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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08

will be presented at the opera house,
by a large and talented company.
The devil in the play is foiled and all
ends happily. Manager Rattermann
has some fine attractions booked for
this season, that will fill his opera
house every time. Ole Olson, the
Swedish comedian, will be here
October %.
Warsaw is much encouraged over
Hugh L. Cooper's report Of the big wa
ter power, though some knockers
think it is too dam newsy to be true.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
II there is anything about

II there Is anything about
your ailment that you don't
understand. or II you want
any medical advice, write
to the doctor. and he will
answer you fully. There Is
no charge for this service.
The address is DR.. ". B.
Caldwell. sos Caldwell bldg,
Monticello, Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
Seventh and Eighth on Main.

Seventh and Eighth on Main. The
Dentons.
500 o'clock. High dive between
Ninth and Tenth on Main. Capt
John Strahl.
Sis O'Clock. Platform Eleventh
and Main, The Poiriers.
$50 o'clock Balloon ascension
Twelfth ant Main.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
For chapped Skin.

Chapped skin whether on the hands
or face may be cured in one night by
applying Chamberlains Salve. It is
also unequaled for sore nipples. burns
and scalds. For sale by Wilkinson &
Co. pharmacy and j. F. Kiedaisch &.
Son,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
Tire Afternoon Program.

/ go O'Clock Odd Fellows parade.
2:30 o'clock Platform between
Fourth and Fifth on Main. The Sen
sationaI divers.
$3.50 O'Clock. Platform Third and
Main. Manila Jap Troupe.
400 O'Clock. Platform Third and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
KEOkUK CLAIMS
THE AIR ship
In 1870 at the State Fair Here, Frank
Barnett Exhibited a Machine
For Mechanical
Flight.
BEFORE THE wRIGHTs
Keokuk Inventor Claims the Distine-
ton Of Being One Of the First
to Solve the Prob
lem.

When it comes to anything amount
ing to anything. Keokuk can always
be depended upon to be on the front
seat
Now that the airship seems to be
almost success, it only remains for
keokuk to come forward and claim
the inventor of the first one. The
Wright machine which is startling the
world just now, is duplicate of one
invented by Keokuk man years
ago, for Frank Barnett, now of Kan
sas City claims to have built ma
chine similar to the Wright brothers
aeroplane many years ago.
During the state fair in Keokuk in
1870 he exhibited a flying machine
and ever since that time has been in
terested in the secret of flying through
the air.
I. recent issue of the kansas City
Times, gives the following story about
this former Keokuk man:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
The Happy f.mt,y Circle.

rather and mother. sisters and brothers. soon
Hes TO know one another's intimate affairs, and
come household comment 1t is wcllto reueni.
pei tnat 10 constipation and indigestion, and
other troubles OF the stomach. liver and bowels
Quick cure can be had by the use OF DR.. Celd'
VIII feel perfectly well IN the morning. Price
rw 81 cents and q a. f-,,pcists.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
At Keokuk Fair.

In the fall of 1870 rank Barnett OF
Kansas City, according to memoran-
dunn still in his possession, entered
at the Iowa state fair in Keokuk for
exhibition tomatoes. cabbage, onions
and machine for mechanical fight. .
In the thirty-eight years that have
passed since Mr. Barnett has not lost
his interest in aeronautics. For the
last fifteen years he has made his
home in Kansas City and from time
to time has continued his experiments
with models of box kites and aero
planes.
Barring the light. high power en-
gines OF today Mr.. Barnett said yes
terda.i. and the use of greatly i'm
proved materials. my first machine
vas the forerunner of the present day
aeroplane and demonstrated the same
principles. Eieven years ago l con
structed an aeroplane of the same gen.
eral type as that with which the
Wright brothers have attained such
success, and description of it with
cuts was printed in The Star of Oc-
tober II, 1897"
Mr. Barnett produced copy of the
paper of that date and pointed out
the article.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08

delightful. mountaineering bever-
age for 3oung and iii. EEyO combine
the tonic properties ~ the best I'm
ported Hops am r1Ur3sninz qiizlittef
thirst, feeds TIE boSY End tones tn
nerYes. Preparea DY 4Dbeuzer- Bldsch
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08

Professors Had Other Theories.
The college professors were even
more discouraging," Mr.. Barnett
said, smilingly. Every one had diff.
ferent theory, and instead of trying to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
A Matter of Projection.

