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The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
POLITICAL CONFAB
IN NEW YORk
Loeb Slated to Have Charge Of the
Republican Campaign In
State.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Important
political developments, having ma
tional bearing, followed a series of
political conferences held today by
President Taft with republican lead
ers. The chief of them was the fact
that VIM. Loeb, collector of Gus
toms in the port of New York, will
be in charge of the Taft campaign for
the New York state delegation to the
republican national convention, and
that Elihu Root will have charge of
financing the campaign and allaying
antagonism that has arisen in busi-
ness circles because Of the prosecu.
tions of the trusts.
Loeb, it is expected, will have no
political title hut he will be in abso-
lutte charge of the campaign in New
York,
The conferences were held at the
home of the presidents brother
Henry w. Taft. The first callers OF
the day were republican state chair
man, VIM. Barnes, Roosevelts old
time foe, and Otto Barnard, former
republican candidate for mayor Of
New York. Following this confer
ence, it was understood that President
Taft expressed himself in favor of
the retention of Barnes as state chair
man, despite the recent bitter fight
that has been made on the old guard
4 leader.
! 1t was indicated from the confer
ences that the president would assist
vice president Sherman to secure the
4 republican nomination for governor of
/ New York,
1t is said the president learned from
Barnes and Barnard, too, that there
was no doubt Roosevelt has eliminat-
4 ed himself as a possible candidate for
the presidential nomination.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
odle Wants Action.

Attorney Odle, the Des Moines law
yer who is prosecuting many saloon
cases, including number in Keokuk,
believes the effect of the Moon law
decision is to make illegal every sa-
Icon in the state at once.
Yesterday he was in Burlington and
asked Judge Withrow whether the
court would consider an application
at this time to close them up on the
authority Of the new opinion.
Judge Withrow replied that it could
net be determined what could be done
under the decision until the court
became informed more fully just what
the decision Is.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
PROGRESS IN
PACKERS TRIAL
Attorney Wilkerson Charges the Com
blne With Juggling Prices
NS MAa$

:
blne With Juggling Prices
Of Meat.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-United States
District Attorney Wilkerson continued
his statement of what the government
expects to prove in support of their
charge of criminal conspiracy to
dominate trade against the ten mil
lionaire packers, when Judge Car
penter convened court today. The at
torney's address today was largely
technical, and constituted a complete
picture of the activities of the beef
trust in reaching out to control trade.
Counsel for the defense had not
decided today whether their side would
make the opening statement for the
packers Immediately following Wilker-
sons address, or wait until the prose
cuticn had concluded its presentation
of evidence.
About 200 witnesses summoned here
for the government were today ready
to testify.
Wilkerson charged indirectly that
the monopoly which the government
charges was fostered by the pool Of
the ten packers, was responsible for
the high cost of living.
"The great wealth of these defend
ants, aggregating nearly hundred
million dollars, enabled them to adopt
gigantic plans he said. They re-
stricted production of dressed meat,
and thus created false condition of
scarcity, through which they reaped
enormous profits. Their operations
were of such magnitude as to affect
practically all the markets of the
world"
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
UNITED STATES OF
CHINA FORMING
Foreign consuIs Present at Peace
Conference and Demand That
Ana rchv Cease

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service |
SHANGHAI, Dec 20.-Tan Shao Wi,
representative of Yuan Shi Kai in the
peace conference, this afternoon an
nounced that he was ready to accept a
republic provided that was agreeable
to the premier. A message was sent
at once to Pekin and the conferees
are breathlessly awaiting an answer.
The republicans are overjoyed with
the prospects of having their fondest
hopes realized. If Yuan agrees to a
republic, he will undoubtedly be Sc
lected first president of the new
United States of China.
The peace conferees decided upon
an extension of the armistice from
December "a to December 81
Tang Shao Wi was only won over to
the republican idea after hours of ar
gument by Dr. WI Ting Fang, the reb-
els representative, who declared that
there could be a settlement on no 9TH
er basis.
Tang Shao Wi has been greatly
alarmed by the prospect of interven-
ton by the powers. He is said to
have urged Yuan Shi Kai to agree to
the revolutionists' demands, rather
than run the risk of interfer-
ence from the powers.
WI Ting Fang this afternoon ex
pressed confidence that Yuan would
yield, but this feeling is not shared by
all the revolutionists.
The presence of consuls of all the
foreign powers at today's peace meet
/ ing undoubtedly had an effect on the
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
CITY NEWS.
Chicken pie Y. w, C. A. Saturday
evening. 2hc.

