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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
sitter Pardoned by President Taft
Makes Full Confession About
the Sugar
SWindles.
DEFENSE IN PANIC
Checkers Who were Caught were
Paid Their Salaries by the
Company Right
Along.

NEW YORK May 23-The man who
bored the holes in the scales, through
which springs were manipulated to
defraud the government of two million
dollars in duties On imports by the
sugar trust, told the whole story under
oath today.
He was Oliver Sitter, for 25 years
superintendent of docks of the trust,
convicted last December of conspiracy
to defraud the government and SEN
fenced to two years at Atlanta prison.
Restored to all of his rights by a full
pardon by President Taft, he took the
stand to testify against the secretary
OF the trust and otherv now On trial.
He related the story of the fraud, I'M
plicating all OF the checkers, Bend
ernagle and Earnest W. Gerbracht,
former superintendent.
Sitter swore that he had received
his own and the wages of all discharg-
ed checkers up to the time he was
sent to prison and that Gerbracht
paid it to him. His story threw the
defense into confusion
The witness today related various
conversations he had with former
superintendents, who are among the
men on trial. Whenever he desired to
raise the wages of the checkers he
said he had to take the matter UP with
others. Bendernagle would mark the
envelopes s15 when they contained
s1S in order that others would not
know OF it.
Witness contradicted his former tes
timony and told of boring the holes in
the scales and arranging for the signal
lights which were used to warn the
checkers OF the presence OF inspectors
He said that following the raid on
the docks. the checkers can't to him
and asked II they were to lose their
Jobs. He told them that Gerbracht
had promised to take care of them
Gerbracht told him to go home and be
would see him later. He did so an6
from that time on, met him once q
week and gave him packet of money
out of which be took his wages an6
the wages of the other discharged
men. This kept up until witness wa.
Sent to the Atlanta prison.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
GETTING READY
TO GREET TEDDY
The Colonel is Due to Arrive Back
Home on the Morning Of
June 18.

NEW YORK, May 23.--The recep-
ton to be given Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt upon his return to this
country, June IS. will, it has been de-
cided, be national in scope as we'll as
non-political. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
chairman of the committee, therefore
announces to the country at large that
any organization in good standing
viii be given position along the line
OF march. Applications should be
made Immediately to Captain A. r.
Cosby. secretary of the committee,
and addressed to No. 146 Broadway,
New York.
Colonel Roosevelt will arrive on the
kalserin Auguste Victoria and will
reach Quarantine on the upper bay at
o'clock and will leave the steamship
Tor revenue cutter which will lead
the welcoming flotilla to the battery.
Here there will be brief exercises and
an ofiicial welcome by Mayor Gaynor.
lhe procession will then proceed up
broadway to Washington Square,
through the Square to Fifth Avenue
and up Fifth Avenue to 59th street
ne entire route will be decorated
with the national colors and lined
with thousands upon thousands of ad.
mlrers OF Colonel Roosevelt.
AS the hotels are already booking
many guests, the committee advises
that reservations be engaged withou,
delay.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
Eighr Of the Twelve Bodies Have Now
Been Recovered from the
Wreck of the Steamer
City of Saltillo.
FLOATING IN THE RIVER
Sunday Discovery was Made a Few
Miles Down the River from
the Scene of tho
Accident.

ST. LOUIS, May 23-Two more
bodies of victims of the wreck of the
Mississippi river steamer City of Sal
tillo at Glen Park, Mo-, May IL, were
found yesterday morning. The bodies
were those of Mrs. Archibald M. Pat
terson of Savannah, Tenn, and Will
liam J. Pickett, Jr., of 1918 Windsor
place, st. Louis. Both bodies were
found floating few miles below the
scene Of the wreck. This makes eight
recovered bodies out Of twelve miss
ing.
Mrs. Patterson's body was found by
fishermen at Herculaneum, three
miles below Glen park Rivermen
found the body of Pickett at Bush
burg, three-quarters of a mile below
Glen park. Neither body was badly
decomposed
1t is thought that the breaking up
OF the wreck which is being brought
about by the swift current, and which
was hurried by the steamer City of
Savannah, manned by the former
crew of the Saltillo, and replacing the
I Saltillo in the st. Louis to Waterloo,
Ala, trade, which stopped on her ini-
tial trip yesterday morning and pulled
on the wreck, may have released some
of the bodies pinioned down by freight
and that among these were the two
found yesterday. This theory is
strengthened by the proximity Of the
+ bodies to the scene Of the wreck. A
carpenter sent down to the scene
yesterday by the ST. Louis and Ten
nessee River Packet company, also re-
moved some heavy timbers of the hull
to aid it's disintegration and expedite
the removal of the freight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
Whole Tribe Of Them Is Unearthed by
the Confession Of One and
the Officers Are
Getting Busy.
Four Thousand implicated in the Plots
and They will be Arrested
in Various Parts of
the World.

