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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
AMERICAN TEA
SOON ON MARKET
Favorable Results In the South But
Labor Problem is Proving a
Drawback.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-James VIII
son, secretary of agriculture, is con-
fdent tea growing soon will be a
profitable industry in the southern
states Tea culture, which has been
carried on at Summerville, s. c.,
gives favorable results, the principal
drawback being the problem of cheap
labor.
Tea is an abundant crop in India,
Ceylon, China and Japan, where labor
is abundant at almost any price. Elk
periments are being conducted with
tea-picking and pruning machinery.
Excellent results have followed, and
with the perfection Of the machines
the labor problem will be solved.
The people Of this country consume
annually upwards OF 5000 900
pounds of tea, for which s160OO,0OO is
paid.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
It Has Taken Uncle Sam Eight Years
TO get tho Ten Beet Barons
Herded Together In
ono Room.
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
Rumors That They Would Confess
Their Guilt, But Rumor Turned
Out to be False
Alarm.

CHICAGO, Dec. 6.--In the presence
of crowd that taxed to the utmost
every available inch of space in the
court room, the ten millionaire beef
packers for whose prosecution Uncle
Sam has been working for eight years,
today formally pleaded not guilty to
indictments charging criminal conspir-
acy in restraint Of trade and District
Judge Carpenter began the prelimin-
ary processes for obtaining jury
trial.
At the last moment, before the case
was called, rumor was current that
the packers would withdraw their plea
of not guilty and plead 'nollo con.
tendCre."
Such a report reached the district
attorneys office and caused much
speculation but when the trial was
called Attorney Levi Meyer did not
change the plea of his clients.
There was no time lost after it be-
came apparent that counsel for the
packers were resigned to letting their
clients go to trial. Attorney Miller
announced that the defendants would
personally each plead not guilty but
the government did not require their
presence in court. AS a matter OF
fact, not all of the defendants were in
the court room when the trial was
called.
The formality of the pleas beine
completed the routine work of exam
lining veniremen was commenced.
/ The first questioned was Glen Ole
son, a farmer OF Grundy county, Ill
Attorney Sheehan for the prosecution
conducted his examination. In addi
4 tion to the usual questions as to bust
ness, prejudice, etc, Sheehan ELECTED
4 from the veniremen that he had nc
prejudice against the government FOL
enforcing laws on Interstate com
merce.
i Shortly after the questioning o.
veniremen began all of the defendants
/ had arrived in the court room.
i Great precaution was taken by the
court officers to prevent the photo
graphing of the court room. Even the
corridors were guarded and severa
newspaper photographers were re
fused permission to snap the import
ant figures in the trial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Program Of Railroad to be Carried
out at Once Calls for the In
lection Of New
Blood.
NEW DIRECTORS NxMED
Robert coelet and Others to Take
the Place Of Jay Gould, Wells,
Jeffrey, BIodsett and
Pryor.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Reorganiza-
tion of the Wabash Railroad COM
pany was determined on at meet
Ing of the directors. This implies
that the reorganization plans of the
Wabash-Pittsburg Terminal company
and the Wheeling & Lake Erie road,
which would have relieved the Wabash
of heavy financial responsibilities, was
not accepted by the Wabash.
The following statement was given
out after the meeting of the Wabash
directors:
AT the request Of the Equitable
Trust company of New York, trustees
OF the first and refunding and extend
ing mortgage Of the Wabash Railroad
company, the trust of which en-
braces practically the entire issue OF
Wabash debenture bonds. the follow
Ing gentlemen have been made mem
bers Of the board of directors of the
railroad company, filling vacancies
made to enable this reconstruction OF
the board:
Robert Goelet, Edwin Newley, AL,
vim w. Krech and Winslow S. Pierce.
The same persons, with General
Thomas M. Hubbard, also designated
by the trust company, will constitute
the executive committee of the board
with general power to act with such
| further individuals as may associate
with themselves, as committee for
the financial readjustment or re-or
ganization Of the company.
Mr.. Pierce becomes the chairman
OF the board and of the executive and
re-orga anization committees, and a,
the request of the committee and oil
the Equitable Trust company, Messrs
Kuhn. Loeb & Co., have consented tc
act as bankers in such financial re
adjustment OR reorganization of the
railroad company as the committee ir
cooperation with them may deter
mine to be desirable and formulate
The new directors take the place Of
w. Fl. Blodgett, e. B. Pryor, Jay
Gould and Edgar T. Wells. e. T
Jeffrey retires as chairman Of the
! Wabash railroad, but continues as 6
director.
/ According to Chairman Pierce, the
/. reorganization does not involve re
ceivership. The result of the meet
ing was surprise to Wall street
which had been led to believe that The
Terminal-Wheeling and Lake Erie
terms would be accepted.
Kuhn, Loeb & Co.'S interest in thu
Wabash is accounted for mainly b,
the fact that they hold some $4,000
4 600 Of Wheeling Lake Erie note
for which the Wabash is responsible
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Full Confession Needed.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 6.-The full
confession of Mcnamara is needed to
complete the web of evidence involving
others in the nation wide dynamiting
conspiracy according to information
which Uttered out today from the
closely guarded federal investigation
now in progress here.
1t is asserted that while much cir
cumstantial evidence has been uncov-
cred, the direct evidence needed for
conviction has not been found. The
confession of Mcnamara is being re-
lied upon to furnish the last link in
the chain now being forged.
Government accountants investigat-
ing the records of the Indianapolis
postoffice are reputed to have found
records of many money order trans.
actions between John ]. Mcnamara as
secretary OF the iron workers and
numerous other persons. Charles w.
Miller, U. 8. attorney, said today that
he refused to assert whether this
phase of the investigation had just
been begun or was now being COM
pleted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Weather Conditions.

