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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-24
WAS HORSETHIEF
IN HIS BoYHoOD
William r. Hammond Gets Pardon
After Twenty-eight Years
of Worry.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Dec. 23.-For the
first time in twenty-eight years, Vim.
4. Hammond, bonded stock dealer and
prominent citizen of st. Joseph, Mo-,
will spend a Christmas free from the
toll OF impending prison bars. The
cause of Hammond's rejoicing is a
pardon wired him from Austin, Texas,
twenty-eight years after he escaped
from the GAINESVILLE, Texas, prison.
"Hammond's father, VIM. l. Hurst,
personally told his sons amazing
story In making an appeal to Cover
nor Colquitt for pardon. His SON.
he told the governor, when only sew
enteen years old. was arrested and
convicted at Fort Worth on charge
of horse stealing. He was sentenced
to hard labor for II years. Three
months later he escaped and after
three months of tramping found him.
self in st. Joe where he obtained en-
.ployment in packing house. He
worked faithfully, saved money and
became prominent in business circles,
married and had six children, all this
time being known as Vim. I. Ham
mond, the name Of Hurst having been
left behind with his prison garb. But
when toiling in the packing house;
when he had risen to clerks desk;
during his courtship; on the night OF
his marriage and all during his sub
seauent life. there hcvered over him
the gaunt spectre of the lock step and
prison fare. In every stranger he
saw detective.
Finally he made a clean breast Of
his past to his wife, who advised that
he appeal to Gov. Colauitt for par
don. This he did. through his father
and the document showing executive
olemency arrived today.
Hammond" says that he will pub
ilicly declare his past and resume his
right name, now that he has nothing
Ito fear from the shadow of his boy
rood crime.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-24
TO STIR UP
THEIR PARLIAMENT
Young Turks Threaten to March t.
the Capital and Use
Force.

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SALONIKA, Dec. 2s.--A committee
representing the young Turk army
officers notified the grand vizer at
Janina today that unless the members
of parliament put an end to their per-
sonal quarrels and took up some Of
the pressing state affairs, they were
ready to lead an army into Constant
nople and re-establish order
The situation is go critical that a
military dictatorship is considered
likely. There is much dissatisfaction
with the conduct Of the campaign In
Tripoli and popular uprising is
feared by the young Turks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-24
JURORS NOT TO
BE AT HOME
Real Work in Packers Trial Comes
Monday When Witnesses
Appear.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-The twelve jur-
ors who will determine whether or
not the ten millionaire packers are
guilty OF criminal conspiracy in re-
straint of trade, settled themselves
down tonight for Christmas with
out the comforts OF home but with a
promise OF as much OF the yuletide
cheer as Attorney Wilkerson can at
ford. Tuesday real work begins.
The first witnesses to be called will
be Independent meat dealers who
claim to have been squeezed from this
market by the trust--the big six Of
packers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-24
LOEB is TO
BE CHAIRMAN
High Authority That He 10 to Guide
Republican National
Committee.

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NEW YORK, Dec. ga Washing
ton special to The World tonight says
the correspondent of that newspaper
has learned from high authority that
VIM. Loeb, Jr., collector Of customs at
the port Of New York, will be the
next chairman Of the republican ma
tional committee.
The report says that Chas. B. Hi,
les. secretary to the president, has
been mentioned as chairman in the
event OF Tafts denomination, but that
he will not accept and has Endorsed
Loeb for the place.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-24
CANDY THIEF
CREATED PANIC.
Great Excitement In Five and Ten
cent Store When one Man
Gets His Neck
Droksn.
SEVERAL CLERKS FAINT
Customers Fled Pcll Nell Through the
Doors to Escape From
the Jam Of
People.

