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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
THE WORLDS MARKETS

to &c lower: bulk LAS to IT'S;
heavy 81 10 to $50; medium 81 IS to
7.75; light 800 to 1855.
Sheep receipts 5000; market un-
even and lower; lambs IS 90 to 8 80;
ewes $500 to SIS; wethers So. so to
800.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, May 15.-Cattle receipts
1900; market strong to 1oc higher;
steers sS.15 to S75: cows and heifers
$3.50 to no; stockers and feeders
$3.50 to 7,25; calves "a. so to s 90;
bulls and stays 81 40 to $50.
Hog receipts $780, market SC high
err
Sheep receipts 1880; market weak
to lower; yearlings $685. to T.25;
wethers $3.50 to $50; lambs SIS, 40
to 8.65; ewes $5.25 to $50.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, May 15-Butter Extras
20; firsts 2sh; dairy extras q; dairy
firsts %.
Eggs Prime firsts IS: firsts 1917
Cheese-Twins 171a Young Ameri-
cas- II.
Potatoes-$1. 35.
Live poultry-Fowls 141s to 15c;
ducks 15 to TIC; geese 10 to lie;
spring chickens Is to Tic; turkeys IL
to 13c.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, May 15.-F1our mar
ket dull.
Pork market steady. Mess 10000
21O0.
Lard market firm. Middle west
spot, s10.75@1os5.
Sugar, raw. market steady. Centri-
fugal test, 1892; Muscavado SO test,
s3.42.
Refined sugar market quiet. Cut
loaf. $3.50; crushed, $3.50; powdered,
s5.10@5.20; graduated. s5.05@5.15.
Coffee Rio No. on spot, 1414@
1890.
Tallow market easy. City, $50;
country, 6A@6Mc.
Hay market easy. Prime, $1.65: No.
8. S1306135.
Dressed poultry market steady. Tur-
keys, 13@22c; chickens. 161211sc;
fowls, 11h@1e1zc; ducks, 13@25c.
Live poultry market steady. Geese,
S69c; ducks, 12c; fowls, 15o: turkeys,
1oc: ROSTERS 10c.
Cheese market steady State milk
common to special, 1561sAc: skins
common to specials, z8111sc; full
| skins. 1850.
Butter market unsettled Receipts
1873 Creamery extras. st131hc;
dairy tubs. 24631c; imitation cream
cry frsts, 251a @2ec.
Egg market easy. Receipts as.so9.
Nearby white fancy, 24c; nearby mix
ed fancy. 2o@21c; fresh. 2oK@22c.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, May 15.-- Money on
call 2%. .4
Six months az to az.
Bar silver London Esd.
Bar silver New York 60Nc.
Demand sterling 4S6S5.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
Meat Still Rising.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO. May 1.-THE ultimate
consumer today faces another rise in
meat prices. In Chicago yesterday
prime beef steers hung up new rec
ord for the year when they sold at
1920, 10 to % cents higher than last
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
PICKED UP
A DEAD KING
Continued from page IL

mo court chamberlains moving quietly
about the death chamber; no military
guards Of honor stood at attention and
Denmark did not know that It's king
was dead
/ When the police heads learned that
an unknown man answering in a gen.
eral way the description of the missing
king had been picked up and taken to
the hospital, officers and members OF
/ the royal suite at once rushed there.
I Through the halls they made their
way and then the morgue attendants
saw that something far more import
ant than the casual arrival of another
dead one had happened.
| The official in charge of the hospit-
| al drew back the sheet and the party
waited The representative of the
royal family took one look and then
! bowling his head murmured:
The king is dead; long live the
king
The king Of Denmark had been
! found and the cold, stark body that
/ for three hours had been but the
body of man, again became royal to
the world.
With all possible haste, the author
tiles, aided by the hospital officials
rushed the body into conveyance and
! it was hurried to the Hamburger Hof.
The authorities at the hospital were
asked to maintain silence as to what
had happened, the ban of silence was
at once placed on the police depart
ment.
At the hotel 1t was stated briefly
at the proper time by. the hotel man
agement that King Frederick Of Den
mark, who was occupying the royal
suite at the Hamburger Hof had
died. Later. to this brief announce
ment was added the second terse one
that the king had suffered slight
chill Then it was allowed to become
known that the king but recently re-
covered from an attack of pneumonia.
Then gradually the indispensable
fact became public property.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
set him. the king is

