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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
JAPAN GOT
TOO PREVIOUS
VA. Massins Troops on the Chinese
Border When Germany and
Uncle Sam Raised
objections.
DEMAND OPEN DOOR
cr,sl. In Old World Polite. Wa,
Averted by Prompt Action
Of the TWO
Countries.
DEMAND OPEN DOOR

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BERLIN, Feb. 10.-The far reaching
effect Of the sudden cooperation of
the United States and Germany, in
serving notice upon the powers that
thew will demand the maintenance of
the open door in China, became known
here tonight when it was learned that
Germany acted as the direct result Of
confidential reports revealing covert
mobilization of troops by Japan on the
Manchurian border.
With England, Russia, and Japan
reported involved in situation that
might have resulted in the partitioning
Of China, sudden alliance of Ger
many and America is believed to have
ayerted crisis in old world politics.
DIPLOMATS here are OF the opinion that
the new situation is capable of Great
Ing most extraordinary Developments.
The press this evening expressed no
confidence that the present visit OF
viscount Haldane, British secretary of
war, would be productive of more
cordial relations between the two
countries. England's motives were
questioned, despite her apparently
desperate effort to win the friendship
OF the fatherland.
The action Of Count Won Bernstorff,
American ambassador to the United
States, In securing the cooperation OF
America in a crisis that indirectly in
viewed England was generally ap-
plaudea. 1t was suggested as d pos.
fibiiity that the coup might result in
the downfall OF Sir Edward Grey, as
British foreign minister, whose con.
duct OF office has already stirred up
a violent opposition among his coun-
trymen
Following the receipt of secret news
that Japan was massing troops on the
Nanchurian border, it was believed
here that IL the Mikaoo succeeded in
grabbing a large section of Chinese
territory, Great Britain, with whom
Japan has an offensive and de
fensiye alliance, would demand her
share.
Russia and France, equally hungry
for territory and allies of England ir
the entente 1t was foreseen would
next put in their claim.
Soon after the powers learned Of
the stand Germany and America had
taken, Japan withdrew her troops.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
ACCIDENT AT BIG DAM
CAUSED DEATH OF FINE

the river when the cable on the aerial
tramway for carrying cement broke.
The men were building steel lad
der on the south wall of the canyon
about one hundred yards. below the
dam. The cable tram fastened on the
north and south sides Of the canyon
was carrying cement across, the
south end of the cable being fastened
Immediately above where the men
were at work, demolishing the scat
fold and throwing the five men to the
bottom of the canyon, 1S6 feet below.
One man was caught in the broken
strands of the cable and his body was
hurled across the river a distance OF
$50 feet.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
Most Severe of the Winter Causes
Intense Suffering Among the
Poor People of New
York.
TWO FREEZE TO DEATH
Woman Died in Street Car and Man
Found HuddIed in Fence
Corner Frozen
Stiff.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK. Feb. 10.-With the
thermometer at zero and biting
wind sweeping from the bay, New
Yorli's poor strove desperately to-
night to obtain shelter from the most
severe weather Of the winter,
Before 10 o'clock the municipal
lodging house aud the steamboat
Brennan. in which the poor are given
shelter and supper and breakfast,
were filled to overflowing. Superin-
tendent Yorke had taken care of 1900
homeless perSons and had to turn
many away. Many OF the poor who
We're given Accommodations We're suf-
fering from frozen hands and feet re-
quiring medical treatment. Many
downtown offices buildings were kept
open so that the poor might sleep in
the warm Railways. Hundreds or
cases of destitution We're reported to
the charities association and heavy
loss of life was feared.
Mrs Catherine Lynch died from the
cold while riding on a street car.
Nine Below Zero.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 10-One man
was frozen to death and many injuries
from frotsbites and falls on the ice
on this, the coldest day of the Win
ter for Pittsburgh. Albert Marshall
was found dead huddled in fence
corner vainiy seeking shelter from the
cold wind. l,le..tapa pera tlssa ragisstess
led 8 below zero, officially, dropping
12 degrees in nine hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
Leaped From Second Story Window
Of Hospital Where She Was un-
dergolns Treatment for
insanity.
R WAS COLLEGE GRADUATE
Formerly Resided at Rockford, III,
and Was Wife Of Professor
at Washington State
School.


