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BOTTLES

To clean water bottles, pickle Jars,
or any glass that is stained, when un-
able to get the hand in to wash prop
erly, crush the shell OF an egg small
enough to get through the neck of the
bottle, add a little warm water, shake
well. and you will not only find the
glass clean, but the bottle nicely pol
fohaA =
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-21
Child Is Drowned.

Lemmon.-Melvin, the 3-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Cleyin, of
Perkins county, was drowned in the
Grand river, near which is located the
Clevin home. The mother missed her
child and found the lifeless form lyiHg
in Is inches Of water.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-21
sausaaes Cooked In Batter

Four tablespoons of -four, one pint
Of milk. one egg. Beat the batter five
minutes, pour boiling water over one
pound of sausage and pull of the
skins. Place In baking dish, pour the
batter over them and bake till nice
and brown on top.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-21
Football Victim,

Pierre.-Floyd Cossart, a small boy
living in the eastern part of this city,
is laid up with a broken collar bone,
resulting from his taking part in a
boys game OF football.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-21
Annie Erltters-

Cut apples In thick slices, make a
batter of two eggs, n cup milk, little
salt and -four. Dip apples In the bat
ter and fry in deep hot fat. Sprinkle
with powdered sugar.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-21
Tie. up Bark,s Funds.

Joliet. Hl.-ThinkIng Wednesday a
holiday, a clerk In the local National
bank set the time clock to open Thurs
day. The bank operated on borrowed
money for a day.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-21
scep Postmastersh!p.

Aberdeen.-Four petitions have
been circulated In this city b, Dem
ocrats who are anxious to get the
postmastership Of this city.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-21

-,FIt farmhouse.
ANA And why not" she ask
w. ed as she almost came to a
~ pause.
well, according to my ideas, it's
going to rain and snow and blow and
hail, and when the storm does break
she's going to be a buster. You live
in the city and don't know anything
about the storms we have out here.
I've seen 1t when we didn't have a
train along for four straight days"
Il wanted to go to the postoffice to
mail a letter"
It's three miles there and back,
and If was you I'd put it off. Mebbe
~somebodyll be passing that you can
send it by. Tomorrer's Thanksgiving,
you know, and we are going to have
the awfulest, biggest, incest dinner
anybody ever set down to. It's in
your honor, you know. ThereIl be a
turkey, a duck and a chicken; therell
be cranberry sass, pumpkin pies, cur
rant jell, sweet cider and apple dump
Inns; therell. be"
L Iuiuh IL just VAIN d lllllS ways,
anyhow" said the girl as she opened
the gate and passed down the highway
towards the village and the railroad
depot.
"And if you come home as wet as a
hen don't say l didn't warn we. It's
going to come, and it's going to be a
buster"
Half an hour later, a middle-aged
woman with a motherly face and
voice came out on the steps and ask
ed:
PA, do you reckon it's goin' to
storm"
Sure as ducks"
where's Minnie?"
"Oh, she's gone for a santer. I give
her earning. What's she wantin' to
mali I letter for? hain't mailed a
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-21
important 10 m othars

And a tricky man, like a WORKOUT
deck of cards, is hard to deal with.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-11-21
i q o
. REAL THANKSGIVING
BY DONALD ALLEN.

F | was a girl l wouldn't go
walking too far" said old
Uncle Robert as a girl of
20 passed him on her way
down to the gate of the
farmhouse.
And why not?" she ask
ed as she almost came to a
pause.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-17

MEETING THIS EVENING
Seven Thousand Workmen Could
Create Quite a Serious State of
Affairs by Throwing
up Jobs.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. +
DES MONIES, Iowa, Oct. 17.-Des
Moines faces labor strike of prac-
tically AL union men, following the
action of the business mems league,
composed of bankers, wholesalers
and retailers, in coming out In the
open in support of the transfer com
panies whose teamsters have been
out two weeks for better wages and
better working conditions.
special meeting of the trade and
labor assembly has been called for
tonight when President A. l.. Urick of
the state federation of labor, and l..
L. Macarthur, national organizer of
the teamsters, will lay the situation
before union men. The nearness to
open hostilities is unprecedented
and, should the 1000 union men in
the sixty locals in the city declare a
sympathetic strike it will paralyze
business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-17
CHAMP CHECKER PLAYER
OF MILWAUKEE, JAIL

