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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-16
One Mexican Revolution Was Nipped
In the Bud When TWO Ban
dit Leaders Were
Hung,
TRAIN WAS WRECKED
E Paso Laughs at Incident OF Accl-
dental Invasion Of Mexico
BY a Score Of
Soldiers.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 16.-The revolt
started in the state Of Michoacan was
nipped In the bud by President Madero
today, according to reports reaching
here, when Tinterillo Carusco and An
tonic Mendez, bandit leaders, were
executed by federal troops. Reports
from the south, however. indicate that
Zapata is still sacking and burning
towns in the state of Guerrero. Fifty
Zapatistas captured the town Of Nexpa
today, killing many of the inhabitants
and then setting fire to the business
section Torreon is still completely
surrounded and all communication
with the city has been cut of.
A body of federals has defeated the
rebels entrenched at Cucula, about
fifty being killed in the engagement
Another federal command attacked the
Zapatistas at Cuernavaca this morn
ing and the battle there is still In
progress
The rebels have dynamited the rail
road tracks for about a kilometer be
low Cuernavaca. A train is reported
i to have been wrecked, but no details
have been received
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-16
is Not Very sick.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
VIENNA. Feb. 16 The announce
ment that Archduke Francis Joseph
would start on an Asiatic tour next
month, is accepted as an indication
that Emperor Franz Josef was greatly
improved in health It was reported
that the archduke might return to
Austria by way of the United States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-16
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and Vicinity: Unsettled
weather and probably occasional rain
tonight or Saturday. Not much change
in temperature.
For Illinois: Unsettled weather and
probably occasional rain tonight or
Saturday. Warmer west and central
portions tonight
For Missouri: Unsettled weather
tonight and probably occasional rain
tonight or Saturday Not much change
in temperature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-16
Street Car Crash.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
MILWAUKEE,. Feb. FIFTEEN
persons were injured, one perhaps IA
tally, and 100 bruised when two
heavily loaded city railway cars met
in head-on collision here today
Motorman Sylvester Dempke, %,
sustained broken leg and internal
injuries and may die.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-16
Mrs. Klmmel Emphatically Says That
"A. J. White. Ex-convIct, is Not
Her Long Lost
Son.
SHE BELIEVES HIM DEAD
Fair Were Placed Side by Side so
That Jury Could See II There
Was Family Re-
sembIanoe.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Feb. 10 Mother
love tells me my son is dead"
This was the statement sobbed out
on the witness stand here today by
Mrs. Estelle Kimmel OF Niles. Mich,
called as a witness In the suit to re-
cover insurance claimed to be due
following the death Of George A. Kim
mel, banker of Arkansas City, kans,
and which has developed into puz-
zling mystery. Just as Mrs. Kimmel
made the statement the man now
claiming to be her son and known as
A. ]. White, an ex-convict, entered the
court room and seated himself near
attorneys for the insurance com.
panies.
Mrs. Kimmel was then forced to un-
dergo an ordeal which yisibly affect
ed her She was requested to pose
before the jury with the man claiming
to be her son SO that the jurors might
endeavor to settle in their minds
whether there was any family resem-
blance. Mrs. Kimmel stepped from
the witness chair and facing the
claimant, stood for several minutes
while the jurors examined them close
lily.
Attorney Taylor advanced toward
| the couple, and fairly shouting. ask
1 ed Mrs. kirnmel:
y Madam Il this your son2p
Mrs. Kimmel under oath replied
4 firmly and impressiyely. No
4 Taylor announced he was through
\ with the witness and one of the jur
4 ors left the box to further examine
the features Of the Kimmel claimant
He took the man by both arms and
peered into his face.
i Mrs. Kimmel denied that White had
\ ever visited her secretly at Niles and
Z had been accepted as her son. She
L said she did not greet the claimant
I! when he was in Auburn prison in
4 New York in maternal manner be
\ cause he was repulsive to her.
! He had not my sons features,
she declared, "and he looked at leas
\ 90 years older than my boy shoult
have looked"
!, When the cross examination started
it was evident the attorneys hoped t.
, show that Kimmel had visited hi
mother after his disappearance IL
1893.
Dramatic in the extreme was tn
examination of Mrs. Kimmel as sh
: stood beside the convict now claimin
| to be her son.
rs that your son?' asked Attorne
Taylor.
That is not my SON."
Ibid you ever raise that man.
q u did not"
did you ever bathe him as
; child?'
/ "T never did
Did you ever see him before tn
: year 19o8?"
NO My mother love would tell m
: if he (pointing to the claimant) wer
e my son, bone of my bone and flesh {
}, my flesh And l would recognize hin
I am sure my son is dead"
Taylor asked Mrs Kimmel whethe
she had any financial interest in til
case. She replied she had not H
pointed to the claimants blue eye
the brown ones of Mrs. Kimmel, tt
d protuding forehead OF Mrs. Kimm
n and the flat forehead of the claiman
q asking the jury IL they saw any r
semblance.
d White, the claimant stepped to Il
II side of Mrs. Kimmel until their arm
II nearly touched, but was pushed asit
by Taylor with the command to "stf
sr away from her"
n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-16
She Was 1eartIesa.

