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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-30
AmerIcan SUGAR company,

NEW YORK, March su.-Taking of
testimony in the suit of the govern
ment against the American Sugar
Refining company was resumed here
today. The prosecution completed its
case several days before the last ad-
journment. and the sugar company 's
now presenting its case Former hear
ings have been conducted in the
west and south.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-30

to have him stop. He came abruptly
to close and for space Of min
uts there was an intense silence,
then a burst OF applause His ner-
vous, quick decisive style shows to ad-
vantage on the platform, and his
choice of English Is good.
Proceeding the lecture, a male
quartette composed of Prof. P. c. Hay
den. c. F.. Mcfarland, A. w. Hulson
and John HUDSON sang. The Rev. r.
w. Lilley of the First Christian
church led in prayer.
Henry F. Burns, general secretary
of the Y. NJ. C. A., under whose aus
pieces Mr. Mcclure appeared here, in
troduced the speaker.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-30
pon't You Bellows Il.

Some say that chronic constipation
cannot be cured. Don't you believe
It, Chamberlain; Tablets haro cureo
9th srs-why not you? Give them q
trial. They cost only a quarter. For
sale by all dealers.-Ad, ertisement
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-30

and oft, found themselves unable to
pick flaw In the new production of
General Wallace's play. With one
voice the press and the public hailed
this spectacle as the greatest ever
shown in London even on the historic
stage Of Drury Lane, where the
Christmas pantomimes for more than
a hundred years have been consider
ed the acme Of stage beauty and spec
tacular surprise. Not even Sir Henry
Irvings splendidly dressed REVEALS
of the classics, nor Sir Beerbohm
Trees productions at His Majesty's
have ever equalled the realism and
beauty of the Klaw and Erlaneer
presentation of "Ben-Hus.' 1t was
the determination of these gentlemen
to show the British public that Amer
lea leads in the art of stage equip
ment as she leads in many Of the
other arts and crafts. and they have
succeeded beyond their greatest ex-
pectations. The Troductiv., Of Ben
Hur' shown in London was that
which was seen last year at the New
Amsterdam theatre, New York. The
season at Drury Lane has just closed.
the Wallace spectacle having made a
phenomenal run Of six months. The
engagement just ended was the sec
ond which "Ben-Hur' had played in
London. the first occurring twelve
years ago, in 1902, just at the time Of
the death Of Queen Victoria. which
cast q gloom over England, but the
cloud did not dim even at that time
the success Of "Ben-Hur." However.
in it's present revival in England, it
has eclipsed in every manner and de-
gree it's former artistic and financial
success.
This mighty production has been
brought back to America and will be
staged at the Grand opera house. Bur-
lington. Iowa, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights and Wednesday
matinee, April g. Z, and g.
Mail orders accompanied by remit
lance. with return stamped envelope,
to Ralph Holmes, manager, and same
will have courteous treatment-Ad
vertisement.
Vaudeville at the Hlppodrome.
The Hippodrome management wild
present a high class bill Of vaudeville
during the first half Of the week. Four
big acts make up the show which
promises to be one Of the most enter
tanning seen here this year. Jane Car
roll, the girl at the piano, opens the
bill. Miss Carroll is one of the mott
accomplished pianists that has ever
appeared in Keokuk, but at that Is
not to proud OF her ability to mix up
little fascinating rag time among
her selections. One Of the big fea.
lures of the bill Will be the act In
| which Paul and Ethel Locke, society
dancers, introduce all the latest stH1s
OF the new dances that are sweeping
the country by storm. They have
come but recently from New York
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-30
At Congregational Church.

Mr.. Mcclure talked at the First
Congregational church Sunday morn
ing, on the subject OF the Montessori
system Of teaching children. Mr.. Nc
Clurs with his usual carefulness had
considered his subject from its diff
ferent angles and gave an interest
ing discourse.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-30
Trust Too Much to Amateurs, s s. Nc.
Clure Declared in His Lee
ture Yesterday
Afternoon.
GALVESTON PLAN GOOD
Commission Form Successful Since
1t 10 Step in Right Direc-
ton, Magazine Editor
Asserts.

