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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-08
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Detective Sergeant II T.. Uar, l"f,
las; night for chicago hcarin. q re-
QUESTION ISSUED 10y TIA. Governor !or
Charles r Cross, il. wanted in Nor-
folk on charge of deserving his wife
and child
"rhl DAYS bcfor" giving his decision.
II j. rather unusua! 10 issu" rcuuiSi-
lions for mlsdeneanors aud tnis was
.iOMH only .fter iOng nrEnrncnt
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-08
PREPARING FoH FRANCHISE
FOR ELECTRIC LINE

y 9 Mercer. civil engineer, and
T.. l.. Mann, a real estate operator. both
of Richmond. secured a tentative agree
ment Yesterday with several members
Of the Williamsburg city Council. by
which. If franchise is granted. ~"
necessary capital can he secured FOR
the construction Of an electric railway
from WILLIAMSBURG. 10 the location OF
the new plant
Tn" Richmond men stated last night
tina; the proposed road would extend
from tn. station AT Williamsbu 10
the new plant. and would bc about
seven miles long. travcrsin- the prin-
ci;al streets of the city. The proposed
franchise is for period of five Years.
with the privilege of Il thirty-ycar en-
tension. They stated that surveys
would b" started at once.
y report from Williamsburg last
night was 10 the effect that $50 mules
and Wagons had been started from
iiopawcll 30 that city for the purpose
"f starting work on the spur lin" Of
the chesapeake aud Ohio Railway.
Workmcn were at Williamsburg wait
in.. for tho teams. which are SAID 20 he
The property Of the powder company
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-08
Dnn,ncc suit ON Trial.

V'iNI oi the suit n + + Fcrkin-
son n-aius, the Virginia Eailwa' and
Power Company ror g. n0r Was begun
Yesterday in the Law and Equity Court.
Parkinson alleges that his Automatic.
was struck ami destroyed by ~ stree.
car at Twelfth ANA Rrn,d streets on
lumc "a iH,5. ana that he was scti-
ousiN Injured
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-08

Ollie C;oodau. coior"d. WAS placed
under Il $3"o bond FOR six months III III"
Police Court Yesterday when arr"I-nci
on q ckaiu.. Of s,a,!iuE n.c nu-a"is OF
:,r,ll.G corn from the EiChmui.i i',::"n
.for'5 Yards The cas-" A"a. st Nn-
drew Moore. Co!u'cd. arrested on a
charge Of having tn. stolen corn in
his possession, WAS dismissed. Police
men Samuels and Thurman arrested
the negroes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-08

'rne Nir;, mia Carolina Chemical Com
rdE" YESTERDAY cl,l"r"d suit IN The CITY
CIRCUIT ''OUri for 5000 DAMAGES
asglnst th' MERRIAM Eag and Eurlap
'"".'ar' foreign corporation. sheriff
Mercer attached g draf, AVID lii OF
adin@ h'id ~ tho First National Bank
y rs 'harC"d thrt Ia" bag COMPANY
NhNS ~ q ,crtnLn miro
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-08
Southern I.,nrnInrn

The estimated earnings Of tn" south
"rn hallway Company for the fourth
week OF February were sl.6in.rs2 as
compared with sl200azG for tn. Sarno
"ech oil last year an increase Of $50
3E ncCordinr 10 figures announced veg
tcrday hy Comptroller \. H. Plant.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-08
WANTS ACTION TAKEN As
TO PANIt EOn COIOnED PEOrLE

Tho committee voted 10 have the
chairman appear before the Finance
Commits" and to request j, 10 take
NJ tho matter OF a negro park Chair
man Mitchell wanted TO know wha, had
nc"omr of the matter since Tho com
ui-,cc had favorably reported it sew
erai months ago. He said that the
negroes we're entitled to park faciii-
'l.s. and tina, they we're cr"wding 20
"r'y recommended by 'hc committee
FOR III" park comprises between eight
and ton acres nc said. large par; OF
which - now owned 10y the city
Tn. usrh could hc acquired ut "A
cost ~ between 10000 and sl2 900
Nj Mitchell said ana all tina, was
necessary u"s 'hc purchase OF several
rcgr" inus"s. The matter viii L." laid
hcfor" INC next meeting Of She Finance
Committee.
Thc resolution providing for the salc
- tho rim" Cam iIonr. the proceeds
- y" devoted =" the city farm fund.
Administrators" Board which advised
the c"'nmit'c. that /, would Ike Ia
'iaNc - representative present when
'uc matter was discussed. Members %
the c"mwlir"" stated that several
cht rcii organizations AIS" wanted to
it'"nd tn" inecttng
Tn cOinmit;'. acted favornhIv on tho
request ~ George r"pc 10 he allow cd
10 t"p tie" ci,y water main in Hcrmi
tngc Eo"d 10 supply his property
| 'Suo" - bellevue. which is party in
bean Installed ia 'h- property by the
towutr. *nd Tho" ar" within one foot
- -" '''N m'in IN Tia" Hermitage
i;oad
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-08

