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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-27
MUCH DOODLE
IN TEN YEARS
Grand Jury IL. Probing Into Alleged
Looting Of the Funds Of
the City.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 90
Nashville's Doodle investigation reach,
ed the boiling point today. Indict-
ments were returned against Lyle An
drews, commissioner Of finance: r.
Miles Burns, city comptroller, 81 and
City Treasurer West, and, according
to, rumors that filtered from the little
room where the investigators probed
and sweltered. Mayor Howse's official
life will be given the same scrutiny
that has examined the affairs of the
city treasury Tho men indicted to-
day are charged with having been &C.
cessories to the theft of records of
the treasurer and with participating
in the alleged loot.
The magnitude Of the revelations
grew today under the grand jury's in
vestigation Bale after bale of city
records was examined and though
little information could be had from
the chaotic tumble of papers, the grand
Jury became convinced that funds
had been jugled in reckless fashion.
It was found that realty taxes we're
shifted from one account to another.
that money from bonds was duplicat-
ed in many records and that proper
accounting was not made of several
other funds.
Many city records are missing and
it will be up to an audit board to de-
tarmine more definitely the amount of
the loot, now roughly estimated at
81 100000, covering ten years.
1t is not known whether Mayor
Howse will be asked to go before the
grand jury. but it Is understood that
the prosecutor does not intend to
summon any witnesses from the
higher ups" at the expense OF i'm
munity.
The hearing of the bill filed by Con-
troller Burns. to have the city placed
in the hands of receiver is to be held
Monday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-27
Opening instaliment Of "Thc Goddess'
Appears In This Issue and It's
Strong Story BY Cow
ernor Morris
TO RUN FIFTEEN WEEKS
Begin With the First, Chapters In
This Issue and Do Not Miss Any
OF Them-Pictures at
HIppodrome

+ In this issue of The Gate City ap-
pears the first installment of "The
Goddess" serial story which will
run regularly in the Sunday issue for
fifteen weeks. During the life of this
story on each Monday afternoon and
evening at the Hippodrome moving
pictures Of the series will appear. You
can read the installments in The Gate
City Sunday and then see the star
performers present the play in NOV
ing pictures at the Hippodrome. 1.-THE
Goddess" has created wonderful in
terest as serial and the moving pic
ture people were prompt to secure the
rights to put it in the movies. The
Gate City secured the story for Keo-
kuk and the Hippodrome the picture
rights.
Anita Stewart as Celestia, "The
Goddess" and Earl Williams who
takes the !, romantic part of Tommy
Steele, will immortalize the story so
far as the picture part is concerned.
1.-THE Goddess" is story of purity
and virtue in its relation to. modern
conditions. Don't miss single in
stallment and start tomorrow at your
favorite picture theatre to see the
film.
On another page you can turn to
the first words of the most inspiring
newspaper serial ever begun. The
fact that .Gouveneur Morris is the
author, places the story in hieh posi-
ton to start with Please before sit
ting down to good period of enjoy
ment, do this: Forget everything
you've, read in magazines and news
papers and get the first installment
of "The Goddess" which appears in
this issue of The Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-27
MODEL SCHOOL
FOUND IN EAST
keokuk People viii Be Interested
Since Mrs. James cameron's
Brother-in-law Is One of
Architects
LOCATED IN EVANSVILLE
Drawings and Models Of This Build
ing Have Been Sent to Coast
For Ehibit In Fairs
There

