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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-02
C. A. GOSSIP

Manager Queisser is busy today
sending out transportation to the flu
ture Indians. Tickets will be sent to
about twenty-five men who will re
port next Monday.
Manager Coleman has arrived in
Muscatine and has settled down with
the fixed idea of giving the Button
makers pennant winning team.
Harry (Shanty) Price has signed
with the PAYERS and will report to
Eberts next Monday. He will try to
land a steady outfeld job
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-02
SCHEVERS SUBMITS
ANNUAL REPORT
Shows That the Police Department
Has Been Busy for the Past Year
In all Kinds of Cases.

Chief of Police Schevers submitted
his annual report to the mayor and
city council this morning showing the
work done by his department the
past year. The report shows that
there were nine less arrests this year
than there were last year.
The report was submitted without
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-02

ism, the old parties, with all their
strength combined. presenting rl-
sion candidate, DR.. G. A. Bading,
against Mayor Seidel, the socialist
candidate for reelection The weather
is fair and record-breaking vote is
predicted. liza d
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-02

Assist Nature. There are time
when you should assist nature. 1t is
now undertaking to cleanse your sys-
tem-if you will take Hoods Sarsa-
parilla the undertaking will be sue
cessful. This great medicine purifies
and builds up as nothing else does.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-02
The Field vs.. Socialism

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
MILWAUKEE, April 2. Thousands
of voters flocked to the polls carly
today to register their choice in the
most bitter municipal fight in the his,
tory of this city. The question Is
purely over socialism vs.. anti-social-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-02
MRS. WILKES
BLESSING.
Her Dearest Hopes Realized
- Health, Happiness
and Baby.

Plattsburg, Miss. -" Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has proved
very beneficial to me, for now am well
and have sweet, healthy baby, and our
home is happy.
~ was an invalid from nervous pros
tration, indigestion and female troubles,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-02
lonu IrIp fer Sadie.

CHICAGO, April 2.-Sadie Nelson, C,
came all the way from Norway alone.
to Join her parents here. The parents
left here a year ago and little Sadie
has organized search for them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-02
The Healing Of the Blind.

The Healing of the Blind.
The healing of the blind man was
told by DIR. Mcconnell, in part, as
follows:
"And then one day Bartimaeus
heard someone say Jesus is passing
by and Immediately the blind man
cried, Have mercy on me, but the
people round about him tried to get
him to keep still, to hold his peace.
There has never been person who,
praying to God as this beggar did,
God help me, but heard the voices
crying, Stop, hold your peace and
the reason you were not comforted
when you prayed was because you
heard the voices and needed what
they said. There is a great longing
in every human heart for satisfaction
and the only thing to satisfy the nor
NAL heart is God. Give your soul a
chance and it will go straight to God.
And Jesus commanded him to be
called Who brought Bartimaeus to
Jesus? The fellow that could get
there the quickest. Jesus was willing
the disciples should have something
to do with the healing of that poor
blind man and He is willing to let
you help. He has never robbed per-
son OF the privilege of being helpful, if
you will do it. And when sight was
restored to Bartimaeus, Jesus said
Go thy way, thy faith hath made thee
whole"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-02
Free Pile Remedy

Cut out this coupon and mail to
the PYRAMID DRUG CO., 422
Pyramid Bldg, Marshall, Mich,
with your full name and address
on slip of paper. A sample of
the great Pyramid Pile Remedy
will then be sent you at once by
mail, FREE, in plain wrapper.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-02

any remarks of any kind and was ac
copied by the council as it stood. Tbs
detailed report follows:
April 1, 1912
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council OF the City of Keokuk, la.
Gentlemen:
herewith submit my report for
the year ending March 81, 1912:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-02

World Has Little Use for Them.
The spirit Of the snob sends vast
number of people to the place where
human rubbish is tipped.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-02

w. j. HARTER, M. o., D. o.
Osteopathic and Electric treatments
81 specially. Office 80 North Fourth
rtreet. Ground floor.
Hours--10 to IL a. M; to p. m.
Evenings by appointment.
Phone-office Iowa 1254-Red; resi-.
dence. Iowa. Stored.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-02
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
PHYSICIANS.
DIR. w. p. SHERLOCK,

DR.. w. P. SHERLOCK,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office Is North Fifth Street, in the
Howell building.
Office Hours--1o to IL a. m; to s
p. M; evenings. Z to s; Sundays. II
to p. m.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-02
"GAe" RULE CHARGED.
Ex-Postal Clerk Accuses Postmaster.
General of Tyranny.

