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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
ELECTRIC CHAIR
FOR SIMPLE MAN
Negro Murderer Who Was De
clared Sane, Did
Not Act 1t.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.l
AUBURN, N. Y, Sept 16.--James
Williams, negro murderer, from Hon
eyoye Falls. who was declared sane
last week after examination by a COM
mission, died in the electric chair early
today after delivering frenzied
speech that ended only when the cur
rent was sent into his struggling
body. He walked into the chamber
with a golf cap on his head and
dressed as for journey. He was
showed into the chair promptly. AS
he tried to stand up to make speech
he was held back by the straps. Then
he shouted:
"Gentlemen Don't kill me. | want
to warn you about the 'wimmins.
Keep away from the 'wimmins.
That's what got me here. oh Lord
I was the first one. Hello, hello
I'm the one, but, gentlemen, don't xii
me. / am going, but don't kill me-
He continued his rambling speech
while the guards and electrician:
raced about completing the prepara
tions before he could make a scene
In one minute and fifty seconds afte1
/ he entered the chamber the curren
shot through him and five minutes
later he was dead One contact wa
! enough. He was convicted of thu
murder of aged James Duffy wh'
was defending the honor of his gran'
daughter from Williams attack
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
The Master Brewers.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 16.-Master
brewers from practically every city
in the country where beer Is manu-
featured, numbering almost five hun
dred. gathered here today for the
2eth annual convention of their ma
tional association. Vines from the
hop fields of New York festooned the
hall. Delegates were served sand
wiches and samples of the Cleveland
brew. G. f. Russert, brew master OF
the Houghton brewers. Boston, is ma
tional president.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
CRAZY CONTRACT OF
WESTERN NEWLYWEDS

known of the contract before he went
to the Washburne home where the
couple were married, but at the last
moment he announced that he coula
not officiate because the pre-nuptia'
agreement trampled too ruthlessly up
on accepted marital convention. This
left the bride In her bridal finery
forced to wait until the bridegroom
could persuade Justice N. M Nortnruf
Of Alhambra to perform the ceremony
The contract provides that the mar
riage shall not be a bond giving eth
er party any control over or posses
sion of the other. that 1t shall not DC
bar to another marriage should tins
one prove unfruitful and that the tie
shall terminate with the death OF love
on either side.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
SWING SETS in
TOWARD TAFT
Voters Arr .S'ocking Toward
the o Old Reliable
~ candidate.
Press Leased Wire Service. ]

II y Press Leased Wire Service.1
y YORK, Sept. 16.-Assur-
ancss that the swing has set In
against the democrats and progress
sives and that the Taft strength is
growing rapidly, were brought to
Chairman Hilles Of the republican ma
tional committee. today by Arthur !.
Vorys of Ohio, and r. G. Stahl OF
Kentucky. vorys told Hilles that the
Taft sentiment was growing rapidly
In the Buckeye state and that he be-
lieved the president would have a
larger plurality there In Ohio than
he had four years ago. yorys declar-
ed that the big rally set for the open
ing of the campaign at Columbus on
September 81 promises to be the
largest ever held in the state.
Stahl declared that Kentuckys cleo
toral vote will be cast for Taft. The
reason for this, he said, was the ne
| gro vote, the determining factor, has
been alienated from both Wilson
and Roosevelt and will be recorded
| for the republican candidate. The
negroes of the state, Stahl said, were
angered because Colonel Roosevelt
has Disseminated against the south
ern and in favor of the northern negrt
and will repudiate his action at thu
polls.
/ Chairman Hilles also gave out
lengthy statement from Marcus /
Braun, former head Of the Hungarial
Republican club of this city and form
er close friend Of Colonel Roosevelt
announcing thst he will support Pref
, ident Taft for reelection "becaus
IsColonel Roosevelt is endeavoring t
, start new political party, something
, not needed in this country"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
WANTED TO ELOPE
SECOND TIME
Boyce Had Written to Mrs.
Sneed Suggesting Another
Runaway.

