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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12

SAINT PAUL, Mimi. Aug. 12.-
There is no greater honor which Har-
ward college, the oldest college in the
United States, can bestow than that
accorded the northwest and west In
the election of Howard Elliott, presi-
dent of the Northern Pacific. as a
member of its board of overseers The
southwest and middle west have been
represented among the thirty over.
seers but the northwest and the Pacif-
ic west have not heretofore receiver
recognition. Overseers of Harvard
are elected on commencement day.
They represent 10000 men holding de-
grees from this university who are
uow alive.
To be elected an overseer is the
most distinguished honor that can be
conferred upon Harvard alumnus
President Elliott's name was submit.
ted with twenty others of prominent
Harvard men to all living alumni for
letter ballot Each graduate voted
for six men and the twelve highest
in the total vote were placed on an Of
ficial Australian ballot and were vot-
ed in person by all graduates present
at commencement. Mr.. Elliott receiv-
ed the largest vote of any of the NOM
inees, an additional and emphatic rec
ognition of the increasing Importance
OF the west and fitting recognition
of his energetic work in the interest
of the ancient institution of learning
F. A. Delano of Chicago and George
D. Markhom of Saint Louis are mem
bers of the Harvard overseers. These
were the only men living outside of
the Atlantic coast states. The election
of Mr.. Elliott, who serves for a term
of six years, gives the great empire
from Saint Paul to Puget Sound direct
representation and an active influence
In the management of Harvard, and
enables the west to voice It's convic-
tions In the government Of the great
Harvard has many grad.
yates in Minnesota, North Dakota,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12
llnemen at Davenport and the Trl
Cities Wanted a Raise Of Fifty
Cents Which Company Would
Not Give.
WERE GETTING $500 DAY
comps etflclaIs Claim to Be Paying
lest Wages In Iowa and
III Shut Down On All
Improvements.

s DAVENPORT, Apg. 12.-All, of the
anemen employed by the Peoples
Light company and the Tri-City Rail.
way company, in the tri-cities failed
70 come to work yesterday morning
and strike is now on.
About 80 men, all employed by the
company in the three cities with the
exception of two or three are out on
the strike and what work was going
on has come to standstill.
From statements made by the com.
pany 1t seems that the wage scale
and the question as to whether or not
the company would sign a contract
with the men, was what caused the
trouble.
AS near as can be learned the men
asked for $3.50 day, an increase of
so cents over the present scale. They
also asked the company to sign con-
tract with them,
The company notified the men that
1t did not care to sign any contract
and also that 1t did not see how it
could offer an increase in wages. The
result was that the men failed to
come to work.
Oficials of the company claim that
they are paying the highest wage
scale In Iowa at the present time.
They stated also that II the men did
not care to come back to work the
company would cease all improve
ments now in course of completion
and would shut down this part Of the
work for the present year.
AS far as can be learned the COM
pany and the men have held no con-
ference and there is no prospects of
any settlement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12
MISCHIEF DONE
TO AN engine
Some One Emptled All Of the Water
and Steam From a K Limo Loco.
motive During tho Night at
Mt. Pleasant.
COMPANY INVESTIGATING H
The Train and the Mall Were Delayed
BY the Deed Which Seems to Have
No Good Reason For Being
Performed.

MT. PLEASANT, Aug. 12.--Prompt.
ed either by pure maliciousness or be.
cause he had some grudge at the tx
line branch of the Burlington. some
one unscrewed the water ane steam
cocks on the *" line engine some
time between the hours OF three and
four o'clock yesterday morning and let
out all the water and steam.
When the engineer came down to
the engine standing in its place north.
west of the passenger station he found
dead number. The engine was left
over night with the fire banked, and
had about eighty pounds of steam on
for start the next morning. With
the water and steam all let out. and
the fires still going 1t is a wonder
that some bad explosion did not take
place.
The action was worse one than It
would really seem on the face of 1t.
First, 1t delayed the United States
mails. This in itself is a very grave
offense which is always fully investi-
gated by the officers and II the fellow
is found who did the deed it is very
likely to 90 hard with him. Further
more 1t delayed the eight o'clock de-
parture of the south bound train until
eleven o'clock. There were a number
OF passengers who were very anxious
to get away, among whom was pic.
mic crowd of Presbyterian church peo,
pie.
1t was necessary to use an engine
off a fast freight to take the "K' line
engine down to the water spout by
the coal shutes to tank up before the
fires were built.
The Burlington road is taking steps
to thoroughly investigate the matter
and will very probably run the culprit
to earth. If this is done, he will have
some very serious charges to face
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12
Justice Mills crushes His Hopes BY
Filing Decision Which is Against
Allowing Him to Become a
Free Man.
HE IS STILL INSANE
Hearing Came to an End on Saturday
and tho Decision Was Made To.
day, Being Very voIuminous
Document.

