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The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
CHAPTER ".
Across the Line.

Young Emerson threw his hat and
Overeoat at the table in the hall and
marched into the library. None OF his
partners had yet arrived, but he knew
from the light in the window that his
father was reading in the smoking room.
waiting for him 10 come home. He had
and asked him not to 90 10 bed.
The younger man entered very quietly.
because he did not want his father 10
hear him He desired above everything
else at that moment the time TO go over
the whole ground once more and once
more convince himself that there was no
road TO safety-inside the law.
He went over the whole situation In
detail and groaned aloud when he reach
ed the same result that he had arrived
at three seconds after the manager of
the Emerson Bank had told him that
the clearing house had refused their
paper. Briefly. II was this:
They were able TO pay $l-5o for every
dollar they owed-if they would be given
time. In the vaults Of their twelve
banks they had securities that ran high
into the millions. and yet they might
lose a large part of those millions and
be driven TO close out at a fearful loss
for the lack OF a little cash!
lhNs AOEAg MY OA dbA-
lars In paper that was as good as cash
at any other time. Now, all Of II was
not nearly so useful as a couple OF mil
lions in gold,
With twelve banks as solvent as the
Bank OF England, they were about TO be
ruined for the lack of little cash!
Law OF no law, was there any injustice
in that? Emerson asked himself.
Because a little clique OF men had de-
rfded that fbav and fhav ovafv ahoftid an
gage in the banking business on a large
scale and had skillfully secured control
OF the medium-the actual coin-should
five honest men, solvent twice over, be
driven to ruin and disgrace?
Should they be forced to walk through
life with the burden of the disasters OF
thousands Of innocent men upon their
souls because a merciless plutocracy had
wiIled II so? BY technical violation Of
the lava law that his enemies violated
every day OF their lives-he could put
his hands on 100000 in gold
His own interests and the interests OF
thousands OF innocent and trusting men
had been placed in jeopardy by a de-
iberate. criminal conspiracy.
Had he not the right to fight them
with their own weapons?
Who would be injured but these men
who had plunged the nation into a fright
full panic for their own selfish ends?
II he could beat them. II he could keep
the doors OF his bank open. the stagger-
ing industrial world might lean upon his
strength until it had recovered fits bal
ance. and the suffering of milIions-the
inevitable suffering-wouid never be.
There are two higher laws than the
Federal banking acts he said to him
self ''One is the duty of protecting the
innocent and the other is-the law Of
self-preservation." And be touched the
bell.
Thomas, do you happen to know II
my father Is still in the smoking room 20
he asked, as the servant appeared at the
door.
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CHAPTER n-continued.

s He was thinking thinking thinking
Down there in the street he had felt for
years q great. overwhelming. irrestisti-
bic power, growing silently. surely. ter
ribly-the money trust. Less than q
dozen men control so much money that
IT would stagger an adding machine to
record the figures, and stun the reason
II IT attempted TO grasp the magnitude
OF a 1.-THE Of the sum.
It has no part in the petty struggles
Of the stock exchange or raids on the
cotton market, any more than the head
Of theatrical trust might be interested
in the quarrels Of ticket spectators.
When It wants a railroad or an industry
it goes quietly into the market and buys
II, uses it as long as II suits its plans,
and then turns II back. Silently and
surely as great glacier # is advancing
its power-and this was the power that
young Wilbur Emerson wanted to meet
in the lists OF Wall street
The elder Emerson did not call It the
money trust He did not know of It's ex-
istence. But with the instinct of bank
er he had felt a powerful and sinister In
fuence in the world OF finance. That was
al. He did not feel that Wilbur need
necessarily come into direct conflict with
an invincible opposition, or that his rise
would be watched by dangerous, Jealous
eyes.
He looked at the young mans strong,
eager face, and was instantly reassured
Whatever the fight might be, he felt that
his boy would be equal to It. But there
WIS always the lingering doubt.
He rose slowly and held out his hand
Very well, my boy he said. In an
instant Wilbur had seized his hand in a
fierce grip. his eyes sparkling with joy.
Father he almost shouted. do you
mean it?"
The elder man put both hands on his
boys shoulders aI,u looked into his eyes.
Listen, my boy" he said gently. Yes.
] mean Il. l would rather you did not
20 on with the project OF a chain of
banks, but do not imagine that you are
doing il against my will When 1 give
YOU my consent 1 give # freely and fully.
But. Wilbur, my son. you will grant me
permission TO think that 1t is not best.
I have taught you to love truth. You
are going where you will have to lie. ]
have taught you self-sacrifice. You will
now have to sacrifice others.
For a young man OF to-day, you have
learned rather well to love your neighbor
as yourself, and have never known you
to do a mean or dishonorable thing. Now
you will have to knock your neighbor
down and trample on him.
No. Never mind arguing about IT. I
know you don't agree with me on that
Or you wouldn't want TO follow this plan
But you are determined, aren't your
Il am, father, IL 1t rests with me-
said the young man gravely.
Then-go ahead. And" His voice
broke, his eyes grew moist, and from
the bottom OF IIIs true old New England
heart he added fervently:
God be with your
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USELESS IMPLEMENT.

