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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-19
FUNERAL RECORD
Mrs. Helen M. comstock.
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The funeral of Mrs. Helen NJ. Com
stock was held at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon and was largely attended
by many friends who had a fond and
tender remembrance of her, and were
present as a heartfelt token of the
high regard in which she was held.
Tender and appropriate services were
conducted by Rev. DR.. Ezra B. New
comb in the chapel of the First West
minister Presbyterian church, after
which tie burial took place at Oak
land cemetery.
The pail bearers were George f.
Rix, g. ColIingwood Tucker, John L.
Craig, J. r. Irwin, II. T. Graham and
Caleb Seymour.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-19
MAN IS ARRESTED
FOR SHOE THEFT
jaime, Clark Found on Flat Car Try
ing to Hide Twelve Pairs
Of Footwear Under
Body.
BROKE PACKING CASE
one was Missing From freight Depot
and People Nearby Saw Man
Opening Box Behind
Elevator.

{! James Clark who claims mis- home
is in New Orleans was taken in custody
here yesterday, charged with tbs
/ theft Of twelve pairs OF shoes. WfeI
arrested by Officer Pearson yesterday
noon. Clark was lying on top OF fial
car OF cinders and the twelve pairs
| OF shoes were hidden undsr his body
| The shoes are said to have been stol
en- from a case which was in transit
from the Huiskamp Brothers factory
here to Wells, Mimi.
About eleven o'clock yesterday sew
eral cases of shoes were hauled from
the factory to the Rock Isla~i fraight
house. The shoes were unloaded at
the freight house, and later when
checked into the car, it was found
that one of the cases was missing.
Kate Roost who lives in onc Of the
cabin boats, and George bravo both
tolo the police they saw man cut
ting the top off Of the packing case
with his pen knife. At that time he
was back of the grain elevator.
bravo started to find Officer Bren-
nan on the leyee beat, but missed him
and started up the street. On Main
street he nat Officer Pearson and de-
tailed TO him what had happened and
told Of seeing Clark behind the ele-
vator cutting the top off the packing
case
With the officer. bravo started back
towards the yards, and the two visit
ed the spot. They found some Of the
shoes In the packing case, and started
to follow the trail OF Clark through
the yards Down a short ways they
found string of cars and Clark was
lying on one Of the fat cars, face
down When Oficer Pearson found
the man he found twelve pairs OF
shoes hidden under the man The
shoes were identified as being those
In the packing care. The wholesale
value OF the shoes is said to be about
$50.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-19
Author o, "Tne Ruoa,xa,.-

Edward Fitzgerald was utterly care
less of his fame. He lived to be an
old man, yet not one in a million OF
his fellow countrymen regarded him
rs a poet, even IL they had heard his
name mentioned as al old chum Of
Alfred Tennyson. Yet he wrote THE
Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam" long
years before his death. He kept 1t
"chucking about" apparently not
thinking 1t worth publishing, and when
he did print few copies nobody took
any notice OF 1t. Today Omar" Ii enc
OF the most famous poems in the
world.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-19
ROUTING the Hookworn,.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
AUSTIN. Texas, April 1S.-The
eradication of hook-worm in thirty
two counties in Texas has Just been
completed by the Texas hook-worm
commission, according to announce
ments made today. Five counties have
just made application to assist in
thu work therein. The commission
has finished a six weeks campaign
against the hook work In Freestone
and Wharton counties, 1892 examina-
tions and GA persons having been
found infected and treated. In THIS
campaign school children were exam
incd and $50 found infected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-19
IN STERLING
LIVES A GIRL
Who Suffered As Many Girls
Do-Tells How She
Found Relief.
Sterling, Conn. am a girl of q
years and l used to faint away every

month and was very
weak. I was also
bothered a lot with
female weakness. 1
read your little book
Wisdom for Wo-
men, and / saw how
o til e rs had been
helped by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound, and
decided to try it, and
it has made me feel
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-19
Expensive Love.

But when you asked for my daugh-
ter, you told me you had money
enough to support her in the style she
was accustomed to- said the father,
who had been touched. Yes: but that
was year ago, sir" replied the
young man. Being engaged for year
is expensive work. sir"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-19
offered a New Experience.