LISBON, May 2S.-Through the con-
fession today Of an anarchist named
Remeires, one of the conspirators in
the assassination of King Carlos
and Crown Prince Ruize of Portugal
in FEBRUARY, 1908, the identity of LAG
other conspirators in this crime has
been revealed. Remeieres says that
the leaders in the plot are still in com
munication with each other, their ulti
mate end being the assassination Of
King Emmanuel.
Todays confession shows that the
plot was more widespread than the
police suspected and that sixty promi
nent politicians were involved.
The authorities expect to implicatt
at least 1000 persons and are now en-
gagged in obtaining evidence for thu
extradition from New York, London
Paris and Rio Janiero of the Leaders
Of the regicide band.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
Weather Conditions.

Saturdays southwestern storm has
moved slowly northeast, and is cen
tral over the lower lake region and
Ohio valley this morning.
Its advance has been attended by
rains on the western gulf coast and
in the central valleys, with heavy
rains at Little Rock, ST Louis and
Chicago.
West of tfhe Mississippi a field of
high pressure in the northern noun
tain region is causing fair moder-
ately cool weather, and cooler wealth
er extends eastward to the Mississip-
pi valley.
These conditions indicate fair
weather for this section tonight and
Tuesday, with colder tonight and prob
ably light frost in lowlands.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
RAILROAD BILL
PROGRAM OUT
Making of New Bill will Begin Last
Of This Week if the Regulars
Plan is Carried
LONG AND SHORT HAUL
The Big Fight will be Waeed Over
This Clause which is Included
in the House
Bill.
LONG AND SHORT HAUL

WASHINGTON, May 23--If the
program of the regulars goes through
President Taft's railroad bill will be
sent to committee by the last of this
week and the making of new bill
will begin.
The big fight will be waged over
the long and short haul clauses, in
cluded in the house bill An over
whelming majority placed this feature
in the house bill and the house con-
ferees are expected to make a strong
fight to retain it.
The senate conferees will be against
the house clause
The sections of the house bill re-
lating to the regulation of capitaliza.
tion by the commission will cause
trouble The senate has not voted on
the question
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
CONDITION OF
THE PUGILISTs
johnson Losing Flesh too Fast and
corbett is Coming to See
Jeffries.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.-After
long run this morning Jack John.
son decided to do little work today
being satisfied with the condition he
showed yesterding in his boxing and
gymnasium work. The big negro has
been taking off flesh too fast
Jeffries worked out yesterday for
the benefit of visitors and is consid
cred in good condition.
Jim Corbett. is expected here to
morrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
CHICAGO RAILWAY
IN RECEIVERSHIP
Unable to Pay Westinghouse Bill on
Account of the Judgments
Against 1t.

CHICAGO, May 23-The Chicago
Railroad company was Unexpectedly
thrown into the hands of receiver
today at noon. U. S. Circuit Judge
Grosscup appointed Henry C. Blair
and John F. Roach as receivers on the
petition OF the Westinghouse Electri-
cal Manufacturing company. The trac.
tion company owes the petitioners
$4,000, which it is unable to pay on
account of judgments aggregating ST..
100000 outstanding against 1t.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
MYSTERY AGAIN
in SMELL FAMILY
Son Of the Millionaire Banker Who
was Murdered is Found Dead
in Cheap Roomns
House.
CAUSE NOT DETERMINED
Is Not Known Vet Whether 1t is a
Case of Murder, Suicide
or Natural
Death.

CHICAGO. May 2S.-Albert j.
Smell, son of Amos ]. Smell. million
aire, who was murdered in his house
here in 1883, was found dead in bed
today, in a cheap rooming house.
Smell was so years old. He kad liv.
ed in the rooming house for year
The police made close examina.
ton of the little room where the man
met death in obscurity. They are
unable to determine whether he com
mitted suicide, was murdered, or died
of natural causes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
MANY Complaints.