WHITE PLAINS, Aug. 12.-Justice
Mills today filed his decision ordering
the return Of Harry Thaw to the Mat
teWan asylum for the criminal insane
where he was committed when the sec
ond trial for the murder of White re-
suited In his acquittal on the ground
OF insanity. Further examination look
Ing toward his release was ended last
Saturday. The Mills decision Is vol
luminous reviewing al of 1.-The testi-
mony.
Mills said "the first insanity of Thaw
was the affliction when he killed
White and was chronic and delusive,
known as paranoia." From the second
Thaw has not recovered" In support
of the first Mills said although Thaw
was not evidently far from moral he
engaged in perverted practices, as was
revealed in the testimony of the Mer-
rill woman who gave absolute pre-
cedence to the tales Of White" He
says his belief in regard to White was
plainly delusion, not based on facts.
The second is based on the testimony
OF the alienists taat paranoia is incur
able The court is by no means salts
filed with Thaw's treatment at Matte
wan, since his return In October.
No one could help being moved by the
distress Of the mother when she mar
rated that treatment. 1t mus be un-
dersood that Thaw is not In the hos
pital as criminal undergoing punish
nmet A jury, the supreme authority
declared aim innocent of crime.
Thaw In jail received the news sullen-
ly, refusing to talk. His mother, sis
ter and brother at their hotels were
surprised. The mother retired and de-
MED callers.
The Daaws appeal from Justice Mills
refusal to allow jury trial is already
pending and it is expected that they
will Immediately renew the fight for
liberty, trying to secure Justice who
will allow jury.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12
Ex Governor Of Missouri Entertained LARGE
Audience a Hamilton Yesterday With
Address Upon Good Government
SPEECH WHICH Is WORTH READING
He Urges the People to Take More Interes, in
CIVIC naauers and Join Ioge.he i'm united
and Determined Effort to Rrinn chance, IL

At the Hamilton Chautauqua. yester-
day afternoon Ex-Governor Folk OF
Missouri was the feature. His ad-
dress was as follows:
There has been a great awakening
on the subject OF individual response
bility for the affairs OF city, state and
nation within the last few years. The
public conscience has been aroused
against evils, and things are not toll
Grated now that few years ago were
submitted to in silence. Will the
movement toward higher ideals 60 on !?
VIII not the people soon forget? Have
not the people already forgotten, and
will not things be allowed to 70 on
in the same old way as they were
before the awakening OF the people?
These questions are being asked all
over the country today.
Reforms sometimes die but revolu-
tions never go backwards, and a
revolution has been wrought in the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12
SUTTON TESTIMONY
ABOUT COMPLETE
Findings In the Case VIII 60 70 the
Secretary of Navy Before Being
Made Public.

ANNAPOLIS, Aug 1.-THE Sutton
testimony will probably be completed
this afternoon. Leonard, Davis and
Birney will then argue to the court
which will present the findings to the
secretary of the navy before they are
made public.
At noon the testimony was conclud-
ed. Leonard announced that the gov
ernment would not argue. Adjourn
;1aent was taken until ten tomurro y,
when Davis will begin
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12