i United Press Leased Wire Service
AMARILLO, Tex. Sept 16.-John
B. Sneeds motive for killing AL
Boyce who eloped with Mrs. Sneed
last winter, was a letter from Boyce
to the young wife which the husband
intercepted. This was a rumor gener-
ally credited here today. The letter
lis said to have proposed another
elopement.
Sneed's counsel, Walter Scott and
w. P. Mclean, this afternoon con-
firmed the rumor declaring that
Boyce had lately written the slayer's
wife in an effort to win her from
Sneed again.
The story gained the prisoner con
siderable popular sympathy and II
was generally predicted that if the
letters could be produced in court
Sneed's conviction would be practi
cally impossible.
The forenoon passed off quietly. Be
lieving 1t was the lull before the
storm, the authorities doubled thei
watchfulness this afternoon.
The sudden quiet is interpreted b.
some as the result of the condition o
Mrs A. G. Boyce, mother of AL, wht
Is reported dying. Members Of th'
Boyce family fear that another out
break would kill her, and are said t
! be avoiding immediate trouble TO
/ this reason.
Mrs. Boyce was among the first t
reach her dead sons side Saturday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
|HILLSVILLE EXCITED
OVER THE ARREST
Great Crowds Awaiting Arriv-
al Of Last Two Of
Allen Gang.
UNITED Press Leased wire Service.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
ROANOKE, Va, Sept. 16-Sidna
Allen and Wesley Edwards, prin-
cipals In the Hillsville court house
shooting last March, who were ar
rested at Des Moines, were expected
to arrive here this afternoon.
Great crowds jammed the depot
here all morning, for a glimpse of the
two men who have been hunted for
six months.
Hillsville was excited today, ac-
cording to reports. received here.
Mountain wireless" messages
brought dozens OF the mountain folk
to the tiny Carroll county village.
Operatives OF the Baldwin-Felts de-
tective agency, who arrested the two
Allen clansmen in Iowa, also arrived
here today from Richmond to help
guard the prisoners, although it was
though improbable that any attempt
to rescue them would be made.
| Victor Allen, one Of the family &C
/ quilted last week at Wytheville o.
completely in the court house slaught
| er, is in Richmond, but was expected
here to greet his relatives.
Heavy rains have made the noun
tain roads to Hillsville almost impas
sable and it is thought that the TIVE
prisoners will not be taken there i'm
lmediately.
! Who will divide the reward approx
Iimately of $4,000 offered by the stat
for the capture of Allen and Edward
is an open q'-estion. The detective
who trailed Maud Irolier, sweethear
of Wesley Edwards, to Des Moine
/ and thereby captured the mountain
GERS, are expected to claim the entir
4 amount. Frank Irolier, father of tn
i. girl, is also expected to claim pal
of the reward for tipping off" the d.
3 tectives to the fact that his daughte
4 was In correspondence with Edward
Others in Mount Airy, N, c., an
Hillsville are also expected to clail
part OF the money and law suit
|, determine the rights Of the claimani
Il is proba BILE.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
.TAFT'S BIRTHDAY
WAS HAPPY One
Received Many Congratula-
tions From Kings and Just
Common People.

UNITED Press Leased Wine Service.l
BEVERLY, Mass, Sept. 16.-Tenta-
tive plans for President Taft's next
trip were announced at the summer
white house today. The president will
leave here the night Of September %
for Washington where he will address
the international Science convention
on September "a. He will then go to
Altoona, Pa. where he Will be the
honorary guest at the fiftieth anniver-
sary celebration of civil war COVER
nors.
Congressman Hartman and ex-Con-
gressman Hicks consulted with the
president today regarding the date OF
this Altoona visit, and it will be an
nounced later. 1t is thought the pres
ident will agree with the date which
will be the most satisfactory to the
governors meeting. From Altoona
, Taft will go to New York where he
will board the Mayflower and return
to Beverly by sea.
1 When the president opened his mai
today he found countless messages
| letters and postal cards bearing con
gratulations on his fifty-fifth birthday
/ Many were from children. Other
were from European monarchs an
potentates, one from King George, o
England being personal and officia
message. One letter from ma
named Taft. who said he was mo re
lation except that his fifty-fifth birtf
day came two days before the pres
dents"
The president received word toda
from his Ohio managers that non
but Taft men were on the state ticke
in the Buckeye state. The news ths
Thos. l.. Lewis. former president {
, the national organization of coal mil
ers, had been nominated for seer
tary of state, was especially gratif
: ing to the president. He sent a pc
sonal message of congratulation
Lewis whose nomination the pres
dent thinks will greatly strengthe
:. the ticket.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
HIS WIFE
AT POINT OF GUNS

evening, as result of want-ad
thrown on the screen of a moving
picture show. She deserted him the
next day.
Levaffy, late yesterday afternoon,
called at the home of his father-in-
law w. G.. Beebe, and demanded an
interview with his bride. He was kick
ed out of the house by the girls faith
er. Later with two friends he drove
in an automobile up to his wife's
home and broke through the door and
held up the family with two revol-
vers.
Death was the threat made to the
father-in-law by Levaffy if the girl re
fused to leave with him. To save her
fathers life, Mrs. Levaffy climbed
into the automobile and was whirled
i away.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16

/ UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO. Sept. 16.-Three train
men were injured in a head-on COLI
sion between two Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul freight trains at Frank
lin Park, this city. The men are En-
gineer Charles R. Rosenbach, Fire
man John Monyihan and Engineer
Wilbur Mccormick. The three were
riding in the cab of the east-bound en-
gine. They were taken to the Mon
roe street hospital.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
Want Ad on Screen of Moving
Picture Show, Resulted
in Wedding.

runited press Leased Wire Service.l
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, Sept.
16.-As the police refused to force
his bride of two days to live with him,
Harry Levaffy. SS, took the law into
his own hands and at the point of a
gun kidnapped his wife, 19, from the
home of her father and escaped with
her in an automobile into Utah.
Levaffy married the girl Friday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
Street Car Struck Wagon,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO. Sept. 16-Frank Carl
son, truck farmer, of Niles Center,
H., was instantly killed and his son.
Henry Carlson. was seriously injured
when street car struck his wagon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
oae r Justice Refused to Marry
oouple Because of the Pre-
nuptial Agreement.

Ins su rress Leased Wire Service.1
7hst 9S ANGELES, Calf Sept. 1s.
e,lna, M. justice Robert Mcdonald de.
ina s y, 20 marry Carlton Washburne
con,a Mlss Heluiz Hilton because he
contr. not subscribe to a rre-nuptial
fora aet =, entered into by them be.
Anow.h helr marriage Friday became
sse Mcdonald is said to have
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16

'E([y[N RECRUITS
! WERE DROWNED
sw.mped When Boys From
Naval Training station Were
Out on the
Lake.
WERE UNABLE TO SWIM
s.v.,,l 81 the Party Were Able to
Reach Shore But Others Sank
to Their
Death.

