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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
Gov. Haskell Charges the Attorney
General With Responsibility
For the Failure Of
Two Banks.
GAVE OUT THE NEWS
BY Insinuations, the Newspapers
Found Out Thing or TWO
and Started the
Agitation.
[Gate City Leased Wire service.l

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.l
GUTHRIE, Okla, Dec. 18.-In cor
respondence made public today Gov.
! Haskell charges attorney general
West with responsibility for the fail
ure of the Farmers National Bank at
Tulsa. and the First State Bank at
| Kiefer, by "unwarranted agitation. :.
The agitation was grand jury investi-
cation of the affairs of the failed
! Columbia Bank and Trust Company Of
| Oklahoma City which the governor
says West had promised to let alone.
1 Haskell, according to letters, asked
West to lay before him charges re-
/ garding the alleged connection of GER
tain state officers with the bank, and
4 West refused. The governor further
says West freely gave the informa-
tion to THE newspapers, largely
Through insinuation.'
With the failure of the Columbia,
/ the bank guaranty law gets its first
test. The Columbia had grown in
eleven months from concern with
100000 deposits to bank with more
than $3,000,000. When the crash came
there were $2.S00,000 claims and
i 100000 at its disposal besides the
funds in the bank Under the law
they were Obliged to pay the deposi.
tors Then started rumors that
everything was not as it should be.
4 Even ardent supporters of the guar
anty law say that discrimination was
possible to meet as many depositors
claims as the commission We're able
= to pay Wits5 the funds on hand 4
was impossible to pay all the credi
!. tors in full and it is charged tha
! some of the creditors were paid ant
others were not. Then politics enter
ed the field. 1t is alleged that poll
tical influences were used in the pay
ment of creditors and bankers Of Ok
lahoma declare the board itself acted
illegally. 1t is principle of re
ceiverships that all creditors are OF
an equal footing and that to pay on,
more than another is discriminating
The liquidation of a bank under con
ditions as the Columbia failed il
equivelant to receiy 'rship.
People began to ask why the Col
umbia failed, why certain depositor
were paid, and many other questions
The assets of the bank We're not pub
!, lished. 1t was known that the stat,
u had big chunk Of money in th
bank. Then stories that the stat
officers were In some way connecte
with the bank became current.
State treasurer M enefee was sal
to have been partner in the ol
business with w. l.. Norton presiden
of the Columbia Company. He ad
mitted this and that he had dealing
with Norton in which the stock @
the bank was concerned.
1t is against the provisions of tn
guaranty law to circulate stories tent
! ing to discredit guaranteed bank
A newspaper printed rumor an
Haskell asked West to begin prose
cution. West started in his own way
Then the governor interfered an
dismissed the jury. The Tulsa an
Kiefer failures followed and the ri
mors continued to grow. Then tn
explosion came and Menefee handle
his resignation to the governor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
Wreck in Minnesota.

