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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-04-06

ness matter of mine very pointedly.
What became of the one hundred thou
sand dollars you gave old David Mas
singale?"
How do you know | gave him a
hundred Thousand dollars?'
f, That's dead easy" laughed the man
in the pivot chair, once more the genial
ibuccaneer. You drew check for that
amount and cashed it, and a few min
utes later Massingale, whose account
had been drawn down to nothing, hobs
up at Schermerhorn's window with ex.
actly the same amount in loose cash.
What did he do with it-gamble it?"
THAT is his own affair" Brouillard
countered briefly.
Well the future-next months flu
'ture-is my AFFAIR. If you've got money
enough TO interfere again-don't.
You'll lose it, the same as you did be-
fore. And perhaps | sha'nt take the
second interference as good-naturedly
as did the first
is that all you have to say?" Brou
illard asked impatiently.
Not quite, don't believe you were
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dote to use in any sure-enough case
of hydrophobia your quick dam build
ing may start"
you could let it leak out that, in
spite of all the hurrah and rush on
the dam, congress is really going to in
terfere before we are ready to turn
the water on" said Brouillard musing-
ly and as if 1t were only his thought
slipping into unconscious speech.
Precisely. We could make that prop
hold if you were actually putting the
top course on your wall and making
preparations to drop the stop-gate in
your splllway."
81 see," was the rejoinder, and 1t
was made in the same half-absent
monotone. But while we are still on
the knife-blade edge a little
push Mr.. Cartwright, If there
were one solitary righteous man left
in Mirapolis-"
There isn't" chuckled the promoter,
turning back to his desk while the en-
giEeer was cropping for the door knob
TAT least. nobody with that particu-
lar brand of righteousness backed by
the needful inside information. You
go ahead and do your part and We'll
do the rest"
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go broke, and you can't unload on a
falling market. You think about it and
then get quick action with the wire.
There is no time to lose"
Broulllard was looking past Cort.
wright and out through the plate glass
window which commanded view of
the great dam and its network of forms
and stagings.
1T is a gamblers bet and a rather
desperate one" he said slowly. You
stand to win all or to lose all in max.
ing it, Mr., Cartwright The town is
balancing on the knife-edge of a panic
at this moment Would it go up, or
down, with a sudden resumption OF
work on the DAMP"
''The careless thinker would say
that it would yell 'Fire!' and go up in
to the air so far that it could never
climb down." was the prompt reply
But Wen have the medicine dropper
handy. In the first place, everybody
can afford to stay and boost while
Uncle Sam is spending his million or
so right here in the middle of things.
Nobody will want to pull out and leave
that COW unmilked. In the second
place, we've got mighty good anti
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Worthy of Your Patronage

ing to build, want to buy or sell
ave other needs, see those who
Tres confidence and deserves it.
low are well known in Emmett's
Die and will give you the best OF
mage.
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I .NT65 5!R R1p Of pxvs
|6yFRANCI9 lYNDE
ILLUSTRATIONS by C.D.RH0DE5 :.

