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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22

1t is Just fifty years since the pres
ent imperial councillor, DR.. Kisch Of
Marienbad. suggested that In time o..
war all health resorts should be de-
clared neutral, and that this sentence
should be added to the convention
OF Geneva. In spite Of the interest
1t had evoked when it was formulated
for the first ime, the IDEA fell into
oblivion. Recently Kisch has on re
more taken up his old idea and ex-
planned in several letters to the press
how much could be done If all wound
ed men and officers could be cared
for in the Austrian health resorts
These alone could provide more than
100000 beds for wounded soldiers
The Austrian foreign ONCE has taken
the matter up, and efforts will be
made for the acceptance of this p,ar
by all nations.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22
DON'T DO IT.

When stranger comes into your
place of business and interrogates
you as to the condition Of trade
don't complain You give him a bad
impression, and nine times out OF
ten business is not SO dull as we
often say it is. A discouraged word
sometimes drives prospective IN
weston away. Suppose stranger
comes into this city and starts to
get a trade barometer from the mer-
chants. He goes into fifteen or
twenty stores and gets limptd, In
different, discouraged report. Is he
going to locate or go elsewhere
Cheerfulness. optimism, the boost
spirit. That is what the stranger
wanted and hoped to hear. If you can
saturate these inquirers with the
right kind of civic spirit they will be
in a much better mood for the indus
trial organizations Of the city to trans
act business with them. Nothing sue
ceeds like team work. Let every
merchant and every citizen speak
cheerfully and cheeringly about theiI
city. Give the patient the right med
Iicine. Sit down-or stand up II you
have no place to sit down-and think
it over carefully. Do you know OF
any city that has a more hopeful fu
ture than this one?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22
cAvE EXCELLENT ADVICE.

J. S. Knox, president OF the knos
School OF Salesmanship. OF Dss
Moines, delivered magnificent and
timely address to the business men
OF Keokuk who took the time to at
tend the luncheon at the Hotel
Iowa yesterday. Mr.. Knox only EN-
phasized many OF the things that we
already know but do not heed. One
OF the assertions he made deserves
careful thought-that travelling sales
men. not our own, report that Keo-
kuk business men do not pull to-
gether. Knox calls cooperation.
boosting, and get-together movements
sanity. The opposite he terms in.
sanity. To harm your own commun-
ity by patronage of mail order houses
in community suicide, according TO
Mr.. Knox. The local report OF Dir.
Knox's address in last evenings is
sue of The Gate City caused lot OF
serious thought. Divided communi-
ties always help the united cities.
When you start your spring bonfire
this year just feed in all OF your
small petty jealousies and decide to
/ ecome an enthusiastic booster. There
l. get-together movement develop
ing in this city. Get innoculated. IL
means a prospe, Gus community.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22
Or. Z. 8. Dorsey.

Examined by Attorney MoManus:
A resident of Keokuk. l was called
to the home of Mr.. ODonnell shortly
b afore eight o'clock and arrived there
at eight or a little after and upon
entering the house found things scat
tered about the rooms In general con-
fusion and in one Of the rooms the
body of Mrs. =O'Donnell lying on the
bed, practically nude, with her hair
disheveled and matted together as
though caused by hands grasping it.
Upon examining the body l found
deep gashes over the right eye and
smaller ones over the left eye. on
the bridge of the nose, and innumer-
able bruises around the shoulders,
neck and entire body and the palms
of the hands had been beaten into a
pulp.
Upon turning the body over. the
back was found to be In worse con-
ddtion than the front OF the body,
and the skin was entirely gone from
the waist line to point just below
the hips, and covered with coal dust.
When examined at the post mortem,
the condition was the same as at
previous examination. It would be
impossible for the wounds to have
been self inflicted. Upon entering the
room blood was found all over the
floor and spattered all over the wall
to a heighth of five or six feet IN a
number Of places and tracks around
the walls as If some one had been
dragged across the floor. ODonnell
remarked, just before taken away
from the house, that, If the doctor
thought he was bruised up (evidently
referring to a slight cut above the
right eye) he ought to see the other
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22
MFSIChN WAR OF 1917,

On April 18, 1S47. the battle of Ger
godo was fought in the Mexican war
and at this battle the Mexican COM
mander. Santa Antonio de Lopez. was
put TO such percipitated fight that
he lost his cork leg in addition to
losing the battle. This cork leg which
formerly belonged to the Mexican gen
eral is in the state museum at the
state capital in Springfield, Illinois.
General Santa Antonio lost his leg
in the defense CO Vera Cruz agains st
tie French in December, 1898, and 1t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22
RES|NOL Will
HEAL YOUR SKIN
Stops Itching Instantly, and Clears
Away Unsishtly Eruptions.