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ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 1S-The
Winnipeg Flyer, one of the Great
Northern's fast trains, between ST.
Paul and Winnipeg, which left st.
Paul at 5:15 this afternoon, was
wrecked near Monticello, Mimi, As
miles from st. Paul, tonight. result
ing in the death of George HoDow,
fireman, and the slight injury of a
number of passengers.
Two baggage cars and mail car
were totally DESTROYED by fire. Spread
ing rails were probably the cause of
the wreck The train was pulled by
two engines and going forty-five miles
an hour. when the second engine
jumped the track. pulling two baggage
cars and the mail car with It, The
engine and the three cars turned
over. The fireman was pinioned un-
der the wreckage. but the engineer
escaped unhurt. None of the coaches
bearing passengers left the rails.
Temporary relief was sent to Mon.
ticello from Minneapolis where re-
lief train containing physicians and
railroad men was quickly made up
and dispatched to the scene. Reports
current Immediately after the wreck
that a large number of passengers
had been killed were caused by the
fact that fire threatened the passen.
ger coaches.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
One Dead, TWO Dying, Eight Injured,
Twenty-Five in Jail and the
End is Not
Yet.
FIGHT IN THE STREETS
Show People Gathered in a Grove
Outside Of Town and Pre-
pairing to Storm the
Jail.
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MABEN, Miss. Dec. 18.-Walter
Evans, owner Of the Evans circus, is
dead, Harry and Rock johnson, citi-
zens of Maben, will die, eight attaches
Of the circus, all performers, are
severely injured and a half dozen
noncombatants are injured as the re-
suit of a pitched battle here late to-
day following a street fight between
Evans and the Johnson brothers
Friends of the Johnsons say Evans
attacked them. They declare he
drew a revolver and shot each OF the
brothers twive and that they then
wrestled the weapon from him and
killed him instantly. Other persons
connected with the show met the as
sociates of the Johnson brothers in
the street and a battle followed in
which there was general exchange
Of shots and a hand to hand encounte,
with knives. Two women whose
names are not obtainable but one oi
whom is said to be Evans wife, par
ticipated in the affray. With the as
sistance of several specially sworr
deputies the constable arrested twen
/ ty-five persons, most of them mem
bers of the circus troup. The circus
people are reported gathered in {
grove south Of town and it is feared
they are preparing to storm the jai
1 tonight to rescue their friends
The constable has appealed for ali
| to Sheriff Johnson at Starksville.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
Chicago Judge Decides That the Bird
Has a Perfect Right to Hover
over Tenament
Houses.
A BACHELORS OPINION
Landlord Told That He Could Not
Close His Apartments to
People Who Have
Children.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Dec 1S.-The stork won
a great victory today when the NUM-
cipal court granted it the right to
hover at will above Chicago apart
ment houses Municipal Judge Hines.
himself bachelor, ruled in test
case that babies and older children
may stay in flats just as long as
father continues to pay the rent.
W. S. Boyleston, Chicago admir-
er of "Rooseveltian" anti-race sui
eide ideas had tried to renew the
lease on his apartments from a south
side landlord and he was told that
the fiat would not be rented in frl-
ture to families with children"
Boyleston went to court Judge
Hines upheld Boyleston. He said
Il consider the efforts of the land
lords to stop the storks operation an
incentive toward race suicide This
is the first case that has been brought
into court and unless the Supreme
court reverses the ruling, it will soon
mean serious consequences for any
landlord who refuses to rent to fami
lies with large broods."
The landlords declare they will
carry the case to the state supreme
court but until the higher court is
heard from, the stork must be per
mitted to run amuck in Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
APPEAL OF THE
SUGAR CASE
Unless Judge Holt's Decision is Re
versed, Criminal Prosecution
is Denied.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 1S.-It
was announced today at the Depart
ment of Justice that on January 8,
when the Supreme court re-assembles
after the holiday recess the govern
ment will move to advance its case
on appeal from Judge Holt's recent
decision holding that the Sugar Trust
directors are protected by the statute
of limitations from prosecution under
the Sherman antitrust law for hav-
ing brought about the closing OF the
Philadelphia Sugar Refinery.
The assignment Of errors in this
case is now being made up by the
special attorneys of the department.
Application for writ of error has
already been granted by the circuit
court of the southern district of New
York.
Great interest attaches to the gov
ernment's appeal in this case for the
reason that attorney general Wicker
sham has himself stated that unless
Judge Hollis decision is reversed it
will be impossible f. he government
to prosecute criminally, officials OF
the Sugar, Tobacco and other trusts
whose alleged violations of law be
gan more than three years ago, even
1 though the effects of these acts is
! continued.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
Inorganic Wife of the Bead kinu
May Try and Place Her Son
Upon the Belgium
Throne.
SCANDAL is PROMISED
Three Daughters Of Leopold May Try
and Break Their Fathers Will
Which Left Them
Little.
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[Gate City Leased Wire Service
BRUSSELS, Dec. 1S.-A fight to OBJ,
tain the throne of Belgium for her
five year old son Lucien, the offspring
of her morganatic marriage to thei
late King Leopold is the threat that
Brussels believes tonight will be held
over the heads Of the daughters of thei
King by Baroness Vaughan to pre-
vent their threat to break their fath-l
er's will which bequeathed the bulk
of his millions to the Baroness. Tho
capital views the prospect with fear,l
for such fight would parade before
the world one Of the most unsavoryi
scandals ever connected with Euro-
pean royalty.
One other motive, also. prompts thei
Baroness. and that Is to establish toi
the world her marriage to the King.
SO that she may appear as royal
| widow. The Belgian law is plain,
however, with respect to the Off
springs of marriage. where if the
civil ceremony is lacking, being in-
eligible to the throne. But with her
double prize at stake 1t is believed
the baroness will go to any extreme.
permit the further besmirching her
name and see the Belgium courts
shocked to its depths to gain her end.
The Belgium government is co-operat-
Ing with the daughters of the King.
Princesses Louise, stephenia, and
Clementine in an effort to deprive her
3. of the legacy, but in as much as the
great part of Leopold's wealth is in
foreign property. the governments
i chances OF recovering any considers
4 able amount are small.
1t was reported this afternoon that
the Baroness had gone to Paris but 1t
1 develops that she is still in her villa
at Laken
. The authorities circulated the false
report to prevent a hostile delnonstra.
ton
No One Seems to Grieve.
The body was removed from the
Laken palace to Brussels this fyter-
noon. A squadron of cavalry acted as
the escort. Prince Albert, who will
be crowned King on Thursday. and
state officers brought up the rear Of
the procession. Minute guns were flr-
ed as the cortege moved to the city.
The journey to the city was marked
by an almost utter absence of signs
of grief Much Of the industrial activ-
ity was continued without interrnp-
ton, notwithstanding that an order
had been issued for the complete sus-,
: pension of trade.
Socialists Active.
[Gate City Leased Wire Service
CEARLETROI, Belgium, Dec. H.
lie Roi Est Mort; vive La Republi-
que" (the king is dead; long live the
Republic) This is the caption of
, manifesto issued tonight by the so
cialists federation which is waging
an active campaign to prevent the
!. crowning of Price Albert to succeed
King Leopold.
The proclamation of the socialists
points out that during his reign, Leo
pold's civil life cost the country $780,.
100000
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
DUKE MICHEAL
DIED IN FRANCE
Grand Uncle of the Gar of RUSSIA
Passed Away at Age of
TT Years

