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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
ILLINOIS
Il h II
I'm n - t
RAILWAY
DECISION
Judge Landis Holds Interstate
Commerce Commission Can
not Regulate Rates Fixed
by State.
KEoKUK rs INTERESTED
Remonstranee Over Alleged Diserln-
lnation on Account Of Rates
Over Mississippi River
Bridge.

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CHICAGO, ian. 13.-Tne interstate
commerce commission cannot regu-
lste fntra-state passenger rates. fixed
by state public utilities commissions,
Federal Judge X. M. Lar dis ruled to-
day when he denied the railroads an
Injunction order restraining the I'LL
ncis state public utilities commits
sion from interfering with the opera
ton of the order of the interstate
commerce commission raising the n
linois intra-state passenger rate from
2 to "a cents per mile.
Judge Lands held that the inter-
state comm cree commission finding
that rates between ST Louis and
East st. Louis and Chicago were
discriminatory, gave TIE railroads
two alternatives. One was TO lover
their interstate rates and the other
was to go before the Dr blic utilities
commission or state legislature and
have the intra-state rates boosted.
They were granted permission to go
before the legislature tC secure the
advanced rate, but not the privilege
to enforce it in violation to state
law.
ut is my opinion" Judge Lands
said in his decision, "thac there is no.
earthly power and no lussible power
vested in the interstate commerce
commission under the suise OF re-
lieving ST. Louis or Keohuk, Iowa, to
repeal the Illinois law in this case.
The undoubted purpose and effect OF
the order to increase The intra-state
rate would be to nullify the present
state law under which the railways
have operated for ten years"
The interstate commerce commits
sion first took up tn. present rate
fight when "a citizen of ST. Louis"
demonstrated against what was con-
sidered discriminatory rates from
Chicago and Illinois points to East
ST. Louis. The rate was two cents.
To st. Louis across the river, it was
| two and four-tenths cents. The COM
mission found that discrimination
existed and ordered tue railways to
readjust 1t.
This meant that Interstate rates
had to be lowered or io'ra-states had
| t, be raised The railroads took the
latter method when the public utili-
| ties stepped in.
The prayer for an Injunction was
heard before Federal Judges Evans.
Landis and Carpenter, sitting en-
banc January 6. Judge Lands then
heard the case on its merits.
The decision today trts it up to
the railroads to either appeal to the
supreme court or abide ny the order
oe the state commission. The order
was to become effective January Is.
The ruling affects every state
which has two cent fare law. The
railways will probably appeal
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
She was once GOOD Girl.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 13-We1don
II. Wells, 25, of Kansas City, arrested
at Huntington, Indiana. early today
for investigation in connection with
the murder of Mona Simon at fash
ionable hotel here Thursday night.
will be brought back to Columbus by
Detective Sergeant Peter Albanise.
An affidavit charging Wells with
first degree murder ~es filed today by
Albanise.
Police believe the woman was killed
last Thursday night. Had maid en-
pIoyed at the hotel showed a little
more curiosity, the police say they
would have been on the case earlier.
The maid Is said to have found the
door unlocked at seven a. m yester-
day and entered. Seeing the woman
lying on the floor beside the bed, she
concluded she was intoxicated and
left the room, it is said.
A little village choir girl. who was
attracted by the big city's bright
lights-who followed it's primrose path
to her death.
That's the life story of Mona Simon.
"She was a good girl when she first
came here" said Mrs. D. M. Hubbard
today, with whom the girl had lived
for three years.
"She got job as hotel telephone
operator and at first she would come
home from work early every evening.
"Often she would cry and tell me she
wished she were back home with her
parents in Phillip. w. Va. and the
friends with whom. she sang in the
church choir.
"She used to pray and read the
Bible occasionally, but change came.
She fell into bad company. Things
went from bad to worse and finally
she left me-"
The girls body was prepared for
shipment to Grafton, w. Va, today on
the order of her brother, Charles II.
Simon, who lives there.
Ran Away From Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 13.-
weldon H. Wells, Kansas City man
held in Huntington, Indiana, on
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
SHELL EYE GLASSES
BARRED FROM CITY OF ZION

