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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-20
THE WORLDS MARKETS
The Grain Market.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-There was no
sign of the bullish. feeling of the past
few days apparent in the wheat pit
today All the news from Liverpool
and Argentine was distinctly bearish.
Argentine cables told that recent re-
ports of enormous damage to crops
were greatly exaggerated. AS result
the market opened today with an cas-
Ter feeling. Later in the day there
We're several good advances.
Corn ruled heavy. The weather is
still unfavorable over most of the corn
belt and the forecast is for rain or
snow. There was more short selling
Of corn today than has been noted for
some time.
Oats were fractionally lower, and
weak in sympathy with wheat. Trade
was moderate in volume.
Provisions had sharp break at the
opening, resulting from selling by
commission houses.
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numbers was given at the Grand opera
house, the Boyds. husband and wife,
being the clever and cultured artists
of music and reading who performed
for the fair sized audience.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd while following
no set program selected at random
their repertoire. those pieces which
they thought would be most enjoyed
and their efforts in doing thus were
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very successful. Mrs. Gadabout's
Busy Day" was probably the best lik-
ed comedy number. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Boyd play the piano and serve each
other as accompanies during the VOC
al selections. Their program con-
sumed about an hour and a half in
it's entirety.
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Chicago caah Grain.

CHICAGO, Dec. Wheat-No. 2
red 9eN@ss No. 8 red 1895; No. 2
I'd 1901 OF; No. hard s4@1'Oo:
No spring, old, 1901. 04; new 1.O2
@1.o7.
Corn-No. 3 white e11a@62; No. 3
yellow 61@62N; No. 4 $1,000; No.
white $4,000; No. yellow 4sA@
601a
Oats-No white 47@47M; No.
white 46@47; standard 471a@4sA.
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Fo. any pain. from top to toe, from
cry cause. apply DR.. Thomas Eclectic
OH. Pain can't stay where It is usad
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-20

Miss Ella Holmes Of Omaha, Neb.,
is in the city to spend Christmas with
DR.. and Mrs. H. L. COPYRIGHT.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
"The Flirting Princess"


Attractions touring under the ban
ner of Mort H. Singer seem to have
corralled all the business in the coun-
try. Capacity audiences are the rule
everywhere and the reason may be
ascertained by merely looking back
over Mr.. Singers record Never has
he offered to playgoers mo. 2" at
traction with mediocre cast of play
ers He has always presented his
musical comedies in highly capable
manner, with the original cast. direct
from his Princess theatre, Chicago.
All Of his companies are making big
profits this season and Harry Bulger,
who is starring in THE Flirting Prin-
cess" and who will be seen at the
Grand opera house Friday, December
20, is leading all others. Capacity at
tendance is a guarantee of first class
entertainment. Hence, the moral -
See Bulger. Seat sale opens Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock.
Lillian Rhodes In "The White Sister"
Love, heroism, piety and truth are
woven into strong romatic drama in
F. Marion Crawford's tale "The White
Sister, in which Viola Allen achieved
her greatest triumph last season and
which is announced for Thursday,
December 2sth, at the Grand opera
house with the American beauty, LII
liam Rhodes in the stellar role and a
cast of sterling actors supporting her
Liebler and company produced the
play originally in New York City
where it made an immediate hit,
which was duplicated in Chicago and
endorsed by the leading play centers
in the country. Messrs. Morrison &
Warde have acquired the rights to
the play from Liebler & Co., and are
presenting Miss Rhodes in produc-
ton fully as complete and handsome
as the original THE White Sister"
with Miss Rhodes as the heroine
promises to be one of the most i'm
portant and pleasing events of the
local season. The seat sale begins
Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock.
creatore's Band.
! No musical event has attracted
more genuine interest among
the general theatre going pub
lie than the approaching en-
gagement in this city next Fri
day matinee and evening, December
%, of one of Americas representative
/ concert bands, Creator and his Banda
Verdi which will give two concerts
j here. afternoon and evening. The pro
4 grams are varied and include the
works of the worlds greatest compos
ers while the encore numbers, always
/ generously responded to by Sig. Crea-
tore, make up program which Is sure
tc give complete enjoyment to all gen
uine music lovers. Creatore is recog.
nized in music circles everywhere as
one of the foremost directors on the
concert stage His unique and con
vincing methods of conducting his
musicians has made a place for him
among the most famous band masters
of the period To listen to his splen.
did programs and watch him direct his
band is one Of the big attractions in
the musical world.
Seat sale opens Thursday morning
at 10 o'clock.
The Boyds In a Pleasing Entertain.
| ment.
Last evening the second Of the Y
| w. 6. A. Star entertainment course
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Or. Thomas Eclectic Oil is the
best remedy for that often fatal dis
ease-croup. Has been used with
success in our family for eight years.
Mrs. L. Whiteacre. Buffalo. N. Y.
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Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO, Dec 2o.-Hog receipts
$4,000: market slow. Mixed and
butchers s5.75@6.25; good heavy,
s6.00@6.25; rough heavy, 75.S5@6.oU;
light, s5.60@6.1o; pigs, $4.50@5.70.
Cattle receipts $4,000; market
steady Beeves, s460@S.90; cows and
heifers s2.O0@6.50; stockers and feed
ers, s3.25@575; Texans, $4.20@5.75;
calves, $5.00@750.
Sheep receipts $4,000; market
strong; native $2.50@4o0; western,
s2.7o@4oo; lambs, s4.oo@e.1o; west
ern, s4.25@6.10.
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New York Money Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2o.-Money on
cal 3%; six months A bar silver
London 25hd; bar silver Now York
54k; demand sterling 4ss.6O@4S6 65.
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6.10; pigs, $4.75@5.40.
Sheep receipts 1000; market strong
sheep and mutton. $s.25@s.s0; lambs
$4.25@6.10.

