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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-19
Ice Gorge Has Broken and the Ohio
River Becomes Rolling Wall
Of Water 10 to 20 Feet
in Height.
HE FLEW FOR 48 MILES rHFa RAIN MELTED 11
Present Generation Never Saw Any.
thing Like the Ice Display
Along the Shores of
the River.

EVANSVILLE, IND, Jan. 19-
Creek, the pent-up food of the middle
Ohio River became a rolling wall Of
water, swelling the depth 10 to 20 feet
on the narrow passes of the river for
the first twenty-five miles of it's course,
and completely submerging the naked
land of the spread-out bayous in
less than an hour from the time it
first appeared.
Heavy damage is inevitable. Few
lives will be imperiled, for warnings
have been SO generally given out OF
the danger that all the bayou dwellers
have fed to the higher ground.
The greatest damage will occur to
farm houses, barns and cribs contain
ing hundreds of thousands of bushels
of corn or other grains. These build
ings can be stilted to level above
the highest known stage of water, but
no amount of anchorage could save
them against the shock Of pieces Of
ice large as houses borne on flood
current of seven miles an hour.
The soft but ceaseless rains of Mon
day and Monday night were too much
for the gigantic ice jam beginning at
Wolf Creek and lasting for seventy
! FIVE miles to the very outskirts OF
Louisville, Ky. Nature did what dyna-
mite. which the United States, by spe-
| cial appropriation of Congress, was go
ing to employ, would probably have
failed to do unless with many hours of
hard work, extremely hazardous for
the men who would have undertaken
it The reports from Leavenworth
today are that the flood danger there
is not past. The river there is higher
than three days ago, and it is still
rising. The river here continues TO
rise steadily as result of heavy rains
in the Green River valley. 1t will
reach So feet and pass the danger line.
The lowlands in this section are in
undated, but early warnings enabled
most farmers to remove their families
and live stock.
Long-distance telephone last night
brought news that the gorge is passing
Hawesville, KY. eight miles above
Evansville.
1t is piled up 40 to so feet high,
presenting sight never before wit
messed there by the present genera
ton.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 19.-Thou-
sands of persons living along the Ohio
river are today fearful of the ap-
preaching ice gorge that broke yester-
day and which is now sweeping down
stream.
Heavy rains in the central valley
are expected to cause another rise,
even if the ice pack food has spent its
force. Local river men say they ex-
pect the river to reach the flood stage
again. Today it is thirty-two feet and
still rising.
1t is stated authoritatively that the
loss will exceed $4,000. Several coal
barges have been lost.
! The river continues to rise and is
higher than it was Sunday. The Ray
mond fleet of steamboats, wa~ only
saved after heroic work by 200 men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-19
TWO CHILDREN AND
FATHER BURNED
House in Flames and Father Sacrificed
His Life in Trying to Save
The Girls.

BLuFFTON, IND, Jan. 19.-Two lit
tie girls lost their lives and the
father In trying to save them was fat
ally burned at an oil well twelve miles
west Of here.
The dead children are Mabel, aged
10, and Leota, aged 4, daughters Of
Eden James, an oil pumper. The
father awoke about 4 o'colck and
found the house in flames. He tried
to get into the room where the two
girls were asleep, but failed to do SO,
and was so badly burned about the
face and head that he will die Mrs.
James and two other children escaped
from the home without injury
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-19
Writer and His Wife Have Fallen Out
and Lawyers Will Fix up
Their Mode Of Liv.
ing.
WILL MAKE SETTLEMENT
Separation of the Couple Ends Ro-
nance Which Began With
Their Days of Child
hood.

