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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12

MUST SERVE SENTENCES
Labor Organizations send kilograms
Asking That Convicted
Men Be
Freed.

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WASHINGTON. March 12.-There
will be no executive clemency at this
time in the cases of the former of
fcials of the international Associa-
ton Of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers, whose convictAea for impli-
cation in the countrywide dynamit-
ing conspiracy that eliminated in the
destruction of the Los Angeles Times
building, has been affirmed by the
supreme court
This became known toAsy when it
was stated that Senate. John w.
Kern, who was counsel foS the con-
victed men, has refused to press an
appeal to President Wilson for pardon.
1T is understood Kern received an In
timation that President Wilson saw
no reason for any interference with
the mandate Of the law.
! Senator Kern has received numer.
GUS kilograms from labor organiza.
ltions urging that he act IN behalf OF
his former clients, all Of whom have
been remanded to Leavenwort., prison
i to serve their sentences. After con
sulting with number of his col
leagues, Senator Kern decided that il
would be sunwise to urge the presiden'
Ito act, at least until aftss the con
! yicted men had served portion 9
q their sentences.
Il The indiana senator today sent {,
! the organizations which telegraphet
.tllim. letter explaining this fact.
4 1t was understood that although
4 Senator Kern would take no actor
(, along this line, the president will b.
j asked by Representative Buchanan
of Illinois and other labor men II
the house to consider the claims o
former President Ryan and mis- asso
ciates. 1t can be stated, however. OF
high authority that the president will
mot interfere.
The president today referred t
!, attorney General McReynolds tele
, gram received from the United Min
{ Workers headquarters In Indianal
; oils, demanding the release of "Mott
, err Mary Jones. The attorney ger
, eral will have an investigation mad
: of the charges contained in the tele
gram which read: Federal interver
ton is sorely needed in Colorado. w
can Ill afford to talk about protectin
the rights of American citizens j
!, Mexico as long as woman eight
: years old can be confined in prise
,. by military authorities without an
= charges being placed against her. d,
ried trial and refused bond, he
9 friends prevented from communicate
with her. her requests for proper me,
ical attendance denied and every rigf
guaranteed by the constitution of til
United States, set aside"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12
Four More Were Taken From
Aches This Morning
and One Identi-
fed.
WERE BADLY MUTILATED
Only by the Teeth Can Some Of Them
Be Identified and Civ
en- Their
Names.

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ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 12s-Thres
bodies, dismembered and charred be-
yond hope of identification except
possibly by means Of the teeth were
taken from the ruins OF the Missouri
Athletic club shortly after eight
o'clock this morning At 81 a. m, the
body of Thos. ]. Wright, auditor OF
the VIM. j. Lemp Brewing company,
was recovered.
| The finding of the four bodies swell
ed the list Of the recovered dead to
fourteen. 1t is believed at least six
tsen more bodies are in the ruins,
4 but some estimates have given the
number as greater than this.
1 The work of seeking the remaining
/ bodies is being carried on by bridge
carpenters, heading nearly 100 labor
!. ers. James ". McKelvsy, building
commissioner. is directing the work.
1, The bodies found later in the morn
ing we're in the wreckage s between
& the third and fourth hoors Il ach
body was without arms or legs, but
was complete enough to assure they
we're bodies All the torses were "
Z ing face downward in the wreckage.
) One was that OF a small man, another
q Of a man Of medium size and the
a third was that OF large man.
r.. Near the body of the man OF me-
sssiinn slss. II u fsdsid * blsaess 5s,ess
/ | gold tipped stylograph pen. The large
torso lay near a bundle OF charred
papers, one Of which was the charred
remains of Christmas telegram
signed "Heble.' Thr,e business cards
, were nearby, but the only words which.
could be deciphered on any OF them
e We're implement company, Kansas
City
Near ths small body was a scrap
of paper which apparently had been
] torn from a note book. On the paper
q was the name Van +. Schormbo' =
I Wrapped about Wright head was
{ a towel. indicating his effort to pre-
g vent suffocation
Spectaclss found in case partly
= beneath one of the three bodies un-
covered today was identified at the
:, Erker Brothers Optical company as
! having been sold TO Bart Crouch, as
:, sistant s2i9s manager of the Western
Electric and Supply company
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12
PASSING FREIGHT TRAINS
REDUCE RANKS OF ARMY