Chicken pie Y. w. C. A. Saturday
evening, csc.
&C. w. Randall, SIS South Twenty.
first street, said today that he was re.
joicing over the finest Christmas
present given him in years. 1t assum
ed the form of perfectly good look
ing baby girl which was horn yester-
day.
Victor victrolas SIS to 5000 Low
enstein Music Store.
Rain, sleet, snow flurries and a
mixture of these elements, tested the
tempers Of wet holiday shoppers all
day The weather prediction calls for
rain or snow. Clear weather with a
half foot Of snow is wanted for Christ
mas to make the season seem real,
The Chicago and mail from the
north was an hour and half late in
arriving this morning delaying the
city delivery until nearly noon in the
business district.
Chicken pie Y. w. G. A. Saturday
evening, 25c.
The Young Womans Christian as
sociation of this city is doing a splen-
did work, the fruits of consistent, per-
sistent and untiring efforts to do a
great good being plainly evident.
e. L. Trott, Tip Feeley, Allen Fin
ney and Mike Shank, four tramp
drunks, were sentenced each to thirty
days in the county Jail when arraign-
ed in the superior court this after
noon. Barney Sullivan, the man who
broke into the 20" car on the levee
| this morning and was noticed while
making entrance by one OF the rail-
road men, was committed to the coun-
ty Jail for thirty days, also.
Marriage licenses were issued to-
ady to Joe G. Fry and Hannah L.
Doughty of Sutter, ILL.,, and James G.
Curran and Rosella West of Keokuk,
Best piano values in the city. Low.
enstein Music Store.
Relatives, and friends here have
received announcement of the birth
of a son on Monday, December 18th
to Mr., and Mrs William Edward
Tinch, of 5000 West Grand boulevard
Detroit, Mich. The mother was form
erly Miss Creta femme Of this city
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w
femme of this city. The new arriya
has been named William Edward, af
ter his parental parent.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
Latest Developments
In Saloon Matter


City Commission denies report
th1t keokuk saloons will he re-
duced In number to IA on or
before Saturday night.
Attorneys for saloon men see
loophoIe in Moon law for keo-
kuk In that It does not apply to
special charter cities.
Members Of city commission
express belief that local saloons
may not be hit because Of spec
IaI chatter privileges.
Attorney Odle of Anti Saloon
League, seeks to close BurIins-
ton saloons following Moon
law decision, but Judge Withrow
refuses TO act.
Later decision of Judge De
Graft Of Des Moines having to
do with partnership and cor
porations controlling saloons
! Will not affect keokuk owners.
Outlying towns insLee county
viii be reduced to one saloon
each, as result Of Noon law de-
cisfon,
- -
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
The New York Stock Letter.
1911 New York Evening

NEW YORK, Dec. 30. With our
markets generally, including stocks,
money and most commodities in list
less and inactive condition financial
interest was today directed at two
things: the German money situation
and the seventh fortnightly estimate
of cotton ginned from the crop Of 1911
to date. The commotion in the Boston
money market is singular occurrence,
whose causes are to certain extent
obscure. 1t is true that financial Ger
many has been successfully confront
ed. since the end of summer, with the
strain of an overdone financial boom,
with a genuine war scare, and with
the pulling away from German mar
kets OF the heavy loans made by
France. But the boom has been meas
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
ABRoGATIoN OF
RUSSIAN TREATY
House concurred in Amendments of
Senate on Sulzer Resolution
This Afternoon.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Dec 2o.-When
the senate resolution for the abroga-
ton of the Russian treaty of 1892 was
laid before the house this afternoon,
Representative Sulzer, (Dem. n. W
chairman of the house committee on
foreign affairs and author of the
original abrogation resolution, moved
that the house accept the senate
amendments. He Immediately began
a speech on the resolution.
In no uncertain terms Sulzer dis
cussed the actions of the president in
the Russian imbroglio. After relating
the house resolution, he said: There
was not line in the resolution re-
questing the president to communi.
cate the resolution to Russia. But it
evidently was communicated to Rus
sia.''
Here Sulzer reviewed the peculiar
sequence of events that led up to the
presidents notification of Russia
ION Dec. 49," he said this resolu-
tion passed the house; the 14th, it
went to the senate. On the 18th,
ithe president. through our ambassador
at ST. Petersburg notified the Russian
government that the treaty was to
be abrogated. The people will not
| fail to appreciate this peculiar situa.
ton. On. this side of the house we
tried to raise the question above the
plane of petty politics. And We sue
ceeded.
why" if the president mad the
power to terminate that treaty, did he
not do it before? That is the ques
tion that will be asked throughout the
country. The president acted on the
resolution of the house. Then he
(! ignored this house by sending spe
cial message to the senate. Then the
senate ignored the president by send
ling the amended resolution back tt
the house
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
House Accepts.

