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The searchlight., 1912-10-11
DAILY MARKET REPORf.
Twin City Markets,

.sse: sssnnsssselss Nay. ssseoe oet no. nS2,ssrn pa
i0ssA: No. 2 northern. ssA as7A: No.
durum. stAc: No. . corn. sshc; No.
Ssc: No. > rye. Sac: No. i fiax. si.s9S.
Duluth. Oct. s.-wheat. Dec. s7kc;
Asy; souss ysc- s., Paul Oct s-c.n,..
s,eers. s5.se; ceWs. sSssas'7s: csivea.
,S4.7s6s.ee; hogs. SS.so@ ass: sheep and
lambs. S3.2s Q Gee.
The searchlight., 1912-10-11
CORN CRIB BANK INSECURE
Fire Transforms $50 $40 Gold Pieces
Into q Mass Of Yellow
Metal.

Chicago.-One hundred and fifty
bright and shining $40 gold pieces be-
longing to Thomas Ballard. owner Of
q farm at South Western avenue and
West 1S5th street. were quickly con.
verted into an irregular lump of metal
few days ago.
Ballard had mania for collecting
$50 gold pieces. He liked to have
them around 30 well that he got to-
gether 5000 worth of them and stored
them in a corner of his corn crib. To
keep them from getting lonesome he
carelessly chucked in q matter of $500
In paper money.
A short time ago he took a load Of
hay and started for Blue Island. The
morning was calm and bright and
Ballard dozed peacefully on the top of
the load. He was startled from his
dreams by the sound OF his name be-
ing called. Looking around. he beheld
. man running frantically after him.
"Your barn In on fire!" screamed
the man.
Quickly wheeling his team. Ballard
poiicu tuo nay SdCA otOuuu ~ IiSuS
angles and dumped the load by the
wayside and raced madly back to his
farm.
A pathetic sight met his eyes. The
barn had burned. Also q shed and
several smaller outbuildlngs. Fire had
just attacked the corn crib.
Shouting excitedly for the men who
were fighting the fire to direct their
efforts to the northeast corner of the
crib. Ballard told them that his money
was stored there.
II was almost too late. The fire
spread with almost incredible rapid
ity and was soon licking at the corner
where lay the golden hoard. The
flames were eventually Quelled and
a soon ~ the ruins were cool enough
the search Of the ashes for the treas
ure began.
Two or three crisped bills were
found: 5000 In gold was . lumpy
mass: $4,000 retained some semblance
Of $40 gold pieces.
Ballard mournfully surveyed what
vas LETT OF . once beautiful pile Of
coin.
The searchlight., 1912-10-11
Chl0go Grain.

Chicago, Oct. s.-Wheat prices sank
today. pulled down by large receipts
northwest. The arrivals there were SO
Per cent In excess of both last week
ana Q year ago. Lower cables and .
cut In hour quotations here aided the
December started At sexc to sic, the
same change from Saturday night a.
the market taken altogether. 4 d.
elins 70 Se&c followed
The searchlight., 1912-10-11

osW Piece on cIri's Tongue.
Culver's Lake. N J.-Elsie Jewul, Q
ave-year-old girl. bit an inch Of her
tongue on. Dr.. Edward A. Ayers
sewed the piece on again.
The searchlight., 1912-10-11
Uss Straw for Tee pr,nkIne.

~ SSb0W tOV - OpVuNsUOs
London.-Becauss Of the enormous
hats which fashion has decreed that
women shall wear all society has
bean forced into . new fad-tea
drinking through . straw. Hats OF
three-foot diameter have to be bal
snced carefully. ~ even the biggest
aA4 longest hatpins VIII not hold
them on. Thereforo wells ara worn
tied tightly under the chin and the
head ID held carefully at the proper
angle % that the hat win hsep 10
Vositioo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02

confession, denied such report here
today.
Clancy who is now confined to his
bed here suffering from heart dis.
ease and claims that he was subject
ed to the third degree" by Special
Prosecutor Lawler, made this state
ment today:
when | was in Los Angeles At
torney Lawler tried to browbeat me
and tried to lead me into a trap.
When reached there l was taken
to room where Attorney Lawler
Detective McLaren. Burns opera
tive:. men named Veitch and Browne
connected with the district attorneys
office took turns at firing question
after question at me. They tried tt
force me, fly threatening me, to an
swer questions, declaring they believ
ed knew all about the matter asked
before l even had chance to an
swer
They were very brutal in theil
manner towards me and their exam
nations exhausted me SO that the
nurse had to give me two hypodermit
injections in ten minutes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
EVIDENTLY A HARD TASK
Somewhat Humorously Worded Epistle
the Result Of Struggle With
English Language.