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WAUKEGAN. ILL.,, Sept. 16--Five
suprentices at the United states
naval nav training station are dead today
and six are missing following the
oyer.turning Of ss foot sailing
launch in Lake Michigan late yester-
day The launch, manned by twenty
four rockies" most Of them the
newest recruits at the station, sever
Al Of whom could not swim, set on.
rnder Chief Gunner's Mate Negus.
Some Of the boys became seasick ana
Negus put about to make the shore.
i stronger wind had come UP and
was kicking up big sea. When the
boat turned SO that the waves hit her
broadslde, several Of the rockies"
leaped into the water. This caused
the boat to capsize.
More than 100 persons standing or
the shore saw the accident and
| thought II was some kind Of maneu
yer the boys were being put through
| In about ten minutes the first boy
reached the shore and the crowc
learned that 1t was witnessing trag
edy. Fourteen boys managed to swim
to the land. The bodies Of five were
taken from the water shortly after
wards. Commandant w. NJ. Fullam
Of the naval station, said that tn,
names Of the missing would not b
aaiasbIe until the board of inQuir,
met at noon today to 60 over the ros
ter and the list Of the boys who wer,
in the sailing party. Search is beinl
made for bodies for miles along th'
shore.
The list Of the known dead follows
WILLIAM EDWARD ASTHRC
BUS, q, Of 80 Regent street, Indiar
apolis, Ind.
ROY cLAUD HARLAN, II. Bloom
ingdale, Ind.
JOHN WALLACE, Is, Turner, Int
WALTER L. souTHwoRTH, i,
sll2h Jane street, Pittsburgh, Pa
JOHN ALVIN CAPHON. %, Can
ton, Ohio.
When the court of inquiry Is calle
Today the question of authority unde
which Negus took the boys out on th
lake under the existing conditions wi
pc gone into. Captain Fullam sal
'oaay that the trip was taken unde
condition that were perfectly reg
lar
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
Mexican Rebel Demands 100000 for
Mining Camp and Holds Three
Men as Host
ages.
CELEBRATION TONIGHT
oroxco Offers Safe Passage to Ameri-
can Soil to Fifty United
States Citizens in
FL Tisre.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DOUGLAS, Ariz, Sept. 16.-Inez
Salazar, the Mexican rebel leader
who captured Ell Tigre mining camp
yesterday, today demanded 100000
ransom for the town. At the same
time he announced that he will hold
| three Americans as hostages until
| the ransom is paid His proposed vic
/ tins are l. R. Burrow, general man
ager of the Ell Tigre mines; Assistant
Superintendent Myler and H. L. Nix
on, general manager of the Ell Tigre
Merchandise company.
i There are six American women in
/ Ell Tigre and it Is feared they may be
seized also. During the night, the
rebels looted numerous buildings in
the camp and then burned them.
i After Another Town.
i Ell PASO, Texas, Sept. 16.-After
taking the American .mining camp OF
El Tigre, which surrendered after
four days Of fighting, Inez Salazar,
1.-THE rebel leader, today moved the
greater part of his force upon
Nacorzari, another mining town, with
i a considerable American population.
Advices received today state that
: no Americans in Ell Tigre have been
, molested. The rebels plan celebra-
/ ition in the town tonight, however, and
n there is some fear of trouble then.
Three hundred Mexican federal
troops left Aqua Prieta during the
night for Nacozari.
Colonel Pascual Orozco, father Of
I General Orozco the rebel leader. Is
\ still in custody at Presidio, but his
disposition has not yet been determ-
ined.
orozco Offers Safety.
= WASHINGTON, Sept 16.--Safe pas
sage to American soil has been of
fered by General Orozco, the Mexican
rebel leader, to fifty Americans who
have been under fire at Ell Tigre, a
mining camp, according to advices
ireceived here today.
! Capture by American soldiers in
IS Arizona of Colonel orozco, father OF
l. the rebel leader, and cousin, Pascual
e Orozco was confirmed In kilograms
A. to General Wood, chief of staff, early
y today. Disposition of the two rela
d tives of General Orozco was prob
r lem for the war department 1t was
g indicated by high officials that the
sr two Orozcos could not be held for the
ID Mexican government as prisoners o.
Is war. They will probably be retained
IS indefinitely as refugees" If Presi
h. dent Madero demands their surrender
N to the federal forces, serious compli
cations are anticipated.
ut Orders were given by the war de
! partment today to the internationa
!. boundary commanders to increase the
q border guards to prevent raids By
Q. either brigands or rebel troops.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
Whitman In Hot Springs.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Sept To-
District Attorney Whitman and wife,
Assistant District Attorney Rubin and
half dozen New York newspaper
men arrived here shortly after 10
o'clock and went direct to the Airing
ton hotel, where they will establish
their headquarters while in the city.
Attorney Mcintyre, representing Po-
lice Lieutenant Becker. is expected
here tonight or tomorrow and until he
arrives no steps will be taken to Sc.
cure the testimony of the local wit
nesses.
81 do not know at this time Just
what will develop during the taking
of the dispositions of the witnesses
here said Whitman, "but I am glad
that I came to Hot Springs in person
It will give me much needed rest
and at the same time I can take such
steps as will forestall any further
postponement Of the Becker trial from
this end of the line
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage. Height. Change. Wea'h'
River Forecast.

The river will continue to rise from
Davenport to Keokuk during the next
forty-eight hours.
Unless there are heavy rains 1t will
reach its highest at Keokuk Wednes-
day, when the stage will be near
s feet
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
POLICE KNEW It
ALL The TINE
Were Aware Of Hiding Place Of Two
Rosenthal Murderers But
Would Not Arrest
Them.
WHEN WHITMAN LEFT
Saturdays Arrest Of Gyp the Blood
and Lefty Louie Was Carefully
Arranged by the
Officers.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.6-A search.
ing investigation to determine wheth-
er the New York police have not been
cognizant at all times of the where
abouts of Lefty Louie" and "Gyp the
Blood" the two gangsters arrested
Saturday night for the actual murder
Of Gambler Rosenthal, was begun to-
day by Acting District Attorney Frank
Moss. The inquiry will be held before
Justice Goff sitting as magistrate
in chambers and every effort will be
made to keep the result from being
made public.
The two accused gangsters and
their wives were arraigned before
Justice Goff today. Through their at
torney, former City Magistrate Wahle,
the men secured delay before plead.
ing, until Wednesday and were re.
manded to the Tombs without bail
| Then Moss demanded that the wives
be sent to the house Of detention un
less they were prepared to furnish
$4,000 bail each. Justice Goff said
i this figure was too high and fixed the
amount at $4,000 each which the wo
men were not able to furnish then
: but which they said they would pro
vide later. Meanwhile they we've sen
to the house of detention.
As soon as the formal arraignmen
had taken place Moss held a whisper
ed consultation with Goff. He the
{ filed a stipulation asking him to 81
as committing magistrate and Gof
consented going at once to his chan
: bers. While Moss refused to discus
> the reason for this action it was ger
, orally believed that a sweeping inves
tigation Of the allegation that Satul
days arrest was pre-arranged an
. also into the fact that the men wer
taken to headquarters instead of tn
district attorneys office was to b
/ begun.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
Three More Bodies.