he replies. TDu doubtless have much
better information than any | can give
you"
You can tell me what your orders
are-thats what | want to know"
The young chief of construction
frowned first. then he laughed
What has given you the impression
that you own ne Mr.. Cartwright? |
! have often wondered"
Well / might say that have nade
| you what you are, ard"
That's true; the truest thing you
ever said" snapped Brcuillar3.
And, was goirg to add. can UNI
make you Just as easily But | don't
want to be savage with you. All I'm
asking is a little Information first. and
little judicious help afterward. What
are your orders froE the department."
Brouillard got up and stood over the
stocky man IN the office chair, with the
black eyes blazing.
Mr. CO rtwrigbt said a moment ago
that you have made me what am,
and you have. | am infinitely a worse
man than You are, because | know bet
ter and you don't. 1t is no excuse for
me that | have had a rOtiye which |
haven't explained TO you, because, as |
once told y-u you couldn't understand
it in a thousand years The evil has
been done and the consequences, to
you, TO me, and TO everyone in this |
cursed valley are certain. Facing them |
as | am obliged to face them, | am tell |
ing yOu-but what's the use? You
can't make a tool of me any longer
that's all. You must cook your meat
over your own fire. I'm out of it.
Il can smash you" said the man in
the chair quite without heat.
mo, you can't even do that" was
the equally cool retort. mo mans
fate is in another mans hands"
He was moving toward the door, but
Cartwright stopped him.
One more word before you go,
Brouillard. II is to be war between us
from this on?"
Il don't say that. 1t would be awk-
ward for us both now. Let is be
armed neutrality if you like Don't in
Lerfere with me and / won't interfere
with you"
"Ah!" said the millionaire. Now
you have brought 1t around to the
point | was trying to reach You don't
want to have anything more TO do
with me, but you are not quite ready
o cash in and pull out OF the game.
How much money have you got?"
The cool impudence of the question
brought duh flush to the young mans
ace. but he would give the enemy no
advantage in the matter of superior
elfcontrol.
THAT is scarcely fair question
ven between armed neutrals." he OBJ
ected. why do you want to know"
I'm asking because you have just
proposed the noninterference policy,
nd I'd like to know how fairly you
lean to live up to it. A little while
ack you interfered in a small bust.
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If you need a lawyer, are goi
real estate, need insurance, or hi
advertise below. Publicity inspi
The advertisers who appear be
trade territory. They are relia
service. They invite your patro
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altogether in earnest a minute ago
when you expressed your desire to cau
Il all off. You don't want the Mirapo.
lis well to go dry right now, not one b'.
more than ! do"
Il have been trying pretty hard to
make you understand that it is a mat
ter Of utter Indifference to me-"
But you haven't succeeded very
well; II isn't at all matter of indiffer-
ence to you" the magnate insisted per-
suasively. "As things are shaping
themselves up at the present speaking
you stand to lose. not only the hun
dred thousand you squandered on old
David, but all you've made besides.
keep in tcuch-it's my business to
keep in touch. You've been buying
bargains and you are holding them
for the simple reason that with the
present slowing-down tendency in the
saddle you can't sell and make any
money"
"WelI?"
I've got a proposition to make that |
ought to lock good 10 you. What we |
need just now in this town is a little |
more Notwithstanding doing. You
can relieve the situation if you feel
like it,"
How"
"If l tell you, you mustn't go and use
II against me. That would be a low
down welcher's trick. But you won't
See here, your bureau at Washington
is pretty well scared up over the pros
pect here. 1t is known in the capital
that when congress convenes there is
going TO be deadopen-and-s shut fight
to kill this Buckskin reclamation pro-
ject. Very well; the way for you fell
lows to win out is to hurry-finish
your dam and finish it quick, before
congress or anybody else can get ac-
ion"
For single instant Brouillard was
puzzled. Then he began to under
taEd.
Go on" he said
What | was going to suggest is
his; You prod your people at Wash
ngton with a hot wire; tell em now's
he time to strike and strike hard
they'll see the point, and if you ask
or an increase of a thousand men
QUILL get it. Make it two thousand
ust for the dramatic effect. Wen
FORK right along with you and make 2
hings hum again. Wen start up the
ement plant, and | don't know but !
hat we might give the Buckskin NJ & c
|. folks a small hypodermic that would c
eep EN- alive while we are taking a
ew snapshot pictures of Mirapolis {
n the jump again" S
Let me get it straight" said Brouil-
Ird, putting his back against the door. i
You fully believe you've got us down;
rat eventually, and before the water v
turned on, congress will pass a bill
Hing the Niquoia project But in the t
,eantime, to make things lively, you'd v
Ike to have the reclamation service go Il
head and spend another million or so
| wages that can be turned loose in v
Iirapolis. Is that it?" b
you've surrounded it very neatly"
.ughed the promoter. "Once, some Q
tile time ago, | might have felt the l.
ecessity of convincing your scruples, &
ut you've cut away all that foolish Z
ess. It's little tough on our good
d Uncle Samuel, I'll admit, but it'll b
, only pin-prick or so in comparison "
the money that is thrown away u
'ery time congress passes an appro-
ration bill. And, putting it upon the G.
lad practical basis, Brouillard. it's
'ur own and only salvation-person- 1t
)yl mean. You've got to unload or CO
OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
FOUR IOWA men
KILLED IN WRECK
Double Header Coal Train
Crashed Into Caboose Of
Northwestern
Freight.
TWENTY CARS WRECKED
Many Cattle Also Killed and Injured
When Accident Occurred, Due
to misunderstanding of
Orders.
TWENTY CARS WRECKED