dow. Then he issued his nne millionth
commandment, to-wit:
Thou shalt not wear glasses un-
less thou art past the age of forty or
thine eyesight has grown exceedingly
dim
And so with one stroke Of his om-
nipotent pen, the ruler put the cramp
on the oculist department OF the Zion
City apothecary. But he left one
loophole. II any unfortunate and
faithful follower of the shepherd will
convince him personally that his op-
tic nerve is out of order. he may pro
cure and wear glasses under special
dispensatton-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
Dupont Plant at Haskell, N. j.,
Went Up With Roar Which
Was Heard in Four
States.
[oo, 600 POUNDS POWDER
Following on Heels Of the kInss!and
Wreck, Authorities Wonder II
There 10 Organized Plot
Back Of II.

limited Press Leased Wire Sc:vice.l
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-With the
&own OF Haskell laid In ruins to-day
frcm the second giant Jersey muni-
lions plant explosion within forty.
hight hours, Passaic County Prose
|utor Michael Dunn prepared to lead
Eew Jersey officials in a thorough
INVESTIGATION to determine whether
here was an organized plot behind
6e two disasters.
with an explosion that shook foar
ktes and lit the midnight. sky with
49, that was vinlblo - Tar away
Albany. four hundred thouSand
cunds OF smokeless powder at the
spS:ss munitions plant blew up, ter.
orized the countryside and started
Are that blazed ferceiy until early
Ibis morning.
Two missing and several injured
1was the only available report from
|tbe million dollar explosion at Has.
|kell early today.
This explosion came on the heels
let the e1o 600 nna hlc-..c CO s.s Rus
sian shell plant Of the Canadian CIR
and Foundry company at Kngsland,
In. j., Thursday when hundreds of
men, women and children fed into
the night to escape the bombardment
| OF exploding shrapnel cases.
These two explosions are as yet
completely unexplained as the less
recent blowup Of hundreds of thou
sands of shells in the Black Tom
disaster at Communipaw, N. j., IN
which four persons were killei, 1H1
Injured and $40, ,Uo0, 900 damage done.
As in the Black Tom and Kingsland
explosions, company officials today de-
rlared there was nothing about the
blow-up to indicate a plot.
The Dupont officials began thor
pugh investigation of the explosion at
Haskell. but so far have declined to
say whether they consider 1t was ac-
cidental or incendiary.
Twenty-Five explosions have occur
red in this plant since the company
began making munitions for the allies,
but in each instance officials In charge
have insisted that they were acciden'
|tal.
Immediately upon learning what
|had happened, County Prosecutor
Dunn sent investigators to the scene
TO determine the extent and cause OF
the damage with the idea of beginninS
an official public investigation If the
circumstances warrant.
Starting with a brief flash in what
Is known as the glazing barrel, at the
Haskell plant, the flames last night
Fpread quickly to the blending house
end ate their way toward the three big
magazines containing nearly million
bounds of powder.
With the flash came the warning cry
pf nearby workmen and in moment
he 300 men on the night force were
Facing and yelling through the village
fousing the inhabitants as they ran.
The country round about was filed
Filth fleeing terror stricken men, wo-
men and children when a little later
he earth bumped and shook with the
umbling roar as the first magazine
blew up.
Sheds, ramshackle houses and out
buildings collapsed. Thousands OF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
ABLE WAS VERY STINGY
WHEN IT CAME TO KISSES

told Judge Tuthill in the court or
domestic relations.
Miss Lille testified that although
Able conducted jewelry shop. he
wouldn't give her an engagement
ring, but consented to let her wear
one "out of the stock" SO people
wouldn't talk about her"
Able said his love waned when ms
prospective fatherinlaw pushed his
face into the sidewalk, making his
nose bleed.
The Judge awarded Abie's love
$500 for breach of promisas
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
His Mother Arrives.
Should Mind Own Business.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Lindley NJ.
Garrison. former secretary of war in
President Wilson's cabinet, told 500
members of the New York State Bar
association at its annual meeting,
that the United States has enough to
do to mind its own business without
becoming involved in the proposed
league to enforce peace.
The former cabinet member ex-
pressed the belief that wars always
would come. He thought it good
way to get mixed in one of them is
for the United States to Interfere in
the affairs of another nation. He
declared the project un-American be-
cause the United States always had
policies and principles singularly its
own.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
President Wilson Intends to
Bore Away Until He Strikes
Oil to Pour Upon the
Troubled Waters,
KA1sER's PROCLAMATION
Tells Them Entente Was Unable ia
Accomplish, Purpose 20 Far and
viii Fall In the
'H Future,
[By Robert J. Bender, United Press
GtaH Cnrrean0nNanf

