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Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-01

,- Agreements were heard Thursday by the supreme court on the consti- tutionaIity of the law relating to the payment of unclaimed deposits in savings banks and trust companies to the general treasurer of the state of Rhode Island. The statute under con sideration makes it incumbent upon treasurers of institutions for savings to publish a list once in five years of the names and addresses of deposit ors whose accounts have not been changed in the twenty years next pre- ceding such publication.
 According to the law, upon petition of the attorney general. such deposits must be turned over to the general treasurer. The case before the court was a petition filed by the attorney general against the Peoples Savings bank of Providence. Herbert Alny, a depositor, was allowed to intervene and he filed an answer.
 Under the charter of the bank 1t was argued that unclaimed deposits eventually become the property of the corporation and that every depositor's s interest is affected by this provision to the extent that it is a part of the contract between the bank and the depositor. The statute is uuconstitu- tional, it was further argued, because it takes private property for public uses without compensation.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-01

May Arose Acrimonious Feeling. Tn conclusion it should be impress
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-01

1oii.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
ADJUSTMENTS.
Crpheum Tonight-Don't Miss

Crpheum Tonight-Don't Miss II.
and They Called Him Hero" fea-
turing Francis Ford and Nina Cunard.
You always know that Francis Ford
is going to really and truly act in any
play he appears in. He is not poser.
He feels his part and he makes you
feel it, too. The realism, rapid action
and startling development of this
great play will thrill and delight you.
Also Pauline Bush in when the Gods
Play the Badger Came" drama Of
stage life supported by Lou CLANCY
and, one dandy comedy drama en-
titled Fathers Money" Coming to-
morrow, ''The Oakland Handicap" a
wonderful racing play. See this great
horse race at all cost. A great rae
ing play staged at a real race track
and including the running and the ex-
citing finish of real horse race win
thrill you with all the tensity of in
tarest of the sport of kings. Don't miss
this if you want to see the greatest
bit of realism ever produced in a
moving picture play. At the Orpheum
for and 1Oc-Advertis'emen t.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
WANTED TO MARRY
HELD BY POLICE,
Boy and Girl From Canton Taken Into
Custody on Request Of
Authorities.

Refused license to marry because
of their ages and a few minutes later
taken into custody by the police, on
request of authorities at Canton, ILL.,.
their home, Flen Smelser, Is, and
Clara Lingenfelter, II, waited in the
office of Chief of Police Kenney this
afternoon for an officer from Canton
to arrive here and take them back
home.
1--WE will cross the river with them,
but that is as far as we will CO." sa1a
young Smelser, in answer to a ques-
ton put to him by a reporter this aft
ernoon. "They haven't anything to
do with us when we get back into
Illinois, but I don't care what they
do, they won't get her away from me.
We will get married if we have to go
to Missouri to do it."
The girl, who has large black eyes
and very pretty black hair, sat
through the afternoon on a chair very
very close to young Smelser with
her head resting on his shoulder. She
is the daughter of farmer living
about mile from Canton. Smelser is
an electrician. They arrived here ye.
terday from Canton, but found the
county clerks Office closed when they
went to apply for license yesterday
afternoon. ..'.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
-. i. 70 Have TWO Parties, One
From Nebraska City and one
From Springfield, Meet
In keokuk.
PLAN TO START JUNE /
~. sa,Iv VIII BIO Held Here When
parties Arrive and Highway Com
mission VIII be
Invited.

Word has been received that on
INC first inspection trips over the
Wanbonsie trail will start from Ne
hraska city, Nebr., and Springfield,
III AR and that both parties will come
- 90, Keokuk. The exact schedule OF
the runs will be made a little later
and will be announced then.
II is planned to have the trip over
4ha Waubonsie trail and to have a
his rally at Keokuk, when both par
ties Tee will arrive here. The schedule
makers expect to control the parties
80 that the entrance into Keokuk will
he simultaneous.
It is planned to have the state high
NAV commission, and legislators from
The southern part of the state meet
the auto tourists on their arrival
here. and the matter Of entertainment
will be left to the local people TO
take care Of.
The plan is to have cars from each
city ioin the tourists and make the
trim to Keokuk. Meetings to enthuse
the autoists from the various cities on
the trail in this trip are advocated
by the officers of the Waubonsie
Trail association.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17

