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sweitzer in First Place.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-The name Of
Robert NJ Sweitzer will head the
mayoralty primary ballot. Preference
given to petitions filed by mail gave
Sweitzer the advantage. Some Of the
petition filers for other candidates
had been waiting in line all night.
Some OF them bitterly criticised City
Clerk Francis D. Connery's method
Of accepting the petitions Ex-ccrpora-
ton Counsel Sexton scored Connery
when the latter refused him permits
sion to be present when the mailed
petitions were opened. Mayor Car
ter H. Harrison's name will appear
third in the democratic list Of candi-
dates. Frank H. Wilson got second
place. The names of Harry Olson,
Jacob Hey and William Hale Thomp-
son will appear in that order in the
republican HIST Olson and Charles
Thompson's names appear In that or
der on the progressive list
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The Marryino Pastor.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
OWATONNA. Mimi, Jan. 25.-Rev.
James Morrison Darnell, the former
Owatonna and Kenosfla, Wis, pastor.
entangled in matrimonial difficult
ties, which he seeks to end by mar
rylng Ruth Soper OF this city, was
stiil here today. Although the4 re-
FUSED to see callers, it was said l the
former pastor and Routh Soper wAtlld
90 TO Watertown, s. D. today andAbe
married =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-25
Thaw Wins First Round.

limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Harry X.
Thaw today won the first preliminary
In the bout to return him to Mattea-
wan asylum. Justice Davis of the
criminal branch of the supreme court
denied the requests Of IhaW's Meme
SIS VIM. Travers Jerome, that the
prisoner be returned to Matteawar
pending his trial on a conspiracy IN
dictment. Instead the court ordere'
that Thaw continue to occupy Gel
In the Tombs, where he was place
on his arrival here yesterday, L
charge Of Sheriff Hornbeck
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-25
1000 Back at Work.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 25.-More
than 1000 steel workers returned to
full time employment today when the
mills Of the Pittsburgh Steel company
at Charleroi and Monessen resumed
at full blast after lengthy period OF
depression.
officials declared that they had
some foreign orders, but that the
plants were insured a good run by do
nestle business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-25
Leo Franks Appeal.

7 United Press Leaseu WIZ s5eTVICe-I
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Ursing
advance Of Leo M. Franks appeal out
Of its regular order, a motion was sub
mitted in the supreme court this after
noon by Attorney Fulton Brylawski
of Franks counsel 1t was concurred
I'm by the attorneys for the state OF
Georgia. The court will probably an
swer Monday.
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Iowa Supreme Court Decisions.

DIES MONIES, Jan 25.-Katherine
Schworm VS.. Fraternal Bankers he
serve society, appellant, Wapello
county; reversed
Anna Hitchcock, administrators. VS..
Arctic Creamery Co., appellant, Wood
bury county; affirmed.
In re estate of Mary Squire, deceas-
ed, appellant, VS.. Root, executor, Wap-
clio county; reversed in part; affirm
ed in part
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Town Had Bad Fire.

United Press Leased Wire Service
MUSCATINE, Iowa, Jan. 25.-Al-
most the entire business district Of
the town of Aisworth, Washington
county, was destroyed by fire early
Sunday, entailing loss Of $4,000.
Forty firemen from Washington. with
chemicals and dynamite probably say
ed the town. The water supply gave
out in less than an hour after the fire
started.
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E.poIIeeman kiIled Himself.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. 25.-w.
r. Maitland, SO, prominent police
man, dropped from the force after
years of service, because re could
not pass gymnasium tests set by the
civil service commission, killed him
self with revolver in an outbuild-
ing when he failed TO get work to
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Yeoos Make Haul.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
SHELDAHL, Iowa, Jan. 25.-Three
yeggs, during the night, entered four
business houses, blew their safes anc
escaped in an automobile with $500
in cash and stamps Safes were
blown in the postoffce, Martin Shell
dahl grocery, B. A. Lockwood Grain
Co., and w. o. Sloan Lumber Co.
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Old Woman Dead.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
MUSCATINE, Iowa, Jan. 25.-Mrs.
Martha Clapp, but a few months I'M
der one hundred years of age. died
here today. She voted at the city hall
election last April.
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er;exed over wife's Death.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
MUSCATINE, Iowa, Jan. 25.-T. j..
Roth. carpenters foreman, grieving
over the death of his wife, committed
suicide by shooting here early today
His home is at st. Joseph, Mo.
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Any
PRESCRIPTION
CAN BE BEST
FILLED HERE

