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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-29
Hamilton Gate City
Hamilton, ILL.,, Aug. 20.

better than he was. We hope to see
him up and around soon.
The fruit growers are beginning to
pick the pears and getting them In
the market. There Is big crop of
pears around Hamilton this year.
Grapes are beginning to come in
and they are fine. We haven't seen
the watermelon and sweet potato man
vet, but expect to see him any day.
Mayor Daugherty has new auto
mobile, a Buick six"
Several Of our citizens we're Ka-
hoka fair visitors Friday. They all
report a good time and say they had
some good races.
Mr.. and Mrs Buttgen and daughter
of Warsaw were the guests of Mt.
and Mrs. Hunnicutt Wednesday.
G. e. Wagner Of Moline was
business caller yesterday.
Rev. Davis of the Hamilton NJ. p.
church, and party of young people
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Sam Walker, . Wanderer, Succumbs
to Attack Of Hemorrhase
Of the Lungs, From
Asthma.
BODY AT UNDERWRITERS
VIII be Held Here for Several Days
TO be Claimed by His
Friends or BY
Relatives.

Sam Walker was one Of those me-
groes who just drift around. He is
dead now and his body is lying a.
Crimmins & Chase, waiting to be
claimed by somebody He was found
early yesterday morning lying by the
side of his bed in little tent on the
banks of the Mississippi, below the
cereal works. He had been cutting
willows with gang in that vicinity
for the past few days.
And as he just drifted in, nobody
knows anything about him. When his
clothes and possessions were searched
yesterday, no clue to his identit1
could be found. He was known by the
name Of Sam Walker and that is ali,
and the slim hope OF an Identification
rest on that one thing. The body will
be held for several days and If no rela-
tives are found, it will be buried at
the expense of the county.
Acting Coroner Burrows did not
deem it necessary to hold an inques
as death was unquestionably caused
by hemorrhage of the lungs, resultins
from asthma.
Walker, with a gang Of men. had
been cutting willows along the river
bank to the south of town for the
past few days and slept in q tent on
the grounds, with two companions
Yesterday morning when they awok'
about 4 o'clock, they found their
companion hanging over the edge OF
the cot, a great pool Of blood on the
floor and some on his face.
The acting coroner was called anu
he ordered the body taken to Grim
Minis & Chase, where 1t will be hein
pending Identification by friends or
relatives. Walker had been in ke"-
kuk about two months.
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The Mekemsons returned home Fri
day night from Biggsville where re- s nrs,
picnic and visiting with their parents ',s
and thew had great time. Their OLD
Snu u team happened to all be home
and they were challenged by the
Risesville team of young men for a
s n,n and they have good ball team
In Biggsville. but the old team got &c, to,
aether and cleaned the youngsters up
g to 8. I'm b,
.aen Warsaw and Hamilton for the
championship will be PLAYED in =, ke 60
SnIl Of the league park. This viii be
a o. good game. Howard Mekemson will
mitch for the Hamilton team.
Mr.. Martin Steward is reported as
To- rarv sick at his home. He has
been confined to his bed for one week.
We hope to hear he is better soon.
Mr. Eaton Is improving and is much
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IN MEMORIUM.
CoJ n n Rracketf.

SOl W u. iIt~S1NNSS'
1927. Aug, 1913.
on the unknown regions borders
Paused my friend OF many years,
paused and waited marching orders,
without murmuring, without fears.
Never truer, Drawer soldier,
Marched in battles stern array;
Never better husband, brother, iather
Did his duty day by day.
Soldier of the free battalion
From the grand old Hawkeye state,
Life courageous. strong and valiant
Ours to ever emulate.
Past thee father, rest thee brother.
Rest at last in Makers care;
To fill thy place, we find no other,
In loving memory we may share:
*. Fl. LOUIS.
Hamilton, ILL.,, Aug, 1915.
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on the afternoon Of Monday, Sept. G.
Superintendent William Aldrich will
talk to the principals at this meeting
along general lines Of the coming
years work.
Following the principals confer
ence, meeting Of the teachers will
be held in the high school auditorium
at o'clock. At this meeting of thu
teachers Superintendent Aldrich will
make his annual talk to the teachers
and will outline the plans for the work
Of the year. All Of the teachers and
principals are expected to attend
these two meetings week from Mon.
day afternoon. The meetings have
been scheduled for Monday in order
that none may cut short vacation
trip.
Superintendent Aldrich said last
night that the new school buildings
might be said to be all ready for the
opening Of school. The other build
ings are of course in readiness. This
week supplies will be taken to the
various buildings and the janitors Of
the older schools will be kept busy
putting the finishing touches on the
house cleaning, and getting every
thing in order for the coming school
year.
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|HOUsEWARt!NG IN
mo new SCHOOLS
,.,,er.on sulId'ns VIII be Opened to
,nspsetien - Thursday and
Garfield Building on
Friday.
CITIZENS AL INVITED IN
rIeh school Orchestra WI, Play at
Both sulldins supt. Aldrieh
Calls Teachers'
Meetings.
Ic1r1zENs ALL INVITED