at his request. He carefully guarded
the waste paper and refused to di-
vulge the theme of his labors.
Schrank did not continue writing
after his stationery supply had been
replenished, but introduced the game
of checkers in the bull pen. Seeking
out Walter Stasseil, a fellow prisoner
serving six months for larceny,
Schrank asked If there was no game
they could play to pass away the
time. stassell suggested cards but
Schrank refused to play cards and
requested jail guards to bring a.
square piece of board He then ruled
off the markings for checkers and re-
turning to his cell made complete
set Of paper squares for the game.
Sehrank won four of the five games
he played with Stassell and promised
to take on" some of the other prison
ers this evening.
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STORK BEAT COLONEL
INTO THE HOSPITAL

of "finess and "bullies.' and forgot
everything else-even the tempting Of
fer of bull moose steak by an ad-
mirer.
But when told that the elder of the
twins had been named for him his
delight knew no bounds.
Fine" he exploded. Bring en- in
to me at once. would like to see the
youngsters and their mother as soon
as they can possibly call. Please give
the mother my congratulations"
The parents of the young ones are
Dominick and Nellie Walsh, formerly
OF Ireland, but now living at 81 East
Thirty-sixth street, Chicago
Colonel Roosevelt was brought into
1.-THE hospital at GAS Tuesday morning
Three minutes before that the first
Of the twins was born and in twelve
minutes the second made Its advent
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-17
John Cook Declares He Took Hand In
Los Angeles Dynamitlns and
Desires to Come and
Testify.
NOT BELIEVED
Attack on Hotel Clerk Adds Another
Side Issue to the Trial of Bridge
Workers in In
dlanapois.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Oct. 17-Dis-
trict Attorney Charles W. Miller,
heading the prosecution Of the accus-
ed dynamite conspirators, today said
he placed little credence In the story
of John Cook, saying that he was a
party to the dynamiting of the Los
Angeles Times, but Miller has taken
steps to have the man brought to In
dianapelis for further examination.
Cook voluntarily appeared before fed
eral authorities in Boston and asked
to be sent here. He said he was as
sociated with the McNamaras in
their Los Angeles work.
81 do not believe the mans story"
Miller said 1T sounds absurd llAe
that of notoriety seeker In all the
California and Indiana investigation
to the dynamite plot this man Cook
4 was never before heard of. But still
! it is the unexpected that often hap
pens and | will investigate it to the
1 limit Cook will be brought here
Miller telegraphed to Attorney Gen.
eral Wickersham today asking a full
investigation of the alleged attack in
4 Kansas City on H. f. Pearce, the
hotel clerk, who identified McManigal
and mentioned Albert Brown in con
nection with the dynamiting in 1916
of the Armour-swift-Burlington bridge
at Kansas City. The dynamite con
spiracy defendants were indignant to
day over the reported attack or
Pearce, declaring no matter what the
truth was it would be laid at theil
doors.
Senator Kern for the defense today
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James o. Muffin, of Detroit Testified
That Nothing But Money Counted
There and His Side
Won.
THE CL.APP COMMITTEE
Lawson, Munsey and corteiyou Are
Stars at the Investigation
Into Campaign Con-
trlbutions.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l |
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Republi-
can and bull moose finances came in
for more investigation today by the
Clapp committee after respite OF
twenty~four hours
Spectacular testimony was promised
by Thomas w. Lawson. Another
star" witness ON today's list was
Frank A. Munsey, the publisher, who
Perkins the principal financial burden
of Colonel Roosevelts campaign.
Perkins will testify tomorrow.
George B. Cortelyou was summoned
for further quizzing regarding the
Hartman fund.-
James G. Cannon, of the Fourth Ma
