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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
ENJOYING
A GOOD REST
President Wilson Admits That
He is Tagged Out But is En-
joying Railroad Jour !.
ney South.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service |
ON BOARD PRESIDENT WILL
SONS SPECIAL TRAIN, CHAR
LoTTE. N. c., Dec. 24.-President
Wilson enjoyed complete rest today.
Secluded in his private car he slept
late. denying himself to all visitors at
the few stops his special train made.
To his attendants he admitted that
he was completely tired out but withal
he was very happy. Dozens Of mes
sages from every section OF the coun-
try, congratulating him on the new
currency law. echoed the same note.
The chief executive was unable to
get away from the job seekers. Many
OF the kilograms suggested men for
membership on the new federal re-
serve board. The president expects to
make up the personnel of this new
branch of the government before he
returns to Washington on January IL.
1t was learned today that one of the
first men who will be rendered an ap.
pointment to this board is republi.
can-Senator John w. Weeks, OF
Massachusetts.
1t was dreary pre-Christmas day
but the president luxuriated in the ut.
ter absence of business ard he said
that until the flrst @: next week, at
least, he proposed to take absolute
rest
Crowds of curious people surround
ed the special at all stops.
The president acknowledged their
cheers by lifting HIS hat and smiling
a greeting, but did not leave his car.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
OFFERED TO BURN
$4,000 IN CRATE
Big Offer for Pardon Of Loan Shark
Who is Serving Six
Months.

ALBANY. N. Y, Dec 24.-Former
Senator Charles A. Towne. attorney
for D. H. Tolman, notorious loan
shark, who maintained offices in q
score Of cities over the country, call
ed on Governor Glynn today to urge
that Tolman be pardoned. Towne
was accompanied by Mrs Tolman,
her son f. Z. Tolman and four won.
en- managers OF New York state of,
fees.
In making the appeal, Towne pre-
sented papers which were said to
represent s500.000 In loans made by
Tolman's finn. II the pardon was
granted Towne offered to burn these
papers in the fire place of the execu-
tive chamber. Glynn refused to per
NIT this, saying the application must
follow the regular course Tolman
was sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment last October
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
DARKNESS
BEFORE LIGHT
Chicago Forced to Use Artif-
cial Light Today When City
Was Filled With Inky
Blackness.

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CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Inky blackness
settled over Chicago today and Christ
mas shoppers fought their way
through gloom as pronounced as at
midnight. It was the second time
within month that the phenomena
has occurred.
Street lights twinkled through the
darkness; auto headlights flashed; en-
terprising theatre managers switched
on electric signs and at a. M. the
loop district took on it's usual midnight
appearance. A big fish light, operated
from the Chicago and Northwestern
depot every night, was turned on, bu.
its rays had difficulty penetrating the
heavy fog. Lake craft operated with
search-lights and rays from the light
house two miles off shore swept the
lake front.
The weather bureau attributed the
darkness to two fold cause, the pres
ence of low hung clouds over the
city and the fact that an area Of low
pressure west of Chicago made the
air here stagnant. In the absence OF
any wind, smoke clouds hung over the
city. The weather man predicted oc-
casional SHOWS for tonight AMI Christ
mas for the Chicago district.
Hold up men seized the opportunity
to work in the gloom. Joseph Zokola-
kolipoch was enroute to a grocery at
$3.50 a. M, when two Italians stop
PED him and relieved him of $50. The
park commission srs ordered lights
turned on in all the city parks, fear
ing attempts a. holdups of per ons
using the park paths as short cuts u
and from work.
The dark clouds that turned day
into night in Chicago today. interfer.
red greatly with the work of Santa
Claus, Postmaster. Campbell announ.
ced. In the business section parti u
larly, carriers this morning we're
forced to stop under street lights to
read address ss,'' said the postmaster
"and carriers In suburban districts
supplied themselves with matches
The weather phen IN amon is causing
us lot of trouble
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
Ten Young Men Held.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Ten young
men, members of an athletic club,
were held by the police today in in
vestigation of the death OF Anna
Laughlin Dempsey, Battle Creek Mich
girl, who was found almost nude and
dying in an alley in the stock yards
district early Monday The police be-
lieve the girl vas lured to barn, at
tackled and stripped of most of her
clothing and then thrown into the al
ley, where exposure caused her death
The athletic club occupies quarters
near where the girl was lound
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
MRS. SHERL LOCK HOLMES IS
CLAIMANT FOR $1,000 REWARD