UNITED Press Leased Wire servicel
CHICAGO. Feb. 49, Mrs. Della
Hairless has been arrested for beat
ing up a saloonman who she alleged
sold her husband liquor. The husband
helped take her to Jail
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-16
Weather Conditions.

The southeastern. depression has
moved up the Atlantic coast. and a
marked depression has appeared in
Northern Montana, while the pressure
has Increased in the high area in Cali
fornia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-16
Taken as a Joke.

Ell. PASo, Texas, Feb. 16.-T'he Of
flcials OF Juarez continue to be ag-
grieved over the accidental invasion
Of Mexican territory by nineteen sci
diers of the Eighteenth U. s. infantry
although icl Paso is laughing at the in
cident Nevertheless, because of the
strained relations, Adj. Gen. Henry
Hutchins of the Texas national guard
today ordered the local company of
militia to do patrol duty here. Com
munication between Ell Paso and Ju-
arez has not been resumed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-16
Only Four Indicted Men Remained to
be Captured Today and May be
Free for Some
Time.
ATTORNEYS ENGAGED
Men Are Not to be ArraIsned urtli
March IL Whom Change Of
Venue VIII be Asked
First

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servioe.l
SARATOGA, N. Y, Feb. 16.-Wil-
liam J. Benson, Ss, president Of the
Detroit Federation Of Labor in 1910.
was arrested today on his farm at
Barkersville, 20 miles north OF here.
charged with completely in the alleg-
ed union labor dynamtting plots in
1906. Benson was walking delegate
of the Detroit Steamftters' union for
nine years up to the time he came to
Barkersville last September. This
morning he denied any knowledge Of
dynamiting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-16
Only Four Lefv,


INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. 1s.Fouf
labor leaders, implicated by the feder-
al government in the alleged dynamit-
Ing conspiracy, today remain to be ar
rested. Fifty individuals thus far have
been taken into custody. The unar-
rested men are:
John ]. McCray, Wheeling, w. Va:
Milton H. Davis, Philadelphia; ]. w.
Irwin, Peoria. H.; and Patrick Ryan,
Chicago.
Federal District Attorney Miller, in
charge Of the investigation here which
resulted in the ffty-four indictments,
said today that 1t might be some time
before these four men involved were
arrested.
Detective William j. Burns. before
sEleaying for New York today made the
following statement concerning Sam
uel Gompers, president OF the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor, in connection
with a discussion of the alleged dyna-
miting conspiracy:
Samuel Gompers Is shaking hands
with himself too soon. This investi-
! Ratl9u Is Hot Over yel, py ahy HoohS'
Federal District Attorney Miller
and other officials refused to comment
on the statement.
President Frank M. Ryan, OF the
International Association OF Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers, and the
most prominent Of the indicted men.
today sent kilograms to all Of the in
dicted unionists, saying that attorneys
4 had been engaged here to defend all
of the implicated men.
No meeting of the executive board Of
the iron workers will likely be held
until after the indicted men are ar
raigned here on March 12, according to
| Herbert S. Heckin, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
! of the union, today. Hockin said that
the question Of a possible change OF
venue from Federal Judge Anderson
would not be taken up until then. It
is alleged that Anderson would not be
, fair to labor in the cases.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-16
Local Observations

Mean ltInpeTdtut, 81.
Lowest temperature. rs
Highest temperature, 81.
Lowest temperature last night. 26.
FRED 2. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-16
The Crime Of Jennings.

Jennings broke into the home OF
Clarence Hitler, railway clerk, and
attempted to assault his daughter. Hill
Ter aroused from his sleep by the
cries of the child, grappled with the
negro and was shot dead. The negro
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Continued on page 81.
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Rain-Not much change in
temperature. Local tempt
p. m, 30; Z a. M, q.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-01
Boy Answered Collier.

