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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28

this afternoon at o'clock. will be an
occasion of much interest among the
members and friends of these large
and prosperous local organizations,
the particulars of which were given
in The Gate City Friday afternoon.
The subject to be considered will
be 1.-The Consideration Of the Child
Labor Problem, as found by the ma
terial investigation by the National
Child Labor Committee" j. o. Boyd
will deliver tn address on the sub
ject which is to be followed By a
voluntary discussion in which mum
Der are expected to engage. The
girls choir will sing. All the laboring
men and wage workers of the city
have special invitation from the
associations to be present.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28
Wants More LIGHT Turned On.

To the Editor of The Gate City
In Fridays number of The Gate
City appears a synopsis of the petition
Mr.. Green is circulating opposing the
grant of exclusive rights over Water
street to the c. B. & O. Railway com
pany, and an interview with him Civ
ing his reasons for opposing this
grant. The public should know more
about this than the ordinance reveals
or Mr.. Green's petition
1t is told with an absolute certain
ty that coupled with this ordinance is
a plan to throw two tracks along Wa
ter street at an elevation Of from
three to ten feet above the present
tracks and with that wipe out all
other tracks on Water street except
that one into the plant Of the Ameri-
can Rice and Cereal company, which
seems TO have found favor at court or
possibly through the suggestion OF
court. The elevation of these tracks
will make the city appear fortified
as one sails up the river and will as
well make the crossing to the steam
boat landing if that is not wiped out
a more difficult matter than now
Over in Peoria gentleman from
there was telling of the difficulties
+ encountered by giving up Just sucf
rights as are now contemplated here
The P. and p e. holds Peoria in its
grip and is locally called the Octopus
Does Keokuk want to develop tina
germ?
We make all kinds of efforts to in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28
lar to that which caused her hus.
bands death.

lar to that which caused her hus-
bands death.
Five months ago she left Keokuk
for Oklahoma and Kansas for her
health. She spent short time in the
former state and thence to Greens.
burg, Kansas. where she died. She is
survived by two children, a son Char
lie aged eight years and daughter,
Evelyn, five years Of age Mrs. Tai
bolt before marriage was Miss Halle
Testman ard was born near Mon
trose, this county, in which locality
her parents still reside. She was an
earnest and consistent member OF the
Methodist Episcopal church and pos.
sessed many admirable qualities
which were appreciated by large
circle of friends and acquaintance.
The body was taken from Keokuk
yesterday morning to Melrose church
where impressive services were held
at 10 o'clock a. M, Rev. Pearson OF.
ficiating, which were followed by the
burial at the Friends cemetery in the
vicinity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28
Only Five Months Ago She Left keo-
kuk for the sta.n for the
Benefit Of Her
Health.
PARENTS SURVIVE HER
She Leaves Two s-,aIl Children to
Feel the Loss Of the Tender
Love OF
Mother.

Th, body of Mrs Halle Talbot, I'M
til recently resident of Keokuk, was
brought here from Greensburg, Kan,
where she died Tuesday, at the age of
thirty-two years. six months and
twelve days. Her remains were ac-
companied here by her brother. Sam
Testman. 1t was only one year ago
last month that her husband, John
Talbot passed away. She died of pull
monary tuberculosis, an illness SINH
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
DEDICATION TODAY
Interesting Services Morning and Eve
ning-llIness Prevents Judge
Scofield From Being Present.

The dedication of the Christian church
at Fifteenth and Bank streets today,
the anticipated details of which were
given in The Gate City Friday af-
ternoon. will be a notable event with
this young and prosperous congrega-
ton.
1t is regrettable circumstance con.
nected with the event that the illness
of Judge Charles j. Scofield and his
wife, will prevent Judge Scofield
from being present to deliver the
dedicatory sermon at the evening ser
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28

duce factories, railroads and etc, to
come to Keokuk. Shall we now add to
our burdens in working out our saliva
ton by creating condition that men
with their eyes open will say is the
worst policy possible? Why was not
this ordinance published and at the
same time the public advised as to
what is contemplated in connection
with it? Turn on the light,
Keokuk, January, 9th, 1912.
CITIZEN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28

lief, show you the harmless, painless
nature of this great remedy and start
you well on the way toward perfect
cure.
Then you can get full-sized box
from any druggist for SO cents, and
often one box cures.
insist on having what You call for.
just send your name and address
10 Pyramid Drug Co, 434 Pyramid
Building, Marshall Mich. and receive
free, by return mail, the trial package
In plain wrapper.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28
Measuring Starlight and Sunlight.

measuring Starlight and Sunlight.
Starlight has been measured in COM
parison with sunlight and the follow
ing results have been announced:
The light received from star of the
first magnitude like Vega is about one
Observation-Disclosures Of the sun s.
Young places the total starlight re
ceived by the earth at the value OF
5000 first magnitude stars, thus max
ing the whole starlight to be one
sixteenth that of the full moon. Ligh,
has an actual mechanical pressure and
can be measured in the laboratory. II
has been found that the suns light
in itself presses against the earth with
a force something like 10000 tons
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28
Fish Has Vocal Organs.