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DUNLAP, Iowa, Feb. -Four stock
men are reported killed and others in
jured when double header coal train
crashed into the caboose of stock
train on the Chicago and Northwestern
railway mile from here this morn
ing. Twenty cars were wrecked.
The dead stockmen are:
J. H. NELSON, Stanhope, Iowa.
ALEX WAITE, Senton, Iowa.
GEORGE DUBCHLER, Boone, Iowa.
ONE UNIDENTIFIED stockman.
All Northwestern trains are being
detoured via the Illinois Central.
The heavy coal train ran into the
rear of the stock train with terrific
force and twenty cars We're wrecked,
the caboose in which the stockmen
were riding being completely tele-
scoped. The men were buried under
the debris. Many cattle were killed and
injured A misunderstanding of or
ders is supposed to have been the
cause OF the wreck.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
On tho MIssisslppi.

ARKANSAS CITY, Ark, Feb. IL
Six hundred men worked today to re-
inforce the main levee protecting this
city from destruction by the Miss'ssip-
pi river. Every person unable to help
was sent away. The river is sixteen
feet higher than the level OF the city
and the levees are sloughing. Water Ia
twenty feet high in the streets as a
result of former Arkansas river
breaks.
The bodies of two drowned men
were found in the back waters today.
One death was reported from Augusta
and two from Clarendon, bringing the
total flood deaths to twenty-three.
A thousand persons are crying for
bread at Clarendon, q majority having
been without food since Saturday.
when the levee broke and flooded the
city for the first time In twenty-six
years.
The victims were too poor to get
away and held to their belongings un-
til their homes were under water and
railway traffic cut off.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
First Test of Strength Comes
Over ELL to Increase the
Number of Middies.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE first
open battle between advocates and
opponents Of preparedness, was
staged in the house today. 1t prom
ised the first test Of strength Of demo
cratic insurgency which may give
some indication Of the fate Of the
whole administration program.
An emergency bill to increase the
number of Annapolis naval academy
middies was the measure provoking
the preliminary skirmish. It's pass
age under suspension of the rules"
was the program. 1t is an admins
tration measure in charge OF Chair
man Padgett of the house naval COM
mittee with a two thirds vote of the
house necessary for passage. The
naval committee recently reported t
favorably, with four little navy"
democrats voting against bringing It
from the committee.
Representatives Hensley, Tribbie.
Galloway, Buchanan, Bailey, Sher-
wood and many other prominent dem
ocrats were today on the job ready
to oppose by speech and vote the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
BOMBS PLANTED
FOR ITALIAN CONSUL
Ono Was Attached to Door and Ex-
pIoded When He Opened it to
90 Outside.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb. 7.-Police
early today had made little progress
in their efforts to trace the person
who placed two bombs near the
apartment of Italian Consul Arminio
C. Conte-one on the fire escape and
the other just outside the door.
The Internal machine outside the
door exploded and burned COnte's
hands considerably, late last night.
The bomb was so arranged that when
the door opened, it completed an cleo
trio circuit which was fastened to the
battery and to the door.
When other residents Of the apart
ment heard the explosion, they started
to summon the police. Conte tried to
stop them from calling the authorities,
but detectives were called despite his
protests.
Conte declares that he received no
threatening letters nor would he ad-
