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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
OIL INQUIRY
INTO NEXT WEEK
vase win Probably be Continued
through Next Wednesday 1t
Is Announced.

lonl.ed Press Leased Wire Service. ]
o. NlW YORK, Sept. 19.-When the
s'anaafd Oil-Waters Pierce litigation
.. aas resumed today it was announced
. a,a' me case will probably be con-
. anusa through next Wednesday and
sla' me Missouri suit will be taken
s = asaln on October 8, in the United
s'a a, supreme court at st. Louis.
.,a nicnard G. veit, secretary and
a No of the Standard OIL com.
s sa o. New York, took the stand
r ~, he testified that the Security
~ TO- :, which was recognized into
n M magnolia Petroleum company, was
n "a. subsidiary of the Standard Oil
v.s .pi'e OF the fact that this assertion
i, !, made in an opinion handed down
a.s .e supreme court of Missouri
A,'orney Untermeyer asked wheth
M.a = 4. Brown. vice president of the
o,,a. a,i'a company, had not been fire
sss s in business relations with the
~ n !, Oil CO., OF New York, dur
NJ, ~ 'he past year. The witness re
s aaeu mat Brown had been in his of
sba. several times in regard to specia
oan pAei's OF oil, the New York com
o. Wy furnishing lighters for the 9th
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
The Shipping Trust.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Sci 19.-The
house merchant marine committee
which is asking an investigation OF
the shipping trust" today called up
on all railroad systems to give the
names of all water transportation com.
panies, any portion of whose stock
or bonds or other securities are own.
ed by them, with the amount and the
date of acquisition
They must also divulge the names
and addresses of all water carriers in
which they have obtained any inter
est by ownership, mortgage, lease OF
agreement. or in consequence of agree
ment or otherwise. Information is al
so sought as to what interests OF
stockholdings they possess in any
forwarding, towing, dock, warehouse
lighterage or canal companies,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
THREE FIREMAN WILL
QUIT DEPARTMENT
Three Men and Possibly a Fourth
viii Tender Resignation as City
Firemen In Few Days.

According to members Of the fire
department, the city will be shy
three or four firemen next Monday.
Three men are to send their reslgna-
tions to the commissioner of pubnx
safety this evening and another is
preparing to ask for his release.
The three men who are reported as
sure to resign are Ferguson, Myers
and Reynolds, all of the Sixth street
engine house. The other, who will
probably leave the department. is Bert
Berry, Of the Tenth street company
Chief Anderson and Commissioners
Gray deny the knowledge Of such
action on the part of the four men,
but Commissioners Gray said that II
would not hurt the department any
because there was long list of ell.
gible men waiting for an opportunity
to serve the city in that capacity
He declared that he knew of no rea
son why the men should quit theil
places and said that there had beer
no trouble with the men aside from
the escapade of Ferguson's weel
ago, and he was unable to say why
the men were dissatisfied with theil
places.
The statement of COMMISSIONS
Gray to the effect that the resigna
ton of the men will not hurt the de
partment, is directly contrary to hi
1 stat ement of a week ago when he re
piled to the question as to whethe
or not Ferguson would be suspende'
for his night of carousal, that tn
absence of Ferguson would crippl
the department and that no one coul
fill his place.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
PERSONALS.

