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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-28
WANT CATvTT,EMAEN To HOLD
MEETING HIRE EVERY YEAR

There will be a nj Getting of the execu-
tive COMMITTEES of hhe Cattlemen's con-
ventiOn at the chamber OF commerce
next Friday aeseEnbOn-
It is known THAT the Panhandle
stockmen are desireR bus of making FL
Paso their permanel ht convention city
and a strong effort is to be made to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-28
IS RETURNED To MISSOURI
TO ANSWER ROBBERY CHARGE

G. SchOfieId was an inmate OF the city
Jail Friday night. docketed on the
charge of being a fugitive from JUS
tice He was brought here from Los
Angeles. Cal, by J. W Wilson. an Of
fieer of St. Joseph No. Schofield. it
was alleged was wanted on a charge
OF highway robbery committed over
three years ago. Wilson with his pris-
oner left Saturday morning
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-28
JUAREZ ELECTION POsTPONED.

The Juarez municipal election. booked
for December %, has been postponed
until the second Sunday in February.
The cause of the change is given as
failure to complete the preliminary
electoral census.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-28
Ans - rHONF

me ordinary cost dbf a Want Ad IN
the FL Paso Herald is % cents 1t
reaches an average OF about 4u,OOU
readers each issue.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-28

DEF ECIlN r. UEhALEl ~ SIS r mr.
\ defective CRATE in the residence,
631 Copper street. owned by T. \.
Pierce, was given as the cause of the
which gave the Highland park fire com
Dany a run Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
There was a slight damage.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-28

The ordinary cost OF a Want Ad in
the FL Paso Herald is 25 cents. 1t
reaches an average OF about 10000
readers each issue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
johnson on the Scene.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
COLUMBUS. Ohio, Feb. 29.-Gover-
nor Johnson of California, arrived
here from New York this morning to
address the Ohio convention at 1870
today. He said his activities in the
east in behalf of western progressives
and his trip to Ohio had worn him
out and he went directly to hotel to
rest before his appearance In the
convention.
Governor Johnson Is expected to
talk on the recall before the conven-
ton. He will explain this principle OF
government, especially as related to
the recall of the judiciary. Since be
coming governor OF California, John
son has practically secured new con
stitution for that state, in which is
included the initiative and refer
endum, recall and womens suffrage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
SHE LEFT HIM
WAITING AT CHURCH
English Stage Beauty Changed Her
Mind About Being
Married.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WINDSOR, England, Feb. 20
Gabrietta Ray, the noted English
stage beauty, left Eric Loder to
whom she was to have been married
in the Catholic church here today,
waiting at the church." in stern
reality. Loder sat in an ante-room
while the choir remained in readiness
and the priest robed in his vestments,
waited impatiently at the altar room
for the bride. She failed to appear or
to send word and after an hour
Loder left in his motor.
Inquirers who called at the apart.
ment of Miss Ray were rebuffed by
the beautiful actress who refused to
explain why she failed to take the
plunge into matrimony 1t was said
that the motor car sent for her by
Ioder was dismissed On her order
she telling the chauffeur that she did
not need it.
An official explanation for the
non-appearance of the beautiful act
ress was issued tonight. 1t said the
wedding of Miss Ray was postponed
because Of her illness" Little atten,
tion was paid to the statement, the
general opinion being that she merely
got cold feet
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
PARIS FIGHTING
AUTO BANDITS
Desperate Band There Which Has
Ono Murder to Their Credit
SO Far.


UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l ]
PARIS. Feb. 29.--Auto bandits, be-
lieved to be the same band who on
Tuesday killed a policeman who tried
% stop them at the st. Lazare station,
operated at Ponterz early today and a
herce battle with automatic pistols in
The dark followed. They were discoy-
cred in the city treasurer's office at
.Ponterz by gendarme The men
We're working on the safe preparing to
blow it open with nitrogiycerine. The
officials summoned assistance and an
attempt was made to surround the
building.
The lookout of the men saw the
oifcers and fired on them. They re.
turned his bullets and a general fusil-
aoe followed during which the robbers
escaped from the building. A few min
utes later they got into their car and
disappeared in the direction of the
city.
Today partially burned automo
pile was found alongside the road, It
y believed to have been the one the
thieves used to escape in and also the
one In which the murderers got away
Tusday night
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
British Workmen Strike and Tle-up
Of the Mines Of the Kingdom
Is Complete
One.
BOTH SIDES STUBBORN
industries VIII be Forced to Close on
Account Of Lack Of Coal and
the Situation Is
Serious.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON, Feb. 2s.-Compulsory
legislation by parliament Is now the
last hope of officials to settle the big
coal miners strike, which up to late
this afternoon had effected more than
100000 men and was expected to In
volve more than million by mid
night.
The tie-up of the mines throughout
the country is complete. Many OF the
men quit ahead Of time and those
who remained at work did so only un-
til their notice to their employees of
intention to quit, compulsory under
the law, became effective.
Today's meetings of the strike COM
mittee and the employers proved fu-
tile Each side stood stubbornly by
it's original proposition.
Meanwhile the garrisons in every
garmy fort and post in the country are
in readiness for instant use. Troops,
however, will not be called out unless
absolutely necessary. So far the
temper of the men is excellent. Their
leaders have urged them to remain
quietly at home.
The special cabinet council adjourn
ed without action. Premier Asquith
explained that parliament would have
to act to establish minimum wage
scale and a further conference will b'
4 held tonight.
"A Tho ctr;lra situation tnnirhf va
most serious Few industries have
reserve store of fuel on hand an,
may have to close down, adding thei
4 thousands to the many already idle
This may cause rioting, as the major
/ ity of the industrial workers have bu
little money to buy food when theil
wage earning ability is interrupted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
Three Young Men Who Murdered
Mrs. Kaufman Are Filled With
Terror as to Their
Fate.
DEATH is DEMANDED
States Attorney Does Not Want Any
cIemency or Mercy Shown
to the Prls-
oners.

