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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-17
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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-17

; ton was necessary and the little
ones were told that Santa Claus
had come down the chimney. left
their presents and departed the
same way. Undoubtedly the
poem Twas the Night before
Christmas" published in the
United States in 1922, spread the
myth enormously in English
speaking countries.
Originally children hung up
their stockings on ST. Nicholas
Eve (Dec. 9TH. Young women
in converts all over Europe also
placed their stockings at the
door of the AbbeSS. This was
an adoption of the custom of
young women praying st. Nicho-
las to provide them with good
husbands and marriage dowry.
According to tradition. ST. Mich
olas once under cover of the
night, threw three purses of gold
into the house of noblemau who
was unable to provide for his
three daughters. The money
was their dOwry and enabled
them to marry. Some claim that
the shape of the purses of that
day, which were made like stock
ingS, gave rise to the custom of
hanging the stockings for St
Nicholas. Gradually the hang
ing up of stockings on st. Nicho
las Eve ceased and the custom
became incorporated into our
Christmas festivities. Santa
Claus reindeer are supposed to
have emanated from an old Spitz
bergen legend. BY this tale rein
deer bearing certain marks were
believed to come yearly from an
unknown but inhabited country
of the far north. Reindeer, how
ever, do not seem to be aSSociat
ed with Santa Claus in many
foreign countries, although the
chimney myth exists there. In
the Netherlands for example,
Santa Claus rides a white horse.
In the poem Twas the Night be-
fore Christmas, English names
are given to six of the eight rein
deer.
The burning of the log was a
very old Yuletime custom of the
Scandinavians who, at the festi-
val, kindled huge bon fires to the
God Thor. Burning the log was
practiced in Scandinavia, Eng |
land, Italy and some parts of
France and Servia. The charred
ashes were supposed to have
magic powers.
The custom of using holly at
Christmas time is of great anti
guilty and is believed to have
come from the ancient pagan fes-
rivals. According to tradition,
holly is the bush in which Jeho-
yah appeared to Moses. 1t grows
in every country and there are
over $50 varities so that it -four
ishes in every climate.
The mistletoe was connected
with the heather Saturnalia and
was adopted into the Christian
festivities. 1t was an object of
special vennration by the ancient
Druids, but only when it grew
upon an oak tree. The idea of
kissing under the mistletoe is a
relic of Scandinavian mythology.
Loki hated Baldea, the Appolo of
the North. Everything that
springs from earth, fire air and
water had given its promise un-
der oath not to hurt Balder eX
cept the mistletoe, which was
deemed too insignificant to be
asked. Loki made an arrow of
which he gave to blind
Holder TO shoot and which killed
Balder, who afterwards was re-
stored to life by the gods. The
,;.4I.4o, ,,,,.. 4In,, % A.,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01
MISSOURI BANK
SHORT $4,000
After Reorganization Officials Demand
ed Accounting of Missing Fund
Examiner Acts.

Upton, Mo, Jan. Roy Bane
cashier of the Peoples bank of Upton,
was arrested yesterday on the charge
of embezzling $4,000 of the banks
funds. The arrest was made at the in
stance of the state banking depart
ment. The examination was made by
Examiner Stephenson.
The discovery of the shortage is said
to have been made a month ago, when
it was found a leaf was missing from
the register. According to the ex-
aminer, the cashier explained that this
leaf contained the account of one of
their biggest customers and that the
account would explain the apparent
discrepancy.
A month ago the bank was consoli-
dated with the Bank of Upton, and Off
Gals of the new institution demanded
an accounting of the missing funds.
1t was then found that accounts had
been changed, the loan account being
81 900 short, the account of Sedalia
bank was $4,000 short, and that of a
ST. Louis bank $4,000 short. while the
cash account was short $4,000
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01
Dun Reports Hopeful Financial and
Commercial Conditions For
This Year and Speaks
of the Farmers.
THEIR PRODUCE RICHER
Recuperative Powers Of Wall Street
Were Beyond the Hopes of the
Most sanguine-Bank
Failures Low.

