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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
TUMBLED OVER
LOVERS LEAP
Hannibal Boy was Curious to See a
Dead Dog and Made a Rapid
Slide. =

HANNIBAL, Mo-, Jan. 27.-One boy
in Hannibal knows how 1t feels to
tumble, off Lovers Leap, for he has
tried it and survives to tell OF his
experience. Many have gazed down
the steep declivity at the miniature
freight engines switching In the yards
and wondered what would happen If
lie corner of the big cliff should
crunble and precipitate them down
onto the tracks or the road at the
foot but this one boy knows just what
happens.
His name is Rudolph Aldrich. He
is ten years old, the son of Frank
Aldrich, living on Pine street, South
Side, and it was all caused by dead
dog. Rudolph and number of COM
panions about his age observed dead
dog on the shelf of the bluff under the
historic leap and determined TO ascer-
tain whose dog it was. Unable to ap-
proach it from above, the boys began
a perilous scaling of the cliff from the
wagon road but when almost to the
ledge the clay and rock gave way and
the Aldrich boy WIS stsrted toward
the bottom with nothing to stop him
but the nlacadamized road bed that
skirts the base. He fell something
over a hundred feet, but accomplished
the rapid descent with no serious in
jury
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
TOO MANY MEN
LEAVE FARMS
Secretary Wilson Gives One Of the
Reasons for the High Cost Of
Living.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Pit costs
more to get the common necessities
of life in the United States today
than in any other country in the
world"
This statement was made last night
by James Wilson, secretary Of agri-
culture, in an address before the
Manufacturers club in this city.
The secretary stated he believed
the American people were suffering
not so much from the high cost OF
living as from the cost Of high living.
The secretary said the difficulty was
that people are leaving the farms to
such an extent that not enough are
remaining to produce the food for the
increasing population. He was con.
vinced that combination of retailers
wholesalers and the like are respon-
sible in great measure for the high
prices.
The secretary closed his plea Tor
agricultural education Of the youhs
with the declaration that the worst
farming is being done east of the
Allegheny mountains.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
European Storm Resulted in Many
People Being Drowned When
Vessels Were Wrecked on
the Seacoast.
Is - Days Storm Has Created Great
Amount Of Damage and Many
Lives Have Been
Sacrificed.

LONDON, Jan. 27.-Advices today
from European seaports show that
fully 200 vessels, mostly small fishing
crafts, have been lost in the storm Of
the last 48 hours and that there has
been loss of life in the sinking of at
least half of them.
Italy, Spain, Germany and the Scan
danavian countries report tremendous
loss of property and life. At Rome
the Tiber threatens to lnundate tie
city. The river has already over
flowed many miles of territory and is
causing huge damage. The report
that tidal wave swept Venice prov.
ed to be without foundation, but the
city has suffered heavily from the
storm. Many buildings have Leen de
stroyed The interior OF Spain is
practically cut off from outside com
munication and the extent of damage
there cannot be ascerta1ned.
Rescuing parties are searching fol
a dozen Alpine tourists who have moi
been heard from for several days
Snow blocks many of the Alpine
passes and makes it possible thai
many of the tourists have been cut
off from escape. The SHOWS in Scan
danavia are the heaviest in years ant
most of the smaller towns are isolated
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
MAGAZINES EXPERT
THE P. O. STATEMENT
Charge That the Department Makes
an Error in Giving Out its
Statement.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-An error
OF $50 100000 is charged by the asso-
citation of American Magazine Publish,
ers against the postoffice department
in the latter's figures on the deficit in
carrying second class mail matter.
This and other mistakes are alleged
in the departments figures upon
which basis it is proposed to raise
the rate for carrying magazines and
periodicals through the mails.
About twenty-five leading maya
zine publishers appeared before the
house committee or postoffices and
post roads.
The answer which attracted the
principal attention was a pamphlet
which was circulated, entitled Ans
| wer of the Magazines" According to
! this statement there was not defcit
in the postal department of seventeen
million dollars, as the department al
leges, but a surplus of ten millions
when the specific loss on free rural
delivery is taken into consideration.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
DENEEN'S MESSAGE
ON WATERWAYS
Governor Says Objections to Plan
Come From People Who Have
Eyes on Power Sites.

