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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
COMMITTEE REPORT
MAY BE DELAYED
Balineer-Pincho Matter May Hang
Over Until the First Cold
Wave.

rcate CITY Leased Wire Service.l
MINNEAPOLIS Mimi, Sept s.
Paul Sleman. of Washington, secre-
tary of the Ballinger-Pinc investi-
cation committee, arrived at the West
Hotel tonight to prepare for the
meeting of the committee Monday.
Sleman says that so far as he knows
only three of the members will be
present. Senator Elihu Root of New
York has been in Europe and sailed
August so for home. Senator P.
Flint of California, is now in Europe.
Senator Knute Nelson, who is chair
man of the committee said tonight
on his arrival here from his home at
Alexandria, that The committee may
not give its decision to the public un-
til congress meets in December.
THAT is one of the things to be de-
termlned' said the senator. Some
think the committee has no right to
make a report until congress is in
session, and ii is possible that such
a decision will be made
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
SOFT COAL DUST
rs MOST DANGEROUS
Declared to be More Deadly Than
Fire Damp in the
Mines
LCaLn c,itv I.nnsed Wire Servi,

fC.ate CITY Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON. Sept. 3.-The first
finding of the new bureau of mines
was made public today in the form
of statement declaring that bitumi-
nous coal dust is more deadly than
fire damp and is responsible for most
of the great mine disasters which
have occurred in the country. The
announcement was made by George
s. Rice, chief mining engineer of the
bureau, who has been conducting ex-
periments at the Pittsburg testing
station.
Fire damp, according to Rice, car
ries its own warning. Whenever gas
is present, in mine in dangerous
quantities, blue flame rises from
the safety lamp to notify the miner,
but coal dust though visible, does
not attract attention until present in
large quantities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
SHOULD BE ABLE
TO HANDLE IT
Stock and Bond Commission Under
New Railroad Law Has
Been Named. :.

TGate City Leased Wire Seryice.]
BEVERLY, Mass. Sept. 3.-The per.
sonnel of the stock and bond com
mission created by the new railroad
law of the last session of congress
to examine into the question of prop.
er legislation for the supervision OF
issuing stocks and bonds by inter
state steam railways was announced
at the executive Offices here tonight
President Taft has received accept
ances from the following:
Chairman, President Arthur T. Had.
ley, of Yale University.
Frederick ,Judson, of st. Louis. au
thor OF several books On law.
Frederick Strauss, member of the
firm of Seligman and Co.. New York
Walter l.. Fisher, of Chicago, at
torney for the city of Chicago in the
settlement of the Chicago traction
dispute.
Prof. B. H. Meyer of Madison, Wis
Professor OF political economy at the
University of Wisconsin, chairman OF
ate Wisconsin railway commission,
expert special agent for the census
bureau and interstate commerce com
mission. in charge of the valuation of
railways and we'll known author on
railroad subjects.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
ALMOST CYCLONE
and CLOUDBURSI.
Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and Okla
homa Are Drenched Last
Night by Fierce
Storm.
MUCH DAMAGE DONE
Telephone and Telegraph Service is
Crippled so Real Extent of
Loss Cannot be
Learned.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.]
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. g.
Peaches and the apple crop in south
west Missouri and southeast Kansas
are believed to have suffered heavy
damage tonight when a terrific wind
storm bordering almost on a cyclone
swept the territory south of here
The wind storm accompanied
by much electricity first ap-
peared near Coffeyville and
eastward Carthage, Missouri, be-
ing the farthest east that any dam
age was reported Considerable dam
age was done to property while the
cities in the path of the storm are
cut off from either telegraph or tele-
phone communication.
Fire caused by lightning during the
storm destroyed the Amphi theatre -.
Fort Scott, Kansas, entailing a loss
of 100000
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
Paymaster With Bag of $4,000 Was
Murdered as Was Also the
Man Driving the
Buggy.
THE ROBBERS ESCAPED
Brutal and Daring Holdup In cNlIIz-
ed Community Along
Lonely Wooded
Drive.

