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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
DRUNKEN MAN
BURNED TO DEATH
Two Young Sons Tried to Save
Father But Were. Tnahlc S,
to Do SO.

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OMAHA, Nebr. Dec. 27--Little
Sam and Clarence Thomas, aged 12
and 10, are today mourning over the
death of their father, whom they
made a desperate effort to save af-
ter he had fallen into a bonfire, larc
yesterday afternoon.
The two boys had accompanied the
elder Thomas into the woods where
they were to cut willows. The father
had been drinking heavily and fell
into a drunken stupor. The lads,
fearing he would freeze to death,
built a bonfire near him ard then
went off to look .or help.
While they were gone Thomas roll
ed into the fire. The boys returned
after their fathers clothes were
ablaze and in their efforts to save
him both were seriously burned. The
man died before they could bring
help.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
GOING BACK
TO old HOME
Woodrow Wilson Headed for staun.
ton Where He Was Born, In Priv
ate Car and Expects Good
TIme.
WELCOME HOME ARCH
Natives Have Been Busy Fixing up
the Old Town and Getting Ready
to Receive Distinguish
ed Guest.

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ON BOARD WILSON SPECIAL.
CAR, PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 27.--
President-eloct Wilson mixed pleas
ure and politics today on his way to
Virginia to celebrate his birthday to-
morrow When he boarded the special
car from New York at Princeton
Junction he found Chairman Nc
Combs and number OF other friends
waiting. He and McCombs talked
politics for an hour and then the gov
ernor chatted with the members of
the party who numbered twenty-five,
and included two or three New York
congressman who formerly lived in
Virginia.
At washington Governor Wilson
expected to be Joined by Representa-.
tive Jones. of Virginia. chairman oil
the committee on insular affairs, with
whom he was to confer OH the Philip
pine civil government legislation.
I'm feeling much better said
Governor Wilson My throat Is lit
lie husky but III be able to speak
tomorrow night"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
BURGLARS ATTACK
is STORY TOLD
Christmas Time Not Spoiled
by Letting the Family
Know the Truth.

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GALVESTON Texas, Dec. 2T Mrs.
a. NJ Funk, lying seriously wounded
in a local hospital, and her ten year
old son playing about the yard of an
orphanage, today We're in ignorance
that A. VI. Funk, Of Cleveland. fred
ihe bullet that wounded his wife, an
other that grazed the forehead of the
child, and a third that ended his own
life. They both were made to believe
an attack had been made upon them
by burglars.
Funk wrote several letters in which
he said he had suffered great mental
strain on account of financial diff
ficulties. He fired upon his wife from
behind a curtain IN their apartment
in the fremont hotel, and she, uncon-
ecious from bullet wound, did not
see her husband fire shot into his
own body and fall dead.
AT the request of a brother OF Mrs
Funk, DR.. Dunlap CT Brooklyn. n. Y,
the local Masonic orders will provide
a burial for Funk.
While his fathers body lay in the
morgue and his mother was III the
hospital the little son Of the Funks was
given big Christmas dinner by 3
local family.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
Try Try EVERYTHING EVERY THING
But WANT AD
SIX Months Search by Process serv-
ers for William Rockefeller But
They Are Unable to
locate Him.
FROM CELLAR TO ATTIC
Fugatlve Is Thought to be Hiding in
the Snow Bound Forests Of His
Private Reserves on
Mountain.

United Press Leased Vie Service,
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-After a six
months still hunt for that most elus-
i've Of all quarries, William Rockefel-
Ter, who is hiding somewhere to es
cape process-servers OF the money
trust investigating committee at
Washington, Charles Riddell, serg-
eant-at-arms OF the house of represen-
tatives, and two deputies arrived in
New York today bent on making an
other desperate attempt to run down
their man.
Every man, little or great, wanted
as witness by the Pujo committee
has either responded voluntarily to
the committees call or been served
by Riddell, except the brother OF the
"oil king He Is wanted to tell his
part, with the late Henry H. Rogers,
in manipulating the copper market in
1905 and 1907 to something like $780,
100000 profit.
Rockefeller was Ill. presumably,
whel first called upon to go to Wash
ington and testify. He agreed, how
ever, to the committees suggestion
that subcommittee come to New
York and take his testimony. Then
he fled and has remained in hiding
ever since.
On previous trips to this city to
serve Rockefeller RiddeiPs agents
searched the multi millionaire's Fifth
avenue home from cellar to attic. At
the Standard Oil Company's Offices,
26 broadway, the government pro
cess-servers were treated with con-
temptuous silence. They went to the
Rockefeller estate at Tarrytown.
forced their way past the armed
guards that patrol the Rockefeller
grounds as though it was priosn,
and went through every room in the
mansion. No Rockefeller.
1t is believed the millionaire fugi-
tive has taken to the snow-bound for
ests Of his private reserve in the Adj
rondacks, where It is as much as any
process-server's life is worth to at
temp. to get anywhere near the Rock.
efeller castle" An army of game
wardens patrol the preserve and a
process server might easily be taken
for a poacher-or even q bear.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
JEEA|! JE|I[0 Gus ] BOYS
TERRIBLE ACT
Blew Off His sweetheart's Head With
Shotgun and Then Turned tho
Weapon Upon Him.
self.
THEY WERE CHILDREN
Boy Of Fifteen and Girl o. Fov y :
Who Worked slde by Sid,
tho "''' Are
Sacrificed.