Mrs. G. R. Pickard and daughter
Miss Elva of st. Louis, are visiting In
the city with Mrs. James Sheldon and
other friends.
MIR. and Mrs. David Forrest and
Miss Helen Gavin of Chicago are Wis
iting with Mr.. and Mrs George Loter
at their home 9o2 Palean street.
Officer William Wilson, of the To-
cal police force, has returned from
Bonaparte, where he was called sew
eral days ago on account of the death
of his mother.
Edgar Wyckoff of Burlington is a
Keokuk visitor.
N. w. Pettingill of Memphis, Mo-,
was in Keokuk today.
G. NJ. Rich returned home last
evening from a three weeks tour
through the New England states in
the interest of the Purity Oats c..
Mrs. Rich, who accompanied him. part
OF the journey, came hone several
days ago.
Mrs. j. A. Stoakes, who was called
to Keokuk by the death of her sister,
Mrs. H. B. Hardin. has returned to
her home at Sioux City. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Dunlavy and her sister
Miss Nellie Dunlavy. accompanied
her.
Mrs. A. n. Eckardt OF ST. Paul,
Mimi, returned to her home Monday
after being called here to attend the
+, funeral of her friend, Mrs. II. B.
Hardin
Mr.. and Mrs w. G. Carney of 1920
Morgan are the proud parents of a
baby girl.
Col. and Mrs. William Peters Hep.
burn left today for Leon where they
will look after business interests and
visit with friends before returning to
their home in Clarinda.
Mr.. Wallace, of the Stone & Web
ster Co., who has been in the city for
a few days looking after the interests
| of his firm in the water power opera
lions, has returned east.
Mrs. Frank R. Fry came up from St
Louis last evening to spend few
days with her parents, Major and Mrs
i D. B. Hamill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
HuttermIlk Woman's Daughter.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LA JUNTA, Colo. Sept. 19.-When
Colonel Roosevelt stepped off his spe-
cial train here he was whisked to the
city park and became SO interested in a
discussion of revision of the sugar
tariff that he overstayed his time. and
delayed the days schedule. When he
reached the grand stand, the colonel
espied in the crowd daughter of
Mrs. Roberts whom he knew thirty
years ago when he was ranching on
the Little Missouri.
Come right up here on the plat.
form" the colonel shouted to her and
then he explained to the crowd. you
see, knew this lady when she was a
little codger. She had about the finest
mother you ever heard of. Mrs. Rob
erts used to give me buttermilk on the
Little Missouri
Roosevelt declared in his speech that
the sugar tariff revision plan would
destroy the beet sugar industry and
that the republican revision of 1905
was conducted to please the sugar
trust
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
CITY NEWS.

Officer William Wilson returned
today from Bonaparte, where he at
tended the funeral of his mother. He
was accompanied home by his father,
w. C. Wilson, who will remain In the
city for some time.
Mrs. G. w. Sandberg left this
morning for Kirksyille, Mo-. where
she will visit an aunt for the coming
two weeks.
e e. Ramsey, clerk at Oxford Ho-
tel, at Des Moines, was In the city to-
day visiting friends
"A workman employed by the
Stone & Webster Co., on the water
power, had an arm broken today by
being struck by heavy timber.
The many Keokuk friends of John
Cosgrove will be pleased to learn
that he is recovering from an opera
ton to which he submitted He is In
Rochester, Mimi.
"A suit to clear up the title to a
tract of land in Van Buren, township
the George Patch property, has been
instituted in the local district court
The suit is brought by P. ]. Hurley
and against H. G. Cole and thirty-f1ve
others, portion of whom are un
known. The land to which the title is
sought to be cleared is eighty acres
in section sixteen, quarter section In
section nine and eighty acres In sec
ton fifteen.
Quite number of local people
went to Mooar station today to attend
the picnic given by the Anti Horse
thief association A number of ath
letic contests are on the program
and a basket picnic Is another fea
ture.
The city jail has been put in fin'
shape by Jailer Holiday and his fore
of men. Both upstairs and down
4 stairs were thoroughly whitewashet
and present much improved appear
/ ance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
FIRST SERIOUS HURT
OF THE LOCAL SEASON
jenkins, Speedy Back Of the keokuk
Football Team Breaks Arm
In Practice.

An air of gloom pervades the camp
of the Keokuk high school football
team. Last night during scrimmage,
jenkins, the speedy back, and one
upon whom the coaches were depend
ing to do most of the ground-gaining,
broke his right arm and will be out
Of the game for the balance of the
season. The loss of Jenkins will ne
cessitate the development of new
back Ellington is still on the sick
list and will hardly be about for two
weeks and the condition of Captain
Devero, who is in the hospital, is prac
| tically the same.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
ArchboId as Witness.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON Sept. 19.-John D.
Archbold will probably be the first
witness before the senate committee
Investigating campaign contributions
when its hearings are resumed here
September 80, 1t was learned today,
preceding Colonel Roosevelt on the
stand. He will be called to amplify
his former testimony regarding
Standard Oils reputed contribution of
s125 1000 in 1904. to aid Roosevelt.
Senator Clapp said today that Arch
bold has promised to present docu-
ments and books from his private
offices If they can be found, regard
ing the big campaign gift.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
WINGS COLORED PAIR
ON MATRIMONIAL EVE
George Richards and Miss Dora VIII
son Will be United for
Life,

