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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
keokuk Iowa, $500. March %, 1915
THE SECRET CHAMBER.

THE SECRET CHAMBER.
A thing of gossamer, with dewdror
crowned:
I never thought to touch her. to
draw near
And claim her mine, my love. A glory
round
About her shone serene. that bade
ME fear
To dream too boldly, would not let
me hear
The murmur Of my youths increas.
ing fire.
And thus she died. and left the morn
ing drear
As fading stars before the day re-
tire,
A maiden white, untroubled Of the
worlds desire.
But THAT am no longer young, have
known
THE strength of manhood, and have
felt the sway
OF woman's love to full fruition
grown.
The sweet companionship of day 20
keep my hidden shrine where. with
cred, lay
The faded flowers Of long ago en-
twined
In shadows of the dream long dream
ed away
When life was young and waking
love was blind,
The secret chamber where my boy
hood love is shrined.
New York Sun.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
sErTLE.uP WEEK.

4 In several OF the smaller iowa
towns a "settle-up week" has proven
a gratifying success. There is consid-
cradle preliminary work, in order
that everybody may become familiar
with the plan. The object is to get
all sorts OF big and little, new and
old accounts off the books of the
merchants. After the necessary ed
vocational campaign the "settle-up
week is formally opened. AS rule
the first day or two are rather dis
appointing, but by the close of the
week, 1t is generally shown that the
plan has been successful beyond the
fondest hopes of the originators.
There is always percentage that
can not be reached by this or by any
other means. But even some accounts
are settled, that had been practically
despaired Of. Some do not pay be-
cause they cannot, and others because
they will not. But after all, the vast
majority of the people who have got
ten into debt have been careless and
the fact that they are behind is simp-
part, says the Burlington Hawk.Eye.
Many there are who always desire
to be in every popular movement
~AAAa ~ tiACJ SOi1O ~ SAAC AAOhL ShCSA
fully and do not fail to make the fact
known when the "settle-up week"
comes around. They are fond of adj
vertising themselves.
A psychologist would probably have
other reasons for the success of the
Settle-up week." Whether the plan
would work out l. a satisfactory man
ner in larger towns and cities, that IS
something that has not been proven
to the present time. Perhaps to a
certain extent, it could be done every
where.
And having once gotten down to
cash basis, how much better for deal
er and customer, if the rule were
made to stay there. After all, there
is no need of the abuse of the credit
business that is noted almost every.
where. After all, it means many loss.
es, and, of course, the people who do
pay promptly, also have to pay for
those who never pay. If that is not
the case, then tie merchant goes to
the wall and his assets consist large
~ in vast collection of unbelievable
bills.
II the "settie-up week, will lead to
the cash basis, 1t will be an excellent
innovation. And if it does not, it will
still be a good thing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23

rates that will mulct the property
owners OF more than a reasonable
commission on the cost of carrying
their insurance. On the other hand.
tho state should not leave the COM
panies without some means by which
uniform, reasonable rates may be
maintained. The important thing from
the public standpoint is that the rates
shall be uniform as we'll as reason
able and that there shall be no favor
lite playing as between property own
ers of the same class. If the Eng
lish plan shall be found to fill the
long felt want it should be adopted.
If it should be found wanting the
legislature should hurry up and devise
a better plan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
INSURANCE RATES

