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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-03-22
81 A1OunfaLn Railroad LILO I
by FRANK L., i ;! a )!
COPYRIGHT ioI5 ~ FRANK T. SpeARrNA
Moving Name Produce
Sinnal Film Corporation.

''And the best Of it all u.s." SAID
Storm at length to Helen, "this is my
last run on local freights. am as.
signed tonight to the Limited"
Helen lifted her eyebrows in sur.
prise: Some run they're giving
you'll"
Seagrue took the chance to Join sar-
castically in: Right in line for chief
of motive power, eh, Storm"
Storm was not to be disturbed. He
only regarded Seagrue calmly for q
moment. Then he turned good-natur-
eddy to thank Helen. While soldier.
ing agreeably at this task, his fire.
man intruded on the scene long
enough to remind him they were wait.
ing for him to get out. Storm, with
an expression of disgust at the inter-
ruption, nodded gruffly to the fireman,
concluded his talk with Helen and
walked out. Helen rose to 60 out on
the platform also. Seagrue interviewed
to distract her attention. 1t was use
less. She must deliver q message, she
said, to the conductor, and Seagrue,
peeved, was left to- stay with himself
or unwillingly to follow. He followed:
but even then 1t was only to find him
self watching Storms good-bys waved
to Helen from the cab. And she saw
them. too; nothing escaped her at.
tention.
Rhinelander, in charge Of the Tide.
water line camp, was pushing Seagrue
closely in the construction race and
as the head of a, big crew Of men i'm.
bued with his own spirit was laugh.
ing at obstacles that made Seagrues
head ache; and with equipment actu.
ally somewhat inferior was forging
daily ahead Of his rival. But the mail
now brought him note from the
chairman of the executive committee
OF his board that almost paralyzed his
activities.
"Oceanside.
Dear Rhinelander: Our survey
party advise that they cannot re.lo-
cate the pass over the Superstition
range. Unless you can furnish q sur
.vey Of the cutoff pass before the
first, our people will withdraw their
financial support. BOWERS"
Amos Rhinelander, sitting at his
dusty and Uttered desk, stared at the
abrupt communication. Bowers was
his friend; the executive. committee
of the board were with him-this he
felt assured Of But somewhere inf1u-
ences must be at work against him.
He suspected Capelle. still board
member, and a continual intriguer.
Capelle was q master worker in un.,
derground effects. and besides being
Seagrues own attorney, was himself
heavily interested in opposing enter
prises OF the Coast line. To throttle
Rhinelander in the construction effort
begun by Helen's own father before
his death, was to advance his own in.
terests as we'll as those Of his client.
Rhinelanders decision as to what
must be done to meet this opposition
was prompt.
He consulted timetable, called his
foreman, asked for a man to carry his
handbags to the station and began
changing his clothes for trip.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-03-22
SYNOPSIS.

.
Little Helen Holmes. daughter of Gem
eral Holiness, railroad man, Is rescued
from imminent danger on a scenic rail-
road by George Storm. newsboy Grown
to young womanhood Helen makes spec
tacular double rescue Of Storm, now a
freight fireman. and of her father and his
friends, Amos Rhinelander, financier. and
ened collision between passenger train
and runaway freight. Safebreakers en-
ployed by Seagrue and Capelle, his law
yer, interrupted by Helen while stealing
General Holmes survey plans of the cut
of line for the Tidewater. fatally wound
General Holmes and escape. Storm and
Helen chase the murderers on a light en-
CINE and capture them. Spike has hidden
the plans and manages to inform Seagrue
where they are cached. Her fathers es-
tate badly involved by his death. Helen
gees to work on the Tidewater. Seagrue
helps Spike to break Jail and uses him
to set fire to powder train hauled by
Storms engine. Helen saves Storm from
n horrible death y
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06