United Press Leased Wire Service. i
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 23.-One man
is dead, two are dying, and a woman
is in a serious condition, as result
of pre-Christmas tragedies here Sat
urday
David Stepson, "a, assistant man.
ager of the McCrorey Five and Ten
Cent stores, had his neck broken and
died instantly in scuffle Saturday
afternoon with Ed. McGrath, an cleo
trician, whom he was attempting to
eject from the store for taking several
pieces Of candy.
The struggle, which occurred when
the store was jammed with Christmas
shoppers. created panic. and for q
time congested traflc in the down
town section. Clerks tainted and Gus
toners fed pell nell through the
doors. McGrath was arrested.
Joe Cheloud, a South Omaha labor
er, is dying at hospital with com
pound fracture of the skull. sustained
when he was struck by Missouri
Pacific freight train.
Josh Hopkins, Council Bluffs la
borer. is dying from knife wounds in
fiicted by negro In brawl, ani
Mrs. Christina Fillingham is in a ser
ious condition at her home az a re
suit of being struck by street cal
on down town corner.
Minor cutting scrapes and street
car accidents furnished other victims
whose injuries are not serious.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-24
STUCK HIS NOSE
INSIDE S JAIL
Governor HadIey Got Tired Of On.
Hour q Shifting In til.
sums' Sleeping
Quarters.
VENTILATION is POOR
Only One Window In the Basemen. q
Old Four Courts Building Where
city's Guests
Board.

United Press Leased Wire Service
ST. LOUIS, Dec 2s.-Governor
Hooper, OF Tennessee, who ssentenc.
ed himself to the state pen for a day
to study prison conditions. has moth.
ing on Gov. Hadley Of Missouri.
The show-me executive is recover
ing from a somewhat similar attempt
to play the counterpart OF Haroun-Al-
Raschid. Last night Hadley got into
his Oldest clothes and descended
among the BUNS who nightly sleep
in the basement of the old Four Courts
building as guests" Of the city. One
large window furnishes all the venti.
lation there is for these occupants
After one hour OF smelling things,
Hadley decided he'd completed his
prison studies. Tonight he declared
he would ask the legislature to re-
model the building to give proper VEN
tilation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-24
BRAND WHITLOCK's
LATEST NOVEL
1t IL Short One and Entitled "Why
] VIII Retire From
Poiitics.,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
TOLEDO. Ohio. Dec. 23,--Brand
Whitlock, novelist and humanitarian
and chosen mayor of Toledo in four
biistering campaigns, has run his last
political race. He announced today
that insofar as man can plan the fu-
ture. he will never again run for Of
fee.
Whitlock's statement was prompted
by talk that he would seek congress
sional honors. Tonight he said:
Il have been in the mayors office
long time, and at the end Of my
fourth coming term / shall have been
here eight years. My ambition has
been in letters, not politics, and I
cannot do much writing while ] am
in this position. Its duties are exact
ing, wearing, and literature demands
and deserves more than the flag ends
of ones strength and abilities. There
is work I want to do before I'm too
old and too tired.
IL had no particular or special
reason for making this announcement
today, though have had the inten-
ton for a long time. The annual ru.
NOR that / was going to run for con-
gress or some other Office got itself
started again, and so this seemed
good time to say what l had in mind.
THE mayoralty, of course, has its
difficulties. Perhaps 1t has more diff
1 ficulties than some other public posts
/ because of the peculiar artificial
| status OF the American city. The
city officials are said to rule as the
representatives of the people in the
! city, but they do not do it. The state
/ legislature is the power This makes
| 1t hard to accomplish much, and 1t is
often discouraging. With this anoma-
lous condition, the wonder is that
city government isn't worse than Il
/ Ia. though it is on the average, quite
as good as state government or feder-
al government. Ever since James
/ Bryce wrote The American Com
4 mon wealth, years ago, 1t has been the
fashion to denounce municipal gov
eminent II people had taken pains
to read the book through, they would
have learned that Mr.. Bryce pointed
out irresponsible control Of state legis'
latures over the cities as the cause
of conditions he deplored, But 1t IS
getting better all the while. and as
soon as the cities are free they VIII
point the way to higher things botn
in state and nation. For the story o.
the city. you know, is the story OF
civilization. That's what civilization
means, isn't it?"
In his statement given out early to-
day, Whntiock said:
Il expect to be in the struggle
against privilege, Of course, and !
trust shall always be able to do my
duty as a citizen, but after the close
Of the term as mayor on which ] am
.. about to enter, whatever may DC
able to do in that regard must %
done outside OF public Office"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-24
DELAYED OPERATION
LONG AS POSSIBLE
Or. Mayo's Brother Telearaphed to
Postpone Second Attack
by Knife.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service i
NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-When DR..
William Mayo was notified OF
his brothers condition he telegraph
ed that 4 possible to delay the oper.
alton until his arrival. Then he be.
gan his -ace east to his brothers bed.
side.
Accompanied by nurse, he
thought might be necessary, DR.. Mayo
boarded an engine at Rochester an
4:3o this morning. At Chicago thew
boarded an is hours train which
should reach New York tomorrow
morning.
The operation was delayed In com.
piiance with DR.. VIM. Mayo's reaues,
as long as possible.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-24
MURDERER LOST
HIS RED NECKTIE
Only clew to Mysterious stabbin9 Of
Pretty Bridget
Prltchard.