Urging the application of business
principles to government, praising the
commission form as found in the Gal
weston plan. as step in the right
direction. and generally discussing
and comparing the governm emit OF our
cities and towns with that Of Germany
and England, S. S. Mcclure, yester-
day Afternoon spoke before an audi.
ence of five hundred people at thu
Grand. He made two illusions to the
Keokuk dam in the course Of his talk,
to illustrate points. At one of these
times hs emphasized the mistake OF
frequent changes in government by
saying that perhaps If the people had
voted every two years to change engi-
nesrs, the result would not be such
a structure as we are proud of now.
While the speaker gave statistics
showing the startling amount OF crime
in our cities, still this was not given
in the endeavor to be sensational. but
simply to emphasize the fact that
business dealings must be injected
into government, If government is to
be self government. The prevailing
note in his lecture was not that we
are SO much worse than other coun-
tries, but that our systems of govern
ment can be improved on, and conse-
quently lift us up.
Our governm ent Isl the only busi-
ness we trust to amateurs, Mr.. Nc
Clure maintains, and he said that II
a railroad company was run on the
same line as Is the government, where
the head of the company could BIZ re-
called, and a new one elected frequent
ly and all Improvements had to be
put up in the form of bond issues, it
would not last, for who would care to
own stock in such an unstable con-
Germ. -
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ness we LruSC TO d1HatcuTS, NIL. MIR
Clure maintains, and he said that IL
railroad company was run on the
same line as Is the government, where
the head of the company could bs re-
called, and a new one elected frequent
ly and all Improvements had to be
put up in the form of bond issues, it
would not last, for who would care to
own stock in such an unstable con-
Germ. Nj
Il Five Big Subjects.
The subject Of Mr. McClure's leo.
ture was 1.-THE Five Greatest Prob
lens in Our Civilization" He touched
briefly on the probl EN- OF information
al peace, saying that any amount OF
platform talking could not accom-
p{ish results. The question Of the
breed of the people was the second
problem. In this he briefly noted the
problems of immigratin. Nations, he
declared had been settled by the
strong driving out the weak. We were
conducting the experiment Of admit
ting the weak to mingle with the
strong. 1t Is an experiment never be-
fore tried, he said. He pointed out
the trsngth of England which came
from the fact that the people had
been battered into race and that the
constant invasions which had accom-
plished this numbered 1877. We wers
here trying the experiment Of making
the nation an asylum, and then put.
ting the asylum in charge Of the in
mates.
The problem Of government In
wolves three problems, the speaker
stated. Good government is the pro-
duct of self gov eminent and self gov
eminent Is a product OF democracy.
Self Government Good Government.
There is no hope Of producing
good government which is not self
governm emit" Mr. Mcclure declared.
Democracy is the product OF educa-
ton and universal suffrage, and good
is the product of the
working out of democracy in the last
100 years.
In comparing the government of our
country with that of some Of the 9TH
er countries. Germany for instance,
Mr.. Mcclure found that too often the
criminal or degraded class OF people
secured control of government and
the laws were made and administered
by men incompetent and corrupt.
Wherever there was good govern
ment, he said. he found that it was
self government. The two worst
examples of government are the two
most autocratic states, Spain and Rus
STA. Dishonesty and graft belong to
governments" he said.
To Employ Trained Men.
Success in government is not &C.
CURED by employing unframed men,
Mr.. Mcclure said You must have
skilled men with the proper aptitudes.
Wherever I find examples of good
I find that the method
differs in no way from that
Of successful business houses. No
German city, for instance, employs
any man experimsntally. The mayor
of the city Is raised UP from some
humble office in the government as he
learns the business of governing. The
plan Is exactly the same as that of
any successful business. He starts in
In humble way. AS he makes good
he is advanced and goes from one city
to a larger one and still bigger one,
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Don't With Dr. Bells PneTaroney
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
DRUG FIGHTERS ASK
FOR MORE CHEMISTS
Trials Hampered by Inability to
Have Analyses Made Prompt
Iy. Thew Tell Mayor.

The committee appointed at the con-
ference last Friday IN the chamters OF
Judge Swami to consider legislation 10
suppress the drug evil met yesterday in
the Office Of Coulter & Bond, No. Rector
street, attorneys for Mrs, William X.
Vanderbilt. sr, who is supporting the
campaign. A resolution adopted at the
meeting was sent TO Mayor Mitchell re-
questing him to have two additional
chemists appointed in the Board of
Health.
The Mayors attention was called to the
fact that many drug cases failed because
there was not an adequate staff of chem
lists in the Health Department to analyze
drugs in time for trials
Mr. Coulter and Mr. Wimot will take
10 Albany to-day letter from District
Attorney Whitman to Lieutenant Gov
ernor Wagner They expect TO confer
with members OF the Legislature but no
bill has been drawn yet. They may de
eide 10 support the Boylan bill now be-
fore the Legislature, prohibiting the sale
and use of cocaine and other habt-form-
ing drugs Some members of the COM
mittee feel that the Boylan bill does not
go far enough and an independent bill
may he prepared.
Justices Kernochan. Forker and Herr
man, I'm Special Sessions yesterday, in
sentencing three men convicted OF having
cocaine in their possession. sent Abraham
Green TO the penitentiary for year. and
gave James Mcdonnell and William Wolf,
handler Of the drug. six months each.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
GIRL, AT TRIAL, TELLS
OF NEW SCHMIDT PLOT
Witness Reveals Insurance
Fraud and Plan to Foil
Murder Inquiry.

