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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
Preliminary Examination Fails
to Reduce Degree OF Homl-
eide for Slayer of Ham
mond.
LIFE In THE HOUSEHOLDS
Denizens of Colony on Mlssls-
sippi River Bank Give Vivid
Picture OF Way They
Live There.

John Hisham remain. charged In
court and bound over 20 the grand
Jury with the penalties OF first oesFee
murder hanging over his mead
The preliminary examination IN .ho
superior court begun yesterday after
noon and continuing Into this fore.
neon, failed to reduce the degree OF
homicide Notwithstanding the strenu-
GUS efforts of Highlands attorney.
At the end Of the evidence and argu-
nents. Judge Mcnamara said the evL
dence did not warrant Iessening the
dearee Of crime charged in the infor-
nation and bound Higham over to the
grand hurry without ball.
Higham's attorney, Frank NJ Bal
Iiuger. said that early next week ne
win file q habeas corpus petition Win
Judge Hamilton in further effort 10
be allowed to give bail.
The hearing yesterday afternoon
was dramatic at times, and always in
teresting. There were comedy ele-
ments in IL AZ times, despite the grave
questions at issue. involving the trial
of a homicide for his LIFE This fore
noon, the arguments on law points
occupied a couple of hours.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
In the Center Of the Stage.

IN the Seater o. Ihe SNd9c.
He said he was going TO get
George about 8 month ago." she tes-
tilted once.
We'll. i should think. So Miss
Carter said when County Attorney
McaIanus objected 70 questionssebout
her mother as irrelevant, fmmaterial
and incompetent. Judge Mcnamara
affirmed her decision.
The cross-examination OF Miss Car
ter by Attorney Bailinger was rather
rough in it's questions OF fact which
Miss Carter denied, and It's implied
inuendo against her leaving her be
trothed In danger OF death
She left the Higham boat house
about five minutes before Hammond
was shot, and said one reason was
fear that her presence might cause a
fight between Higham and Hammond
over her.
you ara the center OF this whole
AFFAIR."" asked .Ballinger.
no. sir" Quickly replied Miss
Carter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24

Every man will be glad OF the ops n.
unity to hear KeokuRs popular
geon. s las.
Frank A. Wahlgren arrived ofts
night to visit his parents mere fron
being discharged at Camp flhg nth h
the Hath signal battalion In Wh n,Sieily
served nine months in France, :. hers
in the Verdun front. After VS.. ID !;
he will return to his old postum and
engineer of the Oklahoma uas cl,v
Electric company, at oKlahoin"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
zEJeIER-zEfGLER.

Positively best coal mined In Frank
lin county. Order now and save
money. We have some Zeigier er'
route for retail d. z Reeves & Co,
P-141s, or DeYongs, South 4th street
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
NOTICE. NJ. w. A.

At the regular meeting Wednesday
night, May 2sth, referendum vote viii
be taken on increase in rates. II IL
imperative that all members be pres
ent
FIJI. WILSON, Y. @.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24

The South Carolina Equal Suffrage
League has established permanent
Headquarters in Columbia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24

There are three times as !, 3
women centenarsans as men "
United States.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
.H|GHAn REMAINS UNDER
FIRST. DEGREE MURDER

pen George was cutting up with the
girls and thought il might lead 10
something. and | left" she said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24

Miss Florence e. Allen, who has
been appointed assistant county pros
ecutor. is the first woman office
holder in Cleveland.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24

Finding the Fatal Gun.

Officer William Brennan went to
the. scene Of the tragedy next morn
ing and found the revolver which he
produced and identified. Higham had
told him II was down there under a
fish box thirty feet south of the boat
house, on the side opposite the gang
plank by which Hammond was found.
Higham told Brennan that Ham
mond had come for drink, hit Miss
Carter, and hit Higham several
times. Then outside. Hammond hit
Higham again, he said, and demand
ed money, and when Higham went
TO get it Hammond followed him to
the door and tried to get in and hit
him again and Higham shot him.
That was the substance of
Higham's narrative as related by
Brennan on the stand.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
Other Threats Charged.

al, you bother me. I'll give you a
load of shot, the same as I'll give
George Hammond" Higham told Mrs.
Conrad Lafeyer, she testified, and
that this was a few weeks ago.
She resented the actions of Attor-
nsy Ballinger and abused him thor
oughly and loudly from the witness
stand until the amused spectators
were bothered again about who was
defendant in that court
Thomas Dunn, light inspector, said
he was phoned at police headquarters
that night BY a man who said to send
wagon TO get George Hammonds
body. The voice was that of Higham,
Dunn said, but he would not swear
it was Higham.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
Clash of the LAWYERS.

