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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-08
HE IS AMAZED
AT WICKERSHAM
Texas Congressman Wants to Know
Why ArchboId Has Not Been
Arrested.

United Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON Dec. 7.-"Amazing
and unprecedented, was how Repre-.
sentative Garner of Texas tonight
branded the action Of Attorney GEN
eral Wickersham in stopping the ar
rest OF John ID, Archbold and other
officials of the Standard Oil Co, in
dicted by Texas grand jury In the
Waters-P Pierce litigation
Garner and Representative Beail of
Texas breathed indignation and retli-
button for Wickersham Both declar-
ed they will give Wickersham just
one more chance to reconsider
i never heard of such an amazing
and unprecedented affair" said earn
Ter. "A federal grand jury indicted
Arehbold upon evidence sufficient to
justify issuance of warrants. Yet the
attorney generals with scant or no con
sideration OF the evidence, says he
must be satisfied that probable cause
exists for the prosecution.
My colleagues from Texas propose
to give the attorney general just one
more chance to reconsider his action,
before provoking congressional In
ivestigation.
Representative BeaIl. echoing earn
er's sentiments, said in fairness to
! United States District Attorney Att.
will of Texas, rs well as Wickersham
that congressional action should be
stayed until Wickersham receives the
formal opinions of Attwill and depart
ment of justice officials and makes
known his final decision
j If the department of justice at
/ tempts to override the authority oil
4 the Texas federal courts, however
said Beall, "the country is entitled to
know all the facts and the reasons in
detail for such unprecedented action.
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TWO HoId-ups Reported to tho Polics
Last Night and Officers Search
the City for
Robbers.
TAKE VICTIMS SHOES
Goth Hold-ups Occur In tho Neigh
borhood OF First and Johnson
Streets, Ono Man Losing
Shoes.

4 Two holdups were reported to the
police late last night and Night Cap
tain Shepherd Immediately started to
dTagnet the city for suspicious char
aeters.
The first holdup reported was by
John Cairnee who Is an employee .of
the Stone and Webster company and
lives in the Mechanics Hotel at Third
and Main streets. He had been drink
ing all evening and had been told by
OMcer Mgue to go to the hotel and
yet or the street. Instead of taking
THE oficer's advice he met friend
And went to the leyee.
4, About eleven O'clock he appeared
at police headquarters suffering with
b bad cut on his cheek and with his
Night eye pulled and bleeding and
reported that he had been slugged
and robbed in the neighborhood Of
Hirst and johnson streets. The stick
up men had taken his shoes and hat
which he had purchased yesterday
and also $18.75 that he had in his
pocket.
William Weaver>reported to the po
Hoe about eleven O'clock that he was
help mp by two men with a gun as he
Mes going home, at First and Elk.
change and was relieved Of $500 in
cash. He waited around the station
until nearly one o'clock while the
Ufficers searched the city for his as
xailants but finally left for his home
when told that he would be notified
II they were caught.
! Lena Griffin, arrested Saturday fol
wagrancy, was allowed to go to hel
room on Ninth street in company with
an officer, preparatory to leaving the
city, and when they arrived there she
became decidedly afresh" with the Of
ficer, with the result that she was es
corted back to jail. Her husband !:
also in the city bastile under a SINH
lar charge.
Joe Breedin was yelling and Great
Ing disturbance in the neighborhooi
OF Thirteenth and Fulton streets and
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Johr
j Crimmins, Jr,, and held until az
officer arrived. This is the thire
time within a few weeks that Breedir
has been arrested on the same charge
and he will likely draw stiff fins
tomorrow. He had plenty of money
$500 In cash and a money order fol
fifteen dollars when arrested.
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today that Germany had approved of
the suggested ambassadorial confer
ence proposed by Sir Edward Gray,
British secretary of state for foreign
affairs, and that the holding of the
conference was now assured. Ambas
sadors representing the triple alliance
Germany, Austria and Italy; the triple
entente, England, France and Rus
sia, and the warning states, Turkey
Greece, Bulgaria. Servia and Monte
negro, and perhaps Roumania which
has kept out OF the Balkan war, will
meet in London. Friday December II
simultaneously with the Balkan
Turkish peace conference,
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The Christmas Spirit.