prominent society women would have
been dragged into the case.
Mrs. Mohr sat in the living room Of
her home tonight with her children.
Charlie and Virginia, clinging to her
side. Relatives and friends formed a
procession into the house, but Mrs.
Mohr denied herself to all except i'm
mediate members Of the family.
so many kilograms Of congratula-
lions have arrived we have not been
able to count them" said Miss Ellen
Hanlon. a niece of Mrs. Mohr. to the
United Press correspondent.
Flowers from friends were banked
about the room and others were piled
about the furniture in the reception
hall.
God bless the jury" Mrs. Mohr
said when asked for statement. Il
have been prosecuted, but I was con-
fldent 1 would be freed. l am home
again with the dearest children in the
world and hope to devote the rest
of my life to them
Mrs. Mohr did not personally thank
the jury when the verdict was re-
turned
Uncle Gus" Mohr of McEwensville,
Pa, with whom she hopes to make
her future home, attended to that,
shaking the hand OF each juror.
Mrs. Mohr is still under bond on
the charge OF assault against Miss
Burger, but the general belief tonight
was that Attorney Rice will not prose
cute this case"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
Ne,u Way to Wave the
Hair Becomes Popular

That most women are quick to ap-
preciate anything that will enhance
their attractiveness, Is shown by the
greatly increased demand for liquid
silmerine, since its remarkable hair
curling properties became known.
Druggists everywhere report large
sales for this product.
Women are enthusiastic over liquid
silmerine particularly because it en-.
abIes them to acquire a curliness
which is so beautifully natural in ap-
pearance, and not have to burn the
life out Of the hair with a hot iron. AL
SO they find it beneficial dressing
for the hair. The liquid is so agree
able to use, being neither gummy nor
greasy, and it is SO easy to apply with
q clean tooth brush at night when the
hair Is down. The pretty wavy and
curly effect in the morning is most
delightful AS it takes only little
silmerine to produce the required eff
feet. q few ounces will last for weeks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
SITUATION CRAVE
AND UNSETTLED
CONTINUED from page -

department today eliminated as irrele-
want one of the chief contentious by
which British Ambassador Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice hoped to convince the
United States that the former British
liner Appam. now German prize in
Newport News harbor, should be
turned over to the original owners.
This contention was based on de-
mands made by the U. S.. in 1861 that
prizes captured by confederate war
ships or privateers should not be
seauestered in British ports. 1t be-
came known today that Ambassador
Spring Rice brought this contention
to Secretary Lansing's notice Friday.
1t was considered with other data
supposed to have bearing on the
case. Late this afternoon, it was
thrown out on the ground that since
the confederacy had not been recog-
nized as belligerent power by Great
Britain, the cases were in no way
parallel.
Whether the Appam will be allowed
to remain Indefinitely in an American
port is still as uncertain as when she
came out of the Atlantic fog blanket
last Tuesday The department must
have two or three days more at least
in which to determine as to what ex-
tent treaties with Germany cover the
case. The neutrality board has been
asked to give the department its opin-
ion as to the ships disposition. A re-
port is looked for Monday.
The allies viii not reply to the sug-
gestion Of the u. s., that merchant
men are not to be armed until the
German raiders now believed to be on
the high seas are captured or sunk,
it was said, in allied diplomatic
circles tonight These raiders. 1t was
said, are wanted by the allies as
argument against this governments
contention that guns on allied mer-
chantmen could have no other use
except for war on submarines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
BELGIUM

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
THE HAGUE, Feb. 5.-Germany's
efforts to induce Belgium to sign a
separate peace have made important
progress In the past ten days, advices
from Berlin claimed tonight
In spite of official denials from
Havre, King Albert has consented to
give his consideration to tentative
peace proposals If they contain guar
antees for BeIgium's complete restora-
ton and independence, Berlin report
ed. Germany, it is understood here,
Is willing to make these concessions
If negotiations can be concluded be-
fore spring.
Diplomats hero have learned from
sources of un1uestioned reliability
that Germany is willing to restore de-
stroyed Belgian cities and to pay a
large sum Of money to the Belgian
government, though insisting that the
payment be not considered 40 an
actual Indemnity.
1.-THE above dispatch may be sig
nificant In view OF the oficial an
In London last night that
Earl Cuzon and General Haig. COM
mander in chief Of the British forces
in France, are proceeding to Havre
on a special mission to the Belgian
king.
II was reported two weeks ago that
Germany had offered separate terms
of peace to Belgium. promising to re-
store occupied portions to the Bel
gians on condition that they would
agree not to permit the allies to at
tack Germany through Belgium The
Frankfurter Zeitung printed what ap-
peared to be an inspired article sug-
costing the desirability of such an ar
rangement. Belgian officials issued
from Havre a denial of the report.
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BALKANS
CONTINUED from page l.!

