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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
Senator Works Urges Passing Of Law
Which Would Prohibit Against
Reelection Of
Candidate.
ROOSEVELT rs SCORED
A Wreath on Llncoln's Tomb, Paid
For Out Of the Campaign Con-
tributlons Of Party Seek
Ing Power.

lUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Deo. 9.--Assertfng
that the powerful unrestrained and
corrupt encroachments OF combined
wealth" have corrupted the voters
franchise, Senator Works, of Califor- I
MIA, today announced to the senate
that he favored a single presidential
term, and prohibition against re-elec-
ton.
The California senator bitterly
exorciated Roosevelt and the progress
sive party, and condemned both the
colonel and Taft for degrading
contemplate and disrespectfuP
wrangles in the campaign. The har-
vester trust, he said, was not prose-
cuted on Roosevelt's order
s.When Roosevelt again became
candidate, George w. Perkins became
his ardent supporter and chief finan-
cial hacker. Perkins knew, by actual
demonstration, that his company
would be safe against just prosecu-
tion IL Roosevelt were lected-unless
he should change his mind. And he
would be much less likely to change
| his view il the harvester trust, or it's
stockholders. should lend them their
support The same comment might
be made as to the steel trust.
81 am not saying that Mr.. Roose-
4 welt acted out of improper motiyes."s
said Works He may have been
perfectly satisfied that the course TAX
A en- by him was proper and just. I
simply call attention to these in
stances of presidential favor and
what followed them, as illustrating
4 the power that exists in the hands OF
4 a president Whether rightly, or
wrongly exercised, the power is there.
"The new progressive party was
tainted in the very beginning by put
ting itself in the hands of the inter-
ests. 1t was managed and financed by
/ promoters, corruptionists and trust
magnates. Money was contributed to
secure election of the man who, II
: elected, would be entrusted with the
power of determining conclusively
whether they would he prosecuted or
not.
What we need are just laws, strict
! ly observed, guarded and enforced,
that will secure to the voter the free
and independent use of the ballot, I'M
! moIested and unafraid.
Under present conditions, tho
white house Is turned into the head.
quarters of political party, where
"a press bureau is maintained. The
members OF the presidents cabinet
become his political advisors. In this
they do not serve their country, but
the seeker of second term. 1t Is a
vicious system that cannot be de-
. nounced too often.
/, "As political campaigns are now
.. conducted, money is regarded as one
: of the most powerful factors in the
> struggle. That millions have been
supplied by the trusts and their mill
ionaire stockholders has clearly beer
!. demonstrated.
, &c. H. Hartman was the president
!. of the Southern Pacific company. He
and his corporations were subject tc
a prosecution for violation of the Sher
Il man 'aw. He raised a fund Of tive
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
Voters Wanted Capital Punish
ment and They Will Get
it on the Thirteenth.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
6 PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. "a .'peti-
ton in boots" will visit Governor
West next Thursday and make final
effort to induce him to commute the
sentences of Ave murderers doomed
to hang in the state penitentiary Fri
day. Several special trains, crowded
with Portland citizens, will go to
Salem today to make a personal ap.
peal to West.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
Former Governor Of Mississippi Says
That He Would Not Hesitate
Himself to Lynch
Negro.
THE SOUTHERN HEART
IT CORONER INVESTIGATES
There l. a Feeling Which Would
Lead Him to Override the Law
and DEFY the Courts
at Times.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
JACKSON, Miss. Dec. 9.-Condon-
ing in measure the remarks OF Gov
ernor Biease before the governors
conference last week, former COVER
nor and United States Senator-elect
James K. vardaman, of Mississippi,
today said that he himself would
lynch negro If the black had at
tackled member of his family. Varda-
man declared a splendid opportunity
was lost by the governors at Rich
mond to inform the nation regarding
conditions in the south which made
Governor Blease's speech possible.
Governor Blease's unfortunate
speech was only symptom, scarcely
deserving passing notice" said Var
daman, "but the governors of ALBANIA
and Virginia overlooked the serious
problem beneath 1t. and We're content
with denouncing the individual. In
the heart Of every true southern man
there is a feeling that would lead
him to override the law, defy courts
(, and disregard ali restraints OF civiliz-
alton when it comes to wrecking ven
geance or inflicting punishment upon
/ the beast in human form who had
committed crime more horrible
than death against member Of his
family,
! while governor Of Mississippi
/ was called upon repeatedly to enforce
the law, and did It. And yet felt
while doing it that il one OF my loved
ones had been the victim, / would
have gone to extremes that would
have shocked civilization to have pun
ished the brute"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
Escaped In PaIamas.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
JOLIET, Iii. Dec. Prompt action
by Policemen Parker and Mason
saved the lives of thirty people today
when fire nearly destroyed the
Conor building. Charles Lang. sleep
ing late, escaped in his pajamas. He
remembered s65 left in his room and
returned for it with the fire chief,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
Theatre COLLAPSED.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Dec. g. The Home
Theater, a two-story building, col
Iapsed today while workmen were
waiting to get IN The roof and cell
ing fell through to the basement. Two
thousand people attended two per
formances there yesterday. The
theater is at 1889 Milwaukee avenue.
No one was injured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity Fair to-
night and Tuesday. Warmer Tuesday.
For Illinois and Missouri: Fair to-
night and Tuesday. Rising tempera-
ture Tuesday.
For Iowa: Fair tonight and Tues
day. Warmer tonight and east por-
ton Tuesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
Weather Conditions.