WASHINGTON May 2S.-In the
publication today of the printed re
ports of the last days session OF the
Ballinger- Pinchot investigation com
mittee, a number Of grievances against
both the forestry and interior depart
ments were made public, Several
complaints have been received since
the first of January, charging viola
tion of the Ia
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
WALKING ARSENAL.
TAKEN ON TRAIN
Had Pistol, Two Bowie Knives and
Pint of Apple Jack on His
Person.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. May ga
j. Mulcay, a native Kentuckian, is to-
day awaiting trial on charge of as
sault with intent to kill and Albert
Chadwick is in serious condition in
local hospital as the result of gun
play performed on Pennsylvania
train here.
When overpowered Mulcay surren
dered a revolver, two bowie knives
thirty extra cartridges and a pint ol
apple jack.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
WANTS CAPITAL
AS DRY TOWN
Iowa Delegation at Sunday School
Convention Urge Congress
to Put the Lid on
Washington.
URGE STRONG MOVEMENT
Rev. Fisch Presents the Resolution
at the Worlds Meeting and
the Matter May be
Taken Up.

WASHINGTON. May 90. Urging
in the convention to unite in mon
strous movement to eradicate the sa-
looms from the national capital, Rev.
Frank S. Fisch of the Iowa delegation
today introduced resolution before
the Worlds Sunday school convention
demanding action by congress.
The resolution recites that the sa-
loon is the greatest instrumentality in
the world for impoverishing men.
1t calls upon congress for the enact
ion OF legislation which shall make
Washington strict prohibition city
Iowa is for the resolution and will
lead the fight before congress.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
Internal Machine Placed in Front Of
His House Did Not Explode
According to
Plans.
HE rs A POLITICAL BOSS
Little Child Found the Death Dealing
Ambush and was Too
Weak to Fire

OMAHA, Neb., May 23-An infer
nal machine consisting of % sticks of
dynamite and a revolver, in a suit
case. was found on the steps of Tom
Denison's home by his infant son.
The child was unable to lift Tie suit
case which saved its life. lad the
suit case been lifted, the revolver
wou.l have exploded, setting off the
dynamite and wrecking the house
Denison has for years been the
political boss of Omaha and Frank
Brinkman is under arrest oh suspic-
ion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
LIGHTNING Strikes OH TanLs

SOUR LAKE, Texas, May PA
severe electrical storm, accompanied
WIN rain and wind, did extensive
oanage to derricks and other oil field
p4operty in this vicinity. Lightning
suck ss a steel tank, setting fire TO
@,,u naa destroying its contents of 10000
pa pa,tels OF oil, valued at 81 barrel.
.. ms IS the second storm in this vicin-
~ WITHIN q week, which has caused
oss 70 oil interests estimated at an
mount aggregating $15O,oo0.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
TEXAS WEATHER
BREAKS RECORD
Coolest May in History of the Lone
Star State and Much Damage
Has Been
Done.
COTTON AND CATTLE
Live Stock Perishes by the Summer
Blizzard and Crop Loss
will be Very
Large.

DALLAS, Texas, May 23.-All rec
ords for May weather were broken in
Texas today when the temperature of
early this morning dropped below so.
A misty rain has fallen all day. 1t
is feared crops will be greatly damag-
ed. Snow fell in flurries in many
parts of the state today.
The telephone companies report o.
600 poles down. About $4,000 acres
of cotton is damaged and 10000 cattle
killed.
Lightning struck an oil tank near
Sour Lake and destroyed 10000 gal
Ions of oil.
The total damage caused by the
storm will exceed $2,000,O00.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
THE WEATHER.
(Until Z D. m. Tuesday,

(Until I p. m. tuesday,
For keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Tuesday; cooler tonight
with frost in lowlands.
For Illinois: Partly cloudy, with
cooler south and central portions to-
night; Tuesday fair.
For Iowa: Fair tonight and Tues
day; cooler tonight extreme east por-
ton; frost tonight in lowlands.
For Missouri: Fair tonight and
Tuesday; cooler east portion tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
Flood at chiIlicothe Feared.

CHILLICOTHE. Mo. May pa
severe storm swept Chillicothe and
Livingston county early Sunday morn
ing. Rain. which fell for two hours,
was accompanied by hail which dam
aged vegetables and fruit. Grand
River is out of its banks in places and
the water is over the bottoms. Farm.
ers fear repetition of the overflow
of last year, when Livingston county
was damaged s6,ooo,o0o by high wa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
Cornet Factory Burned

ELKHART, Ind, May 2s.-C. G.
Conn's band instrument factory was
totally destroyed by fire, causing a
loss of about 100000, with insurance
of $4,000. Night Watchman Roy Ed
gerly was burned to death. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
Mrs. Erder on Trial.