WASHINGTON, Dec 20.-The house
this afternoon by viva voce vote
concurred in the amendments of the
senate to the Sulzer resolution, abro-
eating the treaty of 1882 with Russia.
There was no demand for a roll call
vote, and the amendments were ac-
cepted practically unanimously.
The actien of the house completed
the legislative feature of the situation
and the presidents note to Russia
now stands as the Officially approx
ed action of the United States. 1t
put the final stamp of certainty on
the announcement that the Russian
treaty of 1882 will be terminated on
December 81, 1912.
The Next step in the matter will be
the reply cf Russia to the presidents
note, whi, = win be followed by plans
for the negotiation of a new treaty.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
Snake Runs the Ship.

[ United Press Lease Wire Service
BOSTON, Dec. 2O--Hidden in the
cargo on the German freighter Kat
teruram, is a great king cobra, which
has already killed one sailor. 1t es-
capped from its cage and kept the East
Indian and Malay crew in a state of
terror all the way from Calcutta,
where several cases of deadly reptiles
were shipped to this country. 1t was
hoped to start unloading at sunrise
today, but only two longshoremen
would sign for the job
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20

imperial representatives decision to
yield, provided Yuan shi Kai would
give his consent.
The foreign consuls took no active
part in the meeting, after delivering
the formal notification that China
must not be allowed to drift into a
state of anarchy. Representatives Of
Russia, Japan and Great Britain do
not seem pleased with Tang Shao Wis
course, and it Is feared by the revo-
lutionists that they may influence
Yuan shi Kai to hold out for limited
monarchy
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
sWITCHMAN HURT
AT COAL CHUTE
Hurley Moore Taken to Graham Hos
pital After Back and Ankle
MT>ra I,i i,,rnJ
Y. w. C. A.,


Hurley Moore. local c.. B. & @.
switchman, had severe fall at 1906
Tuesday morning which caused his
removal to the hospital. Mr. Moore
was on car at the coal chute near
the 20" round house when knocked to
the ground and his back and right
ankle suffered from the fall.
Switchman Moore was removed to
Graham hospital where it is expected
he will be confined for several days
at least 1t is stated by the ply
sici-n in attendance that no internal
injuries were received by the rail
road man, SO far as developments
have yet proven.
Moore is resident cf Hamilton and
has been one of the day switchmen
of the Burlington for some time.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
GOOD WEATHER OR
NO GATE CITY
Warsaw Citizens Make Demands on
Newspaper and Mr.. GoseWisch
of Weather Bureau.

Warsaw. through one OF its leading
citizens. threatens to quit reading The
Gate City unless Mr.. Gosewisch of the
weather bureau, furnishes better
weather. The following communica-
tion was received today:
To the Editor of The Gate City:
If you do not have your weather
man, Mr.. Goose-witch, have better
weather for Xmas, we will quit your
paper.
Yours for Christmas weather,
J. B. WORTHEN.
P. s.-He knows better, but don't
think.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20

urably liquidated; the war scare end
ed by friendly and definite diplomatic
compact, and the autumn loss of cap
ital repaired, not cnly by return in
part of the French advances, but by
huge loans from New York
These sufficiently well known facts
present an afterclap an incident not
wholly easy to understand 1t means
that further relaxation in the pace OF
trade activity is necessary.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20

Mrs. P. G. French has returned
from Granger, Mo-, where she has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. w, H.
Oyerholt
DR.. Il. G. Woollenweber was called
TO Pennington today on professial
business.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
OLD COUPLE GETS
MARRIAGE PERMIT
Man so and Woman 7s do not Think
Themselves Too Old to En-
Joy Married Bliss.
Special to The Gate CITY. l

