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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-16
Attorney General Webb Makes An
nouncement That He Will Do
His Best to stop
Big Bout.
THE FILING TOMORROW
If First Court Action is Not Success
full, Plans viii be Made to
Keep After Promoters
Goat.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16.-Attor
ney General Webb will take the, legal
steps to stop the Langford Kaufman
fight Saturday. He made this an
nouncement in statement issued
this morning to the United Press.
Webbs statement also made it
plain that if he cannot stop the fight,
he will bring criminal proceedings az
ter the fight, not only against he two
principals, their trainers and hackers,
but against the spectators. He says:
q am preparing papers to prevent
both the Jeffries-J Johnson and Lang
ord-Kauffman fights. The papers WIZ
be presented for action tomorrow
That will allow the court sufficient
time to stop both fights. | will ask
for injunctions and | think the court
will grant them do not apprehend
a refusal, but if the court takes tilIa.
view, the activities of this office will
be devoted to plans for stopping the
fight as soon after the beginning that
it is apparent 1t is prize fight and
not a sparring exhibition. The next
step will be securing warrants fol
the fighters, charging felony. All the
spectators will be- liable for arres1
for misdemeanor After the arrests
we would prosecute all the casea"
The work on the arena in which the
Jeffries-J Johnson fight was. to have
been held on July 4th, and which wa:
being pushed with all possible hast,
in order to complete it, was orderet
stopped today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-16
Oklahoma capitaI Case.

OKLAHOMA CITY, June 16-Hold-
ing that the enabling act legally inn
posed the conditions that the state
capital renain at Guthrie until 1913
and that the attorney of Logan county
had the right to file the application
for the injunction restraining the state
officials from removing the capital
from Guthrie, Judge Huston, today
overruled the demurrer of Gov. Has
kell on the Injunction filed by Attor-
ney HeDburns.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-16
-. Fireman Killed During tho Fire
at the Great Western Oh
Company Warehouse on
tho Levee.
TWO MORE MAY DIE
,.r.. Smoke Caused by the Burning
oil Made It Hazardous
to Fight the
Blaze.

cr LOUIS, June 16.-J. ]. Roland,
% Years old, of 1887 South Broadway
nipeman of engine company NO. 20
was killed, Capt. John Angelo OF the
same company overcome by smoke.
and Edward Roberts, So years old,
negro, of 1913 Ohio avenue, badiy
Nrned on the face and hands In
sre that did damage estimated at
$4,000 to the plant and warehouse OF
ne Great Western Oil company, Wal
M, and Commercial streets, at 1:30
Yesterday afternoon. 1t was stated
last night at the city hospital, to
which the injured were taken, that
Can Angelo will recover, but the con-
ditIon Of Roberts is serious.
An alarm was turned in by an en-
Move When Assistant Fire Chief
Rucker arrived he turned In double
alarm. which brought ten companies
to the scene. 1t took two hours hard
work by the department to get the
fire under control.
About 150 barrels OF oil were stored
In the cellar and on the first floor OF
the building. Capt. BILLY Flowers
Of the Salvage corps, wearing re-
spirator outfit entered the blazing
cellar and carried out Roland and An.
gelo one by one.
Mrs. Theresa Hafele, bookkeeper
for the firm, remained In the building
after the fire started to put the books
away In the safe. She was for time
reported missing, but later was found
uninjured.
L. Z. Sandpiper, manager of the
Great Western Oil company and Chic
swingley, estimated the damage a
$4,000.
Roberts, an employe of the oil com
pany, was making tests of paint chem
icals In the basement on a small ga
stove when an explosion threw th,
burning mixture in every direction
Roberts picked up a bucket of sane
ana threw 1t on the burning mixture
out the fire spread to wooden boxe
stored in the cellar.
tucker ordered his men not to g
INTO the building until the flames wer
under control, as there was great dar
ger OF suffocation in the dense smoke
fof half an hour it was impossibl
70 make any headway with the flames
winch ate their way through the OF
soaked floors and walls of the build
Jug. The flames spread to the built
lls occupied by the H. M. Nun Sal
Narenouse. The building on the lefr
vccupled by the Rabok Liquid Carlo
aint company, was not damaged. Co
isaac Hedges, vice president OF th
pulpany, and Louis Hall, stockholt
~ SAID the walls and the floors G
ae building were covered with thre
ps's OF liquid carbon paint, whic
sas q protection from fire to th
building
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-16
Collision at pes Mnines-

