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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-15
DECISION MADE
/ ON Mann Law
United States Supreme Court
Holds Law Applies to Non
Commercial Vice as Well
as Other.
MANY CASES H1Ne1No
started witt, Eso>pads Of o'sss ana
caminetta, Who Had Been
Sentenced to Prison
and Fined.
MANY CASES H1Ne1Na

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-The su-
preme court today held that the Mann
white slave law applies to non-com-
mercial vice, and is constitutional, in
upholding the state court trial result
ing in the convictions Of Maury I.
Dggs, F. Drew Caminetti and l. 7.
Hayes, for violations of the law.
The question before the supreme
court was one of Interpretation Of
the Mann law.
Dfggs and Caminetti, sentenced to
prison and fined for transporting Lo-
la Norris and Marsha Warrington to
another state, from their California
homes, pleaded in their appeals that
the law was not intended to apply to
non-commercial vice.
L. T. Hays, convicted Of transport
ing girl from Oklahoma City, Okla.
to Wichita, Kansas, appealed his con-
viction Oh similar plea.
All the men were married.
The decision upholding the nom
commercial application Of the law
bare1y got Through ss 4 s. ~ 81. =.
Justice McReynOlds took no part,
A. he was attorney general While the
cases were up.
OF the other eight Justices, the two
seniors-Chie Justice White and JUS
tice McKenna-and the 1lnior-Jus-
tice Clarke-dissented.
TIL case itself was one OF the most
bitterly fought in criminal history in
this country.
Former Senator Joseph W. Bailey
was chief counsel for the defense In
the supreme court hearing with AS
sistant Attorney General Wallace act
ing for the government
Dozens of convictions under the
Mann law hinged on today's decision.
With the Mann law applying only
pos sible to obtain conviction IL a
man transported a woman across a
state line for immoral purposes, un-
less money consideration was
proved.
Justice Day read the opinion.
There is ambiguity in the law" he
said. 'It covers transportation of a
woman for immoral purposes, includ-
ing purposes Of debauchery. The
plain terms of the act must prevail
Congress-" Justice Day said,
''plainly has the power to regulate
the transportation OF passengers in
Interstate commerce and so to forbid
the transportation of women for i'm
moral purposes"
There is nothing in the act, he held.
to limit its application to commercial
vice.
statutory words" Justice Day
held, "are uniformly presumed, un-
less the contrary appears to be used
In their ordinary and usual sense
and with the meaning commonly at
tributed to them.
ITO cause woman or girl to be
transported for the purpose of de-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-15
Mrs. Mrs John Lawrence Smith, Smith
Prosecuted and Cruelty
Treated by Chauffeur
Husband.
COLBERT CASE IN MIND
Smith Reported to Have Said He In
tended to Make Good Job
Of Killing Some
Day.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
DENVER, Colo, Jan. 15.-"The
guy that killed Maize Colbert did a
good job, just like I'm going to do
cne of these days"
Around this statement mais' by
John Lawrence Smith, attorneys for
Mrs. Stella Moore-Smith are weaving
a defense which has as it's main
point the argument that Smith went
to his wife's home Saturday morning
with the intention of numbering her.
But before starting to carry out his
plan, they will seek to prove that
Smith in his drunken frenzy, began
to play with and torture his victim
as a cat does a mouse. This perse-
cution Mrs. Smiths lawyers say, be-
came so degenerate, so horrible and
SO extended that it finally drove
Mrs. Smith to the point of shooting
her husband to death, both to save
herself from further abuse and under
the belief that she had to do so to
save her life. The defense in the
coming trial for murder will be pure
H. one of self defense, it is now GER
tain. Attorneys for the former So
ciety woman will depend on her
story of the horrors to which her
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SuDJeCleu HeI, W
free her. They are certain that
nothing more will be needed.
Meanwhile, however, District At
torney Foley is quietly preparing the
states case and has announced that
he will prosecute to the limit. Most
OF the evidence so far has been of
such a nature that it would tend to
help Mrs Smith before the average
Jury, but Foley declared that he had
found some evidence not quite so
favorable. He refused to reveal it,
save to say that he has been told
that Mrs. Smith went into the kit
chen of her home Thursday after
noon and practiced firing at an iron
lid with the small automatic revolver
from which the first shot was fired
into Smiths head.
And while attorneys were prepar-
ing the fight for and against her
life. Mrs. Smith sat calmly in jail
today confident that everything will
come out all right, happy in the
realization that she is at last free
from the man who, she says, made
her life a hell from the day she mar
r,ed him. And back of this feeling
oe confidence which Mrs. Smith feels
l., the knowledge that her case is in
the hands of her one true and power
full friend, VIM. A. Moore, the father
of her child, and the man whom she
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-15
B Of Manila Bay, Suffering
sneral Breakd down at Age
of Seventy nine and
Cannot Survive.
bK SICK LAST WEEK
brated Birthday Day After Christ
lac When He Held Reception
In HE offiee to Naval
offneers.