The northwestern area of high pres
sure noted Saturday has moved to -he
lower Mississippi valley, bringing a
cold wave which extends from the
Missouri valley to the eastern coast,
freezing temperature extending to
Arkansas and Tennessee, and there
have been occasional light snow fur
ries in portions of the northern Sec
tions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
TWO Postmasters Named.

lUnited Press Leased Wire Seryice.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.--The presi-
den. today re-appointed as postmast-
ers Marshall Moore of Fort Collins,
Colo. and Nimrod S. Walpole Of
Pueblo, Colo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
Actions for Effect.

LONDON, Dec Preparations to-
day for the peace conference and am
bassadorial meeting next Friday went
on apace, and the diplomats professed
not to be alarmed by the rumors OF
desultory fighting in the near east. 1t
was considered too, that the reported
warlike actions of stria-Hungary
and Servia were more for effect than
in contemplation of actual hostilities.
A dispatch from Cettinje said that
the war still was on in northern Al
bania, because the Turkish governor
of Scutari refused to accept as genu-
inc the communication brought to
him telling Of the signing OF an armfs-
tice and he fired upon Montenegrin
lieu.enants who acted as emissaries.
The Greek gunboats were said to
be still off the straits, where they
were sighted Saturday, but no act OF
hostility on their part was reported.
Turkish reinforcements from Asia
Minor still were arriving in Gallipoli
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
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Special Mass in Every Catholic
Church in the Country for
Restoration of Peace.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.l
MEXICO CITY, Dec. The smold-
erlng revolt which constantly men
aces the peace of the nation was sol
emnly impressed upon the minds of
the people OF Mexico today, Follow
Ing the issuance OF papal decree. q
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
Over Ono Thousand Of Them Are
Gathering Toward Chicago for
the Big Pow Wow to be
Opened Tomorrow.
SPEECH BY ROOSEVELT
Leader of the Herd VIII Talk In the
Morning and Tell tho Mem
bers What They Ought
To DO.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l |
CHICAGO, Dec. 9.--Colonel Roose-
velt and 150 progressive leaders OF
New England and New York, were
scheduled to arrive in Chicago at
noon today for the national progress
sive party conference here tomorrow
and Wednesday. 1t was expected to-
day that more than one thousand
delegates would attend the conven-
tion.
Among the leaders G. the party in
the city today were George w. Perk-
ns, of New York, chairman executive
committee of the party; Clifford Pin.
chot, Amos Pichot, former Senator Bev-
eridge, OF Indiana; former state repub-
lican Chairman Edwin Lee, of In,
diana, and former Governor MIGUEL
Oteri, of New Mexico.
On the train with Colonel Roose-
welt, will be National Chairman JOS
eph NJ Dixon, o. K. Davis, publicity
director for the party; Oscar 8.
Straus, Frank A. Munsey, w. Bourke
Cochran, George l.. Record, Of New
Jersey; Douglas Robinson, newly
elected state chairman Of New York:
Timothy L. Woodruff, National Treas
urer Hooker, and many other promin-
ent fasteners.
The only activity on today's pro-
gram will be among the Illinois state
I progressives, and the national exc
4 cutive committee. The Legislative pro
gram which the progressiyes in iii
nois are going to work for, will be
discussed at meeting this afternoon
where Colonel Channcey Dewey will
preside.
Senator Dixon will call tomorrow E
meeting to order. Colonel Roosevelt's
speech which will be the main at
traction of the conference is sehed
uled for 1880 tomorrow morning
Jane Adams, of Hull House, mem
Der of the rationale progressive exc
cutive committee will preside ovel
the conference tomorrow afternoon.
He Arrives.
, CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-Colonel Roose
welt and nearly 200 New York ant
New England progressive leaders ar
rived here at 1.25 this afternoon
Roosevelt was given rousing recep
I ton at the Twelfth street station. II
, spite OF the police, crowd of abou
} 500 took possession Of the station ant
lined up on the receiving platform
when the special train pulled in.
Wildly shouting, the crowd surge'
up and down the platform until som
: one shouted from the rear OF th
> train that T. r. had been located Th
progressive leader was at once Sui
, sounded by as many as could pusl
into the space between his car an
q the station. A way was cleare
through the station waiting room wit
! difficulty and Roosevelt was bundle
into a big automobile, with Medil
Mccormick, national committeema
from Illinois, and Victor Falkenea,
Chicago.
Roosevelt was smiling broadl
/ when he stepped off tho train. He wa
J the target for score of flashligt
pictures and upon him all the wa
to the automobile, half dozen mo-
ing picture men held their aims
a The colonel was taken direct to tn
La Sale hotel where he was installe
in special suite on the fourteent
floor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
Air scout Killed.