madly to meet him. the king is
dead
Long live the king" he added re-
specially as the shock showed
plainly In the face Of the new mon
arch.
This was the manner In which King
Christian was notified that the father
was dead. Christian nearly collapsed
and. after rushing to the palace, was
overcome with grief.
The city was gaily decorated. for
yesterday was a gala day. All the
flags and bunting were dropped, and
signs of mourning are rapidly replac-
ing them. An extraordinary meeting
of the council Of ministers was called
and orders were issued for an extra
ordinary session of parliament.
The new king of Denmark is AZ
years old. In 1898 he married Prfn-
cess Alexandrine of Mecklenberg. He
is brother-in-law Of the Crown
Prince of Germany.
King Frederick had reigned since
January. 1906, when he succeeded his
father. Christian. King Frederick was
SO years old. He was the brother OF
Dowager Queen Alexandra OF Eng
land, the. dowager empress OF Russia
and King George of the Hellenes, and
was the father Of King Haakon OF
Norway.
He was born June 3, 1913. AS
Prince Christian, he married Princess
Louise of Sweden and Norway July
Is. 1859 at Stockholm. He is survived
by the queen and several children
Through marriage the reigning
family of Denmark Is connected with
practically all OF the royal families
of Europe.
In Presence Of Doctor.
! HAMBURG. May liking Freder-
lex VIII, of Denmark, died unknown,
in front of butcher shop near the
Goose Market at 1890 o'clock last
night
The details of the kings death were
| given to the United Press correspond
ent today by DR.. Ludwig Seligan, the
last person who spoke to him.
II was coming out of a theatre at
1920 O'Clock when l saw an aged man
sit down heavily on the steps of a
butcher shop" said Dr. Seligman. Il
saw that he was suffering greatly and
II asked him II | could be of assistance.
/ He was dressed In the ordinary fash
ion and there was nothing about his
appearance to indicate that he was a
member of royalty. offered to call
a cab for him, but he said:
No, thanks. l live at the Ham
burger Hof. feel better now and
can walk there
HE got up and started. but had
gone only few steps when he col
lapsed. l hurried to him and found
that his pulse had virtually ceased. A
policeman appeared and a cab was
summoned. The policeman said he
would take him at once to the hospital
land as realized could be Of no furth
er aid, want on my way without the
slightest Idea that I had been pres
ent at the death of king
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
Depended on tho Kind.

He was good American banker.
and his son was studying art abroad.
In course of time he received this
cable from the London bank where he
had deposited an account to his sons
name: Your son has drawn sight
draft on you for 10000. Shall
honor it?" Hot over the cable went
back this answer: If It's those little
French things, all right. If It's pounds
send him home"
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Dead Kings Sister.

LONDON. May liking George
and Queen Mary upon hearing of the
death OF King Frederick Immediately
went to Marlborough House where
they spent the day consoling Dowager
Queen Alexandra, the sister of the
dead king.
Queen Alexandra was informed of
the death early in the morning and
bore UP bravely. Arrangements are
being made for the queens departure
for Copenhagen.
Dowager Empress Marie of Russia,
the dead kings second sister. has
been visiting with Queen Alexandra
and will accompany her to Copen-
hagen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
HARD TO LEARN.
Takes Hard Experience to Teach Peo-
Pile Some Truths.

Many people ieer at the idea that
coffee causes the aches and ails they
suffer from: and often such people
will go on fer years sticking stead
lastly to the coffee and suffering
month in and month out but maintain
ing "Coffee doesn't hurt me- CTea is
Just as injurious as coffee because 1t
contains caffeine, the drug in coffee.)
A lady says:
81 did not learn the real truth I'M
til made the change. but can now
positively state that the headaches
had for about seventeen years were
caused by drinking coffee. for when
changed and gave up coffee and used
Postum in its place 1 experienced en-
tire relief. | have not been troubled
with headaches since began Postum.
"This, in brief, has been my ex-
perience on the coffee question.
Among my friends I have seen many
other wonderful instances of the pow
or OF this food drink when used in
place of the drug drink. coffee
Among my friends there are those
who tell ME of relief from kidney
trouble, neuralgia and eczema by
leaving off coffee and using Postum
and have even known 1t to ease
rheumatic pains in the limbs.
II really believe these statements
for since I quit the coffee and use
Postum, I never seem to have an
ache or pain and I would not dare go
back to coffee again.
Not only myself but my family use
Postum exclusively and we think
there is no hot beverage that can take
its place. Nearly seven years steady
use OF Postum convinces me know
what I am talking about when I say
1t is food as we'll as drink and most
valuable to build up the system
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Look for the little book, "The Road
to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15