rGate City Leased Wire service.1
HUDSON, N. Y, Sept. 3.-An armed
posse with bloodhounds, led by Sher-
IN Payne and Deputy Sheriff Jeffords.
are tonight securing the mountains
and palisades of Columbia county for
five masked bandits who today held
up and killed Dent Fowler. aged "a.
paymaster of the Atlas Brick Co..
and his driver, George Ragsdale. a
negro, and escaped with $4,000 In gold
and currency.
The crime, rivaling in daring the
most noted stick up of the wild
west" has aroused the quiet country
side and the police officials Of New
burg, Poughqeepsie, Haverstraw and
neigboring towns have been requested
to keep sharp lookout for the five as
sassins.
Fowler was the son of Everett Fow-
ltr, president of the Havrestraw Bank.
He has been employed for some
time as the paymaster at the big Atlas
Brick company, near Hudson. paying
the hundreds of men and having
weekly payroll of $4,000. The company
kept its account in a bank at New
burg. He returned today with Sc 900
In an oxford bag. He was met at the
depot here by Ragsdale, driving an
open buggy. There is but one stretch
of wooded road on the way from the
depot to the brick plant and the rob-
bers selected this for the crime.
The employees of the brick plant
/ heard number of shots and short
time later Ragsdale's horse, drawing
an open buggy, dashed into the yards.
/ The lap robe was covered with blood
A number of men rushed up the road
| They found Fowler unsconcious and
Ragsdale dead lying at the side of the
1 road. Ragsdale had been shot in the
neck, chest and abdomen with a.
calibre revolver bullets.
Fowler had a gaping wound in the
/ chest. Fowler was rushed to the hos
pital. He was placed on the operating
table and given strong stlmulants un-
der which he recovered sufficiently
/! to tell of his experience.
Fowler declared that when within
/ rev HunuTeQ ydTQS OIL Une DrlCK pldnC,
! five men, masked and armed, sprang
out of the woods. Two of them with
revolvers drawn, grasped the bride
while all levelled their weapons and
ordered Fowler and Ragsdale to throw
| up their hands.
Ragsdale, however. lashed up his
! horse and tried to ride down the men
at the bride. All five men fired, three
of the bullets taking effect and the
negro pitched forward out of the bug
gy, dead.
Fowler leaped at the man nearest
him A bullet took him square in the
/ chest while he was in the air. He
| could remember nothing further
Sheriff Payne and a large posse was
/ soon on the scene and surrounded the
woods, but the bandits had made their
escape.
4 Fowler said that he could iden-
/ tify none of his assailants, as all wors
masks. Fowler died at $50 tonight.
/ his body was sent to Havrestraw,
his home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
FAILS TO CLIP
THE MILE RECORD
De Palma Tries to go Faster Than
s5 Seconds in an Au.
tomobIe.

TGate City Leased Wire Servce1
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Sept. 3.-De-
spite the indications of rain, large
crowd witnessed the opening of the
Indianapolis motor speedway meet
this afternoon. In trials for the mile
record Ralph DePalma, failed to low.
er Barney Oldfield's time of 35:6S.
DePalma's time was 3S:64.
The feature of the day was the
free for all 100 miles.
1t was won by Hearn in a Eenz
twelve cylinder; knight in West
colt was second; Harroun in a Mar
mon, third and Livingston in Ma
tional fourth. Time, one hour, %
minutes, l second.
Event 2-F'ive miles, won by En-
mons in Herreshoff.
Event 3-Five mile-Edmunds Cole
80 first.
Event 4-Five miles-Harroun
Marmon won.
Event 5-Five miles Aitkin, Ma
tional won
Event Give miles-Aitkin, Ma
tional won.
Event Free for all-fve miles.
Hearne, Benz, first.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
PREDICT THAT
ROBERT WILL WIN
La Toilette is Thought to Be in Nc
Danger in the Wisconsin
Primaries.

