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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
DEADLOCK IN
COAL CONTROVERSY
Miners Ask Increased Wages Which
Operators Have Re-
fused

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CHICAGO, March 20.-Deadlocked
on the miners demand for increased
wages the joint conference of mine
operators and representatives Of bit
umious coal miners In Pennsylvania,
Chic, Indiana, and Illinois, resumed
its sessions today with miners Of
ficials privately declaring that ne
gotiations may be broken off and a
strike vote called.
w. O. Schmick, mine operator and
chairman of the joint conference,
said today that under no circum-
stances would the operators agree to
any advance In wages. A warm win
ter, he said. had left operators in all
the states but Illinois with surplus
stocks large enough to tide them
over a period OF ina activity and at the
same time had caused them losses
that made it impossible for them to
meet the miners demand.
The miners presented to the con-
ference q sch edUle showing a Is per
cent increase IN the cost of living
as part of their argument for GA
per cent increase in wages
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
UNCLE SAM MAY
SEIZE THE PLANT
Has Right 70 conssseate-Jelke,s Fac
tory " He Loses His
Suit.

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CHICAGO, March 20.-The $2,000,>
900 plant of the John F. J,slke Co.,
oleomargarine manufacturers, may be
seized by the government If the con-
viction Of Jelke and eight associates
for d'efrauding this government is
affirmed by higher courts, District At
torney Wilkerson said today. The
secretary of treasury and the com
missioner OF internal revenue, accord
ing to Wilkerson, ars authorized un-
der the oleo act Of 1886 to institute
forfeiture proceedings where convic-
tions have been obtained. Judge
GSsiger will hear arguments on mo-
ton for new trial on April 8.
If the motion is denied, Jelke's at
torneys will carry the case to the
United States circuit court Of appeals.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
Got Tired of Boarding School
in the East and Was
Caught in
Chicago.
TOLD DIFFERENT STORIES
Found in Depot a Week Ago by
Rescue Worker and
Taken Care
4 of.

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CHICAGO, March 20.-Miss Flor
ence Gray, beautiful eighteen year old
girl, who disappeared mysteriously
from a girls boarding school in West
Chester. county, n. Y, is being held
at the Chicago Y. w. c. A, according
to the positive statement of Captain
Halpin Of the detective department.,
today. Officials Of the Y. W. c. A.
refused to confirm Halpin's statement
and gave evasive answers. They have
entered similar denials in other In
stances where missing girls have been
known to be at the Y. w. G. A. rooms.
The girl being held at the Y. w. G.
A., was found In the waiting room
of the Polk street station one week
ago by a girls rescue worker OF the
Catholic Aid society, according OF
Captain Halpin. She was taken to
the Y. w. C. A., where she first made
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
|RARY Of CONVICT A-915
| BROUGHT HIM FREEDOM

Late at night they reached Grimsby
Junction. Thence they took a mid
night carriage ride Of fifteen miles
over snow-clogged roads, reaching the
Kinney farm house in the early morn
ing hours today.
I'm going to make a farmer out or
him-a real man." Kinney exclaimed
today, while Baby Vallie slept in the
adjoining room.
You might say that I first learned
about the world and about life when
was shut up away from it there IN
the prison.
Il had time to think about it, met
men from all classes, from city and
country. The farmers life is the
most free and happy and useful. l
learned that Vallie will be brought
up on our own farm to be a farmer.
He'll go to agricultural college too If
Cora and l can arrange it and when
leave our few acres to him, I'll leave
1t in the hands of finer farmer and
better man than have ever been.
"It has been long fight" said Cora.
IL thought it was q losing fight but it
wasn't. My baby has won. want to
thank all the people who voted for
him and helped free his father, for
their loving sympathy
The commutation that sat Kinney
free yesterday ended a prison term
that might have been prolonged for
more than twenty years. Kinney
wronged Cora Calvert nearly four
years ago while she was living in his
mothers home and Baby Vallie was
born. Feeling against him was so
strong that he received the maximum
penalty of thirty years. Governor
Dunno in signing the commutation pa
pers yesterday said he acted to save
the baby's name and to wipe out the
scarlet stain cast upon his mother.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
RUNAWAY GIRL HELD
PRISONER IN wv. c. A.