county IS still maintained but
every freight train passing car
ries as many OF the men as can con
veniently steal rides. The Southern
Pacific railway officials have ordered
train crews to overlook the brake
beam tourists and let as many of them
get ont of the country as are willing
to leave.
Many of the idle men have an.
nounced their determination to remain
in camp near here until Kelly, VIM.
Thorne, "Roughneck" Teasdale and
other leaders are released from the
Sacramento jail. Peace authorities
here We're warned today that num-
her of unemployed men had stolen in.
to Sacramento during The night and
were planning depredatlons,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12
Aviators' Narrow Escape.

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JERUSALEM, March 12.Ismail
Fey and Nuri Bey, two aviators of the
Turkish army squad had narrow es-
capes from death today when they
fsll into the Mediterranean near
Jaffa. 81 miles northwest of here.
Ismail lost control OF his motor while
high in the air, but managed to vol
plane to the water, where both airmen
disentangled themselves from the
wreckage and swan to the Palestine
shore.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12
81, 600 FEE FOR
TAKING NOTES
Alleged Lobbyist Caught at
Capitol, Tells That He Did
Nothing But Attend
Meetings.

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WASHINGTON, March How he
received a thousand dollar fee and en-
tered into contracts involving $4,000
contingent fees, for doing nothing but
congressional committee
meetings and taking notes without
ever talking with congressman or
senators. was the astonishing tale
told the senate lobby committee today
by Charles w. De knight, alleged anti
Panama tolls lobbyist. The money,
he said, came from President Bowles
CT the Fore River Ship Building Co..
of Quincy, Mass. Asked what the
contingency" was, for which he was
to receive $4,000, De knight replied
ne was not sure but beseved it was
for the Panama tolls bill passed in .
certain way that the company would
build more ships ''in which case
should get my $4,000" However the
witness added the bill did not pass
that way, so did not get anything
but $1,000"
What did you do to earn the fee?''
inquired Watts.
"Oh, there was lots of work in at.
tending sessions and making notes.
he said.
did you talk with any congressman
or senators?"
NO"
Later De Knight said a former
stenographer had been discharged by
him for giving out certain informa
ton to newspapers that embarrassed
lis clients. .She was the cause OF mis-
Leading press reports" as to the work
witness declared He adlsitted at
tending conference of big ship build
Ing interests but never heard of 9
I fund being raised.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12
A Race for the Lake.

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CHICAGO, March H.. Disturbed
while removing his clothes in prepa-
ration for a nap on the fire escape of
downtown sky scraper. Benjamin
Alexander early today fed through
the business district clad only in un-
derclothing and headed for Lake Mich
igan Just as he WAS ready to jump
into the water he was captured by
Patrolman Joseph Masterson, who
led him to the observation ward Of
the police station.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12
She Poses undraped.

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NEW YORK, March 13,--Mrs. Char
lots Davis PorterBriggs doesn't see
where her husband, Victor Harvey
Briggs. has any ground for fighting
her suit for separation simply becaus
she posed as Innocence in the cos
tune OF Roksaby Venus. Being an
artist, Mrs. Briggs declared she had
posed in the altogether before she
had appeared as undraped Venus. Il
have bean a model since ! won the
beauty prize in Cleveland of $4,000
said Mrs. Briggs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12
Fire in School Building.

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BALTIMORE, Md, March Zone
thousand children, including twenty
cripples, escaped safely in a fire that
practically destroyed school number
20 here this morning. Flames broke
out at 10 a. M, and the children were
marched out safely by the teachers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12
Reported to Have Said Some
Things Which Don't
Sound Good.