You will see that / stated at that
time, the principle that is now uni.
versally recognized. namely, that Hy-
ing through the air is a matter of
projection. Project an object through
the air and it will continue in mo-
ton until it is overcome by some nat
ural law like gravity or friction. Ny
theory in overcoming friction has
been that the heavier than air object
must be pulled as we'll as propelled.
and for that purpose my models were
fitted with front propeller to throw
the air away and lessen the resist
ance. Now, as for gravity, it is easily
demonstrated that single horsepow-
er will sustain 200 pounds in the air.
In my early experiments / did not
have the advantage of light weight
engines, but today when energy can
be stored without greatly increasing
the weight to be carried the problem
of offsetting gravity has been greatly
simplifed
The Wrights are on the right track
and their success is very pleasing te
me. With greater means at their dis
posal than | had and undoubtedl!
with greater mechanical ability the,
have carried to successful demonstra
ton the principle I contended TO
forty years ago"
Mr.. Barnett talks freely of his man
rebuffs in trying to interest scientist
and men of means in his experiment.
He has many letters from college prc
fessors, government officials and oti
ers, all discouraging in tone Once h
laid his plans before P. T. Barnun
The Snowman replied that it was to
late in life for him to take up ne
enterprises.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-08
ready to yen again for his political

ready to yell again for his political
faith.
In the midst of riot and noise and
the confusion of marching delegates
the constant boom of flash light ex-
pios1ons from the photographers
added to the pandemonium
The standard bearers finally invaded
the galleries, Maine and Alabama
leading the climb to the second tier.
The galleries already had taken
their full share in the demonstration.
The band kept up a continued flow of
music which finally started all the
delegates to sing, when Hail, Hail,
the Gangs All Here" was struck up
The band in the gallery worked
witnout cessation and whenever it
struck up anything with a chorus that
the crowd was able to follow they
yelled the words of the air with wild
enthusiasm.
A WOman's Standard
The Colorado standard was carried
again to the stage after the demon
stration had been in progress for three
quarters of an hour. This time it was
in the hands of a woman, Mrs. Henry
c. Bradford, of Denver. one of the
states delegates and her appearance
called out renewed cheering Mrs
Bradford. who is a delegate at large,
was intended to be- a parallel to the
famous woman in white who play
ed such an important part in stamped
ing for Bryan the galleries during the
Chicago convention of 1885,
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LELAND AT DODGE.
The Candidate for Governor Has
Good Meeting There.

Dodge City, July S.-Cyrus Leland.
Republican candidate for governor, re-
ceived a fine reception here and at the
Old Soldiers Home yesterday and last
night. At the Soldiers Home in the
afternoon Mr.. Leland addressed the
veterans and was enthusiastically
cheered as the friend of the old SOL
der. After the meeting which was en-
livened with music from the drum
corps, Mr.. Leland was given a cordial
reception and received assurances of a
big vote at the Home.
The crowd at the speaking was so
large that the opera house was aban-
doned and a platform was built in tire
center OF Mainstreet from which Mr..
Leland spoke. Many old soldiers were
on the platform. P. Juneau. an old SOL
der presided. After the meeting hun
dreds of voters gathered about the
stand and shook hands with the man
whom they said they wanted to be the
next governor of Kansas.
Mr.. Leland spoke at Pratt the evening
before. The post commander of the To-
cal G. A. R. organisation presided and
introduced the speaker. Many old SOL
diers were in attendance and much en-
thusiasm- was manifested. The speak
er was escorted to the hall by the Pratt
band.
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HOLD MASS MEETING
Sunday Show Advocates to Protest
Friday Evening.

