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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
One Of Many Beatines.

"The last assault was not essen
tally more brutal than ones which
preceded It," declares the opinion
after reviewing the evidence to the
effect that O'Donnell was accustomed
to fight with his wife, for evidence
tends to show that the defendant had
on other occasions stripped the cloth
ing from his wife and beaten and
choked her numerically. The natural.
if not the only reasonable conclusion,
is that his final attack was one Of
habitual outbursts Of savagery. While
each and all of them were inexcusable
and outrageous beyond words, they
fail to show beyond reasonable doubt
specific intent to kill"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15

protestations Of innocence were un
shaken from the day the prison doors
closed behind him. No other con-
demned man in Iowa has displayed
the stoical refusal to evidence the
slightest fear or feeling as has
O'Donnell
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
DON'T SUFFER
ANY MORE"
"Feel Like a New Person"
says Mrs. Hamilton.
New Castle, Ind" From the time
Twas eleven years old until ! was seven

teen i SUFFERED eoCii
month so l had to be
in bed. / had head
ache, backache and
such pains I would
cramp double every
month. I did not
know what it was
to be easy q minute
My health was all
run down and the
doctors did not do
mo INV GOOD. A
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
Cerfuin-tee
Roofing

of the Generals board of expert chemists.
1t is then given harder coating of another
blend of asphalts. This keeps the inner sat-
uration soft, and prevents the drying,out
process so destructive to ordinary roofing.
Roofing is impervious to the elements only
so long as the asphalt saturation lasts. GER.
TAINTED retains its soft saturation, and
is in good condition for years after the harder,
drier kinds have become useless.
CERTAIN-TEED is made in rolls; also in
slate-covered shingles. There is a type of
CERTAIN-TEED for every kind of build
ing, with fiat or pitched roofs, from the largest
sky-scraper to the smallest residence or out
building.
CERTAIN-TEED is sold by responsible
dealers all over the world, at reasonable prices.
Investigate it before you decide on any type
of roof.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
Judge Hamilton Glad.

|, According to the Fort Madison
Democrat, Judge Hamilton is glad of
this reversal. .r 49,.
This is one decision" stated
Judge Hamilton when informed Of
the decision last evening, where I
am glad to hear I was reversed. If
the supreme court based its opinion
upon any particular part of the evil
dence it may have been on the intro
duction Of the pictures of the de-
ceased taken at the undertaker's;
authorities are at a discord on this.
some holding that pictures must be
taken practically on the scene Of the
happening: it was with some doubt
that I permitted them to go in. There
was also some question as to the
matter of generalization. I was sur
prised at the jury's verdict and I am
really glad Of the supreme courts de-
cision.
"If the supreme court found only
that the evidence was not ample to
merit a death penalty I would have
thought they should have reduced
the sentence without another trial.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15

figure he presented at the time of his
trial. At the prison he scoffed at the
privileges granted a condemned man,
who is not sentenced Ito labor" and
is not obliged to labor. and instead
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15

beautiful mermaid-fairy tale photo
drama, "Undine," similar but more
lavish than was f"Neptune's Daugh-
ter There is large assemblage of
beautiful girl swimmers headed by
the perfect mermaid" Ida Schnall.
Advertisement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15

The guarantee is for s, 10 or 1syears, accord
ing to ply q, 2 or 81. There is no evasion
about tho attempt to substitute high
sounding something ''justt as good" There
is no substitute for real guarantee. You
get an absolute guarantee on CERTAIN
feed because the General knows that no
better roofing can be made. Its raw materials
and method of manufacture are both certl-
fed by the Generals board Of graduate chem
lists, and he knows he's taking no chance in
guaranteeing them to you. That's what
"CERTAIN-TEED' means-e1tftd and
guaranteed Experience has proven that the
guarantee is conservative, and that CER-
TAINTED will outlast the period of guar
antee.
The roofing felt, as it comes bone dry. from
the rollers, is given thorough saturatlon OF
a special blend of soft asphalts, the formula
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
Commnnt From O'DonneII.


Warden Sanders and J. M. G. Ham
ilton conveyed the news of the deci-
sion to O'Donnell, at the state prison.
According to the Democrat, he said:
81 am glad to hear of it," was his
only comment at first on hearing Of
the first action favorable to his es-
Gaping the moose. There was not the
slightest display of emotion, no facial
disturbance nor expression which
might have been expected from a
man hearing Of an act which augurs
ray of hope against dying on the
scaffold. The only noticeable i'm
preston was the prompting Of a
freer and more hearty discussion of
his case, though prison officials and
inmates state tnat his implicit conf
dence that he would never pay the
penalty, that the action on the appeal
would be favorable to him and his
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
GIadioIa's Sweet Tooth.