"Supposing give you your supper,
said the tired-looking woman, what
will you do to earn it," Madam"
said Meandering Nike, I'll give you
de opportunity Of SEEM a man go 'troo
a whole meal wit'out f1ndin' fault wit
a single ting" The woman thought
q minute, and then told him to come
in and she'd set the ts BILE.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-19

Ike a new girl and / am now relieved
Of ali these troubles. hope all young
girls will get relief as have. never
felt better in my life. Miss BERTHA A.
PELoQrM, Box 116, Sterling, Conn.
Massena, N. Y.-"I have taken Ly-
dis z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and highly recommend it. If anyone
wants 10 write TO me will gladly tell
her about my case. / was certainly in
q bad condition as my blood was all turn
ing TO water. Ihad pimplcs on my face
and bad color, and for five years had
been troubled with suppression. The
doctors called It 'Anemia and Exhaus-
ton, and said / YVES ell run down, but
Lydia z. Pinkharn's Vegetable Conn
pound brought me out all right. - Miss
LAy1sA MYRgs, Box "a, Massena, NY.
Young Girls, Heed This Advice.
Girls who are troubled with painful or
irregular periods, bnckacbe, headache,
dragging down sensations, fainting
spells or indigestion, should Immediately
seek restoration 10 health by taking Ly-
dia T.. Pinkham,s Vegetable COMPOUND.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-19

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-30
LAND BANK NEARLY
READY FOR BUSINESS
Permanent Officers to Be Sc
lccted soon. Says super
intcndcnt Richards.

AlRANY. y Y Dec ~ Tho state
Land Bank has been orgauiZcd and Is
about ready 10 commence business super
intendent of Ranks Eugene Lamb Richards
will 50 advise the Legislature IN his forth
coming annual report. Permanent officers
are expected to be selected IN the near
future so that the bank will be in "a posi-
ton 20 begin business AZ AN early date
In his report Supt. Richards will say in
pars
III the benefits derived from the presen,
law OF the state relative 20 savings and
loan associations can be extended to
strictly agricultural districts and the Land
Bank realizes the expectations Of its adj
Vocates the problem OF rural credits in
chs State AT least will have been almost
entirely solved.
probably a more unfortunate time 20
initiate this great undertaking could not
have been found. for the savings and
loan associations as well as tie other
financial institutions have To- some extent
been affected by conditions created by the
European war ana the struggles for con-
trol Of funds inciden; 10 the enormous
amounts OF capital which are being wasted
IN It's prosecution.
The equalization committees has hold
many meetings ~ consider procedure and
bylaws for the new institution, and am
glad to be able 10 report that the work OF
the organization committee has been com
pleted and that the bank has been duly
organized and IN ready 10 commence bust
ness. The institution will commence with
the minimum capital ~ 100000 II will
be- further increased by the inclusion 81
some associations which had postponed
making the necessary amendments to their
bylaws until their annual meetings. Wh!c u
viii he held in January, 1915
"it IL expected that there Will be a very
considerable increase In is capital ~ soon
AZ an Improvement I'm general nuluc.tl
conditions warrants the issuing OF bonds
~ a Low rate OF interest u 20 hnped
that ultimately all the asspc.a .ons OF the
state may become members OF his central
institution and that its bonds may be
come legal Investments for savings banks
and trust funds with tho various safe
guards that win be thrown about their
/ issue these bonds should ultimately sell
upon tho same bass dS good municipal
bonds, and possibly upon the same basj IL
~ bonds nf national Governments"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-30
HARTIGAN TOREFORM
CELLAR COAL TRADE
Commissioner Wants Honest
Weights and Measures for
the Chilly Poor.

