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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
CHLOROFoRM NO
LONGER A TERROR
Can be Administered so That 1t Leaves
no Bad Effects on
Patient.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Physicians
and surgeons are awaiting with keen
interest the work, now on the press,
of DR.. James 7. Gwathmey. anaethetist
OF the Skin and Cancer hospital, and
OF st. Bartholomew hospital, and
Charles Baskerville, professor of chem.
lstry at the College of The City OF
New York, who have discovered new
method for administering chloroform
and ether which is said to entirely
remove the death risk and practically
to eliminate the nausea that usually
racks patients after an operation
The method has been employed in
5000 cases without death. 1T is used
by DR.. Davis, of Johns Hopkins hos
pltal, Baltimore; DR.. Holmes. of the
new City hospital of Cincinnati, and
DIR. M. P. Benton of New York
1T has not come into general use,
says DR.. Gwathmey, because ply
sicians and surgeons pay less atten
ton to anaesthesia than anything else
and surgeons are likely not to care
whether patient is sick or not aftel
operation, SO long as he is alive
The new method is called "Vapol
Anaesthesia." What the surgeon does
is to supply the vapor of ether OF
chloroform or mixture of both
through warmed water, before letting
the patient breath it. Thus, instead
of Irritating the mucous lining of tn,
lungs, the gases reach them at BLOOD
heat The water also absorbs al
poisonous aldehydes which, with tn,
chill, causes nausea.
The dreadful odor" which attack
most patients, is avoided by pouring
few drops of spirits of orange on thu
face of the patient
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
RICHESON TRIAL
IN NEWSPAPERS
Church Members Start Campaign tc
Have the News Not
Printed.

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
BOSTON, Dec. 26-Any doubt that
Rev. C. " T. Richeson would go to
trial January Is, as scheduled, on
charge of numbering Avis Linnell,
were dispelled today, when his coun-
sci, William A. Morse, formally stat
ed he would fight no more for con-
tinuance. Morse's statement came just
after visit to Richeson's cell, shortly
before noon.
"Richeson will be well by January
49," said Attorney Morse.
Asked along what lines the de-
tense will be made, Morse refused to
answer.
A feature of the case came today
when members of the Crombie church
of Salem, Mass. started campaign
which has spread to every church in
Boston to have local papers enjoined
from printing the facts of the trial
except the verdict.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
Abolish Commerce Court.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
COLUMBUS o., Dec. 26. The Ohio
public utilities commission was asked
today by the Nevada railroad commits
sion to assist in a crusade to abolish
the United States commerce court.
The petition recommends the enacting
OF law to make the appeal from state
commission direct to United States
courts. rhe petition terms the COM
merce court an obstacle to Justice and
an unnecessary expense to the govern
ment
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
INFoRMATIoNS FOLLOW
MAIN STREET FIGHT
Chief schevers Took Action Today
Against Davenport and
Richards.

In the superior court date this af-
ternoon Chief Henry Schevers filed
informations against Jack Davenport
and Joe Richards, who are alleged to
have been participants in Main
street brawl Saturday evening, charg-
ing them with disturbing the peace.
Edward Chase and Thomas Eppers,
button cutters, will be the principal
witnesses, it is said, although they did
not desire the criminal proceedings.
The fight is said to have taken place
between Seventh and Eighth streets
about $50 o'clock. The stories of the
affair are generally wild and conflict
Ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
arteries in her own wrist. Physicians
were hastily summoned and all were
taken to Seneca Falls hospital, whers
it is thought they will recover.
TRIAL OF THE
BEEF PACKERS
CONTINUED from page IL

cution was permitted to continue ex-
animation along the line objected to.
Veeder named over the big packers
who attended the meetings of the
pool" He insisted that he had no rec.
election Of ever seeing j. Ogden
Armour, the packing house king, per
sonally attending the meetings, but
he said that man named Meyers
represented him at the meetings
He named Edward Norris, Heyman
and Connors-all defendants in the
present suit-as being present at prac
tically all Of the meetings.
Court then recessed for luncheon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
Count Boni is Heard From

limited Press Leased Wire Service
ROME, Dec. &c. Count Boni de
Castellane is in Rome urging the vati-
can to annul his marriage to the for
mer Anna Gould, now the Duchess of
Talleyrand and Sagan. In connection
with her former husbands efforts, the
duchess today issued a statement ex-
pressing the hope that Count Boni
would succeed in his efforts so that
she would be free from all moral obli-
cations to bring up her children in the
Catholic religion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
DENVER HOPES
TO GET CONVENTION
Would Welcome Democratic Meeting
and Is Ready to Offer
100000

