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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
Upper Mississippi River Improvement
Association Ends It's conven-
tion This Week at
St. Paul.
} STEAMBOAT RIDE
River Was SO Low That the Dele
gates Did Not Have the
Pleasure Of a Boat
Excursion.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 14-The
ninth annual convention of the Upper
Mississippi River Improvement Asso-
citation concluded its deliberations and
adjourned, foregoing its cherished
plan OF enjoying steamboat excur-
sion on the Father of Waters Such
an outing was decided on some
months ago. but upon convening the
members found there is SO little wa
ter in the big channel at st. Paul
that even the small launches are hav-
ing trouble with the bars, and the big
boats are entirely out of commission.
While at number of points there is
still clear six foot channel, the in
tervening stretches where there prac-
tically is no water have made naviga-
tion utterly impossible, and the ex-
cursion boats are laid UP waiting for
rains to fill the river bed again.
Il hope the delegates will take this
object lesson to heart said Presi-
dent Thomas wilkinson
The convention adopted series of
strong resolutions, in which the fol.
lowing points were given marked en-
phasis:
That the use of the Mississippi
river for carriage Of freight com
mensurate with future of production
and exchange requires a foot chan
mel from st. Paul to ST. Louis; ample
| terminal and adequate facilities fol
handling freight and craft which will
insure satisfactory freight service
That it is the duty of municipalities
along the river to see that such ter
minals and landings are provided
That it is the duty of Mississippi
valley shippers to encourage construc
tion of modern craft and to use the
river route If possible, no matter how
small the cargo.
That five citizens be appointed al
each principal shipping point along the
upper river to further the work of the
association in efforts to have the
river improved for navigation.
That an educational campaign be in
augurated at once to include public
meetings at principal shipping point.
along the river, and a general propa
ganda through the press.
That the reservoir system of ths
upper Mississippi be indorsed and tina
reservoirs at headquarters of all ou
rivers be advocated as a means of de
veloping waterways.
That st. Pauls policy of harbor i'm
provement be commended, and tha
4 through the construction of an enlarg
| ed harbor and a new station there ar
splendid opportunities for cooperation
between water and rail to the advant
age of the entire northwest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
CHILDREN NOT
SPANKED ENOUGH
Professor Hall Believes That a Few
More Llci<s Would Make
BETTER Citizens

GREELEY, Colo, July 14.-Ameri-
can children are not suffici ntly
spanked, declared Dr. G. Stanley Hall,
president of Clark university, Worces-
ter, Mass, in an address here.
Il do not believe in too much fog
ging, but it should not be abolished,
he asserted. Americans protect their
children too much, and it makes them
precocious and disrespectful. A little
slapping now and then re-enforces the
moral purposes of the child"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
SOMETHING IS
GOING TO HAPPEN
Excitement at Newark Over the Re-
cent Lynching Has Not Yet
~ Died Down
2 Completely.
/ ID ARE IN CUSTODY
New Sheriff Is Worried for Fear The
People May Try to Lib
crate His
Prisoners
4 ARE IN CUSTODY

