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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-02

Sioux City voters approved the prop
osition to supply free text books at the
public schools, and also bond issue
of $4,000 for new school buildings.
Women had the right to vote on these
school questions, but only thirty
awaited themselves OF the privilege.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-02
EIremen I'm Dancer.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO. April captain John
Slavin of Engine company No, SO, and
two firemen were overcome and a
score of persons driven into the
streets during an April snow furry in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-02

One of the men who Is in close touch
with conditions predicts big future
for this city. He says his informa-
ton is of the best and that only norm
al conditions are required in this
country to push heokuk forward far
beyond the point that the most optim.
istic has dared dream. And here's
hoping that his pipe don't go out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-02

Lewiston, Pa, police reported only
one arrest for the month of February
ana the running expense of the loci
up was only cents. Lewiston has a
population of 10000, mostly laborers
in the steel industry, all too busy to
start trouble.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-02

San Franciscos big show represents
an outlay of $45,000,O00. There are
$50 separate buildings and 5000 ex-
hib1tors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-02

Salt Lake City's city commission
has received from contractors petit
tion asking that a minimum wage for
laborers be fixed at $3.50 per day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-02
Ten for Conviction.

Immediately after the jury had
been discharged it was learned that
since the first ballot was taken tan
stood for the conviction Of Anderson
and two for acquittal. The names OF
the men who held out for acquittal
were not revealed.
Ballot after ballot was taken and at
no time was the vote on the guilt or
innocence OF the accused changed. ac-
cording to statements OF jurors who
talked to newspaper men shortly al
ter they had been excused.
Several ballots were taken In the
morning and two are said to have
been taken in the afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-02

The jitney has arrived at Philadef
phia and is LABELED on both sides:
"Jitney bus. To anywhere SC"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-02

They are still talking about, the
window display contest 1t surely
provoked a lot of favorable comment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-02

Running Gun Flight.
I United Press Leased Wire Serv,.o
CHICAGO. April "A RUNNING ,,,,,,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-02
Crowd in Court Room.

When the jury came in the court
room was fairly well crowded. All OF
the people loitered in the corridors OF
the court house expecting at any min
ute that Judge Waggoner would ar
rive. The judge told attorneys for
the state and for the defense that he
would call the Jurors in at o'clock
and excuse them in event they had
not agreed.
It was 5:22 O'Clock, to be exact,
when the jury filed out Of the court
room Tuesday afternoon and had
they remained out twenty minutes
longer they would have completed a
deliberation Of forty-eight hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-02
Anderson Disappointed.

When Clifford Anderson realized
that his fate had not been determined
and that he must again submit to con-
fiaement in the county jail for an in
definite period. he appeared to be
greatly disappointed. His attorneys
had told him, it is said, that after the
jurors had been out twenty-four hours
that in all probability If verdict was
returned they would ind him inno-
cent
Attorneys Hartzell and Scoheld re-
gard the mistrial victory Tor the de-
Tense and it is understood that they
will file motion in the immediate
future for Anderson's release and that
If the action is oyerruled that they
will insist upon second trial at the
next criminal term.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-02

keokuk, Iowa .......... April 2, 1915
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24
PLANS TO uNIoN|zE
U%N0RCAN|zED LABOR
American Federation Hopes to
Take In 5000, 900 So Called
Migratory Workers.

San Francisco. Nov. 22.-Initial steps
toward organizing the unemployed men
of the United States were taken today
by the American Federation of Labor.
in convention here.
Organizers, acting under direction of
local central bodies Of various parts of
the country, are to undertake the work
in conjunction with the executive coun-
Gil of the federation.
The plan was announced by the exc
cutive council, which recommended
that the task be started as soon as
practicable . The convention approved
the councils recommendation.
Announcing the plans and recon-
mendations. T. w. Mccullough, Of
Omaha. chairman OF the executive
council. said that it was estimated
there were more than 100000 "migra-
tory workers" in the United States at
this time. Where strikes occur, he said,
some Of these men usually ppear and
are taken on as strike breakers under
promise Of lettering themselves al
time goes along. and when the strike
is eventually at an n these men find
themselves again among the ranks of
the unemployed.
by organization under the central
labor bodies" said Mccullough, " we
can put some hope and some system
Into the struggle these men are making
for existence"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24
P[UNGER CHASING
ITALIAN STEAMER
Wireless Dispatch States Liner
Verona Is Being Pursued
BY Giant Enemy
Submarine.