Mrs. Colen, bride, was on her
wedding trip when the Sunset limited
was held up and passengers robbed
December /. Horace M. Montague.
travelling passenger agent of the road,
was shot and killed by the robber.
With other passengers, Mrs. Cohen
was forced to give up her money and
jewelry. She recognized the man sus-
pected of being the robber on the
street here.
He gave his name as John Bostick,
8 mechanic. He denied knowledge of
pocket is said to bear the same num-
ber as one taken from Brakeman
Robinson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
Both were Acquitted

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CLINTON, ILL.,, Dec. 24-Dr. H e
Price and Angel Gambia. charged with
causing the death OF Miss Margaret
Trainor of Ottawa by a Grim nal
operation at the Magill hotel hers
five months ago today, were acqittei
this morning at 800 by Jury which
had deliberated twelve hours. Gandi,
will probably return to the Univer-
sity of Illinois where he was class
mate of the girl before her .a.h.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
GAVE, MORPHINE TO MEN
PINNED UNDER FIRE DEBRIS

store is in the center of the down
town district but fremen prevented
any spread of the blaze.
The fremen all of number six COM
pany, were injured by falling beams
and debris. All will recover. DR..
Wm. l.. Kelley, an emergency hospital
interne, braved death from falling
timbers to get to the men, all of whom
were imprisoned by debris, and ad-
minister morphine to stop their suf-
ferings.
The department store was stocked
full OF infammable material and burn.
ed like tinder The origin of the blazs
Is unknown
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
Bride Who Was Robbed on
Train Trails The Suspect
Through Streets.

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24.-Having
trailed a man suspected of holding up
Southern Pacific Sunset Limited,
through the streets and guarding a
pool room while her husband tele-
phoned for the police, Mrs. Arthur e.
Colen today was prepared to claim the
s1oo0 reward offered for the capture
Of the robber.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
Killed Under waIE

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 24.-Wil-
liam Tipple, laborer, ii undoubtedly
dead, buried under tons Of debris, and
Ernest Higgins is dying in the hospit-
al as the result of wall OF Old Trim
ity building, which was being dis
mantled, suddenly. collapsing today.
Both men We're laborers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
Jewe!ry store Window.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
GALEsBURG, III, Dec. "a
Thieves heaved brick through the
plate glass window o. Sam Gumtin.
eEs jewelry store here early this
morning and escaped with $500 worth
OF jewalry. The police have no clues
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
Five Firemen Caught Beneath
Falling Walls When Ten
Cent Store Burned.

UNITED Press Leased Wire seryice.l
WASHINGTON Dec. "a Five fire.
men were injured, two seriously, in e
fire which caused $1C0.00o loss early
today to the American Five and Ten
Cent store at 314-316 Seventh street.
!. A general fire alarm sounded. The
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
One Good Fellow Gone.

DENVER, Colo, Dec. 24.-W. H.
Heap, philanthropist and good fellow.
is dead. They laid him away benelth
the snow today, but his name lives in
the heart of little Wilbur Harris.
aged .. who found a flower to place
near his form.
This is the story of man who
gave his own life to make child
happy. With the clll of Christmas
ringing in his ears, W. H. Heap join
ed the legion of Good Fellows. A
week ago newspaper forwarded to
nm, as a good fellow. letter from
child to Santa Claus. 1t was the
simple, straightforward latter OF a
son Of the poor, longing for some Of
the luxuries of life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
aou Committed Suicide.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
SPRINGFIELD, H., Dec. 24.-Be-
ceusa he had teen spanked, Garland
Shepherd. 10. committed suicide at his
home in Vernon
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24

