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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-23

Then there was Thomas Walsh, a
youth of 10, whose mother sobbingly
told how he had been drinking, buy
ing whisky and beer in the saloon of
John CureM, 1858 Lake street, and
how he had passed worthless checks
on the saloonkeeper.
81 told the saloonkeeper not to sell
him liquor, the mother said, fighting
back the tears that persisted in drop
ping down her cheeks, '.but the boy
went there and after he had passed
the checks the saloonkeeper told me
my boy wouldn't be arrested if l
would make good the money, but he
was arrested anyway.
Judge Seully looked at Curielli,
who grew quite ,uncomfo rtable and
tried to deny that he had sold the boy
liquor knowing that he was MINOR,
but his defense was very poor, and
the Judge told him how much more
guilty he was than the boy, then the
boy was discharged and the Big Sis
ter" was told to talk to him.
And when she came into the court
again approached her and asked her
how she liked the work and just how
she was going to'do, and what results
she thought she would have.
"Of course, am only going to de-
fend boys who are first Offenders,
she said 81 am going to try to have
them tell me the truth, and whatever
circumstance there is that offers
an excuse l shall present to the
judge"
She smiled as we whispered to-
gether. Boys do a lot of things with
out realizing how serious they are
she said. "And l shall try to find out
just what motives prompted them,
and then ask that they be paroled so
that some Big Brother can watch
over them and give them the moral
training they lack"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-23
POOR HEATHEN!

81 found tribe in Africa, F" said the
explorer, that had absolutely no idea
of morality or immortality.
"That's interesting" said the mild
lunatic, ''but what did they do for
plays?" Puck
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-23
SING SING PEN FIRED AFTER
RIOT OF coNVlcTS

a.EtlSl+O OOINbIO =
Issining, N. Y, April PA portion
of the Sing Sing prison was set on
fire last night following the quelling
of a riot of convicts in the knitting
shop, and for a time the flames
threatened destruction of all the
buildings inside the walls.
In the panic that followed the dis
covery of the fire, prisoners beat on
their cell doors and shrieked for re-
lease. Keepers and guards we're call
ed to- quarters and some of them
mounted the walls with rifles to pre-
vent any escapes.
At $50 this morning the fire was
under control and it is said that the
only buildings to suffer would be the
enameling shops and the wagon
works.
The strike of the conyicts in the
knitting shop was the most serious
disturbance inside the prison during
the incumbency of Warden James M.
Clancy. The men threw their tools
down on the signal from a comrade,
one of their leaders, but. they we're
soon subdued and marched back to
their cells.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
FOUR BANDITS
ROB MINERS
Killed One and Shot Two 9th
ers of Party, Relieved Of
Their Month s
Pay.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
JOHNSTOWN, Pa, March 2S.-Four
masked highwaymen held up a party
Of eight miners, returning to their
homes, in Barnesboro over the Pitts
burgh and Lake Erie railway tracks,
near that place late tonight, killed
one, shot and probably fatally injur-
ed two and escaped after relieving
the other five of their .nonth's pay.
The dead:
VITO CAvALLO, 25, Of Baranes,
boro
The wounded:
Casomo Cavallo, %, wounded in
abdomen and right arm, taken to
Spanglers hospital.
Pasquale Concetino, %, wounded in
abdomen and left shoulder, taken to
Spanglers hospital.
The three men shot were italians
and were accompanied by five Slavs.
fellow workers in the mines near
Barnesboro.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
SEVEN MEN
ROBBED BANK
Lined Clerks and Customers
up Against Wall and
Escaped With
$4,000.

