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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
Reason Given Why Unknown Man
Shot Lunch Car Owner Dead
While Riding on Street
Car.
MURDERER ESCAPED
Only One Shot Fired But That One
Struck Man in Forehead and
Caused Instant
Death.

SPRINGFIELD, III. Sept. 13.-Cry-
ing at the top of his voice, aMcDon-
aid, you have been handing it to me
for months" an unidentified man shot
and instantly killed Ike Mcdonald,
proprietor of lunch car at Seventh
and Jefferson streets. The murder
occurred on board a south bound
Ninth street car at Ninth and Madison
streets.
According to passengers on the car,
the assassin boarded the car at Mil.
ler street and seated himself couple
Of seats in front Of Mcdonald. The
latter went to the seat with him and
an argument is said to have followed.
Dissatisfied with the turn of affairs.
Mcdonald left the seat and took the
last seat in the car.
When J. Malear, conductor of car
No. 126, on which the shooting oc-
CURED, was tagging the crossing at
Ninth and Madison streets, the mur-
derer stepped to the running board,
crying loud, Mcdonald you have
been handing it to me for months, "
and fired.
The ball struck the restaurant man
in the middle of the forehead, killing
him instantly.
The man jumped from the car and
ran west on Madison street. At Sew.
enth and Jefferson streets he Is said
j to have stolen a horse and buggy, the
\ property OF Alfred Mott, and driver
rapidly south, making his escape
i Considerable mystery surrounds the
i murder. Nobody seems to know the
cause for the shooting other than that
j there was an argument on the car
The excitement of the passengers
bordered on panic and nobody was
: able to give detailed description Of
!. the assassin.
From what can be CLEANED from the
: various passe agers, the murderer i:
about Teet 10 inches tall, wore {
! blue telescope ha. blue or black suit
, and was about % or % years old.
The police have very little clue OF
which to work, but are close on tn,
trail of a well known character whom
! they think guilty of the murder.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
LIQUOR QUESTION
rs BURNING ISSUE
Democratic Primaries Today in South
Carolina With Very Keen
Interest.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept, 13-Keen
interest and q large early vote is re
ported in the democratic primaries
from all parts of the state Candidates
are to be chosen for governor, ad-
jutant general, representatives in two
districts and members of congress in
two districts. The contest today is
between the two men who receive the
largest vote for each office The
main contest is between G. c. Feath-
erstone, state wide prohibition advo-
cate and c. L. Blease, champion of the
local option idea, The liquor ques-
tion has long been the burning issue
in South Carolina.
Congressman j. o, Patterson and
]. p. Ellerle have been compelled tc
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
coIored Woman Swallowed 1900 Nails
Screws, Fins, Needles, Tacks,
Buttons and Other Queer
Articles.
LIKE HARDWARE STORE
Everything From Prune Seeds to
Coat Racks Were Found in Her
Body When She Finally
Died.

ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, Sept. 13-Fif-
teen hundred and fifty separate pieces
of hardware and other indigestible
substances were found In the stom-
ach Of Sallie Roper, negro, who
died at the Missouri hospital for the
insane at st. Joseph the other day.
She had been there since 1908.
Eating had been the woman's ma
MIA. Her appetite was Unsuitable. It
is supposed she found the extraordin-
ary assortment of edibles In her ex-
ercise hours on the hospital grounds.
She suffered no i'll effects for a long
time. Then pin worked its ~
into the lungs and caused her death.
DR.. A. c. Pettijohn. the superin-
tendent, exhibited the collection at
meeting of the board of managers
in st. Joseph. H. D. Faxon of Kan
sas City, member of the board
vouches for the correctness of the
following inventory of the more than
| Ave pounds Of "insolubles, taken
! from the stomach:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
Weather Conditions.

