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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-31
Picked up Off Rhode Island and Per-
haps Was last Message by
the Presidents
Aldo.
ECHO FROM THE TITANIC
More Probable That Some One Threw
the Bottle Into tho Sea as
Ghastly
Joke.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
PAWTUCKET. r. l., July 31.--A
message purporting to be the last
word from Major Archibald Butt, aide
to President Taft, was picked up in
bottle off Block Island today and read
as follows:
April 16. mid-ocean-H Helpon a
raft-Titanic sinkingno water, or
food-Major Butt
The message was written on a wire
less blank, bearing the official imprint
of the Titanic.
The message, bearing the date. OF
Tuesday following the Monday morn
ing when the Titanic went down. was
brought here by Joseph Aiken, of
North Attleboro; A. ]. Loran, of New
York and w. H. Jones OF Paterson.
N. J. They said they found the bot
tie while out sailing. AT first they
said they were inclined to regard 1t
as CHASTITY joke, but on second
thought decided to report 1t.
Numerous witnesses testified that
Major Butt stood on the deck Of the
great liner as she went down 1t is
suggested here that in the whirling
waters that marked the ships disap-
pearance. Major Butt might have
caught hold of raft and have fioated
away from the scene The fact, how
ever, that SO many bodies and boats
remained right on the scene OF the
wreck, and later were picked up, seem
ed to make this theory extremely i'm
probable.
1t was also pointed out that 1t would
| have been very unusual for the presi-
dents aide to have signed his name
Major Butt"
Opinion was strongly divided as to
the possibility of the message being
authentic and an effort will be made
| to have the handwriting identified.
| News of the finding Of the note was
brought here from North Attleboro,
Mass, where Joseph Aiken runs a
barber shop. Except that the note
was declared to have been written on
Titanic wireless paper and that 1t was
enclosed in bottle with metal
cork, no other details were given out
/ by the men. The note was taken by
| w. H. Jones to his home in Paterson
He said he would forward 1t to Presi
| dent Taft Or some other friend OF
Major Butt, to be identified.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-31
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Thursday. Not much
change in temperature.
For Illinois; Fair and continued
cool tonight and Thursday.
For Iowa Fair tonight and Thurs
day Not much change in tempera-
ture.
For Missouri: Generally fair to-
night and Thursday No important
change In temperature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-31
soandaIous and Fraudulent.

limited Press Leased Wire seryice.1
WASHINGTON, July 31.--"Scanda-
Ions and fraudulent" was the way
Minority Leader Mann of the house
denounced provisions of the Indian ap-
nropriation bill providing for payment
Of indian attorneys for work upon
claims rejected by the court of claims.
Mann declared the attorneys were
merely lobbyists.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-31
Parliament to Dissolve.

JUnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
CoNsTANTINOPLE, July S1.-The
grand vizer asked parliament today
to pass a bill authorizing the sultan
to dissolve it at pleasure. If 1t ac-
quiesces, he will dissolve 1t. 1t If re-
fuses the cabinet will resign, dissolv-
ing 1t automatically. 1t is ruse to
satisfy the military league which in
sists on dissolution.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-31
In Court Today She Was Arrayed In
White summery Affair
Which Looked
Cool.
CHANGES EACH DAY
Second In Importance to Her Cos.
tunes, Ia the Outcome Of Her
Trial on Charge Of
Assault.

