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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
ENOUGH POISON
TO KILL HORSE
Woman Received Nice Box Of Candy
for Christmas With strychnine
sprinkled Over
s RED CROSS
Address Was Typewriter and Police
Are Trying to Find Out Who
Sent Her the Pack
age.

UNITED Press Leased Wire seryice.l
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Police today
commenced rigid investigation to
discover the person who sent Mrs
Fannie Carroll, wife of the secretary
of the BARRIERS union, who disappear
ed last November, box of poisoned
candy fora Christmas present.
The box. tied with red ribbon and
sealed with several Red Cross stamps,
arrived shortly after Christmas. The
address was typewriter. and Mrs.
Carroll, having other sweets in the
house. did not sample the candy until
yesterday. Then she noticed strange
glitter On one of the chocolates and
bitter taste. She turned the box
over to a chemist, who reported that
there was between s and 10 grains OF
strychnine in the candy One-sixtl
| of grain is sufficient to cause death
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
SHOW GIRL FOUND
DEAD ON FLOOR
Two Empty Gin Bottles and Several
Cigarette Stubs Scattered
About.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-The police
today are seeking to find a man who
gave the name of Frederick spmons,
to notify him of the death of Mollie
Lorraine, show girl, who lived in a
fashionable apartment house in Cen.
trail Park West, where she was known
as Mrs. frederick Simons. Mysterious
circumstances surround the death of
the woman, who was found early to-
day in her room by neighbor
Mrs. Simons was found lying face
down on the floor. Two empty gin
bottles, another partially filed and
several cigarette stubs lay on the
floor about her,
Miss Lorraine, who was 25. had
been i'll since yesterday. An autopsy
has been ordered and detective as
signed to the case. "Simons" is said I,
4 be member of prominent Flew
York family. with a brother in Wal
4 Street. He seldom remained at the
apartments.
K Miss Lorraine is said to have come
fsom highly connected Scotch lam
/ lily.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
BANKS SWINDLED
OUT OF MILLIONS
Foraeries During the past Year Have
Melted the Crooks q Great
Fortune.

/ United Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, Jan. A The banks
of the United States were swindled
out OF s15,0oo,ooo in 1911 b. forgeries,
according to Albert S. Osborn, a hand
writing expert, and because of this,
companies issuing forgery insurance
have adopted the most stringent re-
strictions, it was announced.
The most drastic of the new regula-
tions is that no bank shall open an ac-
count with any one not personally
known to some officer Of the bank or
vouehed for by depositor
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
FIGHTING BOB
EVANS IS DEAD
Picturesque Hero of the American
Navy Passed Away Late Yes
terday After a Very Brief
illness.
SYMPATHETIC
kilograms by the Thousand Are Pour.
ing into Washington Since the
News Has Been Made
Public.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The ma
tional capital mourned today the loss
of one OF its most picturesque heroes
Fighting Bob Evans. Today the
family OF the dead admiral felt the
full measure of the sympathy OF the
people in their bereavement, as the
thousands OF kilograms of coincidence
poured in. When word flasheE ever
the country late yesterday that the
grizzled warrior had breathed his
last, thousands of navy men here, VINO
regarded Fighting Bob" as the type
of the best of the old guard of the
navy, were shocked as though near
and dear friend Were dead.
Today this feeling of personal loss
was expressed in messages to the
navy department asking that the body
of Fighting Bob. might lie in state.
Plain blue Jackets joined with high
navy officers in expressing the hope
that they might be permitted to TAN.
a last look at one whom they felt
/ was the embodiment of the traditions
of the navy. The navy department has
charge OF the funeral arrangements
Tor the dead admiral.
Though the interment viii be Sc
yerely plain, in keeping with the char
acteristic democracy of the late ad,
4 miral, it probably will be ono OF the
most impressive Washington has ever
seen. Comrades and esSnies OF the
i dead warrior are already speeding to
4 ward Washington from distant points
The naval academy at Annapolis viii
lsturn out to a man. West Point, the
! military academy, will be represented
by large contingent. Official Wash
lington, from the president down, vii
attend. Foreign nations will be repre-
scented by their ambassadors and min
listers here.
Admiral Evans death came after al
: illness of less than two hours dura
tion-an attack of acute Indigestion
! 1t was the second attack of a similar
nature which the admiral had sustain
ed in a year.
Arrangements for the funeral of thu
late admiral were partially completed
by the navy department today. Th'
interment WILL be in Arlington GENE
', terry.
Full military honors. with an escor
consisting of brigade of midshipmel
from the naval academy, one batter
: of light artillery, four companies o
: marines and two companies of sea
: men have been provided as las
tribute BY the United States to 1t
! dead hero.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
LANE is LATEST
FOR JUDGEsHIf
Visited President Taft and This Leads
to Talk Of His Receiving
Appointment.

