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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
WAS DESPONDENT
OVER ILL HEALTH
Reason Why J. G. Fields Made At
tempt on Life Yesterday Morn
inu, Relatives state.

That j. G. Fields OF GIG South Sec
ond street, made the attempt on his
life Tuesday morning by trying to
cut his throat with razor. because
he was ill and not able to work, is the
statement of the family. Mr.. Fields
had had a nervous breakdown recent
ly and was unable to return to his
employment at the Purity Oats plant
because of his physical condition.
In fit of dependency he attempt
ed to end his life, the family states
Luckily the razor missed its mark and
only one wound, about an inch and
half long and barely more than skin
deep was made, it is said. Stitches
were taken In the wound by Dr.. r
B. Dorsey, who was called with Dr.
Dimond to treat the injured man.
Mr. Fields is getting along nicely
today, his wound not being of a ser
ious nature
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
ELECTION FRAUD
IN THIS STATE
Suffrage Vote May Get Into Courts
as Result Of Reformer's
Investigations.

+ limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
DIES MONIES, Iowa Sept. 13.-An
effort to annul the suffrage election
in Iowa on the ground Of fraud and
irregularity is under consideration to.
day, according to John Hammond. re-
former. who inspected poll books in
forty-four counties. Whether or not
to file suits will be determined at a
meeting OF suffragists 10 be held hero
in the near future, Hammond stated.
"I have found places where no poll
books were kept on the suffrage vote;
others where new alphabetical lists
have not been compiled for years,
he said, and many places where half
OF the registration is invalid through
carelessness and ignorance of regis
trars.
at is peculiar that about 1900 more
votes were cast ON suffrage than up.
on all candidates for governor com.
tbined / have found evidence in Du.
buque of deliberate fraud. The state
w. G. T. U. sent me out with the idea
that II the vets could defeat suffrage
by fraud, they would be doubly crook
ed when the time comes to vote on
the prohibition amendment. We want
to fcrestall this"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13

Pittsburgh on September ~. He will
speak there in that date and will de-
liver the keynote address of the New
York state campaign before the un-
official state convention ct Saratoga,
September %. AS Hughes will leave
New York next Monday, the trip will
last just ten days.
It was learned today that the candi-
date feels very bitter toward antago-
nistic newspapers which have endeav-
ored to create the impression that his
trip just closed was a failure, and
that he was received with little en-
thusiasm.
Hughes declared he regarded the
management OF the campaign as eff
fectfve.
I'VE have had most successful
trip" Hughes declared. Everywhere
great deal Of interest was shown
and the cordiality OF the people was
marked In this respect the situation
in Maine is no different from that in
other states. I feel there is every
reason for confidence
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
CONSUL TO
THE DEFENSE
Argentine Bluff is Called That Amer
Jean Firms Have Not
Dealt Fair.
IBy Charles P. Stewart, United Press
Staff Correspondent

IBy Charles P. Stewart, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BUENOS AIRES, Sept.- 13.-The
United States consul here has come
to the defense of American business
men who have been accused OF
questionable dealings in South Amer
lea. :,
The accusations were first made
by the Argentine Industrial union
Complaint was made also that the
National City bank of New York
which has large dealings in South
America, had made similar charges
against certain firms in the United
States.
The consul applied directly to the
Argentine Industrial union for the
names of the firms alleged to have
been guilty of improper practices. VI
ficers Of the union parried with the
statement that they could not reveal
the names of the firms nor could
they make public details of the trans
actions complained of. They suggest
ed that the consul take the matter UP
with members OF the union and ques-
ton them individually.
The consul questioned the practic-
ability of such a method. He pointed
out that the union had made ser
ious charge against certain United
States business men and declared
that in fairness to all business men
In the United States with dealings in
South America the union should sub
NIT proof of the accusations.
Indirectly he impressed the belief
that possibly commercial rivalry had
something to do with the allegations.
Possibly, he wrote, the accusations
we're due to competitors who, be.
cause they were competitors, may not
always be able to take an unprejudic-
ed view"
The consul has renewed his request
on the union for more details.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
RITTER BATTLE OF
BALLOTS WAGlED
OF having them tell it,"
The First Bloodshed.
CONTINUED from page i

