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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26
ONCE HERO is
LYNCHED BY MOB
Court Martial Sentenced Montero to
Sixteen Years Instead of
Death.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador Jan. &c. =
Angered because court martial had
sentenced Gen. Pedro Montero, once a
popular hero, to sixteen years i'm
prisonment instead of sentencing him
TO death, a mob stormed the court
room, dragged Montero into the street,
riddled his body with bullets, hacked
off his head and then burned the
body.
Montero was proclaimed president
by revolutionists following an upris-
ing last November, but did not serve,
turning over the government to Cen
eral Alfaro, his associate in a move.
ment against the existing government.
The revolutionists, after series of
minor successes, were finally defeated
by the troops under General Plaza
and Montero with other leaders was
held prisoner until court martialed
The mild sentence of Imprisonment
enraged his former followers They
overwhelmed the guard and the lynch
ing followed. Martial law has been
proclaimed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26
Two Daughters Of a Former Judge of
the Supreme Court of Utah
Pleaded Guilty to shop
Lifting.
WERE FINED HEAVILY
Judge Scored Then and said He
Was Sorry That He Could
Not Send Them
to jail.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Jan. 26,-Mrs. Kath-
crime Smith and Miss Tarl Weller, of
Salt Lake. daughters of late Judge
of the Utah supreme court, were
fined $10O today on the charge of
shoplifting.
Attorney George Battle pleaded
guilty for the girls and asked that
the court deal lightly with them be-
cause of the humiliation they had suf-
fered in being held in the Tombs
since Tuesday evening. Judge Stein
ert bitterly arraigned the prisoners.
you did not need to steal,' he
said, for you had more than s100 in
your possession when you were ar.
rested. Yet you stopped to petty
theft, strangely out Of keeping with
your intelligence and your former
reputation for honesty. 1t is with
great reluctance that the court i'm
poses fine Of $100 instead of send
| ing you to prison Had not the firm
that caused your arrest pleaded FOL
clemency, would not show you any
mercy"
The prisoners paid their fines and
hurried away in an automobile. Mrs
Smith was detected when she rolled
UP a piece of silk, valued at $50 ant
passed it to her sister who attempted
to hide it under her skirt. Mrs
| Smiths husband is cashier of a say
ings hank at. Salt Lake City. 80
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26
COAL OPERATORS
MAKE OBJECTIONS
Strong Protest to Demand of Miners
for Shorter Hours and Higher
Wages

United Press Leased Wire Service.]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 20
Strong opposition to the demands of
the United Mine Workers. for shorter
hours and higher wages was voiced
here today by the big bituminous
coal operators. The interstate Joint
wage conference, composed of repre-
sentatives of the miners and opera
tors, made little progress as result.
Operators said the demands of the
miners for seven hour work day and
an approximate general increase of
twenty per cent In wages were exorbi-
tant
The attitude of the operators caus-
ed considerable talk regarding sus-
pension of work by the miners when
the present contracts expire on
March 81. The general sentiment,
however, was that arbitration and
conciliation should be exhausted be-
fore there was serious consideration
| Of work suspension. Many of the lead
ers of the miners assert that the oper-
ators desire suspension of work.
The union officials say that the oper-
| ators. holding up the prospect OF a
suspension, can persuade the public
to buy heavily now. In case sus-
pension comes, the operators can sell
what coal they have on hand at high
er prices.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26
SIXTH DISTRICT
rs FOR TAFT
Iowa Republicans Pledge Support to
President at ottumwa
Meeting.


