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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
AUTO SHOW
is A WONDER
Car at 1896 is Cheapest While
Expensive Ones Are Shown
at Almost Any Price
Desired.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-New York
ers are alternately gasping in won
derment and chuckling with glee this
week as they visit the automobile
show. Every luxury, every expensive
appointment that man can devise has
apparently been put into the higher
priced cars being introduced this
year. But at the same time there Is
hope for the man with the lean pocket
book as smaller and cheaper cars
are also exhibited. II ID in viewing
these cars that Mr.. Average Man
gets his chuckle for there is an indi-
cation that the manufacturers are
endeavoring to build cars that will
scale down to prices within his reach.
The new automobiles are built on
long streamsr lines. The radiators
are much smaller in front and taper
back in long graceful broadening
lines.
One limousine exhibited is uphol-
stored entirely with the most expen-
sive tapestry. Ths ceiling and cor
ners Of the spacious interior are stud.
ded with delicately-shaded lights. The
woodwork is OF mahogany. The cor
ners of the cars are rounded to give
absolute comfort with mahogany
strips in the corners where dainty
French prints are hung.
Another limousine, for theatre use,
is fitted out as much like box one
would occupy at the opera as could be
I imagined. There are rich hangings,
expensive upholstering, and four
richly upholstered chairs, any one OF
which may be taken from the car at
/ any time or placed In any position
| in the machine One electric exhib
/ tied is done entirely in gold. ths in
terror resembling gold room" o.
some millionaire's mansion in minia
i ture. These machines with the tour
ing cars and roadsters attract huge
4, crowds but the cheaper cars are real
4, " the ones which hold the thrunEa
! One car is exhibited to sell for $3s
. as compared with the thousand
which the limousines bring. It !
built on the general lines Of large
and mora expensive cars but ever,
, opportunity has been taken to Gu
the price to the minimum. The cycle
car literally q motorcycle on fou
wheels instead of two, also attract
considerable attention.
Thousands have visited the aut
show during the week and the crowd
continue to pour in Grand Centra
Palace is elaborately decorated an
with the exhibits Of various manufae
turers, the scene is dazzling.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
Ienninas for Governor.

rI1nited Press Leased Wire @erv1ce.I
NEW YORK. Jan. Al J. Jen-
ninss. once a notorious train bandit
announced here today that he Will at
tempt to come back in Oklahoma
politics this time as the democratic
candidate for governor.
mo self respecting outlaw can as
sociate with the political thieves In
nv state said Jennings, adding that
he meant the present democrltic lead
ers "Tll fight EN- to a finish
Jennings was nominated in 1917
for county attorney but was defeated
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
BID Brazil Fairure.

tIrnited Press Leased Wire Servlce.l
RIO DE JANEIRo. Jan. More
than forty banking institutions are
involved in the failure announced to-
dav Of the Incorporadora company OF
San Paulo. The concern is holding
oomnany controlling practically all OF
the banks OF San Paulo state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
A Little Bull story.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Jan. FIFTY
years ago John H. Citerly, now sew
enty-four. of Oakley. Mich. saved Mrs.
Anna Reed, now seventy-five. of Bat
tie Creek, Mich, from mad bulls
charge when the animal became ex-
cited at red dress Mrs. Reed wore,
Today they are on their honeymoon,
having been married here yesterday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
British Artists.

LONDON. Jan. british artists
want official participation in the Pan.
anna Pacific exposition. Sir Edward
Poynter, president of the Royal
Academy. and many other distinguish
ed artists today Joined in petition
to the government for official recog.
milton of a British fine arts section
at the San Francisco fair.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07