Ex-Postal Clerk Accuses Postmaster
General Of Tyranny.
Washington, D. C. - Charges that
the postmaster general and other pos
tai officials suppress facts and misin-
form congress as to the safety of the
lives of clerks in the railway mail
service were made before the house
committee on postoffices by Urban A..
Walter. of Denver, formerly railway
mail clerk and editor of a postal jour
nal.
Specific regulations of the postofice
service. he said, forbid clerks to dis
cuss wrecks. He charged that "the
postmaster general has not stopped
short of misinforming the committee
and the public" as to conditions un-
der which clerks work.
Mr.. Walter exhibited letter file in
which he said he had 500 letters from
mail clerks reporting unsanitary and
unsafe mail cars, ,and said the posi-
tions of the authors would be placed
in jeopardy if the names were pub
lished.
cit is remarkable situation that
this gag law of the department
should keep congress from getting at
the facts" said Chairman Moon.
eve can subpoena these men, but we
cannot protect their jobs if they tes-
tify."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-02
PALousE WHEAT ACTIVE.
ST. John Prices Have Not Advanced,
SIS But Sales Are Heavy.


st. John-There has been great ac-
tivity in the wheat market here late
ly, although prices have not advanced.
George w. Case Jr., buyer for the
Campbell Stanford Henley company,
has bought more than 10000 bushels
at st. John and nearby points within
the last week. The price paid is SO
cents for red, 20 cents for club and 72
cents for bluestem. About 20 per
cent of the 1911 crop is still held by
the farmers.
St. John received 100000 bushels
of grain in 1911 and Willada, seven
miles distant, received $50, 600 bush
els, making total of $50, 900 for the
two points. Since the building Of the
Milwaukee and the Spokane, Portland
& Seattle railroads hundreds of thou
sands of bushels of wheat which would
otherwise have come to the O.-W. r.
& N. at ST. John and other points near
here have been diverted to the new
roads.
There is a small acreage of winter
wheat in this part of the country, as
this is spring wheat section. Win
ter wheat is doing well and the heavy
SHOWS have been beneficial to crops.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-02
REFUND TAXES on ROADS.
Lincoln County Assessors Scheme
is Adopted.


Davenport - The plan advanced by
County Assessor D. B. Campbell of
exempting from taxation that portion
of acreage of farm which lies in the
county road and on which the ranch
ers of the county have since the organ
ization Of the county paid taxes, has
been Endorsed by the state tax COM
mission.
It is estimated by reason Of the tax
alton of lands in the roads, taxpayers
of Lincoln county have annually paid
near 81, 500 more than their just share
of taxation. The assessors Office is
now engaged in work on system by
which the exemptions may be made.
On advice of the state tax commits
sion, bill will be presented to the
next session of the legislature by SEN
ator Charles E. Myers, asking for a
refund from the state of the amount of
one years taxes. The bill will prob
ably call for a refund Of $500, the
authorities having decided to ask for
nothing more than the loss of single
year, although the actual loss has
been many thousands.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-02
COERCION IS CHECKED.
Land Office Issues Circular Limiting
Activities Of Agents.

Washington, D. C. - Relief from
unwarranted activities by special
agents of the General Land office is
promised in new circular of instruc-
tions soon to be issued. Many entry
men on lands withdrawn, as coal lands
have been complaining that after be-
ing induced to sign agreements for
limited patents, with the understand
ing the patent would issue without
delay, they have been informed their
patent would not issue until the land
had been examined.
Representative Mondell, author of
the law under which settlers may Sc
cure patent to surface of coal lands,
protested to the commissioner general
of the land Office. It was charged
that special agents were in many
cases using coercive methods to secure
signatures of settlers to agreements to
take limited patents.
The commissioner agreed to issue
new circulars warning the special
agents that this practice must cease,
and that when they have informed the
settler of his rights in the matter
their duty ends.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-02
BOOST PALousE PROJECT.
Irrigation Scheme Arouses Interest
Among Farmers.