AS the most delightful example she
has ever seen OF the English the Eu.
ropean uses in his correspondence. a
woman who has just returned from
the other side" is showing her friends
letter that she declares to be her
most interesting souvenir"
After We left Amsterdam" she ex.
plains. my daughter discovered that
she had left .ler cuff-links in our room
at the pension. So wrote back to the
proprietress. whom knew spoke Eng.
lish, asking her to look for them. Here
is the reply"
Then she shows it. And this, word
for word, is how it reads:
Dear Mrs. Thomas Grant:
Immediately upon receiving your
lettre | am going at once to looking in
every drawer, and found this two but.
ton in the table near her bed Can it
be this two things what your daugh-
ter lost?
In that way am very glad to
foune It.
SO not. be so good to send 1t me
back. for 1t might be of another per-
son who perhaps will write me ne lost
onething."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
SAVED FOR FURTHER SERVICE
Good Old Teapot, Precious Relic, Could
Not Be Allowed to Become
Prey Of Flames.

The hotel is in flames Sadly the
guests and servants gaze at the roar
ing pyre. Suddenly they see the pro.
prietor dash madly in at the blazing
doorway.
He has gone to rescue someone!"
they gasp.
Tensely they wait his temperance.
One minute Two minutes. Three
Has he persisted in that cracking
furnace?
No! No! See, there he comes.
singed and scorched. but safe.
What is that he carries so carefully
in his arms? 1t is the hotel teapot,
half-full of nice black tea
Cheers rewarded the proprietor for
his noble act of sentiment.
For twelve years the teapot has
stood on the back of The kitchen
range. boiling faithfully away For
twelve years it has poured out its life
blood in response to the calls of the
transient world for drink, and the tea
leaves in its dark old depths will do
for many years to come.-Newark
News.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
BRYAN CONTROLS
OHIO DEMOCRATS
They Are Against Governor Harmon
Whom He Recently
Criticised.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
COLUMBUS, Ohio. jan 2.-Opposi-
ton to Governor Harmon's president
ial ambitions was the keynote sounded
by number of democratic state lead
ers who came to Columbus today to
hold what they characterized as "a
progressive democratic conference"
Nowhere was any effort made to dis
guise the fact that the prime object
of the conference was to devise ways
and means to fight Harmon for the
control of the Ohio delegation to the
national convention. Practically all
those attending the conference were
democrats close to VIM. j. Bryan.
In the resolutions to be introduced
this afternoon, Harmon was not men
toned by name. The resolution as
sert, however, that certain, selfish,
sordid and mercenary agencies have
for some time been and are now
active in their efforts to thwart the
purposes and hopes of the six and a
half million men who voted the demo-
cratic ticket every time the demo-
cratic national convention gave them
progressive platform and a progress
sive leader
The resolutions then declare that
to protect Ohio progressive democracy
from any possible traitors among
any of the forty-eight delegates, it is
imperative that mo advocate, asso-
ciate, protector, ally, agent, counsel.
attorney. receiver, champion or hire
ling of Wall street, or other preda-
tory interests, be chosen as a dele
gate
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
CITY NEWS.

. ! y q Z
DIR. Arthur Vincent Meigs, a cous.
in of Major NJ. Meigs. of Keokuk,
physician and writer on medical sub.
jects, died at his home in Philadelphia
yesterday. He was 81 years old ana
was of the third generation of a fam.
lily of noted physicians and surgeons.
"A marriage license was issued to-
day to Emery Johnson and Della
Bland
Judge Henry Bank will hold court
here during the remainder of. the
January term, beginning tomorrow az.
ternoon at s2a&oelock.
The Iowa Interstate. High school
Athletic Association will hold its an,
nual track and field meet in Des
Moines on May 1Sth,, according ito an
announcement made by the conven
ton committee. Teams from thirty-six
Iowa high schools will compete and
hundreds of students Will go to see
the events. 1t is expected a track
team from this city will represent the
local high school.
The commercial travellers are be
ginning the new year briskly. The
hotels of Keokuk are already receiving
their full quota of names on their
registers just as if the holidays were
already forgotten
MIR. and Mrs. A. y. Salyars OF
1922 Oak street, announce the birth
of a baby girl, born Dec. %. 1911.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
CHRISTMAS TIME SAFE
AND SANE IN IOWA
No Fire Casualties in State Reported
During Yuietide Period; Warn
ing Had Effect2