Santa Fe employees will break into
the Sunday theater closing controversy
via a mass meeting to be held Friday
evening at o'clock at the Novelty the
alter. The details are in the hands OF
a committee of shopmen.
The voice Of the mass meeting is to
be raised in demanding from the coun-
Gil repeal of the Sunday labor ordin-
ance. the constitutionality of which was
fought out to a successful conclusion
by the city to the supreme court. The
ordinance is declared to be good law
and having this the attempt will now
be made for a repeal at the hands of
the council. This would lift the ban
on the Sunday theater. the most profit
able day of the whole week of seven.
Should the council refuse to repeal
the ordinance the next move Is for
such rigid enforcement of the law that
IL will make itself obnoxious and there
by kill it effectually.
These problems have been worked out
1T remains to see If they will result
successfully.
At a meeting held at noon the the
atrical managers of the city agreed to
retire somewhere in the subdued back
ground and let the citizens fight out
the question.
By assuming a belligerent attitude
the theatrical managers feared that
they would be losing more than they
could gain, and though they do not
expect to retire from what they may
term their rights they will not head
the forward movement for a repeal in
such an aggressive manner.
There wouldn't have been a meet
ing today" said James Kearney. one
of the managers of the Majestic, IF
this committee had not called on us
from the shops saying that they were
going to hold a mass meeting.
THE Sunday closing hits the moving
picture theaters harder than any 9TH
ers. The. nickel houses are now max
ing money but if they have to close
down Sunday it will work a hardship
on them for Sunday is worth more than
any other two days in the week"
The audiences at the Sunday theater
performances are recruited largely from
the laboring classes is the experience
of the managers here. They flock to
the popular priced attractions. On the
other hand il high priced production
is given on a Sunday at the Grand it
pertinent has been worked out this past
winter. Whenever the Grand was book
ed with a popular priced show 1t was
filled to a profitable financial point.
This bore out the statement that the
working classes were the ones support
ing the Sunday theater.
Orders were issued to the chief of
police by Mayor Green at noon to see
that all amusement features of Garfield
park are closed to the public on Sun
day. Roy Crawford. of the Majestic,
complained that the park had been OPP
Grated last Sunday with the merry-go-
rounds and the other amusement fea-
lures available to the public, and that
the city board of park commissioners
were receiving 10 per cent of the re-
ceipts; which did look like the city was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-08
COLE IS SIGNED.
Secured to Take Iandreth's Place in
Outf1eld.

Clarence Cole, who for three years
was a member of the Topeka team
and who is at the present time men,
Der of the Springfield team, will join
the locals tomorrow afternoon and
will play in left field. succeeding Cy
Landreth who has jumped his job.
Cole is well known here in Topeka and
is generally recognized as good ball
player. Cooley had the choice of sew
eral outfielders as Landreth's success
sor, but chose Cole on account of his
ability in getting to first base. Cole
always ranks among the leaders of the
association when it comes to getting
runs and Cooley thinks he will add
much strength to the team. A couple
of deals are on by which new pitch
ers will be added TO the local staff.
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He has been a government official
since 1891, serving first as clerk in
the department of agriculture. His
first work to attract attention was
while serving as assistant secretary on
the Republican national committee.
After shifting about through various
departments of the government serv-
ice he finally landed in the postoffice
department, becoming first assistant
postmaster general, achieving fame as
a hard and methodical worker and
organizer. He is of the Cortelyou
stamp of the young man in politics to-
day and both are products of the
Roosevelt era in Washington. He is
unmarried. He resigned as first as
sistant postmaster general when he
took up Taft's interests.
Hitchcock attracted a great deal of
attention last winter by the stand he
took for Roosevelt for a third term.
1t was charged that he was working
with the reactionaries to defeat Taft
by lining up all the federal officehold-
ers of the south against instructed
delegates for Taft Mr.. Hitchcock re-
futed these charges by loyal and eff
fective work for the ex-secretary of
war for the Republican nomination.
Secretary Taft has the very highest
opinion of the political acumen of Mr..
Hitchcock, and this opinion is shared
by President Roosevelt and Charles R.
Taft.
Mr.. Hitchcock's campaign for Taft
caused him to be pushed for the place.
In the south he defeated Senator-elect
Bradley of Kentucky, admitte1'-- the
strongest man in the state. Bradley
was outgeneraled from the first. and it
was the loss of Kentucky to Fairbanks
which more than anything else dis
heartened the anti-Taft allies. The
work of Hitchcock in the New Eng
land states. especially in Maine, was
the marvel of New England politi-
clans.
Hitchcock is a personal friend of
nearly every man on the national
committee His relations with Taft
are even more confidential than were
those of Cortelyou and Roosevelt.
Mr.. Hitchcock received his early ed
ucation in the common schools of Bos-
ton. He is the author of about so i'm
portant bulletins, reports and circulars
on foreign trade relations. He is a
member of a half dozen well known
clubs in Washington and New York.
among them the Union League, the
Cosmos and Harvard clubs. For the
past fourteen years his residence has
been in Washington, D. c. Mr.. Hitch
cocks success in public life is ascrib-
ed in a large measure to his capacity
for hard work and his genius for or
ganization and for details.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-08
PAwNBRoKER IN BANKRUPTCY
First Case on Record in the Court
Here.