DES MONIES, June 16.-Two High
land park cars collided near Des
Mloines river bridge and a score Of
people were badly shaken up. but not
seriously injured There was panic
as the accident took place near the
scene of the bad accident last fall.
The brake of one car failed to work.
The accident took vlace on a stretch
Of straight track and either car could
be seen approaching.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-16
FOUNDRY FIRE
WAS BIG ONE
Labor Trouble Suspected to Be Back
Of the 100000 Blaze
Today.

CHICAGO, June 16.-Following a
terrific explosion fire at an early hour
today, destroyed the Hansel Elcock
foundry plant, occupying a square
block at Butler and Canal street, with
a loss exceeding 100000
The police are Investigating on the
theory that labor trouble might have
had something to do with the fire.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-16
Popular Summer Resort.

IOWA FALLS, June 16.--WaIl
Lake, one of the inland lakes of Iowa
that has escaped being drained came
into its own Saturday, when 1t took
it's place on the map of Iowa as a
summer resort. 1t has never been
anything but desirable, hunting anc
fishing spot, but will now become
popular as a summer resort. Cottages
are already being erected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-16
Chances in S. u. /. Faculty

IOWA CITY, June 16.-The star-
board of education, at commencement
announced the following promotions
in the University of Iowa faculty:
Abraham G. Thomas, instructor OF ge-
ology; George M. Sharrang, as profess
sor, and Richard Baker as professor
of mathematics.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-16
EARTHQUAKE MAY
HAVE TOUCHED ICELAND
instruments Record Serious shakeup
About 5000 Miles
Away.

CLEVELAND, O., June ia Sc
rious earthquake, about 5000 miles
distant is reported by the instruments
of st. Ignatus college tbs morning. 1t
is calculated that the shock may have
effected Iceland.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-16
THE WEATHER.
(Until Z p. m. friday

(Until Z p. M Friday.)
For Keokuk and vicinity: Gener-.
ally fair and continued warm tonight
and Friday.
For Illinois and Missouri: Gener-
ally fair tonight and Friday. Warm
er extreme south portion tonight.
For Iowa: Generally fair and con-
tinued warm tonight and Friday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-16
On Account of the Great Floods, Many
Tourists Are Cut Of from
the Village of oberam-
mergau
GREATER ONES COMING
Snow In the Alps Is Melting Rapidly
and European Countries Will
Be swamped
Soon.


MUNICH Bavaria, June 16.-ober-
ammergau, the scene of the Passion
Play, is today cut off from railroad
communication with outside points by
the flood. OF the 600 strangers in th-s
place to witness the sacred perform
ance, 800 are Americans 1t is be-
lieved, however, that these are in no
danger, as the hotels are on high
ground. The lower streets are filled
with water.
High water is reported throughout
upper Bavaria.
The meteorological observatories In
the higher Alps announce that the
snow is melting rapidly and that
greater floods are expected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-16
Villages Swept Away.

COLOGNE, Germany, June 10
Stories of death and the sufferings
of the survivors are brought by refu-
gees from the flood valley of the Abr.
The waters are rapidly subsiding. but
while at their height they wrought
great damage.
Several villages on the banks OF
the River Abr we're literally washed
/ away. Houses, collapsing, buried their
occupants beneath the flood. So
strong was the current that it swept
away locomotives and steam road
rollers as a child might scatter Its
4 toys.
4 In some instances where the vii
I layers, driven from their homes by
the waters, lacked time to reach the
i hill tops, they climbed into the
branches of trees, only to be drowned
as the rising waters tore the trees
up by their roots and bore then
away.
Near the mouth of the River Ahn
a rescuing party recovered the bodies
of woman and an inJ.nt. The littl'
one was clasped sghtly in the moth
er's arms.
King Peter Goes to Scene.
BELGRADE, Servia, June 16.-
Floods following torrential rains hav
caused havoc in the valley of the Nc
ravia river Thirty-fiye lives have bee
lost The towns of Chupria, Jagodin
and Svilainatz have been inundated
Water to depth of from seven t
!. ten feet has filled the streets. Man
: houses, undermined, have collapsed
King Peter and the minister o
public works left for the scene.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-16
Daily River Bulletin.
60! ~ wy
Local Observations.