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.1
CARNES, France, Dec 1S.-Grand
Uncle of the Car of Russia died here
tonight of paralysis of the heart. The
Grand Duke was, the oldest member
of the Russian Royal family and was
seventy-seven years old. He was y
brother of the grandfather of -
present emperor. Micheal entered the
Russian army when he was fourteen
years old and by the time he was
twenty years of age he had won his
generals stars He fought through
the Crimean war and the var with
Turkey. He has lived in Cannes for
several years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
RAIL MAKERS
MONTHS BEHIND
orders Placed by American Railroads
Have Swamped the Fac
tories.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 1S.-It is ad-
mitted tonight that the various mills
here manufacturing steel rails are
months behind on orders that have
been placed by various railroads
throughout the country and it Is de-
clared that while the policy of re-
trenchment among the railroads DUR
ing the recent panic may be partly
the cause of this condition, the fight
that was waged for nearly year and
a half between the steel companies
and the railroads is considered to be
more responsible
When the Bessemer rail first came
out, it was a great favorite with the
roads. But in 1907, the "open
hearth rail appeared and it was on
these that fight began which caused
the railroads to hold up Al orders
placed with The mills
1t meant the outlay of millions of
dollars of steel companies to throw
out their furnaces for making the
Bessemer rail and replace them with
open hearth. furnaces. The steel
companies endeavored to force the
railroads into accepting the Bessemer
rail but after orders were finally held
up for more than year, they were
compelled to yield and manufacture
the "open hearth rail.
At present the mills are running
full blast. but the practical tie up in
the manufacturing has thrown them
months behind.
Had the companies Yielded to the
demands of the railroads sooner and
the placing of orders and repairing OF
tracks thus been allowed to move reg
ularly instead of piling up, some OF
the wrecks during the past week
probably would have been averted. ac
cording to railroad men
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
Or. Cooks Records Are Believed to
Have Been insufficient to
Prove That he Found
the Pole.
ARE NOT CONVINCED
Rumor to This Effect is Current and
Committee is Very Close
Mouthed About Its
Findings.
.[Gate City Leased Wire Service. j

