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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-12

The Belmont county supervisors Of
elections will hold a meeting Satur.
day afternoon TO arrange for the cleo
ton some time In August Petitions
% all candidates must be filed with
the board not later than June II.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-12

u has been decided TO open the
nclisire Fairgrounds July T. and tho
Instructors vii be notified 10 appear
OF that tine. s number 81 improve
ments VIII b. made 10 the grounds.
and arrangements have been made 20
psrchase new equipment
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-12
IS VANDeRslLT FoUNor

QUEENSTOWN. May 1t.-There h.
n persistent rurnor current here that
Alfred Gwynee Vandorbiits body has
been recovered on the Irish coast
Webb Wade. Mr Nanderbilrs secre-
lary. ID InveltlgatLnE the rumnr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-12

The Mead Township sunday School
Association viii hold ne annual con
ventiou Thursday. MAY 20. In the sha
dyside Presbyterian church Among
The speakers viii be the Rev. r. r. 70.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-12
IN AMATEUR AND
SEMl-PRO WORLD.

Ihe Henwood Athletic club challenges
any scui-rrof essiouHI team lu fHr onto
aIlrN. flames can he arranged hv call.
irE william Role. over ffa Nafi.r.lt
phone. 3i-gCuw God
=
The benwood Rambler. chalienrr any
team tu the ohio valley for games Cd
sunday The games must be- arraurr.I
away from home 81 the Eeuwood hurl
gdu not play sunday hall a. home.
Games can Do arranged by calling 1f-i.
Ou tle National phone
The q. a. g. team would like 90 ar-
fauEe game with amy fG or rs wear
oll tenn in thH valley Tor "a game nrtt
saturday. n accepted games can o. arr
RANGED through The Intelligence.
PC H1cscycs would ukr fo arrange
2 gam" with tnr GAYLORD a e.. for sun.
dny May 18TH. go their rraurfr. 10 AZ.
crpted answer through The fufsIiIrsrrsr
or call a1-I 81 o.. National rnnra H..
tween H..n and g nU o'clock
The Buckeyes challenge any amateur
team in the Ohio valley for games away
from home fur further Information urif.
90 Herbert Stulleuhcrrer 1Ut HHrIfrrf'r.
Road. Martins Ferry
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-12

WV hDNIe. May 1f Johnny TU.
hauo ~ Cleveland vnrf.rs fr.tt--
y ifnt easily oufrointed Mel Crrran az
itfonkIyn. tonight ir Tame ten round
hoNiuE bout fn Urn0Ei.n EIfb.r.
ie8 aud Coogan 40 pounds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-12

LONDON. May ~. 1888 a. m.-Tho
Daily Mail asserts that the body %
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt has been
found and IL being taken into Queens
town.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-12

meeting last night at the home OF Miss
Amber on Ninetesnth street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-12
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

At Riehmond-Richmond ~: nuff,i,
Other teams not scheduled.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-12
Left for Convention.

cum, OF this city. and the Rev. II. r.
Patterson, of Newcomerstown.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-12
SMOKER HELD BY
RELIANCE LODGE
MANY ATTEND DELIGHTFUL AZ.
FAIR AT A. o. Y. W. NALL
W. D. Tucker Acted - Toas,nsster
and Several Guests Made
Brief AooresseS

most enjoyable smoker and lunch
con VAS held last evening in the A. q.
y. W hall on Chapline street. The az.
lair was given by the Reliance lodge
and was In the nature OF a -get-to-
Sether movement Members OF All
the lodges In the city were invited and
many attended. Mr. ". b. Tucker
was chosen as toastmaster and he
proved most worthy OF the selection.
After an hour Of smoking and talking
over different topics OF the day the
guests In attendance we're invited 10
the dining room. where a delightful
luncheon was served.
Following the luncheon Mr.. Tucker
called on those seated around the fes-
tai board and each responded with a
snort address. Owing 10 the number
mat were in attendance each speaker
was limited TO Ave minutes OF talk.
This was principally given over TO
Jokes" pertaining 10 the next annual
picnic and whether or not II would be
held in Martins Ferry. Bridgeport or
some other seaport town. However.
no decision In this matter was reached
last evening.
Following Is a list Of those who
In. 50
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-12

