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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
TRIED TO HANG
ONTO OFFICE
1t Took Forty Policemen over Three
Hours to Gust the County
Assessor.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Serviee.l
DENVER, Colo, Dec. 15.-That sew
eral companies of state troops would
be called out by Governor Shafroth to
preserve order was expected today as
the rosult OF the riot at tho county
court house last night when two
score Of policemen invaded the build
ing and took County Assessor Henry
J. Arnold prisoner. Arnold was forci-
bly, elected from the building and II.
E. Hills, was installed as assessor,
after the former had barricaded him.
self in his office for four hours and
defied the police.
The trouble grew out of the recent
ruling of the supreme court upholding
the condition of the governments of
the city and county. Last night Mayor
Speer sent to the board of supervis-
ors a list Of appointees to take the
places of all the old county officers.
All the old officers were named to
succeed themselves except Arnold,
Hills being appointed assessor
When Arnold heard of the action,
he refused to surrender his office on
the ground the legality of his Office
had never been passed on and that the
mayor had not the right to appoint
the assessor. He rushed to his of
fee and barricaded the doors with the
chairs. Although forty policemen
stormed the doors from 10 p. m. until
! 80 a. m. Arnold held out until the
officers smashed the windows and en-
tered by force. The police took Arnold
away and Hills was in charge this
morning under guard of half a hun
dred policemen.
During the night Adj. Gen. Chase
and Governor Shafroth were asked
for troops and early today the governor
was considering ordering them here
Governor Shafroth told The United
Press early today that he ant
4 the principal officers of tho nationa
/ guard had held conference for rev
eral hours beginning at midnight ant
4 had concluded that 1t was not nee
essary to order out troops. Assesso
Arnold will make no effort to recove
his office by force, sald the governor
but will go into court and demand al
injunction restraining Hills from tax
ing possession. Immediately afte
the supervisors confirmed the appoint
ment of Hills last night, Hills wen
before Judge Riddle Of the distric
court who administered the oath 0
Office.
1t developed today that, acting III
, der Instructions, the mayor yesterda.
, appointed Judge Ben Lindsey to &C
as juvenile Judge under the city an
county.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
ABBREVIATIONs
ARE NOT ENGLISH
If Chicago Method is Found Faulty,
1t Means Expense of $5oo,ooo

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. Dec. 15.-The
abbreviated method employed by the
Chicago municipal court in making
records of cases was attacked in the
supreme court by Louis Greenberg. He
claims that abbreviations are not
English and TO- this reason this meth
cd violates the section of the consti-
tuition which provides that all court
records shall be in the English lang
uage
In case the court decides the method
is wrong, Chicago will be forced to pay
$53o,000 a year for more clerks and it
will have to build a separate building
to house the voluminous records.
Wm. H. Sexton, corporation counsei
Of Chicago: Judge Hiram T. Gilbert
Anxious Curae representing the court
and ], Kent Greene argued in favor OF
the present method.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
ECONOMY MACHINE
FULL OF SAND
Democrats Trying to clean It Out But
Seem to Have 8 i.opeless
Task.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-All Of the
energy of democratic house leaders
was exerted today In an effort TO re.
move from the machinery of their
economy program, the large quantity
of sand dumped in when the public
buildings and grounds committee of
the house decided to report a public
building pork barrel bill at this ses-
sion.
Representative Underwood and his
associates, who fought in vain to pre-
vent the committees action, decided
today to carry the fight to a demo
cratic caucus il necessary. But the
committee was confident today that
the caucus will be anxious to see that
each congressional district gets it's
share of pork barrel measure.
Chairman Sheppard (dem.. Texas)
of the committee who fought with I'm
derwood and thereby lost control,
said today that last years bill would
be miserly compared to this If his
committee insists on reporting the bill.
Individual measures now before the
committee on which the omnibus bill
would be based, carry something like
$50 600, 900 for buildings. 1t is prac-
tically certain any bill reported would
carry at least $30,00o,000 This, with
the pension bill passed this week
estimated the cost at s75,000.000 year
ly, will make more than 100000, ,000
before the regular appropriation bills
are even begun.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
SANTA CLAUS
FACES TROUBLE.