Rains have continued on the Pacific
slope. but with this exception the
weather is generally fair throughout
the entire country.
The pressure remains highest in
the eastern and southeastern states,
while the depression from North Da-
kota is moving very slowly eastward.
the temperature continuing below the
normal In the southern states, and
moderate temperature prevailing over
the northern half Of the country.
Conditions Indicate generally fair
weather, with moderate temperature,
for this section tonight and Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
EXPECT BRIDGE
TO BE BLOWN UP
Guards Are on Duty at Cairo to Pre-
vent Use of Dynamite on
Structure.

CAIRO, H., Dec. 6.-Illlnois Cen
tral railroad officials believe they
have discovered a plot to blow up the
company's bridge crossing the Ohio
river at Cairo. Squads of United
States deputy marshals are patrolling
the river in gasoline launches, keeping
a close watch on the structure.
Besides, several railroad detectives
stationed through the yards, number
of guards are doing duty on the bridge
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
WILL ERECT OWN
WATER POWER PLANT
Aluminium Company Buys Forty Miles
Of River Front for Site for
Factory.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 6.-The
Aluminium Company of America, a
Pittsburg corporation, has concluded
the purchase Of property for distance
OF forty miles on either side of Little
Tennessee river, the property lying in
Tennessee and western North Caro-
lima. and is perfecting plans for q
power plant.
The company.s plant viii give en-
ployment to about 5000 men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
FIRE ENGINE
KILLED DRUMMER
Knocked Travelling Man Down While
Going to Blaze and Caused
His Death.

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Dec. 6.-Fire
in the Oscar Cumbinsky Company's
fourstory rag shop caused the death
of one man, serious injury of another
and property loss on 100000.
William Compton, travelling sales
man from Toledo, was struck down
by a fire engine on the way to the
fire and died an hour later. Edward
Fisher, fireman. was overcome by
smoke, and is in serious condition
in local hospital
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and Vicinity: Generally
fair tonight and Thursday. Moderate
temperature.
For Illinois: Generally fair tonight
and Thursday. Warmer tonight.
For Iowa: Generally fair tonight
and Thursday. Moderate temperature.
For Missouri: Generally fair to-
night and Thursday. Warmer in the
southeast portion tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
NEGRO HANGED
IN FAIR GROUNDS
Mob Broke Into Jail and Took Prisoner
Out and Strung
Him up.