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
DENVER, Dec. 26.-Although the
east seems to feel that Chicago, New
York or Baltimore will get the next
democratic national convention, Den
yer has not abandoned hope
Congressman Edward Taylor, in
Washington. is leading the Denver
fight and when the democratic nation
al committee meets, this city will Of
fer 100000 for the big convention
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26

was no transaction whatever until
nearly noon. Stocks which did move,
reflected the narrowness of the mar
ket AS rule, changes in prices
were merely fractional. with such
tendency as existed apparently in the
line Of frmness, though with some re-
action at the close. AS is the case in
the last week Of the year speculation
was chiefly directed toward the mon
ey market
The stock market closed irregular.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
excellent Mexican shrlmps.

The shrimps from the coast of the
Gulf of Mexico are of good size. gen
orally fully three inches In length and
frequently exceeding this measure
ment They are much larger than
those caught on the British coast and
the north Atlantic coast OF the United
States. They are in fine condition the
year round and may be caught in the
lagoons any season OF the year with
out fear of interruption by northers,
at least not for more than day or SO
during any time OF the year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
Pension for Street Car Men.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
MILWAUKEE,, Dec. 26.As a
Christmas gift to its thousands of en-
ployes the Milwaukee Electric Rail-
way and Light company has an
nounced the institution of a pension
system 1t will be in effect much
like that used by the Pennsylvania
railroad. The new institution will
cost the railway company $500 per
day The Milwaukee system belongs
to the North American company.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
Ethel BARRYMORE Sick.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Dec. Physicians
attending Mrs. Russell G. Colt Miss
Ethel Barrymore) declared today she
would be able to resume her theatri-
cal work tomorrow She was taken III
yesterday with acute laryngitis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
FUNERAL NOTICE.

FLEMING Funeral services for the
late Mrs. John Fleming will be held
from the residence OF :. c. Blake,
1902 Des Moines street, Wednesday af-
ternoon at $50 o'clock. Friends OF the
family are invited to be present.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
MERRY chrlstmas. lin I

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec 20
More than 1900 post cards and let
tiers, conveying greetings of the Christ
mastide, thus far have been received
by James Whitcomb Riley, it is an
nounced today. The poet, who has
been in i'll health, is greatly improved,
his physicians say.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
Finley Has Scheme.

WASHINGTON, Dec 26.-To con.
vert the wreck of the battleship Maine
into naval training school is the
unique patriotic scheme outlined to-
day in letter received at the white
house from former Congressman F. B.
Finley, of Bucyrus, Ohio.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
Apparently Well ] Should Say So.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WATERLOO, N. Y, Dec. 26-Ap-
parently insane, Mrs Chas. Curle,
wife Of well-to-do coal man, today
attacked her five children with cary
ing knife. The oldest daughter seiz.
ed two of the children and fled,
screaming from the house. Mrs Curle
cut open the wrist Of her one-yearold
son and both wrists Of her three-year-
old daughter. Then she opened the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
The Stock Market.
Copyright. 1911, by New York E


NEW YORK, Dec. With New
York still in the holiday spirit Of its
three day vacation, with financial
London and Berlin keeping holiday
again today, and with nothing hap
pening in the way of news to interest
the market, an idle and meaningless
drift of prices was entirely natural.
In some usually active stock, such as
st. Paul, and New York Central, there
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26

