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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-12
SEVEN GpyMEN
H9|5 UP CAFE
Fata, SStab Man Who Re-
c~ltly Shot One Of the
Gang to Death in
Chinatown.
THEY GOT $4,000 IN CASH
Three Of Them Captured by Police
But Others Who Had the
Loot, Made Their
Escape.
THEY GOT $4,000 IN CASH

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NEW YORK, Feb. -. East side
gunmen early today broke into the
holdup game in wild and woody west
ern style when seven of them armed
with revolvers, slung shots and knives,
stuck up" and looted patrons of the
Tripoli restaurant of $4,000 in cash
and jewels and fatally stabbed An
thony Celentano as the result of a
bloody feud In hot street chase,
policemen captured three of the gun
men. Celentano, his wife, Mary, and
the usual crowd of midnight diners,
were seated at tables in the Tripoli
when seven gunner walked in, ranged
themselves about the walls Of the lit
tie cafe and drew revolvers. There's
that " said one, walking over
to the table where Celentano, who re-
Gently shot gunman to death In
Chinatown, was sitting. Instantly as
iCelentano, white with fear, arose, the
gunman plunged his knife several
times into Celentano's side and abdo-
men and he crumpled to the floor in
! pool Of his own blood.
! That's all for that said the gang.
ster's leader Now you," turning to
THE Mortified crowd, "hands up
Every soul in the place was ther
robbed, Raymond Perrette, the pro
.prietor, losing the contents of his casl
+ register and the bandits broke for th'
door. AS they fed, the women In ths
place screamed in chorus and Police
men Callahan. O'Gorman and Carlir
| ran up The gunmen bolted for the Bow
4ery, where they separated. Each po
! liceman marked down his man ant
each captured him. Their names were
Silvia Tagliagamba, Leo Ballanga ane
/ Antonio Santini.
Santini was identified as the mar
4 who stabbed Celentano, who apparent
lily dying, was rushed to st. Vincent's
hospital, while the gangsters were
i, placed in cells. Only a small rart o
the booty captured by the gunmen wa'
recovered, the four who escaped ap
Iparently having carried most of thu
loot.
|, Special details of police immediate
slly secured the lower east side dens II
ia determined search to round up ant
capture the remainder of the gang.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-12
MACHINE GUNS
OF DETECTIVE
Member of Strike Breaking
Concern Tells of Using
Cannon on the Unsat-
istied Miners.

[ United Press Leased Wire Service
DENVER. Colo, Feb 12.-That the
same machine gun which was used by
detectives in their at
tempts to break the West Virginia
coal strike last year was imported
into southern Colorado coal fields and
there used, was testified today by A.
G. Felts before the congressional COM
mittee inquiring into the coal strike
in this state. Felts is Colorado man.
ager of the Baldwin-Felts detective
agency. He was called as commit
tees witness.
Felts declared he had imported
about four" rapid fire guns and a
quantity of ammunition into the Colo
RADIO coal fields in connection with the
work of his agency in breaking the
miners strike and defending lives
and property"
The witness was questioned at
length by Representative Byrnes. In
an armored auto was mounted rapid
fire gun and number of loaded rifles
were always ready in it. 1t was this
machine gun that was imported from
West Virginia. The Rocky Mountain
Fuel Co. paid for its transportation
said Felts. Felts said machine guns
had been owned by some of the Colo
RADIO operators.
Did the companies give you full
authority to import guns and ammuni
tion?' Byrnes asked.
When they wanted them, they told
me-" witness replied Referring tt
the death special" Felts said he hat
had the steel body put on it at TIL,
Pueblo plant Of the Colorado Fuel ant
Iron Co.
Two or three of the machine gun
used by mine guards are now beinl
used by the militia, he said. Most o
Felts' testimony referred to method
used by his agency in breaking strikes
4 The trip, deputies made to the Lut
I, low tent colony Of strikers in a
u armored train when the strikers drov
!, them back was described in detail
This was the battle of Ludlow. = Felt
said about 1000 shots were fred at th
!. train.
II Felts declared Geo. Belcher. one c
his detectives, had been murdered b
a union man at the instigation c
union organizers, and Representativ
Evans censured the witness for NAL
ing such a statement on "hearsay.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-12
CURE HOSPITAL
INDICTED BY GRAND JURY