lGate City Leased Wire Service.l
COPENHAGEN, Dec 1S.-The re-
port is current in Copenhagen tonight
that the committee of Danish scien-
lists that is examining the north pole
data of DR.. Frederick A. Cook has al
ready gone into his records far enough
to be convinced that Lis evidence is
insufficient.
The committee made report of its
preliminary investigation to the Uni
versity of Copenhagen council today
and from remarks dropped by mem
bers of the council it seems that the
committees investigation up to date
is adverse to DR. Cook
When the committee and council
found the report was current the or
der was issued that absolutely moth
ing regarding the proceedings be Civ
en- to the public. But enough had al
ready been learned to Indicate that
the investigation has undergone a
complete change in its attitude re.
garding Cooks claims. Prof. STIR n
grehn, president of the committee,
made this significant remark when IN.
terviewed after todays meeting:
I'VE can say nothing definite at
this time. The data will require the
most careful consideration "
Stromgrehn has been one O. Cooks
enthusiastic supporters but today he
showed every Indication Ct being
! deeply worried
1 The committee reiterated that nc
consideration whatever was given tc
/ the affidavits of Captain w j. Loos;
and George H. Dunkle, that the form
er faxed much of the data presented
by Dr. Cook.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-Forecast
for Sunday and Monday:
For Illinois: Continued cold Sun.
day, Monday fair, warmer.
For Iowa: Fair Sunday and Mon.
day, with slowly rising temperature.
For Missouri: Fair, continued cold,
Monday fair and warmer.
Local Observations.
Dec. Bar. Their Wind Weather.
Is Z am. :. so 80 Il w Clear
Is Z pm. 30.25 9 SW Clear
River above low water of 1864 3
feet tenths.
Change in "a hours, fall 2 tenths.
Mean temperature, >.
Maximum temperature, II.
Minimum temperature. 4.
FRED q. GoSEWISCH,
~ Observer,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
Upon the Election of the New Presi-
dent, Depends the Future
Action of United States
Against Country.
INFLUENCE OF zELAYA
Unless the New Administration is
Free From His Contamination,
There viii Be
Trouble.
[Gate city Leased Wire Service

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-Upon to-
days crisis in the Nicaraguan situa-
tion will depend the course of action
by Secretary Knox in obtaining re-
paration for the murder of the two
Americans, Groce and Cannon. 1t is
believed Zelaya's influence will sue
ceed in clothing either Madriz or
lrias with the presidential mantle and
the acceptability of either OF these
candidates will likely decide whether
Nicaragua is to be plunged into dis
order and rioting or whether a SER
ious attempt will be made to establish
a permanent and responsible govern
ment. Until the revolutionists have
succeeded or an agreement has been
reached between the contending par
ties, the state department will not re-
lax it's vigilance, it is asserted to-
night
1t is presumed Secretary Knox will
demand the punishment of Zelaya by
the government which succeeds him.
II the government has the ear
marks of honesty it will probably re-
ceive encourag from Secretary
Knox and the indemnity for the deaths
of the two Americans will likely be
reduced to minimum. IF the gov
ernment does not meet with the ap
proval of the Secretary OF state, par
ticularly il it retains a vestige oil
Zelayan influence, 1t will be dealt with
as vigorously as if Zelaya himse'e had
4 retained the presidential seat, accord
4 ing to information obtainable tonight
Madriz is on the friendliest terms
with Mexico and it is hinted tha.
reason for special agent Creel's visi
to the United States was to secure Il
approval of Madriz. But Madriz
Irias and Zelaya are practically II
the same class in SO far as Secretar.
Knox is concerned.
i Short dispatches to the department
q late this afternoon from Consul Leon
ard, indicated Managua was quiet ant
awaiting the action of the nationa
legislature regarding the presidency
Unofficial advices are more dis
turbing. One dispatch said reigl
of terror prevailed and that man,
anti-zelayaists had appealed to tn
American consulate for protection.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
Former Employees Of the Sugar Trust
are Promised Lienency if
They Confess Their
Sins.
WILL HAVE THE CHANCE
Judge Says That Man Influenced by
Stronger Minds are Entitled
to Some Con-
sderation.
[Gate City Leased Wire service.l

