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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
TAPESTRY DEAL
WAS PROFITABLE
How Dealer in Antiquities Made Bold
Business Strike and Won
Fortune.

PARIS, March t5.-Deaiers in an
tiquities now and then run across
something worth hundreds Or per
haps thousands of dollars which they
buy. ignorant OF their value. for crust
of bread. Here is story slightly
different but wherein the antiquary
gets there just the same.
Recently a prominent dealer here
paid 100000 francs ($200,0O0) for
six tapestries. They belonged TO a
wealthy family, but debt suddenly
falling due, and being thrifty like all
good French people, it was decided to
sell the six tapestries which, after all,
We're not doing any great service, and
therefrom raise the money instead of
Withdrawing it from the bank where
it was yielding good interest.
The aforesaid antiquary had been
trying for some time to get some of
these tapestries, and hearing of the
debt. he offered to pay the million
francs obligation cool, and take the
! tapestries as his pay The thrifty
family accepted the offer
The dealer at first began to pres
pire cold sweat He had moments
when he felt that he was in for a
nice round loss. But he has just sold
/ the least valuable of all the tapestries
4 for 100000 francs and has an offer OF
/ 100000 francs each for the remain.
ing five. A profit OF nearly s1,o00,o00
for the risk OF 100000 all in few
days time. He has not accepted the
| offer since he is told each OF the five
/ remaining pieces is worth more than
! a million.
/ They are after the six cartons oi
classic subjects made by Boucher's
/ own hands and were executed al
Beavaus The work is extremely deli
/ cate and perfect, and so years age
were acquired for about $4,000. The
price of such articles as these ha:
risen by leaps and bounds in the las
/ few years, but the family which sole
| them had had them so long that theil
/. real value was somewhat lost sight OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
Jacksonville Has Primary to Pick Out
Candidates for councimen
Under Commission
Plan.
THE PRESENT MAYOR
Bloomington Votes Not TO Adopt the
Plan by an Overwhelming Vote
of 1885 to
$50.

JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, March 15--In
the primary election under the conn
mission form of government act. II.
P. Bancroft and George w. Davis
We're nominated for mayor Bancroft
is the present mayor and polled 1,176
votes and the vote cast for Davis,
the present city clerk, was 1,146.
There were five ether candidates with
votes ranging from 40s to six. The
wet and dry question was factor in
the election.
There were "A candidates for com
missioner, the eight CHOSEN and theil
votes being: w. Brown, 97S; Daniel
Bahan, SIT; Chas. r. Knollenberg
694; Louis Engel. $50; NJ. L. Hildreth
sol; ]. d Goveia, 4S1; w C. Osborn
450; VIM. Newman, 42O.
The vote was the heaviest cast il
Jacksonville for several years.
Bloomington is Against 1t.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, March 15.-
The commission form of government
proposition was defeated here by T;
| vote of $50 for, to 2.4S5 against
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
Revolution is Brewing In the Little
Principality Of Monaco and the
Casino rs Fearful Of Be.
ing Wiped Out.
TRUCE FOR THE PRESENT
Trouble Brewers Have Agreed to
Make no Further Moves Until
the Present Gambling
Season is over.

MONTE CARLO, March l5.--Lest
Monte Carlos career as gambling
center for the entire world be abrupt
ly terminated, tremendous pressure is
being brought by the Casino inter-
ests to affect a settlement between
the prince OF Monaco and his subjects.
The progressive party is not at all
satisfied with the constitution which
the prince recently granted and a
formidable revolutionary movement is
brewing. The prince, on his side,
thinks he has yielded enough and is
standing out vigorously against any
further concessions.
What the Casino interests fear is
that SO troublesome a situation may
develop that France will be forced tc
establish an effective protectorate
over the principality, in which case il
is considered certain that the Gallo
authorities would have to suppress
open gambling The most they have
been able to do thus far Is to obtair
the proglessives' promise to take nc
action until after the present season
is over. The prince is of course sat
isfied to do nothing SO long as he is
no further troubled.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
oanviIIe Grand Jury Adjourns and
Turns Over Very Small Mum.
ber OF True
Bills.
SUPPORT WAS LACKING
Jury Reports That it Might Have
Done Better If it Had The
Help Of All the
Offices.