hted Press Leased Wire Service. ]
tASEIINGTON, Jan. 15.-Admiral
fge Dewey's death is expected
hentarily, according to q bulletin
ed this afternoon by his attending
kician, DR.. A. NJ. Fauntleroy.
tier an irrational night; the hero
danila Bay began to decline. The
etin says:
ADMIRAL Dewey has been suffering
the last five days from general
kkdown consequent upon his sew
kniue years OF age.
vor several days there was some
byement and at times It appear
- - might rally and succeed
Srcoming the depression of Ger
organs.
asr night the admiral slept fair-
Tell, but. at times was irrational
showed evidence OF gradual de-
this morning he Is very weak and
general condition Is such as to
Sc fear that his once great vitality
Il fail at any time"
Admiral Dewey was at his ONCE
ty until he was taken sick last
|ek. The day after Christmas he
|ebrated his seventy-ninth birthday
! he held a reception then in his
Ice at which Secretary of the Navy
hiels and all the ranking naval
|cers in Washington were present.
When he was first taken ill, 1t was
Sorted he had but slight cold and
f..,rc Co. hgo -ocauary Uoro then
Dressed. Inquiries at his house
5 afternoon elected only that his
b has developed into a general
Rakdown consequent upon old age.
Two O'clock statement.
Jan. 15.-At 200
fock this afternoon Admiral
Rwey's attending physician issued a
|tement that the patient was slow
sinking. The o'clock statement
IS as follows:
Admiral Dewey has been slowly
tlining since early morning.
The primary condition is arterio-
erosis which affects practically
Fry organ in the body, especially
kidneys and brain.
Although he has shown great raj
hg power at times, he is slowly
king. His heart is strong and his
lgs are clear, but these organs may
suddenly and seriously affected at
time
Rapidly Sinking.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-At three
lock this afternoon. Admiral
wey's physician announced his
patients condition as
pidly sinking" 1t was said death
S expected momentarily.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-15
CONFESSES TO
HOTEL MURDER
Weldon Wells Admits, 50 Po-
lice Say, That He Shot Mo
ma Simon to Death, in
Columbus.
sHE HAD TAINTED HIM
Gives Reason for Ending Life Of Wom-
an and Tells Of Leaving BY
Elevator After the
Crime.
SHE Had TAUNrED HIM

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service]
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 15.-An out
cast of society, wandering the streets
homeless, Mona Simon, 26, once re
spected choir girl Of Phillip. w. Va,
sought revenge on the class OF men
she blamed for her disgrace and
spread a social scourge.
Then she laughed and sneered at
her victim, taunted him and in.
quired, what are you going to do
about it,"
Her death by murder at the Deshler
answer.
City, confessed to the murder, police
say, Immediately after being brought
to the city prison last night from
Huntington, Indiana.
81 noticed that something was the
matter with her and she told me she
had social disease" said Wells.
Il was crazy, raved and was out of
my head for minute. l was worried
and scared to death. I cursed her.
"She laughed and sneered and said
she came from a good family and
had been disgraced and that I was
the kind or men VINO d1d IL. Sne
asked: What are YOU going to do
about it?'
"Then she mumbled something
about having a razor and I felt her
stocking. We were standing at the
side of the bed. AS I stopped over
/ imagined she had a razor and was
about to try to cut me. I reaehed in
the drawer Of the writing desk at the
head of the bed and got the gun and
reached out and shot her. She stag
gered back and fell on the floor.
"I stood and trembled and saw the
whole horrible thing" continued
Wells. 'I thens weht down the ele.
vator, walked out OF the hotel, went
to the station and took the ten o'clock
train for Indianapolis and Hunting
tom
Temporary insanity probably will
be pleaded for Wells, it was said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-15
House Note Leak Committee
Resumes Work, With Tom
Lawson as Chief Item
of Worry.
TO BE FIRST WITNESS
Boston Financier Sends Word That
He Will Show up Later In She'
Day and Tell What He
Cares To.
[By J. P. Yoder, United Press stan

