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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-03-30
A HARVEST FOR
W AGE FARMERS.

No farmer expects a cr9p when
he has not soEn the seed If you
leave weeks, bonths and years roll
by without 3oWing seeY you-4'aea
not look fof crop. EoW is the
tine to mf<e hp xo1r mind to
save. Put a ap<all fum in the
Building hssociatioT, and when
your raiE day scomfs your accoun'
will meat to yc,a what good croi
does to the farmer.
IBERIA BUILDING ASSN
For all kinds of PRINTING go tt
Il II NIL ID The Pcintec
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
Whitman la In II.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-It was stat
ed at the office Of District Attorney
Whitman today that he is working in
complete sympathy with the Curran
aldermanic committee, which is inves-
tigating police conditions in New
York and that every movement made
by the aldermen has the entire ap-
proval OF the district attorney. Be
cause of this 1t is expected that when,
ever there is suspicion that any
proposed witness is any way connec.-
ed with the graft payments or collec
uons, he or she will not be permitted
to be sworn unless they first sign the
waiver of immunity.
1t was said tina. Police Captain
John D. Ormsby will be called by the
committee tomorrow He will be the
first Of thirty police captains VINO
wifi be asked what they know regard
ing police matters and the prevens.te.
of vice generally.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
CHRISTMAS WED DING
RATHER Excl ING
Drunken step-father Of Bride
Armed With Gun, Created
a Panic.

(United Press Leased Wire Service
TAYLORVILLE, Ill. Dec. 96,-John
Belder, carpenter, and Mrs. Emma
Fisher are today seriously injured
and expected to die, the result OF
Belder's attempt to shoot up the
Christmas wedding of his step-daugh.
ter, Miss Elsie Bates and Ora Red
fern, to satisfy Crude against his
wife.
Belder caused a panic among the
guests by suddenly opening fire on
his wife. She fled from the house fol-
lowed by her drunken husband. The
guests escaped from the house but
Mrs. Fisher and the bride and groom
hid up stairs.
Belder returned and shot several
times through the door of the room
occupied by Mrs, Fisher the first shot
taking effect. He then began shoot
ing into the room occupied by the
bride end groom but they escaped un,
hurt.
Police soon surrounded the house
and Belder was shot during the gun
fight which followed
Shortly afterward the couple was
married.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
Roomlns House Destroyed by Fire
Which Started From lllumlna-
tlons on the Tree Used
Last Night
INMATES WERE ASLEEP
Witt Leaped From Third Floor and
Broke His Leg While His Wife
Ran Through the Flames
to the Street.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service. ]
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Trapped on
the third floor OF burning rooming
house at 321S Calumet avenue early
today. Michael Witt was forced to
jump to the ground from a window in
his room, He broke leg and sus-
tanned other injuries.
Wits wife, fearing to Jump, ran
through the flames to the street. She
came out OF the building with her
clothes afire. She was badly burned
and is In serious condition.
All the guests OF the rooming
house were asleep when the fire
broke out. They rushed out of the
house in their night clothes. When
the firemen arrived 1t was discovered
that the Wits were still asleep. BY
that time escape had been cut off by
the flames on both the front and rear
stairways.
Candles left burning on Christmas
tree caused the fire. The house was
Quilted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
UNION OFFICIAL
SHOOTS ANOTHER
Trouble Started Over Election and
Ended With Nan Dying in
the Ambulance.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-James Conway
connected with the local steam fit.
ters union, was fatally shot by Thorn
as Freer, secretary Of the union. in
the latter's office today. Freer, who
was found by the police standing ov.
er Conway's body with the revolver
in his hand, said he was attacked by
Conway and two companion :, and
that he shot In self-defense. Conway
died in an ambulance enrouteA.to q
hospital.
The trouble started, Freer said, as
a result of the union election Monday
night, in which Joseph Kane was
elected member of the finance com
mittee. Kane appeared with Conwa,
a-S Tom Walsh today and demanded
the use of the unions automobile
Freer disputed his right to do 1t and
the shooting followed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
Both Sides at Peace Conference De.
mand Everything In Sight Al
though They Don't Expect
TO Get II.
CHRISTMAS IN LONDON
ENJOYS Were Guests at Holiday Func.
tlons and War Talk Was TIA.
booed for at Least the
Ono Day.