NEW YORK, Jan. Hopeful fin
ancial and commercial conditions for
the year 1909 are glowingly predicted
in R. G. Dun & Co.'s annual review of
the trade conditions The Review as
serts that the recuperative powers
shown by Wall street interests during
the year just ended were beyond the
hopes of the most sanguine."
Dun places the amount involved in
banking failures during the year at
site 100000 less than that involved in
1907. although more banks failed than
in the preceding year.
The Review takes up the detailed
fortunes and misfortunes of various
industries during the old yeaR and
their chances for betterment during
the new year. The summary is very
favorable. Farmers. say Dun, receiv-
ed more money for their products than
ever before The total value from the
produce was S7,I7S,0o0, 900. The mon
ey market was very light. says Dun.
during the latter part of 1907 and the
early part of 1908, but has since
eased up to a gratifying extent
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01
Two Priests Survived.

NAPLES, Jan. l.. Two
priests, who reached here from
Scylta today declared they
were the only survivors of Scyl-
ia. One priest said: "The tt
dial wave engulfed Scylta and
we were swept out to sea. We
escaped death by clinging to
bits of wreckage@ and finally
picked up by a small boat and
taken to Messina. l don It
think there is a coast town in
Calabria not practically des-
troyed. .
An urgent call reached here
today for re-infcrcements Of
thirty thousand to aid in the
work of rescue. Soldiers have
turned bakers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01
Deaton and Official Forces Maintain an
KY, Unless the Governor Sent
Him Military Fro
lection.
CITIZENS UNDER ARMS
Deaton and oiciaI Forces Maintain an
Armed Truce Pending the
Arriving Of the State
Militia.

JACKSON. KY, Jan. 1-Jackson's
male citizens are under arms and a
telegram requesting the governor to
send military aid is the way the New
Year began here. Trouble began
yesterday when Ex-Sheriff Callahan
famous in the times of the Rargis
reign, persuaded Sheriff Crawford to
escort him into town with twenty
armed deputies to face the county
court on charge of numbering James
Deaton thirteen years ago. When the
party arrived they found the Deatons
force and the two bands have been
maintaining an armed truce ever
since Judge Traube took to the
woods near Lost Creek and declared
he would not return to hold court I'M
til the governor granted him protec-
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01
AUTOMOBILES
IN A COLLISION
Miss Ida koenig Probably Fatally Hurt
in an Accident in Lincoln
Park.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-Seven persons
were injured, three seriously, when a
crowded automobile early today
crashed into and demolished another
machine in Lincoln park. Ida Koenig,
who had an arm fractured, eoncussion
of the brain and her face badly disfig-
ured, may die. The party was in Miss
Ida Koenig's touring car, running rap
idly through the park, when it crashed
into a machine owned by Charles E.
Rivers. Rivers was unhurt. Martin
Fitzpatrick, the chauffeur of the Koe-
mig auto, was arrested for speeding.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01
w "A. Stone, Coal Operator Of Union
town, Pa, lnstructs Detec-
tlves to Hunt For
Mrs. Stone.
ABSENT SINCE DEC. 2
Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars Will be
Given to the One Who Re-
turns Mrs. Stone to
Her Husband.

P1TTsBURG, Pa, Jan. Nv. A.
Stone, the millionaire coal operator
apolis detectives to go to Massillon,
Ohio, today and search all in coming
trains from Greensburg, Ind, for his
wife, who has been missing from her
home since December 2. Mrs.
Stone left Uniontown December 2, at
the same time Emery Martin also dis
appeared. Stone offers a reward of
$500 for the return Of his wife.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01
Taor,nina Safe.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l.
Ambassador Griscom cabled
the state department today
that Taormina was safe. He
says: "The Italian foreign Of
flee assures me that Taormina
escaped uninjured. This an
swers inquiries received from
American citizens as to rel
atives and friends in that place.
The foreign office received a
telegram saying it had unof-
fetal news in regard to the con-
sulate of Messina.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01
CITY NEWS.