Perhaps the most conspicuous ex.
ample of the fishes that are capable
Of utterance is the drum-fish. 80 called
by reason Of the deep. booming noise
1t produces at will. 1t is found along
the Atlantic coast. from Massachu.
sets to Florida.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28
One Hundred Twelve Pupils
Of Lincoln School Who Have Been Neither
Absent Nor Tardy During Past Month.
Pupils Of First Room Lincoln School
Not Absent or Tardy.

Pupils Of First Room Lincoln School
Not Absent or Tardy.
Johnnie Hasper, Philip Means, Wal
ter O'Bleness, Willie Schaffer, Leroy
Tigue. Freddie WEIGH, Margaret Brown,
Martha Eagon, Ruth Johnson, Dorothy
Larson, leila May Lewis, Dollie Mey-
ers, Madeline 20 'Bleness, Thelma Per
rigo, Inez Mulligan, Madge Smith
Mildred Van Hesley
Lincoln Bldg. Perfect Attendance for
January. Room 2.
Bonnie Clark, Clifford Eckland, Al
win Hall, Ora McClinthen, William
Walker, Clarence Kraus, Raymond
Musser, Fred Ritter, Floyd Wilson,
Frank Woods, Henry Woods, Mary
Kite, Julia Meyer, Freda Van Hesley,
Leland Meyer.
Lincoln School Room 3, Neither Alb
sent Nor Tardy During January.
Melvin Hayden, Raymond LETTERS
LeRoss Morris, Harry Mardis, Ger
trude Hayden, Leona Lewis, Hazel
washburn, George Beard, Francis
Billings, Howard Eppers, James Mey
ers, Bonnie Roach, Mary Carter, Gar
nett Childers, Mary Eagan, yelma
Heule, Madeline shaffer, Elsie Viii
son
Present every Day. Room q.
Elston Gridley, Arthur Heule, Law
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28

catarrh is an excessive secretion.
accompanied with chronic inflamma-
ton, from the mucuous membrane.
Hoods Sarsaparilla acts on the
mucous membrane through the blood,
reduces Inflammation, establishes
healthy action. and radically cures all
cases of catarrh
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28
JOINT MEETING OF
THE ASSOCIATIONS
The Union Gathering at the Y. M. c.
A. Auditorium to be Held
This Afternoon.

The joint meeting Of the Young
Mems Christian Association and the
Young Women's Christian Association,
at the auditorium Of the Y. NJ. G. A..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28
BLIND Inference.

Doctor-"Th Thomas, did Mrs. Popjoy
get the medicine ordered yester.
day." Thomas-'1 bleeye SO. sir, I
see all the blinds down this morn
ing"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28

Somebody Ought to Tell Them.
The trouble with a good many
wives is that they don't know that
less than one. woman in every thou.
sand can manage to look bewitching
in kimono.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28
.iIas Cured
at Home
Quick ReIief-TrIal Package Mailed
Free to AIl--in plain Wrapper.

Piles is fearful disease. but can
be cured if you go at it right
An operation with the knife is dan
gerous, humiliating and rarely a per-
manent SUCCESS
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28

There is
just one 9TH
er way to be
cured pain
less, safe and
in the priv
acy OF your
own home--it
Is Pyramid
Pile Remedy.
We mail a
trial package
free to all
who write.
1t will give
Won uuick re-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28
Pupils of Sixth Room Lincoln School
Who Have Been Neither Absent
nor Tardy during the Month
of January.

