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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-24
ALUTE OF THIRTEEN GUNS
DURING FUNERAL OF FUNSTON

ket. The honorary pail bearers Were:
Rear Admiral VIM. F. Fullam, U. s.
N; Brigadier General VIM. l.. Sibert,
Brig. Gen. r. X. Evans. Brig. Gen.
Oscar F. Long, Brig. Gen. John B.
Wiser and Col. Benz. Alvord.
In the funeral column were eighteen
companies of artillery, several COM
pany of marines, Spanish war veter-
ans, veterans of foreign wars, nation
al guardsmen, cadet corps and several
squads Of city police.
From city hall the procession march
ed up Van Ness avenue to the First
Presbyterian church where Rev. VIM.
Kirk Guthrie preached the funeral
service. Six sergeants again carried
the casket to the cafsson and the cor
tage moved out Van Ness avenue to
the presidiO.
AS the procession entered the pre-
sidio, the band suddenly ceased play
ing and a cannon doomed. At inter-
walls of one minute for period Of thir-
teen minutes the cannon spoke-the
major generals salute. Then as the
casket was lowered into its grave, a
bugler sounded 'taps." Again came
a salute OF thirteen guns. Then step
ped forth firing squad and three vol
leys crashed last farewell.
Meantime the city Of San Francisco
suspended business out OF
respect to General Funston's memory.
Bv proclamation of the mayor, all
CITY and public ofRices were closed and
many business houses shut their doors.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-24
TORNADO TAKES
SEVERAL LIVES
Twister in Southern States
Wrecked School Houses
Where Children Had
Gathered.
! NEWS COMING SLOWLY
Aunsireds Reported Injured and the
Loss Of Lie Cannot be Es.
q tis,ated for several
Days.

[United Press Leased Wire service
ATLANTA. Ga. Feb. 24.-The gulf
states emerged today from the most
severe tornado this year. EARLY re-
ports that dribbled in to Atlanta IN
dicated many persons were killed or
injured in the collapse Of buildings.
dispatches from Sylacauga. Hollins,
Midway and Stewartsville. Ala, stat
ed that seven persons lost their lives,
most OF them school children who
were trapped in wrecked class rooms
Four negroes were reported dead At
.Whitsett, Ala. @
Iithonia, Ga, telephone message:
coming In over hastily reconstructed
wires, gave two negroes dead In early
reports while six children lost their
lives at Georgetown. Miss. 1t was
stated.
Owing to hampered communication
with the stricken district, II was I'M
possible early today to get more tnan
meagre reports OF the tornado that
swept the states.
Hundreds are reported injured.
some OF them seriously. but confirm
alton of these figures could not be
had here. Dispatches indicated tha'
the loss of life was confined mostly
to the poorer district where houses OF
flfrnsy construction collapsed. The
tornado evidently cut a patch directly
across Georgia, Mississippi and Ala
bama.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-24
GERMAN
SPY SCARE
N FACTORY
New Employe Charged With
Tampering With Shells
Made For
Russia.
WoRK1GEN ARRESTED
Guard Lines TIss.tsnsd ana Extra
Precautions TaIcsn at Plant
Employing Twenty
& " . - aa = 1
WoRKMN ARREs TED