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MILLBURY. Mass Dec. 27.--Insane
through jealousy, Is year old Charles
Adams. weaver's helper in the Cor
dis mills, today shot his IA year old
sweetheart, Clara Lemay, as she was
entering the mill gates. Watchmen
hearing the shot ran to the gate and
found the girl with the whole front OF
her head torn away. A second shot led
them to the spinning room where they
found Adams with his lower jaw
blown off, barely conscious. He ad-
mitted the shooting. A twelve cali
bre shot gun lay at his side. He had
pulled the trigger, evidently with his
foot.
Friends OF Adams said he has been
jealous of the attentions paid his
sweetheart, who is his second cousin,
by other boy mill workers.
Adams died while being taken to st.
yincent's hospital.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
MIsTOOK EACH
OTHER FOR REBELS
TWO Mexican Armies Pitched Into
Each Other and Killed One
Dozen Men.

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Ell PASO. Tex. Dec. 27-T'wo Mex
ican federal detachments, mistaking
each other for rebels. fought for more
than an hour at Colonia Jnarez, in
Western chihuahua, before the mis-
take was discovered, according to ad-
vices received here today. Twelve
were killed and more wounded.
To attack an imaginary army or
rebels. the two detachments ap-
proached the town from different
sides. Each opened fire when 1t
came in sight of the other. There
we're no rebels in the vicinity
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
Weather Conditions.

Modera ely cold, fair weather pre-
walls from the Mississippi valley to
the Pacific coast, with the area Of
highest pressure in ;he southern
mountain region, while the pressure
IS low with mild temperature in the
northern mountain region.
There have been heavy rains on
the gulf coast and lighter rain from
thence to the northeastern states,
where marked storm center is at
tended by rain this morning, and
there is scattered light snow in the
upper Mississippi valley and the lake
region
Conditions indicate fair weather for
this section tonight and Saturday un.
der the influence of the western high
pressure, and slight change in TEN.
perature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
iultan's ENJOYS at Peace Conference
Got Word Not to Promise Any
War Indemnify Of Any
Amount.
IS COUNTER PROPOSAL
Bulgaria and Turkey Are Said to
Have Made Secret Peace Agree
ment Without Consult
Ing Others.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service !
LONDON. Dec. 27-Turkey will nav
the Balkan allies no pecuniary war
indemnity. That was regarded TODAY
In diplomatic circles as about the
only sure thing in the yoluminous
geace conference gossip.
While Rechid Pasha and osman
Miami Pasha declined to discuss the
counter proposal from the porte which
the Turkish envoys will present to
the Balkan delegates when the peace
negotiations are resumed tomorrow
4 st. James Palace, 1t was practical
! y known by adviccs from Coastan.
tincple that the. Turkish terms are:
Turkey to retain all of Turkey-in-
Europe east Of line from the Gulf
OF Saros on the south to Midia on
the Black sea, on the north, including
Adrianople.
European Turkey west Of this line
to have autonomous government, un-
der the suzerainty of the sultan.
Bulgaria to have a commercial port
on the Aegean the same as Servia
asks on the Adriatic.
Refusal by Turkey to pay any war
indemnity.
While the rival peace delegates re-
fused to discuss their cwn terms. and
openly scoffed at and declared to be
impossible the proposals OF the 9th
ers, It vas believed by those possess
ed of diplomatic information that to-
morrow would go far in seeing peace
terms arranged 1t was said that the
Turkish and Balkan delegates had
minute detailed instructions from
their governments on what conces-
sions from their original demands to
make and 1t was believed that rat
issactory compromise might be we'll
under way at tomorrow's session OF
the conference.
There was today neither confrma-
tion nor denial Of the Daily Tele-
graphs dispatch from Belgrade, de-
claring that Bulgaria and Turkey had
made secret peace agreement In
Constantinople. That newspapers
correspondent said that the Bulgarian
representative, General Savoff, and
the porte had concluded peace after
long conference.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
BULLET HELPED BABY
ENTER INTO WORLD

q visit OF the stork but two weeks
away. Mrs. Frederick Bruner 81, was
rnsbed to the Windsor hospital,
where she successfully underwent a
caesarian operation. Both mother
and baby are expected to recover.
Jacob Lichtenwald and John Lindt
are IN the Greedy jail charged with
the shooting but neither is able 20
say who fired the bullet and each de-
clares the shooting was accidental
The baby, a nine and one-haif
Mound BOY, received bare scratch
from the bullet.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
BRITISH GALE
SWAMPS SHIPS
At Least TWO Hundred Sailors Have
Been Rescued From Watery
Graves.