BUDAPEST, Dec. 9.-Advices today
from Sofia said that an official inyes-
tifiation was ordered into the death OF
Jules Constantin. the French aviator,
who was shot to death in the air by
the Turks before the lines at Cha
talja. The tragic death of the air
man had just become known.
Constantin was in the employ OF the
Bulgarian army, for aerial scout serv-
ice and was flying over the Turkish
position near Surma. After an inter
val, the areoplane returned to the Bull
garian camp and alighted apparently
SO naturally that the soldiers were
astonished to find Constantin dead.
He had been shot through the body,
and his dead hand had guided the
machine back to camp.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
Local Observations.
Bar. .Ther. Wind. Weather.

Snowfall for the past "a hours trace.
Mean temperature, Dec. s, "a.
Highest temperature, 3S.
Lowest temperature, IL.
Lowest temperature last night, 10.
FRED q. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage Height. Change Wea h
River Forecast.

River Forecast.
The change in river stage will be
slight from Davenport to Keokuk for
several days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
turkish War 10 Still Going on in
Some Sections Although All
Sides Are Arguing for
an End.
|rHE MEETING ON FRIDAY
|sia Conference to be Held In London
to Talk Over How Turkey is
70 be Divided by the
vlctors.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
BELGRADE, Dec. 9.-On the heels
|of the semi-ofiicial information that
Seryia would abandon her pet project
Of holding an Adriatic seaport and
would leave the settlement OF her diff
ferences with Austria-Hungary to the
coming conference OF the powers, ex-
citement was raised to fever heat
again today by the report that Austria
had stopped boat loaded with Sery-
ian supplies
1t was said that the Austrian auth
orities had stopped the steamer He'd
gusch and had seized 800 tons OF the
flour that was destined for the Serv-
Ian army occupying Durazzo. 1t was
said that Austria Hungary intended to
convert the flour to the use Of her
own army.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09
Reports Of Massacres.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 9. -
There was no confirmation today OF
reports that the Turkish troops, occu-
pying the peninsula of Gallipoli, mass-
acred hundreds Of christian villagers
in that district. Nor was there any
definite: information to back up the
rumor that many Greeks had been
massacred in Asia Minor.
1t was said that when telegraph
lines were cut beyond Gallipoli, the
military authorities blamed it on the
christians. The villages of Aloall
Exan,il, Malgara and Keshen were
said to have been burned and their
inhabitants put to the sword.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-09

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
q: !: You, You! : :; g; :: =:
Compulsory Insurance
Investment Bill
Senator Mann, McRae, Ga.

