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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
ALDRICH SEES TAFT
Will Quit Public Life Forever
When Commission Reports.

Washington, Dec. N.--Ex- Senator Aldrich.
81 Rhode Island, chairman OF the Ma
tional Monetary Commission, had con
ference with President Taft AZ tho White
House tonight The President expects 10
make suggestions for financial reforms In
a message TO Congress after the holidays.
and II was understood that Mr.. Aldrich
discussed such legislation with him. The
ex-senator promised TO have the report Of
the commission ready January g. the date
set by Congress.
on not be sorry when it's done" he
said Then I'll retire from public life for
ever"
The examination Of state banks under the
Aldrich plan for a general bank reserve
was the subject Of conference earlier in
the day among the members OF the mon
etary commissioners and a number Of fed
eral and state bank examiners. Tho com
mission has virtually decided that those
Investigations should he on lines similar 10
the examinations of national banks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
Recovered 81, 10000 in Duties.

The vigorous enforcement OF The Gus
toms laws. tho Attorney General says, re-
suited in the recovery of-s2, 10000 In duties
out Of which the government had been de-
frauded.
The white slave" traffic act now a year
and half old, IS having salutary effect,
in the Judgment OF Mr.. Wickershsm The
statute was diligently enforced throughout
the country. he says, with most satisfactory
results There have been li5 prosecutions.
resulting In rs convictions, "A acquittals
and 10 suits nolle pressed or otherwise dis
continued Forty-fve cases arc pending.
Sentences imposed ranged from few
months IN Jail to ten years I'm the peniten-
tiary.
While prosecutions against pconase, the
attorney General says, have done much
10 stamp It ont. the practice still appears
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
SENDS IN MAINE REPORT
President Taft Transmits Full
Text TO Congress.

Washington, Dec. H.-President Taft to-
DAY sent 10 Congress brief formal mes
sage transmitting the full text of the report
Of the investigating board which found that
the battleship Maine was blown up in Ia
vana Harbor by an external explosion.
The board was headed by Rear Admiral
Charles f. Vreeland. and included Colonel
William VI. Black. OF the Corps OF Ensi-
neers Of the army. II found that tho in
juries TO the bottom Of the Maine were
caused by the explosion Of a charge Of q
low form Of explosive exterior 10 the ship
between frames % and 81 port side This
resulted in ignitiug and exploding the con-
tents of the forward magazines.
The board i'm it, report emphasized the
fact that it found that what IL called The
port cardboard Strdkc-a continuous line OF
plankng running from stem TO stern-was
"dished upward as much as tWcnty-fous
inches from straight line. that another
strake Technically called &C. was dis
placed upward and inward for 100 square
icct" and that part OF the inner bottom
plating Was displaced upward and left
approximately six feet above its original
position
The destruction wrought by the two "cX-
,losions OF distinctly different character"
was found to bc much more extensive than
had been expected The report in technical
terms described how plates were crumpled,
Row some portions OF what had once been
n great battleship were turned inside OUT.
and low parts Of the bottom works gem
cisily were Displaced.
Tho debris of l-pounders. 6-poundcrs.
e-inch ana 10-inch ammunition was found
widely scattered through the wreck" said
the report ''rhc location of much of this
material bore little relation to its original
stoWage condition. Powder tanks were
torn asundcr OF crushed and nattened
The condition Of the vertical keel and
fat kccf At frame IS was ascribcd by The
court Of inquiry ci 1875 10 the direct effect
az an explosion c>t,rior TO the ship in that
vicinity"
Because Of it, better opportunity for
detailed examination Of this wreckage. now
fully exposed. the present board concluded
that the external explosion which ignited
the magazines, was not in the vicinity Of
this frame
1.-The protective deck and hull Of the
shin" said the report, formed a closed
chamber in which the gases were Gcner-
ated and partially expanded before rupt-
urs'
The bop portion Of ne Maine was found
peinsea nose downward W tho mud 10 port
and lying on its starboa1i side. The upper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
FAVOR LA TOILETTE BILL
Brandcis Says There Cannot Be
Natural Monopoly in Industry.