contradictory statements, later said
she was Florence ingalls,, of Port
land, Maine, and that her father had
attempted to spirit her away from
guardian.
"She is small, has dark hair and
eyes. and I am positive that she is
the missing New York girl said Hal
pin. "She Is being kept virtually
prisoner at the Y W. c. A, and an
instructor OF the boarding school Is
enroute to Chicago to make tdenttt1-
cation complete
Detectivs Serseants Bfrm1n CHAM
and Malone, who were assigned to the
case, said today that the girl told
them wide variety OF apparently
fanciful tales.
She first said she was Florsnce
Hargreave," said Birmingham. Later
she gave the name Ingalls,. She said
her family was wealthy and that she
was attending fashionable girls
school at New Roctslle.
'She ran away from school with
man who told her they would get mar
ried in Chicago, she said. On the way
to Chicago she said he robbed her Oh
some money and jewslry and then
left the train. When she was found
in the Polk street station she was
apparently helpless. Her statements
have been 50 contradictory we could
get nothing definite from her."
Captain Halpin received telegram
from Miss Susan Farlow, said to be
a wealthy resident Of New Rochelle,
asking that Florence be apprehendsd.
The description contained in the tele-
gram tallies with that of the girl al
the Y. w. G.. A., according 70 the po-
lica Halpin has not communicates
with the New Rochelle authorities.
but said he would frst question the
girl again this afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
MCARRY BOY VANISHED
FROM HOME EIGHT DAYS AGO

Ross has the city been so deeply stir
rsd and sympathy and aid for the an
suished parents are coming from all
sides. City Treasurer McCooch today
offered $1,000 reward and late yester-
day the council unanimously voted
another 5000. orders ara being pre-
pared for "a thorough search of ALI
vacant houses and stables from cellar
10 roof and for the cleaning out OF
all manholes and sewers and the
dragging of the Delaware and Schuy-
kill rivaTs.
Today it is expected detectives win
be sent to Buffalo to try to locate an
Italian man aud woman bound from
Elmira. \. v, who mad with them a
boy answering the description, who
was dressed as girl This is the
only tangible remaining.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
FIVE PEOPLE
|. WE'RE SHOT
Man Ran Amucp Sa Wife s
Home at Nis Using
Flashlight Locate
His \ MS.

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WASHINGTOsss, March 20.-Flve
persons were shot when Herman
Kabansky, 25, ran amuck early today
In the home Of his wife at 1916 Sew
enth street, Northwest The man,
who is believed to be demented. broke
into the home Of his father-in-law,
Abraham Rayboy, through rear WIN
dow, shot his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Lena Rayboy, his wife. Mrs. Fanny
kabansky, his little brotherin-law,
Solomon Rayboy, six years old, Po-
liceman Edwards. and was then shot
himself by Edwards.
All Of those shot except Policeman
Edwards are seriously hurt.
Abraham Rayboy escaped into tho
street in his night clothes and was
unhurt.
Kabansky and his wife separated
eighte.n months ago, and for several
months his wife has been living with
her parents, while Kabansky was In
New York. The husband returned
last night and made his way to where
his wife was staying, brsa king IN a
window to the rear, according to po-
lice officials. Kaban sky passed by the
room in which his mother and father
in-law were sleeping but turned back
to fire at his mother-;n-law as she
lay on thts bed Then he shot his
wife.
Policeman Edwards heard the first
shot and ran towards the house, meet
ing Abraham Rayboy. The blue coat
rushed up the stairs into the dark
ness Kabansky meanwhile continuing
a fusiliads of shots, directing them at
his victims by pocket flash light.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
LOOKING for MISSING Woman.