This witness is perfectly able to
take care OF herself" said Judge Nc
Namara, after clash between the
lawyers In which Mr.. McManus said:
This Is no third degree" and Bal
linger asked for admoniuons about
perjury.
For a half hour It sounded more
like a trial OF Miss Carter than any
body else, as her past life was probed
by Ballinger.
One OF the details was husband
now in New Jersey whom she
divorced last February.
"Pd ike your honor to caution
counsel against such tactics as this
said McManus once after emphatic
objections TO some questions to Miss
Carter by Ballinger who then made
d speech in reply stating that the
answer to his question touching the
virtue OF Miss Carter Is the crux OF
the whole murder case.
But the court sustained the objec-
ton and the question was not an
swered. This brought the cross
examination back to that fatal Sun
day night party again.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
Lived Only a Few Minutes

The first witness was DR.. o. T.
Clark, who told Of the autopsy on
Hammond the day after the latter
was killed He said Hammond was
shot by % caliber revolver which
penetrated the lung and arteries and
caused death. He thought Hammond
lived one or two minutes.
Exhibit One was the fatal bullet
in a glass vial which DR.. Clark fden-
tilted.
John Higham himself heard all
this testimony and the stories Of the
witnesses on the stand as cool and
collected as the mere auditors who
fairly well filled the superior court
room.
He made only one or two short
suggestions to his attorney, and
while watching the proceedings
keenly, he was not in the least dis.
turbed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
No Wedding Next Day.

on front seat II a green and
black costume sat Miss Nora Carter,
when court opened, talking TO girl
friend, and looking Ike recent nigh
school graduate.
At the trial, she testified how she
and George Hammond were to De
married the very next day after that
Usrtv In the houseboat which ended
SO fatally. Instead OF the honey
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
HIoham Cool and Collected.

Hfgham sat behind his lawyer at
the long table that for half century
has been the desk of lawyers, some
really great and some small In the
courts here.
He watched closely the witnesses
In the cane seated chair directly be-
fore him, over by the window, but
looked and acted like any spectator
Of the proceedings.
with iron gray, short clipped hair
and mustache, and strong lines in
his fmpassive but intelligent face,
Els eyes were a'ways level and
straight and direct
He has soft suggestion Of drawl
III his voice, and way of speaking
in casual tone. tat carries convie,
ION to his heAror whenever he makes
a remark.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-12
MONEY FOR PARKS
Vast Improvements Asked in
Budget for Next Year.
Commissioner McGiffert Would
Get S65,6OO on Levy.
many FEATURES At GAGE
Dancing Pavilion and New
Bath House Are Planned.
Seven Thousand Dollars Will
Be Spent ON Pool.
MANY FEATURES At GAGE

The budget of the city park depart
ment for the coming year was COM
pleted today by Commissioner Robert
d. McGiffert. in which he asks for a
total of S65,5s9. Should this amount
be granted by the commissioners, it
will be levied under the recent law
permitting a levy of one mill for park
funds.
Besides an increased cost of opera
ton of the department on account of
the rising cost of materials and labor.
Commissioner McGiffert contemplates
various improvements.
AS indicated in the tentative budget
he will present to tHe commissioners.
McGiffert will ask for $31,4O0 to
spend on improvements. additions and
betterments at Gage park. He hopes
to build a permanent shelter building
that will contain a floor for dancing. a
restaurant. a comfort station and 9TH
er facilities. a permanent, improved
bath house with showers, sewerage
and toilet facilities would cost around
$1,000 Other features are: A roof
on the music pavilion. $500; four ten
mis- courts. $500; cages for animals.
$1,000; pool Improvements, $1,000 :.
sewerage. $4,000.
On other park Improvements Com
missioner McGiffert asks for 10000.
This will be spent for tennis courts,
sidewalks. paving at east Central
park. fountains. comfort stations, re-
pairs and upkeep.
Make Permanent improvements.
1t Is evidently McGiffert's intention
to provide real permanent improve
mcnt in one park a time, rather
than place temporary Improvements
in all tho parks.
Expenditures on salaries OF park
employees will amount to $25.O10.
A total of $5.479 will be asked for
TO be spent on maintenance and mis-
celianeous bills.
The park expenditures come under
the special park fund. There is gen.
eral fund budget covering other items.
For expenditure in the health depart
ment he asks for a total of S16.264.S0.
For food inspection. the amount re-
quired will total S7.4S9.SO. and for
plumbing inspection. Sl.499.sO. The
Burton-Hill contract calls for $500.
The contemplated creation of a for
estry department will require an out
lay OF about $1,000. This will be ap-
portioned as follows: forester, $4,000;
labor, $4,000: teams. $1,000; sprayer,
$1,000
$1,000 for Dog Officers.
other items on the general fund
budget are a dog officer at a salary of
$1,000; 5000 to be spent in fixing
UP the pipe organ in the city building
and Sl.7S7 to pay for band concerts.
McGiffert said this morning that
had It been possible he could have
used twice the amount of money he
asked in giving the city the things
really needed. He cut this amount in
half and will try to get only the things
that are most necessary at present in
the way OF Improvement and sufft-
cient to carry on the work of the en-
tire department under the increased
cost Of operation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-12