OUT of a job or looking for better
one? Would you work for us if we
show how to make fifteen dollars per
week and up; without cost to YOU.
Free supplies and part expenses.
Write The Hawks Co, Wauwatosa,
Wis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
Manchus Must Decide.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 26.-The proposal
of the rebel leaders for meeting of
the special national assembly to de
cl.e what shall be the futude form OF
government. has been put up to Man
chu chieftains in Pel5in by Premier
Yuan Shi Kai. The rebel chieftains
declare this move of Yuan practically
forces the Manchu leaders to decide
their own fate, because if they accede
to a meeting of the assembly, the
members are sure to declare for a re-
public. If they decline to call the
meeting, the revolt will go on until
the Manchus are defeated. the revo
luticnists declare. The rebel leaders
here expressed confidence today tina,
the Manchus would accede and they
expect a royal edict to that effect to
night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
YUAN SHI KAI
NOT TO BE ELECTED
Has Only One Chance of Being Presi-
dent of New Republic Of
China.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
TOXIC, Dec. 26.-Unless Yuan shi
Kai grants the demands of the revolu-
tionists the latter will proceed to
elect DR.. Sun Vat Sen president Of
the republic on Wednesday and es-
tablish capital at Nankin, according
to dispatch from Shanghai today.
The revolutionists are exasperated
by Yuan's failure to reply to their
peace terms. Unless he agrees to their
demands today 1t is believed he will
have lost his last chance of being
president of the proposed republic.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
Biggest Fool Rumor.

iidluSS, JI., loIulST captain III the
United States army, today joined his
father, mother and former wife in
denying that he has remarked or will
remarry Claudia Libbey Haines,
whom he divorced and on account of
whom he shot and killed William E..
Annis.
1T is a preposterous rumor," said
Haines today. Il have not contemplate
ed remarrying, particularly not re-
marrying Claudia Libbey Haines. !
have not seen her and shall not see
her. i have not been in New York
in months and do not expect to be. My
children have not been in New York
either. am not seeking relnstate
ment in the army. All l ask Is to be
let alone and to live with my children
in peace
"Of course Claudia Libbey Hainee
denied it," said Mrs. Haines, mother
of Peter Haines today She knows
that there is not chance in the
world to get my son back again"
1T is all absurd and ridiculous,
commented Gen Haines. 1T Is the
biggest fool rumor | have ever heart
of. Why, there is not true fact il
the whole story except that Peter G
Haines, Jr, is my son. The rest il
bosh, utter bosh"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

WAVING n-surgical home treatment
Grace NJ. Heller, lock box 266. TT.
Madison. Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
MRS. HAINES NOT
TO MARRY AGAIN
At Least That Is What She Says Blu,
Others Seem to Think
Differently.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Over the
long distance telephone from her
home in East Milton. Mass, Mrs,
Claudia Haines, divorced wife of Capt.
Peter G. Haines, Jr, formerly captain
in the u. S, army, and slayer of VIM.
T. Annis, today denied that she was
to re-marry Haines. In Washington,
Gen. Haines, father of the slayer ais,
denied the report.
Yet Thornton Haines, brother OF
young Haines. and Charles H. Seeger,
real estate agent, expressed today
the belief that the wedding really took
place in Boston Sunday Thornton
Haines was particularly bitter toward
his brother, declaring he had impover-
ished himself seeking freedom for
Peter and had not even been thanked.
Captain Haines recently was par
doned after serving two and half
years for killing Annis, whom he
charged with breaking up his home
Seeger declared today Peter G.
Haines. Jr., had rented an apartment
from him, telling him he expected to
re-marry his divorced wife. Seeger
declared further that Haines expected
to be re-instated in the army
Mrs. Haines, who has resumed hel
maiden name, Claudia Libbey, Is liv
ing with her parents In East Milton
The story is entirely without founda
| tion,' she said II have no intention
of re-marrying."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
wife of a Soldier.

AS others have said, Mrs. Fleming
helieved that the wives of the sol
diers who remained as the guardians
AQ& the home while the four years of
var was waged between union and
confederacy, deserved credit for the
great part they played in that momen-
stous epoch of American history. John
{ Fleming, the husband who today sur
wives his faithful wife. saw three
years service and eight months knew
the meaning of the confines of An
Jacksonville prison.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming, ten chill
adren were born. six of whom are liv-
ling, Mrs. Dora Prouty of Reno, New,
Mrs. H. G. Delano Of McCloud. Cal,
Mrs. ]. c. Blake of Keokuk, Mrs. F.
j.. DePugh of Howard. Kansas, and
John Fleming, Jr, of Rock Island are
the surviving daughters and sons
Mrs. Adam Bindel Of this city and
Mrs. George Rickert of Howard, Kan,
are sisters of the decedent.
Funeral services will be held to.
morrow afternoon at 2::30 o'clock from
the Blake residence and interment
will be made in Oakland cemetery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
LOST.

