Iowa City Citizen, The (Newspaper) - February 12, 1916, Iowa City, Iowa THE UNITED PRESS Special Wire in Our News Facilities Keep Yon in Touch With the World THE IOWA CITY CITIZEN THE DAILY Delivered Every ing at Your Home in Iowa City One Year for 26TH EXCEPT SUNDAY IOWA FEBRUARY 12, 1916. PRICE TWO NUMBER 17 OF DEATH CLEARED WHEN FORMER TELLS STORY Feb. University of Wisconsin at 2 o'clock this morning cleared up the mystery surrounding the death of Marion pretty Highland Park high school whose body was found in the woods committed he After three hours of the young man told how he had written to her ing her to meet him in the woods and then told her that he did not love her but did love Miss Celestia chemical in the De 111., normal Miss begged him not to leave her and when he left her she was in the The young man was not placed un- der The police admitted later today that there was a suspect in the of the guests at the banquet of Archbishop Mundelein Thursday after a conference with J. H. manager of the University club and detective Captain Collins gave out the following am confident that there was a plot to poison the archbishop and other banquet Tha missing chef was a crank on and he was the one who pre- pared the soup which was served tire In his room were found a half bottle of cyanide of two bottles of some mercurial tion and an empty Some of these bottles had been recently He was a tric chap and left with one-half month's pay due Tests for poisoning are be- ing made by Dr. Robertson of the health department but nothing will be given out until next O. W. father of the young college student when notified of the new turn in the will defend him to the last Billy knows absolutely nothing about the girl's prussic acid killed the young The poison was self- but whether ily or under physical compulsion or under misrepresentation is the plicable Baby Week Here March 4-11 March 4-11, 1916, has been as by the Bureau and the General Federation ot Women's The attention of Iowa City clubs is called to the circulars issued by The Children's D. which tell of the and purpose of and out- line plans for organizing a These will be found at the public The library also has a great deal of terial on Ihe subjects of infant child ment and training of children and is prepared to meet the earliest The very latest editions of these books are obtainable at the Service on the depot line of the street railway was resumed this morning following an in- of about a week because of the heavy snow and THE PAPER THAT IS IS READ FIRST take all of the Iowa City but I always read The Citizen said a lady from the southern part of Johnson county An Iowa City business man repeated the statement for The Citizen he com- menting on the read The Citizen then the other said a prominent lady who has lived most of her life in this So many people have made the same remark that it amounts to an unofficial naming of The Daily Citizen as paper that is read Why? As near as we can ascertain from our readers it is thp amount of the kind of news and the way the news is treated that puts people Into the habit of reading it Yon should get the habit If you haven't it and join our army of 4000 subscribers I and readers if you are j not already THOMAS A. EDISON Inventor Works in His tory on Sixty-ninth Photo by American Press Association KAISER CLAIMS TWO ARE ONE MINE REPLIES BRITAIN GERMAN UKASE ON ARMED ERS HAS BEEN EXPECTED BY LONDON It Was Known in of Through Colonel House to Been Cause of Statements on Western Trip Lor Feb. announce met made by the alty of a battle on the in the North in which two vessels bj Berlin as cruisers Immediately alter the German an- received here the British announced that the mentioned therein four mine three ot which re- turned Lloyd's marine register gives the steamer declared by Berlin to lave been as an oil-burning twin-screw steel steamer of tons built in 1914 and owned by the Flower Ship company of Naval registers record no ship named Aralis BUT THEY ARE VOTERS NOW Sex No Longer Keeps Women Out of New York Fej order as he explained to put a step to gling on the part of Judge of the I States district court parsed the sentence ever recorded hero a woman for ot the law He ordered of San franc to ten days in jail a fine ot after she had pleaded guilty to the charge Mrs San Francisco establishment is known as Kim le s There are only two other cases on record in which women have been sent to jail NORWEGIAN SHIP HITS MINE Three of Crew to Have Drowned in Wreck Off A dis- patch from it ports the ar- rival at the Hook ot Holland of a pilot ten men from the si which struck a mine near Tersi a Dutch island in the North and sank Tlie chief engineer and set ond mate are to hava Recover mm Iml 1J The of Fund r of the ur that into a df thi c bv im or the r I nun resi i A born to Mr Kmil Oswald on y lived two The in the Feb. ot the intention to treat armed merchant men as warships has not caused any surprise The here have been expecting some sort of declaration to that effect for some The chief concern is the American government's acquiescence in the German if persisted will undoubtedly result in a most acute crisis between land and the United England Thinks It Your correspondent has indicated in previous dispatches that the German contention will not be tolerated There is further evidence that Ambassador Page has been un- officially informed that the British government considered the move dis- The suggestion that