Mrs. James Cameron, Jr., Of North
| Ninth street, has received clipping
; from an Evansville paper, telling of a
model school which is found in Evans.
vile, and pictures of which will be
shown at the coast expositions Mrs.
| Camaron's borther-in-law, 8. A. Bren-
tano, is one Of the architects which
| planned the school house.
Following is the clipping telling of
the school:
/ Evansville Is to be hailed at the
Panama-Pacific exposition as San
Francisco as the home of the perfect
school.
A lantern slide of the new addition
to Stanley Hall now under construc-
ton will be flashed on the screen as
perfect modern school building. The
pictures of the architects who pre-
pared the plans and designs and the
system Of ventilation and sanitation
will also be shown. The architects
are Manson Gilbert, R. J. Fabian and
s. A. Brentano.
The slides will be shown by DR.. w.
F. King of Indianapolis, who IS sec
rotary of the state board of health,
who recently visited here to inspect
! the new building and to examine the
plans. When he gives his series of
lectures at the exposition on "The
Improvement of Schools in Indiana"
Stanley Hall will rank among the fore
most.
When DR.. King visited here he was
so impressed with the beauty of the
architecture and the system of venti-
lation and sanitation that he asked
the architects to have a lantern slide
made for use in his lectures ami
also requested picture Of each of
the architects. He thougtS very
highly of the roof garden that will be
provided on the new school for tuber-
cular children.
The school will be thoroughly ven.
tilated by the new radiators that are
to be installed. The air will rush
into the radiators from the outside
and will be heated before it is sent
/ into the class rooms, thus <insurine
pure air. Directly opposite the radia
tors there will be a large duct with
powerful suction to dispose OF the
foul air. Besides this there will be
huge yentilators on the roof.
To avoid the accumulation of dirt
in the corners of the rooms, instead
Of the walls and ceiling meeting at
right angles they will be curved. All
Of the rooms and corridors will be
built in this fashion. Many of the
rooms contain five radiators and the
floors Of both class rooms and CORR
doris will be of concrete.
When DR.. King visited here he de-
clared that it was as fine a school as
he had ever seen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-27
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List Of letters remaining In the
Keokuk postoffice. uncalled for. for
week ending June 26, 1918:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-27

List Of letters remaining In the
leokuk postoffice. uncalled for, for
week ending June 26, 1915:
Ladies.
NJ. Rose Block.
Miss Mary NJ. Barry
Mrs. C. w. Griggs.
Rena Hooper
Miss Mae Hackaba.
Ethel R. Laid. 80.
Miss Irene Lee.
Mrs. Nora Lindne-.
Mrs. F. Rector.
Miss Anna Shoeffer.
Lillian Young.
Gentlemen.
Mr.. c. B. Arnold.
Peter Book.
James H. Fisher.
Mr.. Thomas Gambriel.
Mr.. S. r. Hogan.
Mr. Burley Matheny.
Cecil McCleland.
Mr.. F. L. Robertson.
A. A. Rockefeller.
Mr.. H. B. Wolfer. t,.
J. Macy Walcutt.
Persons calling for letters in aboye
list will please say they are adver.
ised. E. P. McMANUS.
Postmaster.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-27
Coming . Hamilton l'
AT Granite Hotel
Monday, June Is

One Day Only-Storm o. Pair
llcted issler's Work Astonishes EVER
one Amazinu Recoveries Reported
EveFywhere His nissiea
labor Of Love.
HEALING GIFT BORN. WITH HIM.
among the many remarkable fea-
lures about Rev. Dr. Hawkins, the
healing genius Of modern times. II tht
extraordinary amount Of attention
attracts everywhere he appears. TIL
crowds that have been hocktng to hin
have simply been enormous. The no
tells In Galesburg. Springfield. Decatur
Quincy, Champaign and other cite
would often wish to close their doors.
These seemed already more than could
be accommodated. Sufferers would
come from far and near, all with all
ments Of one sort or another. All
we're treated. None were turned away
be they rich or be they poor"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-27
Less Than COURAGE.

|, Less Than Courage.
Kansas City Times: The Yaquf In
dams have a reputation for courage.
but here they are threatening to jump
on the United States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-27

great photographic war record 'Vive
la guerre'' at the psychological mo-
ment was Prime Minister Salandra.
the man whom ,riolitti believed to Oe
ia mere honest not-to-be considered
sort Of a person.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04
HARRISON LANDS Z
COMMITTEE Jobs
MIssi SSIPPl CONGRESSMAN GETS
IMPORTANT HOUSE ASSIGN
MENTS TODAY.