OIL udNluS lucul tcll IL
The First Bloodshed.
CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-The bitter fac
/ tional quarrels in both the republican
and democratic parties famed into
the open in today's bitter primary
battle in Chicago.
In the eighteenth ward, ground OF
many historic battles. the first blood
shed occurred between the Dunno and
: Sullivan partisans. William Heller, a
Sullivan follower who was working
for VIM. Brln,on for governor against
Dunno, was stabbed in the hand. His
assailant escaped. Heller was taken
into custody.
In the Kenwood district fist fight
took place over the candidacy of E.
l.. Brundage, repcelican candidate for
attorney general When 1t was over
Attorney C. e. Day was taken into
custody. There were many other
clashes between ward workers, but
none approached the dignity Of a riot
Charges of double crossing were
hurled at political enemies by friends
of Medill Mccormick, candidate Tor
the nomination Of congressman Al
large. 1t was found that hundreds Of
sample ballots marked for former
Senator W. e. Mason were being dis
tributed whereas it was understood
they should have been marked for
Mccormick. Mccormick wired his
supporters throughout the state in an
effort to offset the double cross. The
city hall crowd was blamed by Nc
Cormick adherents,
Police were held in reserve at sta
lions ready to respond to riot calls.
million voters were expected to go
to the polls throughout the state to-
day. The cost Of the Illinois pri-
maries, it is said, win run close to
81, 900 900. Approximately 100000 per
SONS will vote in Chicago. according
to Chief Clerk of Elections Dennis
Egan. Reports of favorable weather
conditions down state indicate a
record primary vote will be cast. Gre
dentials for $4,000 workers were
issued by Egan. 1t is estimated that
25 900 paid party workers are urging
people from their homes and work to
participate in the contests. Political
workers here, on the basis of early
balIoting, forecast the nomination of
Dunno by the democrats and Lowden
by the republicans as the ticket
leaders.
Indications were that with the issue
sharply defined on the head OF the
ticket, these results would be known
comparatively early. Owing to the
immense number of candidates, minor
places on the tickets probably will
not be decided until full returns are
in
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
HUGHES ELATED
AND CONFIDENT
CONTINUED from page ~

dorsement to preparedness as q re-
suit OF his visit to Plattsburgh- He
expressed his approval OF such pre-
paredness camps and said he hoped
more might be established.
The second trip OF the candidate
will take about ten days. according to
present plans. IT is planned for him
to hit the high spots, in Indiana, Illi-
nois, Ohio and Wisconsin, returning
to New York by September %, when
he will deliver the keynote address Of
the New York state campaign. The
speech will be delivered before the
republican unofficial state conven-
ton 10 be called for that date at Sar-
atoga.
Frank Hitchcock who was expected
to confer with Hughes, left for the
west last night, 1t developed today.
Message Of consratuIation.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Governor
Hughes today received telegram OF
congratulation from Oklahoma re-
publicans signed by Arthur H. Cess
ter, state chairman. 1t follows:
THE largest and most enthusiastic
republican state convention ever held
in Oklahoma sends greetings to
Charles Evans Hughes and congratu'
rates MIN Oh the SpienQlu EIctOTy "cu
/ in Maine and pledges to him the
earnest efforts of republicans Of this
state to secure fer him the electoral
! vote Of Oklahoma"
Second Campaign Trip.
! by Perry Arnold, United Press Staff
Correspondent
| NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Returning
1 today from his record breaking trip
of nearly ten thousand miles through
twenty-five states, Republican Nom
/ inee Charles z. Hughes Immediately
plunged into the work of completing
arrangements for a second campaign
tour which will carry his fight for the
presidency into four states of the mid
die west
1t has been definitely decided that
Hughes will make two set speeches
in Illinois, two in Wisconsin and ten
or twelve in Indiana and Ohio. Fol
lowing the speeches in Springfield and
Peoria on September 10, announced
yesterday, the candidate will go to
| Wisconsin for speeches in Madison
and Milwaukee. Dates for these
speeches and others to follow in Indt
ana and Ohio have not been set. The
! candidate will complete this part OF
his trip, however, in time to reach
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Sept. ID. - Robert
Simpson, of the University OF mis-.
souri,. and Fred S. Murray, late OF
Leland stanford University. Will make
the trip abroad with Ted Mered1tn
and Joe LOOMS this fall These Two
athletes. the premier hurdlers OF the
world, were chosen after 1t was round
Joie Ray, now unattached, could noe
make the trip for the contess IN
Sweden, Norway and Denmark, II was
announced today. All these athietes
with the exception OF Mereoitn nave
all round athletic ability.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13