Skill in compromising and
quality of drugs are the two
essentials in prescription
work. We supply both In
the highest grade in every
prescription we fill.
You need not come down
town to get this high grade
prescription work, simply
ask your doctor to leave or
telephone your prescription
here. II you have a prescr1p-
ton to be filled just phone
us-No. 6S-and our messen-
ger will call for it and re-
turn the completed medicine
without greater charge than
II you brought the prescrip-
ton to the store.
If you choose your
druggist as wisely as
you choose your doc
tor you'll select Wiik-
inson's.
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More Money and Goods Are Acknowl-
edged by the Mayors COMMITTEES
on Belgian Relief
Today.
SUGGESTION OF DOCTOR
Members Of Profession Might Add
Contributions OF Sample Pack
ages Of Matted MIX, One
Man Suggests

Contributions to the Belgian Relief
fund are still coming in, and the COM
mittee will not send these for day
or two fet, In order to give everyone
who intended to contribute but who
may have forgotten the intention,
time to Join in on the list. The food
stuffs will be shipped some time this
week, and any grain which will be
brought in during the week VIII be
sent Immediately.
The Ladies' Of Charity informed a
member of the mayors committee
yesterday that they would contribute
several cases Of milk, having set
aside fund Of SIG for this purpose.
A check has been received for nve
dollars from w. j. Fulton. Contr1bu-
lions are acknowledged also from
Miss Harriet Fulton and P. and j.
O'Brien
A contribution box which was left
at the Elks club Melted $1.14 for the
fund.
Doctors and Dentists Help.
One Of the dentists suggests that
all of the doctors and dentists of the
city might be able to furnish guam
tity OF matted milk samples. which
would be welcome gifts to the Bel
gian babies. If the generous members
of the profession here wish to take
up the suggestion made by this dem
tist, and can designate any one or
two places where the supplies can be
gathered, the mayors committee will
be glad to collect these milk samples
and add them to the already generous
lot in the warehouse.
These samples contain not only the
matted milk, but also the lunch tab
lets, and one Of these packages OF
samples from each member Of the pro-
fession would be most welcome ad-
dition to the big shipment which will
go from Keokuk this week
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support himself, wife and five chill
dren. Phe police department gave
the widow $3.50 from the relief fund,
although Maitland was not a member
of the organization
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-20
WHAT 1T MEANS.

prom tho Charleston PosfD
When a company OF sixty or moro
OF the men most prominent in public
life in all parts Of the state come to-
gether as onlookers az a trial OF con.
tempt proceedings liks those az
Elkins. 90 a means Of showing that
the man on trial a their united
backing and approval in the fight he
Is making against corporate crooked
ness and greed. Il L. a sign OF the
times which ought to convey a sug-
gesuon TO the mind OF the most ron
hrmed Bourbon among the ranks or
corporation managers and
ton lawyers. The citation OF Mr..
Ogden for contempt. al TIE instance
OF A Leo Well and the interests ne
represents. has gone very far 20 sol
idify public opinion In y est virginia
in its hostility to the big Cas trust
and In support Of the newspaper editor
who had the nerve 10 lead the night
against the trust.
The Orden papers are a great power
for good In the state. and Il is for
tunate that their destinles are In tho
hands OF a man who cannot be bought
nor huilied by the creatures OF the cor
p~orations Mr.. ogden has taken a
commendable stand In every fight
waFed by the interests against me
people 'n West Virginia His papers
were active In showing up the insin-
cerity OF the ~tax-dodgers' campaign.
the attempt TO starve the states an
stitutions for the protection" OF co,-
porate wealth. The ogden influence
has been on the right side I'M ali M
warfare between the trusts and the
people. The result Is that he has the
people Of West Virginia behind MIN
In this contest with the cohorts or
corporation counsel representing tn"
Manufactures Lirht and Heat com
psny.
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QUALIFIED