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHESTER. Pa, Feb. 24.-The great
Dddyston ammunition works, employ
Ing twenty thousand men, was the
scene of q German spy" scare today
whom George Koob. an inspector. was
arrested. charged with tampering with
the gauge Of loaded shells leaving the
finishing department.
Guard lines were frightened IN the
plant immediately and twenty en-
ployes arrested for carrying matches
and whiskey irto the yards In defiance
OF rules. The plant has extensive CON
tracts for mnn1tlcns Tor Russia.
Captain Of Detectives: HeMnef Dc
clared Koob admitted shells were moi
perfect and that q paper which he
dropped during examination indicated
he was In the employ Of German de
tective agency. Koob started to work
In the plant about two weeks ago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-24
Dark Picture Drawn by Lloyd
George, But People Are
Willing to Suffer.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON, Feb. 24.-England is
unit behind Lloyd-George. Whole
hearted approval of the sternly re-
strictive measures which the premier
outlined yesterday before the house
of commons, was expressed on every
hand today.
The only fault British newspaper
editorials found with the speech was
that perhaps 1t was a trif1e more pes
simistic as to the present situation
than was justified.
Some members think the premier
drew too dark picture Of the exist
ing situation" declared the Chron-
icle, "but there has been so much
complacent optimism in this country
about the war that corrective was
necessary. Lloyd-George is right in
refusing to mask the realities for
you do not get rid of them by cover
ing with a gauze Of words and pre-
lenses"
The Chronicle in company with
most other London newspapers an
nounced a reduction in size, in view
of the curtailment of paper imports
announced by the prime minister.
A supplemental list of imports
banned, in addition to those an
! nouncsd by the prime minister IL
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-24
STREET CAR
TURNED OVER
Fifty People Hurt, Possibly Some Fat
ally, When Panic Followed the
Accident.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1 ]
TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 24.-Running
at high rate of speed. street car
crowded with los workmen bound for
the Willys-Overland automobile shops.
turned over here at $50 this morning.
1t is estimated fifty were hurt, several
probably fatally.
The crash iammed the car doors
tightly shut and the hundred workmen
were caught like rats in trap.
The tangled mass of human beings
fought, prayed and screamed in doz-
en- tongues while fremen from a near
by station tried to open the doors.
There had been no standing room left
in the car
When the nremen chopped holes in
the roof and pulled the men out, many
were faint from want Of air.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-24
ENGI AND APPROVES SACRIFICE
WHICH MUST BE MADE

his speech, was issued by the war
cabinet last night
For the most part the articles
thereon were broadly covered IN
Lloyd-George's classification of mon
essentials" Some surprise was oc-
casioned, however, by inclusion or
hides, both wet and dry, in such
list It was noted, however, that
special grant was given the board
of trade to raise the ban by special
licenses on any commodity it desired.
In the aftermath of discussion on
the speech, there was faint echo
of surprise that the premier did not
refer by a single word to Englands
present military situation. 1t was
pointed out, however, that such omis-
sion of detailed discussion was per-
haps studied. The premier apparent
ly adopted the attitude that there,
was no uncertainty about the out
come and so refrained from reference
to topic about which he felt there
was no necessity for discussion.
Editorial comment today agreed
that Lloyd Georges speech was prob
ably the most weighty of TIE war
mo forecast of the statement
made by the prime minister had pre-
pared the public for the drastic
series of restrictions they find i'm
posed today said the Daily News.
Nothing has brought the lesser PEN
alties of the war as closely home to
| the people of this country as Lloyd
Georges catalogue of the comm obi
ties we shall hence forward have to
do without
| Some newspapers object that there
was not greater cut in the out
| put Of beer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-24
st Tribute to Dea General
was Most Impressive Mill
tary Ceremony.

a,,ed Press Leased Wire Service.1
aN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24.-With
most impressive military cere-
ny ever seen in San Francisco, the
OF Fighting Fred Funston was
:. 70 rest in the, National cemetery
Me presidio today beside the grave
.is little son. Arthur Macarthur Fun
ns solemn booming Of the minute
sne Clear bugled notes of ''taps."
nnaiiy the three crashing volleys
sle nre over the grave OF the ma
~, oeioved soldier, stirred an as
.p.age OF nearly 5000 people.
s ~ o'clock this morning, the body
vrsneral Funston which lay in state
ae rotunda OF the city hall last
H. was placed on caisson, draped
= american flags. Two regiments
\, ;i,niantry stood at present arms"
ne SIX soldiers carried the casket
= the building.
s aont OF the city hall the process
u 81 goo men Was formed. Major
IA ai J. Franklin, personally COM
,ng the two regiments of infan-
rue Immediately bshind the cas-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-24
Cold Storage Houses In Chica-
60 Thought Crammed Full
While People Are Near
Starvation.
CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
New YORK Starts % Break - Fsed
Bandits by Selling FIsh and
Rice at cost % he
Poor.