Yeokuk's two handsome new
.chools are going to be ofncially open
q this week with q civic housewarm
srv - which every person in the JEFF
y s.s.on and Garfield districts and IN
tbe entire city Is invited. The build
mos will be open for public inspec
tim on Thursday and Friday. The
Jefferson building will be opened on
Thursday afternoon ct o'clock, and
viii be kept open all afternoon and
evening. The GARFIELD building will
! 10 opened on Friday, with the same
hours.
will play during the reception hours
A both buildings. The teachers and
principal Of each building will form
he reception line, and the parents
D q the children, and the citizens gen.
orally are invited to come and see
he fine. up to the minute buildings
which Will be used as school buildings
}or the first time week from the
coming Tuesday.
The receptions have been postponed
until the last minute to have as many
81 the teaching force in each building
on hand as possible. Most OF the
teschers Will have returned from their
vacations by that time, and it is
planned to have all OF them in each
building on hand to greet the patrons
Of the district.
The housewarmings are open to
every citizen Of Keokuk, for both Of
the buildings belong not only 70 the
Jefferson and Garfield districts. but
to the entire city. The hours from
3 o'clock until 10 o'clock in the even
ing will give ample time for everyone
to see the handsome new buildings.
reaehers' Meetings.
A meeting Of the principals Of the
city schools win be held at 2 o'clock
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Read the Daily Gate City. Tor
cents per week.
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u.re,. Real Jltney Competition.

NEW CASTLE, Ind, Aug. 2S.-This
.itv Ia watching a bitter duel between
a iitney bus and a street car, New.
castles lone street car turned in good
revenues until this jitney started,
Now Mayor Watkins is reading and
re-reading letter from the street car
company stating that unless he regu-
lates the jitney, Newcastle will be left
street carless.
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NOTHING New.

jaw House in Topeka Capital; The
telegraph story that the Feds have in
aueurated 1O-cent baseball is nothing
new They've been playing that kind
oil tbe time. The Federal league was
nredicated on Dunk" The only
championship it ever won, or propaoiy
ever will win. was that OF the fiap'
doodle league.
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went on an excursion to Quincy yes
terday.
There seems to be several changes
among our business men the past
week and we are sorry to lose the
men who are going out Of business.
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They have all been good boosters for
Hamilton and we think they will still
be boosters, and we are getting new
people in that will be pushers If we
get them started in right. Give them
the glad hand and make them feel at
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-29

home. The day is not far distant
when we will have many new people
in Hamilton and we need all the
boosters we have. The Il told you
so" fellows are about all gone and we
are glad Of it
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The Middles Arrive.

With the arrival OF the midshipmen
At 40 o'clock the excitement com
menced. In place Of the grand march
which at SO large ball is usually the
official opening, Tile boys from Annap,
oils, headed by their band, marched
around the Auditorium and took their
seats on the st-Ce. Then for few
moments they varied the program OF
being guests Of honor by themselves
entertaining the others in number OF
Inc typical songs of the naval acad'
academy, supplemented by few good
rousing football yells.
Later In the evening, on the sound,
ing of the bugle call, a repetition OF
this mart Of the evenings pleasure wa ;
given and dancing was again resumed
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|MlDSH|PMAN Belts
ATTENDS FUNCTION
Local Man Who 10 in Class Of 1916
Of Y. s. Naval Academy, Was
at Bali Given In
California.
MIDDIES AS ATTRACTION
They Help to EnIIven Program and
Formally 10 Waived and Even.
ing Was One to be
Remembered.