Madrid. Nov. 22.-(via London).-A
telegram received here today gives a
wireless message said to have been
sent out by the Italian Verona stating
that she was being pursued by a large
submarine with two periscopes.
According to this telegram the SUBJ
marine is accompanied by a steamer.
The position of the Verona was given
latitude 40 longitude 6. off Cabopalo.
The telegram vas received from the
town of Soller. on Majora island in
the Mediterranean off the Spanish
coast 40 miles south of Barcelona.
The Verona was scheduled to sail
from Genoa November 9, touching at
Naples November 10 and Palermo No
vember II on her way to New York.
No word of her sailing, however, has
been received.
Latitude 40. longitude 6. is a point
in the western Mediterranean about ITO
miles west of Sardinia.
The Verona is owned by the Italian
Societa Di Navigazoinel at Vapore,
which also owned the Ancona. sunk re-
Gently by a submarine on the Mediter-
ranean. She has been engaged for sew
eral years in passenger service between
New York and Italian ports. She is
1921 tons gross, 4S2 feet long and was
built in Belfast in 1908.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24
IMMIGRANT FRAUD
PLOTS UNEARTHED
Government Orders !nvestiqa.
ton of Alleged Conspiracy
to SmuggIe Chinese
Into America.

San Francisco. Nov. pa sweeping
investigation Of the federal immigra-
ton service on the Pacific coast has
been instituted or authority of Secre-
tary of Labor Wilson. according to a
statement of Assistant Secretary Of
Labor John B. Densmore. made public
here today. Densmore is in personal
charge of the inquiry INTO the many
charges that have beer preferred
against the immigration service in
California.
The present investigation is said to
have resulted directly from the expose
Of the Mongolia Chinese smuggling
conspiracy, following the arrest Of &c
Chinese brought to this port on the
last voyage of the steamship Mon
golia and the alleged intention of
smuggling them ashore.
Secret service operatives of the Uni
ted States government, it is said, are
now on their way from Washington, d.
c., to this city under instructions to
report to Densmore
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24
DOCTOR INDICATED
BY CORoNER'S JURY
Chicago Physicians Uphold
Stand Of Fellow Practi-
toner In Baby Case.

Chicago. Nov. 2o.-six persons, COM
posing a coroner's jury, held that DR..
III. j. H%aiselden. who permitted an in
FAINT, Allan John Bollinger, to die when
an operation might have saved him to
a life of unhappiness as a defective.
was morally and officially justified in
his conscience lie not sanction.
DR.. H%aiselden, in his testimony. said
ne did not reach his final decision not
to operate until he had consulted 10
practicing physicians, four of whom
approved his course of letting the little
life expire, he said. The mother of the
child, wife of a we'll to do workman,
mother of three other children, all ply
sically n mentally normal, also
agreed that the baby would be better
off dead, he declared.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24
WICHITAN HAS PRIZE
TAX DODGING SYSTEM

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 2O.-The prize
way to beat paying taxes has been
evolved by a Wichita man in the fol-
lowing
He decided nine inches of the home
place to a fictitious person and let the
tax title lapse. no one caring to buy
such a small plot. The deal appears as
IL the whole property is involved and
the man has been living on the whole
site peacefully and without paying
taxes.
An unearthing of fraud in tax title
sales, a~ggregating 10000. upon which
the county realized only $4,000, revealed
the cheat and the owner has been COM
PEELED, like the others. ia disgorge.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24
MUNDAY, CONVICTED
OF LO0T|MG BANK
Partner of Ex-senator Lorimer
Given Five Years. Sentence
100000 FiIched
From Depositors.