They are charged with conducting a
hospital without a permit from the
local or state boards of health anc
with accepting $500 to cure a woman
suffering with the disease, who later
died. Her relatives raised the money
to care for her by subscription. The
grand jury also returned Indictments
against Anrucll Brothers charged
with practtoing without a license.
They We're indicted for similar of
fense by a previous grand jury. They
have been ccnyicted on ths first IN.
dictment and their case is now before
the state supreme court on appeal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-12
Blocked Hog Cholera Law.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 12.-
Difference of opinion in the house
committee on agriculture threatens
the end OF legislation for federal a,G
in suppressing hog cholera. Repre-
sentative Haugen is urging the gov
eminent to manufacture serum. This
meets opposition, and thu clash OF
ideas may block all legislation. SEN
ator Kenyon is much pertuIbed over
the situation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-12
ONCE PEACE;
NOW HELL.
Miner in Copper Country Says
There Was Never Any
Trouble Until the
Gun Men Came.
.LBy N. G. Parke, staff correspondent
or the IInited Press

OF the United Press.
/ HANCOCK, Mich, Feb, 12.-Armed!
deputies invaded his home without q
search warrant, knocked him down
when he resisted and clubber him
over the head with gun, Patrick
.Dunnigan. striker told the congress
sionai committee probing the Calumet
strike today.
And when took gun away from
q deputy who threatened to blow ous
my brains, they arrested me for lar
ceny.'' he added.
Dunnigan was the best witness OF
fered by the miners attorneys thus
far. He told dramatic story o.
mountsi gun men riding through the
streets OF Ashmeek and threatening
to blow the strikers full Of holes
unless they left the streets. DUNN
gan's testimony included graphic
description OF working conditions in
the minss and detailed statement o.
the miners complaint about wages
The zone man drill to which the
st1Ll lhSi " sAso ~ oSsAA9S-c'>~ -
that 1t was referred to by the strik
ers as the man killer" and widow
maker" the witness testified. Dunni
| gan said he was marshal Of AshmeeA
! village when his home was raided
Other strikers' huts were invaded he
said and in many instances the depu
| ties committed pstty thefts.
! Dunnigan said he once went to Jas
McNaughton, general manager OF the
Calumet and Hecla company to com
plain that he was being cheated a
the mines.
They told me-" said Dunnigan
that Jim McNaughton was nice fel
llow. guess he wasfor the com
pany. IN the six months before the.
brought gun men into Ashmeek W
had peace not even ths complaint Q
one 1nan .slapping another's face.
! said Dunnigan. After that we ha'
hell.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-12
Helen Keller There,