Mloshlpman j. Emmett Belts, OF this
city, who is : member OF the gradual
Ing class of the Naval Academy at An
napolis. sent the following clipping
rom San Francisco Chronicle, which
tells OF brilliant ball in which tho
m1ddies took part recently:
In setting Of blue and gold-blue
for the navy which they represent and
gold for the state which is entertain
Ing them-the naval heroes of the f,l-
ture were the honored guests last
evening at one of the most brilliant
functions OF the exposition year-the
navy ball at the Civic Center Auditor
,ium.
It was the GROWING festivity OF a
long list Of affairs that have occupied
the time Of the gallant middies since
their arrival here week ago. Sew
|eral hundred guests, the women IN
their handsomest gowns and jewels,
the men in all the brilliance of uni
forms and gold lace, assembled in
compliment to the midshipmen who
have Just completed the trip through
the Panama canal.
In colorful Setting.
Great masses Of California peoples
and Woodwardia ferns were banked
on the stage where the midshipmen
were assembled at the opening OF the
ball, and streamers of blue, bordered
in gold, adorned the front Of the stake
and the boxes, the latter also bedeck-
led with the states chosen flower.
From the standpoint of the decora-
lions and the costumes worn, 1t was
a wonderful spectacle. From the stand
point of the enjoyment that it afford
ed, not one Of those who, early this
morning, wendell their way homewar J.
via limousines, street cars or any
other sort of conveyance, but will
testify that it was the best sort OF a
fun-making affair.
Rear Admiral William F. Fullam
and the officers of the squadron shared
in the honors, OF course, but for the
majority who danced away the hours
at the Civic auditorium it was the
"middies' ball" The proceeds will be
devoted to the Navy Relief society,
the official host OF the evening.
Formally was completely waived
for the first time at an affair Of the
kind given here, the midshipmen hav-
ing the privilege Of asking any girl
to dance without having the usual in
PRODUCTION. Consequently, after the
first rather difficult plunge it was an
evening OF unlimited enjoyment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07
BLAME GIRL IN HASTE
Woman Lost Purse ON Street Car and
Suspected u ColOred Girl.

The telephone wires between Topeka
and Horton and Sabetha were used
frequently this morning by the police,
IN an endeavor to recover a purse be-
lieved to have been stolen.
A Topeka woman left a pocketbook
containing about $40 in cash and a
valuable diamond ring In a street car.
She discovered her loss and believed
she had left it in the Rock Island de-
pot. A colored girl was suspected. the
only other person in the depot at that
time. The girl bought a ticket to Hor-
ton.
& The police were notified. long
distance telephone to Horton gave the
local authorities the information that
the girl had gone on to Sabetha. Mean
while the woman went to the court of
Topeka to swear out. q warrant against
the girl. Later this morning the purse
was turned into the street railway Of
1lce by a conductor and the matter
VAS dropped. :.
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NOT A PUSH THIS Time.
A Helping Hand to One Topeka Cir
ON Downward Path.

How not a downward push, but a
helping hand, was extended to a young
woman who had slipped" is told by
Miss Eva Corning, policewoman, in
ner monthly report to r. L Cofran,
mayor.
She was brought to the police sta
ton charged with transgressing the
moral laws" reads the report. ssAs it
was her first appearance in police
give her another chance. She is a
young divorced woman. 1 talked with
her and told her we would be glad to
help her back to the right way and
that II she continued in her present
course. she would be brought back to
Jail and the next time would have to
serve d Jail sentence.
she was much broken up over her
first experience in Jail and promised
to make better start. took her to
the Provident association and asked
them to help her."
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Two DOLLAR WHEAT.
Dream of Enthusiasts Almost Comes
True In Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-Two dollars q
bushel for wheat, the dream that only
enthusiasts ever expected to come
true, was within half a cent Of being
q reality today on one grade Of wheat
if the cost of delivery to Europe
might be counted as part OF the price
1t is a fact that carload of the kind
of wheat known as Durum was sold
today to go to Italy on a basis that
figured delivered at destination.
$1.99k a busheLa r % 50
Such a price breaks all records for
Durum wheat The supply of that
variety in the United States is said to
be virtually exhausted from this sea-
son.
Rapid upturns were witnessed in
the speculative market after q period
OF wavering during the early hours.
News that France and Italy had pur-
chased 100000 bushels or more to-
day. at the seahoard, made the prices
OF options here leap higher than at
any time since the beginning of the
European war and reach levels that
before had not been equalled since the
celebrated attempt at a world wide
squeeze by Joseph Letter.
May wheat, the chief speculative de-
livery, went to $1.38 Is as against 1886
at the finish last night. Among the
purchasers of the May option was the
Rockefeller foundation which wanted
to make sure of charity supplies for
Belgium and had been unable to get
satisfactory terms on wheat for spot
cash
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BREAD GOING UP!
Chicago Bakers Plan to Raise
Their Prices.
Other Cities Threatened With
Small Loaf Crusades.


