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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-16
UNIQUE PLAN
FOR SOLDIERS
WORKS INTRODUCED A
BILL IN CONGRESS- FOR STAND
ING ARMY OF 100000
Would Utilize the Men for 10 Months
in the Year Under the Secretary
Of Interior
3y the United Press Associations.

Dy lHc aOIlltcu FSSo fASSOCldtlOIS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Senator
Works of California in the senate to-
day advocated an army that could be
educated in engineering and harden
ed to the rigors of campaigning in
desert reclamation work, reforesting
large western tracts and protecting
the Mississippi valley from floods.
He said that such an army would
obviate the evils of unpreparedness
and also the danger of creating a
military caste. He said It would pro-
vide useful work for the soldiers in
stead of forcing them to become idl-
ers. He would pay the soldiers with
tracts of public lands improved as a
result of their labors.
He proposed an annual expenditure
in that way of $50,OO0,0O0 which would
be recouped by the returns in labor.
He pointed out that such owrk would
largely be- in western states where
the army should be concentrated be-
cause the west is in the greatest dan
ger of invasion by the Japanese.
Senator Works introduced a bill
for an army of 100000 to be recruited
to be used 10 months un-
der the secretary of the interior and
the remainder of the year under the
secretary of war.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-16
WAR TAX MEASURE
SOON BE PASSED
ACTION IN THE HOUSE INDICATES
ADMINISTRATIONS BILL WILL
BECOME LAW
Test Vote Shows FavOr-Tax Stamps
VIII Soon be Reality in
the Nation
By the United Press Associations.

BY the United Press Associations.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The en-
actment of the administration war
tax extension measure was indicated
this afternoon when the first test
vote to facilitate its passage result
ed in 208 to 1872. Prior debate in the
house resounded in partisan debate.
Minority Leader Mann called the
measure "Nefarious" Representative
Fordney declared that the Democrat
ic party was forced to this to save
the treasury from bankruptcy"
Majority Leader Kitchin replied
that "No tax measures were popular
in war times but that the bill was nee
essary to prevent treasury deficit" !"
The senate finance committee report
ed on the measure favorably.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-16
KILLED IN 4IRSHIP FALL
By the United Press Associations.

BY the United Press Associations.
SAN DIEGO, Dec l6-NIrs T. a.
Comstock, aged &c. was killed an /
Victor S. T. Meyerhoffer was painfully
injured when wing of an .rrt plane
collapsed precipitating them from a
height of 100 feet into the bay. A
launch rushed to their rescue from
the warship Oregon. Both were Ia
ken aboard where efforts toSsaye the
womans life were futile. She was
the oldest woman who ever maze an
air flight here.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-16
BANDITS HOLD UP TRAIN
Rob Baggage. and Mail Car, Getting
Little Loot, And Escape to
the Hills
By the United Press Associations.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 16.-Three
bandits held up the Kansas City and
Southern passenger train at Eagleton,
Arkansas. They forced the trainmen
to detach the mail and baggage cars
after which they dynamited the Wells
Fargo box and robbed the mail The
loot is believed to have been small.
The passengers were not molested.
The robbers fed to the hills.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-16
LAYING PLANs,ITO.
AID DESERVING
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES NOW Ar
RANGING TO BRING CHEER TO
NEEDY HOMES
Increased Membership and Renewal OF
cid Memberships Necessary to
Carry on Good Work