Mean temperature, 20.
Maximum temperature, S5.
Minimum temperature, SIS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-16
River Forecast

The river VIII faIl Slowly Tor Several
days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-05
Topics of the Times


OWEN c'uil - 'oss CIV III "a 'e
comm con- MISSION ai'o :" eo"1 ~
hoIo over the COM i97i"i' anu t''e
en- pPFi nv hiehS " al nd * ioi+7
court of last resort hears Of him.
@**
Speaking Of pearls and swine doesn't
adavs
Il develops that an Iowa colored boy
shines also III a state oratoricai con
test
The big prices paid for prize corn at
short course sales causes surprise that
Iowa farmers do not raise more of the
kind.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-05

Is receiving letters from fhbs county,
from his own. party, too, osas p1esn1n'
emit progressive making # very DaatA
in his correspondence that the rsclnnaas-
tfon idea, the prevention OF the ov1r-
flow, was purely local, that the 1feAe9
acreage subject to inundafion WAS
along the tributaries and small. creeks
in the aggregate. STRENGTHENING the
river would secure faster flow but
not until after the waters from the
uplands reached the main stream. II
there is going to be a river Improve
ment why not an Improvement for the
small streams, asks this particular cor
respondent and ardent good roads ad-
vocate He also wishes Ut understood
that the thousands of acres scheduled
and apportioned to the various coun-
ties having overflows should be locally
specified, that is, made to show where
these many acres lie. He tells Mr..
Kendall that only a fractional part OF
the vast territory published as ready
for reclamation il twenty millions be
expended on the Des Moines river, is
land alongside the river. He holds that
the argument is fal1acious in the lind
ings.
Evidently not all are for the river
expense at this time. yet favorable to
the project following the aid of either
state or nation for good roads.
And this about sets forth the Review
attitude.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-05
WHAT HOLDEN sowED.
rwaver1v Indanendent1

The longer we watch Professor Hold
en- Of the State school at Ames. the
better we like him. He commenced
some ten years ago to tell the farmers
how to raise more and better corn per
acre. He showed us how to much de-
pended on starting with good seed. and
he illustrated how we could be sure
that our seed corn would grow. He is
still preaching the gospel of good seed
corn, more enthusiastically than ever.
The past week he has addressed a let
ter to pastors in Iowa, asking them to
preach on the subject of seed corn.
Among other things. he says to the
pastors: "The subject OF seed corn. its
vitality and ITS relation to the next
harvest, is of intense Importance to
every citizen of this state. it is not
only material consequence but of
moral and spiritual significance as we'll.
Why can not the pulpit OF this state
by a thoughtful, practical and spir-
itual presentation of this theme. en-
phasize the crisis that confronts the
farmer who neglects to test his seed
and ignores the peril Of crop failure?
There is a seed corn gospel. There IS
an evident moral significance. Failure
of success is not alone to be measured
in dollars and cents. Count the results
in better ideals In the home: consider
the hopes of education cherished by son
and daughter; measure the effects on
our citizenship. A discouraged, dis
appointed dfsheartened man. with
hunger of body and leanness Of crop.
will affect every ideal for tsate or so
cial betterrnent. Better farming means
better living"
Then Professor Holden calls atten-
ton to some texts which the preachers
might take for these seed corn sermons.
He says: Whatsoever man soweth. -
etc, and What shall the Harvest Be?''
are good texts.
Then he urges the pastors to con
slider well the many phases of this
subject practical. ethical, moral. spir-
itual and act at once" A man who
so thoroughly believes in the cause for
which he works, and who puts into that
work the enthusiasm of a Holden. is
bound to accomplish some good. The
independent is for Holden.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-05
TIE LODGES.