[ United Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Feb. 29.-Blanched with
the fear of the gallows that seems to
be constantly in their minds, and
praying to the jury, court and lawyers
alike that they may be spared to live,
even though it is in prison. the three
young men charged with the murder
of Mrs. Hattie Kaufman during an at
tempted holdup of her husband faced
the most terrible ordeal of their trial
today-the arraignment of States At.
torney Northup, who has announced
that he will demand the death SEN
tence for each of the trio.
John Stacey, the last of the three to
mount the witness stand and tell the
details of the crime, admitted that
with the others he had planned a rob.
berg.
1--WE decided to try and get little
easy money" he said. I'VE just went
out In the taxicab that Channell had
stolen and decided to hold UP the
first easy guy we saw. We were all
drunk. / had never done anything
bad in my life before A week before
that time I would have said such a
thing were impossible for me. had
been out of work a few weeks anG
got to hanging around the saloons
That led me into this trouble"
Stacey could recall but little of the
actual Staying. He said he heard the
shot fired and ran to the taxical
"scared to death" He declared he
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
STRIKE TONIGHT ON
STROKE OF TWELVE
British Miners VIII go Out Unless
Cabinet Arranges Some
Settlement.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONDON. Feb. 29-Despite the
optimistic attitude assumed for public
consumption, no effort was made to-
day by the British cabinet to disguise
its apprehension over the coal miners
strike situation A special cabinet
meeting began shortly before noon at
which the entire matter was to be
gone over II possible final plan was
to be adopted to end the strike s5on
after its inception.
The general strike order goes into
effect at 10 o'clock tonight Unless
countermanded every union miner IN
the United Kingdom will throw down
his tools
The union officials sent word 10
Premier Asquith that no terms would
be acceptable unless minimum wage
scale was fixed for each district. So
far as the governments promise that
law to be enacted, was concerned, the
premier was told this would be al
right but the men would strike until
the legislation became reality
The government was busy today try
ing to influence the operators % ac-
cept the scale 1t was pointed ont
that, If the demanded concessions
were made apparently voluntarily to
the men, the position of the employers
would be much stronger than if they
were eventually forced to submit to
Legislative coercion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
Roosevelt Faction Locked Out Of the
Convention Hall and Proceeds
to Make Some
Noise.
STEAM ROLLER USED l
Chairman sugpests That the Insur.
gents Make Use Of the Recall
to Secure Their
Rights.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo-, Feb.
29.-The first test of strength be-
tween the Taft and Roosevelt factions
in Missouri today developed the hot
test political fight in the history of
the state. When they found the doors
to the hall in which the third con-
gressional district convention was to
be held, were locked to all except dele
gates seated by the congressional COM
mittee, the Roosevelt delegates to the
convention rigged up a platform and
prepared to hold their convention in
the street The opening OF the recog-
nized convention was delayed until
this afternoon because of numerous
contests.
Then the Roosevelt men moved in
to the rear of the hall and started
their convention. H. P. Dawson was
named temporary chairman of the
Taft convention, and A. W. Butler OF
| the Roosevelt convention.
| So bitter was the feeling that per-
sonal encounters were narrowly avert.
| ed but the committee had seated the
delegates SO that the Taft forces were
solidly in control.
! With cries of throw EN- out,
coming from the Taft forces and
charges that they we're being steam
rollered'' coming from the Roosevelt
/ faction; both conventions went ahead
4 electing members of committees OF
credentials, order of business ant
resolutions.
You are using the steam roller Il
take away our rights in this conven
tion,'' shouted Roosevelt man.
Then why don't you recall it?' re
torted Chairman Dawson of the Taf,
convention. The shouting and genera
disturbance was so. great that no one
heard the voting for the various com
mittees
"This is what We can expect from
the Roosevelt forces" said Lib Morse
able to control the party we will hav,
not only such undemocratic policies
as the initiative, referendum and re
CALL but rule by the mob
In the meantime the din from tn,
end of the hall where the Roosevelt
convention was in progress, was deaf
ening.. The Roosevelt meeting wa
soon adjourned and 1t was announces
two delegates and two alternates ha,
been elected.
AT no time did the two factions &C
together. Later this afternoon tn
Taft convention elected is delegates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
Iowa Girl May Die as the Result
of Her Experience IN Omaha
Where She Was
Prisoner.
TWO MEN HAD HER
One Under Arrest and Police Are
Now Looking for Other One
Charged With
Crime.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
OMAHA Neb, Feb. 29.-Ryllis
Kenzie of Sheldon, Iowa. a young girl,
is in a critical condition at the Mil
lard hotel as a result of being beaten
and assulated by two men, whom she
accuses of keeping her in room 1854
for over a week.
The girl was found by the police
Thursday afternoon and short time
afterward man giving the name OF
John Franklin, a former employe OF
the Union Pacific, was arrested.
Police Surgeon Harris says the
girls condition is most critical, as
peritonitis has set in and an opera
tion will have to be performed to save
her life.
The police are looking for Frank
Potter, until a few days ago an audi
tor in the Union Pacific Pullman de
partment. He is believed to have left
the city.
The girl said that she left her home
following quarrel with her mother
She said she wanted to learn tele
graphy and that she met Potter short
tly after her arrival, about two weeks
ago.
Employees of the hotel refuse tt
talk of the matter and would not ever
divuige the name of the girl or her al
legged assailants. The girl is believed
Ito be under age.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
Colonel Roosevelt Takes or His
Coat, Rolls up His Sleeves and
Wadcs Into
HENcHMEN SUMMONED
Dixon to Take Charge Of the Boom
With Knox Handling the
Headquarters at
Chicago.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.--Colonel
Roosevelt assumed charge Of his own
campaign here today Arriving at his
offices in the Outlook, he sent for
Oliver G. Carpenter, selected to man
age the campaign OF the New York
Roosevelt committee" and the latter
had decidedly unpleasant half hour
with his new chief The colonel de-
manded the reason why the names Of
the club supporters had been with
held from the public and ordered that
they be given out as soon as possible.
Roosevelt then gathered Medill Nc
Cormick. Frank Knox, chairman OF
the Michigan republican state commit.
tee, and Senator Joseph Dixon OF Mon
tana, into conference. 1t was UNI
derstood that he wanted Dixon to as
sumo personal charge Of his boom and
Knox to take charge of the headquar-
ters to be established in Chicago.
Before going into the conference,
Mccormick said that report that he
was disgruntled because Dixon was
tut INOOScSclJ ClOiC6 lOT CdUlVdlsn
manager was untrue and silly" He
said that he and his friends had been
trying for a week to persuade Dixon
to take the post as he was "the best
4 man for the job
| While this conference was in prog
ress. Vim. Barnes. Jr.. chairman re-
L publican state committee, was con
ferring with his lieutenants at the re-
publican state headquarters regarding
the best method of lining UP the
state for Taft.
/ Dixon as Manager
NEW YORK, Feb. 29.--That United
States Senator Joseph Dixon of Mon
tana will manage the Roosevelt cam
paign was considered certain today
The senator conferred at great length
with Roosevelt and later lunched with
him 1t was understood that Roose
welt finally overcame the senator's
hesitation and that the latter will an
nounce tonight that he has agreed to
direct the campaign.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
Butt Has Gout.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON Feb. 30, Major
Archie Butt, U. S. A. aide-de-camp
and familiar with two presidents, tho
most photographed man in the United
States and more popular than a matt
nee idol, fears he has the gout. The
major today filed physicians certii-
cate of disability and was granted two
months leave with permission to go
beyond the seas" Butts constant duty
at receptions, dinners, dances and all
varieties of social functions. in addi-
tion to the long trips which he has
taken with Taft, have undermined his
health.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
Fourteen Passengers Injured When
the lnterurban Pullmans Went
OF Of the
Track.
NONE BADLY INJURED
Train Consisting Of Motor Car and
Two sleepers Ran Into Derall-
Ing Switch This
Morning. :