[By J. P. Yoder, United Press Staft
Cprrespondent.1
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.- Tho
house note leak committee resumed
its plumbing today with the chances
about flfty-hfty either that Thomas
w. Lawson, flnancier, would or would
not answer questions.
Some folks said he'd Ike to be
made a martyr under contempt pro-
ceedings.
Others ha-ha'd, saying contempt
proceedings could not get anywhere
because they would have to go
through court and would die with
the congress March 4. The commit
tee believes it will have the last
laugh. for It plans to prevent Lawson
lodging, under habeas corpus pro-
ce edings.
Moreover, 1t didn't want the willy
Boston f1nancier to bring out the
name of high Official he had men
toned as involved in leak profits,
provided that name, as rumor says.
ig the name of a prominent foreign
diplomat here.
In executive session before the
regular hearing. the committee
planned to thresh out the habeas
corpus idea and arrange its ques-
tons so as not to drag in any diplo-
mats name.
One startling story was that Law
son would name a member Of the
leak committee as his informant
concerning names in the leak profit.
The member in question denied this
and was prepared to let forth a
blast II Lawson made the charge.
Getting Down to business.
by ]. P. Yoder, United Press STAN
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Minus
the headliner, Thomas W. Lawson,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-15
Murder Trial Postponed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
SAN ANGELO, Texas, Jan. 15.-
The trial of Harry SPANIEL, who
shot and killed his wife and Major NJ.
c.. Butler in Alpine, Texas, last July,
was postponed today until 9 o'clock
tomorrow morning as some witnesses
for the defense were not present. Ev-
cry person who entered the court
room today was searched for weapons
by the sheriff, and all soldiers were
compelled to surrender their side
arms.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-15