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OTTUMWA, Ia, Jan. 26.-ResollI-
tions pledging the support of the sixth
congressional district to President
Taft for denomination were unani-
mously adopted here at a con.
ference of seventy-five republi-
cans representing every county in the
district. The meeting was held in the
parlors of the Ballingall hotel and en-
thusiastic Taft speeches were heard
from many of the prominent men pre-
sent. This was the first of series
of district conferences to be held in
the state to organize Iowa for Taft.
The resolutions pledging support to
President Taft, contain no mention OF
Senator Cummins, who is alo can
didate.
The pledge is as follows:
Because of President Taft's clean
business-like administration of his
high office; because of his courage
and patriotism in dealing with all
public questions and in conserving
the best interests of all the people, tc
the end that prosperity and peace
may prevail, We hereby pledge to him
our earnest support and urge upon all
republicans who desire that republi
can principles may prevail, to give te
him their enthusiastic support, that
his denomination may be made by ar
overwhelming vote.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26
Workmen In Equitable Building Ruins
Are Too Busy Finding Gold to
Look For a Mere
Corpae.
WIDOW IS pENN1LEss
Began Moving Furniture Around in
Belief That 1t Was Wreck
age Covering Husbands
Body.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Penniless,
and with her husbands body still de-
MED her because the workers have
been too busy looking for the buriec
gold to recover it, Mrs. Frank j. Neid-
er, widow of the watchman who lost
his life in the vaults of the Mercan-
tile Trust Co., when the Equitable
building was destroyed, went mad to-
day.
In her home in the Bronx, she was
today shrieking and crying and NOV
ing furniture in the belief that she
was trying to get the heavy beams
and twisted girders from her hus.
bands body Her sister called in a
doctor who tried vainly to restore her
mentally.
"Oh, why don't they lift these
beams" cried the frenzied woman
They are so slow! Give me shovel
and will help. For Gods sake get
me his body!'
Mrs Neider has been at the ruins
every day since her husband lost his
life and saw the vaults opened yester
day while her husbands body is still
buried.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26
REVISION OF
STEEL TARIFFS
Underwood Bill Reported Favorable
After Acceptance BY Demo-
cratic Caucus

United Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The house
ways and means committee reported
favorably the Underwood bill revising
the iron and steel schedules of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law. The bill was
accepted by the democratic. caucus on
Saturday.
In their report to the house, the
democratic members of the committee
declared: "a survey of the iron and
steel inquiry shows convincingly that
it has reached position of such
strength and Importance that the in
dustry does not need the helping hand
or the government to compete with
foreign manufacturers. The commit.
tee feels warranted in recommending
that the duties on metals and manu-
factures thereof be placed upon a dis
tinctly revenue basis, while definitely
adhering to the object OF securing for
the treasury an income as large as
can be obtained consistent with con.
serving the general interests of con,
sumers
The report cites both Judge Gary OF
the steel corporation and Andrew Car
Eegie to show that the steel industry
has grown up" and is out of the "In
| fant industry class.
Duties should be low enough to al
low potential competition" by for
eign producers, the report asserts, in
order naturally to regulate domestic
prices"
such competition" the democrats
declare, will probably encourage i'm
/ ports, affect domestic prices in the
4 interest of the people and encourage
/ the developments of the industry BY
making more nearly normal the con
ditions of supply and demand
ut is believed that the proposed
rates, If enacted, will effect substan
tial economy to the people, greatly dis
4 prcportionate in its advantages to the
small apparent loss of revenue"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26
ENGLAND FACES
GP|al FLOOD
High Wate 1904 May be Exceeded
by mt Mounting of the
Thames and Other
Streams.
MUCH STOCK IS LOST
Hundreds Of People Spent the Night
on the House Tops and Were
Rescued by
Boats.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, Jan. 26-With the
Thames rising rapidly and 1000 homes
in the upper valley already inundat-
ed, England today faced flood which
was expected to cause heavy property
loss.
Rescue parties we're sent out in
rowboats and hundreds of people,
who had been forced to spend the
night on their house tops, were shak-
en- off. overcome by cold and exposure.
Many cattle and horses have been
drowned by the back water but at a
late hour today there had been no re-
port of the loss of human life.
The suffering among the people of
the upper valley is intense. Heavy
rains, following the blizzard of last
week, were responsible for the high
water. The government forecasters
today announced that the rains would
continue through the night and 1t was
feared that the flood would be even
more serious than that which caused
tremendous loss of property in 1904
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26
Gymnasium in Church.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. /
ST. PAUL, Jan. 25.-Trustees of
the First Baptist church here today
considered the proposition to fit out
gymnasium in the basement of the
church for the use of the boy scouts
and the Young Mems Bible classes
for their weekday meetings Boxing
matches under the supervision of the
bible class teachers are features" of
the weekly amusement meetings of
the young men. The trustees investi-
gated a boxing match recently held
in the church and objected to it on
the ground that it was held in the
same room in which the Sunday
meetings were conducted The trus
tees at the same time took up the
gymnasium proposal
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26
SOUTHERN GOVERNOR
VISITS ROOSEVELT
3 cance From Political
Standpoint.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-The most
important political conference partlc.
pated in by Col. Roosevelt since he
left the white house three years ago,
was held today.
Behind carefully guarded doors the
former president conferred with Gov
ernor Glasscock, of West Virginia,
who few days ago said that Roose-
welt was the logical candidate for the
republican presidential nomination.
They lunched together in the inner re-
cesses of the associate EDITORS pri-
vate office. The Rev. Sam L. Groth,
ers, the noted Boston author, was al.
SO present.
Roosevelt positively refused to dis
cuss Governor Glasscock or his visit
He said that he came by appoint
ment and that they expected to have
a pleasant chat.
On behalf of the colonel. it was
said that the report that Governor
Glasscock brought letters from five
republican governors urging him to
declare his candidacy for the presi
dental nomination, was not true. He
visited the colonel in an individual
capacity, it was said.
Governor Glasscock declined to sec
any interviewers until after he had
conferred with the former president
1t was said by friends of his, howev
er, that he actually intended to ash
4 Col Roosevelt to tell him, ant
| through him other governors, wheth
er or not he would accept the nomina
| ton rendered him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26
STUBS Is
FOR ROOSEVELT
Says Kansas VIII Give Him $4,000
as Majority II He is Can
didate.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Governor
Stubbs of Kansas lined up with the
Roosevelt boosters at the headquarters
of the National Roosevelt committee
today. The Kansas governor called
at the headquarters today and assured
Secretary Edwin w. Sims that Col.
Roosevelt will carry Kansas by $4,000
majority if he becomes the republican
candidate for president Gov Stubbs
said he would accept place on the
Roosevelt national committee along
with Governors Osborn, of Michigan;
Hadley, of Missouri; Glasscock, of
West Virginia, and Ex-Governor Fort
of New Jersey.
81 am informed that the business
men of Kansas favor the candidacy of
Mr.. Roosevelt said Governor Stabbs,
"They favor Roosevelt because he is
a known quantity and if there is one
thing we need in politics it is to
know what we are going to do next.
Roosevelt has a well defined program.
He advertises his program and keeps
working at it all tho time. He has
instituted many reforms and he is not
a visionary like SO many of our well
meaning progressives. believe this
country can m l.e more progress and
get the people into better frame OF
mind under Roosevelt in a year than
it can with other presidents in four
years. / feel that we can't tell what
is going to happen if some of those
ambitious for the nomination should
succeed af ole .tjOn ,,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26
An Attack by Nioht.