SPRINGFJELD, H., Jan. 27.-Gover-
snor Deneenssentsa special message to
the legislature declarisg there are
certain insidious influences at work
seeking to nullify the expressed will
of the people as to the construction
of the Lakes-to-the-guIf deep water
way He takes up the objections to
the proposed plan and says it is plain
that the only interests which can
profit by delaying the project are in
dividuals and corporations who hope
to avail themselves of the vast power
which has been created by diverting
the waters of Lake Michigan into the
Chicago river sanitary district canal.
the Desplaines, Illinois. and Missis-
sippi by public expenditure which.
when completed, reach sS0,0oo,000. Al
resolution introduced in the house by
Apmadoc provides for investigation
by the legislature of the causes OF
the present high prices of the neces-
sites of life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
HOW ROOSEVELT
ENJOYS AFRICA
Does Not Read Aerican Newspapers
and Refuses to Think About
Politics.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 27.-W. N.
Mcmillan, who entertained former
President Theodore Roosevelt last
June on his ranch near Nairobi East
Africa, passed through this city on
his way to New York. He has been
visiting on tho Pacific coast.
Colonel Roosevelt is a fair shot,
not an extraordinary marksman,'' as
serted Mr.. Mcmillan Kermit is a
better shot than his father, as Colonel
Roosevelt admits to everyone except
Kermit. He is afraid it would make
the young man think too much of him.
self to tell him So 1t does not, how.
ever. take any wonderful marksman-
ship to hit an elephant or rhinoce.
ros"
Mr.. Mcmillan talked freely of the
incidents during Colonel Roosevelt's
stay with him and told of how the
former president had cast completely
away all political cares.
while at my ranch Colonel Roose
welt did not read an American news
paper or magazine said Mr.. McMil
Ian. "He continually refused to dis
cuss national or international poll
tics. although many residents of the
neighborhood questioned him or
those subjects. I am here for pleas
ure,' was his answer to one and all
When return to the United States
shall say. what Think about the
situation"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
MEXICAN BANK
FORCED TO CLOSE
Run Of Several Days Took Several
Million Pesos Away and
Receiver Appointed.

MEXICO CITY, Jan. PA receiver
ship for the affairs of the United
States Banking company was decided
upon at meeting of the directors, af-
ter the institution had failed to open
it's doors. Its suspension was bitter
disappointment to scores of deposit
ors.
The gossip about the streets placed
the amount of the Withdrawals during
the run at from 100000 to 100000
pesos. The bank statement of Janu-
ary gave the deposits at 100000 pc
sos. The direct cause of the suspen.
sion here was the extending of too
large line Of credit to the Mexican
National Packing company; drafts ag-
gregating more than 100000 pesos
owed by this firm went to protest last
week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
TO MARK ROUTE
OF ABE LINCOLN
Appropriate Markers to be Placed
Along Line .. March in the
Bla, k Hawk War.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, Jan 27-
When Abraham Lincoln visited Bur
lington in the late "fifties," to deliver
an address in Crimes hall, it was not
the first appearance of the man in this
section of the country, t-nd a move
ment is now under way to mark the
route taken by Lincoln on his march
in the Black Hawk war, about twenty
five years prior to the Burlington visit
It is of interest to note that Con-
gressman Frank o. Lowden, of Illinois,
who has number of friends here, has
given 500 to be expended in placing
appropriate markers along the route
taken by Lincoln.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
The Kaiser is Fifty-one Years Old To.
day and Berlin Has Put on
Holiday Attire in Honor
Of the Occasion.
STORM is NOT NOTICED
Wilhelm viii Take in the Moving
Picture Show This Evening and
Then Have a Big Mid.
night Lunch.