John Muir. California naturalist
and explorer. relates The following
stcfy OF Col y c. Collier director
general OF the Panama-California ex.
position Of San Diego
While riding along mountain rond
IN San Diego. Cal. Mr. Collier came
upon a dilapidated corral fence upon
rhich hung a sign bearing the follow
Ing announcement. For sail" A
bright-looking small boy sat on the
fence beside the sign. and Mr. Col
Her asked him when does this ranch
SAIL"
The small boy glanced up quickly
at Mr. Collier. smiled. and said
When some sucker comes along who
can raise the wind" Mr. Collier
dotted his sombrero. thanked the lad
FOR bis information. and rode on hts
way feeling greatly enlightened -
Hearst's Magazine
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-01
couIdn,t sianal.

An old darby with an old gray mule
hitched TO a ramshackle wagon stood
on the incline Of Capitol hill. in Wash.
'sgton. during one OF the worst slice,
storms In January
The old man huddled in his rabbit
skin cap shivering the mule trem-
bling with the cold Two congressman,
waiting for belated car. were attract.
ed by the strang outfit and wondered.
as time went on and the darby made
no effort to depart. what allied the old
fellow.
One OF the congressman walked over
end said: why don't you move on.
uncle?"
The old darby pointed a trembling
finger al his team" and replied
'Cause dis yere mule won't go les
whistle az him, and It's so cold !
cayn't whistle ~ Everybody's.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-01
ECZEMA F02 TEN YEARS

1909 Little Walsh ST. Baltimore,
Md was afflicted with eczema for
about ten years the most tormenting
and agonizing. II was dry eczema. all
itching. Il was scratch. scratch
scratch and burn. burn. burn BY
scratching | brought sores which
scabbed tried all remedies which
knew or heard OF: some gave me tenn.
porary relief. but none permanent
cure. couldn't sleep for scratching.
after which there was burning | saw
tho advertisement for free samples OF
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
and wrote for them. They dld me
good Immediately and then bought
box OF Cuticura Ointment and cake
OF Cuticura Soap was cured In two
weeks ,Signed) George Wooden.
Jan "a. 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample Of each
free. with SIP Skin Book. Address
postcard "CutIcurs. Dept L. Boston"
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-01
ONLY THING IS TO FIND HER
Every Man Has an Affinity Somewhere
on the Earth, 10 Law OF
Nature.

Every man has a best girl waiting
for him somewhere in the world The
moment that he is born, the catalogue
clerk In Times great factory assigns
him TO a best girl or else puts him on
the waiting list
There Is no escaping your best girl.
No matter where she may be born or
how far apart from her you were when
you started. the Inevitable attraction
will work your destiny. and when you
meet you will both know II.
All that is lacking is the material
realization. and inasmuch as all ideas
eventually find their way 10 the sur.
face. yours is bound to come.
Sometimes a mans best girl is home
ly; sometimes her mouth Is not n
cupid's bow. and her features are IT.
regular. that makes no difference, he
viii love her just the same when he
meets her.
Also, she may be another mans wife
such things have been known.
Here's hoping that It wSl not hap
pen TO ou--Life.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-01

The old mountaineer. who was
standing on the corner OF tho main
street In certain little Kentucky
town. had never seen an automobile
When a goodsized touring car came
rushing up The street at about 80
miles an hour, and slowed down just
enough TO take the corner on two
wheels his establishment was ex-
IRENE
The old fellow watched the dIsap-
pearing car with bullying eyes and
open mouth Then turning TO a by
stander he remarked. solemnly:
The horses must sholy ha' been
travelling some when they got loose
from that gentlemans carriage r.
Youths Companion.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-01
|sUMFLoweR SEED FOR HENS
Rpssian variety 10 Most Prolific for
Furnishing Good Quality Of
Rich OH Feed.