Authentic, indubltable Truth.
No mere man. ever recognized q
woman by the style OF her dress. How
a woman dresses man does not re-
member five minutes; but how she
looks he does.-Ohio State Journal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
SurcI

Alderman Downing of New York says
that IF four or five women should sit
in the window OF cafe smoking ciga-
rettes crowd OF a couple of thousand
people would gather about and block
traffic Sure! And ii four or five men
should stand in a store window and
try on hornets the crowd would also
gather.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
Defeated Seven Competitors.

Several days ago officials from the
Burlington" road were in Keokuk to
submit their plans on which seven
different contracting firms submitted
bids, being from Chicago, st. Louis,
Kansas City. Beatrice, Neb., Charlton,
Iowa, Alton, Illinois, and Keo-
kuk, Ia, and it is gratifying
to know that out of this keen compe-
tition local firm was able to keep
the bacon at home" 1t is interesting
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
Mile. Of Activity.

From the union depot to Montrose,
twelve miles Or more, there is con-
tinued stream of activity, beginning
with the yard changes of the 90"
tracks, the water power enterprise,
the new forty-foot boulevard and now
the grading for the new Burlington"
right of way. All OF those varied de-
velopments and changes require the
expenditure Of millions of dollars and
but few locations in the United States
TEEN with such hum of industry as
those In and near Keokuk Added to
what is already in process will come
the construction of new trolley line,
1t is confidently believed, around the
canal road, giving transportation facil-
tiles that will accentuate the new in
dustrial movement coming to this
city. The construction of the new
right Of way for the %" Is along the
necessary plans made when the water
power was in its incipiency but now
a vital part Of the enterprise. 1t is
appropriate that a Keokuk firm close
up this part of the work that was one
Of the changes worked out in the prf.
mary considerations when the dam
was being discussed In this city, and
to which several local gentlemen gave
valuable assistance in concluding a
satisfactory arrangement with the
Burlington" road for the change OF
it's right of way, question that was
of very serious moment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
KIM Christian.

COPENHAGEN, May Is. Why
have you lowered the flags to half
staff? asked Prince Christian of Den
mark, returning from an early morn
ing ride today.
your royal highness,' replied a
breathless courier, who had ridden
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
steam RoIler Engineer Is Suspended
by Commissioners Hickey, With
out Pay Until Further
Notice.
COUNCIL WILL ACT
n.ouest Of the Civil Service Commits
sion VIII be Granted, Relative
to Disregard Of Com
missions Orders.

When steam Roller Engineer Printy
renorted for work this morning, in
comnliance with the findings Of the
civil service commission Monday eve
ming here is the complete text Of a
friendly note he received from Com
missioner Hickey. with whom Printy
i having a monkey and parrot sort
Of time:
department OF public works
city hall, Keokuk, Ia, May Is. 1912.
N M. Printy, engineer steam roller.
Sir
Won are hereby laid off without pay
10 take place May Is, 1912, until such
time as your services may be again
required. Keep this office notified OF
your postoffice address.
Respectfully.
T. J. HICKEY,
Commissioner public works. :"
Thus is the third chapter, or third
act as some might prefer to call 1t,
eyposed for public consideration, and
speculation as to what will be the
grand finale OF the you're fired" and
"he's not" drama now being staged
nv Hickey and the civil service COM
mission is in order. Commissioner
Hickey stated this morning that he
was not entirely sure Of the legality
Of the above suspension, but issued it
to Prlnty as the next move in his GUS
ter proceedings against the steam roll
er engineer.
Jail sentences and fines for those
! who violate or disregard the rulings
| of the civil service commission is
/ what the commission wants and
! which since the Tigue and Printy
hearing Monday evening, the commits
sion finds more necessary than was
e ever before considered. And it is
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
Kansas City Live Stock.

