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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
NITRoGLYCERINE
IN HIS POCKET
Commission Decides That This Was
Cause of the Explosion
on Ferry.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. IA
as the result of an investigation by a
commission composed of captains and
engineers of state tugs on San Fran
cisco Bay ii was decided this after
noon that John Norbom was killed and
five injured by the explosion of an
eight ounce bottle of nitroglycerine or
some other high explosives, aboard the
ferryboat Berkeley last night. Whether
the bottle was accidently dropped or
whether Norbum caused the explosion
with suicidal intent was not deternin-
ed. According to the testimnny, Nor
bum entered the washroom on the
Berkeley wearing an overcoat. He
stepped into compartment. closed
the door behind him and the explo.
sion followed.
The bottom OF the bottle picked w
afterwards showed the size of the bot
tie in which it is believed the explos
i've was carried. The fact that Nor
! boms body from the waist line dowr
was practically uninjured, while the
upper part was torn into shreds, lee
to the conclusion that the bottle was
in his pocket at the time of the explo
sion
The verdict OF the comission absolv
ed the Southern Pacific, owner of the
| ferryboat Berkeley from all blame.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
ANOTHER MEMBER
OF THE CLUB
Roosevelt Proposes Congressman
Ames to Ananias
Society.

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BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 14.-Congress-
man Butler Ames was put in the An
anias club tonight by Col. Roosevelt
In telegram from Oyster Bay receiv-
ed by Speaker Walker OF the Massa.
chusetts house of representatives.
The ex-president charges Ames with
outrageous falsehood" and incident
ally upholds the candidacy of Sena.
tor Lodge for reelection. Ames has
been quoted as saying that Roosevelt
when president, in the presence
of Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Newberry, reprimanded Senator
Lodge for an alleged attempt to force
the purchase of two Golfers by the
navy department at cost of a million
and half dollars. Roosevelt's tele
gram says: Story told by Butler
Ames, reported in newspapers as to
alleged conversation between me,
Lodge and Newberry about purchase
of colliers is deliberate and outrage
Gus falsehood 1t is shocking to think
that Mr.. Ames should invent such an
outrageous falsehood about public
man of such integrity and probity, a
falsehood for which there is not even
the smallest foundation in fact
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The Tariff Commission.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Excoriat-
ing the democrats for failing to sup
port the tariff commission idea, Rep
resentative Lenroot Republican,
wisconsin, author of the original
tariff commission bill introduced in
the house, declared tonight that the
democrats would find commission
basis as necessary as the republi-
cans
I'VE republicans are bound to a
commission op the tariff by our last
national platform, which declared for
a duty approximating the difference
between the cost of production here
and abroad, said Lenroot, when he
heard of Champ Clark's opposition 20
the commission. To find this differ
ence accurately il has been amply
demonstrated that a board of experts
is necessary When the democrats
declare they will have no use for a
commission to formulate "a tariff for
revenue only, they are railing to live
up to their professions of progress
siveness in national affairs. be
lieve commission just as neces
sary from democratic standpoint as
from republican standpoint.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
GARMENT STRIKE
COMES TO END
Action BY Large Clothing Factory
Marks Windup Of Long
Controversy

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CHICAGO, Jan l4.-The backbone
of the great strike OF the garment
WORKERS. which resulted In the she'd
alng OF blood and great suffering
among $4,000 idle, In Chicago, was
broken tonight when Hart, Schaffner
4 Marx re-instated their striking em-
ployes without discrimination
me action of this firm, the biggest
IN the strike. is likely to be followed
all the other establishments whose
employees are out The agreement was
reached tonight by joint conference
tetReen tie strikers and the firm. and
was adopted by the strikers at their
II various meeting places.
Al grievances are TO be adjusted by
ai arbitration committee, this com.
mi'fea 10 meet Immediately. The ar.
Z eisration committee shall also fix set
'elneni Of all future differences.
over 10000 workers are employed
~ 'Fe Hart, Schaffner and Marx con
cern. There is little doubt that tho
ss't'ement effected by this firm vii
ue The basis for all settlements, anc
ual within ten days the entire strike
Wlll have ended.
me strike has been in progress
s''ice October |. The loss to Chicago
nas been inestimable, while number
'ess riots have marked the progress
Of the tie UP.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
ANTI-ALIEN LANDS
LAW OF CALIFORNIA
Japs viii Not object if Other coun.
tries Are Treated on Same
Level.