Chicago. Jan, 7.-Bakers are consid-
ering raising the price of bread to 6
cents a loaf. an increase Of 1 cent. it
became known today. as result of the
advance in the price Of wheat and flour.
Wholesale flour is quoted at $3.50 to
$3.50 barrel, an advance of so cents
during the last three weeks.
Several leading bakers said that
either the price would be advanced or
the size OF the loaf would be decreased.
Six Cents at Denver.
Denver. Colo. Jan six cent bread
is threatened byGDenver bakers as a
result of the increase in the prices Of
wheat and flour.
And Philadelphia, Too.
Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. bakers here
predict cent bread or smaller loaves
because Of the rise in the price Of
-four.
Cincinnati to Cut Loaves.
Cincinnati, O., Jas. 7.-Cincinnati
bakers who declare their bread loaves
are the largest In the country assert
the size will be reduced If the price of
flour does not drop. -.
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THE. BUGlER'S MISTAKE
English Nearly fured Germans on t.
Dcfeat-The, Tongue Slipped.

Berlin, Jan. IAN English bugler's
mistake, due to the fact that his knowl-
edge Of the German army bugle calls
was not quite perfect, frustrated a
clever stratagem of the enemy in F'lan-
ders. according to report Of a Ger
man returned from the front on fur
Tough. At one point along the line the
artillery had been preparing the ground
for an assault, and the order was final
ly given for advance.
The Germans were charging success
fully, losing not too heavily and being
well supported, when they were
amazed to hear the bugle call, Cease
firing" They threw themselves down,
reviling and lamenting the fact that. at
such a favorable moment, it had been
felt necessary to stop the advance. In
their position the next call could hard
ly be anything but the retreat" and
they lay listening for it. To their
amazement. however, an anna cement
instantly succeeded by full realization
of what had happened, the mess call, .
the signal for rations, was blown. The
English bugler. who. safely ensconced
in some deceptive place, had stopped
the charge with his first call, had made
a costly mistake.
The charge was resumed, and when
it ended the Germans had taken the
trenches at which they had been aim
ing.
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n0TH|Ilc 70 II.


Officials Of the Topeka baseball club
denied today the story sent out from
Kansas City Wednesday. to the effect
that Eddie Mclaughlin, of that city.
was on IDEAL for the purchase Of the
Topeka franchise with a view. Of ,trans-
ferrinE 1t to Kansas City. Kan
J s'Weshave heard nothing Of II. the Of
ficials said This afternoon. and one of
them said he did not believe such
plan was at all feasible.
8. ]. Bear, an official Of the club. re-
turned to Topeka Wednesday night
from Kansas City and stated that he
or here. Arch n. Catlin said that no
negotiations had been opened through
him.
The story sent out from Kansas city
IL as follows: s4
The Story.
Kansas City. Mo-, Jan. There Is
q possibility of Greater Kansas City
1918 season, the Packers. Blues and
q Western League team. There is said
to be plan on foot to put q Western
League club on the Kansas side with
Eddie Mclaughlin as manager. When
questioned this morning Mclaughlin
admitted he had been approached in
regard to taking over a franchise in
the Western League The plan would
be to organize a stock company among
the Kansas business men.
The thing looks good to me-" said
Mclaughlin, "but don't believe there
il q chance because Of the five-mile
limit ruling of the national commits
sion, which forbids another organized
ball club from playing within radius
OF five miles from the other team. II
everything could be fixed with George
Tebeau. owner of the Blues" con-
tinued mclaughlin, 81 am certain that
the money could be raised in Kansas
City. Kan, although 1 haven't talked
to anyone about it."
The owner of the Blues is out of the
city, but at other times he has ex-
pressed himself as thoroughly against
the moving of a Western League club
to this city. Unless he has changed
his way of thinking lately Kansas City
Kan, is liable to go without its West
ern League baseball. next summer The
Topeka franchise probably Is. the one
on the market.
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Topeka WidoN Found in Gene
terry Clad Only 4 Nightgown..
Nora Sellers Discovered =
Night In Attitude Of Prayer.
UNSAFE ALONE. SAY POLICE
Girl Is Afflicted With Mysteries,
Claims Miss Corning.
Only q Grandmother Left to
Care for Her.

