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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
Election Day In Oklahoma May be
Lively on Account Of the In
famous Grandfather
Clause.
MILITIA IS READY
State Troops Are to be Armed To-
night and BE on Hand To-
morrow at Tho
Polls.

GUTHRIE, Okla, Nov. IA con-
f1ict between the federal and state
authorities is expected Tuesday over
the enforcement of the so-called grand
father clause amendment to the state
constitution. Arrests under the fed
eral laws against conspiracy will fol-
low attempts to prevent negroes vot-
ing who are able to reed and write.
Under the state law the democratic
precinct election officials are claiming
the right to determine by an actual
test and to their own satisfaction
whether negro can read and write
whereas the federal authorities in
Oklahoma declare if negro makes
affidavit he can read and write this
must be accepted by election officials
the same as the affidavits of persons
challenged for other reasons.
This opinion was rendered first by
Judge John Embry of Guthrie, United
States attorney for the western Okla
homa district, and was Immediately
concurred in by Judge Frank Lee of
Muskogee, assistant United States at
torney for the eastern district Judge
Lee promptly forwarded forms of
complaint and suggestions to the
United States commissioners through
out his district, outlining the methods
to pursue in enforcing the federal
election laws against conspiracy, and
arrests will follow quickly If violations
are reported.
s. As congressman are to be elected
Tuesday. the federal authorities have
jurisdiction. The state supreme court
has held the grandfather clause con
stitutional.
The republican state organization
has posted reward warnings over the
conviction for election frauds. The
entire state, offering $100 for each
arrest was determined upon Of a
member Of the Pittsburg county cleo
tion board at McAlester, who was re
ported to be pasting stickers on the
ballot boxes for that county, saying
mo negroes must be permitted to
vote unless they can read and write
to the satisfaction of the election Of
ficials." This was construed to be
DETACHMENT of the ballot boxes.
In Oklahoma City 5000 rounds OF
ammunition have been received at the
headquarters of the local National
Guard company, and it is announced
this will be distributed to the company
members tonight in anticipation of a
call. Lieut. Stevenson of the com
pany notified all members last Mon
day night to be on hand Monday, as
they would be needed on election day
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
HAIR,
FOR LAST TIME
Girl Accidentally Turned on the Gas
While Hanging up the
Curriers'.

WATERLOO, Nov. miss Julia
Holzer of this city was accidentally
suffocated by Illuminating gas at her
home. Her father, Albert Holzer, a
former wholesale fruit merchant,
found her dead when he returned
home from downtown.
Her curling iron was found hang
ing from {; gas jet in her room and
it is supposed she accidentally turned
the jet while placing it there.
She was discovered lying on her
bed, apparently for a nap, and her
natural sleep passed into eternal
slumber under the influence of the
deadly fumes.
She was to have been married this
winter to DR.. Frank l4eytze of Sioux
City
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
Head OF American Federation Of Ia.
Dor Directs the Strike OF the
New York Express
Men.
PEACE IS FAR AWAY
Taxicab Drivers Are Out But General
Strike Order Has Not Vet
Been Is-
sued

NEW YORK, Nov. THE joint ex-
ecutive committee of the local union
affiliated with Lac Brotherhood Of
Teamsters, went into session today in
an attempt to force peace with the
companies or tie up every wheel in
the city and surrounding towns.
The fight of the men is being direct
ed by Samuel Gompers, head OF the
American Federation Of Labor.
One thousand taxicab drivers
struck today.
Daniel ]. Tobin. president of the
Teamsters, said that he considers the
situation serious. He says he has
done all in his power to make a set
tlement but the companies did not
seem willing to do anything Tobir
believes general strike order will be
issued
The condition of valentine Hoff
man, who was stricken with paralysis
early today, was reported as serious
He was leader of the strike.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
Both Sides Claim Victory at Tomor-
rows Election by Majorlties Of
Many Thousand
Votes.
'Ix OR sTIMsoN?
Democrats Expect to Sweep the
Cities While Republicans
viii Pile Up Country
Votea.

