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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
BURLEsQUERs
RODE CHEAPLY
Agreement With Theatr on
cerns for Prosri 4
Adverslslnr
FEDERAL s.oTMENTs
Three Roads Charged BY Government
With Breaking the Laws by
Means Of Round About
Scheme.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.] |
CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-The federal
grand jury today re- irned four in
dictments against three railroads,
two passenger agents and number OF |
theatrical concerns and their officers
charging rebates in the transporta-
tion of burlesque companies in mid
western cities by means OF scheme
in which the railroads are alleged to-
have paid excessive prices for ad-
vertising on theatrical programs
The railroads and their officials In
dicted are.
The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago
and ST. Louis (Big Four) railroad and
Harry j. Rhein, general passenger
agent.
The Michigan Central railroad and
VIM. H. Underwood, general passen-
ger agent.
The Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern railroad
The theatrical concerns and man
ayers indicted are:
| Rud Hynicka, of Cincinnati, political
! lieutenant of former Boss George B.
Cox, and a prominent theatrical mag
nate.
/ James 3. Fennessy. burlesquer and
theatrical manager OF Cincinnati and
4 Chicago.
The Houck Opera House Co., OF
/ Cincinnati
/ The Enquirer circulation depart
J ment of Cincinnati.
1 The Columbia Amusement Co, Of
. New York.
The indictments allege conspiracy
to violate section six of the act to
regulate interstate commerce. The
rebating scheme in then described
as an agreement by the parties nam
ed to rebate to amusement companies
and burlesque shows twenty-five pei
4 cent of the fares of the travelling
companies, under the guise of exces
sive rates to be paid by the railroads
for advertising in the theatrical pro
grams of such companies, in various
cities
Each Indictment involved separ
ate alleged agreement for the trans
portation of burlesque companies be
tween middle western cities. Among
/ the show companies named as hayin'
secured rebates of rs per cent Of TIL
fares through the agreements are:
!. The Bowery Burlesquers. Gay Mas
,oueraders, the Trocaderos. Marathoi
Girls. Irwin's ldajestics, Clark's Rur
away Girls, Empire show Girls, Broat
5 wav Gaiety Girls, The Duchling'
Tiger Lilies and Sam r Jacks Sho'
Girls.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
PASSENGERS DID
NOT REALIZE 1T
None of Them Injured When Train
Ran Into Freight Engine at
Early Hour.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
PITTSBURGH, Pa. Feb. 20.--Penn-
sylvania railroad officials here receiv-
ed word today that four persons We're
injured when train No. %. the 1S-hour
flyer between Chicago and New York,
crashed into freight engine and box
car at Middletown, Pa, at ell this
morning.
The fireman of the passenger train
is said to have both his legs broken,
the freight fireman had his back
sprained, waiter on the Pullman had
his hand cut, and one of the boys on
the Pullman had his hand hurt.
None OF the passengers were In
iured. the majority of them being
asleep and unaware that a wreck hat
occurred. According to information
the brakeman in charge of Shifting
the freight train and car threw this
wrong switch shortly before the fly
or came speeding along. The box ca
was smashed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
OROzCO OFFERED
THE LEADERSHIP
Can be commanderln-Chief of the
vasqustas Force Of Rebels in
Mexico II He SO
Desires.
WAS MADERo's PAL
! Torreon Is Still Held by Federal:
| But is Expected to Fall at Al
most Any Hour of
tho Day.
WAS MADERo's PAL