1t is perfectly safe to say that the
worthy poor of Moscow were never
better taken care of than they were
! last year and that to the Associated
Charities is due the credit of extend
ing aid to those in distress in more
systematic and economical method
than was ever employed in Moscow
before. The society is again at
work, and number of urgent cases
have been brought to the attention of
the directors. In every case where
aid has been given, the most careful
investigation has been made of all
the circumstances and only those IA
miliar or individuals have been assist
ed who were justly claimants upon the
kindly offices of the organization,
Following the plan pursued last
year a number of Christmas baskets
will be prepared for group Of fam
lilies whose financial condition is such
that without the aid of the Associated
Charities no Christmas cheer will
appear in their homes. The relief
committee !, is ascertaining the exact
status of each of these families, and
it is hoped the public will respond as
generously as last year in volunteer
ing contributions to fill the baskets.
Vegetables of all kinds are needed,
and the society hopes that people in
the country, when they come to town
to shop will be kind enough to bring
with them some potatoes, squash,
carrots, and other vegetables to be
used in the Christmas baskets. All
such contributions may be left with
Fred Veatch at the Veatch Realty
company's office at any time. Apples,
groceries of all kinds, and clothing
will be very welcome.
II the society is to meet the de-
mands already made upon it, an irl-
mediate increase in it's funds will r.
absolutely necessary. The annual
dues of one dollar should be paid as
soon as possible by all those inter-
ested in the work Of the organization. !
These dues may be paid to Harry
Whittier, treasurer, at the Moscow
State Bank or to Fred Veatch at his
office. 1t is hoped that all those
who contributed a dollar last year
will feel like doing so again and that
many other individuals. not hereto [
fore connected with the society will I
become members.
The Associated Charities is an or
ganization designed to assist Moscow
families whom sickness and other
have reduced to need.
The organization does not take care
Of transients or newcomers. but is
designed solely to help the poor and
worthy of Moscow and its immediate
surroundings. From the reports al
ready turned in by the relief COM
mittee it looks as though the society
would be hard put to care ade-
uuately for the families whose chill
dred need clothing and food Increas-
ed membership and renewal OF oldI
memberships are the two present
needs of the society. Funds will be
needed by Saturday afternoon, and
an early response to this appeal Will
be greatly appreciated by the pur-
chasing committee.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-16
CLIFFORD LEAVES THE STATE

BOISE, Dec. Especial. For
mer Secretary of State w. l.. Clifford,
who has been engaged for the past
two and half years in attending to
the extension of land sales in the
state land department, has complet-
ed his work and has gone to Californ-
ia, where he will attend to private
business. His family is expected to
follow soon.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-16
VIENNA PEEVED
In ANCONA CASE
DISPATCHES INDICATE THAT SHE
EXPECTS AMERICA TO SHOW
DISPLEASURE WITH REPLY
Code Cable Been Received by State
Department But Not Yet Translated
New American Note

By the United Press Associations.
LONDON, Dec. 16.-Vienna has ta-
ken pessimistic view of the Ancona
case. She believed that America may
show her displeasure by demanding
the recall of Acting Ambassador
Zwiedinek, according to Amsterdam
dispatches. The reply was submitted
to Ambassador Dumba and the Ger
man ambassador in Vienna before it
was handed to American Ambassador
Penfeld
Code Cable Received
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The state
department today received a code
cable from Vienna and was this after
noon being deciphered Secretary
Lansing says he does not believe it
to be an answer to the American note.
1t is impossible to forecast on the
contents.
May Make Further Demands
WASHINGTON, Dec 16.-Another
and more preemptory demand on Aus
tria to disavow the torpedoing of the
Italian liner Ancona is being cOnsid-
cred by the administration 1t is un-
derstood that the note will insist on
the immediate compliance with the.
American demands.
VIII Continue Pursuit
BERLIN, Dec 16!-(By wireless via
Sayvi1le)-T the Bulgarians are
expected to continue the pursuit OF
the retreating Allies into Greece was
indicated today by a high official in
statement issued today at Sofia saying
that the Bulgars had Temporarily
stopped at the border
BuIgar Cavalry in Greece
ROME, Dec. t6.-Unconfirmed Sal
onika reports this morning said that
the Bulgarian cavalry had entered
Greece northwest of Gievegeli.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-16

PARIS-A wounded soldier fell from
tramcar at the Quai des Tuileries
and the wheels passed over one leg,
producing splinters but no blood. He
had lost his real leg in the battle of
the Marne.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-16
WOMAN CAPTURED PROWLER
By the United Press Associations.

By the United Press Associations.
PENDETON, Or, Dec 16.-Unarm-
ed and single handed, Mrs. Earl Gil
landers captured a prowler in her
home here last night. Selling him
she forced him to accompany her to
the home of Chief Of Police Manning
across the street Manning was abb
sent, but Mrs. Manning got a revolver
and together the women held the man
until the arrival of Chief Manning.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-16
WILSON GETS LICENSE
he United Press Associations.

BY the United Press Associations.
WASHINGTON, Dec l6. The
presidents license TO we'd was obtain
ed today by Chief Usher Irwin Hoover
of the White House who paid 81. He
gave the presidents age as 50 and the
brides as 49, He named Rev. Herbert
Scott Smith, an Episopalian, who will
officiate.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-16
HELD THE WRONG MAN
By the United Press Associations.