NEWTON, N. j., May 15.-Mrs. J.
p. Royt uses sugar in the starch when
finishing off washing. Gladiola, a
horse who dotes on candy, noted this
when he shifted the clothes line. Then
he ate thirty-six feet of the rope.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
On Her Birthday.

CHICAGO, May 15.-Miss Jessie
Camden, after celebrating her 26th
birthday with party of friends, went
to her room last night and committed
suicide by taking chloroform.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15

The reader will observe that all
the taxes in the above scheduie, ex-
cept the state revenue tax anu 90
cents for the capitol Improvement,
were levied by the local authorities.
The dog tax amounted to more than
the capitol extension tax: Inc farm
er's land is worth S2O0.00 per acre.
Yet, according to the action Oh the
executive council in 1913 1arm ianu
in Blackhawk county is NaIueu d.
s72.O9 per acre. Taxes are palu o on
one-fourth of this valuation OF Sie.vo,
Therefore the valuation on WhiGh .ne
farmer paid taxes on MS laho was
slS.O3 per acre. ,,;r,o-
This is not an ar"u'neiu NV
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
keokuk Man Charged With the Mdr-
DIR of Wife, Viii Have Second
Chance Before Jury
This Fall. 81
OPINION BY sALINGER
High Court Justice Wrote Decision
for Reversal Which, Was Con.
CURED in by All the
Bench.

Matthias Martin ODonneI will
face jury in the district court for
the second time, this September, &C
cording to the plans made now, fol-
lowing the reversal of the findings in
the first case by the Iowa supreme
court. O'Donnell, according to word
from Fort Madison, was Unconditional,
as usual, when word was brought him
that he would have another chance.
Judge Hamilton before whom the
case was heard, expressed himself as
being glad that the court reversed
the findings.
The opinion was written by Jus
ttce Salinger and all of the members
OF the court concurred. The evidence
was not sufficient in that it did NO.
show that the murder was premedi-
tated which is necessary in first de-
gree murder, the high court states.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15

The United States produces two
thirds of the worlds supply of corn
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15

asked for work. being given place
as Jumper in the cell house.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
Says There is Prejudice.

"They did the only thing they could
do and do Justice he said. They
had nothing on me and the only
thing they had for the trial was what
a couple of shines and a colored
woman said. Before Goo, 1 don't be-
lieve she was murdered. 1 suppose |
should have gone out and hollered
until some one came when 1 found
her that evening and then it would
have been all right. But | didn't.
What chance did I have? Look how
the Keokuk papers fixed 1t up. If
would slip on the walk or make a
misstep some one would holler:
There's ODonnell on another drunk.
Call the police Why even in the
jury room they said that they stuck
on the death sentence because they
were afraid Sanders would turn me
out after couple of years if they
didn't. Why, one of the witnesses
even stayed with one of the jurymen.
Don't Want to go to Jail.
81 don't want to go lack to jail to
wait for trial / want to stay here
If I have to stay inside.
ODonnell referred frequently to the
excellent treatment he had received
at the prison. Il hope we do better
next time" was his only comment on
the forthcoming trial.
ODonnelrs life in the prison has
built him I'D wonderfully. A rugged,
robust genial looking 1rishman now.
he is a decided contrast to the worn
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
Conviction Not Justified.

I'VE are of the opinion that the
sentence should not stand" the high
court declares. "The majority reaches
this conclusion because 1t finds the
|eyidence does not justify a conviction
for murder in the first degree. The
Indictment charges that the killing
was done by means Of a heavy iron
poker or other deadly weapon to the
grand jury unknown. No bones of
the deceased were broken. Nor was
her skull fractured and while
wound across the forehead was the
most severe single wound found, pene-
trating to the bone, physicians agree
that it was not mortal.
mo one mortal wound or injury
was revealed by superficial eXami-
nation of the corpse or by the autopsy,
but it is reasonably certain the effect
Of all the injuries combined was suffi-
Gent to cause death upon a body
weakened and devitalized by a most
wretched life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-30
WORK ON CATHEDRAL
NAVE TO START NAY !
Bishop Greer VIII Turn First
padeful-Will Cost S3,O00,000.