The field of high pressure has
spread eastward, covering the north
ern half of the country, and its crest
remains in the Dakotas.
1t is causing cooler weather from
the Missouri river to the Atlantic
coast and there have been showers in
portions of the lower Missouri, upper
Mississippi and Ohio valleys and In
the lake region, with the heaviest
rainfall at Chicago and Cincinnati.
Over the southern portion of the
country the pressure is relatively low,
and there have been rains on the
western gulf coast.
Conditions indicate partly cloudy
cool weather for this section tonight
and Wednesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
MISSOURI DEMOCRATS
ARE VERY HAPPY
The News From Maine Puts Enthu-
slasm Into Delegates to The
Convention.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. Sept. 13.--
A general victory for the democrat
ic party in the November election, as
a result of the Maine victory, is for
seen today by Missouri leaders and
others who this afternoon will frame
a state platform.
Champ Clark and James T Lloyd
chairman OF the national commlttee
appeared early among the convention
delegates. each displaying complacent
smiles for party triumph.
"The news from Maine should give
heart and hope to every democrat pc
tween the two seas, said Clark, who
hopes to succeed Uncle Joe Cannon
in the speakers chair.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
WILL NOT HEED
THE COMMISSION
All Star Teams From National and
American Leagues viii Play
Despite Ruling.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 18.-In
spite of the fact that the National
baseball commission placed ban on
the proposed series between two "all
star" teams from the National and
American leagues, it was announced
last night that the tour would be
carried out.
The promoters claim to have secur-
ed iron-bound contracts on parks in
the various cities in which they de-
cided to play.
The promoters announce that thirty
are willing to carry out their con,
tracts regardless OF the National com
mission.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
No Longer Wears Tall and cloven
Hoof, But is Attired in Frock
Coat and Silk
Hat.
ATTENDS PINK TEAS
New Cults Which Have Large Fol-
Iowings by Women, Are Inetisat.
ed by Old Nick
Himself.

CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-According to|
what DR.. A. c. Dixon had to say to al
large congregation in Moody Church,
the horns, barbed tail, cloven hoof and
general terrifying makeup which used
to form the delineations of the faith
er OF lies" have gone out of fashion.
Instead of these he has put on a
frock coat, silk hat white tie,
a high collar and patent leather
pumps" and may be seen cavorting
around pink teas and ladies' soirees,
looking benevolent and trying to ap-
pear intellectual
Furthermore, the doctor said, g lot
of women are falling victims to his
wiles. He is the same "Old Mic" ia
spite of his efforts to appear r. .srect-
able. He is trying to adapt himself to
modern conditions and, as evidence OF
the success of his operations, DR.. Dix
on pointed to the large followings OBJ
tanned by the "spiritualist, theosophist
and Annie Besant cults" which, he
declared, were founded by women at
the direct instigation of Satan him
self"
DR.. Dixon said that any knowledge
forbidden by God was satanic and
that the seeking after it was sinful
/ To back this up he quoted from the
portion of the scripture which adjures
to converse not with those who have
familiar spirits" and who "nrutter il
! the dark"
ANY religion said DR.. Dixon
which exalts the physical, the aes
| thetic or the intellectual and leave
out the spiritual, any form of worship
which denies Christ or ignores Him
is religion invented by the devil TO
/ the destruction of man"
Women, said the doctor, are pa,
ticularly susceptible to forms of re
ligion and, after pointing out that tn
three cults referred to had been found
ed by members of that sex, he added
"No one admires a good woma
more than I and no man is good VIII
dosn't owe much of what Is best i
him to some good woman, but is
fact that cannot be denied tha
women have been responsible for
great deal of what is wickedest in thi
uor1d >,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
LITTLE MAGNET
DYING DESTITUTE
Sad Ending of Lottie ellison Who Was
Once so Popular an
Actress.

NEW YORK. Sept 13.-Deserted
by the hosts of friends, whose idol
she was a few years ago when she
was known the length Of Broadway as
the little magnet, Lottie ellison, is re-
ported dying in Bellvue hospital. The
former celebrated actress is destitute
and suffering from gastritis and
neuritus.
The Actors Fund society ir paying
for her care.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
The Noon Outlook.
Arizona Also.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. Arizona
has gone democratic and the demo
Gratis will control the constitution con-
vention in November, according to the
returns from yesterdays primaries
from more than half of the 81 counties
The indications are that Of the 81
seats In the convention, at least 30
will be occupied by democrats.
The vote was the largest cast in
Arizona and owing to the fact that
many districts are isolated, returns
are slow in coming in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
Catholic Sister Dead.