Palouse - Interest has developed
here in the proposed Palouse Falls ir-
rigation project, which the United
States engineer reporting on the work
has recommended against, on the
ground that the formation of the land
at the point where it was intended to
build the dam is such that water can
not be safely held.
A movement is on foot for a meet
ing to be held at Palouse for securing
reconsideration by the government of
the abandonment of the project, and
to assemble data and present facts to
the reclamation service of the depart
ment Of the interior, and to urge
favorable action.
It is contended that by locating far
Their up the river at almost any point
east of Elberton suitable formation
for building dam could be found and
water would be conserved in the flood
season for use in irrigating lands in
Adams and Franklin counties.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-02
HARVESTER FEuD FLouRIsHEs
Concerns Have Had No Business
Dealings for Years.

Washington, D. C.-James A. Far
rell, president of the United States
Steel corporation, surprised the Stan
ley "steel trust investigating COM
mittee with the statement that the
Steel corporation and the Interna-
tional Harvester company have had
no business dealings with each other
for five or six years.
The information, coming on the eve
of a proposed congressional investiga-
ton of the harvester company, in
which it will be sought to show as one
existing condition that the harvester
company and the Steel corporation had
interlocking directors and that the
latter gave rebates to the former on
steel, was doubly surprising.
Mr.. Farrell said that the harvester
company had a boycott on the Steel
corporation and that the trouble start
ed as "mere bubble between sales
men"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-02
MOB LYNcHEs GENERALS.
Ecuadorans Vent Feelings Against
Imprisoned Rebels.

Guayaquil, Ecuador-A mob broke
into the Quito penitentiary in spite Of
a double guard and lynched Generals
Eloy Alfaro, Flavio Alfaro, Medardo
Alfaro, Ulpiano Paez and Manuel Ser
riano, prominent revolutionists.
Genera Elloy Alfaro was former
president of Ecuador. His brother,
General Flavio Alfaro, was former
minister of war and commander IN
chief of the revolutionary forces
General Medardo Alfaro is believed to
have been brother to the two Alfaros'
and Generals Paez and Manuel Ser
riano were the leading lights in Ecu
ador's latest revolution. :,
The is revolution, although 1t nau
been long time breaking, began
few days after the sudden death, on
December % last, of President Emlll0
Estrada.
The first of the drastic measures
taken by those who opposed the revo ..
luton was carried into effect las,
Thursday at Guayaquil, when Genera "a
Pedro Montero, who was proclalmsu
president by the troops after the oea W.
of Estrada, was shot and beheaoea :!
mob that later burned his BODY: i ~.
shooting of Montero took place III wv
courtroom, where the general had Jus'
been tried by court-martial and sen e.,
fenced to is years imprisonment III
his connection with the revolt.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-02
ADVISES general
SHIFT OF Arm,
|Secrst aKy Stimson Would A.,
| don Many Small Posts
Concentration Is Keynote Of A..
Plan Greater Economy and W"
Availability Gained.

Washington, d. C.-Secro\.
War Stimson, acting upon an srs.. o.
tive report from the general staff II sa-
decided that no less that Is, and ~, ns'
ably Is, existing army posts shorp1d iU !
abandoned at once, in order to W.. 0e
end to the extravaganza and i ;..s 40
cheney resulting from improper d; ..,!'
button of the mobile army" '''''
The posts condemned are Anal,
Arizona: Boise Barracks, idsIs s
Brady, Michigan; Clark, Texas. N ca'
Wright. Washington; Jay, New Y osp.
Lincoln, North Dakota; Logan y
Roots. Arkansas; Mcintosh. Te,. :.
Mckenzie, Wyoming; Madison Rs''
racks, New York; Meade, South H..
kota,; Niagara, New York; Onta,;a
New York; Wayne, Michigan: Wh;O''
pie Barracks. Arizona: WilE,r
Henry Harrison, Montana, and VAL
lowstone, Wyoming.i
OF Fort Apache, it is said nos,;
bility of Indian trouble near this nos,
still exists, and that Fort Jaw mioht
be retained as headquarters of ths
eastern military prision.
There is another formidable list Of
posts which, while not recommended
for immediate abandonment, are de-.
clared not to be situated with view
of securing economy of administration
and supply or full measure of mil.
itary effectiveness. Consequently
their garrisons will not be increased
and ultimately they will be withdrawn
to such points of concentration as con.
gress may designate. These points
are Ethan Allen, Vermont; Plattsburp
Barracks, New York; Robinson, Ne.
braska; Missoula, Montana; Logan,
Colorado; Douglas, Utah, and D. A..
Russell, Wyoming.
The latter post is shown to have
cost to date 1925, 4S6. 1t is said
not to be situated with view to max
imum economy or strategic effective.
ness.
The principal object is to dispose Of
the present small army with distinct
reference to it's mission in case Of
war. This first involves adequate
forces for foreign garrisons, which
cannot be reinforced from the United
States after the outbreak of hostil.
tiles. With the rest of the army a
mobile force is to be organized and
distributed among about eight great
strategical points in the United
States, instead of scattered in 40.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-02
FARMERS FORM INSTITUTE.
Officers Are Chosen and Questions
Of Interest Discussed.