weeks price. Only 1900 head were
offered and the holders were able to
dictate terms.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15

to know in connection with this firm
that they have already under contract
close to million yards on several
different contracts on work In ST.
Louis, Kansas City, forty miles for
the Santa Fe this side of Kansas City,
levee Job in Wapello county, this
state, and work on the Mississippi
River Power company transmission
line in Calhoun county, Illinois.
The firms entering into competi-
ton with Cameron, McManus and
Joyce we're: Mulville Bros. OF Alton,
H.; Harrington Bros. OF st. Louis;
McGaughey Bros. OF Chicago; E.
Guilford of Charlton, Ia; Connors
and Nutter OF Chicago; Dooling Bros.
OF Beatrice. Neb.. representing Kill
patrick Bros. extensive railroad con-
tractors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
Chicago cash Grain.

Chicago cash Grain.
CHICAGO, May Is. -Wheat-No.
2 red sl.16A to 1.17A; No. 8 red
s1.13h to lis; No. hard 81. 16%
to 1.1s: No. hard s1.14 to 1.1e;,
No. spring s1.04 to los.
Corn-No. 2 white s11a to 81; No.
2 yellow s11s to 80; No. 3 771A to
Tsls; No. white 70 to 1919: No. 3
yellow rs to 1919: No. 4 70 to 49, No.
white 70 to 1914; No. yellow u to
IA.
Oats-No. white 55N to be1s; No.
4 white ssh to 5s1a; standard 561a to
81.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO. May 15.-Hog receipts
$4,000: market steady. Mixed and
butchers. $7.S517.s5; good heavy,
s76o@T.9o: rough heavy, 1880
$50; pigs, $5.oo@7.oo.
Cattle receipts 1900: market
strong. Beeves. se.15@e.25; COWS
and heifers. s5Oo@7eo; stockers and
feeders, s4.so17.oo; Texans, 5000
775; calves, s50O@7.s5.
Sheep receipts 10000; market
weak, Native, s4.O0@6.25: western,
s40o@G.4o: lambs, s525@s.75; west
ern. s6oo@s.oo.
st. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, May 15-Cattle
receipts $500: market strong. 1oc
higher. Texas receipts 1900: native
beef steers, s55o@eoo; COWS and
heifers, s3.50@S. so; stockers and feed.
ers. $3.75@7.oo: Texas steers. $3.50 q
775: cows and heifers, s3.50@7.0o;
calves Gear lots) s5.25@T25.
Hog receipts 1880; market steady
to SC lower. Mixed and butchers,
IS7e017.s5; good to heavy, s7s56
7.e5; rough, s7.4o87so; light, 1880
I7s5; bulk, s7.65@7.s5; pigs, s5.256
7.25.
| Sheep receipts $500: market steady
sheep and mutton. s45o0s.5o; lambs
Ss.00@9.25.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY. May Is. Cattle re
ceipts 5000; market steady; steers
81 90 to S.s5; cows and heifers 81 90
to 8 90; stockers and feeders 81 90 to
80; calves "a 90 TO 500.
Hog receipts 1900; market steady
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
Hicks Capudine
Stops Headaches

Some arrangement causes every
headache. Capudfne removes
the cause whether from heat, cold,
stomach, or over-tense nerves.
Capudlno acts quickly, is q
liquid pleasant to take. It is
good for colds and gripp also. Try
It.
Zoe. 25c and Soc at drug stores.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
First Railroad Contract Near Home

First Railroad Contract Near Home.
Cameron, McManus and Joyce have
during their long business career sat
isfactorily handled large number Of
construction contracts but this is the
first one they secured near home for
the Burlington" road and they are
consequently pleased over their sue
cess, while it is very gratifying to
their Keokuk constituency to know
they were able to capture this con-
tract.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
Daily Range Of Prices.

Open. High. Low. Close.
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-10-26
MEDICAL TREAT
MENT FREE
For the First Thirty Days to
Each New Patient.