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PULLMAN, Wash, Feb. 1O.-Giving
one terrible shrek as she jumped from
her bed and evaded her nurse, Mrs
Pearl Henke, 20, wife OF Prof. Fred
Henke. Of the Washington State Col
lege at Pullman, plunged from sec
ond story window in DR.. Else's hos
pital here tonight. Her neck was brok
en- and she died instantly.
The woman was temporarily insane
following the birth of child. which
had died
She and her husband were bott
graduates of the University Of
Wisconsin. She formerly resided al
Rockford, Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
FALLS SHIVERS
In COLDEST DAY KNOWN

Near the mouth the river is frozen
over for distance of more than half
its width. leaving but narrow pas
sage for ice which is coming over the
falls faster than it is passing into the
lake
This was the coldest day known on
the Niagara frontier in many years,
the thermometer at Prospect Sink reg
istering 16 below zero. Ice around the
shelter house at the foot OF the falls
grew to 10 feet, the wind carrying the
spray down the river and depositing il
on the roof of the house and about it.
A gang of men spent part Of the day
removing the ice, but they found that
1t grew almost as fast as they cut il
away and finally gave up the task.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
River Below the Cataract
Choked by Ice Jam Which
is Causing Alarm.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Feb. TO-
Niagara river below the cataract is
choked tonight with ice which is grad
ually backing up the water, causing
fear among people living along the
lower river of an ice jam similar to
that which resulted in great property
loss in 1909.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
Hurled 1856 Feet Down Into
Canyon Bottom by Break
ing of Cable.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servlce.l
JASPER, Wye, Feb. 10.-The gov
vrnment officials in charge Of the con;
sruction of the Pathfinder reclama-
uon dam fifty miles west Of here, to-
aisnt started an investigation Of an
accloent at the dam early today which
sosl tae lives of five worHmen. The
1en We're knocked to- their death in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
Crashed head on.

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DECATUR. Ind, Feb. 1o.-Two per
sons were injured here late today
when two cars on the Fort Wayne and
Springfield, Ohio, traction line crash
ed head on. Both We're trainmen.
Failure of the brakes on one of the
cars to work was the cause of the
collision.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
Stolen Furs

limited Press Leased Wire Service. I
NEW YORK, Feb. 10 Sneak thieves
have stolen furs valued at $4,000
from the theatrical box parties this
winter A man and woman working
together are believed to have done
the Job"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

peen expenQed-anu that means all
kinds of printing supplies and should
not be understood as having been
spent for newspaper publications, and
this holds good to all the years that
are being considered in this article.
But in order to give fair average
the expenditures for 19o6-07 should
be published, when the total printing
expenses were $s,o7s,4o, and these
figures are also supplied by the city
officials and are as follows:
constitution-Democrat ... .s2746.05
Daily Gate City ......... 1880
Sunday Standard .... 10000
Post-Anzeiger ....... $500. 1o8.o5
Total .... ....,,...... $3o7e 40
Comparing the above years with
1901 the difference In printing ex-
Ipenditures was as follows:
19ooOI ......... 1870. $3o79.4o
'S'S iSSSso0
A saving of s1525.74 under the com
mission form of government, which
this paper believes could we'll have
been spent to keep the taxpayers in
formed as to what her public servants
were doing.
II Is only fair to state that during
the years 19o6-o7 the Constitution
Democrat was the official paper and
printed only such publications and
4 job work as was given It by the adj
minlstration for which 1t received the
usual legal compensation and to which
/ it was justly entitled.
1t is a pleasure to this paper to be
able to state that it is not actuated
by self-interest in the printing item,
and has no complaint to make of
Mayor Elders treatment toward it in
the matter Of printing patronage. The
Gate City has been treated very nice
Iy. In the years that the comparison
in printing is made by the city Off
!ciaIs very little difference is shown
in what this paper received. In 1903
o9 The Gate City received $sse.64 and
during Mayor Elders administration
$ssoe4, only $4,000 less than during
the preceding two years. 1t Is obvious
that this paper has no complaint as
to the printing distribution.
1t might be interesting to state that
| in the six years under the present
management of The Gate City the to-
ital receipts from the City of keokuk
for printing amounted to $2o46.7s, or
4 $a41.12 per year, an amount insuffi-
cent to meet the salary roll for oper-
ating The Gate City for single
week. The statements and figures are
made simply TO refute the extraya-
giant and exaggerated report that a
fabulous amount had been paid to two
newspapers, of which we were one.
In order to further divest the critic
of his campaign gossip and to clint
nate the impression that a few are
trying to create that this paper Is ac-
tuated by seif-interest we wish to
state THAT TIE GATE CITY is
NOT AN APPLICANT FOR CITY
PRINTING.
j This paper is responsible for the
commission form of government in
i keokuk, believes in 1t, Wants 1t con.
tinued, and the only criticism it has
made respecting the present admin.
lis.ration (asdc from the railroad or.
dinance) is its refusal to take the
whole community into its confidence
in the matter or public Information
AND THAT CRITICISM STILL
.IHoLDs GOOD.
And that critic who has been trying
to fasten the self-interest infection
on US will have to look for the
"chocoiate Soldier" In some other
wood pile, and then he won't find him
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
RELAPSE COMES
TO BANKER MORSE
May Die as Was Predicted When the
Doctors Gave Him Al
most Up.