VALIANT, Okla, Dec. Ga mob
forced an entrance to the Valiant
jail, seized young negro who refused
to give his name, and hanged him to
tree in the fair grounds.
The negro was arrested on the
charge of attacking the 12-year-old
daughter of Lee Saunders of Valiant
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Appleton city Has Costly Fire.

APPLETON CITY. Mo-. Dec. g.
Three two-story brick buildings and
contents We're destroyed by fire. The
Brown & Browning hardware and i'm
plement store, s. S. Willis dry goods
and groceries, and Williams & Sons
poultry and produce. where the losers,
LOSS between $4,000 and $4,000;
about one-half insured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Year in Jail for DR.. Mcpavlt.

SAN BERNARDINo. Cal. Dec. c.
DR. A. w. McDavit, the dentist con-
victed of statutory offense in con-
nection with the holding of Miss Jes-
sic Mcdonald, a school girl, prison
er in his office for sixteen months.
was sentenced to one year in Jail
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Consists Of Only Brief Statement
That He Placed the Dynamite
Against the Times
Building.
GoMPERs TALKS AGAIN
Does Not Relish the Remark That He
Should be Retired as the Head
of American Fed
Grafton.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-samuel
Gompers became defiant today
Il challenge the world" he said, ito
show that organized labor had any
connection with dynamiting plots. /
defy enemies OF union labor and as for
my personal enemies, whoever they
may be, I defy them to sustain any of
the charges made against me.
Some portions of the ress have
deliberately distorted my statements
to hurt union labor. But no matter
how far they go, or how hard they
try, they cannot harm organized Ia
bor."
Besides Gompers ano Morrison, 9TH
A. F.. & l.. leaders attended the con-
ference this afternoon as members OF
the Mcnamara ways and means COM
mittee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
This one Moro Lucky.

TULSA, Okla, Deco. 6.-7To avoid
possible mob violence. Robert Walk
en- companion of Henry Connor, the
negro who was lynched at Mannford,
Okla, Sunday afternoon, was placed
in the Tulsa county Jail.
Walker was hiding in the forks Of a
tree when the mob seeking his life
passed beneath him without discov-
ering his hiding place. When assured
of protection he surrendered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Job Hartman Defeated
BY Overwhelming Majority
Baby Carriages at polls.

The women were treated with the
greatest gallantry. Many went to the
polls propelling baby carriages, and
often father took care of baby while
mother voted.
In the precinct puzzled woman
voted in favor of the prohibition
ordinance, though she was opposed to
1t. When she learned what she had
done she rushed hack to the booth
and declared:
II want to change my vote!"
She was told that was impossible
ooh. but it must be changed" she
exclaimed, and the election officers
patiently explained that it was against
the law.
In one of the west side precincts.
where voting went on throughout the
day at the rate of two minute, there
was not sign of impatience when a
woman voter Indignantly inquired
why there was not a mirror in the
place.
Mirrors were not included in the
election supplies" replied the chair
man Of the election board. Then he
went to his home around the corner
and fetched looking glass; It was
hung outside so as not to block the
voters passing constantly throughout
the doorway Of the booth
Women Furnish Odd Feature.
Everywhere the women were re-
sponslble for unusual election day
features. In precinct 121, which In
cluded Labor Temple" busy house
wife, her apron still on, rushed into
one Of the two voting booths.
Give me a ballot; / want to vote"
she announced
But madam. you must take your
place in line,' an election officer re.
piled.
She glanced at the long line and re-
fused
II left batch Of bread in the oven
and l wouldn't have it burn fer either
Hartman or Alexander" And she
went back home.
Caroline M. Severance, 90 years old,
a former associate of Susan B. An
thony, made her way to the polls.
Il have waited fifty years for this
day-my first vote,' she said as she
emerged smilingly from the election
booth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Jennincs is Gaming.

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 6.-The con-
dition of Hugh Jennings. manager OF
the Detroit Tigers baseball club. was
much improved this morning and it Is
thought he will be able to be removed
to his home in week or ten days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Three Negroes Burned.

CLIFTON, Tenn, Dec 6.--Object-
ing to having negro residents near
Savannah, Tenn, two negro men and
a negress were tied to a load OF cotton
they were taking to a gin and burned
to death by a mob. Masked men built
fire under the wagon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Local Observations.