HE was nice to me and gave me
all his money, but how is a girl
going to love a man who is bald
headed2" Mrs. Anna Oskowich shot
the question at the court in ChtCago.
It was her second venture with hair-
less elders. The Judge heard The
query, but it WASN'T his day on the
witness stand.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-15
CRUISER WILL
BECOME WRECK
No Chance of Pulling Milwau-
kee Off Sand and She Will
be Broken Into
Pieces.
SAVING ALL VALUABLESS
May Build Tres.!e ou. 20 Ship ~ Or
der to Take OF Heavy
Guns From on
Board.
SAVING ALL VALUABLEsS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
EUREKA, Calf. Jan. 16.-Hcpe Of
floating the cruiser Milwaukee,
aground in the surf near Samoa. was
virtually abandoned today. Although
the ship has been on the sands only
fcrty-eight hours, she Is beginning
to break up.
With Lieutenant w. F. Newton,
commander of the Milwaukee. an ex-
pert engineer made visit to the
stranded cruiser and penetrated all
sections Of the vessel. They return
ed with the message that there is no
possibility Of getting the cruiser OF.
The sea valves are already break
ing open and other sections Of the
lower hull are falling away under the
terrific battering to which the MIL
waukee has been subjected.
The commanding officers today
turned their thoughts toward saving
valuables aboard, especially ord
nance, machinery and other move
able equipment. 1t is reported that
a trestle will be built from the beach
400 feet to the cruisers deck. Over
this the big guns, ammunition and
other valnables viii, be. brought to
safety, Il there is yet time.
Already the Milwaukee's list to
seaward is increasing percepttbly.
Every big wave that smashes her,
lifts the hull higher on the sand.
The fact that she is lying broadside
to sea, 1t is said, increases the pos
sibility that she may turn over. The
coast guard ship McCulloch Is on the
scene and here men are assisting in
such salvage work as can be at
tempted. The McCulloch is also car
ing for large numbers Of the mem
bers of the Milwaukee's crew.
Admiral Caperton, commanding the
Pacific fleet, will arrive some time
today and take personal charge Of
the situation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-15
Russian Attacks on German
Line South Of Riga, May
Have Effect on
Campaign.
NEED RE1NFoRc cEMENTs
Germany Reports Gathering up Few
Prisoners and Machine Guns
During Struggle Along .
the Somnfe.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, Jan. 15.-Russia is exert
ing such tremendous pressure on the
German line south of Riga that it
may conceivably have it's effect on
the German progress in Rumania.
At several places the Russians
have broken through the German
lines and the positions they took
were those constructed in the Teu-
tons twelve months of occupancy
The Russian advances were made
also despite heavy snow storms.
freezingly cold weather and great
stretches of marsh land. A message
from General Dimitrieff published
here today, pays a tribute to his
mems heroism and cites their cap
ture Of fifty machine guns, thirty
cannon and a vast amount of ma
terial--including 100000 bottles of
brandy-as evidence of the irresist-
lille force of the advance.
Already weakened at several
places by the battering of the Rus
sian assaults, it is believed here the
Germans must make early reinforce
ment of their lines in this theatre.
or undertake general withdrawal.
IL reinforcements are given, it is be-
lieved they will be taken from the
Rumanian front.
Dispatches from Rumania today
indicated that the Teutons are again
making desperate efforts to approach
Galatz. For ten days the Teutonic
forces have been unable to make
much progress out of Braila toward
GalatZ, although the latest Berlin
statement claims occupancy of Va
deni, six miles distant.
Last City Taken.
BERLIN (via Sayville wireless Jan.
I5.-Capture by storm, in hand to
hand encounter. of the village OF Va
deni. the 1asr city held by Russian
forces south of the river Sereth, was
announced in today's official state
ment.
The capture was effected despite
unfavorable weather conditions.
North of the Susita valley, the
statement said recently captured Ger
man positions we're attacked by Rus
sian and Rumanian forces, but the
enemy was everywhere repulsed.
Bringing in Prisoners.
BERLIN, (via Sayville wireless)
Jan. 15.-Lively artillerying north Of
the Somme and various patrol enter
prises on both sides were reported
ir. today's official statement
while at several places, hostile
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-15
Newton Congregat >pal
Church Destr g/ ed BY Fire
s
Rock Island Badly Scorched Il = BY Fire in Business
District Which Got ond Control

Press Ie
destroyed
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church will meet this afternoon
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-15
Wlll ptamantIe Her.

EUREKA, Calf, Jan. 15.-Only the
keel and the bare skeleton of the
u. S. cruiser Milwaukee will be left
when the work of dismantling her,
which will begin soon. is completed.
Definite decision to abandon all
hope Of saving the ship will probably
be reached before night. With it
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-15

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-15
Last City Taken.
Brinoino in Prisoners.

BERLIN, (via Sayville wireless)
Jan. 15.-Lively artillerying north of
the Somme and various patrol enter
prises on both sides were reported
ir. today's official statement.
while at several places, hostile
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-15

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
ANTHRACITE MEN WILL
AID COAL AUTHORITIES