FIT. DODGE, Ia, Sept. 1S.-sister
Mary Florin, before entering the sis
ters' home, Catherine Sullivan, for
eight years teacher at Corpus Christi
academy of this city. died at Colorado
Springs of typhoid fever. Her body
will be brought here for burial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
SHOT TO DEATH
WHILE AT COFFIN
Father Was Sitting up With Corpse
of Child When He Was
Killed.

wILKEsBARRE. Pa. Sept. 1s.--
While seated in room adjoining the
death chamber of his daughter, keep
ing watch over the dead, John Walt
er, aged 80, was shot through the
heart. A SO calibre revolver was
found close to the dead man A
brother of the dead man is under ar,
rest while the police are seeking an
other brother.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
FINLAND NOT
AFRAID OF RUSSIA
Objects to Being Swallowed UP and
viii Likely Fight for
Freedom.

HBLsINGFORs, Sept 13.-A clash
between the giant Russian empire and
the tiny dutchy of Finland is believ-
ed inevitable. The Finnish diet meets
tomorrow and it is expected that they
will adopt such defiant course to-
ward the Cars plan for the absorp-
tion of Finland, that a struggle will
be precipitated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
THE WEATHER.
(Until 7 p. m. Wednesday,

(Until Z p. m. Wednesday,
For Keokuk and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday
For Illinois and Missouri: Partly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Cool
er tonight extreme south portion.
For Iowa: Partly cloudy tonight
and Wednesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
Beer and Whisky Found.

MASON CITY, Sept. 13.-Five men
were arrested last night by the police
charged with bootlegging. At all
places beer and whisky was found. II
is said that none had government II
censes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
Keeping Out Of Jan.

CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-Bench war
rants were today issued for the in
dicted packers but they will not be
served unless the packers fail to ap-
pear in court today to sign their bonds.
Attorneys Miller and Mayer, repre-
senting the packers, appeared in court
and asked Judge Lands to fix the
amounts of the bonds. The court
named $4,000 in each indictment, or
$4,000 for each defendant Then the
attorneys asked that the warrants be
rot served as they would see that
each defendant was in court to sign
the bonds today. This was agreed to.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13

enter the second primary in their eff.
forts to win nomination for re-elec.
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Ten of the Leading
Members of the Beef Trust and the Men
Now Face Sentences in Penitentiary
SWIFIS, ]. OGDEN ARMOUR and OTHERS
Mittimuses Were Issued This Morning For the
Arrest of the Ten Men Charged With Vio-
lation of Sherman Anti Trust Law.

are connected with the other big
packing companies which control the
meat industry Of the country
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
At the Election of Yesterday Democratic Land
slide Sweeps the State For First Time in the
Past Thirty Years And Creates Surprise
GOVERNOR HAS A PLURALITY OF 5000
Not Only Was Governor Elected But Congress.
men Also, Together With Legislature Thus
Insuring Democratic us. Senator.

sy (Rep) admits the result is in
doubt.
On top OF this Chairman Beane Of
the democratic state committee last
night claimed the election of demo
cratic legislature, which will elect a
successor to United States Senator
Eugene Hale.
1t is certain the Democrats have
made big gains in the legislature
and they may be able to dictate legis-
lation, il not actually control II.
Latest Returns In state.
At midnight returns from 535 elec.
ton districts out of 62S, gave Plaisted
64,65S, Fernald 56,9SS. The same dis
tricts In 1908 gave Davis 53,694, Cobb
GLIB. These figures show a Repub
lican loss of per cent, and if the
same percentage is maintained on the
balance of the returns, Plaisted will
have a plurality of $780, The delay
ed returns, however, are likely to cut
down Plaisted's indicated plurality By
about 1,5o0, giving him a safe plu
rality Of 5000.
Tk- Noon Outlook.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 13.--Gener
al but incomplete returns at noon to
day show that there is still chanc'
OF the democrats capturing all fou
congressional seats. With Harpswel
still unheard from, Asher Kinds. re
publican, claims only between 100 ant
200 In the first district. Harpswel
is near the home of Pennel, demo
crat, and it is possible he may pol
| enough votes there to win.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
First Defeat Since 1880.