@11.O0; yearling steers and heifers
IS. so @1O.65; cows, $5.50@S.O0; stock
ers and feeders. $5.30@S.00; calves,
S6OO@11.75; Texas steers, $5.5og
$50; COWS and heifers, $4.50@S.OO.
Hog receipts $500: market steady
Mixed and butchers. $10.6501l35;
good to hea',- "f1 .30@11.35; rough,
ss.65@1cs s1O.7O@11.25: bulk
41O.75@ 5!.0O@l0.25.
Sheep 1900; marker
steady. ewes, $5.OU@5.25;
breeding ewes, s9.0o@1o.o0; year
.lings, .$6.O0@9.5O; spring lambs. $500
@11.35.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA. Sept. 13.-Cattle receipts
s. 200; market steady. Steers, $6.2o0
1875: cows and heifers, $4.50@7.25;
stockers and feeders, $6.00@8.25;
calves. $8.OO@11.OO; bulls and stays,
s5.25@7.00.
Hog receipts 5000; market SC high
err. Bulk, $1O.25@1O.50; top $10.85.
Sheep receipts $4,000; market
steady. Yearlings, $7.50@S.25; weth-
ers. $6.50@7.5O; lambs, $10.65@11.00;
ewes, $6.65@7.0O
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Sept. 13-Butter-Ex-
tras. 32c; frsts, SIC; dairy extras,
2Sh@3Oc; dai.y firsts, 28@29c.
Eggs-Ordinary firsts. 34@35c;
firsts, 27k@28hc.
Cheese-Twins. 1Sh@1SAc; Young
Americas. 1874 @19c.
Potatoes-Receipts2 20 cars; Jerseys
$1.25@1.35 per bushel.
Live poultry-Fowls. 19c; ducks,
10011c; geese. 10@11c: spring chick
ems, 19c: turkeys, Csc.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Flour mar
ket dull, unsettled.
Pork market steady. Mess, $4,000
31OO.
Lard market dull. Middle west
spot, $14.45@14.65.
Sugar raw, market firm. Centrifu-
gal test, $40; Muscavado 50 test
$462.
Sugar, refined. market firm. Cut
loaf, $40; crushed. $7.25; powdered,
1886: Rranulated, $6.25@6.30.
Coffee Rio No. on spot, 100 101sc.
Tallow market quiet. City, SIC;
country, Sh Csc; special &c.
Hay market dull. Prime, $1.s6: No.
3, s1.O5@1.10; clover, 50c@$1.17M.
Dressed poultry market firm. Tur-
KEYS, 25@35c; chickens. 20@32c;
fowls, 15G22hc; ducks. Long Island.
21c.
Live poultry market firm. Geese,
13c; ducks, 16@22c; fowls, 1870
zoe: turkeys. 10000; ROSTERS, 14c;
ob3ckans 91A623c
Cheese market firmer. State milk
common to special. 15@1911c; skins,
common to specials, 7@16c.
Butter market steady. Receipts 15,.
113: creamery extras. 33c; dairy
tubs, 26@32hc; imitation creamery
firsts, 2s@2S1zc.
Egg market firm. Receipts 1906.
Nearby white fancy, 46@4Sc; nearby
mixed fancy: 30@37c; fresh. 800 36c.
Omaha Butter.
lUnited Press Leased Wire Service1
OMAHA, Nebr, Sept. 13.-Butter S3
cents.
St. Louis Horses and Mules.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 12.-Horses-
Auction took the start early In tn
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
Popular Undertaken Dead