Officers Are Chosen and Questions
Of Interest Discussed.
Kennewick-More than so farmers
and fruit growers met in the CONNER
cial club rooms here and organized a
permanent organization to be known
as the Kennewick Farmers institute.
The Rev. F. L. Fraser was chosen
president, William Engels vice presi-
dent and l.. S. Grassland secretary.
During the next month or six weeks
meetings will be held each Saturday
afternoon in the club rooms, at which
questions of common interests to
farmers will be discussed. Later in
the year meetings will be held once a
month.
Discussion was given to fertiliza-
ton, the program being directed by
H. M. Bartlett, chairman of the agri-
culture committee of the commercial
club.
Organization of the institute is the
first step in comprehensive plan for
country life betterment, and it is
hoped that through the cooperation of
the commercial club expert horticul-
turists will be brought here to address
the farmers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-02
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat = Track prices: Bluestem,
85c; club, &c; red Russian, SIC; val
ley, SIC; forty-fold, 82ac.
Millstuffs = Bran, $23 per ton;
shorts, s25; middlings, $50; rolled
barley, $37@3s.
Oats-No. l white, s31@31. so per
ton.
Hay-No. Eastern Oregon tim
othy, $17@18; No. valley, $15@16;
alfalfa, $13@14; clover, SIP; grain,
$12@13.
Whole, $40 per ton.
Corn-New, whole, $33; cracked,
$34; old, whole, $36; cracked, SGT.
Cranberries, s1O@11.5O per barrel.
Potatoes - Buying prices: Bur-
banks, 90c@$1. Is per hundred.
Vegetables Artichokes, $1.25 per
dozen; cabbage, 13@1ac per pound
caulifiower, $3.50 per crate; celery,
1925 per crate; garlic, 8@1Oc per
pound; pumpkins, 1@1ac per pound
sprouts, SC; squash, 14@1ac per
pound; turnips, $1.25 per sack; ruta-
bagas, $1.25; carrots, SIPS; par
ships, $1.25; beets, $3.50.
Onions-Association price, So per
sack.
Apples-Fancy Rome Beauty, So. so
per box; choice Rome Beauty, 81;
fancy Yellow Newtowns, So. SO; fancy
Spitzenbergs, $2.75; Delaware Red.
SITS; Winesap, So; Northern Spy.
$1.6O; Baldwin, $1.5O@2: Ben Davis.
$1.25.
Butter - Oregon creamery. solid
pack, 38c; prints, extra; butter fat.
S8@40c +. o. b. Portland.
Poultry-Hens, 13c; springs. 12ac:
ducks, young, Zoe; geese, lac: tur.
keys, live, 18c; dressed, choice, 22c.
Eggs-Fresh Oregon ranch, can.
died, soc per dozen.
Pork-Fancy, 8@8ac per pound.
veal-Fancy, 133@14c per pound.
Hops-1911 crop, 43a@44ac; olds.
nominal. 1912 contracts, Csc; three
years, 19c; five years, 15c.
Wool-Eastern Oregon 9@16c: val.
ley 16@17c; mohair choice S5@37c.
Cattle - Choice steers $6@6. 20:
good. $5.75cG6; choice COWS, 81. Goa
$40; good, $4,000. 60; choice
spayed heifers, $5.35@5.E0; good to
choice heifers, $5@5.25; choice bulls.
$4.25@4.50; good. $4@4.25; choice
calves, $7.50@8; good, Sc. 1907.
Hogs-Choice light hogs, $6. 5O@
6.65; good to choice hogs, Sc. asa
$50; smooth heavy hogs, SIS. 1906.
sheep Choice yearling wethers,
S4.oO@4.85; choice killing ewes, 81
eg4.25; choice lambs, $5@6. so; gooa
% choice, $4.60@4.75; culls, s.. 1904
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-02
River Growers to Join.