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Mrs Richard
Harding Davis, wife of the war cor
respondent and writer, has engaged
counsel to represent her in matters
relating to the conditions under
which Mr.. and Mrs. Davis will in the
future live. This fact becomes known
definitely, although there was no in
timation of the nature of the turn the
personal affairs of Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
would take.
Mrs. Davis has retained the law firm
of Jerome G. Rand to give attention
to her part of settlement that has
been considered as inevitable for
some months.
1t is known that Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
have been living apart for almost
three years. She is now residing at
33 West SiXty-seventh street. while
Mr. Davis is making his home at the
Hotel Webster. There has been no
announcement as to their plans. Ap-
parently aware of the action of Mrs.
Davis in retaining counsel, Mr.. Davis
uStu lulI uSteu HIS sue Ol the case TO
George Young Bauchle.
The separation of Mr. and Mrs.
Davis ends romance that began with
the days of childhood. She was Miss
Cecil Clark, daughter of John M.
Clark of Chicago, who was president
of telephone company Miss Clark
was one of the popular younger girls
of her debutante days. She is a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-19
PIECES OF MAN
FOUND IN SNOW
Section Men Dug Remains of Train
Victim out of the Snow Banks
Along the Track.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Jan. 19.-Section
men dug out of the snow part of the
body of man killed by the Milwaukee
train east of Dubuque Saturday night.
His body was scattered along the
right of way. Part of The body was
found on the truck of the engine at
Savanna, H. The head is still MISS
ing. The body was well dressed bus
there is nothing to identify him. Evi-
dently he came from northern Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-19
Paulhan Makes Cross Country Flight
in His Aeroplane Which is
Thought to be the Best
One Yet.
Another Marvellous Airship Pert .
ance Which Adds to tie g
preston That the Air
Soon be Conquered.

Los ANGELES, CAL, Jan. 10
Louis Paulhan, in his Farman BIZ
plane made what aviation experts
here consider the most remarkable
cross-country fight in history
On the wings of wind that other
aviators hesitated long to face, the
little Frenchman rode from Aviation
Field to Lucky" Baldwin's ranch,
twenty-three miles away, circled the
old Santa Anita racetrack, and bucked
his way to his tent.
In all he covered an estimated dis
tance of 471s miles in / hour, 2 min.
utes, AZ As seconds. He went down
with the wind in 80 minutes and came
back against it in 33 minutes. When
he climbed out of his car he said that
his motor was as cool as when he
started.
President Courtland F. Bishop of
the Aero Club of America said last
night that he did not know of any
flight equal to Paulhan's. 1t is prob.
able that the prize OF $4,000 will 20
to him.
Panliian maintained an altitude OF
from I,Gco to 1000 feet on his way
over the valley. His highest point
w.'s 2,130 feet, as indicated by the
instrument in his car.
Urder him, speeding over country
trcsds.. were automobiles and men on
horseback and motor cycles, trying to
be near the machine should Paulhan
fall or have to descend. Mrs. Paul
har was in an automobile praying and
crying.
When Paulhan reached the grand
stand on his return he was mobbed.
The crowd broke through the barriers.
The aviator was lifted up and borne
over the field. His countrymen kissed
him and wept in joy.
Before the crowd had time to realize
it he came over their heads and point
ed the fat nose of his big white plane
toward the mountains.
He's off for the cross-country rec
ord of the world,' announced the meg.
aphone man, when Paulhan started.
For ten minutes the machine flew
onward and upward, straight toward
the snow line of the Sierra Madre
range. Old Badly Peak was the COM
pass point. 1t lay in shining white re-
lief against the sky.
Through the glasses Paulhan could
be seen rising above the haze and tax
ing trail, so it seemed, to the sum-
NIT. Soon he disappeared from sight.
AT O'Clock there was great shout
Some one had seen the plane. Soon
it come into sight. blown from it's out
ward course and on line with Mount
Wilson.
The machine loomed up more and
more distinctly and even the experts
watching and timing were surprised
at the speed with which it returned.
/ Mr.. Bishop figured that it would take
Paulhan twice as long to come back
against the wind as it had to go with
it, but the aviator had struck mild
er current in the high altitude and
was coming home on this.
Soon he was over the field and set
Ting gently The rush began. The
Frenchman stepped stiffly out of the
saddle and asked for cigar.
II will go twice as far some day"
/ he promised.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-19
Water Power.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 19-In
aid of proposed legislation affecting
the disposal of water power sites on
the public domain, Secretary Balinger
has temporarily withdrawn from all
forms of disposition the following
areas: 1923 acres along the Big Black
foot river, Montana 2,40S acres along
the Occur d'Alene river, Idaho; 100
acres along the Fresno river. Califor-
MIA; 1856 acres along the South
Platte river, Colorado.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-19
Banker Walsh Becomes Number 80 of
the Famous Club of Financiers
Who Wear Striped Suits
at Leavenworth.
TO s1RvE FIVE YEARS
Left Chicago at Six O'Clock Last Eve.
ming at the End of Wonderful
Career Which Started
as Newshoy.

CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 1s.-John R.
Walsh, seyenty-two years old, who be-
gan his business career as newsboy
and later controlled millions in banks,
railroads, newspapers and coal fields,
left for the federal prison at Leaven-
worth, Kan. at 6 o'clock last night,
to begin five years sentence for mis-.
applying the funds of the Chicago Ma.
tional bank, of which he had been
president.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-19
MONTANA HAS
ANOTHER BLIZZARD
Central Part of the state is Wrestling
With Storm Which ho%ds
Up Trains.

HELENA, Mont, Jan. 19.--Central
Montana Is in the midst of a severe
blizzard according to sper,as from
that section. Trains are being held
up in the vicinity of Judith Gap, which
has been the scene this winter of two
disastrous wrecks caused by the
storms. There is no suffering among
the passengers as far as known.
Montana has had an almost un-
precentedated snowfall this winter
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-19
THE WEATHER.

For Keoku5 and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Thursday. Warmer tonight.
For Illinois,: Fair tonight and
Thursday Warmer tonight and east
and south portions Thursday
For Iowa: Fair tonight with warm
er east portion. Thursday fair with
colder west and central portions.
For Missouri: Fair tonight and
Thursday. Colder northwest portion
Thursday afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-19
is Now No. ese1.

LEAvENYORTH Kan. Jan. 49,
John r. Walsh entered the peniten,
tiary here at 1906 today He entered
the prison without any more. ceremony
than bootlegger sent up for a year
After day or two of rest he will
probably be given some light work in
the clerical department. His number
is 6861.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-19
plumbers at Cedar Rapids.

CEDAR RAPIDS. Jan. 19.-One
hundred plumbers from all over the
state are here attending the conven.
tion of the State Plumbers Associa-
tion which will be in session three
days. The delegates will receive
many social attentions while here j.
F. Garbey of Mason City is president
OF the organization.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-19
Davenport Merchant Dead.

DAVENPORT, Jan. 19.-E. w. Dix
on an old and prominent resident OF
this city, died He was formerly in
the dry goods business and widely
known in eastern Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-19
The Bankers Colony.


LEAVENWORTH, Kan, Jan. 49,
The bankers colony in the Leaven-
worth federal prison, of whom Walsh
will make an even thirty, are as fol-
lows:
Broderick, j. L., Elkhart, Ind; ten
years.
Bigelow, F. G., Milwaukee, Wis; ten
years.
Conzman, G. A., Terre Haute, Ind;
eight years.
Coll, H. G., Milwaukee, Wis; ten
years.
Larry. T. E, Waco, Texas; FIVE
years.
Mabry, f. M, Waco, Texas; five
years.
Thornton, G. H. Chicago; five
years.
King, G. c.. Pierre, S. D.; five years
Coghill, T., Seymour, Wis; five
years.
Lubbe Fred, indianapolis, Ind; five
years.
Horras, C. D., Sioux Falls. s. D.;
five years.
Wells, H. T., Kenosha, Wis; five
years
schmick, w. H.. Cleveland, Ohio;
five years.
Schultz, J. F., Racine. Wis; five
years.
Martin, w. A., Granite City, H.;
five years.
Brainard, S. H., Cleveland, Ohio;
five years.
Hayes, 7. G., Washington, D. c.; five
years.
Fogle, N. j, Scranton, Pa; three
years.
Ulmer, Harry Chicago, III; ive
years.
Spencer, c. NJ, Des Moines, Iowa;
three years.
Montgomery, w, Pittsburg, Pa: ff
teen years.
Tiers, H. w, Pittsburg, Pa; five
years.
Cochran, o. F., indianapolis, Ind,
five years.
Deter, E. n, indianapolis, Ind; /;
five years.
Emmerich, NJ. P. indianapolis, Ind. !;
five years.
Nicolai, F. H, Indianapolis Ind. J;
five years.
Phillips, ]. H, Terre Haute, Ind;
five years.
Osborne, G H., Columbus, Ohio
six and one-half years.
Abbott, D. c., Columbus, Ohio; six
years.
Walsh, J. R. Chicago, H.; FIVE
years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-19
On the Way.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan 19-John
R. Walsh, ex-banker, dressed as he
was when he boarded the train last
night, even to the same tie and collar
was up early today looking out of the
window. He went back to his son S
compartment in the sleeper and sat
while breakfast was served to him, He
ate heartily.
A Kansas City photographer while
attempting to take picture at the de-
pot, was attacked and beaten by
Walsh and his camera wrecked. Walsh
sat in the depot and refused to see
anyone.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-19
a safe Bet.