Rainfall for the past "a hours, trac
Mean temperature. 81.
Highest temperature, "a.
Lowest temperature, %.
Lowest temperature last night, 81.
HARRY F. WAHLGREN,
Temporarily in Charge
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24

Proof of Her Qualifications.
Is she a good musician?" Very.
She knows when to quit. Detroit
Free Press.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
Dictator Will Lay Aside the
Worries of Tottering Re
gime and Enjoy the
Holiday.
HIS SPEECH AT BANQUET
YOU'RE Fine Crowd Of vasatondss
He Told Guests Who Wsre
Advised to Join
Army.
by United Press stair Correspond.

by United Press Staff Correspond.
ent1
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 24.-General
Huerta planned today to leave the af-
fairs of his tottering government be-
hind for a few hours and to spend
Christmas eve at home with his wife
and family. He ordered big Christ
mas tree for the three youngest HUI
erta girls.
Mexicans today were stir talking oe
the bitter spirit OF Huerta at lass
nights banquet at Chapultepec. .I ann
doing the best can for my country
Huerta said, looking fi1edly at the
guests. But I must complain to You
OF the upper classes OF Mexicans who.
VIII not fight No. any man who re-
fuses to fight for his fatherland and
his home. There are three hundred
soldiers outside this house tonight.
Why do you men not go out there and
join them?''
The men looked uncomfortable and
embarrassed during the speech. Huerta
was not smiling while he talked. AT
the end Of the speech he smiled bit
ter. sarcastic smile. saying: DO not
worry, gentlemen | must have my lit
tie Christmas Joke"
The reception was a Christmas af-
fair, given by the Huerta family and
the guests hlled Atty automobiles.
They gathered first at the mansion Of
friend near Chapultepec Huerta
came very late, wearing his little
brown felt hat, and at once Joined the
guests in the ancient Mexican Christ
mas custom of sarching through the
house for the Christ-cjhild meanwhile
singing Christmas anthems.
You're fine crowd of vagabonds,"
Huerta told his guests as they were
to the castle escorted by three hun
dred soldiers. two bands and an or
chestra.
Three hundred rebels were killed.
according to official report here to-
day. in battle between the federal
gunboat Tampico and a rebel armor-i
ed train on the west coast between
Mazatlan and Culcican. The gunboat
drew close In shore, 1t was said. and
bombarded the train with her largest
guns splintering the armored cars and
slaughtering the rebels whore they sat,
At Vera Cruz.
VERA CRUZ, Dec. 24.-The French
cruiser Condo was believed today to
be on her way to Tampico. She sails
ed suddenly late yesterday headed I'M
the direction of the OIL port.
The American battleships Kansaa
and Connecticut. fresh from their
Mediterranean cruise relieved tha
Louisiana and New Hampshire on
guard duty and the latter vessels will
sail for American ports.
The Vera Cruz branch OF the Bank
of London and Mexico remained closed
today The manager issued public
statement saying the institution is
perfectly sound and will reopen for
business on January 2.
There is nevertheless great anxiety
among deVositors. Many commercial
houses refuse to accept s11ls of the
Bank of London and Mexico in pay
ment
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
Pages Get Gold Pieces.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.--The for
ty-six pages in the house of repr esen-
lltivss were made happy by five dol
lar gold pieces which Representative
farr OF Pennsylvania handed every
one OF them today. Farr is p-oud of
the fact that he started life as a
newsboy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
Weather Conditions.

Precipitation has been quite general
over the Lower Lake Region, the Ohio
Valley and the Atlantic states, in con-
nection with the disturbance now cen
trail over New England. Rainfall in
excess of one inch has been reported
at New York City during the past
twenty-four hours.
Light rain, or snow has also been
reported over California, Utah, south
ern Montana and southwestern Kan
sas.
Colder weather prevails over the
Northern Plateau states, under the
influence of the high area central over
North Dakota, with temperature be-
low zero over Montana
Unsettled and colder weather to-
night and Thursday, with probably
snow flurries, is indicated for Keo-
kuk and vicinity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and Vicinity: Unsettled
and colder tonight and Thursday with
probably snow flurries. Moderate to
brisk variable winds becoming north.
west.
For Iowa: Unsettled tonight and
Thursday with probably snow flurries
south and east portion. Colder.
For Missouri: Snow tonight and
Thursday. Colder Thursday and north
portion tonight Moderate 60 brisk
variable winds becoming Northwestern.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-24

|peath Of GoodfeIIow In Denver Who
Rlsked His Life to Answer
Letter Of Poor
Boy.

fUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Twenty-five
Thousand street car tickets, emitting
I1kids' in the tenement districts tc
ride free to Grant Park for Chicago's
first municipal Christmas celebration
Tonight, were grabbed up eagerly to
|day, while city officials made final ar
rangements for the fete.
At 4 p. m. drill by mounted ,,olice
will start the program. From 5 to 6
melton pictures will be thrown on q
huge canvass erected near the Art in
stitute and promptly at p. m. May.
! or Harrison will touch a button that
will illuminate a Christmas tree
eighty-five feet in height.
Solo.sts from the Chicago Grand
Opera company, the Paulist and Swed-
| ish choirs and big band will furnish
music for the kids celebration.
Happiness 10 Boys Want.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-.1 guess lit
lie boys just want to be happy on
Christmas day."
Clutching little tin comb and thirty
five cents, all he has in the world--no
father or mother little Sammy Smith,
one Of one hundred little boys who the
state charities aid association here
hopes to place in homes, today deliv-
cred himself OF the above piece of
childish wisdom as he sat III the as
sociations building and wistfully
smiled at Christmas and the world
Sammy had a home once. 1t was in
the country, but there wa real heir
In the family who was jealous and
when Sammy forgot to fsed the chick
ems, they sent him back to the havsn
ior motherless boys.
Sammy's chances for a real home
seemed slim today.
We have plenty of demand for lit.
tie girls, especially blue-eyed ones
with golden hair" said Miss Vida
Clark, superintendent of the associa-
tion, but nobody seems to want boys.
Still Santa Claus brings happiness to
millions of babies and maybe nell
bring Sammy and the rest of them
home.'
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Daily River Bulletin.
Stage Height Change with r

Local Observations.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-11-04
FATAL ACCIDENT ON SHORT LINE
Freight Trains Collide Near Soda
Springs, Ida.

Soda Springs, Ida, Nov. 1.-Two
firemen were killed and a brakeman
seriously injured here this morning
when westbound freight train No. 1861
crashed headon into eastbound freight
No. 11O6 on the Oregon Short Line.
The locomotives and cars were piled
in heap blocking traffic for hours.
Fireman A. j. Wessa of the west
bound and Fireman M. H. Davis of the
eastbound both were instantly killed
and Brakeman F. E. Carmen of the lat
ter train had his leg cut off. The
wreck Is said to have beau due to the
failure of the brakes on the west
bound to work properly. The east
bound stood waiting on the main line
for the other train to take a switch
but being unable to slow down the
westbound crashed into the train on
the main line.-Capital News.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-11-04
PRESIDENT BUSH
Will COME AGAIN
Western Pacific Head Wants
Another Look
PERSONAL FRIEND RECEIVES
WELCOME NEWS.
Wells-Twin Falls Line May Be
Part OF Greater Feeder Line to
Boise.

L. Z. Salladay of this city, warm
personal friend of President Bush OF
the allied Gould lines, including the
Western Pacific, received word this
week that the latter would again visit
this city on his return from Boise and
MS trip OF inspection over the pro-
posed Winnemucca line. According to
the message received, President Bush
should arrive in this city about the
fourteenth of this month. Just what
the outcome of President Bush's Idaho
trip will be is bothering great many
people in the Snake river valley. If
his ideas let drop in st. Louis in the
summer after his visit here can be
banked upon, the railroad building is
merely the question of successful fin
ancing OF bond issue. That he was
impressed with the immense tonnage
possible will be more surely lodged in
his mind when the unsuccessful at
tempts of the Short Line to move the
tonnage is considered
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-11-04
America Sends U|dmatum TO MexiCo's
Dictator
President Wilson Makes Known in No Uncertain Terms The
Position Of This Country