White Bluffs At meeting of the
fruit growers of the White Bluffs
country, the White Bluffs Fruitgrow-
ers' association was organized, and
will be affiliated with the Hanford
association into one central body COW
ering the entire valley from Ringold
Bar to Priest Rapids, on both sides of
the Columbia river. A census of the
orchard trees and fruit bearing bushes
has been ordered, that the manager of
the united associations may arrange
to contract for the 1912 output of the
district.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-02
Astoria Enters Protest.

Washington, D. C. - Protests have
been received by the Oregon delega-
ton in congress from the Astoria
chamber of commerce against the
proposed consolidation Of the Oregon
customs districts. The protest recites
that 1000 coasting and SO foreign
vessels entered and departed at As
toria last year without going to Port
land. If any change be made, it is
urged that the Coos bay and Yaquina
bay districts be added to Astoria.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-02
Cabinet Men viii Tour.

Washington, D. C.-Secretary of
the Interior Fisher and Postmaster
General Hitchcock, the only two MEM
bers of President Faft's cabinet who
have not visited the Panama canal,
have been ordered by the president,
to make a tour of inspection. They
will leave here about the middle of
February. On account of the numer-
GUS questions which will arise on the
opening of the Panama canal, the
president is DESTROYS Of having every
member of the cabinet familiar with
conditions on the isthmus.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-02
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
VII 1 BE BOON TO FARMERS.
Great Northern Plans TO Hush work
on Wenatchee Branch.

cr.., Northern Plans 10 Rush Work
on Wenstchee Branch.
Wenatchee Word has been received
that the contract for the building OF
thu Great Northern from Wenatchee
to Oroville will soon be let and that
work will be commenced within the
next 60 days. 81
The total mileage Of the Great
Northern in Chelan county for this
line will be 40 miles. The greater
portion of the right Of way will per-
nit of rapid road building, but along
the Columbia river bank, few miles
from this city, large quantity q
rock work will be encountered which
will necessitate heavy blasts.
A portion of the line from Oroville
to Pateros has already been graded,
the work having been completed about
year ago.
The construction of the new roac
up the river will mean the continuance
Of many big irrigation projects.
The United States reclamation serv'
ice now has under water 10, 200 acres,
and 2, 500 will be watered this year,
On Brewster flats there is now under
irrigation 5000 acres, and 5000 acres
more will be added this season. A
big irrigation district will also be
formed and 81, 600, 900 in bonds will be
fioated to carry on the project of irri-
eating 100, 200 acres. This is to be
done under the provisions of the state
law, allowing the raising of money by
irrigation district bonds, the money to
be paid back in assessments on the
land benefited.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-02
PaIouse Project Is Boosted.

PascoA movement has been start
ed to have every man in Franklin
county who has any acquaintance with
congressman Of other states write q
persona. letter asking his aid in Sc
curing the recognition Of the Palouse
project. Men who formerly resided
in other parts Of the country are writ
ing back to their old homes, asking
their former representatives and sen
ators to enlist themselves in the case
Of franklin county and the Palouse
project. s's
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-02
CORRUPTION Is CHARGED.
Culbsrson Accuses Committees and
Wants Investigation.

Washington. D. C.-Demanding q
investigates into campaign expendi-
lures IN 1904 and 1908, Senator Gull
berson, Of Texas, in the senate made
sweeping charges of cof5upt<or
against tie Republican co6nmittee ~
those and other years.
Indirectlf he charged that foreign
ambassadorsllips were bestowed - 9
reward for campaign contributions
and theoretically that ex-President
Roosevelt had condoned the use Of
money in politics.
Mr.. Culberson's address was made
in anticipation of an unfavorable re.
port by the committee on contingent
expenses on his resolution providing
for an investigation.
Referring especially to the cam
paign Of 1908, Mr.. Culberson said thai
the contributions to the Democrat,
fund had been made by "a, 600 per
sons, with $4,000 as the largest
while those to the Republican funt
were made by IL, $50 persons, will
Charles P. Taft, brother of the presi
dent, at their head with a donation Of
$110. 900. Among the contributor!
mentioned were Ambassadors Reie
and Kerens and Minister Lars Ander
son.
1t has been estimated" he said
'tthat the enormous and unconscion
able sum of $11 1000, 900, was raiset
and probably expended by the com
mittee Of which he was chairman
The very size and audacity Of the
fund, if approximately correct, smackl
of extortion, profligacy and corruption
Who contributed it and where did il
come from?"