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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-21
COPPER GAN |
CONE BACK
Fresh Burlington Policeman Who Al
tackled keokuk Man, Meets
With Rebuff From the
Commissioners.
OFF FORCE FOR GOOD
Burlington Civil Service Commission
| Decides That OFFICER Dlercks
Has No Business on
Police Force.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, June 21.--Wfl-
liam Diercks will not resume his star
and club and brass buttons as mem
Der of the local police department.
The police and fire commission at a
meeting held late Wednesday after
noon decided that the action OF Com
missioner of Public Safety. Haskell,
In discharging Diercks from the force
for his conduct In the arrest OF Chas
Pond, a Keokuk citizen, on May 10
was justified.
Commissioner Henry Wegener and
w. B. Hunt, voted to uphold Commits
sioner Haskells action fully, while
Commissioners John Greiner. thought
that suspension and reinstatement
for Diercks would be the just ant
proper procedure. He submitted thi:
as a minority report. Mr.. Greinel
states he reached this conclusion aftel
listening to evidence. in which he says
that Pond was not wholly without
blame for allegedly not explaining hi.
identity to the policemen. Mr.. Pont
testified that he told both officers
Palmer and Diercks. who he was re
peatedly.
The discharge Of Diercks appears t
meet with public approval. William
Palmer. the colored policeman, VIII
started the trouble by interfering wit
Pond. did not try for reinstatement
after being discharged by Councilmal
Haskell.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-21

Mrs Rubidge and daughter, Miss
Mary. and Mrs. Moody and daughter.
Miss Elinor. all of Keokuk, we're call
ing on Warsaw friends yesterday.
Mr.. Harry Brinkman, wife and baby
OF Chicago. are visiting Mr.. Brink
mans parents, Nr and Mrs. H. A.
Brinkman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Conner and
son, Ronnoc, are visiting Mrs. .C.'s
sister, Mrs. Name Finlay.
Mr.. Alvin Gumbel of Seward, Ne
braska, is here visiting relatives.
Mr.. George Hainline of LaHarpe
has rented the Cassieux residence and
will take possession July i. He deals
in horses and also n real estate and
lis valued accession to our popula
Ition.
Mr.. VIM Ferguson of LaHarpe may
conclude to locate here also with his
family.
Mrs. Albert Stracke returned from
Peoria Tuesday, accompanied by he1
daughter, Miss Trna, who graduated
from the department of Domestic
Economy at Bradley Polytechnic In
stitute.
Lunch was served at German M. e
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Read The Daily Gate City for
sporting news.
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SET UP KINGDOM
ALL HIS OWN
Continued IRON page IL


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son of California, George L. Record,
of New Jersey; the Pinchots, James
r. Garfield and ex-senator Beveridge,
were for taking action regardless OF
party STANDARDIZATION which would
of necessity start the new party. OPP
posed to these, and at the other ex-
treme, were men like Senator Borah
and Governor Hadrey. who refused to
desert the regular party.
The delegates themselves. even In
states which were carried by strong
primary votes for Roosevelt, we're in
many instances opposed to any bolt
and the pressure from this quarter
was tremendous to prevent the party
break.
This was exressed by Victor Muir
dock of Kansas, an unquestioned radi-
cal. and eager follower Of Roosevelt
From the first day / entered poll
tics have had party regularity dinned
into me-" he said, Il could do or say
anything inside the party but I must
never get outside the line. The oppo
sition has read me out of the party a
hundred times but always have re
fused to 60 I have seen this new
party coming. For the last four hours
my heart has hardly been beating al
all Now"
i The Kansan threw up his hands II
a gesture indicating what the boil
would cost him.
His effort at maintaining regular
i ity" put Governor Deneen, of Illinois
on both sides of the fight. In the con
4 vention he fathered Roosevelt reso
luton to purge the roll by votes o
the unchallenged delegates. but late
called the Illinois delegates togethe
and pledged them to stay in the cor
yention rather than join walk-out i
the interest of Roosevelt.
The California and Pennsylyani
delegations took a different stant
Progressiyism Is the regular repu'
llicanism in these states and Finn an
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-21
A Fire Built In an Iowa Stove Made
the Fourth of July More Conn
Portable, Though 1t Be- s.
Ing Midsummer.
PRESENT COOL JUNE
The Lowest Temperature This Spring
IN Keokuk Has Been 81 Degrees
Above Zero; the Highest
ss Degrees.