conscience OF men. This awakening
is merely a determination to have
.ne government of city, state and ma
.ion represent the public interests
ana not special privilege. In the bat
.ie against privilege some fights must
pe lost With each fight lost we should
not lose heart. but battle all the hard.
i er. With each victory we should not
become apathetic and think all has
peen won. II the issue could be pre-
sented squarely between public rights
anc -pecial privilege everywhere there
would be no doubt as to the outcome.
for the majority of the people here
ana everywhere will do right when
tney know right. The representatives
VI privilege are too shrewd to per-
mt plain Issue between public
rights and special privilege to go be-
aore the people. They adroitly manage
complfcate the main issue with
otner questions go as to bewilder and
confuse men OF the best intentions.
Dy confusing the issue the represent
atlves OF privilege divide the forces
IN opposition. Those who object to
Ielorms DO not usually put their pro-
rest upon the true ground, but they
seek some otEer pretext. They ask
wny Is not this or that done? II one
eAamlnes the source OF complaint like
.nis ne will usually find that 1t Is not
because OF desire that reform be
made more thorough, but to discredit
snat has been done. If one sincerely
lsuesires progress in the way of bet
o.r tnings instead of criticism he will
e.se his help In the accomplishment
" Things wished for. Reform always
pfogresses by degrees everything
cannot, be done in a day.
one OF the Obstacles to the progress
u righteousness everywhere is the
mistaken view that it Injuries city
y state to prosecute wrongdoing.
AVE heard men deplore the exposure
y public corruption because 1t hurts
.i.y; l have heard men oppose the
sniorcement of law against gambling
uu hquor lawlessness because it in
lures the state; have heard men
.'ect 70 prosecuting trusts and mo-
0po'ies IN order to make them obey
s"s law because 1t hurts business.
such views are entirely false No city
sa be injured by the enforcement
= me peoples laws; to do other
.'e Is TO substitute the will of the
sA'clai for laws OF the people, and that
= eyranny No state can be hurt by
posing grating; to do otherwise is
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12
sALINGER RING
CONTROLS K. OF P.
Or. Mccoy ct Corydon Was Elected
Grand Chancellor This Morning
at Grand Lodge Meeting.
Especial to The Gate CITY !

SIOUX CITY. Aug. 1.-THE "Salin-
ger ring" still controls Pythianism in
Iowa. the entire Salinger ticket be-
Ing elected this morning with DR.. J.
NJ. Mccoy OF Corydon as Grand Chan
cellor.
Following the election Of officers.
the Iavger part OF the day is taken up
with executive session meetings. dur.
ing which the laws of the order ara
being revised
The grand lodge win adjourn to
night,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12
AUTO is MIGHTIER
THAN The SWORD
Ono Broke Loose and Killed Seven
Soldiers and Wounded Twenty
People Before It Stopped.

LONDON, Aug. 12.-Seven soldiers
were killed today and twenty persons
Injured when an automobile beyond
control dashed into detachment OF
troops near Salisbury returning to
London from drill on Salisbury
plain. The accident occurred at y
turn IN the road where the auto final
ly turned turtle. The dead and injur-
ed were brought TO London.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12
A PANIC ON
A STREET CAR
Man Shot Girl Whc spurned His Love
and Then Took Blaze
at Himself.

CHICAGO, Aug 12.-Thomas Kat
sones. aged twenty-six shot and killed
Victoria Kovanec. eyed twenty-five on
crowded street car on the west side
this morning and also shot himself but
viii probably recover. Katsones was
restaurant keeper and loved Victor a
who snurned his love. They met acci-
dentally this morning. A panic follow
ed the shooting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12
TERRIBLE DEATH
FROM DRINKING
concoction Of Wood Alcohol and Bay
Rum Took Mems Sight and
Then Killed Them.
Especial to The Gate City.l

Especial to The Gate City.l
WATERLOO, Iowa, Aug. 12.-Wil-
liam Toombs is dead and William Ken
nedy is dying at Vinton as the. re-
suit of drinking concoction of wood
alcohol and bay rum. Toombs was
stricken blind yesterday and died last
night in terrible agony. Kennedy Is
also blind and not expected to live.
Toombs was barber aged about for
ty years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12
Four Were sav,d.

KIRKSvILLE. Mo-, Aug. 12.-Miss
Gladys Wellman, daughter OF furni-
ture dealer OF Connellsville. small
town of this county, was drowned
while bathing In the Charlton river.
She was bathing with four other
young women and one young man.
when they stepped into water IL feet
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12
Pueblo Gets 1t Next.

SPOKANE, Aug. 12.-It is practical
ly certain that Pueblo. Colo, gets the
next meeting of the irrigationists as
1t has been selected by a committee
and the convention will ratify. B. A.
Fouler Of Arizona is slated for presi-
dent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12
ANNIE BESANT
AND VIVIsCTION
TheosophIst ArraIcned Rockefeller
For Starting the Brutal and
Torturlng Practice.