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WASHINGTON, Jan 1.-The discoy-
cry today that Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Franklin X. Lane had
held conference with President Taft
yesterday. gave rise to gossip here
that the commissioner was being con-
sidered as compromise candidate for
the supreme court vacancy.
President Taft has been beseiged
with advocates of various candidates,
and more particularly with friends and
opponents of Judge Hook, OF the
eighth circuit, whom 1t was generally
believed he had definitely decided to
appoint. Pressure against Judge
Hook, however, was so strong that
the white house has let 1t be known
that the president is considering sew
eral other names which is taken here
to Indicate that Hooks election has
been abandoned.
Lanes chance would be backed By
! progressives in congress, according to
views expressed at the capital today
4 AS interstate commerce commissioner
| his decisions have met with the un
qualified approval Of the popular gov
eminent advocates. President Taft
is known to have expressed the opin
/ ion that Lane was one OF the ablest
4 lawyers in the country.
Friends OF the commissioners toda,
pointed out that Lanes long expert
ence with legal questions OF inter
i state commerce. would make him s
valuable member of the highest court
which is now compelled to devote in
creasing attention 10 questions affect
ling railroads.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
THEOSOPHIsTs
ARE IN COURT
Woman Left Quarter of a Million Dol
lars to the Leader Of
the Cult.

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SAN DIEGO. Calf. Jan. 4.-Cross-
examination of Mrs. Katherine Ting
ley, lead of the Point Iona Theo-
sophical Colony near here, in the suit
of George Patterson, OF New Castle,
Pa, to break the will of his mother.
Mrs. Thurston, was resumed today.
Mrs. Thurston's will left $250,o00 to
Mrs. Tingley. Mrs Tingley admitted
that decedent loaned her $4,000 to
pay eff a mortgage on the Isis Thea
tire. She asserted that Mrs. Thurs
ton herself proposed marriage to
Clark Thurston, an aged member OF
the Point Iona Colony whom she at
terwards married. She admitted that
some time before Mrs. Thurstons
death, sLe was attended by DR.. l.. F.
Wood, theosophist, who was not
qualified to practice medicine in Mas
sachusetts where Mrs. Thurston died
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
WILL NOT GET
COMMISSION FORM
Court Proceedings in Denver Over the
Proposed Change of
Government.

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DENVER, Colo, Jan. 4.--Denvers
chances of getting the commission
form of government in the near future
went glimmering today.
The supreme court has granted a
writ of supercedeas from the writ of
mandamus issued by the district court
a week ago ordering the city council
to call special election to pass on
the commission form plan.
While the court has not passed
finally on the case. there is no doubt
here that it's ultimate ruling will be to
reverse the order of the first court
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
POST OFFICE JOBS
AND POLITICS
Norris Says Roll Call at Republican
Convention Sounds Like List of
Postmastcrs.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. "A bin
placing every employee OF the postof-
flee department except the postmaster
general under the classified civil ser
vice was introduced in the house to-
day. Nv representative Geo. w. Norris,
(republican, Nebraska), leader of the
house insurgents.
"The postoffice department" said
Norris, in explaining his measure,
has come to be a huge political ma
chine used by the political party
which happens to be in power. The
roll call of a republican convention
sounds like list of second class
postmasters"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
RICHESON is
A TOTAL WRECK
Preacher VIII be in No Condition for
His Tria! for at Least
TWO Months.