[United Press Leased Wire Service.1
LOS ANGELES, Calf. Jan. 20
Military and naval experts today de-
clared night attacks on warships or
cities by aeroplane are feasible, fol-
lowing the first demonstration of this
sort of warfare last night by aviators
participating in the demonstration
in the darkness Beachey, Parmalee
and Glenn Martin circled above the
miniature city laid out on Domini-
quez field and destroyed it with
bombs without being once sighted
by the warships lying in the harbor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26
Gaby Deslys For Whom King Manuel
Of Portugal Los, nils Throne
Meets Man She
Loves.
TON MARRIED TO P1LcEF
Romance Began in New York Theatre
and the Couple Are Made Man
and Wife in
London.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
! NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-"Was mar
ried to Harry this morning. Am very
happy. Gaby.''
The above cablegram, received by
theatrical friends of Gaby Deslys,
the French actress and former favor
ite of King Manuel OF Portugal,
amazed Broadway. The suggestion
that the young and distinctly comely
actress, sought by princes and poten-
tates, should have married Harry Pill
Ger, a former member OF the Winter
Garden Company here and an athletic
dancer and vaudevillian of note.
said it really must have been a love
match"
Because the cablegram was dated
London, friends of the French actress
believed that the ceremony was per
formed there and that, she, her new
husband, and the mass of American
dollars she annexed during her re-
cent engagement here, are now on
their way to Paris where she is the
leading favorite of the music halls.
Members of the Winter Garden
Company insisted today that it was
love at first sight when Gaby met
the athletic and comely Harry Pilcer
at the first performance Of Vera vi
| loatta. She took much interest in his
dance, which he called THE Gaby
Desly." and they were together a
great deal, on and off the stage
When Pilcer was taken i'll, members
of the company say, uaby sent him
| flowers, books and carled daily to in
| quire about him. Her solicitation
caused comment and 1t was generally
accepted that serious affair exist
ed between the star and the dancer.
II believe in love marriages and
hope some day to fail madly in love
and SO be able to marry the man oi
my choice who will love me. And
when that time comes will marry
! the man no matter who he may be,
Gaby said recently.
1t was through his attentions to the
little French beauty that King Man
uel of Portugal lost MS throne. 1t
paid ardent court to her, presented
her with the most magnificent pearls
in the world and while he was absen
i in Paris, seated at her feet, his peo
pie started the successful revolution
that sent Manuel and his famil.
exiles to England.
Monader Makes neniai
4 LONDON, Jan. 26.---Gaby Desly'
i was not at home to interviewers to
4 day when an effort was made to ge
her to confirm or deny a report from
! New York that she had been married
to Harry Pilcer, an American dancer
Manager Marinelli. who looks afte
the financial affairs of the French act
ress, issued statement saying tina
! she fatty denied having been marrie'
to Pilcer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Mostly
cloudy tonight and saturday. Some
what colder
For Illinois: Unsettled weather to-
night and Saturday, with snow in the
north portion. Colder Saturday. and
in the north and central portions to-
night
For Iowa: Snow tonight or satur
day Colder.
For Missouri: Mostly cloudy to
night and Saturday. Somewhat cola
er in the north portion tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26
Enqineer Killed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.l
UTICA, N, Y, Jan, 26. Engineer
Bretzer, of Syracuse, was killed and
Fireman Kerns of Albany, was fatally
injured today when the boiler of the
locomotive drawing a west bound
New York special train from Boston
to Chicago, blew up twenty-five miles
west of here. The train was partial
ly wrecked but none of the passen.
gers were seriously injured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26
Smallpox In Asylum.

FERGUS FALLS. Minn. Jan. 26.-
smallpox has broken out among the
attendants at the state hospital for
'ne insane here. Two of the attend
ants have been placed in the contagi.
sous ward and every precaution is be-
ing taken to prevent the disease
setting to the inmates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26
CHINESE BLOOD
FLOWING AGAIN
Country in Throes Of Civil War After
Short Recess During Which
Peace Terms Were
Discussed.
COURAGEOUS
REBELS
Face Machine Guns With Such Brav-
cry that Imperial Troops Are
Forced to Take to
Heels.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
SHANGHAI, Jan. 26.-China Is
again in the throes of bloody civil
war. Late today the republican Of
icers began movement against Pek-
IN. A column Of troops moving north
ward from Shantung province en-
countered the imperial army midway
between Nankin and Tientsin and a
desperate clash resulted. The imper-
ialists tore up the railroad track and
trained machine guns on the rebels.
The republicans faced the fire and
fought SO fearlessly that the imperial
lists were forced to withdraw
The rebel advance, however, was
temporarily halted. Engineers were
put to work to replace the rails. The
imperialists were waiting reinforce
ments before resumlng the engage
ment
Dispatches tonight from WI Chang
stated that the main section of the
revolutionary army had started north
ward to cooperate with the forces
now in the northwest in general
movement against the capital The
troops are under the command OF
General Ii Yuan Hung, rebel COM
mander-in-chief Practically all of the
soldiers are seasoned veterans who
saw hard fighting in the battles at
! WI Chang, Hankow and Nankin. They
\ have been restless for weeks and have
.lI,beg ged their commanders to restirns
the struggle regardless of the armis
tiee which does not expire sntil mid
might Sunday. The rebels are pienti
4 fully supplied with ammunition and
! field artillery.
If the imperial army in the south
retreats northward in an effort to
save the capital, it was reported to-
night that half of the revolutionary
forces at Nankin, including a battal-
ion of bomb throwers, which was re-
Gently recruited. would be sent to as
sist in the assault on the forbidden
city"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26
Blame Rockefeller.