UNITED Press Leased wire Service. ]
LONDON, Dec. 26.-The Turkish
and Balkan peace delegates, who re-
mained here over Christmas, were
guests at holiday functions of various
sorts today and war talk was taboo,
but there was In diplomatic circles
much speculation as to the counter
proposals. which the Turks will sub
nit to the envoys of the allies when
the negotiations are resumed Satur-
day.
Osman Miami Pasha and Rechid
Pasha. the Turkish plenipotentiaries,
professed not to know the character
OF the Turkish proposition, which is
on its way from Constantinople. The
Turkish ministry, In session all day
yesterday, agreed on counter-offer
to be put up to the allies in the peace
conference. and dispatched 1t to Lon,
don where its arrival was eagerly
awaited by interested watchers OF the
war game.
Diplomats today were not taking
very seriously the anticipated Turkish
demands. They assumed that the
porte's proposal would be for as much
more than was hoped to realize as
was the territorial demand presented
by the Balkan allies Both sides
were expected to demand everything
In sight 80 that they would have
something left after the bargaining.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
Taft TO LEAVE
PANAMA TODAY
President Planned to Sail for Home
at Supper Hour This Evening
After Inspection of
Of Canal.
DYNAMITE
EXPLOSION FIXING uNIFoRM PRICE
One Man Seriously Hurt and Several
Slightly Injured Just After the
Taft Party Had Passed

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service !
| PANAMA, Dec. 26.--President Taft.
completing his farewell inspection OF
the canal, as chief executive Of the
United States, planned to start home
at 6 p. m. today on the United States
steamship Arkansas, sailing from,
Colon. With the president, besides
the party coming with him to Pana-
ma. will sail Colonel G. w. Goethals,
chief engineer of the canal, and Major
General Barry. who Is likely to be.
come chief Of staff OF the United
States army.
The president announced that he
would not decide definitely until he
was back in Washington as to the ap-
pointment of Colonel Goethals as
civil governor of the canal zone.
President Taft spent the morning
inspecting Culebra cut, and this af..-
ernoon returned to Panama where he
and his party expected to journey by
| special train to Colon where the Ar
kansas is anchored.
The president and those with him
today smilingly attempted to belittle
the dynamite incident of last night
saying that they believed the explo-
sion had no connection with the pres
ehce Of President Taft.
| Nevertheless a rigid investigation
was under way. begun by the authori-
ties, as to the cause of the disturb
ance. A few moments after Prest
dent Taft and his party entered the
national theatre where they were
guests at a Christmas ball given by
President Porras in their honor, q
terrific explosion wrecked a kiosk in
Central avenue, the towns principal
street. The president had just pass
ed that way, and the firemen and po-
ilice guard were still on duty.
Investigation showed that the ex-
plosion was caused by dynamite. One
man was seriously hurt and many
persons slightly injured.
After the ball. President Taft spen.
the night at Culebra, the guest of
Colonel Goethals, and 1t was said thai
the president, offered the engineer
the post of governor of the canal
zone, but President Taft's statement
today showed that the matter was not
settled.
The change in the government. OF
the canal zone probably will take
place early in the spring and the
governor who is appointed will hold
the post until the canal formally is
opened January /, 1915. 1t now is
planned barring unforeseen obstruc-
tions, to send the first vessel through
the big ditch about September %,
1918, but this will be onlye4s a test,
and not the actual opening.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
UNDER THE MISTIETOE
WITH MORGAN'S DAUGHTER

IT happened at the first spug party.
The members OF the society for the
prevention OF useless giving. about
15O strong, assembled to have an old
fashioned, wholesome. safe and sane
Christmas party And they had 1t.
So did n host OF kiddies of the east
SIDE.
There was Virginia reel, blindfold
games, and bobbing for an apple on
a string, Mrs Belmont bobbed and
bumped her aristocratic nose. Miss
Morgan bobbed and missed Young
Kelly was held up 10 take bob at
the elusive plppln With the perspa-
clacity of his self-reliant kind he seiz-
ed the apple IN both chubby niitts and
sank his little white teeth firmly into
its lusciousness. I. was this brlllians
strategy. unanimously voted too cute
for words" that brought upon the
complascent Kelly the avalanche OF
billion dollar kisses,
Being a good spug he ignored the
gifts as under the ban of the society.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
WHITE PIGEON WAS
SURE SIGN CT DEATH

Mrs. Schneider to some friends later
In the day. But she gave it no ser
ious thought until small boy came
running to her, shouting that her
daughter was drowned.
With merry party of boys and
girls, Martha went to the pond to
skate on what they thought was per
fectly safe Ice. Martha was the best
skater In the neighborhood. She was
also the most daring. She glided
farther from the shore than any of the
others. There was a crash of breaking
ice. Martha screamed and disappear
ed. Three OF the boys succeeded in
reaching her, and when they had her
almost clear or the water the Ice
broke and the boys, none of whom
could swim, had to scramble TO safe
ty.
Ladders were obtained from a near
by FIRE station and Fireman Melvin
Carpenter, after cropping about in the
lev water for thirty minutes, brought
up the girls body.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
Important Suit Filed by Government.
Making New Application of
Sherman Antitrust
Law.
If Uncle Sam Wins, Prices Can be
Cut and the High Cost Of Lly-
Ing VIII Ger Ono
Good Jolt.