MAuKEGAN. ILL.,. Sept. 1s.--The
nndlng Of three additional bodies of
apprentices at the United States nav
a recruiting station which washed
ssaore near Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, today,
Ofought the total known dead in yes
's,uays overturned sailing launch ac-
s'aen1 TO eight Three men are still
missing and search is being made
al0ag TIE shore for several miles for
their bodies.
4 was found today that Chief Gun.
asts Mate w Negus, who was in
sisrses OF the boat, and who felt re.
spons'ble for the accidert. saved the
,so ", boys who were sinking in the
,ase' and went back after another
Nasa ne was drowned. His body
M rasisd ashore today south OF here
az. ~ bodies recovered today were
n.s mose Of: Fred e. Winklcr, 1856
ps p.saOp street, Chicago; j. L. Lindsey
aA'onville, ILL.,; w. Negus, chiei
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
Local Observations.
Bar Their wind W Gather

Mean temperature, Sept. Is, 6s.
Highest temperature, 70.
Lowest temperature, ca.
Lowest temperature last night, 62,
FRED q. GOSEWISCH,
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-11
Clarion News Budget.

Special to Times Republican.
Clarion. July ia. X. Ladd re-
turned Tuesday from Mason City,
where he has spent the past two weeks
doing work on the auditing committee
of the Modern Brotherhood Of America.
Mrs E. c. Bryant has returned to her
home In Fort Dodge, after a two weeks
stay here.
Mrs. Albert Wheeler. of Charleston.
Mo-, Is visiting at the home of her
brother n-law. DR.. II. T.. Best.
Cornelius Thorn psSn, who had Sc
we're attack OF appendicitis a week ago
Is recovering nicely, and II is thought
that no operation will be necessary.
Burt HARDWOOD, editor of the Wright
County Monitor, and family left yester-
day for Lake Okoboji for few days
outing.
DIR. J. H. Sans left yesterday for
Lake Okoboji, where he will join his
family and remain until Sunday.
J. T. Jensen. Granville Smith. II. T.
Barber and George Turner were Fort
Dodge callers yesterday.
Mrs. G. H. Kellogg, of Mt. Vernon,
wife OF the newly elected superinten
dent Of city schools. was in the city
yesterday making arrangements pre-
raratory to moving to this city.
Miss Bessie Barnes, OF Gait. has
returned home after a weeks visit at
the home of her grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Richardson.
Rev. Frank Mathis, Of Colorado
Springs. Colo, was in the city fer a
brief visit He was formerly pastor
Of the NJ. E. church Of this city and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-11
VALUABLE WORK IN ORCHARD.
Anes Entemelssists Demonstrate
Proper Care 81 Trees, at Logan.

q b. b.
Amos Entemelssists Demonstrate
Proper Care 81 Trees, at Logan.
Special to Times Repu blican.
Logan. July l1.--Prof, l., Greene and
Prof. r. j. Marcy Of the horticultural
also Prof. II. l.. Webster, assistant en-
tomologist Of Ames agricultural col
lege, did valuable work in the Chris
Peterson orchard at Logan. Tuesday,
Diseased limbs Of trees were cut off
and the wounds treated with corrosive
sublimate. patches of diseased bark
were carefully removed and also
treated with corrosive sublimate and
then painted with white lead: cuts re-
moving large limbs were covered with
wax: rough banks Of trees was care
fully removed to destroy the home OF
many insects harmful to the fruit
trees.
d. w. Lotspiech and daughter kath-
ryn were among the orchardists in at
tendance to witness the work of the
Ames experts. Mr. Lotspiech has IA
fine orchard at Woodbine. and the
prospect for valuable crop is very
promising at the present time The
Ames Observation-Disclosures have been DEM
onstrating the proper care Of fruit
trees for the benefit Of fruit growers
in the Lotspiech orchard for two years.
with very satisfactory results.
Photographs were made by Profess
sor Greene Of many of the trees.