Work on the nave for the Cathedral
of st. John the Divine will be started
May l. The contract to Jacobs & Young
for the excavations and pier footings
was awarded yesterday by Cram &
Ferguson, architects.
Bishop Greer will turn the first
spadeful Of earth. He will use a silver
shovel. The exercises will be attended
by notable gathering Of prelates and
churchmen. Under the terms OF the
contract the work will proceed by
stages. The contractor Is authorized
TO 20 on with the work as far as $780,,
600 will carry il. When that sum is
exhausted the Cathedral authorities
will appeal TO churchmen and citizens
Of New York to supply the funds with
which to continue the work.
The plans. approved last fall provide
for a Gothic structure. The walls OF
the nave Will rise from hard rock
Exhaustive behring's on the site OF the
piers show that in some places the
footngs will be forty feet below the
street level. The nave viii be 260 feet
long and 135 feet wide. Ii will be one
great chamber, with al interior height
Of 125 feet and an exterior altitude
Of 100 feet. II is estimated tina. it will
cost S3I00.000. BY continuous work
10 is believed that the nave can be
completed in five years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-30
SITE BILL
BLOCKED BY BROWN
Causes Adjournment After SEN
atOrS Refuse to Sup
port Him.
Lr-on y, 90 corL-ponaent Of Th. TrIbane

tFrom star Correspondent Of Ths Tribune
Albany, March 29.-Failing to line
up the Republican Senators behind his
bill. providing for the appointment OF
commission TO deal with the NOLAN
sic situation, Senator Brown. the ma
jority leader, caused a hurried sd-
journment Of the Senate tonight, with
Senator Wagner vainIy clamoung for
the right 10 demand that the Finance
Committee be relieved OF further con
sideration of Wagner's two bills. For
two hours before this, Senator Brown
had vainly tried at conference OF
the Republican Senators. TO obtain their
united support.
Senator Brown was finally forced 70
compromise and he promised the con-
ferrees that he would make certain
changes in his bill, which he was sure
would prove acceptable TO the people of
New York City. After the session had
adjourned Senator Brown declared that
no legislation affecting the situation
would be passed by the Senate unless
il met with the approval OF the city.
The whole situation was practically
deGdlocked tonight. The entire New
York City delegation, Republicans and
Democrats, is lined up behind Sen
ator Wagner. The minority leader re-
fused 10 hold a conference Of the Dem
ocrats. on the ground that the NOLAN
sic situation was not partisan matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-30
WOULD BAR LOFTS
NEAR CITY PARKS
Women Plead for Restricted
Areas Around Fairgrounds.

The Commission on Building Dis
trcts and Restrictions considered thi
area from Fifty-ninth Street to 125tn
Street at the third public hearing yes
terday on the tentative report of the
commission recently made TO the Board
Of Estimate. Several representatives
of women's civic organizations APP
reared at the hearing and urged the
retention Of children's Fairgrounds
and the restriction Of property sur
rounding the Fairgrounds.
Mrs. +. Robertson Jones, Of II Eas'
Eighty-seventh Street, representing the
Women's City Club. recommended that
the property in the neighborhoOd OF
Fairgrounds be restricted TO residences.
She was willing to include light bust
ness" in these sections, but when
Chairman Bassett declared that such
classification would have TO include
manufacturing to the extent OF 20 per
cent of the nsighborhocd. she urged
complete restriction to residences.
Mrs. Charles A. Bryan, of 2s2 West
End Avenue, representing the Womens
Municipal League. Endorsed all that Mrs.
Jones had said and urged the commits
sion 10 consider the advisabillty OF
widening Fifty-ninth Street. She de-
clared that traffic IN that street was
so great that when truck passed n
trolley car the wheels of the truck
frequently had to run on the sidewalk
Chairman Bassett told Mrs. Bryan that
the commission had no power to widen
streets. but Mrs Bryan said that If
the commission made the suggestion
she had no doubt it would be listened
10. Mrs. Bryan also urged that the
. L.. l..
stricted in height so as not TO spoil
the sky line effect from Central Park
The Central Park West Commission.
represented by W Morgenthau, jr., o.
III Broadway, approved tie plans. but
urged a restriction on the number of
automobile garages in residential dis
tricts. Samuel A. Lewisohn, Of 81
Broadway. declared that the work OF
the commission had been the most i'm
portant constructive work carried on in
the city in decade.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-30
WESTERN UNION
HAS BIG YEAR
Company Earns Over 10 Per
Cent on Stock in 1915.