Max Manson, a pawnbroker, who
was in business at 512 Kansas avenue,
has been made the defendant in an
involuntary proceedings in bankruptcy
instituted against him in the United
states district court.
Manson has gone out of business
and 1t is claimed made an assignment
to w. s. McClintock for the beneflt
Of certain creditors and thereby 1t is
claimed that he committed an act of
bankruptcy. The plaintiff Is huffman
& Sons of Cincinnati.
The suit is unique in this respect
that only once before has a pawn
broker ever been named in the list of
bankrupts or appeared in suit of
that character in the United States
court.
Evidently the calling 10 . prosperous
oue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-08
MAKES new RECORD.
Lusitania Shovcs Previous One a Little
Higher.

New York. July s.-The swift liner
Lusitania has broken another speed
record by logging 643 nautical miles
day, according to information received
today by the Cunard line officials in
New York. However, the Lusitania
has merely moved her record couple
of notches higher as she previously
held the speed record at 641 miles per
day. The new fast run was made on
the first day out on the Lusitania's
present trip from Queenstown. whence
she sailed for New York on July 5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-08
STUBS INJURED.
Complains OF Lame Shoulder as Re
suit of Wreck.

Independence. Kan, July S.-w r.
Stubs, candidate for governor of the
state of Kansas, and who is running
against Cy Leland for the nomination
in the August primaries, was in the
city last evening.
Mr.. Stubs was feeling somewhat
bruised as the result of the railroad
wreck he was in. He complained of a
lame shoulder and a general shaking
up, but beyond that suffered no iii
effects from the smashup. He said that
the train was going a mile a minute at
the time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-08
LOCAL MENTION.
Smoke La Rosa &c cigar.

Smoke La Rosa &c cigar. -
The. lumber and cement in the Cap
per building Is being furnished by y.
Thomas Lumber Co.
Regular dinners served daily NJ
Vinewood park cafe from IL till 2 D.
m, and from $3.50 till d. m. Try
one at 80 cents. Mrs. E. NJ. Burnett,
caterer.
There will be a Stubs meeting
which will be open to the public at
Lincoln Post hall this evening.
DR.. S. Temple Osteopatn. 7s5 Kan
ass ave. Ind. 1642. Res. 51?4.Bell 1885.
l.. F. Mcdonald was granted
building permit for a dwelling to cost
$500. lots 651-653 Clay street; Ralph
Kennedy, dwelling lots 239-241 Horne
street to cost $4,000: Emma Cope,
dwelling, $1,000 1927 Union avenue.
Arex. ia
The following council committees
will hold meetings Friday night:
Health and sanitation and streets and
walks.
Some men declare the tin foiled cigar
their choice, as they can carry them
with little chance Of breaking and be-
ing wrapped are always fresh. Ea-
giles Smoker is the king of tin foiled
cigars.
The awning Of the Rex pharmacy.
Tenth and Kansas avenues, and also
some of the weather boarding on the
front of the building was damaged by
fire which was communicated from
a gas arc lamp in the doorway at $3.50
last evening. The axle of the wagon
Of chemical company No. was badly
sprung in going to the fire and will
have to be repaired.
Ali your friends have an Independent
telephone. Why not be within speaking
distance with them all the time Let
fr1cf a nna
the Independent phone because it's the
only phone that reaches everybody.
The colored Republicans will hold
a rally at Guys hall, 429 Kansas ave-
nue. on Thursday evening. The meet
ing is open to all of the candidates for
office and invitations have been ex-
tended to them to attend.
Made Of the choicest tobacco. The
Big Tromp cent cigar.
H. w. Townsend, electrical inspector
at Argentine was in Topeka on busi-
ness yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-08

