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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
HAPPY ESCAPE
FROM THEIR FRIENDS
A Bride and Groom Missed a Rice
Shower, Old Shoes and Gorgeous
Decorations,

In the society column today is the
report Of an s o'clock wedding, the
bride and groom announced to leave
on their bridal trip at 4 o'clock this
afternoon on the Wabash train. They
did not and will not leave on that
train and the writer knew they
wouldn't all the time, and they didn't.
The Gate City representative was on
to the ruse, but a real newspaper man
never .divulges anything given to him
In confidence. The plan of the young
couple was we'll conceived and abso-
lutely successful in its execution.
The were ostensibly to leave on the
Wabash train, but really they were
to fold their tents like the Arab and
as silently steal away on the rapid
wheels Of an automobile toward Fort
Madison where they would proceed by
rail on their wedding journey.
All manner of preparations were
being made by their jolly young
friends to decorate them and their
baggage and to drench them with
many and divers baths of rice and
old shoes. But the decorations, rice
and old shoes are dead stock left on
the hands of would-be decorators
During the bridal breakfast hour al
the home of the bride, after the cere
mony, everything was as merry as
could be. The breakfast was served
in two rooms. The bride and groom
with near friends ate in one room
and most of the merry decorators II
another room. At the height of tht
merry-making, about II o'clock a. M
unaware to the merry-makers TIL,
bride and groom stole from the room
and to the automobile and were sool
speeding away.
1t was some time before they wer
missed and the house and portion O
the town was searched. 1t was har
to convince many of them that tn
newly-weds had readily escaped. 500
plans were suggested for overtakin
| the escaped pair but this was abar
doned when 1t was found that tn
bride and groom had too much tn
start and were masters of the situs
4 ton Many of the guests remaine'
! about the home until this afternoo
with the lingering hope that tn
young couple had not really gone blu
would later be found somewhere i
the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
DELAYS ON RAILWAYS
CAUSED BY WRECKS
Accident on Both Sides Of the River
Caused Delays to Freight and
Passengers.

No. 7, the morning passenger from
The south due in Keokuk at 2:35, was
delayed near LAGRANGE, Mo-, by a
freight train pulling out two draw
bars. Before the freight could be re-
moved from the main line delay to
traffic of two and one-half hours oc-
Cured.
Not to be out-done by the X line
the Wabash put on show across the
river and just east of Hamilton the
morning freight dumped three cars
into the ditch and tied up traffic on
that line and also on the T. P. & w
and prevented the steam lines and the
interurban making the regular trips
The interurban road ran it's cars from
Keokuk to Hamilton and mail and
passengers were transported across
the bridge on the interurban.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
Sensation Expected
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PEORIA, H.. Sept. 16.--Edward j.
Murphy, warden of the Joliet peni-
Tertiary, today was subpoenaed by
States Attorney Scholes to appear be-
fore the grand jury in connection
with the investigation into the affairs
of Newton C. Dougherty, former SUI
perintendent Of schools, who served
six years for the embezzlement OF
s75o.oo0 in school funds. Murphy will
be asked to present all records re
lating to efforts to obtain Dougherty &
release, which was accomplished last
spring. Dougherty has been making
his home In Chicago.
Sensational disclosures are expect
ed to be made public. It is predicted
that others who escaped at the time
of the original expose will be drawn
into the case. The investigation was
started after Dougherty filed serie:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
CITY NEWS.