II 0A8oStJC W0Ttc8&
Wy vasaeof4 a1WaoO WslooasA
/vNHAN ovU1 10t-1ey WAsk lala. ~
MARSHALL 1oDoA 10, A. y. 1
A. M.-woyh N ~ HADg1 Ingsas ~.
day, March II. q 9:1s ,. a.
r. W. Chaeabef1asn. ~. -
II. s. Lawrence, Secretary.
sIGNET CHAPTER No. 90, n. A. n.
Stated convocatton Ao1aay. 1eWoa
81, 1880.
George H. Bossie, i. n. y.
I. 8. Hillard. Secretary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL, X. 4 q
M--Statsd assembly Monday, March.
u. 1880 y. m.
A. D. Meeker. T. I n.
4 +. Forbes, Rec.
ST. ALDEMAR CoAfMANDE1RY No.
30. e T.-Speciai conclave Thursday
evening. March 8, 1910. at 1880, for con-
ferring the Order Of tho Temple.
Sir Knights be present If possible.
F. M. Wilbur, g. NJ.
Fred Wallace. NJ. d.
CENTRAL CHAPTER. No. 81, o. n
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday even
ing, March Is, at 1880.
Mrs. George Downing, w. NJ.
Edna c. Fularton. Secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-05
CONGRESSMAN JamesoN's RETIREMENT

Congressman Jameson of the Eighth
Iowa district has concluded that he
will not stand for reelection. He al
leges that his health is not strong and
suggests that ne may try again later
when he RECEIVERS from the strain and
becomes again rudely robustious and
heaNy Incidentally, Congressman
Jameson has put where 1t Will be con-
venient 10 refer TO $4,000 out Of the
$4,000 salary of his term. SUCCESSFULLY
and inferentally he means 70 buy
things with that little old nine thou
sand instead of throwing good hard
money in hand at birds in the bushes.
SO his plans contemplate sitting con-
tent to watch other statesmen struggle
for the prize. soothed. il may he as
sumed. by the golden iinglings which
emanate from his trousers pockets.
Now this may not be craftsmanship
but is extreme canniness and prudent
thrift Jameson is shrewd little
man. He was the accident Of political
situation. the legatee of Eighth dis
/ trfct disgust with Pete Hepburn.
Jameson found congressional seat
/ in the road as a barefoot blind man
might pick up a diamond pin by step
ping on it in the dust He was shrewd
enough TO understand what had hap
pened and is wise enough TO know
that a man may pass thru many thun-
derstorms without being struck by
/ lightning. Beyond the two fat years
he foresaw leanness and laid on lard
while he might Now with the money
in his pocket-and $4,000 is neat and
| satisfactory sum-he returns like Gin
cinnatus from the forum of the nation
to the quietude of Page and to rest
amid the spreading nurseries and fam
Gus truck farms of Shenandoah. Let us
leave him there lulled by the song of
corn shelters in the seed houses. gaz-
ing on the mighty food of the Nishna-
ootny as it heaves its majestic course
into Nodaway county. Missouri.
In a way Jameson is entitled to the
gratitude of the Eighth and of Iowa
He did no harm. He IS a good citizen
and a pleasant fellow. If any democrat
was 10 represent the Eighth Iowa as
we'll Jameson as any other 1t is pleas
ant 10 know that he is $4,000 TO the
good. Some congressman might have
made ii $50. 900.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-05

the bawdy house proprietors will be
conferred against the election of any
man who Is likely to follow the cam
paign laid down by Byers. And it is up
TO those who approve of the manner IN
which Iowa law has been upheld to
support a candidate who stands for law
enforcement, who has the capacity and
desire to see the law effective ana et-
fectual And right here the candidacy
of George Cosson looms large. He has
won his spurs in the federal and SUI
preme courts against the shrewdest
lawyers of Iowa. He is an acknowl-
edged expert in that important branch
of the attorney generals duty. enforce
rnent of the liquor laws. He is a law
yer OF repute n trained man and
student to whom the various depart
meats of state may turn with conf
dcnce for advice on articles of incor-
insurance and the various i'm
pcrtant legal questions which belong to
the office Of attorney general In short
has established high reputation for
legal learning. probity and integrity in
office When we select from among
the candidates ii is we'll to compare
carefully
Moreover Co<son is the father OF the
Cosson laws in The senate. Not only
(,osso1 h1it these laws. are no for defeat
or ratification To defeat him would
be to repudiate the laws and the work
Cosson has himself been doing as first
assistant 70 Byers. Not that there APP
pears any danger Of his defeat-from
appearances he will pom q majority Of
votes over all the other candidates. but
that it is well to analyze what We want
and need in office. y good mixer is
bern every minute. a good lawyer and
an honest official isn't born every day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-05
Convict Built Roads.