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
Ell PASO, Texas. Feb. 20.-Gener-
al Orozco, commander of rurales un-
der the Madero government and sup
posed to be Madero's right hand man,
has been made commander-in-chief of
the Vasquistas forces, in manifesto
issued today at Cases Grandes, where
the Vasquistas are gathered prepara-
tory to their march to Mexico City
Orozco, who is in Chihuahua has
not accepted the command Recent
statements he issued to the United
Press declared his unfaltering loyalty
TO Madero and the Maderists expect
him to reject the rebel offer.
Aristarco Carascosa, citizen of
.Tuarez. is under arrest charged with
melting riot. Captain Carlos Espino,
OF the Juarez garrison, has also been
arrested charged with melting the
men of the garrison to revolt and a
dozen other arrests are scheduled for
tonight in Juarez as a result of the
recent disorders there. The arrests
follow the resumption of federal con
ltrol of the city.
Torreon and Parral, both menaced
/ by vasquistas, are still held by the
Madero forces, according to semi
official advices, but are expected tc
fall whenever demand is made. The
lyasouistas thus far have devoted
their attention to the smaller town.
surrounding.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Chicago Now Has Commission Which
VIII Try and Figure Out How
to Keep Every Man
Busy.
HENDERSON AT WORK
College Professor Has Studied the
Question for Years and Be-
lIeves That II lsa
Vital Ono.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l (
CHICAGO, Feb. 20,-"Chicago has
taken the lead today among the cities
of America in the worldwide effort
to solve the problem of unemployment.
I believe the commission that was ap-
pointed by Mayor Harrison last night
will study every known method that
has been promulgated for the relief OF
Unemployment and scheme, or
number Of schemes will be devised
for the solution of problem which
should not exist and which Is dis
grace to the industrial development of
the present generation"
! This statement was made today by
Prof. Chas r. Henderson, OF Chicago
university. appointed secretary OF
the commission, of which Charles R.
Crane is the head. The body is COM
| posed OF twenty-five citizens of Chi
cago students of economic conditions
manufacturers and employers of la
bor Five are aldermen.
/ Professor Henderson has devoted
i twenty years to the study OF causes
OF unemployment and he has consist
4 emily urged Mayor Harrison to take up
, officially a function of government
, which may bring out an entirely new
J phase OF American municipal govern
, ment.
: a shall urge the commission to get
!, down to work as quickly as possible,
Atsaid Professor Henderson. 1T vii
i +ol-a ~; ,,,o, +hcse,4 Iaoct fn irynSti
gate the many schemes attempted Il
g various countries to prevent unem
ployment. Manufacturers owe dut.
r to society to keep their plants running
more evenly, They should not at
tempt to run beyond normal capacity
during rush seasons and then cut of
| most of their forces during dull sea
sons. Employers OF labor should un
derstand it to be their duty to play
, large part in the task of making un
employment impossible. The govern
ment should play its part and thu
= workingmen, through their trade
unions, also must help In the solution
III we find that the city and stat
should assist in protecting its citizen
from unemployment, believe thi
commission would unhesltatingly urg
laws making a municipal insuranc
fund against unemployment, possible
employers. workers. and the stat
must all Join in creating such func
Unions should have 'unemploymer
benefits, the same as they have strik
n benefits.
Our greatest task In wiping out tn
blot of unemployment from our indu
trial edifice is to impress upon publ
q. officials, employers and workers alik
that such condition should not e,
list. that 1t is wasteful and that 1t wi
not exist without due compensate
to the unemployed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Each One viii Carry Half Vote In
His Vest Pocket and VIII Cast
IT For Champ
Clark.
CONVENTION AT JOPLIN
Democrats of Missouri In Session To
day With Nothing to Talk About
Excepting the
Speaker.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
JOPLIN, Mo. Feb 20.-Champ
Clark will be indorsed for the presi-
dental nomination, the Missouri
to the national convention
will be instructed to vote solidly for
the speaker to the last ditch and the
eight delegates at large will be pledg-
ed to Clark. This was clearly indicat-
ed here today when the democratic
state convention convened and as a
result of the final lining-up of the or
ganization forces not a single frill to
the Clark Endorsement or instruction
of delegates will be countenanced.
1t was agreed to name eight dele
-at-large, with half vote each
to escape a serious fight threatened
on the naming of the "big four
IT was believed that an attempt to
have the convention name Woodrow
Wilson as the second choice of Mis-
souri, would be made, Edward f. Col
ira, national committeeman. is a
Princeton man and was known to lear
toward Wilson A night was promised
on GoItra and his retirement forecast
ed. AT the last minute. however, Col
ira signed Clark pledge and every
thing will now be jammed through
without hitch.
Wilson supporters had hoped to &c
/ the New Jersey governors name be
fore the convention through the Col
1 ira fight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
LOOKING into
THE ICE BOX.
Court Investigation Into the High
Cost Of Living VIII be Sweep
ing and Thorough
One.
COLD STORAGE ROBBERY
Butter and Egg Organization Had a
Scheme to Always Got Stiff
Price for tho TWO
Articiea