Requiem. and Banjo Song from the
same composer. The program was con-
cluded with the song something Goes
Tiugle-ing-ling"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19

ing inasmuch as 1t is a common I'M
preston that the railroads receive
liberal compensation for handling the
mails. Referring to the article ny
Mr.. Baldwin the TraL.c World, a1ter
Teprinting the same, makes the io''
lowing editorial comment:
The figures show earnings On tee
fast-mail route west of Chicago anu
the trains out OF which the Burlington
gets two-thirds of all it earns on THIS
mail route They show that In 1910
the road received 90 cents per tram
mile and in 1914 1922 per train mite'
but the operating expenses per tram
mile in 1914 are officially stated as
IA for all trains. Passenger trains
cost more to operate than freight
trains and the average of the three
mall trains considered cost much
more Gall things considered) than the
average passenger train costs. 1t IS
generally conceded that the passenger
business as a whole is Improbable,
yet this special mail service pays
much less than any other feature OIL
the Burlington's passenger business,
to Mr.. Baldwtn's showing.
The statements he makes are based
on sworn testimony before the COM
mission and we have no reason TO
doubt their accuracy. 1t would seem,
therefore, that Mr.. Baldwin's point Is
well taken
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19
EuRoPE,s GLOOMY OUTLOOK.

EUROPE'S GLOOMY OUTLOOK.
Two wears more of war In Europe
and the continent will become as
Mexico In order and in finance, and IT
is the realization of this that caused
the recent warning from well known
English journalist as to revolutionary
choas being but brief period of time
distant II war continued, says tue
Cincinnati Enquirer.
At the present rate of expenditures
money standards of value cannot pc
long maintained and when currency
values weaken and food and otner
values continue to rise, with millions
of men formerly producers busy de-
stroying and constantly CONSUMING
Europe will be face to face with con-
ditions akin to those OF the French
revolutionary period.
The United States can then neither
feed nor finance bankrupt Europe, ana
if ever there was continent rush,hs
into bankruptcy 1t is that condition
today.
Moratoriums don't pay debts; they
but postpone. delay and endanger such
payments Issuing treasury notes
doesn't pay debts Of the nation. Sell
ing national bonds doesn't pay debts
of the country Squandering the pro-
ceeds OF government loans upon &C.
vastating wars and calling for sub
scriptions for new loans is not any
sounder finance In Great Britain.
France, Germany, Russia, Italy or
Greece than it is in San Domingo or
Mexico.
The European countries may stand
1t little longer by reason of create
resources, but it is waste of capital
and resources that means ultimate
bankruptcy, commercial and financial
chaos. il prolonged.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19
TRAINING FOR WIVES.

A Washington preacher advocates
the establishment of school for
training wives. The best school for
a girl to become good wife is good
home. with good mother The great
trouble is there are SO many mothers
who don't care about training their
daughters for housekeeping, says the
Burlington Gazette They want to
make ladies of them, and have them
sit in the parlor crochettng, playing
the piano and reading the society
novels
Now the influence of good mother
is such that when the time comes for
a daughter to make her own home she
will cook all right and be able to at
tend to all the details OF her home.
1t is the Indifferent and foolish moth
ers who make poor housekeepers OF
their girls and bring upon them mat
rimonial hazards.
There is wonderful preservative IN
the spirit of home, and it has saved
from misfortune and ruin many boy
and girl.
Where these influences are lacking
didatctic teaching in training school
will be beneficial, but there will be
nothing that will take the place of
sensible mother.
Lucky, indeed, is the girl who has
one.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19

Final preparations for the enter.
tainment of four hundred members Ut
the three above named associations
were being made here today. The
first arrivals. only a few, came in on
an early afternoon train. Others were
expected to arrive this evening AMI
by tomorrow morning the city will be
filed with delegates to the three
conventions. Rex. H. Fowler, of Des
Moines, assistant secretary of the
electric light association, reached here
this morning and assisted local men
in preparing for the reception of the
visitors.
keokuk will be on her company
manners for the next few days of this
week-until the convention closes Fri
day evening. Keokuk has chance TO
win for herself state wide reputa-
ton for generous hospitality durinS
the four days-Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday-the three bod.
les hold their annual get-togethers
here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19
FIRE PETITION IS
FILED WITH CITY
Requests for Motorization Of Fire
Department, Signed by over
Three Hundred
Citizens.
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES
$500 Damages for Broken Ankle is
Asked From the city coun-
Gil by Lillian
Mckee.

