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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16
An unlucky Party.

Washta Journal: The democratic
party is nothing if not unlucky. Just
about every time the party has ever
been in power there has been a
panic and now comes the European
war to knock the stuffin' out of pros
perity and boost the cost of living.
Here's predicting the next president
will he a republican.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16
Whv Notify Them7

Marshalltown Times Republican:
The Sioux City mayor has notified the
hotels by letters that he II going to
enforce the laws and police regula-
lions against. gambling. liquors and
prostitution. Now, wouldn't that hold
you for a while? Isn't 1t little like
sending word to a burglar that you're
going to arrest him next time he
breaks and entersf
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16
The Essential Point.

Springfield, Mass. Republican: Mr..
Carnegie and Mr.. Rockefeller are ex-
perienced and adroit witnesses. But.
after all, their personality is not the
matter at stake. Rather it is how far
benevolent feudalism," be 1t ever so
benevolent, can be safely accepted as
an essential part Of democratic sys-
tenn OF government.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16
poor Ola IIIjnoia!

Davenport Democrat: How long
will Illinois tolerate q system under
which it's legislature quarrels for two
months over who shall be its presid-
ing officer before it even considers
other preliminaries to getting down to
business2
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16
Lack Of lnducement.

Omaha Bee: So long as Mr.. Carne-
gle neglects to provide the army, of
peace with attractive uniforms, steady
pay and pension system, he cannot ca
rect land Office rush at his recruit
ing stations
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16

an" with Barbara Tenant. 1t is
lavishly costumed and beautifully
staged, play Of Russian adven-
turess in the Orient. The Boxer up
rising of 1900 forms part of this un-
usual play. The Chinese settings,
and the carefully chosen backgrounds
are truly marvellous. The imperial
court, the garden scenes, ocean
shores, houses, and high walls are
all thoroughly Chinese and pleasing.
It Is production that will be thor
oughly enjoyed. There will be two
matinees, 2:30 and 4:00-two show
ings at night, 7:15 and Sat regular
prices, and 10c. Don't miss it.-Ad-
vertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16
"41au at HIppodrome.

"413" at HIppodrome.
Baron Barcellos, engaged in snug
Cling diamonds, meets Elaine, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. Hall. wealthy diamond mer.
chant, aboard an ocean liner. Tina,
an adventures. infatuated with the
baron, Is also a passenger. The
smuggler Is warned by a code mes
sage he Is being watched. but clever
ly gets his gems by the customs, de-
spite the fact that he is carefully
searched. Barcellos hurried to a
strange rendezvous where he meets
"413", the head of smuggling band.
and receives pay for his diamonds.
The engagement of Elaine Hall and
Raymond Davis, a secret service
agent, on the baron's trail. Is an
nounced. and Barcellos, who is In
fatuated with the girl, is furious. He
asks Tina's help and she. by an as
sumed accident, gets Davis to carry
her into cafe. There she makes a
scene, and the two are arrested. Da-
Wis. on proving his identity, Is at oncs
released. Elaine sees an account Of
the affair in the newspapers and
breaks the engagement. Davis con-
tinues to shadow the baron. Deter
mined to win Elaine, Barcellos, know
ing her fathers business. forces Hall
to acknowledge. in the presence at
Davis and Elaine, his (the baron's)
engagement to her. Elaine is puz-
zled by the whole affair and pays a
visit to Tina in prison. She arouses
Tina's fierce jealousy by telling her
the baron intends to marry her. and
secures the address of the smuggler's
den. also the truth of the cafe Incl
dent. The den Is raided and Davis
shooting through his pocket. kills
the baron. Four Thirteen escapes in
his automobiles. An exciting chase
follows, and finding his pursuers
gaining, the smuggler chief steals an
empty train at a railroad station. Da-
Wis orders the agent to wire ahead.
and when the train, driven by "413"
at sixty miles an hour, strikes an
open switch, it ploughs down So
foot embankment and piles up at the
bottom. a total wreck. The others ar
rive and when the body is taken out,
it is found that Mr.. Hall, the SNUG
gler chief and "413' are all one and
the same man.
See this in pictures at the Hippo
drome tomorrow, matinee and night.
Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16

Tough on the Madame.
Chicago Post: Nine. Thebes seems
to be in about the same prophesying
class as Charles D. Hilles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-22
POLICE PICK UP LOST
MAN; SON GETS HIM