GERMANS WERE HEROES
spanish Ship Which Hovered Near,
Criticized by Gunther
For FooIins
Around.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
BOSTON. Mass. Jan. IA Spanish
steamer which sighted the wrecked
Oklahoma off Sandy Hook early Sun
dly, fooled around; pu- over a boat;
! then fooled around some more, and
finally picked up the boat and went
away according to Captain Alfred
Gunther, who, with seven members OF
tie crew OF the iii fated Oklahoma,
arrived in Boston early today, aboard
the Hamburg-American liner Bavaria.
Members OF the Oklahoma's crew
rescued by the Bavaria were badly
1 battered and storm beaten, scarcely a
msa without some injury, but they
were anxious to hear Of the fate Of
their companions and were bitter In
their comment on the actions of the
Spanish liner Manuel Calvo. The
German officers and men who braved
/ d terrific see to save them as they
tlung to the wrecked snip, deserve
\ Carnegie hero medals, according to
Captain Gunther. The pIucly Ger
mans took their lives in their hands,
Ganther said, and neither the rescued
nor rescuers were certain OF safety
mt they were pulled aboard the
Bavaria
Clinging to the rail of the forepart
II the Oklahoma. the eight survivors
threw il line to the rescue crew In the
Bayaria's life boats. One by one the
men slid down the rope while the
Germans fought to keep the little
craft from crashing against the hull
OF the wreck. The rescue crew was
headed by Officer Richard Knoeckel,
and the volunteers who literally fought
e get into the life boat ahead of their
fellows, comprised Quartermasters
Graf and Frey and Seamen Hustedt
Meinert and Wachter.
The men whom they saved are:
Captain Alfred Gunther.
First Officer Bery1l Iverson
Second officer Knute Dahle.
Third officer Karl Eklund.
Wireless Operator William Davis.
Boatswain o. Rasmussen.
Carpenter Herman Erickson.
Quartermaster Hamilton Powell
The cause Of the disaster may never
ne known. The storm made it i'm
possible to see thirty feet. Survivor:
on.y knew there was crash and tn,
snip broke in two. They do not be
isese tnere was any explosion.
0aptain Gunther's story OF the dis
aster follows:
All Saturday night the storm
RACED, growing worse and worse unit
u reached velocity OF what we est
mated to be eighty-five miles an hour
~ got TO be so bad, with the win
pioWhg hard on, that one could no
nee beyond twenty or thirty feet ahea
ana this fact makes it impossible TO
ans OF US to tell Just what happened
we could neither see nor hear.
saturday night we weathered tn
saie all right and on Sunday morr
ing seemed to be all right. except tina
we snow and spindrift. were so thic
'i,at we could tell but little abou
Where we were.
Inc officers OF the fore part Of tn
pup were Worn out and hungry and
oiuered them to go aft for some breal
,ast told them to send the. stewar
inward with something for me as
u'uh want to leave the bridge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
ELECTION
IN THE SECOND
Governor Clarke Expected to Issue
Call Tomorrow and Set
February 10.

[United Press Leased Wire Service.l
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Jan. Gov
ernor George W. Clarke is expected to
issue a call for the special election in
the second congressional district to
choose a successor to the late Con
gressman Pepper tomorrow and will
probably Ak February 10th as the
date. A half dozen candidates are
already in the field.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
EishIno was Good.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l ]
CHICAGO, Jan. IA Jack the
peeper,' watched Mrs. Helen Hood
place 81 900 in diamonds in her stock.
ings and retire. While she slept. he
fished the stockings and the diam
onds out Of the window with hook and
line.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
TRANSFER GARDEN
FROM MEXICO
British Minister Will Probably
be Sent to Brazil Where
the Pay is
Higher.
PAGE SENDS THE WORD
Ambassador at London Advises the
state Department But the For
eIgn Office Makes
Denial.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. Although
Acting Secretary of State Moore re-
fused either to confirm or deny 1t,
the fact that United States Ambassa-
dor Page at London had advised the
state department that the British gov
ernment intended transferring Its am
bassador to Mexico, Sir Lionel Car
den, became known here today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
Cannon Rested Grippe.