The annual report OF the West.r
Union Telegraph Company. made d..
lie yesterday, showed total 1915 earn.
ings Of s5l,17l,795, a gain Of s9G.
0l9 over the previous year. ExDerso,
and taxes consumed S0,7925ll AZ
gross leaving net earnings Of SlOlss.
254. 10 which was added Sl30geg,
other income. This made a balance b.
fore interest charges amounting %
Sl1 ,503,l79.
The interest item took Sl,8356ss
leaving a dividend surplus Of So
1881, equal TO 1919 per cent on sol.
7S6.759 capital stock, against 53s u,
cent earned on the same stock IN lg,,
The years balance after dividend Ss.
bursements and sundry deductions va,
S5,35l.04 an increase OF S3.96S.53s.
1t was shown in the report that d,
total book value of the property on D.,
cember 81 was Sl44,S69,324, a decress
of s2.026,159. At the close of the year
the company had 209,S54 miles OF poe
line, 933,603 miles of iron wire, $3.50
miles Of copper wire and 1906 miles q
landline cables. The treasurer's bal.
ances were greater last year by Sl,9ls..
53s.
Total expenditures for 1915 for Der.
efits to employees, in connection with
the domestic and foreign Employee
benefit plans were S560,14s There
were 500 pensioners on the roll on De.
cember 81. At the close Of the year he
company had 1856 stockholders, an
increase over 1914 of 3.OS7, or 1887 Do,
cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-30
GOLD MEDALS THROWN
FOR A BIG LOSS
Winners in Columbia Wrestling
Tourney Get Awards.

Several gold medals were thrown for
big loss yesterday afternoon, when
the finals Of ColumbiG's novice wrest-
ling meet were run Off. The 125 and
1853 pound championships had pre-
viously been decided in favor, respec-
lively. OF J. VI. Aimee, ~, and +. W..
Girdner, rs, captain Of next years
team, who won their events in the first
two novice meets.
Aimee went out Of his class yester-
day in an endeavor TO win q second
medal, but lost 10 L. II. De Muria, II,
on decision, after nine minutes of fast,
desperate work. L. c. Raegener, 10,
who lasted only few seconds against
Mike Dorizas, the great Greek Of
Penn. gave William Tecumseh Sher-
man Garnjost, IS, dose OF the same
medicine by tossing him with Dorizas's
favorite hold, head and bear hug, in
fifty seconds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-30
ROOSEVELT KEEPS NAME
OFF MONTANA BALLOT
Own Message Bars Him from
States Primaries.

Following out his determination not
10 enter the state primaries as a can
didate for the Republican Presidential
nomination, Colonel Roosevelt yester-
day sent a telegram to A. L. Anderson,
Secretary Of State OF Montana, request
ing him not 70 permit his name TO be
placed on any ticket. Tho Montana
primaries will be held on April Is. This
is the ffth state In which the Colonel
has Withdrawn his name, the others
being Michigan, Nebraska, Minnesota
and Illinois.
The Roosevelt tele gram was given
out az Progressive national headquar-
ters here. IL was addressed TO Secre-
tary Anderson at Helena and read:
81 hereby direct that you do not
permit my name 20 be placed on any
ticket IN the Montana primaries.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-30
YALE BATTALION WILL
BE READY BY FALL
Six Months More Training Need
ed. Major Says.