No matter how long you have been
tortured and disfgured by itching,
burning, raw or scaly skin humors,
inst nut a little of that soothing, an
iiiseptkic ResinoI Ointment on the sore,
and the suffering stops right there!
Healing begins that very. minute, ana
your skin gets well go quickly you feel
ashamed of.the money you threw away
on useless, tedious treatments.
Resinol is also an excellent house.
hold remedy for pirnples, dandrufi'
sores, burns, bruises, boils, and for
score of other uses where soothing,
healing application is needed. 1t con.
tains nothing Of harsh or injurious
nature and can be used with confidence
on the tenderest or most irritated sur.
face. Practically every druggist sells
Resinol Ointment f5cc. and $1,000, and
Resinol Soap f25c.l. For trial free,
write 20 Dept. XIX, Resinol, Baltimore,
Md. Ask for Resinol by name and thus
avoid esubstitutes" sometimes offered
by unscrupulous dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22
ooNNELLsoN.

Mrs. G. W. Davis Of Ft. Madison
visited with Misses Mary Best and
Hattie Meisner last Tuesday.
Miss Anna Tempel OF Keokuk Wis.
ted home folks Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kern of Texas
left for their new home in Kinks
vile, Mo, Friday evening after a
weeks pleasant visit with relatives
in our vicinity.
The bacca!aureate sermon for the
graduates this year was preached by
Rev. Bivens OF the NJ e. church at
the G. f. church Sunday evening.
Mrs. Peter Felt visited in Mt. Ster.
ling several days the past week
Henry Tempel has a new Maxwell
runabout
Mrs. John Gompf was called to
Sioux Rapids last Monday By the
death of her sister Mrs Geo. Graeber
who died quite suddenly on Easter
morning. The funeral services were
| held on Wednesday.
! Little Victor McCartv had the mis-
! fortune to crush his hand IN PAU
! Hirschlsr's planning mill last Saturday
afternoon DR. Smith took him tc
| KCokuk where it was found necessary
| to amputate the midGfe finger on his
right hand. Two of the other fingers
are quite sore but it IS hoped fI y
will not have to be taken off.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22
o,DonnelI Wife Murder Trial 70 Pro-
crossing Rapidly With Testi-
mony In Fort Madison
Court.
WOMAN SOUGHT DIVORCE
So County Attorney MeManus Told
the Jury-Attorney Marshall
Claims She Killed
Herself.

/ FORT MADISON. Ia, April a.
The trial Of the state against Ma
thias NJ. ODonnell. charged with wife
murder is progressing After some
delay, a jury composed of the follow
ing was secured:
| James E. Wynans, Madison, east
fifth.
Henry Rippenkroeger. Madison, east
fifth.
E. G. Langerbeck, Viewer.
Henry Bruno, Fort Madison, h. F.
D. No. 3.
Geo. Conradt, West Point.
Casper Freise, Fort Madison.
Barney Rempe, Madison, fourth.
w. c. Schubert, Viewer
H. E. Lyons. Madison. east fifth.
! J. A. McChord, Mt. Hamill.
Adam Stegman, Fort Madison, R. F.
ID. No. 3.
Barney Manka, Madison, fourth
ward.
The case is here on change of
venue from Keokuk.
County Attorney McManus opened
story OF the alleged murder would be
shown by the testimony substantially
as follows:
"On the night of January 10th,
Inez O'Donnell was beaten, possibly
with a poker, possibly with feet and
hands, to the extent that she died;
that at about 900 Or 1000 o'clock
that night the defendant was found
lying in park a few block from his
home and was told to get up and go,
and that he was caught near his home
later. The keokuk police answered
telephone call from a neighbor and
went to the O'Donnell home, four
room cottage with basement, and
found Mrs. ODonnell. nude. lying
moaning and bruised; that she was
taken upstairs and laid on bed and
It was found her body was beaten al
most to a pulp, with bruises from
head to the soles OF her feet. O'Don-
nell was seen comngi from his home
at $3.50 and met Mr. With, the own
er OF the O,Donnell homo and neigh
Dor, and said: My wife is over there
ana IN all beat up till she is almost
dead or similar words. That from
there O'Donnell went to a store near
by and phoned Mrs. O'Donnelps son
that his mother was sick and had
gone nuts Or something OF that ma
ture; that O'Donnell was seen by the
clerk at the store to have blood and
long hairs on his face. At the cot
tage there were blood stains about
hand high around the wall OF the
basement and over the house, that
furniture was overturned and the
house was in general disturbance.
The defendant had for long time
been in the practice Of beating and
abusing his wife, usually on a Satur-
day night; that In the last year the
wife had applied for a divorce; that
ODonnel1 had threatened to kill his
wife" 4l
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22
SONG OF THE WOMEN.

