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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-22
HUDSON WAFER
COURSE PROMISES MUCH
Best intercollegiate Regatta in Years
to Be Held at Poughkeepsie
This Week.
BETTING Is CONSIDERABLE
ON JOHNSON MORAN BOUT
AL Mccoy Catches Jumping Fever and
Changes His Manager-Reason,
He Was "Out Boxofficed.
BY Hal Sheridan.

New York, June 22.-Al Mccoy, nom
inal champion Of the middleweights,
caught the jumping fever from the Fed.
eral league and wound up under the
wing of "Dumb Dan" Morgan, who
made a lot of money for Knockout
Brown, another boxer who fought after
the style of Mccoy with right-nand
and right-foot extended
The reason for McCOy's split with
his former manager, Jack Dougherty,
was learned today. 1t was because
Billy Murray, in bis last bout here,
got more money than Mccoy did. Me
Coy said he thought champion ought
to receive larger share of the purse
than mis- opponent, and for this reason
he considered it poor management that
the Californian should "out boxoffice -
him. Another reason for the change,
it is said, was that Mccoy claimed he
was too i'll to fight Murray a week ago
last Thursday night and wanted to
postpone the bout, but Dougherty in.
sisted that he 90 ON with it.
Considerable betting on tne Johnson.
Moran bout in Paris, June 27, has been
recorded here.
Americans who have watched the
training of both johnson and Moran
agree that the big black, who has tax.
en- off 10 pounds of fat, looks at good
as ever johnson now weighs about
2l5 pounds But they think Moran s
youth aud stamina will carry him
through.
Baseball experts interpret the losing
Of the Cincinnati Reds rs the beginning
of the loug-expected break They say
that llerzog has worked his few good
pitchers too much and that he has not
the second string strength to tide him
over the bad spots If this proves to
be real cracking Of the Reds it
means a cinch for the Giants and the
loss Of a lot Of interest in the pcnnnat
race.
The intercollegiate regatta at Pough.
kccpsic this week promises to be the
best ever rowcd over the historic lIud.
son course Jim Rice has the best Co
lumbiG crew he ever turned out, and
they say Coach Courtney is well satiS-
fled with the way his Cornell crew is
rounding to. Coach Ten F,yck mas
strong hopes of taking another cham.
pionship TO Syracuse and Washington,
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. All ex-
pect to show better than ever before.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-22

Club Fielding Records
Last wk.
Club G.. Po. A. E. PC. PC.
San Fran. 70 2O26 1889 1O8 .966 .967
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
TAKING CARE
--'.----'-' OF THE MEXIOANs
Part of Them Marched Seventy Miles
to Maria and Arrived There
Sunday.