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BOSTON, Mass. Dec. 23.-Stabbed
to death six months after she came to
America to seek her fortune. the body
of pretty Bridget Pritehard lies to-
night at the morgue while police are
making strenuous efforts to clear up
the seemingly impenetrable mystery
surrounding the case.
There are only two clues for the
officers to work upon. Under the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
r. r. bridge in Hyde Park, where the
assault and murder took place, was
found cheap red necktie. When the
girl, with stiletto wound in her
breast, had dragged herself 100 yards
to the doorstep OF her aunt's cottage,
she had only strength enough to gasp:
"An Italian stabbed me A moment
later and she was breathing her last
in the arms of her aunt, Mrs. Thomas
Pritchard
The girl had no acquaintances. She
spent her evenings conversing with
members of her family. She had re
manned at work longer than usual Fri
day night and when she started home
it was very dark. AS she left hel
employers house she was asked if she
was not afraid to go alone. but she re
piled that no one would harm her
Ten minutes later she fell the prey o
an unknown murderer. The quartcl
in which the killing occurred is occn
pied by Italians and number OF for
eigners were seen lounging about thu
bridge short time before the cir
was slain. One theory Is that Mis-
Pritchard was mistaken by a yount
Italian for girl who had Tilted hin
and that she was stabbed to death b.
| mistake.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-24
EIGHT MILLIONS
HAS BEEN SPENT

limited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-When stores
closed here tonight. Chicagoans haa
spent sS.o0O,Oo0 for merry Christ
mas.
The first estimate is that Of inc
board OF trade; the second OF tne
charity organizations. made here 70.
night. Estimated that the hungry
children who will have no Christmas
on Monday would form line lour
miles long. IL placed shoulder 70
shoulder President Fitzpatrick o.
the local trades union council, es.,,
mated tonight that there are leo,VoO
workmen In Chicago out Of work
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-24
Denver Attorney Uses Unique Method
Of Attacking the City
Charter Amend
ments.
|DIssECTING THE PRAYER
Division Of Anything VIII Make it In.
harmonious He Said and Ex-
plains With the
Prayer.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
DENVER, Colo, Dec. 23.-That the
Lords prayer, if adopted as an amend
nent to the Denver city charter.
would be unconstitutional and could
readily be proved SO, was the unique
proposition presented to District
Judge Teller today, by Attorney Chas.
Thomas.
Thomas used the Lords prayer in
his argument to justify his contention
that the charter amendments creating
the utilities commission are not un-
constitutional.
The attorneys for the other side
commended that the amendments are In
valid because they can be divided in
to separate sections which would not
harmonic one with the other.
Thomas asserted that anything can
be divided into separate inharmonious
sections and he gave the Lords prayer
as an example. He dissected it. de-
claring that if it were legal prop
osition it would not stand the test.
His dissection follows:
Section Our father, who are in
heaven.
Section 2-Hallowed be thy name.
Section 3-'Thy kingdom come. Thy
will be done on earth, as it is in
heaven
Now our father may be in heaven
but it doesn't necessarily follow that
his name is hallowed If his will is
done on earth as it is in heaven,
there is no use in having the kingdom
come 1t is here already. That sec
ton is mere surplusage.
Section 4-Give US this day our
daily bread
/ THAT is practical proposition. if
the court please, with which the
kingdom of heaven might be directly
concerned, but it is certainly foreign
to that section which precedes it.
Section 5-Forgive us our tres
passes, as, we forgive those who tres
pass against us.
There is a proviso inserted in the
body of this measure. which may con-
troll not only the clause concerning
trespasses but all the rest of the
prayer
Section LEAD us not into temp
tation, but deliver us from evil
why, the idea of an All-wise father
leading his poor suffering children in
to temptation. The idea is absurd.
, It Is an incongrNity.' 1t leads to con-
/ fusion of terms and therefore ought
! to be voted upon separately.
Section For thine is the hndg-
dom. the power and the glory. forever.
Amen.
! This is not prayer It is a dec
! laration. Suppose this were statute
and it would be good deal better
: than many we already have. It could
have been attacked as an amendment
on the same grounds as the amend
ment to the charter now before the
: court is attacked by dividing it vi
J and declaring that each division was
separate an did not harmonic with
the other divisions"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-24
This Time Il Is the New York EVEN
ing Post Which Col. Roosevelt
Accuses OF False
hood.
IN THE ANANIAs CLUB
Trouble All Started over the Pubt,-
cation Of Hartman Cam
palsn Contribution
Of 1904.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.l
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Membcrship
in the famous Ananias club grew by
leaps and bounds today. This after
noon the Evening Post published an
interview with Col, Theodore Rooss-
velt, anent the recent publication Of
the Roosevelt-Sheldon correspondence
over the Hartman campaign con-
tributions in 1904.
The Post article made it appear
that Col. Roosevelt had showed into
the club George r. Sheldon, treasurer
of the republican national committee.
saying that Roosevelt denied that he
had initiated the recent publication of
his RENAL of any part in the Harri-
man gift to the committee
Tonight Col. Roosevelt declared
that the Evening Post article was ID
peculiarly infamous falsehood" Col.
Roosevelt said: 1.-THE Evening Post
has quoted me correctly except that it
Enthusiastically omitted the begin
ming of my statement, which was that
in the essentials that A.r. Sheldon
has stated the facts correctly. said
not one word about Nj Sheldon or
what he had said. excepting in the
essentials Mr.. Sheldon has stated the
facts correctly He asked me why
the truth had not been stated, and
very kindly volunteered to make the
statement. told him that / much
appreciated his courtesies and would
be glad to have him do so, and it is
simply infamous to twist this into an
attack on Mr.. Sheldon.
After reading the Evening Post
Sheldon communicated with Roose
welt and it was at his request thai
Roosevelt issued his statement to
night. Sheldon also gave out state
ment as follows:
After seeing the article in the Ey
ening Post called Mr.. Roosevelt OF
the phone. We agreed entirely. Hi!
statement is absolutely correct ant
does not differ in any way to what
told the reporters. | am offered TIL,
correspondence but he preferred tina
| should give it to the press The re
porters asked me whether Mr.. Roose
welt wished me to publish mot write
1 the correspondence and said he did
Quite a different statement of tn,
case than that which the Evenin,
Post made"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-24
Woman Over Whom Husband Was
Killed says she VIII A.
sist the Self Made
Widow.
GRAND JURY INDICTMENT
Mrs. sallard Did Not Know That
Her Companion Was
a Married
Man.