John Layport, Ross shaffer, Graf
ton Strain, John Van Ausdal, Hazel
Kite, Margaret Meyers, Myrtle Park
er, Elsie Ritter Elizabeth Kicker, Eli
"a Smith, Beulah Shaffer, Lumana
Meyer, Leo Dunn, Ludwig Lantz
Mackey Real, Garrett Monical, Wal
ter Walker, Eva sshaffer, Nellie
Summons, Vera Van Ausdal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28

renee Kite, Elmer Mardis, Kenneth
Raeder. Everett Kicker, Harry Wash
burn, Edna Dickson, Geneva Evans,
Bessie Hasper. Margaret Hayden, Al
ta Walker, Genevieve Walker, Heary
Deco, VIM. Dunn, Reuben Lewis, EN-
est Off. Maurice Parker, Lethia Ep-
pers, Edna Johnson, Amelia Meyer.
Lincoln School, Neither Absent Nor
Tardy in Room 5.
Orville Allen, Theodore Bowde
Walter Coon, Jack Dose, Raleigh
Glasgow, Edwin Lantz, Victor Larson,
Russell Musser, Carl Washburn,
George Allen, Addice Kite, Charlie
Layport, William Meyers, Otto RAIDER,
Gailard Steele, Mark Clark, Robert
Neaves, Edna Bentley, Ruth Bankson
Luella Smith, Grace Wilson, Goldie
Neaves.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-24
NEGRO LYNCHED
BY ANGRY MOB
Failed to Pay Note and the
Friends of Governor
Blease" Kill Him.

Columbia, S. c.. Dec. 24.-Arrested
because he refused to pay a note and
placed in Jail at Norway. in Orange
burg county. Henry Fits. negro.
was taken from prison by mob and
shot to death.
The lynchers rode into the town
before dawn. stormed the Jail, secured
the prisoner. aud. taking him short
distance from the town, shot him to
pieces
The lynchers left note pinned to
the body saying: Negroes must pay
their debts" and signed: Friends
of Governor Bleas se.'
So far as known the negro's only
offense was his refusal to pay the
note. failure of consideration being
alleged as the reason for his refusal.
The first information that reached
Columbia came in the shape of tele-
gram to Governor Blease from the
magistrate at Norway. stating that a
crowd had broken into the guard
house and lynched negro who had
been locked up for trivial offense.
Governor Blease refused to COM
ment on the lynching.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-24
kern MAKES PLEA
FOR defendant
Says it Would be Anarchy of
the Worst Kind to
Convict Them.

indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 24.-United
States Senator John Kern argued in
behalf Of the forty defendants at the
dynamite conspiracy" trial today.
appealing to the Jurors to remember
when preparing their verdicts that
most Of the defendants came from
distant parts of the country. They
are plain working men. said Kern.
Some Of them are uneducated iron
workers taken from their homes hum
dreds Of miles away. and made to
face a strange court with the district
attorney hurling harsh and abusive
language at them. Is it any wonder
some Of them became conf Used and
unable to remember details of letters
they wrote five years ago? Some of
these men did not know what they
were charged with. They came to me
and asked what it was all about and
explained that they are not charged
with dynamiting. but only with trans
porting explosives. You. Jurors. can't
convict these men Of crimes which
they are not charged. You can't con-
vtct them of causing explosions, but
only with carrying explosives on
trains or conspiracy to violate the
federal laws. If you listen to the as
sertions Of the government and with
out remembering the evidence, you
bring back verdicts finding these forty
men guilty, it would be anarchy Of
the worst kind"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-24
GAVE EVIDENCE Of
LEGISLATIVE FUND
Civil Service Investigation
of Chicago United Police
Uncovers Things.

Chicago. Dec. 24.-Evidence Of the
payment Of thousands Of dollars by
the united police, the city policemen's
organization here, for the expenses
of committees appointed to influence
legislation. was brought out here to-
day in the investigation by the civil
service commission into the operations
OF the organzation.
Edward J. Dreenan. former secre
tary Of the united police. testified that
$3,l45 was paid to one committee for
its expenses in visiting Springfield,
ILL.,. in the interest Of the police dur
ing a session Of the legislature. A
president Of the united police was
given a salary of 5000 month to
influence aldermen to grant the police
a raise in salary. brennan said. He
also testified that $2.391.60 was al
lowed to Patrick ]. Keeley, formerly
a detective In the Cook county states
attorneys office, for his defense when
charged with perjury In connection
with getting alleged evidence in the
Illinois legislative cases here.
The attorneys for the commission
are seeking to learn the truth about
an alleged 100000 legislative fund
WHICH opponents Of the united police
asseTt fas"been collected In the or
gan1zatiOn
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-24
BELIEVE REMOVAL
Of CAPITOL WAS
CAUSE Of ACTION
Theory Is That Bengalee At
tempted to Kill Hardinge
to Avenge Insult.
1bo PERsoNI> s,a~5c
THE BOMB This So,
Police and Civil Authorities are En-.
dcavosing to Capture Guilty Party
Bulletin Says Baron Hardinge
Spent Q Restless Night.