DETROIT, Mich. Dec. 26.-New ap-
plication of the Sherman antitrust
law was made In an important suit
filed here today by the federal gov
ernment. The action is aimed
against the growing practice of manu-.
facturers In attempting to fix uni
form jobbers' and retailers price for
their products and was brought
against the Kellogg Toasted Corn
Flake Company, Will X, Kellogg,
Wilfred G. Kellogg and Andrew Ross.
If the governments contentious
are sustained by the court, the way
Will be open for the department of
Justice to aid materially in reduc-
Ing the cost Of living. by forcing
manufacturers Of staples to remove
all restrictions on "cut rate sales OF
their products.
The bill filed today attacks the plan
by which the kellogg company ex-
acts an agreement from jobbers and
retailers to whom the breakfast food
is sold not to sell at less than
specified price, the penalty for viola
I ton of this agreement being forfeit
ure of the future selling rights. In
recent months, the government al
leges the company has taken advant-
| age Of the so-called patent monopoly
decision of the supreme court of the
United States to patent the carton in
which their product is sold, and to
threaten jobbers and retailers who
sell below the figure the manufacture
ers fix. with prosecution for Infringe.
ment CT patent rights" Carrying out
this plan. the bill alleges the kellogg
Company prints on the cartons pre-
cautionary notice stating that the job
ber and retailer. in purchasing the
corn flakes, may accept them only on
condition of selling at certain
specified price.
The scheme of taking advantage of
the patent laws to enforce uniformity
in sale prices the government brands
as "a mere subterfuge and desires to
avoid the Sherman law
Dy opoi"tioH oi tnS SEEMING TeStrlc-
tion plan, the government contends
there is no competition between job
bers which can affect the price of an
article to the retailer nor is there
any competition between either the
iobbers or retailers which can hene-
fit the consumers by reducing the
prices to them" A monopoly is form
ed, it is asserted, because of concen-
tration in the hands Of those who
abide by the agreements and exclu-
sion from trading In the product OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
Have no Idea Of Reducing Rates After
Uncle Sam Starts Hls
Parcels Post
Scheme.
HOPING FOR FAILURE
Several Points VIII Work Against u
and Express Companies Hope
for conplete
colIspse.

limited Press Leased Wire Seryice.1
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-The express
companies Will not meet the govern
ment competition that comes with
the establishment OF the parcels post
on January |.
Contending that the law. admitted
ly imperfect, will fall OF Its own
weight. the managers OF all OF the big
express companies have agreed to sic
tight and make no concessions to the
public. Instead they viii point out
and emphasize the defects In the law
and will seek to get amusement from
the efforts OF the people to mako tho
new government plan benefit In re-
ducing the cost OF living
The heads of the big express com
panles have agreed not to talk them
selves for publication and to compel
all subordlnates to refrain from dis
cussing the situation that will CON
front them next month. Privately,
however several of the best known
of the express ofiicials today declared
that they were certain that the law
will work unsatisfactory, Because
1t Is certain, they say, to create de-
ficit in the postofftce department they
do not believe the next pos master
general will be any too enthusiastic
for the scheme, And the public. the
express officials say, will not stand for
even slight Increased inconvenience
30 that after trial 1. can be depend
ed on to drift back to the old way and
1.-The old express companies
Points that will work out against
the law IN the opinion of The express
companies, are, first. the extra charge
made by the government for insur-
ance on values up to $50; second, in
creased cost because the government
can work it's employees only 8 hours
per day; third, civil service protec-
tion which. the express company
heads hold, prevents the free dis
charge OF employees who do not extend
themselves to the limit. fourth me-
cessity OF increasing the payroils to
get enough men to handle the bust
ness; fifth, difficulty OF preparing
packages for easy inspection. sikh,
compelling patrons to wait In line to
get packages weighed, and the new
form OF stamps; seventh, alleged un-
wieldiness of the law because OF the
creation of the various postal zones
with different rates for each.
Different provisions OF the parcels
post law have been the source OF
amusement to express managers.
Chief of these is the provision for the
shipment of eggs. The law states that
each egg mus. be wrapped securely
in corrugated paper, wood or some
other substantial material and placed
on end in a box and that each egg
shall be separated from its fellows to
lessen the danger of breakage.
Every paskage must be SO wrapped
that its contents will be accessible TO
officials who wish for any reason to
inspect It.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26