ST. LOUIS, May 23.-Charged with
the murder of her husband, William
]. Erder, a st. Louis postal clerk. Mrs.
d. E. Doxey was placed on trial here
today. DR.. L. B. Doxey. the defend
ants latest husband, is under indict-
ment on the same charge, but will
probably be tried later.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
cownie Makes Denial.

DTS MONIES, Nav 80 3-Refuting
insinuations made against him by Gov
ernor Carroll, in what he terms a cam
paign Of Misrepresentation and falsi-
fication, of which he has been vic
tim. John Cownie. recently member
of the state board Of control issued a
statement in which he makes a gen.
eral and sweeping denial of the five
charges made by the governor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
COULD NOT DIVIDE
sPOILS SATISFACTORILY
One Pickpocket Shot and Killed
When Three Men Counted
their SteaIinas.

CHICAGO, May 2S.-David Flynn
shot yesterday, in what the police be
lieve to have been fight over the
division of money gained by picking
pockets, died today in 2 local hospital
Flynn before he died, told the po
lice he believed Joseph Henburry fir
ed the shot which caused his death
Henburry and Morris Flynn, a brother
of the dead man, are under arrest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
Snow in New Mexico.

ALBUQUERQUE, \. NJ, May pa
Northeastern New Mexico is in the
grip of a heavy snowstorm. The
storm evidently is a continuation of
the one that swept southeastern Colo
RADIO, and is centered at Folsom. 1t
is feared great loss of live stock will
result.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
Why He Did II.

so you read every word of the re.
ports of that investigation. Eyes. "
And you feel benefited?" .'Unuues.
tionably. | won my bet with the man
who thought l wouldn't have the
necessary nerve and endurance"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
River Bulletin.
KEoKUK, May %.
Local Observations.

KEOKUK, Nav 23.
Bar Their Wind Weather.
%, I p. M 1882 63 NV Cloudy
%. a. M. 29.74 SO NV Cloudy
Rainfall for past twenty-four hours;
26 hnndredths.
Nav % Mean temperature. cS de-
grees: maximum, 7S minimum. 50.
River Forecast.
The river will rise slowly for the
next twentv-fonr hours.
FRED z. GOSEwISCH.
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
Kaiser Leaves for Home.

LONDON, May 23.-The kaiser
brought his stay in London to a
close today, leaving for his imperial
yacht which will carry him to Suffing
where he will take a train for Berlin.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
r. petect Presence Of Chlcory.

Pure ground coffee will not discolor
cold water until it has been soaked
for some time. while the addition OF
chicory as an adulterant will imme-
diately impart brownish hue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23

Human Voice Carried Far.
The voice Of man has been known
to carry three miles through 20-foot
trumpet.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
Fell Dead on Street,

MUSKoGEE, Okla, May 2s.-Wm
Mellette dropped dead on the street
today, He was former states attorney
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-23
Mines Are Open.

SAGINAW, Mich, May 23-The
Michigan coal mines reopened today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-24
TODAY IN THE
DEPARTMENTS

Charters were issued today as fol-
lows.
The Howden Oil and Gas company,
Howden: capital, 10000; directors.
eleaye Morris. NJ j. y. Cox, +. Nc
Cabe, Eagleman
i.eschen Oil and Gas company, Tul-
sa. capital, s30O.000: directors, Wm.
r. Leschen. a. r. Thomas, p. j. Hae
dy.
The Anller and corline Telephone
company. capital. $500. directors, Bar
pey Noel. VIM. Westmoreland. A. A
Leseur.
! Lawrence Telephone company, iIo
ia capital. $500, directors. &. u
Neal. $. p Harris. + G. Leslie
I presbytery Of McAlester. Synod o
Oklahoma: offices ai Garvln: incor
porators. G. A. Spauding. w p Bail
Isy. ] y. Braley
A. w Hounshell and Sons. Aims
capital s2900D: directors. A. w, W
q and II. II Hounshell
National Loan and Investment con
pany. MusIogee: capital, $4,000: "a
lreefore Georee G. Butte. Robert I.
Home. c. e, Bacome.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-24