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-Annie Besant,
the theosophist, enroute west, Sc.
verely arraigned Rockefeller saying
che started vivesection by the school
hidden under the guise of the Rookie.
feller School of Scientific Research
which permits thousands of souls to
be driven homeless from their bodies"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12
HORRIBLE PURPOSE
OF INSANE MOTHER
Intended to Sacrifice Her Three Chit
dren by Burning Them on an
Altar In Back Yard.
TSpecial to The Gate City.1

Especial to The Gate City.1
DES MONIES, Aug. 12.-Mrs. Mel
lie Goldstone built an altar in the
back yard and tried to burn her three
children thereon as sacrifice to her
religion. The children were stripped
and ready to be tied to the altar when
neighbors rushed IN and saved them.
The woman will be taken before the
insanity commission.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12
THE WEATHER.
indications For Iowa, illinois and Mis-
sourl, Wired From chic-go.
Weather Forecast.

Weather Forecast.
For Keokuk and vicinity: Thunder
showers tonight or Friday.
For Illinois: Partly cloudy with
showers tonight or Friday north por-
tion.
For Iowa: Thunder showers to
night or Friday.
For Missouri: Generally fair to.
night ard Friday except probably
showers west portion tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12
Weather Conditions.

The areas Of lowest pressure are
in the northern plateau, and southern
mountain regions, the hot wave con-
tinuing from the Rockies to the Mis-.
sissippi valley and there have been
showers from the Missouri valley to
the western lake region also In Ari-
zona, and in the gulf and southeastern
states.
The barometer is high in the east
ern portion of the country, with cool
weather in the lower lake region and
eastern states. and an area of high
pressure on the Pacific coast is at
tended by fair, cool weather in that
region.
Conditions indicate the breaking of
the hot Wave, with thunderstorms to-
night or during Friday. in this section.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12

deep. The young man got four of the
girls out of the water, but nearly lost
his own life. The body of Miss Well
man was not found for several hours
She was about Is years old.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12
Iowa Day at Fair.

SEATTLE, Aug. 12.-Iowa day at
the exposition has a large attendance.
President Chilberg welcomed the peo.
pie and Judge Burke responded,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-12
Daily River Bulletin.

River above, low. water Of 1864, 3 It.
3 tenths.
Change in "a hours. fall. tenth.
Mean temperature, 80.
Maximum temperature, 95.
Minimum temperature, Sc.
River Forecast.
The river will remain nearly station.
airy, or fall slowly.
FRED z. GoSEWISCH,
Observer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
ATTEND EASTERN STAR SESSION

Mrs. Erie Lund, Mrs. Rosalind Jaqua,
Mrs j. NJ Kellar. Miss Elene Mccoy of
Hammond. Mrs. Upton and Mrs. Gray
Of Whiting, and Mrs. Thomas and Mrs.
Abe Ottenheimer Of East Chicago were
among the ladies who left Hammond
today on the $50 Monon to be in at
tendance at the annual session of the
Grand Chapter. order of the Eastern
Star, which opens with a reception at
the Denison hotel. in Indianapolis, this
evening The business of the order will
begin tomorrow in the Scottish Rite
Temple on South Pennsylvania street,
and will continue for at least two days.
The question of the Incorporation Of
those who have been interested in the
collection Of a fund for a home for the
aged members of the order likely will
be taken up. There has been move
ment to secure sufficient funds to main
tain such a home, and already a sub
stantial sum has been realized. There
is a desire on the part of the members
to incorporate and proceed with the
work of raising the money, and it is
likely that the question win be settled
definitely at this session. There are
2S2 chartered chapters now in the
state and thirteen others which are
under dispensation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
FIFTEEN MEMBERS MEET

Fifteen members of the Calumet
Deep Waterway association met at the
Hotel Majestic in Hammond last even
ing for the purpose of getting the
various cities in the Calumet region
together in an effort to work toward
the solution of the sewage problem.
President T. NJ. C. Hembrof of In
diana Harbor called the meeting to or
der. No set speeches were made. but
many suggestion and opinions were
heard Unfortunately, the mayors
from the three cities. Hammond, Whit
ing and East Chicago, were absent
Mayor Becker of Hammond being at
the sanitarlum at Battle Creek, while
the other two chief executives were
detained on account of official busi-
ness.
But despite this there will be little
trouble in carrying out the plans as
suggested by DR.. Evans. health COM
missioner of Chicago, a week ago last
Monday.
The Calumet Deep Waterway asso-
citation is ready to lend it's prestige to-
ward securing the services of an ex-
pert engineer. who will go over the
region with the idea of studying the
best solution of the sewage problem,
the expense to be borne by the cities
Jointly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
WEDDING Is ANNOUNCED.