UNITED Press Leased wire Service ]
TACOMA. Wash, March 2s.-Set-
ting ire to the school gymnasium at
Elma, Wash, to divert attention from
their operations, seven unmasked ban
dts tonight held up the bank OF Elma,
and after taking $4,000 in currency.
escaped into the woods.
Cashier Earl France and his assist
ant. A. Fleming, together with several
clerks and patrons Of the bank were
lined up against the wall. When
France attempted to draw q revolver,
one OF the robbers fired several shots
at him, none Of which took effect. The
vault was then searched and all the
money in sight taken.
The robbers overlooked $4,000 that
lay in a tray in the cashiers cage.
One of the bullets fired at Frances
broke light globe directly over h9s
head and the darkness caused by the
breaking Of this light caused the
robbers to ov srlook the big package
of money.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
LONE BANDIT HELD UP TRAIN
TO SECURE SINGLE PACKAGE

the carriage of the express package
or assisted in the robbery, but only
the one robber was seen by the train
crew.
Intrepid daring was shown by the
rohber. Shortly afaer the train, bound
from New York to Jacksonville, had
left the depot, here, the robber en-
tered the express car and stuck up
the messenger at the point OF re-
volver Forcing the messenger to
open the safe containing valuabie
packages, the bandit selected and
took the parcel which was evidently
the sole object of the robbery.
Before the train had attained much
speed the bandit jumped from the
train and disappeared in the maze OF
the railroad yards. The train was
stopped and the police notified. Scout
ing parties were organized but no
trace of the robber had been found
up to late hour tonight. The robbery
was the third within the city limits OF
Columbia within two years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
Crime Inside Of City Limits
and Escape Was Easy
Matter.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
COLUMBIA, 8. c.. March 2s.-
Booty believed to run into the thous-
ands OF dollars was secured tonight
by lone bandit who In a most spec
tacuiar train robbery, in the heart Of
the city, held up the Boston-F1orida-
Cuba flyer of the Seaboard Air line.
An express parcel, said to contain
currency consigned to a bank, was
the only loot sought or obtained by
the train robber He did not molest
the train crew or passengers.
The robbery was evidently carefully
planned. The bandit is believed tc
have had confederates who tipped of
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City Election
Returns

The same excellent cleo
ton return service furnished
by The Gate City at the recent
primary will again be fur
nished Monday night for the
city election. Returns will
be displayed at the Grand
opera house and The Gate
City office. You can get the
returns quicker at the opera
house than any other place
in Keokuk. The Gate City
invites the public to make
this office their headquar-
ters Monday night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
Want No Orator.

UNITED Press LEASED Wire Service.1
SEATTLE, Wash, March Is
Should Seattle adopt the general
manager plan OF city government ITS
manager will be a strict business
manager and not social representa-
tive to make speeches. So the sub-
committee of the city charter commit
tee decided today.
"We do not want him to make
speeches to womens clubs and lodga
meetings, so that he will become SO
popular we will not be able to recall
him. if he proves inefficient said
Commissioner Doyle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29

OF MURDER
Boy Expelled From School for
Truancy Beat His Girl
Teacher to
Death.

United Press LEASED Wire Service ]
LITTLE FALLS, n. Y, March 2S.--
Confessing that he murdered his
wrench and knife just outside the
village of Poland, was made this
! evsning by Eugene CHannini, 16 years
old, who is held in jail for the crime.
Giannini, the police say, made full
confession of having slain the teach
er in an attempt to assault her. He
described thu attack in a clump OF
bushes and told how he battered and
stabbed the girl to death. showing
little conjunction and little realiza-
tion OF his position.
The parents of the dead girl. Rev.
and Mrs. A. w Beecher OF Senite,
Cayuga county, arrived at Poland to-
| night to take their daughters body
home.
The victim is Miss Lydia Be cher,
q. the pretty school teacher whose
body, badly mutilated was found in a
swamp plot OF ground Just off the
road near Poland village today. She
was the daughter Of the Rev. VIM. and
Mrs B seGhes. Beecher is pastor OF
the Senite Presbyterian church.
Claimant is the son Of a cart man
who lives a short distance from Pol
and. He was recently released from
the ST. Vincent industrial school
VIII ere he was sent after being expell-
ed from the Poland school by Miss
| Beecher for truancy.
Miss Beecher left her boarding
house at Poland last night saying she
was going TO mail a letter and to see
ths parents of one of her pupils
When she did rot return by midnight,
score OF Poland residents. were
aroused to hunt for her. The body
/ was found today. The clothing showed
| signs OF a terrific struggle. There
was also evidence that the little
school mistress had been assault I'd
! The back of the h .ad near the base OF
| the brain had been crushed apparent
! ly with heavy stick. The face was
scratched and bruised. There were
! several Jagged stab wounds on the
| back of the neck and on the breast
! and abdom sn Several pierced vital
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
THE SPECTRE
OF THE FLOOD
Eastern Rivers Thunder Out
a Warning Of What
May Happen
Again.