There has been much comment on
the remarkable GOODNESS OF the wea-
Their that has been experienced here
during the present month OF June. It
has brought up old memories. Among
them Is the year without a summer
OF which history and tradition tell US,
and which has been recently retold.
The lowest temperature for the pres
ent month In Keokuk has been SO and
the highest SO, and cool mornings and
nights have prevailed throughout the
month.
This GOODNESS recalls the summer of
1876, one OF the two wet seasons in
Iowa which came in that year and
the following centennial year OF 1876.
The Keokuk record shows that on the
Fourth OF July 1875 the temperature
showed as low rs 60 and as high as
80. A nan who was in the post Office
at Drakeville, Iowa, at an early hour
on that day who had come to Iowa
the previous foil seeing the post
master placing lot OF kindling In the
old wood stove, inquired OF the post.
master If they never had any summer
In Iowa. He was a Kentuckian by
birth but loyal son of his adopted
state of Iowa, where he had spent
most of his long life, began in an ap
ologetic way. that he had some waste
paper in the stove and the air being
little chill he thought he would
serve a double purpose of warming
the air and get rid of the waste paper
1t may have been cooler in Drake
vile than at Keokuk, and the man be
lieves 1t was, for the Are built by the
postmaster in the old wood stove a.
Drakeville on that goth anniversar,
of the country's declaration. made tn,
room much more comfortable than 1
had been And the loungers droppin'
in invariably rounded up beside tn
warm stove.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-21

Each age of our lives has its joys.
Old people should be happy, and they
will he If Chamberlain's Tablets are
taken to strengthen the digestion ana
keep the bowels regular. These tab.
lets are mild and gentle in their action
and especially suitable for people OF
middle age and older. For sale by
Wilkinson & Co., pharmacy, and j. F.
Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-21
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
State of Iowa, Lee county-ss.

State of Iowa, Lee County-ss.
In the District Court of Said County.
At Keokuk, September Term A. D.,
1912.
Emma Bailey, Plaintiff. versus Char
les C. McQuade, Anna McQuade, Sam
uel E. McQuade. Ella McQuade, John
McQuade, Sophia McQuade and Rob.
ert McQuade, Defendants. Original
Notice.
To the Above Named Defendants:
You are hereby notified that petit
ton is now on file in the clerks office
of the District Court aforesaid at
Keokuk in behalf of the above named
plaintiff, against you and claiming a
personal Judgment against you and
each of YOU for fourteen hundred and
seyenty-two and 1900 dollars
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-21

When your child has whooplus ~
cough be careful to keep the cousu
loose and expectoration easy by giVlps
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as ma,
be required. This remedy will az,
liquify the tough, mucus and make 7
easier to expectorate. 1t has been -,
ed successfully in man, epidemlcs az r.
Is safe and sure. For sale by W'iN !
son & CO.. pharmacy, and Y
Kedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-21

1t is now well known that not more
than one case Of rheumatism in ten
requires any internal treatment what
ever. All that is needed is free ap-
plication of Chamberlain's Liniment
and massaging the parts at each appli
cation. Try it and see how quickly il
will relieve the pain and soreness
Sold by Wilkinson & Co., pharmacy
and j. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
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premises.

premises.
And unless you appear thereto ANU
defend before noon of the second das
OF the next regular September term
of said Court, to be begun and holden
at Keokuk on the 23rd day of Septeh,
Der A. D. 1912, default will be entersa
against you and judgment rendereu
thereon as. prayed for in said petiel0u'1
WILLIAM ZIMMERMAN,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-21
Could Reverse His Politics,

A small colored boy at Third and
Main streets, was conspicuously dis
playing campaign button with the
letters "T. R." on 1t.
$50 you're for Theodore Roosevelt
are you?" said a stranger with q
suit case that might need CARRYING.
Noting a touch of disapproval ir
the tone Of the remark, the boy an
swered:
"No sor. Dat don't stand for 'Theo
dore Roosevelt Dat stands for 'Taft
Republican
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-27
TWO CENT RAILWAY FARES.
Passenger Traffic Manager Black Says
They Are Improbable.