CHICAGO, Dec. Henry l.. Den
nenfelzer who was discharged by
Municipal Judge Hopkins after he adj
mitted that he stole lead pencil and
two small mouth organs to give to
his children for Christmas, was given
a job this evening by l. Waxel. presi-
dent of the Garden City Wrecking and
Lumber company. He was also given
$40 by Waxel, to support the family
until Dennenfelzer's first payday.
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Caring for Refugees.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 7.-Tur-
keys method of caring for thousands
of refugees who were compelled to
leave their homes by the continued
advances of the Balkan allies, was
thoroughly characteristic OF the Otto
man. The women and children were
shipped wholesale to Asia Minor and
then left to shift for themselves.
at was quite simple" explained an
official of the Anatolian railway to-
day. "At various points after passing
Ismid, the last station on the Sea of
Marmora, we would disconnect two
ears from the train and leave the To-
cal inhabitants to make the best ar
rangements for them they could
The great majority of the refugees
were penniless and had only such
household good and clothing as they
could carry in packs on their should
ers.
Germany Agrees.
! BERLIN, Dec. Tit was announced
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-08
BRIIas7 WEBER
IN HASTY RETREAT
Caught Sight Of Gunnan In Cuba
and Ran to the Next
Boat.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service
HAVANA, Dec. Haunted by
fear of the vengeance OF New York
gangstsrs whose >enmity he incurred
when he helped In the conviction of
the four gunner and Lieutenant
Becker for the murder OF Gambler
Herman Rosenthal, Bridge Webber,
the dapper little Forty-Second street
card sharp. today beat a hasty re-
treat from Cuba, He learned, it Is
said, that gunner stalking him, had
reached the island.
Weber and his wife this after
noon sailed for New York on the
Ward liner Saratoga, the same boat
that brought them to Cuba.
All the way from his hotter to the
boat, Webber chung to the arm OF his
pretty wife, casting furtive glances
around.
Once on board, the Webbers passed
quickly to their state room, where
Bridge disappeared. Mrs. Webher
stood guard in the companion way
until the steamer left, She signed the
ships register, gave orders to stew
ards for baggage and answered all
necessary questions and eyed askance
every on-coming passenger who came
toward Webber's room.
The couple refused to talk to news.
paper men and would make no state
ment as to their destination and flu.
ture plans, but as the Saratoga
would stop only at New York, 1T was
certain that they we're going home.
After travelling under an assumed
name and Fleeing fellow passengers
at cards, Weber arrived In Havana
a week ago and announced that hi
would remain several weeks, doing
the local gambling houses. When
his identity was learned through
meeting with a New York acquaint
ance. Weber was Immediately put I'M
der surveillance by the police. Toda,
1t became known he caught hur
ried glimpse of familiar face and II
was that of an East side New York
gnnman, That was enough soI
Bridge. ~
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She Wants Divorce.