It is the first time that Maine has
failed to go Republican since 1880,
when fusion Democrat ticket was
elected.
But more astounding than the vic
tory Of Plaisted Is the overthrow OF
three Republican congressman, pos
sibly four. Maine. which in 1908 gave
Tart plurality of 31.240 and Fernald
. margin Of 1900, appears to have
been swept clean by the tides Of in
surgency.
In their most optimistic moments
me Democrats have been dreaming Of
slecttng two democratic congressman,
iiie returns show that they have elect
90 three for certain, and that probably
me fourth will likewise be democrat.
lhe returns indicate that Senator
Eugene Hale In announcing his retire
hlent from the United States Senate
interpreted well the handwriting on
the wall, for in addition to electing
democrats for governor and for con.
gressmen the state has also possibly
siected democratic legislature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
Heeds Roosevelt's Advice.

Following the advice recently Civ
en- by Colonel Roosevelt to stop fin
ing corporations and send a few of
the men responsible for their mis-
deeds to prison instead, the govern
ment now has begun its fight on the
individual packers, and the attorneys
in charge declare that this time there
will be no immunity bath" to inter-
fere.
Colonel Roosevelt's advice on the
prosecution of officers of law-break-
ing corporations was given in his
Osawatomie speech. His exact
words were:
81 believe that the officers, and es-
pecsally the directors, of corporations
should be held personally responsible
when any corporation breaks law
Though men indicted are accused
| as officers and directors of the Ma
tional Packing Company alone, all
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
pally River Bulletin.
Local Observations.

River above low water OF 1851 8
tenths
Change in "a hours rise tenths.
Mean temperature. Sept H. &c.
Maximum temperature. ID.
Minimum temperature, So.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13

CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-Federal Judge
Lands today issued mittimuses for
the arrest of ten of the leading pack
ers of the country. AS the result of
this action of the companies which
organized the National Packing Com
pany, are brought face to face with
a possible Jail sentence of seven
years in the penitentiary, a fine of
SS5, 600 or both.
OF the three indictments returned,
the first contains five counts. The
separate counts are punishable.
Ten of Chicago's leading packers
officials and directors of the Nation
al Packing Company-were indicted
yesterday by the federal grand Jury
as the latest move in a war which
the United States government has in
stituted against the purveyors Of
food.
The fight thus begun promises to
be one of life and death for the huge
corporation, which. it has been charg-
ed repeatedly, controls absolutely the
meat industry in this country, rob-
| bling alike the producer and the con-
1 sumer.
1t has been asserted by the govern
ment that conviction of soulless-and
/ likewise bodyless-corp here.
tofore has done little good. 1t is i'm.
possible to put corporation in Jail
but it can pay fines with the stock
holders money. Conviction of indivi
4 duals, under the law, carries, the pos
sibility of a penitentiary sentence OF
one year for each infraction
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
River Forecast.

RIVer Forecast.
The river will remain nearly sta
FRED 2. GosEwIscH,
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
These Charges Made.

The charges made in the indict-
ments are.
1. That the defendants have engag-
ed in combination in restraint of
trade, in fresh meats.
2. That the defendants have en-
gagged in a conspiracy in restraint of
trade.
8. That the defendant have monop-
olized the trade in fresh meats by un-
lawful means.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
Both Parties Surprised.

The returns from the congressional
aistficts In Maine, the state whose
september elections have always been
regarded as barometer showing
~hat kind of political weather to ex-
pect at the polls in November, have
HSen away the breath of the leaders
oi both parties.
inc managers of the Democratic
national committe have been claiming
chance to elect two members of
oohgfess. while the Republican nation
al committee has been SO alarmed
user the situation that Congressman
william B. Mckinley, chairman, has
oeen In the state aiding the campaign,
"nile spellbinders from as far west
90 California, including Duncan
mchlnley ), over whom william Kent
uroye the insurgent steam roller at
Tue primaries recently. have been
arguing from platforms all over the
STATE. The results show that the
republican alarms was justified,
Lose Congressional Seats.
IN the first district Nennell has
peaten Kinds, Speaker Cannon's par
,iamentarian. and in the second dis.
lllct McGillicuddy, who has been run
Jung for congress pretty regularly for
oozen years or more, mas defeated
'wasey. Gould has won in the third
osef Congressman Burleigh, and in
'ue remaining district-the fourth
congressman Frank Il. Guern.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13
List Of Men Indicted.