UNITED Press LEASED Wire Service J
ALBANY, N. Y, March 2S.-Ths
food spectre again lowered over the
country tonight and four dead Is al
ready its known toll
With damage in New York and
Pennsylvania already mounting into
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars and
the waters Of all rivers and str cams
rapidly rising, the death dealing
floods which start in this section,
sweep through Pennsylvania. then In
to the Ohio river and down into the
Mississippi, inundating sections OF
other STATES, we're threatened.
From all river cities and towns to-
night came reports Of alarming con
ditions. At Binghamton two men
were drowned when boat In which
they were end,avoring to reach ma
room ed families, capsized. Two un-
identified men were drowned near
Schenectady when a bridge was swept
away.
But one bridge is now standing
over the Mohawk river in the vtcin-
ity OF Schenectady. The damage there
is estimated at more than 100000.
At Albany, Elmira. Binghamton,
Troy. Schenectady and score of 9TH
or cities. the wat ars were reported to
be within two to four feet OF the food
mark registered last year, when enor-
nous damage was inflicted
Families living in ths lowlands
have been driven from their homes
or have sought refuge in the upper
stories The only means OF travel
through many OF tn streets is by
boat.
Along the Hudson. Mohawk, Genes
see. Susquehenna, Chenaneo. Che
mung. Allegheny and Cohocton rivers.
conditions are extremely grave. The
fast melting snow caused these
streams and their tributaries to rise
rapidly. Ice jams clogged the streams.
Th sse rivers are already twelve feet
above their normal level and still ris-
ing. ,
Train service in some sections has
been interrupted. At Attica, culverts
OF the Erie railway wers washed out
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
TORNADO TURNS KANSAS TOWN
UPSIDE DOWN LAST NIGHT

buildings and houses in the northern
part of the city.
Mrs. Charles Van BuskirK, wife of a
farmer, is dying from injuries receiV-
ed when their house was blown
down. An unusually severe electrical
storm followed the tornado. putting
out of commission all wires left stand
ing after the storm had passed
Meagre reports from the stricken
district say that heavy damage was
done to farms along the path OF the
tornado.
MANY cattle were killed. Geneseo,
nearby town, is also reported 10
have suffered but communication is
cut off and the report cannot be con
firmed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
President Wilson Called Fifty
Seven Varieties of Hard
Names by Congress
men.
THE COUNTRY IS DIVIDED
If Andrew jackson Were in
the White House, He
Would Act Diff
ferently.
[ BY Bond P Geddes. staff correspond
ent for United Press