COLUMBUS, Ohio. July 14.-Fol-
lowing the receipt of tip that sensa-
tional developments would come tod "
in the recent mob outrages, Assistant
Attorney General Miller left here for
Newark, Ohio, today.
1t is said that detectives who ming
led with the mob which lynched
Etherington, are prepared to furnish a
long list of names of citizens who
were in the crowd
The new sheriff is fearful that an
effort will be made to remove the Ia
prisoners in the Licking county jail
and arrangements are being made
with a neighboring sheriff to take care
of them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
aInols Legislation Bribery Investiga-
tlon Reaches Out for the
Big Leader Of the
Democrats.
THE TELEPHONE RECORD
Subpoena Issued to Find Out Who
Did the Long Distance Talk.
Ing From Spring
field.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July 1.-THE
name Of Roger Sullivan, democratic
national committeeman from Illinois,
Is drawn into the legislative bribery
Investigation as a result Of action tak-
en- by States Attorney Burke. It be-
came known the states attorney had
issued subpoena for the long-distanee
records of the Central Union Te'e-
phone company, which would LOW
conversation between Attorney Them
as Dawson and prominent men said
to be allied with the Sullivan wing
Of the democratic party. When the
subpoena was served on the telephone
company the states attorney was told
the records of such conversations
we're SO numerous that it would be i'm
possible to get them all together to
turn over to the states attorney un-
til tomorrow.
The appearance, June 23, Of Repre-
sentative Johnson Lawrence Of Polo
was the real beginning of the new lead
opened by States Attorney Burke.
Before the grand jury, Lawrence de.
clared Dawson was not his attorney,
but after close questioning, admitted
he had been advised as to his rights
by former Senator Dawson, and re-
fused to answer a number of queries
put to him by the states attorney and
members of the jury. Determined to
ascertain IL possible. who was -e'
sponsibIe for Dawson being here
States Attorney Burke, the following
day, started a secret investigation
A subpoena was issued for the tele-
phone records OF the st. Nicholas
Hotel, at which place Dawson was a
guest. The books of the hotel show.
ed Dawson had conversation with John
j. Mclaughlin, Roger Sullivan's right.
hand man; Benny Mitchell and At
torneys P. H. O'Donne'l and w. s.
Forest, both of whom appeared for the
defense in the Chicago trial of Lee
ONeil Browne, indicted for bribery In
connection with the election of VIII
liam Lorimer to the United States
senate
During the investigation carried or
by Mr.. Burke witness was fount
who overheard part Of a conversation
carried on between Dawson and Nc
Laughlin during the time that Senator
John Broderick OF Chicago was IL
Springfield for the purpose OF givint
bond on a bribery indictment. Attor
ney Burke, 1t is said. had indictments
drawn against Mclaughlin, Sullivan
0'Donnell and Forest, but they were
never voted on, as the grand jur.
took recess.
The names of other we'll known Sui
Ivan democrats are also brought int
the inquiry. The records of the tele
phone exchange show Dawson had con
rersations with Frank J. Quinn o
Peoria. sullivan leader, and Repre-
sentative Thomas German Of Peoria
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
HEMsTITCHED THE
FARMERS LIVER
Remarkable Surgical Operation and
the Man is Recovering in Spite
of All Predictions.

RICHMOND, VA. July 14.-Daniel
MCGOWAN, a farmer, who several
weeks ago was run over by his wag-
on when he fell from the seat and
thus had his liver cut and mashed
into three separate pieces, will leave
Johnston Willis hospital here for
his home in a few days.
The physicians regard his recovery
as most remarkable. In the operation
following the accident the pieces OF
liver were found connected only by
ligaments. Stitches were taken tc
join them and the man improved
against all prediction.
MCGOWAN says he told the sur
geons when he regained conscious
ness that "the only way to kill al
Irishman was to cut off his head
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
BODY FOUND
in The CELLAR
London Murder Mystery on Which
the Scotland Yard Officials
are Working Mighty
Hard.
AMERICAN HAS FL
Or. crippcn is Charged With na
Killed His Talented Wife
and Buryins Tho
| Remains.
AMERICAN HAS FL :

/
LONDON. July 14.-Scotland Yards
officials are bending every effort to
locate DR.. HALEY Crippen, AN Ameri-
can dentist, who disappeared last Sat
urday. The body OF w~man, sup
posed to be that of his wife, who was
formerly Belle Elemore, a noted sing
er, was found last night, buried in the
cellar of their home, No. 39 Hilldrop
Crescent, Islington, on the outskirts of
London.
1t was officially announced this af-
ternoon that Crippen has been charged
with murder and mutilation and that
the police all over the world are look
4 ing for him.
He is said to have fed with another
woman. The police have been unable
Ito identify the decomposed body found
in the cellar. A short time after Mrs.
Crippen disappeared in February, a
notice appeared In the papers that she
had died abroad.
Belle Elemore was born in Phila-
delphia, of Polish parents, who had
fled to the United States from persecu-
ton by the Russians. She inherited
some money and title. She was sent
abroad and educated and became a
great singer. She married Crippen in
Philadelphia and they went abroad to
| live.
/ Two coffins were taken to the Grip
pen home by the police and under
/ takers. 1t is said that another corpse
has been found The case is yelled in
mystery.
Mrs. Crippen was thirty-four years
old and her husband was seven years
her senior. The Star declares that
Crippen told neighbors that his wife
had gone away, after she disappeared
Later she was said to have died at
/ a watering place. 1t developed this
afternoon that the Music Hall Ladies
a guild of which Mrs. Crippen was sec
retary, received letter supposedly
from her. stating that she was goins
/ to America.
4 The police charge that Cripper
forged the letter after killing his
wife.
| The London police are confiden'
that before night they will have ar
rested DR.. Crippen. He was seen neal
his office at noon today and then dis
appeared. All outgoing boats are
watched and New York officials are
asked to search all vessels which lef
England since the discovery of ths
body.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
Mrs. WiIIbrock Got Her Pistol Into
Action Too Quick for the
Man lio Threatened
Her.
KILLED
HIM
They Were Friends Before She Mar
red, But He Began to Both
err Her After
wards.