ARE you voter Of this State? If not the
y other fellow needs yOu we don't. 1t you
are, listen and Think There never was a time.
when the voters ofGeorgia should stand together
as they should right mot tomorrow, but right
now Therefore sit down right nolO not tOmor-
row, and write, telegraph or otherwise commu-
nicate, at my expense and by all means right
nou, with your senator or legislator especially
with the judiciary Committee, Senator Mann,
of McRae Ga, who is driving the bill, alsoSen-
ators Sheppard Blalock, Marshall, Edwards,
Davis, Dickerson Crawford, Roberts, Judge
Bush, Ennis, Felker and Copeland, to see that
the Compulsory Insurance Investment bill is
passed this session.
This bill, after successive postponements,
first heard last Wednesday, when one after
another left the committee room, and finally
COL Roberts, Of Douglasville, chairman Of the
committee, lett the room offering no ex-
cuse thereby destroying the quorum how
ever, the remaining committee set the time for
hearing nothing else but this bill Thursday after
noon at 2 o'clock, when COL Roberts, the
same man, exclaimed, "Thank God! the ayes
have /! when his vote determined the post
ponement of this measure until next Monday
afternoon.
What his motive was nobody asked, but
everybody presumed, which, of course looks like
It's destruction to me. So far a hearing of this
bill has been denied. Why9
Clark Howell, who is brother-in-law to
representative of an Eastern Company,
wrote a letter to this committee to post
pone action and it was done What have
the Eastern Companies got to do with Georgia
legislation concerning the interest and welfare
of Georgia citizenship? We will never amount
to anything If we listen to this kind Of sugges-
ton. Why is it that Mr. Howell takes the
stand against Southern Insurance Companies?
and my children and my father and my
grandfather In q
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27

- 80 " enaw manu- ncnde "a
my interest is here because am Georgian
consequently am talking to you about what
know not what think; and what know is bv
experience, | assure you
Read and reread the following four PAGES
to know what this bill means to GEORGIA. as il
has meant to Texas. See to it that your rep
resentatives, whether in senate or house
support this measure; it means millions of dollars
invested IN Georgia securities and Justly So
If you are good enough for Eastern com
panles to insure, your securities are good enough
tor them to loan money on. Why should they
ImpoVerlsh your community when the interest
earning in Georgia is greater than that of their
community? Southern Insurance Companies
will and do invest their funds in Southern secu-
rites Why not they?
This Bill only requires Eastern companies
to invest IN Georgia securities one third of their
premium income, or the amount you pay Them
leaving two-thirds to invest at home
There are 81 old line companies in the
fourteen Southern states, and there are even
157 companies other than Southern. The
total assets Of 81 Southern companies amount
to IA millions; the total assets Of all companies
amount to practically four billion dollars Every
time we get one dollar Que of this territory
they get one hundred dollars; therefore, if pref
erence is shown, let it be to local companies
m other words, make laws for Georgia, not
New England.
It is a fact that Eastern companies do not
invest in Georgia securities as they should there
fore make them do it. The average interest
earning according to their sworn statement, is
418 per cent; wouldn t you apply for some at
per cent? Make them do tive only ask for
one third of what we give them; that fair, isn't
it? Lose no time but insist upon the passage
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-13
RED CROSS CHRISTMAS SEALS
Should be Placed on Every Letter O.
Package-Eaeh Seal q Bullet
Against Tubercu10sis

Two million Red Cross Christmas Seals
are on sale in Colorado. II all are sold it
means fund of $50. 900 for the purpose
OF fighting the spread Of tuberculosis.
The seals sell for one cent each and are
pasted onChristmas letters and packages.
and are SO designed as to carry with
them the Christmas spirit Of good cheer.
The sales are being made under the di-
reetion of the Colorado Society for the
Prevention Of the Spread Of tuberculosis.
They can be purchased at almost any of
the stores or post offices in the state.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-13
'Mutt and Jeff"