10 BE CONTINUED MKT SUNDAY
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
UNWRITTEN LAW
SAVED HIM
Jury Unable to Agree on Case Where
Man Killed Another in
Bed Room.

UNITED ,ress Leased Wire Service.l
OAKLAND, Calf, April u. Re
lance on the "unwritten law" today
probably saved from the gallows Har
ry Prescott, on trial here for the kill
ing of Ralph Thompson. whom he
surprised and shot to death in the bed
room of Mrs. Kate Prescott, his wife.
The man who invades another's
home to steal his wife invites death, !"
said Prescott's lawyer, addressing the
jury. That the plea had the effect was
seen when with ten for acquittal and
two for conviction the jury reported a
disagreement and was discharged.
Prescott, who was concealed in his
wife's room On the night of February
%, when the killing occurred. swore
he saw Thompson go In and take off
his shoes. He then sprang out and
opened fire.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
REBELS WRECKED
MEXICAN TOWN
City In Ruins After Being sheled
But FederaIs Still Hold
the Fort.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
Ell PASO, Texas, April 27.-Culia-
can, Mexico, although practically in
ruins, and being shelled by the rebels
is still held by the federals. This is
the information received here from
Mazatlan.
The assault on Topic was in prog
ress for more than three days and few
buildings in the city escaped destruc-
ton, the advices say Details of the
number killed on each side are not
given, but the dispatches confirm the
report that General Guerrero and Col.
onel Morales, rebel leaders, were both
severly wounded and that the rebels
were forced to retire from the out
skirts of Topic after having occupied
/ the town brief time.
Tonight the wires from Topic are
cut at Preside. 1t is known, how
ever, at Culiacan the rebels seized {
car of flour belonging to an American
/ When they learned it was American
property, all the -four except one sacl
! was returned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
The Names Of These Sleeping Heroes
Are Wanted by the Woman's
Relief Corps of
keokuk.
AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE
An Urgent Card From Mrs. Antrobus,
Secretary Of the Corps, Ask
Ing the Names Of
Relatives.

Every year on Memorial day the
women of tho Relief Corps gather
about selected SPOT at the National
cemetery at the beginning of the ex-
ercises and hold a short ceremony, &C
cording to the ritual of the order in
memory of the unknown dead.
This does not refer specially to the
unknown dead buried here but to
those who sleep beneath the sod all
ever the land, whose graves bear
no names and nothing but the sad
and significant word of Unknown
The ladies Of the Relief Corps are
anxious to find out the names of all
those in the city who have relative
near or distant. who lost their lives
in the tragic war of the rebellion and
are buried in unknown graves, even
the location of which Is not known.
The secretary of the Relief Corps
is making every effort to- locate such
persons who 1.-Two in Keokuk and they
will confer favor on her by notify
| ing her as soon as possible as she de-
sires to complete her list Of them be-
! fore preparations for Memorial day
are completed. To this end she has
handed The Gate City the following
for publication:
Unknown Relatives.
The monument to the unknown dead
1 to be erected In the National cemetery
will be dedicated on Memorial day.
The ceremony will be in charge of
Terrence Post G. A. R. and Terrence
i Woman's Relief Corps Every person
in the city having relative who fell
in the civil war and whose place Of
burial is unknown is hereby asked te
4 communicate with the secretary, Mrs
T. H. Antrobus. 800 Blondeau street
I, before May 90.
FLORENCE ANTROBUS,
Seer Terrence W. r. C
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and graduate of Heidelberg Univers-
ity. whom they charge with having
sent three black hand letters and
the package OF explosives.
The multi-millIonaire is said to have
received the first letter demanding
that $4,000 be secreted under a bridge
under penalty OF death, on April IL.
Detectives were at once notified.
Thursday a letter of similar purport
was brought by messenger hoy and
the package containing the bomb and
dynamite came by mail. The messen-
ger boy claims Pastorius gave him
half dollar to deliver the letter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
PROUD PEACOCK
Is FRIGHTENED
Received Three Black Hand Letters, a
Bomb and Stick Of
Dynamite.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
PITTSBURGH, April e.. Police
and detectives tonight guarded the
palatial home of A. r. Peacock. mil
lionaire and former partner Of Andrew
Carnegie, following the receipt Of sew
eral threatening letters and package
containing bomb. and a stick Of
dynamite.
The police have arrested William
pastorIus, alias D. Sillzner, German.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
Chicago Live stock

