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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-31
George N. Christian and Howard L,
Hedrick Here Today for Confer
ence With Keokrk Hotel
Company Directors.
FOR RE-INCoRPoRATIoN
Would Increase Capital Stock After
Buying Out Small Stockholders
lilo Rooms are Needed
They Say.

Tentative plans for the re-incorpor-
alton of the keokuk Hotel Company
for the purpose of building large adj
dition to the Hotel Keokuk and there
by almost doubling the number of
rooms. were outlined today during a
conference between George n. Chris
tian and Howard T., Hedrick. OF Des
Moines. the present lessees. and VIII
liam Ballinger. president of the keo-
kuk Hotel Company.
The visit of Messrs. Christian and
Hedrick, principal stockholders in
The Hotel Keokuk company, is for a
period of several days and is for the
express purpose OF pressing their
wants for greater hotel facilities. Al
ready they declare. the hotel accom-
modaions are inadequate fer the pres
emit needs. and business has been
growing steadily. with every prospect
of a larger increase during the next
few years
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-31

killed is reported this afternoon from
Clark City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-31
AGENT WANTED,

LIVE MAN or woman wanted for
work at home paying $500 to $500
per DAY, with opportunity TO advance
Spare time can be used Work not
difficult and requires no experience.
Universal House, $50 Wabash ATe
nue., Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-31
Iiverpool Markets.

liverpool Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Jan 3l.-Wheat open
ed L lower: corn opened Is lower
Wheat closed Il lower: corn a lower.
Cash Grain.
Cash corn !. higher; oats, steady;
!. lower.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-31
L: - :; : PIN: @MA
THE WORLDS MARKETS

Furnished by e W. Wagner Co.. 90 Board
Members cheaso Board Of Trsde-chieaso
James
Pnones Mississippi Valley ls5-Iowg
Private Wires J..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-31
lncress. CAPITAL Stock.

President William Balfinger states
that the plan outlined is one Of rein
corporation of the present company.
hut there is nothing OF tangible
form for publication. Many OF the
original stockholders OF the present
corporation are dead and heirs hold
their shares, upon which no dividends
have ever been paid. II is the plan to
reorganize after buying out the small
stockholders The capital stock under
the plan. will be increased. An ef.
fort will be made to have meeting
of the directors and stockholders for
the purpose of taking definite ac-
ton in this matter. The conference
between the Des Moines gentlemen
and Mr.. Ballinger was not held until
1880 o'clock today and after it's con-
clusion very little of a definite nature
could be gathered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-31
A losino Investment.

1t is no secret that the keokuk
Hotel Company as a corporation has
been a losing investment for the
stockholders. MIR Ballinger stated to-
day that not single dividend has
ever been paid and that six years ago
there was large Indebtedness. Dur
ing the past six years this debt has
been gradually wiped out
At a citizen':, committee meeting
several weeks ago the matter of ho-
tel accommodation was brought up
and briefly discussed. 1t was the gen
eral opinion that the present accom-
modations viii hardly be sufficient
for future needs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-31

Stops 4 headache or acute ain quick
" Biack6nrnrs Pain-Awa Pills Try i
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-31
FOR RENT.

FOR RENTS South Tenth street
Seven rooms, gas and bath. In
quire 2l7 South Tenth or telephone
5se-R or 1901 Huh phone
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-31
sradstreet's Visible supply.

brscstFecSs VFsfuie SUPPLY
Wheat: This week decrease Cas-
GOO. last week, decrease $4,000;
last year, increase. 1,sS5,ooo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-31
Chicago live ssoek-openIns.