BY the United Press Associations.
CHEYENNE, Wyo,, Dec. 16.-The
Portland police have wired the au-
thorities here that William Smythe,
being held here, isn't the man want
ed in connection with the trunk muir
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-16

LONDON-The government has au
thorized complete set of movie films
naVV
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-16

A Bohemian inventors artificial
marble is said to closely resemble the
rarest marbles and to be stronger
more substantial and less liable to in
jury than the genuine.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-16
AMERICA DISCLAIMS FORD PARTY
y the United Press Associations.

By the United Press Associatlons.
LONDON, DC. 16.-The American
legations at Christiania, Stockholm
and Copenhagen have issued formal
statement that the American govern
nent has no connection with the Ford
peace expedition
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-27
Keep the Children
Bright and Happy

Happy youngsters must be
healthy. The digestive organs OF
children get out Of order rs read
ily as do those of their elders. and
the result is equally distressing.
When the bowels are clogged with
an accumulation Of refuse from
the stomach the child naturally be-
comes cross and fretful from the
discomfort, and Is often punished
for temper when medical attention
Ia really what Is needed.
The next time your child Is cross
and unhappy. without apparent
reason, try giving it mild laxa-
tive, Or. CaldwelTs Syrup Pepsin
is a mild. pleasant tasting combl-
nation of simple laxative herbs
with pepsin, and Is especially
recommended for children because
OF its freedom from all opiate or
narcotic drugs and its gentle ac-
ton, It is sold in drug stores
everywhere. A free trial bottle can
be obtained by writing to DR.. w.
B. Caldwtn, 452 Washington ST.,
Monticello, Ills.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-27
LaWson's Trial.

TRINIDAD, Colo. April 27.-Chas.
Snyder, who testified today for the
state that Mother" Jones and De-
PENDANT John R. Lawson urged the
striking miners to fight If necessary,
admitted on cross examination, he
was in the employ Of the Baldwin
Felts detective agency and that he
asked money from Lawson a short
time ago. saying he would get it from
the other side" If the labor leader
did not give it. lawson refused to
give him money. Snyder's breakdown
offset in part, the strong testimony
presented in support of the murder
charge yesterday when a former
body guard of Lawson's, swore Law
son was armed and participated in
the firing during the battle costing
the life of a mine guard. Lawson was
indicted for this guards murder. The
witness also detailed bringing am
munition from Denver to the Ludlow
miners colony.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-27
Cleanup Day Committee Points Out
Fact That Day Is Not
Far Into the
Future.
SATURDAY IS TIME SET
Ash Piles, Rubbish Heaps and the
Like, Should All Melt Away
by Then, Committee
Suggests.

The cleanup day executive COM
mittee is calling attention to the fact
that Saturday, May 1, is not many
days in the future, and that it be.
hooves the citizens who are going to
help make the city clean one, to
get to work at once. There are any
lumber Of unsightly ash piles in vari-
GUS sections Of the city, and rubbish
heaps are yet to be disposed of.
Probably the best thing to do with
the rubbish heap is to shovel 1T all
out in the alley and burn it. The
ash piles should be hauled away along
with the tin can heap.
The early spring has brought out
the grasses and weeds as we'll, and
it has been suggested that these
weeds be cut down In the alleys at
once, which will, of course, help to
keep them down in the future. The
fringe of weeds which borders on
empty lots, should be taken care Of
by the property owners or the city
The reports from the south side of
town are most encouraging. The
residents there have practically all
made their property ship-shape with
out waiting for the official cleanup
order. Other residents are urged to
follow their example and get all the
property in the city in good shape.
There is nothing more disappoint-
ing to visitors than to find dirty al
legs and poorly kept lawns and yards
Keokuk Is going to have plenty Of
visitors and should plan to celan
things up Saturday, May 1.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-27
Stock Market Notes.

NEW YORK, April 27.-The stock
market opened with . a fair show Of
strength and activity. Steel was off
Il; Reading off 4 and American Can
up n.
The market gathered in activity
during the first hour and despite fair
~ heavy selling pressure, the general
feeling was steady. A slight reac-
tionary tendency was indicated. In
the first hour 2OO,615 shares changed
hands, against 271,sS5 yesterday In
the same period.
The stock market at noon was
strong, Steel up X point and Union
Pacific, American Can and Reading
all being active with large sales.
Prices held up we'll in the early
afternoon. The market was quiet, the
trading being light. American Can
and Foundry was a strong feature,
selling up two points at Sc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-27
Gasoline on the Fire.