ST. LOUIS, July 14.-Because Mrs.
Lille Willbrock, aged 81, was quick
er on the draw than Thomas Thomp-
son, he is dead, and Mrs. Willbrock
and her husband are held by the po-
lice today.
Mrs. Willbrock shot Thompson
twice last night She and Thompson
were friends before her marriage.
Since that time Thompson had given
her a great deal of trouble. She said
that he called last night and started
some trouble over some old pictures
"He made motion for his hip
pocket, but was quicker on the draw
and got him. she said.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
celle is Arrested.

NEW YORK, July 14.-Indicted by
the federal authorities on a charge
of perjury, Louis A. Celle. the mil
lionaire speculator, was arrested by a
United States marshal The alleged
perjury was committed in the case
brought against himself and brother
to prevent their return to Washington.
He vas indicted in the District OF
Columbia for violation of the national
bucket shop law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
SUSPENSION OF
ALL R. R. TARIFFS
Held Up for Four Months Until They
Can be Given an
Investigation

WASHINGTON, July 14.-The inter.
state commerce commission today an
nounced it's intention to suspend all
tariffs making general freight rate ad-
vances, pending investigation as to
the reasonableness of the advances.
1t Is expected that the suspensions
will be for 100 days from the date
named in the tariffs.
TIE decision affects the increased
rates which were postponed after the
famous white house conference be-
twen Taft and the railway presidents.
as well as rates in other parts of the
country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
Pinckot Packino.

CHICAGO. July 14-Charges that
the program for the National Conserv-
alton congress has been packed by the
Pinchot faction, is being thrashed out
today in conference at the Congress
hotel here, which may lead to re-
moval of the September meeting from
St Paul to Kansas City or Denver.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
Insured Against Assassination.

NEW YORK, July 14.--Having is
sued insurance papers covering prac-
tically every conceivable risk, Lloyds
Of London have insured Russell f Hop
kins against assassination. The young
millionaire convinced the company
that he had no enemy in the world,
but wanted the insurance
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
SMitchman Killed.

DAVENPORT. July IA John Nc
Donald, a switchman for the Rock Is
land road, in the yards of this city,
was struck on the head by swing
ing car door and almost instantly
killed He resided in Rock Island.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
Ria one In Portland.


PORTLAND, Ore, July 14.-Seven
city blocks have been burned over at
an early hour today by a fire
which started in the exposition build
ing. The loss will be about $1,000
600.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
1t started at / o'clock and within a
few minutes the old exposition was in
flames and 200 horses In the building
were burned.
The fire caught in row of apart
ment buildings. which were destroyed.
The flames leaped to automobile row,
DESTROYING the Studebaker Auto build
ing. Men were sleeping there and it
is not known whether they all escaped
or not.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
LockIaw Was fatal.

(, DAVENPORT, July 14.-Clarence
reese, the 14-year-old son Of Mr.. and
mrs y. T. B. Reese, of this city, died as
M ,ne result of lockjaw, the after ef.
.scfs Of wound received on the 4th
nom a blank cartridge, which explod
g in his hand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
Woman Went Insane.