Chicago Live Stcck-Openins.
CHICAGO, Jan 3l-Hogs Receipts
1900. left over 4,paO: mixed, s-70G
1924. good, s7.s0GTso: rough. $50
@s.7a. light, sT.7o@s.lo
Receipts 5000; market
opened slow.
sheep Receipts 1900; market
steady.
800 a. m. Market. Estimated to-
morrow. hogs 10000: cattle 10000;
sheep 200: market steady at yester-
days average. Light, s7.soG $40;
rough, s7-55G7-s5: mixed, s7.756s-eo;
heavy, s7.7ofa7s5: pigs. s7.T5GS.15;
bulk. s7.-0diTs5.
Cattle Market STEADY
Sheep Market steady.
Beevey. s4.s5a7 90. cows and heif-
ers sa.ss66.0o; stockers and feeders,
s3.S5G $50. Texans, s4.50@ $40;
calves s.ooa 500.
sheep. s2.5oas.s5; lambs s4.a5a
chicago Live stock-ciose.
Hog market closed Sc lower Mixed,
s.. 7DdTa5; good. s77oa7s5, rough,
81. 5067ea: light, s7.T5GLs5
Cattle Market slow.
Sheep Market steady.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-31
no Rooms Wanted.

The hotel as it now stands COM
prises sixty-nine rooms. The Intention
is to increase the mum Der to one hum
bred and ten The new wing would
be built from the south line OF the
hotel to the alley.
Both Messrs. Christian and Hedrick
are confident that the influx OF people
into Keokuk during tho next few
years will demand kotel accommoda-
tons much greater than the present
Hotel Keokuk affords. They say that
they are eager that this new addi-
ton should be built as soon as pos
sible, declaring that If the Hotel Keo-
kuk is not enlarged new and bigger
hotel is certain to spring up.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-31
w ant Column

wANTED-Girl for general house
work, Apply at Benevolent Union
Home.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-11
ELECTION HELD BY
ROSWELL BAPTISTS

Roswell n. NJ, Nov. 1.-THE 18th
annual session Of the New Mexico Bap-
list convention is meeting in the city
this week, continuing over Sunday. The
officers elected for the ensuing year
are for the pastors meeting: Rev. ].
c. PuLiam, Of MelrOse, president; Rev
w. J. Gordon, Of Animas, secretary
Rev. J. J. Runyan, Albuquerque, treas
urer. Fifty messengers are In attend
ance-
W n Brown, a switchman in the
Roswell Santa Fe switch yards, had
his foot mashed and three toe bones
broken this week while trying to
throw the draw bar Of an engine with
his foot when coupling a car.
The Southern Methodist church mem
bers gave an interesting formal well
come to their new pastor, Rev II. L.
Lallance, and wife, this week at the
church Mr.. Lallauce comes from
Carlsbad.
The petit jury for the November term
Of district court was called this week,
but as only 10 reported a special
venfre was issued to complete the
panel There are 25 criminal cases to
be tried.
Capt. c. W. Haynes, living in the east
section Of the city, lost $3.50 worth OF
stacked winter alfalfa this week by
fire. It is thought a boy left a cigarss
stub In the stack. setting it afire-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-11

proximateIy eight thOusandths Of one
percent
Five fires originated on national for
est lands and II fires originated on
private lands.
OF all the fires, only four exceeded an
acreage OF five acres. Twelve fires were
less than one acre in extent and the
average burn for the entire forest was
80 acres.
Started on Private Land.
The largest fire occurred in Haynes
canyon, near the crest Of the Sacramen-
to mountains throughout an old slash
and the area burned over was approx
1mately $50 acres. This fire started on
private land and only burned over ap-
proximately 10 acres Of national forest
land.
The officers of the Alamo national
forest look upon their record as excel
lent since the topography Of the coun-
try, broken as II is by high ridges and
deep canyons running east and west
or from the main trend OF the noun
tains north and south, demands Of the
forest officer an ever watcnful eye for
the detection of smoke. The forest Of
ficers, however, do not desire to take
the entire credit upon themselves Of
keeping down fires since the people
living within the forest and those ira
versing it have been very cordial IN
reporting fires and willing to assist the
forest officers in the suppression OF
forest fires Every time we had fire
needed they answered the call quickly
and worked hard to get the fire under
control.
1t is Of course obvious that the distri-
button Of showers every few weeks
during the spring kept fires from
starting. However, the hot dry winds
coming across the white sands from the
southwest strike the mountains and at
ter a shower occurs It is only a few
days, oftentimes but a few hours, until
the pine needles, the diffle, and the de-
bris are in firstclass shape to burn.
Since the rainy season the AlamOgOrdO
& Sacramento Mountain railway in
stalled oil burners on its locomotives,
which is q great Improvement, since 1t
lessons the danger from fires occurring
over vast acreas Of timbered lands
along the crest OF the Sacramento
mountains as well as in the Shin Oak
country lying on the west slopes
Complete Telephone System.
The many fires which occurred
throughout the entire west during the
season of 1910 made strikingly appar-
ent the necessity for a more effective
system Of fire protection for national
forests The season of 1910 should be
looked upon as an extraordinarily dry
one and seemingly the fire season Oc-
CURED simultaneously throughout the
west From the results, it was realized
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-11
Ada Patterson