EUnited Press Leased Wire Service
ELL PASO, Texas, June, 19.-The en-
training at Maria Of the refugees
from Ojinaga, Mex, including the
remnant of General M srcado's divis.
ion of the Mexican federal army will
begin tonight, according to officials
at Ft. Bliss, Texas The head of the
column which marched overland sew
enty miles from Preside reached
Maria Sunday and at last reports
everything was ready to start the
fugitives to Ell Paso.
Supplies for the refugees were
placed today in the city of tsnts, out
side of Fort Bliss where the refu-
gees will be quartered as prisoners
of war until after the Mexican rsvo
luton
Major McNamee in charge Of the
American cavalry escort from Pre-
sidio to Maria, reports that all are
we'll excepting number Of wounded
federal soldiers. Three Of these died
enroute yesterday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
HEARING ON
STEVENS BILL
Railroads object to Steel Equipment,
Saying There is Not
Time,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Post NOR
TENS on wooden car wrecks on the
New Haven and other railroads were
aired today before the house inter
state commerce commission. Hear
ings began on the Stevens bill to re-
quire all railroads within the next few
years to use the steel passenger cars.
Opposition to the mandatory provis-
ion was heard from various railroads
and their representatives presented by
former United States Senator Fa,ilk.
ner of West Virginia. The contention
was that the car factories cannot
produce the goods sufficiently fast tc
Permit the railroads to meet the pro
vision OF the law.
Frank w. Nixon, secretary OF tn,
Railway Business Association, insisted
that what congress should do was tt
lay down a general rule for the guild
ance of the international commerce
commission and try to fix definite
date for scrapping all wooden cars
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
CHARGED WITH
KILLING WIFE
Co1oner's Jury Had Exonerat-
ed Him When it Was First
Explained to Have Been
an Accident.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
GALESBURG, Ill.,, Jan. 19.-Robert
Higgins OF North Henderson, this
morning was placed under arrest and
taken to Aledo on a charge Of hav-
ing killed his wife January 9Th. At
the time, Higgins claimed that her
death was due % the accidental dis
charge OF gun that he was clean
Ing. Present at the time were Mrs.
Higgins, her daughter Julia Flake, by
a former husband. The inquest ex-
onorated Higgins. Last Monday 9.
w. Ernest, uncle OF Julia, presented
letters alleged to have been written
last October and November in which
shs suggested to her uncle that he
kill her mother This led to an in.
vestigation which eliminated in a
prolonged probing here Sunday OF the
girls story. She herself was presen,
and for four hours was subjected &C
grilling examination by States At
torneys John M. Wilson of Mercer
county and S. J.. Boutelle OF Knox
Wilson refused to divulge the con
tents of the statements but dispatch
ed Chicago detectives on the firs'
train to North Henderson to make the
arrest.
The theory Of the state is said t.
be that the girl was infatuated witt
her step-father and that her relations
with him had been discovered by hel
mother, and that she had persuaded
Higgins to kill her.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
SWALLOWED Up
BY QU|CksAND.
Only Explanation Which Can
Be Given Why Lost
Boat Cannot Be
Located.
THE SEARCH CONTINUES
Relatives Of Missing Men Refuse to
Leave the Shore Until the
Mystery Has Been
Cleared Up.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
PLYMOUTH, Eng, Jan. 19.-The
disappearance of the submarine AT
and her eleven men was still mys-
terry today. Although the admiralty
authorities admitted fear that quick
sand had swallowed up the diver, the
search for the missing vessel was re-
sumed at dawn.
Refusing to give UP hope, the rescue
fleet continued tirelessly to comb
Withstand Bay and Plymouth channel,
though Judgment told the naval men
that there's never an ebb goes sea-
ward now but lifts keel we manned"
and they we're convinced that there's
never a tide comes shoreward now
but rocks our dead on the sand"
In the three days OF search, since
the AT failed to come up on schedule
time, every foot of the bay and chan
mel have been dragged and this fact
gave rise to the theory that quicksand
engulfed the diver. Quicksand pits
are apt to be IN the waters about
Plymouth.
Several men believe lost with the
AT were new to submarine work. Two
OF them we're on their first trip under
water. Some relatives OF the crew o.
1.-THE Al have been on the scene evel
l.since the first. alarm, refusing to leave
night or day. Tirelessly they have
gone over Withstand Bay in small
craft looking vainly for some sigl
! that would make known the fate 0
their loved ones.
Women relatives Of the lost mel
came here from various parts OF Eng
land and today some Of them vowet
they would never leave until the!
knew what had happened to thei
men. But the naval officers could onl.
shake their heads. They feared tha
the disappearance OF the AT would b.
one OF the unsolved mysteries Of thu
sea.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
PEACE APPEAL
SENT TO MEXICO
Huerta and carranza are Asked to
End Their Differences and
be Good.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
- PARIS, Jan. 1s.s-Appea.l was, made
today to General Victoriano Huerta
dictator OF Mexico, and yestuniaston
Carranza. leader OF the constitution
alists by peace societies of France
Germany and England, to end their
differences and pacificate their coun-
try.
THE interests Of your country, In
accord with the universal consciencs
awaits the pacihcation Of the repub
lie of Mexico, through your generous
patriotism" was the text Of the mes
sages cabled to Huerta and Carranza
simultaneously
The dispatches were signed by
Baron D'Estournelles de Constant
for France; Prof. w. Forester for Ger
many, and Lord Weardale for Great
Britain. ia,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
ROCKEFELLER GETS RECKLESS
AND GIVES AWAY MONEY