vasion of Hungary. where the Rou-
nsnians have territorial ambitions.
Cooperating with the Russians on
the Bukowina frontier, they would
strike to cut the line Of cormunica-
ton between Berlin and constantin-
opIe established by the Austro-German
drive.
On her southern frontier, Rounania
probably would leave few army
oorps entrenched for defense against
a Bulgarian attack. Should the Bull
oars invade Roumania, the allies
would be expected to advance again
from SaIonika, reconquer southern
Serbia and invade Bulgaria from the
south.
Roumania's entrance into the war
would almost certainly be- follow
ed by the withdrawal Of Bulgarian
troops from Albania and possibly by
the abandonment Of the present Aus
TRAN campaign in northern Albania,
greatly increasing the prospects Of a
successful ending Of the war from the
Italian point Of View.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
AUSTRIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
VIENNA, Feb. 5.-Austrian troops
have occupied the Albanian city Of
krova, twenty miles northeast OF Du-
raxzo, and are pressing forward
against the Albanian seaport, It was Of
flcialiy announced tonight
Tho vaneuards Of the advancing
army have reached the river lshmi,
fourteen miles from Durazzo.
ITALY is TIRED.
BERLIN, Feb. 5. (via Wireless to
Sayville, /. l)-Huried back with
heavy losses in repeated attempts to
break the Austrian lines, tho Italians
are weary Of the war and ready for
an early. peace. the Lokal Anzeiger
correspondent at the Austrian front
reported today.
''Hish Austrian officers state that
since tho Austrian successes at Osia-
via, the Italians have understood
clearly tho impoesibiiity Of breaking
the Austrian lines" tho correspondent
wired.
"When the Aus&rians took the ltaI-
Ian positions near Osiavia, the itai-
Ians put q work whole batteries Of
artillery in order 70 Impede q general
attack that never took place. They arc
still nervous and arc extremely busy
completing second and third range
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
Our Elaa In Mexico.
New York Produce,

Carthage Ull) Republican: II our
flag is forced into Mexico on any pre-
text whatever. 1t would stay there:
This is the democratic doctrine 0!
annexation of contiguous territory
forced to take any.
If we are compelled by armed IN
vasion, to clean up that cankerlns
sore on our side, at cost to US OF
precious lives and considerable e1-
pense, as a civic, diplomatic and ma,
tional sanitary proposition, we should
stay on the job. This will be Sc.
we're jolt, no doubt, to the predatory
interests that want only police pro.
lection in their exploitation, put
would be hard hit II compelled IN
that country to live up to American
federal laws.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
WAS THE WORK
OF A MANIAC
Two Women Slain In Their Beds and
Little Girl Probably
MORALLY Injured.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
DALLAS, Texas. Feb. 5.-A curly
headed little girl Of three, her delicate
features battered into an unrecogniz-
able mass. lay lowering between life
and death In the Baptist Memorial
sanitarium tonight. Skilled physicians
were making superhuman efforts to
save her. They were spurred on by
humanity-and by the knowledge that
she alone may solve the mystery of
the brutal murder of her mother and
another woman in their home at Min
6us. early today.
The child. Katie st Clair. while be-
ing brought the hundred odd miles to
this city by train. regained conscious
ness at intervals.
THE man! The mani" she would
shrek and lapse into coma again.
before she could be questioned.
The physicians hold out but slight
hope OF her recovery.
G. w. ST. Clair, employed on the
night shift of the Texas and Pacific
railway in the little mining village Of
this morning. He was surprised to
find the front door open. He heard
faint moan from his baby's cot. He
found her lying in pool of blood, her
skull crushed
st. Clair picked the baby up in his
arms and ran shrieking into the
street. Men attracted from a nearby
mine entered the house and found
Mrs. ST. Clair and boarder, Mrs.
William Wilkins. both dead in their
beds. They had been struck terrible
blows on the head with a carpenters
pinch bar" which was found in an
outer room, blood stained and cover
ed with hair. There was no evidence
Of struggle. Both had been killed as
they slept.
The little girl had been struck on
the forehead, breaking her skull. The
murderer had then jabbed her in the
face several times with the sharp end
Of the bar. tearing her face to shreds.
The authorities have no clue, but
are working on the theory that the
assailant was an insane man. No valu
ables in the house were disturbed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
MRS. MoHR FREE;
NEGROES GUILTY
CONTINUED from page IL