days. Among the delegates will bs
noted educators and the governors OF
several states.
MI Taft's address this evening will
be on "Thc United States Supreme
Court, the Prototype of the World
Court" and the former president Is ex.
pected to lay down a model world trib-
unal along the lines Of the highest
court in this nation.
Interested In the movement are the
governors of nearly all the states.
John Hayes Hammond is chairman.
Besides Mr.. Taft the principal speak
ers will be Governor Willis of Ohio;
Senator Warren G.. Harding, of Ohio;
Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman, of Hi.
nois; John Mitchell, Professor Jere
miah jerks, Bishop Luther B. Wilson
Rabbi Joseph Silverman, Judge Alton
B. Parker and Cambridge Colby.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
Daily Stock Letter.
copyright, 1915, by the New York
Evening POST

Copyright, 1915, by the New York
Evening Post.]
NEW YORK., May 17.-As on Satur-
day, so today, the great part of the
days recovery on the stock exchange
was achieved over night Prices even
of standard investment stocks opened
Il to II point above last weeks clos
ings; initial advances in some Of the
speculative industrials were consid-
erably greater. There was some ad-
vance beyond the initial prices though
irregularily distributed. As a whole,
the market held firm.
It could not be said that the news
of the day encouraged action in either
direction There was certainly news
enough in sight, but it had not passed
the field of rumor and conjecture The
whole world was indulging in guesses
regarding the probable action of Ber-
lin and each guess was worth as much
as any other. Italy was watched. aft
err the extraordinary series of events
since Salandra virtually appealed to
tie direct and immediate Judgment of
the Italian people and received it's
demand for war. 1t was a market in
which nobody cared to move aggres-
sively, because no one felt that his
feet would be on the same ground OF
actual governing influences tomorrow
as today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
Respect for Christianity

Beresford, S. D., Republic: We re-
Gently heard minister declare that
If christian lives as he should the
world will not have much to do with
him. 1t is possible that the minister
did not wish to convey just that i'm
preston, but we note the tendency
on the part of some to imagine that
a christian is thought less of by the
world because of his profession. On
the contrary, the world has full meas
ure of respect for the individual who
not only makes profession, but lives
it. 1t is only when a christian falls
under his profession that the world
points a finger of real scorn, for
sham under the guise of sincerity Is
intolerable. There was a time when
christianity was subject to persecu-
ton, but these times have passed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
PERSONALS.

Mrs. C. P. Seymour left Sunday for
st. Louis, called there by the serious
illness Of her niece, Mrs. Margaret
Mol.
DR.. Deming, owner. Of Terre
Haute hotel, and former part owner
of the Hotel Iowa, was here yesterday
with w. A. Cochran, manager of the
Terre Haute hostelry, and D. Russ
Wood.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Price and chill
dren, and Mrs. Robert J. Price Of Mt
Pleasant, spent Sunday the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. l. C. Reeves, 112 North
Second street.
Jno. H. Judge Of New York is spend
ing a few days in the city, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Sage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
Investigation Started.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, May 1.-Two United
States senators came to Chicago to-
day and plunged at once into the
work of ascertaining causes of the
foot and mouth disease of last win
ter, whether there was unnecessary
delay in reporting the first case, the
methods used to combat and the
means to be taken to prevent similar
epidemics in the future.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
Four Tramps Burned Up.