DES MONIES. Iowa Feb. 12.- Miss
Helen Keller. deaf and blind and yet
one of the most accomplished women
in the country, is here today to adj
dress a meeting at the University
Place church under the auspices Of
the Greenwood Congregational church.
Miss Keller is accompanied by Mrs.
Macy, her teacher, who has been wlh
her constantly for twenty years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-12
Seven Millions for Work on
Mississippi Between Cape
Girardeau and Rock
Island.
COMMISSION FIGURES
Forty-three Millions for the Work In
Various Parts Of the Coun-
try the Coming
Year.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.I
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The
house rivers and harbors commission
today made public it's annual appro-
priation bill carrying appropriations
aggregating $43,227.504. The prin-
cipal new projects provided for are
improvement Of the Mississippi river
by construction of levees from Cape
Girardeau, Mo-, to Rock Island, Ill,
at cost of $7,000,000; authorization
of improvements in greater New York
harbors ultimately to cost s13,400,000;
immediate purchase Of the Cheese
peake and Delaware canal for $1,300,-
900 and its ultimate improvement to
the extent of sS,OO0,O00: channel
from Norfolk, Va, to Newport News,
to cost $1,114,0o0 and Improvement OF
| the Sacramento and San Joaquin riv-
ers, to cost s5,S60,000 ultimately. The
bill this year is $5,0O0,O00 smaller than
last year.
Many of the projects are made con-
ditional upon local financial operation.
Among the principal appropriations
made are:
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh harbor.
$4,000. Monongahela river, $17S,000;
/, Chester river, $4,000; Delaware riv-
Ier, $4,000, 900.
4 Mississippi: Gulfport harbor, $751;
1000; Big sunflower river Clock and
ldams) 100000.
Louisiana mississippi liver, south
west pass, 100000
. Texas: Galveston harbor includ-
4 ing sea wall, sI,1S5,0oo. Galveston
jchannel, 100000
. Port Bolivar channel $25,000
/, Port Arkansas, SS00,000
Sabine Pass and Port Arthur canal.
s55o,0oO
Houston ship channel. 100000.
Colorado river, 100000.
Inland waterway on Texas coast.
sS5,0Oo
Brazos river, S250,000.
Trinity river s25o,0oo
Red river, $4,000.
Arkansas: Quachita and Black riv.
ers clocks and dams), s194,oO0.
Arkansas river. s164,O0o White
river, s31.s0O. Black and Currant
rivers. $4,000
Tennessee: Cumberland river,
, s690,O0O Tennessee river. s550,000.
Ohio: Toledo harbor. $4,000 Hur-
on harbor, $4,000. vermillion harbor.
$1,000. Cleveland harbor, 100000.
. Fairport harbor, s156,oo0. Conneaut
l harbor, s243,5oo Ohio river. general
open channel s35o,9oo. Locks and
dams, s50o0.oo
Michigan: South Haven harbor,
/ $4,000. Ludington harbor, $4,000,
[ Alpena harbor, $4,000 Harbor Beach
1852 900 ST. Mary's river fourth lock-
s250000.
wisconsin. Ashland harbor, So.
i, 900 Two Rivers harhor, $4,000,
$ Racine harbor, $4,000. Fox river,
$ s25, 900. Sturgeon Bay and Lake
K Michigan ship canal, $4,000.
M Indiana Indiana harbor. $4,000.
vi Michigan City harbor, s4s,6oo.
Illinois Waukegan harbor, $4,000,
Chicago harbor and rivers, s4s,00o,
Calumet river, $4,000.
Oregon: Coast bay and harbor, $50,
y 900. Neahlem bay, $4,000. Will
Y lamette falls oregon City, $4,000
Is Coquille river 100000. Coos river
g $4,000 siuslaw river, $4,000 Snake
y river, (Oregon, Washington ant
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-12
suffragettes Burn Library.

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 12-
"To start your new library give won-
en- the vote" was the placard left by
suffragettes who today burned this
Carnegie library at Mortified. The
interior of the building was completely
destroyed, the outer walls only ra
naming.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-12
Man Accused Of Taking Over
a Million Dollars From
the Bank.

United Press Leased Wire Service.1
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. pc. Hun
ssf Raine today pleaded not guilty
0elore Judge Walter Palmer to the
ularge Of. larceny, embezzlement an.
'taunulent breach Of trust brought
against him following the failure OF
sas Mercantile National bank. He
went back to jail pending an appear
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-12
Rail Across Track.