Motorcycle officers Of vinewood
station put in two busy days, Satur-
day and Sunday, trying to locate the
home and relatives OF Tommy
Cushay, 75 years old. who was found
wandering around on vinewood-ave..
late Friday night, and was q little
hazy about the residence OF his son.
While police gave him the freedom
of the station. and cared for him well,
the aged man tried to tell them where
he belonged" but one address after
another proved to be wrong. and after
many wild goose chases." the oflcers
gave II up, and turned q report of
the aged mans plight over to the Sun
day papers. ~
John Cushay. OF No. 361 Third-ave.,
called the station by telephone, Mon
day morning. and said he would come
and take HIS father home. He said
he had been searching for the old
man since Friday night. but never
thought to inquire OF the police.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-22
SUSPECTED THIEF
HAS POOR MEMORY

Arthur Miller, rs years old, arrest
ed by Detectives Dreher and Klinsky,
Monday. on a charge OF simple lar
ceny, has one OF the poorest mem
cries the police have ever encoun-
tered. FN
Arthur was arrested on complaint
OF Harry Poullc. Of No. 612 Four
who alleges that his
watch disappeared while he and
Poullc were working together In q
Library-ave. restaurant
Miller had two dozen silver spoons,
all wrapped up and still labeled, when
he was arrested. He said he didn't
steal Pouile,s watch and didn't steal
the spoons, either. He said he bought
the spoons from q man, whose name
and address he just couldn't remem-
ber He was going to mako . pres
ent OF them to young woman. he
said, but he couldn't remember her
name or address, or even his own
address. He did recall that he lived
somewhere on Monroe-ave."
Miller was locked up, and the on
GERS told him to try to remember
some OF the things they wanted to
know.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-22
MAYOR TO SEND MESSAGE
ON CITY HALL ~ANNEX''

Mayor Marx will have something to
say to the aldermen. Tuesday night,
about the rental of suitable build
ing to be used as city hall annex"
The mayor is opposed to leasing the
old winn & Hammond building, and
the council will likely vote down the
proposal of it's owners. Freud q Han
nan. when the matter comes up again
on Aid George II. Ellis reconsidera-
ton notice.
The mayor, who Is sponsor for the
city hall annex idea, believes that
the city ought to rent floor space In
a modern, up-to-date building that Is
not too far removed from the city
hall. City Controller Engel Is gath
ering data for the mayor on available
space In various ONCE buildings IN
the central section. The controller
has received a good proposal from
George H. Barbour for the use of two
floors In the Temple theater building.
Controller Engel also thinks that the
offer of the Farwell building owners
ought to be given further considera-
ton, although It is much higher than
Mr.. Barbour's.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-22
OWENS LOSES in
SUPREME COURT
Denied Writ of Prohibition To
Stop Special Primary For
Prosecutor

3 LANSING, Mich. Feb. 22.--tSpe-
ciaD--The supreme court. Monday
morning, denied the application of
Proctor Knott Owens OF Detroit, for
a writ OF prohibition to stop the spe-
cial primary for candidates for prose
cutting attorney in Wayne county. No
reason was assigned for the action
OF the court.
Mr.. Owens, In his petition. set
forth that he was the only candidate
who had fled ito all vacancy in the
ONCE Of prosecuting attorney" and
that his opponents for the nomina-
ton, Charles II. Jasnowski and Guy
A. Miller. had filed "for prosecuting
attorney without mention OF the va
cancy. He held. therefore, that as he
was the only one to file nomination
papers properly, he was the regular
Republican nominee.
The supreme court followed the
precedent which It established in de-
nying Mr.. Miller's application for a
writ Of mandamus TO compel the
county election commission to print
his name on the ballot, and denied
Mr.. Owens petition without giving
any reason.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-22
style Parade at the Fashion Higgins

told me that lace and gauze panta-
lets had come back. That surprised
me. l didn't think they had as much
chance IS Ed. Walsh to come back.
The woman who told me called them
''furbelows." They'd look better fur
above where they are.
Skirts are worn six, eight and ten
inches from the floor without them.
and ten to lS inches with them. AZ
ter my eyes got used to them | liked
them. but II Is too much like putting
Burley wrappers on Havana filled
cigars.
NesIisees Go the Limit.
AS to colors II seemed to me IL there
Is predominating color II is a sort
OF mousy shade In taffetas. In cloths
and best In the poplins. The heavier
dark green's are used stunningly. and
the lighter khaki shades seem popu-
lar. Flowered designs In the most
vivid colors are used In summer
frocks and gowns, and the negligees
20 the limit in color, especially the
lamp shade styles
Effective use Is made of black and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-22
.$55,OOO PROPOSAL
UP TO TAXPAYERS
Highland Park Citizens Decide
Tuesday Night Whether to
Buy Larger School Site