DANVILLE, H.. March l5.-The
Vermillion county grand jury adjourn
ed until April II after returning in
dictments and making scathing re-
port of conditions to Judge Kim
hrough.
The report says that large sums of
money have been used in corrupting
voters in Danville that evidence has
been suppressed before the grand jury
and that because of a well-planned
conspiracy to conceal offenses by
wholesale perjury, it has been difficult
to obtain evidence on which to in
dict
But fourteen of the indictments
were for political offenses. No poll
ticians or leGding citizens were in
dicted, the accused being all present
captains and workers about the polls.
The report further says the grand
jury has not had the support OF cer-
tain officials in the investigation and
that these officials apparently have
/ been in sympathy with those suspect
ed of political offenses
The report declares an unusually
large fund was contributed for cleo
tion corruption in the last campaign
An appeal is made to the citizen,
ship of the city and county to demand
enforcement of the laws governing
elections. and County Judge Lawrence
/ T. Allen is asked to remove w. G
Brown from the election commission
Politicians and public officials are
condemned for obstructing the work
of the grand jury, also those who are
charged with having committed per
4 jury to protect "fellow-criminals,' as
/ they are termed.
A resolution was also adopted ask
! ing the legislature to pass law dis
franchising a man for life who is
convicted of selling his vote the sec
ond time.
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HAS BEEN FOUND
Corpse Washed up by the Sea is
Thought to be That OF
Aviator.

oSTEND, Belgium. March ia
pody was brought to the surface in
inns harbor which is thought to be that
or Cecil Grace, the aviator, who was
lost last December while attempting
a return aeroplane fight from Calais
70 Dover, Although greatly disfgnred
.he body is said by those who exam
med 1t to have the appearance of that
Or the luckless English aviator.
Cecil Grace was nephew of ex-
Mayor VIM. R. Grace, of New York.
IN an attempt to win the Baron De
forest prize of $4,000 on December
~ he flew over the English channel.
AFTER landing near Calais he started
on the return trip. His cap and
siasses We're picked up in the North
sea January 6 and later floating
Wreckage thought to be part of his
seroplane was found.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
Iowa Farmer Who Went West ard
Amassed Fortune, Buried His
Wealth Some Place on
His Ranch.
DIED AS A HERMIT
piedlof Rain Lived to be Ninety
Years Old and Would Not
Trust Banks With
His Money.

SPOKANE, Wash. March 15.-Sys-
tematic and determined search is be,
ing made by neighbors for the fortune
In gold coin buried on his ranch, south
OF Spokane, by Diedlof Rain, widely
known as Goose Hunter" hermit
pioneer of Whitman county, before he
died in St Ignastius' hospital at Col
fax, Wash, a few days ago. l.. L.
Bruning, coroner of the county, is as
sisting in the search
Rain, who was 90 years of age, set
tied in Whitman county 81 years ago,
and lived alone in shack built by
himself. He confined his operations
to raising cattle and seldom left his
ranch. Neighbors, who found him in
the throes of death the day before he
passed away, say he fought against
being sent to the hospital. He wanted
to die as he lived-alone.
The old man had varied career.
Born in Germany in 1921 he came to
America before the civil war and To-
Gated on a farm near Davenport, Iowa.
Several years afterward he sold his
holdings and only getting greenbacks,
| he bought cargo of meat and lard
and shipped it to England. accompany
ing the cargo to get gold.
Returning to Iowa he travelled
across the plains with horses to Sac
ramento. Cal. he was robbed OF his
horses, but kept the gold
Three robbers attacked him in his
j 4 -.
1 to chair and threatened to apply hot
GOALS II he did not lead them to the
treasure spot. He was tortured, but
kept his secret One of the men con-
fessed several years afterward and the
gang was convicted and served time
in the penitentiary
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
BACHELOR TAX
OF Sc PER HEAD
Wisconsin Town Takes Drastic Steps.
Endorsed by all the
Women.

s OCONTO, Wis, March t5.-The city
council has adopted an ordinance inn
posing a tax of $6 upon all unmarried
men residing in the city between the
ages of q and 80 years. The money
raised in this manner is to be used
for the support of orphans or other
needy children.
The adoption o. the ordinance was
received with practically un ani,nous
acclaim by the women, but the bach
elors are vigorously opposing its en-
forcement
Alderman V. O'Kelliher, the only
unmarried member of the council,
who is also president of the council,
declares that he will veto the measure
having been given authority by the
mayor to do SO.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
MORAN BESTED
BY .M'FARLAND
Eneishman Proved no Match for
Packey in Last Nights Ten
Round Go.