MtdH IVmpVTHIurb, 4U.
Highest temperature, so.
Lowest temperature. 81.
Lowest temperature last night, 36.
FRED q. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage Height Chang,
River Forecast.

The river will remain stationary
during the next forty-eight hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
compers SAYS "Appropriate."

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-"Appropriate"
said Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation Of Labor, when
he was asked what comment he had to
make on the sentences OF the McNa-
maras. Gompers said he considered
the sentences appropriate because he
is opposed to capital punishment.
Without waiting to be Questioned
he said" wish to make this state
ment. United States District Attor-
ney Miller Of indianapolis is quoted
In the newspapers as saying
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
others WIN Be Arrested.

CLEVLAND, Dec. 6--F'rOm hints OBJ
tained from Detective Burns it is ex-
pected that Kaplan and Schmidt, who
were alleged to have been associated
with the Mcnamara brothers in their
dynamite plots, will soon be arrested.
The hurried change in Detective
Burns plans whereby he hurried to
Philadelphia instead of going to New
York, as he had intended, is declared
to mean that important arrests are
expected Burns would not discuss his
change in plans. He raped McNama-
ra's confession, declaring it to be no
real confession. AS result of Burns
conferences here with ]. Kirby. Jr.,
and j. b. Parry of the American
Manufacturers association, new an
gle developed in the case.
From the source from which no di-
rect statement could be obtained. it
was rumored that McManigal, who
was arrested and implicated with the
McNamaras in the dynamite plots,
had in reality been in the employ OF
Burns. and had kept the detective in
formed of the McNamaras' movements
and of those of the latter's associates
Burns refused absolutely to discuss
these rumors as too absurd to need de
NAL
''Kaplan and Schmidt will be ar
rested all right said Burns "and SC
eventually will every one else connect
ed with the case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Rifles Struggled Into Yucaton.

NHICS SiuASS'SN iusS = NSNsS's
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 6.--Agents Of
the Mexican government are inyesti.
eating a report that thousand rifles
and a large quantity Of ammunition
were shipped from near Gulfport,
Miss, the evening of November 2s,
destined to some point in Yucatan. A
Mexican, who is believed to have
planned the expedition, is under sur
veillance.
Dispatches from the City of Mexico
say Dell Moreno Canton came to New
Orleans, but efforts of Mexican agents
to find him have failed. He was de-
feated for governor of Yucatan by
Suarez, vice president of Mexico.
There are many Mexicans in New
Orleans and activity In their circles
was observed recently by agents OF
the United states and Mexican govern
ments.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
COMING REVOLT
TO Be SERIOUS.
Mexican Rebels Arc Quiet Now But
When They do Break Loose
There VIII be Big
Rebellion.
GOMEZ WAS LYN FED
Taken Out and Strung w ssoeether
With Eight of the y s20ers
Of His lnaurc
Band.

WASHINGTON, Dec 6.-Reports
reaching the war department indicate
the apparent cessation of revolution
ary activities at the Mexican border is
only the lull preceding an outbreak
more serious than any that has pre-
ceded.
Agents Of the several departments
engaged in enforcing the neutrality
laws on the United States side of the
boundary line are perplexed. They
are convinced the movement against
the Madero government is more active
than ever, yet they have been unable
to obtain evidence of definite char
acter to warrant any further arrests.
The revolutionary agents are well
supplied with money anu this serves
~ to increase the uneasiness. One
report is that Englishmen interested
in oil and mining and railroad conces-
sions under the Diaz regime are furn-
ishing money literally for anti-Madero
agitation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Nine Rebels Hung.

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 6.-"Che'
Gomez, whose rebellion at Juchitan re-
suited in clash between President
Madero and the governor of Oaxaca,
was lynched at Rincon Antonio. Eight
of Gomez's partisans met a like fate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Confession Is Brief.