To wake up and find herself alone
In cemetery on dark night in an
attitude of prayer over the mound OF
her husbands grave, and to discover
herself in this situation CARRIED only
In her nightgOwn, this was the ex-
pertence OF Nora Sellers, 514 Lawrence
street Her husband died . few
months mon, ago and since then she has
been picked up by the police many
times and taken to places Of safety,
when found walking in her sleep.
The young woman has no assur-
ance when she retires at night that
she will find herself in the same place
her mind during the day she is apt to
carry out in her sleep. One night she
was found unconsciously doing an
ironing.
II Investigated the case Of Nora
Sellers. living at 514 Lawrence street.
reads part of the report Of Miss Eva
Corning, policewoman. Mora is the
girl who is afflicted with Mysteries
and has been picked up by the police
on many occasions and taken to places
during the day alone. which was dam
gerous for her in her condition. The
nefghbors told me she was q worry to
them and that they would like her
taken care of as they feared some
accident would happen It was UNI
She Walked Viaducf.
Nora Is the girl who made her
ghost-lfke appearance on the Sixth
street viaduct late at night a few
weeks ago. clad only in a night-gown,
her long braids streaming down her
back. The few pedestrians who hap
pened along were startled. She was
taken home by an officer n.
Whatever was on Nora's mind dur
ing the day she was apt to get up and
do in her sleep. One night she was
unconsciously doing an ironing. At
another time she strolled out late at
night and was found kneeling over a
mound in the East side cemetery I
talked with Mrs Thorpe about some
plan Of caring for, her. Her parents
are dead. She had no one in Topeka
to care for. 1t was found she had a
grandmother in Wisconsin willing to
care for her, and Nora was sent to
her."
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NO MONEY TO BUY.


New York. Jan. THE falling on in this
country's trade with South America has
not been caused by a shortage of vessels
according to report submitted today to
the chamber Of commerce, by its commit
tee OF foreign commerce and revenue laws
but by the adverse financial conditions ex-
isting In almost all the South American
states. due to the fact that they were
large borrowers of capital from Europe
and found their resources considerably
shortened when loan facilities were denied
them.
The committee found that the almost
complete suspension of trade with South
America, directly after the outbreak of
war, was due to the inability of vessels
to get cargOes rather than to any lack of
shipping.
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to the United States, constitution; : that
II The state Of Arixona could forbid
any employer to hire more than 20
per cent of aliens. it could with equal
ju-tice forbid him to hize r per cent
or ..even an individual alien. This
struck at the vitals of the act which
ordered that any employer with pay
roll OF five or more names must see
that at least 80 per cent of those
names were duly qualified electors.
Great Britain and Italy protested to
the state department that these con-
dftions of employment violated the
treaty rights of their citizens.
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COLOR line DEBATE.


Washington, Jan. 7.-Senate amend
ments to the immigration bill propos-
ing to bar negroes evoked storm OF
debate in the house today when the bill
was taken up for consideration of the
differences between the two houses.
Northern and southern members lined
UP in a regular old time stormy color
line debate, the former as a rule attacks
ing the amendment and the latter de-
Tending it.
The Amendments was rejected, 252 to
IS The disagreement will go to con-
ference. "a - -.