IOWA CITY, July 14.-Mrs. Will
liam Cline, aged fifty, went violently
insane and tried to kill the cabman
who was carrying her trunk. She
was placed before the insane COM
missioners and committed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
THE WEATHER.
(Until 7 D. m. Friday.)

VUHtII p. III. FTIuayJ
For Keokuk and vicinity: Generally
fair weather, except probably thunder
storms tonight or Friday; continued
warm.
For Iowa: Generally fair weather,
except probably thunder storms east
portion tonight or Friday
For Illinois: Generally fair, except
probably local thunder storms north
portion tonight or Friday; continued
warm.
For Missouri: Generally fair tonight
and Friday; continued warm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
Fire Adjoining the Morrison Made
the Two Hundred and FIFTY
Guests Believe Their
Time Was Up.
BIG PORTLAND BLAZE
Fire Started in Old Exposition Build
ing and Swept Over Seven
Of the City
Blocks.

CHICAGO, July 1.-Two hundred
and fifty guests at the Hotel Morrison
were thrown into a panic early today
when fire ragged in an adjoining build
ing. The damage was small.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
Weather Conditions.

The pressure conditions have
changed but little, field Of high pres.
sure covering the eastern and south.
eastern portion Of the country, and
the pressure continuing low in the
northwest.
These conditions have caused rfs.
ing temperature from the Mississippi
valley westward, with high day TEN.
perature in the northern mountain re.
gion, and there have been scattered
light showers in the Dakotas, Nebras-
ka and eastern Kansas, extending to
central Iowa.
There have also been local rains
on the western gulf, and in the lower
Mississippi valley and Tennessee,
heavy rain falling at Knoxville.
Conditions are favorable for local
thunder showers in this section to-
night or Friday, and continued warm
weather.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-14
River BuIIetisx
KEoKUK, July IA.
Local Observations.

INEOINOIA, july II.
Bar. Their Wind Weather
13, Z p. M. 9O.SS 50 S Clear
Ia. Z a. M. 2997 II Sc PIT, cdy.
River above low water of 1864: 9
tenths.
Change in twenty-four hours: Fall
of tenth.
July 13.--Mean temperature, 73 de-
grees; maximum, S5; minimum, 81.
River Forecast.
The river will remain nearly sta
tionary, or fall slowly.
FRED o. GOSEWIsCH,
u Observer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29
weather Indications.

Chicago, April 29.-Forecast for
Kansas: Fair tonight and Saturday
Colder tonight and in the east portion
of the state Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29

Swope's body was not tampered with
until an autopsy was made on it,
Seven days after Miss Georgia Camp
ton, a seansstress, left the .Swope house
Thanksgiving week, she testified, she
was attacked by typhoid fever.
Lenora Copridge. colored girl Whc
the defense asserts. worked in the
Swope house after she had developed
typhoid fever, admitted in her testi-
mony that she often drank water from
the family cooler.
did your mother continue to cook
in the Swope house for several days af-
ter you were taken iu?' asked Mr.,
Walsh on cross-examination.
"She did replied the girl.
The girl said she knew practically
nothing about the condition of vaults
on the property.
Delay became imminent when at
moor William Beebe a juror. was called
TO the bedside of his dying wife. Re
ports from the local hospital in which
she is confined were that she would
probably live but a few hours.
Mr. Beebe was accompanied to the
hospital by a deputy marshal. Court
was adjourned until 2 o'clock this af-
ternoon. If at that time Mrs. Beebe's s
condition is so critical as to require
the presence of her husband at her bed
side. the adjournment will be extended.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29

