The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-12
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/ United Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The total
cotton production of the United States
for the year of 1912 is estimated at
I7,121, $4,000 pounds, not including
ilinters which is equivelant to 1,451,-.
312 bales, according to report is
sued by the department of agricul-
fture.
! ELGIN, Ill.,, Dec. by the ma
ority of one vote, the Elgin board of
trade rejected the Sc cent quotation
for butter, decided upon by the quo
dtation board and decreed that the
price should be SO cents-a decrease
of one cent under last weeks quota
ton. Production $4,000, decrease.
/ WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Constru-
ing the safety appliance law, the SUI
Ipreme court held that railroads must
see that no cars are handled or used
that are not properly equipped, no
matter how or when the appliances
may be put out of order
! WASHINGTON Dec. H. The
Transportation activities of the steel
trust came to the attention Of the
Stanley steel investigating committee
when G. F. Baird, general freight
agent of the Bessemer and Lake Erie
railroad was called to the stand. The
best part of this investigation Is still
to come" said Stanley. Stanley sub
United statement showing that the
iBessemer declares annual dividends
lof 1884 per cent.
NEW YORK, Dec. Pin his speech
welcoming the visiting western COVER
lnors, Mayor VIM. ]. Gaynor, formerly
state supreme court Justice, advocated
THE judiciary recall and the governors
applauded.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE pres
Iident received the tariff board report
Ion wool and will send his first tariff
message to congress within few
days.
i WASHINGTON, Dec 12-Early
the authority of the new court Of COM
merce to reverse the Interstate com
imerce commission was asked by the
government.
Il WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-The Union
!, Pacific railroad was absolved by the
: supreme court of the United States
from the charge of contempt of court
: lin failing to obey the circuit court OF
the district of Nebraska when it order
!, ed the railroad to grant joint use OF
:. its tracks to the Mason City and Fort
Dodge railroad over the Missouri
river bridge at Omaha, Neb.
AUBURN. n. Y, Dec. 12-Ellen R.
Peck, 50, said to be the most success.
full confidence woman in the Grimm.
al annals of America, was quietly re.
leased from the state prison here. The
freeing Of the woman, whose life
stealings are said to have netted hel
u more than s1,0o0,OO0 was secret, the
{ parole board having declined last
week to admit it had granted her pa
! role. Governor Dix had committed hel
/ ten year sentence, providing the
board would parole her.
g WELLINGTON, n. T., Dec. -. -
{ Complete returns from the election
5 show that nation wide prohibition ha.
: been defeated by majority or 52,25S
u WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE su
ipreme court held that an employer
is responsible for the negligence of hi.
employees, resulting in injury to fel
9 low employe and held constitutions
y the Arkansas law exempting corpora
r tons from application of the fellow
t servant rule. George H. Ramsey al
e engineer, will get $4,000 damage,
d from the Aluminium company of Amer
e lea.
d BOSTON. Mass, Dec. 12.-Despit'
l. denials, it is evident that Rev. c. v
+ IT. Richeson, indicted for the murde
" of Miss Avis Linnell has been aban
e doned by Moses Grant Edmunds
It father of Miss Violet Edmunds. Ed
munds has heretofore borne all thu
expenses of the Richeson defense. To