Bertha Zech, new witness against
Hans Schmidt. who is on trial for the
murder OF Anna Aumuller, was called yes
terday by James A. Delehanty, Assistant
District Attorney, before Justice Davis, in
the Criminal Branch OF the Supreme
Court. Mr.. Delehanty in summing up
his case will emphasize her testimony 10
show that at one time Schmidt may have
had a sane. cold -blooded motive in killing
Anna Aumuller
AS soon as the new witness took the
stand Mr. Delehanty showed her a paper
and asked II she recognized the signature.
Yes" she answered in low tone; lit
is mine.
The paper was an application for A
So, 900 policy on the life OF Anna Schmidt.
The signature was Anna Schmidt"
The witness testified that last April she
was employed by Ernest Muret, Schmidt S
dentist friend, and went with Schmidt
10 the Office OF Dr. Harold NJ. Hayes, on
slst street. DR.. Hayes, she said. was eX-
aminer for the Postal Life Insurance
Company Schmidt introduced her as
Mrs. Schmidt" she said. and DR. Hayes
examined her
At the conclusion OF the examination
she signed the name Anna Schmidt" to
the application for a $1,000 policy.
The following August. a few weeks be-
fore Anna Aumuller's body was found,
Schmidt sent her to the Emigrant Indus
trial Savings Bank, on Chambers street.
with the deposit book OF Anna Schmidt. -
Under that name she deposited a small
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
KEPT FROM JAIL 50
WIFE MAY KISS HIM
Mercer, on Way to Sing Sing,
Brought Back by Plea of Wom-
an Who Comes 5000 Miles.

The doors OF Sing Sing prison were AL
ready yawning for Henry j. Mercer. OF
Los Angeles. yesterday. when a telegram
from County Judge Fawcctt. OF Brooklyn.
overlook the taller and caused him TO
start back for New York with his pris-
oner \ wife's plea to kiss her husband
before the steel gates changed behind him
was responsible for the judicial mercy
Mercer. who was formerly prosperous
manufacturer Of Los Angeles. lost all his
money about a year ago and came 20
Brooklyn 10 escape lis creditors. once n
the East. Mercer began career OF crime.
forging many deeds and selling them.
Register OLaughlin. OF Brooklyn. was
responsible for the mars arrest. Merce~
pleaded guilty In JJdse Fawcetts court
about a month ago AID was confined in
the Raymond strete jail until Monday
when he was sentenced to Sing Sing for a
term OF from five TO nine years
The judge gave Mercer a respite OF
week before beginning his sentence. and
the prisoners wife started East from Los
Angeles. Despite the judges action, Mer-
Ger was taken from the jail yesterday
morning at o'clock ard started for Sing
Sing
Five minutes later Mrs. Mercer arrived,
10 find her husband gone
She went TO the County Court and APP
pealed to Judge Fawcett, who telephoned
10 the Grand Central Station. only to
learn that Mercer and his guard had left
few minutes earlier. The Judge then
sent kilograms TO various stations along
the line, ordering the guard to bring his
prisoner back TO Brooklyn at once.
few miles south of Sing Sing one Of
the kilograms was delivered Mercer and
his guard so tback to the Raymond street
Jail about o'clock
Husband and wife greeted each other
with z silent embrace. judge FaWcett
then granted Mercer respite of one
week, beginning to-day, and gave Mrs.
Mercer permission to visit her husband in
the iail every afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
POLICE GUARD PLAY
Adolph Philip Replies to Pro
test Against "Zabern."