fee. Mr.. Roosevelt expressed hearty
thanks for th- cordial reception which
he received
The press OF Belgium with the ex-
press exception of the ultra-Catholic
organs which have reserved comment
is enthusiastic over Mr. Roosevelt.
manifesting much pride in what he
said about the future of the country
last night that the only picture in the
private apal tment of the late King
Leopold, excepting those of the royal
family, was one of himself. During his
stay in Brussels Mr.. Roosevelt had a
brief conversation with M. Renkin,
minister of the colonies, concerning
Belgian Congo.
Col. Roosevelt met King Albert of
Belgium on his arrival here and they
exchanged cordial greetings, later driv
ing together from the Brussels exposi-
tion to Laaken palace, and spending an
hour in the garden.
The Belgian people gave Col and
Mrs Roosevelt and their children a
American embassy and reception for
the American colony, Col. Roosevelt
visited the exposition. and his appear
ance there was marked by a double
demonstration for himself and the king
His passage down the broad avenue
Louise, where there was a liberal dis
play of American flags, was accom-
panied by continual cheers.
Inc Sale Lies E0LGS, Wl6f6 the for
mer president spoke was packed to the
doors and several thousand persons
were unable to gain admission.
King Albert entered the hall taking
his place on a gilded red cushioned
chair Immediately below the front of
the stage The crowd applauded Justify
as the king entered. but the outburst was
mild compared with the roar which
greeted Mr.. Roosevelt a moment later.
the king joining in the applause. Mr..
Roosevelt discussed the problems of
covering much the same
ground as in his Sorbonne lecture He
Insisted upon the necessity of the de-
of the ordinary qualities,
work, honesty and morality. He de-
clared a great genius might become a
great enemy of the people. Woe to the
he exclaimed, (which puts it's
trust in genius, military or other type.
rather than in the high average char
acter of the ordinary Citizen
He concluded amidst intense enthusi-
asm with a tribute to the monarch
seated before him.
II congratulate you that at the out
set of a new reign which 1 am sure will
be fraught with all possible benefits,
there should come as a herald and
augury of triumph in the future this
great demonstration of the extraordi-
nary activities and abilities of the
Belgian people.
Mr.. Roosevelt did not mention the
Congo either directly or indirectly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29
DRAW SPECIAL VENIRE.
Case Of Heike, Sugar Trust Agent, to
Come Up in New York.

New York. April ga special
panel of talesmen will be drawn to
furnish a jury for the trial on May 10
of the men indicted with Charles r.
Heike, secretary of the American
Sugar Refining company, for conspir-
acy to defraud the government out OF
customs duties on sugar importations-
The men Indicted with Heike are
Ernest w. Gerbracht. former superin-
tendent of the Havemeyer & EldOra
refinery in Brooklyn; James F. Ben
dernagel, former cashier of the same
refinery; Harry Walker. assistant dock
superintendent, and James F. Halligan,
ir. and Jean Voelker, former assistant
Weighers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29
A BOY LOBBYIST.
He Argues Before United States Senate
Committee on Commerce.

Washington, April 29.-Gray bearded
members of the senate committee on
commerce listened with respectful at
tention yesterday to the arguments of
a 13-year-old boy in knickerbockers
whose head barely topped the table
which separated him and his dignified
auditors.
The youthful orator was William E.
D. Stokes, jr., of New York, and his
telephony. He is president of the
Junior Wireless club of America. Linn
tied, and he is opposed to certain feat
ures of the Depew bill, which provides
for government regulation of wireless
telegrap ply.
his organization were amateur wireless
telegra piers, all of tender years. He
told the committee that the boys fav-
ored a nominal license fee for wireless
operators, the license to be revocable
for malpractice"
The boy lobbyists voice was youthful
but his words were those of a grown
smiled broadly at hearing him roll
fluently from his tongue the polysyl-
Liable technical branches of his craft.
However, they paid respectful atten-
tion to his arguments and appeared i'm
pressed by what he said.
When he had finished his argument
against the bill the boy turned prophet
He said that in ten years it would tie
possible for persons on land to COM
municate with distant points by wire
less.
IF a man has an automobile break
down 25 miles from home, ten years
from now.'' he said, '-all he will have to
call up his butler, and tell him he will
not be home to dinner"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29
TO PROBE WATCH TRUST
Government to Begin Prosecution Un-
der sherman Act Soon.

New York. April 29.-After several
months of quiet investigation by gov
ernment agents. it was announced to-
day that formal inquiry into charges
that there is a combination among
watch case manufa cturers in violation
Of the Sherman antitrust case act will
be begun at once. witnesses from sew
eral states will appear and testify.
Treasury agents have been gathering
evidence for some time and special ac-
countants have been at work to pave
the way for the inquiry. Some of the
largest companies will be asked to pro-
duce their books.