The Western Union has made
many improvements in its service
during the past few years but it GER
tainly is deficient in Its method of re-
spending for kilograms. The messen-
ger service in this sity is not in keep
ing with the other swift character
istics of the company. 1t would not be
bad idea If the local manager would
give this department some attention.
Chester Fry. city editor Of The
Gate City, received telegram this
morning saying that his mother. Mrs.
Mary Fry, had been killed in an
automobile accident at Sanborn, la.
No details Of the accident were given
in the message. Mr.. Fry will leave
this evening for Sanborn.
While going down the Main street
hill last night the harness on the
horse pulling the U. S. mail wagon
broke and when the wagon ran up
/ on the horse, the animal became
frightened and ran away, overturning
the wagon and breaking up the har-
ness The driver was uninjured.
An item appearing in Sunday
mornings Gate City stating that DR..
Harters car had run down a man
Saturday night during the storm on
Main street between Fifth and Sixth
was incorrect in SO far as it applied
to DR.. Harter or his car. The car is
reported to have belonged to another
party. In any event it was not DR.
Harter or his car and this explanation
and correction is due the doctor.
Patrick Touhey, a former police
man, has been appointed as patrol
man to take the place of Dean Johr
! M. Kenney, former marshal, has also
been appointed to the department al
a plain clothes man.
Edward Keraghan, Jr., a plumber
residing at 1906 Palean street, who re
ceived severe burns few days ago
4 is reported as getting along very ia
vorably toward recovery from hi
wounds. Mr.. Keraghan was at worl
in an upper story Of the building a
4 No. II North Fourth street, when b
| fell from his support, overturning i
his fall vessel of melted lead h
was using in his work, which covere
his lower arms inflicting very painfr
burns.
Clarence Warburton, the high dir
er, who was SO seriously burned Will
leaping into the river from the bridg'
uhiJa avail Nod in h1a 1tnp ratton Oye
: year ago, was brought to Keokuk t.
!, day and placed in a hospital. He ha
!. never recovered from his horribl
!. burns, although he was up an
4 around the streets last summer
{ few months ago he removed to Croto
and was confined to his bed the grea
err part of the time. 1t was said ;
the hospital that there was very Il
! tie hope for his recovery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
HAYWOOD Enters plea.

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LAWRENCE, Mass, Sept. 16. Viii
liam d. Haywood, leader of the !. w
W., this afternoon pleaded not guilty
to two indictments charging conspir-
acy to intimidate, before Judge Joseph
f. Quinn of the superior criminal
court Bail was Immediately fixed at
$500 in each case.
The arraignment of Haywood took
only five minutes. He waived the
reading of the indictments, which
contain twenty-five counts and when
asked if he was guilty, said:
mot guilty. I am only guilty OF
trying to get the good things of lifs
for the mill slaves
Attorney j. c. S. Mahoney asked for
an immediate trial. but Judge Quinn
announced that he would first have
TO confer with District Attorney At
will. This means that Haywood will
not go to trial until after the Ettor
and Giovannitti trials at Lawrence
which start in two weeks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
COAL OPERATORS
FLATLY REFUSE
VIII Not Agree to the Plan Offered
by Governor to Settle
the Strike

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CHARLESTON, W. Va, Sept. 10
Coal operators in the Kanawha field
where peace is now being maintained
by martial law, refused flatly today to
participate in the plan of arbitration
submitted to miners and operators
alike by Governor Glasscock.
The miners declared that they were
willing to abide by the plan. but Gov
ernor Glasscock said that without CO
operation on the part of the mine
owners it was not possible.
Following the operators refusal
conservative men today freely pre-
1icted that general strike of all the
miners in West Virginia, union and
non-union, would follow. Nearly 70,
600 men are employed in the mines
of the state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
HARVESTER TRUST
rs INVESTIGATED
First Witness is Clarence S. Funk,
General Manager Of the
Concern.