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WASHINGTON, March IA de-
mand on the state department for the
full text Of the speech alleged TO have
been delivered at the banquet of the
Associated Chambers of Commerce in
London. last night by Ambassador
Walter Fl. rage. in which Page was re.
ported to have declared that the Mon
roe doctrine simply meant that the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12
THE WEATHER

For Ksokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Friday. Not much change
in temperature. Moderate variable
winds.
For Illinois and Missouri: Fair to-
night and Friday. Warmer south POI,
ton tonight. Moderate variable winds.
For Iowa. Fair tonight and Friday.
Not much change in temperature.
Moderate variabl5 winds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12
Kelly's Soldiers Are Leaving
Rapidly When Food is
Refused.

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SACRAMENTO, Calf. March IL
IT is believed today that the unempioy-
ed men themselves are solving the
problem presented by the presence
near here OF the on TO Washington
af'ns led from San francisco by
General Charles Kelley he
camp Across the river IN Yoio
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12
viii Never Come Back.

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ZION CITY. H., March l2--This
city of Dowieites received its first
visit from sat craoa..s and Chief Of
Police Walker, hot on the trail. ven
tured the opinion that they will never
come again. The robbers opened
strong boxes in the town depot and
the Offices Of coal company and lum-
Der yard Their aggregate loot was
81 in nickels and they left behind a
jimmy, crowbar and drill valued al
several times that amount
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12
win Wed April 80.

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STAATSBURG. n. Y, March ~
Vincent Astor and Miss Helen Dins-
more Huntington will be married
here on April 80, 1t was announced to-
day. Thu ceremony probably will be
performed in the church of st. Mar
garet in which the bride-to-be's par.
ents were married
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12
Ten Year Old Chemist.

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JOLIET. H., March 12.-Ten year
old Donald Stewards experiments in
chemistry wrecked his mothers kitcl-
en- and disfgured him for life. The
boy manufactured an inflammable gas
in a fruit jar and touched it off with
a match. His face and body were
filled with bits Of glass.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12
on st. PaTick's Day.

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NEW YORK, March 12.-Colorsa
wigs are to appear on Fifth avenue
ST. Patrick's day. A feature of the
parade will be four young women in
an Irish jaunting cart wearing the
very latest green wigs, (the young
women, not tbs carD. The cart will
be drawn by four mules driven by
Miss Mary Donnelly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12
Shot Them Both.

SHREVEPORT La, March ~,
Gsorge E. Williams, lumber manufac-
turer. missing his wife. traceo'her to
the room of A. e Hudson, his book
keeper and shot them both.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12
Weather Conditions.

The western field of high pressure
has moved southwark over the west
ern plains with fair weather through
out the west, and the temperature ris-
ing in the northern mountain region,
while it is colder In the lake region
and the northeastern states, the tenn
perature falling to 10 above zero at
Buffalo last night.
There has been rain from the gulf
coast inland to Tennessee, with a de-
preston on the Florida coast.
Conditions indicate fair weather
with little change in temperature for
this section tonight and Friday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12
Man TO Admire.

Man to Admire.
Gibbs-"I admire man who says
the right thing at the right moment"
Dibbs-"So do l. particularly when
I'm thirsty Boston Transcript.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12

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Local obserNa;,ons.

IL I a. M s05s % sW Clear
Snowfall for the past "a hours,
trace.
Riv.r above low water of 1854, is.
Change in "a hours, fall tenths.
Mean temperature 18th, 30.
Lowest temperature, 27.
Highest temperature. "a.
Lowest temperature last night. "A.
FRED y. GOSEWISCH.
Observer.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22
Manson News Notes.