vance any other theory for the at
tempt to take his life. He was re-
Gently interested in settling strike
of some laborers on the Northwest tern
road and the police believe some Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
President Wilson and Secre.
tary Lansing Talk Over
the Situation.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Whether
this government shall compromise to
meet a compromise in the Lusitania
case, was to be decided today at the
white house conference between
PRESIDENT Wilson and Secretary Ian
sing.
Germany, according to intimations
lrom her representatives here, has
conceded several points. This ap-
peared to be big factor in today's
conference.
Secretary Lansing, in response to
direct questions, has declared "the
american attitude regarding the Lusi-
ania sinking remains unchanged,
from that taken when the United
states in formal note called the act
Illegal and demanded disavowal. AT
he white house the same thing has
been said insistently.
In view of this seeming deadlock,
omcials here today continued to hold
me impression that the gravity of the
situatfon has not loosened, despite
secretary Lansing's statement through
.ne United Press on Saturday that
there could be no deadlock as long
as Informal negotiations are continu.
Ing"
There was today one apparent loop.
mole through which a settlement
could be drawn Throughout the ex.
cnange of notes and the informal
aegotiations, President Wilson has
made 1t plain that it is the future
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
Discovery Of New German Plots Causes Pre-
cautions to be Taken to Prevent Any
Further Destruction.
PLANS OF BUILDING IN A TRUNK
Man in Row Boat Was Fired Upon When He
Was Seen Approaching the Inter
national Bridge.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 7.-Sensational
reports of the discovery of new Ger
man plots were in circulation as par
lament prepared to assemble this
afternoon to discuss the origin of the
nre that destroyed the Canadian par
lament buildings.
From Bridgeburg came the report
shat Canadian guards had fired on a
row boat which approached the inter
national bridge early today. The
guards were Immediately doubled on
the suspicion that an attempt was be-
ing made to dynamite the bridge
spanning the Niagara between Bridge
burg and Buffalo. The row boat pull
ed hastily for the American shore.
The Ninth Overseas battalion Of
1,l5G men, arrived at WelIand today
to reinforce two other regiments
guarding the Welland canal and munt-
ton plants in that vicinity. Reported
plots to destroy the canal, through
which passes millions OF bushels OF
Canadian wheat, destined for the al
lies, led General Logic of Toronto to
place a heavier guard.
Soldier guards today went on duty at
munition plants at St Catharine, On
tari0. Lieutenant Colonel Burleigh
made hurried trips until today dawn,
disposing of armed detachments about
the factories. Previously, civilians
had guarded the plants and requests
for military guards had been refused.
Burleigh told newspapermen that the
reason for the change may be made
known in statement given out in a
day or two.
Extra sentries were placed at the
public buildings at Port Colborne
throughout Canada. Orders were is
sued that hereafter the canal and all
bridges shall be guarded both day and
night. President Borden will inform
parliament this afternoon that author
tiles are conducting a rigid investiga-
ton OF reports that the parliament
tuilding fire was Of incendiary origin
and will give assurance that every pre-
caution is being taken to guard public
buildings against teutonic plotters.
The plot rumors have gained more
credence since discovery by police Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
OPPONENTS OF PREPAREDNESS
PROGRAM MAKE SHOWING