Morris. ILL.,, Nov. 22.-Charles B.
Munday, vice president of the LaSalle
Street Trust & Savings bank, of Chi
cago, of which William Lorimer was
president, was found guilty Of conspir-
ing to wreck the institution. n his
punishment was fixed by a jury at five
years, Imprisonment.
The jury took five ballots. They dis
agreed on the penalty. nine standing at
first for the maximum punishment,
which would have been five a and
a fine of $4,000. Munday and his son,
]. g.. Munday, were in the court room.
Munday's wife, his two daughters and
son, the Rev. Father Joseph Munday,
were not in court.
The LaSalle street bank was organ
lied by Munday and. according to
charges of he states attorney In the
capitalized as one of the banks assets.
When the bank failed in June. 1914.
there followed the collapse OF nine 9TH
err banks and trust companies of the
so called Lorime -Munday string.
Lorimer Trial Next.
Fourteen persons were indicted, Lor-
inner and Munday being the chief OF
them. The indictments charged them
with footing the institution OF almost
$4,000, 900. and, with violation OF prac-
tically every banking law of the state.
The state elected to try Munday first,
and, when he contended that his assoc
citation with Mr.. Lorimer precluded a
fair trial in Chicago. a change OF venue
to this city was granted.
It was charged that assets Of the La
Sale street concern were stolen to or
ganize the other banks Of the chain. the
checks had been "kited" and tina. the
parent bank had been insolvent for
some time prior to the collapse.
Munday's rise was spectacular. He
went rapidly from manager of a small
telegraph office to part ownership In
IL banks and a dozen large business
concerns. He was born and raised In
Litchfield. Ill. where his father was q
justice OF the peace.
Maclay Hoyne. states attorney fol-
Cook county. said the verdict was sat
is~factory. Lorimer and Henry w. Hut
tig. Of Muscatine, Ia. will go to trial
after the first Of next year. Hoyne said
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24
JUSTICE LAMAR May
retire FROM COURT
Congress Expected to Pass
Special Act - Wade Men
toned as Successor.

Washington, Nov. 22.-President
Wilson is likely Don to have the APP
pointment of a new associate justice
Of the supreme court. Plans are afloat
to put through congress a special act
to retire Justic Lamar, Of Georgia, be-
cause Of i'll health.
Members of the judiciary commits
sions Of congress have been sounded
and are willing to report the measure.
II he is retired there will be q swarm
Of candidates. Some friends OF Judge
Wade, of Iowa. think his name might
be considered. but in view Of his recent
appointment this is by no means GER
tain,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24
WHAT He WAS LOOKING FOR
Dreary Samuel in Earnest Effort to Sc.
cure Employment, but Not, of
Course, for Himself.

We'll, what do you want?" said the
master of the house sternly to Dreary
Samuel, the tattered tramp, as he
stood outside the door, shivering with
the most accomplished art.
I'm looking for work." replied he
of the unemployed brigade. "Ain't
you got no scrubbin' or washin' or
cleanin' or nothing that an honest
body could do?"
This earnest appeal for work made
the householder think that he had mis-
judged a real, honest British laborer
out of work.
"Ah!" he said, now you speak like
a a / like to hear of anyone will
ing to make an effort. l never thought
you wanted work of that kind"
NO more l do" whined Samuel,
shuddering at the bare idea. ITS
work for my wife that I'm a-lookin'
fOr."-London Answers.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24
BULL MOOSERS WILL
Be IN RACE, He SAYS
George w. Perkins Declares
Party Will Have Ticket In
1915 Campaign.