Citizens of Highland Park will meet
Tuesday evening at o'clock, In the
Ferris school. to determine whether
the village shall raise $55 900 by taxes
or bonds to purchase additional land
for the site Of the proposed south
eastern school, on the east side Of
Oakland-ave., from California-ave. to
Connecticut-ave. The meeting was
called by the Board of Education OF
the village.
II Il Is decided by the meeting that
the additional property should be Sc
cured, the Highland Park school dis
trict will own all Of the square block
bounded by Massachusetts,, Cameron,
Connecticut and Oakland-ayes. The
chief objection to building the school
on the present site Is that II would
have to be placed in a section north
OF California-ave., facing an alley.
Should II be decided TO purchase the
land. the school could be constructed
In the middle of the square block.
facing California-ave. II would give
q splendid view Of the school to and
from Woodward-ave. The purchase
of the additional land would also en-
able the district to make spacious
playground park of the vacant prop
erty around the school.
In submitting the problem to the
voters, the Board OF Education of the
village has made no recommenda-
tons.
at Is simply up to the people. and
we want them to decide for them
selves, without being advised by the
board" said @. HI. Ketchum. mem
her OF the board.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-22

white checkerboard skirts.
The use OF the suspender straps OF
the skirt material Is common. The
military styles are stunning; and toll
erably easy to gaze upon.
The hat was like the Masons wear
on parade. only In green and black
with q poop deck filed with flowers.
The hats run In the Tommy At
lxins shapes. and the Dreadnought
style. There was one that was a
corker, fashioned like battleship
with heavily Powered turrets and a
fighting top of feathers. Me for the
larger navy after that!
The most striking costume shown
was a combination Merry Widow and
Spanish senorita outfit In black net
over peat Are red silk. Black net
pantalets were worn over cream SILK
stockings, and the hat was droppy
straw covered with black net to bring
out the mantilla effect.
The Tipperary coat drew applause.
II was cut In front as IL II were
going 20 be the regulation Irish coat,
but instead OF the short tails It
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-22
DETECTIVE GOES FOR
ALLEGED WIFE DESERTER

Detective Rollin left for Jackson
vile, Fla, Sunday, to bring back
Norman Grantham, arrested on re-
quest OF the Detroit police, charged
with abandoning his wife.
Mrs. Grantham Is In doubt whether
to prosecute her husband when he re-
turns, though she learned through
newspaper articles printed In Savan-
nah, Ca, that Grantham had married
a telephone operator there, and start
ed out on proposed trip around the
world.
Grantham had collected $500 from
an insurance company here for the
alleged loss of an eye. just before he
left, and may be prosecuted for fraud.
as It 10 alleged that he had been blind
in one eye since he was boy, and
did not lose the sight OF the eye In
an accident, as he claimed when he
collected the indemnity.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-22
YOUNG CROOK ADMITS
DEFRAUDING RESTAURANT

Teddy Weir, alias Anthony Weeris,
who was arrested, Saturday night,
and confessed that he Is the young
man who swindled "Scotty" Frank
out OF $12 In Briggs restaurant. Feb.
z, Is said to be clever In some ways,
but az q writer OF checks he IL q very,
very poor workman And he Is held
on the charge of uttering and publish
ing q forged check. and attempting TO
pass II in local hotel.
The check Is signed by the CHIEF
of the Akron, o., fire department, and
II Is payable to the city fire depart
ment Of Akron" On the line set
apart for the written amount OF the
check, appears the inscription. TEDDY
Wilson. fireman" and the numerai
amount, $26.
The hotel people baked at the
crazy looking check, and told Teddy
to come back later. He didn't come
back. He was positively idenuned
az the man who got S12 from Briggs
place by trick, and he admitted his
guilt. the police say.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-22
ST. CLAIR CURATE
DEFIES BISHOP
Rev. 8. Devona, Accused of "POi-
son Pen" Activities, Refuses
To Resign