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SACRAMENTO, Jan. 14.-Japan will
not object to an anti-alien land law
if aliens of all nationalities are in
cluded. according to the statement
made today by one Of the leading pro-
gressives in the lower house of the
legislature who says he has his in
close to the ...1apanese legation in
Washington.
Il was recently advised said this
assemblyman, wha asked that his name
be withheld for the present from
this high diplomatic source that If
California should enact law similar
to the one in Japan, there will not be
a word of protest from Japan as a
nation. 1t was explained to him, as
he informed me, that law barring all
aliens from owning or leasing land
will be considered fair measure by
the japanese. Japan objects to be-
ing singled out as nation that can
not have equal rights with others
They want Russian. Frenchman
German, or any other foreigner plac
ed in the same class. They say it is
unfair to allow any European to come
here and buy property ten minutes
after his arrival if the same cannot be
the case with the Japanese. The
European will then have an advant
age before he can become naturalized
while the japanese cannot, but thai
| it is federal question, not up to the
California legislature
This same legislator intimated h'
| would express these sentiments OF
| the floor when anti-Japanese meas
ures come up for debate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
WINNIPEG is
BURNING UP
Big Blaze There This Morning Has
Gotten Beyond the Control
OF the Fire
men.
QUARTER MILLION LOSS
Business Section of the City is Go.
ing Down Like kindIina Wood
Before Tho
Flames.

WINNIPEG. Man., Jan. 15.-WIn.
nipeg tonight was visited by one o.
the worst fires of years. and at one
O'clock this morning 1t has evidently
gotten beyond control of the firemen.
1t started in the Kelly building. Al
1890 the flames spread to SulsmaIls
buildings across the street and they
went down like kindling wood.
Firms already burned out are:
Buchanan and Gordon, manufacture
ers agents.
Winnipeg Fur company, wholesale
furs.
Thomas A. Lock, Wholesale grocery
storage.
Dominion Produce Co.
John Ersnger, wholesale cigars and
tobacco.
w. o. Dawson & Co., wholesale sta.
tionery.
klIbourn Bros, paper supplies.
Motkins 8. Sons, wholesale brushes,
The loss is estimated at a. m. at
$25o,ooo and the fire apparently is
beyond the control of the firemen
Chief Buchanan says he cannot tell
where or how the fire started, for the
whole building was on fire when the
| department arrived
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It means something.
Peary's Claims.

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PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 14--Cap-
tain Robert f. Peary is not to ac-
quire the new honors which the com
mittee on house naval affairs has
voted him, without struggle, Con
gressman R. B. Macon, of Arkansas,
who was in this city today, declared
that he would carry to the floor of
the house his own protest against
the committees action. 1T was a
rump meeting of the committee" as
serted Macon. I'm the first place only
ten or fifteen members We're present
and the vote was not unanimous
Peary's claims are not borne out by his
proofs" and congress should no,
place its stamp of approval upon his
alleged discovery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
Mrs. schcnk Is Confident of Acquittal
of the Charge of Trying
To Poison Her Hus-
band.
CHEERFUL PRISONER
In Face of Testimony That She Of
fered $1,000 to Get One to
Feed Husband
Drops.

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WHEELING, w. Va, Jan. 14.-Mrs.
Laura Farnsworth Schenk, whose al
legged infatuation for young Wheel
ing society man is supposed to have
been at the bottom of her alleged
poison plot against her millionaire
husband, tonight told The United
Press she was pleased and happy over
her prospects of acquittal and the
progress of the trial which rounded
out its first week today.
And in the face of testimony which
accuses her of openly planning to rid
herself of her husband, loading twen-
ty-four year boy with attentions and
offering $1,000 for the administration
of knock out drops to the sick hus-
band, the prisoners cheerfulness is
reflected by her attorneys, all three
of whom tonight expressed them
selves as certain of favorable YER
dict.
This is Mrs. Schenk's comment: 81
am pleased and happy over the pro-
gress of the case. / have never been
nervous or worried about, the outcome
and certainly the evidence has not
been such as to change my attitude.
shall go free.
"My attorneys have made strong
case. do not think the testimony OF
the states star witnesses, DR.. Hupp,
| Miss Evans and Mrs. Klein, will hurt
4 my chances with the jury.
'T am occupying my time in my
cell by reading. My one great regret
is that cannot see my little daughter
and son. | have tried, but so far
1 have not succeeded
! The prosecution has produced most
| of its testimony in the one solid week
of sessions. The remaining witnesses
whose appearance is considered ar
important factor in the states case, are
| Lundy Wilson, the Schenk chauffeur
and those by whom Prosecutor Hand
Ian proposes to show how Mrs
/ Schenk acquired the arsenic put in the
] packers drinking water and medicine
Handlan tonight denied he would cal
a Wheeling physician who is said te
have instructed Mrs. Schenk how te
administer the poison
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
~ Bandits Who Held up Pull
., car Passengers Are Arrest
3 BY the Police Of Salt
Lake City.
BAL PROVES TRAITOR
L,r Who Shared in the Loot Gives
7iO Which Results In the
Capture Of the
Gang.