A petition circulated by members
of the fire department in which sign
ers were allowed to express their pref
erence for an automobile fire truck or
for the purchase of horses was pre-
scented to the city council today with
361 signers. All but seven or eight OF
those who signed the petition express
ed preference for an automobile
truck.
Commissioner OF Public Safety j.
A. NJ. Collins said today that no i'm
mediate action on this petition was
anticipated. "We are willing to pur-
chase an automobile truck" said Mr..
Collins, 'if there is any way we can
do it, There seems to be some oppo-
sition TO the plan I advanced for Sc
curing a truck. There is only one
way we can do it-and that is by sub
stituting five minute men for three
regular fremen. We can do this and
still increase the efficiency of the de-
partment, in my belief We have
reached the limit of expense in the
fire fund and cannot go any farther.
If we buy an auto truck we must cut
down some place else. If We do not
cut down some place else we cannot
buy the truck. II anyone has bet
ter plan to offer than the one I sug-
gest.sd l wish they would come ahead.
would be glad to see It."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19
PATENT CASE IS
ARGUED IN COURT
Charles A. Besser vs. Merriiat Culvert
Core Company is Being Heard
Before Judge Wade.

In the federal court today, Judge
n. J. Wade is hearing case in which
an infringement of patent is claimed.
The plaintiff is Charles A. Besser. and
the Merrilat Culve-t Core company is
the defendant. Besser claims that the
company is infringing on his patent
on culvert cores.
Arguments were CONNIE nced by
counsel before Judge Wade this morn
ing. J. L. Warren and John e. Craig
are appearing for the plaintiff and
Blake and Wilson are the attorneys
for the defendant company.
A number OF exhibits are occupying
space in the federal court room. The
cores are made to expand or contract
to any size. by means OF an attach
ment like an umbrella. The inventor
claims to have gotten his idea from
an umbrella.
One OF the attorneys in the case
suggested that instead Of reading all
OF the evidence which was taken be-
fore a special master. that they use
such part in their arguments as ap-
piled, and that this would expedite
matters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19
Board Which VIII Decide Merits Of
Claim Against City for $1,5o5
is in Session
Now.
IN THE TELEPHONE CASE
city Attorney Craig Asks About Tran
sactions Leading up TO
Bringing This
Action.

The board Of arbitration, which will
consider the merits of the claim OF
w. 3. and H. r. Collins against the
city of Keokuk, began its sessions
this morning. This board is composed
of Judge Henry Bank ard Judge w. 8.
Hamilton, with Capt A. H. Evans as
the third member. The claim Of the
Collins is for s1,505, and ia for legal
work connected with their part in the
case OF the Iowa Telephone Co. vs..
the city OF Keokuk.
Besides the board of arbiters. Major
Collins and H. R. Collins. w. c. How
ell. Theodore A. Craig, city attorney
and Mayor Moorhead occupied seats
in the district court room. City At
torney Craig was interrogating Major
Collins, concerning his part In the
case. and the various exhibits IN the
case are open to the board.
Mr.. Craig brought out the point that
there was no explicit statute covering
this question of rate making. and that
both Judge Mcpherson and Judge
Sloan. the special master asked Tor
citation of such a statute.
Mr.. Craig asked Major Collins about
the meetings preliminary to the draw
/ ing rrD OF the petitions which were
/ circulated and signed. Major Collins
denied that he was Instrumental IN
calling such meetings. and did not re
! member to have presided at them he
did edmit having looked over the petl
tio,s ard offered suggestions.
/ The city attorney asked him II ne
/ ever made statement that hse would
fight the case for the city and II
would not cost the people anything
Major Collins said he did not remem
Der making any such statement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19
BARON DE REUTER-
ENDED HIS LIFE
Grief Over the Death Of His Wife IS
Believed to be Reason for
the Act.

limited Press Leased Wire Service, I
REIGATE, Surrey, England, April
19.-Baron Auguste Julius Clemens
Herbert De Reuter-. managing direc-
tor of Reuters Telegram company,
committed suicide here today.
Grief over the death OF his wife,
who died last week, is believed to
have been the reason.
Although the announcement of the
suicide was made public today, an Off
fetal statement issued later said that
the baron killed himself yesterday. 1t
stated that his body was found in his
residence with discharged revolver
alongside and that there was little or
no doubt that he had ended his own
life. He was greatly attached to his
wife and has been very melancholy
since her sudden death.
Baron De Reuter- was born March
10, 1852, and succeeded his father as
head of the Reuter- Telegram company
in 1899. He was educated at Harrow
and in Paris universities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19
Daily Stock Letter.
ICopyright 1915 by The New 70
pncf I