SONG OF THE WOMEN.
we do not come with pleading, 0
masters who in our might
Set us our toll and our measure-the
rhythm Of your delight.
Slave we have been and plaything and
mother to bear you son,
Eut now is the plaything woman and
the toll of the slave is done.
we are proud and fearless, 0 brothers
right comrades Of fearless
men.
And you who are strong shall kno" us
the sweeter now and then,
For only the free and noble is mate to
the noble and free,
And the bondwoman's son is unwor'
thy the son of the free man to
be.
we have visioned distant vision that
has lured US with its CLEAN,
And the marching lines and the tramp
ing feet are hot on the trail OF
a dream.
we have visioned social justice that
shall know the end Of might;
The weak, the poor and the thwarted
we have been in living light.
And we cry to you-follow the vision
follow with us abreast,
Brothers, comrades, lovers, the quest
is a holy quest.
Out OF the golden dawning, out of the
breaking morn
They are calling to US united-the
voices q hose unborn.
This Is the song of the women. sung
to the marching feet,
Mothers and daughters Of mothers out
In the crowded street,
Yes, and the mother OF mothers, white
with the passing years
This is the chant OF the women, and
wise is he who hears.
Forum Magazine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22

out to the cottage. heard meanings,
found the naked body OF Mrs. ODon'
nell at the foot Of the basement
stairs, carried her to bed. summon
ed a doctor. These constitute about
all the salient facts. But it will be
shown there were no bones broken,
no one heard the noise Of the great
commotion at the house although
there were neighbors within forty
feet. The couple were devoted to
point where they we're called 1ovey-
lovey.' The state will show they had
fuses. but the discussions were al
ways about Mrs. ODonnell's son.
Going home after work Saturday,
January 10, O'Donnell had taken two
beers and a whiskey and had carried
two bottles OF pop home to his wife.
at home he found his wife lying
down. She was not her usual self
though it was not until that night that
O.Donnell knew that pregnancy was
the cause. On account Of her illness
he went back down town and got her
soma whiskey. AT 500 o'clock again
he went out to get the meat and other
provisions for Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22
Marshall for Defense.

Attorney Marshall made the usual
plea to the jury to withhold their
opinions until they had heard the en-
tire testimony The story OF the at
fair as the defense desires to present
It, and as outlined by Attorney Mar
shall, is briefly az follows:
"Inez C'Donnell died January 10th,
some time before midnight. The po-
lice received call to the place, went
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22

When Keokuk gets busy with the
cleanup day let everybody take a
very diligent part. And after the
event is over adopt a resolution that
the one-day cleanup idea be enlarged
TO cover every day the year and then
the periodical effort will be quite IN
necessary. Better give your town a
one-day cleaning than none a. all,
but the daily dirt chasing is much
more sanitary and esthetic
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22
Il. N. Anschutz.

The Keokuk photographer was the
first witness. He WAS examined by
Attorney. !McManus; "a resident OF
Keokuk for number OF years. The
witness was handed several photo
graphs and asked to state whether
or not they we're photographs OF Mrs.
ODonnell. The answer was in the al
firmative. Objection as to uss OF
pictures as evidence temporarily sus-
tanned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22

is said that he buried it in the GENE
terry at Santa Paula, after having
an elaborate burial ceremony and an
extensive funeral Grafton pronounced.
The old school histories give an ac-
count of the loss OF the cork leg,
but there are few indeed who know
where 1t is now kept.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22
Drainage Congress opens.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
SAVANNAH, Ga, April 2z.-An ex-
pected message on Hood control from
President Wilson. and an address of
Sir William Willcot.k, builder OF the
Assouan dam. were features listed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22

The Quincy Journal, commenting
shall geize Mexican rorts, Eexican
warships and Mexican Tsilways-if
this Is not war, you name It,"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22

for the opening OF the national drain
age congress here today.
Speakers declared that food pre-
vention will be one OF the big nation
al issues to be present I'd to congress
by President Wilson next session.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22

fellow. O'DonnelI seemed to be in
an ugly mood. Mrs. O'Donnell died
from wounds received about the
head and body.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22
Find. wife Burning shoe.