Santa Claus is a safe and sane guide
for iowa people; not fire casualty az
Christmas time was reported to the
state fire marshal
The only two big fires of the state
in December were those at Fort
Dodge and ST Charles and Santa
Clause had nothing to do with start
ing either
Mr.. Roe sent out prior to the Holt
days warning to the people in re-
gard to the danger of fires at Christ
mas festivities and especially whet.
Christmas trees are lighted with can
dies Whether this had any effect or
not the. fact is that there were no
fires reported. In fact the number of
fires in the state this winter has been
unusually small.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
PERSONALS.

Bert Reeves, c. F. Wolf and E. A.
Hesbacher of the Spiesberger Sons
CO.. of Omaha, will return home to
night, after visit in the city with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan r. Shock. OF
Reno. Nevada are visiting friends in
the city.
James d. Gray of Des Moines is Wis
iting in the city with his brother, B.
Gray of the Water Power force.
Clarence Weismann and Clarence
Span have returned to Knox college.
A. F. Sweeter of Burlington is in
The city today.
A. NJ. Shea of st. Louis is a KeokuA
visitor.
c. S. Butterworth of Normal, H.. is
a Keokuk visitor today.
II. H. Hoyt of Quincy is Keokul.
visitor.
H. c. Benson of st Louis is doing
business in the city today.
c. H. Kelley of Burlington is in the
city today.
A. F. White, of Toronto, Can, is in
the city.
Bryan in Cuba.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
HAVANA, Jan. 3 VIM. Jennings
Bryan arrived here today. He was
met by a large delegation OF Ameri-
cans and spent the afternoon in
sightseeing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
FRANK FARRELL
Is SOLE OWNER
Joseph Gordon Has no Interest in
New York Club of American
League.


limited Press Leased Wire Service. !
NEW YORK, Jan. Frank Farrell
is the absolute owner of the New
York baseball club of the American
league and he need not di-
vioe his profits with Joseph
Gordon, the first president of the
concern. who recently sued to compel
an accounting and division of profits
on the ground that Fare. made. him
a partner when the corporation was
organized. Supreme Court Justice
Bischoff this afternoon threw the
Gordon suit out of court.
In dismissing the complaint Justice
Bischoff said that he was mot con.
WINGED by the testimony that there
had ever been any partnership agree
ment between Farrell and Gordon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
Veteran Of the Civil War Passed
Away This Morning at the
Age Of sixty-eisht
Years.
CAME HERE LONG ACC
Was a Member of the G. A. r. and
Also Held Membership in
Odd Fellows
Lodge.

Frederick Geiser, veteran Of the
civil war and popular and honored
citizen died at las o'clock this
morning at the age of sixty-eight
years He was native of Switzerland
but came to this country at an early
age and has been many years citizen
OF Keokuk.
The deceased fought CALAMITY in the
Civil war as a member of the Forty
fifth Iowa regiment. He was mould
err by trade but in his later years has
asted as night Waterman for the
Idwin- Philips company.
He was member of Herman lodge
I. O. o. F.. and of the Grand Army OF
the Republic and had hosts of friends
outside of these organizations who
will be saddened at the announcement
of his death.
Mr.. Geiser was married to Miss
Mary e. Schmidt of near Charleston,
Iowa, who survives him with the fol
lowing children: Miss Mary E., Fred,
Jr., and Joseph Geiser.
The funeral will occur at O'Clock
Thursday afternoon. The services ar
the home, 1923 Johnson street, will be
conducted by DR.. E. B. Newcomp
where the G. A. R. will also pay the
usual honors to the dead. The ser
vices at the grave will be conducted
by Rev. ]. J. Nuesch.
The following pallbearers will off
Isciate: Capt. A. H. Evans and Maj. w
B Collins for the c. A. r.. and F. T. F.
Schmidt, Carl Klaan, William Loew
enstein and Joseph Sitter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
Telephone Instead of cIicker.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-The Canadian
Pacific railway company announced
today that plan has been adopted to
dispatch all of its trains between the
great lakes and the Pacific by tele.
phone instead of telegraph The new
equipment will be installed as rapidly
as possible. Experiments with the
telephone along the me.a line. near
Calgary have convinced the company
that the telephone system will give
better satisfaction.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
Osborn is Bitter.