From Chicago a special correspond
ent writes TO the New York Evening
Post, a Journal which endorses to the
hilt not only free trade. but all the
other textbook policies in which the
present administration takes so keen
a delight. This correspondent dis
cusses the business conditions OF The
past as shown at the end OF the first
half OF this year. and he deals with
b subject in terms OF highly re.
strained enthusiasm. TO say the least,
Taking all things into consideration. %
he writes. the six months OF bust
ness this year has not beer so bad.
II has been full OF uncertainty and
timidity. and more spotted than for
years. due largely to war uncertain
ties. The main factor has been the
desire to 90 slow in making purchases
and 10 liquidate as closely as possible.
Expenses have been high. and profits
in o lines small"
Bank clesrings. he points u
chow a decrease Of nearly six per cent.
from last years figures. and as for
what he terms the recently notewor-
thy feature" the activity in the iron
and steel trade. he frankly admits
that war orders have been the real
impetus But the true footing is ap-
parent when he touches the shoe in.
t~erests and reports decreases in
sales OF six Z % ten per cent. due to
general slowness in trade. while other
lines nave moved along in a fair way.
with trade rather below the normal. %
This IS p truthful report. We have
no doubt Where there are no war or.
ders 70 give a real impetus. trade
In truth II rather below the normal
And when p correspondent OF a paper
like the Evening Post can find no
more 10 say Of the business for six
months than that e has not been 20
bad. he IT,. to say the least, damning
with faint praise the policies under
which those conditions were pro
ducpd
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TWO -TRAvELERs.

\ man walked down a country Ian.
Where Wild flow ers bloomed along IN.
way
me sun had set. n in the west
Trailed banners Of the DYING day.
Great continents Of clouds that drift
Turned rosy In the changing Light.
He paused 20 watch the sunset scene.
And he was happy at the sight.
Another a came down the road
The selfsame road where bIoouod IN.
the flowers.
He saw them not. nor saw the clouds
Turn golden In the evening hours
Twas not OF him nor such a. he
His soul and his naught common had
re FOUND a horseshoe In the road
4 horseshoe and his soul was Elad.
An. shriveled souls who never uft
Their thoughts above the dust Of
earth.
Like Esau. Of the desert banc.
Their birthriEhts deem Of little worth
The flaming clouds. the roses blush.
The oriole Boz the forest dim.
THESE are the tokens that God sends
To call his children unto him
-EuEene Clay Ferguson
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dustrial growth due to the unusual
demands OF Europe. and the tendency
to a rise in prices. A perspicuous OBJ
server Of these conditions calls atten-
ton TO the fallacy OF p~redicating a
permanent prosperity on a trade ex-
pansion OF this character.
Where the business apparently can
not continue the case Is quite appar-
enL. as is well understood by those
who are now viewing the outlook with
some anxiety. It IL felt that. 81 pres
ent tendencies should go 10 their full
limit. the close of the war would End
the United States on a high price ba-
sis. with large industrial Investments
whose immediate worth would be
doubtful. The reason would be that
the expansion would have occurred
Under hasty and feverish conditions.
construction and production being car
ried on rapidly and extensively and
yielding large productive power. but
at a very high cost per unit. II Euro
pean labor should then be turned
back into it's old channels and artih-
clal demand for American goods
abroad be cut on. our producers would
have 10 rely on competitive markets
exclusively. There would then. II is
feared. be a severe reduction in &C
tivity. many lines OF business finding
only scanty sale for goods at remu-
nerative prices. Unemployment would
be a natural accompaniment Of this
condition. and the banks. II holders
OF paper Of concerns whose business
had thus declined. might have to
carry a very heavy load for a long
time.
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A MENACING START

There b. nothing encouraging IN -Pc
disposition Harry Thaw has made Of
the FIRST DAYS OF his freedom. He has
become 20 used 10 publicity that the
limelight has become second nature
10 him His haste 10 declare his in.
tention 10 secure a divorce from his
wife. a woman who sacrificed every.
thing she holds dearest that this mis-.
cradle degenerate might escape the
electric chair. shows him 10 be Just
what Evelyn Nesbit Thaw calls him.
a cad. which II about the softest epi.
tibet that can be applied TO him. Ills
wife also makes some further inteTi.
gent observations as 10 his real char.
acter. which are significant. that a
fox may change its fur. but its habits
never Time may develop Ilat
Evelyn h not wrong IN her forecast
Of the future.
Without going into Mrs. Thaw
past. or her subsequent life. she waa
entitled 10 more generous considera.
ton ai the hands of the creature who
became her husband. and behind
whose Ekirfa hc irnomInlousiy hid tr
escape the consequence Of a mad ac,
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WOULD CONGRESS HELP?