Spe cial to Times Republican
Manson, Oct. 22-Born. to Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Leadley. Tuesday, Oct
20, boy.
Mr. and Mrs W. S. Brown and son,
Ray. arrived here Sunday from Dexter
y. NJ They made the trip of 400 miles
in their Ford car. without mishap. They
will occupy their residence in the west
part of town. where they lived before
moving to New Mexico about three
years ago. The family decided that
Iowa beats New Mexico as a place for
& home Mr.. Brown will probably en-
gage in the real estate business. and
Ray Coffin will follow his vocation as
writer Of motion picture plays. at
which he has been very successful.
Lee & Swartz sold their bakery shop
here to r. r. Ericsson & Co. OF Dayton.
Mr.. Lee will engage In the butcher bus
mess at Guthrie Center. his old home.
and Mr. Swartz is still undecided as to
what line of work he will take up.
A. r. I.oomis & Son have bought the
former Andrew Woods plant a Rock
we'll City, and have placed Mr. l.. j.
Voss in charge John Carver will re-
move here from Cherokee and fill the
vacancy caused by Voss's removal.
Roger F'itz has sold his property in
Fort Dodge. located at the corner of
Fourth avenue north and Ninth street.
to f. n. Hasselbring for $4,000. AS
part payment he took paving coal
business in Fort Dodge. Mr.. FitZ
bought the property he has iust sold
about year ago, at auction for $4,000,
so he made nice profit on the deal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22
PaEsevTERIANs IN SESSION.
Rev. S. w. Smith Chosen Moderator
at Meeting Of Iowa Synod.

at Meeting Of Iowa Synod.
Council Bluffs. Oct. 22.-Practically
the whole session yesterday was taken
up by the Presbyterian synod of Iowa
with business matters. Rev. Scott W.
Smith of Cedar Rapids was unanimous
ly chosen moderator and his first offi-
cial act was to appoint the synodlcal
committees.
Reports of departmental work were
made interspersed with an occasional
brief address. At conference upon
the every member canvass feature
was the address by DR.. William ;.
Marquis, Of Chicago.
At a luncheon after dinner talks
were made. The synod voted to keep
DIR. Fracker al his post of superin-
:endent OF religious education of the
synod. The annual report of Rev. Dr.
s. r. Ferguson of Cedar Rapids. super
:ntendent Of Sunday school work went
into the subject extensively. Colleges
ard home missions formed the topics
Of discussion
The thcme Missior airy hoard of fifteen
Ia oored until early this morning and
thou rejected q proposition OF the ma
rational association.
Rev. P. w. jacobson of the Des
Moines preshytery. and Rev. j. James
Depree of the Sioux City presbytery
were elected by acclamation clerks OF
the synod. The meeting of the woman's
missionary societies was attended by
200. Mrs. S. j. Brown. of Panora, pre-
sided.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22
Northern Io,ua Items

The state officials insist no name can
appear twice on the ballot and that
Vanden Brink being nominated at the
primary for representative. can not run
for county treasurer He expects to
drop the legislature nomination and
continue his campaign Tor the treas
urership.
DEBORAH.
The English government is buying
up all of the available horses in this
section for the use of the English gov
eminent r. S. O'Donnell. OF Montreal.
is here and he gives out the statement
without any reserve that the horses
are wanted for the European war, AL
ready two carloads of cavalry horses
have been shipped by express to
Montreal, and now Mr.. O'Donnell is
buying up the heavy draft horses for
artillery purposes.
Sioux City.
A letter to German in this city
from his brother. who is a farmer in
Germany, tells of the enthusiasm of
the German people and their perfect
confidence in the ultimate victory for
their arms. He states in his letter that
all the good horses on the farms have
been taken Tor use IN the army. only
the poorer ones have been left to do
the farm work, and these are loaned
from one farm to another so that all
the crops have been harvested.
Sioux City.
Alleging that he had been tricked out
OF an agreement cancelling a mort
gage for $4,000 by Ona ]. Henkin.
Alfred Hallam filed suit in the district
court for the recovery of the mortgage
together with interest and other dam
ages amounting to $4,000. The mort
gage was on South Dakota property
and was for promissory note for &c.,
900 made out in 1910. In the petition,
Hallam states that Henkin induced
him to go with him to the Martin
hotel and while there hen!sin secured a
carbon copy OF an agreement which in
essence cancelled the mortgages.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22