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK. Feb. 2o.-The broad
est court investigation ever under
taken In this city. and one fraught
with intimate consequences to the ulti-
mate consumer, was started before
Magistrate Murphy this afternoon. Sit
ting as committing magistrate,
Murphy began an inquiry into the
high cost of the necessaries of life,
and it was announced that as the re-
suit of his probe. the district attorney
hoped to be able to bring criminal
prosecutions against majority OF the
spectators in butter and eggs. vege-
tables, meats and market products
generally. The inquiry will last more
than month.
Today's proceedings were devoted
entirely to the butter and eggs phase
OF the high cost of living. There are
I150 possible defendants. but Assistant
District Attorney De Ford announced
that he intended to call number OF
these individuals to prove his case.
The prosecutor told Magistrate
Murphy that he expected to prove tha,
the New York Mercantile Exchange
fixed arbitrary prices for butter ano
eggs sold in this city; that the Law
OF supply and demand was violated
by the members; that when there wa:
an over-abundance of the product OF
fered for sale it was bought up by thu
1 exchange leaders who fixed the prices
and sent into cold storage to b.
brought out In small lots when it coul,
be marketed without breaking prices
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Special Talk TO Congress Regarding
Accidents on the Railroads
and the Damages
Paid.
EMPLOYEES PROJECTION
Message Outlined a Bill Which Pro-
vldes Payment for All injuries
Received BY
Accident.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Servtce.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2o.-Compen-
sation for accidental injuries of rail-
road employees, In accordance with the
fixed, positive scale, as recommended
by the employers liability and work
mems compensation commission, was
today urged by President Taft as
legislative enactment, in a special
message to congress.
The message outlined bill. Con-
cerning it, the president declared that
the theory was that each employa
should be insured against injury sus-
tanned In his work, without reference
| to the contributory negligence and
without the common law limitation on
the employers liability.
The only case, according to the mes.
sage, in which no compensation is to
be allowed under the proposed meas
ure. is where the injury or death Of
| the employees is caused by his wilful
intention to bring about the injury or
death of himself or another, or in
cases of intoxication.
The details OF this measure are
most admirably worked out" the
president declared They provide for
medical and hospital service for the
injured man, for notice of the injury
to the employer, where such notice is
lnot obviously given by the accident
litself; for the fixing of the recovery
! lbs. agreement and il not by agroamcnt.
/ by an official adjuster, to be confirmed
4 by the courts, and, if jury is de-
( -lmanded, to be passed on by jury
r THE amount of recovery is regu-
: lated in proportion to the wages re-
= lceived and the more or less serious
I character of the injury where death
{ does not ensue, specific provision be-
ling made for particular Injuries.
: THE compensation is to be made
4 lin the form of annual payments for
Il a number of years, or for life. The
: fees to be paid to attorneys are spe-
g officially limited by the act The reme-
s dies offered are exclusive OF any
i. others. The statistical investigation
e seems to show that under the act the
s cost to the railroads would be per-
S haps twenty-five percent more than
e the total cost they now incur
e Three constitutional objections to
). the measure are pointed out by tho
e president and dismissed as untenable.
] These we're: That 1t did not ''regu-
II late commerce. that in compelling
e railroads to pay for injuries to en-
ployes it denied due process of law
e and that the right of Jury trial was
s. denied
ic The greatest evil which the propos
e, ed measure would destroy. In the pres
K ident's opinion, was the multitude OF
IL suits under the common law now clog
IN ging courts and postponing through
the laws delays, a final adjustment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
SCARED STIFF
By WALL STREET
,.dberut says Lobbyists From the
rInanclers Came to Washington
and Held up
Bogey.
PANIC WAS PROMISED
Nancy Trust Probe Was shelved Af-
ter the Men From New York
Got TO the capl-
tol.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The bog.
~ Of a financial panic was trotted out
~ wall streets secret emissaries sent
II congressman here, in order that a
real investigation of the money trust
MIGHT be averted, according to the
declaration today of Representative
I.indbergh, Republican, Minn.) in a
special interview to United Press
correspondent.
The progressive asserted that wall
street simply entered washington and
scared the politicians and cited his
own experience with a lobbyist. To
Wall streets action, Lindbergh assert
cd was due the delay of the house in
acting even on the Pujo resolution,
providing for modified probe of the
trust.
when the subject was first ap-
preached" he continued, Wall street
saw that my resolution was loaded
with powder and lead. There was an
attempt to smother it so that the pub
lie might not know its importance.
Il was astounded when an ennis
sary from Wall street calling upon me
directed my attention to the im-
mense responsibility | was taking in
pressing such resolution. He point
ed out that if continued, panic
would be brought on, worse than any
this country had previously known
EIe admonished me to withdraw my
resolution. / suggested that If condi
tions we're that rotten, it We're better
they should be known at once.
The next step was to threaten
some of the leaders of the house will
panic before election unless the in
yestigation should be prevented.
wall street simply entered Wash
ington and scared the politicians stiff
1T is a matter of common knowl
edge among many OF the member
that Wall street interests have beel
here lobbying to head off this invest
cation. Failing in the first effort. th.
next way out was to refer it to
standing committee.
Now it's UP to the public to kee
the standing committee dancing in tn
spotlight"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
GREAT SNOW IS
NOW FALLING
Heaviest Of the Winter Covers Some
Of the Western States and Rail-
way Traffic Ia
lmpeded.
THE WEATHER is MILD
No Suffering to Live Stock or Peo
pie Because OF the Warm
Weather Which
Prevails.
THE WEATHER is MILD