The most famous cartoon comedy pro-
duetion extant" is pretty strong phraseo-
logy. but If you follow the career of Mutt
and Jeff" from its inception. you'll agree
that there IS no phrase OF the English
Language that is too strong to describe
the rem arkable achievements of Bud
Fishers clever cartoon play. Newspaper
readers in every town. city and hamlet
the length and breadth Of this fair lard
have seen and laughed at Fishers unique
comedy conceptions.
Mutt and Jeff" will make personal
visit to the Grand for an engagement.
Thursday Dec. 26. Don't miss it II you
have never been to the theatre in your
life before and never expect to 60 again.
see Mutt and Jeff"-ths laugh will 60
you good. A company of forty-fivs clever
comedians. singers and dancers will in
terpret the various characters and guar
antee to please the most confirmed
"grouch." A car load Of magnificent
scenery. constructed to please the eye
smbellishes the general effect. A bevy
Of unusually pretty girls without which
no real musical comedy is complete. are
very mieh in evidence. Get seats early
is stereotyped bit Of advice but in this
Instance it will pay you to be advised.
There's always rush at the box Office
window when Mutt and JEFF" sign is
out,
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-10-19
THE "LITTLEST REBEL"
AT Temple Theatre. Wednesday
Evening, October 23rd.

At the Temple Theatre MIR. Mar.
shall Farnum will be seen Ia 1.-THE
Littlest Rebel" under the direction
OF A. ii. WooCs. "The LittlesJ Reb-
ell" IS a stirring war play in four acts
written by Edward Peple, author OF
1.-THE Prince Chap" and is 20 con-
structed that it pleases all tastes from
the lover of the romantic ana SYM
pathetic to the fancier of things stir
ring and spectacular. The story of
the play concerns little Virgie Cary,
daughter Of confederate scout who
10 being pursued by Northern troops.
Cary visits his home and as the SOL
diers close IN on the house he escapes.
The home Is searched by Col. Morris
On's cavalrymen and burned. Later
Mrs. Cary dies and the little girl is
living alone in cabin near Rich
mOhd, except for such visits rs her
father, in danger Of his life, pays her
from time to time when he supplies
his little girl with such food az ne is
able To obtain. 1t Is on one OF these
visits that he Is being surrounded
and hides in the loft Of the cabin, in.
sJructing little Virgie TO tell the
"Yanks" that he has goDe. When
the soldiers break down the door they
lind the little cir! alone playing with
a rag doll, a vain search OF the house
is made and Col. Morrison, who is
commanding the searching party
questions Virgie. She, with cunning
and adorable baby talk, fools the off,
Ger only to be outwitted by him later
The hiding place OF the father Is dis
covered, and the colonel commands
him TO come down. He Is about TO
hand his prisoner over TO his man TO
be taken to headq quarters, but the
little girl pleads so pathetically for
her father that the Colonel relents
and supplies him with a pass as es-
cort for the child through the FEEDER
al liues to Richmond. On their way
To Richmond they encounter skir-
mish In which the southern scout
saves the life OF his benefactor, Col.
Morrison. They are betrayed and
brought to Gen'l Grants headquarters
Cary as spy aud Morrison as a trait
or. A court marshal follows. at
which both men are sentenced to
death. The littlest rebel. as Virgie
is called, appears before the General
aud makes touching and sympath-
etic plea for the lives of both men
The General listens TO her story and
becomes interested; lie orders an in
vestigation of the case which results
in the pardon of both men.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-10-19
Shows Large Increase.

1t Is evident that the automobile
has come TO stay IN Michigan, as
statistics show that during the past
season 33.054 licenses were issued,
rs compared with 27,l37 for the cor.
responding period last year. The
total receipts for the nine months
covered by the report that sl36.794
was collected in fees. which is s49,62t
more than was taken Ia last year.
The automobile has been adopted to
all kinds Of business as well az pleas.
ure, which accounts for the great iu-
crease in the number Of licenses Is
sued. The price has been reduced to
point where people Of moderate
meaus can buy, and the still further
reduction in price will make The sales
next year exceed those OF The past
season by fully as great percentage
as was obtained il 1912. There is a
small Increase reported in the mum.
Der OF motorcycles In operation
throughout the state, the figures
showing that 3,53s licenses were Is.
sued 10 1911, while 1927 were granted
Ia 1912.