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
UNION HILL, N. j., Sept. 13.-Wil-
liam Necker, owner OF thirty-one un.
dertaking establishments and the
originator of the popular priced
funeral" is dead at his home here,
following an operation.
Necker brought advertising into
the undertaking business and plaster
ed the countryside with posters. He
continually waged war on what he
chose to term the coffin trust" Man
ufacturing his own collins and intro
ducing auto hearses, Necker conduct
ed between 5000 and 5000 funerals a
year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
Hitch Has DEVELOPED

United Press Leased Wire Service
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 13.-Af-
ter both sides had agreed that danger
of strike by the coal miners of che
southwest was over. hitch developed
today over section six of the agree
iment- The miners say it was adopted.
the operators deny It,
Penalty for violation of contracts is
provided by the disputed section. The
disagreement appeared in the sub
committees appointed yesterday to ar
range minor questions over which 1t
was said there would be no dispute.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
An industrial pead.cen.er.

Pacific Rural Press: We are no
losing our old admiration for ca
rulership of industry or enterprise o
the creator thereof. 1t still seems =
us fitting and just that the man wn
plans a commendable business shoui'
be free to buy what he thinks pes
to equip that business and to nir
whom he desires for it's operation.
such wages az he and they shal
agree, and to sell the products OF
for such price as he can persuae
purchasers to pay. We cling 10 !.
old idea that II q man can not \
this he becomes no longer free
exercise his power and use his mean
in the operation or his business 10
present reward, and In it's upbuildinl
for future profit to himself ana Y
those who succeed him in ownershil
But while admiration for this on
ideal OF the rights and privileges \
a man still hold fast in our Though
of what is fair and just to him as
masterful maa, and while we ieS
sympathy for the attitude of such
man when he declares that If he cal
not run his own business as he thian,
best, without injury to others. he w
abandon v, we are still oppressed Y
the strong conviction that the ~
ideals of creators and manager
rights, privileges and opportunitid|
are becoming impossible. ALI kina
of regulation in the alleged puplss
welfare are coming In, and man
rights as producer or operator a,]
being either wholly denied or sharp1
curtailed. and he Is being effective]
told that certain things he cannJ
make, certain things he cannot ~
nor sell, certain labor he cannot on,
at all, and certain other labor
must hire at wages which he thinn
his business c;,nnot afford. We az
not arguing that such regulation.
alleged public welfare, Is JUSTIFIED !. y
otherwise; we are simply citing ,a.s
which have to be recKoned with
parts of the present Industrial STU.
ton. As between the old ideal Oh
mans proper mastery of his own 81
terprise. the p,odern ideal of the pus
lies right to regulate and the mouel.
ideal of organized labor's right to pr
scribe and prevent all industrial !,
sues seem to us to be fast rushlhs
"stale-mate"-that unfortunate "a
dition in chess-playing which en''
progress without attainment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
HAPPENINGS
IN THE STATE
Some Of Tod1y's News In Iowa Al
Gathered on United Press
Wires.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service]
PERRY, iowa, Sept. 1S.-The badly
mangled body Of a man believed to
be vern Holt, of Sioux City, was found
lying on the Milwaukee track at Coon
Rapids, yesterday.
Want New Hospital
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Sept. ID
Heads of state institutions in confer
ence here decided to ask the next
Legislature to appropriate 100000 or
$500 900 for Psychological hospital in
connection with the state university
at Iowa City.
Lived Long Enough.
SIOUX CITY. Iowa, Sept. 13.-Al-
fred ]. Howard, 80, after telling
friends he had lived long enough.
killed himself.
iowa's Heaviest Man.
NEVADA, Iowa, Sept. IA special
chair had to be brought for George
Nichols, $40 FOUNDER. and said to be
Dowa's heaviest man, when he appear
ed as a witness in a case here yester-
day.
Jail for Speeders.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Sept ITO
+, day two men and boy were each
sentenced to three days in Jail here
for auto speeding.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
IN COLORADO
BROUGHT LIGHT VOTE
Continued from page ~