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NEW YORK, Feb o.Charles W.
Morse. freed convict banker, was
guarded closely tonight in his apart
ments by his wife and son. The man
who would die, surgeons said, if he
remained in prison, was said to have
suffered a relapse, and tonight his
condition is reported more serious
than at any time since he left Atlanta
When Mrs. Morse left the house for
short walk this afternoon she de-
clined to talk, further than to say
mat her husband had had a setback
mat he would see no one and that he
would not issue any public statements
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
TIL, syEA Tl7 Err.

WASHINGTON. Feb. l0.-Illincis
Mostly cloudy Sunday with snow in
northern and central portions; Mon
day generally fair.
Missouri Unsettled Sunday; Mon
day generally fair.
Iowa Unsettled Sunday with prob
ably snow flurries in eastern por
tion: Monday cloudy; cold in north
western portion; warmer in south
eastern portion.
Local Observations.
Feb TEN. Wind Weather
10 = a M. ...1 8 Clear
10 p m. ...,.........za Cleai
Precipitation, trace
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

Precipitation, trace.
Maximum temperature, 20.
Minimum temperature, l.
FRED 2. GoSEWIscH.
Observer.
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put out of atz

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NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-Young Fitz-
simmons tonight knocked out "Biz"
Mackey of Cleveland in the fourth
round of a scheduled ten round bout.
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Unsettled and warmer. Local
temp a. M, /; Z p. m., %.
The evening world., 1912-03-19
HENEY TO SPEAK FOR T. R.

Francis j.. Heney. the former San
Francisco graft prosecutor" who was
shot in a court room while prosecuting
municipal grafters. will make me first
Roosevelt primary speech tonight. adj
dressing the Roosevelt League at York
Vile Casino.
A letter from the Colonel VIII be read
by Amos X. Il. Plncho,. who is a can
dldate for delegate to the National
Convention from the Yorkvllle district.
II IL said T. RS document will be a
sort OF prelude to his speech at Car
negie Hall tomorrow night.
The evening world., 1912-03-19
lET7ERPR0VES
| PLOT TOPLUNDER
VAN NESS, SAYS
Attorney IN VIII Case Declares
EpistIe to Millionaire's
Widow Important.