tional bank of New York, submitted
| by mail today to the committee a
copy OF the bank accounts of Corn
elius N. Bliss, 1904 treasurer of the
republican campaign. 1t showed de-
posits of s24o,OO0 between October %
and 81. This total is the sum which
some witnesses have testified that e.
H. Hartman raised.
James o. Muffin of Detroit, the first
| witness before the committee today
said Colonel Fred M. Alger raised ST.,
500 for the Taft pre-convention cam
paign in Michigan, but that Nationa
Committeeman Charles B. Warner
said he did not need the money, hav
ling more money than he knew wha
ITO 80 with
..The primaries in Detroit were alb
soIutely the rottenest and most cor
rupt in the world said Muffin. "Botl
sides were equally to blame. Oul
side was more skillful than thu
others and as result we got the dele
gates
Money was the only thing tha
counted in the campaign said Muffin
everything was done solely will
money-it was money campaign, the
rottenest we ever had. I told Warrer
not more than $2,500 could be spent
honestly. Mckay, the county manag
er, said he got $4,000 from Warren
But we were no better and no worse
than other cities
George B. Cortelyou followed Muf
fin on the stand. He was first asked
regarding the Standard Oil contribu
ton of 100000 to Treasurer Bliss.
'I know very little about it, sale
Cortelyou. Il testified before that
had never heard of Mr. Archbold max
ing contribution and did not dream
of his name being mentioned during
the campaign.
THE matter was first brought to m!
attention by letters and telegrams
from Roosevelt. The first letter wa!
shown to Mr. Bliss.
Upon reading it MIR. Bliss stated
We have received no contribution
from the Standard Oil Co. and at som'
time later. repeated Mr. Bliss re
sponse to the president.
During the campaign | had no
heard that H. H. Rogers had contrib
uted. Later Mr.. Bliss told me Roger
had contributed heavily
Cortelyou said he never knew of al
interview being arranged for him t
meet the Standard officials.
Were you in Mr.. Morgan's office?
asked Clapp.
Il may have been, once or twice t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-17
FIGHTING FOR
UNCLE P0RF|R|0
Nephew of Dlaz at Head of Revolu.
ton Which Begins Operations by
Successful Attack on the
City.
NOW HAS 1000 MEN
Felix Diaz is Working to re-establish
Peace and Turn Mexico over
to the Men the Peo-
Pile Want.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 17.-Although
the prompt taking of Vera Cruz by
Felix Diaz, nephew of the deposed
president of Mexico, General Porfirio
Diaz, has admittedly placed the gov
ernment at disadvantage, President
Madero and government officials to-
day expressed no greater concern
over the new revolution which has
been declared than was shown over
the movement of General Orozco.
From the moment that Orozco de-
clared war against the Madero govern
ment, rumors have been circulated
that interests back of Dfaz were sup
porting the revolution and that Diaz
might again be president of the repub-
! lie. With his nephew in the field,
4 these reports are again revived and
it is reported that ne senger has
started for Paris with some communi-
4 cation for Diaz.
! Felix Diaz took Vera Cruz without
a struggle and now has 1000 men un
4 der his command, many having de
serted from the federal garrison. The
government is rushing troops tt
points along the railway between
Vera Cruz and the capital, believing
that as long as they can keep this
i closed to the rebels a direct attacl
upon Mexico City can be avoided.
j In statement issued today Dia
declared that he has placed himself a
the head of the revolutionists at th
request "of the best elements in tn
army and almost all the revolutionar.
party"
!. 'My program is to re,establisl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-17
b the First Tins Since Entering Hos 2ital CO.
onel Roosevelt Shows Signs Of Distress
From His Wound.
|ODLD NOT SLEEP AS DAY DAWNED
Turning Point Comes Tomorrow When It Will
Be Known Whether All is Well or Com
plications Arise.