| To the Editor of the State Journal:
Under the title Railroad Earnings
Contradict Prophecies there appear
ed recently in the press an article
which read as follows:
Notwithstanding the continued aSsef-
lions of railroad officers that 2-cent pas
senger rates would put the transporta-
ton lines out of business, earnings of five
of the larger systems affected show sub
stantial increase. For the past year the
Santa. Fe the Illinois Central. the Rock
Island, the Burlington and the North
western, traversing almost exclusively
2-cent states, show big jumps in their
passenger returns.
I'm twelve months, which is certainly
ample time for a test, the Santa Fe's net
passenger earnings increased more than
81 100000, the Illinois CentraIs $1092,OOO,
Rock Islands $4,000, the Burlngton's
something more than s1750oO and the
NorthWestern's jumped 1851, 900.
1.-The bulk of the Santa F'e's passenger
business is in Kansas. a 2-cent state. The
Illinois Central gets big part of its
traffic in Illinois and Iowa, both 2-cent
states while the Rock Island and Bur-
Hngton money comes from Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas and Nebraska, all 2-cent states.
The reports also showed an increase in
the number Of passengers travelling one
mile.
''Two-cent fares have increased travel
and increased earnings
So far as these statements relate to
the Santa Fe they are incorrect.
The Santa Fe operates in and
through thirteen states, two of which
only, Kansas and Illinois with the ex-
ception of twenty miles in Iowa), have
two-cent fares.
Passenger earnings on Kansas state
business for the fiscal year 1910-1911
were 81, 403, 990.77, or about 8 per cent
of the total passenger earnings Of the
road. Passenger revenue per mile of
line on Kansas state business was
5000. 50, while the average for the entire
Santa Fe System was 81 ,044.03. The
passenger revenue per mile of line on
state business in Kansas was almost
the same as in Illinois and less than in
Colorado, Texas or Cali
fornia.
Texas. Oklahoma and California, all
Of which are three-cent states, show
arger increase in both number of pas
sengers and amount of revenue than
Kansas or Illinois.
It is quite true that the gross earn
ngs in Kansas slightly exceed the pre-
7ious year. But that increase does not /
with the growth in population I
Tor with the increase in number of /
passenger trains, nor with the greater
expense of conducting traffic because
# natural business expansion.
The increase in number of passengers I
,arried is not result of reduced fares,
tut mainly arises from the other causes
mentioned. It has not been sufficient
0 offset the loss in revenue. Two cents
oesn't pay the Santa F'e for a mile
1de In Kansas and leave any surplus
or betterments or profits. Those who
ravel certainly should be willing to
ay what the service is -vorth
w. J. BLACK,
passenger Traffic Manager Santa Fe
Railroad.
Chicago. January %. 1912.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-27
FAVOR WESTERN LINES TRAFFIC
Eastern Roads Made Charges Against
Steamship Companies.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 27.=Represen-
tatives of railroads operating east
ward from St. Louis and Chicago have
arranged for meeting to be held in
New York next month, with a view of
establishing a more satisfactory basis
for the distribution of immigrant bust
ness. Officials of some of the roads
declare that they have not been treat
ed as fairly as they should have been
in the matter of division of this bust
ness, and it is expected that the con-
ference will result in lively debate.
Some time ago a charge was made
that steamship companies have Sc
cretly favored certain railroads in the
west by diverting a large amount of
this patronage to them, and for time
it was thought that the arrangement
whereby each road is supposed to re-
ceive a fair share of the business
would be discontinued. A series of
conferences resulted in a satisfactory
understanding being reached.
There is no likelihood that our
arrangement with the steamship lines
will be discontinued" said an officer
of an eastern railroad yesterday. I'VE
believe, however, that some of the
roads have not received fair treat
ment and a more satisfactory method
for dividing the business will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-27
DYING. BURNsIDEs IS RELEASED.
Oldest Prisoner in Point of Service Has
Consumption.