ST. CLAIR, Mich. Feb. 22.-(spe-
ciAl) --St. Paul's Episcopal mission
congregation IL rent in twain as the
result Of the request of Bishop VIII
liams, OF the diocese of Michigan, for
the resignation Of Rev. F. s. Deyona.
Devona II charged by DR.. James
w. Inches. warden Of the church, with
having written Q series OF anonymous
poison pen" letters. The case has
been under consideration for some
time, and charges and counter
charges have been hurled freely back
and forth
Sunday w. L. Sayre. Of Detroit,
general missionary OF the diocese.
presented q written demand from
Bishop williams that Devona vacate
the pulpit. When Devona refused to
comply, Sayre pinned q copy of the
demand on the front pew and with
drew.
Devona says he will remain until
his congregation secs At to demand
his removal"
I. The congregation itself Is split wide
open In the matter.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-22
Y. M. C. A. MEMBERS WILL
BANQUET MARCH 16

March 16 is to be made a memoir
able date at the Detroit Y. M. c. A,
the occasion being the annual ban
quet of the membership. the largest
OF Its kind In the world. The ban
quet will take place In the big gym
nasium and present indications point
to the space being crowded to It's ut
most capacity that evening.
The speaking program Is now being
arranged. Several speakers OF local
and national prominence will appear.
II Ia expected. and the significance OF
the work OF the Y. M. c. A. will be
told by men closely associated with
that work In Detroit and elsewhere.
The banquet this year will mark one
OF the longest forward strides ever
taken by the Detroit association In
the matter OF outreach into the life
of the community.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-22
WILSON NOMINATES
TRADE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON. Feb. President
Wilson today nominated the nve
members of the interstate trade com
mission. They are:
Joseph Edward Davies, Madison.
Wis. present commissioners OF cor
porations.
Edward Nash Hurley, OF Illinois,
president OF the Illinois Manufacture
ers association.
William julius Harris. OF Georgia.
director of census
william H. Perry. Seattle. Wash.
treasurer of the Seattle chamber. of
commerce.
George Rublee. Cornish. N. H.,
counsel for the Alaska engineering
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-22
WOULD PUT CHEAP
"SPECS" UNDER BAN
"RidicaIe Buyer, Shame Seller"
Plan of American Optical
Society Secretary

'Ridicule the buyer. shame the
seller"
That is the motto which h. K. Ar
rington, secretary OF the American
Optical association, says the optomet-
rists OF the country are trying 10
carry into effect, In prohibiting by
law the sale OF l0-cent glasses. and,
in fact, putting out OF business all
eye-glass sellers who are not scien-
tifically prepared 10 1T the public
with glasses.
The scientific section OF the Ameri-
can optical association Ii holding a
three-day educational convention. in
the Hotel fuller, under the auspices
OF the Michigan and Detroit Optome-
try societies. Monday morning, 8.
w. Baker. OF Rockland, Mass. and
Dr. +. A. Vol, OF New York uniyer-
sity, were the speakers. About 65
optometrists listened TO their lectures
and took notes Of the latest discov-
cries I'm the field Of optometry.
Mr.. Arlington, who has been sec
Rotary OF the American Optical asso-
citation for five years, and who has
perhaps done more than any other
one man to secure recognition for
optometrists by state law, says that
SO states. including Michigan. now
have laws which protect the public
from eyeglass sharps. Ii was Mr.. Ar
rington who started the agitation
against granting a concession to eye
glass sellers at the Panama-Pacific
exposition. for which 100000 had
been offered. So great was the pub
licity which he obtained that the Of
fer was finally rejected.
There are only three universities
in the country where optometry II
taught, and In these II 10 In connec-
ton with the physics. not the medical
department" said Mr.. Arlington.
They are Columbia, Ohio State. and
the University Of California. But In
the next 20 years, optometry Is bound
to become a university study.
There are about Ave cases In 1000
In which there Ia q pathological con-
dition Of the eye. needing the atten-
ton Of a medical specialist The
trained optometrist should recognize
these cases. and refer them to the
proper specialist. In all other cases.
his own knowledge should be
enough"
Mr.. Arlington addressed the con-
vention, Monday afternoon, on "Opto-
metric Jurisprudence" III. c. Good
win, OF Rochester. n. Y. spoke on
optical advertising. Monday evening.
a banquet will be held In the Hotel
fuller. DR.. Vol, Mr.. Baker and r.
Gilch, OF Detroit, will continue their
instructions to the optometrists,
Tuesday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-22
||lgT TAKE 'EM
YET; SPRING
HASN'T ARRIVED
a Fact, bIereury's Due For Dip
Within Few Hours, Con-
ger Says
FEBRUARY WEATHER
HASN'T BEEN so MUCH
Temperatures Only Slightly
Above Normal. Federal Kill.
Joy Insists