verdict for s5oi was awarded In
the Law and Equity Court v.stordav
In tho auir OF James ". Gordou and
John Il l.ighifo"t. receivers Of tho
Commonwealth Bank. against T.. s.
Evans and T.. w Randy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-08
,cuui,,.d %, itou..hrr,It,.

h"r!"s ii"wlti was acquitted y"stcr.
lay IN IN" Hastings Cour. Of - charge
"' h"rs"hrcaki:ir and larceny, and was
r"iHandcd 10 jail 20 answer smother
charge
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-08

i'cnuctt Warden. col :: ID. Wa s,n-
t.uccd 10 four months in ii,l rom The
l,licc Court yesterday IN barge
Of stealing " suit IL "i"thn.; s,r,'i two
silk shirts from l.. = Schwalm. Police
man Thurman arrested 'hr n"@r"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-08
SEEKING IMPROVEMENT
IN SOUTHERN STATES
.. ii. Montgomery Tells of Objects
OF Education Conference to BE
Held in New Orleans.
PROVIDE LECTURE tOrRSE
VIII Select Dates for Noted Speakers
ana Workers {" Aid in Big Cam
pnign for Better Homes, Schools
and Business.

In connection with the annual mre,
ing in New Orleans on April l6Yu" s,id
j. II. Montcomcry. executive secretary
of the Cooperative Educational Assoc
citation. last night. the Southern con-
ference for Education and Industry
through its extension service is making
dates Tor noted workers and sneakers
I" aid ~ campaigns for better homes
better schools, better aEricultiirr and
better business in the Southern states
II VIII he school Of instruction
ihrouGh lectures 10y men and women
who nav" a message worth while for
every community Of the South
probably the most signal success In
school extension lay the lecture sNs-
tenn. added Mr.. MONTGOMERY. is the
New York city course of free lectures
under the direction Of the board OF
education there According to the
tw"niN-nfth annual report uf the super
visor Of lectures for that city. lectures
We're delivered in III lecture ccutcrs
10y "'i lecturers. speaking on so.
topics. hc!or" a,iol audiences The to-
tai attendance tor the year covered IN
ihis report was AN aggregate audience
tho preceding wear. Tho maintenance
OF tho in'cres, is hes, illustrated by
IN" fact that the Attendance during
III" last part Of the course is equal 10
that at tho beginning. The Increase
of attendance. considering the serious
character OF III" subjects presented. is
= Hplcudia proof of tho oArncst sniri,
that marks a larc" proportion Of the
community. For several wears these
free public lectures have cost tho citv
OF New York over $4,000 annuaiy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-08
Shooting PISTOL.

Eta i.rcch. coipr'd. WAS i'n"d s"h
ara costs ia the Polio. Court y.s'',dH :
on q charge Of shooting pistol az
iIcZil,iah Nelson. Policemen Tiller and
Dunn arrested the woman.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-08

licZckiah entity was arrested vcs
tcrday by Detective Gordon Smith on
warrant charging him with obtaining
70 from tho Hotel Richmond undcl
false prctcnsrS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-08
Charged WIN bicycle Tber,

tErrna!d rhfock morton and Er"d
las" w"r" arrested V".terday by 70
."cinan k"r'ur"i nu . oharr" ~ steal
a. :, bicycle from John Cline.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-08
VISITORS GIVEN BAD
IMPRESSION OF RICHMOND