CHICAGO, April 27-c'attle receipts
200; market steady; beeyes $40 to
s .9O Texas steers s5.25 to 7.25;
western steers So IS to I SIS; stockers
and feeders 81 80 to 6. so; cows and
heifers 50 70 to $50; calves $500 to
500.
Hog receipts 5000; market dull:
light 81. 50 to I 90; mixed s7.55 TO
s o5 heavy s7.55 to sos; rough
s7.55 to 7.75; pigs $500 to 7.15;
bulk of sales $50 to 500.
Sheep receipts 1000; market slow;
native s4 10 to 1925; western So 90 to
Z so: yearlings Sc 25 to 500; lambs
native Sc 90 to 100; western So. 25 to
$50.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
Seer. Terrence W. R. {

The police had another quiet night
last night, which speaks we'll for Keo-
kuk citizens One fellow took little
too much tea and tried to show his
wife what he knew about the fistic
game, while another traveller was
vagged. Both were brought to the
station and furnished with berths in
the city bastile.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
THE WORLDS MARKETS
The Stock Market.

NEW YORK, April 27.-Financial
America in its issue Monday will say:
The course of Reading in the stock
market during the past week was so
extensive as to overshadow and DOM
mate transactions in all other issues.
Aggressive buying appeared in that
stock on Monday last when 1t sold as
low as 1881 with the dividend on,
and before the end of the week was
reached the price had risen to 176A
ex the quarterly dividend OF " per
cent for which the transfer books
closed on Tuesday. This represents
gain in all of nearly Is points during
the week Naturally this vigorous ad-
vance was the subject of a good dea.
OF conjecture. The belief here Is thar
directors at their coming meeting Will
PUT the stock on an eight per cent
basis. There We're also many stories
about the intention of the manage
ment to segregate the coal property
and issue coal sales agency stock
similar to that of the Lackawanna
and Lehigh Valley
A number of other issues made new
high records in the past week, among
them American Can common, Canad
ian Pacific and United States Rubber
and number of important stocks, In
Guiding New York Central, sold at the
highest price reached since May, 1910
or Just before the Wickersham injunc
ton against advances in railroad
rates was obtained The advances II
these stocks reflected to a great ex
tent the bullish attitude of some of the
most important market interests.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
Admiral Sebree Coming.
In separate paragraph the same
Real Estate Transfer.

Edward and Nellie Kennedy, ". d.,
&c John and Lizzie Gibbons, part of the
sw Il section %. Jackson township.
Consideration, $1,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
The Grain Market.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, April 81 Much reason
for the increased prices in the grain
market during the week Just ended
Is found in the reports of crop ex-
perts. Their statements on conditions
i'll Nebraska and Kansas, where they
worked recently, say that consider
able damage was done the wheat crop,
and estimates of the shortage on the
winter wheat crop are placed at from
4O,0O0,0OO to 50,000,000 bushels during
the week. May climbed upward rs
cents and July wheat from 109% at
last Saturdays close to 1873 today.
May corn gained is during the
week and July crept up one cent. In
the corn market the bulls had an i'm.
mense advantage because of their
previous profits.
! The situation in the oats market
was not essentially different from
| that in corn except that reports We're
brighter. May oats lost Il during ths
week and July gained the same
amount
Unusual strength was shown In pro
visions. May pork closed $500 las
Saturday and was recorded at 1882 !;
at today's close. July pork was boost
ed from 1885 to s19.62h during tn
week. Other provisions made gain
in a lesser degree.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
GARBAGE AND
ITS DISPOSAL
Civic League, In Meeting Held Yester-
day Afternoon Discusses Proper
Methods to Destroy
Rubbish.
is PUBLIC MENACE
General Feeling That Garbage is a
Disease Incubator and an Ac-
tive Campaign Is to be
Prosecuted.
PUBLIC MENACE