| DETROIT, Mich, Jan I'm line
with his recent declaration that he
believed Col. Roosevelt should be the
republican presidential nominee. Gov.
Chase Osborn prepared speech to be
delivered today at the La Toilette
rally at Owosso. Senator La. Toilette
who boarded "a Pere Marquette train
at Saginaw instead of thee Michigan
Central train for Owosso, did not ar
rive in time for the meeting, and
Osborn gave out his intended speech
to the press as statement, of his
opinions.
He reiterated his belief that both
Taft and La Toilette should withdraw
as presidential candidates in favor of
Roosevelt or Albert j. Beveridge. and
then the governor launched into a
frank criticism of La Toilette. He
charged him with taking up popular
issues and said that he could not be
nominated for the presidency or elect
ed If nominated. He said that his style
of campaign tended to arouse the pas
sions OF the people and make for a
condition of public intolerance,
Osborn said. we have got to have
big business in this country if we are
to compete in the manufactures and
transactions of the world
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
A Misht

A sightseeing visitor recently went
aboard tramp steamer in San Fran
cisco harbor. says the ,Argonaut. Not.
ing that the dock hands were Chinese.
she approached one of them and said:
You no speak English?' The China.
man looked bored and answered moth.
ing The woman continued ME go
your country soon. Me learn speak
Chinese, teach little Chinese boy and
girl. You sayvy. missionary" The
Chinaman looked at her a minute and
answered: Madam. If you are not
more successful in mastering our IAN
guage than you appear to have been
with your own. ] fear that your at.
tempt to enlighten our race will prove
anything but satisfactory Good after.
noon" The Chinaman sought the
other side OF the ship and the woman
sought oblivion. She had been ad,
dressing Yale graduate who was
working his passage back to China.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
w ant Column

The want advertising department
OF The Daily Gate City has been put
on cash basis. Advertisements will
be accepted by phone for this column
but the collectors will call the follow.
ing morning for settlement for business
accepted. 1t Is inadvisable to continue
to operate this department. on a credit
system as the Individual accounts are
SO small that they become burdensome
as bookkeeping proposition. It will
be preferable to send the cash with or
der but in case this Is not convenient
the order Will be accepted but II must
be remembered that cash collection
will be made the following day by Gate
City collectors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
Frozen Feet.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. |
LA FAYETTE. Ind. Jan. with
both of her feet frozen, and nearly
famished. Clara Sommers of PITTS.
burgh, Kansas, and her husband,
Encch Sommers, were taken in charge
here today by the police. The woman
was dressed in mans clothing. Som
mers had been employed as carpen-
ter near Fort Wayne. With the close
of the outdoor season, he and his wife
had started back to Kansas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
Is on His WAY

Il United Press Leased Wire Service
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan, 2.-Ortie
McManigal, confessed dynamiter and
associate of John ] and James b
Mcnamara. will testify before the fed
eral grand jury here, investigating the
alleged dynamiting conspiracy in
two weeks, according to Federal Dis
trict Attorney Chas w Miller today.
McManigal is now on his way here
from Los Angeles in charge of Mar
colin McLaren, Burns detective.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
The Stock Market.
copyright 1912 by New York Even
ing Post |