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WAUKI2G AN. Ill. March 20.-Sev-
eral hundred citizens of Waukegan
and Zion City today Joined a posse
of militia men and high schol stu
dents searching fer Mrs. John Hem
men. photographer wife, missing
since Tuesday and business in the
two towns was suspended for the
day.
Mrs. Hemmen wore largo diamond
ring when she left home and the po'
lice believe she may have teen slain
by robhsrs A thorough search Of the
swamps north Of Waukegan was
made yesterday and farmers were
asked today to search abandoned
buildings and cisterns.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
WINTERS GIRL DISAPPEARED
JUST ONE YEAR AGO TODAY

This was the statement today OIL
D. w. A. Winters, when asked whetn-
o.. he Thought his little daushter, now
ten years old, is still ailVe.
Just one year ago today llttls hath'
crime Winters disappeared. whether
she as stolen to be held for ransom !;
whether she was takn by relatives
who might profit by her disappear
ance. or whether she was the victim
of foul play, remains a mystery
Little frankie White ., the seven
wear old brother of Catherine Is GER
tain she will come back. He is treas
uring a candy Easter chicken that ne
bought for her a year aso ana no one
can make him believe that Catherine
is dead.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
II Ia Constitutional.

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ST. PAUL, Mimi. March 2O.-The
state supreme court today declared
the state wide non-partisan election
law pasAsd by the last legislature is
constitutional in every respect. The
decision was handed down after areu-
ments were heard in test suit
brought by Frederick Olsin, Mime
apolis. who attempted to file as a
candidate for the legislature with a
party designation. AS result OF the
decision all county and legislative
candidates in the June primary will
file on non-partisan ticket
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
insurance Company Barred.

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SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 20
State Insurance Commissioner Rufus
NJ. Potts today suspended the right
Of the National Life Insurance Asso-
citation OF Des Moines to write any
further insurance in Illinois. The
license Of the company in Iowa re-
Gently was revoked by the Iowa
commissioner and Potts ruled that 1t
would not be permitted to do busi-
ness in this state until it is accredit-
ed in it's own state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
PavIowa Cancels Engagement.

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ST. LOUIS, Mo, March 20.-Deter-
mined to fill her weeks engagement
in Chicago beginning Monday, Mile.
Anna Pavlowa cancelled her engas-s-
ment at Cincinnati tomorrow night
and left this morning for Chicago.
The Russian dancer was determine
ed to go to Cincinnati, but her physi-
clans insisted that she might ruin her
dancing career if she did not take
proper care OF herself
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
Saved by PuImoter

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CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 20
Emergency hospital surgeons worked
desperately with pulmoter today
and saved five OF seven persons over
come by gas. from probable death.
Samuel Weinberg, 20. and his broth.
er, 1sadore. "a, will likely de. Their
mother. two brothers and two sisters
were saved by prompt application Of
the pulmoter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
Little Brother Has Candy
Easter Chicken Awaiting
His Lost Sister.

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NEW CASTLE, Ind, March 20
am positive as l ever was that my
little daughter is alive and that she
will eventually be found. There has
not been 3 minute since shs d1sap
peared that l have not had this te>
lief Some time | Will find her. She
may be found soon. hope So She
may not ha found for many months.
but she will be found"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
affecting Scene in Log Cabin
on Banks of the River
When Father
Returns.
|THE STAIN IS ERASED
Pardon by Governor Dunno
Was Move of a Big Heart
to Right a
Wrong.
IBv staff Correspondent Of the Unit
ed PreSel