CARTHAGE, H., Dec. 20.--F G.
Little, 50, of Pontoosuc, and Lydia NJ.
Landon. 72, of Camp Point, do not
think they are too old to enjoy mar
ried bliss. A marriage license was
issued to them this week, which in
point OF age of the couple is believed
to set record for Hancock county
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20

Miss Carrie yogt has returned to
her home at Franklin after pleasant
visit at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
c. Karle.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20

The Gate City today submitted the
question Of whether or not special
charter cities are effected by the su-
preme court decision in the Moon law
cases, because keokuk comes within
thia class. At 2:45 O'clock this after
noon telegram was received from
Des Moines which stated that Ator-
ney General cosson was not in the
city, ana his assistants decline TO give
an off hand opinion. They intimate,
however, that special charter cities
are not affected by the decision be-
cause the words Special charter
cities are left out of the Moon law.
Lawyers In Des Moines, the telegram
said, think special charter cities are
not effected.
That the Moon law, limiting saloons
in cities and towns of Iowa to to ev-
cry 1000 inhabitants. is not applic-
able to cities under special charter.
is the point raised by attorneys for
Keokuk saioonkeepers and appears to
be the most formidable loophole that
udb DG6u pfGSSuleu as YET.
Nothing was done either way by the
city commission today pending the
arrival of copy of the supreme court
decision. 1t was stated that the con-
tention Of attorneys, which is the big
gest thing in favor OF the saloons, is
generally leaned to, and will be rails
ed before any action to close twenty
five. OF the thirty-nine saloons now
existing in the city is taken by the
council.
Other cities of Iowa which are act
ing under special charter have raised
the point The special charter cities
are Des Moines. Cedar Rapids, Bur-
lington, Fort Dodge, Marshalltown,
Sioux City and Keokuk.
About Special Charter Cities.
Section 933 of chapter having to
do with special charter cities says
that the provisions of 1t shall apply
only to cities under special charter,
and that no provision of the Iowa
code nor laws hereafter enacted. re-
lating to the power, duties, liabilities
or obligations of cities or towns shall
in any manner effect or be continued
to affect cities acting under a special
charter unless same have special ref
erence or are made applicable to spe-
cial charter cities.
In the Moon law no special refer
ence Is made to cities acting under
special charters as provided In the
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

WOMEN Sell guaranteed hose. 70
per cent profit, Make $40 daily. Full
or part time. Beginners investigate.
Strong Knit, Box 1929, West Philadel-
phia, Pa.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
S'llz9Z|


Next Weeks Dance Calendar.
Mondays X Club.
Tuesday knights of Columbus.
Wednesday Miss Weaver
( Thursday-Messrs. ,Johnstone and
Huiskamp.
Fridays X Club
Saturday Episcopal Club, Warsaw.
The foregoing engagements will be
played by the Agne orchestra.
An Hundred Couples at Woodmen
Dance.
The first of the holiday week dances
was given by the fWoodmen last night
and was attended by an hundred
couples. The complete Agne orches-
ira played and two other musical
features. the Press City Trio and the
Colonial theatre singer, favored with
vocal numbers.
Degree of Honer's Sociab.e.
A social time followed the weekly
meeting of Lotus lodge No. %, Degree
Of Honor last evening, one of the
secret committees having planning
the good time.
Surprised Doctor Courtright.
Mrs. Fl. l.. Gourtright invited about
fifteen of her married lady and gentle
men friends to her residence, 1923
Franklin street, last evening, as sur
prise for her husband, Doctor Court
right Yesterday was the doctors
birthday and the social time on the
evening which his friends spent with
him, was in keeping with the occasion.
Society Of Interest Locally.
From this mornings Hawk-Eye of
Burlington: Miss Harriet Brooks en-
ltertained the Braniger-Little bridal
party with a luncheon at the Golf
house yesterday. Covers were laid for
twelve. The centerpiece was dark red
roses and the place cards were in the
form of love birds balanced on the
rims of the tumblers. The guests
were; Miss Branigar, Misses Ethel
4 Branigar, Adeline Moir. Marie Blaul
Miss Little, of Unionville, Mo-, and
Miss Brooks; Messrs. Little, Lyman
Guest, Earl Mitchell, Beverly Hobbs
of Keokuk, Waldo Branigar and Rob
ert Little of Unionville, Mo.
i Poor Mans Picnic Friday Night.
a The Shamrock clubs Poor Mans
Picnic" will be the social attraction
lat the Y. w. CA. Friday evening
The party will commence at eigh
4 o'clock and it Is the intention of TIL.
young ladies who are arranging thu
program, to make giving" party o
it.
There will be several things Il
4 amuse the guests. For instance, 4
Christmas pie, peanut race, apples il
. the tub, long and short mans dough
nut jump. Sandwiches, coffee, salat
, land candies will be served for refresh
!. ments.
1t is intended by the Shamrocl
members to make one little need.
child happy by giving it number o
Esifts for himself and others on tn,
: evening of the picnic y
& Santa Claus VIII Visit keokuk's Poo
Children Next Monday at the
Y. w. c. A.
On Xmas day at 5 o'clock, thirty o
the citys more unfortunate childrel
3 will gather at the Y W. C. A. room
1 for jolly Xmas party. A tree will b
s provided for the occasion, all kinds Q
= games will be played, good things t
3 eat will be prepared and best of al
Iold Santa Claus will be on hand t
|, give each child the gifts of war;
: clothing, food and toys that the mel
0 chants and other kind friends hav
a made possible for him to give.
r Any person who wants to add to tn
j, Xmas spirit work is invited to con
3 municate with the secretary of the
i w. C.. A.
SWITCHMAN HURT
1 Am COAT NrJTTn1
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20