NEW YORK, Dec Z. Adelbert G.
Volck, stepson of the Brazilian envoy
at Washington, Dominica de Cana,
WIS sued for separation In the su-
preme court today by his wife, Lillian
She charges desertion and non-support.
In her complaint she asks for all
mony of $4,000 a year and for custody
of their three year old son.
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els Ferdinand of Austria, when the lat
ter visited him in Germany recently,
during the height of the scare over
the threat of general European war.
The archdnke, who is heir TO the
Austrian throne, came, it was said,
expressly to get permission from Elm
peror William for his ally. Austria, to
declare hostilities against Servia.
The campaign against the Servians,
1t was recognized, would be itself
small matter, but the archduke was as
well aware as the emperor that Russia
would be forced to come to the little
nations assistance Russia being a
foe to be reckoned with, Ferdinand
did not feel that the Austrians could
definite assurance that they would
have German backing.
That this support would be readily
pledged, however, it was said, Ferd-
Inland was SO sure that he had already
arranged for meeting between Gen
erals Scheinua and Won Multke, the
chiefs respectively OF the Austrian
and German general army STATS, to
discuss plans
| Williams answer was said to have
been the bitterest disappointment OF
Ferdinand's life, though probably not
i to the aged emperor Of Austria, who
was opposed to war, but almost GER
tainly would have been dragged into
lit, according to the diplomatic version,
ii William had approved the ach-
dukes proposals.
Ferdinand was said to have taken
the ground that sooner or later a gen
eral European war is inevitable, on
account of the antagonism between
IGermany and England This being
the case. he argued that Germany,
Austria and Italy, constituting the
triple alliance, ought not to wait until
the triple entente England France
and Russia has increased it's
strength through the reorganization
now in progress in the Russian army,
but should strike at once.
1 Germany is ready fer war, If war is
inevitable, the emperor replied, but
4 for business as well as humanitarian
reasons 1t prefers peace. Nor, his
majesty added, does he believe gen
eral European clash inevitable. On
the contrary, he thought it could be
avoided.
4 William tried to soften his refusal
it was said by promising TO use his
influence with the czar to maintain a
moderate attitude and also, to have
the German chancellor, as warning
to Russia, publicly inform the reich
stag that Germany would help Austria
in case it was attacked.
The chancellor did it and what he
said created decided stir at the
various European capitals. As a mat
ter of fact, however, 1t was under
stood that Russia was told in advance
what he would say and why, and the
car consented to have him do 1t.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-08
$1,000 Killed.

SOFIA, Dec. Am authentic est
mate obtained tonight from semi
official source, puts the Bulgarian
casualties in the Balkan war as high
as 10000. Of these $4,000 We're kill
ed outright on the field of battle or
died subsequently from their wounds
and the other $4,000 were seriously
injured.
Merchants tonight declared a gem
eral boycott on Austrian goods, be-
cause of that country's hostile at:i-
tude toward Servia.
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Situation More Tense.

VIENNA, Dec. 1.-The Austria Serv-
ian situation tonight was regarded as
more tense and it was the view of the
alarmists that only the restraining in
fiuence of the kaiser would prevent
Austria-Hungary from taking decisive
action to end the prolonged suspense.
Business is becoming demoralized and
the commerce of the nation stands to
lose many millions, unless the war
talk, which the conservatives believe
will in the end amount to nothing SER
ious, is stopped The mobilization,
equipping and transportation of troops
has cost the government more than a
million dollars.
Following the report that by quick
and secret marches Austria Hungary
had massed more than one hundred
thousand soldiers around Semlin, on
the Save river, opposite Belgrade
came report today that the Servians
had mounted several batteries on the
right hank of the Danube, opposite the
Austrian town of Orsaya.
The Austrian railways leading into
Bosnia which is territory contiguous
to Servia, have suspended all freight
traffic to facilitate the transportation
of troops.
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FIGHTING AMONG
THEMSELVES NOW
Confined from page ID