want YOU 10 understand that this
- not " meeting Of the Committee on
iGhilr Interest" said Mr. Nielsen in Of
'"riuc his resolution. but reccutl?
nav" visited :, uUnuer OF the larec-
'iti"s and MAS d!scusied with tn.
iGniS that presented themselves as [
Offered tn. cities on tin. trains It is
'rH' of other cities the same a, I.5cn-
wond tha, The railroads pass through
n" worst sections III the city our
rains come down til" valley. ami what
: there bu, shacks. sewers and dirt TO
l." seen hN visitors 20 Richmond"
TINS condition gives visitors a ho.-
''n!e 'dc, Of what our city really is
and the: do not want TO get Of the
trains where they may hc able 10 get
better view OF Richmond with a lit
'ie work y; small expense this could
tee abolished. The hilisidcS of the
ravine could be made into pleasing
rrasS"d slopes and a few cedar tree.
could b" planted that would hclp The
view remarkably.
II think that No ought 10 work along
ih" lines Of l.aurifviuC tho waste
''l.c"s Of tn. city As city officials we
should look after the welfare pros
"ri'y au1 advertisement 81 our city
The FIRST Impression gathered OF q
place Is a lasting one. aud wc should
mai" tn" first sigh: Of Richmond az
plea as IL within our means
Councilman PilcEcr said Ina; this
was Il weak spot. and that there was
40 greater VA 20 help advertise tho
city thi.n 20 improve III. waste places.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-08

Our Basement Dry Goods Section is
abloom with materials that will delight
discerning necdeworkers who know so we'll
how 10 transform a few yards OF cloth into
stylish apparel for spring.
Table after table OF smart washable
fabrics and staple domestcs make up this
"Sprng Sewing Saic"-so many in fact
that but few can be told of AT once
And. best OF all. there are VALUES thar
are little Short Of EXTRAORDINARY,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-08

cotton goods soaring
'iv Offering the mer-
move al less than the
Easement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-12
DONATION LISTS
ARE READY NOW
First Check for Community Christmas
Has Been Received From J. N.
Collier by the
Committee. @
OTHER GIFTS RECEIVED
Fifty Dolls Have Been Given and the
Committee Wants Help
In Dressing
These.
OTHER GIFTS RECEIVED

The donation list for the community
Christmas needs on It tbs name CT
every one in Keokuk who can give.
You will enjoy your own Christmas
better If you help some other to have
some JOY. An empty cupboard and a
bare table do not inspire much joy.
The committees in charge Of the CIV
ing are willing to devote time and
strength at season when it is much
more pleasant to be considering per-
sonal friends and personal interests.
These women know the needs and
know that there will be disappointed
homes and little folks with aching
hearts on Christmas unless the COM
munity plans are carried out.
The first check came to Miss Buck
the treasurer, yesterday, from ]. N.
Collier, who was the hrst man early in
December to buy Christmas seals. The
money given will be used to buy food
for the Christmas baskets Mrs. John
C. Scott received for the toy commit
tee, a gift of fifty dolls from man in
the United Presbyterian church, who
wishes his name withheld. The COM
mittee wishes to have all these, dolls
dressed. Anyone who can aid the COM
mittee by dressing one or more dous,
please phone Mrs. Scott, 1869. Pledges
of toys should also be telephoned to
her.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-12
MAN
FOUND DEAD
Sam Mills Passed Away Suddenly To-
day-Body Found at
Noon.

Sam Mills, colored, was found dead
in bed In his home in Rag Alley this
afternoon shortly before two O'Clock.
Mills death was due to asthma, with
which he was afflicted. 1t was decid-
ed that no inquest was necessary as
his relatives are certain death was
due to natural causes. Acting Coroner
Burrows was called but he will not
hold an inquest.
Mills was about forty years old, and
has a brother Benjamin Mills who lives
nearby. This morning Mills was seen
about 10 o'clock around his house. and
his sister-in-law said she made some
soup for him and gave him some milk.
A doctor who had been attending Mills
had left some medicine for him, and
the sick man said he was feeling excep-
tionally good
1t was early this afternoon that his
body was found in bed in his room.
The position of the body and every
thing pointed to the fact that he was
taken with a violent attack of asthma
and had suffocated to death
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-12
NOT ON
TABOOED LIST
streckfus Line VIII Pass up Several
Upper Mississippi River
Cities Next Year.

