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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19

coNcocrED A STORY
After Bodies Were Found, She Told a
Tale About Stranger Entering
Home and Doing
Deed.

NEWdRK, Okla, Sept. 1s@The
mystery of the attack upon Taylor
and j. W. Sheppard. brothers and
the supposed assault upon the form
er's Is year old daughter, Eddy, in
their home early Friday morning,
whcih resulted in the death of the
two men, has been solved
The girl confessed that she beat
both men with an axe because they
had whipped her.
The girl told County Attorney Burns
that her father and uncle had whip
ped her many times and arising
Thursday night she got an axe with
which she beat them into insenstbillty
When the two men were found Friday
morning, the girl related story o.
an attack by a strange man.
/ Walter Cassidy, the young mai
suspected of the crime has been re
leased. The girl is said to be feebl'
minded.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19
WARM WEEK
HAS BEEN PROMISED
The Days Are to be Pleasant Now
According to the
Forecast.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1e.-Temper-
ature above the normal will prevail
over the greater part of the country
during the present week, according to
the forecast of the weather bureau
Today a change to somewhat lower
temperature will overspread the New
England and middle Atlantic states,
followed by rising temperature.
A disturbance now covering Alaska
will begin it's eastward advance along
the northern border of the country
attended by unsettled weather and
showers, and followed by cooler
weather, reaching the Atlantic states
by Thursday or Friday. Cooler wealth
er will appear in the northwestern
states by Wednesday. For the south
ern states, generally fair weather fol
the week is indicated,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19
Tennessee Judge Has the Opportunity
Of Passing Heaviest Sentence
Ever Made In This
Country.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
Company has Boon Indicted on 1923
Counts and Is Liable to Fine
Of Very Great
Magnitude.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 19.-Indict-
ed on 1928 counts, the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana will make de-
fense in the next term of Federal
court, which opens at Jackson, Tenn,
October "a, against charges of accept
ing concessions amounting to rebates,
which, If proven, would involve a
maximum fine of S30,4S0,000.
Postponed from term to term the
case against the oil company has been
pending since indictments by the fed
eral grand Jury at Jackson in October,
1906. Worn out by requests for con-
tinuances which have been made by
both plaintiff and defendant from term
to term, Judge John E. Mccall, be-
fore whom the case must be tried, has
expressed a determination to settle
the issue in November.
The case probably will come up No.
vember for hearing.
District Attorney Casey Todd, who
will represent the government, is per
haps the youngest attorney who has
ever been intrusted with case OF
such magnitude. If the maximum fine
Of SO, 100000 on the 1928 counts should
not be imposed, the minimum fine
upon the number, If sustained, will
be more than $1,500,000.
The Standard Oil Company, having
lost before Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Lands, case involving fines to the
amount of $2o,ooo,ooo. is also making
preparations for such defense as
that which set aside in the higher
court the fine assessed by Judge Ian
dis.
Among the counsel for the defense
will be C. G. Bond of Jackson, K. w
Stewart, Alfred D. Eddy and John $
Miller of Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19
Pensions for the Soldiers Have Been
More Than Four Billion Dollars
since the End Of the
Civil War.
e4e,1e4 ON THE LIST
Mostly on Account Of Civil War, But
One Pension Is Paid on Ac-
count Of the Revolution
ary War.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1s.-The cost
of the nations wars in pensions alone
has been more than $4,000 0,000, 900.
With the close of the fiscal year 1910,
on June 80, figures were available,
showing that the billion-dollar
mark has been passed in the twelve
months. The total disbursements for
pensions from the beginning Of the
government to June 80, 1909, is given
by the Pension Office as $3,913,513.70.
The statement of the United States
treasury, issued on July /, shows that
the total disbursements for pensions
during the fiscal year was $60.73S, ,S39.
| These latter figures are unrevised,
but when finally made up will run
fraction larger than the sum given.
The amount carried in the pension
appropriation bill for the fiscal year
| 1910 was $16O,90s.0OO, so that the
amount actually disbursed runs very
close to the appropriations made. This
! gives a grand total of $4,073,S16,352,
spent on pensions to soldiers, sailors,
marines, their widows, minor children
and dependent relatives.
This does not include the cost of
maintenance and expenses connected
with the payment of pensions. Be
tween 1866 and June 30, 1909, the
amount spent for maintenance of the
system was s115. ,O60s2, which add
ed to the aggregate paid for pensions,
. brings the grand total cost of the
i pension system up to 81. .1S9s52l,4 Alb to
June 80, 1910.
The amount disbursed for pen
sions from the revolution to June 30,
1865, was 96,445,444. The amount dis
bursed for pensions in the years
since the civil war, exclusive of cost
of administration, has been $3,977,
: 370,908, and including the cost of ad
ministration, $4.093, ,075 1863 forty
times as great during the past forty
five years as during the previous sew
, enty-five years.
, The amounts paid for pensions are
shown as follows:
, War of the revolution, $70,O00,000;
War of the revolution, $40,
) O0O,O 900; war of 1912, $45,757, Ss6;
+ Indian wars, $685. ,6os; war with
Mexico, $42,4s2,7s4; civil war, So,
6S6,461 $40; war with Spain ant
/ Philippine insurrection, s26,3S3, ,S05i
!. regular establishment, s15,507 ops; un
: classified, S16,4S4,04 Total to june
r 80, 1909, 13,os2.51s; total for 100!
, to July 1, 1910, $3.50. .733,SS9; total TO
pensions to date, s4,o73,s16.352; COS
of administration, 1S65-1909, s115,705
06Q; grand total. s4,1s9, ,521, Alb.
The number of pensioners on th
} rolls June 80, 1909 was 946,194, o
which pensions are paid to 632,55
}. persons on account OF the civil wal
The distribution of these pensioEists
according to wars, is given by tn
latest available table as follows:
p Revolutionary war, l.; war of 1Sl
Il 395; Indian wars, 1925; Mexican wa
v 1902; civil war, SSS,69o; Spanish wa
O 27 ,Os5; regulars, 1926; total 945. .19l
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19
-FOUR KILLED
IN THE FOG
Trains Collide in Darkness and Three
Of the Grow and Negro Tramp
Meet Their
Death.
MISUNDERSTANDING
Operator WHO Went on Duty Jrst Be-
fore the Crash Did not I'm
derstand the Signal
System.