y
via, diplomats tonight were Raying
that the peace negotiations and con
terence OF ambassadors set for next
Friday would result in amicable set
Element Of all differences.
Among the things that 1t was said
We're Tentatively agreed upon by the
plenipotentiaries at Baghtche where
the armistice was signed, were these:
The cession by the Porte of all Euro
pean Turkey north and west OF a
line from Midia on the Black sea
down through Adrianople and Chorlu
to the Gulf of Saros.
Self-government for Albania, under
the supervision OF the Balkan states.
I The cession OF Crete and Chios to
| Greece.
The Observation-Disclosures of Adrian
ople and Salonika.
The reduction of the Turkish garrl-
sons in Janina and Seutari.
The question of the payment by
| Turkey Of war indemnity will come
up. but it is conceded that the indem-
| nifty, II paid, will be small, because
of the large territorial gains of the
allies.
/ Religious freedom will be insisted
4 upon in the territory claimed from
! the sultan, as well as the withdrawal
1 of all Turkish troops from Albania;
economic freedom for all parties TO
the covenant and the neutrality of
all railroads.
1t is. believed that the conferees
will agree to recognize the present
autonomous government Of Albania,
III the main, but if Seryia insists on
holding the Adriatie port of Durazzo,
which she now occupies and which is
/ the bone of contention between that
country and Austria Hungary, Sery
will take strip off the northern por-
tion of Albania. Montenegro, too, may
ask corner of that country, border
ing on the Adriatic.
Bulgaria's claims will probably be
disputed, bu. it is known that Tur-
key and Bulgaria want Macedonia
and it is certain that the division of
Macedonia will prove one of the knot
3lty problems of the peace negotiations
i The appointment of these plenipo-
tentiaries for the conference has been
officially announced: For Turkey,
lTewfik Pasha, Turkish ambassador to
London Osman Miami Pasha, Turk
ish ambassador to Berlin.
4 For Servia, General Boyoyitch; G,
4 Novakovitch, OF the Servian treasury
department; A. Nikolitch, speaker OF
the Servian -arliament.
For Bulgaria: DR.. Guechoff, prime
minister; DR.. Dapeff, speaker of the
Bulgarian chamber of deputies; Gen
eral Savoff.
For Montenegro, former Premier
Miyuskoviteh; M. Popovitch, former
minister to Constantinople, Count
Neyovitch.
f. Greece has not officially appointed
peace delegates, but it is confidently
expected that she will participate,
probably sending NJ. Skolondis, form
er premier; M. Gennadina, Greek
minister to London, and General
Danglis.
Roumania in all probability will be
represented, as that country, while
holding aloof from the Balkan war
has evinced a determination to par
, ticipate in the division of Turkey in
Europe.
J, Both conferences will begin stimuli
taneously next Friday, December 10
s.. James Palace, the official London
residence of King George, has been
selected as the place. 3.
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What germany win Do.

BERLIN, Dec. Tiff Russia attacks
Austria. Germany will give the Aus
TRANS all the aid in the fatherland's
power, But il Austria attacks Russia
or Servia, which comes to the same
thing 1t will have to do it's fighting
alone.
This, 1t was said on high diplomatic
authority here tonight was, what the
German emperor told Archduke Fran
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Buying Early
More Than Doubles the Pleasure Of Gift
living

he real spirit Of the Christmas season truly enjoyed
TO its fullest extent by those who have their gifts selected
wrapped and tied ready for presentation the cary days
Of December.
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nothing to be gained in delays.
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Workman,s cempensstlon Act.

say again that think no act can
have better effect directly upon the
relations between the employer and
employee than this act applying to
railroads and common enrr.ers of an
Interstate character. and am snre
that the passage Of the act would
greatly relieve the courts of the heav-
lest burden OF litigation that they
have and would enable them to dis
patch ether business with y speed new
err before affirmed In courts Of Justice
In this country,
The WI,is Horse nre, G, 1912
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-06-10
POOLING WITH THE TARIFF.

The Ways and Means Committee of the House
OF Representatives has rejected the reciprocity tag
which the Senate attached to the metal schedule
when the Republican regulars permitted the
democrats and Progresslves to pass it without OPP
position day two ago This marks the be-
ginning OF the end as far tariff legislation by
Congress this year is concerned Everyone is
playing politics and the only desire Of the mem
bers of both Houses is to make tariff speeches for
election purposes and not to vote on the tariff it.
self as a measure which will affect the pockets of
the people They wish to put themselves on re-
cord and at the time to find out which
way the eat is going to jump next November
In spite of all that President Taft has done
and tried to do, to get Congress to study the tar
III scientifically on data supplied by the reports
of the tariff board, Congress- refuses to pay any
attention to his wise recommendations The
House of Representatives would destroy the tariff
board itself by cutting off its work This is an
effective way of undoing most of the good work
that has already been done and it is taken to
mean that the wool and cotton schedules will
share the fate Of the steel schedule in the course
of the next two weeks
One of the oddities of the debate in the House
on the steel schedule was the claim voiced nv
Representative Hill that the Republicans are pre-
pared to reduce the tariffs on steel and manufac-
tured metal more radically than the terms of the
Democratic schedule provide Mr. Hill claims that
'ouu'''"hS VI iron - 10 70 per cent can be made
with respect to some of the most important arti-
cles OF this class that are imported or made ON a
large scale III this country by following strictly
the recommendations Of the tariff board. whereas
the Democratic bill provides for reductions in the
tariff amounting to less than "a per cent and it
would give less relief to the people who CON
sumo the goods than would the recommendations
OF the tariff board. 1t appears that some of the
provisions of the House bill would make very
little difference to the consumers but are good
things to talk about because they affect machin-
cry especially which is manufactured by some Of
the so-called trusts. AS this class of machinery
is patented in this country and the patents are
owned by the people who make it, reducing the
tariff would be nothing more than talking point
far these articles are concerned The only
difference would be that the manufacturers might
add to their profits by making the goods abroad
where labor is cheaper thing permitted by our
patent laws.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-06-10