Commissioner OF Weights and Measures
Joseph Hartigan has started campa gn
des gned to compel Tony ana Joe and
Mike and their rival cellar coal sellers IN
the greater city to live up to the rrgula-
ions OF a city ordinance providing that
the coal they sell shall be weighed or
measured by scales. measures or balances
or in measures duly tested. sealed and
marked" by inspectors ~ weights ana
measures.
Notices printed in Italian. Hebrew ana
English are being distributed 10y the COM
inissioner's men among celia coal mer-
chants reading In part as follows: "All
sales OF coal by the basket, bag. bucket,
10 cts, 20 cts, etc. must stop iHlme-
diately. and sales made only In accord
ance with section 3sS OF the city otdI-
narces This section Of the law Will ne
strictly enforced thirty DAYS from date
when notice Is serN Ell"
MIR Hart!gan estimates that there are
49, 900 dealers in the business Of retailing
coal from cellars and cuohyhol"s In
Greater New York and their customers o.
course are confined to the poorest OF the
poor. who are compelled by force Of cir-
cumstances to buy In the smallest guam
titles The pI.ots tAey are obliged To pay
are much higher than + they were Ole to
buy by the ton or half ton.
The men IN tho business. mostly Italians.
Jews and creeks. have their combinations
and ORGANIZATIONS Territories aIr dl-
vided W and trouble Is sure 20 occur +
one man eucroaCHes ON the district GOV
cred Dy another
The price for delivering q ton Of coal
to an East side cellar dealer Yesterday
was 1915 and the man % B'ooltNu mad to
pay $3.50.
The profits made depend altogether
upon the business anllty OF the seller.
and the smaller the quantities rrtail'd,
pro, ding customers are sufficiently
numerous. the greater are the returns.
\ dealer who gives snort weight OF
short measure Is apt to get ricn more
quickly than the man who N strictly
II. nest.
IL i with the hope of protecting the
very poor that Commissioner Hartman j.
determined that the coal cellar m"r-
chants shall ~ compelled TO obey 90. law
de.lrng vita weights aud measures
Out OF his crusade D, Is possible that
al ordinan," may be introduced On the
Board = Aldermen providing tia; Al.
bags IN which cotl IS sold must be
marked with the exact quantities they
contain. such an ordinance. 10 - sad,
would make IL u comparatively easy
matter for the iuspe. tors OF tho depart
ment 10 determine whether deAl,y was
guilty ~ Misrepresentation. and Irosecu-
lions could be made
II mas been suggested that a. effer' We
measure 90 prevent cellar cod dealers
from cheating would be- the adoption OF
az ordinance authorizing the proper au.
thoritieS. iu the event ~ "A man being
caught cheating ~ weight or measure. TO
pos; a sign ~ the Offenders uia,r "f Iu-i-
ness setting form tho details ~ his
violation 81 the law This method f. IN
use In Germany and = said 70 worl,
wonders
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-30
BIG VICTORY FOR VILLA.
His Forces Drive Cnrrnnristas From
Ebsuo OIL District. killing gas.

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 29.-t;en. Robes.
Minister OF War IN provisional Pres.den:
GuterreZs Cabinet. announced to-day
that n large force OF tarranzistas under
Gems Cabal!ero. Nayare:te and he Lara
were defeated at Ebano. west OF Tampico.
The convention army under Gems.
Torres. AlVares and CABRERA killed 2Ss
% the enemy. forcing the survivors TO re-
treat toward Ciudad Victoria
The convcnt.onists are now In posses
sion ~ the East Ebauo oil fields one OF
the riches. I'm Mexico. where Gen. vula
Will be able to get sufficient fuel 20 run
his trains on the National Railways He
has been compelled in the past to buy
fue' IN the United States
The Carranza garrison AT Tamp!co was
greatly weakened hy sending reinforce
mcnts 90 Eharo These were cut m by
the Conven, ional!sts and were unable 20
get back TO their base.
Gen, Zapata returned 70 Mexico city to-
day from his campaign against car
ranzlstas In the neighborAood OF Cuantla.
The main body Of his army is facing "A
strong force OF Carranzistas east OF Apt
zaco. These troops were reinforced re-
Gently bv Gen. Gonzales's army.
Travellers say that Carranza II tishtr z
nara 90 Keep Laps,a from reaching Vera
Cruz. All points along the railroad have
been fortified by the First Chlef
The conyent.Oralist also officially an
nounced the capture OF Qua najuato ty
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-30
Wilson Advises Mexican
Chiefs to End Executions
Provisional President Gutierrez Is Informed That Recog
milton by the L. s. Is Impossible Unless
Amnesty Is Conferred on All.