oheep recelpts 1,ouu; market strong
sheep and mutton, sS.25@s.sO: lambs
$4.25@6.10.
Omaha Live Stock.
e OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 20-Cattle "a.
ceipts 1000; market steady; steers
5.25@6.0 90; cows and heifers .25m
z. SO; stockers and feeders 8. 0o@5. 90.
Hog receipts 1o,50O; market strong.
er at &c higher.
Sheep receipts $500; market steady
at l0c higher; yearling 4.4O@4 .75:
wethers S.75@4.00; lambs a. 100000:
ewes 3.35@S.65.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 2O.-Cattle re-
ceipts 1000; market steady at 1oc
higher; steers 5.25@8.75; cows and
heifers 2.75@7. 90; stockers and feed.
ers 3.75@6.00; calves 4 .O0@7. so.
Hog receipts $4,000; market steady;
bulk 5.75@6. 20; heavy 6.15@6. %;
medium 10000. 20; light 5. 5o@6. 10.
Sheep receipts 5000; market strong;
lambs 100000; ewes 2.25@3.75;
wethers 3.oO@5. 90.
afssas
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO Dec -Butter-Extras
So; firsts %; dairy extras 81; dairy
firsts %. .i.u al
Eggs-Firsts 2S@S1
Cheese-Twins 1914 @1sA; young
Americas161a @16&.
Potatoes 5000.
Live poultry Fowls 10a@11:
ducks 131s@14; geese 11@11A:
spring chickens 1o1k@11; turkeys IA
@14k.
~
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Dec 2O-Flour mar.
ket dull.
Pork market steady. Mess s17.25@
1875; middle west spot, $9.25@9.35.
Lard market firm.
Sugar-raw, easy; Centrifugal test
$4.73; Muscavado SO test $423; refined
dull; cut loaf, 1855; crushed, s6.45;
powdered, $3.50; granulated, $3.50.
Coffee Rio No. on spot 14Sc.
Tallow market steady. City SIC,
country 57s@6ssc.
Hay market steady. Prime s5@s1.o5
No. 8 -.
Dressed Poultry-market steady.
Turkeys 13@25c; chickens, 5@22c:
fowls, 6@16c; ducks, 17619c.
Live Poultry-market steady. Geess
12@13c; ducks, 12@13c; fowls, 121a@
13Rc; turkeys 14c; BOOSTERS, &C.
Cheese market firm. State milk
common to special 13@16Nc: skims
common to specials 6@13Mc; full
skins, 3@5c.
New York Produce Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-Butter mar.
ket firm Receipts 1913; creamery ex,
tras SIC; dairy tubs, 24035o; im:ta-
ton creamery flrsts. 24c.
Egg market strong; receipts 4,os5;
nearby white fancy, 53c; nearby
mixed fancy, 3s@45c; fresh, 4o@4sc.
New York Stocks.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-After the In.
itial trading the stock market became
strong today and all stocks advanced.
Noon: After the first few minutes
| prices were irregular.
New York Money Market.
| NEW V0pK nao On nJon. -.
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East St. Louis Live Stock.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2o.-Cattle
receipts $500; market steady. Texas
receipts 900; market 10@15c higher.
Native beef steers. s4.5O@9.25; COWS
and heifers s375@70O; stockers and
feeders, s525@6.2O; Texas steers,
s3.75@6.75; COWS and heifers, $4,000
Ats; calves Gear lots) s4.50@7.50.
Hog receipts $500; market steady;
mixed and butchers. s5.70@6.30; good
to heavy, s6.20@630; rough, $3.50
500; light, s5.4o@61O; bulk. 5000
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New York Produce Market,