Following fast upon he incarcera-
ton Of Frank Flint, colored, on a
charge of assault with intent to com
NIT murder, came the announcement
that his two victims, George Rich
ards and Miss Dora Wilson, also col
ored, who were winged by Flint with
small revolver, following differences
caused by love for the same girl, had
decided henceforth to travel the
stormy paths of the matrimonial high
way together. The wedding license
was issued today and it is understood
that justice Burrows will perform the
ceremony.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
LEE COUNTY LAND
BRINGS HIGH PRICE
375 Acres in Van Buren, Township
Changes Hands for Price
Of $4,000.

One of the largest deals in Lee
county real estate recorded here was
consummated today when the deed
was filed for record with Recorder
Vaughn. The deal, which was closed
some time ago, transfers 375 acres of
land in Van Buren, township in sec
lions 10, 10 and 90, to d. A. Fessler
and Sylvia Boone, the consideration
being given in the deed as $4,000.
The property was sold by W. H and
W. E. Adams.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
Rretz Reappeared.

United Press Leased Wire Service.]
SANDUSKY, Ohio, Sept. 10
Charles Bretz, who disappeared from
Middle Bass Island about seventeen
years ago and who had not been heard
from in that time, re-appeared In
Sandusky today while suit was be-
ing heard in court to prove that he
was dead. Bretz was divorced from
his wife before he left. Two sons
brought suit to recover certain val
liable property which their father had
once held and which their sisters had
decided away. 1t was argued that
Bretz was dead and therefore the
property should revert to his heirs.
The sons did not know Bretz. He had
been in England.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
THIRTEEN MONTHS
UNTIL OPENING
Continued from page ID

and flight of two at Mira Flores on
the Pacific side. Each lock will have
disable length of 1000 feet and a
width Of 10 feet. which will be the
minimum width of the canal.
The canal is to be about fifty miles
long from deep water in the Carib-
bean sea to deep water in the Pacific
ocean. The channel will vary in
width from 1,0oofeet at the point just
south OF the Gatun locks, to 300 feet
al point near the Pedro Miguel
LOCK There will be a number OF
places where several boats can pass
ABREAST Of each other and the mini
mum depth will be Al feet.
Inese are all revised estimates
luN announced, changes from the
original plans having been made
necessary by engineering and other
problems.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
Daily Stock L-etter.

copyright, 1912, by New York Even
ing Post Col
NEW YORK, Sept 19.-The two
topics under discussion today CON
cerned the probable release of gov
eminent money by the treasury, and
the resumption of gold imports. No
decision was announced at Washing
ton, but the fact that Secretary Mac
Veagh had apparently started an in
vestigation to learn whether the
banks needed such assistance or not
was taken to mean that the treasury
might act in the near future. The
easier tone to foreign exchange
brought the market nearer the level
of gold imports, although on the ordi-
nary exchange basis 1t would be diff
ficult to import gold under the con-
ditions prevailing today. Negotia-
tons were undertaken in a tentative
way, however, and should exchange
decline another Il cent 1t Is probable
that important transactions will be
arranged. The demand for money
was fully as broad as it was early in
the week, although rates were not
altered appreciably. The inquiry from
commercial sources was a feature and
the larger borrowings by small mer-
chants everywhere reflected the con-
tinued quickening of general trade in
the west and south. The banks here
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
TIN STAR POLICEMAN
is PRIZE BOOB
Let Two Crooks Get Away From Him
and is Now in Deep
Disgrace.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Sept. 19.--Although fifty
picked men of the Chicago police de-
partment were kept busy today trying
to locate the two international crooks
who escaped after detective lieuten-
ant had informed them they we're un'
der arrest, Chief McWeeney expressed
the belief that the men who stole
$4,000 from the Branch Bank of
were gone from this city. The chief
also admitted that he would not pc
able to erase what he termed the
biggest blunder in the history of the
department unless his own men cap
tured the bank robbers again.
Lieutenant B. j. Burns. whom Nc
Weeney characterized as the prize
boob" was recovering today from De
ing nearly kicked to death by the two
men whom he located and attempted
to capture single-handed.
To say that McWeeney was still an
cry today is mild way to express
his feelings. He expressed them by
repeating:
The Chicago police department is
the laughing stock of the whole po-
lice world"
The chief today had compiled all
the facts concerning the attempted
capture.
Burns omitted nothing in the way
of preparations that Is included in the
printed instructions to all tin star de-
| tectiyes," said McWeeney. HE went
in disguised in the form of a street
car conductor-to the saloon where
the two men were and breezed up to
them with let's all have drink He
might have used his borrowed auto.
matte revolver if one of the men had
not bitten his shooting hand after the
other felled him with a piano STOOL"
Charges will be brought immediate
! ly against Burns and Captain John J
Mahoney, who obtained the informa
tion locating the two bank robbers by
intercepting letter which one of the
| bandits wrote to woman
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
soo,ooo.ooo Fee,

