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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-19
FIND TRAP DOOR
IN DEATH SHOP
Pieces Of Tin Tackled Over the
Bloody Splotches on Walls
OF Room Where Girl
Was Killed.
FUNERAL HELD TODAY
Body Of Ruth cruser Buried While tho
Police Seek Further clews
In the Murder
Case.
FUNERAL HELD TODAY
lBy George Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent

lBy George Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent
NEW YORK, June 19.-Deeper chan
nels of crime apparently opened today
as police. private detectives and the
district attorneys office delved into
the sordid pools Of lust and murder
which swept the pretty school girl,
Ruth Cruger, to her death.
Shortly after midnight this morn.
Ing Consuelo LaRne, young woman
who said she had furnished Mrs. Grace
Humiston with the information which
led to the finding Of the Cruger girl 8
body, was found hysterical and MAIN
ed In vacant lot beside an apart
ment building at 115 West Eightieth
street
Screams brought a policeman run
ming to the spot. Miss LaRue was
half clad. Her left leg was broken In
two places. She had jumped from q
second story window.
Hes up there" she moaned. Ask
ed what "he" meant, she said, "The
men. Two men came and said they
had telegram for me. One grabbed
me by the throat and said I guess
you'll not tell any more jumped
out OF the dining room window. pre-
ferred that death to the kind they
gave Ruth Cruger."
Then the young woman asked that
Mrs. Humiston be notified that the
"girl who gave her the tip on where
Ruth Cruger's body would be found.
wanted her"
Mrs. Humiston was notified. One
report is that the woman lawyer went
to the hospital where Miss LaRue was
taken, but was ordered from the room
by the police. She is said to have de-
clared she had known Miss LaRue for
some time. At the hospital all in
formation was refused early today
and from police sources came the
suggestion that the LaRue girls mind
had been unbalanced by reading OF
the Cruger crime.
In addition to this glimpse of the
hand Of the white slave ring which
Mrs Humiston asserts is trapping, de-
bauching and numbering girls like
Ruth Cruger in New York every day,
strong links In the chain of evidence
against the believed slayers of Ruth
Gruger, were forged today.
A motorcycle uniform found buried
with the roped body of the high school
girl under the cellar of the ,Cocch5
shop was tried on the unusually tall
form Of Victor Blady, a chauffeur, held
in connection with the crime, A
though he is six feet, five inches tall,
the suit fit him perfectly
Close questioning compelled Blady
to admit he lied at the investigation
in March in saying he was not In
Cocchi's shop the day Ruth Cruger
was murdered.
Questioned by Assistant Attorney
Dooling, Bady admitted saving been
in Cocchi's shop the night OF Febru-
ary 13. This is the same night
Cocchi Is believed to have let the
roped body down into the cellar
a trap door he cut IN the
floor of his shop and to have started
digging the girls grave.
Blady swore he left the shop at
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-19
United States Great Air Fleet
Received Enthusiastically
by All Allies.
[By William Philip Simms, Unlteu