This is very appropriate year for
the people of Keolsuk to resolve to buy
"Keokuk Made Goods"
This afternoon at o'clock, the
city calaboose was as empty as the
grave and up to that time not single
arrest had been made so far this year.
The pallbearers assisting in the flu
neral of Mrs. Mary English yesterday
were the following: p. J. Landnan,
Cary G. Kayser, Frank Puder, Lenard
Richards and Mr.. Wyrick.
The firemen enjoyed smoker last
evening, the treat being on Smith
Hamill, whose automobile caught fire
the other evening and the blaze of
which was extinguished by the depart
ment.
"A still alarm was turned in this al
ternoon at 80 o'clock on account of
a fire on the Seventh street bridge and
the chemical engine went down and
put out the blaze. Two alarms were
turned in by different parties and the
entire department, all but the Sixth
street reel, responded to the alarm
The funeral of the late Mrs. Bridget
Rogan was held this morning at st.
Francis De Sales Catholic church, ser
vices being conducted by Rev. James
Dunnion. The pallbearers were the
following gentlemen: James, Edward
George and John Finigan, Thomas Nc
Donald and d. NJ. Moore. The body
was inferred in the Catholic cemetery.
Another automobile fire occurred
last ewing, when Dr. Armentrout' S
machine caught fire from a leakage of
gasoline, while he was at Ninth and
Concert streets. The blaze was put
out before any great amount OF dam
age had been done and the fire depart
ment was not called out. Prompt work
saved the machine from being con
! sumed by the blaze.
Coroner Korschgen received notice
/ today of the death of man at Fort
! Madison who was injured by tree
! falling upon him. He was choppine
wood i'll Green Bay township, nine
\ miles ABOVE fOII MdulSOu, SSSlSludS
and a tree fell upon him, badly mash
| ing his head He was found lying un
der the tree and removed to the city
to doctors office, where he died thi:
morning at 4 o'clock The coroner de
cided that it would be unnecessary tt
hold an inquest in the case.
The coming of the new year wa
pleasantly spent at the Holiness HON
mission. No. 207 Main street, last ever
ing, where a large crowd assemble'
!. and opened the service with singin
= and prayer. There was a phonograp
: concert for the children, followed b
, a supper which was served to over fl
ty people and then several well-tille
baskets We're carried away by the d.
; serving poor After the supper, tn
4 crowd remained until midnight, sci
| vices being held until / o'clock wit
J. great interest. The mission was al
l sisted in giving the supper last evenin
: By number of people who made d,
nations,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01
For a Second Time and in the
Presence Of Large Audience
He is Inaugurated
Governor.
HE MAKES SUGGESTIONS
Wants the Water Sources and Forests
Preserved, Asks For Better
Highways and Suggests
Ballot Reforms.

ALBANY, Jan. Governor Hughes
was today inaugurated second time
as governor of New York. In his in.
augural address before an audience
that filled the assembly chamber of
the capital building he appealed to the
legislature for forest conservation,
improved water ways. better highways,
safe guarding the water sources and
ballot reform. He said: Our cleo
toral machinery should be safe guard
ed as to insure an interrupted eX-
preston of the public will"
1t is believed the governor will de-
mand a direct primary in his mes
sage to the legislature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01
DAUGHTER pead-parents Follow.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.--Unable to en-
dure the thought of spending their de-
clining years alone and without the
cheering presence of their daughter,
whom they both worshipped, Professor
]. P. Gordy of the New York university
and wife today committed suicide a
few hours after the death of their
daughter. The young girl, eighteen
years of age, died this morning of pne-
monia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01
ANOTHER FIERCE
BALTIMORE FIRE
Firemen, Assisted by Fire Boats,
Fought Four Hours to Gain
Control of Fire.

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 1.-After a
hard fight. the firemen, aided by fire
boats, and railroad tugs, secured con-
troll of fire which for nearly four
hours ragged along the water front. The
loss cannot be estimated. The fire de-
stroyed the old piers of the Baltimore
Storage and Lighterage Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01
REFORMER TURNS
BACK HIS SALARY
Philadelphia Merchant Gives Back FIT
teen Thousand Dollars Earned as
a Commissioner.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Rudolph
Blankenburg. the wellknown merchant
and reformer who was elected city
commissioner in the political upheaval
of 1905, yesterday sent to the board of
city trustees check for $4,000, repre-
senting the entire salary for three
years as commissioner.
Blankenburg. whose term as commits
sioner ended yesterday, says he does
not feel he should be paid for services
rendered for the city and the public,
and he gives his salary to the police,
tiremen and teachers pension fund.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01