May Not be Able to Get His Mail From
England Because Postoffsce
Employees May
Strike.
ARE WORKED TOO HARD
Sixty Out Of Five Hundred Men Have
Nervous Breakdown in One
Year From Their
Labora

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, Dec. 1o.-England Is ex-
cited today over the threat of gen.
eral strike of postoffice employees
throughout Great Britain which would
tie up the Christmas mails. The six
great postal unions, with a combined
membership o. nearly 10000 which
have hitherto been unable to agree on
concerted action, are now presenting
a solid front, demanding immediate
improvement of wages and hours,
Postmaster General Herbert Samuel
told the mer that he would take UP the
question in 1913, but the men refused.
They claim that this would result in
no action before 1915, and by that
time there may be change Of gov
ernment.
Premier Asquith refuses to receive
| a deputation of postofiice employees,
and the men insist that unless the gov
ernment relents speedily, they will
walk out. A complete tie-up Of mails
and kilograms would result.
In an interview with representa-
tive of the United Press today Sec
retary ". B. Cheesman Of the sorters
at London, said:
The cost of living increases every
day, but postoffice employees are re-
ceiving the same salaries that they did
thirty years ago. Then there has been
la tremendous speeding up in the de
|partment and the work has increased
so that the men are unable to keel
up the pace. We have hundreds o.
cases of nervous breakdown every
I year. In one large office where SOC
men are employed, sixty were in
capacitated within twelve months. The
number will increase, too. for the ten
sion is becoming intolerable.''
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
Minister as Detective.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
{ CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-Members of the
Grace NJ e. church today stood be-
hind their militant minister, Rev. Ell
mer Williams, in his campaign against
vice conditions, revealed yesterday at
the trial of several high police Off
cials. On the stand the preacher told
Of his personal investigation in the
guise of tramp, of saloons, gambling
dens and other dives. He swore that
in several instances gamblers were
tipped off" by the policemen that
they were about to be raided.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
SANTA CLAUS SHIP
SAILS TOMORROW
Record Breaking Rush to Get Christ
mas Ship OFF for England
In Time.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.J
NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-Convoyed by
eleven tugs. the monster ship Lusit-
ania was pushed into her pier early
today-and then began the record
breaking task of unloading and re-
loading her so she can sail at four
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, the last
ship to leave these shores and take
holiday voyagers and Christmas pres
ents to England.
AS tho ship came UP from Quaran-
tine through the binding rain and
dense fog thing she never would
have done on ordinary occasions-45o
OF the huskiest stevedores in New
York, picked for the job, prepared
block and tackle for the task of yank-
ing 1900 tons of freight from her hold
and putting in 1000 tons before Sat
urday afternoon.
Even before her shore lines were
made fast, barges bearing 5000 tons
of coal, had been warped alongside,
and through her matches, the fuel dis
appeared like magic
Ordered in advance by wireless,
heaps of meats and provisions already
were assembled on the bulkhead, and
they were hustled aboard. A score of
laundry wagons waited outside the
pier, to rush to the wash the little
mountain of linen that had to be ready
by noon tomorrow.
The Lusitiana is due in Liverpool at
four O'Clock Thursday afternoon. in
time for all her passengers and pres
ents to reach the furtherest points Of
Great Britain for Christmas day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15

TOO MANY BULLETS
OF the Six Fired at Stokes BY the
Girls, More Than Enough
Are Accounted
For.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Although w.
E. d. Stokes, millionaire proprietor OF
the ST. Ansonia was reported to be
resting easier, it was admitted that, he
lis still in a critical condition. His
physicians say it will be some time
before the crisis is ended.
The concluding arguments in the
trial Of Lillian Graham and Ethel
Conrad, charged with shooting Stokes
were made today and it is altogether
likely the young women will know
their fate before night.
The two young women appeared
very nervous when they reached the
court room today, for Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Buckner, leading the
prosecution, had said he would not
spare them in his remarks to the jury.