[By Robert J. Bender, United Press
STAFF Correspondent
WAsHINGT0N. Jan. 1S.- The
next move of the United States to-
ward continuing peace negotiations
is in the process Of formation otday.
After a conference with his cabi-
net yesterday, at which the entente
reply to his first note was discussed
In detail and after long talk with
Colonel House, confidential adviser.
President Wilson has begun laying
the ground work for further media
tory negotiations.
These, it is understood. must
necessarily be highly confidential FOE
q time. Those Immediately IN the
presidents councils, say the timo
for open communication which must
O: necessity include much bombast
for "home consumption" and to win
the sympathy Of neutrals, has pass.
ed. If any headway is to be made
now. it must be developed through
secret channels, they believe.
It is deemed likely by some that
the president will be given his first
oue-if he does not already possess
confidential advices from Ambassa-
dor Gerard-by Won L 2thmann-Holl-
veg in an address before the reich
stag on the entente terms.
What the president is looking for
is some common ground on which
the entente demands and Teutcn con-
cessions square sufficiently to give
him q basis for effectual work.
In the meantime the submarine
bogey again looms as prod to
American efforts for peace. Reports
from abroad. confirmed to large
nj
cate that If there is no peace now.
Germany will push her warfare on
larger and more relentless scale.
Ambassador Won Bernstortf has
assured that there would be no fur
ther violations of the principles
which Germany has agreed to
cruiser warfare.
Blocked for Present.
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 13.-Newspaper
comment in Denmark generally
agreed today that the allies reply to
President Wilson, blocks peace for
the present. The news paper TIdnlng-
en-, however, sees some hope OF COM
promise.
The Dagensnyhether declares 1t IS
Ger1nany's duty now to publish her
terms.
kaiser's Note to His People.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 13.-The allies
purpose to crush Germany and en-
slave Europe is now made clear; but
as they have failed in thirty months
of bloody war and subscriptions econ.
ornic fighting to accomplish subjuga-
ton, so will their future efforts fail.
Kaiser Wilhelm thus summed UP his
belief of the entente powers position
in proclamation to the German
people" issued today. In 1t he de-
clared his people were ready for all
sacrifices" and asserted his confidence
in full victory over all the enemy's
=, ory.nue5 IN mage ~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
Tf|AV| RECOVERING
FROM HIS WOUNDS
Will be Ready by First of Next
Month for Legal Fight to
Keep Out Of Insane
Asylum.
LAWYERS POURING IN
Legal Profession GettIng Ready to Cut
juicy Melon, Furnished by
Treasury Of Thaw
Family.
POURING IN

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PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Jan. 1873
Freedom, for evidence and testimony
that will send Harry K. Thaw, erratic
Pittsburgh millionaire, now recover
ing from self inflicted wounds in this
city, back to Matteawan, or prison. is
the swap the district attorneys Office
in New York will offer Oliver A. Bow
Ter and Walter OByrne; it was learned
On good authority here today.
Brewer is now in Moyamensing pris-
on, awaiting extradition papers from
New York, where he Is charged with
having conspired with Thaw to kidnap
nfneteen-year-old Frederick Gump, Jr.
!O'Byrne Is under indictment on the
same charge, but police have failed to
locate him.
When Assistant District Attorney
Black of New York declared the state
now has sufficient evidence to convict
Thaw. it is known that they will go
long distances to secure testimony OF
one of Thaw's accomplices or "Dus-
mess men" Brewer was the bearer of
the dear master letters" written by
Gump to Thaw. In one of these Gump
is supposed to have declared he liked
the whippings Thaw administered. The
boy mentioned specifically how Thaw
had flogged him until he could hard
tly stand
Despite intimations from attorneys
Of both the prosecution and the de-
Tense that Thaw will go peaceably
back to New York and there stage an
other bitter fight, a large battalion of
lawyers who will figure in the defense,
Eave arrived in town. This, it is TAX
en-. is an indication that Thaw will
fight every step of the road to Mattea-
wan or prison.
Thaw's condition showed a slight
improvement today, it was announced
at st. Mary's hospital Physicians
are practically certain now that he
did not swallow poison tablets before
he slashed his throat and wrists. DR..
Elwood Kirby. Thaw's physician, said
he believes Thaw will be able to leave
the hospital by February I.
His Mother Arrives.
PHIL ILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 13.-
| Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, will come to
Philadelphia and stand by the side
of her son, Harry X. Thaw, through
out his trial on the charge of having
kidnapped and flogged Frederick
| Gump, Jr.
1t was learned this afternoon that
Mrs. Thaw had engaged a suite direct
ly adjoining that occupied by Harry
in ST. Mary's hospital.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
Youth Who Wears Them as
Ornament, is, Warned That
He Commits Great Sin.