pennies to as many bible students OF
the Euclid Baptist church, Rocksfel-
Ter announced novel plan to aid
mission work. He instructed each
one receiving penny to reinvest it
until it has grown to a sum equiva-
lent to the number of years they are
old. Then the sum is to be turned
over to the missionary society.
No restrictions was placed on the
methods of investments. AS the ages
of the students range from seven to
eighty-two, some of the older ones
admit they are facing a rather tough
financial problem today.
John D. said his plan would teach
children and grown up folk the
value of penny when properly IN
vested.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
CONDUCTOR WOKE
UP WRONG MAN
Westerner EmptIed His Revolver Be
fore Passengers Gould Over.
power Him.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 19.-one
hundred passengers, many Of them
women and children, on Laks
Shore train were thrown into a panoc
when Alvin e. Varley, so, on his way
from Maricopa, Calf, to Homestead,
Pa. ran amuck shortly after the train
left Port Clinton, Ohio today. Var
ley, accidentally awakened by Con.
Guctor c. w. Draper, grabbed re-
volver and commenced shooting pro
miscuously. Several women tainted
Men passengers leaped on Varley
and after q fifteen minuts fight, in
which the westerner emptied his gun
he was finally subdred.
When searched at the police station
here Ave knives were found on Var
lev.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
WILD BULL
CHARGED BANK
Got Caught in Revolving Doors
While Red -Skirted Won
an tainted in the
Cashiers Azyas.
UNITED Pres. 1.e,z w,r. Service. j

United Press Ies Wire service.l
SIOUX CITY, a. Jan. ia
wild bull being ven to the stock
yards by H. became frightened
on Fourth q t today and charged
upon Fish, 6 rowing him from his
horse and goring him and the anima,.
Fish might have been killed but a
woman with red skirt ran across
the street and the bull gave chase to
her following her up the steps lead
Ing to ths First National bank. The
animal became wedged in the revolv.
ing door and the woman tainted in
the arms Of the cashier. Police re-
serves and the fire department. were
called out to pry the bull from the
door but failed and finally q COW boy
roped the animal and 1t was taken
away Fish will probably recover.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
FIRST PAY DAY AT FORDS
UNDER PROFIT SHARING PLAN

There was no shouting, jostling or
disorder when the men received their
pay today. They gathered in little
groups and talked in low tones when
they came from the window ano
many Of them seemed hardly able
to realize that they were row receis-
ing IS per day where formerly their
pay had only been s2.s4-as it was
divid .d--as most OF them employed In
assembling cars were paid toiay.
There will be four more pay days at
the plant this week. Tuesday, Weo-
nesday, Thursday and Friday. 1t was
learned today that nearly all en-
ployas Of the plant had been investi-
gated. Since the profit shafing plan
was announced. investigators have
been visiting the homes of Ford en-
ployc and have fled in brief, reports
en- C citions they found
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
BESSIE WAKEFIELD
HAS BEEN REPRIEVED
Woman who Never Had a Chance
will Not be Hanged on
March 4.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NDW HAVEN, Conn, Jan. 19.--
Mrs. Bessie Wakefield, the woman
who never had chance" will not
hang March 4. Her appeal for a nov
trial was to have gone before the su
preme court which meets tomorrow
but as records of the casa have nc
bean fully printed, Mrs. Wakefield vii
be reprieved, it was learned today
until after the March term OF thu
court. James Plew, convicted witt
Mrs. Wakefield of the murder Of the
latters husband, probably will bt
hanged on March as no appeal wa,
taken in his case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
Ran Away from school.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 19.-Because
she did not want to study French
when she was Junior in Philadel-
phia high school, Mrs. Mary Walker
started on career that has ended
for time in the jail at Clayton,
where she is held on a warrant
charging her with burglary and lar.
ceny. She was arrested as she fled
from a home in the fashionable west
side last night. A male burglar fec,
leaving her 'in the lurch" as she ex.
pressed 1t.
She said she was reared on Cherry
street, Philadelphia, and her name
was Mary Held
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
Secretaries McAdoo and Hous-
ton Hold Hearing as to
Territory Of Chicago
Reserve District.
IOWA MEN PRESENT
Omaha and Minneapolis Bankers op
pose the Including Of Their
States In Chicago
Territory.