LOST or misplaced In some store, q
pair of gold, rimless spectacles
Finder please leave at Gate City Of
flee. a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
MOTHERS DEATH
CHRISTMAS DAY.
Mrs. John Fleming Truly Lived in
Ways Of Grace, Sweet and Help
full Life, Guiding
Others.
IN COUNTY so YEARS
Native Of Tennessee, Mrs. Fleming
Came to Iowa Many Years Ago
to Make Her
Home.

Christmas day at 1926 noon, Mrs
John Fleming, an elderly lady who
had made her home In the county for
sixty years, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. John G. Blake, No.
1902 Des Moines street For several
years Mrs Fleming had not been in
good health and her death was due
to complication of ills which from
time to time caused her to become
belfast.
Since returning from the west six
years ago, Mrs. Fleming with her hus-
band, had made her residence at the
Blake home.
A Tennesseean by birth, Eliza
Walker was born in the eastern part
of that southern state. Washington
county, November "a, 1898. In 1851
she came to this locality and had liv-
ed in southeastern Iowa during the
greater part of her long life, which she
had filled SO nobly and we'll with the
richness of character with which she
was blessed and impaired to the sons
and daughters who are her children.
The marriage of Eliza Walker and
John Fleming took place in March,
1858. Interesting in the life Of Mrs.
Fleming was her affiliation with the
Methodist Episcopal church through
its history here. More than fifty
years ago. she united with the old
church at Fourth and Exchange
streets, later when the church was
built on Ninth and Bank, she was &C.
tive In the work of her Maker there
and when the union of Chatham
Square and the Ninth street church
occurred several years ago, her work
continued in Trinity Methodist Epis.
ISacopal church. In the latter place OF
worship, Mrs. Fleming was member
lof the Ladies' Aid society and in
previous years when stronger of body
and abundant health We're hers, she
Slabored with the other members of the
Reorganization. $780,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26

WANTED-A girl at Racey's restau-
rant, 90 s. Fifth street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
FOR RENT.

: 7E0VN NEWT 7.
FOR RENT-Modern furnished room.
Steam heat and electric light, with
or without board. SIS High, telephone
4S9R
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-26
WANTED.

WANTED for farm work, $500
per month. Address John schevers,
route /.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-06-09
Chautauqua Week Beginning June Is.

son would be the only TWO attractions
worth much, and that the others could
not be star attractions. This is a
great mistake. II does cost a great
deal of money to bring thosa two
great men here, and no effort should
be spared to enable every one to hear
them. If any one is in doubt as to
the ability Of the other numbers such
doubt should be expelled when it IS
shown that the, entire Chautauqua
will cost close to $4,000.
The tickets are on sale at Mayes'
book store and they are being sold
rapidly, and you snould not wait till
the last minute to secure tickets and
have them reserved.
June is here and the Chautauqua
only a few days off. and you Should
join the jolly throng.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-06-09
NOTICE OF SPECIAL SCHOOL
ELECTION.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.
In consideration Of a sufficiently
signed petition from the voters and
free holders of high scsool district
No. /, known as Little Mountain school
district, asking for an election to vote
a. special three-mills tax to be used
for high school purposes in said dis
trict, the election for the said purpose
above named is hereby ordered to be
held at the school house Of SAID dig
trict, conducted by the trustees OF the
district as managers, On the 18th day
Of June, 1911, beginning at s o'clock
a. m, and closing at p. m, regis
tration certificate and poll tax receipt
being necessary to vote in this eiec-
ton. All voters favoring the tax will
vote .yes," against the tax mo"
J. s. Wheeler,
S. J.. Derrick,
E. o. Counts,
County Board Of Education.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-06-09
MRS. CRAFTS DEATH.
Governor BIcaSe Orders Re-inyestiga
tion OF Demise of NeWberry M0-
man Who Died IN Gre"nville.