The Iowa legislature should give
earnest consideration to the bill for
the regulation of Insurance rates sub
mitted by Emory English, state ilsur-
ance commissioner The bill contem-
plates the maintenance of uniform
rates on the same classes Of property
by fire, lightning, windstorm and hail
insurance companies doing business
in Iowa The object aimed at is salu-
tary. If the principle is approved
time should be taken to disclose and
remedy any errors of detail. If OBJ
lection Is taken to the principle the
Legislature should make it it's business
to find and apply a better one The
fire insurance business in Iowa is
sadly demoralized for lack of stable,
uniform rates, says the Sioux City
Journal.
The bill offered by the state insur.
ance commissioner provides for the
creation of rating bureaus. bureau
may comprise an insurance company,
a number of insurance companies or
a person or company not directly in
the insurance business. Every insur-
ance company operating in Iowa
would be required to affiliate with a
rating bureau and accept its rates as
the basis for Iowa business. The rat
ing concerns would be subject to in
spection by the insurance commission
er. Any property holder could go to
a bureau and ascertain the rating on
his property. II he should believe the
rating unjust or discriminating he
could appeal to the insurance commits
sioner, who would, after a hearing,
have the right to order the substitu-
80 HI
tory rate.
If the proposed system should work
out as planned it would provide uni
form rates for like classes of prop
erty and like hazards throughout the
state. The rates could not be made
too high, for it would be the business
keep them at reasonable level. I'm
der the lack of system which now
prevails some policyholGers pay ab-
normally high rates while others get
the benefit of ablormally low rates
induced by cutthroat competition If
there is any business in which a
standard of uniform, reasonable rates
should be maintained it is the insur-
ance business. Everybody must I'M
derstand that there is no such thing
as an insurance bargain. A company
cannot sell insurance below cost and
continue in business. Every cent that
is paid out to the policyholders must
be paid IN by the policyholders. The
insurance company is merely CEN
trail agency in which policyholders
pool their risks and bear their losses
in common, paying the central agency
a fair commission for it's trouble Un-
der the circum stances it is idle to
urge insurance companies to compete
in making low rates to get business
Just as soon as a company gets to
making rates that are too low, the
more business it gets the sooner it
Will go broke In that case the policy
holders will be the main losers.
The state is justified in saying that
the insurance companies shall not get
together and agree uDon system of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
CHARLESTON.
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Miss Ruth Hopp and Mrs. Dorothy
Kite and daughter Margaret are visit.
ing in FIT Madison.
r. B. Lamb aad family spent Sun.
day at the Eli Scott home.
Miss Emma Barnes and brother
Harry were Donnellson callers Wed.
resday.
John Lowenberg Of New Boston
passed through town Wednesday.
Peter Trump and son Earl were
Donnellson callers Thursday.
Mr.. Kim collector for The Cat /,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
Will Plead In..n,tv

l United Press Leased Wire Service I
DANVILLE, Ill, March 23.-Return.
ing here on Chicago train this morn.
ins' bearing traces of flames which
charred the body of his wife, found
IN the basement OF their home al
Shampaign, Sunday morning, Harry
Giasscock was arrested here early to.
Day and returned to Champaign hv
the poiice. His hands, wrists and
arms were SCARED and charred We
was picked up by the waiting officers
as ne ailghted from the train.
Ihcueh Subjected to a gruelIin, ~.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
IOWA'S BACKWARD STEP

and offered it to the legislature. Wis
consin was at that time building hard
surfaced roads with state aid ald un-
! der state supervision.
1t was nearly four years ago that
the people of Minnesota adopted an
amendment to the constitution by
popular vote providing for the levy OF
!, tax for state aided roads under
state supervision.
They are having tremendous up
heaval in Wisconsin over the alleged
extravaganza Of state administration,
!! and yet nobody is proposing to repeal
/ the road law.
If Iowa two years ago went to such
lengths, why did Illinois, which has
with roads built under local supervis-
ion. go SO much further than Iowa
and provide for state aided and state
supervised roads?
Nobody thought Iowa was doing
much at the time. The new road law
was drafted and adopted largely to
head OFF state aid for hard surfaced
roads. It's friends and sponsors look
ed upon it merely as first step. The
argument was that the bridges ought
to be built and the culverts located
and the permanent grades established
first. Nobody doubted two years ago
that this legislature would add to the
present law rather than take away
from 1t.
Not single state Of the forty-one
that have gone to state supervision
has ever taken the back track On
the contrary every state IS doing
more and doing better road work.
Nobody can appreciate just how
this matter is regarded until he goes
to state like Washington. where 1t
costs more to cut a right of way
through the forests than building q
road comes to IN Iowa. and there
finds state aided graNaled road better
than any in Iowa, where for miles and
miles there is not an adjoining acre
of land occupied or benefited
1t is no victory for good roads for
Iowa to merely save the present law,
important as saving the present law
is. Iowa will lose two years more II
that Is all The present law does
nothing but secure the foundations
But what is a foundation If nothing
goes above it?
If this legislature adjourns without
making it possible to begin surfacing
the graded roads of the state, 1t VIII
not only have missed an opportunity,
it will have lodged responsibility
Iowa is not on the firing line. Iowa
is already behind To lose two years
mere will only add to the distance to
he made up.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
Johnston bin Passes.