, results shows that the bullet is part
ly imbedded in the fracture of the
fourth RIB, about four inches from
the breast bone. The bullet is much
flattened and spread out Of shape. 1t
is crushed against the upper edge OF
the rib and several small splinters Of
bone project near it. The picture also
shows an unusual spread and arch to
/ the injured ribs, indicating the great
size of the colonel's lungs and his ex-
Extraordinary chest development The
missile in transit did not spread as
such bullets usually do, but made a
clean wound. Specifically the hole 10
about half an inch in diameter ana
the skin is badly torn at the point of
entry.
| Following a bedside consultation,
Drs. John B. Murphy, Arthur d. Bevan
and l.. Scurry Terrill announced that
the colonel would be allowed to start
for Oyster Bay late Saturday, unless
complications developed.
The colonel has repeatedly express
led wish to return home and Mrs.
Roosevelt and other members Of the
family are anxious to move him as
soon as possible.
Today the colonel continued to
show the utmost Indifference as to the
motives Of Schrank, who sought his
!, life.
/ His name might be Czolgosz or
anything else as far as am concern
ed" he said Il never heard of him
before and know nothing about him. !.
To another caller, Roosevelt ex
pressed the opinion that the man was
: maniac, afflicted with paranora on
the subject of the third term
] The colonel, however, now talks
considerably about the shooting, al
! though at first he seemed to shirk dis
J, cussion of it. II felt no pain at al
, for the first fifteen minutes" he sale
to one of the doctors at was not unit
: after reached the auditorium and be
S gan to speak that the wound began te
e give me trouble
9 General Condition Splendid.
CHICAGO, Oct. 17.--Colonel Roose
= velt's physicians issued very Opt
mistic bulletin on their patients con
! dition after thorough examination
a at nine O'Clock this morning.
a While they would not say that th'
colonel was out of danger, they did sa.
J, that no sign of blood poisoning hat
J. yet been shown and they were yer,
t hopeful that their patient would pas
the crisis tomorrow without such
If development.
It The colonel was in the highest spil
S its this morning and laughed an
: joked with Lis nurses. physicians an
Mrs. Roosevelt who passed almost tn
d entire morning with her husband
j I'm bully, fine, had a good slee
3. and feel that l could start for Oyste
d Bay today if they would let me-" tn
V. colonel remarked.
e. Mrs Roosevelt and the physician
o promptly told Roosevelt that if tn
d case progressed most favorably ther
Ie was no chance of him being take
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CONTINUED on page 81
John schrank Won Four Out
of Five Games With
Fellow Prisoner.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.l
MILWAUKEE,. Wis, Oct. 17.-John
Schrank, Colonel Roosevelt's would
be slayer, emerged from his cell, just
off the run around" in the county
Jail at 10 a. m. today and requested
that Jail attaches bring him another
supply of writing materials.
Up to that time Schrank had hardly
uttered a word to fellow prisoner,
but had spent the hours since prison
breakfast writing over and tearing UP
sheets of paper furnished yesterday
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Y,n,ted Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO. Oct. 1T.--Roosevelt spent
i most uncomfortable night since
: shooting and early this morning
showed the effcts of sleeplessness
"a fatigue incident to the pain caus-
BY his wound.
The colonel went to sleep at 1850
clock. At four o'clock this morning
awoke, turned uneasily in his bed
Id summoned one of the house physi-
lans.
arm feeling all right said Roose-
elt when the physician hurried into
be room.
But from that time until he break
Asted at 6 o'clock the patient ex-
ibited signs OF extreme restlessness
hid slept but little.
! Miss May OKeefe, night superin-
endent of the hospital took the
rst observations on the coloners
ondition today.
AT six O'clock his temperature was
3inety-eight and four-tenths; respira'
ion eighteen, and pulse, seventy-two
aHow do you feei?. Roosevelt was
Ssked.
Fine was the response lyon may
bring me three soft boiled eggs, a lit
he well-done bacon, some bread and
butter and some tea, not too strong.
When the breakfast was brought In
10 his room, Roosevelt ate with relish
He continued to say that he was feel
Ing fine and expressed desire for alb
eolute quiet.
Last night Mrs. Roosevelt remained
with her husband until ten o'clodk
He then said he wished to read awhil,
and she withdrew to her own room
which adioins the colonel's.
Instead of reading, Roosevelt turne,
uyer the pages of several books
then turned off the light and went t
sleep.
According to the physicians, the pc
tients rest until four O'Clock thi
morning was unbroken. When th
house physician who came in re
sponse to his call, rotated the muscle
Of the colonel's chest to see if the
had been affected, Roosevelt gave n
sign of pain.
AS the crisis Of the case al
breaches the physicians are keeping
strict watch to determine If bloc
poisoning or lockiaw develops.
DR., ]. B. Murphy, chief surgeon 6
Mercy hospital, said today that t.
morrow would mark the turning poir
IN the colonel's condition.
Then it will be definitely known
the patient will be compelled to figf
one or both of the complication
such wound always menaces-
olood poisoning and pneumonia.
Mrs. Roosevelt made a visit to tt
slck room shortly after the colon,
mao ordered his breakfast. She r
mained for few moments only an
Fnen- as her husband seemed drows
sue left. After she was away, Roos
velt got out of bed and went over
INC window. where he sat down ar
Eazed ont into the street. Then !
went back to bed and fell asleep
The first X-ray to give satisfactol
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-17
One Twin Born Just Before
and Other Just After
Roosevelt Arrived.