Washington, Dec. An the make
up of the committees of the House OF
Representatives for the Gath Congress
by the Ways and Means Committee
and ratified by the Democratic caucus
this afternoon, Congressman Pat Har-
'rison of the Sixth district of Missis-
sippi Jared unusually well. In addi-
tion to holding his place on the For
eign Affairs Committee, which is eX-
pected to be one of the most import
ant committees during the coming
session. he has been assigned to mem
bership on the powerful Rules com
mittee. In giving Mr.. Harrison mem
bership on these two committees the
members of the Ways and Means
Committee paid him very high com
I'pliment; as it has been the rule dur
ing the past few congresses that 6
member could not be assigned to more
than one of the twelve leading com
mittees of the House.
There were two vacancies on the
Rules Committee, one caused by the
election of Hardwick of Georgia t
fthe senate and the other by the retire
ment of Goldfogle of New York. Mr.
Harrison succeeds Hardwick and Rep
(Cnntinued on Page Ski
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04
TREE TO
Be FOR ALL K|lD|ES
POOR AND RICH, ALL MAY RE.
CEIVE PRESENTS AT CON-
MUNITY CELEBRATION.

The Community Christmas Tree, to
be erected in the court house square
Christmas Eve, under the auspices Of
all Hattiesburg, will be for all classes
of children, poor or well-off, ac-
cording to B. d. Moore, chairman OF
the general committee having charge
of the affair.
chairmen of several of the commit
tees, and it was decided not to make
the affair exclusively for the poor.
There win be many children in
Hattiesburg, admittedly poor, who
would hesitate to receive presents
from the tree should t be exclusively
for the less fortunate young ones,
Mr.. Moore explained "By making the
affair general, and by permitting chill
dren of all walks of life to receive
presents from the tree, no embarrasS-
ment from any quarter would result.
The heads of the various commit
tees today are getting things into
shape for the meeting next Friday
afternoon at O'Clock at the CONNER
cial Club, when reports will be made.
Every one has been asked to attend
this meeting, as the observation will
be under the auspices of the city as a
whole
All of the choirs of the various
churches of the city will be invited
to take part in the musical program
to be rendered on that night The
committee on music has selected Joy
to the World "Hark, the Herald
Angels Sing" and Silent Night, Holy
Night" as some of the choruses to be
sung.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04
.Bv Axx,.,,atcd Press,

DV dNNftf fQtf ~ ~S.T
Washington, D. c., Dec. A.
President Wilson and Mrs. Norman
Gait will be married Saturday, De-
cember 10, at the tome of Mrs
Gait, On New Hampshire avenue,
here, according to a formal an
nouncement made from the White
House this afternoon.
With this announcement, there
was put to rest the speculation
which has been rife throughout
the entire country, ever since the
engagement was made public, as
to the probable time and place.
The wedding will be simple in
the extreme, and only the nearest
relatives Of the Prrs>fnt and the
bride-eIect will be invited.
The President wrote the an
nouncement of the wedding plans
himself. This stated that the only
guests at the wedding would be
Mrs. Gait's mother, brothers and
sisters and the Presidents bro
ther, sister and daughters, and the
members of the immediate house
hold.
No invitations VIII be issued.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04
Robert Fined for
Taking "MafOnal
Bird of Negroes
FO-BiT FOWL COSTS HIM $3.50
AND A NUMBER OF WITNESS
FEES.

It's just as natural for a negro to
rich to want a front box at a grand
opera performance to get their names
in the paper among those also present,
or as it is for a cowboy to come in
off a ranch and want to shoot up the
town every once in while.
That's the argument of Robert
Tool, a young negro, arrested last
night for stealing a fowl of the genus
chicgenus, from Maggie Vaughan.
The chicken was valued at so cents.
The .iayor fined him $3.50 and costs,
and made him return the hen.
Robert didn't appear in court at ?
U'ciock as ne mad promised Chlef Ben
nett when arrested He came in an
hour later, and was greatly surprised
to learn that he had been tried during
his absence.
"Mistah Bennett" he asked, docs
w lACdll " CCAl mum dcl q uiSSoii
can't take Clicking when he sees it
runnin' round loose? Does yo' mean
to say dat AhH have to pay seven
bones and TO bits jes because All
wanted to satisfy NAH appetite with
de national bird of the Niggahs? Is
yo' goin't to tell mum dat my eahs
have heard right dat Abs to be fined
for merely taking a TO bit hen TO nah
own use?"
The chief said that he guessed Rob-
ert's view of the situation was about
right, and as Robert didn't have the
required $3.50, he was locked up
where this afternoon he is trying to
figure out just what kind of a law it
, is, any way, that won't let negro
pick up stray chicken, if he wants
to eat it himself.
Nmhe
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04
ANNUAL COMMERCIAL
CLUB MEETING CALLED
ONE OF THE MOST IMPoRTAN-
SESSIONS OF THE YEAR TO
BE HELD TUESDAY NIGHT.