run.ted Press Leased Wire Ssrvice.l
DANyILLE, H., Jan. Though
aUncle Joe" Cannon was still confin-
ed to his home todly, physicians an
nounced that he had almost COM
pletely recovered from an attack of
the grippe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
LOCATION Of
FEDERAL BANKS
East is Making Strong Bid for
Most of Reserve Banks
Under New Cur
rency Law.
BIGGEST IN NEW YORK
FInanclers Appear Before the cabI-
net Members and Tell What
They Think Would
be Best.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.J
NEW YORK, Jan. THAT New
England and New York and northern
New Jersey should be included in the
eastern federal reserve system was
the opinion expressed by George F.
Baker OF the First National bank, and
Charles sabin, vice president OF the
Guaranty Trust Co., when they ap-
peared before Secretaries McAdoo and
Houston, conducting hearings as to
the establishment Of regional banks
under the new currency law.
Baker, second in power in the
financial world only to j. P. Morgan.
said that he believed Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh might also be included in
the eastern district.
Baker said he believed bank big
enough to handle any situation and
commanding the respect and conf
dence Of all banking interests should
be located in New York. 1t should
be capitalized at about $25, 300 900 on
six per cent basis. he declared
In response to a question by Nc
Adoo, Sabin declared he had nothing
to say as to the effect of redistribu-
ton of deposits aids reserves might
have. The secretary declared that he
!, believed this redistribution would re-
lsult in conditions becoming normal
!. agsin.saT he hearings here will be- ads
, jonrned tomorrow night. Testimony
, will then be taken in Boston, begin
, ming Friday.
: Practically all witnesses examined
, today said they believed New Eng
land should be included in the east.
: ern district with the principal bank
In New York. James Martindale
president of the Commercial National
tank, and Stephen Baker, president
, of the Bank of Manhattan, said they
believed the reserve system could get
along with less than eight banks as
l provided by the law.
: Martindale suggested banks in New
York. Chicago, St Louis, Minneapolis
or st. Paul, New Orleans and San
Francisco. The New York reserve
, should cover the entire east, Martin
Gale said, with branch banks in Phila-
delphia and Boston. He said he
thought New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylyania and New England at least
should be included in the New York
system Baker said he believed banks
J should be established in New
:, York, Boston, Philadelphia, At
Ilanta, Chicago, st. Louis and Min
neapolis and on the coast.
y Secretary McAdoo asked Baker his
:, opinion as to the suggestion OF es-
= tablishing a bank in Washington or
: Baltimore and whether he believed
such plan would be more effective
than the placing of bank In Phila
delphia. Baker said he did, but re
!, garded philadelphia as the logical city
: for bank. Baker said the belief thai
: so much money was centered in New
:. York as TO congest the money market
II was unfounded.
:. you can't grow cotton in Wal
- street and you can't finance railroads
= ia. the cotton fields was the way Free
= y. Kent, president OF the Bankers
Z Trust Co., explained the fact tina
New York is the financial centre o
the country.
All agreed that the New York banl
of should have the greatest capital
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
One Man Trampled to Death
and Another Stabbed Dur
ing Foreigners Riot.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
MASON CITY, Iowa, Jan. 7.-One
dead, one mortally stabbed. and TWEEN
ty-fve in Jail is the result of the open
ing celebration of the Greek Christ
mas festivities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
Mrs. Zero Marx.

CHICAGO, jan 7.-While her hus-
bands will, leaving her only $4,000 Of
a 100000 estate was being fled, Mrs.
Zero Marx, wife of wealthy sign
manufacturer, died suddenly of heart
disease.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
flynn Says New York State
Must Retrench and Prom
ise Some Vetoing.

united Press Leased Wire service.l
albany, N. Y, Jan. TIN mes
'ase to the New York Legislature
aihch convened today. Governor Mar
uh Il. Glynn dealt entirely with fin
Economy was the keynote OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
Daily River Bulletin.
Local observations.

Mean temperature 9th. 26.
Lowest temperature, %.
Highest temperature, 80.
Lowest temperature last night. %.
FRED 2. GoSEwIsCH.
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07

Must Be Earned.
Respect can neither be inherited mol
borrowed.
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Continued on page 81
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-07
Commissioner Patterson
Defends Prison Methods

ment be provided only with those
necessary things to prevent needless
suffering and cruelty, for it will not
do to give the prisoners more luxu-
ries and comforts than the common
citizen IS able to provide for him
self and givehim license in prison to
have his own way with impunity.
for by so doing you give them no
fear Of punishment and train them to
disregard restraint.
1t will not do to levy heavy taxes
on the common. law abiding citizens
to maintain government. to provide
expenses of courts to maintain order.
and then to provide luxuries for the
ViolatorS of law. the murdeyers, bur
glars, robbers, etc. the very cause of
all this outlay Of money. that this cit
izen is unable to provide for him
self and his loved ones.
The wisest and most humane thing
that can be done for a criminal is to
punish him, not that the law delights
in the punishment of any of its citi-
zens but that he may know that the
law is just and that its provisions.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-07
l6 STATES BACK
ATLANTA BANK
CAMPA|