Norman b. Conger. Detroit's wealth
~ man. refuses to become all fused
Is about the possibility OF an early
opr1ng, AZ evidenced by the high TEN
Doratures and large quantities OF sun
shine which have prevailed In the
last two weeks.
Already, the newspapers have been
knvored with information that robins
have been seen. Some yenturesome
oouls, spurred on by warm breezes
and smiling sun. have even jour
mayed to Belle Isle, for an outing. Ice
Has melted from the front lawn, and,
according to reports, crocuses, May
balls and other early boomers are al
roady pushing their way through the
cod. The spring poet Is being sub
1octed to his annual portion Of abuse.
Dpring styles are In the windows, and
~ e keeps right on getting warmer,
some bold person might announce
that he's taken 'em on and put on
The knee-length. and
Anyway. there's no use going into
further details. because Mr.. Conger,
speaking as man who makes II his
business to watch every move and
change OF the elements, says that
this month has no claim to distinction
DOR high temperatures.
sSlightly above normal, SO far"
aid Mr.. Conger, Monday. "but you
can't tell what will happen before
the month Is over We can't make
any comparisons until all the returns
are In. But you take February, last
year. We had two spells OF warm
weather then, and after they passed,
fhe temperatures went down around
the zero mark again.
Fact 10. there's some cold weather
headed this way now. and 1t ought to
Is here tomorrow. Yes, Wen have a
touch OF It by Tuesday A disturb
0nce, now central In the Canadian
northwest, has dropped the temper
azure to four degrees below zero In
Prince Rupert. According to indica-
lions, the effects OF this disturbance
will be felt In Detroit and Michigan"
Thus having taken all the Joy out
Of life. the weather observer handed
over q sheet Of paper labeled
"Monthly meteorological summary"
and covered with figures and strange
terms concerning the weather,
This" said Mr.. Conger shows
that temperatures of 80 and 40 are
not unusual In February. From Feb.
= to Feb. z. last year, the high marks
Tor the day were never under 30.
Once It went as high as AZ. Then
there was cold spell for another
week, after which there were 10 days
of warmer weather. The average high
temperature for the month Is 31.5.
Unless there is some great change
between now and the end of the
month. 1t Is probable that the figures
1or February. 1915. will show that
the weather was only slightly above
normal"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-22
INDIANS AND
WHITES IN PITCHED
BATTLE ON PLAINS
tContinsed from Page One)

today said that Mexican rode into
the camp of Marshal Nebeker and re-
ported that the son OF Cosey, one OF
the Indian lighters, had been shot.
Communication with Bluff Ia now
interrupted. There 10 no way Of de-
at present what Is trans
piring there. The last communities
ton with the scene Of the battle was
at $40 this morning. The wire went
down before details of the late fight
ing could be obtained.
Posses from q half dozen towns are
en- route today to reinforce the men
under United States Marshal Nebeker,
who set out to capture Tse-Ne-Gat,
wanted for Staying. but have become
engaged with the entire strength or
the renegade Piutes. One posse from
Grayson, Utah, has reached the
scene. The others face terrible rides
over trails choked with more than q
foot OF snow. The Grayson posse 10
declared to have succeeded In sur
rounding one detachment Of Indians,
but hesitated to enter pitched
battle The result was that the In
dams dashed through their lines, and.
under the fire of the posse, escaped
down Cottonwood canon, where they
are now concealed behind tire rocks.
Some reports reaching here state
that the Indians are now in such num-
bers that they have practically sur
rounded the town OF Bluff. AS re-
suit OF the calls for reinforcements
received in various towns. reports
were circulated here that the govern
ment had decided to send troops to
the scene. Three troops Of cavalry
are declared TO have been ordered
overland through Thompson's Springs.
Ii will take the cavalry at least two
,lays TO reach Bluff. however, and fur
Their bioodshed is feared before they
appear.
A small party OF men passed
through Cortez early today en- route
ito Dolores TO bring back the body OF
Joe Akin. who was killed by the first
yolley fired by the Indians when they
attacked Marshal Nebeker's posse.
Doctors and nurses from Cortes,
and from Grayson and Monticello
have been appealed to TO go to the
scene.
The Indians are said to have gath
cred with their sauaws and effects.
They are believed 10 be heavily stock.
ed With ammunition and food. From
towns all about here came reports to-
CAV that dozens of Indians have quiet.
Is slipped away from their usual
haunts II IL believed they have left
20 Join the Piutes.