George Rocks. her brother-in-law
Florence Ormsby, Ellen Hamm OF
John McAndrews, who appeared
against the accused woman. It was
this coterie whom Fitzgerald de
scribed as crying Cruelty her! Cru.
city herr" after they had murdered
her love, The trial which ended to-
day after being in progress for four
weeks closed one of the most sensa.
tional chapters in Rhode Islands
criminal history.
DR.. Charles F. Mohr and Emily Bur
ger were shot as they sat in stall.
ed automobile on Washington Park
road on the night of August 81. 1915.
George Heals, the negro chauffeur
was apparently endeavoring to repair
the engine when the shots were fired
from ambush. DR.. Mohr was killed
and Miss Burger seriously wounded.
On September 2, Heals was ar
rested. Later the negroes Brown and
SpeIlman were arrested when stories
were told of two negroes having been
seen fleeing from the scene Of the
crime on q motorcycle.
The shooting was first reported As
. hold-up. A few days later the ne
groes made . confession. They de-
clared they were hired by Mrs. Mohr
to kill the doctor and Miss Burger.
Heals was to get $1,000 for stopping
the automobile at a secluded spot in
the road and Brown and Spellman
were to get $4,000 each for the actual
shooting. according to their confes-
sions Later these confessions were
repudiated.
Mrs. Mohr was arrested and In
dicted for instigating the murder Of
her husband on September 10. Mo-
lions for a separate trial were over
ruled and Mrs. Nor was ordered to
trial with the negroes on January 8.
A few days before the trial date,
Heals pleaded nolo contendere to
charge of manslaughter, making it
certain he would appear as a states
witness. 1t was understood Heals
sentence was to be governed by the
value of the story he had told on the
stand.
his original confession. Brown and
Spellman denied his story. The de-
tense claimed the state failed to show
motive for Mrs. Mohr's alleged IN
stigation Of the murder plot. Mrs.
Mehr spent three days on the stand
in her own defense. She told Of beat
inss administered by the doctor, one
of the occasions being after she had
gone to Emily Burger and asked her
to keep away from Doctor Mohr.
Despite his cruelty and drukenness,
Mrs. Mohr insisted she still loved
him.
The state introduced in evidence
letters written by Mrs. Mohr to
George Rocks, threatening Miss Bur
gers life IL she entered the Mohr
Newport home again.
Charlie Mohr, the accused woman's
twelve year old son, told Of spying on
his father.
Throughout the trial there was in
the background the hint that sensa-
ton might be sprung should Dr.
Mohr's private practice be gone into.
Had his private books been intro
duced. it is declared, names OF many
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
What Might Have Been.

Iowa City Republican: The plan !.
have national park in Allamakess
county is all right, but the propose.
park Is small. considering what mlsl'
have been done when Iowa was a Ie.,
ritory. What great park could nav
been made by taking a strip twen..
miles wide along the Mississippi nv,
er running south from the mouth ~
the Upper Iowa river to Guttenpui us :,
All the native wild game could maj
been preserved, and thus a place 80 -,
world wide interest would have oe."
preserved. It is q case OF the ,1 az.
sight not having the advantage Oh 70,
er years. But few thousand ae'N
would be q great thing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
GREAT OFFENSIVE
SMASH BY GERMANS
CONTINUED from page L.

under French bonn bardment.
East OF Saint Souplet, French gun
ners shelled German moving column.
In the Champagne region. German
organizations on the Navarin plateau
were damaged by shells and all along
the front between the Aisne and the
Argonne, German shelters and
trenches were shelled by French artil-
Iery. In Lorraine. artillery on both
sides was active around Coincourt and
Dorlevre
The afternoon statement from the
French war office reported no engage
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06