Dubuque Times-J ournal: For sew.
seral days 1t had been evident the
Johnston road bill abolishing the
state highway commission would pa S
4 the house. This result was made
sure when the Barry substitute was
defeated on Wednesday. Thursday
by a vote of Ga to 43 the house APP
proved the most reactionary measure
| in the matter Of road development
that ever has been offered in Iowa
The forces that are determined to
return absolute control of highway
and bridge construction to boards of
supervisors, without state supervision
either in the matter of cost or charac-
ter of work and without regard to
the essential matter of state uniforms
ity. have triumphed-at least temper
arily.
What the state highway commits
sion has accomplished in the matter
of net saving on bridge and road con-
struction for Dubuque county, as re-
cent contracts on open bids demon
strate. has been accomplished in
greater or less degree in most OF the
counties.
Should the bill pass it means the
abolition of the highway commission
and return to system that has
been abandoned by forty-one states OF
the union.
Evidence is abundant, however, the
measur, will be killed in the senate.
The unfortunate feature is the fact
certain needed amendments to the
present law which should have been
made by the house, may now be lost.
But there is satisfaction in the
thought that the present law, even
with its imperfections, is not to give
way to a measure as reactionary as
it is vicious. It is to the credit of
Representatives Kane and Horschem
OF Dubuque that their votes were
registered against the bill.
Iowa is Behind.
Des Moiaes Register and Leader:
Why is it SO hard to fix in mind that
Iowa did nothing two years ago that
had not already been done by every
progressive state before us?
The uniformed listener to the de-
bate might gather the impression
that in creating a highway commits
sion with authority Iowa had out-run
all precedent
The fact is there are but seven
states that do not have state super
vision of roads. OF the remaining
forty-one more than thirty give state
aid, and several build state roads.
1t was six years ago that then At.
torney General Byers prepared bill
copied after the Wisconsin road law
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23

A Gate City representative was In
a Keokuk business house early yes
terday morning and found one of the
proprietors engaged in measuring
and planning for the window display
for next Saturday. Interest in these
displays have reached a high point
and 1t is gratifying that the mer-
chants are taking such an active and
earnest part. The display contests
are having a good effect and the Keo-
kuk business houses are showing a
fine Improvement since the movement
was launched by the Retailers league.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23

City was a Charleston caller Friday.
Frank Curtis Of Montrose was a
Charleston caller Friday,
Joe Wahrer and Adam Hopp were
Donnellson callers Thursday,
VIM. Knobs OF Montrose was a
Charleston caller Friday.
VIM. Swinderman and family OF
West Point passed through town Sun
day.
Sunday morning looked like winter.
the ground being covered with snow.
Mrs. Elizabeth Noonan and daugh-
ter Emma were Keokuk callers Sat
urday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
Murder coe. un.oIvea

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. /
AURORA, H., March 23.-There
seemed small hope today that the
man who pounded pretty Emma Pet
erson to death here last month ever
will be apprehended Data in the
case was today filed away with the
data Of Aurora's other two unsolved
girl murders-all three committed
within a year. Police Chief Michels
virtually admitted futility of conti1u.
ing actively the search at the present
time, when he ordered Hal Burke.
held as suspect for weeks, liber.
ated. He Is assured Burke knows
nothing of the crime.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23

The river Is the product Of it's trib-
utaries, and the latter, in turn. Of the
creeks, brooks and springs. The city
is largely the product of the sur
rounding country How important,
then to keep pure the sources,
SAYS the Burlington Hawk-Eye. The
country public school, the country
church, the country agricultural and
social clubs, the country neighbor-
hood. these are all sources OF a
mighty stream of influence for the
public veal and the future of the re-
public.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
CARTHAGE, Scene
!. OF MURDER TRIAL
Clifford Anderson Who is Charged
With killing City Marshal Is
On Trial
There.
LEGAL ARRAY rs LARGE
Same Judge Who Heard Pfanschmidt
Trial 10 on Bench and
o'Harra Assists
State.


CARTHAGE. ILL.,. March 2S.-Judge
Harry Waggoner of Macomb ia again
presiding over an important murder
trial. The judge who conducted the
second trial OF Ray Pfanschmiat
which resulted In the first acquittaL
yesterday morning called the case OF
the people versus Clifford Anderson,
charged with the murder of James
Jacoby, on the night of February II.
1914. For the second time within
just few months the same judge has
before him young defendant charg-
e. with the worst crime with which
any man can be charged, that of slay-
ing fellowman.
1t was 11:20 before work actually
began in the Anderson murder case
here, but from that time on matters
proceeded with dispatch. The young
defendant was in court with his couu-
sci, Attorneys Anderson and Schofeld,
and at the states table assisting the
states attorney. Clyde Johnson, were
oHarra, O'Harra and Wood. The
came attorney who helped prosecute
Ray Pfanschmidt will assist the
state in this important case.
At II o'clock court adjourned until
1850. and during this time seven
jurors had been examined by the state
and three of these had been accepted
for examination by the defense.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23

The oldest lawsuit on the Chicago
dockets, having whiskers Twenty-Five
wears long, was argued again last
week. The case involves the validity
Of a flve-year contract with ceme-
terry beautifier, who now sleeps in the
cemetery he helped to beautify. All
the witnesses are resting under the
willows, and the judge who first tried
the case has been retired by the vot-
ers. But there is enough cash tied
up in the case to keep the legal pull
motor II action.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23

The Dupont powder company Is
evidently one of the concerns that
appreciates the old adage that It is
an Ill wind that blows nobody good.
Evidently the European war has made
their business very profitable, as the
company has recently announced a
twenty per cent boost In wages which
affects about $4,000 men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
Murder Of Jaeobx.