doubt that the Washington administra-
tion favors the rebel cause, and is con-
vinced that this is the means adopted
by President Wilson and Secretary
Bryant to assist Carranza to win.
General Huerta summoned to the
national palace Monday night the dip
lomatic corps, but for what purpose
was not revealed.
Three OF the ministers, those of Ger
many, Norway and Russia, were alb
sent. They have been in Vera Cruz
wnere they were in confence with
President Wilson's representative,
John Lind, who is understood to be
fully conversant with the latest rep
resentatiOns from Washington.
Changes in the military situation
throughout the country Monday in
cluded, according to the report, the
advance of the rebels to attack Zac-
atecas, but the government believes
that the garrison there is sufficiently
strong to resist an attack successfully.
QueretarO, capital of the state Of the
same name on the main line of the
National railway, south of San Louis
Potosi, Is surrounded by rebels and
practically in state of siege. North
Of San Louis Potosi a new method has
been adopted by the rebels to prevent
the operation of trains. Placards ad-
dressed to railroad employees have
been posted notifying them they will
be hanged If they attempt to run the
trains. AS a result the men are re-
fusing to take out the trains.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-11-04
INVESTIGATE CAR SHORTAGE
Congressman Smith Has Taken Mat.
ter up with Commerce Commission.

Washington, D. c.. Nov. 4.-As us
.ual. during this time of the year, many
complaints are being received by the
Interstate Commerce Commission on
account of car shortage, especially of
the refrigerator variety, which are
badly needed for the shipment Of per-
ishable products.
Congressman Smith has, in compli-
ance with telegraphic requests from
the Commercial club of Twin Falls,
presented the complaint of that sec
ton to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, and the chairman of the COM
mission Immediately telegraphed the
railroad officials urging that suffi-
cient number of cars be supplied at
the earliest possible date.
The commission states that the de-
lay In furnishing the cars is not en-
tirely to be blamed upon the railroads,
as in many instances the shippers hold
cars longer than is necessary.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-11-04
Twin Falls Canal Company Given Title to
South Side System
Plaintiff to Supervise Miner Diversion Works Under Courts
Direction

Title to the entire South Side canal
system on the Twin Falls tract is or
dered conveyed to the Twin Falls Ca
nal company by decision handed
down by Judge Dietrich in the United
States district court Friday. The de-
clslon adJudicates controversy over
the rights to the Miner dam and es-
tablishes long contested points affect
ing the control of the irrigation sys-
tenn serving the great Twin Falls
Carey act tracts. In the absence of
authority or law by which to deter
mine certain of the issues involved,
the court itself works out a scheme
for the joint control of the Miner
dam, supervision of which was one of
the points involved in the case.
The action is entitled the Twin
Falls Canal company against the Twin
Fails Land & Water company, the
Twin Falls North Side Land & Water
company and the North Side Canal
company. 1t embodies the many con-
troversies that arose when it came to
the setting forth of the rights of the
various companies organized in the
velelopment of the Kuhn Carey act
projects on the north and south sides
Of Snake river.
After vesting title to the South
Side canal system in the Twin Falls
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-11-04

Canal company, the decision requires
that deeds shall be executed by the
Twin Falls Land & Water company to
the Twin Falls Canal company and the
North Side company, conveying to
each corresponding interest in the
dam
The plaintiff is given the exclusive
management and control of, and is
held responsible for, the maintenance
and safeguarding Of the DAM This
supervision, however, does not extend
to the diversion or intake gates for the
North Side system.
The cost of safeguarding and main
tanning the dam is to be borne by the
two systems ratably in proportion to
the aggregate amount of water which
owners of water rights are entitled to
receive. In addition thereto the North
Side company is to pay to the plain
tlff an annual sum as compensation
for supervision. This sum will later
be fixed by the court.
The court retains jurisdiction in
the case, and reserves the right to
modify any provision of the decree, If
such modification is shown on hearing
to be necessary, and to direct the re-
pair of the dam or the alteration of it
If the plaintiff fails to make necessary
repairs or alterations