Adolph Philip. German play producer
replied I'm his theatre last night to the
protests Of the German Krieger Bum
against 'Zabern." He invited the interest
Of the German Ambassador in Washing
ton and the German Consul in New YORK.
The Kricgcr Bund is composed Of former
soldiers Of the Kaiser. They contend the
play deals unjustly with the German
mnitarsts involved in the controversy in
Alsace.
a squad OF police and private detectives
are at the theatre to protect Philip ana
his audiences. He says he has been get
ting letters threatening violence If the
production is not taken off.
Should the ambassador interest him
self my action in presenting what really
occurred in Zabern will be heartily ap-
proved instead of ridiculed." said Philip.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
Attorney for Bankrupt or
Creditor No Longer 10
Be Receivers Counsel.
RULE is REVOLUTION
IN BANKRUPTCY WORK
Learned Hand Gives Body Blow
TO Law Practice Which
Meant Fat Fees.

with the approval OF his associates In
the United States Court Judge Learned
Hand dealt a body blow at fraudulent
bankruptcy lawyers yesterday by decree
ing that hereafter no person who serves
AZ counsel for pettioning creditors OF
for the bankrupt shall be appointed coun-
sci for the receiver
The order hits several firms, among
them them some Of the largest IN the
city. who have specialized In Involuntary
bankruptcies because OF the rat fees tna'
usually accrue TO the lawyer FOR the re-
ceivers in large failures
About the same time Herman D. Dle%'
q bankrupt diamond broker; Isaac Ander-
son and Charles Hepner, clerk were
brought before Judge Hollister to plead
TO an Indictment charging them with CON
spring to conceal the assets o, joseph
Samuels d Co.
Hepner pleaded not guilty, and was re-
leased I'm bonds Of 81 900 Dietz and An
derson were paroled in the custody OF
their counsel. Judge Herman OF Rouse
Grossman & Norhaus
Previously Jacques Samuels' Joseph
Samuels, Reuben Samuels, Abraham SAM
uels and Mrs. Ray Abrahams PLEADED not
guilty to a similar charge. Jacques SAM
uels. who the government insists vas
the head Of the alleged conspiracy, was
held in $1,000 Joseph Samuels in S5p'
Reuben Samuels in 5000, Abraham sam
uels in 1880. and Mrs. Abrahams in Sl,"c
Judge Hands order revolutionizes bank
ruptcy procedure. Receivers must now
call meeting OF creditors, who snail
decide whether OF not the receivershlp
shall continue. They must also say VINO
shall be receiver from that time forward
The creditors must also decide whether
the business shall be continued. how much
the receiver may borrow. whether the
assets shall be sold and, If so. when ana
in what way. Another Of their duties
will be to say whether an examination on
the bankrupt shall be had before adJudi-
cation, and what, if any, litigation shall
be instituted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
GEORGIA KISSES COSTLY
Jail Man Who Greets Unwilling
Wife-Schoolboys. Too.

IRy IclcRraph 10 INC irlhunc.I
Savannah. Ga, Feb. 3.-That man
has no right 10 kiss his wife against
her will was decided by Recorder John
he sentenced Morgan Martin To thirty
days in jail for displaying affection for
Mrs Martin against her protest. Mrs.
Martin had instituted suit for divorce.
Because three Of their number had
stolen kiss each from Miss Mary
Ogleeshee, seventeen years old, a
schoolmate. five young men Of Poolor
have been sentenced by the Mayor to
pay fine and two OF them are in jail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04

amount. Of money. She gave her address
ms Mrs. Schmidt No. 400 West 10th
street That was Schmidts address.
In his summing up Mr.. Delehanty will
call attention to the fact that the deposit.
made few weeks before Anna AUmuller
disappeared. brought the amount to Anna
Schmidt's credit up to about the sum
needed for trip to Europe. He will
point oyt that this was done TO thWart
search for Anna Aumuller By showing
that Schmidt had aided in the accumula-
ton Of a sum sufficient to send her to
Europe.
In order that the jury may get the case
as early as possible. Justice DAVIS VIII
reserve his charge until tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
SCAFFOLD FALL KILLS TWO
Rope Breaks and Those on 1t
Drop Thirty five Feet.

While sheathng the new pier buildinG
Of Abe Department Of Street Cleaning on
Pier &C. East River yesterday afternoon,
the rope Of a scaffold on which William
Prescott and Joseph BOO we're working
broke. and they fell thirty-fye feet They
were taken 10 GOuvcrneUr Hospital
where both died half an hour later
Prescott was thIrty-fve years old. and
his home vas at No. 32i2 Baldwin street.
Bob lived at No 9is Amsterdam avenue.
The police arrested Frank Gross. thr-
ty-three years old. Of No. 1913 West list
street, who was in charge Of the work.
Coroner Reardor paroled him on charge
OF criminal negligence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
"GUnBOY" SURE OF MARK
Shorn of School Credits, He
Wins as Youngest Pistol Toter.