Attorney Moore, for the defense
said that in his hurry to close yester-
day, he had forgotten an important
| point and he asked for few minutes.
This was granted.
II told you yesterday" he said to
the jury. that believed the bullet
found in Stokes coat pocket and the
bullet that passed through his hat
were fakes. Now / want to tell you
why"
Moore produced a photograph OF the
apartments where Stokes was shot,
/ and pointed to the jurors marks in the
walls where five bullets had founa
4 Judgement. The reyolvers OF the girls
/ showed that only six bullets had been
/ fired.
The surgeons took the sixth bullet
out Of the leg of w. E. ID. Stokes" said
| Moore. Now, leave it to conjecture
how Ave bullets could have been
| found in the walls by the police, anc
4 the sixth in Stokes leg by the doctors
| and yet one passed through Stokes
! hat and still another be found in
I Stokes coat pocket--especia gen
tlemen, when only six shots were dis
4 charged
4 Then Moore, looking well pleased
sat down.
\ Buckner Immediately followed
VI InC JOuue
women was most severe.
i The assistant district attorney pais
particular attention to Ethel Conrad
whom he declared was "the mastel
mind in the plot to blackmail Stoke.
out of s25,0oo
THE master mind in this whole
( fearful mess he shouted, came up
on the scene about May f1rst-Ethe
Conrad, the most remarkable woman
! | have ever seen, and hope shall
, never see another like her. Only /!
years old, eentlemen-only 19-thinl
Of it! She is the most astounding
combination of kitten and wildcat
, ever saw. Will you let her get ava.
with this case gentlemen? If she gets
away with this at 10, what will .sh,
be doing when she is 25?"
Miss Conrad faced Buckner with
look of defiance, her eyes narrowed
down to mere slits. Miss Graham
, wept.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
Put 1000 Of Them Out Of Their
Homes So They Can Toast
Their shIns at the
Fire.
ARE FROZEN TO DEATH
shuster VIII be Retained and Boycott
Against Great Britain Is
Being Kept
Up.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
TEHERAN, Dec. 15.-News from
Kashin that the Russian soldiers had
turned more than 1000 Persians out
OF their homes to make quarters for
the cars troops is being bitterly de-
nounced In mass meetings today.
Speakers are exhorting citizens to re-
main loyal to W. Morgan Shuster, the
American treasurer-general, and are
denouncing England almost as bitter
ly as Russia
Great indignation was caused here
today by the receipt of telegram
from Kasbin that several OF the evict-
ed Persians had frozen to death in
the snowstorm last night. Also 1t was
stated that the lives of police officers
at Kasbin were threatened by the
Russian soldiers.
A deputation waited upon members
of parliament today urging them to
pay no heed to the cars ultimatum
concerning shuster
Assurances were given that parlia-
ment had no intention Of resembling
/
to dismiss Shuster.
The boycott against Great Britain is
growing. The feeling is general that
had not Sir Edward Grey. British
minister of foreign affairs. backed up
4 Russia in her ultimatum comprom-
ise would have been affected
Shop keepers in the south refuse to
,lsupply the British consular guards
!. with food.
!. Shuster today received by tele-
/ graph a divine blessing from the chief
priest of Ispahan, in which the priest
declares Tspahan is being attacked
; from every point by christians. and
, that Shuster is the one christian who
is standing between Persia and the
, Wolves !"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
POLICE FORCE
WAS CORRUPT.
Council Bluffs Officers Were Hand in
Glove With the Mahray Gang
Of Race Track
swindlers.
WERE GIVEN PRoTECTJ
Attorney General cosson Tells = the
coliuslon During the I
Of Ben Marks,
Now on.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Dec. 10
That a general understanding existed
between John G. Mabray, the head of
the swindle syndicate and the Coun-
Gil Bluffs police authorities, was tho
statement made by Attorney General
Cosson in the Ben Marks case, for
conspiracy with Mabray in the district
court here this morning.