For poultry tho Russian sunfower Ia
the most prolific variety. Sow seed
>arly IN June. The sunnower IL n
profitable crop 20 grow for furnishing
n good quality OF rich oil feed to take
the place Of cottonseed or naxseed
meai. Sunnower seed IL used In all
the poultry mixtures now sold In the
narkets.
The sunnower II a hardy plant n
rigorous and rapid grower. and a
good plant 70 grow not only for It's
Deeds. but also for Its bright. beauti-
ful yellow blossoms The plant. when
IN full bloom. makes a good food for
honey bees Have the ground deeply
jploved and thoroughly mellowed. The
Ervund should b rich to grow large
hesds full OF seed. Mark the rows on
khres feet apart and thres inches deep.
Drop two seeds 70 the running foot.
When plants are up thin GU, the stand
dS to 30 inches apart 0c,d culture.
fres Of srNss and weeds. mast be Civ.
en- through the season
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-01
PQDRQYNQTES
Look to the comfort Of the FOWL,

Look TO the comfort Of the fowls.
Never feed whole corn except at
evening.
Direct sunlight Is a great natural
l.sinfectsnt.
Don't neglect your chicks and fowls
In hot weather.
Hot. close weather brings lots Vt lice
to the dirty pen.
II 10 . well-known fact that all hens
'sss ss5s rsSoiod layers.
The hot. sultry weather IL tryiag 20
both fowls and men.
Don't crowd sleeping quarters. Keep
fronts Of houses open.
Hens and puIlets do not thrive on
the same kind Of feed.
Heat prostration 10 common In
yards WHARF there 10 no shade.
Keep things clean. use lice powder,
lice paint aud disinfsctants freely.
A soon a. the Matching season 10
over all sale birds should b. marketed.
fe<d iitti~. II any. corn or other
heating foods while the temperature 10
hlsh.
Il sskes q good peulsryman TO hssp
up HE enthusiasm VISA the weather
ID hot
Success with peal'sy an depends %
whether ~ have sss pfeduosfs -
dfoes&
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-01
HER EVENING TO BLUNDER
Fate Evidently Was Determined 10 Be
Unkind TO Fair Diner Making
Conversation.

Can you tell me-" remarked fail
lady OF her partner AT the supper table
who that exceedingly ugly man IS
| mean the one sitting opposite you p
The gentleman smiled sardonlcally
"Oh. he's my brotherl" came the
reply.
The lady went scarlet. and her con
fusion was almost painful
"Oh. I'm so sorry" she suffered
apologizing profusely. you see. did
not notice the resemblance between
you"
A moment later she turned 10 her
neighDor on her left, who happened 10
be woman.
do you see that handsome fellow
over there. twisting his mustache?''
she asked. Hes been watching me.
and making eyes at me all the evening.
Who Is he?"
The other woman turned scornfully
and angrlly upon her.
"Oh. he's only my husband" came
the biting reply.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-01
FoIIed

The lovers whispered together be-
fore the doors Of he's ,ttner's hangar
planning the las, "details of their
eiosemeut.
Hurry. dearest" he urged I'VE
will wheel out your runabout mono
plane and together we'll ~ away on
the wings OF the night. nevermore TO
separated"
Wait. she exclaimed Il have
q better plan. 1--WE will run II out aud
hide II In the Old stable: then we will
walk TO the trolley and papa will never
suspect us"
They were hardly half a mile on
their way down the road when. from
overhead. came the roar OF the triple
propellers OF the racing monoplsne as
papa dashed out into the darkness In
hot pursuit.-Puck.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-01
For Bahy Chicks.

20 siit through but not largo enough
for a chick 20 get It's head through.
lest they get hung Next | DIVE two
holes in bottom OF can NJ the proper
distance from each other 70 admit
the points OF n wire staple Make
correspondents holes In the pail cover.
insert the staple through the four
holes and bend each point outward.
fastening cover and can together. Re
move top from can and fll with meal
or bran and there Il not hopper on
the market more useful for baby
chicks up 70 four and Eve weeks OF
age.
The hopper for larger fowls Is made
from a long but narrow wooden box
Any dimensions which suit the space
or wishes Of the poultry man may be
use Remove cover and front side
from Dor. saw a small strip from end
Of the lefnoved front and AZ carefully
upo- cfeais placed from front corner
u TOP 70 back corner OF bottom. (see
line b. Acrass front OF bottom c.
nail a narrow strip 10 prevent feed
from being pushed out on floor.
For the cover. hinge top Of box 10
back side and the hopper Is ready TO
hang upon the wall or place on
blocks the right distance from floor
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-01