NEW YORK, Dec. 2O-Butter mar.
ket firm. Receipts 1913; creamery ex,
tras SIC; dairy tubs, 24@35o; im;ta-
ton creamery firsts, 24c
Egg market strong; receipts 4,os5;
nearby white fancy, 53c; nearby
mixed fancy, 3S@45c; fresh, 40@4sc.
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New York stocks.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2o.--After the In.
itial trading the stock market became
strong today and all stocks advanced.
Noon: After the first few minutes
prices were irregular.
The Chitina leader., 1911-02-11

1.-THE Crime or the Century was
unconsciously written into the bien-
NAL report of State Mine Inspector
David C. Betting of Washington,
when he submitted his findings Of
1909 and 1910 and showed that Alas
ka, with it's untold wealth of coal
measures, had been forced to pur-
chase $4,000 worth of Washington
state coal last year. Instead OF US
ing the coal which was within its
borders-because of the blighting
blanket of conservation that cover
ed its coal development-Alaska was
obliged to import 1928 tons OF the
Evergreen states dusky diamonds.
The Betting report, and its i'm
plication, emphasizes the importation
of coal by Alaska The Washing
ton fuel is practically a drop in the
bucket, for Alaska consumed up
wards of 100000 worth of British
Columbia coal, mostly from the Ma
naimo mines, during 1910. Cordova
alone used s36O,000 worth of British
Columbia coal and all Alaska united
in paying the United States the grand
total of 100000 in duty on this
same coal importation made from a
| foreign country.
Upwards, then, of one million dol.
lars was paid by Alaska in 1910
for the coal it had to import from
British Columbia and Washington
its sole source of supply. except the
small quantity it scratches from 1t,
own sides.
The Chitina leader., 1911-02-11