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DENVER, Feb. 2o.-The heaviest
snowfll of the winter covers Colo
rado and southern Wyoming today and
railway traffic is impeded in all di-
reetions. Live stock suffered little,
owing to the mild temperature ac-
companying the snow fall.
The precipitation in the state rang
ed from one inch to two feet in the
mountain sections.
In some sections the snow fall has
continued almost steadily since Sun
day. At Steamboat Springs 20 inches
OF snow fell.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
GOT REVENGE
ON THE BARBER
Boy Objected to Hair Cut and Ran Off
With the Striped
Pole.

rJ7nited Press Leased Wire service.l
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Fourteen
year old Henry Campbell was sent to
the children's aid society because OF
his desire for vengeance. Policeman
Green found him dragging BARRIERS
MOLE away from the shop of a. neigh
borhood barber
"Just look at me hair. judge, he
ea;d "Me mudder made me go to de
daeo to get it cut and it looks like
rats had nested in it. So swiped de
oole to get hunk" Reluctantly the mag
istrate sent the youth to the Gerry
society as the haircut was all the
youth claimed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and Vicinity: Generally
fair tonight and Wednesday. Colder
tonight.
For Illinois Generally fair in the
north. probably occasional rain in the
south portion tonight or Wednesday.
Colder in the north portion tonight,
and in the south portion Wednesday.
For Iowa: Generally fair tonight
and Wednesday Colder tonight.
For Missouri: Unsettled weather
and probably showers in the south
and east portions tonight or Wednes
day. Colder tonight, and in the
southeast portion Wednesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
FINALS IN POOL
TOURNEY THIS WEEK