~ without supplies OF any kind.
AT Bagnara surgical operations
are being performed with prun-
ing knives, but at Reggie even
that is impossible. Thieves in
fest the country and the des-
pair Of unaided villages is COM
plete. Hunger supplies the
motive for scenes of shocking
violence and pillages and rob-
bers defy the few surviving po-
licemen and soldiers.
The commander of the Rus
sian cruiser Admiral Makhar
off, which arrived at Naples
yesterday with refugees, from
Messina, in his story Of the dis
aster says: "The city is liter
ally nothing but q heap OF ru-
ms. Every building there has
collapsed. It is impossible to
give even a faint idea of des-
olation Of the scene. [ esti-
mate the deaths at Messina are
conservatively at $4,000. The
mind shrinks from contempla-
ton Of present condition in the
stricken city; that there are
thousands of persons still alive
in the ruins, and that countless
numbers must die
The relief measures in oper-
alton in Messina and Reggie
are proving wholly inadequate
to meet the terrible demands
upon them. A report from both
places today says every time
food is offered to the hunger
crazed survivors the soldiers
had to stand guard and keep
the people from killing each
other. At Reggie two sol
diers guarding scanty supplies
landed from a ship were killed
in a hysterical rush for the
stock Of provisions: WonaeI
carrying enlaciated children
joined in the fight and mum
Aber Of persons were injured be:
fore the mob was driven back
The soldiers at Messina are dis
j tributing loaves of bread al
I the point Of bayonet.
1 The American gunboa1
Scorpion left Constantine
)ple today for Messina on it
way to the sheltering suryiv
ors. To permit them to re
Emain on the scene means ul
I innate death
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01
Fifty Bodies Recovered.

MAYBURY, Jan. Fifty bodies
were removed from the i'll fated mine.
1t is thought there are no more
bodies in the mine. Mine inspectors
today investigated the cause of ex-
plosion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01
TODAY'S MARKETS.
CHICAGO Live Stock.

CHICAGO, Jan. Cattle, 1000, 1Oc
lower; beeves, So. aO@7. 80; stockers,
80. 1904 80; hogs, $4,000. 5@1Oc high
er: light, SIS. zoos. 90: heavy, $3.50
6 20; pigs, 81 25@5.25; sheep, 1000,
steady; natives, 81 60@5.l5; lambs,
50@7.S5.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01

The aquatic meet scheduled for
this morning at the Y. M. G. A. was
not pulled off owing to the low temper
ture Of the pool.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01
Found Parents Asyphyxiated.

CHICAGO, Jan. ALBERT Fortunat-
er went to his parents room this morn
ing and found both asphyxiated from
gas. Albert says his parents met
death by accident.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01

-Keokuk was quiet place this af-
ternoon. most of the business houses
being closed for the day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01

ALE OF H loRRoR GROWS
p.rl '.'ansl., in the Mediterranean
Sea, with a Population Of
1000, Have Entirely
/, Disappeared.

EDME, Jan. 1.-THE Vita |
a|tss that a wireless message !
1sSn the strait of Messina re-
jfEs the La Pari islands, a
6bp Of volcanic islands IN
Mediterranean near the
81 Of Sicily have disappear
The total population Of the
is is $4,000 and must inev-
By have persisted.
lie minister Of marine has
lystAd a torpedo boat to ascer-
M The, facts
EN- mates Of the death roll OF
he ea hquake~now ceases to
pncern the Italian people.
very Eort is now being made
; ca8sA FOR the living. Snip
Sad xe4f fugitives have been
brriEd out Of the stricken zone
Naples, Palmero, Catanla
bther ports and, according
es.sli'S ter of marine, res.
esess CO.. the number Of
p v.',; 4alsn now centered in
trait Of Messina and 5000
srs are being landed on the
COASTS.
81 has been decided by the
srnment to send a feet of
l grant steamers to trans
the survivors to other pla-
The latest reports received
Rome state there have been
Inv intermittent shocks fol
ting the first to which the
later part Of destruction is
lfibuted. The British war
Mp Minerva reported by wire
to Malta two severe shocks
seurred at Messina last night.
aprofessor Ricco, director of
Mobservatory at Mount Etna,
Gates that his instruments
mte recorded fortytwo dis
Iinct shocks after the first, but
at during the last fourteen
Burs they have been almost
mbtionless. Etna and Strom-
Hi are now quiet, and he is
&rta.n the earthquake is not
M volcanic but geological orr
lin, sim lar to that Of 1885.
II Horror Of the situation at
Messina and Reggie grows
With every fresh dispatch. The
correspondent places the death
Nil throughout the entire
krritory as high as 100000
INT this appears to be extreme
0fhers make the outside esti-
mate 100000 but the ministe,
oflmarine still holds to 115,000
The relief expeditions OF
the way to Reggie report eigh
teen provincial villages be
sides those already mentioned
ii Calabria as having beer
con1plet' " ruined. This woule
Indicate that the earthquake
did not confine it's work Of hav
be to the coast. What has be
come Of he inhabitants in thes
villages $ not known.
The Calabrian coast TO
thirty niles has been torn an
twisted. From Bagnara to Rec
gio, tive ty-fve miles, the coul
try is half demolished. Assis'
ance has reached but a fe'
villages md they are practica
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01
Terrible Demands Upon Rel
and Soldiers Deliver 50
the "PoInt Of
Bayonet."
TWO SOLDIERS
Were Guarding a seanty SUPP
visions When Halt starv{
Hall crazed victinnl
Attack Them.