operating Tor villa on the ives, coast, has
entered Tepic. and will attack Mazatlau
with siege guns
Csrrsn,a's New plan.
Copies have been rec eived here q. Car
ranza's amended plan Of Guadalupe ,he
famous Madero manifesto The amend
mcnts include the framing OF laws TO end
the coal, timber oil and other natural re-
sources monopoles. The First Chief Is
allowed to make acquisitions for lands
houses. cattle, money or any other ma
terial needed in military operations. He
IS given complete power to appoint or re-
move every officer in the republic and is
generally vested with every military and
political power. The final amendment
provides that should the First chief re.
tire from his position through death or
any other cause. the commander Of the
district in which the retirement took place
should then become the President Of
Mexico
Gen. Salazar. who is in the field south ot
Juarez. has issued a manifesto guarantee
religious. political and business liberty to
foreigners and natives alike. II ne 10
successful He saws every just claim
against Mexico for damage 70 property
during the revolutions will be paid and
that We Will not confscate anybody's prop
ertY or eNecu,e any political enemies lie
will buy all ltnd needed for distribution
to the poor ako will put such men as
villa. Cary'anza Zapata and other dis
turpers - work Is, prisons or mines
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-30
SEEK TOINDICT -FOUR
FOR MURDER OF BAFF
District Attorney and Police n.
ter One More Suspect,
They Admit.
BINOWITX BEFORE Ut ROE>

Herman Bnowi,z tcsuG d b,ro ..
Grand Jury Yesterday during o..
vestigSton Of the murder OF E.....
Bar u is understood he nor uri, ..t
Of receiving $50 from Iak. Gone. V.b
The injunction TO give If TO car r.
itch. so the latter could engage .o.....
for james Moore, but that he also g...
FUR her Information which VII %. ..
fui IN establishing the allegation OF ..
Disirc Attorney that u fund va. c,..
lected with which TO pay the mgrl.e..
and to keep them from punIs1ms,' y
the event % their arrest
carr Ret,ch. III, lIobotcn bar'e. i.-.
who has rold Of concealiuF me reyo,vo.,
OF Moore and Jake Cohen, was q vi'..,,
again Yesterday. as was his father. E1'.
Ia whose saloon the chicken handles
were accustomed To congrcgate.
Il was learned last night that g.o.ae-
witness before the Grand Ju'5 ,.-f,f,'rv
was oscar Dunn. q poultry dealc~ .n Ve..
Washington Market Short. af.. re-
murder detectives took him 70 IT,, u....,
yards in iloboken @ see u hc ro.,I p
out from among the chicken haudIar. ....
~ the men De had seen In tr, naI.,. ...
rtyt.f ~ IN. ,puld,.. Nyn.r.... ..
.,.....-
~" u''7 ''''' 'H' WISH TOO mo ..'''- ~
was Sc upon aud hed''". Wesur Ny
the chicken handlers or their gt....a-
friends
That tho pis'ic. Attorney ,.a oh.
notice arc anxious to ge' hold OF % mn
a.
p'i"N'd Or" nave "Ach "h HI""
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-30
COAL DEALERS PLAN TO
ENGAGE IN ICE BUSINESS
New Company Is Incorporated
With Capital Stock of
$3.50. 900.

Some OF the coal dealers OF New York
are TO enter the ice business They figure
this will give them some business during
the heated term when the coal business is
dull. Tho Municipal Ice Corporation was
Incorporated yesterday at Albany with
capital stock OF 100000
The incorporators are Grove y. Curtis,
formerly OF the Curtis-Blaisdcll Coal Com
pany Charles Runyon. :. NJ Shatzkin and
william G. Soper. who are officers OF the
Burns Bros. Coal Company of 30 Church
street. and Thomas Farrell OF Farrell &
sons Coal Company
The charter OF the company gives II the
privilege OF manufacturing ice Or 10 gather
natural ice and sell both IN this city. The
company intends 10 open Offices soon. The
docks Of the Burns Bros, Coal Company.
which are distributed along the North and
t!nst rivers, will be used by the new COM
pany in handling its ice.
In speaking of the new company Nestcr-
da" Mr.. Shatzkin said owing to the
fact that the competition In the conl bust
ness If 90 keen and that practically the
entire business Is confined to three or -four
months OF the ycar. Il has been thought
advisabl. 10 80 into the tee business We
expect tho profits Of the ice business will
prove sufficient to cover the Office and
overhead expenses Of the coal business.
thereby enabling Us To keep coal down to
a minimum price
MIR. RunNon said ne did not know how
extensive tho operations of the new com
many would he or whether II would manu-
iacture lee or cut and yell natural ice
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-30