President T. c. Hannah this after
noon announced that the annual meet
ing OF the Hattiesburg Commercial
Club will be held next Tuesday night
in the rooms of the club on West
Pine street, and every member of the
organization has been asked to at.
tend.
The meeting will be one of the most
important of the year.
There will be series of surprises
in store for the members" Mr.. Han
nah said this afternoon For that
reason | want every member, whether
he be a paid up one, or in arrears, tC
attend this meeting"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04
Senate President Elected.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Democrats OF
the senate a>>er :. spirited contest in
caucus today chose Senator James P.
Clarke, of Arkansas, to succeed him.
self as President Pro Tempore of the
senate. Senator Clarke was elected
over Senator Pomerene of Ohio, who
was supported by members who urged
be re-elecieC because of his revolt
against the ship purchase bill at the
last session.
Senators Williams and Vardaman
supported Clarke.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04
BAPTIST MORNING SERVICE
TO BE HELD IN SCHOOL

The morning services of the Main
Street Baptist Church will be held in
the Main Street schooi building to.
morrow, when both Sunday school and
regular services will be conducted
The pastor, Dr. E. E. Dudley, will
preach at the regular hour. The night
services will be held at the First Pres
byterian Church at 7::30 o'clock.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04
HATT|ESbURG MAN ON
GOVERNORS STAFF
D. 8. HOLMES TO BECOME A MA
JoR AFTER JANUARY IA, 1T
mres
is ANNOUNCED.

ID. B. Holmes, wellknown Hatties-
burg insurance man, and the lieuten-
ant of Governor-elect Bilbo during the
late gubernatorial campaign, for this
county, has been appointed major
on the military staff which will serve
the new governor after the inaugura-
ton next month. This announcement
was made today.
The position is an honorary one.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04
FINED $40 AND COSTS
FOR STRIKING BUGGY

Gus Jones, driving the automobile
of Henry i5irge, in which he was car
rying a drummer, and the buggy driv-
en- by NJ. Dreyfus, were in collision
on East Pine street this morning, the
buggy getting the worst of 1t. Later
in police court, the driver was worst
ed. The testimony was conflicting
The automobile was going west from
the Hotel Hattiesburg, while the bug
gy was being driven down East Pine
street on tie right. The machine
struck the buggy, and serious acci
dent was narrowly averted. Jones
was fined $40 and costs by Mayor Bat
son. He will appeal
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04
conspiracists Sentenced.

New York, Dac 4. = Karl BuenZ,
George Kotter, Adolph Hachmeister,
of the Hamburg-American line, con-
victed of conspiracy TO defraud and
deceive the United States government.
were sentenced today &c one and a
half years each in the federal peni-
tentiary.
Joseph Poppinghouse was sentenced
to one year and tined 81. All the de
PENDANTS were admitted to bail pend
ing the appeal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04

L. D. Hammett, one of the best
known lumber men in South MISSISSIPPI
pi, displayed in Hattiesburg the left
front paw of a vicious wild cat which
he said his dogs captured and killed
after long and merry chase on Beav-
er Creek, near New Augusta. What
the wildcat did to the dogs before they
finally oyercame it, would make a
French hand grenade blush with
shame. But the CANNES came out vic
torious, and Mr.. Hammett brought one
of the animals feet to Hattiesburg
to prove his story.
He was hunting on Beaver Creek
when the dogs gave chase to the wild
cat They did't know what they were
going after, but Mr.. Hammett did. He
knew that a wildcat would fight each
time just as if it had only one life to
lose, instead of nine, which makes a
wildcat scrap nine times harder than
that put up by the average animal.
But the dogs were not to be called
off. and after a battle royal lasting
several minutes, the feline Of the
swamps gave up in despair, and an
end was quickly put to it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04
HAVEN'T ASKED SAFE
CONDUCT FOR GERMANS
(By associated PresS.)