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OMAHA, Neb., May 17.-Four
tramps are known to have been burned
to death and two others are believed
to have lost their lives when nineteen
cars of Missouri Pacific freight
train were destroyed by fire this
morning, following a gasoline explo
sion on the traiI two miles from Ne.
braska City.
The four known to have been ere.
mated We're in the ice box of a re-
frigerator car. Tho trainmen could
hear screams from the burning
tramps, but were powerless to aid
them on account of the intense heat
from the blazing gasoline.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
GERMANY

United Press Leased Wire Service. i
BERLIN, (via wireless to Sayville
L. ~ May 17.-Commenting on the
admiralty's official statement that an
internal explosion of ammunition
caused the Lusitania to sink rapidly,
the Berlin TagebIatt today said that
section 8, of an American law, enact
ed in 1882, fitted the case of the Lusi'
tania exactly.
This law, according to Taaeblatt,
provides one years Imprisonment and
fine for every captain carrying high
explosives or gunpowder aboard pas.
senger ships. The Tageblatt said
this should show clearly where the
responsibility for the loss Of life in
the Lusitania disaster rests.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
Admit Retirement.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
BERLIN, May II. (via wireless to
Sayville, L. 1.-THE war office this
afternoon admitted that the Germans
have been forced to retire from the
west bank of the canal north OF
North of Arras the French have thus
far been repulsed with heavy losses
The Austro-German advance on
Przemysl is gradually tightening the
lines about the Galician fortress.
Russian attacks at several points in
Poland and Galicia have been re-
pulsed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
Stock Market Notes.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE stock
market opened firm with prices IN
nearly all leading issues showing an
upward trend. Baldwin Locomotive
was up 21a and Westinghouse up 2.
U. S. Steel opened at 53A to So.
The market was comparatively
quiet in the first hour. Opening gains
were maintained and in some cases
improved upon.
The market became dull in the sec
ond hour, prices easing off little.
Reading. which had sold at IAN.
dropped to 1875; U. S. Steel sold at
531A as against high mark for the
day of 53h.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
CITY NEWS.

Japanese tea garden, 303 High
We'd, 1880 p. m. Admission Is cents
Benefit social service work.
"A circus train passed through
Keokuk yesterday afternoon, contain
ing number of cars including sew
eral open cages of wild animals. II
was the Con T. Kennedy shows and
attracted considerable attention.
The will of the late Henry Conn
was opened and read in the district
court this afternoon.
"A divorce was granted E. d. Bun
yam from William Bunyan in the dis
trict court today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
Ship Reported on Fire.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service !
SAN FRANCISCO. May 17.-The
japanese steamer Chiyo Maru, which
sailed from this port May l, for lead
ing harbors in the orient, is afire off
the Japanese coast, according to mes
sages received by the marine depart
ment of the local chamber of COM
merce today. The steamship Mon
golia is said to have seen the burning
liner. The Togo Kisen Kaisha com
pany, owners. discredited the report,
saying they had heard nothing to bear
it out The Chiyo Maru was due at
Yokohama tomorrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
Governor Vetoes Bill,

tI n Press Leased Wire Service. I
ern nhs MONIES, Iowa, May 17.-Gov.
sin nor Ciarke today vetoed the Hill
. nser Dill passed by the legislature
n,ar onth ago. restricting the state
E aaIantine law for cattle diseases.
onan LINERS who objected to the strict
s s.o, law modelled after the fed
on no. law, backed the bill and 1t was
. .pe by the federal government
Cd me packers. The governor fear
tirod e entire state would be quaran-
50 I'm IN cast of another epidemic and
20 vetoed the bill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
Bank Case Started.

United Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON. May 17.-"Czar
williams. malice-driven Individual
A man, mad by personal animus
.one with delusional and irrational
Judgment,
Ihese were a few OF Frank J., Ho
sans references, as counsel for the
Riggs National bank in the district
court today to Comptroller of the Cur.
iency John S. Williams at the open.
~, ing OF the banks suit against Will
nanls, Secretary McAdoo and Treasur.
er Burke.
hogan was unsparing in his criti.
~, visn OF McAdoo. as well. But Will.
nams was the chief object of his at.
saek. Burke did not figure so con.
spicuousiy. The arguments were of
preliminary character and hinged
on the courts power to review treas.
ury officials acts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
The Bill Posters Trust

limited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO. May 1.-THE govern
ment's suit for the dissolution OF the
Associated Bill Posters and Distr1bu
tors of the United States and Canada
an alleged trust. was begun in fedora
court here today, before Judge kene
saw Mountain Lands. The govern
ment brought action under the Sher
man law, alleging conspiracy on the
part Of the association to monopoliz.
interstate trade in posters.
Charles Ringing, of Ringing Bros.
circus, was the first witness.
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RUSSIA