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CHICAGO, Sept. 16.--Clarence S.
Funk general manager of the Inter-
national Harvester Co., was called to
the stand today when R. S. Taylor,
master in ehancery in the govern
ment's suit to dissolve the company
under The Sherman antitrust law, be-
gan hearing testimony Edwin b.
Grosvenor, representative of the at
torney generals office, conducted the
direct examination of Funk. The gov
eminent has questions enough COM
piled about the organization of the
Harvester trust" to keep Funk on
the stand two or three days.
Funks answers today dealt with
che makeup of the organization. He
said there were two companies, the
International Harvester Co. of New
Jersey and international Harvester
| Co. of America. The former was the
manufacturing concern, he said, and
the latter purchased the out-put OF
| the factories. Both companies, he
! testified, were owned by the same
stockholders, "a list SO long that ht
| could not recall the Names
/ Funk told in detail of the mergins
Of five companies into one big cor
poration, and then of the purchase b.
1 the five merged companies OF tht
stock in the Osborne Harvester Co.
Funk testified that in 1902, at the
time the combine was begun, there
were eight or nine big companies en-
gagged in making and selling harvest
ing machinery Then he said Their
were between $4,000 and $4,000 sell
ing agencies over the country. Thi
number has been reduced under tn
1 merger to less than 10000. Funk sal
that for year and a half after thu
merger was perfected the Plano com
pany, of Hammond, Ind. ADVERTISE
that it was independent of the comb
nation, when as matter of fact i
had been absorbed in the merger
Funk will resume his testimony at
p. m.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
PERSON AIS.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Weinberg are
visiting in st. Louis, Mo.
Fred G.. Horne of st. Louis, Mo-,
accompanied by Irl R. Hicks, son of
the famous weather prognosticator,
and w. Peck, Jr., spent Sunday in
Keokuk with home folks and review
ing the wonders of the Mississippi
river dam
Mrs. Frank Perkins and grand
daughter, Gertrude Perkins, returned
to their home in at. Zion this after
noon after visit at the o. w. Rowe
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Reimers spent
Sunday in Fort Madison, Iowa, visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. S. REIN
ers.
Mrs. Frank Hamerly of Denmark
and son of Burlington spent Sunday
with Mrs c. Hamerly.
Leroy Moeller, of Davenport, Iowa,
and S. Keil of Rock Island, H., are
visiting at the home of Robert West,
1413 Fulton street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
5S';||IlIZ!1
Weish-M einberq,

one OF the prettiest weddings OF
the season occurred at s o'clock this
morning at st. Francis de Sales Cath
Ole church where Miss Vera Mem
berg and Mr.. Patrick Welsh, a popu-
lar young couple of the city, were
married, the beautiful and impressive
ceremony being performed by Rev.
Father Dunnion, pastor of the congre-
CATION. There was large attendance
at the church which was handsomely
and appropriately decorated with car
nations and ferns. During the nup-
tiol services duet was sung by Mr..
and Mrs Joseph Moeller and another
by Mrs. Frank and Mrs. Furlong. Mr..
Thomas Rogerson sang solo, and
during the ceremony pretty and
appropriate solo was sung by Mr..
Jack Welsh. The accomplishments
were by Mrs. Frank at the organ and
Mrs. Marder, violinist. The bride was
handsomely attired in silk crepe
meteor, with baby Irish overlaced,
while her attendant Miss Mary Brer-
ton wore yellow crepe du CHEN. The
hair of each, bride and attendant
was prettily dressed, with bandeau and
aigrette. The ushers were John Shea
han and Alex Getz.
After the ceremony, the bride and
/ groom and the invited guests return
cd to the home of Mrs. Mary Mein
berg, mother of the bride, 1919 Blon
deau street, where an elaborate weo
4 ding breakfast was served to abou
sixty guests. The rooms were bright
in Their decorations of cut roses anc
other floral adornments, enhanced b.
!, the happy, smiling faces of the man.
4 friends present, who were lavish il
their congratulations and heartfelt
good wishes. Among the out-of-towl
guests present were Mrs. A. H. Mein
berg of Burlington and Mr.. and Mrs
Ed. Brinkman of Decatur, I'll.
Mr.. and Mrs Welsh we're announe
ed to leave at 4 O'Clock this after
noon on the Wabash train for a
eastern bridal trip to New York an
Washington. The exact time fo
their return is not announced.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
English War Game.