BERLIN, Jan. 27-Germany is a
vast field of flags today in honor Of
the kaiser's fifty-first birthday ami
yersary. All state schools are closed.
Business is largely suspended and SER
vices are being held in many churches
in thanksgiving for the imperial well
fare.
The terrific storm now raging
throughout Europe does not seem to
have dampened the enthusiasm
Scores OF prominent Germans and
members Of foreign embassays called
at the palace today to offer congratu
lations.
The kaiser will attend perform
ance at the Royal opera house tonight
and toward midnight a state banquei
will conclude the festivities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
STRIKE QUESTION
WAS THE TOPIC
Mine Workers. Convention Sentiment
ie to Stand or Fall Together
in the Matter.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 81
Stand or fall together"
That was tie sentiment of the cor
vention of the United Nine Workers
of America, when they closed the dis
cussion of a prospective strike of the
bituminous coal miners.
Union officials declared the bitumin,
Gus miners were determined to de
mand an increase Of wages of 10 per
cent or more, and if strike was in
evitable in one Or more districts all
shall strike.
National President Lewis. President
Mcdonald. of the Illinois district, and
other leaders urged unity of purpose
The convention voted $1,000 to the
striking garment makers of ST Louis
$4,000 to striking iron, steel and tin
workers, and $1,000 to the Switch
mems union.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
OFFICIAL SPANKER
WANTED AT SCHOOL
Applications are Pouring in From
Women Who Have Had Ex.
perience on Job.

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 27.-Applica.
tions are pouring in for the posi-
ton of official spanker at the New
Jersey state home for girls. The es-
tablishment of the job is proposed in
a bill in the legislature.
Applications are coming from all
parts Of the country and nearly 500
have been received. Women. old,
young, comely and otherwise, are af-
ter the job. Almost every politician in
the state is supporting one or more
candidates. Many women from var.
ious parts of the state have visited the
capital in their eagerness to get the
proposed berth.
A woman signing he. self Mrs. JOS
eph Harrison, address Atlantic City.
I,has written the governor asking that
she be appainted official spanker. She
writes:
II am widow and have three chill
dren. l am 35 years old and weigh
1870 pounds. / am sure can main
tain discipline
Hold the job for me until l get a
divorce from my husband, and III
show you what real spanker is, .
declares a letter signed by Mrs. Hen
ry Ford of Newark. This was writ
ten to state official with whom the
writer is acquainted.
/ Night Custodian Simon GeAon re-
Gently received letter from a Youth
Jersey woman, who asserted
my right arm is strong as iron
and will make every spank felt if
] land the Job
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
Military League Dictates SO Much
That it is Impossible to Sc
cure Cabinet to Run
Affairs Of State.
THE CABINET RESIGNS
King George Will Have to Deal Single
Handed With All Questions
and May Step Down
From Throne.

ATHENS, Jan. 27.-The cabinet
today notified King George of it's de-
cision to resign. Owing to the dicia-
tion of the military league it Is i'm
possible to secure a parliamentary
quorum and under these conditions
the cabinet declares its continuance
is impossible.
For the same reason the formation
of new cabinet will be lext to i'm
possible and the king faces the prob.
lem of having to deal single handed
with many pressing questions.
The situation it is freely predicted
will lead to his early abdication.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
Business Section in the Power Of
Flames Which are Spreading
Rapidly and Defyins All
Efforts to Check.
MADE APPEAL FOR AID T1P = THREATENS ROME
Surrounding Towns Hear the Cry For
Help and are Rushing Appara. !.
tus to the Blazing =
City.

BAKER CITY. Ore. Jan. 27.-Fire
which threatens to destroy the busi-
ness section of Baker City, has already
done damage amounting to more than
100000 and is spreading rapidly.
The fire department appears to be
unable to check the flames and hun
dreds of citizens have turned out to
assist. Messages have been sent to
surrounding towns requesting aid and
fire apparatus is being rushed here on
special trains.
This city has population of about
10000 and its business section com
prises some fine buildings.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
HIGH WIND BLEW
OVER BUILDING
Five-story Walls of Burned Building
Crashed Onto House and
Buried Several.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. IL. ~
Toppled over by forty-five-mile wind.
the walls of a recently burned five
story brick building fell upon an ad-
joining house, almost burying it,
Five persons were removed from
the debris of the collapsed house at
II o'clock last night
At midnight one man was still
known to be buried beneath the ruins
but the excavators have been unable
to reach him. The building was oc.
cupied by fifteen persons, all of whom
have been accounted for.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
Estrada Army Has Begun Its Second
Attack Upon the Administration
Forces Under General
vasquez.
5000 MEN ARE ENGAGED
Battle Lines Drawn up on Level
Field and Both sides are About
Of the Same Numer-
ical Strength.