the United States also warn American citizens against traveling armed created astonishment and in fact is generally ered a complete volte face on the part of the United The gravity of the situation is in- creased by the belief that Germany is planning a great submarine offensive in the New Order Disquiets Feb. 3 ment by Germany and Austria of their intention to torpedo without warning all armed merchantmen brings to light what has been for two weeks the source of the greatest apprehension to the United States Col- onel E. House first reported the proposed plan of Germany from lin Jan. 25 and added that he had sought in vain to convince high man officials of dangers involved in a Received Before Western Tripi He left Berlin after sending to the president messages pointing out that Germany would stop at nothing to her end in submarine The President received these messages just before he started on his western trip and it was with them in mind that he spoke of dangers that might come at any It was also with this advance edge that Secretary Lansing tried to forestall the possible dangers of policy when he sought to ob- tain from the belligerents an ment for a modus whereby Germany and Austria would agree not to torpedo ships without warning if the entente powers would instruct their merchantmen not to resist cap- There were hints before that of an intention by the German allies to torpedo ery vessel on sight if while this government did not formally discuss the question with the Germanic the latter postponed action to await the outcome of the forts of the United States Italian Armed Liner Feb. sentations by the Italian embassy that her guns are used only for defensive purposes the state department proved a request for clearance from Xew York of the Italian steamship Collector Malone was fied through the treasury department of this DECIDE TO PAVE KIRKWOOD AVE. AND WORK 18 ORDERED BY CITY COUNCIL Objections to the proposed ing of Kirkwood avenue were overi ruled last night by the city council and paving of the street was ed. City Clerk D. T Davis was di- to advertise for bids for the The street will be paved trom a point 1280 feet east of the east line of Summit street to the west side of Dodge Open Xew Addition A resolution ordering the opening of Lucas addition south of Kirkwood was The addition is located half a cast ot Summit street on the side of Kirkwood and is immediately to the east of the Mrs. Jane Kirkwood Howell which is to give access to the will lie at the east line of the Kirkwood Thirteen acres are included in the ALERTS SPILL ON SLIPPERY SNOW DRIVER KASPAR ALIGHTS OX HEAD WHEN FIRE WAGON UPSETS A slide across the slippery snow when the Alert hose team was ing a run to the corner ot Dodge and Burlington streets last night threw the wheels of the hose wagon turned east off Gilbert street into the street car tracks when the onto College and the hose wagon was throwing Driver George Kaspar out on his head and almost across the Only the fact that he wore a heavy fur cap is believed to have saved him from serious As it was he lost a patch of hair and scalp from above his right temple and was severely bruised about the head and Mr. Kaspar slowed down to take the a reduced but even then the and the accident Reizenstein Frank Art Kehrer who were riding with al i jumped and saved but Kaspar retained his hold on the lines to keep the team from running Fortunately the horses were kept under It was necessary to all the hose out of the wagon j before it could be turned right side up when it was found tha the right rear wheel had been bad jly j Kaspar was badly dazed by the shock for a few but ered shortly and aided in gathering up the hose and Babcocks which had been thrown the The alarm was turned in box 52 at the corner of Dodge anc Burlington The fire truck made a quick run but was to find any Assistant Chief Herman Amish in charge of the department the absence from the city of Chief J I. who is attending the funer al of his at CHEERFUL Keep Let b bury poor little stake goodne SWISS GERMANY People of Republic Are Stirred by Bond Investment Feb. A dispatch to the Journal that public opinion in Switzerland is deeply moved the that responsible of the federal insurance director ate have all the federal in surance with the exception ot francs into German bonds and shocks faince the war This the dispatch was macii In the board of auditors ot the federal council during the examination of the insurance ixi crds Leipsic to Give u The Leipsig the fourth fair to be held in Germans the will be opened March German authorities have special facilities in the way of privileges for neutrals and c railroad fares Cance Causes 111. Feh women attending the were ghen two suspension for attending a dance recently without obtaining mission front university Rooks on Needlework To meet the increasing for crochet designs and pa trans will find among the new three titles each containing a col lection ol beautiful and useful pat terns with directions for working They The Priscilla Croche and and Bedspreads C F Hambrecht is in Des m ss Miss Kula Kelsey is visiting at th Alpha Xi Delta Has 111.. Feh ed the First National Bank the Hartwell building and the Hay causing an aggregate loss of THE Do not be a chronic Chuck the grouch and come put your shoulder to the wheel and help us go We can use to advantage so com through and shake the pull th weeds and let the roses have a show So if you are only stalling and