TN a Brooklyn courtroom a justice
Of the supreme court confessed that
q a little housewife and mother who
stood staring at him with defiant eyes,
knows more than he does. He showed
himself a great man, one OF those VINO
confess that they make mistakes And
when he had admitted that the little
woman was right and he was wrong
ba hid his face in a huge law book,
whether TO hide his embarrassment ~
his wholesome laughter none aLIloLs
the astonished audience Of the court
room drama knew. 81.
and the obscure little woman az nc
bar had been carrying on - 49,
six months. 1t seemed plIlaDLy III.
equal duel. He was keen ana sen -l -
LAWYER whose success had Deen
crowned by election to the supI enc
bench of the Empire state OF Lu5
union. She was humDIe utLS ~ -
keeper. whose name not hunqEeu per
sons in the world had heard. Y ct al Ter
much sparring and long waiting me
big man admitted himself beaten ny
The battle began and continued over
a child a little lad who was years
old when the battle began, i've Wheu
Il ended. To the Judge ne was merely q
minor whose custody was the issue IN
the case" To the mother he was al
that was left to her in the crash OL
her world. The judge looked upon the
case as a question in law. To the woman
1T was a life and death fight she was
a Door woman and the Judge asked her
if the court should appoint counsel
in her behalf. She declined the city
aid. saying that all she needed was to
tell the truthful story and she could
tell IL as clearly as any lawyer because
the cruel facts had been burned In
indelible scars into her heart. prom
inent lawyer was employed at large
fee to represent her husband.
The Judge had issued an order that
the father Of the bOy be permitted to
see his son twice a week, on Wednes-
day and Sundays. The father, who was
descendant of Cotton Mather. the
New England preacher, who advocated
vaccination for smallpox and burning
for witches, and wrote many books on
the letter and spirit Of the Christian
religion, complained that having gone
to the cottage where his wife and son
lived he had rung the bell in vain on
Wednesday and had on presenting him
self on Sunday been told that order
or no order he should not see the child
The Judge sent for the woman and
asked her TO explain why she had de-
fled the law Of the great state OF New
York by treating with contempt an
order from its supreme court
The Judge IN his black silk robes
looking at her with cOldly impersOnal
eyes would have daunted a. less cour-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-11

all times to start at the first detection
Of smoke.
An Exacting Service.
For the past season our fire plan
accompanied by a map of the entire for
est showing the location Of the tele-
phone lines, important ranches, tool
caches, important streams, springs, etc,
were sent each forest officer. For the
ensuing season this plan viii be re-
vised much new data win be added to
to the maps, and although it can not be
perfect 1t is improved in so far as pos
sible before the beginning Of the ensu-
ing fire season. Although forest Off
GERS are on the aggressive much Of
their time, during the fire season 1T is a
matter of defence It is with the end
in view. therefore, in the following up
of our defence that no stone be left
unturned that will enable the admins
tration OF the national forest TO make
the protection against fires more eff
fectiVe- The fire season calls for eV-
cry forest officer to be ready at all
times to. use exceptional judgment and
nerve to do the hardest kind Of man
uaI labor, to undergo a severe mental
test and further, to be ready at all
times to endure the greatest hardships-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-11