The Civic League met in the high
school on Saturday afternoon at 800
o'clock, Mrs. Harry j. Reeves presid-
ing, and Mrs. H. T. Herrick serving
as secretary. The routine business
was transacted and number of new
names added to the roll of members
The program for the day was on
the subject of garbage and It's dis
posal. Mrs. John Dewitt gave an
original dialogue which was one of the
brightest, cleyerest things heard In
Keokuk for long time.
Or. G. A. Dimond spoke on the prop
er method of garbage collection and
on the evils in the form Of disease
coming from accumulated refuse DR.:
Dimond's talk was very practical
one and was much appreciated by the
members of the league.
Miss Martha HDrnish spoke of the
methods adopted by cities for garbage
destruction. Her talk was full of
practical suggestions and all the state
Tlents founded on the investigation OF
Eoards Of health and city officials in a
number of American and European
cities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
Licensed to Wed.

Fred G. Woodson, Mt. Pleasant.
Iowa, age %. and Clara Schwartzen-
truber, Charleston, Iowa, age 10.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
Another Committee Named.

The object of the program was to
bring to the minds of the members
possible solution of the garbage prob
lem here in this city. At the close
OF the program the chair appointed a
committee to further consider Keo-
kuks needs in this question. The
committee named is:
Miss Ann Davis, Mrs. D. A. Collier,
Mrs. VIM. Ballinger, Mrs. Theodore
Craig, Mrs. Geo. S Merriam.
Mrs. Gertrude Collins Smith of
Boulder, Colo, was present at the
meeting and spoke of what has been
done in her city to bring about sys-
tematic collection of garbage. The
city there pays a man who devotes
all his time to collection and insures
that all cans shall be emptied every
Cay. The house holders are required
to have sanitary covered cans. The
work OF clean UP day was discussed
and the progress made in the various
wards reported.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
HOLD FUNERAL OE
COL. BR|OGMAN
Soldiers From Fort Rosecrans Attend
the Services at Christ Episcopal
Church In Full Dress
Uniform.
ESCORT REMAINS TO CAR
Rear Admiral and Mrs. UrleI sebree
to Leave For keokuk May I
With the
Remains.

The body of the late Col. Frank
Bridgman will not arrive in Keokuk
for burial until after the first of May,
as learned from the Evening Tribune
of April 90, copy Of which has been
received
That paper gives the following de-
tails Of the funeral which was held at
Christ Episcopal church, Coronado,
by Rev. c. E. Spalding. Both com
panies of the regular army at Fort
Rosecrans participated. Companies
% and lis in full dress uniform at
tended the services in body
Arrangements were perfected by
Major George n McManus, who
selected as pallbearers retired and
active army officers as follows. Gen
eral John Mcclellan, General A. w.
Wedges, Major William L. Kneedler,
Major George H. McManus, Major w
r. Maize, Major John Stafford and
Col. E. p. Pearson.
The remains were escorted from the
church to the Santa Fee station where
they We're placed aboard Santa Fe
train for shipment to Keokuk, Iowa
Admiral and Mrs. Uriel sebree vii
accompany.
Admiral Sebree Coming.
In separate paragraph the same
paper says:
Rear Admiral and Mrs Uriel Sc
bree of Coronado will leave F'rida!
fer San Francisco; from there the.
will leave about the first OF May TO
Keokuk, Iowa, with the remains o
the late Lieutenant Colonel Franl
Bridgman, father of Mrs. Sebree, VIII
passed away Saturday morning. Co
onel Bridgman was the Oldest retire
army officer in the United States"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
To Meet In Nav.

The meeting was full of interest and
enthusiasm throughout. The league
adjourned to meet the last Saturday
in May.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
ST. Louis Hay.
Peoria Cash Grain

PEORIA, April 81 -d;rn lower:
No. white 1884; No 2 yellow 10;
No. yellow 771a No. 8 mixed 1874;
No grade 20 "a.
Oats Dull; no. white 57A
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28

Heard In Sunday School.
what should man do in case HIS
right hand otfends him?' Become
left-handed."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
Nowadays.