TBy William Philip Simms, united
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, June 19.-Wing officers
out here are more than ever con.
vinced that the war will be decided
largely in the air. For that reason
news of the American project to
build and man a huge sky armada
was enthusiastically received today
The airrnen were agreed that the
United States is capable Of an en-
ormous and rapid output Of machines.
Moreover, they hold Americans are
naturally fitted to be top-notchers as
flvers-only needing two or three
weeks actual battlefield experience
to make them headliners in the fight
ing game.
That the Germans are keenly alive
to the Importance of the air branch
to military science Is revealed in a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-19
San FrancIsco's Subscription.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.-San
Francisco residents subscribed be-
tween s56,OOO,OO0 and s57,000,0O0 to
the Liberty loan, A. G. Kains. govern
or of the twelfth district federal re-
serve board announced today Com
pilation of subscriptions for the
twelfth reserve district has not been
completed. y
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-19
Standard Oil Tanker John D.
Archbold Sent to Bottom
Off Coast of
France.
FOUR MEN ARE MISSING
Fourteen Americans Saved and the
Members Of the Gun Crew
Are Safe on
Shore.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. J
NEW YORK, June J9.-Four men
are missing and are believed to have
perisi ed following the torpedoing OF
the Standard Oil tanker John D.
Archbold off the French coast. the
local offices of the company here ad-
vised today.
Fourteen Americans in the crew
were saved.
The missing men, all foreigners.
are Jose Lorengo, Giegoria Losa,
Domingo Lago and fourth man
whose name is not known.
The vessel was of S,274 tons and
sailed in ballast from French port
last Thursday. She was attacked
and sunk on Saturday.
The following Americans were
among the members of the Archbold's 8
crew:
building. Chicago.
A. J. Iverson, third assistant engl-
neer, California.
w. B. Allison, mess man, Mount
Victory, Ohio.
Virgil Bell, mess man. steuben-
willie, Ky.
G. G. Wllklns, WlTeiess' ""! eViie'
Ohio.
Dodaed Four U Boats.
NEW YORK, June ia French
liner which arrived in an American
mort today delayed her sailing one
day and by zigzagging through the
war zone. lodged four German SUD-
marines lying in wait for her, &C
cording to passengers.
Mrs' Mary H. Morgan, wife OF an
American consul, was among the
and said that while no
one saw the submarines, all were
satisfied they were there
Captain Archille Boyriven, In
charge of the twelve French aviators,
arrived enroute to Washington.
The French airmen, all OF whom
have seen service in the French
front. will be assigned to American
aviation schools as instructors.
Passengers reported an attack on
the steamer by submarine on an
east bound voyage, during which
torpedo struck the vessel glanclng
Nov hut this was believed TO be
repetition Of the story told following
The arrival Of the steamer at French
port previous to the last voyage.
Members Of Gun Crew.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-State
cablegrams told officially
today of the sinking of the Standard
oil steamer John d. Archbold, by a
submarine with loss of five lives.
The gun crew personnel follows:
Timothy O'Donnell, chief boat
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-19
ALCOHOL AND INK
| |NSTEADOF POWDER
German Propaganda of Booze
and Notes to Undermine
Strength of Russian
Army.
SCHEME NOT WORKING
Fighting Spirit Being Restored De-
spite Efforts of Teuton Plot
ters for Separate
Peace.
SCHEME NOT WORKING
[By VIM. G.. Shepherd, United Press
Staff Correspondent

[By VIM. G. Shepherd. United Press
Staff Correspondent
PETROGRAD, June 19.-Germany
is using alcohol and ink instead OF
powder on the east front The propa
ganda of booze andd dndotes is relied
upon more than bullets just now to
undermine the strength of the Rus
sian army.
Despite all efforts to stop communi.
cation between the two sets OF
trenches, German liquor seems to ap-
pear on the Russian SIDE and every
morning there are hundreds OF neat
ly printed or carefully written notes
and letters deposited near the Russian
trenches.
Reports from the front detailed to-
day an increasing betterment of NOR
ale among the Russian soldiers. Gen
eral Brusiloff, commander-in-chief of
the army, who Is on tour of the bat
tie lines to stir his soldiers up to
the fighting spirit and restore rigid
discipline again, Is meeting with en-
thusiastic receptions everywhere.
The congress of the old Greek
church party, at Moscow, today
adopted resolutions firmly insisting
that Russia should make war to the
bitter end against Germany. The
meeting telegraphed Minister of War
Kerensky:
"You are Russia's foremost outpost
in the field of liberty"
Ukranian delegates in the Blacia
iron and coal mines have met and
adopted resolutions declaring their in
dependence and reputation Of Rus
sia's war debts.
Members Of the American mission
have been exceedingly busy in con-
ferences with various provisional gov
ernment heads. Major General Scott,
the military chief of the mission, was
to leave today for visit tor the Rus
sian front Rear Admiral Glennon
was with the Russian battle fleet in
the Black sea. The members of the
railway commission, headed by John
F. stevens, have been In almost un-
interrupted conference with Russian
TRANSPORTATION experts. Stevens him
self has been i'll from ear trouble and
unable to participate but was ex-
pected to be UP and about again in
few days.
Former Senator Root and the other
civilian member of the diplomatic
commission have been engaged in
series Of conferences with various
members of The ministry.
Another Scheme.
STOCKHOLM, June 19.-Germany
is planning shortly to return large
number of Russian prisoners, in the
hope of increasing the separate peace
sentiment in Russia according to
word received here.
Swiss Socialist Deported.
.TBy VIM G. Shepherd. United Press
Staff Correspondent
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-19
Mo LIQUOR Sellers.
French Vice Consul Dead.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, June 10
Funeral arrangements for Theodor
E. Summaripa, French vice consul
at Chicago, who died here late last
night, had not been completed early
today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-19
Acute Crisis nSAustria
7hrouz Break BY Poles
Fall of Ministry and Possibly Euen More Far Reaching
Results May Come From Opposition