The objecr in making this PROPOSE
ton is to convince the skeptical
There is in every community cases Of
obstinate and chronic maladies that
are unsuccessfully treated by the fam
lily physician. My Office is equipped
with every modern appliance for the
successful treatment of chronic dis
eases, enabling me to cure many cases
not amendable to medical treatment
or medicine alone.
In addition to our chemical and mi
croscopical laboratory, my Office has
also a perfect electrical equipment as
well as other forms of physical treat
ments, and these as well as all examin-
atoms. both physical and analytical
are virtually free to the public. No
charge whatever Will be made to each
NEW or BEGINNING patient EXCEPT
FOR THE MEDICINE THAT i USE
Surely, the liberality Of this propo-
sition needs no explanation. It is
more especially for the benefit 81
those obstinate cases that refuse "a
yield to the treatment OF other doc
tors. One month is long enough ia
enable YOU to find cit if the treat
ment VIII do you good If benefit
you, 1 know that you viii continue
with me when 20 are in need OF a
doctor. Not only this, but it is the
patients chat We cure that brings Us
our new patients. on the other hand
if do YOU no good. have probably
lost your patronage forever.
The liberality and fairness of this
proposition must appeal to the sicb
and afflicted t gives them an OBJ
portunity to test the virtues of ms
methods and treatments at a minimum
OF expense and trouble Remember
the only charge is for the medicin,
used
If You have male or female com
plants; ear, nose or throat affections
stomach bowel, liver, kidney or bIad
der complaint; skin diseases or rheu
matism, etc. etc. come in for a fire.
examination and I viii tell you wha
] can do for you Dr. LEEDY, 80 an
IS Rimbach building tower Lion Store
Hammond. Ind-Adv
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-10-26
RALSTON RIDICULES
BEVERIDGFS CAREER
Democratic Candidate Flags
Elk Senator in Har-
bon Speech.

The political meeting held last night
at the Auditorium Indiana Harbor,
at which Hon. Samuel y Ralston, can
didate for Governor of Indiana on the
Democratic ticket, was the principal
speaker, was one Of the most largely
attended meetings Of its character ever
held Ia the Harbor The attendance
was not, however by any means all
Democrats Republicans were there in
plenty. with a sprlnkung of bun moos-
ers who wanted to hear d good talk,
although the speakers political faith
was not their own.
MIR Ralston was late in arriving. not
reaching the hall until after o'clock
/ The meeting opened at S o'clock with
y a. Parks president of the Wilson
and Marshall club, i'm the chair and
for an hour or more Judge Becker, Of
Hammond. talked, hung IN the time
until the gu5ernatoriaI candidate came.
The tardy arrival was due to the fact
that Ralston had spoken at three pre-
vious meetings. since noon. being AZ
Valparaiso at t. at Hobart at and
Hammond IL 40 O'Clock.
In the meantime the Gary Marching
club had come, and when it was time
Tor Raiston TO arrive this organization
4 headed By a band. marched to Michigan
i avenue and Euclid, where they met the
4 contingent which had come over from
+ Hammond 70 automobiles. and escorted
them to the place Of meeting Mr. RAJ
i stou came in the machine of Johr
/ Gavit. Democratic county chairman.
judge Becker talked about all tbs
issues involved. but specialized on tho
congressional race between Crumpack-
er and Peterson. this subject occupying
the fore part II his speech. after which
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-10-26

thoy are alleged to have performed as
officers"
3. The plaintiffs the Mineral Springs
Jockey club allcge that the act Of the
governor is invalid for the reason that
he was out of the state when the order
to the national guard was issued
on this point the court ruled that,
40 court shall inquire when, where or
under what circumstances that order
was promulgated"
T. on the question of the extent to
which the governor may use his own
discretion in calling out the national
guard the decision points out that sec
tion Il. article 5, Of the state constitu-
ton provides The governor may
call out such forces to execute the
laws T. e. the national guard.
MATTER OF DISCRETION.
The court then goes on to explain
that shall" cannot be written into this
clause in place Of may" and that the
governor lis expressly charged and
clothed with discretion. His discretion
is final and this court cannot interfere
with that discretion without itself vio-
lating article Of the same constitu-
tion which divides the government OF
our state into three separate depart
ments the legislative. the executive,
Including the administrative and the
judicial"
8 Regarding the acts OF the soldiers
involving the same point the decision
SAYS that. -Mandamus VIII not lie 10
compel a public officer to do & particu-
lar thing his superior in authority has
lawfully ordered him not 70 do"