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CAMBRIDGE, England, Sept 49,
AS IT the German and French army
maneuvers, air craft are playing an
important part in the English war
game which began in East Anglia to.
day The red army" of about $4,000
men. under General Sir Douglas Haig,
is supposed to have landed on the
east coast from the other side of the
North sea and to be marching on
London 1t is General Sir James Grier.
sons task to stop them with the
"'blue army of $4,000 by midnight
Thursday. King George will arrive
Tuesday to watch operations.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
Major League Drafts.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 16.-seven
American Association players were
drafted by the Major leagues today.
They are:
Packard of Columbus, to Cincin-
natl; McKeen of Indianapolis to New
York Americans; Powell, of Kansas
City, to Chicago Nationals; Black
burn, Milwaukee, to the Chicago Ma
tionals; Clymer, Minneapolis, to the
Chicago Nationals; McKechnie. of st
Paul, to the Boston Nationals, ant
Brady of Toledo, to the Brooklyn Ma
tionals.
In case the draft on Brady, of To
ledo, is not passed, BronRie will be
second choice.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
Naval Display Abandoned

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. WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-The navy
department announced today that the
proposed mobilization and review of
the Pacific fleet at San Francisco Oc-
tober IA, the same date as the big
naval review at New York City, had
been abandoned. 1t had been planned
to get together about 80 or 80 vessels
In the harbor at San Francisco but
the necessity for sending a fleet to
Nicaragua inteyfered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
Daily Stock Letter.
Copyright 1912 by New York Evening


NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-The two
single items of news today, with a
bearing on the financial situation,
were in way related to each other.
They We're the huge figures in the
summaries of last weeks enormous
movement of grain from the farms to
the country markets, and the an
nouncement that gold imports from
London had begun. The grain trade
figures are extraordinary. The weeks
deliveries at the primary distribution
points ran more than GO per cent be-
yond either of the two past years
and broke all records for that period;
at Chicago alone, receipts increased
40 per cent over 1911 with the deliv-
cries of railways from the northwest
ern section scoring 60 to 100 per cent
increase. This with the simultaneous
news that the corn crop was main
tanning its recent very high promise,
gave sufficient explanations for the
conditions which have made possible
the drawing of gold from Europe.
gagged today in London and it is pos
sible that this may not be Immediate
/ ly followed by any further large or
ders. But the trend OF events, on the
international market is quiet, unmis.
takablv indicted by this first gold i'm,
port of the season. and 1t can scarce.
| ly be doubted that a very substantial
aggregate amount will have come this
way before many weeks. The stock
market made no response to any OF
| these Developments
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the hlppodrome.

The bill at the Hippodrome will be
a complete change tonight presenting
Gravetta and Levondry, European
transformists, who will head the bill,
Eddie Mack and Dot Williams in a
novelty singing and dancing act and
LaBelle Carmen, Mexico's queen of
the wire. The bill has been specially
selected and patrons of the theatre
will be sure of an entertaining bill.
Blanche Belville, in solos and G. X.
Slade, xylophonist, are regular fea-
lures and have strong following.
Two reels Of pictures complete the
BILL which is one of the best that the
manag cement of the Hippodrome has
booked here since the opening.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
Mrs. peltz Is Free.

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EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Sept. 16.-on
motion of District Attorney Williams
of Sawyer county. the cases of as
sault with intent to KILL during the
battle of Thornapple DAM" of the
state against Mrs Hattie Deitz, her
sons, Clarence and Leslie, and daugh.
ter, Elmyra, were dismissed in the
circuit court today John F. Deitz,
husband of Mrs. Hattie Deitz, Is now
serving a life term in the penitentiary
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
Stabbed With bread Knife

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=, PITTSBURGH. Pa. Sept. TO-
Iuarged with murder OF her father,
.onn hockey, II year old Mrs. Mary
,auir pleaded mot guilty" when
placed on trial today
me killing followed the girls mar.
r ase against her parents wishes
soiloWing her return from her elopa
ment and marriage to John Muir. she
sss her father choked her and then
T 1ae stabbed him with a bread knife
ms was on April rs. The father died
Allegheny General hospital June 1.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
BARBER COLLEGE-Learn barber
trade Tools furnished. wages paid.
Power City Barber College, % North
Fifth street. Keokuk Iowa.
Arrived In VIruInIa,

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ROANOKE, Va, Sept. 16.-Sidna
Allen and Wesley Edwards the two
members of the clan implicated in
the Hillsville courthouse tragedy last
March, arrived here today from Iowa
shortly after noon, accompanied by
Maud Irolier, the 19 year old sweet
heart, who was the decoy leading the
officers to Des Moines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
General Strike.