creased to 13,5O7 plurality, while
Hale's lead over the democratic
choice for United States senator Qons
term) stood at 1886. Bert M. Fernald.
republican, won the short term United
States senatorship by 1865.
Returns Are Slow.
BURLINGTON, Vt. Sept. 13.-Re-
ports from little more than half the
total number of voting precincts early
today give Carroll S. Page plurality
Of about 5000 for the republican nom
ination for United States senator.
Governor c. S. Gates, OF Franklin, and
former Governor Allan M. Fletcher, Of
Cavendish, were running against him.
The direct primary system was mi
tiated with a very heavy vote, but
owing to the scattered districts and
the lateness OF the polls closing, com
plete returns will no doubt be very
slow.
Results In Washington.
SEATTLE. Wash, Sept. 13.-Incom-
plete returns from the statewide pri-
maries early today indicated the re-
nomination Of Miles Poindexter (pro-
gressive) for the United States SEN
ate over William e. Humphrey, regu-
lar republican. Former Governor
Henry Mcbride appears to have been
nominated for governor by the repub-
licans.
All the real contests were among
the republicans. ExMayor John +. Mil
Ter, Of Seattle, who bucked the G. o. P.
slate, appears to have won the con
gression republican nomination in
this district The count will not be
completed today, because of the large
field of candidates and the failure to
use voting machines.
eIease Defe ated.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Sept. 13. =
Nearly complete returns from yester-
days run off" primary indicates a
victory for Governor Richard ]. Man
ming over former Governor Cole
Blease, by approximately 5000 ma
| jority A heavy vote was polled. F.
H. Dominic seems to have unseated
Representative Wyatt Aiken in the
Third district
Dorsey Swept State.
ATLANTA. Ca, ept. 13.-Hugh NJ
Dorsey, Atlanta, prosecutor of Leo NJ.
Frank, apparently swept the state in
| the democratic primaries for the CUB
ernatorial nomination. Estimates from
! 1os counties out OF 15S give Dorsey
! 35 600; Governor Harris, $4,000: DR.. L.
G.. Hardeman, 5000 and Joseph E.
! Pottle, 5000.
The entire delegation in congress, IL
| is believed, will be returned with the
exception OF Representative Hughes,
| in the Twelfth district, whefe Judge
w. w. Larson has a slight lead.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
cavedn In Tunnel.

United Press Leased Wire Service1
CLEVELAND, Ohio Sept. 13.-One
man was perhaps fatally injured and
several others had narrow escapes in
a cave-in early today in the new
water works tunnel two and a half
miles from shore and sixty-five feet
under the bottom of Lake Erie.
Carl Schoenberger, %, was re
moved to the German hospital with
a crushed chest. There were seven
teen men at work in the tunnel at the
time OF the accident, which was
caused by part of the roof falling. The
section OF the tunnel where the cave
in occurred leads to the crib where
nineteen men lost their lives recently.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
RaiIroad Earnings.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-Net earn.
ings in the large railroads OF the Unit.
cd States for the fiscal year just closed
increased 26.6 percent over the pre-
ceding year, according to reports re-
ceived by the Interstate commerce
commission.
Statistics from all railroads in the
United States with operation incomes
Of over half a million dollars show a
total net revenue of $1,176,804, 001.
For every mile Of road operated the
net earnings averaged 1914.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
OPEN SEASON
FOR HUNTING
Game Warden Tells Hunters Whes
They Can Go After Migratory
Birds

A number Of local hunters have been
making inquiry of Warden Henry F..
Reichmann as to the open season for
migratory birds. Warden Reichmann
finds that for water fowl, except
swans and wood ducks, coots, GALL
mules and jack snipes the open season
for Iowa, Illinois ana Missouri is Sep
tember 16 to December 81, inclusive.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
VICTORY
IS NEAR
CONTINUED from page I;

tempts yesterday to take the offensive
on the Halitz front by crossing the
Bistritza river, near Jezupol, it was
officially announced today
In the Carpathians, the enemy made
several vain attacks on heights re-
Gently captured by the Russians in
the upper course of the Czarny-Czere-
mosz river.
The Russian fleet successfully bonn
barded enemy trawlers in Irben
straits.
French Capture Town.
LONDON, Sept. 13.-F'rench troops
have captured the town of Sorovish
from the Bulgarians, said an Athens
dispatch to the Evening News today.