NEW YORK, March 15.r" Packey''
Mcfarland, the Chicago lightweight,
outpointed Owen Moran, claimant to
the English lightweight championship,
at every stage of their ten-round fight
before the Fairmont Athletic club
here last night. 1t was a clean, hard
fought battle throughout, in which the
Chicago boy fully demonstrated his
superiority in boxing over the Eng
lishman. Mcfarland was always there
with a csean punch, and when Moran
reached for him he found the Chicago
boy most elusive Both fighters
weighed in at l35 pounds at O'CLOCK
but those at the ringside gave the
Chicago man a slight advantage in
weight when the night started
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
Supreme Court Decisions
Especial to The Gate City.

Especial to The Gate City.
DES MONIES, March 15-Denny.
appellant, against Chicago, Rock Is
land and Pacific Railway company,
Johnson district affirmed.
Brackley against Brackley, appel
liant, Winnebago district, affirmed
Anderson, appellant, against Ft.
Dodge. Des Moines and Southern
Railroad company, Boone district, af-
firlned,
Walker against Goerman, appellant,
Dallas district affirmed
Cheadle and Silvers against Roberts
Judge Wapello district. affirmed.
Roney against City of Des Moines
appellant. Polk district, affirmed
Park Hill against Doggett, appel
liant, Keokuk district. Modified and
affirmed
Woods against Town of Lisbon, ap
pellant, Linn district, reversed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
ONE HUNDRED
YEARS OF AGE
Burlington Woman Celebrates With
Thirty-tWo Grandchildren at
the fable.

BURLINGTON, March 15.-Mrs.
Sarah Sharp, living near Burlington,
celebrated her one-hundredth birth
day anniversary, she having been
born in Pennsylvania, March IA, 1911
She sat at the table with thirty-two
grandchildren and immensely en-
ioyed the bountiful feast provided for
the occasion. She is in good health
and promises to live several years.
She joined the United Presbyterian
church when Ia years of age and has
been consistent member of that body
for eighty-six years, probably break
ing the record for long church mem
bership She has lived in her present
home for over sixty years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
CANNOT GO TO
LAYSAN ISLANDS
Iowa College Scientists Must Wait un.
til Mexican War Scare
is Over.

IOWA CITY, March 15.-The expe-
dition of Professor c. G. Nutting and
"a number of students to the Laysan
Islands to study the fauna of the is
lands for the government, probably
will have to be postponed until next
year on account of the sudden mob
ilization of troops along the Mexican
border.
The expedition was to sail for Hon
oluIu on the transport Sherman, which
was to remain in the service of the
scientists The war department com
mittee has assigned the Sherman to
other duties and the scientists must
wait.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
Bread Makers Propose sso,ooo.ooo
Corporation to Raise Prices
instead of
Dough.
IN THE LARGER CITIES
Half Loaf Used to be Better Than
None But Quarter Loaf
May Be Future
Size.

NEW YORK, March 15.-Big bread
manufacturers from the leading cities
of the United States were represented
at conferences held in the offices of
John W. Gates at IL Broadway, for
the purpose of working out the de-
tails of the s30.000,000 bread trust
which Gates is financing.
The new trust is to be known as
ths National Bread Company, and it
is intended that it shall ultimately
control the manufacture and sale of
bread in the prominent cities of the
country
The formation of such combina-
tion promises to precipitate a bread
war in New York.
The Fleishmann Vienna Model Bals-
cry Company, with $200,0O0 capital,
is to be the trust company in this city
Minor institutions here, which fear
\ the effect of such a price war. are at
so expected to come into the combi
nation.
The two leading bread manufacture
ers of this city have refused to con
sider q proposition to be taken into
1 the Gates trust and are preparing 70,
la battle with the national concern
4 They are the Schulze Bread Com
pany, capitalized at $6,000,00O, ant
the Ward Bread Company, with 4
capital of s5,000,0oo
1 The Ward Company, backed b,
/ Henry C. Friek and Henry G. Phipps
lis building an immense plant il
Brooklyn and will be ready to go int,
4 the market with. its product in shor
time.
The concerns that are likely to gr
into the combination are the Collin.
Bread Company of Buffalo, the Fret
nofer Baking Company of Philadel
phia, Deininger Brothers of Rocheste
the American Bread Company of ST
Louis, the George c. Fox Compan,
of Boston, the Star Baking Compan.
Ioi Cleveland, the Leery Baking Com
pany OF Washington, the Atlas Brea,
i Company of Milwaukee, the White
side Baking Company OF Louisville
and the Schulze Baking Company o
Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
Three Died Quickly,