Notes and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.
Miss Nettie Peterson, Grattan street left
several days ago for New York City on a
business trip.
Miss Gladys Thomas is visiting her sis
ter MIS-. V. Westegarde at Newport News,
Mrs. r. $ Kresge. Mrs. C. A. Maus and
Mrs r. E. McKibben and little daugher,
Miss Nellie White and Miss Ethel White
a camping trip at wakarusa.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Jones are spending
the week end in Carbonate guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stevens.
Mr.. John W. Barclay, woodruff avenue
wheat on his fathers farm. Later he and
ham. Wash, to visit. They will visit va
riOus points on the coast, returning in
about four months.
Mrs. r. c. Woodland of Lawrence is Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. Fred Prosser.
Mrs Paul Pyetzki and daughters ex-
pect TO come to Topeka. in a short time
from Mcfarland and will make their home
at 462 Freeman avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Dryer. Chandler street
lar street and will change their residence
soon.
The Dorcas society Of the Third Chris.
tian church will have an ice cream social
on the church lawn. Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Palmer Of Valencia
will spend Sunday visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Mrs. Gertrude Harvey has returned from
motor trip TO Emporia. She was &C
companled home by Mrs. Floreine White
who will be her guest for a short time
The Rev. P. W. Fits of Omaha, Neb.
will speak both morning and evening a
the Third Presbyterian church.
Miss Yuma McNee!ey will leave the frs
of next week to spend a vacation OF
month in Denver.
The Juvenile orchestra. the members o.
which are Kenneth Worsley. Clayton
Painter Billie Suit Flora Byers an(
Euma McNeeley. will play at Maple Hi
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Ellen Ticknor has been quite I'll a
her home, 434 Lafayette street, but 1.
The Rev. P. w. Fits Of Omaha will b,
a dinner guest Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs
Rush Spurlock. South Kansas avenue.
Mrs. J. II. Griggs and son, Mr.. Lane
Griggs. 1872 East Eighth avenue, have gon,
to Montrose. Colo to visit relatives.
The Fleur-deLis Art club held their an
nual picnic Thursday at Ripley park
Eighteen guests were present. The mex
meeting will be held at the home of Mrs
Frank Slusher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-12
DOOM is SOUNDED
Special Policemen Will Put an
End to Jay Driving.
They Will Be Stationed at
Business intersections.
NO WARNING TO SPEEDERS
Give Kick Motorists Copy OF
Traffic Rules.
Educational Campaign Will
Also Be Conducted.
NO WARNING TO SPEEDERS

Jay driving in Topeka is doomed for
an early grave. Persistent offenders
against the common rules and courte-
sizes of the road. the drivers who take
chances with human life. will pay the
price.
The city traffic ordinances are 60
ing to be enforced as never before in
the history of Topeka. At a joint
meeting of city officials and Chamber
OF Commerce officials few days ago.
IT was decided that before drastic ac-
ton is taken by the police force a
period of thirty days will be given
over to the conduct of a special edu-
cational campaign.
Swear in Special Police.
A number of special policemen will
be sworn in for duty in connection
with the educational campaign. These
men will be stationed at the uptown
business street intersections and at
various points on the main arteries of
traffic in the outlying portions of the
city. The Topeka boulevard will be
well policed. The duties of these spe-
cial police will be to stop and warn
all Violators of the traffic laws of the
city And when stopped. the name of
the Violator will be taken and he will
be provided with copy of the traffic
rules of the city and the common rules
of the road.
NO arrests will be made on first
warning. But after that it will mean
trip to the station and a fine. Nor
VIII there be any doubt a. to who has
been warned and who has not. A
card index of warned violators of
traffic rules is to be kept and every
name turned in by the police will be
checked against the card index If
the index shows previous warning an
arrest will follow.
No Warming to Speeders.
The educational campaign does not
mean that persons who flagrantly vio-
late the commonest rules of road
decency and the protection of human
life will receive any consideration.
Speeders will be arrested out of hand.
There will be no warning for them.
; When they are stopped they will go to
the station and a heavy fine and pro-
badly a Jail sentence stare them in
the face.
Both the city and the Chamber of
Commerce feel that their officials rep
resent the feeling of the entire popula-
ton of the city and have said that
they intend to stand fast in the posi-
ton they have taken. 1t is the doom
of Jaw driving.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-12
SANTA FE NOTES
Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.

Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.
One Of the G. o. girls has two small
nephews. They are paid two cents a day
for waking he- at O'Clock each morning.
Last Sunday they awoke the young lady
at the usual hour. She protested that 1t be-
ing Sunday she didn't want to wake at
that hour. One of the little fellows replied :
We knew you wanted to sleep, but we
wanted the money"
George p. Davis, formerly Of the auditor
United States railroad Multiplication at
Washington was a recent Topeka visitor.
Mr.. Davis Is en- route to st. Louis to take
position under Mr.. z. II. Bunnell. auditor
of the St Louis and San Francisco Mr..
Bunnell was formerly with the Santa Fe.
Emporia next week to visit Mr. and Mrs
II Harvey and family.
Mrs. Charles Laird is i'll at her home
Mrs. Laird is the wife of M Charles Laird
one of the hostlers at the roundhouse.
Mrs. A. F. Newman Of Holton will spend
several days with her son, Mr.. Ben Higgs
and Mrs. Higgs.
Mr.. P. Isaacson of the motive power
building will leave Sunday evening for La
Junta on business trip.
Mr.. William Eckert who is attending the
convention of the p. OF L. F. and E. which
is being held in Denver, will return home
next week
Miss Katharine Miller Of the car account
ants office is spending her vacation in
Manitou.
Mr.. Paul Montgomery, formerly Of the
auditor Of disbursements office and Miss
Pearl Cloud were married Wednesday in
Topeka The wedding was kept secret
for n short time but as II is 4 difficult
matter to keep a marriage a secret the news
finally slipped out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-12
WESTLAWN is WINNER
Playground Tournament Won Second
Time by Same Athletes.

Playground Tournament Won Second
Time by Same Athletes.
westlawn athletes are the victors
of Fridays inter-playground tourna-
ment at the state fair grounds. This
is the second time in two years that
the westlawn playground contestants
have cinched the city championship.
westlawn was not the favorite in the
dope pals of the sport writers on the
outcome of the meet this year. But
Westlawn upset all the dope and re-
turned a winner with some fifty or
more points to spare. The point score
of the various Fairgrounds was West
lawn, los; Chesney, So; Quincy -;
City Park, Is; Ripley, 16; Polk, 49,
Edgewood.. 4.
The summary of events follow:
so-Pound Glass.
Total points-westlawn. So; Chesney, II;
Polk, Z; Edgewood, 4; Ripley, 4.
IseTman' Westlawn. second; Fairbanks
Chesney, third; Van Week, Polk. fourth:
5o,yard dash-Brockish; West d1Is F I1Lse;
wood, third; Cooper, Ripley. fourth.
Standing broad jump-Hare. westlawn,
first; Iserman,. westlawn, second; Van
i Baseball thr throw westlawn,
first; Cooper. Ripley, second; Boyle. Edge
w446 t9iTd Bp6eP.h
Rogers, Iserman and Hare, first; Chesney'
second; Polk, third.
99-Pound Class.
Total points-westlawn, 321: Chesney,
10; Quincy, Z; City Park, 6; Polk, ?.
50-yard dash-Roose. Westlawn. first ;
Roush, Chesney. second; Corps. westlawn'
75-yard dash-Addington, westlawn,
first; Peel, Quincy. second; Carr. Chesney,
'hs,o nOai' bronG tmrnnRorsb C,bespev.
first; Roose,, westlawn, second: Hhwn,
westlawn, third; wellman, Polk, fourth.
Baseball oABeTs Second 9sse
Chesney. third; Peel. Quincy, fourth;
440-yard relay-Westlawn, Roose. Hawn'
ond.
115-Pound Class.
Totals-Quincy. IS; WestIawn, "a; Ripley,
81: Chesney; 4; Polk, I.
Lee. Westlawn, second; Witchey, Ripley,
third; Taylor. Ripley. fourth.
75-yard dash-Fergus, Westlawn, first
Running broad jump-Fergus, westlawn,
first: Mcclure, Quincy. second; Witchey.
Running high jump-Fergus, westlawn.
first: Davis, Polk. second; Witchey, Rip
Baseball throw-McClure. Quincy. first
Grotewohl, Chesney, second; Adams,
Quincy. third: Davis. Polk, fourth.
Gabriel and Adams. first; Westlawn, sec
ond.
Unlimited Class.
TotaIs-Chesney. %; Quincy. II; West
lawn. 10; City Park, u; Ripley. s.
50-yard dash-Bruce, Westlawn. first
Kearney, Quincy, second; Quail, Chesney,
third.
10o-yard dash-Bruce, westlawn. first ;
blanchard. Quincy, second; Kearney,
Quincy, third
Running broad jump-Qunil. Chesney,
first; Blanchard, Quincy. second; Pribble,
Ripley, third.
Running high jump-Quail. Chesney,
first: Bruce, Westlawn, second; Kearney,
Quincy, third.
Eight-pound shot put-Goodwin. Chesney.
first; Pribble, Ripley, second; Brown City
Park. third; Blanchard, Quincy, fourth.
SS0-yard relay-City Park. Hickman,
Mayhem, Wigley and Brown, first; Ches-
ney, second.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-12
OAKLAND NOTES.
Notes and personals from Oakland
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.