by Bond p. Geddes. staff correspond
ent for United Press.l
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Presi-
dent Wilson, his confidence unshaken
and his followers unwavering, was
the central figure tonight in the
fight for repeal of Panama tolls ex-
emption after six hours of stormy
and bitter debate closed in the house.
His victory was certain both in the
house and senate. leaders Of both
warning factions admitted.
A senatorial poll by the presidents
supporters showed fifteen majority in
the house.
Not IN years has congress- witness
ed such violent rebuke and such
strong support given a president as
In the tempestuous house debate to-
day. From noon until after o'clock
the war of words waged before an
audience which jammed seats, door,
ways, halls and every point OF want
age
Into the torrent OF talk was inject
ed the division between Wilson and
Speaker Clark
Representative Harrison. OF !, Missis.
sippi, a democrat; opened this wound
by defending Clark for his stand
against repeal and declaring that the
leadership Of Clark and Representa-
tive Underwood won congress for the
democracy. However, the presidents
lieutenants held their fire against
the speaker.
A new issue was injected into the
tolls repeal fight by Representative
Knowland, OF California, leader of the
republicans in the fray. He turned
the fow Of criticism ag> inst Secre-
tary OF State Bryan. Knowland quot
ed the secretary's speeches for OBJ
seryance Of party platforms and in
troduced resolution demanding that
all correspondence with Great Brit
ain and other countries regarding
tolls exemption protests be disclosed
to congress. AS privileged resolu-
ton he will call it up In the house
within seven days.
Defense Of the president and his
position by Representative Stephens.
of Minnesota, and Madden. Of Illinois,
republicans, and attacks upon him
by Representatives Fitzgerald OF New
York, O'Shaughnessy. Of Rhode Island,
and Harrison. democrats, and a
scathingly diatribe by Representative
Chandler of New York were the fea-
lures OF the debate.
Stephens and Madden called upon
all congressman. both for patriotic
and economic reasons to sustain the
president. Fitzgerald and O'Shaueh-
messy, both sons Of Erin. twisted the
British lions tail and denounced the
president as surrenderlng" to Eng
land. Chandler termed the presi-
dents repeal message as "cowardly."
Senators on the floor Of the house
and diplomats in their reserved
gallery listened intently to the debate.
Members Of the house attended in
unusual numbers. While the speeches
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
Mo chance for Her.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The
white house cannot see its way clear
to aid Miss Tyler, seventy years old.
the granddaughter of the tenth presi-
dent, who has appealed to President
Wilson to prevent her removal as the
postmistress at Courtland, VT.
President Wilson it was stated on
authority tonight, will hear the pro-
test of Miss Tyler in the near future
but he has ascertained that the mat
ter Of the Courtland postoff1ce has
probably gone too far for interfer-
ence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
KITCHENER MAY
Be CALLED HOME
Hero Of Khartum, Now in
Egypt is Possible Solu-
tion Of the
Tangle.
oourp9ln J. ORDER
Next 3 In the Home Rule Bill Trou-
IS1 BILE is in Doubt
- at Pros

United Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, March 2s.-The next
step in ths extremely ldslicate position
in which Premier Asquith's adminis-
tration has found itself as a result OF
the determination to pass the home
rule bill IN the house OF commons and
enact it into law over tn veto of the
lords, was in doubt tonight.
The bill which has aroused Ulster
to threats Of war was scheduled to be
called up next week, but in view OF
the tense situation still existing In
the army, it is not expected that Pre-
mier Asquith will endeavor to pass
the home rule bill further until he
has finally solved tn , army tangle.
Negotiations with Field Marshal Sir
John French and General John Spen-
Ger Ewart will be resumed Monday.
The generals have steadfastly stood
by their stermination to resign be-
cause Of the reputation Of the note
OF General Cough which they signed.
If General Cough refused to surren-
der this note, which is a guarant ee
that his troops shall not be forced to
coerce Ulster into the acceptance OF
home rule, it is believed the retir ,
ment Of Colonel j E. Seely, minister
OF war, may follow Only in the event
that General Gough surr snders hts
ne1noranda, or Colonel Seely's resig-
nation is accepted, will Generals
French and Ewart withdraw their
designations, it is declared
The Ifs of the Asquith government
has fairly hung in the balance for a
week. With the critical army situa7
tion cleared up bitter fight Is still
ahead in the pressing of the home
rule bill to passage. John Redmond.
nationalist leader, has declared that
the bill will certainly be passed De-
fore parliament is adjourned. It's
passage has been conceded but the
labor faction in the coalition whicn
has kept the lib bsrals in power has
been stirred to the utmost by the
army scandal.
The assertion is made that two
standards Of loyalty-one for officers
and one Tor men-naVe ,Deen set up
as result Of the rendering Of Off
GERS designations when the question
of fighting Ulster was broached.
AS a result Of TIL rift in the coali-
ton ranks, 1t is believed that the
next general election may show a
realignment along economic class
lines and a crystalEzation of both
liberal and conservative parti IS.
Failure 70 pass the home rule bill
in the house of commons would mean
the immediate overthrow OF the As
Quith government. On thu test vote
early this week. however. the premier
held majority OF delegates.
Attempts at further compromise
may be attempted, but Sir Edward
Carson, Ulster leader, is firm in hts
stand that home rule shall not be ac-
cepted under any circumstances.
Although the government has insist
ed the idea that the government serv-
ed ultimatums upon army officers roA
auiring their peldge to fight Ulster, is
necessary for their designations, was
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
Hero Killed In Saloon.