Jerold de Amato. eleven years old. VIII
appear to-day In the juvenile court in
The Bronx. the youngest offender yet TO
he arrsigned for violating the sullivan
law The younester toted revolver 10
Public School % with the avowed inten-
ton of shooting Miss Sadie Kirby. his
teacher who failed 10 credit Jerold with
enough marks for promotion.
"Ah. ] only said that in fun said Jer-
old 10 Detective Schueing. who arrested
him.
Miss Kirby disarmed the "Sunboy' and
bloodshed was averted Jerolds father
IS in the coal and ice business. His
mother died several years ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
ADMITS MURDER
Hyland Pleads Guilty to Shoot
ing Bartender January 8.

Thomas Hyland. West Side gopher
eangster. pleaded guilty Of murder In the
second degree Yesterday before Judge
Malone in General Sessions. ne was on
trial for shooting John Murphy. bar
tender in n saloon at 9th street and
Seventh avenue on January ;.
George y. Brothers. Assistant DISTRICT
Attorney. showed that Hyland had been
refused drinks I'm the saloon because 81
his reputation and that he returned with
three companions. demanding that all four
be served. The drinks were withheld. and
when Murphy started to call policeman
he was shot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
TO CHECK HWAI FLOODS
Red Cross Will Raise $4,000
900 Here to Curb River.

Plans for the prevention OF floods in
the Hwai River Valley. Of China, the
latest and probably the greatest humani-
tartan project ever undertaken BY the
American Red Cross. are under way.
telegram received yesterday from
Miss Mabel Boardman. chairman Of the
executive committee of the Red Cross
authorized the J. g. White Engineering
Corporation here TO announce that 1t had
been designated not only to do the work
but to raise the 100000 necessary to
finance IT,
commissioner from the Chinese gov
eminent is on the way here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
BEAUTY IN DIVORCE SUIT
Mrs. Stiles Sues Husband, Who
Alleges Conspiracy.

Justice Cohalan began yesterday UNI
rayelling the tangled matrimonial affairs
Of Mrs Gertrude Davis Stiles and George
Lawrence Stiles
Mrs stiles is one Of four sisters "no"n
as the Davis beauties She is suing Tor
divorce. Stiles alleges conspiracy. He is
suing William Babcock Dowd. manager
OF Van Antwerp Bishop & Co. brokers'
for So. co. for alienation.
John ". Todd told Of trip ne and Stiles
took to Coney island. whore they met two
women Bert Fenwick testified that
George r. Davis. a brother Of Mrs. Stiles
offered him 500 to get" Stiles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
More Il" Stations Approved.

The Public Service Commission has ap-
proved the establishment Of the follow
ing express stations on elevated lines OF
the marlborough company: Second ave
nue. line, Nth and 42d streets Third ave
nue. line. Grand and Houston streets;
Ninth avenue line. Cortlandt. Warren,
Desbrosses. Christopher and 18th streets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
HERO FALLS AT WIFE'S BIER
Harrington Overcome at Burial
of Monroe Victim.
by Telegraph to The Tribune.

Bridgeport, Conn, Feb. 9.-Thomas X
Harrington. whose heroism In trying 10
save his wife in the Monroe disaster was
in vain. collapsed at her funeral to-day
Still weak from his ordeal. he would have
fallen had not his father and brother
caught him in their arms.
This morning the house was thronsed
TO overlooking with friends. many from
Norfolk. Mrs Harrington was attired in
her wedding dress OF white crepe De
chene
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04

land will make 4 cruise in the B,kL .
summer and that July has bes.'
upon tentatively for a meeting ~
the British and Russian sovereIx,s
Car and Czsrina will entertain n.
itors aboard the imperial steam
STANDARD. =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
Becker Still Awaits Decision.

Albany. Feb. 3.-No decision was
handed down to-day o. the Court Of APP
peals in the case Of Charles Becker New
York police lieutenant. convicted OF the
murder Of Herman Rosenthal. The next
decision day will be next Tuesday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
SHOE DAY ON THE 80WERY
1000 Down and Outs" Aided
in Memory of Big Tim"

In memory OF the late Big Tim Sui
Ivan two thousand men, on whom fort
une has not smiled each received pair
Of shoes at No. go Bowery yesterday
afternoon. The shoes were distributed by
the heirs Of the Congressman.
Lawrence Mulligan, half-brother oil
Big Tim" said that II vas the intention
TO do things just as Sullivan would have
done them. and AIDED: we want TO make
the saving when Big Tim goes down the
Bowery the Lord smiles one that will
not die"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
George v to Visit Gear.

fBy cable 20 The Tribune
Paris. Feb. at IS announced by the
St. Petersburg correspondent OF lie
Temps" that the King and Queen of Eng