Leavenworth, Kan, jan 27.-Suffer-
ing from the prison disease-tube rcu-
1osis-and with the appearance of a
man twice his age, Charles Burnsides,
who has been confined in the Kansas
state penitentiary longer than any
9th prisoner. has left the institution
on parole He left Lansing for his
home in Ellsworth Immediately after
being released and will reside with
his aged E-other on a farm near that
place. He has but a few more months
to live, say the prison doctors.
He was sentenced to be hung at To-
peka If 1890 after being convicted of
poisoning his father. He was brought
to prison to wait until the governor
signed his execution papers. But they
were never signed and when the law
was passed abolishing capital punish
ment, Burnsides continued to remain
in prison on a sentence that con-
demned him to the gallows. He is a
R@Mro.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-27
Missouri Pacific Plans to Reach
Los Angeles Soon.
Gould Line Extension Promised
From Utah West.
HUNT NEW BUSINESS
Line Is After Southern Cali.
fOrnia Traffic.
Other Items of General Interest
i'm Traffic World.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. I'll. NJ
johnson, vice president of the Mis-
souri, Pacific and high in circles of the
Gould railroad interests, stretched out
map Of the United States in the local
Missouri Pacific Office and traced with
a soft lead pencil a line from Marys-
vile, Utah, the southwestern extremity
OF the Gould system, to Los Angeles.
That is the course we have decid-
ed on for the Gould invasion of south
ern California said he CONSTRUCTION
work will be commenced in the very
near future
A preliminary survey of the route
mas been made. as have several others,
put decision was not reached until
Few days ago, after a personal in
specuon trip made by President Bush
OF the Missouri Pacific and Denver &
Rio Grande, and Johnson. Announce
ment OF the project, which means a
fourth tranScOntinental railroad for
Los Angeles, was delayed until John
son reached this city yesterday ac-
companied by number of Gould Off
Gals.
Will Be Part of Great System.
o. The immediate effect of a Gould
entry to Los Angeles will be the con-
Meeting Of this city with one of the
great railroad systems of the country
a system which finds on it's own tracks
terminals at almost all the great IN
land cities of the Unitel States and
many of the principal seaports of the
continent. By connection with the
Denver & Rio Grande, the Missouri
Pacific, and Iron Mountain, ard the
Wabash, all Gould roads. Los Angeles
will be directly connected with Salt
Lake City, Denver, Ogden, Omaha, st.
Louis, Kansas City, Memphis, New
Orleans, Galveston, Chicago and other
of the Great Lake cities, New York,
and other Atlantic centers.
Southwest Through Utah.
The road is to follow q southwesterly
course. cutting through southern Utah
and passing through territory said to
be already fairly well established ST.
George, one town it is planned to touch,
has population Of 5000, although it is
so miles from any railroad. Thence the
road will dip into Arizona and cut over
through the southeastern corner Of
Nevada, entering California in much
the same way as the Salt Lake.
The route, according to johnson,
presents few engineering difficulties
which should make completion of the
Dad, once began, a matter of COM |
1aratively short time. 1t is probable |
hat after construction has begun a |
gang of men will be started working |
from a point near Barstow. |
1.-The amount of freight and pas
Ienger traffic originating in southern |
said Johnson. ''as well as /
hat coming here combined with the |
startling growth of the country. has |
,een the chief cause for the Gould |
lecision to invade this territory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-27
RAILWAY NOTES

Topeka officials of the Rock Island
nave returned from the Melcher and
Pierce funerals in Illinois and Arlxan-
sas. NO appointments are announced.
President B. F. Bush of the Missouri
Pacihc-Iron Mountain and the Den
yer & Rio Grande, who has been in
speeding the Rio Grande lines for ten
days past, has returned to ST To11is
headquarters. The chief traffic officials
of the Missouri Pacific are now in
Southern California
A travelling technical school, with it's
inception among the Cotton Belt engi-
neerS residing in Pine Bluff will be
eSta bliShed in a few weeks An asso-
citation of the engineers will be organ
lied and coach equipped with ap-
paratus for the school. The proposed
done on the Wabash.
Movement of freight west bound
out of st. Louis was checked consider
ably by the cold wave, as motive pow
er efficiency was greatly reduced and
shipping generally curtailed at all of
the large distributing points in the ter
ritory of these roads. Business ema-
mating from the iron and steel mills
was of fair volume.
To arrange for cooperation be-
tween the railroads and the state for
estry service during the dangerous fire
season of 1912, State Forester Cox of
Minnesota has called a meeting of
railroad officials and forest rangers
to be held at Brainerd, February 10
to outline plan for fire prevention
and protection. Although two months
or more probably will elapse before
the season for forest fires begin, Mr.
Cox proposes having arrangements
completed for protecting Northern
Minnesota when the time arrives.
The Utah division of the Union Pa
cific has been abolished and the 500
miles of road from Ogden to Cheyenne
is to be known as the Wyoming d.
vision with William letters as super
intendent with headquarters in Chey-
enne.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-27
STATE JOURNAL EDITIONS

The noon edition of the State Jour
nal is on sale each day from II 30 e.
m, until 4 2. m, at the following Kan
sas avenue news stands:
Weightmar's drug store, S35 Kansas
evenue.
Rosser's drug store. SOB Kansas ave.
National hotel.
Rigby's, sos Kansas ave.
Commercial club elevator
Joslin Pharmacy, Twelfth and Taylor.
Brunt's drug store. 435 Kansas ave.
News stard, 400 Kansas ave.
Throop hotel.
The last or city carrier edition is
also on sale at the same stands and at
the other news stands in the city
The postscript edition issued between
and s O'Clock, each evening is also
for sale at all OF the above stands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-27
GIVE HIM AIR HOSE Joke"
Arkansas City Employees Nearly Kill
Santa F-e Bonus Inspector.