As finale FOR the las; week before
the coming of the Reserve Bank Or
ganization Board, Atlanta received
Saturday advices from thirty-five
national banks, situated in sixteen
different States. including the Dis
trict of Columbia, and not lnclud-
ing any of the Georgia Endorsements.
all of which were received and listed
some time ago.
At the rate the Endorsements of
Atlanta-all forwarded previously to
the national board-are coming in, it
appears that several hundred impair
tial cities will have spoken in Allan
ta's favor before the national commit
tee reaches this city. The meetings
will be held in the Federal Court
room, PostotiiCe Building the coming
Friday and Saturday
Following are the cities from whom
assurances We're received Saturday:
Saranac Lake. Potsdam, Dunkirk.
New York. y. Y; Dallas. Cham
hersburg. Harrisburg. Nanticoke. Pa.
Washington, u. c.; Elkader and
Sioux city, Iowa; Grapevine. Gates
vile, Clarendon, Wichita Falls. Dali
las. Texas Lake Linden, Mich.
York and Nebraska City. Nebr.;
Cheyenne and Rawlins, Colo: Aber-
deem and Castlewood. q Oak:
Jamestown, y. Oak: Boothbay
Maine; Chelsea, Vt; Pittsburg
Kans; Fort Smith Ark; Hominy and
CheCOtah Okla.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-07
BOY FLOGCED IN CONVICT
CAMP, WEAK WITH GRIEF
AS HIS MOTHER IS DYING

named Brooks, stopped in front OF
me and yelled:
Spider. go back into the office
and tell the captain ] said to beat
hell out OF you!
What have ! done?' ! asked.
That's none of your d bust
ness. he shouted, You do what 1
tell you
so I went into the office. where
the captain sat at his desk, and said
Mr. Brooks said to tell you to
whip me-"
Captain Thomson didn't ask me
what l was to be whipped for He just
said, 'All right, get your clothes off
He gave me about ten lashes,
think, and after he got through ask
I'd him why I had been whipped, and
he said on general principles.
Another time Same Davis and /
were whipped because a drill we were
working cot stuck in the mud. He
got Is lashes and I got II.
Chased by Drunken Guards.
II was whipped several other times
eight in all, and they never would
tell me what they beat me for.
The guards cursed us and called
US all kinds OF names, except Aaron
Tsora. who seems to be the only guard
there who IS willing TO treat anybody
like they are human.
I'VE used TO see the guards on
watch Sunday drink whisky and get
drunk and chase the convicts around
with their shotguns and whips,
threatening to kill them.
1--WE seen lots OF men whipped
while they were chained and shackled
to gangs of other men
I'VE were fed peas with weevils
in them. Once we had peas every
dav for three months and every day
there were weevils and worms in
them. The other food was just as
bad The cornbread was filed with
worms
I'VE were allowed 10 take but one
bath q week during the wintertime.
and from ono to eight men had to
battle in the same tub. In the sum
mer they let us battle twice week.
and sometimes we would have to use
the water that eight or ten other
men had used"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-07
OBITUARY.,

The funeral of James L. Clark. aged
seventy one, who died Friday night
at his home. No, 1S9 East Hunter
street. will be held Sunday at )
2. M at Patterson's chapel. In
torment will be in Greenwood Gem
etery. The deceased Is survived by
a brother. H. A. Clark, and a half
brother w. r, Eaton, OF Maine.
Emmett Merrill, the 9-vear-old son OF
Mr. and Mrs T. T. Merrill of No. IS
Deane street, died Saturday morn
ing at o'clock, The body was re-
moved 20 Harry g. Poole's chapel.
and will be taken to Carrollton for
funeral and interment
The body OF A. .. James. Jr.. the boy
killed Friday in an elevator in the
Third National Bank Building, was
taken Saturday 10 Madison for tu-
neral and interment
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-07
Continued From Page 1.

ing TO take care of the brothers and
sisters who we're left alone when the
mother died
Learned About Crime.
Il was sent up for burglary" he
said, and was released shortly after
Christmas. l guess was considered
a bad boy when l went into the chain
gang, for I was only II years old, and
all 17-year-old boys are likely to get
into mischief. But I know more about
crime, and how to commit crime and
no" 10 dodge the consequences, than
| did when they put me in the chain
gang, ] know more vicious habits,
and | think more about how easy 1t
would be to rob a store or a house
than did before | went in the chain
gang ana had men standing over me
with loaded guns all day long. apply
ing vile epithets to me and TO my
mother They made me work six
teen hours a day, shoveling dirt with
grown men, and I was not as strong
as they we're and couldn't do as much,
and they'd have me beaten because |
couldn't work as hard as the big men
could.
Il was whipped eight times while
was in the Adamsville camp six
times without any reason at all and
twire for trivial offenses and viola
tions of the rules. One time | was
logged because l dropped a spot OF
grease on the floor of the mess hall,
"nile | was getting my breakfast,
and Captain Thomason gave me five
lashes on my bare back
Whipped on General Principles"
~ had haan nv
wien ! was whipped the first time,
and l never dio know what II was for,
except that they told me it was on
general principles They called me
Spider at the camp The guards
gave me the name because | was so
little and seemed to be all legs and
arms, l guess / never was very
strong. One morning before we went
out on the chain the guard. a man
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-07