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BENTON, H., Feb. 10. Authorities
today are searching for the persons
who laid rail across the /. G. traoN
near here, derailing passenger train
late yesterday. Several were slightly
bruised
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-12
Imam Tells on the Witness
Stand What She Claims
Happened in His
Room.
HE IS SUING FOR $4,000
81 statesman Charged With At
tempted Assault, Claims the
story is Frame
Up.
United press stan correspon-

3y United Press stan corFespoh-
dent
ok .AHOMA CITY, Okla, Feb. H..
How blind United States Senator !.
Gore tried to assault her In the
r,nston hotel, Washington, on the
yening Of March "a. 1913. was chars-
4 in detail today by Mrs. Minnie 2.
and of Oklahoma City, who is suing
s senator for $4,000 damages.
The alleged assault was attempted
room rented by former Democra-
i National Committe sanan James r.
aeobs of Oklahoma, when Mrs. Bono
ras seeking appointment for her
husband Julian r. Bond as internai
revenue collector. Attorney A.. G.
,ruce for the defense declared that
(he Gore proof would refute the plain
kif's charge that the administration
Al Washington used Its influence TO
protect the accused senator. He said
HE defense would involve testimony
touching on the efforts OF Colonel R.
A. Rogers Of Oklahoma City to be APP
pointed secretary of the interior.
Heavily yelled and plainly asitated,
Mrs, Bond took the stand when the
case was called at 9 o'clock.
4 formal introduction during the
second state legislature Of 1909 was
her frst meeting With Senator Gore, g. q
she said. Just before Governor
Cruces inauguration in Jsnuary, 1s11,
she met the senator at an Oklahoma
City banquet, when she preached the
subject OF Bonds appointment.
The next meeting, the witness said
was on March s. 1913, in Washington
whAn Senator and Mrs. Gore enter
tanned with an "open house foi
0klahomans. This was followed by .
visit to the senator's office.
WAS there anything unusual in the
senator's conduct?' asked Attorne,
Ross NJ Lillard, Mrs. Bonds attorney
Il considered it unusual" rspliee
the witness.
Senator Gore leaned forward t.
verify my statement that ] had M
outer wrap and remarked on th'
weather. Then he put his hand ol
the mesh bag carried He reached
down and put his hand on my foot"
What did you do them"
= left at once, stating that di
NOT want to monopolize his time
Her next interview with Senate
Gore, Mrs. Bond said. was in tn
Winston hotel where the senator ha
offered to meet her when she q:
INJURED to visiting his Office the ser
ond time. At the suggestion 6
Jacobs she said, she took the senate
10 the former committeeman room
on the second floor.
sheh ad demurred even to such
meeting, she said, unless Jacobs woul
come to the room also.
i told Mr.. Jacobs perhaps he didn
know Senator Cora" she explaine,
describing the scene In Jacobs room
Mrs. Bond said Senator Gore bega
talking of Bonds application, and 1:
CURED casually as to her size.
The senator was sitting in rocl
Ing chair, she on the bed. the wi
ness said. Returning to her seat frol
answering the telephone, Mrs. Bon
said the senator had moved near Il
pee and as she sat down, found HI
hand and fondled It.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-12
Bankers at oskaIoosa.

OSKALOOlSA, Ia, Feb. H. Bank
ers of Group Ten ara here today in
large numbers and are expected to
give a large amount OF attention to
the new currency bill in their discus-
sions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-12
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Snow to-
night and probably Friday. Not muen
change in temperature. Moderate to
brisk northeasterly winds.
For Illinois: Snow tonight and prob
ably Friday Colder extreme south
portion Friday Moderate to brisk
northeast winds.
For Iowa: Snow tonight and prob
ably Friday. No important change in
temperature. Moderate to brisk north
east winds.
For Missouri: Unsettled with snow
tonight and east portion Friday. Colo.
er west portion tonight and southeast
portion Friday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-12
Practicing Without Permit
and Accepted $500 for
Cure That Failed.