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BOSTON, Jan. 4.-Clarence v. 7.
Richeson, accused slayer of Avis Lin
nell, may not be placed on trial for
his life January Is.
notwithstanding the claims of the
prosecution that the pastor would be
fit for the o-dcal of murder trial ii
was learned today through an init
mate friend of the prisoner, that he Is
practically physical and mental
wreck.
His recent self-mutilation, it was
claimed has completely wrecked his
nervous system, and it is doubtful i
he will be in shape within two
months to stand the excitement OF {
trial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
EARTH SLIPS
TOWARD SOUTH
More Earthquakes Noted .ay Lead
to Discovery That $ s ,thins
is the Matter s-..h
the elot
:,
is T1LT1NG SLIGHTLY
Father odenbaeh Says Tremors o
Today and Those of Monday
Were Due to the Same
Cause.
, r1LT1NG SLIGHTLY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. FOLLOW
ing a series of earthquake shocks reg
istered by the seismograph Of STIGMA.
titus College today, Father Odenbach
in charge of the instruments, noted
that the earth floe on which Cleveland
is located. has tilted slightly to the
southwest. A triangular stretch ol
land is effected, extending from Cleve
land through Elmira, N. Y; Newbury
port, Mass, and southwest to Cincin
natl.
This depression of the floe, Fathe
Odenbach believes, caused the eartl
tremors recorded last Monday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair and
continued cold tonight and Friday.
For Illinois, Generally fair tonight
and Friday Colder tonight. Con
tinued cold Friday.
For Iowa: Fair and continued cold
tonight and Friday.
For Missouri Fair tonight and
Friday. Colder in the east and south
portions tonight,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
TWO Men Killed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.1 ]
OMAHA, Jan. 4.-Englneer f. r.
Wilson and Fireman Hess of a Chica,
so Great Western extra freight, We're
killed when their train collided head
on with another freight train of the
same road at switch at Bentley.
Iowa, at 10 o'clock this morning. Will
sons engine started to take the siding
10 allow the eastbound train TO pass.
The crew OF the eastbound train
jumped and escaped injury.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
Former Armour Manager at Beet
Trust Trial Says Prices We're
Never Fixed at the Weed
cr Meetings,
HIS SIDE OF THE CASE
Admitted That Output and Amount Of
Meat to be Sold In Given
Territory Was
Limited.

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.--Declaring that
in spite of the ironbound agreements
described by yeeder's testimony, there
was keen competition in every mile OF
territory covered by the packers, w.
D. Miles, former Armour manager in
Kansas City, testifying in the trial
Of the "beef barons" before Federal
Judge Carpenter today gave new YER
sion of the meetings and conferences
of the heads of the packing interests
Miles described all the meetings, al
legged by the government to be part
of the monopoly conspiracy, as being
a defensive combination made neces-
sary by the perishable nature of the
packing industry. Miles said that for
nearly ten years he came every Tues
day from Kansas City as the repre-
sentative of the Armour interests to
attend the "Veeder meetings He
says he never knew of a case of fix.
ing prices, but admitted that margins
were drawn, below which district
manage were not allowed to dispose
of their goods.
He admitted that the output and
4 the amount of meats to be sold in q
given territory every week by a par
/ ticular concern was limited. This
] limitation was made necessary, also
he said, by the fact that the packers
sfreanently suffered great losses b,
4 having quantities OF meat spoil, whicl
subsequently was condemned.
Attorney Sheean, who conducted tn
examination for the government
brought out an admission that ever
week during the ten years that Mile
received orders through Veeder's f
o. Box 247" and statistical bureau,
; minimum price for all classes O
goods was made, and limitation
placed On the quantity to be sold. !
large portion of the session today wa
occupied with submission of report
and directions received by Miles a
manager of the Armour interests re
garding the territorial divisions an
the shipment of meats from the Kar
sas City and Omaha plants.
Asked why he believed combin;
ton of the packers necessary to pre-
tect the industry, Miles declared tha
: when the old pool went out of bus
ness and before the "Veeder week.
meetings were instituted the bus
ness of Armour and Company had d.
creased 020S7 per cent for las week
, This loss, he said, was due to owe
: supplying certain markets and fai
: ,lre of his concern to work in ha
: mony with the other houses.
Miles admitted that in some case
d packers refrained from shipping meal
to certain points until consignment
sent there by other houses had bee
disposed of. This, he said, was trr
r with regard to the trade at Hazleto
Pa.
Miles, who was expected to prove
willing witness for the governmen
because of the assistance he had give
during the grand jury investigate
today was considered as having da1
J aged the governments case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
Train is a Meek Late

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TOPEKA, Kas.. Jan. 4.-Jetmore
and Dighton. Kas.. towns on the Atch-
ison, Topeka & Santa Fe branch lines,
have appealed to the public utilities
commission for assistance. Neither
town has had a train since December
&c. on account Of the heay.- snowfall,
and provisions and fuel are running
low.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
Steamboat eiIl.