Delhi, Dec. 24.-The attempt on the
NE OF Baron and Lady Hardinge yes
terday by an Indian fanatic kept the
police and civil authorities Of the i'm
perial city Of India occupied today.
A large number Of persons have been
arrested. 1t has been proved that at
least $50 persons were gathered at
the back Of the premises from which
the bomb was thrown. In the vicinity
there was also dense crowd Of ma
dves.
There are scores Of theories ad-
yanced by authorities and residents.
Some believe the attempted assassina-
tion was the work Of a Bengalee. who
was trying to avenge what he con-
sidered an insult in the removal Of
1ndia's capitol from Calcutta to Delhi.
The incident generally is regarded as
significant Of the peril to which any
high official Is subjected to an Indian
city now that anarchy has permeated
certain classes Of the very mixed
population Of the Indian empire.
A bulletin issued this morning by
the doctors in attendance on the vice.
roy SAYS: Baron Hardinge has had
q restless night. 1t was necessary to
relieve his pain ny injections Of NOR
phine."
''He suffered little fever last night
and none Ia present this morning. 1t
was found. through an operation last
evening that the muscle under the
shoulder blade was rather severely
torn"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-24
YANKEES PROVED
To bE EASY PREY
Fraudulent Operators Rob
Them Of $15,000,000
Says Report.

Washington, Dec. 24.-The post
Office department has filed a report
concerning the operations of the Sterl-
Ing Debenture corporation. whose Of
ices In New York were raided and
half a dozen men arrested. 1t says:
This corporation. which has been
doing business only since 1906. it is
estimated conservatively, has sold ap-
proximately S33,O00.000 OF the stocks
Of the various companies represented.
Considerable of the stock sold by this
corporation was of legitimate COM
panies. but an enormous amount Of
the stock sold the public was of fake
concerns, whose stock was absolutely
worthless.
The investigations show that the
Sterling Debenture company retained
from 80 to 55 per cent of the money
derived from the sale of the bogus
stocks of such corporations as its COM
mission. The business of selling the
stocks of legitimate companies was not
nearly SO profitable. the commissions
only amounting to about 10 per cent.
During the past two years the raids
through the mails of the United States
has resulted In no less than 1900 In
dtvtduals having been caught in the
net and indicted. 1t is conservatively
estimated that approximately $780,
100000 has been fllched from the
American people by these alleged
fraudulent operators.
During this time many large in
stitutions have been put under the
ban. such as the United Wireless,
American Redemption company and
the American Telegraph and Typewrit-
er company. The operations Of these
concerns. although large. are not to
be compared with the Sterling Deben-
ture company"
1t was learned today that all tho
men were released on bond.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-24
MEMORIAL DESIGNS
Navy Accepts Tentative Designs fo
Maine Memorial.

Washington. Dec. 24.-The navy
department has accepted tentatively
the designs of Charles keck. a New
York sculptor. for the memorial
tables which are to be cast from the
scrap material of the historic battle
ship Maine, buried outside Havana
harbor last spring. When the hull Of
the battleship. whose sinking was fol-
lowed by the Spanish american war,
was raised from the harbor where she
had lain for fourteen years. every
thing about which sentiment could at
tach was saved as relic. Much Of
the material. however. WAS unsuitable
for preservation i'll it's existing shape
and SO the department ordered that
from this debris one thousand memo
rial tablets should be cast. The tab
let's will be Is by Is inches and will
be suitably inscribed. Each will
weigh about seventy pounds. They
may be obtained by municipal. mill
tary and naval organizations through
out the country. the only condition
being that the recipient shall pay for
their actual cost.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-24
Used Enough Explosives to
Destroy State Capitol,
But Did Not Succeed.
HELD UP THE ALTON
HUMMER" TRAIN
Posse Was Brcsisht to Scene by
switcl, Engine. But Robbers Had
Made Escape- Bandits Rode Out of
Springfield to s Gene Of HoIhup.