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PETROGRAD, May IA great
battle is developing near the fortress
of Przemysl, It was semI-officially
stated today. The enemy has appear.
ed in large force on both Russian
TANKS.
Tho Russian center is falling back
upon Przemysl The Germans are at
lacking With great vieor north of
PrzemysI, but have been unable to
make any impression on the Russian
lines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17

WANTED-Young man or woman now
employed, to represent us locally
during spare time. Can easily. make
$25 to $35 each month without inter
fering with his present employment.
No capital required. No canvassing
or travelling. A straight merchandise
proposition on the cooperative plan.
Write us for details. Cooperative
Trading Co., 154-I56 Whiting street,
Chicago, Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
MILLER TO ATTEND
OFFICERS MEETING
Fourth Annual Conferences Of Employ.
ed OFFICERS Of School Boards
Will be Held.

Archer G. Miller, secretary OF the
Keokuk school board will go to st.
Louis tonight to attend the fourth an
nual meeting Of the national associa-
ton of school accounting officers
which will be held there May Is, 10
and 20. This conference will deal
especially with the work of the school
boards employed officers, and it is ex-
pected will be Of considerable help
as there will be an exchange of ideas
and suggestions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17

Miss Ruth Alling's junior group en-
joyed a most successful picnic Satur
day afternoon. Miss Mary Beardsley s
organized at the same time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Four room house, 41S
North Ninth, $3.50 including water
A. M. Wyllie, 900 Morgan or 625 Main
street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
JUDGE Wade's Decision.

[United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DIES MONIES, Iowa, May 17.-Fed,
eral judge Wade today rendered a de-
cision in favor of the bondholders of
the street car company which will
give them a chance to try the street
car franchise case in federal court on
its merits and prevents the city from
ousting the company June %, accord
ing to state supreme court opinion
in the case brought by the city of
Des Moines against the company. The
indications are that this op>aon viii
lead to long series of suits in fed
eral court, similar to the suits in state
court for the past ten years which the
city finally won.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
Y.W.C.A.N NOTES

After much labor on the part of the
gymnasium committee and others in
terested, that body is at last in a po-
sition to make definite announcements
with regard to our summer plans for
tennis. -,
work on the new tennis courts on
Sixth and Franklin is to be pushed as
rapidly as possible during the next
few days. There will be three large
double courts, enclosed with high wire
netting, and reserved for the exclus-
I've use Of the Y. w. c. A. girls. For
the use of these courts during the
next four months, the small sum of
fifty cents will be charged. This
money will be expected to cover the
expense of constructing and maintain
ing in good condition the courts. The
fee has been made this small in order
that no girl should be barred out be-
cause of inability to pay. Everything
possible Is being done to provide sum-
mer recreation for the girls, and while
such extensive preparations for ten
mis- are unprecedented, the committee
feel sure that they are warranted.
OF course, upon the success of this
summers work depend to large ex-
lSul luluTe opportunities.
All girls and women who are ten
mis- players or wish to learn to be,
will please register at the association,
and settle upon their class hours.
Each girl will have two hours week
definitely assigned her, and beside
that can practice at any time the
courts are not in use. Since we
have the three double courts, twelve
can play at once, and it is suggested
that such groups as Sunday school
classes or clubs or girls working at
the same place, register together.
All those who are going to play
must have tennis shoes, and if pos
sible, had better get their own raque$s,
but this last is not absolutely necas-
sary, as the association has several
for the girls use.
since the number who can be &C
commodated is limited, it would be
wise to register at once, and secure
favorable time for playing.
All those playing on the Y. W. G. A.
courts will be eligible to the Keokuk
Lawn Tennis league. This organiza-
ton has most attractive plans for
summer tournaments, and we hope to
develop some fine tennis players
among the girls to enter the various
contests.
The "Y' club yesper service, which
was held yesterday, was most success
full. In spite of the wind, Mrs. Camp
fields lawn was most attractive, the
music in the open air was beautiful,
and the short talks given by Esther
syeyer, Edith DeJong, Florence Al
ling, Carolyn Kuntz and Miss Solo
mon were all filed with the same
spirit of deep friendship and democ-
racy The topic was The Friendship
Side of the Y Club, and Miss Meta
hummer summed it all up by reading
a selection from What is Worth
While" The meeting closed with
music and the Mizpah benediction.
Miss Ruth Alling's junior group en-
joyed a most successful picnic Satur-
day afternoon. Miss Mary Beardsley's
organized at the same time.
The grammar school gymnasium
class went on wiener roast Satur-
day morning, and the children's class
took supper in the park.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
Uiich on Trial.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
TRINIDAD, Colo. May 17-Roht
Ulich, president of the Trinidad Min
ers union, tubercular through his
imprisonment, went on trial here to-
day on charge of numbering Mack
Powell an innocent bystander, during
a strike riot in Ludlow in October,
1913
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
World Court Congress.