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WASHINGTON. Jan. A President
Taft nominated N. B. Nelson. of Ohio,
10 be steamboat inspector for the ninth
sdistrict.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
River Forecast,

The river will change but slightly
from Keokuk northward during the
next few days. Stages will be affect
ed only by forming or breaking of ice
gorges
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
Local observations.

Mean temperatures, JAN, 3, Z.
Highest temperature, i3.
Lowest temperature,
Lowest temperature last night, 5.
FRED q. GosEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04

Continued on page 81
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
Daily River bulletin.

Stage. Height. Change. Wea'h'r
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13
HERMANN AGAINST
BASEBALL UNION
Ban johnson Says He Is Not
Opposed to the Players
New ORGANIZATION.

Cincinnati Ohio. Aug. 13.-President
August Hermann. of the Cincinnati
league club. does not think much of the
latest effort at a baseball players IN
ion He does not believe any of the
Reds are interested in the affair, and
adds that there IS nothing new about
it
Dave Full. he said, has been work
ing on the plan a year or two Fulz
is an attorney-at-law now, and Herr
mann intimates that it could easily be
understood why he is active in the az
fair.
The new national agreement is much
favorable to the players" Hermann
said, and I dOns think there IS any
dissatisfaction I haven't heard any
thing lately about the players Organi-
zatiOn and Of course, can't discuss it Of
ficially as a member of the National
Com mission"
President B. B. Johnson of the Ameri-
can league is not opposed to the pro-
tective association.
Johnson said Wednesday night that a
union modelled on the lines of the labor
unions probably would not be tolerated,
but he saw no reason why players
should not have an organization to pro-
coed along legitimate lines as boosters"
for the game.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13
JACK JOHNSON IS
ABOUT TO COME BACK
Retirement of the Black
Champion Is About
TO Be Broken.

Chicago. III, Aug. 13.-Having been
a retired champion for nearly two
weeks, Jack Johnson has begun look
ing for a good excuse to come back
He finally decided that if some pro-
moter will make the ante large enough
he will fight Sam Langford. Jack is
modest in his demands. He wants
$4,000 for his end and $4,000 training
expenses in addition
Alderman Al Tearnev says that J.
Johnson has agreed to fight Sam Lang
ford and Sam McVea in Australia IN
der certain Conditions, as yet not COM
piled with by promoter W. II. McIn-
tosh.
johnson told representatives of Nc
Iutosh that their offer of $4,000 for
a fight with Langford and McNea
would be acceptable to him provided
he were given $4,000 for training ex-
penses and three roundtrip tickets to
Australia, and provided that $4,000
were deposited with me- Tearney said
He chose me as stakeholder be-
cause I had guided him in business in
Vestments. 1 have no connection with
promoting the fight other than that
of stake holder.
After Johnson had issued his ulti-
matum, McIntoSh's representative
came to me for references. That IS
the last I heard of the proposition"
Johnson refused to affirm the re-
port that he would reenter the ring
He said he would fight If It would De
a personal favor to Tearney.'
1t is known that Tom Andrews, the
American representative of Hugh Nc
Intosh, the Australian fight promoter
has been making strenuous efforts TO
get Jack Johnson back into the ring.
Andrews was here this week.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13
Hughey and Ban Bury Hatchet;
Jennings Signs 2-Year Contract

the A L club in that city. perhaps
Johnson and the other club owners
thought il best that Nayin should re-
tain Jennings. something not one out
of 10 fans who knew the situation ever
thought would occur
The remainder of the season will be
devoted by Jennings to the looping off
Of deadWOOd and the building up Of
pennant contender from new material
The official axe fell in the release Of
Wild BIZ Donovan and a request for
waivers on Davy Jones
In the case OF the veteran pitcher.
however, ms release is a boost, for
Donovan goes to Providence as man
ager- President Frank NaYiu, OF the
Tigers, is the owner of that Interna-
tional league franchise, and he is
transferring Donovan as a mark OF
distinction
According to rumOr, Jennings in
tends to make a thorough cleaning OF
his veterans Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford.
owen Bush and Oscar Stanage are the
only ones of the old guard sure Of
their Jobs It looks as if Delehanty
will be sent back to the minors. as all
clubs have waived claim to him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13
DOPE ABOUT THE BOXERS
By THOMAS S. ANDREWS.