Kansas City. Mo-. Nov. 22.-The flu
ture of the progressive partyin Missouri
probably will depend on the action to
be taken at a meeting of party leaders
from all parts Of the state to be held
here today. Delegates began arriving
last night and parties from st. Louis,
st. Joseph, Joplin, Springfield and sew
eral other of the larger cities arrived
this morning.
An all day conference including a
luncheon in honor of George w. Perk-
ms, of New York, chairman Of the ma
tional executive committee. has been
arranged.
In Chicago yesterday, Mr.. Perkins.
comforting with local leaders of the
progressive party, said that "the pro-
gressive party must and will have a
national ticket in the field in 1916"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24
CHECK UP D E IN
CHARGE AGAINST CONSUL

Washington. d. c.. Nov. 19.-The de-
partment Of justice today is making
further inquiry into the activities Of
Austrian Consul Gener Won Nuber
ment said information had been re-
ceived which would probably lead to
further indictments for passport
frauds. The investigation is the out
come Of q conference In New York ON
Wednesday between A. Bruce Bielas-
XII, chief Of the bureau OF Investigation
of the department Of Justice and DR..
COricar.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24
PIANIST DIVORCED FEW
DAYS ACC, WEEDS AGAIN

San Francisco, Nov. 20.-The mar
riage of Tina Lerner. Russian uia list
to- Vladimir Shavitch, Of New York,
ner was granted a divorce Wednesday.
al Reno. from Louis ]. Bachner, Of
Berlin. She and her new husband
were music students together in Ber-
lin 10 years ago. The marriage took
place here yesterday before a justice
Of the peace. Miss Lerner giving her
age as 26 wears:
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24
The Water Cure.

A Swedish farmer who lived on his
wheat farm in Minnesota was taken
i'll, and his wife telephoned the doc
tor.
If you have a thermometer" an
swered the physician, take his tenn
perature. l will be out and see him
presently
An hour or so later, when the doc
tor drove up, the woman met him at
the door.
How is he?' asked the doctor.
WELL" she said, Il ban put the
barometer on him like you tell me.
and it say, Very dry SO l give him q
pitcher of water to drink, and now he
ban gone back to work" = Youths
Companion.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24
c o NUDE BODY
OF AN UNKNOWN MAN

Boston. Nov. 2o.-Charles Wagner,
Il Boston, whose card was found in a
trunk picked up In the Willamette,
containing the body Of . nude man,
fifty. Wagner, who II engaged in the
clothing business here. failed to. re-
call any customer or person who might
have gone west with his card.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24
He Pleased the Bah,

Restaurant Patron (caustically)-I
am glad to e your baby has shut up.
madam.
Mother-Yes. sir. You are the only
thing that's pleased him since he saw
the animals at the zoo.-Puck.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24
Honeymooners.

Il just got back from a trip to Ber-
muda. There wasn't a single passen-
ger on the boat besides myself"
That's strange"
mot at all. They were all mar
RED"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24

Much timber in New Zealand having
been found highly suitable for the
manufacture OF wood pulp. the gov
eminent Is fostering the establishment
OF the industry,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24
STEAMER RIskED TORPEDO
TO REACH SINKING ANcoNA

WaShlngtOn, ID. c., Nov. 20.-The
Italian foreign Office has notified
American Ambassador Page, at Rome.
that 1t a no q t believe that
the submarine which sunk. the liner
Ancona with the loss Of several Ameri-
cans was other than an Austrian. This
with the Austrian governments
Acknowledgement Of the act, clears up
the last possibility that 1t might have
been q German boat.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24

What Started the Quarrel.
Young Wife Cat home)-Hello, dear
est. h
Young Husband lat the ofice)-Hel.
10, who is it?-Puck.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24
PAGE LEARNS FACTS
. ABOUT ANCONA CASE
Said to Have Obtained Infor.
nation Showing Response
bility of Plunger.

Rome. Nov. 22.-The American am
bassador. Thomas Nelson Page, has
collected additional evidence concern
ing the sinking Of the steamship An
coma.
This evidence has been given from
several official sources as well as from
survivors. It is understood the am
the principal circumstances attending
the disaster, including the degree Of
responsibility of the submarine which
sunk the vessel.
The Italian government also in
formed Ambassador Page that it has
made no contention that the submarine
was German.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24

The First Step.
I'D like to meet a few lively girls.
What would you suggest" .
Invest $4,000 in a roadster"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24

Experience may be a great teacher,
but a mans experience with a woman
seldom teaches him good sense.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24

Women who are the most careful of
their compilations are those who
haven't any of their own.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24