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Party chair
men allow lot for shrinkage in their
public estimates of pluralities. The
old-time notion that liberal estimate
inspires confidence and may make
votes persists still to a large extent.
Perhaps that accounts for the differ
ence of 250,OO0 or more between
Democratic Chairman Huppuch's
guess and Republican Chairman Prem
tees prophecy AS matter of fact,
1t is not believed at the Democratic
state headquarters that Dix will have
100000 over Stimson, and it is not the
opinion at Republican state headquar-
ters that Stimson will have 10000
over Dix. The inside figures, the. estl-
mates that are really considered by
the men who are running the cam
paign, are much more conservative.
The democratic managers say, pri-
that Dix will have about 125, 900 plur.
ality in Greater New York, and they
are allowing $4,000 for Stimson up
state, which would give Dix $4,000.
The democratic managers figure
vately that the situation is SO confus.
ed nobody can tell whether there is
to be terrific sweep toward their
candidate. but that the attitude of the
silent voters, of whom there are un.
donbtedly thousands more this year
than ever before, gives them reason
for optimism.
! Privately the. republican leaders
are figuring that Stitnson will come
down to the Bronx with from 10000
+ to 10000 plurality, and that Stimsor
will have to meet only from $4,000
to 10000 In the greater city for Dix
Republican Chairman Prentice re
vised his Official estimate, adding
reports from 400 election districts to
the lists he had received, which
makes 1851 districts heard from out
of 3067 in the fifty-seven counties out.
side Of Greater New York Prentice
says now that Stimson will have UP.
! state 554,643, Dix 373,212, Hopper, 1O,.
l43. For publication he allows Dix TO-.
600 in Greater New York and claims
a plurality of 111,431 for his man in
the whole state. He says, also, that
Stimson will carry Erie County by
1000. Huppuch claims it for Dix by
from 5000 to 5000.
Huppuch is banking on alleged Re.
publican dislike of Roosevelt. Prem
tice believes labor will march solidly
to the polls in support of the colonel
Huppuch's left bower is the cost-of
living issue, which, he thinks. has
been valuable card; while Prentices
ace is the prosperity of the farmers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
ROBBERS TOOK
THE SAFE AWAY
Carried Six Hundred Pound Strong
Box Away In Their
Wagon.

ALTON, H., Nov. 7-Postmaster w.
H. Smith of Newburg, near Alton, dis
covered that robbers had hauled away
500 pound safe containing $50 in
cash and postage stamps No trace
of it has been found. Smith lives
across the street from the postoffice,
but says he did not hear the commo-
ton which must have been made in
hauling out the safe. No one in the
village heard the wagon passing along
the streets late at night. The Jersey
county sheriff proposed using blood
hounds to trail the thieves, but owing
to the fact the men rode In wagon
this was given up as impractical
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
Looks as Though Wisconsin viii
ereak the Record by
Electing the
Pair.
IN HISTORY NIL
State is Split up 40 the Outcome Of
the Old Warfare Of the
StaIwatrs And
Others.

MILWAUKEE,, Nov. THAT two
socialists, the first in history, are
likely to be elected to the next con
gress from Wisconsin and that there
is possibility OF democratic gov
ernor is predicted today as the out
come Of the old warfare of the stall
warts.
Carey in the fifth and Cochems in
the fourth are the two republicans,
who may be defeated by the social
lists. Both of these districts are likely
to be carried against the republicans
Victor L. Burger, socialist, they say
today, will be elected over Carey in
the fifth, by 1000 and Winfield R.
Gaylord will win over Cochems by
1900 in the fourth. These claims, re-
publicans say are ridiculous, but
there is no doubt that the stalwarts
will get revenge.
There is little doubt that LaFol-
lette will win for senator but for gov
fernor the situation is not clear.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
Weather Conditions.

A depression, moving through Min
nesota, has been attended by a slight
rise of temperature in the lower Mis-
souri, and upper Mississippi valleys,
while it is cooler over the eastern and
southern districts. and decidedly cool
over field of high pressure on the
gulf coast.
The pressure has continued low in
the northwestern states and there are
depressions in Montana and Arizona,
with an area of high pressure from
the Pacific coast moving in between
the latter depressions.
With exception of light rain in
the lower lake region the weather Is
generally fair throughout all sections.
Conditions indicate generally fair
weather for this section tonight and
Tuesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
President Taft Going to Vote Tomor-
row and Then Will Start
for the Panama
Canal.
SPEND FOUR DAYS THERE
Message to Congress viii be Writ
ten on Board Ship, While
Making The
Trip.