WAsHiaGroN. Dec. 30 Pre- sident WI
son to-day confirmed the report that she
United States had advised the Government
at Mexico city to confer a general am
nes'y on political prisoners.
il was la;er explained that while no
formal proposal OF recognition has been
made to the Government headed by Gen.
Gutierrez. il has been represented to
him by Silliman and CanoVa and other
representatives OF the state Department
in Mexico that his Government can hardly
command the support OF the American
Government nor the American people IL
It permit the ruthless executions TO con
tlnue
While no promise of recognition for the
Government N the amnesty law IL en-
acted has been made by Wash ngton. the
Mexican leaders have been given to un-
derstand that recognition will be long
delayed IN the present absolutism With
regard to political opponents is continued
indefinitely.
Official advices received q, the state
Department to-day indicated that the
pressing need now In Mexico * something
TO eat
Consul Hanna at Monterey reported
hat In his district there are 1000 families
actually on the verge of starvation. lie
ventured the statement that conditions
in many parts OF Mexico in regard 20 the
condition OF the people are worse than in
Belgium Carloads OF beans. corn and
flour are needed al Monterey weekly
Consul Hanna states II tho destitute are
10 be kept alive
The argument is made that It would
become this country well 10 extend TO the
distressed people OF Mexico some relief
l. Is pointed out that many In Mexico are
inclined 10 the view that the United
States, by participation In the affairs Of
Mexico, ought 20 accept partial response
hilty for political conditions there and
to relieve the situation so far as pos
sible with shipments OF food supplies.
The suggestion IS made hat such action
might be a. appropriate in the interest OF
Mexicans as the widespread movement
for the relief of BelgiaHs.
Consul Hanna's despatch about the
conditions In Monterey districts was re-
ferred TO the Red Cross This organi
tion has IN the last two years sent small
sums TO Mexico for relief OF famine con-
dtions, but most Of It's funds are only
available for ;he particular purposes indi-
caied by contributors and few cortr!bu-
tlons are received for Mexicars
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-30
SECRET BRIDE CHARGED
WITH CHECK FORGERY
Mildred IIcndrickSon. of Old
Long Island Family. Says
Chauffeur i Husband.

BAY SHoEE. t.. 7. Dee 22-Miss NlN-
drcG HendrickscN. - daughter Of Fur
mar Herdrickson. who asserts that size
vas secretly married three years ago
To chauffeur, will De- arralgued before
Justice l.. W. Noune tomorrow on q
charge az forgery IN the second degree
She was 1rrestcd whcr she presented
81 cheCk a the First Ma: .onal B~uk Of
Anityvi!le on Saturday.
Three checks are involved in the
charge One Is for 5000 and was drawn
on the First National Bank of BAY Shore
20 she order of Mrs Harold Barnes ard
signed by Mr. George king" Tha Young
woman Went 10 the Anl'tyNiiie bank lu
e taNicab ard presented tho Check No.
,lus" ~ the unusual signature Charles
O. Ireland, the cashier. became suspicious
aud called up the bank here Or ,;corg.
T.. King. we'll known physician ~ BAY
shore, den.eu having issued any such
ch,Cn.
After b~.us arrested the yonng woman
said sine was Mr., Harold Barnes the VII.
~ u chauffeur employed by q. ". Bur-
hell a wealthy estate owner. She mar
ried Barnes three Years ago she told tn"
police, but the wedding mad been kept a
secret Barnes wa absent from tho Bui-
chcll garage Tonight.
The young woman f. . member Of an
old Long Island family and - decidedly
pretty. sac looks to be several wears
younger than the 20 she admits.
Her father would say nothing OF tie
arrest Of his daughter when seen a. his
homo here Tonight,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-30

NJ O'Gorman concluded with an ap-
pea TO the Democ rats IN the Senate. say
.nr mat the attitude OF me Democratic
party on thus question Is extraordinary
From IN" earliest days the Democratic
party has been the liberal party" he de
clar.d. 1T ~ no. surprising that the
Republican party takes the Dther side
OF this proposition. l. has declared m
rs platform in favor OF tie literacy
qualification. The Democratic party never
made sucii Il declaration, and ia 1852 ~.n,
on record by cpndemning and lenouncing
attempts TO restrict immigration
The political prospects OF or parry are
rot - bright az va would like them t. be
to-day Republicans are asserting with
apparent Coniidenc" That N the contest
TWO Years from now NE Democratic party
viii be- unable 20 carry a single State
north of the ono and east Of the
Mississippi some litte support - given
20 these Republican claims by a declara
ton made hut a day or :wo ago by tho
Governor OF a great Democratic state ia
the South"
senator OGornan appealed 10 The
Democrats not 20 a..enlte the foreign
born vote by becoming the parry OF "eA-
c.uS.ou.'