IUnfted Press Leased Wire ServicAJ
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-Acting under
orders from Chief Of Police Schettler
special squads Of officers today start.
ed taking food census OF the TWEEN.
ty-one large cold storage warehouses
in Chicago. They are instructed 70
secure at each an enact invoice oH
amounts OF food Of various kinds and
classes that are in storage.
with this information on hand le
will be possible to determine to jus1
what extent speculators ana food
manipulators are responsible Tor tn0
exorbitant prices OF food stHffs: fn-
dependent OF the police. Health COM
misaioner. Robertson. Is taking e cen
sus OF tho stocks Of fresh meats, cggs,
poultry and butter Reports havo
been obtained from all the storage
companies but six or eight ana suts
will be filed against them unless
they return reports today. It was
stated.
The city officials are acting under
the forestalling ordinance ana the
cold storage ordinance. Their tnr
formation, II Of value. will be turned
over to federal Investigators for
criminal proceedings in case SUCH
seem Justified, it was limited.
The investigators. 1t was stated.
will take the onion situation for an
item and follow the manipulations OF
the market on that one article OK
food. What holds true with onions
will hold true with other vegetables
and food stuffs, they say.
Chicago districts raised 100000
bushels of onions last season., Aug
ust Geweke, president of the Farmers
and Truck Growers union. SAID.
"T'hat would be five thousand car
loads. Two weeks ago appeared q
statement claiming that there were
only 1900 cars In the entire country.
There was at least a twothirds
normal crop last year. Where nave
the millions of bushels raised else.
where gone?"
Practically all the onions raised
near Chicago were sold to dealers
for S1.T5 per hundred pounds. They
are selling at $1,000 per hundred
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-24
GIRL WAS DRUNK
IN ROADHOUSE
Grand Jury Found Il Out and Now
Big Vice Expose 10 Promised
In Denver.

United Press Leased Wire Service1
DENVER, Colo, Feb. PA vice ex-
pose which will reach into the heart
Of Denver society and drag In the
names Of more than 100 prominent mel
and young girls. is promised by the
Arapahoe county authorities in con
nection with infcrmations fled in the
Litt1eton county court, charging fouI
rich, young Denver society men with
contributing to Juvenile delinquency.
The men named in the charges are
Philip Friedrich, former manager OF
Lakeside, an amusement park; Elmer
Whitley, son Of a wealthy mining man,
l.. Allan Barth and John Joslin.
They are accused of taking a six
teen year old girl to roadhouse at
Petersburg in Arapahoe county, and
getting her drunk. The incident,
which is alleged to have taken place
on the night of January 10, is only
one of long series of revels and de-
bauches in which scores OF men and
more than dozen girls are said to
have taken part during the past year.
Sheriff Burden and Deputy Sheriff
McNamara of Arapahoe county are IN
Denver today to serve warrants upon
the men named in the charges. Young
Whitley is reported to have left town.
The informations were issued fol
lowing weeks OF Investigation. Juven-
lie court officers, officers OF nearby
counties, private detective agencies
and representatives of the United
States department OF justice has been
investigating stories of wild dfssipa-
ton, drinking parties, nude dances.
midnight Joy rides and orgies OF every
character. The evidence in posses
sion OF the Arapahoe county authori-
ties depict the most exaggerated dis
sipation imaginable. it is said, Deputy
Sheriff Mcnamara declared:
There was virtually nothing that
men or girls could think of doing
while intoxicated that was not done
on these parties"
Federal agents have been seeking
violations of the Mann act, following
reports of JOY rides to Cheyenne, Wyo.
by the men and girls involved in the
affairs.
The sixteen year old girl, principal
witness, is held in custody at the
House of The Good Shepherd.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-24
|,n o Boats and Nine Mer-
Ihantmen in Duel OFT the
Spanish Coast Last
Sunday.
rRoYERs TO RESCUE
y outeh ships sunk Thursaay
GldAa-ssvsn Livss Lsee Whsn
British soae Was
TerpsdeeL

ia pra.s YAaaAA wlrA Seryic01
IN york. FOB. 34.-ons Ger
n submarine was sunk and two
kantmen destroyed In Z battle be-
seven submarines and nine
1Aantmen off the Spanish coast
Thfrasona, according to q Buenos
Dispatch printed In today's New
Herald. The Information was
CITY IN osi 0isps
seeaons.
me slaps Issso - eupA
sad 49, :. ..1a.l:.,SStt1u
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! @ ra.,o, - l. .,.s .ssan % T,a 20 -
sessei was Bunk lo0ay. ho re-
Pnaef |aNs OF the crew was saieiy
iucu. -==.sf 5aess - ft
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-24
M shortage Of Booze Cars.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
TOPEKA, Kansas. Feb. 24.-Twen-
ty.five carloads of liquor of all kinds
were turned back at the Kansas
state boundary lines yesterday. when
the Kansas bone dry law went into
effect. it was estimated here today.
Although the new law did not actual
1y 20 into effect until three o'clock
yesterday afternoon, the railways de-
cided not to take any chances and
early in the day deliveries were
stopped at the state line and will be
sent back to the shippers. Wines
from California and WHISTLES from
New York and Canadian distilleries
are among the shipments to be re-
turned.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-24
week,v Bank statement.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.] ]
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-The weekly
actual bank statement today showed
the following changes:
Surplus. increased $1,7S7.720.
Loans increased $15005. 900.
Reserve in own vaults increased $5.-
591 900.
Reserve In federal reserve banks de-
creased 1891 900.
Net demand deposits increased
SIC, ,503 900.
Net time deposits increased $685..
600.
Circulation increased 100000.
Amregate reserve $50. .61e. .0oQ
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-24
strictly Fresh ESQ