WASHINGTON, oct. 16.-Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield moved this afternoon 10
further stimulate coal production in the
anthracite fields and to bring about more
equitable distribution when he conferred
with the principal anthracite coal dealers
and operators who control most Of the ma
tion's supply Of anthracite. They pledged
loyal support Of the Administration i'm its
scheme to bring about greater cooperation
in efforts now being m tde to remedy the seri-
Gus coal crisis that exists i'm some sections of
the country. At the suggestion of Doctor
Garfield. the coal men will designate a
committee Of three from among dealers
who will assume the task Of collecting data
which will be put. at the disposal of the
fuel administration. This committee, ii is
proposed shall maintain permanent rela-
tions with the fuel administration and assist
the Government in problems as they arise
in the anthracite regions.
Arrangements We're completed by Doctor
Garfield TO supply coal through state ad-
ministrators in States where they have been
appointed, and through public officials in
other States.
Under the present arrangements on re-
ceipt from proper officials of a statement
naming the public institution requiring coal
or the dealers supplying coal to domestic
consumers in need, the amounts being speci-
fed, and also the places at which deliveries
are to be made, coal will be ordered shipped
immediately" Doctor Garfield said These
statements are to be filed with State fuel
admnistTa tors or when they have not
been appointed, with the Federal fuel ad-
mnistrator at Washington. In every case
coal will he furnished at Government
prices"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
FRESH FRUITS

The general market ruled steady under mod.
crate offerings and a fair demand, QuOtat lions
apples New York. per hbl.--JonuthHu 50 W6.5O'
Maiden Blush, S3gG, Twenty -ouucc, S3. 80 W 900.
Grayeustcu 81 W1.-d; Wealthy, $500 Green
ing S3U5. Ducness, S3H I.jO; Baldwin. $50
I 80; crab, SSg8; apples, PennSy ylNania and
Virginia. per bbl. - Alexander, SiW"; Rome
Beauty, 81 5O65.5O; Stayman Wincsap, sac
5.75; Grimes's Golden. $ipG Northwest Green
ing $3H5; Starke. S3m5; GanO. S3Ui.5O; York
lmpc rial. S3gl.I5; Ben Davis, $3mi. summer
Rambo s.. 80 It5: apples, western, per box
than. $2u2JO: Winter BANANA. &l.iju
$50. apples nearby. per hamper, jOc n u ~,
apples nearby, per Is bushel basket .jC "a 81 %
crab apples per Is -bushel basket 81. ~ a =. -
box. 81 JOG6: bananas per bunch, 81 - q > 80.
oranges. California, per box, S2W 90, pine
apples, Porto Rico, per crate, $500 a. grapes
New York per BIB. basket. l3u lSC; grapes,
New York. per lJ-lb. basket. 80 soc; grapes,
California, Tokay, per crate, 81 a.; grapes.
california, Malagas per crate, 81 al 10; grapes,
California. Muscat, per crate, SlH 40. grapgS'
prunes New YORK. per l-duart basket. 3Od Soc;
A. SOC, Green Gage 80 a soc: plums, California,
Gross per crate, 81 80 a.. 30, pums, California,
Grand Duke, per crate, S1.5OII2; Cantaloupos.
Colorado, per crate white rinds, IJc a. 81 20.
peaches, New York, per bushcl-baskot 5OcW
$40; peaches, New York per lao ld-qutrt
ba sket, 45 a Soc: peaches, California, per box,
5OcW$l; pears, Delaware and Maryland, per
27j pears New York per bushel-b ask"t-liart
lett. sl.dOW2.25: Seclel, $243; pears. Nrw
York, per bbl-Bartlett. S4mG; Seckel SGWS;
pears. california. Bartlett per boX $2@3,5O;
cranberries. Jersey, per crate, $2G3; Gran
berries. Jersey, per bbL, s0Wll.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
LONDON STOCK MARKET
Feeling Is Confident, Although Trading
Remains Small-Americans Lower

LONDON oct 16.-Announccmcnt today
that cas-. 900. 600 of the .new National War
Rouds had been disposed Of to Saturday eX-
.ceedcd the most optimistic expectations and
tho stock markets displayed hrmness The
feeling was confident. although trading re-
NAMED small
Tho gilt-edgcd section was hard, in spite
or the fact that rates for money continued
stin Home lines were dull, the report II
the trade of the United Kingdom in Sep
tembcr failing to help the shares.
Americans were lower, following the de-
rr.ssion at New York Canadian Pacific
sold off in sympathy.
Argentine rails scored further gains, not
,,ithstanding lack of confirmation of the
minors that the strike there had been set
tied Russian bonds were fiat on the war
neys and the weaker position of the EX-
change. other Allied descriptions were
steady. Mines were strong in spots. Hes-
tatlon was shown in rubbers and oils.