attempting to corner the business for
that day. When the mayor learned of
this he ordered that all of the amuse-
ment features should be closed and that
only the refreshment booths should be
permitted to open. The park grounds
of course will always be open to the
public as it is a city park. The 10
per cent commission plan was intro
duced on account of some improve
ments made by the man who received
the concessions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-08
THE new CHAIRMAN
Hitchcock. the Man Who Conducts
Republican Campaign.

Frank Harris Hitchcock, today Sc
lected to manage the Republican
presidential campaign, is fitted by
training and experience for the place.
The successor to Mark Hanna and
Cortelyou was born in Amherst, Ohio,
in 1867. He graduated from Harvard
college in 1891 and from the Column
bia university law school in 1894.
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IN the COURTS.
George Sherman Thinks Topeka
Worse Than Russia.

George Sherman, a former subject
of the little father at st. petersburg,
Russia, is wondering today whether
or not personal liberty Is not more
restricted in this country than in the
domain of the car and the bureau
Gratis He may decide to go back to
Russia.
George was arrestd on charge Of
maintaining a nuisance. His story is
that he was formerly a resident of
this place. leaving here some time ago
to go to North Dakota to work on a
wheat farm. He returned the other
day, and in order to celebrate, accord
ing to his custom, he bought a keg
of beer and invited several friends to
join him in a little innocent revelry.
They tapped the key in Olendorff's
barn and were having a fine time
when the officers swooped down on
them. Sherman says further that he
may have maintained a nuisance,
whatever that is, but so far as he
knows he only sang a song or two as
bought the beer himself and 1t was
dispensed to his friends without
money and without price.
Stanley Medlicott. the county
treasurer, has completed his report of
the financial condition of the 104
school districts in Shawnee county,
and adding the county and state divi-
dends and subtracting the district
treasurer's check of moneys drawn
from each fund, thus finding the bal
ance on hand as available funds. OF
course this amount is computed on
the basis of the original tax levy and
on the supposition that all the tax
will be paid in full. But even where
the tax Is not paid in full the fines,
premiums tax sales, etc. cover most
of the deficit. The totals show $6S,509
yet available for Shawnee county
schools. The city of Topeka has $39,-
$3.50 still on hand.
The Lamb family, living over in
Richland, are lambs in name only. For
the third time this year one of the
boys has appeared in city court here
on an assault and battery charge.
Daniel is cited to appear and show
reason why he did strike, bruise and
beat Harry Saunders a short time ago.
Dan Is a wise old OWL He appeared
before the justice of the peace In his
own town and plead guilty to the
charge and was fined s. before the
city courts officer could serve the
papers on him. His attorney, in dis
frict court today, pleaded former SEN
tence. The case was postponed. Will
liam Lamb, a brother of the de-
PENDANT. has plead guilty here twice
this year on a similar charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-08
TROOPS ARE READY.

Guthrie, Okla, July s.-Adjutant
General F. NJ. Canton. under direc-
ton of Acting Governor Bellamy, has
left for Henrietta to investigate the
threatened outbreak of the Snake In