Springfield. Ills. Dec. .4.-Over
$4,000 in gold, currency and jewelry
was In the big safe of the express car
on the Alton Hummer" train, which
was held up by gang of bandits near
Illinois Junction about four miles
from here early this morning. AL
though the robbers used enough dyna-
mite and nitro-glycerine to destroy
the state capitol. they did not succeed
in obtaining dollars worth of lott,
the big safe resisting five terrific ex-
plosions.
Officers are searching this vicinity
today. but at noon no clew as to the
identity of the gang had been receive
ed. Failing to reach the treasure they
sought after forty-five minutes work.
the desperadoes fed o escape cap
ture by posse broug IT to the scene
on switch engine fro,, Illinois June
tion. The robbers AID officers ex.
changed volleys.
The bandits rode ou of Springfield
on the blind baggage Immediately in
the rear of the locomo. i've of the fast
Kansas City train on tie Chicago and
Alton railroad. which l. IT here at mid
night. Near Illinois Junction, they
crawled over the tender and compelled
the engineer to stop the train. The
engine and express car were detached
and run a couple hundred yards
ahead. While some bar dts fired care
lessly at the passengers who ventured
from the cars to learn the cause of
the delay, others of the bang applied
dynamite charges and work was only
interrupted when the switch engine
arrived with the posse. The robbers
in thick woods.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-24
Seven Children
Form Chain and
Save Playmate

Bismarck. n. D.. Dec. 24.--Forming
a human chain over the thin ice of a
skating pond near Il school house in
Baldwin township. seven children.
none Of them over eight years of age,
saved their companion. Charlotte
Smidt, from drowning. The little girl
after repeated warnings, started across
the pond with the words IT am not
afraid" and about twenty feet from
the shore broke through. One little
one Went for the teacher, but before
she had returned the human chain
had been formed and the little Smidt
girl brought safely to shore, none the
worse for her experience.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-24
Woman Believed Her Husband
Could Be Restored to Life
Mrs. G. p Gunderson Had Body Disinterred and Took it
to Minneapolis, Where, She Thought Life Would Re-
turn-Fdad to Return, However, and Bury it Again

Devils Lake. N. D.. Dec. "a Be-
lieving that there was a power in
Minneapolis which would restore life
to the body Of her dead husband, q.
p. Gunderson. killed month ago In
an elevator accident at Keith. N. D..
Mrs. Gunderson had the body disin-
tered from the local cemetery, ship
ped to the Mill city where the dealer
In mystic powers is declared to have
attempted to exercise his influence
'"tthout results.
'ty n hpdy is now in the Keith. N.
~ Aery, being returned there by
the Was.tW yesterday.
Four weeks ago Gunderson died in
q local hospital. and for ten days tho
widow refused to let the body be
buried. holding 1t in vault In local
undertaking establishment. Finally
she permitted the burial. but appear
ed within two or three days with the
request that the body be taken up.
giving as her reason that she planned
to go back to her former home in
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-24
MUST PAY FORAGE
Widow OF Late Major is Upheld !
Claims by u. S. Supreme Court.

Widow OF Late Major is Upheld in
Claims by u. S. Supreme Court.
Washington. Dec. 24.-"Emol,,-
ments' or allowances for army officers
include forage for riding and carriage
horses and the hire of household serv-
ants. according to a decision today by
the supreme court Of the United
States
The decision was announced in the
suit Of Mrs. Sarah K. Mclean. widow
Of Nathaniel H. Mclean of Cincinnati
who resigned from the army in 1864
to be re-instated in 1875.
In 1905 congress passed an act CIV
ing him the pay and all the "emolu-
ments" of a major during the years
he was out Of the army. Mrs. Nc
Lean sued the government because
the comptroller of the treasury would
not allow under the head of "emolu-
ments" forage for two horses used by
Major Mclean for riding and driving.
and for two household servants. hired
during those years. The court of
claims likewise decided against the
claim. but the supreme court today
held that they should have been al
lowed
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-24
ATTEMPT MADE TO
ASsAsS|NTTE THE
PRINCE yAMAGATA
President Of Japanese Privy
Council Had Narrow
Escape Today,
ASSAILANT TRIED
TO END OWN LIFE
Broke into Yamagata's Residence, but
was Observed by Attendants-Over.
powered When he Tried to Stab
Himself.

Toxic. Dec. 24.-An attempt was
made early today to assassinatc
Prince Aritomo Yamagata, president
of the Japanese privy council and SUI
preme military councillor in Japan.
The prince escaped unhurt. The as
sailant tried to commit suicide. The
would-be assassin broke into Prince
Yamataga's residence just after mid
night and endeavored to approach the
prince. He was. however. observed
by some attendants. and when he
sought to commit suicide he was
caught and prevented from so doing.
He tried to stab himself. He was ar
rested and shortly after an investiga-
ton into the reason for his attempt
on the life Of Yamataga's was started.
Yamataga was chief of the general
staff during the Russo-Japanese war.
He is we'll known In all European
countries.