On returning he opened the door
and was amazed to find his wife,
nude, and in the act OF showing one
of his shoes into the stove; he also
smelled rags burning, the odor COM
ing from the underwear which had
been put In the stove. O'Donnell got
wife back to the bed at once. She
would repeatedly get up and plunge
headlong away, colliding with and
overturning many articles OF furni-
ture, etc., her husband each time
carrying her back to bed and attempt
ing to quiet her. Once she took hold
OF gas stove and pulled 1t from its
supports and fell to the floor with It,.
Then it was that ODonnell noticed q
place on her forehead that was bleed
ing. Once both fell through, a door,
way and O,Donnell himself got .
bruise on the head that brought blood.
After this time the wife seemed to
remain quiet, and O'Donnell stepped
outside the house and watched
through the window. As she showed
no sign OF again becoming perturbed
he left to hunt up the son. Before
going far he thought he had better
not risk leaving his wife and return
ed, and it was during this absence
from the house that he met Wirth
and phoned from the store"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.

II we but knew the secret Of that
power
That opes the bud In early days Of
spring,
II we but knew what makes the robin
sing
HIS Joyous song just at the matin
hour.
Clarence Hawkes..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22

It would probably be satisfactory
TO Secretary Bryan if Huerta gave US
the chautauqus, salute.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22

and they urged delegates to start
campaigning now SO that this legisla-
ton may be an effective means CT
checking the $2oo,eoO.ooo annual flcod
waste In the west
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22

keokuk, Iowa .........Apr'l r. 1914
The Washington times., 1914-01-17
RNGRAYERS' DUCKPIN.
STANpINC

STANDINGS.
CI1Ds. W l. I'lt.
LIZ. ..,,'.s'....... l..tr
MHsheTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS go
EreIka ......;................ ."54
-lyHID-s ........ .....-...-.. -
Tonlgnr'a acHcdu-s-- No a,1ul,. .cs,-....,.g.'s
.,l4uifg--.ir's. a y11 as'5: Brea.a ~, n
s29; Slywipes. IA. 20, ? o. Washers, as -.
J41. Next gsna-Jsg. -' . ,E-1 80 slvysirss
ErsaIlg Ve. AaChsT
The Washington times., 1914-01-17
POST AND EXPRESS
RATES ARE LOWER
Interstate Carriers Have Cut
Cost on Some Packages
81
Even More Than Mail. ,

II took Sl.l0 to send = tGenty-pound
package from Omaha to Duluth by ez-
press one rear ago. Today the same
package can be sent by parcel post for
So cents, and after the first day OF next
month Il may be expressed for IS cents.
should the package weigh but ten
pounds, the new rate would be the same.
T. cents. by either route, but smaller
packages thereafter will be cheaper oy
parcel post. No railroad rate war Of
siashinG of. rates. and, though the cut
in express tariffs IS 70 be made at the
order OF the Interstate Commerce COin-
mission, many stockholders believe 1t
is the only way to compete success
fuIIv with Uncle. Sans new system.
The First Assistant Postmaster Gen
e-al insists that his department mere
~ IS trying to carry out the Ia" as
passed by Congress, but the postal rates
which went into effect January !, lglS-
would make IL appear to the outsider
that the department had anticipated the
coming cut in express rates and had
beaten them to IL.
The new parcel post rate in zones
one and two went into effect last Aug
ust and besides making the rate the
same in both zones it allowed fifty
pound packages to be carried therein.
The order. effective January l, made a
reduction in zones three to six inclu-
sivc and provided that twenty-pound
packages might be carried therein, and
In zones seven and eight also.
As the express rates have been liked
,.Cardless Of postal zones the table be-
low will not apply exactly 70 every case,
out II shows, I'm general way. that
heavy packages and long hauis Will 50
cheaper by express, While small pack
axes and short hauis are lower when
sent ~ parcel post.
The Washington times., 1914-01-17
sheppard a yonce.
Praislng Levinsky.

battling L;syinsky is seltiDE : wifole
lot of praise That is undcscrved. Con-
ccdirg twenty or thirty pounds TO
cheese boxer Is no disadV antagc. as both
Stanley Ketchel and Bob Fitzsimmons
have proven. Jack Dempsey also showed
that a good reach and I weight Of 10
pounds is an asset over a burly oppo-
nent.
The Washington times., 1914-01-17
Tax Payment Limit
Extended to Jan. 81