| United Press Leased Wire Servtce.l
CHICAGO. Jan. 1S.-Territory 70
be included In the Chicago regional
reserve bank district and the bank to
be located here, were to be consider
ed when Secretary OF the Treasury
McAdoo and Secretary Of Agriculture
Houston, opened their hearing In the
federal building today.
Nearly 100 bankers from St. Paul
Minneapolis, Omaha, Kansas City,
Des Moines, Detroit and other cities
of ten states Of the middle west thar
may be included within the Chicago
district attended the first session. A
committee from the Chicago clearing
house was to be heard first, followed
by q committee from the, Chicago
chamber of commerce. Iowa bankers
we're to be- heard this afternoon and
St. Paul and Minneapolis men were
to present their claims tomorrow.
Before the hearing opened, thirty
Iowa bankers held an executive ses-
sion. 1t was understood they would
draft request that their territory be
included within the Chicago district
The st. Paul and Minneapolis men
expect to wage q battle for Location
of one OF the reserve banks in the
twin city.
President Harry Wheeler Of the
Chicago Chamber of Commerce, was
| first heard. He made a general state
ment of business conditions in Chica-
go and the surrounding territory and
was followed by G. H. Candy, presi-
dent of. the Chicago Board of Trade.
Candy said 337,O00,000 bushels of GER
eals were shipped into Chicago dur
ing 1918 and distributed over a terri
tory reaching as far south as Georgia
and almost to the Pacific coast on the
west, The territory embraced in the
| Chicago district should be commensur-
ate he said with the city's business.
John G. Shedd, manager of Marshall
Field and Company said that his COM
pany's business was a fair criterion OF
the extent and character of the busi-
ness done by Chicago houses. Mar
shall Fields business, aside from
! Illinois. was done principally in five
states. He named the states In the
/ order in which they transacted busi-
ness with his firm: Iowa, Wisconsin.
Michigan, Indiana and Minnesota.
Marshall Field & Co.'s business cov-
ers territory within radius OF 400
miles, reaching into the Dakotas.
Shedd said He promised to furnish
the organization committee map
showing what he thinks is Chicago's
commercial influence" in the middle
west.
A. G. Bartlett prominent Chicago
grain man, told the committee that
he believed the Chicago district
should embrace not only the Dakotas
but reach as far west as wyoming and
as far south as East st. Louis, HI
Frank Epperson. vice president OF
the Iowa Bankers Association, gave
out statement signed by Iowa bank
ers who attended private meeting In
advance of the hearing, asking that
Iowa be included within the Chicago
/ reserve district. The statement de-
clared this request was made because
the financial and business interests OF
Iowa have always been tributary to
Chicago.
i Omaha and Minneapolis and St.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
Eight Hundred and Eighty
eight Men Get Five Dol
lars for Each Day.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DETROIT. Mich, Jan. 1s-Eight
hundred and eighty.eight workmen at
the Ford Motor company plant today
received their first pay under the re-
Gently announced Ford profit shar ng
plan. The remainder OF the 5000
workmen at the plant have been sub
divided and will rec siye their pay un-
der the new plan on separate days.
during the remainder of the manth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
Distributed 81 IL in Pennies to
Sunday School Pupils Who
Are Asked to Invest 1t.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Servlce.l
CLEVELAND. Ohio, Jan. 19.-When
John D. Rockefeller distributed Sill
of his fortune to Bible students at
church yesterday, he attached re.
strictions which several of the stu
dents today declare would present a
hard problem for even his acute busi
ness sagacity to solve,
In distributing I'll bright new
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
Girl Burned to Death.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BINGHAMTON, N. Y, Jan. 19.-one
girl was burned to death and score
o. families driven from their homes
into the bitter cold when fire swept
ia portion of the residence section OF
Hancock early today. Miss Iva Inman
fifteen. Of Fish Eddy, a high schoo
Istudent. lost her life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
Death Of a Real D. A. r.

OsCEOLA, Iowa, jan 1s.--Mrs.
Mary A. Smith died at her home here
Friday at the age of 95 years.
She was real daughter Of the
American Revolution, her father hav.
Ing served several years in that war.
Mrs. Smith was we'll known in this
and neighboring counties. She had re.
sided here since 1865. She is sur
vived by four sons and three daugh.
ters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
Refuse Salary II Elected.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, Jan. 19.--Miss Sarah
Hopkins. in announcing her candidacy
for the democratic nomination for a.
derman in the second ward, today
promised to turn every cent of the
$4,000 annual salary over to charity.
Miss Hopkins is student OF civics
and leader in philanthropy In the
Catholic Womeu's League.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
TWO Murderera Escaped.

MOUNDSVIIILE, W. Va, Jan. 19.-
A posse was searching today for
Iouis Hendrick and Grover Smith,
two murderers under life sentence
who escaped about midnight from the
West Virginia penitentiary here Both
are of middle age.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
.Electrocuted Smiling.

oSSINING. N. Y, Jan 19.-With a
smile on his face and cheering
greeting to those who stood about
him, Francis W. Muhlfeld was cleo
trocutad in Sing Sing prison today.
Muhlfeld paid the death penalty for
the murder of Patrick Budns. Bronx
saloon keeper.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
Funeral OF John Fox.