bell is a leader of the anti-suffragette
movement. Speaking of the political
life of Marie Antoinette and Nine.
Roland, she said: These women
were politicians, but they met with
| the politicians fate. Women are
never good politicians when they are
in love. That is where our sex fails
and will fail again. We will stand
by the few who are dear to US and
who depend upon us, and we are not
willing to sacrifice everything for the
government"
Seattle, Feb. 1o.-E. C. Hawkins,
general manager of the Copper River
& Northwestern railroad, was pas
senger on the steamer Alameda for
Cordova, after having spent several
weeks here and at New York in con-
ference with the other officials of
the Katalla Company.
Mulato, Feb. 10.-The regulars
were repulsed today in hard fight,
during which many of the shells fell
among American troops.
New York, Feb. 10.-Mrs. Leslie
Carter. actress, through her attor
ney, went before Justice Gerard in
the Supreme Court today and asked
him to continue an Injunction re-
straining the proprietors of the STRAIT
ford House from advertising for sale
or disposing of AZ pair of long-sleey-
ed kid gloves, nighties, silk wrappers,
ankle bangles, picture hats and XII
monos. Decision was reversed.
Chadwick & Davies, the hotel pro-
prietors, declare that the property
belongs to Mrs. Carter, or did until
she left the hotel four years ago ow-
ing, they allege, bill of $4,000.
Mrs. Carter insists that she does
not owe the hotel anything and that
the nighties, ETC., advertised as hers
do not belong to her.
San Francisco, Feb. 10.-Jack
Johnson, the colored champion, has
arrived here and says that a purse
of 100000 will get a fight.
Trinidad, Feb. 10.-There was a
mysterious explosion at the Guggen-
helm mine at Cokedale, which result
ed in fifteen men being entombed
Washington, Feb. 10.-The naval
appropriation bill passed includes
81, 100000 to be spent at the Brem-
erton navy yard.
Washington, Feb. 10.-Secretary
of State Knox is to have his salary
restored to $4,000 a year, the same
as that of other Cabinet officers, ov-
er his protest. At present Mr.. Knox
draws $4,000 a year.
The Senate Committee on Appro-
priations amended the legislative. ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation
bill to restore the salary of the Sec
rotary of State. When the bill was
under consideration in the House,
the Secretary indicated he did not
desire the salary restored during his
term of office and the House respect
ed his wish The Senate Committee
took a different view of the matter
and decided that the office of Secre-
tary of State should have the full pay
belonging to it.
The salary of the Secretary OF
State was reduced from $4,000 to
$4,000 to permit Mr.. Knox to become
Secretary of State. While Mr.. Knox
was senator he voted to increase the
pay of cabinet officers from $4,000
to $4,000 a year and, under the
constitution he could not take an Of
fee the salary of which had been in
creased during his term as senator.
1.-THE Crime or che Century was
unconsciously written into the bien-
NAL report of State Mine Inspector
David c. Betting of Washington,
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said and what Bernard had told twenty
four hours before l was willing to assist
the police to the utmost so long as l be-
lieved they were acting in good faith, but
when l became convinced that they were
not, refused TO have anything further to
do with them. will try TO protect myself
as best / can without their aid.
Takes Up the Letters.
1t was intimated that the last letter
dropped in the postoffice might have been
written By Bernard, because he had been
away twenty minutes from the chiefs
office before the letter was discovered
lie left the chiefs office, came down Far
nam street, was seen in front of the Bee
building by Mr.. Sullivan, one OF the Creigh-
ton seniors. who hailed him at the corner
of Seventeenth and Farnam streets They
talked together for little while and Der
nara came directly 10 my office. lie was
sitting in the office about ten minutes
when the postoffce department called me
up by phone anG told me the letter was
there. ! at once Informed the chief lie
? aid Mr.. Randall was still in his office and
that he would meet me at the postoffice.
This shows that Mr. Randall. who was one
Of Bernard S inquisitors, had not left the
chiefs office az the time the letter was
discovered. Bernard went with me 10 the
pcEtOtfice. met Mr.. Randall there, got
mo letter and brought IL baca to the chief.
The chief then offered no such explanation
as he inumated the next morning. He
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-30

of giving us the conclusions Of detectives,
the public would nave more confidence
therein.
but there is nothing in those state
ments. even as given by the police, which
in any way contradicts anything that
Bernard has said from the outset Let MS
analyze them: They report Conductor In
gram as saying that Bernard tumbled onto
his car out on Dodge street, hatless and
coatless This is precisely what Bernard
said upon his return. But in view OF IT,
what becomes OF the theory Of the police
that Bernard had not been out there at oil,
because, forsooth, they said he had no
dust upon his tan shoes. They tell us
that Mr.. Barnes. the druggist said that
Bernard came into his stor and went from
there with a special policeman 10 his home.
That agrees entirely with what Bernard
said wher he arrived home II they give
the statements OF MT ingram and Mr..
Barnes for the purpose Of showing the
condition Of the young man at the time
their effort is needless. Twenty-Five per
sons. among whom were a number of re-
porteTs were at my home when he ar
rived. and they saw his condition and could
testify TO II and thus save the police the
eNhgusting effort OF interviewing MIR. In
gram and Mr.. Barnes
"With respect to the Underland and VIII
liams statements there Is nothing IN them
ineor sistsnt with what Bernard has told.
Young Underlsnd says that he saw Bern
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-30