G:annvilIe News. June /.
Sheriff j. Perry Poole and Coroner
J,H1eHr I}atson received yesterday
,rornirc letters from Governor B!ease
in whicn he ordered al Immediate
re-;nvns;igati0n Of me death OF MIS-.
:: :atricc Crafts, who Was found dead
jr bed ct her home in the Carolina
Mil village on last Thursday morn
ing.
In his letter to the two county Of
ficials Governor Blease stated that 1t
had been reported to him that the
woman's husband had been cruel to
her and that her people suspected
her of having been poisoned. Request
ing them to thoroughly thresh the
matter out and exhume the body II
necessary and have az examination
made by an experienced physician
Governor Blease closed his letter by
asking Sheriff Poole aid Coroner Bat
son TO report to him ar ONE Jne1r hno-
irgs III the case.
Yesterday afternoon the two coHn-
T. officials wrote 10 Governor Blo2sc.
explaining the circumstances Of ;ne
cas IN" .,>.;..~;nC III 1%st!n:0ny tah-
~
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-06-09
Drowning Pictures.

"It was a terrible sensation" Says
the man who is narrating his exper-
ience while almost drowning. after
I went down for the third time my
past life flashed before me in series
Of pictures.'
'You didn't happen 10 notice. ask
ed the friend, edging forward with in
torest. "a picture Of me lending you
that $50 in the fall of 1898 did you?"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-06-09
TEACHER WANTED.

A graduate teacher al salary of
$50 per month for an eight months
term is wanted to teach the Excelsior
school, District S.. Applications may
be sent to the undersigned on or be-
fore June II, at which time the elec-
ton will be held.
J. A. G.. Kibler,
Prosperity, S. c.. r. F. D. No. 3.
J. G. Singley,
Slighs. S. c., R. F. D. No. l.
D. B. Cook,
Prosperity, S. C.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-06-09

fcicnt foundation 10 produce the least
bit of excitement, is the verdict OF
those familiar with tn, c.. .-ulis .dl.uoe
Of the case.
As will be remembered, Mrs. Crafts
was found dead in bed on last Thurs
day morning by a neighbor who went
to the house after Mr. Crafts had gone
to the mill to perform his days du-
ties. The husband was summoned at
once and the woman's death was re-
ported to the coroner. Within few
hours afterward the usual inquest was
held and a verdict returned by the
jury to the effect that Mrs. Crafts
came to her death from heart failure.
The body was prepared for burial and
shipped to Newberry for interment,
this town being Mrs. Crafts original
home
! The letter received yesterday from
; Governor Blease by Sheriff Poole is
as follows:
Columbia, June 5, 1911.
Mr.. J. Perry Poole,
Sheriff Greenville County,
! Greenville, South Carolina.
Dear Sir: 1t is reported to me that
Mrs. Beatrice Crafts, wife of Moses c.
! Crafts. died on June l, 1911, at Caro-
lima Mill village in your county
1t is further reported that Crafts
bought bottle of coca cola the night
before and gave it to his wife; that
she drank it and went to sleep and
did not wake again. 1t is also stated
that Crafts left home that morning,
left his wife in bed asleep and went off
without his breakfast, something that
he had not been known to do before.
It is further. reported that he had
the inquest held and the body EN-
balmed before any of her relatives
could reach the place.
It is further reported that Crafts
was cruel to his wife, and her people
have suspicion of poisoning. The
names of Mrs. Lee Lofts, who lives
there. and other neighbors. are given
as parties who can be Of service to
; you in your investigation.
Please have this matter Investigate
3D. Immediately; see if a physician
was at the inquest and if you find any
thing suspicious, have the body taken
up and a thorough examination made
by experienced physicians.
I am sending a copy of this letter
to the coroner of your county and
requesting him to help you in your in
vestigation.
Please be kind enough to look in
to this matter Immediately and let
me hear from you.
! Very respectfully,
Cole. L. Blease,
Governor.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-06-09
So AnnOying.

Your husband plays bridge like a
man who don't care for it."
He doesn't care for it. Oh he
makes me so angry. Why ne deliber-
ate-y ignores all the precedents of the
greatest experts. And that isn't the
worst of it,
"Mercy, what else does he do?'
He always wins" ."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-06-09

mime work aid greatly in presenting
his interpretations OF the splendid
plays he has chosen for the enter
ta;nment Of his audience. He can IN
terpret and keep distinctly apart ten
different characters. and make you see
them so clearly as 10 believe them
real living human beings.