It's a wise play that knows its own
author.--Harper's Bazaar.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
New York Produce

NEW YORK, April 81 Butter
strong; receipts 1925 tubs; ereamers
specials SAC; extras 33; firsts 80 to
SO; state dairy finest 32a to sa:
common to fair "a to %; process
specials 271a.
Cheese Steady and unchanged;
receipts 2.5S6 boxes.
Eggs Barely steady; receipts 81
$50 cases.
New York Poultry.
NEW YORK, April 27.-PoultrT-
Alive steady; western fowls lac:
turkeys 1S: dressed quiet: western
fowls Ia to 1919; turkeys IS to %.
ST Louis Hay.
ST. LOUIS, April 81 -Hay-Mark.
ct is easier on timothy and clover
mixed. fair demand good No. [
choice prairies steady, but No. . and
1 lower grades plentiful. dull and weak;
clover scarce and alfalfa scarce.
strong and wanted.
Timothy S27 90 to 30 80 for choice;
mixed new clover So 90 to POO:
prairie sci 90 to % 90 alfalfa s22 90
to $500.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
Insurance for your Eyeglasses

Let us show you what it's
like. No like, no buy. We've
got a free booklet about 1t
too.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-28
TEN PER CENT. RAISES
 IN RHODE ISLAND MILLS
Elizabeth Thread Mills Have New
 Announcement Posted.

Providence, R. I. March 27.-The Elizabeth thread mills at Hills Grove and East Greenwich, which announced a five per cent. increase in wages last week, today made an additional raise of five per cent, in anticipation of ten per cent increase becoming general in the state. The mills employ about 500.
 The Coventry company at Anthony, which employs about 500, posted mo- tices stating that the increase which went into effect last Monday would be ten per cent.
 In the Hilton mills, manufacturing cottons and silks, in Valley Falls, an- nouncements were made of a general increase in wages, effective April Is The amount of the raise was not stat ed. There are $50 operatives.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-28

Grateful Patients tell of almost miraculous cures of Cataracts, Granu lated Lids, Wild Hairs, Ulcers, Weak, Watery Eyes and all Eye Diseases many have thrown away their glasses after using this magic remedy one week. Send your name and address with full description of your trouble to the H. T. SchIegeI Co.,, 64s9 Home Bank Bldg, Peoria, Ill.,, or fill out the coupon here, and you will receive by return mail, prepaid, trial bottle of this magic remedy, that has restored many almost blind to sight.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-28

working girls friend, and all women who suffer should write to you for special sdvice. Miss TILLIE PLENzIG, 8 Jay St., Poughkeepsie, N. ',
 When a remedy has lived for ovei thirty years, steadily growing in popu larity and influence, and thousands upon thousands of women declare they owe their very lives to it, is 1t not reasonable to believe that it is an article of great merit?
 We challenge anyone to show any ether one remedy for special class ot L.sease which has attained such an enor' nous demand and maintained it for Sd many years as has Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
 If yOu want special advice write td Lydia K. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfl- dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will De opened, read and answered by q wemaH and held in strict coutideaeer
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-28
TRUCK GARDENER
 BECAME RESPONDENT
Suicides Because Unable to Get Living
 Prices for Produce.

New York, March 27.-The inability of Charles F. Williams to get living prices for the produce of his truck garden, even In these days of high cost to the consumer. was the cause of his suicide in Glendale, Long Is- land, today. So declared Williams widow. who told how. though their little farm. highly cultivated and with in the city limits at the doors of the big city market, could not be made to pay despite the hardest kind ot work.
 Right over in New York" he was accustomed to tell his wife, they complain because they have to pay toe much for vegetables and garden truck And I can't get enough for mine tC keep you and me in comfort"
 The problem was too much for Will jams. During the absence of his wife from the house today he cut his throat with a carving knife and was dead when she returned.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-28
FACTORY GIRL 2
 GIVES UP
Too Sick to Work Doctor Advised Operation. Re stored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's
 Compound.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y.-''I run 8 sew ing machine in large factory and go
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-28
AMENDMENT ASKED BY
 MOVING PICTURE MEN.
Want Innocent "Infringers" of Copy
 rights to Escape Fine.

Washington, March 27-Moving pie ture interests advocated today before the house patents committee the com promise amendment to the law offered by Representative Townsend of New Jersey, democrat, to impose not to eX- ceed stOO fine on innocent jnfringers" of copyrighted works in motion pie lures and $50 a day fine on those who knowingly infringe. The committee probably will act favorably on the bill.