On the 23d OF June edward Albert,
prince Of Wales. was IS years OF age
OF age.
That means that he vas old enough
10 rule the British empire II his father
were 10 die.
But he won't be "oi age" with all
which that implies In English law IN
III he Is twenty-one
And he viii not he free to choose a
wife until he r. twenty-five.
An odd logic this-with eighteen
goes the rule OF an empire; with
twenty-one the power 10 incur debts
and with twenty-five the right to
choose a wife.
This would make an snthropocen-
trio world laugh In appreciation r.
Chicago Post.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-01
WHY PURE BREEDS ARE BEST
Well Kept Flock Of Thoroughbreds
Costs No More to Feed and HouDe
Than the Mongrels.
py MRS. II. T. oRINsTEAp.l

Wy MINIS. II. II. EAb.y
The person who raises chickens,
turkeys. ducks or any other fowl nat.
urally feels a greater pride and In
terest In thoroughbred stock and,
therefore. gives the flock better care
than would be given TO mongrels. No
matter what kind OF birds you have,
however. the same rule OF good care
applies. With the right kind OF care
and interest your flock viii yield
abundant satisfaction and good profit
and both OF these are felt to n greater
degree by the owner OF the thorough
bred fowls.
Houses. yards and feed cost about
the same for either mongrels or full
blcods and well kept flock OF thor
oughhreds always attract attention
and admiration from neighhors. who
are often willing to pay much bet.
ter price for eggs for Matching pur-
poses from such stock than ordinary
eggs viii bring.
Many buyers. every season. get ex-
cellent results in the least expensive
way by purchasing eggs from which
10 hatch pure bred stock The breed
best suited 10 your surroundings and
the purpose you wish them 20 serve
should be selected The best meat
producer Ia not. as a rule. a good egg
producer and so on. but with careful
study OF some OF the breeds buyer
ought 10 be able to know how 10 Sc
lect just what viii meet his needs.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-01

turblng the minds OF poultry raising
persons II will be card bag ID
the popular theory that vhite-festh
cred chickens are more In desnand
on the markets than say other breed
Doubtless you have stood by that he
lief all your life. and you may take
exception 10 the ruling OF the court.
But white feathers don't count for
all. the poultry professor says. And
he has made, in packing centsrs, an
investigation upon which TO base his
assertions. At to their marketable
merit. Prof. Lippincott ranks the
various breeds like this: Barred
Plymouth Rocks. White Wyandottes
White Plymouth Rocks. Black Lang
shans. Leghorns, Brahmas. cochins
Scrubs.
Yellow shanks and yellow skin are
demanded above everything else. the
decision says. Further. the shanks
must be clean and free from feathers
The body must he plump and OF medt
um sixe--four To seven pounds, for
roasting birds. Tho breeds that most
nearly meet these requirements are
the Plymouth Rocks. wyandottes. and
Rhode Island Reds. The reason such
breeds az Bun Wyandottes and Rhode
Island Reds do not appear In the list
Just given Is because they have not
been bred In sufficient numbers 10
make an impression, on the market.
Packers are not acquainted with
them.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-01

II had been a hard day at the polls
The addition OF nearly thousand
women's votes TO the poll made the
counting a prolonged proposition.
well. James, said Mrs. wallicky.
80 her husband returned from his
arduous labors 40 teller. how did
the vote co."
Nine hundred and two votes for
Bildad. seven hundred and fifty-three
for slathers. eight recipes for tomato
ketchup, four wash lists and a MILL.
ner's bill" said walAcky. III was a
mighty interesting vote. "--Judge.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-01
RECORD OF A
GREAT MEDICINE
Doctors Could Not Help Mrs.
Templeton -Regained
Health through Lydia E.
Pinkham's Compound.

Hooper, Nebraska. ~ am very glad
70 tell how Lydia f. Pinkham Vegetable
Compound has helped me. For five years
suffered from female troubles so was
scarcely able 10 do my work. took doc
tors medicines and used local treatments
but was not helped. had such awful
bearing down pains and my back was so
weak | could hardly walk and could not
ride. Ioften had TO situp nights 10 sleep
and my friends thought could not live
long. At my request my husband got
me n bottle Of Lydia f. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and commenced to
take IL BY the time | had taken the
seventh bottle my health had returned
and | began doing my washing and was q
well woman. Atone time for three weeks
| did all the work FOR eighteen boarders
with no signs Of my old trouble return
ing. Many have taken your medicine
after seeing what il did for me. would
not take $1,000 and be where was. You
have my permission TO use my name IL
II win aid anyone. ~ Mrs. SUSIE TEN
PLEToN. Hooper. Nebraska
ThePinkham record is a proud and peer
less one. II is a record Of constant VIC
tory over the obstinate ills Of woman Ills