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. "a
Lawrence Kendall, Mansfield, Ohio.
July 15. 1916" written on an egg vio-
lently shocked Lawrence when he en-
ptied case of strictly fresh" at a
downtown hotel. He remembered
marking it while a packer last summer.
all right, but the eggs left him at 21
cents and came back at 55 cents .
dozen.
That's where the shock came" he
explained today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-24
viii be Hanged May II.

TUntted Press Leased Wire Servlce.1
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24.--
Thomas j. Mooney, convicted OF
completely in the preparedness parade
dynamiting will be hanged at San
Quentin prison on May II.
Superior Judge Franklin Griffin TO-
dav overruled MONEYS motion for
a new trial and set that date for the
execution.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-24
German Newspaper Says Ger
mans Have Not Suffered
Single Disaster Since
Blockade Began.
ENGLAND IS. PIRATE
Taoebiatt Says oreat Britain Con-
sidsrs Il All Right and Her
Privilege 70 Conduct
Privateerins.

[United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BERLIN. (via Sayville wireless)
Feb. 24.-No German submarines have
been lost since Feb. /, "a competent
source" quoted today. the Berliner
Lokal Anzeiger, asserts. Tho state
ment was. made In connection with q
critical analysis of the speech before
the British house Of commons by Sir
Edward Carson.
'To detail completely tho British
losses would only have excited dis
tress." the editorial declares, accord
ing to the press bureau. Therefore
Carson admits part OF them and tries
- aul4t public opinion In this hash
ion.
"If there have really been as many
encounters (Carson's speech referred
to forty battles with submarfnes) with
our submarines as Carson said, then
the accomplishments OF our boats are
admirable, for we yesterday heard
from competent source that since
February 1, none has been lost.
Carson INDUCED In glittering gen.
|eralities and carefully avoided figures
Therefore all his assertions are irrele-
want. For us only one thing is import
ant and that Is whether the subma-
rines return from their enterprises.
Besides, England some times has
special reasons now to avow the fate
of German Observation-Disclosures the
Baralong- Crompton case"
Re-establfshment of privateering
against neutrals,' was one Of the de-
nunciatory terms with which Berlin
newspapers today greeted the new
British order in council.
international law is violated by this
regulation in fashion which is un-
precedented," asserted the Berlin Tag
eblatt, "even in the course of this
war"
"The most brutal part of the regula-
ton, and that which is not said in ex-
press words, Is that England is hunt
ing for tonnage" declared the Vos-
siscle Zeitung "Neutrals are now
confronted with the following diem
ma: They either sail on the seas
without calling at entente ports, In
which case they will be brought into
English ports and their tonnage con-
fscated, or unjustly held, or, on the
other hand If they call at English ports
they expose themselves to the same
danger.
"This violation Of neutral rights is
issued not SO much in order efficiently
to hinder the entrance Of neutral sup
plies into Germany as in order to
establish 'priyateering' which Is con-
sidered by England as her natural
right and privilege"
DROWNED eee MEN.
BERLIN, (via sayviIie wireless)
Feb. 24.-onIy two men survived out
- <hn ooa $houaand $roops aboard
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-24
f|L|BUSTER
BY REPUBLICANS
Talking About Oleomargarine,
Mexico and Everything Else
in Order to Gain
Time.
ADMIT THEIR SCHEME
Senator smoot Does Not Dsny Action
Is Being Taksn 70 Frus-
trate Program Of
PRECEDENT
ADMIT THEIR SCHEME