The men named in the true bihr
and their connections are as follows:
Lewis F. Swift, president of Swift
& Co.
Edward F. Swift, vice president of
Swift & Co.
Charles H. Swift, director of Swift
& Co.
Francis A. Fowler, OF Fowler Broth.
ers.
Edward Tilden, president of the
National Packing Company and also
of the firm of Libby, Mcneil & Libby.
j. Ogden Armour, president of
Armour & Go.
Arthur Meeker, general manager Of
Armour & Co.
Thomas ]. Connors, superintendent
of Armour & Co.
Edward Morris, president of Morris
& Co.
Louis H. Heyman, manager of Nor.
ris & Co.
The ten men are made parties to
three indictments, containing r :;
seven counts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13

PORTLAND, Me-. Sept. 13.-Early
returns today indicate that the entire
democratic state ticket was elected
yesterday. Three Of the four con-
gressmen are democrats with the
fourth district in doubt with the leg
islature safely democratic on JOINT
ballot, insuring a democratic U. S.
senator
Local conditions were not respon-
sIble for yesterdays democratic vic
tory The people OF Maine voted on
national issues. High prices, control
OF the republican party in the inter-
est Of trusts and Cannonism, all con.
tributed to our victory. The people
Of the country are tired of all re-
publican misrule."
Governor Elect Plaisted, who swung
republican Maine into the democratic
column for the first time in thirty
years thus summarized the opinions
Of the democratic leaders as to the
cause Of the turnover. They also ad-
NIT that the progressive movement
was a potent factor.
The state election was reminder
Of that other day long ago when
Maine went
Hell bent
For Governor Kent"
Frederick w. Plaisted, whose faith
er was once governor Of the Pine
Tree state, was elected chief execu
tive over Bert M. Fernald, the repub
lican candidate for reelection, by
about 5000 plurality. Plaisted is al
present the democratic mayor of this
the capital city of this rock-ribbec
Republican state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-29
DAVENPORT

+ Wants Husband Sent to Home
Life in Davenport as they now have it
Ind the frequent arrests of both her
sself and her husband, an old soldier
with pronounced penchant for induls
ing in inebriating liquors. is not what
It ought to be, was the expression
made in police court yesterday by Mrs.
William Cundiff. She was brought to
the station by Officer Cannon TO tes-
fify in the trial of her husband, VIII
liam Cundiff, who was arrested for dis
3urbing the peace The trouble started
In the home on West Front street,
when the wife claimed her husband
had INDUCED in a quantity Of liquor
and had then abused her. She tele-
phoned the police and both of them
were brought to the station and held
For a disturbance of the peace. She
asked the court if something could not
be done so that her husband could
be sent TO the Soldiers National home
with her, so that they would be taken
care of in their old age. A sentence
of so DAYS was hung over each of
them to insure their future good con-
duct
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-29

state university at Iowa City is home
to spend the holidays.
Mrs. George Poole and children have
gone to Washington to spend Christ
mas and New Years there with her par
ents.
Ebert Oden is i'll with diphtheria.
Mrs. NJ. Anderson and daughter
Miss Octaya who have been visiting in
the village with relatives and friends
departed for Muscatine last Wednes-
day in response to a telegram telling
Of the serious illness of Mr.. Hender-
son.
Mrs. W. c. CrossIey is entertaining
her sister Mrs. Rose Flynn Of Water
loo. Iowa.
AlphOnsa De Donker went to Mar
settles 10 spend the holidays.
A. Tyler, conductor on the Rock Is
land road here. spent the holidays
with relatives at Muscatine.
H Lohse and family spent Christ
mas at Pennington, H.
Mrs. Harvey McKing Of Rock Island
is caring for her sister, Mrs. J. A.
Johns who is ILL.,
Mrs. Chapman spent Christmas at
Orion ar the home of her parents.
School has closed till Jan. 3.
Most Of the wells are going dry and