limited Press Leased Wire Servtco.l
ATLANTA. Ga. July 3I.-To COM
plete its evidence In the direct case
against Mrs. Daisy Opie Grace before
noon was the plan of the prosecution
when the trial reconvened today. The
examination of witnesses was expedit-
cd by every possible means.
Mrs. Grace looked cool and COM
Portable in summery dress-ths
third dashing costume she has worn In
the three days of her trial.
The heat is extremely trying to
Grace, the victim of the shooting. His
physicians have been permitting him
to remain in the court room only half
day but he pleaded SO hard today to
be permitted to remain on his cot that
he might face his wife II she took the
stand this afternoon that they relent-
ed.
Convening OF court was again delay
ed today, pending conferences be-
tween counsel and because OF a wait
for Grace. The wounded man had suf-
fered slight relapse last night ow-
ing to the heat and excitement.
Grace was determined to be In the
court room when his wife testified,
and the prosecution WAS banking on
the pitiful spectacle 1.-THE half para
lyzed man breaking Mrs. Grace's COM
posure with his accusing eyes during
her ordeal of cross eysaninatioa.
During the delay In the convening
of the court, the crowd sat wedged in
the seats, literally painting with ths
heat, Mrs. Grace made some conces-
sions to the heat today, appearing In
shirt waist suit and tanning yigor-
ously. She was in unusually good
spirits.
THE defense will not take long to
present It's evidence" she declared
What our witnesses will say will be
| the whole truth and 1t doesn't take
long for that to be told Our witnesses
won't he tripped on cross examination
because they will not testify what
| lawyers told them to say, but tell the
facts as they remember them do
hope that they will let me get far
enough along to t.ke the stand to-
day. ! want to get through with It
] The prosecution sprung surprise
Immediately at the opening. Solicitor
Dorsey demanded that Judge Rosser.
chief counsel for Mrs. Grace take the
stand Rosser mounted the witness
box, but refused to be sworn. Dorsey
/ then demanded to know whether he
had not taken a certain make of typo
writer from the residence of one Of
Mrs. Grace's friends. 1t was plain
that the attorney was seeking to es-
tabllsh authorship of the so-called
"alibi letters" which have been In
troduced in the case, but whose exact
contents have not yet been revealed.
Rosser's objection to answering tbs
question was promptly sustained by
the court, and Mrs Grace turned de-
lightedly to one of her counsel with
the audible comment That's another
point we've gained"
Lewis H. Hill, Grace's half-brother,
was recalled He testified in regard
to the so-called alibi letter. Mrs.
Grace. Hill said, preferred to stay In
the Grace home the night after her
/ husband was wounded, rather than
remain at his bedside in the hospital.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-31
Society Woman Has Run Afoul
Wyoming Laws by Being
in Such a Hurry.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.l
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July s1.-Mar-
ried only eight days after she got a
divorce from her first husband, Mrs.
Charlotte Silsbee Smith of Colorado
Springs. who on Saturday last was
united in marriage to Robert A Walsh,
of Sheridan, Wyo., has run afoul of
the Wyoming statute. She and her
new husband are here today endeay-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-31
JobbInq Claim.


Meanwhile Becker, through his at
torney is preparing his defense. At
torney Hart declares that he will
show when the police lieutenant is put
on trial. that he is being jobbed by
the confessors.
He says he has in reserve informa-
ton showing that the killing of Ros-
enthal was planned directly by Rose
and Webber and that they had not
consulted Becker regarding it. The
real reason, he said, will be revealed
when the case actually comes into
court.
1t is understood that Hart will call
a dozen witnesses who will swear
that they heard Rose, Webber and
Vallon discussing what they would
tell Whitman They will swear, 1t is
understood, that the trio decided that
the public wanted Becker's scalp and
that IL they could agree on concert
ed detailed story, they could sacrifice
the policeman and save themselves
This resulted in the confession Hart
alleges.
.I
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-31
Horse Thieves Burrowed Their
Way Out Of Jail and Els
capped by Aid Of Pals.

United Press Leased Wire service.] ]
ofAlG, Col. July 31.--A battle that
may prove history-making in the an
nals OF western outlawry is momen-
satiiy expected when a sheriff's posse
Iosernauls the famous "hole-in-the-
., "ah gang, which is believed to have
a'ued Bill Sartelle, Charles Franzel
anu Andrew Comstock to escape after
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-31
5artholdt Thinks Tha. There is Quite
Job Ahead for tho
Manicure Ex
ports.
SECOND TAFT SPEECH
Missouri Congressman Hands the Col
onel Some Hot Shot on tho
Subject Of the
Campaign.