United =, Press Leased Wire Service i
tiona asof'lNGFoN, Sept. 1s.-Negotia-
tim as TOT the sale of soo,ooo,ooo feet OF
to IN the Sierra national forest
anna, oallfornia lumber company were
Graz l0eu today by Chief Forester
y He is enroute to California
nada 0se the deal-the largest ever
Tha -. " the federal forestry service.
timhas ipahy was high bidder for the
cbap.as Tor which prices will be
cnt Asea every five years until all is
tiona, orester Graves says the ma.
feet .orests contain 100000, 100000
TIA, q merchantable timber, but
sale -lose OF IT is too isolated for
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
The Real Issue.

limited Press Leased Wire Serviee.1
NEW YORK, Sept. ia score OF
we'll known women cheered DR.. Har-
vey w. Wiley here today when he
told them that the real issue OF the
present campaign was whether pure
food legislation would be enacted by
the next congress. So well did the
doctor satisfy the women of this fac,
that before he left for Washington
at noon he had been elected president
of the bureau of health of the wo-
mems national Wilson and Marshall
organization.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
Golf This Morning.

BEVERLY, Mass, Sept. 19.-Presi-
dent Taft will this evening attend the
dedication Of the new federal building
at Chelsea, and later will attend the
banquet and be the chief speaker in
commemoration of the ceremony. Golf
this morning on the Myopia links, a
luncheon to the newspaper men as
signed to Cover Beverly at one
o'clock, and motor ride this after
noon were on today's presidential
program.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
Entertained the Hepburns.

Col. and Mrs. w. P. Hepburn left
last night for their home in Clarinda.
While in the city they were guests at
the Riverview Club house. Yesterday
Miss Ida G. Howell entertained at a
luncheon in their honor. The entertain
ment was very pleasant as well as
significant affair since Colonel Hep
burn was long time friend of the late
Judge James B. Howell and was in
congress at the same time Judge How
ell was in the United States senate
Colonel Hepburn served in congress
| for twenty-five consecutive years
leaving behind him a very enviable
record.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
A. A. of o. Convention.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 19.-The
American Association of Obstetricians
in convention here today selected
Providence, R l., as the meeting place
for the 1913 convention The follow
ing officers were elected:
President, Miles F. Porter, Fort
Wayne, Ind; first vice president, C.
N. Smith, Toledo; second vice presi-
dent, ]. p. sadler, Poughkeepsie, N.
Y; secretary, f. G. zinke, Cincin-
natl; treasurer, H. E. Hayd, Buffalo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
New Ambassador

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
VIENNA, Sept. 19.-The emperor
today chose Konstantin Theodore
Dumba, now minister to Sweden, to
succeed Baron Hengelmuller as Aus
tro-Hungarian ambassador at Wash
ington.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
eoinq Too Fast.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CLEVELAND, o, Sept leigh.
teen hour flyers on the Lake Shore
and Pennsylvania railroads between
New York and Chicago will become
twenty hour trains within few
weeks, according to unofficial advices
received here today
Frequent accidents recently to the
fastest trains in America, it Is said
have convinced operating officials
that the sacrifice is too great to main.
tain longer the is hour schedule.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
$4,000 geouest.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
WASHINGTON, Sept ia for
tune of $4,000 is left the seven
months old son of Paul Peck, the
Washington aviator killed at Chicago,
September II, according to probate
proceedings here today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
1870 Kid Strikers