CCopyright 1915 by The New York
Evening Post1
NEW YORK. April 19.-With con-
siderabIy the largest trading Of any
day since the present stock exchange
comnotion began-sales running far
beyond a million shares-Inovement
of prices today was more confused
and chaotic than at any previous time.
This erratic action continued until
the closing hour when mass OF
realizing sales swept over the whole
market, affecting alike the Industrial
and railway shares.
There was definite reason for the
markets conflicting action In the
early hours. Even Wall street had
begun to realize, last week, that the
market was in somewhat peculiar
position in that while the equipment
stocks were rising historically on the
presumption Of long-contiued Euro
pean war and unlimited war orders"
the standard investment shares were
rising on the theory OF early peace.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19
Asks $500 Of City.

A claim for personal injuries
amounting to $1,000 was filed with the
council this afternoon by Lillian Nc
Kee. The claimant states that she
suffered a broken ankle in a fall on
the evening Of March 20, along a
board walk near the bridge crossing
at Tenth and Cedar streets.
The basis of the claim is the al
legged negligence of the city in failing
to repair the board sidewalk at the
place where she fell, and which
caused her to fall, in the failure of
the city to provide sufficient light at
this place, and in the failure of the
city to protect the walk at this place.
which is along the edge of an eM,
bankment, with hand rail.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19
claude G. E,rdman. Keokuk. flrst: John

Claude G. Erdman. Keokuk. first; John
Peterson, Montrose; Ira /. Jones,
Keokuk, first: C. B. Hastv, Farming
ton; NJ. NJ. Cameron, Belfast: B. il.
Heron, Donnellson; William Chunk,
keokuk, seventh; Doweil Bishop. Ken
kuk. fourth Chas. A. Schenk, Keokuk
seventh; G. w. station, Keoauk. third:
II. w. Church. charleston: j. n. Maggie.
keokuk. second; Frank Lucas. Keo-
kuk, fourth; Ed Nealy, Pennington:
John Hills. Jr., Keokuk, r. r. No. 2.
f. ID. MOVE. Keokuk. first; w. B. Sun
ley. Keokuk, seventh: f. w. Swan.
keckuk, seventh; H. T. Graham, Keo-
kuk. first: Fred Hilpert, Jr.. Keokua,
third; Herman Azinger, Keokuk,
sixth; James Brennon, Jr.. Keokuk.
fourth: r. S. Criswell. Keokuk third
w. A. Witch, Keoknk, fifth; George
Meinhardt. Donnellson; w. A. HUI.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19

Had not the war seriously unsettled
industry and trade throughout Can
ada, the Dominion would have devel-
oped in 1915 a trunk-line railway
mileage Of approximately 10000 miles,
including, of course, all subsidiary or
contracted lines and lines running
through American territory. This
would have placed the country second
to no other in the world in railway
standing. The completion OF the Grand
Trunk-Pacifc system has been re-
tarded. The line extending westward
from Winnipeg to the Pacific ter
minus at Prince Rupert, 3. c., has
been in operation for some months.
but the line from Winnipeg to None
ton. \. B., the terminus on the At
lantic, is not as yet completed, and
the funds for its completion. under
present circumstances. may not soon
be available Many expectation
founded on its opening up rich terri
tories IN Ontario and Quebec will be
disappointed for while.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19
Sunday COMING to Chicago.

T limited Press Leased Wire Service
. CHICAGO, H., April 19.-Forcea
which have organized for the fight to
make Chicago dry in 1916, were jubi
liant today when formal announce
ment was made that Billy Sunday
would come to Chicago to conduct an
evangelistic campaign.
Three hundred and fifty ministers
signed the request that the baseball
evangelist help them and allied anti
saloon forces drive Chicago's 1921
saloons from the city. Sunday says
he wants to start driving the devil
from Chicago next January.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19
AMERICANS Al.