in formal
h
of
was report
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-19

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-19
Americas Armies to be Made
Up of Only Men in Very
Best Condition and
Health.
RIGID EXAMINATIONS
First 625 900 to be Picked From MIL
lion Men, Many Of
Whom Will be
Rejected.
[By Webb Miller, United Press Staff

Correspondent
- WASHINGTON, June 49,
49, Americas armies will be
~ made up of the finest phys
ical manhood of the nation
Army surgeons today estimated
that nearly forty per cent of the
men brought to the colors by selec
| tive draft will be rejected upon the
first physical scrutiny SO severe are
the examinations. Nearly one mil
lion must be drawn to get the 625,0O0
for the first levy. AT present the
reflections in the regular army aver
age forty to sixty per cent of the
applicants.
After undergoing the severe exam
nations imposed by the army surg
cons, the chosen ones will form the
best army physically in the world
In no other army are the physical
requir rements so hard to meet Even
Germanys armies are picked on a
less stringent scale of requirements.
for the army:
inches, nor more than six feet.
Weight not less than 1913 pounds
or more than 190
Lungs and heart must be well
nigh perfect Any heart "murmur'
disqualifies. Hearing and sight must
be good. Color blindness is not nee
essarily a disqualification
Chornic diseases or mental dsord-
ers cause rejection
Loss of fingers or toes or an ear,
are disqualifications.
Flat feet or deformed feet are also
causes for rejection.
The surgeons examine closely for
any affections Of the kidneys or
chest. At least four molar teeth are
necessary.
This war will be won by young
men," said an of1cial Of the medical
corps That's why we will win
we've got the most and the best
young men,
No Liquor Sellers.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-The first
official regulations governing the six
teen cantonments where Americas s
new national armies will be trained
were promulgated today when Secre-
tary Baker annouced that liquor sell
ers would be kept outside of two
mile dead line" around the camps.
Soft drink establishments and ice
cream dealers will be welcome inside
the cantonments.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-19

Swiss Socialist Deported.
TBy VIM. G. Shepherd. United Press
Staff Correspondent
PFTROGRAD, June 19.-After a
heated debate featured by mingled
cheers, cat-calls and boos, the all
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THE WEATHER
Fair tonight and Wednesday.
Local temp p. M. 81; Z a. m.
64.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-19

!. Americas armies will be
9 made up of the finest phys
2 ical manhood of the nafinn
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-19

Another Scheme.
STOCKHOLM, June 19.-Germany
is planning shortly to return large
number of Russian prisoners, in the
hone of increasing the separate peace
sentiment in Russia, according to
word received here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-19

, u,ba Telegraph Service Of The
nailv Gate City and Constitu-
,;on. democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
SELF DEFENSE IS
CATALAND' PLAN
Preliminary Hearing for
Man Who Killed Daugh-
erty Now Going On,

Evidence is being taken this after
noon in the trial of GiOcchino Catalano
accused Of the murder of Melvin I.
Daugherty. The hearing is being held
before Justice MusgrOve and a large
crowd OF spectators is present,
The interests of the state are being
looked after by District Attorney Wal
ter Haggerty while the accused is be.
ing defended by Congressman NJ. NJ.
Nicely. A court stenOgrapher is on
hand and is taking down the evidence.
1t has developed thus far at the
hearing that Catalano himself was in.
jured during the quarrel which pre-.
coded the shooting aud the defense
will base its argument on the theory
that the shooting was done in self de-
Tense. Many witnesses have been
called both by the state and the de-
tense. At the time Of the shooting
there were about sixteen or seventeen
people in the store and much evidence
will be brought out.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
PATRICK GETTINGS
DIES this MORNING
Well Known Locust Avenue
Citizen Had Been In
Ill Health.