tGate CITY Teased Wire Service
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 3.-Sup.
porters of United States Senator Robt.
M. La Toilette in Wisconsin, say to-
night that Fighting Bob" will be re
nominated at the end of the state wide
primaries Tuesday by two to one
vote over his opponent, Samuel A.
Cook, the millionaire paper manufac-
turer. The lowest estimate of the
total vote in Wisconsin is 100000
Many estimate the total from 225,000
to 25O,000. The race for the Wiscon-
sin gubernatorial, promises to be close.
Five candidates for the republican
nomination are in the race. four who
claim membership in the progressive
element.
Captain VIM. Mitchell, millionaire
automobile manufactures, is making
the race on the county option plat
form. The real progressive candidate
is Francis McGovern, former district
attorney of Milwaukee county. Nc
Govern is popular from his record and
graft prosecutiaons. The fight is re-
garded as between McGovern and Sen
ator Fairchild candidate of the stand
pat element.
McGovern's nomination is generally
forecasted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
National Conservation Congress
Which Opens Tomorrow Morning
in St. Paul is Scheduled
for First Clash.
TAFT VS.. ROOSEVELT
State Ownership of Waterpowers
Will be the Question Which
Will Cause the
Excitement.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.]
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 3.-A cat
and a dog time, that's what the ma
tional conservation congress which
opens in st. Paul Monday morning
promises to be.
Taft versus Roosevelt was the line.
lup. The clash of their policies Is in.
evitable.
Taft has declared for state own
ership of waterpowers. Roosevelt
has declared against them
Taft praised Reed Smootes senst.
bill which provides that water pow
ers shall be turned over to the
states.
Roosevelt declares that state
rights" is cry that is started by
the interests.
Taft is placed with the state rights
conservationists.
Roosevelt is a federal conserva-
zionist.
Taft speaks the first Say; wheth-
er or not he touches on the question
of state right, will not matter for he
has already declared himself.
Clifford Pinchot will lead the fed
eral control element, which includes
most of the officers of the conserva-
tion association, all of the progress
sives, including Gov. Stubbs, of Kan
sas, Francis Heney of San Francisco,
Henry Knox Smith, Gov. Hadley, of
Missouri
Senator Reed Smoot will lead the
states rights element, when the
question of water power is consider
ed. He is backed by the governors OF
nine northwestern states and by 135
delegates which those governors have
appointed to the congress.
Elaborate preparations have been
made to safeguard President Taft
and Mr.. Roosevelt during their visits
to the twin cities Joseph w. Murphy
of Boston and Frank w. Sommer, to-
day reached the Twin Cities and con
ferred with Gov A. G. Eberhart, Col.
Paul Doty and others relative to the
plans for safeguarding the distin-
guished visitors. Fifteen detectives
from some of the largest cities in the
country today reported to Chief Po-
lice O'Connor of st. Paul. and were
assigned to their posts for Monday
and Tuesday.
At no time since Roosevelt's return
from Europe, have his ideas and
those of President Taft been so di-
rectly opposed as they are on the
conservation matter There is good
reason to believe that this congress
will be the first direct open and
public clash between their policies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
SIMILAR TO
THE KEoKUK PLAN
Ma Parade in Chicago on Labor Day
But Big Picnic and Field
Meet

TGate city Leased Wire Servicel
CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Labor day
will be paradeless holiday Monday.
Instead of the countless thousands
that have marched on previous days,
there have been arranged a series of
races and field meet at the old Haw-
thorne race track under the manage.
ment of the various unions business
agents, while in another part of the
city. there will be an old fashioned
basket picnic with an oratorical ac-
compartment.
President Fitzpatrick. of the Chi
cago Federation of labor decided
that a parade was too costly.
The races at Hawthorne are to, be
as close revival of old racing days
as possible, running and steeple
chasing, but of the betless variety
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
Are With the Sport.

fGate Citr Lea sod Wirc Services
WHEELING, w. Va, Sept 3. =
Friends of Patsy Garvin. the we'll
known sporting man who has been
held to the grand jury, charged with
murder in the first degree for the kill
ing of a negro porter, whom he killed
Tuesday afternoon. have rallied to
his assistance and already over s2,-
600 has been subscribed to be used
for his defense. The subscription was
only started this morning. and it is
expected that several thousand dollars
will be raised before the close of the
coming week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
Postum Man is After the Labor
Union and Wants to Annhilate
The American
Federation.
THERE'S A REASON
Recent Agreement Causes Foe Of the
Union to Start Court Proceed.
Against Organized
Labor.

fGate CITY Leased Wire Service.l
ST. LOUIS Sept. &C. w. Post OF
Battle Creek, Mich, twenty five times
a millionaire, is expected to come to
st. Louis Sunday to back fight for
the annihilation of union labor as ex
emplified in the American Federation
of Labor.
Tht opening gun of his fight was fired
this afternoon when suit was filed in
the Federal District court to restrain
peace pact between the Bucks Stove
and Range Co., and the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor.
Judge Smith Mcpherson at Red Oak
Monday morning, will issue an injunc
ton, it is said, restraining the cary
ing out of the CLOSED shop" agree
ment entered into six weeks ago al
Cincinnati
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
TAFT LEAVES
FOR ST. PAUL
Members of Ananias Club Are Awak
ened Just Before Train Pulls
Out.