Declaring ne would not allow Mrs.
Mice Wood Van Ness. comedy young
widow Of Cornelius II. Van Ness. late
Cornwall millionaire. to be harassed
unnecessarily before the trial of the
contest OF her dead husbands will.
Surrogate Cohalan to-day refused to
permit Charles Blandy. counsel for
Mrs. Alice Van Ness Parsons. daughter
Of Van Ness. 10 interrosste Mrs. Van
Ness regarding { letter she 10 alleged
90 have received from a young man
NAMED Pogue.
Mrs. Parsons was cut of with a cash
bsQuest Of only G5.oo0 by the will of
her father. while the bulk Of the aged
n~iilhonaire's estate ven to his young
widow.
MIR. Blandy told Surrogate Cohalan
the so-called Pogue letter would play
an important part in the will contes:
and asked for permission TO question
Mrs. Van Ness freely concerning II.
Because this motion Is directed
against a woman" said the Surrogate,
II will deny II. I Will not compel Mrs.
Van Mes to answer questions concern
ing the contents OF the letter"
But said Mr.. Blandy. when tn
case comes to trial the letter will has re
10 be admitted in evidence"
"Oh.'' replied the Surrogate. II sup
pose when the case comes TO trial I
shall have 20 permit you to ask Mrs.
Van Ness abou the letter. but I GER
tainly shall not permit this young wom-
an to be harassed unnecessarily before
trial"
Some time ago Surrogate Cohalan dt-
Iected the Pogue letter be stricken from
the records OF the Van Ness contest.
He termed 1t scandalous. and said 4:
was as much out OF place in the rec
ords Of the case as would be q chapter
from Ellnor Glyn's Three Weeks"
II cannot understand just what bear
ing this Pogue letter could possibly
have on the charge hat the will OF this
old man was procured by undue In
fiuence," sab Surrogat., Coha!an to-
day.
Mr.. Blandy explained the letter by
Pogue was written March q. 1901. and
that Mrs. Van Ness was married TO
the aged Cornwall millionaire exactly
one month previously.
1T Is our charge that she introduced
herself into the life of this old man to
plumber him. continued Mr.. Blandy.
''She admits she met him on Nov. IS,
1900; that she spra!ncd her ankle near
his house.
Attorney Blandy declared Mrs. Var
Ness had admitted she met the yer
cradle Van Ness as q result OF thu
sprain!ng of her ankle.
she admits he went on, that shC
made a voluntary call on the old gentle,
man. that the next day he took her out
riding In n carriage. and on the follow
ing day he took her 10 her home al
Port Jervis."
Now. 1t is our claim" continued NJ
Blandy. that this lady toe possession
OF this old gentleman. and by arts IN
graces and by her fraud induced him
70 make a codlcil to his will cutting OIL
his daughter. without being consclou,
Of what he was doing. This Pogue let
ter was received by her when she wa,
a bride of a month. and everything In
the letter shows absolute disloyalty &
her position az the old man's wife, Tht
The evening world., 1912-03-19

letter also elbows she was there to plum
der the old gentleman, because Pogue
says. I am delighted to hear OF the
success you are meeting in getting pos
session OF the Old mans money. and
when you get II all we shall enjoy The
felicities of life.' ! say this letter shows
she was not loyal to Mr.. Van Ness"
There 10 no question Of that" sd-
mtted the Surrogate, "but does II
y she Possessed undue influence over
van Ness7 The old man saw the Pogue
letter, and I do not believe II would give
her . very strong influence over him"
but o must bear In mind" said Mr..
Blandy. that this was an old man In
his dotase. Mr.. Van Ness was eighty
two at the time"
And for hat reason" remarked the
Surrogate. Il suppose he wanted her
to have q young man."
Former Surrogate Ransom. counsel
for the young widow. told Surrogate
Cohalan the letter referred to by Mr..
Blandy was simply a copy and had never
been proven to be a correct one. lie
said the contestant could not possibly
produce the original letter.
Mr.. Biandy said II would be .mpossi-
BILE to produce the original letter, be-
cause It had been stolen" lie ex-
planned the letter DISAPPEARED from the
files Of the clerk OF the Court OF
Orange County when the papers in an
other suit were taken there.
1t is expected the will contest will
go to trial about April 10. Mr.. Blandy
said he would then prove the correct
ness Of the copy Of the Pogue letter.
The evening world., 1912-03-19
Novelties In the Baby's 0utfittlng Section

Are plentiful. Such as crocheted nursery
toys that cannot hurt him when the baby
throws them about in play.
Surprising to see how the cost Of these
small items mounts up. Which makes it i'm
perative, in justice to ones self. to buy at
Mays. the store that saves you 1870 to 1870
by buying onlyfor cash. and selling onlyfor cash.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-02-17
THE GEORGIA CAMPERS.

The Georgia Campers. did you see
they at the Pantages Crystal last
week? If not, you missed one OF the
best colored acts in vaudeville. The
act was one that was pleasing, neat
and clean. with everything and every
body working like clock. The open
ing chorus. Dixie. was the star feature
and it will long be remembered. as 1t
consisted of nothing but pure clever
ness and harmony. The closing OF
the act was also a ticker, with some
very clever dancing, and the manager
and owner. Mr.. Clarence Bones. is due
much credit. and the only deficiency
is the voices, which were not quite SO
strong as they might have been. And
suppose that might be laid to the
high climate. Mr.. Bones, with his
constant drilling. in time will bring
out, or should bring out even next
season, IA company that would surpass
all others in the business, as he is
capable.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-02-17
REPLY TO ORGANS CHALLENGE
(By Prince Elmore.)