AMERICANS ALL.
Out In the alley and in the street,
Down by the tracks, on the VACANT
lot,
Joyms troops of the children meet
And solve world problems upon the
spot.
There are little Hans Schmidt ana
Gretchen, too.
There are Jones and Kelly and BURKE
and Shea,
Churchill, Chouteau and little An
They mingle all in their merry play.
Young Reifschneider, Ginocchio,
Bill Gonzales, and Russ Ivan,
The Jensen kids and Jefferson Snow,
And each, boasts. I'm an Amerf
cam"
And SO they play with joyous grace
And each belongs to a mighty tribe,
They're glad to be Of splendid race
whose fine traditions they soon I'M
bibe
Early and late they play with glee;
Perhaps occasionally they fight,
But it's all in the family, you see,
And they bear no grudge and It's
quite all right!
Their fathers have come from the
ends of the earth,
Fleeing from poverty, sword and
throne,
Each clinging a bit to the land OF his
birth
But the blessed kiddies are all our
own.
Chicago News.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19
LOOK HERE FOLKS
LET'S CLEAN UP

, We're goin' to have company 4
, at our house for the next three q
; days. There's goin' TO be 800 OF :
, EN- too. And they're goin' to be
, yisitin, Us all over the city.
, So let's get busy tonight and I
; clean up before the crowd
, comes.
, The cleanup day committee
, of the Industrial association is 4
) appealing 10 all citizens to clean 4
; ,1p their yards and alleys tonight 4
= and in the morning. Don't walt
. for the regular cleanup day,
3 they say. Get busy on the ash
= niles in the alleys. and help put
. the front yards in shape. The
Z convention delegates here to-
. morrow will go over the entire
. city. and we want to give them
. as good an impression OF us as
. possible.
- a a a a q q . q . . q . D
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19
Cudahy 10 III.

United Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO. April 1s.-John Cudahy,
board Of trade leader, banker and for
mer packer, I'll at his Michigan ave-
nue. home. was today said to be slight
" improved although his condition adj
mittedly still was serious Cudahy is
suffering from Implications which
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19
SUPERIOR COURT
LIST OF JURYMEN
Deputy Clerk and Deputy Auditor
Draw Thirty fer Service In
Judge McNamara's Court.

afternoon by Deputy Clerk vollers
ard Deputy Auditor Vermillion for
service in the superior court Fol-
lowing is the list:
Herman Noetzle. Keokuk. seventh:
Thomas Young. keokGk, seventh:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19
RAILWAY MAIL PAY,

The Gate City recently published
an article by w. w. Baldwin, vice
president of the c. B. & O., answer
Ing some statements that had been
made by a Washingt ton CORES pond
ent in the Traffic World. The state
ments Of Mr.. Baldwin are illuminat-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19

In the happy days about to bloom
in Chicago there will be hna and
dandy democratic minority in the city
council, barely large enough to secure
an occasional nod of recognition from
the majority. But what the minority
lacks in numbers is Offset by the
lusty lungs of Hinky Dink Mcknena
and Bathhouse John CoughIin, the
prince of Chicago poets and fashion
platers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19

At the rate pensions are roofing
into the public treasury OF Chicago 1t
is estimated that within sixty years
the annual haul will reach 100000
900.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19

AS showing the possibilities for
tree growth in regions where irriga-
ton has to be depnded upon, it Is
pointed out that Boise. Idaho, has as
many as ninety-four kinds Of ornamen-
tai and shade trees.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19
KEOKUk PEOPLE
GAN HELP HERE
You Can Cash Your Smiles in at Face
Value During the Four Days
of These Con-
ventions.
FIRST ARRIVALS HERE
Final Preparations Made for Recep.
ton Of Delegates to conven-
tIons That Start
Tomorrow.
FIRST ARRIVALS HERE

KEOKUK BIDS
Iowa Section National Elec-
trio Light Association
National Street and Interur-
ban Railway Association
Iowa Electrical Contractors
Association
YOU WELCOME.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19
Local people Can Help.

The part Keokuk people will haze
to play in earning this reputation Is
extremely simple and most natural
for them: Be courteous to all the
delegates-this first of all: go out OF
your way IL an opportunity offers it
self, to do favor for any delegate;
show optimism-let your good spirits
light UP your face just as il you didn't
know a rent collector when you see
one-talk optimism all the time, even
when you are talking to yourself, dur
ling the four days of these conventions.
Merchants here are RESPONDING 10y
Ialy, as they always do. to the request
that they print and distribute cards
LOT welcome to be placed in windows.
This work has been done by the men,
bers of the Retailers league, and the
cards were distributed this morning.
All merchants who have their own
gaga-day decorations will put these up
tomorrow morning or this evening.
I They want to make the old town look
like the Fourth Of July, Washington's
birthday, and March seventeenth, all
| in one.