SHANGHAI, Jan. 26.-That John d.
Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company
and other concession seekers are re-
sponsible for the failure of the peace
pact in China. was the direct charge
made today by the Shanghai Gazette.
The feeling is bitter and it is certain
that, no matter what the outcome, the
anti-foreign sentiment throughout
China will be intensified by. those
charges.
Many prominent persons who were
interested in the attempt to secure
peace by having President Sun re-
sign. and then to have constitution
al election guaranteed were satisfied
today that the president listened to
the influence of the men who wanted
concessions in China.
The desire to get possession of all
of the natural resou-tes of the coun-
try was said to have caused financiers
of international reputation, including
agents of the Standard Oil, to make
substantial contributions to Suns ex-
penses and it was their influence, ac-
cording to the baffled advocates of
immediate peace, that kept the presi-
dent from eliminating his own per-
sonal ambitions to restore order
These financiers, it is charged, de-
manded that the president retain his
position and keep his promises and
their influence was too strong to be
overcome
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26
Weather Conditions.

A trough of low pressure extends
from the extreme northwest to the
Central Mountain Region. and thence
eastward to the Central Valleys,
areas of relatively high pressure are
in the Atlantic states, and in the ex-
treme southwest.
These conditions are causing gener.
ally cloudy weather throughout the
country, with mild temperature, ex.
cept in the Lake Region and north.
eastern states, where the temperature
remains low.
There has been snow from the Da.
kotas eastward to the Lakes, and
rain continues on the Pacific slope.
Local Observations.
Jan. Bar. Their. Wind Wthr
rs Z p. M. 1885 20 E Crdy
26 Z a. m. 29.T2 81 Sc Cpdy
Mean temperature, "a.
Lowest temperature, 10.
Highest temperature, 30.
Lowest temperature Last night, 81.
FRED 2. GosEWISCH,
AZ Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-26

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-03
PARTIAL SUMMARY OF THE
EVIDENCE OF DRUNKNESS
AGAINST HANFORD

In the Impeachment complaint filed In congress against Judge
For the congressional committee appointed TO Ia
Nssae ianiord have been hearing evidence on n
at witnesses have been placed on the stand WIN inns
commissioner Alaska testified he
Fourth either dfnnk or
very very iH said IN his opinion HanfpFd ~As drunk
testified
when he Hanford siagger street ears as he we're drunk
Attorney r. a testified
dead world the trial % which he attorney
A testified that Judge Hanford
bars.
anod had against build
mss that least dozen times judge ianford visited The
that the would home tii after
W White former conductor testified that judge antord
oou orroboaed the testimony of Detective Nordskos
another detective ad the three ar
daily habit before gong home for dinner and that he bad him
particularly drunk on Of the four NIGHTS he hAaowed him
said be
ncrd by sight but that be remembered serving him wh
Lon Tinda bartender bar never
Judge Hanod the saloon his shift but that he served him
Finer Anderson bartender saloon
seldom that be ecocctcd ou when be
serv with benedictlnes.
Daniel Butler
Judge in for cocktails than
coshian saloon Judge
aniord seldom usually al II 80 for bencdenrs
Techcr he
sight that he had
John coffey house q the Rainier club testified that
occasionally drink
him under the influence OF liquor.
Taft testified he the
causing to comment h condition. and that the
would him get off
Dr y j. brown dentist and lawyer testified
intoxicated condition IN his opinion while presidng habeas
procedng that he had also
20 days under the influence liquor
under the Influence OF liquor but that
Judge iIantord on
five months when she thought
which the
Judge kept staring at her