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FORT WORTH, Texas. Dec. 23.-
Mrs. Homer Trout was indicted here
today for the murder of her husband
whom she shot last Monday night In
a grill room while he was making
merry with a party OF friends. Hys-
terical and Ill. Mrs. Trout was not
able to appear before the grand jury.
Her father-in-law, Thomas Trout an
nounces that he will testify in her be-
half, saying: she is good woman
and never had murder in her heart.
regard her as my own daughter and
am sure she did not intend to kill
Homer"
Mrs. Jewell Saliard who was with
Trout when he was shot expressed
sympathy for Mrs. Trout tonight and
declared she would assist her at her
trial
II did not know that Homer Trout
had wife, or never would have
been with him." said Mrs. Saliard. Il
am hearthroken to think that l have
been the innocent cause OF Mrs.
Trout's unhappiness. will do all tina,
can to help her gain her freedom"
Mrs. Trout is Is years old and pref
ty She insists that she only intend
ed to frighten her husband. She walk
ed into the cafe where Trout was sit
ting at the head of table. smoking a
cigarette. Witnesses declared that
his wife said: "Now I've caught you,'
and pulling pistol from her muf
fred bullet into his head.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-24
The Tipping Nuisance.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. l
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Judge Petit,s
Informal opinion that tipping is ii,
legal because it is begging and beg.
ging Is violation Of the city statutes
was tonight seized upon by anti.tip.
ping associations as the wedge with
which to force discontinuance of the
tipping evil.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-24
Francis ]. Heney Attacks the Fathers
Of This Country Who Made
Our First Char
ter.
DELIBERATE DEFECTS
.lf This Be Treason, Make the Most
Of it" He Says In Reply to
Those Who Would
Criticize.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. 23.-'1
believe the constitution of the United
2 States possesses some defects which
are fatal to true democracy, and be-
lieve further that these defects were
deliberately inserted by its trainers
to accomplish that very purpose.
If this be treason, then make the
most of it,
In this statement, given to the
United Press today, Francis J. Heney,
the noted graft prosecutor, replied to
Assemblyman w. B. Griffiths. who on
the floor of the assembly chamber,
spoke of him as "one of the higher
ups Of Adrianism,' which, asserted
Griffths, is robhing our citizens of
patriotic ideas.
BY "Adrianisr1," Griffiths deferred
to declarances by Superintendent Of
Schools Adrian of Santa Barbara,
which raised a storm of protest
against his teachings that the revolu-
ton of 1875 was uswarranted and un-
necessary.
Il am not one of those who rever-
ence the constitution to that point
which prevents me from investigat-
Ing and questioning the wisdom or the
intentions OF its framers," continued
Heney
why, some of these patriotic
gentlemen would have us believe that
the trainers of the constitution were
more than human; that they, like the
king, could do no wrong
Assemblyman Griffiths had said in
the course of his rebuke of "AErian
ISM and his defense to Heney's ar
gument at the last session of the leg
islature when the latter was cham
pioning the recall of Judiciary thai
Heney was mot a good citizen be
cause he DETAINED the constitution ant
Its founders"
Following is Heney's reply:
The constitution of the United
States was not intended by it's fran
ers to secure government by a ma
Jority of the people; that is, secur.
an actual and real democracy
The present movement for the I'M
tiative, referendum and the recall i
the result Of efforts on the part o
the people and determination O.
their part to bring about an actua
as contra-distinguished form of go,
eminent of. for and by the people"
No man who has ever studied til
debates occurring in the constitutions
convention can have any doubts @
this question.
Moreover it was stated time an
time again that by permitting selet
tion of United States senator's
legislatures of states, to serve for
long period of years without the DOW
er of recall, that body would NATURAL
and inevitably represent wealth an
property. 1t would thus be checl
1t was argued, on the turbulency an
instability OF the house of represents
tives. which was intended to be tn
only democratic branch of the govern
ment and which would, by short term
be responsive to the passions and pre-
JUDGES of the mob, to wit: the com
mon people.
Not 2 single voice in the conver
ton was raised in opposition to tbi
frequency enunciated theory.
On the contrary, every membe,
without exception, in so far as nv re
searches have disclosed. agreed tina
wealth and property ought to cor
troll the senate, the legislative branc
of government.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-24
No Medicine on Board.