In reply to the challenge that came
out in your sporting sheet a few days
or few issues ago, | must say that
| could not possibly refuse one Mr..
Ora Organ a match with me, because
am simply wild to meet not only
him, but any man in or around the
state of Colorado. If he has or had
shown as much activity toward get
ting a match with me as l have him,
we probably would have done battle
some time ago. | was speaking to
one of the foremost sporting men and
promoters of Denver in regard to a
match with this young man and here
is what he says:
Prince, | would be more than
pleased to stage you with some good
big man, that is if there were any
here, but there is no one here at pres
ent, and from the lot that l have to
choose from here at the present time,
don't believe that | have one that
could make suitable showing.
| asked him about Organ and he
said: We'll, to be frank about the
matter, | don't think that he is elig-
ible at all; first, he hasn't had the
experience: second, he's never shown
mere, anu ITOUl NHdt L uedi hS . any
thing but a fighter, and is simply
seeking bit of publicity, and rather
than to have show that was a one
sided affair from the beginning, l
wouldn't dare put him on at all.
Battling Thompson is about my
weight how would he do?
Well, Prince, he is king Of
champ" of mine and you are young
er, larger, cleverer and more expert
enced than he. so | don't care TO
match him badly. The match making
is three-fourths of the battle, you
know.
/ have tried my very utmost to get
a battle with this young man and ne
cries emphatically, NO, you are too
big" and | have told him that | would
do 1853, the middleweight limit, and IL
is the self same No. | ask Mr.. Gale
ger for a battle with the New YORK
newsie and he says No. With this
kind of inducements staring me daily
in the face, what am i to do?
In your last issue was Challenge
from Bob Watkins that | heartily ac-
cept, that is, If some one is able 10
stage the same. | was "Jimmed' for
the X. D. Brown go on the 18th,
am very sorry to say, but may nave
a chance to even up matters all
around soon.
| remain,
J. PRENTICE ELMORE,
BLACK Prince.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-02-17
JACK JOHNSON HANDICAPPED.

Will Jack Johnson ever fight again
in New York, or any other big city
that has any prominence? That is
the question that is bothering the
fight fans throughout the country.
They can't understand why the pro
moters of different cities are barring
Jack from fighting. Well. the answer
is just as simple as can be. Jack
Johnson is champion of the world.
He had hard time getting there, but
nevertheless he has landed, and prob
ably to stay for good long time, and
he has acquired just enough money
and brains to make the promoters do
as he says, and not as they Will have
him do That is why Jack is being
barred from different cities: just he.
cause he don't comply to the big
white mans wish. And in time they
will all come down and take off their
hats to Mr.. Johnson.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-02-17
THE NEGRO BASEBALL TEAMS.

In the past five years the Negro
baseball teams have advanced 100 per
cent. in every way. Last year there
was organized among some of the big
eastern cities a league consisting of
fast colored ball teams. And after
the organization had gotten under
way, it has proved to be a paying
proposition to the owners and manag-
ers. There are players on some of the
fast eastern teams that receive salar-
les as high as $500 per month. And
they are playing different cities, the
same as the big white league teams.
The main Negro league teams for
this season will have the Chicago Gil
ants. Leland Giants. st. Louis Giants.
West Baden, New York Giants, Cuban
Stars, and the Stars of Cuba. And
they all have the support of the peo
pie.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-02-17
SHOCKING SOUNDS

in the earth are sometimes heard be-
fore terrible earthquake, that warn
of the coming peril. Natures warn
ings are kind. That dull pain or ache
in the back warns you the kidneys
need attention If you would escape
those dangerous maladies, dropsy, d.
abetes or Bright's disease. Take Elec-
trio Bitters at once and see backache
fly and all your best feelings return.
my son received great benefit from
their use for kidney and bladder
trouble" writes Peter Bondy, South
lockwood, Mich. 1T is certainly
great kidney medicine" Try It. 80
cents, at all druggists.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-02-17
AND
THE STAGE
BY Leon Pryor
BY Leon Pryor
REESE BROTHERS MAKING GOOD

The Reese Brothers, after two or
three years of hard trials and tribu-
lations, have once more gotten on
their feet, and are heading in with
some of the best colored acts there
are in vaudeville. Their company
consists of ten people, with the REESE
Boys, Jessie Resse and Eleanor Ho-
gan as the stars. They are playing
Indianapolis this week with much
success. from there to New York,
where they expect to get bookings for
the cities abroad.