and dressed very much like MIN in other
respects except that he wore high shoes
instead Of low shoes as Bernard did. Ber-
nard, then and Mr.. Williams agree that
there was at least one person passed west
that night. yet all the other people who
live about here-and they claim TO have
been out on the street at the time-say no
body at all. This shows how utterly I'M
reliable is such testimony as the police
rely upon.
II Bernard desired to select a place for
his abduction, why turn north on Forty
second street into a populous portion OF
the city? Why not go west on Cunning
beyond the railroad bridge, to which a
good sidewalk led, where there were no
houses and where the abduction could have
taken place without anybody seeing IL?
Again, why take the railroad track to
Dodge street? Why not go west on Cunning
into Dundee over a good road, and thence
cut TO the shack? The whole theory Of
the police is improbable and unworthy OF
the merest tyro in the detection OF crime
Il refused TO let Bernard go to the chiefs
office to meet Mr. Williams. 20 see whether
or not he could Identify him, because I
did not want him to he further hectored
By men who We're seeking 20 brand him
az q criminal instead OF protect'ag him ana
his father and mother against despicable
offense. ] refused 10 let him go for an
other reason. namely, mat there was no
contradiction between what Ar. Williams
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-30

ard going down Cunning street to Forty
second, thence north to the coal yard.
Bernard stated that from the beginning,
and said that he spoke to the Underand
boy as he went by. Mr. williams is quoted
as saying that a boy spoke to him and
asked him II he knew Bernard Smyth.
Mr. Williams denied that emphatically to
me last night
MIR. Williams is quoted as saving that he
saw a boy dressed like Bernard go west
on lizard street about the time Of the alb
duction. When l first interviewed Mr..
Williams the night after the disappearance
Of Bernard ne stated emphaticaly that
he had seen no one about the place the
night before and had seen nothing TO at
tract his attention. He further stated
that the next morning after the abduc-
tion he examined the street to see whether
or not an automobile had passed by and
that he saw no evidence OF it. The street
is dirt road IL is we'll Travelled by We
hicIes. / feel certain Mr.. Williams could
not have told twelve hours after the oc-
currence whether or not an automobile
had passed over the street. But some
twenty-four hours after the affair. Mr.
Williams recalled that he saw a boy wear
ing gray cap and tan-colored raincoat
so west about ESQ or a quarter OF T. He
says he was at the time wheeling screen
ing out Of a shed, which opens to the east;
that sometimes he was In the shed load
Ing up The wheeIbaTTow ana sometimes
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-30

seemed dumfounded
with respect to the other letters, 1 was
going to make a statement giving the
names Of places and parties to show that
il was a physical impossibility for Bernard
to have mailed any OF them. They we're
al mailed down town; the hour Of their
mailing is stamped on tho envelope. l could
show by from three to five witnesses where
Bernard was every moment OF the time
for hours before tho mailing Of those let
tiers. But the police have abandoned that
theory, and l Will not take time to 20
into H.
Il repeat, the entire effort OF the police
has been TO fasten this crime upon Ber-
nard, instead OF seeking the real criminal
or criminals. Why have they not investl-
gated the statement OF a we'll known
banker that on the night Of the abduction
he was on West Dodge street in an auto
mobile and saw an automobile answering
the description that Bernard gave, with
four men therein, go by. Why have they
not investigated the statement Of the wife
Of well known attorney who lives in
Fairacres that at ! o'clock the night be-
fore the abduction she was up with her
little child and that she saw an automobile
standing IN front OF the shack and the
shack was lit up Why have they not in
vestgated the statement that an auto
mobile answering the description that ser
nard gave was coming out OF Elmwood
park shortly after the abductiSAf
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-30
SMYTH ANALYZES EVIDENCE
Father of Boy Again Reviews Alleged
kidnapping Case.
AssAnS STAND OF THE POLICE
A ttOrney Deeries work Done by De-
pRrtment, Charging Had Faith
Says that All Clues Have
Not Been Followed.

Statements bearing on the evidence In
the alleged kidnapping OF Rernard smyth
are advanced by c. J. Smyth, the father,
IN defense q thu young nan against the
police charge that the youth framed the
plot
Mr. Smyth's statement follows
"As I nticipatel, the police are doing
everything in their power to fasten upon
my son the guilt which belongs to others,
II there ever was any doubt upon this
point their latest statement removes Il,
They have abandoned the theory that he
wrote the thrcatening letters. but saw he
ahcuc,ed himself AND iu support Of this
thcy prcs M certain siataments from di-
yers detectives containing aleged inter
views with different persons. II they had
presented tho statement Of those different
persons over their own signatures instead
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-30
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