The taking Of the Oakland school cen
sus has been completed by the clerk Of the
school board. Mrs. H. r. Goodell. There
are $40 persons living In Oakland between
Last year there were $40 The decrease
is accounted for in this manner. Last
year children at five years Of age were
have moved away from the city. This ac-
counts for twenty children less.
some me time at her home 10 After avenue
is recovering. Mrs. Jay is now able to be
up and around
church will talk Sunday evening at the
Oakland Christian church on The Mani
ing service viii be held. Special music will
he given in the evening
The Good Samaritan class of the Oak
land Methodist church met recently at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Roy Helm, 4os
Lieut.. Dewey FullinEton of Fort Riley
was a recent visitor Mt the J. S. Swogger
home, Winfield avenue.
The Camp Fire Girls sold over 800 worth
Of ice cream and pie at their social held
byterian church. The girls are planning
a camping trip to he held soon and the
girls will meet for their regular meeting
at the church on Monday evening.
DR.. s. T. Willard will speak Sunday
he held at the Oakland Methodist church.
He will talk on "A Bigger Americanism. -
The usual morning services Will be held.
Mr.. Edwin Bauer has returned to his
home. AFTER avenue, after visit Of a
month to his mother. Mrs. Frank Wilcox.
and his sister, Mrs. A. Fl. kirchofer. at
their home in Kansas City.
The Plus Ultra class Of the Oaklan nd
Presbyterian church will meet Tuesday
evening at the home OF Miss Ruby Bush,
1872 Fillmore street.
The S. o. n. Fl. club members closed
their meetings for the summer with a
picnic held at Gage park. The guests were
Mrs John Jones, Mrs. Leroy Kendall, Mrs
Hubert Sund. Mrs, John Manning. Mrs
William Mohney. Mrs. Frank Golden, Miss
Alice Linn. Miss Fay Rush. Miss Nalda
Johnson Miss Aiieen and Miss Beatrice
| Peak and Miss Naomi Hillner.
Miss Etheiyn Koser Will arrive shortly
from Akron, Ohio. to visit friends and reia-
Mr. Winfield shehi has returned to hi.
home after receiving his discharge from
/ Camp Funston.
The SunfIower Art club will be enter
/ tanned Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. John
\ Stamm at her home. AFTER avenue.
Miss Myrna Orner has returned to her
work after several days absence because OF
| illness.
] The Delta Alpha class Of the Oakland
| Presbyterian church was entertained
| recently by Mrs. Charles Ash. The meeting
I next month will he held at the home Of
| Miss Amy Borovick-
| The Ladies' Aid society Of the Methodist
| church will give silver tea Thursday
! afternoon at the home Of Mrs l. Biscoe
| AFTER avenue The hostesses will be Mrs
| BiScoe, Mrs. n. T. Kelsey. Mrs Fife Nc
Caslin and Mrs. W. NJ. johnson.