Washington, D. c., Dec Capt.
Boy-Ed, German naval attache, held
long conference this afternoon with
Ambassador Won Bernstorff Capt.
Won Papen, the military attache, is ex.
pected here later in the afternoon
Up to $3.50 o'clock, the German en-
bassy had not requested sa-e- conduct
for the two diplomats who have been
ordered to leave the United States by
this government
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04
VACATIONS FOR TELEGRAPHERs.
(By Associated PrcSs.)

New York. Dec. 4-Telegraph oper-
ators ali over the United States en-
ployed by the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. are rejoicing today over the
news i4.a alter the first OF next year
all traffic employees will receive an
nual vacations with pay
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04
Posses Pursue R2ndits.

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 4-Posses
today are pursuing the bandits who
last night attempted to hold up the
southbound Iron Mountain passenger
train near Malvern, Ark. Engineer
Howard failed the robbers by run
ming past the bandits camp where the
waiting Posses of officers and .citi-
zens are on the trail. They wages a
fight with the bandits three hours
after the attempted soid-up.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04

London, Dec. 4.-Bucharest reports
that three Bulgarian divisions have
crossed Hungary en- route 10 the Ital.
ian or western front. If true, this
would seem to indicate that Bulgaria
does not fear a Russian invasion.
Thousands of Russian soldiers are
stationed on the Rumanian border.
ready to step across and marcI
through e Ralga "a ehet ~ afieial
oraer & siTen
r e eegaefFA tsas ba The flsfyps
ssa soatnein ses plsrs afnsiea d 2Gfe
~ established IN Albania shil5 { as-
3lca &C the Serbian aafenHefs st Mon
astli reached the french camp at
Cieygali, Serbia.
From German sources comes the
report that Greece has virtually turn
ed over Grecian Macedonia to the En-
tente Allies as a base of operations.
besides giving the Allies free use OF
the railroads and the Aegean harbors.
The debarkation of additional Brit
ish at Saloniki is reported.
Montenegrins claim repulses of the
Austrians near Pleylie.
A wireless message from Berlin
this afternoon denies the rumors that
Germany is contemplating peace pro-
! posals.
| And unconfrmed report says thta
| the Russians have captured IL miles
! OF German trenches west of Riga.
| Petrograd reports that General Mack
enses was slightly wounded recently
lby Serbian bullet.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04
British Steamers Sunk.

London, Dec. 4.-The British steam
ers Middleton and Clanmackleod have
been sunk in the Mediterranean by
submarines. Four men on the Mid
delton were killed and one wounded.
Nineteen OF the sailors have landed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04
Teutcns lake Serbs.

Berlin. Dec. At is officially an
nounced that the Teutons have cap
tured more than 1000 Serbians in en-
gageIhents with scattered bands in
the mountains.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04
TELEGRAPH BREWT|ES
(Bg Associated PreSs.)
Mexican Battle Near.

Douglas, AriZ., Dec. 4.-Indications
are of the development of a general
battle today between the Carranza
and Villa forces in Sonora, extending
II miles along the tracks of the Ma
coZari railroad
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-04

The yarn about the hawk and the
rattler coming from Grenada, is as
follows:
Ralph Peterson, a farmer living
near here, reports a thrilling duel to
the death in midair between a large
hawk and a rattlesnake
Mr.. Peterson was crossing a field
with his gun on his shoulder when he
observed a large hawk doing some
very aCrObatic stunts in the air. He
watched the bird for several minutes
and became convinced that it was
either strangely afflicted, or else en-
gagged in combat with something.
Awaiting opportunity for d good shot.
he fired on the bird and brought him
to the ground. Much to his astonish-
ment, Mr.. Peterson found a large
rattlesnake wrapped around the
ha wk's body. The reptile had evi.
IDENTIFY been sinking its poisonous
fangs in the hawks neck. The snake
had been struck by several of the shot
and was in a dying condition. The
hawk was only slightly wounded but
soon succumbed to the rattlesnake's
poison"