IN Missouri some children were play
FnR with a large strong healthy cat On
Its hind limbs they used their mothers
clothespius. The cat broke away from
them and with one clOUhespin still
claiming one hind limb in such a way
that the nerve was pressed on, destroy
INC the circulation. In a few weeks the
cat was heard moaning and was cap
t71red. tuberculosis had set in and was
not only destroying the flesh, but much
Of the bone. This led US to the con
elusion that Tuberculosis produces itself
In any individual by the decaying Of the
blood OF parts produced by it when It
has been shut off from the circulation.
BY ecerting a strong pressure on the
nerves to limbs Of various animals II
was found that tuberculosis could be
produced in over 80 percent Of them,
especially thu highly fed ones, as their
nervous system seemed weaker and the
blood more susceptible to decay. While
IN the thin and lightly fed ones, It usu-
ally produced only sores This LED us
tn the conclusion that many female lis
might Be traced to tight lacing. Shut
ting off the circulation from the lower
orVans and the pressing on them Of the
Iufegtines end their contents would lead
to the decay Of the blood by lessening
the circulation and in extreme cases
might produce tuberculosis by the es-
ea1inz Of this tube-cuIar blood into the
circulation and into the lungs also that
tight bandaFing Of broken limbs OF dis
Iocated ones would produce tuberculosis
Of them.
We found by experimenting further
that we did not need TO exert q pres
sure on the nerve Of the limb TO produce
this weakened condition Of the nerve 20
the blood vessels of the limb 70 pro
duce tuberculosis. BY the use Of the K
Ray applied frequently during each day
we could 60 exhaust the nerve that the
limbs became tubercular, and the whole
system soon became satuTa6ed with II.
We found further that IN many cases Of
our large hospitals that the operators
Of the X-Ray machines found that their
fingers became affected with TUbercU-
losis, and aftervaTd their whole system.
We found that we could exert a pres
sure Of the nerve and then exhaust it
bv the use Of a common battery and
produce the tubercllar limbs. But when
the battery was applied to the limb
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-11

Fire in the national forest around
CIoudcroft, n. n, officially known as
the Alamo forest. is one Of the terrible
disasters to be feared and provided
against by FL Pasoans and the people
Of other communities, who love those
mountains and make their homes there
part OF the year. Fire can do more
damage in half a day than nature can
repair In 300 years. An extensive fire
In the mountains would forever ruin
NlOuucrOIt and all the other sumner
and winter resorts Of that region.
Fortunately the whole forest around
ClOudcrOft IS under the care Of the
United States government directly in
case OF the public lands, and Indirectly
privately owned, and Of which there are
1850 acres. So that the degree Of
protection is much higher than If it
were left to private Of state initiative
The officers Of the Alamo national for
est are justly proud of the fire record
covering the past season Of 1911. Al
though IL may not have been the best
record since the creation Of the forest
the small number Of fires shows the
effectiveness of the protection of the
national forest by every forest officer.
The Danger Seasons.
In the southwest, and especially that
portion of the southwest wherein the
Alamo national forest IS located. there
the spring, which generally begins in
April and merges into the rainy season
during July, which is the most impOr-
tant; the lesser one extending from
the terminus Of the rainy season, which
generally closes the latter part Of Au-
gust, 10 the middle Of October, when
the winter rains set in
The protection Of the Alamo national
forest, the net area Of which is 100000
acres, is different from that Of many
other national forests, in that within
its exterior boundaries lie approximate
" 176,00O acres Of alienated lands, the
larger amount being owned by the ter
TitOry and lumber companies The area
set aside as territorial lands includes
some OF the best timber within the ma
tiOnaI forest
Fires Of 1911.
All our fires this season past Oc-
CURED prior 10 the rainy season. The
total number Of acres burned over was
Con national forest landS) only 26 lis
acres, while on the private lands there
were 143 10 acres of valuable timber
lands burned over Therefore, as a
matter Of comparison, IT is found that
the percent OF the total area Of the for
est burned over was approximately two
ten-thOusandths Of one percent, while
the percent Of the total area Of alien
ated lands within the forest was ap-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-11
On the Woman Who
Bested a Judge