these strangers have come from Hayti or San Do
mingo and that their presence indicates an ALI
ance between those unsettled republics and the
rebels who have taken up arms in Cuba to secure
larger share of the spoils of office This theory
is all the plausible because the revolutions
which have disturbed the republics of Hayti and
San Domingo periodically for the last hundred
years have always been caused by disputes as
to who should hold office and collect revenues
No principle except this seems to be at stake
in these revolutions
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-06-10
HELPING CUBA

Instead of landing troops and interfering with
the internal affairs of Cuba the War Department
mas taken the wiser course of supplying arms and
ammunition 10 the Gomez government at cost
ny giving support Of this character to the side
which the government Of this country would up
hold m any event. the United States will avoid
being dragged into the controversy with possible
complications that might arise between Cuba and
foreign nations regarding damages that might BE-
Inflicted BY the rchels on the property ~ eiti.
sens Of the latter This is virtually an alliance
sueh as his hecn suggested It might be wise t0
enter into With the Malero government ia Mexico
The Cahan Scuafc has passed bin granting
the request Of President TONES that the eonsii
tullenal guarantees o. citizens b. suspended ti
disturbed poFtlnns # the ISLAND until the revolt
"a crushed The government eyhlently intends Is
i~ts .il4ll. q hl.Az ths disturbance q
an earlS end sxen { . auable o. 10 With
la ~ tme hmf F'sesd ~ 49, president II the
t'nitesl States. whfh rxpsrrd fevenils
fhe DISPLAY az xryaipf saergs pruhahlt
,lae Is lhe fact that hrst numbers e strange
newrees have hesw sen "a the tsstera pare af
the sland and ale Supposed - ~ uaeklrg u
soansetlaa sNh ths rehee s Feared that
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-06-10

Juries are becoming so unruly that the
duty now falls to the judges of telling them
what they should have done after their verdict is
rendered Witness recent COusa case where
a man was charged with murder and the evil
dence of his guilt absolute. The jury let
him off with second degree verdict. II would
be better if iuries knew their duty beforehand
rather than after they have made themselves
ridiculous.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-06-10

The married men do stand together From
Pittsburg comes emphatic testimony that they
are bound by bond of sympathy A who
was arrested for beating his wife and mother
in-law was tried by jury of married men. They
could not stand for him beating his wife, but
excused him absolutely Tor beating his mother
in-llw She generally does get the worst of it;
poor old girl.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-06-10

No matter how excellent the parts of ma
chine may be in themselves, unskled assembling
and operation will render the machine itself use
less A ease in point is the San Francisco base
ball team Most of the players are good, individ-
ually but the men depended upon to manage and
direct the work of forming the good material into
an effective ballplaying machine have failed.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-06-10

While we are kicking about the high cost of
living we might pause to consider that for
the fiscal year ending this month we imported
more than $30,000,00O worth of diamonds, $44,-
100000 of laces and embroideries, 100000 of
toys and $32000000 of tobacco OF course the
cost of high living is high, but we might add
that it is the cost of high living that is highest
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-06-10

If the girls who lost their jobs because they
were caught ''Texas Tommying" by Edward
Box the pink tea editor of the Ladies Home
Journal will send him clippings of all of the
mean things that have been printed about him
since the occurrence they will get an awful big
chunk of sweet revenge
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-06-10

Eleanora Sears, since she returned to her
Boston home is endeavoring to Guido her Cali
antics She is organizing a club of
Boston girls to play polo in male attide Eleanora
is bound to keep in the limelght Probably after
some poor unfortunate marries her she will con
tinue to wear the breeches