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PLYMOUTH. England, Dec .27.--
The terrific gale that swept the Eng
lish coast continued today and many
more small craft were reported
ashore. The Brazilian steamer Goyaz,
recently re-fitted at cost of $780,
600, aground here. was said to be
greatly damaged a.; was the British
schooner William Gilmour, which was
driven on the rocks by collision with
the Goyaz.
Two lives were known to be lost
and at least two hundred were saved
from death by rescue during the
storm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
Another frat War.

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CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Another war
between the board Of education OF
this city and the high school fraterni-
ties and sororities is impending. Os-
tensibly abolished, the secret socie-
ties have been showing much ACTIVITY
of late Some of them have gone SO
far as to give public dances and
smokers and announce lists of their
members. The board Of education is
expected to take some action.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
TO DRIVE LOAN SHARKS
OUT OF THE STATE

er was advised to depart In haste or
find himself assisted IN the going
The loan shark had advanced sl5
TO a state house employe on which
the latter had paid interest 10 the
amount Of $40, despite which the lend
er was demanding $3.50 in interest
and all OF the principal. The COVER
nor was urged to aid in the collection
OF the debt or TO DISCHARGE the en-
ploye, both OF which he pointedly de-
clined Following the departure OF
the loan agent from the state house.
the governor served notice that he
would include in his message to he
legislature a recommendation to drive
loan sharks out of business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and Vicinity; Fair to-.
night and Saturday. Not much change
in temperature.
For Illinois and Missouri; Fair to-
night and Saturday. Not much change
in temperature.
For Iowa: Fair tonight and satur-
day. Warmer tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
Three CORRESPONDENTS.

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NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-Mary Blair
Brokaw, who is suing her husband,
William Gould Brokaw, for absolute
divorce, naming three correspondents,
this afternoon asked Justice Aspin-
wall In Brooklyn, for $4,000 counsel
fees. Decision was reserved.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
TWO BOYS TRAPPED
I'M BLAZING HOUSE
Brothers Were Unable to
Reach Exits But Sister
Leaped From Window.

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LOS ANGELES, Calf. Dec. 27.--
Two boys were burned to death and
seven other persons narrowly escap-
ed like fate In a lodging house fire
here early today.
Leonard Walters. IS, and his broth
er Leopold, IA, we're unable to reach
any Of the points Of exit and perished.
Their sister Olga Is, and six other
occupants Of the house Jumped to
safety from the second and third
story windows
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
Elaborate Welcome.

STAUNTON, Va. Dec. 27.--The
people OF Stanton have made elab-
crate plans to welcome their dlstlng-
uished townsman, Presidentelect
wilson, back to his birthplace. To-
night. A huge arch with the words
Welcome home' In electric lights,
stands across the street down which
the reception committee will escort
Governor and Mrs. Wilson. The pa
rade which the governor will review
tomorrow is expected to be a great
feature. Nearly everyone in Staun-
ton is planning to march past the re,
viewing stand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
PresIdent-Elect Wilson Thinks That
Prescn. Organization Of Business
Was No, Meant for Lii.
tie Fellows.
THE NEW FREEDOM
Discussion Of Policies Of New Execu-
tive and Those Of Progress
s,vc Wing Of the Demo-
cratic Party.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 27.--In an article
entitled The new freedom to ap-
pear in the January edition Of "The
Worlds Work. Presidenteiect VIII
son discusses his policies and those
OF the progressive wing of the demo-
cratic party at considerable length.
tho following:
"a corporation is very like large
tenement house: 1t Isn't the premises
of a single commercial family: It ia
just as much a public affair as a
great tenement is a network OF pub
lie highways
What we have to discuss is not
wrongs which individuals Intentional
1 ly do--for do not believe there are
a great many OF tnose--but the
wrongs OF the system. I want to re-
cord my protest against any discus
sion of this matter which would seem
to indicate that there are bodies OF
our fellow citizens who are trying to
grind us down and do us injustice.
There are some men of that sort.
don't know how they sleep o'nights.
but there are men of that kind. Thank
| God they are not Numerous. The
truth is we are all caught in great
economic system which is heartless
/ When hear Judges reason upon
\ the analogy OF relationships that used
! to exist between workrnen ana their
employers a generation ago. wonder
4 IL they have not opened their eyes to
1 the modern world, You know we have
right to expect that judges will have
/ their eyes open. even though the law
7 hey administer hasn't awakened"
Since I have entered politics, I
have chiefly had mems views confid.
ed to me privately. Some OF the big
gest men in the United States, In the
field OF commerce and manufacture,
are afraid OF somebody, are afraid OF
something. They know that there Is
a power somewhere 80 organized, SO
subtle so watchful, 40 interlocked, SO
complete. so pervasive, that they had
better not speak the truth above their
breath when they speak In condemnn-
tIon Of it,
American industry Is not free, as
onoe It was free; American enter
prise Is not free; the man with only
little capital is finding It harder to
get into the field. more and more Inn
possible to compete with the big fer
low Why Because the laws of this
country do not prevent the strong
from crushing the weak. That Is the
reason, and because the strong have
crushed the weak the strong dominate
the Industry and the economic life OF
this country"
There is a great deal that needs
reconstruction In the United States.
should like TO take census OF busi-
ness men-I mean the rank and file
OF the business men-as to whether
they think that business conditions
in this country, or rather whether the
organization Of business In this coun-
Try, is satisfactory or not. know
what they would say II they dared If
they could vote secretly they would
vote overwhelmingly that the present
organization of business was meant
for the big fellows and was not meant
for the little fellows"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
Governor Of Nebraska Threat
ened to Throw One
Out of His Office.