Washington, Doc. 14-Louis ID. Brandcis.
Of Boston, to-day advocated before the
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee the
La Toilette bill designed TO supplement the
Sherman antitrust law. Mr.. Brandeis de
clared there was no such thing as a natu-
raj monopoly in industry. If the law pro-
hibitng the practices through which exist
Ing great combinations grew UP should DO
clearly defined and enforced, lie said, no
trusts would arise in the future.
Mr. Brsndeis contendcd that it would he
impracticablc for the government to TX
tho selling price for monopoly products be-
cause Of the absence Of data to determine
what would constitute a reasonable return
on capital
The United States Steel Corporation came
In for criticism Mr.. Rrandeis declared its
action in paying Andrew Carnegie three
times the value Of his plant merely
amounted to a bribe 10 get Mr.. Carnegie
out of the steel business.
--A---
SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for $3.50 year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
THE yINWASH INGTON

under such circumstances as those, wholly
subservient--not In the will OF the MAJORITY
but TO the tyranny OF the minority.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
Satisfied with Tobacco Decree

Emphasizing his satisfaction with the de-
cree of the New York Circuit Court in the
tobacco trust dissolution, the Attorney Cen
cral has this TO say of independent TOBACCO
interests who have criticised the plan oil
disinto grafton:
Councillors Of the existing combination
were eager to compel the imposition 81
terms o. conditions OF the disinteSrauon
which would have made a solvent, sue
cessful business readjustment, Impossible
would have brought about a receiversmp
of the property and forced judicial. sales
resulting I'm great financial loss, not onty
10 those Interested i'm the combination out
TO the business interests OF the country n
large and in the end would have benefited
only the very individuals who had been
dominant i'm tho formation Of the com
bination. rs they are possessed Of means
ample enough TO profit by the ruin which
would have followed. In my opinion, the
plan which has been approved by the court
will accomplish tho objects Of tho law.
Forty-six prosecutions for Illegal dis
ordinations and rebates were instituted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15

Justice financially sustained Itself as INC
result Of the contribution Of sL2otl 10
the Treasury in fines collected. customs
duties recovered. etc. The expense w
department. including the Office u wv
Attorney General. all tho district "t'or-
neys and assistants throughout the co""-
try, vas S5,22377
In a comprehensive review OF the am"
trust prosecutions the Attorney Genera
shows that the seventeen antitrust cV''
suits pending at tho beginning OF the IdS'
fiscal year were augmented by six actohs'
while the eleven criminal prosecutions uh-
der the same statute were increased ~
twenty-ihree prosecutions in the last nscdi
year
Eight civil suits and a similar NUMBER oil
criminal trials were brought 10 cohcluslo''
In four Of the civil prosecutions judgments
were rendered In favor OF the United statea'
while three we're lost and one was discoh-
tInued. -Four convictions were secured
under the criminal clause of the statute
and four cases were quashed or dlscon-
tnued.
Saving that he appreciates that puphc
interest i'm the Sherman antitrust Ia" 10
even greater than it was at the date OF nls
last report. the Attorney General sets torth
the following cases as being prosecuted or
pending for final settlement:
The powder trust, the Night Rider cases
the United states Steel Corporation the
cotton corner, alleged towing monopoly
beef packers. Southern Pacific merger o'-
luminous coal combination. naval stores
suit bathtub trust lumber trust MIX
trust. wallpaper combination, sugar trust
Transatlantic steamship pool, magazine
trust. shop machinery trust, combination oil
coal roads, elevator suit in Oklahoma ana
kindIing wood trust
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15

part of that portion of the ship in the VI
cinity of the forward magazines was swept
away. Only about onc-hslf of the bottom
Was left I'm position.
The report was ordered printed and re-
ferred TO the Naval Affairs committees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15