rCiatc citv Leased Wire Service
BEVERLY, Mass, Sept. S.-Before
leaving for st. Paul this afternoon,
President Taft awoke members If the
Ananias club of the past administra-
ton by labelling as untrue story,
given extensive circulation in num-
Der of newspapers. that he had criti-
cised new nationalism" of his prede-
cessor in office, Col. Roosevelt.
AS published, the story declared the
executive had told friend that 1T
would be necessary to revise the con
stitution before the Roosevelt doctrine
could be put into operation" and that
two of the planks in the reform plat
form, child labor law and compre-
hensive workmen's compensation act,
We're unconstitutional.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
Taft and Hughes Together.

fGate Citv Leased Wire Service1
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept g.
President Taft rode tonight with Gov
ernor Hughes of New York from Pitts
field to Albany The president is on
his way to the conservation congress
in the Twin Cities. Whether the chief
justiceship was discussed is not
known, but the impression is that it
was. It was certain that the two dis
cussed the New York political situa-
tion very freely.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
STRIKERS ARE
IN BAD SHAPE
Living in Tents With Nothing to Eat
Since Eviction From Company


rGate City Leased Wire Servicel
PITTSBURG, Pa. Sept. 3.-The
strike in the Irwin and Greenburg
coal fields where nearly 10000 min
ers and their families who have
been evicted from company houses
since the beginning on March / are
now living in tents on the verge of
starvation took serious turn late
this afternoon when several wealthy
operators from the district, follow
ing a meeting held declared that
there is no strike in the district and
that there will be no arbitration.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
Wilson Withdraws.
[Gate CITY Ieased wire Sc,

GGate City Leased Wire Service.l
SEATTLE Wash. Sept. 3.-Former
U. S. Senator John L. Wilson, formal
ly announced his withdrawal from
the race for the republican nomina,
tion for the United States senator
from Washington today.
Wilson'S announcement came as a
result of several days conference.
and the suggestion of party leaders
throughout the country, including it
is said, the president of the United
States, that discord be averted as
much as possible, was not unexpect.
ed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
shot the Constable.

TGata Citv LEASED Wire Service
HUNTINGTON w. Va, Sept. g.
While passing hotel in Williamson,
w Va. tonight, David Howell, a con-
stable. was shot and killed by an un-
known person who fred from an up
stairs hotel window. Since being in
Office it is said he has killed three
men. No arrests have been made.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
PERHAPS Clock Was Fast.

rGate civ ased Wire Servce.l
WHEELING, w. Va. Sept, EN-
ragged that his wife did not have supper
ready when he returned home from
work tonight, Theodore Miner, mill
worker drew a revolver and instantly
killed her. Turning the still smoking
weapon to his breast, he fired two
shots, fatally wounding himself His
life is despaired of tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
Reports Becoming Alarming.

rGate CITY Lnase1 Nire Service1
ST. LOUIS, Sept. S.-Wire com
munication was cut off from West
Liberty, Carthage and Joplin. all
Missouri cities and Fort Scott, Kansas
and Coffeyville, Kansas, at midnight.
1t is feared great property damage
and perhaps loss of life has been suf-
fered at these points.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
Storm Was General.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 3.-An cleo
trical storm accompanied by heavy
downpour Of rain late tonight ex-
tended over Missouri, Arkansas, Okla
homa. and Kansas at Joplin, Mo-,
and Fort Smith, Ark, the rainfall
amounted to cloudburst. according
to dispatches. The sharp electrical
disturbance almost demolished tele-
graph and telephone service.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
DENEEN DENIES
CHARGE OF GRAFT
Issues Statement Defending the
Game Commission Of His
State.
rGate CT 1 .eased 1virn ser,.lne

fGate C'tv leased Wire Servlce.1
SPRINGFIELD H., Sept Gov.
Charles S. Deneen tonight issued a
statement in the form of letter to
Robert Catherwood president of the
civil service reform association of
Chicago in which he defends the
game commission against attacks by
the association and repudiates state
ments made in story in the Thurs
day mornings Tribune when makes
charges of graft in the commission.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04