Attorneys for the defense in their
opening statements admitted such
showing, but say they will show
Marks had no share in the collusion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
SCHOOL HOUSES
AS DANCE HALLS
Social Center Plan Started Out SUI
cessfully and Young Folks
Enioved n

!.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service I
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.--So successful
was the board of education's tentative
try-out last night of the .'social cen
ter" plan, by opening four public
schools for dances and social inter
course, that 1t was stated toaay that
the idea would be extended through
out the city.
Moving pictures dancing. music and
gymnastic drills constituted the
programs in the various schools. Be
tween 800 and 400 young folks, chap
eroned by members of the Juvenile
Protective League, attended each en-
tertainment. Later efforts will be
made to provide for entertainment of
parents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
For Three Days the Twelve Men
Have Refused to Sign Verdict
as the Judge In
structed.
LIABLE TO CONTEMPT
viii Probably be Sentenced to jail
Unless They Come Down
OF of Their High
Horse.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 15.-Every
record in legal history went by the
board when at 10 o'clock today
Judge Withrow once more sent for the
jury In the McDermott will case and.
in answer to his query whether they
had signed the verdict as he had In
structed them, they emphatically an
swered no The jury had been out
sixty-eight hours without returning a
verdict.
While there are other records OF
striking" iuries refusing to obey the
manGates of the court, 1t is stated by
legal authorities here that this is the
first time on record that any jury has
declined to do SO for such a length
of time and the ultimate disposal OF
the case is attracting much attention.
Under the Missouri law, Judge With
row has 1t in his power to imprison
the members of the jury for contempt
of court and 1T is expected by those
closest to the judge that he will take
some action of this kind today unless
the jurymen consent to sign the YER
dict as directed.
When the jury reported this nErn-
ing, however, they were still smiling
and seemed to take pride in their OBJ
| duracy, in spite of the fact that 1t had
i been repeatedly held out to them that
/ they were in the wrong and they were
4 liable to jail sentences.
Judge Withrcw changed his tactics
regarding the obstinate jury when al
] 1890 he ordered Deputy Sheriff Franz
Hasseman to GO to the jury room ant
1 liberate the jurors.
Tell the gentlemen of the jury the.
may go to lunch, but they are to re
turn to their room at o'clock" Judge
Withrow told the deputy sheriff
4 Heretofore the judge had had the jur,
brought into the court where he per
sonally delivered his instructions
4 Just as the jurymen filed out Of th'
Judge Withrow emerged from hi
private office. Strengthening himsel
UP, with soldierly bearing, the juris
lifted his military cap and held it aloi
until the twelve men passed.
y The jurors in turn doffed their hat
The Judge smiled So did the jury
4 Spectators declared the salute
were evidence an acrimonious feelin
does not exist between the judge an
jury When the jurymen returned
their room at . o'clock thew had bee
out just 70 hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
MlnA Workers Election.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
BRIDGEPORT, Ohio, Dec, 49,
From scattering official returns of the
election of the United Mine Workers
received today, Tom L. Lewis, former
president, claims he will be elected
to his old office over John p. White
by majority of 100000. The gains in
Ohio and Pennsylvania average fifty
percent, Lewis asserts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
Killed His Baby.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
MENASHA, Wis, Dec 15.--Because
neighbors said John Sokoloski, Pol
ish laborer, had always taken an in
sane dislike to his own three year old
infant, police arrested him today on
charge of numbering the infant.
The child's body was found with the
skull crushed. II had been killed
during the mothers absence. Sokolosld
denies the crima.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
BROKE GROUND
FOR NEW CAPITOL
Great Day in Delhi Which Is to be
New Chief City of
all india.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
DELHI, Dec 15.--In the presence
of a great crowd, ground was broken
today for the new capitol building
here. King George and Queen Mary,
surrounded by their court, participat-
ell in the ceremony.