LONDON, ian. 19.-Odds of 20 to
/ that the Liberals will control the
next parliment We're offered with no
takers today on the stock exchange.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-19

Fairfield May Have Federal Building.
FAIRFIELD, Jan. Congressman
Kennedy has introduced a bill in the
house authorizing the appropriating
OF $4,000 for federal building for
Fairfield.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-19
Weather Conditions.

Conditions indicate fair weather for
this section tonight and Thursday, the
temperature remaining above the
freezing point tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-19
Local Observations.

Jan. BarTher. Wind Weather.
is pm. 30 ,o3 81 SW Clear
1s am. +. 3o.o5 80 sW clear
River, frozen.
Mean temperature, 90
Maximum temperature, 80.
Minimum temperature. "a.
FRED 2. GoSEWIScH,
Observer.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-08-15
GUGGENHE|MS FINALLY
ACQUIRE C. as. PROPERTY
Price Paid by SmeIter Men Is
Said to Be Three Mil
lion Dollars

CANANEA, Aug. 14.-Word was re-
ceived this week to the effect that the
Calumet & Sonora property had been
bonded to the Guggenheim interests
for the sum of 100000. A represent
tative of these interests, it Is under
stood, made a thorough examination
of the property some weeks ago.
Active development work is to be
prosecuted at once on the Miles q
Tomlinson claims, deal having been
consummated within the past week by
Herb Waters to Joplin interests.
Preparations are under way TO take
care of the flow of water recently en-
countered in the new shaft, when oper-
atoms will be resumed.
The shaft on the Shattuck q Pat
tison is being sunk rapidly i'll ground
that has been thoroughly leeched,
similar TO that which was gone
through in the Calumet & Sonora, and
it is expected that within another
fifty feet of work in the shaft COM
mercial ore will be encountered.
Development work was recently
started by the SieInpreViva company
on it's claims adjoining the Catalina
group of the Calumet & Sonora. Good
ore has already been struck at depth
of twenty feet in the shaft. H. L..
Smith is at the head of the company
The Montoyo shaft of the Santa Fe
is nearing the 290-foot mark, where
laterals will be driven on the vein.
This will give a otoping area of $50
feet, as the shaft has been sunk in
ore from the surface. Preparations
for mill are being made, and it is
understood that it will be under con-
struction by the first of September.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-08-15
ELDORADO MINES WILL
SHIP ORE TO NEEDLES

While waiting a time when local
custom plant will be put in opera
ton in the Eldorado district, num-
Der of operators the past two months
have busted themselves taking out ore
for shipment to the reduction plant of
the U. S. Refining & Smelling COM
pany, at Needles, Cal.
While the property owners gener-
ally are opposed to the plan of work
ing their mines and prospects, involv-
ing charges for mining, sorting, freight
and treatment running SO ton and
up, many of them have demonstrated
shipments can be profitably made.
Babcock & Schauss, leasing on the
Ephstrete, have recently forwarded to
the Needles plant shipment running
around $500 a ton gold. They have
not yet reached sulphide ore in the
Ephstrete, which is located between
the Eldorado Crown and the Jubilee.
Brodegee & Marx made a shipment
of lead-gold ore from their property
one-half mile northwest of the Techat-
ticup, valued at $3.50 ton.
Wamelkin & Touroff shipped from
their claims west of the Eagle, con-
signment sampling $67 gold and silver,
z per cent lead and 2 per cent copper.
The Capital Mines company shipped
a car last week averaging 500 a ton.
The new hoist is in place on the Iron
shaft and every convenience at hand
for extensive operations. Eighteen
men are employed.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-08-15
PYRAMID NO. z WILL BE
EQUAL TO CAPITAL CRUDE