A well informed lawyer. writing to
the New York Sur Of the grave crisis
which this nation now faces. suggests
ttat II has reached a point where II
would be advisable TO w Con
grees In special session 10 support
President Wilson In his Efforts for the
protection OF the Americsn Tag and
our freedom OF The seas. whether or
not such a curse would tend to re-
lieve any OF the present tension. or
add a further strain IL a question.
~Undeniably the Orduna incident has
greatly aggravated the p~erplexing sit
uetion- But would not Congress-. in
session. be taking a great risk OF add
ing a = danger In the shape Of heat
ed debates where. reason giving way
10 unnecessarily aroused passion.
would spill the beans ~irrecoverably7
In the present condition OF relations
with the beliigerents OF Europe there
Ia apt to be more confusion In a null
utude OF counsel than leaving the mat
ter in, the hands OF those who have
been trying TO clarity the muddled
situation.
The Suns correspondent brings out
one feature which Is worthy OF con
sideration. The point made Is that
the demand of our government that
Germany shall abstain from sinking
the enemy's unarmcd merchant ships.
a. in case OF the Lusitania. II the lives
OF American citizens would thereby
be imperilled. involves other consid-
erations. which are cited as follows:
matter OF right on the sole ground that
the sinking OF the Lusitania was an in
humane and barbarous act. though this
would constitute "a ground Tor repre-
s~entations and protest. We have no
right to set ourselves up as arbiters 10
determine how the helligerents Ia Europe
shall carry on their war a. sea or on
land. Tho fact that Germany b. carry
ins on the war To- an inhumHne manner
ny SINKING unarmcd merchant ships with
their Passengers and crews. or hy hom-
harding unfortihcd towns. on by kilifnc
non combatants. or otherwise. would not
United states and IL would not ilstiTv
out government in embrolling the United
states IN "a war with GERMANY. even IN
we were prepared FOR war. The oucs-
ton j. whether American citizens have
a riEht 20 sail in safety upon unarmcd
merchant ships Of bcligereuts irrcs-
pecttVc OF any notice or action OF the
beliigorents. or either OF them.
This. we believe. IL the only thine
we need concern ourselves about. for
the present. at least A fair adjust
ment Of our dispute with Germany
would. therefore. appear to be an
agreement on the part Of Germany,
h,st. 10 respect fully the rights OF
American freisht and passenger ships
upon the high seas according 10 estab.
lished International usage. and. sec.
ondly. not to sink by submarines the
unarmed passenger ships Of belliger,
ents sailing from the United States.
provided that government shall
have certified tina. such passenger
ships OF beIligerents do not carry con.
traband Of war. and that such ships
shall have been identified by previous
notice to the German government.
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military training n he formally
enrolls himself IN the militia he
must obey orders TO turn out ror
efnl. camp. manoeuvers. or riot
The recruited man. the
militia man. and the drafted man
may all be forced into the army In
case OF actual war. once a man
puts on the knapsack and takes
. OF the rifle. he becomes the
servant OF his officers and the
bondman Of the State.
Obey orders" Is the nrst ann
last letter " the soldiers ALPHA.
ct That means TO march tor
apparently unendiuE days. TO carry
heavy burdens. TO perform repui.
sive tasks. TO 1--we on scanty .ood
TO drink no1ious water. 10 sieep
IN the mud and wake 10 A miser.
abie meal. The better organized
the army. the more thoroughly
does the once free man become a
machine. or rather a cog in a
machine. n his orders are 20 nre
a. the enemy. be sends his bullet
In the air and IL descends to xii
a man whom he has never seen
and who. n he could have known
u. might have been a heart friend.
lie must obey orders II they bid
him throw his living body into
the cracking zone OF death. lie
must obey orders II he is directed
10 IRE on non-combatants. or 10
drop bombs on nurse-maids ana
babies In perambulators. OF TO
sink a ship full OF helpless women
and children. Disobedience. even
under such circumstances. is b
heaviest Of sins. TO be atoned for
by a disgrace.ul court martial ana
a traitors shameful death.
This Is the contrast between