Immediately afterward the king-em-
peror reviewed the native police. In
the afternoon their majesties attend
ed military tournament and race
meeting at which cavalry officers
competed for the emperor's cup.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
winona Car Strike.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
WINONA, Mimi, Dec. 15.-Winona
was without street car service today,
and the car barns were strongly guard
ed, following last nights riots by
striking motormen and their sympath-
izers. The receiver of the car sys-
tenn announced that for the present
no attempt would be made to man
the system by strike breakers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
Lost In the Foo.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
OTTAWA, III Dec. 15.-Losing his
way in the dense fog this morning,
Wilson Conrad, 45, wealthy farm
er, drove his automible into mill
race and was drowned. The body has
been recovered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.--Although
packey Mcfarland will do only three
days training for his match, next
Tuesday night, with young Hickey,
the latter fighter has been in trainins
two weeks and said today 1t was his
belief that he would be able to win
from the Stock Yards champion on
points.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
GOD Save the kinsl"
UNITED Press Leased Wire
servioe.l

o A persistent rumor has been .
. circulated for two hours in this .
Q country, Canada and England to- .
. day that King George has been 4
o assassinated in India. 1t is Of Z
o fcially denied at the home Of q
. fee in London -, is generally 4
o discredtted The United Press 4
. Office in London reports that no 4
. word has been received by the 4
q government of any accident af- (
. fecting the king.
.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage. Height. Chang
River Forecast.

hTVcT TUTCOaSI'
The river will remain nearly sta
tlonary at KeokulS during the next
thirty six hours and begin to fall by
Sunday.
Local Observations.
Dec Ia, Z p, m, So degrees, light
fog; Dec. Is, a. m. 27 degrees light
fog
Mean temperature for December IA
35 degrees, highest 43, lowest q de-
srees, lowest last night 2e degrees.
FRED q. GOSEWISCH
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity
cloudy tonight and Saturday. Moder-
ate temperature.
For Illinois and Missouri Unsettled
weather with rain in the south portion
tonight and Saturday.
For Iowa Mostly cloudy with mod
crate temperature tonight and Satur-
day
Weather Conditions.
A depression is moving through the
ST. Lawrence valley and marked de-
preston is on the gulf coast, these
having been attended by rain over the
eastern portion OF the country, from
the gulf to the lower lake region and
the rainfall has been heavy at Calves
ton.
The northwestern field OF high pres
sure has moved southeastward and its
crest is the central mountain region,
with exception of rain in the extreme
northwest, the weather is generally
fair west of the Mississippi
Conditions indicate mostly cloudy
weather. with moderate temperature
for this section tonight and Satur.
day.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-21
Corporation Changes.

The following corporation changes
were filed, Wednesday. at the office Of
the secretary of State: E. G. Beech
wood Ice Co. name changed to the
Portland Sebago Ice Co. and direc
tors increased from three to seven;
Smuggler Leasing Co, capital stock
increased from S250,000 to $350,000,
Prang Co, capital stock decreased
from 100000 to 100000; Boston and
Maine Land and Lumber Co, capital
stock decreased from 100000 to $780,
900; Womens Mutual Benefit Co.
name changed to Womans Mutual
Benefit Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-21
UNDER SPECIAL STATUTE.
Peoples Loan Co. of Portland Files
Articles of Incorporation.

The Peoples Loan Co. of Portland a
corporation chartered by special act Of
the 18th Legislature. Wednesday. filed
articles of Incorporation at the office
of the secretary of State. The cor
poration is authorized to loan money
upon the notes of individuals secured
by mortgages of real or personal prop
erty, or by assignments of salary or
wages, in small amounts, and on as
reasonable terms and conditions as
possible, consisting with fair return
to the stockholders.
The corporation is capitalized al
$4,000. all common, and the par value
of the shares is fixed at $40. The
amount paid in is $4,000 The incor-
porators are: William a, Wheeler, 10
shares; Frederick L. Boothby, five
shares; William j. Harvey. 10 shares
John f. Dana. one share, j. +. f.
Connolly five shares; John j. Silvia,
one share: Arthur W. Merrill, 46S
shares. Frederick +. Boothby Of
Portland is president of the corpora
ton and Arthur w. Merrill of South
Portland, clerk and treasurer.