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CHICAGO, Jan. 13,-Vanity, vanity.
All is vanity
Thus unused Wilber Glenn Vo1iva
as he sat in his study at Zion City.
Boys with tortoise shell glasses and
girls with tantalizing, passionate
shoes were passing beneath his win
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
Refused to Give Girl Engage
ment Ring, But Loaned Her
One From His Store.

United Press Leased Wire Service.J
CHICAGO. Jan. 13.-Ab1e Cohen
went with" Miss Lille Miletsk for
wo years and didn't kiss her.
With me, kisses h nothing" he
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13

Coal miners in the western Arkansas
field voluntarily gave UP their Christ
mas holiday and remained at work to
helm relieve the coal shortage.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
Colder Thar, Sixty x/s1t Week
Is Weather Bur y|zu Forecast
Middle viii Be Bearable, But That There is Going
to be Some Real Old Fashioned Winter

Leased
aver more ne "eA q"
o today,
tleasth tha
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
Rumanian Town Taken bv
German Forces With Gar
rison Of Cars Soldiers
in Panic.
CAPTURE 400 PRISONERS
Invasion Of Runnanla Continues, While
Battles In the Western Theatre
----- Are Not So
Severe.

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| BERLIN, (via Sayville wireless)
Jan. 13.-Storming and capture Of the
Rumanian town Of Mihalea, with its
! Russian garrison Of four hundred SOL
diers. number Of other Russians be-
| ing drowned in attempting to escape
across the Sereth, was reported in to-
days official statement.
| "At the junction Of the Buzaul and
| Sereth rivers, the Bulgarians captured
| q monastery still held by Russians"
| the statement said.
Northwest of Braila Turkish troops
stormed the town of Mihalea. OF the
Russian garrison. four hundred were
drowned in trying to escape across
the Sereth. Ten machine guns were
captured"
The statement said dense fog was
covering the battle front. .-
Successful attacks north of the
Slanic valley were reported. with the
capture Of four officers and 170 sol
diers of other ranks. together with
seven machine guns, seven mine
throwers and large quantities Of rifle
ammunition and hand grenades left be-
hind by the enemy.
ION both sides Of Oitois valley
strong hostile attacks were without
success against the brave defense Of
German -Austro- Hungarian troops" the
statement said I'm violent handto-
hand fighting great losses were in
flicted on the adversary
Teutons Thrown Back.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 13.-East Of
Monestirka and Kachinrl, Rum anian
ioIn NJ
struggle in throwing hack Teutonic
! trenches, today's official statement
declared Three mach:r guns were
captured in the Ruman,an attack.
| The enemy pressed us back from
| the height north OF the river
Saloniki," the statement continued.
| Enemy attacks on the height south
! of the Oituz were repulsed.''
On the fighting along the Riga
front the statement said:
South of Lake Babyt the Ger
mans attacked in dense masses east
of Kalncem. They were beaten
/ back"
RepuIse Of Hostile Companies.
BERLIN, (via Sayville) Jan. 13.-
Repulse of hostile companies east of
the Cerna bend, which were advanc-
ing toward Stravina, was announced
ir today's official report from the
Macedonian battle from.
] Sank Forty Turks, Ships.
LONDON, Jan. ia Russian
naval squadron raided the Ana
tolian coast on January 6 and sank
forty Turkish sailing vessels bound
for Constantinople, with heavy car
coo- fN annnnnrppnonf
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
SAINT Eor&v Turks, Shjps.