CAIRO, Ill.,, Sept. t9-Four men
were killed and two severely injured
In a headon collision between a Mo
bile and Ohio and IRON Mountain
freight train, at $3.50 Sunday morning,
nine miles north of Cairo. Operator
Charles e. Clark is under arrest, and
is held in the Cairo JAIL
The dead are:
John Crosnoe, fireman
Claude Rollins, engineer.
Wesley A. Stevenson. brakeman.
Unknown negro, stealing a ride
All except the negro were Of the
crew of the Mobile and Ohio train,
and lived in Jackson, Tenn, where
they have families.
The Iron Mountain uses the Mobile
and Ohio tracks IN entering Cairo by
way Of Thebes Bridge. It runs onto
the Mobile and Ohio at Cache Station
1t was the duty Of the operator at
Beech Ridge, half mile south Of
Cache, to hold the train until he knew
the block was clear.
The two trains met half a mile
south of Beech Ridge In a heavy fog,
which obscured the electric head
| lights. The crew of the Iron Noun
tain Jumped. Engineer A. Burgurf of
| ST. Louis sustained injuries to nis legs
when he struck the ground. He is
in a Cairo hospital. Conductor F. A.
Buckminster of Chester, Ill, was in.
iured about the head.
4 Both essssiaes were wrecked and nine
cars were demolished
4 Operator Clarke only went on duty
an hour before the wreck. The regu
lar operator was i'll, and he was sent
out to relieve him. He claims that
he did not understand the signal sys
tenn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19
Weather Conditions.

An area of moderately low pressure
extends from the upper Mississippi
valley to western Texas. and the pres
sure is relatively higher in the east
ern portion of the country.
Day temperatures have been high
over the plateau region and the Mis-
sissippi valley, and there have been
scattered showers in portions of Colo.
rado, Iowa, the lower lake region and
the northeastern states.
In the northwest cooler weather is
accompanying a field Of high pres
sure, moving into Montana.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19
PLUMBERS UNION
is IN SESSION
National Gathering Is Being Held
With Gompers and Mitchell
Present.

ST. PAUL, Sept 1s.-With Presi-
dent Gompers and Vice President John
Mitchell, in attendance the convention
of the United Association of Journey
men Plumbers, Gas Filters, Steam
Filters and Helpers of the United
States and Canada, convened here to-
day.
At today's session Governor Eber-
hardt and Mayor Keller welcomed the
delegates. Both Gompers and Mitch
ell will make addresses at the con
veution.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19
German Socialists.