The man whOedoes his best will hold
his job longer than the man who could
do better but doesn't.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-11-24

Courage is a plant that cannot be
destroyed by plucking n up.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-20
RED BALL PLEASING
 MORALES SOCIAL SET
Csperial to the Review)

MORALES, Jan 19.-Oue of the most attractive and unique balls ev- CT attended in Arizona was given bere ssmrday night by group of young ladies of Nosales, known as tbe "Baue Roio" or Red Ball' all the participants of which were re. uuired to wear the insignia of dis tinction u tbe form of red.
 The anaF consisted Of about sixty couples AI the ladies were attircd in magnigoent costumes of red while the men were requested to wear red necktes to harmonize with the color scheme of the fairer sex.
 The ball was held in the Athletic Hall which had been beautifully dec orated for the occasion The ceiling was massed with streamers Of red crepe paper while three large bells suspended 1rom the center and both ends Of the hall At intervals a streamer Ql yellow ntermineled with lhe red which produced color scheme beyond conception The windows were druped with long red curtains while at the end of the hall a large red flower sign bore the let ters "ROIO" and everyone present expressed their hearty appreciation ol the artistic demonstration on tbg part of those in charge of the decor atiOns
 Prominent among those who were responsible for the glowing success of the function were Miss Cecilia Ramirez, most popular debutaut' m the social circles ol both Nogale' Arizona, and Sonora. Others who more than added to the success o the affair were tie Misses Josephine Chenowith. Maria Camou. Elina Bnckwood Elena Prote and Ida Ra mirez.
 Among those in attendance prom inent in military circles were Capt Benteen, Lleuts Jones. McMinan Giuem. Spleliac, Rivat and Phelps an of the 18th Infantry stationed here and Lieut. Dual of the 10th Cav now stationed at Nuco
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-20
SEVERE PUNISHMENT
Of Mrs. Chappell, of Five Years
 Standing, Relieved by Cardui.

Nit. Airy, N. C.-Mrs. Sarah M. Chap pel of this town, says; "l suffered tot five years with womanly troubles, also stomach troubles, and my punishment was more than any one could tell
 tried most every kind of medicine, but none did me any good.
 | read one day about Cardui, the wo- mans tonic, and decided to tv it. 1 had not taken but about six bottles until | was almost cured lt did me more good than all the other medicines ! had tried, put together.
 My friends began asking me why looked so we'll and ] told them about Cardui. Several are now taking it.
 Do you lady reader, suffer from any of the ailments due to Womanly trouble, such as headache, backache, sidcache. sleeplessness, and that everlastngly tired feeling?
 lf SO, lei us urge you to give Cardui a trial. We feel confident it will help you just as it has a million other women iU The past half century.
 Begin taking Cardui to-day. Yol won't regret it. All druggists.
 Hrits Go, C1agaloo7a Medicine Co.,. Ladies Advisory Dcu, Chattanooga. Tenn. '1I Ns-.f4 hrstu.fis'r on your case and 64-p7ge book Hon. Treatment Tor "cmer ia plain wrapDsr. NC. e4
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-20
REPAIRS 10 CAPITOL
 MAY BE NECESSARY
A WEST WING MAY RE BUILT TO PROVIDE MORE ROOM
 AT THE CAPITOL

PHOENIX. Jan. 19.-Four entirely new committees have been appointed in the house by Speaker Brooks They are: ....
 Public lands - Claypool, Goodwin, Johns, Lines Richardson, Flanagan, Dolye.
 Public institutions Pinkley, Chris ty. Lee, Merrill Acuff Farrell Ma. honey
 Fish and game Acuff, Briscoe, Claypool, Leeper Laugford
 Capitol building - Johns, McClain, Cook Buchanan. Proctor.
 Speaker Brooks and Mir Johns. chairman oi the last committee men toned. are both strongly of the opin- jos that something must be done to afford more room for the state off. cers and departments. The capitol is badly crodwed, especially when the legislature is in session. The attorney general has offices down town and a residence across the street has been leased for the state engineer Plans have already been drwn for west wing to the capitol, which was con templated when the building was con. structed.