UNITED Press, Leased Wire ServiceI
.DANvILLE, ILL.,, April 27.-Miss
Viola Downs of Ridgfarm, was burned
in horrible manner and the palatial
Downs home was destroyed by fire
which started this morning when Miss
Downs in preparing breakfast, sought
to force fire in a range by pouring
on gasoline. The oit exploded, cover
ing her with a mass of flames and set
ting thu house on fire.
In a second gas disaster, James
Mitchell and T. Hughes were badly
burned when the Christian church at
Redmyn, Edgar county, was Destroy
ed. Hughes, janitor at the church, was
pumping added pressure into a gas
pressure lighting system when the
lamp cells burst, the gas ignited and
set the building on fire. Hughes was
caught in the building and Mitchell
was injured in rescutng him. Both
are In a serious condition and may
die.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-27
CITY NEWS.

United Charities and Humane
Society benefit tickets ngood at any
theatre today and tomorrow, for any
show. For sale at McGrath Brothers
and Scott & O'Reilly's.
1T cost w. F. Thomas S2S5 Tor
the privilege of operating his auto
mobile on Main street one night re-
Gently without having his lights on.
Mr.. Thomas entered a plea of guilty
to the charged filed against him In
the superior court.
United Charities and Humane
Society benefit tickets good at any
theatre today and tomorrow, for any
show. For sale at McGrath Brothers
and Scott & O'Reilly's.
Fifteen cents per hundred
pounds is the price the city will pay
for its ice used in the various depart
ments this summer, with the excep-
ton Of the West X fire station where
charge Of twenty cents will be
made. Glasgow and Son were the
successful bidders for the contract.
awarded by the city council this
morning.
buy United Charities and HUI
name Society benefit tickets at Nc
Grath Bros. and Scott & O'Reilly's.
DR.. Newcomb received a tele-
gram from DIR. ]. J. Lucas Of Alfalfa
bad. India, who was to have arrived
here on Saturday, that he is detained
at Criswell, Ore. by the death OF his
brother-in-law IN an automobile ac-
cident. DR.. Lucas expects to be here
May s.
The directors OF the Hotel Iowa
held meeting today to go over some
routine business matters.
Good at any theatre, any show,
charity benefit tickets. Get them at
McGrath BROS. and Scott & O'Reilly's
arrangements were made this
afternoon with autoists at Fort Madt-
son and Nauvoo to telephone when
the Pixies Peak tourists left these
Two places. Captain Corsepius at Fort
Madison was to telephone when the
machines left there. and similar ar
rangements were made at Nauvoo.
Good at any theatre. any show,
Charity benefit tickets. Get them at
McGrath Bros. and Scott & O'Reilly's
Among the members Of the local
automobile club who went to Nauvoo
to welcome the Pixies Peak ocean-to-
ocean highway tourists were B. B..
Hobbs, Roy H. King, J. D. Ecker, John
Nagel, J. F. Elder and Mrs. Elder.
Buy United Charities and HUI
name Society benefit tickets at Nc
Grath Bros. and Scott & OReilly's.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-27
Daily Stock Letter.
copyright 1915 by the New 70
Eyani0p Post

lCOpyrlSht 1915 by the New York
Evening Post.1
NEW YORK, April 27-walI street
appeared to recognize fully today that
the stock exchange was witnessing a
war market" in other words that
movement of prices and speculation
was governed primarily by news from
the battle front But that very fact
resulted in a confused and chaotic
market.
The obscurities and contradictions
OF the days European dispatches led,
during the four first hours of bust
ness, to great irregularity. Prices
moved forward and backward in quick
alienation and would be advancing
in one part OF the market, while de-
clining in another. 1t was not, in
fact, until we'll on in the afternoon,
that a clearly defed general move
ment occurred in the market as a
whole. and it took the form Of an all
around decline: several of the most
active stocks losing two points or
more from their forenoon prices, with
substantial increase Of activity. RI"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-27
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
IN ILLINOIS
Pro and Con on Bill to
Abolish it In the
State.