With the defeat of Chandler Cart.
er by E. L. Patterson last evening,
only three players remain in the Keo-
kuk Club pool tourney and the finals
VIII be played this week They are
PATTERSON f75l, Elder l95), and
Dickey (125).
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
engineer Saw What Would Happen
and BY Quick Action Probably
Saved Many
Llo.
PREVENTED A sIDESWIPE
Pennsylvania Railroad Barely Missed
It's Third Disastrous Wreck
Within Ten
Days.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
MIDDLETOWN, Pa, Feb. 2o.-The
quick wittedness OF John Fraley, Of
Harrisburg, engineer of shift" on
the Pennsylvania railroad today saved
the famous 18-hour Chicago-New York
flyer from what might have proved
the third disastrous wreck on the road
within ten days.
Fraley's engine was pushing box
car across the main tracks to sid
Ing west of here, when he saw the
|eastbound flyer tearing toward him
at so miles an hour. 1t was too late
to get across and the switch had
closed behind him. To prevent side
swipe that would probably have hurled
the flyer off in to the ditch, Fraley
opened his throttle wide and started
down the main track ahead OF the
passenger train. He did not get far
with his maximum of 30 miles an hour,
but 1t was enough to reduce the shock
OF the collision. The box car was
splintered, both locomotives were bad
lly damaged and fireman F. E. Lane
and f. Fl. Copeland were injured, but
nobody in the passenger cars was hurt
/ THE only thing that saved us was
the action of the shifter In pulling
away" said Engineer Seitz OF the
flyer afterwards. "Fraley could have
jumped and got away, but he stucl
to his throttle and risked his life Y
I save the passenger train."
The flyer proceeded east with neS
/, locomotive after short delay.
The day following the wreck OF tn
Pennsylvania limited at Warrior Ridg
, last week, the flyer met with anothe
, accident at Fort Wayne, Ind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Serious Complication.

"I know how to sympathize with
you, Mrs. Polhemus,' said Mrs. Lap
sling. my left eye was affected
once just as yours is and | had awful
time with it. The doctor said the
trouble was that the subjunctiye was
granulated."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
MORE DETECTIVES
THAN SP ARROWS
New York Financial District swarms
With HaWkshaws and Sherlock
Homeses of All
Kinds.
WORTH WORKING FOR
4 Whichever of the Three Outfits Can
Land the Taxicab Bandits,
VIII Get the
Bacon.
WORTH WORKING FOR

UNITED Press Leased Wire service1
NEW YORK. Feb. 2o.-A desperate
race between the two biggest detec-
tive agencies in America, is on here
today. The prize is the thousands OF
dollars paid out annually by the
American Bankers association for
guarding the institutions of its mem
bers. The object is the capture of the
taxicab bandits who held up messen-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
A Maksshift.

The lsraelites we're gathering man
ma. 1T will do well enough until we
get where we can buy patent break
fast foods they remarked Boston
Transcript.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Weather Conditions.

marked depression in the West
ern Gulf is attended by warmer wealth
or in the southern states. with rains
from the Gulf Coast to the Ohio Val
ley and eastern states.
The crest of the northwestern field
Of high pressure has moved to Mon
tana. the high pressure. and lower
temperature extending southwark tc
the Utah and Colorado, and eastward
to the Western Lakes, with snow II
the northern portion of the Mountain
and Plateau Regions.
Conditions indicate generally fail
weather for this section tonight ant
Wednesday, and somewhat colder to
night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
Local Observations.

Feb Bar. Their. Wind Weather
10 Z p. m. ..3o.11 SO NV Clear
20 Z a. m. 1923 IS N Cldy
Mean temperature, Sc.
Lowest temperature. so.
Highest temperature. ~.
Lowest temperature last night, 2S.
FRED 2. GOSEWIsCH.
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20

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