United Press Leased Wire Service
CLEVELAND, May IAN address
tonight by former President William
Howard Taft will open the world
court congress, COMPRISING peace ad-
vocates from all parts of the country,
who will discuss means to establish i
supreme court of the world" in hope
of avoiding wars in the future. The
congress will be in session for three
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
Anti Gambling Crusade.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, May 17.-Inves-
tigation of reports that gambling
tiourishes in the quarters of the
Springfield club. the citys biggest
business organization, will be investi-
gated by the grand jury charged to-
day by Judge Arch johnson Nineteen
arrests of wealthy persons have al
crusade.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
Hamilton Gate City
Hamilton, ILL.,, May II.

need fixing and we hope to see many
improvements that are needed.
H. G. Denton and family were
registered at Hotel Granite yesterday
0. E. Reeder of Matseka, ILL.,, was
Hamilton visitor over Sunday.
Mrs. L. Menke of Quincy was look.
ing over Hamilton yesterday.
Rev. Bertram Davis of Abingdon
preached at the Methodist church yes
terday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
The Right Of a JUDGE.

toni.ea Press Leased Wire Service. ]
n WASHINGTON, May 17.-Solicitor
Senefal Davis today asked the su-
a.ene court for writ of mandamus
asaihst Judge Killet of Toledo to com
pol nun to execute sentence he sus-
genued indefinitely. 1t is the justice
uspa, tments desire to. determine
nn neaiier judge has right thus to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17

We are glad to learn that the ma
chinery to build, the bridge is arriving
and work In earnest will begin soon.
There was quite a number of sight
seers III town yesterday, but the cool
weather held back a great many.
John Hungate of Warsaw was a
Hamilton visitor yesterday.
Our new commissioners are locking
UP the bad places around town that
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
Goetz is Improvinu

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, May IL
Charles l.. Goetz, former mayor of
South Bend, Ind, who is seriously i'll
here, is gaining strength, according to
his physician. The doctors today said
Goetz' condition was less alarming to-
day than previously. He has been
here for four weeks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
Land Case Affirmed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE SUI
preme court today affirmed circuit
court of appeals cancellation OF I'VE
patents of Oregon land held by the
Booth Kelley Lumber Company, Fort
land. Ore, on the ground that the IN
itial application had been made fraud
ulently
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
. ant Column
WAN

WANTED-Young man, clean habits.
DESTROYS of advancing. Age seven
teen to twenty. Must be accurate In
figures and good penman. Apply in
writing. Address l.. d. A., care Gate
City office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
Auto turned Turtle.

United Press Leased Wire Servlce.I
BLOOMINGTON. ILL.,, May IL
Harry Smell 80, died here today from
injuries received week ago wheh
his auto turned turtle
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New York Money! Market.

NcW ruTK WUHey NdT'Net.
NEW YORK, May 17.-Money or
call. IA percent
Six months, 31s percent.
Bar silver London, 23%d.
Bar silver New York. soc.
Demand sterling, S4.79 SIS.