BLUEFIELDS, Jan. 27.-Dispatches
from Rama today to Provisional Sec
retary of State Diaz say the Estrada
army has begun its second attack on
the administration forces under Vas
quez.
The fight, it is said, will either end
with the defeat of the provisional
army, or its advance to Managua, the
capital.
Gen. Chomorro ordered an advance
at dawn. Skirmishing began almost
at once. 1t is now reported that a
general engagement has begun. The
armies are about equal numerically.
the administration forces havinS been
reinforced since Sunday. Fully 5000
men are engaged. The entire force of
Estrada spread out between La LIB
ertad and Acayapa is confronting the
Madriz forces which fell back after
the fighting Sunday and have formed
for desperate stand.
The provisional army is said to be
III DSttST snaps, AdS d oupCliOl cQuAP-
ment and better training. Gen. Vas.
quez' forces have been drilling con.
stantly since the last battle. The en-
gagement today is being fought on a
wide level field, neither army having
much advantage in position. The bat
tie field lis only about three days
march from Managua. 1t is believed
today's fight will determine the re
suit of the revolution. Reports toda.
say that Managua is in state of re
volt against the Madriz regime and
the city is almost as badly divided as
it was under zelaya. Stern repressive
measures have been resorted to, the
reports say, and the pals are again
crowded with prisoners held for poll
tical reasons. 1t is hoped here that
this state OF affairs may end in inter
ferance by the United States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
IOWA DIPLOMAT
HAS BEEN RECALLED
CIoude Gave Out Confidential Letters
to the Press and Created
Big Stir

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 27.-F.
II. Cloude, OF Des Moines, who has
been consul at Mukden, has been re
called to give an explanation to the
state department why certain letters
written by him to the department, tell.
ing of Japanese activity in the fai
east, especially in Manchuria, were
made public. They have caused big
stir internationally Cloude will prob
ably be dismissed. He is trying to get
the iowa delegation to have him re-
tanned
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
Eiaht Years for Murder.

BOONE, Jan. 27.-Thomas Muller
has been sentenced to eight years in
the penitentiary for the murder of a
companion in a fight at Highbridge.
James Lane. who held UP a train at
Waukee was sentenced to FIVE years
in the penitentiary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
Bob Evans Retires.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 27.-
Rear Admiral Rodley D. Evans, who
since his resignation has been on
duty in this city in connection with
the work of the general naval board,
was relieved and ordered to his home
This is in accordance with the policy
of the navy department against the
employment of retired officers on i'm
portant active service.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
BARONESS VAUGHAN
WINS THE SUIT
Her Villa Declared Not to Have Beer
Royal Residence of the
Late King.

PARIS, Jan. 27.-Princess Louise,
eldest daughter of the late King Leo
pold, OF Belgium, lost her suit
to recover from Baroness Vaughan,
the morganatic wife of the king, the
latters villa at Balincourt.
The court decided that the villa was
the property of the baroness and that
it was not royal residence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
Killed by the Cars.

INDIANOLA, Jan. 27.-William
Brickley, aged twenty-five, while at
tempting to cross the Illinois Central
track was struck by passenger train
No. at Winthrop and instantly kill
ed. His horses which were also kill
ed became frightened and ran down
the track, but were overtaken by the
train and killed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
raft Makes Speech.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 27-Am-
bassadors from the United States to
foreign countries should be better
paid, according to President Taft, in
an after-dinner address last night at
the National Board of Trade. He de-
clared it was shame that with all the
wealth in the United States, nobody
but millionaire could today >Sfford to
accept the post of ambassador.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Friday.
For Illinois: Party cloudy with
probably rain south portion tonight or
Friday Slightly colder tonight.
For Iowa: Partly cloudy tonight
and Friday. Slightly colder west por-
tion tonight.
For Missouri: Partly cloudy with
rain in south portion tonight or Fri
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
Wolf Named Lamb

AUDUBON, Jan. 27.-'A'he little
town Gray, near here, is all excite
ment over the arrest of Hurry Lamb,
a married man, charged With the Sc
duction of sixteen year old girl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
Weather Conditions.