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LINCOLN, Neb, Dec. 2T.-Loan
sharks and usurers are In bad with
Governor Aldrich. Recently the Ne
braska governor grappled with and
helped to suhdue convict. and yes
terday, when local loan shark IN
vaded the executive Office, the in.rud-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
Salt Rates Suspended.

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WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.-The in.
terstate commerce commission today
suspended until February is, 1913,
proposed advances in rates on salt
from Kansas points to stations In
Oklahoma on the Wichita Falls and
Northwestern railroad.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
CHURCH CHURCH SCANDAL SC|A|AADDAl|
IS MYSTERIOUS
Fashionable Rector for Twenty-one
Years Has Retired and There ).
Are Many Rumors Being
Repeated.
G ALSO MANY DEN1ALs
Warden Of St. Marks, on Behalf of
Church, Says Rector Did No.
Practice What He
Preached.

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JERSEY CITY, N. j., Dec. 2T-Be.
yond positively denying that he had
.neen forced to resign as pastor of
fashionable st. Marks Protestant
Episcopal church OF Philadelphia, of
which he had been rector for twenty
one Years, Rev DIR. Alfred Garnett
Mortimer. one Of the best known Of
the ministers of the Episcopal church,
refused to discuss his retirement to-
Day. AT the home of his brother,
Rev. Frederick e. Mortimer, in this
city, the former minister said that his
health had been failing for some
time past and he had suddenly decid-
ed to retire. When told that there
were rumors In Philadelphia that he
had been counselled by Bishop Rhine
lander at Philadelphia to retire from
the ministry because OF an alleged
scandal, DR. Mortimer said:
There is absolutely no truth In
that story, absolutely none at all. I
cannot understand how any such re-
pert should have originated"
Mysterious Retirement.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 27.-The
mystery Of th sudden retirement of
Rev. DR.. Alfred Garnett Mortimer,
rector of the exclusive st. Marks,
Protestant Episcopal church, not alone
from tbs church but from the diocese
Eof Pennsylvania, remained unsolved
today Bishop Rhinelander after re-
fusing to discuss the resignation, fin
ally said:
DIR Mortimer has withdrawn from
the work of the ministry. This action,
however, was not the result of any
trouble between him and his vestry.
nor following any request on their
part for his resignation. 1t followed
upon conference between himself
and me, in whi,h matters of a serious
moment were discussed. That is my
final word On the subject"
DR.. George Wharton Pepper ward
en- of st. Marks, on behalf Of the
church, said:
I'VE find that DR.. Mortimer was q
splendid teacher. but he failed to live
up to what he taught"
Little credence was given here to
persistent r'lmor that DR., Morti-
mer had decided to join the Roman
Catholic church If he does so 1t viii
not be in Philadelphia. This can be
stated with authority, because 1t is
known that DR.. Mortimer has made no
oyertures to the Catholic clergy OF
this city.
Warden George w. Pepper said
that while DR.. Mortimer had leanings
in that direction, he could not answer
one way or the other.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
Yesas Getting close.
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Service

y IUHIItu FFtSS LedSbu wire
q Service.l 4
. BLOOMFIELD, iowa, Dec. 27.
q The postoffice safe at Pulaski,
q east of here, was shattered by q
. dynamite used by yeggs during
. the night, and stamps and money
. taken. The postmaster refused
q to give the amount Of the loss
. until the arrival of postoffice in
. spectors on their way here to IN
. vestigate the case.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-27
caesarian Operation Required
After Old Fashioned Ger
man Celebration.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. J
WINDSOR, Col. Dec. 27.-Shot IN
the abdomen during an old.fashioneo
German wedding celebration and WIFI