toAitSu liceS lSeAbeu wire service.
WASHINGTON, July S1.--Coiping
new metaphores in an attack on
Colonel Roosevelt, Representative
Bartholdt OF Missouri, today delivered
in the house the second speech of the
Taft campaign defense against the
Stolen delegates" charges. The Mts-
sourian was even more bitter in his
charges against Roosevelt than Rep
resentative Mondell who fired the
opening Taft defense gun.
"A crime, unprecedented in It's bru-
tality, has been committed against
the republican party by those who
rashly denounce the national COM
mittee and vlllify It's members with
out knowing the facts" said Bartholdt.
Who composed the national COM
mittAe? Political accidents, ephemeral
nondescripts, satellites of a new will
'o-th-wisp, brought to the surface by
minority primaries? No; they were
earnest, high minded men OF integrity,
experience and standing"
Bartholdt declared the committee
was "bulldozed and threatened with
being mobbed by the Roosevelt en-
thusiasts'
Most of the contests were bogus,
started as an after-thought, devised
for the sole purpose of deceiving the
public, he asserted.
| 1T Is rule OF equity that mar
must come into court with clean
| hands.
Are not the hands of Roosevelt
reeking with the filth OF deception?
Has he not as a result of this bunco
game, forever forfeited his right to
raise moral issue with anybody on
any pretext?
"The truth has been mortally
wounded by poisoned arrows from
Oyster Bay yet our great party can.
not be killed by prevarication.'
Bartholdt declared that the law
punished the Chicago anarchists OF
! the Haymarket riots for "incendiary
! language"
"Is there no law to reach a promi-
nent offender?"he thundered. ITO
! poison the minds of the people Is
nothing more than criminal"
The speaker branded Governor
Johnson of California as an alleged
republican'-and declared Johnson
tried to steal the San Francisco
district from Taft by rushing
through unit rule, statewide prf
mary laws.
| Every one of the seventy-two dele,
gates questioned by Roosevelt, "the
| Missouri representative asserted
was honestly and Justly seated The
republican who continues to talk ol
tainted delegates is only befouline
his own nest
| Bartholdt asserted that Roosevelt
never intended to abide by the result
of the convention.
Examine the fingers which arc
trying to throttle the republican par
| ty,' Bartholdt challenged. I'm the Col
umbus speech the name republican
was not even mentioned. He came tc
Chicago with treachery in his heart
and fully determined to bolt In order
/ to put new party on its feet It be
came necessary to run down the old
one. He seized the handiest 'bie
stick'-for the work OF destruction"
Bartholdt reviewed nearly all Of
/ the contests
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-31
Anyone Who Assists in Breaking up the Graft
Game in New York Is Marked for Death
By the Gang
'VERRELLA HAS FOLLOWED ROsENTHAL
Becker's Defense will Be That He Is Being Job
bed By the Confessors In Order to Save
Their Necks.

all they know about the alliance be-
tween the underworld and the police.
The rumor was generally circulated
today that If Lieutenant Becker, un-
der arrest for murder in the first de-
gree, will make complete confession
OF all he knows about gambling in
New York and give the names of the
men who accepted the money, so that
they may be reached, he can have i'm
munity. Whitman, 1t was rumored
would be willing to protect Becker if
he could get the ''man higher up" and
especially the civilian who is reputed
to have distributed the money that
did not go to the police, and state
senator, whose name was used by
Rose, Webber and vallon in their con-
fession, as the man who took care
OF legislation designed to take the
police force out Of politics. Opponents
OF Whitman say that he Is trying to
turn the present scandal to his own
advantage as he is ambitious to be.
come either governor. having been a
candidate for the nomination two
years ago, or mayor, when Gaynor's
term expires year from now. This
imputatipn was bitterly resented b,
friends Of Whitman, who said that he
Is actnated in the present case only
by the desire to do his duty.
The granc jury today resumed It's
consideration of the scandal. 1t was
stated that 1t would follow the lines
suggested by the Rose confession In
order to trace the progress Of the
gambling slush fund. The names Of
the proprietors OF the biggest gamb
ling houses In New York have been
furnished to the grand jury by Rose
together with the amounts he alleges
they paid and in many instances he
told Just when the money was paid
These men are all to be sought out
and forced to tell the grand jury al
that they know.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-31