PENSIONS AND PRGMARIES.-Senat
leaders If that term may now he applied TO
any Of the men in the upper house of Con-
gross, predict the passage Of a pension bill
They hope to effect some modification OF the
Sherwood bill. They realize that measure
deserves censure. not approval. But they
admit that they are fearful it will he found
impossible TO effect any such modification
as would warrant its approval by the Presi-
dent and some OF them declare il would be
political suicide for them 10 vote against
such a measure as the Pension Committee
may report. That II will report a bill and
urge its passage is the prediction of Senator
McCumbeT. chairman Of the committee. The
inability Of the Senate TO resist popular
clamor, in so far as il exists, and 10 disre-
gard the "old soldier vote" is declared by
many members Of that body TO he a direC
result Of the popular election of Senator'S
achieved as effcctuaily by the primary sys-
tenn as If the Constitution had been amend
ed. They point out that with the OK
traordinary foresight which guided the
trainers Of the Constitution Just such CON
tingencies were provided against by the
system which made members Of the upper
house less amensbe to popular clamor and
TO those momentary waves OF resentment
which from time 10 time sweep the conn
try, or at least actuate some extensive class
of voters They declare that in the present
instance il IS highly improbable that a ma
jority OF the voters would approve the pas
sage Of the pension bill, and yet there is
probably sufficient number who would re-
sent it to compass the defeat Of n Senator
who votes against IL and who is dependent
for reelection on q popular primary. In
other words IL Is contended that the popu-
lar election of Senators must render them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
fFrom The Tribune Bureau. .
shincton, December y


PRESIDENT AND PENSlONS--I"eiv %
little doubt in the minds OF those ia"''''"l
with the views Of President Tatt lhd' y"
will veto the Sherwood pension Dill IL '""'
measure Is presented for his approval il 10
not even likely that any pension measure a.
all resembling that bill can cominauu INV
support of the Executive IL mas peeh s"iu
that no President ever vetoed pension oiil
on the eve Of national election, but even u
that is so il will make no dinerence u
President Taft who will veto every Dill Sent
TO him unless he can honestly approve IT,
wholly without regard to the effect such
veto may have on his chances OF reelection.
Never within the memory Of politicians now
living has there been n President who was
so Indifferent to appeals based on the as
sumption that this, that or the other act
would affect his political welfare. In the
first year Of his administration 1t was
pointed out to Mr.. Taft that by vetoing the
Payne tariff bill he could make incalculable
personal political capital, but every such
suggestion he rejected, with the implica-
ton that il was unworthy Of the maker
Far short OF perfection as the bill might be-
it had in his estimation, sufficient merit 70
deserve his approval-the fact that 1t laid
tho foundation of tho Tariff Board would
probably have been sufficient to do that
even il il had not contained the maximum
and minimum provisions, the corporation
tax and fairer trade for the Philippines
and that being the case he felt II his duty
to approve it. WheI the Department OF
Justice had nearly completed its investiga-
ton Of the steel Trust the President was
urged 10 defer a suit. at least until after
the national election. and he declared that
reelection purchased by such neglect OF
duty would be a reproach. not an honor
And SO, too. in the case Of the pending pen
sion bill. The fact that it was passed. by
| the House at least. with the express purpose
of putting the President I'm hole will
have no weight whatever with Mr. Taft.
Unless il should come TO him in form
which could command his honest approval
he will dsapprove it. let the political con-
| sequences be what they may.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15

against railroads. The Attorney Genera
violation.
urges the amendment OF the twenty -elght
hour law governing the transportation OF
livestock by imposing Imprisonment for 1t:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-03

conner, corps of engineers, said the
cost of construction would be more
than S50,000,000 Under the existing
freight rates for the transportation by
rail of iron ore and coal between the
Pittsburg district and Lake Erie, it is
believed by it's promoters that there
would be sufficient traffic on the ca
nal in these two commodities to pay
IA reasonable rate on the capital re-
CURED for construction 1t is thought
that the movement of about q, 100000
tons of ore shipped from the lake to
the Pittsburg and other districts i'm
mediately tributary to the canal and
about 13,000,000 tons of coal shipped
from the Pittsburg district to the lake,
are conservative estimates for the
present movements of these commodi-
ties. There is no other route in the
country" Lieut., Col Newcomer says,
where the existing commerce is so
favorable for the development of a
heavy canal traffic and there is reas-
on to expect still larger develop
iment in the future
The proposition before the National
Waterways commission is that the
communities interested will provide
the funds necessary for the construc-
ton of the canal and that the govern
Iment shall have the work planned and
built under the supervision of gov
ernment engineers.
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--head The Daily Gate city. 100
Der week
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-03
RAJ IDLY SPREADING
OVER THE WORLD.
Newspaper Reports of Cures in
Other Places Confirm Great
Results Reported Here.