care to move you had step aside get in to you are only standing in the your motive er is dead or it must be your trans mission stripped the For if you have no ambition you are but a pile of blocking up the course of oth era with an spreading gloom in stead of sunshine spinning out a lin of that will never list you m the Hall of Get think it there must be a reason Your Creator has placed you upon the you have talents that arc forces that should so get show the world what you are Do not tell how you would do It if you were your fellow How you could improve on all that has been Get in crank the go in for a coat of Others ther down than you Q have fought and CITIZEN OFFICE OPEN UNTIL 9P.M. TONIGHT To Accommodate Those Who Wish to Take Advantage of the Bargain ALDERMAN PRATT PROPOSES BUILDING ORDINANCE 1O CITY COUNCIL W OUTSIDE OF IOWA CITY During this week THE DAILY CITIZEN may be secured one year in advance by mail 1ST IOWA CITY During this week THE DAILY CITIZEN may be secured one year in advance Regular Urli 50 Regular Old subscribers may have tlie same rate by first paying up all back subscription at the regular This offer holds good only during the time stated and we ask that all who are interested act at once as positively will make no discount after that Remittances which reach us in Monday's mail will be accepted provided the postmark shows they were mailed before Saturday Address Daily Iowa Iowa Need and advisability of the en- of a building ordinance for Iowa City was presented to the cil informally at the council ing last by Alderman W. I. Mr. Pratt pointed out that there should be some record of new ings to aid the assessor in his and that it might be advisable to put certain limitations found able on the buildings as they He suggested that sion be necessary from the city clerk before a building could be The councilmen almost exception voiced their pinion as favoring such an and Mayor Koontz remarked hat it was needed Accordingly different cities in owa are to be asked for copies of heir building ordinance and it is probable that one for Iowa City moulded in general along the lines if those used successfully in other Hies will be presented to the for passage before long. PRESIDENT LEAVES FOR RIVER TO IT IS TO RE SEC. Feb. Wilson will take up the question of the appointment of ihe new war wnen he returns to He and Mrs. Wilson are a end trip in the The names of atoi Houston and Senator both members ot the have boon mentioned Houston comes liom a strong state DIEFENBACH ADMITS KILLING HOW PMCK KILL 1KNTOK IN 1KLL IN St. according to the police told how he and Dr. C. W. ot San had lined Hi Albert Johnson to a room in a hotel and shot the result of a business wrangle In the pie that followed h on the Kennerly cut and I bruised and Johnson UNIVERSITY CLUB EMPLOYEE MISSING HARVAT AND STAGH BACK FROM EAST PURCHASE LINE OF GOODS FOR LOCAL WOMAN'S SHOP Misses Harvat and ot The Woman's have returned from their spring buying trip to New York and report that they have purchased an excellent line of spring garments for Miss Harvat says that the spring line of suits and dresses is larly elegant jand and more than usually beautiful and en- gaging to the feminine ed skirts are the newest thing and are very much in TOgue for Suits are very smart the most popular materials being and silk and wool Silk suits are to be worn according to Miss Skirts will be about six inches from the floor and about three yards The spring line at The Woman's Shop will be complete about the first of MANAGER HAS MADE NO OFFICIAL COMPLAINT NEVERTHELESS Feb. J. IT manager of the sity at which 100 distinguished guests attended the banquet dered Archbishop Mundelein were made the statement that an ot the dub was No official complaint has been made 01 THK 25 MIX WHO LOST IS IN IN MINE Pa. Ff 1) I- bodies nt J. minors who lost their lues in an c ot n mine have en i MOM rid explosion took place near in Indiana c 0111111- The of the explosion is not Want Ads BASEBALL DOPE BEGINS TO RUN GREATEST WILL BE TO FIND MAN FOB FIRST BASE Varsity baseball dope has already begun to although the call for candidates will not be issued by Coach Kent until March 6, two days aftet the closing of the basketball Candidates for positions on the pitching staff may work before the formal call is Already it appears that the chief difficulty will be in finding a good to hold down first As yet no one has appeared as candidate for the and Kent will have to some of the veteran freshy phenom last and of last year's varsity Of spitball and others wilt make up the pitching Cap- tain and Tickin are the leading candidates for Hanson will be expected to cover second base and Clough is counted on for short K. Von and Place will ably Sight it out for the position at third base were all members ot the squad last Farm Sold in Monroe A deed filed today with ty Ret Huft for the sale ot 12_' acres of land in Monroe township to Joseph Votroubek for Tho land was formerly ow nod by Ben assistant was REPORT t. Unsettled tonight and cold er Partly cloudy and colder in cast t WITHIN A 1 s I. Y lie auction nine of and one and miles wt -t of Frj mules and implements and numerous other .fr V. A. worth of new and second hand books have passed the of the Y. M. C. A. books dealing with religious and to students at tins thp association a second hand book halite for benefit of the They n fain ten cent of N. pru for At presi nt tno for such exceeds the 4- Citizen Want Ads