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, July 31.-That every
one who s'squeals" or aids the author
tiles in any way In uncovering the
trail OF graft between the police de-
partment, the political world and the
underworld will be marked for death
was the firm belief Of many interest
ed in New York's great scandal today.
This belief was emphasized by the
omen declaration that James Verrella
proprietor Of the Dante cafe at 1853
west gath street. who was killed in
fight in his place yesterday, was
murdered because he betrayed 4nago
Frank" Cirocisi to the police. Giro
cisi is alleged to have been one Of the
actual murderers Of Herman Rosen-
thai. He used the Dante cafe, a noted
resort in the White Light district as
hangout prior to the killing. Var
rella was his friend and frequently
loaned him money. and 1t Is alleged
that information he gave to the police
was the direct cause Of the arrest OF
the accused slayer.
The police set the murder Of the
cafe proprietor down at first as an
4 attempt to rob the cash register. Lat
er, after they had arrested William
Lorenzo, noted east side gunman
and Albert Contento for the shooting
they were told by friends Of Verrella
that there was no attempt at robbery,
but that In shooting down the cafe
owner. the four men who fired the
shots cursed him as a squealer, and
declared all who aquealed in the future
would meet the same fate. The men
under arrest deny this. and say that
they were in the place simply to get
q drink; that they made too much
noise, that verrella attacked them
with q revolver and a man, who es-
capped took the pistol from him and
shot him.
This denial Is not taken seriously,
md many at work on the case believe
that there will be numerous killings
before the present scandal is complete
ly uncovered.
Rose. Webber and yallon, confined
IN the West Side prison. are SO appre
hensive that they will be murdered
that special guard has been assign
cd to watch them in their cells, al
though the district attorney processes
to believe their fears groundless. But
ne is taking no chances because oi
the fate OF Rosenthal. who also
squealed.
The Annual Graft.
The amount of the annual graft col
!ected for permitting gambling in New
York, which was fixed first at $500,
ooo and then raised to s2.400,000 a
gear by Jack Rose, Is laughed at to
gay by those who have carefully fol
lowed the case. If graft was accepted
q all, men who ought to know say
the amount was far greater than this
and they intimate that these figures
were put forth from the district attor
neys office chiefly for the effect they
might have in getting certain gamblers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-31
Daily River bulletin.
River Forecast.

The river will remain nearly sta
tionary. or fall slowly from Davenport
to Keokuk during the next forty-eight
hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-31
Local observations.

81 / am. -. 1924 GO NV PIT Cldy
Mean temperature. July 30, 78.
Highest temperature, 80.
Lowest temperature, Sc.
Lowest temperature last night, 62,
FRED z. GOSEWIsCH,
Observer.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-31
THE WEATHER

Temperature unchanged. Lo-
cal temp P. m. 70; Z a. m.
63.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-07-12
Gathering Industries


THERE seems to be an eff ort in this particular section d
the state to place all manner Of distractions IN the way OF
growing or coming industries. Let a manufacturer come mere
and look about. There is a good field III several instances, pt
he meets little encouragement. There is generally a system
rights, or of locating dump ground, OF throwing something III
the way of progress.
1t can be called to mind when Charley Lane. of California,
was here with his coin to start big operations IN the placer dS-
trict at Pinenut. Some busy interferers came along, located
his dump ground, tried to hold him up and what was the C
suit. He told them to go to he'll and left the section. 1t has
been idle since that time.
Other schemes almost AS large have come about. but as
usual the knocker has gone out of his way to sour the mvesioi,
to help put obstruction in his way, and thus prevent live en-
terprise from coming. 1t seems to be the fate of the county.
In others sections when a man comes in with coin and
wants investment, he is tOted about the section, gwen a pan
ouet. a factory site donated and things made pleasant. MS
makes a community. The investor comes to make money, and
while he is making returns on his investment he Is paying hlre
helping the entire section and adding to the assessable pro-
duets and holdings of the city or commonwealth. No 81 here
The ancient order of knockers has been so well established that
il will take another generation to weed them out. Recent ex-
amples of this short sighted management is at hand and more
can be found without the aid Of magnifying glasses.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-07-12
It Was Not a Josh

THERE was more than a joke perpetrated when the re-
publicans at Fallon failed to name their regular presidential
electors.
The oversight was not noted until recently when the mat
ter of who was on the ticket was talked over. 1t was then found
that there was NJ way to vote for President Taft for the old
liners. Just how this blunder occurred no one seems to know.
and no one will take the responsibility.
The fact that the Roosevelt followers would gladly welcome an
other convention. and would make IN effort to turn the toe
toward Teddy. will prevent the assembling of a public conven-
ton for fear that the progressives might take the while melon
and not even leave the rind. 1t is the tightest box that the old
time republicans ever found themselves in. While 1t has
caused a generous smile to spread around among the democrats
and the Colonel's followers, yet it is past a joke with the men
who meant business at the Fallon doings.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-07-12
Declares for Wilson