The knowledge of the wonderful mer-
its of Root Juice is rapidly spreadin.
all over the world Newspapers y.
nearly every state are publishing re-
ports of the remarkable results that
are following it's use. Many local peo-
pie, who have tried the remedy, are
loud in praise of it and although it
was introduced here only a few weeks
ago some splendid reports have been
made. 1t seems to be wonderful for
chronic stomach troubles, liver and
kidney disorders, and the cures eff
fected by it seem to be permanent. for
those who took the remedy when it
was first placed on the market con-
ltinue to parise it. Root Juice is very
healing to the stomach, bowels, blad-
der, liver and kidneys. and has
wonderful tonic action on the blood
making and blood filtering organs. 1t
seems to benefit from the start ev-
cry one who takes it, 1t prevents fer
mentation in the stomach and bowels,
creates a good appetite. rids the sys-
TEN of acids and other poisons. by
healing and toning up the filtering or
gans. Many who suffered with rhe,l-
matism a long time say that after
taking a few doses of Root Juice they
could almost feel the pain and sore
ness vanish theirs who suffered in
tensely with stomach trouble say the
first dose of root juice made them
feel better and after taking a bottle
or so of the great medicine they en-
joy fine appetite and can eat any
thing and digest it, The people at the
Wilkinson & Co.'S drug store are glad
to give information concerning the
great remedy and as the demonstra-
! ton will soon close here, those suf-
ferers who have not yet tried the
Root Juice treatment should at least
4 its wonderful merit and power over
disease certainly seem overwhelming.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-03

& Co. of Chicago, who has been on a
business trip to Guthrie, Okla, visit
ed his sister, Mrs. G. B. Newcomer,
Saturday.
Miss Myra Young, of Marshall,
Mich, arrived Wednesday morning to
visit the family of her brother, Rev.
J. F. Young.
TAR of Plymouth, visited Mrs. Ed
ward Shea over Sunday
Miss Katherine Cherill of K1rksville,
Mo, is visiting home folks.
Mrs James Thompson departed
Saturday for Galesburg. where she will
spend the winter with brother.
Waldo Mason OF La Harpe, was a
business visitor to Carthage last
week.
4 John Gault is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Geo Huff, at Hannibal, Mo.
4 Mrs. w. II. Huston and daughter,
Miss Cora of La Harpe visited Mrs.
Sarah Laidlaw the past week.
! Miss Ethel Hanks of Leola, S. D.,
spent one day the past week with Mrs.
Alkaline SlpEes.
Mrs VIM Rosenstangel went to
Peoria 1lesaay to visit Mr., and Mrs.
G. ". Sanford.
] Miss LeEore Berry and Miss Mary
Thonas, visited friends in Bowen the
last of the weel
ALVIN Strum and Ralph Woods at
!, tended the football game between Min
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-03
An Idea Which Has Required Years
to Strike the New York Power
People Has Long Been
in Evidence Here.
PoWER-HoUsE VISITORS
Every Facility Has Always Been Civ
en- for the Public to See
the Greatest
Plant.

Niagara is distinctly behind the
times as compared with Keokuk in
connection with power-plants, in some
particulars
A dispatch from Niagara has been
appearing in many papers maklne
much of the fact that the electric
power companies there are going 70
build visitors galleries in the power
houses, so that the public may see
the wheels go round
To Keokuk and the people of this
section the fact itself, and it's ex-
ploitation, seem but another evidence
of how much better things are done
here.
When the work was started on the
big water-power here, one of the yer,
first things done by the Mississippi
River Power company was to build
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-03
RisIYsr.ur

Il tried other remedies, but did not
gain any flesh, until | commenced TAX
ing your Peruna, which built me right
up. | have taken several bottles, but
have not taken any now for about six
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-03
Feels Ten Years YOUNGER.