LOS ANGELES, Dec 6.--James B.
McNamara's brief confession penned
by his own hand and bearing many
evidences of man little skilled in let
tiers, has been made public. 1t is as fol
lows:
II, James b. Mcnamara, defendant
in the case of the people, having here
tofore plead guilty to the crime OF
murder, desire to make this statement
Of facts.
"And this is the truth:
ION the night of September 80,
1910, at 5:45 p. M, placed in Ink al
ley, portion of the Times building, a
suit case containing sixteen sticks OF
so per cent dynamite, set to explode
at O'Clock the next morning. 1t was
my intention to injure the building
and scare the owners. | did not intend
to take the life of any one. sincerely
regret that these unfortunate men lost
their lives If the giving Of my life
would bring them back would gladly
give it. In fact, in pleading guilty to
murder in the first degree / have
placed my life in the hands of the
state.
"(Signed)
JAMES B. M'NAMARA."
The confession covers one side Of an
ordinary sheet of paper and was writ
ten with fountain pen supplied by
one OF the attorneys. 1t is probably
the only written statement of the case
that will ever be made by the writer
or his brother John ]. Mcnamara, who
pleaded guilty to dynamiting the
Llewellyn Iron Works.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Regrets Now the Lives
He Ended by Dynamite

leaders such as Gompers should
be retired. AS to the wisdom
OF my leadership, wether 1t has been
wise or unwise, 1t is not for District
Attorney Miller to say. II he has
charges to bring against any one, let
him present them to grand jury or
take action of some kind ON them. 1t
is not for him to judge of my leader
ship.
1T has been said by those who
have been interested in the prosecu-
ton of the McNamaras," Mr.. Gompers
was told, that you must have had
knowledge or should have had knowl-
edge that dynamiting was being done
for organized labor.
LET them put me on the defense, I
said Gompers definantly. II say this
Had had any guilty knowledge. had
| had any knowledge that a crime was
about to he committed | would have
been an accessory and guilty Of an in
fraction Of the law That is my an
swer to that. When that charge is
made will make my answer"
Mr.. Morrison was questioned about
what was done with the fund raised
for the defense of the McNamaras.
"The amount raised" said Mr. Nor
rison, was something over 100000
OF that gum retainer of $4,000 wa.
paid to Clarence S. Darrow, who hat
looked after the legal interests of thu
McNamaras. In addition to his re
tainer he was to receive so much /;
day. What his whole fee will be | d.
not know"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-13
See Ardoin's ad.-Page 3.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
At the sheldon.


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Mexico; NJ. c. Coyne, Chihuahua Mex
lco; R w. Boden. New York; w. H
Braswen. Louisville. KY; Claude Ram
sey and wife, Seattle, Wash; Miss A
Ramsey, Salisbury, n. c.; W. J. Oben-
dorf, Pittsburg, Pa; l. E. Flory. To-
ledo, o.; M de Doves, New York; J.
W. PenniTell, Silver City, N NJ; Miss
Irene Pennivell, Silver City, N NJ; A.
a. Washburn, chihuahua, Mexico; W.
Washman New York; A Hanson, Fort
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w ". Colquitt and wife, Kansas City,
Mo-: ]. G. Freichler, n. Tonawanda. N
Y; ]. R. Manning, New York; Dan ].
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Cananea, Mexico; A. NJ. Gilliway and
wife, Birmingham, Ala; W N Pence.
Midland, Tex; E. c. McNeal. Carlsbad
Tex; A. w. Hapgood Mexico City; +.
A Wentz, Chicago; A. K. Morse, New
York; J. E. Brown, Pecos; T. W. t.
Rosseter, Pecos; c. B. Ackley and wife,
Denver; A. G. Bowles, New York: Miss
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Miss P. Mcclellan Carries, Glasgow.
Scotland; G. A. Bisler, Philadelphia
Pa; J. H. Cole. Ell Paso; A. H. Oustoc.
Minneapolis, Mimi; A. Wilkinson. Min
peapolis Mimi; George E. Franzen.
Bensonville, Ill; n. R. Dexter, Los An
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Tex; E. c. Perry, Carlsbad, Tex; F.
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Ark; George V. True. wife and two
daughters. Chicago; George White. Al
buquerque, n. NJ; R. r. Davis. Albu-
querque. n. NJ; Roy L. Glenn. Mineral
Wells, Tex; William Y. Eaves, Mineral
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