limited Press Leased Wire Service
ST. LOUIS, Nc. Feb. 29.-Fourteen
passengers were injured early today
when a Mckinley line sleeper train
of three cars was derailed and turned
over in ditch at Benld, so miles
from st. Louis.
The interurban roads division head.
quarters at Staunton. ILL.,, reported
that almost every passenger in the
cars was more or less injured, but
none seriously.
The train which consisted of a mo-
tor car, the Peoria sleeper and the
Springfield sleeper, ran into derail-
ing switch. Motorman Clark declared
his air brake failed to work when he
tried to stop at the switch.
Rock Island Wreck.
CHICAGO, Feb. Chicago-b bound
Rock Island passenger train No. 6 was
wrecked three miles from Hopkinson,
ILL.,, and FIVE coaches derailed. Accord.
ing to a statement made at the head.
quarters of the road here four passen-
gers were slightly injured by the
shock of the derailment. All, 1t is
said, were able to continue their jour
ney. The wreck was caused by a
broken rail-
According to later reports received
at the headquarters OF the road sever
persons were injured, five of w1iorf
were train employees. The passengers
injured are:
Miss G. Means, Des Moines, Iowa
bruised.
Mrs. G. E. Essick, Decatur, H.. side
slightly bruised
All passengers were able to pro
coed on their journey according to the
railway officials.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
wIth These orders to Labor commls-
sIonsr NeiIl, the OFFICIAL Is Ex-
pected to Wind up tho
Y Strike.
VICTORY FOR WORKERS
Mil owners Have Agreed TO Restore
the Old Schedule and Increase
Some Of the
Wages.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, Feb. % With
Commissioner of Labor Charles p.
Neill personally on the ground, rein.
forcing in Lawrence, Mass, the ex-
pert Investigators Of the departments
Of Justice and Of commerce and labor.
speedy settlement Of the labor trou-
ble was looked for by government Of
fcials today.
60 to Lawrence and do some
thing" was the gist of the orders
given Neill and because of his sue
cess in settling other big labor dis
putes the department officials hope
that he will be able to get employers
and employed in the mill city to-
gether.
Meanwhile the preparations for the
hearing on the Berger resolution pro-
viding for probe OF the strike to-
morrow we're completed by Represen-
tatives Berger and Wilson today. The
rules committee will listen to the
story of 100 men, women and children
from the strike ridden. town who will
tell Of acutal working conditions.
Strikers Jubllant.
LAWRENCE, Mass. Feb. 29.-The
strike leaders were jubilant today.
They learned that, after eight weeks
Of idleness they seemed about to gain
everything for which they had been
fghfing The activity Of the federal
authorities they said, were response
Bile for Mayor Scanlon's VISIT to Presi-
dent Wood Of the wool trust in Boston
yesterday, at which he said that the
mill owners would restore the old
schedule and grant an advance to all
employees receiving less than $S a
week.
1--WE have won the strike" declared
Haywood today. I'VE have gained the
moral victory in the minds of the
people of the United States that pre-
cedes material victory. The trust
knows its pet child, Schedule X Is il
danger at washington and it realize:
the people OF the United States art
niouocu Wy IhCii ldSliSS, AhS p0oPh'
already have found out"
Statistics compiled today show con
clusiyely the changed attitude Of thu
police and militia since the fedora
investigators arrived Saturday ther'
were forty arrests; Monday thirty
Tuesday, forty-two, charged with pick
citing, obstructing the sidewalk ant
violating the city ordinance. Yester
day, with federal investigators u
town. there have been two arrest
and early today none. The picket
have been much more in evidence te
day than at any time since the strik
started.
Less than so percent of the opers
tiyes were at work today and the vas
majority were the skilled worker
who have taken no part in the strike
Less than half of one percent OF tn
nnskilled employees are working.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity-Fair and
continued colder tonight and Friday.
For Illinois tonight and Fri
day. Somewhat colder south and east
portions.
For Iowa-Fair and continued cold
er tonight and Friday.
For Missouri-Fair tonight and
Friday. Colder tonight in the south
portion.
Weather Conditions.
The crest of the northwestern field
of high pressure is in North Dakota,
where the temperature is ten below
zero and colder weather with in
creasing pressure extends from the
south and east over the eastern slope
of the Rockies and to the central val,
leys, while 1t is slightly warmer in
the southern states
On the Pacific slope the weather is
moderately cool with a depression In
California.
Conditions indicate fair continued
cold weather for this section tonight
and Friday, the temperature falling
to near zero tonight.
Local Observations.
February 2s, a. M, "a degrees,
partly cloudy.
February 30, I a. m, 9 degrees,
clear.
Mean temperature for February 2S
% degrees. highest 80, lowest is, low
est last night 8.
FRED Q. GosEw1sCH,
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
SacharIne Forbidden.