I UNITED Press Leased Wire service.1
NEWTON, Iowa, Feb. 12,-The
grand jury here has returned indict.
ments against Pcrt:r Brothers of Col
fax, who have been practicing with
the Friedman cure for tuberculosis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-12
COLD WAVE
HANGS AROUND
Temperature is Hugglng the
Zero Mark in the East With
Three Days Siege Of
Winter Promised.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Feb. IA tempera<
ture hugging the zero mark sarly to-
day and thirty-six mile wind, caused
suffering among thousands Of New
York's poor and homeless, crowded
the municipal lodging house to its
capacity and resulted in one death
today.
Mrs. Barbara Walsh, forty-fivs, sui
fering from cold. collapsed on the
street in Paterson, N. j., suburb,
and died before physicians arrived.
Two thousand children, women ann
men were sheltered at the municipal
lodging house. The Salvation Army
cared for about 700 persons, 100 beins
women.
The weather bureau here promises
three day siege OF cold.
A new record was set for the win
ter when two degrees below zero was
registered this morning. This was 8
drop Of thirteen degrees between
last night and Z this morning Wealth
er officials said today, the cold wave
will continue tomorrow, possibly witt
snow
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-12
twenty Below.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Feb. 12.-With
ths mercury down to twenty below
zero this morning and the grouno,
covered with hard crushed snow this
city shivered and there is no relier
from the extreme cold in sight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-12
Weather Conditions.

The depression has increased IN
the high area, which is moving
through Canada, north Of the lakes
this morning, and is causing low tenn,
perature in the lake regfcn and east
ern states. the temperature falling to
10 below zero at Boston.
Snow has been general from the
Rockies to the lakes and Ohio valley,
although the snowfall has not been
heavy.
The southwestern depression Is
central in western Texas and condl,
tions indicate It's eastward progress
will cause snow for this section to-
night and Friday, with little change
in temperature.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-12
Local Observations.

Rainfall for the past "a hours, .0S.
River below low water of 1854, 2.
Change in "a hours. rise s..
Msan temperature 11th, IL.
Lowest temperature, s.
Highest temperature, 15.
Lowest temperature last night. Z
FIRED z. GOSEWISCI,
observer.
Evening journal., 1914-05-23
Gunnen From Many Here Next Week Compete In
Delaware State Shoot Over Dupont Club Traps
Richardson, Amateur and Open
Champion, Will be Pitted Against
Best of Trap Shooters For Honors
Handsome Array of Prizes to be
Contested For

The Wilmington Morning News tro-
ply over Trap No. 3.
The Sunday Star trophy, awarded the
Delaware amateur making the highest
aggregate score in the entire program
of $50 targets.
DUPONT sterling silver watch fobs will
be awarded to the low score men on the
regular program Of 800 targets over
three traps.
One of the most attractive features
Of the shoot, and one which is calcu.
lated 20 prove the greatest draw'aa
card Of the tournament, is the merchcn.
( disc event, scheduled for May 30. This
event will be at 25 targets and All
shooting will be from l6 yards. Shoot
ers viii be divided into five classes.
The event is open 10 Delaware amateurs
only. Il is expected that fully l25 con-
testants will take part in this event.
/ Wilmington business men generally
are of the opinion that, as n publicity
agent of great value, the dupont Trap
shooting Club is unsurpassed. IL has,
during the three and "a half years in
which il has been in existence, brough
I hundreds of visitors to the city, and
will undoubtedly do more and better
work along these lines in the future
The DUPONT Trapshooting Club Is
known the world over as the largest
and best in existence, and of course The
officials Of the organization will zeal
ously strive 20 maintain this prestige
Already the club has brought forth in
quiries from Japan-the former wal
minister of that country not long age
writing MIR. Coyne for information re-
garding it.
Evening journal., 1914-05-23