D.
hoods regarding capitol extension.
But II this were not enough. let any
one 90 to the democratic headquarters
and size up the situation. The demo-
cratic machine Is in full control Of
Nick Reed. who. a. United States mar
shall lis the chairman and directing
head OF the campaign. Actively asso-
ciated with him and looking after the
Washington end Is Judge Wade. The
two have absolute control of the fed
eral patronage so that 1t is being used,
in violation of the laws, to advance the
cause of the wet movement in Iowa.
The relation which Reed and Wade
and their associates have to the liquor
interests needs no diagram.
The democratic machine is running
at high speed and fuel has been sup
piled in abundance. The committee is
spending money with lavish disregard
for results. Who supplies the funds?
What interest has so much at stake as
to be willing to contribute in quantity?
Nobody knows. but everyone has
right to guess.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22
SUFFICIENT ORDERS COMING IN
TO KEEP PLANTS woRkiNk
ALL WINTER.
MASON CITY INDUSTRIES
IN PROSPEROUS CONDITION
cerro eordo County Farmers Accused
BY Tile Maker Of Failing to Appreei.
ate Value Of Draina9e-othsr coun.
ties Declared to BE Far in Advance
Of Homo Of the Tile Industry.

Mason City. Oct. 22.-Georse Winter,
of the National Clay works, said to a
newspaper representative yesterday:
There are sufficient orders coming in
and pending to assure the operation al
full blast of every brick and tile com
pany In Mason City"
The business coming in reflects from
a wide area comprising the north cen
that a man is never recognized in his
own home is true in the case of brick
and tile. 1T is queer" said Mr.. Win
ter. tina, man 200 miles frcm Mason
CITY can see the value of filing his
land while resident of his county
but few miles from the source of
manufacture goes along year after
year and refuses to tile.
Surrounding Counties Beat Us.
"All the surrounding counties eX-
cepting Floyd county are forging far
ahead in thing Improvements. Cerro
Gordo county which should take the
lead has hung back. What is the mat
ter?
IF all the tile work possible in the
county was Immediately turned over to
the Mason City plants it would not
take up fraction OF the output, but
it would help, and assert moral back
ing right at home. Mason City and
Clear Lake, the two largest incorpo-
rated towns. use much brick and tile
and cement products. but the farmer
mas not done his share.
Prosperous times are ahesd for the
big industries. The demand for the
high quality clay and cement products
of Mason City has not fallen off.
Not for eight weeks longer will the
sheds protecting the clay beds be com
pleted al the plants. Improvements OF
one nature or another are being in
stalled at all of them"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22

Emmetsburg.
E. D. Goodwin was caught in belt
in the electric light plant here and
his arm was broken in two places and
he was otherwise injured.
Ida Grove.
Infantile paralysis has made it's APP
pearance in this vicinity and fear Of an
epidemic is felt. Several deaths have
occurred and number of children are
afflicted with the dread disease.
Alta.
The Swedish Lutheran annual con-
ference of the Sioux City district is in
session here. The services Of the con-
ference are being held in Trinity
church in Elk township, ten miles
north of town.
Glidden.
A four weeks stand for a threshing
crew on one farm is unusual in Iowa.
where small farms are the rule. A crew
just finished threshing the $50 acres OF
wheat on the farm Of c. e. Kick. near
Glidden. and they were four weeks on
the Job. The wheat averaged twenty
eight bushels to the acre.
Sioux City.
Mr. and Mrs. John NJ. White were
injured when their touring car slipped
into ditch about mile from this city.
Mrs. Whites arm was broken and she
was severely bruised. Mr.. White was
badly cut about the head. Failure Of
the brakes to work while they were
climbing hill caused the accident.
Alton.
The democratic county convention
for Sioux county named A. Vanden
Brink, of Boyden, as the candidate for
county treasurer. and Mr.. Vanden
Brink has been making very active
campaign for that office. But tho stats
officials now insist that Mr.. Vanden
Brink received some votes at the pri-
mary election for representative in the
legislature and declare that his name
will go on the official ballot az the
democratic nominee for the legislature.