The case against Clifford Anderson.
although the crime was committed
more than one year ago, is attracting
a great deal of interest because it is
the first murder case that Carthage
has had in many years. James ia
CODY, night city marshal of Carthage,
was shot and instantly killed at 7:15
o'clock Wednesday evening, February
IL, 1914. He was shot by Clifford An
derson, a young man twenty-five years
of age, whom he was attempting to
place in Jail for disorderly conduct.
Anderson claimed that he shot In SELF
defense and voluntarily surrendered
to the sheriff.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
Found Dead In Closet

United Press Leased Wire Service |
NEW YORK, March 23-The body
of Tonic Pruchiparich of the Bronx,
was found damned into a closet with
the throat cut, head nearly severed
and both eyes gouged out early today.
caller made the discovery. The
man had been dead nearly forty-eight
hours. His wife, with whom he had
quarreled, Is missing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23

Victor Murdoch, retired congress
man from Kansas, who is back at his
desk on the Wichita Eagle, Is cred
tied with purpose of telling the
truth in the society columns. His
courage is admirable. So is that Of
the man who jumps off tall building.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23

The war reports are to the effect
that Italy will soon be in the fight.
There must be something attractive
in the European conflict.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23

A New York Judge reafirms a pre-
vious ruling to the effect that the
husband is the boss Of his own house
hold. But the Judge leaves the hus-
band to do his own enforcing, which
leaves the ruling where the Judge
blows his smoke.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23

From the speed at which earth
quake waves travel through the earth
an English scientist has constructed
a theory that the world has a dense
central core, which may be measured
in time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
Cold Hurfa Emit

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DALLAS. Texas, March 23.-Un-
seasonable cold weather has injured
fruit crops in many sections OF the
state and practically ruined 1t in 9TH
ers, according to numerous reports
reaching here today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23

A British flnancier says the war
will soon end from exhaustion and a
German authority says the kaiser will
dictate peace in London two years
hence. It's long, long way to
peace.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
animation, Glasscock refused to maks

animation, Glasscock refused to MAXI
statement of any kind.
Insanity, it Is understood, Will rs
the defense plea when Glasscock ?
arraigned for the murder of his VIE.
1t is already being set forth that ms
mother was at one time patient !"
the Kankakee state hospital tnat
brother died there and another proh,
er has been a patient in the Hospital
for several years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
AZ Told II the Time.

Anderson had been drinking and
was quarrelsome, according to the
story told at the time. After an al
tercation with Ray Mosley, barber
on the public square, he threatened
to get his gun and shoot Mosley. ia.
CODY was informed of Anderson's IA
tentions and arrested him In Hardys
restaurant. Anderson objected and
fought all the way. When the pair
reached the alley leading to the jail
on the south side OF the square, An
derson refused to go another step.
Jacoby pulled his gun Anderson
reached in his pocket and pulled re.
volver which he raised without warn
ing and fred.
The bullet, discharged at close
range, hit Jacoby fairly in the face,
shattering the left cheek bone and
ranging upward into the brain. ia
coby's gun was not discharged. ia
CODY fell with a groan and lay welter-
ing in the blood which poured from
the wound. Death was seemingly in.
Simultaneous.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23

THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
Moderation Is commonly Arm, and
firmness is commonly successful
Johnson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
Tragic Sport.

Tragic Sport. :.
Washington Star: Ship sinking Is
now classed as the most expenslVe
and least amusing form of outdoor
sport.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-23
Claimed Self pefenae.

Anderson at first fed, but realizing
the futility Of an attempt to escape,
he changed his mind. He telephoned
to the sheriff from the station and
said he would wait there to be az.
rested. There the sheriff found him
and then took him to the jail. Ander-
son had little to say further than that
he had acted in self defense, charging
that the marshal threatened to shoot
him.
Public sentiment was strong against
the murderer and murmurs Of lynch
ing were made, but the evening pass
ed quietly. The coroner's jury re.,-
dered a verdict that Jacoby met his
death at the hands of Anderson.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-15
TIE Southern Grocery and Market
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FRESH VEGETABLES

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carrots or Bects. per bunch Sc
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large stalks Rlrarhcd
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Large Green Peppers, each Sc
Large solid Head Lettuce 10 Iac
Hot House Leaf Lettuce M voc
Nice Colo Potatoes. pk . esc
Nice Burbank Potatoes. PIX aJr
~ lbs Navy Beans ...... Csc
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u lbs Rrown MeAicnunrnns tsc
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-15

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