Patrick Getttngs, aged rs years, for
sixty years a resident Of Fairmont,
died this morning shortly before six
o'clock at his home on Locust avenue
Mr.. Gettings had been in falling health
for some time and during the winter
and spring had been seriously Ill on
several occasions. He had grown bet
ter however, and was well enough to
90 about his home. Last night about
ten o'clock he was taken suddenly
worse and despite the efforts of physi'
clans and members Of his family con-
tinued to grow worse until the end
came.
Mr.. Gettings was born in Sligo coun'
ty. ireland, in February Of 1914. He
came with his parents to the United
States when young lad and had spent
most of his life in Fairmont. He was
for many years engaged in the team
ing business having been employed in
this capacity with the old coal firm OF
Piermont and Watson. For several
wears owing to increasing age he had
not been actively engaged in business.
The deceased is survived by five chill
dren, his wife having died on April 4,
1915. The surviving children are Pat
rick NJ, James l.. and Charles E.. Miss
Winnie and Miss Mary Gettings, all OIL
this city. Three grandchildren, lisa.
bell. Hannah and John Gettings, also
survive. Mr. Gettings was splendid
citizen and was respected by the en-
tire community In which he had spent
60 many years of his life, He was a
dovout member of st. Peters Catholic
church. Funeral services are announc.
ed to be held on Sunday morning at
8 o'clock from the church and the body
will be inferred in Holy Cross ceme-
terry by Undertaken R. L. Cunningham
and Son.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
least SIDE FOLKS
WILL NOT PRESS
|. RECALL PROJECT
Believe There Would Be LIE.
gal Obstacles To It's
Success.
THEY ARE STILL ANGRY
Will See What Can Be
Done At the Next.Muni.
cipal Election.
THEY ARE STILL ANGRY

After three weeks Of silence, during
which time minor details have been
worked out, the committee Of East
Side citizens who started movement
to have Mayor Bowen recalled, has at
last arrived at some definite colclu'
sion as to what their next move viii
be. The cause of the action will be re-
membered as being the attitude that
the Mayor has taken in regard to the
protest raised by the East Side people
when a license to conduct restaurant
was issued TO Billy May Of Water
street.
The long delay that has been expert.
enced has been caused by the careful
manner in which the committee OF citi.
zens from the entire city was selected.
After much thought the following com.
mittee was appointed to take up the
matter and work out the proceedings
for the recall Of the present mayor;
F. P. Kelley, chairman; Bruce Nor
gan, secretary; R. A, Johnson, ]. D,
Radford, Frank Chips, Fred Parker
]. A. Swiger, o. ]. Fleming, Arthur
d. Lynch, Seymour Mcintyre and ], N.
Tough. These men met last Friday
evening and discussed the situation.
1t developed at this meeting that the
charter Of the city provided that the
mayor could not be recalled during the
first six months or the last six months.
of his term. This put snag in the
proceedings and resulted in the deci-
sion that the only thing that could be
done at this time is to wait until the
next election. At this election active
measures will be taken by the East
Side citizens, headed by the commit
tee, to take care Of the interests Of the
East Side.
in deciding that nothing can be done
now in the way Of a recall movement
the East Side people take the position
that the term Of Mayor Bowen Il to
end in December OF this year. That
would be the case If the city had an
established government under the first
commission form charter, but the Law.
yers say that this is not the case; that
the legal frame OF government Is the
new charter which is now tied up IN
the Supreme Court and that what We
actually have at the city hall is q de
facto government which will run on
without interruption until the SD.
preme Court acts upon the charter IN
litigation, When that will be no one
can tell, 1t may be several years be.
fore there is another city election IN
Fairmont,
Bruce Morgan, secretary of the com.
mittee and one Of the active workers
fc the betterment of conditions on the
East Side of the river said today that
the people of the First and Second
wards are still wrought up over the
present conditions and that everything
possible will be done to defeat Mayor
Bowen at the next election. He said
that suggestions for the betterment Of
the municipal affairs will be welcomed
by the committee from any citizen Of
Fairmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
Finance Bill Debate
Begins In Senate