Tne time limit for the payment Sf
taxes for the fiscal year Is1S has been
EXTENDED 10 January =. Announcement
OF this fact was made today by C. c,
Rogers, collector OF taxes. who explains
ed that ne was acuuated in making. the
extension by the unusual number OF de-
IInnquents which now appear upen his
looks. ..--.- ....-.-. .'r
In an effort to reduce the list as Tar
as possible Mr. Rogers has ootainsd the
approval of the Commissioners and VIII
insert in the daily papers OF January ~
. large display advertisemenI advistnsS
delinluents that IL taxes are not paid
by january II, their property VIII DC
advertised for. sale 'fsfid, the cost ane
penaItles added TO the bills which are
now available. -
The printing Of the list OF, property
upon which taxes have not been psic
will be begun Immediately folloHing
this period OF grace and the sale wiz
begin March 20 and continue for
week. Sale is made in each case 70 the
highest bidder, and IL no bids are MADE
the property is bought in by the, Las-
Trirt 9
The Washington times., 1914-01-17
SEASON TO END ON
MARCH NINETEEN
Reclamation League. Issued
Dates. for Remainder Of
Sowing Year.

Secretary Cook, Of the Reclamation
Duckpin League, has issued a schedule
for that organization, which will be fol-
lowed by its members throughout the
remainder oS the season. The. season
with the Reclamation bowlers is about
one-fourth completed. and the following
dates are made public. 80 there will be
no misunderstanding as to dates.
According to the dates which f0ilo".
the league viii continue rolling until
March 70. Two games are scheduled
each week. Mondays and Fridays being
the nights that the teaIas: assemble Cn
the RathskeIIer Alleys. .~
Here Ia the schedule:
January I9-P. & :. -. Acts: =. -
& z. VS.. Tech: %. ?. & =. IS. Tech: .
Accts. rs. NJ. d r:
FeDruary IN. x Z. .-s- ,. 4. s.. y
Accts. rs. Tech; 9 =. s, :. w.. Acccs.;
I2, II. Z +. 81. Tech; '18, Tech. VS.. p. &
>; i9 Accts. -. ". & =; .. N. < =.
IS. =. & &; ~@6, Accts VI. Tech
March 2-P. s; :. We. Accts. 20, u. &
T. We. Tech; ., P. < :. VS.. Tech; Z,
Accts. Us. NJ. d r; l6, 2. & S. VS.. NJ.
K T.: IS, Accts. VS.. Tech
The Washington times., 1914-01-17

Here's some more competition for the
big leagues. Georgetown boys arc try
ing. to get ap chess league. y 49,
The Washington times., 1914-01-17
OVERLAND BOWtERS
HAVE LARGE LEAGUE
Tewtny-four Teams Of Five
Men Compose Circuit at
Toledo, 0hio.'

What 5 claimed 10 Ire the largest
bowling league ever attempted in the
history Of the sport Is IN operation at
Toledo. OHIO, where twenty-four five
,llaU teams roll Al the players are
from the plant o. the W!Ilys-Ovoriand
Company. each team representing a de
partment " the big motor car factory.
The league season opened September g
and during the winter schedule bring
ing all the teams into play has been
followed. The AlI-OverEand team, which
y;!l represent the league at the Ma
tioI.I Bowling Association tournament
will b chosen from among the beet
players on all the teams.
Tic Overland team Of last yea. rauc
ritail one place "G winning world
horcrs in the bowling game, having
rolled 49, POINTS III G1c national tou-@a-
,1e-t held IN Toledo.
The Washington times., 1914-01-17
A Maine Calico Test.

Former Senator obadiah GarSinet of
Eock!and. ? is responsible Tor the follow
ing:
Il was in small country store II
my native state one morning when an
OLD lady accompanied by a gaw1y look
asked the proprietor to show her some
Cheau calico. She pulled at one piece
ono way. then another. wettins IT mean
time and rubbing It with her fingers to
ascertain If the cOlOrs were fast She
NJ Darently was unable TO satisfy hex
SELF regarding Il.
,"F!nalIy she produced = small pair UE
scissors and shipped on . tiny pisce.
which sac handed TO the young girl
Here, Emma, she said, you che"
On thar an see If it fades away
Emma put the sample into her mouth
and with the most serious expression
irnag nable went to work. ."-KennebsC
Journal.
The Washington times., 1914-01-17
WHO'S WHO ON ALLEYS
Joseph MICHAUD.

Father Time alone chaud in the annals bowl
the Nations Capital the fact that the Oldest rollers
of the alleys Why
his little calls Diamond alleys is
historic Washington the fame Of the
bowling
thought
than this vcnu he is credited
organize Federal
which cnhesDins different
ghtand the alleys cal
to
resist his speedy style
lie