Mr.. Henry Merz, 1924 Upper Mt.
Vernon Road, Evansville, Ind, writes:
When | first wrote to you had bron-
chial trouble for four years, and had
tried several doctors, but they could
do me no good. l had pain and rat
ting in the chest, cough, expectora-
ton, especially at night
Il took Peruna, and can now say
that am entirely we'll. / feel ten years
younger since using
Peruna. | recommend iS
Peruna to all my ...- 80
friends, for | was in bad condition.
Il am an old soldier and am sew
enty-seven years Old
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-03
Tremendous Forces Unattended.


This was in such entire harmony
with the friendliness shown the pub
lie by Engineer Cooper in every pos
sible way, that it occasioned no, re-
mark here.
That the same policy is to continue
is indicated by the intention of 4 the
keokuk water-power people to goS this
Niagara power men one better as re-
CARDS the power-house when it is co1l.
pleted and in action. 1t is stated
that there has been no idea of ex-
Guiding persons properly conducting
themselves from the Keokuk power
house when it is running-and to al
low them to walk all over the place
seems better than to make observa-
ton galleries for them.
When the Keokuk power.house is
completed, the floor will be about a
third of mile long, two-thirds of a
city block wide, of solid concrete and
well lighted There will be no ma
chinery accessible to visitors which
might catch and injure them. ana
there is no reason why we'll man
nered persons may not promenade
among the power units there. 1t will
be sight worth seeing, for very few
men will be on the floor and often the
tremendous turbines and dynamos
will be. whirling with inconceivable
forces without an attendant in sight
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-03
CARTHAGE. ILL.
= . . . . : = : . = . = =

Superintendent Or. Joe Bell of the
Galesburg district, held quarterly con-
ference at the Methodist church one
evening the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. David Gander of Lu-
ray, Va, were guests of Hon and
Mrs. O'Harra last week
Fred Evilsizzer of Newton, Kansas,
spent last week with home folks.
Charles Tressler, attorney for seift
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-03
couqhlnu at Nldht

Means a loss Q. sleep which is bad
for everyone. Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound stops the cough at
once. relieves the tickling and dry
ness in the throat and heals the in
famed membranes. Prevents cold
developing into bronchitis or pneu-
monia. Keep always in the house
Refuse substitutes. Wilkinson & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-03
Pe.ru.na Relieves Chronic Cases.

Pc-rti-na Relieves Chronic Cases.
Mr.. John o. Atkinson, 1850 N. EN-
poria Ave-, Wichita, Kas., writes of
his wife's case: my wife had been
suffering from complication of dis
eases for the past twenty-five years.
Her case had baffied the skill of some
of the most noted physicians One OF
her worst troubles was chronic con-
stipation of several years standing
II wrote to you about her case. You
prescribed a course of Peruna and
Manalin, which we at once COM
menced, and have to say it completely
cured her. She firmly believes that
she would have been dead only for
these wonderful remedies
Suffered Forty-Five Years.
Mr.. j. r. Prince, R. R. l, Tuckahoe,
N. Y, writes: II am not very we'll
satisfied with the picture that 1 am
sending you, but when the reader
looks at this picture if he could only
realize that the original suffered for
forty-five years, the best of his life,
until your kind advice and prescrip-
ton cured him, he would know from
whence these wrinkles came. Next
month | shall be sixty-six years DID,
Nervous Prostitution.
Mrs. Martha Avery, % Graham St,
Leominster, Mass, writes:
-Four years ago had nervous pros
ltration ! employed several doctors
-- One would say had
OOG cnzz..n catarrh of the stomach
- -. and bowels, another
nervousness and another enlargement
of the liver. My stomach was in bad
shape There was nothing which
seemed to do me much good
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-03
Napkins Known 70 the Anoi.n..

Napkins Known to the Ancients.
The napkin, in It's primitive state,
found its origin in China. During the
Man-Dshu dynasty $4,000 years ago)
the napkins were already In general
use; they were of silk or certain kind
of linen and canvas, later came the
paper napkin.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-03

two large and comfortable observation
platforms, high and above the works
on each side of the river from which
tens of thousands of people have
watched the progress of the construc-
tion of the greatest waterpower plan,
in the world.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-03

neapolis and Illinois at Champaign
Friday.
Major R. W McClaughry. warden of
the federal penitentiary at Leayen-
worth, Kansas, is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Margaret Griffith.