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, Sept. f9.-One hundred
and thirty boys employed in the Bank
of England's printing department
struck today for more pay. They
created SO much commotion about the
bank that the police had to scatter
them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19

WANTBD-Good cook, wages $4,000
per month; private family. no
washing. Also good waitress and up
stairs girl, wages $4,000 per month.
Must have satisfactory references.
Address l.. L., care Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
Real Estate Transfers.

w. H. and w. e. Adams, W. d. to
D. A. Fessler and Sylvia Boone, part
of sections 1S, 10 and 90. Van Buren,
township Consideration, $4,000.
Emma Bird, W. d. to j. B. Van Pap
pelendam, lot 4, block SO, Kif'bourne
addition to KeokulI, on Ridge, be
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth
Consideration. $500.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
&,'||E|'llIEzzz.
Pretty Wedding.

One OF the prettiest weddings of the
season was that of Miss Hazel Riley
to Merle Boyer. both of Keokuk The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
Father Gillespie at p. m. last even
Ing, An elegant three course supper
was served to about twenty guests at
the home Of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Riley. 624 Palean St
The bride was attired in pretty
white satin gown with an over dress of
white marquisette with pearl trim
ming and wore bandeau of pearls in
her hair. The brides attendant, Miss
Nellie Keefe, wore a pretty pink mes
saline gown draped in pink chiffon and
bandeau and aigrette in her hair. The
groom was attended by Mr.. Arnold
Spard.
The bride is graduate Of st. Pet
er's school in the year 1911 and since
then has been the stenographer of the
M. Younker store. The groom is EN-
ployed at the Hawkeye Pearl Button
Company.
The parlor was decorated in red
and white with ferns and asters. The
dining room was decorated in golden
rod and ferns. At a late hour Mr.. and
Mrs. Boyer departed for their home
222 South Second street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19

AGENTS WANTED SIS to 81 daily
selling New Fibre brooms; 100 per
cent profit; every woman will buy.
Begin canvass at once. Sample by ex-
press, 30 cents. Wynne Broom Co.,
Elmira, N Y.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19

WANTED to learn barber trade.
An army of our graduates running
shops depending upon us for BARRIERS
Many jobs waiting. Can't be had else
where. No limit to term Write today.
Moler Barber College, st. Louis, Mo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
FUNERAL NOTICE.

MARsH-The funeral of Mrs. B. F.
Marsh will be held at the home OF
her parents, MIR. and Mrs w. S. Mey'
er, in Warsaw, H., Friday afternoon
|3:30. Friends invited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
FOR SALE.

FOR sALE--A coupe rockway, pas
senger, coach platform gearing,
cost new 5000, in fine condition, good
as new. Open surry, coach gear, in
like condition, cost new $3.50. Selling
vehicles to replace with autos. Adj
dress "Bn 1886 Hampshire ST., Quincy
Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19

FOR SALB-An so acre farm on main
travelled road, 10 miles from Keo-
kuk. New house and barn. $50 per
acre if sold before October 1. $4,000
cash and time on balance. See James
mccarthy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19

WANTBD-Young men and boys to
learn shoemaking. Steady employ
ment; good wages. Apply at Shoe
factory.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19

WANTED Quarrymen and laborers,
Montrose, Iowa. Good boarding
house at works. Burlington Quarry
Co
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
The Pollocks Nabbed.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Harry Pol
lock, we'll known sporting promoter
and Mrs. Pollock were arrested today
by Detective Thomas of the district
attorneys staff on body attachment
issued by Justice Golf. 1t was alleg.
ed by the district attorneys office
that the Pollocks, who are material
witnesses in the Becker murder trial,
were preparing to leave the jurisdic.
| ton of the court.
Justice Golf fixed bail for Pollock
at $4,000 and for Mrs. Pollock at ST.
500 and stated that in default they
would be comfhitted to the house OF
detention.
Pollock had booked passage on the
steamer Amerika, sailing today
District Attorney Moss said that
both Pollock and Mrs. Pollock had
tried to avoid subpoenas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19

WANTED In good neighborhood two
or three rooms or small house,
furnished or unfinished. Call Blanks
dye works, 924 Main. Bell phone
24a- Black.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-19
Gard Party This Afternoon.

Mrs. John j. Nodler, 524 North
Fourth street, entertained few
friends at cards this afternoon.