Hunted Press Leased Wire Service.I
CHICAGO, Oct. IA genuine sur
prise was sprung on Colonel Roosevelt
LAT Mercy hospital today when he was
|told that his advent there Tuesday
morning had been preceded by the
|birth of one twin and that he had been
In the hospital but few minutes be
|tore the second youngster saw the
light.
The colonel chuckled at the news
de signified his pleasure by volley
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-17
TURKS MARCHING
AGAINST ENEMY
General Army Advance Toward From
tier Began Today and Bloody
Fighting VIII
Follow.
GREEKS SLIPPING IN
Two Gunboats Manage to Force an
Entrance Into Gulf of Arta
Despite Turkish Shore
Fire.

Threatening ceased and war began
between Turkey, Bulgaria and Servia
today.
His peace made with Italy, and hts
hands free, the sultan gave the Bul-
garian and Servian government no
time to serve further ultimatum, or
to issue the proclamations.
Instead, with dramatic suddeness.
their passports were handed the Bull
garian and Servian ministers in Con-
stantinople, and before the ink on the
documents was fairly dry. Turkey IT,
self declared war, and general ad-
vance of Ottoman troops against the
foe began.
Fighting Immediately broke out
along practically the whole length of
! the Turko-Bulgarian and Turko-Serv-
ian frontiers. The bulk of the sultanH
forces were not within striking dis
tance of the enemy today. BY the end
of the week it was expected the fulS
forces of the opposing armies will be
engaged.
For some unexplained reason, the
Turkish government did not declare
war against Greece as we'll as Bulgaria
and Seryia The Turks advanced how
4 ever, across the frontier and fighting
i began there as we'll as to the north
ward. A small Turko-Greek naval
engagement also occurred at the en-
trance to the Gulf of Arta. and a
more serious encounter at sea is look
q ed for within the next two hours.
q In Albania the Montenegrins and
the Turks were still fighting desperate
ly, both sides claiming the advantage.
Todays developments:
!, Turkey hands Bulgarian and Serw
ian ministers their passports, declar.
ed war and begins military advances.
Fighting begins.
Turko-Greek fighting begins on
frontier without formal declaration OF
hostilities.
Greek gunboats run entrance to
Gulf of Arta under Turkish fire and
the Greek fleet sails for Gulf Of
Sparta.
Turkish warships threaten lombard
ment of Bulgarian Black sea ports.
Roumania demands surrender by
bulSdTlduS VI Itouudilld
detained, with Turkish refugees
aboard at Varna.
| Turko-Montenegri fight RACES about
Scutari with both sides claiming adj
vantage.
Czar of Bulgaria and King of Servfa
leave for the front.
Servians repuse Albanian invasion.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CONSTANTINOPfE, Oct. Ia
general army advance toward the Buf
garian and Seryian frontiers began
today The Ottoman news agency
announced that the government con-
siders war has begun and will delay
for no further deliberations Fight
ing has broken out at new points on
the northern frontier.
Greek Gunboats.
) ATHENS, Oct. 17.--Two Greek gum
hoo+c to5oy foroad tho on trapn, to RI, Z,
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CONTINUED on page ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-17
RI. PAPER THAT BOOSTS kEo-
kuK ALL THE TIME.

c,,b.cribers Of The Daily Gate City
-. served the full Leased Wire SER.
.,,e. Of the United Press Associations.
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Greek eunboats.

ATHENS, Oct. 17.-Two Greek gum
boats today forced the entrance to the
Gulf of Arta despite heavy fire
from the Turkish shore, according to
an official telegram from the town of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-17
Always an aif.p

Life is governed by ifs" at every
stage.
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Remembered in Time.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. IT,. Fol
som Wentz and Mrs. Alma Tarking-
ington appeared before a justice early
today, presented license and asked
that he perform the marriage cere-
mony. In the middle of the ceremony
Wentz suddenly broke in saving
"This is bigamy. | can't do it. have
wife in Shreveport"
The prospective bride was disap
pointed, but said she would forgive
Wentz.
Always an t'ifp
Life is governed by 'ffs" at every
stage
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-17

Threatening ceased and war began
between Turkey, Bulgaria and servia