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-The funeral
of John Fox, once famous as the foe
of Boss" Tweed was held today at
st. Patrick's cathedral. Interment
was in Calvary cemetery. Among
the honorary pail bearers were Rich
ard Croker, Jr., Chas. F. Murphy, Ed
ward e. Mccall and Herman Ridder
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Mostly
cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Some.
what colder Tuesday. Moderate var
liable winds
For illinois,: Unsettled weather to-
might and Tuesday with probably light
rain or snow north and central por-
tion. Somewhat colder Tuesday after.
noon
For Iowa: Mostly cloudy and un-
settled weather tonight and Tuesday
Somewhat colder Tuesday and west
central portion tonight Moderate
variable winds.
For Missouri: Mostly cloudy to-
night and Tuesday. Somewhat colder
Tuesday and north and west portion
tonight. Moderate variable winds.
Weather Conditions.
A depression which is passing
through the upper Mississippi VALLEY
this morning, has caused warm wealth
er in the Mississippi valley, with light
rain or snow in some portions, while
the weather is cool in the eastern dis
tricts.
The weather is generally fair. and
moderately cool over the western
plains. There has been rain on the
Pacific slope, and light snow in the
mountain region, which have been fol
lowed by somewhat cooler weather,
influenced by high pressure on the
California coast.
Conditions indicate mostly cloudy
weather for this section tonight AMI
Tuesday, and somewhat cooler tonight
with the lowest temperature near
the freezing point
/ Local Observations.
Jan. Bar. Their. Wind. Weather
AS pm. :. 29.99 3s e Crdy
10 Z am :. 2976 AS S Cpdy
Rainfall for the past "a hours. trace
River above low water Of 1864. >
tenths
Change in "a hours. fall 4 tenths.
Mean temperature, Jan. IS, 81.
Highest temperature. AZ.
Lowest temperature, 81.
Lowest temperature last night, "a.
FRED z. GOSEWISCH, (
| Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
PUT IT UP TO
WASHINGTON
Entire Thaw Middle May be
Submitted to Department
of Justice for a Fin
al Settlement.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, Jan. Following a
long conference between former Dis
trict Attorney VIM. Travers Jerome
and Attorney General Carmody, Je-
rome announced here today that they
were considering the propriety Of sub
mitting the entire Thaw extraditton
proceedings In New Hampshire to the
department of Justice at Washington
for such action ais It might deem
WISE. The New York state author
tiles took exception to the attitude OF
Judge Aldrich in questioning the good
faith Of New York state in the ex.
tradition proceedings.
In his statement, Judge Aldrich de-
clared the real and substantial pur
pose Of New York authorities in en-
deavoring to procure Thaw's extradi
ton for the crime for conspiracy, is to
|reconfine him in Matteawan, thus show
ing bad faith in the extradition pro
cedure.
1T looks as II Judge Aldrich wants
New York state at the bar Of his
court and inquire into it., motives ant
purposes in seeking extradition," sait
Jerome. Jerome also said that Thaw't
commitment had been thoroughly
fought out before the state supreme
courts and appellate divisions OF
fhabeas corpus proceedings and Judge
lDowling's commitment of Thaw helt
to be constitutional
Thaw 10 Worried.
CONCORD, N. H.. Jan. 19.-Tha
Harry X. Thaw and his counsel arr
genuinely alarmed over the recen
activity of New York officials. wal
Iccnfirmed today by the calling Of Mer
lrill T. Shurtleff to Concord. for. a con
ference with Thaw. II was under
stood the attorneys will meet the On
slaugit st New York ofiicials On free
ing Standard Whites slayer on ball Il
their briefs to be filed with the fed
Eeral court.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
ORC Passenaer Traln.

WILkESBARRE, Pa, Jan. 19.-The
strike order OF the officers OF the
Delaware and Hudson trainmen's s
union was obeyed almost to man
here today. About 2io employees who
reported to the round house here, re-
fused to take ont their trains today.
One passenger train however, left this
city on time on the way north, manned
by the regular crew. 1t was the first
scheduled train Of the day but none
followed. There was no disorder, the
men simply waiting around for addi-
tional orders from their leaders. No
extra police were put on here yet to-
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19

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