SPRINGFIELD, H., April 27.-Bills
for abolition Of capital punishment o.
cupied the attention of the Illinois
house in committee of the whole this
afternoon. While numerous outside
speakers defended the bills, several
members of the mouse declared in "a
vor Of the present laws.
Governor Dunno who suggested the
bills in a special message to the as
sembly. spoke at length in their sup
port, citing the frequent miscarriages
of justice when persons are hanged
and later found to be innocent, and
declaring that hanging is no less muir
der because done legally in the name
/ OF the state. He cited comparative
statistics to show that the crime rate
! is higher in Illinois than in states
where the extreme penalty is m1ldeT,
| in an effort to show that capital pun
ishment fails of it's object to deter
crime.
Judge Kinzie Cleland, Of Chicago,
Representative of the Anti-c2pltal
Punishment Society Of America, made
the extreme and surprising statement
that Henry Spencer who was hanged
at Wheaton for the murder of Mrs.
Mildred ReEroat, was induced to com
NIT the crime hy two newspaper men
who gave him So to furnish them the
material for the enormous news story.
He declared that if hangings were
permitted, they should be held pub
Iicly, that their full horror might De
shown to all the people.
! Other speakers were John Roberts,
Of the National Anti-Capital Punish
ment society, and Dr.. Lyon, srperir-
tendent Of the Central Howard associ y
tom of Chicago.
| Opposing the adjustment bills, Rep
resentative George II. Wilson, of Quin-
Icy. pointed out that under the pres
ent laws there are few chances for
miscarriages Of justice. Answering
! Governor Dunno who had referred to
the famous Pfanschmidt Quadrupie
murder case, Wilson pointed out that
after Ray Pfanschmidt had been sent
enced to hang Ior the murders, h9
secured two new trials On change or
venue and was finally acquitted and
set free He pointed out that the law
in this resTect is even too lenlent.
and said that Pfanschmidt's public
ity agents went ahead of the new
trials to fill the press and public mind
with sentiment favorable to the youth.
Adams county, where the crime oc-
Cured. still is convinced that Ray is
guilty, he said.
The house committee of the who're
reported out the adjustment bills
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-27
Three Of Family Killed.

[ United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CONWAY, Ark, April 27.-Sam'lel
Bell, 20, cattle buyer, was overtaken
near Solgahachie, Ark, early today by
a posse that secured the wooded conn-
try for him for three hours after an
assassin shot and killed three MEM
bers of his divorced wife's family AMI
Earl Bearden, &c, husband Of his
wife's sister,, Dick Fryer. "a, Bells
father-in-Iaw, Amos Fryer, IT, his
brother-in-law, and Mrs. Bearden, ".
were the other victims. Bell, his VIII
said, frequently had charged her rela.
tives with responsibility of their mar
ital trouble and had threatened to kill
them. Mrs. Fryer at the start of the
shooting. gathered several small chill,
dren about her and fed into the wood }.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-27
Hamilton Gate City
Hamilton, ILL.,, April ~.

Word has just been received here
OF the death of Mrs. Kingston of Spo-
kane, Wash. Mrs. Kingston has been
Ill for some time and the death OF
her son Robert. less than month
ago, was hard blow for her. She
passed away the twentieth. Mr.. King
ston has the sympathy Of both Ham
ilton and Keokuk.
]. P. Penning Of Davenport Is here
working on the linograph machine
for the Press for q few days.
Al. Lock OF Peoria is registered
at the Granite hotel. He is install.
ing new soda fountain for the Rex
oil drug store.
r. e. Salm of Peoria is registered
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-27
&SZ}ll|EE5X;|
For Society Editor
Call Black 665,

IN THE WOOD.
In the wood where shadows are
deepest
From the branches overhead,
Where the wild wood strawberries
cluster
And the softest moss is spread,
met today with a fairy,
And I followed her where she led.
Some magical words she uttered,
alone could understand,
For the sky grew bluer and brighter;
While there rose on either hand
The cloudy walls OF palace
That was built in Fairyland.
And / stood In a strange enchant-
ment;
had known it all before:
In my heart of hearts was the magic
OF days that will come no more,
The magic Of joy departed
That time can ne'er restore.
That never, ali, never, never,
Never again can be-
Shall l tell you what powerful fairy
Built up this palace for me?
1t was only little white violet
found at the root Of tree.
Adelaide Proctor.