SAN FRANClSCO. Calf. March 10.
A love tragedy of the underworld
brought quick death to two men and
a woman here r. R. Mostyn, first
class gun pointer on the cruiser Cali
fornia, shot and killed Bessie Cook, "a
dance hall singer, and Hugo Randall
night clerk in the hotel where the
girl lived. He then sent bullet
through his own brain. All died al
most instantly. Mostyn had been in
fatuated with the girl. jealousy is
said to have been the cause OF the
shooting
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
Sky Pilots pleased.

NEW YORK, March 15.--Sky pilots
We're generally lubilant over the action
of the board of directors of the Amer
ican Aero club in awarding the Ryan
prize to Count DeLessips. lnasmuch
as it has been certain for some time
that the estate of John B. Moissant
could not get the money as he failed
to meet technical conditions the fear
had been growing that Claude Gra-
hame White might get the award.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
weather Conditions.

The area OF low pressure from the
upper lake region has moved eastward
and forms a marked storm center III
the ST. Lawrence valley, attend d by
rain in the northeastern states, and
portions of the lake region. and snow
in upper Michigan.
The northwestern area of high pres
sure has advanced rapidly, the told OF
high pressure extending from the
Rockies TO the Mississippi valley, with
its crest in the Dakotas. and is at
tended by rapid fall of temperature
from the Rockies to the upper Mis-
sissippi valley, and cooler, cloudy
weather in the southern states, with
light rain on the gulf coast
Conditions indicate fair weather for
this section tonight and Thursday.
and the temperature moderating
THURSDAY
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
WORLD PEACE
BY AMERICA
This Country Must Take the First
Step Toward 6urying All
Hatchets

LONDON March l5--ln remark.
able interview given to the Unitea
Press today Admiral Beresford de-
clared that America must take the in
itiative in bringing about world
peace and that America and England
combined could bring about intelna-
tional disarmament.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
Honest JaiIor Serves Real Sugar SO
Convict Had to Save His Salt
to Make Himself
Billy.
WORKED LIKE AN ANT
Plot to Escape From Jail is Frustrat-
ed and Fine Saws Are Found
Concealed on the
Prisoners

ST LOUIS, March 15-For two
months, while a prisoner in the st.
Louis Jail, Roy Guyon worked with the
patience OF an ant to collect suffi-
Ecient amount of salt to knock guard
Unconscious.
n Each day at dinner in the Jail din.
ing room he surreptitiously scraped
into his palm whatever salt was spill.
led on the table.
The use to which he put it was dis
covered by Jailer Wolf Tuesday after
Guyon and another prisoner had at
tempted to break jail.
Guyon had made billy using a
part of his cell mattress for casing
and filling it with salt. This he kept
hidden inside the mattress. The salt
was packed tightly into one end of
The billy and its weight was such
that it would stun man if it struck
his head with the force which an es-
Gaping convict would put behind it.
Jailor Wolf was summoned by tele-
phone to North ST Louis Monday even
ing.
you treated me pretty decently
when was in Jail, and want to re-
pay you. said man at the other end
of the telephone. "You know me well,
but you must not repeat my name. I
got out of jail last Saturday and l
want to give you some valuable in
Sformation.''
"a Wolf met the man by appointment
in lonely neishboriiood
Did any of your prisoners have a
= fight today?" asked the man as soon
as he saw the jailer.
Yes, but they will not give me any
more trouble, said Wolf Il have
q isolated them on The third tier, where
Il there are no other prisoners.
Then you've walked into their
a trap said the informer. "They have
a played little game on you"
DO you mean Roy Guyon and
Emory Bryan asked Wolf
The very men. They are each un
4 der sentence of five years, and they
have plotted to escape"
'How's that" inquired Wolf be
coming deeply interested.
4 Well, you mustn't give me away
a said the man. When | was in Jail
overheard them laying their plans
Each man has fine saw in his pos
session. They got them in the margin
4 OF magazine sent in by one of theil
81 friends
4 But, if they were friends, why die
they fight today?' asked Wolf.
That was part OF their scheme.
said the man. That was only a fake
= hight. They wanted you to put then
away from the other prisoners Sc
they could work on the bars
7 Wolf hurried back to the Jail. Sum
moning his chief guard, he went tc
q 'he cells occupied by Guyon ant
81 Bryan.
Il You might as we'll hand over tina
saw said Wolf to Bryan. "Guyor
has given me his saw and has con
lessed the whole thing
Bryan handed over his saw, fins
steel affair, seven inches long. 4
ieW minutes later a search of Guyon'!
clothing revealed a similar instru
ment in his shirt cuff
i That was q great fight you fellow:
had,' said Wolf few minutes later
as he saw the two put way in cell:
bearing double locks.
CRA0E,c Dnr>v
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Aaed 90. Rises EIks, Coat