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.--1f the five
former employees of the American
Sugar Refining Company, convicted by
jury in the Federal Court of de-
frauding the government out of Gus.
toms duties by manipulating the
scales on the Brooklyn docks make a
confession to Henry l.. Stimson, the
special counsel to the government
Judge Martin will be merciful to them
when they appear for sentence on
Jan. s.
That he would take into considera.
tion the recommendation of the jury
for mercy if they "squealed" on the
men higher UP was evinced by the
judges from the bench today. He
said:
Men who are led to do wrong by
stronger minds, which control them
are entitled to mercy. The court is
bound to say that the conduct of these
defendants, since the action which the
/ jury has found to be a conspiracy is
more questionable even than theil
conduct in the commission of the
acts passed upon by the jury. For il
the men are moved by minds stronger
| than their own to commit offenseS
/ they should not afterward, wher
brought to the court attempt to shielt
/ those primarily responsible"
Ernest w. Gerbracht, until recent,
the $4,000 superintendent Of the Will
| liamsburg Refinery, who was indict
4 ed last week, will be arraigned befor
4 Judge Hongh in the Unitead State
Il Court Monday
James F. Bendernagle the forme
cashier, will have to be tried again
4 the jury having disagreed.
The government prosecutors state,
this evening they We're investigatin
the weighing methods of all the othe
refineries at this port. The gran
j jury Is still considering the case Q
Arbuckle Bros. the firm that turne
into the treasury s695,573 early thi
week. 1t is said that the Nationa
Sugar Refining Company will also b
obliged to pay about 100000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
Stalled Passenger Train Was Struck
by Coal Train and Two Men
Were Killed In
stantly.
SEVERAL WERE INJURED
Wreck in the North Was Caused by
Second Engine o, Tandan,
Jumping the
Track.
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DENVER, Colo, Dec. 18.-Plunging
into a snow bank, behind which pas
senger train No. 34S was stalled. a
coal train on the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad tonight caused a
wreck five miles east of Crested
Butte, Colo, which resulted in the
death of two men and the fatal in
jury of third. Several others were
seriously injured.
The dead:
JOHN CLIFFORD, roadmaster of
the Denver and Rio Grande, at Cum
nison.
CHARLES CROGAN, OF Gunnison,
lineman for the Colorado Telephone
company.
Fatally injured: w. Roach, Denver
and Rio Grande section foreman.
All of the men killed, according to
advices received here, were on the
stalled passenger train
Late tonight it was reported that
Roach was pinned under one of the
1 wrecked coaches and that there was
no chance of rescue for him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
NEGRO KILLED
THE MOTORMAN
Wounded the Conductor and tho
Street Car Ran Unattended
Through City.

IGate City Leased Wire Service.]
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Dec. 1S.--A lone
negro bandit shot and killed e. v.
Goudey, motorman and fatally wound
ed Michael O'Brien, conductor of a
street car in East st. Louis late to-
night and escaped. The car, uncon-
trolled, ran three and half miles
through the heart of the city, crossed
two railroad tracks and was finally
stopped down town. Three men board
ed the car, found the rear door lock-
ed and thought the conductor sprawl
ed over a seat inside, was III. An
employe of the company forced his
way into the car and stopped it. The
negro had robbed the conductor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
BOGUS BUTTER
FACTORY FOUND
oeomaraarine Plant Discovered in
the Basement of Fashionable
Roomno House.
[Gate City Leased Wire Service.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec 49,
Through the efforts of United States
Marshal H. A. We'll, plant operated
by oleomargarine men, said to have
defied the federal authorities in Wis
consin for months, was located in the
basement of fashionable rooming
house, The authorities are keeping
the exact location a secret until the
men implicated are apprehended.
Warrants are said to have been is
sued for many men, some of them
said to be prominent
Following the recent arrest at
Janesyille Of A. E. Graham on the
charge of violating the oleo law. an
attempt was made to destroy the oleo
plant here. This was partially sue
cessful.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
TAFT at Funeral.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.l
WATERTOWN, Conn, Dec, 1S.--
After attending the funeral services
of his sister-inlaw, Mrs. Horace Dut-
ton Taft. President Taft left for
Washington tonight at II o'clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
CHICAGO Produce

CHICAGO, Dec. 1S. Butter, steady
Creamerias, 27@34c; dairies, 25@30c
ggs-strong; receipts, $500. Al
the mark, cases included, 25h@
3oAc; firsts, 35c; prime firsts, 561sc.
Poultry steady. Turkeys, lie;
chickens, 111ac: springs, 111ac.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19
Go Together.

A merry heart is always sign Of a
good conscience.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-19

Applies TO Almost All of Us.
Flattery is the food of fooIs.-Swift.
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