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ROME, Dec. 23.--The Kaiserich,
supposed to be Turkish hospital
ship, was seized by an Italian
cruiser in the Red sea today and sus
picion that the vessel was being used
as transport was verified when no
surgical supplies were found aboard
her.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-24

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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
Sardis

sARD1s. April 1s.-tDelayed in
Itransit-Ieie Pearl Thrasher, Blanch
/ Hustead, liza j. Haggerty, saliie
Agnes Bramer, Drusie G. Rogers,
Nola Agnes Haggerty and John j.
Hammond were presented with d.
plonas, recording the event at the
graduating exercises which We're
held in the Baptist church here be-
fore large audience Monday night.
After the class exercises Principal
r. NJ. Fisher introduced the Rev.
Isaac n. Grisso, of the Central
Christian church of Fairmont, who
held his audience with an eloquent
address. Rev. Grisso is real pull
pit orator who carries his audience
with him every inch of the way.
County Superintendent A. P. Nor
rison presented the diplomas and
also made splendid address show
ing :ie great need and small cost
of high school in sardls district.
Miss Blanche Hustead entertained
with instrumental music. Misses
Bessie and Dusie Hammond, who
are twins with voices that blend in
the most difficult expression delights
ed their hearers with a song.
Prof. Fisher spoke of the hard
work of the class, pointing out the
fact that liza Haggerty, who is but
IS years old made an average of 81
in the examination for diploma.
Johnny Hammond is the marvel
of the district. He had not gone as
far as percentage in arithmetic, or
the adverb in grammar. He mas
tered the eighth grade work in six
months and added thereto higher
physics, bookkeeping, algebra and
general history. books that he never
had opened before the present term,
He was an applicant for the high
or grade teachers certificate at the
recent examination and one of the
few who did not change his applica-
ton when the questions were given
out. His course will we watched
out. His course will DC watched
All but two in the class received the
higher diploma.