KIRKsyJLLE, Mo, March 15.-The
KirksTille Lodge of Elks last night
initiated George Cain. so years old,
who is said TO have ben the first white
child born in Adair county. Macon
Elks, accompanied by band, assist
ed. and a bannuet followed.
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THE WEATHER.
funtil I D. nj Thursday

fUntil .. nj. Thursday
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair TO-
night and THURSDAY. Warmer Thurs
day
For Illinois Fair tonight with
colder east and south portions. Thurs
day fair with warmer north and vest
portions
For Iowa: Fair tonight and Thurs
day. Warmer Thursday and north
west portion tonight.
For Missouri: Fair and colder To-
night. Thursday fair With rising
temperature.
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He Took a Chance.

CENTRAL1A, H.. March 15.-When
told not to dig out charge OF dyna-
mite he had placed in drill at No.
2 mine Antonio l4inkosky said he
would take a chance An explosion
followed and the man was probably
fatally injured.
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Firinu on the Men.

SOMERSET, KY. March 15.-Vice
President Peat of the firemans union
left today for Kings mountain with
view OF preventing the firing by noun
taineers on the men.
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Japanese Situation Still involved in
Rumors With All the Points
on the Jap's
Side

WASHINGTON. March l5.--It is re-
ported here that threatened diplomatic
relations between the United States
and Mexico over the arrest of Blatt
and Converse at Juarez, will be pre-
text whereby America can intervene
and thus force friends of Japan out
of the Diaz government
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
Sister Helped Them.

ST. LOUIS March Because
Helen Gould stood by Frank and Jay
Gould, her brother George was forced
to change front and the Gould family
still holds control of the Missouri Pa
cific railroad.
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Iananese shins.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Anoth-
er indication that Japan wishes to be-
come power in the Pacific was re-
ceived today in the notification that
the Pacific Steamship Company has
withdrawn from the port of Salina
Cruze the Pacific terminal of the
railroad with which the Japanese
steamship line is connected
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Must Stand Trial

PARIS. March &c. r. Dunbar of
Alton, H., believed to be Charles
Drummond of st. Louis. will have to
stand trial for assault and carrying
concealed weapons, as result of his
actions in the cafe Sunday morning.
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Not an ImbeciIe.

ALBANY, n. Y, March 15-That
Mrs. Edith Nlelber is not an imbecile
as testified by experts, but a moral
degenerate was the contention of the
prosecution today
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-15
Roosevelt Meets Comrades.

Ell PASO, March 16.-Col. Thee
dore Roosevelt was met here by a
members of his o.4 company will give
him a banquet.
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Resubmission is Dead.

DES MONIES, March 15.-Resub-
mission is dead. In the senate today
the committee report that the consti-
tutional amendment be postponed
was carried by vote of 27 to 21,
thereby killing the issue for the pres
ont
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ReventIow,s Statement.

BERLIN, March 15.-Count Ernest
Reyentlow, the most noted expert
writer of military subjects in Ger
many, in a magazine article today
says that Japan is preparing to cap
tura the Philippine islands Hawaii,
Guam and Samoa so that it can dom
mate the Pacific. He says Ii that til tie
war will come before the completion
of the Panama canal.
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Zelaya Has An Idea.

PARIS, March 15.-Former Presi-
dent Zelaya of Nicaragua, in an in
terview says that the United States
is in q plot to wage war on Mexico,
Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua
and later to annex them.
THE present movement of troops
toward the main border" said Zelaya
has only one object conquest. For
years the United States has kept in
surgent bands in Central America
we'll supplied with arms and money
Rumors about the japanese peril are
circulated to stir up feeling against
Mexico. The same plan was done
with my own country