'1n the spring Of 1893 I was attacked by
Muscular and lnaammntorv rheumatism. sur
fErcd only those who have It know. for
three years. l tried remedy after remedy, and
doctor after doctor. but such relief 1 received
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/ want every sufferer from any form of rher
matte trouble try this marvellous healing power.
Don't send cent; simply mail your name and
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tism, you may send the price OF II, one dollar,
but understand ! do not want your money IN
that fair? Why suffer any longer when positive
relief is thus OF red you free2 Don't delay.
Write today. MARK H. JACKSON, No. sS7B
Quincy Bldg, Syracuse. n. Y"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
Riots In Portugal.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
PARIS, Feb. because of its pos
sible influence on the Spanish war
party. reports that near revolution
has broke en- ont in the Portuguese cap
ital, excited greatest interest here to-
night.
IDENTIFY greatly delayed in transmission,
have reached Paris. They told Of
mobs parading the streets, of half
starved women and children looting
the shops and OF armed rioters bat
Ting with the republican guards in the
streets of Lisbon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
Asks Permission to Coal Up.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 5.-Permis-
sion to take 1000 tons of coal aboard
the Appam, apparently in readiness
for dash from Norfolk, was asked
today by Lieutenant Berge in COM
mand Of the German prize crew which
brought the British liner into Nor
folk. The request was referred to
the state department, which had not
replied tonight.
Berge said the Appam has but
twenty tons Of coal aboard.
Three German women, wives of
civilians detained on the Appam, to.
day were permitted to go ashore to
buy clothing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
~ Told You CO."

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
NEW YORK Feb. 5.-Broadway
was passing the u told you so" over
the clink Of glasses tonight. Every
body had guessed what the newspa-
pers printed this afternoon-the fact
that Geraldine Farrar, American opera
star, and Lou Tellegen, movie actor,
were soon to be married. Only the
date, next Tuesday noon, was news to
broadway.
The ceremony will be very quiet, 1t
is understood, because of the illness OF
Miss Farrar's father, who is in Roose-
welt hospital. At the end Of the win
ter theatrical season, there will be a
real honeymoon, experimenting the
twenty-four hour trip between re-
hearsals to Albany.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
Very undemaeratle.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Feb. believing
it is undemocratic to stop at hotels
with rates over 81, Representative
Cyclone" Davis of Texas, today as
sailed the president for going to the
Waldorf in New York He breathed
the air Of plutocrats, said Davis, who
has not been converted by President
Wilson's preparedness speeches.
81 fear that our democratic pres1.
dent, when he turns down the adj
vice of that noble band Of democrats
headed by Bryan and Claude Kftchin."
he said. "and leans in the arms of
and listens to the siren songs Of re-
publican reactionaries, is not only
resting on a broken reed, but is being
kissed by Judas who seeks to be-
tray him, Rugged, caressed and court
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
Twenty-one Player Rule.

S's1 St'0 'NyOE FtVIes
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK. Feb. 5.--There will be
no change in the rule limiting teams
to twenty-one players between May l
and September l when the National
league meets here next week, It was
understood here tonight. This de-
cision has been practically reached, 1t
was stated, despite the great number
Of players to be taken care Of as a
result of the passing of the Federal
league. ,
President Tener strongly favors
continuance Of the twenty-one player
rule.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06

ments OF Importance last night. Ber-
lin confirmed this, mentioning only
mine blasting and hand grenade COM
bats aside from the repulse of a weak
English attack south of the Labasse
canal and heavy Smelling of French
positions in the Vosges.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
First Baseball Practice.

FUnited Press Leased Wire Service
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 5.-Rice in.
stitute baseball squad. forty strong,
had its first outdoor work today under
the tutelage Of Roy Mitchell, former
st. Louis Brown, now head coach.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
REPORT Is UNTRUE.

VIENNA, (via Berlin wfreiess) Feb.
5.-Rome reports that General Beeire
and Major Lompar were assassinated
by MonteneorIns and that the Aus
TRANS In consequences shot several
Montenesrins, were tonight declared
utterly false. II was stated that Gen.
eral Becire 10 now in Cettinje and
Major Lompar on duty In the Monte
neqrin war office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
Purdue Defeated

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
LAFAYETTE. Ind. Feb. 5.-Purdue
was defeated by Ohio State in basket
ball tonight, rs to 10. The first half
ended IL to 10 in favor Of Ohio.
Norton OF the buckeyes was the in
dividual star OF the game.