Arkansas City, Kan, Jan. 27.-W.
S. Lamar, bonus inspector at the
Santa Fe shops. was the victim of a
practical joke Thursday, which nearly
cost him his life. The Joke was APP
piled by Machinist Squires and Bonus
Clerk Smith in this manner. One of
them placed the nozzle of an air hose
to Lamar's body and his companion
turned on 100 pounds pressure of air.
Lamar's body was instantly filled with
oxygen. His clothing was no protec-
ton to him. The pressure was SO ire
mendOus that he fell to the ground.
DR.. Dunning, Santa FTe surgeon was
notified at once. Lamar vomited pro-
fusely and his suffering was so intense
that it was necessary for the doctor
to administer considerable morphine
to relieve him. The doctor stated this
morning that Mr.. Lamar is improving
and there are hopes that he was not
injured internally worse than is now
supposed. The fact that he is alive at
all is rnarve1ed at by those who I'M
derstand the danger attending
the incident. However, his strong
constitution caused him to with
stand the great shock due to ap-
plying 100 pounds of air pressure
where it was
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Now WOman's Husband Has
Brought Suit for Damages.
Demands $4,000 From DIR. J..
w. Shearer of Abilene.
SHE PLEDGES LOVE
Wife OF Shorty" Buchanan Has
Suffered Much.
She just Can't Help Loving
Man, Letter Says.

Abilene. Kan, Jan. Eft cal
never love anyone else but my owl
dear man. / am sorry have to asl
you for money, but have some deb;s
1t would be awful to give you ul
now. / could not keep from ,ovin:
YOU if I would have someone Tell IN
they would kill me for it."-P:Lrt ,
letter said to have been written t.
DR.. Shearer by Mrs. Buchanan De
cember 81.
Love thy neighbor as thy self, bu
let his wife alone
The above expression, which made
such a hit in the vaudeville world
would have been good slogan for
DR.. J. W. Shearer to have followed
according TO the suit filed against
him in district court by J. /. Buch-
anan, better known as Shorty.
Mr.. Buchanan asks $4,000 DAM
q ges from Dr. Shearer for malicious
~ and Intentionally destroying the af-
fections of his wife to said plaintiff.
Shorty in his petition says that he
and his wife, Mrs. Ella Buchanan,
have been living together for 25 years
and have raised a family. Up until
two years ago he has enjoyed the
comfort of the association and SOci-
Shearer bestowed affections upon
Mrs. Buchanan and wholly won her
love from the plaintiff
According to the petition. Mrs
Buchanan and DR.. Shearer have been
in the habit of meeting each other
secretly the past two years and have
taken walks together into the coun-
try. 1t also appears that Mr. Shear
er has been giving Mrs Buchanan
money. Following is a letter claimed
to have been written to DR.. Sheare-
by Mrs. Buchanan on December 9th:
I can never live without having
hopes of being with you and L can
never love any one else but my own
dear man. Oh, dear, I want to talk
with you so much. The reason
wanted to see you because 1 thought
maybe you would walk and maybe
we could go up into Pooler's pas
ture and set down awhile and talk
and love each other awhile. I am
sorry 1 had to ask you for money,
but L have some debts and 1 am
earning but very little money. Don't
you think 1 will ever quit loving you
after I have suffered so much. 1t
would seem awful to give you up
now 1 know it is wrong for us to
love each other, but I don't know
how it can be helped when we do.
/ could not keep from loving you if
I would have someone tell me that
they would kill me for it. can not
help it. He don't know I was out
with you the other day. I came right
home and took off my clothes. I
was home an hour before he came
home. 1 would like to write more, but
am afraid that he will come and
catch me writing, so goodbye"
The plaintiff says that by reasons
Of the facts contained in the letter
that his domestic happiness has been
destroyed to his damage in the sum
Dr.. J. W. shearer is in the east
On business and his answer will be |
looked forward to with much interest. /