HAVE your rents collected through
the Keokuk National bank without
expense to you.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20

FOR RENT--Six room house Hot and
cold water. In good repair, Rentable
after first of the year. Call $50 Red
or 1923 Des Moines street.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20

WANTED Dining room girl. %
South Fourth.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20

WANTED In Keokuk, live agent to
sell Ideal Mail Boxes. Big money
easily made. Agents Supply Co., Box
9S, Museatine, Iowa.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
w ant Column
WANTED.
WANTED-Girl at Racey's restau-
rant. % South Fifth street.
WANTED.

WANTED-Boy to wash dishes and
run errands. Mission Inn.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20

VIAvI- Non-sur sical home treatment
Grace NJ Heller. lock box 266. Ft.
Madison, Iowa.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE--5 passenger car, top. ETC..
good condition. Price 1895. Sam'l
W., care Gate City.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Suite of Office rooms,
with modern ccnveniences; upstairs.
ZIG Main. Inquire VIM. Horn.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
Degree Of Honor's sociab.e.

Degree of Honer's soeiab.e.
A social time followed the weekly
meeting of Lotus lodge No. %. Degree
OF Honor last evening, one of the
secret committees having planning
the good time.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20
Surprised Doctor courtrieht.

Surprised Doctor Courtright.
Mrs. H. l.. .Courtright invited about
fifteen of her married lady and gentle
men friends to her residence. 1923
Franklin street, last evening, as sur
prise for her husband, Doctor Court
right Yesterday was the doctors
birthday and the social time on the
evening which his friends spent with
him, was in keeping with the occasion.
The daily Gate City., 1911-12-20

Next Weeks Dance Calendar.
Mondays X Club.
Tuesday knights of Columbus.
Wednesday Miss Weaver.
Thursday -Messrs. ,Johnstone and
Huiskamp.
Fridays Club.
Saturday Episcopal Club, Warsaw.
The foregoing engagements will be
played by the Agne orchestra.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-10-12
PUTTING IT UP TO CENTRAL
All Caller Wanted Was Mrs. smith'o
Number, and Surely That Was
Easy TO Get.

"1ialloa. there, central! Ia this cen.
trail? II is? thought II was, but
couldn't quite be sure The other day
| supposed | was talking to central.
and here 1t was only my grocer. do
think there are some queer mixups
In this telephone service. What I want
now is to find out the telephone mum.
ber OF Mrs. John Smith--S-mi.th,
Smith. | find that there are more
than 100 persons of that name In the
book, and don't know which one is
the husband OF the lady want. She
Is large lady with florld face and
prematurely white hair. and think
her husband Is n travelling man, and
a brother-in-law Of hers. named Jones.
lives somewhere on NJ street--a stout.
Ish. elderly gentleman with side whis-
kers. Kindly let me have Mrs. Smiths
Evmber at once. | had It on slip
Of paper that can't find. Seems to
me II was two.four.six cen ring three.
or none-two-sixty.four ri"r two. You
know how confusing Ie.ephone num-
hers are. Let me have Mrs. Smiths
number right away, please"