llS L OSl.I
NEW YORK. Jan. 2.-The year on
the stock exchange opened with a
good deal of enthusiasm, and at
times during the day, trading was
genuinely spirited. The movement
was largely confined, however, to the
speculative issues that are usually the
subject of manipulation. Seine of the
active shares exhibited pronounced
strength. But nothing developed to
indicate that the outside public was
taking real interest in the market
on the lines that are often seen at the
time when January dividend and in
terest payments are actually being
made. There was some firmness In
the high grade dividend shares, but
this largely was in sympathy with the
strength exhibited by the speculative
issues, so that the buying of standard
issues could scarcely be said to re-
fleet real investment support,
AT times the trading was narrow,
but the enthusiasm was well maintain
ed. the market appearing to reflect re-
lief at the satisfactory conclusion OF
the year-end settlement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
CASE CONTINUED
TO JANUARY IL
Tveitn'oe and the Others Are Defend.
ed BY Job Hartman and Lee
compte Davis.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
:, LOS ANGELES, Jan. Olaf
nseitmoe Antoine Johannsen and J. e.
Nuhsey, the labor leaders indicted last
week charged with conspiracy in
transporting dynamite in violation of
e sne FEDERAL laws, we're arraigned be-
iore Judge Wellborne today
ihelr attorney. Job Hartman, ask
"a LOT ten days continuance this being
sran'ec. Judge Wellborne setting the
use va. Tor Friday, January IL. The men
,e'used to make any statement to the
'p,e,s' At present they are represent
81 py Attorneys Lecompte Davis and
200 Hartman, but Clarence barrow
may enter the case later on.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02

ported but rather than await legal
proceedings was induced to leave vol
unfairly by her husband, with whom !,
= said she has become reconciled.
Mrs, Snaad and Boyce were followed
here by detectives employed by the
husband. Boyce had $1,000 in cash in
his possession, and New York drafts
for 100000, when arrested last week.
Mrs. snaad had diamonds valued at
$4,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
What He Wanted.

It was after the explosion, and Hen.
derson sat on rail fence gazing rue
fully over the scene of ruin. One OF
his wheels was still rolling onward
over the pike. Another hung from the
limb of tree. Other sections of the
car were strewn about the highway,
far and near.
All mel" sighed Henderson. TO
think that only last night was IN.
Weighing against an assembled car.
BY Jove. I'd give 500 to anybody
who'd come along at this very minute
and assemble mine. -Harpers Week.
"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
lust Because Taft's Private Secretary
slips Out to See Moving Pic
ture Show, Dopester.
Get Busy.
scENTING A MYSTERY
Ii Is Rumored That Colonel Roosevelt
's is to be Asked Just How
He Stands Politi-
M @ caIly.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, jan. 2.-Political
circles we're astounded this afternoon
over a report credited to certain well
known Taft leaders, that the president
has determind to force Colonel Roose-
welt into the open in the contest for
the 1912 nomination of the republican
convention. This ruinor, which no
one about the white house would dis
cuss in any form, was that the secre-
tary of the president. Hilles, is en-
route 10 tell Colonel Roosevelt that
Mr.. Taft will not fight him for the
nomination., but will withdraw IL the
former president is really candidate
for the nomination.
Hilles disappeared from the white
house last night He Is believed to
be enroute for New York, where he is
to confer with Otto T. Barnard. the
New York banker, who was New
Years guest at the white house.
Then, 1t is said by those backing to-
days rumor, HiIles viii go to see Col.
Roosevelt. If the latter is candidate
then Taft will announce that he is
not seeking denomination However,
should it develop that the colonel is
backing Senator I.aFollette for the
nomination then the Taft campaign
for denomination will go on and every
effort will be made to prevent the
Wisconsin senator capturing any dele.
gates to the convention, according to
reports that stirred political Washing.
ton today.
So far as Taft is concerned he and
his managers insist they can defeat
l>aFollette On the floor of the national
convention, and they insist that even
the open support of LaFollette by the
former president would not draw much
material strength from Taft.
II is said that if Hilles finds out
that Roosevelt is bacing the LaFol-
lette boom then he wilt demand that
William Barnes, Jr., chairman Of the
New York state republican committee
keeps the promise made when elected
chairman and see that solid Taft
sation is elected from the Empire
state to the national convention in
Chicago next June.
There was an air of mystery about
Elee white house today. President
tart sent word that he would receive
no callers. and remained in the library
al day. The regular cabinet meeting,
set Tor today, Went over without warn.
ing and it was said that It was post.
pched by strict order of the presi,
dent.
Mystery also surrounded the where.
apouts OF Secretary HilIes. The
white house s.af professed not to
know where he was.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
BEGINS CAMPAIGN
AT DAYBREAK
Continued from page 1.

took the senator to the Pere Marquette
depot. where he swung aboard the
wrong train
The progressive leader finally dis
covered his mistake after he had rid
den as far as Holly, and there he
alighted from the train and made
special arrangements to reach Owosso
and resume his pre-arranged schedule.