Keokuk is not ON the list of cities
to which the Streckfus Steamboat
company has delivered an ultimatum
that it will not stop at those places
until better facilities for handling
freight are provided.
A number of towns on the upper
Mississippi. some of them near Neo-
kuk. are on the tabOoed list. The
Streckfus company has declared its
boats will not handle any freight In
or out of Dubuque, Prairie du Chen,
Lansing and McGregor during the
season Of 1917 or thereafter unless
those cities provide proper facilities,
such as improved landings and ware
houses. Dubuque compelled the
Streckfus company to tear down its
warehouse on the levee there last
summer and afterwards considerable
freight left at the landing. unprotect-
ed from the weather, was damaged.
In fact. the damage claims against
the company exceeded the total re
ceipts in freight charges, resulting in
a heavy loss for the Streckfus line.
As the volume of business to and
from Dubuque is not enough to war
rant the expense for a modern ware
house. the Streckfus company feel
they can better afford to pass up Du-
buuue entirely than to build a new
house. The situation at the other
cities named and at several other
pIaces is said to be more or less SIM
liar and they too will be eliminated
from the schedules of the Streckfus
freight boats. The boycott does not
extend to the passenger trade, so
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-12
CITY NEWS

New 81 and $1.9s waists. Lowitz.
Watch Home Tea Co.'S windows.
Have you done your part toward
the community Christmas?
Mrs. T. G. French is reported as
in serious condition today.
The committee to buy food for
the community Christmas baskets
needs your help.
do you want to be responsible
for an empty stocking in some Keo-
kuk home on Christmas morning?
-Furs 1-3 less. LowitZ.
Everybody should remember the
other fellow on Christmas and help
to carry some Christmas cheer into
otherwise cheerless homes.
Quite number Of Keokuk citi-
zens have contributed to the Co.. l..
Christmas fund. 1t is hoped that
many others will give their contribu-
tons either to Manager Williams OF
the Iowa Telephone Co., to l.. A..
Hamill. of the S. Hamill Co., or leave
at The Gate City office. Prompt re-
Spouse should be made as the Christ
mas package should be dispatched
by the 18th OF the present month.
provided the company is to be ON the
border for Christmas. If for any
reason they are moved to other To-
cation, the gift can be forwarded.
"A Saloonless Nation" will be
the topic Of the lecture to be given
Wednesday evening, December 13, at
7:45 O'clock at the First Christian
church by &. e. Ferguson OF Des
Moines, field worker for the Ameri-
can temperance board of the Chris
tan church. Admission will be free.
Marriage licenses were issued to-
day to William J. Hirth "a and Cecil
Whalen 21, Of Peoria; Edward Dillon
% and Florence T.. Clemonson 20 of
Montrose.
William ]. Hirth and Cecil Whalen
were united in marriage this afternoon
by james S. Burrows. Justice Of the
peace. They came here from Peoria.
John e. Craig went to st. Louis
this afternoon to appear before the
court of appeals there.
Amendments to the articles Of in
corporation Of the o. A. Talbot COM
pany have been filed in the recorders
office.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-12
WILL DISCUSS
PEACE REQUEST
England Ready to Talk it over. But
Not Expected to Hasten to =.
Agree to Plan.

GUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Premier
Lloyd. George will discuss" Chancel-
Tor Won Bethmann-Hollweks peace
proposals when the former addresses
the house of commons, is the view or
British embassy Nofficials here today.
These officials said they believed
the premier might outline England s
IDEAS on peace proposals.
Pending his coming speech, the
embassy referred to LloydGeorge' $
recent statement to the United Press
for England's ideas on peace. They
had no reason to believe, they said,
that Lloyd Georges views on that
subject had changed since then.
Speaking privately, embassy Of
ficiaIs said, when given the German
embassy's forecast of Germany's
peace terms, that the important CUES
tion of limitations of armament or
Derhaps partial disarmament must
not be omitted if any peace discus
sion is to be initiated and continue
for any length Of time.
Another official said that the whole
nrincinal of continuing the war Is TO
convince the German people OF the
"eviI of German militarism.
whether the German people yet
realize that "evil" is the question
which England must decide before
she can talk peace. he said
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-12
DIR. DORSEY is
TO READ PAPER
keokuk Physician Will Appear on
Program Of Oes Moines
County Association.