passage of the bill. The republicans
were expected to give it their sup
port.
Chairman Padgett confidently pre-
dicted that with republican votes,
two thirds of the house would be fin
ally enrolled in it's favor.
Under the bill, each senator and
congressman would appoint three in
stead of two cadets to Annapolis an
nuaily, increasing the middies roster
from about 900 to 1900.
Fiery Debate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Fery de-
bate today marked the first open
skirmtsh on preparedness in the
house. Flood gates of oratory. pro
and anti, on the whole national de-
fense program was opened. Vet
erans and rockies" of the house
Joined in the wordy war.
Speaker Clark left his chair to mix
in and former Speaker Cannon took
part. Clark criticised the "slow. pok-
ey" delay in building battfeships.
Uncle Joe took a fling at President
Wilson and said if the presidents dec
larations that an emergency exists
are true, no expense should be spared
to rush war preparations.
A bill appropria$ing s5,o00,00 to
increase the battleship building capac-
ity of Mare Island and New York navy
yards and one increasing the number
of cadets at Annapolis caused the first
eruption,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE
OVER -LUSITANIA QUESTION

and not the past which he considers
most important. It was confidently
believed that If Germany's latest
memorandum-even if it does not
frankly admit the sinking Of the Lusi-
tania was illegal and agree to dis
avowal--will be acceptable, il it sug-
gests phrases for formal note which
can be used as a precedent and a
basis of international law which
would place without the pale a gov
ernment which ordered submarine
commanders to torpedo merchant
ships without warning.
This, the German Arabic note doeN
not do, in the opinion of officials, de.
spite its seeming concession or all
American demands in that case, since
it admitted the submarine commander
who sent the Arabic to the bottom
exceeded instructions of his govern
ment." 1t is this point that Is the
crux of the Lusitania issue, for the
commander who sank that liner, with
it's load of human freight was ordered
to do it. In other words. state de-
partment officials said today, the Ara
hic agreement merely makes 1t illegal
for A commander to sink merchant
ship without warning, provided he
isn't so ordered by his government.
1t was believed therefore that the
informal suggestion that Germany
would be willing to refer in the pre-
face of her next formal Lusitanla note
70 the Arabic concessions, would not
be considered relevant by President
Wilson and Secretary Lansing
The announcement which Secretary
Lansing said may be made today OF
Az~I Mi
tomorrow, was not expected until ae
sees Ambassador BernstorH. ihe
German representative, antlclpati,s
an invitation from the secretary iate
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
ENGLAND
10y Wilbur S. Forrest, United Press
stan correepondent. t

10y Wilbur S. Forrest, United Press
Staff Correspondent.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Idea that
the German fleet will come dashing
out Of the kiei canal some day, equip
ped with seventeen inch guns that
will blow EnsIand's dreadnoushts to
pieces, was ridiculed by British naval
experts today.
The story about the II Inch gun was
first printed in London paper. The
activity of the German navy, it was ex'
planned, was due to the fact that these
new guns. capable Of hurting more
than ton of metal a distance Of
twenty miles, were being placed
aboard German warshirs.
Official utterances on tho subject
are taboo in London. Nevertheless
it was learned today that British nav
al officers believe the fifteen inch gun
with which the monster Queen Eliza.
beth ls equipped, Is the maximum cal
bre for real efficiency, especially In
the North sea where the British and
German fleets might clash.
Tho angle of shell from a seven-
teen Inch gun must exceed fifty de-
the weapon is twenty miles. At this
distance, 1t was argued, 1t would be
necessary for the Germans to assign
small vessels to the business of "sPot-
ting" hits on enemy vessels. Great
Britan's swift cruisers and destroyers
would drive in the German "spottcrs,'
forcing the seventeen inch dread
noughts to come within range Of the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
LOCOMOTIVE FELL
INTO THE RIVER
Engineer and Fireman Killed When
Engine Plunged Into Ten
Feet Of Water.

pUnited Press Leased Wire Service1
VINCENNES, Ind, FeD. 1.-TWO
trainmen were killed when the en-.
gine and tender of Big Four passen-
ger train running between Vincennes
and st. Francisville, Illinois, plunged
into the Wabash river at a. m. to-
day.
The dead are:
FRANK LANCASTER, engineer, of
Vincennes.
OLLIE HAZELTON, fireman.
The train, which consisted only of
the engine, tender and two coaches,
was slowly approaching the st. Fran
cisville bridge over a six hundred
yard fill when the fill, which had been
undermined by floods, gave way Men
had been at work several days
strengthening the fill This is the
Terre Haute division of the Big Four.
Many travelling men were in the
coaches. The engine is in ten feet of
water.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-07
R0UMANIA ABOUT TO ENTER WAR
GERMANY

United Press Leased Wire Service]
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 7.-For the first
tire since tho kaiser gave him the
hearty slap on the back that broke off
friendly relations between the two
rulers for several years, Czar FerdI-
nand of Bulgaria, Is to visit Berlin In
the near future, the Vossische Zeitung
reported today.
On Ferdlnand's last visit to the Ger
man capital, tho kaiser, to emphasize
humorous remark, siapped the Bull
garlan ruler vigorously between tbs
shoulders. The blow was 80 unex.
pected, SO tho story goes, that Ferdl'
nand lost his military poise and near
Iy fell to. tho floor. On his return to
Sofia, he let It be known that the
kaiser's democratic back-slapplns waa
most dispIeaslng.