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IA tele..
gram just received at the office Oh
the G. S. Johnson company says that
at a depth of 11S5 feet NO. well on
the Santa Paula property of the Fyra-
mid Oil company was flowing between
the s and 10-inch castings.
The fields of Ventura county have
never been the scenes OF gushers WIN
the exception of the wild Bill, which
was brought in several years ago by
the Union Oil company. About three
weeks ago, however. the Capital on
company Immediately east OF the
Pyramids Santa Paula property, al
a depth of 1910 feet, got we'll that
threw oil over the derrick for three
DAYS and was then brought under con-
troll. The Capital Crude is owned
and controlled by the Clark-Shernah
interests of Los Angeles.
Following closely after this well OF
the Capital Crude company comes the
unusual performance of the No. z
we'll of the Pyramid, indicating that the
Ventura fields will probably command
a larger portion of the attention OF
the oil world than heretofore.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-08-15
LA ANTIGUA WILL INCREASE
FORCE TO FORTY MINERS

DOUGLAS, Aug. 14.-According to
reports by Chas. Fineout, timber boss
of La Antigua, the erection of the
new hoist that was recently begun at
the mine is we'll under way, and bids
fair to be completed in short time.
The dynamo and other electrical APP
paratus that was recently ordered for
the power house has been shipped,
and their arrival in Mexico will be the
signal for increased activities at La
Antigua, both in surface and under
ground work.
IF the power plant comes up to ex-
pectations," says Mr.. Fineout enough
power will be generated to light the
mine throughout and also the resi-
dences and outside buildings of the
company. When the hoist has been
completed we will increase the number
of miners employed from to 40, and
as operations are extended this force
will be added to-
Since the mine has been in the hands
of the present owners no ore has
been shipped, but as we have sunk sew
eral shfats to depths varying from
200 to 300 feet and have timbered them
throughout there remains little else
to do in the way of preliminary work
undergrOund.n
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-08-15

greatly appreciated. Each specimen
must be carefully identified as TO what
part of the mine it comes from and
what it represents (the rock species
need not be identified unless positively
KNOWN, and the group must be ac-
companied by signed statement that
it is a fair representation of what it
purports to be.
For the filing cabinet the chamber
desires copies of the annual reports
of the company as they are issued,
or in lieu of these, a full statement
in regard to the company and its
affairs.
EXHIBIT IS FREE
No charges of any kind will be
made to exhibitors. All material
submitted for exhibition shall be sub
ject to the approval of the committee
in charge, which reserves the right
to reject such material as 1t consid-
ers unworthy of space, or concern
ing which the committee may have
doubts as to identity, locality from
which it came, or straightforward
ness of intention on the part of the
exhibitor. All material must be do
mated, absolutely, to the chamber and
becomes its property.
A card catalogue will contain all
available information concerning the
mine and the company, which will be
given to the public on request. The
collection will be arranged geographi-
cally, and as the exhibit from any
region grows to considerable import
ance, a brief statement of the general
geology of that region will be in
terpolated-such data to be taken only
from the highest available sources, the
authority for same being stated.
The secretary of the chamber says
he Is gratified to be able to say that
through a recent donation there has
been purchased an exhibit of 144 Sc
lected type specimens of rocks, each
accurately identified as labeled. So
far as was possible these specimens
are from southwestern localities. AS
a reference collection this will be of
great value to engineers and of inter-
est to students and the general pub
lie, The donation included also the
cases to contain the exhibit.
The rapid development of the petro-
leum industry in this state and the
stimulating effect 1t has had in en-
couraging the search for other fields
in the southwest, has created a de-
mand on the chamber for a compre-
hensive exhibit of crude petroleums
and their products and hy-products,
as we'll as for illustrations of the
geology of petroleum deposits. The
retaiIs of an exhibition along these
lines is now being worked out and
the plans will be made public in the
near future. In the meantime the
chamber will be pleased to hear from
those who desire to cooperate with
IL in collecting a representative exhibit
from the several fields of the south
west
The present exhibit consists of q
large show case containing crude pc
troleum and it's products from the
Kern river fields, which was present
ed by the Kern county board of trade
and the Independent Producers agency
The public is invited to inspect the
exhibits and the active support of
the mining fraternity is earnestly
solicited by the chamber, as by this
means alone can the exhibits finally
become the representative collection
that is the aim of this organization.