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oSKALOoSA, Iowa, sept. 10
John p White, president of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, who di.
rected the international officers to
meet him here tomorrow for con.
ference over the West Virginia stu.
alton where martial law prevails. is
authority for the report today that the
officers will order a general strike in
West Virginia following the refusa
of the operators to accept the plan Of
Governor Glasscock to arbitrate the
trouble. White refuses to go into
details or to indicate how extensive
the strike will be.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
Exhibition BuIIdInu.

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WASHINGTON sept 16.-The ex-
hibition building of the international
hygiene congress was opened today.
following an address by Acting Sec
rotary of State Huntington Wilson,
The congress does not begin its bust
ness sessions until September 80.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
c. w. q. M.

The c. w. B. M. the missionary So
ciety of the First Christian church,
will meet tomorrow with Mrs. C. F..
Skirvin, 914 Franklin street. Mrs. A..
J. Woolley and Mrs. Lawrence Balm
will assist Mrs. Sairvin in entertain
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
Lewis Miller.

The funeral OF Lewis Miller who
died at Summitville, Saturday night
occurred at o'clock this afternoon
at Hickory Grove cemetery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
FUNERAL RECORD
) o o o o o o o 8 o o o o . . &
John lnman,

The funeral of John Inman son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Inman occurred at
the family home, $40 Cedar street at
8 O'Clock this afternoon, Rev. r. w.
Lilley of the First Christian church,
conducting the services.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16

LOST Hexagon brass cap, three
inches diameter, lettered Winton
Motor Carriage Co. Return Scott,
Madden Iron Works Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-16
FOUND.

FOUND.
FOUND Key-number Pei Owner
can have same by calling at this
Office and paying for notice.
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The Daily Gate City.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-09-27
EMANCIPATION DAY.

Monday Of this week the colored
people Of this vicinity celebrated
Emancipation day with a big picnic
en- the grounds OF the Pritchard
Amusement Park and in the even
ing gave a program at the Colored
Masonic Han.
About IL O'Clock the procession
started from the hail to the grounds,
led by Doc Lewis, dressed in a very
striking uniform and riding a high
stepping horse. There were about
twenty carriages in the procession
and two carry-alls and the Rucker
band. After reaching the grounds
they INDUCED in games of all sorts,
at noon enjoyed a big chicken dinner
and after that listened to several
speeches. Everyone seemed to en-
JOY the day to the utmost.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-09-27
SAVE THE SNAKES.

q Ever since the days of Mother Eve
it mas been the instinct of mankind
tC kin every snake without inquiring
o. to its harmful OF beneticent ma
tune. It is taken for granted that
any snake. is a "Varmint" and should
be killed, when the facts are that ex-
actIy the reverse is true. There are
only two harmful snakes in Kansas,
and these are no longer numerous,
The rattlesnake, is easily avoided,
and the, copperhead, or its variety,
the water moccasin, have become very
scarce and may be easily identified
ON sight. While these two poison
Gus snakes do some good in the de-
EtructiOn of harmful rodents, they are
too dangerous to be tolerated. All
other snakes are beneficial and should
net be killed. AS a general PROPOSE
ton, the dangerous snakes may be
easily identified by the short, thick
body, and is very broad through the
base of the jaw. Harmless snakes
have, nSrrOw heads and slender tails,
the only exception being the hog
nOsed snake or kissing adder" which
is harmless, though it has adopted a
protective form and coloration some
what similar to the copperhead, but
much dufler in color. Bull snakes,
blaoksnakeS, racers and garter snake
are alidenemies of rats, mice and
gOphers, while the tree-climbing va
rieties. do occasionally enjoy a feast
Of birds eggs. This is their one
lapse, and their destruction of yer
min will much more than offset any
harm they may dO.-Kansas Farmer.