that the thought
Of life In the country is being direer
cd into its natural channels:
Il believe that the country which
God made is more beautiful than
the city which man made; that life
out OF doors and i'll touch with the
natural life OF man. l believe that
York is work wherever | find it.
but that work with nature is more
inspiring than work with the most
intricate machinery. / believe that
the dignity Of labor depends not
only upon what you do, but on how
YOU do it: that opportunity comes
TO a boy on the farm as often as to
boy in the city, that life is lar2-
er and freer and happier on the
farm than in the town; that my. sue-
cess aepends lot upon my location,
Tat upon myself--not only upon ny
dreams, but upon What l actually
Ito, not upon luck, but upon pluck,
believe III -gorsjug when you WORK
and playing when YOU play and in
giving 5at demanding 4 square deal
II t1sery aef OF life
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-20
instant Relief When Nose and Head
are C1og9ed from a Cold. Stons
Nasty Catarrhal DISCHARGES. Dull
Headache sauishes.
Try "Ely's Cream Balm"

Get small bottle anyway, just to
and instantly your clogged nose AMI
stoppedup air passages of the head
Will open; YOU will breathe freely;
dullness and headache disappear. 81
morning. the catarri- cold-in- head or
catarrhal sore throat viii be gone,
End such misery now, Get the
small bottle of "Eiy's Cream Palm
It any drug store. This sweet, fra
grant balm dissolves by the heat of
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-20

Dispatches say that President
Huerta has sent his minister Of for
eign affairs to Vera Cruz TO reopen
negotiations with the United States
through John Lind in an effort to
restore peace i'll that revolution rid
den republic. Does this mean that
nuerta really wants peace or is he
afraid Of villa?
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-20

William c, Ellis. the Cincinnati
man, who has just been convicted of
muragrins his wife in Chicago bo-
te} lazt 0ctolee. vas placed under
such d strain during the cross-eX-
animation b. his prosecutor that he
tainted in the witness chair Be
fore a crowded courtroom, in which
there were many we'll dressed wom
en-. ne showed signs Of nervousness,
and finally fell forward till he was
caught by those nearest him.
Ellis claimed that he had been
dri4eu to maria by knowledge that
his wife had given her love to Fred
q. CsuldweH, Of Brantford, Ont, 4
young dry goods merchant. He fol-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-20

president Ni.aon has & real fac
sense of hunior. He told Senator
Jones that he was skating on thin
ice" in attacking the presidents
Mexican policy, and asserted that he
failed to get anything out OF Am
bassador Garden relatives to the
Mexican situation with a cork
screw
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-20

lowed his wife here several days af-
ter she went to Chicago on visit to
relatives They celebrated their
ninth wedding anniversary with a
dinner and theatre party the night
of the murder.
When found with the body Ellis
appeared dazed He had slightly
slashed his own wrists and throat.
He at first declared the tragedy was
the result Of suicide agreement BE-
cause Of his business troubles. Be-
fore the coroner's jury he changed
his explanation. He testified that he
alone Was responsible for the killing,
tut that he had meant that both
Should die.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-20

Senator Fall now has permission
to add to his "list of fatalities the
killing OF the American postmaster
on the California side Of the bor-
der by bandits.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-20

The Granger News expresses the
opinion, The town builder and the
tgwn knocl.er are two different, dio-
tinct types of humanity. One has
an idea to build up his town; the
other to tear down What class are
you in, brother? II is strange that
seme people delight in Knocking
their town, and even people, %haa
they could do SO much coed in dill
fereat ways by getting down 10 hard
wgfk and becoming . live, energetic
home and town builder.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-20

Just because Lillian Russell has
succeeded in fooling a lot OF men
does not mean that all men are
fools, as has been charged by the
fair Lillian.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-20

The Palestine Herald admonishea
us that sit is nearing the time when
the pestiferous fly closes up his
winter establishment and cones oy-
err TO spend the summer with Us. II
we are wise to our own interests
aud safety. we VIII get ready for
him and see that he does not arrive.
There is only one excuse for the Nv
ard that Is uncleani!ness.
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EIGHT PAGES.

Villa is an humorist as well as a
fighter Bet your money, he
writes to d friend. that nay forces
viii capture Torreon before March
81"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-20

Declaring that they have been
shocked" By the track costumes
worn by Baylor students the wom
en- Of that city have flied vigorous
protest with the faculty against the
wearing of this shortcut apparel,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-20

again finished with a shirred puff
ing.
1t is lined in old blue chiffon. Two
dolman-like wraps, one of simmer
ing silver grey, the other of peach
blow, are fashioned from that al
Turing fabric called peau de poche
which in common or garden Ameri-
can means peach skin. Needless to
mention, these airy little wrap triflcs
are worth more than their weight in
gold. The chiffon and crepe ones
actually weigh not more than bit
OF down while their price ranges
from thirty to fifty dollars. Given
a length of chiffon and lowered
crepe. however. and She Is stupid
feminine who cannot fashion for her
self Partisan creation that defies
detection.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-20

Indiana is the first state iii The
union 10 go on record as faYoring
presidential primaries. The platform
adopted in the state democratic con-
yention contains planks placing the
party on record as fayoring q state
wide primary law. an arbitration act
mand for rigid enforcement Of the
lieuor laws. The present financial
embarrassment of the state is cbars-
ed to the previous Extended rule Of
republican extravaganza and NAL
President Wilson's
Mexi lean policy was also endorsed.
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u
BATTLE FLAG
is on WAY TO TEXAS.

Washington. March 20.--Through
the courtesy OF Mrs. Laura Clark.
widow OF Gen. William A. Clark, the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-20
THE SURVEY FOR MARCH.

Influx oI iumi ration regulated
according to she rate Of its assimi
lation-this is the basic principle OF
a new immigration policy for the
United States. suggested By Prof.
Sidney l. Gulick. lie explains his
plan in the March magazine num-
Der Of The Survey Tmanty-sjN
Hears of Distinguished service in
Iapar eoHeiaea 3tn that the United
states mus 1yeat an u2=iaas alike.
EimifIaE inm5sge tua iron eae4
country to say ) PER cent Of those al
ready here and natnralized would
accomplish this. he says. and would
keep the door vide open to northern
Europe, while allowing only a siigAt
Asiatic immigration.
The ripe Thought Of an English
social philosopher on problem Of
Fundamental Importance il America
rs veil ~ ia Europe appears IN Sid
u1g Heoa's critics On the relation
between voluntary philanthropy and
state or municipal action.
Some affirmation fer Mother" is
the title Of simple yet striking!V
original sex hygiene conversation be-
tween a real man and a real child
told by John Palmer CAN'T.
Both sides of live question are
/ discussed in two articles on the plan
being adopted by many cities to re-
dGce taxes On buildings and increaee
them on hand A Bill to accomplish
this in New York state is explained
and supported by John ]. Murphy,
tenement house commissioner Of
New York, and is criticized and op-
posed by Prof. f. r. A. seligman, of
Columbia University.
The inside life of state indus
trial school by boy VINO has lived
it: an article on the need for Wom-
ems sympathetic service In courts,
dealing with women Offenders, by
Mrs Louise deKoYen Bowen, prasi-
dent Of the Chicago Juvenile Pro-
tective Association; and the fifth in
stallment of Mrs, Albion Fellows Ba
cons narrative of social effort, con-
sidering this time the provision Of
larger life for working girls. are
other features OF the issue.