Editor Georgian:
In your issue Of the 9th inst is
card signed by B. G. NJ that goes so
wide of the mark that I deem it wise
to reply to it. | do not care to en-
gage IN any newspaper controversy,
but simply 20 set your readers right
on the questions discussed. | appre
ciate the statement in the card that
the writer does not believe Judge
Patterson to be either ignorant or
cruel" The subject OF the article
contains a supposed quotation from
me, but which I disClam. The young
man who quoted me NAV not have
fully understood me. and thus was
led into giving an erroneous idea Of
my position.
I stated in substance my position
to be that the ideas OF a great many
newspapers and others on the ques-
ton OF crime and it's punishment and
prevention We're erroneous, and while
I did not agree with some that tt
was ''mauidin sentiment" that 1t was
based on n wrong viewpoint.
Not Solely fer Reformation.
The idea OF punishment Is not sole
w TO- reformation of character II
that could be done we would stop
churches and other means for the
building up OF character and SEND
everybody to the penitentiarY until
they We're reformed and then turn
them out But that society in It's or
ganized state as a government, makes
laws and provides punishment for
their viola ton in order to protect its
members in their lives, their persons,
their property and pursuit OF nap
piness.
u-..a-;o.ca shows .hat van paD take
a community Of say 100 inhabitants.
and while the vast ma ority will be
law abiding and respect the rights
OF the others. some will be lawless
and disturbers OF the peace and un-
mindful of the rights of others. Thls
being so. the laws are so framed that
the Government instituted for this
purpose can lay its hands on these
lawless ones and thus remove the
evil influence and provide proper pro-
lection for the others.
Prisons for Punishment.
The parable of the leaven illus
trates-leaven is a symbol of evil and
corrupting influence, and the state
ment Is that "a little leaven leavens
the whole lump"
The only way 10 stop the working
Of the leaVen Is to remove II from
the lump Now, prisoners and peni-
tentiaries are established for the pun
ishmert Of these lawess members OF
society. to protect the rest of society
from them and their crimes as
warning to deter others following in
their example. and, If possible. as
CONSEQUENCE of the punishment
inflicted, to reform the criminal SO
that when he Is released he will no
longer be a bit Of Heaven" or evil.
but. having been made to see the err
ror of his way and that crime brings
its sure reward of punishment he viii
correct his attitude toward society
and become a respecter of its laws
instead OF a disturber.
Should Have Only Necessities.
Now. in order to best and most
surely accomplish this result, It is
necessary that these places OF punish
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-07
Coolest Weather of
Winter Speeding Eastward

CHICAGO. Feb. The coolest
weather OF the year is speeding
eastward toward Chicago to-day. be-
ing pushed along by the bitterest
winds that have swept the Western
plains for ten years. Zero weather
was reported to- day from a large sec
ton Of country centerinE IN Nom
tana and extending east 10 Nebraska
and Kansas. The lowest tempera-
ture was - degrees below zero in
Havre, Mont A Silver Lake IL was
40 and at Billings IS below Four
days OF below zero weather was pre-
dlcted.
The upper Missouri River valley to-
day was IN the grin Of q cold wave
that extended south into Oklahoma
and the panhandle Of Texas Warn
inSs we're sent out to shippers in the
Middle West 10 be prepared for a
long period OF extreme cold.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-07

Typewriters rented 4 mos,
SIS up. Am. Wig. Mch. Co.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-07

While they may seem to weigh heav-
fly on him, are really provided in
mercy and loving kindness TO those
who OBEY it's precepts, and If the pun
ishment inflicted can bring the con-
Wet to see this and work in him
reformation of character, then you
have done him an act OF mercy and
not Of vengeance