MADGENBURG, Sept. 1s-There
are 100000 paying members of the
German socialistic party according to
the report made today at the annual
conference. Out of 319 members in
the Re chstag. the report says fifty
are socialists and 1856 socialist depu-
ties are in the government assembly
Of the different states.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19
Cholera In Naples.

ROME, Sept. 19.-Private advices of
undeniable authenticity received from
Naples today say there have been $50
cases of cholera there and that the
death rate is so per cent. official re-
ports continue to deny the prevalence
but today's advices are from a mem
Der of the health board.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19
COLLEGE GOLFERS
BEGIN MATCH
Players From Yale, Harvard, Prince
ton and Others on Taft's Favorite
Links.

MANCHESTER, Mass, Sept. 1e.-
Golfers from Yale. Harvard, Prince
ton, Pennsylvania, Dartmouth and
William got away today over Presf-
dent Taft's favorite links at the Es-
sex Country Club for the team collie
giate championship. The incividual
match will consume the last three
days of this week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19
THE WEATHER.

CUntil Z p. M. Tuesday,
For Keokuk and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Cooler
tonight.
For Illinois and Iowa: Partly
cloudy tonight and Tuesday.
For Missouri: Generally fair to-
night and Tuesday. Cooler tonight
east and north portions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19
Odd Fellows.

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 19.-With
this city SO crowded with visitors that
hundreds of visitors have to find quar-
ters Ii, the big auditorium, the sover-
ign grand lodge of Odd Fellows began
here today
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19
F0RTIFICATIONS AT
PANAMA CANAL
President Taft VIII Try and Rush
Measure Through at Short

BEVERLY, Mass, Sept. flowing
70 the fact that he expects some
Violent democratic opposition to the
plan, President Taft proposes to at
Tempt to push through the coming
snort session of congress, bill au
tnorizing the fortification of the Pan
ANA canal.
he will take no chances of the prop
osition going over until the next ses
sion of congress.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19
Wire REPORTS.
ON POLITICS
President Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt
Are to Have a Conference on
the New York
Situation.
z GAYNoR IS WILLING
RooseveIt's Photograph Thrown Into
the Ash Heap by Daughter
Of Late Congress
man.

NEW YORK, Sept 19.-With the
democratic state convention little
more than week off Mayor Gaynor
of New York is rapidly qualifying for
the role Of a gubernatorial Barkis.
The prediction is freely made today
that the mayor, despite his earlier
statements that nothing could precent
him from completing his mayorilty
term, will allow the state standard to
be placed in his hands.
CHICAGO, Sept. 19-In laying bare
the inner workings of the Illinois leg
islature and bringing to light the
means employed to elect VIM. Lori
mer to the U. S. senate, the senator
ial committee which starts its inves-
tigation tomorrow is expected to far
outdo the attorneys and state prose
cutors employed in the Lee O'Neil
Browne trial.
WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. 19.-En.
ragged because former President
Roosevelt in his recent Ossawatomie
/ speech lauded John Brown as the
| greatest of Kansans, Miss Eva Alden
Thayer, daughter of the late congress
man, has taken the photograph OF
Roosevelt from the library of hel
| home and thrown it in the ash heap
| 1t is a historical fact that it was Ell
| Thayer and Dr. Charles Robinson wht
are responsible for the state being
4 admitted Jan. 20, 1861, as a free state
and it is certainly the height of i'm
| performance for the man who says ht
believes in fair play and square dea
4 to give the credit to John Brown.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept 49,
President Taft Is to have politica
conference with Roosevelt this after
noon late, ostensibly to talk over New
York state politics.
| OYSTER BAY, Sept 19.-Suprem'
in his confidence that he is going t
get an opportunity to deliver it, eithe
from the speakers platform or from
the floor, Colonel Roosevelt today be
gan work upon the speech which h
intends to make in the convention a
Saratoga next week.
! ST. PAUL, Sept. 1s.-With fight
being waged in all but two republ
can congressional districts, the stat
tomorrow will declare itself for eithe
standpatism or insurgency throug
the congressional primaries.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19

ST. PAUL, Sept. 19.-With fights
being waged in all but two republi-
can congressional districts, the state
tomorrow will declare itself for either
standpatism or insurgency through
the congressional primaries.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19
Daily River Bulletin.
Local Observations.