WASHINGTON, Nov. President
Taft will depart from Washington to-
day at 3 o'clock for Cincinnati. his
home city, where on Tuesday he will
cast his vote. The president will vote
in the O'Briensville precinct of Gin
cinnati. He will remain in the city
only few hours, starting on the re-
turn trip Tuesday afternoon. While
it is probable that from Columbus.
Ohio. eastward, the president will re-
ceive partial election returns, it is
expected that he will begin to see
definitely how things are going all
over the country before his arrival
at Pittsburg.
The president will reach Washing
ton early Wednesday morning and he
will hurry to the white house for a
few hours of business. Late Wednes-
day afternoon Mr.. Taft and those wno
are going with him to Panama will
steam out of Washington, perhaps by
special train, for Charleston, S. C.
At Charleston the party will be taken
aboard the battleshlp Tennessee and
the newspaper men and secret SER
vice men will be taken to the battle
ship Montana. The ships will sail
from Charleston probably at / o'clock
It has been estimated that under
forced draught they can reach Pan
anna in four days.
The president expects to spend four
days inspecting the work on the
canal and visiting the Panama repub-
lie, so that probably he will return to
the capital about the twenty-third or
twenty-fourth of the month, zen days
before congress meets. Mr.. Taft will
write portion of his forthcoming
annual message to congress while on
the trip. Secretary Norton and white
house stenographers will be with
him. so that such work can easily be
undertaken. It has not been definitely
announced whether Mrs. Taft will ac'
company the president.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
Two Explosions In Washington Which
Result In Several Miners Being
Blown Into Fras-
ments.
WAS LIKE EARTHQUAKE
Great TImbers Were Thrown Hall
Mile and Country Around
Shook And
Trembled.

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov Two
minutes of each other Sunday morn
ing. resulted in the death of sixteen
men in the Lawson mine at Black
Diamond, thirty miles southeast OF
Seattle
Eleven men going down on shift and
five men coming up were caught be-
tween the first and sixth levels, and
1t Is almost certain all perished. Nat
ural gas combustion is assigned as
the cause. All the men were foreign
ers. The force of the explosion was
terrific, showers of earth, timber and
bits of clothing being blown from the
slope of the mine. Timbers 16 inches
thick and feet lons, were blown half
mile. A big section of steam pipe
was blown a similar distance and sank
Is feet in the ground.
The shock OF the explosion. which
was felt for miles around, was so
great that many thought there had
been an earthquake. AS soon as the
extent of the disaster was known, res
cue parties went into the mine to
rescue any miners who might be
alive
It is not believed that any of the
men in the slope escaped death. AS
far as known the sixteen men in the
tram cars We're the only ones in the
mine at the time of the explosions.
The coal mines at Black Diamond
are owned by the Pacific Coast Com
pany.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
WANT DESPOT
SHELLED OUT
vaiiadares is Still Firmly Entrenehed
in the Customs
House.

SAN SALVADOR, Nov. THE
American and British consul at ANA
pala are in conference today consid-
ering an appeal from President Da-
villa of Honduras who asks that Amer,
ican and British gunboats attack and
capture Jose Valladares, who Is en-
trenched in the palace and the Gus
toms house.
Davilla's appeal expresses the fear
that civil war will follow, involving at
tacks on public property.
Valladares has asked many chiefs to
join him. 1t is expected that Ameri.
can marines will be sent to dislodge
him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07

NEW YORK, Nov. Col. Roose-
welt spent the day making speeches
in New York city and will not close
his campaign until midnight. 1t is
expected the result in Massachusetts
will be known by Cark. Several cities
in New York wit voting machines
will give results as early as o'clock
tomorrow 1t will be noon Wednesday
before the makeup of the next con-
gress is completely known.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
EARTHQUAKES
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
world Was Shaking Yesterday But
the Location is
Unknown.

. WASHINGTON, Nov. IA series
aeavy earth shocks were recorded
lhe seismograph at the George
~ wsn University Observatory here.
4. ,as nrst was felt at o:51 o'clock Sun.
~ afternoon. There were two heavy
ss soVAs lasting two minutes and forty
seconds = s's
,ba au :, Instance from Washington OF
sa disturbance could not be measur-
~ out they travelled north and south.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
cartoonist sued.

CHICAGO. Nov. Charles Erb-
stein commenced a libel suit this after
noon against the Chicago Tribune,
publisher and John T. McCutheon.
cartoonist, stating the cartoon preju.
diced his suit in which he was indict-
ed for alleged bribery OF Juror in
tie Browne bribery case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
WEATHER FOR
ELECTION DAY
Iowa and all Central States are Prom.
ised Nice Weather for To-
morrow.