There has been rain or snow from
the upper Mississippi valley to the
northeastern states atteding the pas
sage of the storm center from the
upper Mississippi to the st. Lawrence
valley, and the temperature has risen
over the eastern portion of the coun-
try.
An increasing field of high pressure
moving from the Pacific coast to the
Central mountain region is accom-
panied by generally fair, somewhat
cooler weather west of the Mississippi
valley.
Conditions indicate partly cloudy
weather for this section tonight and
Friday, with slightly cooler tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27

RlVer, Irozen.
Mean temperature, 43.
Maximum temperature, so.
Minimum temperature, SO.
FRED Q. GOSEwIsCH,
Observer.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-02-23
His coneiIiatory Way.

Mr.. and Mrs. Pickaway. although
really fond Of each other, had frequent
Quarrels owing no doubt to infirmities
Of temper on the part Of both MI.
Pickaway was telling his troubles to
his elderly maiden aunt.
II try to be as good a husband to
Bertha as know how to be-" he said.
'but we don't seem to get along. 1t
takes so little to irritate her. and when
she starts to scolding she never knows
when to stop. She takes offense. too.
at such little things"
"Then don't say those little things.
Joshua" said his aunt when she
is cross you must try to be concilia-
tory"
~ am conciliatory. Aunt Betty" he
answered. Il often say to her. Der
tina, l know the utter uselessness Of
trying to reason with you, but will
you listen to me just minuteY and
she gets mad even at that"-Youth's
Companion.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-02-23
FRANK P. ARMSTRONG.

Frank p. Armstrong, a native OF Ellis
worth, and one of the leading citizens of
Roodhouse, ILL.,, dropped dead of apopiexy
on the street there Monday, Feb. IA.
Mr.. Armstrong was the son Of John and
Isabella Armstrong, natives of Ireland,
and was born in Ellsworth March 10, 1910.
He went West in 1854, and with his
brothers Humphrey, George and Robert,
engaged in the lumber business and laid
the foundation of comfortable fortune.
The Roodhouse Record says: "Mr.
Armstrong had been closely identified
with the growth and history of Rood
house. He was an important factor
in some of It's most important enterprises.
He located here when Roodhouse was but
q small village. He was the owner Of .
beautiful and commodious home in the
north part Of the city, and was surrounded
with conveniences and comforts calculated
to make life enjoyable. Besides the opera
house which he built, and which bears
his name, he was owner of several other
business houses, and was in good circum-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-02-23
rb.v Liz. Fat Girl. In Tuoi..

A Tunisian girl has no chance Of
marriage unless she tips the scale at
200 pounds, and to that end she COM
mences to fatten when she Is fifteen
years old. She takes aperients and
eats a great deal of sweet stun and
leads sedentary life to hasten the
process. Up to fifteen she is very
handsome, but at twenty what an inn
mense, unwieldy mass of fat she be-
comes! She waddles, or, rather, undu-
lates, along the street. Her costume is
very picturesque, especially II she be
Of the richer class. She is clothed
In fine silks of respondent hues Of a
bright red, yellow or green and wears a
sort Of conical shaped headdress, from
which depends a loose white drapery
Turkish trousers and dainty slippers,
the heels Of which barely reach the
middle Of the feet, complete the cos
tune.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-02-23
An obliaina Father.

A man who grew rich had son Of
whom he disapproved. and when the
son was married against the fathers
wishes the father made him an allow
ance Of $50 a week and said that was
all he could have.
Awhile later he was discussing the
matter with a friend Of his pioneer
days. do you think $50 a week Is
enough for the boy?" he asked.
"Well," replied the friend judicially,
II don't know about that"
'It's a darn sight more than we had
when we started in" argued the ia
ther
Perhaps 1t Isl said the friend, ''but
you must remember that times have
changed. We used to dig clans for
our dinner"
"By George" said the father, II
guess I have been too severe with
him! I'll be kinder in the future. I'll
buy him a spade and show him where
the CLAIMS are."-Exchange.