UNITED Press Leased Wir Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s,-- What
ever the outcome of the Balkan war
1t has already resulted in driving hun
dreds of thousands of Turks out OF
Europe and back into Asia IN let
ter received today from w. w. Peet
treasurer Of a chapter of the Ameri
can Red Cross thanking the American
society for its recent contribution Of
$500, he says that already 100000
Turks have fled from Europe across
the Bosphorus into Asia Minor. An
equal number, he says, are now Oh
their way and will be settled In thr
same neighborhood. He asked for
further financial assistance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
GOVERNOR WILSON
ESCAPED GRIPPE
President-eieot Is Elastic So the
Family Doctor Told
His Wife.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. /
| PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. 26.-Al
thoifgh determined that he Will pro
ceed to Staunton. Va, his birthplace
tomorrow, as originally planned, GOV
ernor Wilson kept close t. his room
today on the orders Of his physician
Only persons with whom he had I'm
perative appointments were permitted
to see him.
The governor caught cold on Mon
day. When he got up yesterday he
had a slight fever and Mrs, Wilson
sent for the doctor His system
yielded readily to simple remedies and
today he was reported as very much
better. Because of this, word was
sent Representative Carter Glass
house, which is planning currency re,
form legislation, who was to confer
with the governor at Trenton. to come
directly here.
The doctor said that Mr.. Wilson
is so we'll today that there is nc
question but that he can make the
trip to Staunton In comfort said
Mrs. Wilson. He told us also that
the governors elasticity and recuper-
ative powers were such that he had
already thrown off an attack OF
grippe, with which he was threaten
ed. Mr. Wilson had fever as high as
101 but he is very much better today.
Dr. Carnechan visited Governor
Wilson at II o'clock and pronounced
him very much better" He pre-
scribed broth and eggs as a diet and
complete rest. The presidentelect
sat up in bed. reading most of the
morning. With the exception Of the
appointment with Representative
Glass, his engagements for the day
were cancelled.
There was no unusual activity in the
Wilson home. Mrs. Wilson was at
work with her secretary opening let
ters.
"Mr, Wilson probably will be down
later in the day, to receive Mr. Glass,
said Mrs. Wilson,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
Although Village Was Watched by
Armed Guard, Two More
Houses Were Sacrificed to
the Flam, y
MAY CALL . IT MILITIA
Twelve Stores and Residences Have
Already Been on Fire and People
Are Beginning to Be-
come Panlcy.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
JOLIET, H., Dec. 26.-The arrest
of an organized gang of firebugs re-
sponsible for setting twelve stores
and residences on fire In Rockdale, a
suburb, is expected today. State Off
cials are on their trail
Despite an armed guard OF citizens
two more houses were set on fire
last night. A large quantity Of oil
soaked waste was found in one. I'm
less the gang is arrested and the
fires cease. the village will petition
Governor Deneen for a regiment OF
militia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
Weather Conditions.

In the central valleys cloudy wealth
er, with mild temperature attends an
area of low pressure which Is passing
through the Mississippi valley, ano
the weather Is fair and cool in the
Atlantic states, where the pressure is
high.
A field of very high pressure, NOV
ing in from the Pacific coast, is caus-
ing fair, cool weather west OF the
Mississippi, Denver reporting four de-
grees above zero this morning, where
clear weather has followed light
snow.
Conditions indicate fair weather
for this section tonight and Friday,
and slightly cooler tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
Young Man Didn't Appreciate
1t Because He Was Only
Two Years Old.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Dec. pa young
man, hitherto unknown in society
bearing the homespun name of Ed
ward Kelly, Is pursuing his usual oc
cupations today as though nothing
had happened to make him famous
over night. Kelly appears blissfuli,
unaware Of the fact that being hug
ged and kissed by Miss Anne Morgan
Mrs. August Belmont and others of al
most equal Importance In the sociai
world, is no ordinary event This is
because Kelly is only two and hal
years old.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-26
Girls Sixteenth Birthday An
niversary on New Years
Will Not be Celebrated.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26.--Invitations to
celebration OF New Years and the six
teenth birthday anniversary OF Miss
Martha Schneider which would have
come on the first day of 1913, were
recalled today following the drowning
OF the young woman when she skated
on the thin ice covering small pond
near her home.
Early yesterday morning white
pigeon fiuttered against the window OF
the Schneider home, trying to enter
through the glass.
IT'S sure sign Of death, SAID