freedom and war. the one aiming
10 make men rational. thinking,
considering beings. the other de
pending on the expectation that
men will Abdicate their own souls
and do just what they are told.
Hence war has been the enemy OF
republics in all ages. The Greek,
the Roman. and the MediaeveI
democracies all went down In
blood at last.
That Is the hope for mankind.
the safety OF civilization. ~ Mars
Is TO lay his mailed hand upon
the shoulder OF every able-bodied
man and say. Think no more;
only shoot. One one side, demo
cracy, on the other militarism.
contend for the dominion of the
world.
ALBERT BUSHNELL HART
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Of his miasmio mind There Il not a
spark OF generosity IN his makeup.
lie Is all exc. with the symptomatc
Insane exnggerations Of his PERSONAL
~. There was no necessity for his
public acclaim OF his purpose 10 80
cure a divorce from a wife who gave
him everything and received absolute
~ nothing in return. One can readily
believe that Evelyn n perfectly WI
.ng he should have ~. but the world
can readily understand her righteous
resentment OF the preliminaries insti-
tuted by the migrate husband. The
v%irtuous O = OF Thaw in this Is alb
solutely slckening 10 clean minds and
healthy human beings. Harry Thaw
will be content with pursuing
a proper course in life. The poison Is
in his blood.
Evelyn makes out a distinctly ag-
grieved case for herself when she
says: -If ! had not volunteered 20
lay bare 10 the world all the details
of my life. there wouldn't be anybody
IN n position to-day to throw mud at
me- Which is true. and Is only an
other sad exemplihcation OF the WON
an who must always pay. and quite
similar TO the tragic case Of Dolly
Dumping" in n Of M~aupasssnt's in
imitable sketches. Better silence and
shade for Thaw hereafter than pub
LEFTY and posing.
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One q the main Arguments for
universal military service L. that.
since every able bodied mar IL a
soldier and IN most countries Il
also a voter. the representatives
OF the people will never sanction
a war that Is not absolutely IN
avoidable. In the present great
struggle not one country was held
back for i've minutes by the pres
sure OF It's citizen soldiery.
In fact. the breaking out OF the
war Il a conclusive proof that uni
Versal service brings about a habit
OF mind which Is very unfayorable
10 democracy. The citizen may
oppose war. speak against Il. write
against ~. ask his representative
20 vote against H. The same man
a. a soldier Is taught that to op-
pose var Is cowardly. a breach OF
discipline. contrary 20 the spirit
OF the service.
In n capacity a man is an in
dependent unit in a great aggre-
cation and he may join with other
units In peaceable remonstrance.
In the other. he + an undivided
part OF a military community IN
which argument. hesitation and
discussion are traitorous. An
army made up OF democrats Is
not a democratic army.
The goat OF Americans Is free
dom. The JOY OF American living
II the right 20 have ones own
way. The child looks forward TO
the day when he will becoma
man and can play a mans indie
pendent part. The sculptor
searches for inspiration in the
picturesque life OF his own coun-
try and moulds the frontiersman.
the Indian. the cowboy. The tri-
umph of American education Is
the right OF the professor 10
speak bis mind. As a nation we
30 eve to an xcess In freedom.
Yet there is no genuine and whole
some American who does not fee
that these extravagances r 10 be
endured II they BE- necessary 20
keep the two pearls OF great price
freedom of body from the con
troll OF another person. and free
dom OF the soul 10 see and TO
describe things as they are.
War Is the negation and de-
NAL OF freedom. All modern wars
rest upon the universal legal prin-
ciple that IL Is the right OF the
State TO command the service or
any or all OF its sons. The r
American may be. indeed ought
Ia be. compelled TO undergo some
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WHERE THE DANGER LIES

The great trade balance tho United
states De- now enjoying. and of which
the administration 90 proudly dwelIs
on as though % was promoted through
ifs economic policies. is. t%rthfuIIy.
moro Of O. menace than n blessing.
Close students OF tho business and
financial affairs n tho country arc
coming tho effect OF tho oneridcd IN.