Times Republican: i have been
watching with interest what the K
has had to say in regard to good
roads" and convict labor" and com
pulsory labor for undesirable citizens
and have a plan for making good roads
with this class of labor
Make the county surveyor 'coun-
~ engineer with power to establish
grades. paying him a salary so that
he can give all his time TO his work.
After the grades are established let the
trustees OF each township decide on
The. kind of road to be built. macadam.
gravel. etc. The counties should have
gravel pits or stone ~quarries as con-
veniently scattered over the county as
possible using the prison labor to Dug
the gravel and quarry and crush me
rock. This material could then be sold
to the townships at as low rate as
possible where the county and city
ia!ls would supply cheap labor 10 bulid
the roads.
The district pathmasters should be
given a gang of men with teams ana
tools sufficient TO keep the roads in
repair This gang 10 be employed dur
ing all the time necessary.
Then the system of working poll tax
should be done away and all poll taxes
pa id in cash which would be put into
a road fund for building and main
tanning the roads.
| BY each year rebuilding the worst
places in each district in a permanent
manner and keeping the rest of the
roads in as good repair as possible, u
would take but a few years to have
good roads" in fact.
In short my plan is 10 follow the
system of the railroads in building and
maintaining their grades
| If the foregoing plan OF road build
] ing was in operation the convicts from
the state prisons could be established
/ in camps at the gravel pits and stone
uuarries TO do the work there. The
/ county and city jaiis would furnish a
large part of the labor for the roads
and the undesirable citizens" Chose
who won't work.. could be compelled
to work on the roads by making the
the necessary laws. The latter class Of
labor might be allowed wages, at con-
/ siderable less than the customary rates
paid for labor, which would be paid &c
| their wives or other dependents.
These plans would remove convict
labor from competition with free la
bor,'' as the wages paid if any would
be much less than the going rate, and
if material was furnished at cost OF
production which would not be much
would in a few years give us durable
and cheap roads the cost of maintain
ing which would be reduced to mini
! mum.
The initial cost of building roads b,
such scheme would probably be more
each year than the poll tax but In
few years the roads would be built ane
the yearly upkeep would be much less
than the yearly income from poll tax
Yours truly,
j. w KENNEDY,
Robertson, Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-05
Party or Saloons?

Messrs. Editors: The people of
Sykesvilie have sent many protests
against the license of saloons signed by
a large majority of our best white
citizens, but have failed to close the
saloons because the law permits nine
freeholders to nullify the wishes of
any community. All these signers do
not live in Sykesville, and herein lies
the iniquity. Finding it impossible to
get the signatures inside the corporate
limits, they were forced to go miles
into the country, and even into an ad-
Joining county, i1i order TO defeat the
will of our citizens. Two years ago our
legislature passed a so-cailed local op-
ton bill for Carroll county and at the
same time a law permitting these sa-
loon keepers to get signatures in an
other county. They got their licenses,
but listen to the sequel of this out
rage:
At the Novemb Der election the demo-
cratic party asked lis to vote for a sa-
loonkeeper for sheriff. Consult The
Sun Almanac and see what the local
option democrats did for that candi-
date / was a Mississippi confederate
soldier, from Manassas to Appomattox.
went thru that infamous reconstruction
ldevilment forced on us by the repub-
lication party, and coming to Maryland
found that must choose between
saloon democrat and republican for
sheriff / held my nose and voted for
the republican-the firsN one / ever
voted for. Last November another cleo
ton was held and local option was to
the front in Carroll county. Result!
Two republicans in the legislature and
nearly all the county offices filled oy
local option republicans. No democrat
elected who was known to oppose local
option.
Conclusions: If the legislature iaiis
to give us our state local option DILL
you may look for an upheavai aL the
next election that will surprise MARY
land.
.sykesville, Nd, Feb. Is. c. R. D.