Iunited Press Leased Wire Service.]
\ CHICAGO. March 28.-Peter D..
Rock, hero Of many life saving ex-
plpitas along the nortb, shore Of Lake
Michigan. where he Piled his trade as
4 fisherman. was shot and kii,ed by
Edward O'Donnell tonight following a
quarrel in a north shore saloon.
O'Donnell escaped.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
Bride is Back Home.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, March 2s.-E1ea,
nor Wilson, white house bride-elect,
returned tonight from New York. Sec
rscy, however, shrouded her home
coming. her supposed wedding pur-
chnses In the metropolis and above
all the date for her wedding to Sec
retary OF Treasury McAdoo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
North Half of Frederic is Laid
Waste and One Person
Killed.

lunited Press Leased Wire Service.l
HUTCHINSON, Kans.. March Is
one person was fatally injured. sew
efai others seriously hurt, in a tornado
winch destroyed half the town Of
rrederick, Kansas near here tonight
Inc twister bore down upon the town
'rom the southeast, demolishing all
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
lave Orders to His Rebel Sol
diers Not to Allow a
Federal to
Escape.
LAUGHTER OF CENTURY
.wenty Thousand Hand Gren-
ades Distributed for the
Final Grand
Assault.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
TORREON, DURANGO. Mexico,
darch 2s.-"We will be in complete
ontrol Of Torreon before n orning.'
aid Gen. Francisco villa at six
clock tonight, when he issued an or
or for the second general assault by
he constitutionalists army on the fed
rel defences in this city.
At that hour the entire rebel force
n 10000 which had been distributed
Com ~ Palacio, Lerdo and other sub
|rbs had been called into Torreon IL
3elf to sweep away the last federal
esistance.
Villa issued an order to his troops
give no quarter to any federal sol
)ier. Not single defender is to be
Flowed to escape and the worss
Daughter of the entire Torreon car-
Saign is expected to result.
Villa is so confident that his final
assault will succeed. that he trans
erred his headquarters today from
tomez Palacio to ToTeon itself.
Early Saturday when villa ordered
! cessation of kosti taes BY his troops
5fdSf yo gfves me NJ acssps ~.
pySr.nnity To- remove the wounded.
he remnant OF Gen. H,igenio Beaa-
|ides Zaragoza brigade was armed
kith hand grenades for use in thei.
lnal assault on the federal position.
1t was expected this brigade, having
borne the brunt of the fiercest fight
] ng Of the campaign so far, would be
selected to deliver the final blow to
the hopes of Gen. Refugio Velasco,
federal commander.
In all 10000 hand grenades have
been distributed among Villas so!-
|diers.
Orders Final Assault /,
GOMEZ PALAC1O, DURANGO,
Mexico, March 2S.-4 p. m.-Regard-
less of the cost in human lives, Gen
eral Francisco Villa intends to COM
plete the capture of Torreon tonight.
This was the word the commander In
chief Of the constitutionalists gave his
subordinate commanders this after
noon, instructing them to prepare
their forces for another generel as
sault which he expects to deliver at
nightfall. The situation at this hour
is that although the constitutionalists
have met with success in the suburbs
and with Torreon proper, General
Refugio Velasco's fedsral defenders
are far from crushed. Barricades
thrown up by them in outer portions
Of the city were all captureG or swept
away by the rebel onslaught. but the
blenders have displayed astonishing
valor and power in defending the bull
warks erected closer in towards the
city's center.
Street nghting which continued
without intermission all night long.
ceased before noon today, excepting
here and there where small parties
Of federals persistently defended their
positions. While the constitutional
lists have taken possession OF many
important strategic points. the feder-
ais still are entrenched behind many
parricad'as and on house tops in the
central portion Of the city. -
The most sanguinary engagement
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