WASHINGTON. Aug 1O-The re.
draft war revenue bill imposing taxes
to the amount of two billion was taken
up for consideration in the Senate
with exclusive right OF way until dts
posed Of
The debate is expected to last two
weeks, after which it will go to con-
ference for adjustment of the differ.
ences between the two houss. The
leaders plan to push the bill through
to final passage with the utmost expe.
diency. To that end senator's of both
parties have virtually perfected gen
tleman's agreement" to restrict dis
cussion as much as possible.
Senator Simmons, chairman Of the
finance committee who will pilot the
bill through the Senate ordered the
discussion on the measure today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
Prof. Taft Was Given
Some Food Today

CLAY CENTER, Kas, Aug. 10
Physicians attending former President
William H. Taft who is III at local
hotel, determined this morning to give
him the first food he had eaten since
the tttack Of intestinal trouble early
Tuesday morning.
81 don't want to say danger mark
has passed. said DR.. Morgan after hav
ing visited Mr.. Taft for the first time
since last night where he was sleep
ing easily. That would not be entire
ly correct. However l do not think al
any time there has beeen an imme
date danger / was a little afraid OF
conditions that might develop.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
Drawing Tighter
Line On Drafted
tBy Associated press)

WASHINGTON, Aug 10. = Reports
from many districts throughout the
country that as high as 80 per cent. Of
the registrants called for examination
are filing claims for discharge because
of dependent relatives caused Provost
Marshal General Crowder to instruct
exemption boards today to reduce
grants of immunity from the draft Law
to a far more restricted class and to
very necessltous and clearly defined
circumstances. Wholesale application
for discharge indicate to the Provost
General that unfair advantage is being
taken of the regulations designed to
protect men who properly should be
exempted from military service. Ex'
listing conditions he estimated are a
positive menace to the raising of the
National army.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-10
Competition Was Close In
Several Of the City
Wards.
CANNING THE PRODUCE
Some Contestants Grew
Several Crops On Their
Plots,

The prize garden contest which was
inaugurated by the Civic committee Of
the Woman's club and tostered by the
city Board Of Affairs was brought to
a successful close August 1 and the
prizes offered for the best vegetable
and flower gardens in the city were an
nounced today by the committee ap'
pointed to inspect the gardens.
Forty.tlve or fifty entries were made
in the garden contest and the commit
tee on Inspection and award OF prizes
fornd it exceedingly difficult in sew
eral instances to name the winners
Two hundred dollars in prizes were
provided TO be divided among the
eight wards. a total OF $25 for each I
the wards to be divided as follows:
$3.50 each for the best vegetable gar
den and flower garden in which the
contestant did all the work connected
with the garden, and S. each for the
best vegetable garden and flower gar.
den where portion OF the work was
done by the contestant and honorable
mention to be given contestants who
maintained flower or vegetable garden
by means of hired help
Competition was especially keen In
the First, Second, Sixth and Eighth
wards and in these wards the gardens
with but one or two exceptions were
exceptionally fine. In several OF thesa
gardens two or three crops have beeL
raised.
A prize winner in the Fourth ward
had maintained the greatest variety OF
vegetables in the smallest space and
had given a splendid demonstration oil
intensive gardening.
One especially important tact
brought out by the committee on in
spection was the fact that the garden
ers in every instance were canning the
products Of the garden as we'll as dry
ing vegetables for winter.
Many OF the contestants whose gar.
dens showed up splendidly stated to
the judges that this was their first but
not last experience in gardening.
A great deal OF enthusiasm was man.
ifested by all the contestants and it is
believed that another contest would
bring a much larger number of people
into competition.
The judges who spent several days
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