ROME, Jan. 1.-The
can embassy is now Cd
that VIM. I'll. Bishop,
States Consul to Palel
ported not in Sicily at
of the quake, was in th
tated part of the ISLAM
is feared he is among t
Maj. j. E. Reynolds u
military attache, Bayai
ting, Jr., American v
sui at Milan, Winthrop
Ter of Philadelphia, an
terpreter, were today
Griscom to the scene of
aster to investigate TIL
lean residents.
Survivors Suicid
ROME, Jan. 1.-Scord
cides among the Graz
fortunates are reported
Catania sends words t
eral survivors reachd
city and committed
shortly after arriving
King Sends soldi1
The King today sem
der to Immediately
10000 additional soldie]
quake region.
The king left Messin
and returned to Reggid
sonally superintend til
ering of medical supp
the few suffering sd
along the west coast 4
bria.
Soundings taken in tt
Of Messina today sho3
bed had risen. Plld
searching the strait in a
to establish a safe Gov
temporary navigation.
Unable to Reach Re
CATANIA. Jan. 1.-G
rarizi, heading a rescu
and attempting to real
g,io by land, reports tt
ter twenty-four hour
were unable to get
stricken city. Forty SKI,
used in carrying refuge
Messlna.
Queen Helena was no
ed to accompany her |
to Reggie. She begge
| but the horror Of the s.
at Calabran town is c
ed too great for her to
Warshlps off the
Messina are bombardi
eral places where fire
out again. This is I'll
available means OF figh
flames.
$4,000 For Quake S
WASHINGTON, Ja
The National Red Gre
ETY. reports 100000
l.ll -, +l,r az,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01

Good resolutions are in force. May
they continue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01
Survivors Suicid

ROME, Jan. Score
cides among the Graz
fortunates are reported
Catania sends words Z
eral survivors reache
city and committed
shortly after arriving,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-01
$4,000 For Quake 81
Church to Contrib

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-29
RACE WITH DEATH.

Flank A. Vauderlip, president Of the
City National Bank Of New York, broke
all American railroad records yesterday
according to statements made by the
New York Central Railroad officers, in
a race to the bedside OF bis dying mother,
but he lost by twenty.eight minutes,
Mr.. Vanderlip's special train covered
The distance from New York to Engle.
wood station, Chicago, In 10 hours and
So minutes.
When be leaped from the train he
wss met with the announcement that
his mother, Mrs. Charlotte l.. Vanderlip,
hsd died a! 2:30.
Shortly before Saturday midnight Mr..
Vanderlip in New York received word
from Ohicsgo that his mother was near
death. he Immediately ordered the
New York Central line to supply him
With the fastest special train at it's com.
mand. The company had train ready
to leave New York at midnight, eastern
time. The train consisted of private
car, three coaches, aud a powerful loco
motive. The t;ainmen were the only
persons carried besides Mr.. Vsuderlip,
but it vas necessary to add the extra
coaches to give the train the proper
weight for high speed. The trainmeu
expected to cover the distance in eigh-
teen hours.
The special left New York at mid
night. TIE run to Buffalo, 440 miles,
was covered in 999 minutes which iuclud.
I'd three-miDute stop for change Of
locomotives. The time Of arriving a.
Buffalo was 6:99 a. m. This vas a
wonderful performance, but Mr.. Wander
lip called for still more speed, as be had
received discouragipg word from the
bedside of bis mother.
The run from Buffalo to Cleveland,
lS3 miles, was covered 10 l68 min
utes. Elkhart, Ind, was reached
at l % p. m M king the l43 miles from
from Toledo in II minutes. Engle-
wood was reached at 2:5S the last 80
miles being made in 92 minutes.
After Mr. Vanderlip left the train at
Epglewood, which vas the nearest sta
ton to his mothers home, the train con-
tiuued on to the La Sale street station,
snd arrived there et3.07, making the to-
tai time 16 hours and 7 minutes.
The run Of the special train wss one
of the fastest on record, considering the
fact that no time was given for special
orders, and the train had to be sand
Tiched in between regular trains and
'ake its chances over the $50 miles.