THE Springfield Republican. one of the oldest, ablest and
most influential and respectable of Republican journals in the
United States, has the following remarkable editorial express
sions of it's issue of the Sd instant:
President Taft is to be released from his heavy burden at
the end of his present term. The difficulties in the way of his
reelection, created by Mr.. Roosevelts bolt from the Repub-
lican Party and now still more increased by the strongest NOM
nation the Democrats could hae made, substantially eliminate
the regular Republican ticket.
Coming from a stanch and veteran Republican journal no
ted for it's calm and dispassonate Judgment always friendly to
Taft. and opposed to the candidacy of Roosevelt, this is a most
striking and significant admission of certain defeat for Taft.
The Republican, in the same editorial, expresses the opin-
ion that Wilson will be elected.
THE Republican papers do not grab on to the news item,
unfinished exclusively in the Appeal yesterday, relative to the pre-
dicament that party is in as to their Presidential electors in this
State. There are many interesting items. which do not look
good to the Republicans this year.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-07-12
DELINQUENT TAXES AND
DELINQUENT TAX NOTICE

To the following-named persons
and all owners or claimants 10 '"0
personal property and real estate
and the improvements thereon, or I'M,
movements where assessed separate
w.. hereafter described known or uh-
known: .
7 & K. COMMUNICATIONS y and
~ Rlock 6, Curry's Division, dwell
ing, A lot as follows: Beginning
a. a noint on F line, Block 70, Phil
Inns Division. SO #. n of S + corner
of said block. running west l/o teet
70 w line Of block. Thence n 81
feet, f 10 feet; thenceS 81 feet to
place of beginning-Saloon and store
building. Saloon fixtures, $50.
Total valuation, $2.500.0O.
Amount Of Tax-----------SoZ'oo
Ten per cent delinquency. 90
Cost of dvertising----..-.-- A,oo
Certificate LUZ
Total amount to pay---------9|l|'
Seldom Richards-Lot 6, Block AZ. ).
r. & s. Division. Dwelling and tur-
%n;ture. Total valuation. $4,000.
Total tax
Ten per cent. delinquency. IL
Cost of Advertising----.,.. NV
Certificate l.Uo
Total amount to pay --.---Sll.zo
You and each Of you are hereby
Notified that the tax upon your prop
rty for the wear 1911 is now delin,
ouent, and you are further notifed
that unless said taxes are paid on or
before the thine Monday in July, 1912,
to-wit: July Is, 1912, your porperty
viii be sold at the Court House door
in Carson City, Ormsby County, Ne
vada, at 2 o'clock p. m. of said day to
paw said taxes together with the ten
uO per cent. delinquency and the
cost of advertising. and you are fur
ther nOtlheQ mat SuCl Sale VIII w
subject to REDEMPTION within SIX
months after the date of sale by pay
ment Of all said sums, together with
3 per cent per month thereafter ron
the date Of sale until paid.
F. O. PATTERSON.
Corntv Treasurer and ex ofhcio Tax
Receiver.
Office of County Auditor and Record
er. Ormsby County, Nevada.
Carson City, June 10. 1912.
Notice is hereby given that the fore
going list contains the names OF all
delinquent taxpayers, a description OF
the property upon which the taxes
are delinquent, together with the
amount of taxes due upon said prop
erty as shown by the delinquent tax
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-07-12


list for the year 1911, as returned to
this office by the County Treasurer
and ex ofticio Tax Receiver OF Orms-
by County, State of Nevada, and is a
true copy of said Delinquent Tax list
now unpaid.
County Recorder and ex ofticio Audi
tor of Ormsby County. Nevada.
June 10, 1912
Fritz. at the Nevada Saloon. is not
doing any kicking about hard times,
as he is getting a fair share Of the
patronage, and among other things
this is due to the preference for Nir-
ginia steam beer. Give Fritz a social
call and try a large glass OF the ia
nous steam beer.
At this time OF the year many peO-
pie from this section journey to Re-
no on business and pleasure. While
there the Golden Hotel will be found
the very best place to make head
quarters. 1t is near the depot. the
centre of the shopping district. The
rooms are excellent and the service
all that could be desired.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-07-12

Good job-printing at the Appeal.