[Bv Staff Correspondent OK the Onlt'
ed Press.l
SAND RIDGE, ILL.,. March 2O.-A
s.alwart man, his face only slightly
touched by prison palor, entered
rough log hut not far from the banks
Of the Mississippi early today. and
with a shout OF Joy clasped tiny hg'
ure that lay sleeping peacefully IN =
cheaply built cradle.
Baby Vallle, whose chubby features
have become known to countless thous'
ands of newspaper readers throughout
America had met his father, Charles
Kinney, for the first time since he
was a two months old infant. Kinney
who until yesterday was Convict A.
915 at the southern Illinois peniten-
tiary at Chester, turned to his girl
wife, Cora, with chuckle Of glee and
gently returned Vallie to bis little
bed
"Baby's sick now," she whispered.
but he'll be all right when he knows
ne has his daddy"
Back from Chester. where Kinney
yesterday afternoon married the girl
he had wronged and recesved com.
mutation, OF HIS thirty year prison
sentence that set him free. the re.
united couple today were in seclusion.
Kimzeys aged mother lies in one
room of the little cottage. too weak to
speak to her son, but praying that she
may live a few days longer.
A simple, yet tensely dramatic
wedding In the warden's parlor at
Chester made Charles Kinney and
,ora Calvert man and wife. And
then richly engraved document,
bearing golden seal, was put in Kim
zey's hand. It was the official ac-
knowledgement Of the great state Of
Illinois that Baby Vallie has the best
claim upon Charles Kimzey's love and
services.
1t was a little after noon that Con
vict A-915 walked into the parlol
where the bride-to-be had been wait
ing all morning. Only moment be.
fore he had heard Of the communication
ofhis sentence
Shyly, he went up to the pale girl
mother, who arose with a happy, but
embarrassed smile.
Cora" he cried, and in a moment
the couple were closed In each Others s
arms
Then 'and-our boy he asked.
Cora's eyes grew grave. She told
how Baby Vallie, while all the time
people were voting for him through
out the land in movement to set his
papa free, had lain i'll in bed almost
at the point Of death from pneumonia.
Bat he's better now" she said. 'It
will make him we'll, think, when his
daddy comes home to hfm-for the
first time
The marriage was brief cerem ony
performed by Prison Chaplain j. R.
McDuffy, in the pres ence of Cora's
relatives and the prison people.
A few moments later the strange
little bridal party left the prison,
Charles Kinney with his wife on his
arm
There never was a stranger trip
than that which Baby Vallie's mamma
and papa took.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
Rev o. j CT $1,000 is Offered for
Return of the Missing
Youngster.

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PHILADELPHIA. March 2O-With
total rewards Of $1,000 now offered
for the recovary of seven year ole
Warren McCarry, who vanished from
his home eight days ago. police sSld
public gave themselves over with re-
uewed determination today to solve
the mystery OF his disappearance.
Not since the tragic case Of Charlie
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
Spread Of Trschoma.

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WASHINGTON. March 20.-Start-
ling figures on the spread of trachoma
were announced by the public health
service today, as the result of the
examination Of 1929 school chill
dren in Jefferson county. Kentucky.
Out of 32,5SG whites, 797 were found
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
Interurban Collision.

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BUFFALO, n. Y, March 20.-Cor-
oner Ernest went to Gasport today
to investigate the death OF Glyn w.
Bidgeman. AZ. of Lockport, instantly
killed when two cars on the Buffalo.
Lockport and Rochester interurban
road coIlided near Gasport late last
night, Nine others were injured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
Left Fortune to Chauffeur.

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BUFFALO. N. Y, March 2O.-By
the will of Mrs. Rose S. Foster, who
died several days ago at the Marie
Antionette hotel in New York, the
bulk of her estate, estimated at $780,
900 is left to Roy A. Chilson, her
chauffeur. Mrs. Foster was the widow
of wealthy Buffalo merchant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
Weather Conditions.

There has been snow in the central
valleys. which continues at Knox
Vile. Tenn, this morning, and is fol-
lowed by colder weather as the high
pressure advanced from the northern
plains. The temperature is below the
freezing po:nt in all districts east Of
the Rockies except the gulf states,
Marquette, Mich, reporting 2 above
zero.
Light snow in the northern plains
region has attended a moderate de-
preston which is in North Dakota,
this being followed by an area of
high pressure, moving down from the
British northwest into Montana.
Conditions indicate fair weather for
this section tonight, becoming unset
tied and colder Saturday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20

affected. and out of 4T31 negroes.
only four. The service was at a loss
to account for the differences between
the races.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
THE WEATHER

For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night. Saturday unsettled and colder.
Increasing shifting winds.
For Illinois: Fair and warmer to-
night. Saturday increasing cloudi-
ness and probably becoming unsettled
north portion. Moderate variable
winds.
For Iowa: Increasing cloudiness
tonight becoming unsettled Saturday.
Colder Saturday. Increasing shifting
winds Saturday.
For Missouri: Fair tonight with
warmer east and south portion. Sat
urday unsettled with colder north
portion. Moderate variable winds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
Crisis js at Hand.