19 7 am. %. 9S 67 Calm Pt Cldy
Rainfall for past "a hours, trace,
Mean temperature, Sept. Is, rs,
Maximum temperature, 81.
Minimum temperature. GA.
River Forecast.
The river will fall slightly tonight
and Tuesday
FRED z. GosEwIScH,
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Sept. 49,
President Taft is to have a political
conference with Roosevelt this after
noon late, ostensibly to talk over New
York state politics.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-27
THE CLINICAL SOCIETY
Begins Seasons Work With Largely
Attended Meeting.A

The Waterville Clinical Society held
it's first fall meeting Monday evening
at the City building with a large num-
Der of the members present. A paper
on anterior Poliomyelitis'' was read
by DR. c. w. Abbott of Waterville.
The following members will have
charge of the various meetings. all to
be held at Waterville: Sept. &c, DR.. c.
W. Abbott; Oct. II, DR.. j. ID. Ames.
Norridgewock; Nov q, DR.. o. A. b.
Ames, Fairfield; Dec. 10, Dr. S. L. An
drews, Clinton; Jan. 16, DR.. M. w. Bes-
sey; Feb. 20 DR.. l.. H. Blanchard,
Hartland; March 20, DR.. E. w. Boyer;
April II, DR.. L. G. Bunker; May Is, DR..
G. r. Campbell, Augusta; June 10, DR..
d. B. Cragin.
The Waterville Clinical Society now
numbers AZ members from this city,
Fairfield, Oakland, Norridgewock, Clin-
ton, Hartland, Augusta, Skowhegan.
Albion, Canaan, Pittsfield and North
Vassalboro, with one member from
Bangor The officers are: President. DR..
A. A. Downs, Fairfield: vice president,
DR.. Fl. E. Miliken; secretary and treas
urer, DR.. f. z. Goodrich; business COM
mittee, Dr. D. B. Cragin. DR.. V. c. Tot
man, DR.. e. E. Goodrich.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-27

Carrie H. Morrill, of Second street,
Hallowel, were guests Monday of Mrs.
E. L. Coombs
Lyle Bickford and Miss Marguerite
Bickford of Waterville visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Bickford the first of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Coombs and
family will leave Tuesday for North
Jay, where they will reside.
Mrs Elmira Hall and Miss Edith
Curtis of Frankfort have been visiting
Mr. and Mrs Fred B. Hall. They re-
turned home Monday.
Miss Louise Leach began work
Monday at Vickery & Hills Publish
ing house in Augusta.
Mrs. Lettie Cole and her daughter,
Miss Pauline Ruth, will return Tues
day to their home in East Livermore.
1t is reported that Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
W. Bickford and family will remove
to Waterville next week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-27
Fraternity House
Thieves at Large.

City Marshal Richardson Monday
afternoon received certain information
from a party in North Vassalboro,
which looked like possible clue to the
robbers of the Phi Delta Theta house
Sunday morning The telephone mes
sage stated that two men, answering
the description of the ones who passed
through the North that morning, had
remained over night at the home of a
syrian on the Pettee LOnd road
This looked like, a possible clue and
the marshal in company with Officer
William Albertntook an automobile and
went to that vicinity a short time after
they received the information. But
they found nothing to reward them for
their trouble. The owner of the Syrian
farm stated that several of his fellow
countrylnen had been at his place on
Sunday, but no strangers. Inquiry was
made along the line. but no one had
seen anyone who answered the descrlp-
ton. The officers then returned home.
That the thieves went through North
Nassalbpro Sunday morning is almost
a certainty ia the minds of the police
department. This side of that town
was found bundle of clothes, which
were identified as belonging to the
students. In the bundle We're such
clothes as were worthless to the
lonters. These were found and brought
to this city.
A partial list of the goods stolen are:
one black suit, one check for 1925
drawn on an Ellsworth bank, one pair
OF Emerson shoes. one pair green trou-
sers. one gray cap, one gold watch with
initials III. c. A." one gray coat, one
gold watch with Rowdoin Interschol-
astic track medal for hammer throwing,
two suit cases with miscellaneous
articles, one gray suit of clothes, two
blue flannel shirts, three white shirts.
one pair gold cuff links, one razor, one
pair gray trousers, one green sweater
with letter "a" on breast. vest. $25
meerschaum pipe $40. pipe. So. one pair
shoes, Maine Central mileage with
about 20 miles. cash s25.
The check for 1925 belonged to Grip"
Shaw of MillinoCket, formerly of Colby
now a student at the Baltimore Medi
cal school. Other losers are Harvey
S. Allen of Camden. Frank Fitzgerald
of BOSTON and Harold WEIGH of Water
vile, students.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-27
WHERE DO THE PENNIES COZ
Philadelphia Mint Coined 148,OOO,0OO
Last and 100,000,0OO This Year.