WASHINGTON, Nov. THE fol.
lowing special election day weather
bulletin was issued today.
Rain in Washington, Idaho and
southern California.
Snow flurries in northern New York
and New England
Fair In other states.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
A Deadly Weapon.

Artist Ito friend Yes. use the
palette-knife good deal. Knocked a
child's head off in the morning and
sold 1t in the afternoon. (Nervous old
gentleman goes out hurriedly at next
Stop.)-M. A. P.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
HEAD CUT OFF
BY THE TRAIN
Scores of People Watched the Thing
Roll Along on t'e
Track.

CHICAGO, Nov. stepping before
an onrushing Belt line train here to-
day Charles G. Webber. an employe
of that road, met instant death in full
view of scores of people who saw his
head roll for twenty feet along the
track
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
Poor Business.

How foolish to settle a million on
duke" When girl could marry
some nice American man and make
him happy by handing him ten-dol-
lar bill every morning"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07

COLUMBUS, o. Nov 7.-Governor
Harmon and Warren G. Harding, can.
didate for governor, will close their
campaigns tonight. Both candidates
express confidence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
THE WEATHER.

(Until Z p m. Tuesday,
For keokuk and vicinity: Gener-
ally fair tonight and Tuesday.
For Ilnnois: Unsettled and partly
cloudy tonight and Tuesday.
For Iowa and Missouri: Generally
fair tonight and Tuesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
1000 MILE TRIP
FOR NOTHING
Was Too Much, so the Man Killed
the Woman and
Himself

MERRILL, Wis, Nov. because
Mrs. AL. Quick, aged 81. refused to
leave her husband and children, after
he had come 1000 miles from Port
land. Oregon, to elope with her, Hib-
bard Cheheau, aged 80, killed the
woman, fred three shots at police
man and committed suicide this morn
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
DR.. COOK AGAIN
IN LIME LIGHT
's his Proofs Fixed Up and Ready
For Submission
Again.

CIV n YORK, Nov. 7.-Dr. Frederick
lettss oh' arctic explorer, has sent a
oss. uated October 16 to Capt. s. S.
h. h'uil' SAYING he has now prepared
nar,b iools that he discovered the
Il sa,a po,e and win submit the proof
: !. scientific societies.
'ne letter is sent from London.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07

NEW YORK, Nov. Both sides
give out revised forecasts today. The
democrats claim Dix will have plur-
ality of 100000. The republicans
claim for Stimson 10000.
Charles F. Murphy, of Tammany
hall refuses to give out any figures,
but says Dix will win.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
FIRST EXPRESS
VIA AIR ROUTE
Wright Machine Takes Consignment
of Goods Fifty
Mics.

COLUMBUS, o. Nov. aviator
Parmalee landed here at noon after
SO miles cross country flight from
Dayton in Wright biplane, carrying
consignment of silks for a Dayton
firm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
4. Execution Which Was Set For
tomorrow Has Been Postponed
Until November
22nd.
PETITION FOR PAkDo'
\, Effort Will be Made by His At
torneys to Have Sentence
Changed to Life
Imprisonment.