ND while Aiistah Jack IS talking
"A so loud about doing the PATTI
4 = act and Jim Flynn is trying to
kill off more hopes, just put it down as
. mild guess that Lii Arthur Johnson
is not through with the game yet He
NAV retire and all that; so did Jeffries
for five years. but he came back and
suffered defeat. and II will not be at all
surprising TO find the cOlored man do
ing the same thing. They all do It.
there being mighty few exceptions EV-
en- now there are certain partles WORK
ing on future battles IN Paris wherein
Jack Johnson will appear as one OF the
During the Iuu in the proceedings
Tommy Burns, who permitted JACK
Johnson to annex his title to his belt,
is begging LII Arthur Ior hsht anu
he is also endeaVOring TO get on with
Joe Jeanette or Al Palzer- Palzer
would be Just the kind of man Burns
would like TO meet for foxy Tommy
would come awful near to putting
sion TO the forward arch Of the Iowa
farmer boy Tommy may be passe as
a heavyweight championship possibility
but he is just foxy enough to beat most
of the white hopes before the public
1t is very. probable that Johnny COU-
lon the bantam champion, viii have
good international battle on his hands
next fall I have a letter from the
manager of Charles LedOux. the cham
piOn French bantamweight and he
writes that he wants to come over in
the fall and meet COulOn for the title
EsedOux has made some great fights in
France and England and is well thought
Of Dan McKetrick, who manages Joe
Jeanette, saw him perform in Paris
some months ago and says he is a
crackerjack and one who will give
Johnny a battle from the call of time.
Coulon is getting ready for a busy
campaign and has gone to Bluff Lake,
Ill, to spend the balance of the sum-
mer, rOUghing about and bathing daily.
He is looking forward to another battle
with frankie Burns at New Orleans ana
If he is successful he may decide to take
a trip to England next season and Ia Ike
on Sid Smith over there before the Ma
tionaI Sporting club. Digger Stanley
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-13
IIerald's
~Heine" Rafael Unearths
Real Heavyweight Marvel
By Ed CurLey

--ARRY RAFAEL better known
n from coast to coast as "Heinie'
14blew in last evening, bearing a
,sle that will stir up trouble in this
camp.
IF the White Hopes in this burg
are not real good" doomed Heinie IN
= rumbling voice. they had better be-
come so. for very shortly I will pro-
5uee the man that will clean up all Of
..Prithe, Heinie, shoot across the
rnonaker of this guy" we baoDen-
..Charley Miller" responded the Ches-
terfieldian manager. And he's the boy
who will batter them all up \ know
This youth beat Al Kaufman lew
months ago, and when he races jim
FLYNN on Labor Day he VIII mana tHe
Pueblo fireman the trounclnS OF MS
ASK any Of the boys from the Coast
about Miller A few years ago ne was
the regular Weber-Fields on the "a
cific. He was so good when ne start
ed that he was given fights so the gang
could have the pleasure OF nedN ms
frankfurters his way during the D41tie-
Like all great people, incluolhg Ine
Cherry sisters. he Outllved that stormy
and tempestuous life and developed IN
70 What WI he viii do to Palzer, Nc
Carly and Stewart will send MIN 10 the
electric chair 80
Incidentally "Heinie" added that ne
exDects Miller to arrive here about the
middle of September. Until that PERIOD
n1ease restrain your inquisitiveness-
OapieI Webster Morgan, the greatest
frie15 the New York Telephone COM
pany ever had, was chirping merrily
vestereve at the other end of the line
ssWhatcherthink2" was the opening
bar. Harry Edwards tried to get
Paclxev Mcfarland to meet Jack Brit
Ton. but the Chicago wonder ducked
the issue. Amt it terrible? Y know
Britton gave Packey a tough rumble IN
their battle at Memphis a year ago and
got a draw
Il asked Leach Cross last night to
take Britton on and told Cross that ne
could get to 3 for $1,000 Leach SAID
he'd think II over. That means ne
won't take any part of BritOon- So m
going to pass up Cross and all the