ageOus person But the small woman IN
the shabby frOck and the two seasons
ago hat showed no fear. she rose ana
respectfully addressed him
Your honor. shall not obey the or
der OF the court Ny husband must not
see the child. I shall not allow him
to see our child while I live. / am 90
ing this for no selfish reason. 1 am ac-
tuated by no spite though my husband
divorced me while he was in Califor~
MIA and I understand is preparing to
marry again. I fear he viii try to take
the child from me He has already
served me with papers In habeas cor
pus proceedings to get possession OF
the child I understand that If i serve
a term in jail for contempt Of court my
child and I viii be allowed to live in
ready to go to jail
The fraiI shabby little woman took
her seat She looked at the court with
eyes like those with which Joan Of
Arc looked at her judges eyes that
mirrOrred a soul that was not afraid
and fired with an uncomfortable de-
termination.
The Judge asked questions. She told
him her husband had gone west and left
her unprOvided for for two years. She
said she had been compelled to take
her child back to the home Of her par
ents- The child had not seen his father
since the little one was four months
old The boy did not remember him
and ne never heard his name mentioned
She wished to bring him UP I'm a peace
ful atmosphere. with only good kind
people about him" She did not wish
the son TO know this man who was his
father She was ready to go to jail now.
eThe circumstances Of the case are
sad said the court but the law IS that
this woman is in contempt Of court. She
must go TO Jail"
The little woman with the Joan Of
Arc eyes crossed her hands in her lap.
II am ready. your honor" There was
unmistakeable resolution in her tone.
The silk robes Of the justice rustled.
The judge was shifting about on his
bench as uncomfortable as an ordinary
man in a dilemma He ordered the Of
ficer TO bring him glass Of water He
drank IT slowly eyeing the woman,
whose resOlute eyes never left his face.
At last he spoke. The court wiz take
a few days to consider" He told the
attorney for Mrs Mather that mean
while "this strange woman may see the
light She saw only as an impene-
trable fog that which is called the law
The Judge took more time TO con-
slider. In fact he took two years with
appeals at intervals TO the obdurate
defendant to obey the law. The other
day she appeared in court once more.
AS before she was her own attorney
Again she told her story. At the end
she said as she had done two years be-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-11

tnat to be prepared for a similar con-
urgency in the future, further thought
ana study should be given to working
out fire plan for each forest to meet
local conditions.
On the Alamo national forest a part
OL TINS plan was to have every rangers
neauq uarters connected with the super
FlSOrS office by telephone and at this
time every district ranger, with the ex-
cepuOn Of one who is located at the
south end of the Guadalupe mountains,
near the Texas line, is able to call up
the supervisor whereby necessary ar
rangements can be made for quick ac-
ton In the way Of rushing men and
supplies to him in case a fire gets be-
yond his control. Thus telephone
system IS an aid to protection in tnat
fires can be reported and reached with
out any considerable loss Of time.
Watching the Smoke.
Also near Weed, on one Of the highest
points between the Aqua ChiQuita and
PenascO canyons, there is a fire tower
constructed, WherefrOm the forest off
GERS on guard can detect any smoke
arising throughout the larger portion
Of the east slope of the Sacramento
mountains. This lookout point is con-
nected with the main trunk telephone
system on the forest and it saves much
hard patrol work during the fire sea-
son by the ranger.
There are eight ranger districts with
in the Alamo forest, each under the SUI
pervisiOn Of a ranger who through the
fire season, throughout the zone Of
greatest danger, is assisted by one or
more fire guards, these guards and ran
gers patroling the higher points and
ridges from where they can detect any
smoke throughout the surrounding for
est While on patrol a forest officer
equipment consists of field glass
rake, ak and, If in dangerous country,
a hoe or shovel may be added Each
district ranger plans ahead for the
fire season. He must know in advance
procured in case Of large fire, and ne
must also know how to procure sup
plies for fire fighters without delay ,
Rangers Equipment.
The question Of adequate fire tools is
very important Our plan provides for
many tool caches located at strategic
points throughout the forest These
tool caches consist Of box containing
during the fire season, the necessary
rakes- shoYels axes and water bags
needed by fire crew and at number
of the most important points In some
of these caches it has also been found
advisable to store sufficient food sup
plies to run q crew of fire fighters sew
eral days These caches lessen the
packing OF much material and after To-
eating the fire they permit the forest
officer only to think Of a few supplies
to start out with If such are needed
During the past fire season a ranger
was put in charge Of the area added to
the forest from the MescaleTO indian
For fire guards, Mescale-
rO-Apache indians were employed and
they gave entire satisfaction Although
not q single fire occurred in that re-
giOn. the ranger and the fire guards
were ever on the watch and ready at