ii United Press Leased Wire Servicel
WASHINGTON Feb. 23.-The re-
pubIicans "old guard" and progress
eives alike today cast off al hint Of
disguise ana started anew on their
now admitted filibuster, begun quiet
" yesterday shortly after congress
convened. There Was little doubt to-
day regarding the republican purpose.
The minority members are determined
President Wilson "is not going to
shove them of the doorstep and run
the international affair by himself"
as one leader put It.
As far as the filibuster has gone its
winding way through many ,reams Of
speeches on Mexico. oleomargarine.
Vermont butter industry. finance and
farming matters, 1t has been . huge
republican success. Despite forcing a
session that lasted until around mid
night last night, democratic majority
leaders colfd do nothing. Time after
time Senator Simmons tried to make
progress ON his revenue bill He
would get barely started when voice
mufAed olAepllys In : shit front and
necktie, on the republican side, would
call mo quorum" and he'd have to
start all over agAin, after dreary
roll call,
The fillfbuster was slated to be ex-
tended in more virulent fashion In the
house today. following. q conference
between Minority Leader Mann and
senate republicans. Unless a com
promise can be effected, an extra ses-
sion, it is freely expressed. seems in
vitable. Rumors OF an important ses-
<xryN 1SN,
assembled today for the first of the
six remaining days before final ad-
journment. Inasmuch, however. as
ayowedly the primary of the minority,
it is not generally believed they will
come to terms unless administration
revenue proposals are substantially
modified.
Republicans Admit II.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-'"rhe
marshalling OF the republican forces
in congress for an uncompromising
filibuster against passage. of all ad-
ministration legislation is direct ef-
fort to frustrate attempts to clothe
President Wilson with unlimited au-
thority to handle the international
situation" Senator Reed Smoot, re-
publican leader, admitted today to the
United Press.
Indications developed this morning
that should the president abandon his
reported intention. of seeking further
authority to deal with Germany, the
republicans might call off their fill
buster and permit the passage of the
administration's program.
"Should congress vest in the presi-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-24
DROWNED eea MEN.

BERLIN, (via Sayviiie wireless)
Feb. 24.-onIy two men survived out
Of the one thousand troops aboard
the Italian transport steamer Minas,
sunk by German submarine in the
Mediterranean, the press bureau an
nounced today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-24

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Partly cloudy. Warmer. Local
temp z p. m. 26; Z a. M. Is.
Putnam patriot., 1917-02-02
DAY KIMBALL
 HOSPITAL
Thanksgiving Committees Report
csmoIete Revised List of Donations

The Thanksgiving Committee Tor lsis of the Day Kimball hospital wishes to thank sincerely the many friends, who by their generous dona- lions, have given substantial aid To this institution at this season.
 The paper bags which were furnished have been returned well filled with household supplies, and the cash con tributions amounted 10 $57069
 On account of the high cost Of paper the expenses were more this year than usual, but a balance of S54s.65 has been given to Miss Brown, treasurer Of the Woman's Board.
 Tn the work of collecting, the com mitiee was greatly helped by Mrs II. J. Thayer, and they extend to her their thanks.
 Espeeisily the committee appreei- ntes the kindness of Mr. l.. l.. 5iniih in providing a room for receiving the offerings md the loan of motor trucks by him and the MaBbasset company of Putnam, were of great service. Aiso ,he free transportation of flied bags by Mr. Howard, MT Eddy, Rev Mr. EIn, quist and MT. Hammond ei Woodstock, and MT John Lewis Of Daysille, gave most effective aid Tn tbe work.
 This report Is respectfully submit ted bN The
 MRS. GEORGE NJ. AMPSON
 MR5. WILLIAM RAFFEkTY
Putnam patriot., 1917-02-02
Order of Notlce

State of Connecticut, County Of Wind ham, ss January 29gh. A. D., 1917.
 F. nth C. 0dette vs Joseph M. Odette Upon the complaint of the said Edith (. Odette. claiming for reasons therein sei forth divorce nov pending before the Superior Court in ana for wibdhsm County. IL appesling to, and being found by the sahse ibing minority, that, the said defenoaat is gone to parts un- known:
 Therefore ordered, that notice of the pendency Of ssio complaint De given by publishing this order in the Putnam Patriot, newspaper puoiishsd in Put nam in said County, once.
 EDGAR Nj. WARNER,
 Clerk of the Superior Court 5 for Windnam County.