Washington, Sept. 26.-Notwith-
standing the Philadelphia mint
coined l46.OOo,OOO pennies last year, and
many other millions in years before,
the mystery Of where the little coppers
go still is unsolved and Director of the
Mint George E. Roberts estimated the
big plant will turn out another 100. =
100000 this year
Pennies. more so than any other
sort of coin, disappear from circula-
ton very mysteriously. The govern
ment does not mind coming them.
however, for they yield a fine profit.
A pound of copper costing now about
10 cents will make dollar in pennies.
The big gold stamping machine in the
Philadelphia office will begin work, too,
next month and several million dol
lars in gold bullion will be turned in
to bright new coins. The Denver mint
began coming gold two weeks ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-27

Jerry H. Page. teamster in the en-
p,ov of w. D. Harrington, while at
work in the hard pine shed of the oak
land Manufacturing Co. Monday had
the second finger Of his left hand Sc
verely injured. He was at one eho o,
a stick of timber when 1t sllpped ai'',
caught his hand under IT. The second
finger was jammed and cut omen at
the end and DIR. Donnell. who dressed
the wound. took five, stitches 10 ciose
It up. The other fingers were also more
or less damned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-27
Colby College.

The annual Sophomore Freshman
baseball game was played on Alumni
field yesterday afternoon, the second
year men winning by score of to 8.
Although the game could not be class
ed as a first class exhibition of base
ball it proved interesting for both stu
dents and spectators from town. The
game was called at 8 o'clock. the
Freshmen at the bat For about two
or three innings all was well, but 1t
was evident that there was something
beside the bali game expected. 1t was
discovered that the Freshmen grapes
were to be delivered on the field dur
ing the game. Soon a covered team
appeared at the back gate and there
was a grand rush in that direction.
When greater part of the upper
classmen had gathered around that
gate an auto arrived at the front gate
with the grapes. The Juniors. whose
especial property these We're, had been
informed of the plans, so had waited
near and a greater part had been de-
livered before the crowd arrived and
for the next few minutes. after the
Sophs had got to the proper wagon
grapes We're scattered in all directions.
After the excitement had died away
the game was resumed and several of
the Freshmen showed that they were
familiar with the game and will stand
show for the Varsity in the spring.
The lineup:
Sophomores-Fitzgerald Oh, Bowker
3b. Cleukey IS, Roy Good pitcher. Nc
Ghee If. Hunt catcher. Beach CT Bow
Ter If. Welch 1b.
Observation-Disclosures c, McDougal p,
Haskell 3b, Deasy IS, Libby 2b, Mores
Id. Hull and LeF'leur If, Wyman CT
Curtis rf
The Colby football squad had an
other valuable addition yesterday in a
man from Gushing Academy, Boutin,
man over 200 pounds in weight and
in his Prep school was considered one
of the best and fastest preparatory
school centers in the State He will
report in suit today for the first prac-
tice.
The Colby Maine football game that
has been pending since last spring has
been settled. The game will be played
Nov. at Waterville. Colby's last game
of the season. The date for the Bates
Colby game has not yet been decided
upon but will be settled in a few days
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-27
"Merry Widow" a Big Hit.

THE Merry Widow" the gay musical
operetta which has been the rage in diff
ferent part of the country, played at the
City Opera house Monday evening. Ev-
cry available seat was taken and many
purchased the standing room only"
seats. The play was all that could be de-
sired and the beautiful music in the play
and rendered by the cOmpany's own or
chestra was one of the features. Cor
seous costumes, superb stage settings
and talented acting all went to make the
play one of the seasons best.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-27

street Commissioner Jones had a
oraw Of men at work Monday afternoon
and evening cleaning up the paving on
water street. Instead of using the hose
and washing off the pavement the
,tra.t was thoroughly wet down and
then scraped up. In this way ,he sew
ers are not clogged up ana tie "'r.'
which many storekeepers compiaiheo
of in the past as having been thrown
M on their sidewalks and WINDOWS Is
done away with. Most of the stree.
was cleaned at night In order TO not
interfere with the travel OF the day
time.