Cards were received in Hammond
this morning announcing the coming
marriage Of Miss Marie Margaret
Bradley. daughter of Dr. and Mrs. VIII
liam o. r. Bradley of Galesburg. H.,
to Mr. william Henry BeaIl of Chicago.
The cards tell that the marriage will
take place Wednesday evening. May u,
at o'clock in Grace Episcopal church.
Galesburg Invitations to attend the
marriage Were received in many of the
prominent families in Hammond where
Mr. Beau is known. Mr.. Beall is the
eldest son of Mrs. Louisa Beall and for
merly made their home in South Hob
man street, this city. They made their
home here until quite recently when
they moved TO Kenwood, Chicago. on
account of business interests Mr.. Beall
is interested in the Stein Hirsch COM
pany In Hammond where he holds the
position of superintendent in one of the
departments During their residence in
Hammond Mr.. Bean was connected
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
SAD NEWS RECEIVED

The information has been received
in Hammond that K II. Bell, former
ly the manager of the G. II. Hammond
company in this city and a large prop
erty owner here, has been adjudged
insane.
Following this the appointment of a
man to look after his properties took
place. This will come as a shock to
the hundreds of friends of K. II. Bell
among the old timers of Hammond
Mr.. Bell has been failing in health
for some time and the result which has
at last been manifested itself has been
feared for some time. K. II. Bell was
al one time a great factor in the poll
tical and Industrial affairs of Ham
mond, and at the time he and his most
estimable family left the city their abb
sence was greatly felt.
1t is understood that Mr.. Bell has
a light form of insanity, which mani
tests itself principally in the night
time His condition is pitiful and is
the source of great deal of sorrow
among relatives and friends.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
WILL. HOLD INFORMAL.

On Thursday evening the Musical
Art society will again hold one of its
delightful informals. During the
winter many Of the friends of the So
ciety have enjoyed several pleasant
evenings. unsteady and socially, with
the club. The meeting Thursday will
be held at the K. of P. hall at o'clock
An effort has been made to make this
an especial treat. Mrs. Fara Sherman
Maxon, a very prominent controlta vo-
calist, from Chicago, has been secured.
Mrs. Maxon is so well known by mu-
sicians that she needs no other intro
duction but the announcement of her
name on the program. Mrs. Homer C.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
THE TIMES.

with the @. H. Hammond company. Miss
Bradley is known to the young peo-
pie of Hammond as prominent so
ciety belle in Galesburg. The an
nouncement of the marriage was re-
ceived with a great deal OF interest
here on account of the prominence of
the families and the approaching mar
rage of the two younger sons of Mrs
Beall, Cahrles and Claude. also of Chi
cago. Friends report that the mar
riage of Charles Beall to Miss Idabelle
Daugherty, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
l. l. Daugherty Of Logan street will
occur early in the summer and that
the marriage of Clude Beall to a popu-
lar Hyde Park young lady will take
place in the fall.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
Police Are BUSY.

The police have been more than or
dinarily busy of late. This morning
John Cremins was arrested by Officer
Frenck on the charge of being drunk
and was fined the usual amount of 81
and costs
John Mcguire. who was arrested by
officer schaadt on Columbia avenue
Travelled over a similar route. John
Sakowski was arrested at the corner
Of Oakley avenue and Sibley street for
receiving stolen property. He is al
legged to have purchased a stolen BIZ
cycle
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
Lawrence Long Punched"

Lawrence Long IS apparently one Of
the Hammond saloonkeepers who de-
fies public sentiment and brings down
upon the heads of law-abiding sa-
loonkeepers the wrath of the local OPP
tionists
Long was arrested on April 90 for
keeping his place of business open
after hours AS the police have never
made it a practice to harass saloon
keepers. it is to be presumed that Long
made it a practice to keep his place
open as long as possible in order to
gather in the extra nickel at his com
petitors' expense.