LONICN, March ~ fepeateu
conference OF government officials.
the hurried departure Of Sir Edward
Carson of Belfast, rumors OF impend-
ing arrests and possible opposition III
Ulster by government troops were
evidences today Of the crisis in the
Irish home rule conflicts. With union
lists declaring that the government
has doubled the number of troops In
all Irish barracks, the greatest activ-
ity was evident among ths Ulster vol
unteers. Unionists firmly believe that
the government plans some coup. The
leaders assert that the Ulsterite5 can
not be held in check much longer and
that any military action which may
be taken, will be followed by the
war so long threatened Thu mar
quis of Londonderry and other prom
inent Ulster leaders had returned to
Belfast today, and with the Bonar
law motion for the censure Of the gov.
ernment defeated in the house of
commons, reports of impending &C.
velopment of a most serious nature
prevailed. Liberal leaders today ad-
mitted that the situation was srrious,
but expressed confidence in the pre-
cautions taken. The sudden inflam.
matory reports from Ulster, they de-
clara. indicate clearly that the union
lists realize that they have been de-
feated in the parliamentary battle.
Premier Asquith and other liberal
I boyo oil lint hroEep nnEtar q
strain Of the bitter fight, it was de-
clared today The premier is said to
be in very poor health.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
WARM OVATION
FOR SIR EDWARD
Carson Returns to Ireland and
Home Rule Crisis
is Now at
Hand.
TROOPS EVERYWHERE
Garrisons Are Doubled and Every
Precaution is Taken in
Expectation Of
Trouble.
TROOPS EVERYWHERE

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BELFAST, March 20.-Firing re-
volver salutes, shouting and wildly
cheering, a great crowd welcomed
Sir Edward Carson here today after
the Ulster leaders hasty trip from
London following stormy scene IN
the house of commons yesterday
when Andrew Bonar Law challenged
the government to hold a referendum
on the Irish home rule bill and de-
manded a vote of censure for the gov
ernment's attitude. The situation was
believed to be extremely critical to-
day. A great quantity of records
we're removed during the night from
the unionist headquarters. High
powered motor cars with volunteer
guards drove up to the headquarters
at top speed. filled with records and
then whizzed away. Their destination
was kept secret as the Ulster lead
ers apparently fear government
raid.
The clank OF sabres was heard
throughout Ulster today. Unusual
activity in the movement of British
troops gave every Indication that the
government was preparing for any
eventuality. Heavy attachments OF
troops arrived at Newry, Omagh
Armagh, and Eniskillen during the
day. Hitherto only small garrisons
have been stationed at these points
It was reported arrangements were
being made to increase the garrison
at Belfast.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
Daily River Bulletin.
River st.

The river will remain nearly sta
tionary from Davenport to KeokuI
during the next fortyeight hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
Local Observations.

March. Bar.Th er. Wind. Weather.
19 : pm. . so 3S 30 n Clear
20 7 am =. so. .46 81 Clear
Melted snow for the past "a hours,
6 hundredths.
River above low water OF 1864, 3
feet, 4. tenths.
Change in "a hours, rise tenths.
Lowest temperature. March 10. %.
Highest temperature, 80.
Lowest temperature, "a.
Lowest temperature last night. 20
FRED T. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-10-15
Findings Of The Court

In the case of James Eckert VS.. Frank
S. Bunker, tried at the recent term of
court, the Judge found in brief as foil
ows. That the plaintiff and defendant
entered into contract April, IL, 1913,
wherin the plaintiff was to receive $35 a
month for wages and each to give the
otherEnotice a month in advance before
quitting or discharging or forfeit a
month sspay.
That it was understood by the defend
ant that the plaintiff was non drinking
man.
That the plaintiff was paid money be-
fore the end of the month, that he was
not sober, that he was careless with his
work and at times refused to do certain
tasks.
That because more money was not ad-
vanced the defendant was threatened
with violence.
That there was nothing due the plain
tiff.
That the plaintiff quit without provo
cation.
That the complaint be dismissed with
costs, no costs to Mr.. Bunker.
In addition Mr. Bunker says he used
every effort to prevent trouble and de-
sired to do the square thing but was pre-
vented in this. He feels that ne was
not to blame in the least.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-10-15
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