tGate City Leased Wire Service.1
BOSTON, Sept. 3.-Though no rec
ords were broken at the opening of
the Boston-Harvard aerial meet here
this afternoon, the eyes of spectators
were treated 10 the sight of four
flying machines IN the air at one
time, and later thrilled by a 40 foot
fall taken by Clifford Harmon, mil
lionaire New York real estate man,
whose Farman biplane was smashed.
Down on the field as Ralph John
stone, Walter Brookins, Glenn Curtiss,
Claude Graham White, Charles F. Will
lard and Clifford Harmon cut up didos
in the air, was John T. Irowbridge.
who more than two generations ago
penned the world famous poem Oar
ius Green and His Flying Machine"
The gray haired patriarch sat in the
dressing tent astounded at the feats
of the men birds.
Yes" he said to the gathered
newspaper men, Il wrote years ago
quoting my Darius Green himself"
A short time later, Harmon took his
plunge to earth. Trowbridge was
greatly alarmed for fear Harmon had
been killed. When told that the
aviator was uninjured, Trow5ridge
chuckled
you remember the last line of Oar
ius Green. don't your Well. it says,
''the moral is take care how you
light
Ralph Johnstone In the new model
Wright machine remained in the air
1:20:13. ascending at 800 o'clock.
He made no effort for speed Before
Iohnstone came down. Walter Brook
ins went up in the old style Wright
machine. Charles Willard in Cur
tiss biplane following shortly.
Then Graham White in his famous
biplane took the air and for a time
the four machines were flying at once.
A steady drizzle was falling all the
time. When Willard descended, Cur
tiss went up. making tremendous
speed and flying at times under and
past the slower moving Wright ma
chimes
Later. after the rain ceased. Ora
ham White ascended in his Bleriot
monoplane, circling the field three
times in six minutes. 55 seconds,
much faster time than made by Cur
tiss.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
THE WEATHER.

CHICAGO, Sept. 3-weather fore
cast for Iowa, Illinois and Missouri:
Showers and probably thunder storms
Sunday and Monnday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
DARIUS GREEN
is INDICATED
Prophecy of 1s42 is Fulfilled and
Pioneer Aviator is Now Proven to
Have Been
Bright.
AUTHOR SEES AvIAToRs
John T. Trowbrdse Was Interested
Spectator Of the Aeroplane
Meet in Boston
Town.
Written by John t. Trowbridge in

Written by John t. Trowbridge in
1927
Darius was clearly of the opinion
tnat the air is also mans dominion
and that, with paddle or fin, or pinion
We sooner or later shall navigate
the azure as now we sail the sea.
The thing LOOKS simple enough to
me-and if you doubt it, hear how
Darius reasoned about it.
The birds can fly and why can't /!
Must we give in?" says he with a
grin. That the bluebird and phoebe
are smarter'n we be?"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04
Local observations

Sept. Bar Their Wind Weather
3 am j. 29,S1 63 S Foggy
8 I pm. i. 29.77 79 S Cldy
Rainfall for past "A hours hun
dredth.
River above low water of 1864 5
tenths.
Change in "a hours rise / tenth
Mean temperature, 60.
Maximum temperature. rs
Minimum temperature. 60.
FRED 2. GOSEWISCH,
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-04

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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-25

candlesticks. punch ladle, silver cans,
hard metal dishes, choice of four Of
my best young mares and geldingS.
and the gold watch with gold chain,
and may every blessing attend him,
the best, wisest and purest man I ever
knew An honOred official Of Prince
ton University wrote me a few days
ago: ITO say hat MacOn was OF
mediocre ability and meagre' educa-
ton is to cast discredit at least on
the judgment and discrimination OF
the State which so honored him" /
think the point is Well taken.
The suggestion hat q good name
was all he lett Is not true. He boldly
and ably confronted great problems OF
national HE on their political and
their moral sides. The truth and an
tegrlty OF his life, the sincerity of his
hoUSn n the nopIllty ana
greatness OF his character. have maze
1t easier tor every man who has lived
since his day to MAINTAIN the truth
and sound principles.
Mr.. Macon die June %, 1897. at
Buck Spring in the county of War
rem. In the 18th year of his age. and
was buried beside the wife whom he
mad loved and lost long ago. His
spirit has gone to its giver. His mem
DRY remalns as a benediction to he
people Of his and our beloved mother,
North Carolina"
l appropriate to him words that
were spoken Of another: He who has
been enabled, by the force OF his
talents and the example of his yir-
tues, to identify his own
with the solid interests and happiness
or MS country; he who has lived long
enough to stamp the impression of
MS own mind pon the age, and has
lett on record lessons of wisdom for
the study and Improvement of all
posterlty; he, ] say, attained All
that q truly good man aims at. and
all that a truly great man should
aspire TO. He has erected a monu-
fnent TO his memory in the hearts of
men. Their gratitude will
any, though it may be silently, breathe
lorth his praises; and the voluntary
homage paid to his nam will sneak
d language more Ineligible and more
universal than any epitaph inscribed
on Parlan marble. or any inapa
"roueht out by the c%unnine hands
or sculpture.'
THOMAS NJ. pITTMAN
henderson. N. G..