Department SutN Y0F OF Customs Vail
took office these 1syices were aban'
aoned and the use Cl the steel corset
spring was begun and continued
Heike listened to Spitzie s test!-
mony with intense interest,"
Spitzer talked eely ahont the
frauds by which the government was
robbed OF millions OF dollars He said
the use Of the steel springs was stop
ped after he sugar trust had paid
the rebate TO the government as a re.
suit Of the federal suit Iii reply TO
an inter 0gation OF the prosecution
il he had ever reported the Weighing
fraud To any one. splitter replied he
had informed q man named Leroy
who worked IN the Wall street Office
OF the sugar trust
Splitter told OF conversations he had
with 70 mer Cashier James f. Ben
dernagel ana x-Superlntendent Frank
Gerhracht two Of the defendants.
The witness said when he wanted to
raise any Of the checkers wages he
was obliged 20 put the matter before
Bendernagel and Gerbracht.
Splitter said in The fall Of 1896 he
received a telephone message which
caused letting ap In the frauds lle
said he did not know who sent the
message, which warned him To be
careful of the wire springs as the
government was watching the docks.
Of November 1907 By the government
he was informed bY. .Mr. --Gerbracht
that the weighers and himself would
be taken ca of
When the six wcighers were dis.
charged what happened"
Il paid hem the same wages every
week at my home replied Mr. Spit
2er. who said the money was given
him each week by Mr.. Gerbracht, who
left It IN package at his garage
when did the money cease?"
When | was sentenced last Fehru-
ary,' answes ed Mr.. Spitzer.
Spitzer said he knew Secretary Hell
ke, but he did not connect him in any
way With knowledge Of the false
weighing.
Allen I Hawvhurst, an employe OK
the sugar rust for eighteen years as
an assistant cashier under Rende ma
gle, cororh0rated splitter by testlfying
thatGerbracht ordered various raises
in the pay OF the government check
ers.
Andrew Mallon. also an empoye in
the cashie S Office testified to the
same facts as related by the preccd-
ing witness
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-24
RELATES HOW WEIGHING
SCALES WERE WORKED
Sensational Feature In Trial Of
Sugar Refinery
Officials
(By Associated Press.)


New lo.k, May 24.-Oliver Sptzer.
man whose conscience hurt him,
came back 70 New York like a spectre
from the grave, and With pardon
from the president III his pocket, he
gave testimony at the trial OF Charles
r. Heike, secretary-treasure It the
Ame.can Sugar Refining company,
who with five subordinates is charg.
ed with conspiracy to defraud the
government in under weights Of sugar
imports.
Splitter, as superintendent or the
company's Williamsburg (Brooklynl
docks, got two years in the Attain a
peniteniary for his pa ticipation in
the frauds. but he was quietly par
doned last Thursday after serving on
" three months. and, having made
fun confession, from now on will aid
he government in its attempt to CON
'ict his former associates.
Spitzer's story on the stand did not
directly connect Helke with the
( auds, but his confession resulted IN
one new arrest last night, James o.
Brzezinski, formerly an employee OF
the treasury department. and now a
private dtective, was locked up in
The Tombs charged with perjury.
Splitter confessed that he attempted 70
bribe BIzezinsai 10 conceal the frauds
ard the latter is alleged to have den-
ed this before the federal grand jury.
This, apparent conflict brought about
Brze2insk's arrest.
Splitter told an amazing story on
The stand under dhect examination
and hurried from the court To the
federal Grand jury room THIS led
the rnmor that his full confession
w0ald result IN another batch OF IN
dictments. He was not cross exam
ined BIZ the defense because of the
peculiar situation eated by his sud
den appearance as a government Wit
ness Two of the defense's lawyers
had previously appeared for Splitter
when he was defendant and for ethi-
cal reasons conld not now eXamns
him.
No promise OF pardon brought about
! SptZers confession, say the federal
lautho tiles, His conscience merely
hurt him, ii was explained, but real
izing the Importance Of his testimony
and the legal obstacles likely to bal
it were he a convict, action was taken
TO restore him to citizenship.
When conyected in February last
/ Spitzer declared the sugar trust
had made him the scape goat
~ bounded and ruined me after
had served faithfully for twenty-nint
years, he said then, He told how fol
years he had assisted In the allegec
4 fiauds.
( Went Back to 1894
Splitter went back to the year 1888
and 1895 when he said an investiga
tion he made developed the TACT tha
the checkers were affecting h'
weights on raw sugar by placlnl
small bags of lead on the heams G
the scales, causing the recorde'
4 weights to drop below the actua
weight, often as much as fort.
pounds on each draft.
4 In addition, Sptzef said it was a
so the practice to stuff paper under
meath the floors of the scales for th
same purpose He said that whe