New Haven, Conn, March %
Yale's artillery battalion will not be
called out for service on the Mexican
border before fall This assurance,
given to-day by Major Robert Dan
ford. its commander. made IL certain
tha5 although none Of the undergradu-
ates seeks 20 evade actual service every
member will be able 70 receive his col
lege diploma in June. Soon afterward
the battalion will go TO Tobyhanna'
Penn. for two weeks field service
After that time, if the country needs
It's service, the battalion will be avail
able.
Major Danford said that inssmuch
rs the Yale organization was a part OF
the Connecticut militia it could not
be called out for service in Mexico
unless an invasion OF the United states
was threatened.
I'm case q serious crisis arises he
said. "and batteries are badly needed
the Yale battalion will be sent to a
mobilization camp, and there put
through a course Of intensive training
This would require, at the present
stage Of development of the Yale bat
talon, from four TO six months.
tn War Department mas detaueu
Lieutenant Gruber and four non-com-
missioned officers from the regular ar
t.uery detachment at the United States
Military Academy TO assist Major Dan
ford in preparing the sumner camp at
Tobyhanna. -,
Two batteries Of the battalion will
a,.end the Tobyhanna encampment, be
ginning June II. They will remain
ten days. and the other two batteries
will be at the camp from June "a to
July 4.
Beginning next fall, Major Danforo
expects TO be able to present Yale
battalion Of a high degree Of efficiency
because a large percentage of the mem
bers will have had several months nee
essary training in artillery work.
The new Yale armory. near the Yale
Bowl. is expected to be completed by
September. One hundred and nifty
horses and a squad Of caretakers Will
be chartered there, where there will be
a large riding hall. pistol target range
semaphore signalling gallery, gun
rooms. store rooms and locker, shower
and lecture rooms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-30

was that Senator Lodge was gwen
recognition. Several who did not vote,
for him. and those who did, expressed
in no uncertain terms that they pc
leyed that he was the best resi-
dental timber in the country To-Day
end regretted the impossibility OF nls
being I'm the field. For years senator
Lodge has told his friends that nv
Presidency did not appeal 20 him.. ms
one desire rs 10 be a member OF Ine
Senate as long as he lives. Inc ON!
other position that appeals 70 MIN aO
all is that Of Secretary Of state
Only Man TO Beat Wilson.
"Quite number OF the members
discussed the coming campaign or eI-
pressed their views of the situation
after stating their choice. One mem
ber from Essex County, who has de-
cided opinion on all questions ana
who is never afraid 20 say what he
believes. declared:
last and all the time. There IS not
another Republican IN tins country
who can defeat Wilson. II any one
other than Hughes Is nominated, / say
pack up our tents and re-elect wilson
by reclamation
"The opposite view was taken oy
Roosevelt supporter.
"Roosevelt is the only man who can
defeat Wilson he said. Never has
the Colonel been needed so bay by
the country "a he Is to-day. lie IS the
only man who can straighten affairs al
home and abroad. ! feel confident that
he will receive the nomination ana
tho nomination means his election.
"Many OF those recorded IN the IN
decided total said in substance: ANY
man who can defeat Wilson vii be sat
isfactory 10 me- Just who that man
was none WAS prepared TO say. Several
said they were looking toward the
horizon for q dark horse.
Several Of the country members
told Of the Hughes sentiment in their
districts. They said that voters living
in the rural sections were expressing
with more and more frequency their
belief that Republican victory rested
with the attitude of the former Gov
ernor Of New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-30

Henry Wolfe" "Mac" and .,s.
black man." the companions J ntr,
companied him on his t,n w e.
brought them TO the scene of y WA
DER. All these were though, 5st
creatures Of his Imagination " =
Little Black Man Appean
1--WE bad started for Scarss.I.
to get 81 200 from Macs fa,S.9h
said. 1--WE left the train AZ =
ton, had dinner ard drank SOW. Tie
| felt a queer sensation. A It,l, see'
nan came in, and about the ss, sa't
Wolfe and Mac disappesr,as urs
this time ! felt queer and ~ .. Al
black man seemed TO be drilling ''''
son into my mind. That queer &c. Is
ton lasted until the next SUNDAY Wa vs.
| found myself in the Tombs ne,
know what happened in the ms.,,i soai
He added that "Wolfe," his evil s...e
could make him do anything IA S ,''as
Or. George VI. Parker, OF nj, 70
told the jury that Wood probable wv
his demoniacal companion IN -. -,
while looking into q mirrsr ina, s
vious TO an epileptic seizure in N. re
hood. When Wood viewed his ,,s!'
tion, Or. Parker said, he saw Wis, ~
termed his aura, or the premo,;. .4'
cordition which preceded en;i...y
seizures. To Wood this eoT T,.,t's
wolfe" had been a real beiBs -
years.
DR.. William Steinach. Of Bella.
testified that the man was uadoub,sT,
insane.
When IL was agreed 70 chan,, =.
charge 70 second degree murder W.
was ready TO plead guilty. II I'm ers,.
| want 20 be locked up" he .,'-i
"They say | killed Williams. I nlss.
turn and murder my own wife VIZ
knew nothing what | was DOING