seven Interstate Association trophies
which viii be donated TO the Delawar-
can making the high score on the last
100 targets on May 30, and the six
runners up. The first prize will be EN-
blematic of the Interstate Association
amateur State championship, and the
winner is entitled to compete at the
Grand American Handicap for the Ma
tional Amateur championship.
The prize next in Importance to anna
teurs is the DUPONT amateur State
championship challenge trophy, which
will also be competed for on the last 100
targets in the prograsd on May 80.
The Delaware amateur State cham
pionship trophy viii be awarded to the
amateur Delawarean making the high
score on all targets shot at on May 20,
3O-merchandis events not included.
The Hercules open stat hampton
ship challenge trophy-oi to Della
Evening journal., 1914-05-23
Interstate Association Event, Dupont
Amateur State Championship,
Hercules Match and Merchandise
Shoot Some of Features of Three
Days Program.

The third annual Delaware state
Shoot at clay targets will be staged at
the DUPONT Trapshooting> Club May 2s,
~. 30. and local officials Of the club are
doing everything in their power to
make this event smpass anything Of
this nature they have yet attempted.
The dupont Club is easily the largest
and best in the world. and trapshooters
everywhere look to Wilmington to set
the pace in everything connected with
the sport
The first Delaware State Shoot was
held in 1912, with p contestants, and
about 10000 targets were trapped, The
club was then in its infancy, and this
Evening journal., 1914-05-23

ware amateurs and professionalism
also be in competition for the first time
and will be shot for ON the last 100
program targets ON May 80.
The Caldwell trophy is open to all
amateurs, from any State, and will be
in competition ON May 20, 30, and will
be awarded the amateur making high
score during the two days.
Special Trophies.
special trophy will be awarded the
high gun on the two days program of
800 targets. No contestant may win
more than one of these "high over eaon
trap" trophies. They arc'
lhe Every Evening trophy, over TraF
No. !.
The Evening journal trophy, over
Trap No. ?.
Evening journal., 1914-05-23

was the largest shoot the local boys
had pulled of.
The scores made were unusually high
for a'lengthy program, and though they
were pitted against the best talent in
the East, Wilmington shooters were
right up with the leaders. The ten high
scores we're as follows:
Evening journal., 1914-05-23

of the best known and most promi-
nent of the trapshooters who win COM
pete at the State Shoo,. mention might
be made of A. b. Richardson. William
NJ. Foord, j. b. McHugh, John Ainnick,
G. 4. Martin, j. #. Skelly, ~ +. Dore-
mus, Charles II. Newcomb, George Nc
Carty. W. b. Severn, Ralph SPOTS, Ed
ward Banks, w. II. Hammond, Neaf
Apgar. II. H. Stevens, w. S. ColfaA, o..
r.. Diclsey. r II, Keller, Sr. II. Keller,
LLOYD r. Lewis. Allan Hell, Linn Worth
ington and many others from New eHs'
land and as far West as Chicago and a
far South as the Gulf of Mexico.
Evening journal., 1914-05-23

j. II. Skelly ........... $50 300
w. NJ. Foord .......... $50 300
Charles Newcomb also won the Cald-
well Trophy, and was entitled to hold
the same for year. The Caldwell tro-
ply will be in competition again this
year. A. b. Richardson won the anna
teur championship trophy and J. T..
Skelly the open championship trophy.
The program for the 1914 State snoot
is indeed an attractive one, and a hand
some array of prizes will be contested
for.
Interest, of course, win center on the
Evening journal., 1914-05-23

The 1913 Delaware State Shoot was
also held in Wilmington and was even
more successful than the one held the
previous year Exactly 100 entries
were made the last day, and about
25.OOO targets were trapped during the
tournament. Again local blue rock
smashefs were right up among the lead
ers. the ten best scorers being:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-08

Offerings at the Pure Food Grocery
today: Fresh water ground country
meal, sweet potatoes, Canadian ruIa
bagas, Florida green cabbage, fresh
country butter and eggs, dried peaches
and apples, Premium hams, and many
other things too numerous to mention.
Call in, or phone c. A. Chambliss, 1S1.
7-2t