DR.. F. B. Dorsey of this city will
read a paper before the annual meet
ing of the Des Moines County Med1-
cal society at Burlington tomorro
afternoon at the meeting at the Hotel
Burlington at 3 o'clock. DR.. Dorsey's
subject will be "Caesarian Section
and Other Methods of Delivery in
Complicated Labor" On the program
with DR.. Dorsey will be Dr. j. A. Mat
lack of Galesburg. DR.. Arthur Ste1nd-
Ter of Iowa City, DR.. John F. Herrick
of Ottumwa.
Following the meeting there will be
a banquet at o'clock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-12
SHOW PICTURES
OF KEOKUK DAM
Interesting FlIn,s Of Local Develop
Il = ment to be Flashed on the
Association Screen.

Pictures of the Keokuk dam will be
the feature at the motion picture
show at the Y M. G. A., this evening.
Local views are always of more in
terest than others and the association
Is very fortunate In securing this film
Although Keokuk residents have the
privilege Of inspecting the dam when
ever they please, yet no doubt. many
new features will be brought out in
the filming of this greatest OF power
houses. The film was taken by the
Burlington railroad and shows the
heavy abutments. the spillways and
the flood gates, interior views Of the
mammoth power house and the switch
board controlling the entire plant. The
public is invited to make use Of this
opportunity of seeing this picture. 1t
will be shown with two other films.
The program begins promptly at 1880
o'clock.
The other films on the program are
as follows:
The Evolution OF Harvesting-This
picture shows the development of the
machinery used in the harvesting Of
farm crops The old method Of cut
ting with a reaping hook and cradle
and tying the grain by hand. The next
development is the Marsh binder
which cuts the grain and delivers 1t
to the platform, where the bundles are
tied by hand. The modern Orsborne
and Mccormick binders with tractors
pulling three or four binders at one
time. Methods Of cutting and loading
hay and views of tractors pulling fifty
four plows at one time and blowing
an acre Of land every four minutes.
Birds of the South Sea Coast-A
colony of Snowy Louisiana a>d little
blue herons. Royal and Sandwich terms
on vessel. A nest of young SNOWY
egrets, scavengers Of the south, tur-
key buzzards at the market Of a
southern city, a young Louisiana her
on boxing with his keeper. Salon
geese or "Malagas' on Malagas Is
land Although the island is only 300
yards square. the island is estimated
to harbor 100000 Of these birds.
This is the last program of movies
to be shown at the association until
after the holidays. The next program
will be shown January 2.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-12
Marshall Not Sorry.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Vice
President Marshall made the follow.
ing statement to the United Press to-
day when shown Berlin dispatches
regarding peace proposals:
81 am very glad to see anything
done towards lasting peace. Further
than that do not care to express
myself. The people of the United
States by continual discussion of this
war nave done everything in their
power to put the United States into
the conflict l am content to rely
upon the superior judgment OF the
president in all these matters.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-12
BELCIANS ARE
SHOT DOWN
German Soldiers Make Short Work OF
Riot by People Who OBJ
jected to Orders.

limited Press Leased Wire Servtcel
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 12.-Killing of
sixteen Belgians in riot at Turcoing.
Belgium. due to German deportations,
was reported by the newspaper Echo
De Beige today A German soldier
who struck a Belgian with the butt OF
his gun was attacked by the crowd
and the German troops in charge Of
the deportations responded with a
fusillade. Many were wounded. Fifty
Belgians were arrested.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-12
FINED $50 ON
TWO CHARGES
But Fines Are Suspended Against
Auto Driver, During Good NL
Behavior,

H. H. Friedman pleaded guilty to
two charges, one of reckless driving
and the other of driving without
tail light on Thanksgiving evening, in
the superior court before Judge Nc
Namara. He was fined $50 on both
charges, but the fines were suspended
upon the application of DIR. G. Walter
Barr who field the charges, and wLo
interceded for Friedman.
The incident out Of which the
charges were filed occurred on Lake
Shore drive Thanksgiving night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-12
GRAND JURY
HAS REPORTED
Lee County Body Has Made its Final
Return for Year Today In
District Court.

The Lee county grand Jury has
made its final report and has been
discharged for the term, and for the
year. Several additional indictments
were returned by the jurors but some
Of the defendants are not in custody.
Indictments were returned against
William Haga and AL King, charging
them with breaking and entering a
Burlington car; and Thomas Corder,
charging him with assault with intent
to inflict great bodily injury.
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