LONDON, Nov. THE date OF the
.,ecutiou of DR.. Crippcn was today
rostnoned to November %. The orig
inal date was tomorrow.
Crippen's attorneys are preparing an
appeal. asking for a peruon to life
sentence to be presented to Home
Secretary Churchill This action fol-
lows the English custom of giving a
condemned man two Sundays between
the date of sentence and execution, and
has nothing to do with the report that
Mrs Crippen has been seen in Ameri-
ca.
Mrs. crippen Alive?
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7.-Francis
Tracy Tobin, prominent attorney of
this city left for washington, D. c.,
at midnight to demand that the state
department intervene and save DR..
Harvey Hawley Crippen from death
on the gallows this month on
the grounds that Mrs. Belle Elmore
Crippen is still living, He will re-.
quest that the secretary. of state
cable at once to the American ambas-
sador asking that the latter petition
the home secretary Of Great Britain
10 order stay of execution until
Mrs. Crippen can be produced in the
flesh.
Belle Elmore still lives" the at
torney asserts. When she is found
It viii be in the vicinity OF Chicago
where she is in hiding. have letters
In my possession from people who
know her and who have seen her
since she is said to have been mur-
dered by her husband and her body
buried In his London home.
These people have not only seen
her, but they have spoken to her and
In many instances she has not de-
MED her identity. She was first seen
in San Francisco. Later she was seen
IN Chicago. and after that she was
seen and spoken to in several cities
south and east Of Chicago. do not
think that DR.. Crippen will hang for
her murder.
\ am of the firm opinion that she
Is in hiding to carry out the most
consummate plan of revenge in the
annals Of crime. If stay of execu'
non Is granted will start out at once
and guarantee that within a very
snort time will prove that the won
IN who Is supposed to be dead Is, or
lne contrary. very much alive.
III anything is going to be done We
mad better make haste. There is yer,
il''le time to spare now. The proper
means for me to pursue is to at once
7 get IN touch with the secretary ot
s,ate at Washington and set before
INN the facts in my possession. Ther
We want to get him to cable the
american ambassador at the court d
o. James, who in turn will Law the
vase before the home secretary ant
cause him to order stay or com
mute the sentence, pending our in
Festigation."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
Latham Flies over CITY.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 4. Hubert La
than in monoplane made a flight
over the city this afternoon which
was witnessed by 100000 people.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Nov. Bat
ting to the very last hour OF the
campaign for the big silent vote
which will decide whether Beveridge
or Kern will be the next senator from
Indiana. both sides pre4ict victory
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
Bank is Robbed.

TOLEDO, o., Nov. THE Home
Savings bank at Metamora was blown
open sy robbers last night, who es-
cared with $4,000, after fight with
officers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
Naturally Crooked.

There's q certain kind of man
who thinks he can get ahead OF some
body by cheating himself at solitaire.
Press
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
Some Short Flashes on the Political
Outlook From the Various
States Of The
Country.
ALL CLAIM VICTORY
Liquor Question In Nebraska Has
Eclipsed Everything Else
Fer Tho Present
Year.

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. THE liquor
question has completely eclipsed all
other questions and there will be a
lively battle at the polls tomorrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
imperfect Information,

A poet says, "Oh! she was fair, but
sorrow came and left his traces
there He doesn't state what became
OF the rest of the harness
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
Around the World.

Around the World.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-Secretary
of War Dickinson and party landed
here today after their tour of the
world.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
Daily River Bullets.
Local Observation 6.
Stage Height. Change. Wealth.

Nov. Bar. Their Wind. Weather.
6 I p.m. -. 80 .04 40 NV Clear
I am -. 80 81 SO Sc Pt Cldy
Mean temperature, Nov. I, 80.
Highest temperature, 3d.
Lowest temperature, %.
Lowest temperature last night, "a.
River Forecast.
The river will remain nearly sta
tionary
FRED 2. GosEwIsCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07

Read The Daily Gate City.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11
Neu York
Stock Market

atsEEEE LHINfE EHaN gNnfI"L l-ZH-N.E.
New York. January 1o.--.Speculatiai
in stocks halted again to-day, the
dealings after the activity OF the inrst
hour running down to nominal pro
portions. The most obvious explana-
ton was. the retardation IN the relaXa-
tion Of the money market. bnt ,he
Supreme Cour decision sustaining inc
Interstate Commerce Commission IN
creased the weakness.
Tile strong spots in tO.day's mar
kci were attributed to special causes.
The remarkable rise In United States
similar to former movements in other
stocks Of that group. The FERTILIZER
stocks Were aifected again by reports
of an internntionhl combination. Cop.
per trade advices were favorable and
the copper stocks were relatively firm.
Tor December. of between 1l.O00,O0O
and l2,0do,000 pounds. was supplement-
I'D by trade views of a demand likely
to be stimulated by any Indication of
q material depletion Of the existing
A1rplus of the metal.
Bonds were Irregular. Total sales.
Inir value. $1,000. 900. United States
~. declined is per cent. on call.
Total sales for the day were 5G0,100
Shares.
New York. January iO.-Money OH
cal iirnt l-a@6 pei. cent: ruling
~ 6 per cent. Time loans firm: SIXTY
days 4 l-2Ml 81 per cent. and nine
1Nsdays and six months. 4 IL.
Close: Prime mercantile napcr. 4 i-o
W per cent. Sterling exchanges, with
ffti.al business in bankers bills at
sitSs,Qm 3i.s$s5 for s~iSty-day bills. and
"a siss7o for demand. Commercial
Mexican dollars. A.