limited PRESS Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Feb, % BY a vote
of 2 to /, the three cabinet officials
with final authority in pure food
cases today held that foods contain
ing sacharine are adulterated with
"deleterious ingredient and put the
product on the forbidden list"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
Illinois n. M. c. A.

PEORIA, ILL.,, Feb. 29.--More than
1000 delegates and visitors are ex-
pected here to attend the annual state
convention of the Y, NJ. C. A. which
will be opened today. Attorney
Francis w. Parker, chairman of the
Mems Religion Forward Movement in
Chicago. is to speak.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
Professional Revolution Buster and
Soldier Of Fortune Has Left
Italy to HeIp
Madero. A
IS A GOOD T1Gy {
Rebels Control Northern Mexico and
Are Preparing for tho March
Upon chihuahua
City.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
ROME, Feb. 49,. Summoned by
President Madero, Col Beppino Carl
baldi sailed for Mexico today to take
command Of the federal army in an
effort to suppress the Vasquista revolt.
Garibaldi was one Of Maderos chief
lieutenants in the REBELLION against
the Diaz government He is held in
high esteem as a military officer and
the fact that Madero sent for him was
taken to indicate here that the Mexi
can president believes he is facing a
really serious situation
Juarez, Storm Center.
Ell PASO, Texas, Feb. 29.-That
Juarez will be the storm center of
the Vasquista revolution in Mexico
for some time to come is indicated in
advices received in this city from
Mexico City. When the Vasquistas
tomorrow move the bulk of their
forces upon chihuahua, the Mexican
! government, it is said will send suf.
! ficient force to retake Juarez.
| In a private despatch from Mexico
City 1t is said President Madero has
stated finally that he has no idea OF
resigning the presidency or of giving
up Juarez, the chief port of entry in
northern Mexico.
The Juarez custom house has beer
officially closed by Masaero and OIL
9Ecially opened by order of Genera
Salazar, one of the rebel commanders
Goods for export through it are no
refused by the American custom
! house on this side. but no goods are
4 offered for import Shippers are no
willing to take the chances.
4 Plans have been perfected for NOV
II ing $500 Vasquitas from Juarez tc
Chihuahua Friday morning. 1t is no'
Iexpected the Chihuahua garrison viii
resist and Vasquistas assert thai
! General Pascual Orozco will assume
command of their forces after today
A garrison of 200 men will be, left ii
4 Juarez.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
Lumber Yards Burned

ATTLEBoRO. Mass. Feb. % =
Fire believed to have been caused by
sparks from locomotives today de-
stroyed the lumber yards of G. A.
Pullen and company in South Attle-
boro. Loss Sl75,000.
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