LONDON. Jan. ia Russian
naval squadron raided the Ana
tolian coast on January 6 and sank
forty Turkish sailing vessels bound
for Constantinople, with heavy car
goes, according to an announcement
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Repulse Of Hostile Companies.

RepUISc OF F1OStI'e VOFHpdHIcU.
BERLIN, (via Sayville) JAN 13.-
Repulse of hostile companies east Of
the Cerna bend. which were advanc-
ing toward Stravina, was announced
ir today's official report from the
Macedonian battle from.
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The Telegraph service Of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
ton Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
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Ran Away From Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 10
weldon H. Wells, Kansas City man
held in Huntington, Indiana, on 4
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-26
SUPERIORITY
ESTABLISHED BY BRITISH
Great Forces Of German Reserves Un.
able 10 Stem Tide Of War
AGAINST Them

London April 70 The outstanding
feature of the second phase OF the
battle OF Arras is the definite c-tab
ushmput of superiority in artillery 1y
the British ANA due To- this superior.
ity they have been able to maintain
"a successful offensive
General Maurice declared the Ger.
mans had drawn on their strategic re-
serve and brought up great new forces
I'm an attempt 90 stem the onslaught
but that the British machine was
working Vithou, a hitch The Ger
man losses had been terrific and thou
sands OF dead Germans be- said We're
living In front of the British lines
IN the eighteen days of the Arras
battle. General Maurice continued the
British casualties had been something
less than half what they We're in the
.ponding period of the Somme Of
fensiye. while the number, Of prison.
ers and guns captured by the British
forces We're much greater than in the
same period ou the Somme
Another important feature of the
fighting said the general is the fact
that the British have definitely cstab
lished their superiority in the air.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-26
NEARLY BILLION SPENT
FOR PRODUCE THAT THE
SOUTH SHOULD RAISE

More than OO,OOOOOO is sent from
the South to different parts of the
United States to buy things that could
be raised at home These are the fig
ures presented by George Wilson, of
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege who spoke before the students
of the Ardmore high school yesterday
Tomatos are sent to Oklahoma from
Michigan and Maryland, and sweet po.
tatOes from Indiana. This is an alb
sOlute waste" Mr. Wilson said.
I'VE are not efficient producers
Germany supports 6G,000OOO people on
an area Of ground not larger than Tex
as On land which was under cult
walton before the time of Christ, the
Germans raise AZ bushels of wheat
to the acre to our u bushels "a bush
els Of oats to our 49, 200 bushels of po.
tatOes to our 80. The Germans fed
the crops to stock right on the land
where the crops grew and built up the
soil"
at is our duty to raise everything
in the South Ne can and let the North
ship its wheat and other products to
the front We can grow anything
here we get from California There
is no excuse for shipping food prod.
ucts to our section of the country"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-26
ARDMORE YOUNGSTERS
THOROUGHLY PATRIOTIC

The raising of the stars and stripes
at sunup and the lowering Of the colors
at sundown is the patriotic service
rendered by two S.year-old school BOYS.
who attend the Ardmore FIRST Ward
school William NJ. Pride. son of Mr..
and Mrs. W A. Pride. Suggs Reid son
of Mr. and Mrs +. r. Reid. are the
young patriots. The flag floats from
the top Of a ten-foot fishing pole erect.
ed by the boys in the back yard of
the Pride home, at l2O a street north.
west
Military headquarters, established in
Ia iive-by-scyen-foot frame play house.
is provided with two guns and bugle.
American and Confederate flags are
used in the decorations Two confed-
crate flags are placed outside the
door one on each side. above which
"Old Glory waves
The boys planned and arranged cy.
erything themselves, from what they
learned at school according to Mrs
Pride William, who is in the second
grade. is pupil OF Mrs Carton Wilkes
and Suggs, who is in the third grade
is a pupil of Miss Eugouia Niyouche