GAIT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. IA
|notactiyes from the Ogden police
|,orce tonight are endeavoring to To-
|sste the loot taken by the three
masked train robbers from the Over
hand Limited, number one, near Reese,
|JItab. following the arrest today of
tro men accused of being members
|of the gang of robbers. The ac-
|msed men gave their names as w.
lewis and Peter Murphy. With them
when arrested we're r. Schaefer and
|Thos. opel, whom the police ac-
cuse q having received and disposed
|oi the loot.
Chief Browning says he is sure Lew
|is and Murphy were two of the rob.
bers. as the searcbers found in their
room Pullman pillow slip which had
! Aeen identified as the one in which
the robbers carried away their loot.
The four men We're arrested in a
lodging house here early today but
their capture was unknown TIL Chief
Of Police Browning made the an
pouncement this afternoon. The po-
lice assert they got their tip from a
man who had shared in the
plunder. According to this man,
Lewis and Murphy sent the
proceeds Of the robbery from here
a week ago and were preparing tc
leave here tonight or tomorrow. The
informant of The police il believed tc
have told the officers where the LOOT
could be found
The robbery Of the train was sen
ational, three masked men having
robbed nearly every Pullman passen
ger after bringing The train to stor
and holding it for an hour. A por
Ter named Davis. was murdered b,
the robbers, and another porter ant
Two passengers were seriously wound
cd when they offered to resist. TIL,
robbers got several thousand dollar
( in cash and iewelry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
New Burst Of Excitement in Adams
County Because the Buyers
Of Votes are Not
Prosecuted.
WHITEWAsHED
Politicians Who Betrayed the Voters
Not Only Got Immunity Bath,
But Witness
Foes.
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WEST UNION, Ohio, Jan. IL
Adams county today is in the throes
OF a new burst OF excitement fullv as
great as that which prevailed when
the lid was first taken off the vote
selling scandal
IL IS charged by scores OF the in
dicted vote sellers that fully four hun.
dred of the vote buyers-the men who
really corrupted, and then, they now
alleged, betrayed them-have been
given immunity baths for their testi-
mony.
FURTHER, it is pointed out that each
vote buyer not only received an ele-
giant fitting coat of whitewash, but he
also got a dollar. Passing from the
jury room where they absolved them
selves by confession, the newly puri-
fed politicians walked up stairs where
clerks distributed vouchers for wit
ness ices. Then there were hundreds
who made pilsrimages of many miles
to have their political records reno
vSted through grand jury confessions.
The state allows a witness ten cents
mile.
Adams county now purified and an
xious to forget the past, nevertheless
can't help retaining one vivid mental
I picture of the recent happenings
that Of corrupting politicians leaving
stIe grand jury sevae vsjtlsaiiegs al
speck on them and riding home al
the expense Of the state and the yot
1 ers they corrupted leaving the court
room stripped Of their right of suf
frage, to walk many miles to theil
homes.
This. of course, was all strictly legal
4 but there are many who say the vote
sellers should have been given frs
chance at the immunity trough ant
i permitted to give states evidence
against the vote buyers, who shoult
thus be punished
'This may be true said Judge
Blair. the man who smashed the vote
traffic "but we had a peculiar situa
ton here. The politicians We're real
Is the victims They were simply
held up for money, AS it is, we nov
have the cleanest county in th'
state
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
First Fatality of the Season is Noted
When Little oy is Crushed to
Death at Bottom Of
the Hill.
SEVERAL WERE INJURED
Sled Ran Into an Automobile and
the Merry Party Were Hurled
Out Into the
Street

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KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 14.-One
boy was killed and four other persons
probably fatally injured in the first
coasting accident of the season here
tonight when the sled on which the
victims were riding crashed into an
automobile at 3Sth ana Baltimore
streets.
Amos Pierce. 9, who piloted the
coaster, was crushed to death.
The seriously injured are:
Mrs. G. w. Pierce.
Mrs. w. R. Rowe, wife of the busi-
ness manager of the Kansas City
Post. and her two children.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
stopped the Battle.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15.-fhe po-
lice this afternoon stopped sched-
uled fifteen round bout between Dan
ny Webster and Young Rivers In the
thirteenth round after Webster hau
been unmercifully punished Rivers
floored his opponent four times in the
18th round and the police jumped in
to the ring and took charge. Bleeding
from the eyes. nose and mouth Web
ster was a pitiful sight. Rivers drop.
ped Webster once in the first round
and twice In the second.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15

WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.-Every-
thing in the way of forest preservl
ton must not be expected from the
federal government in the opinion OF
President Taft who last night address,
ed the annual banquet of the Amerf
can Forestry association.
The president said he did not like
"to lecture the states in their busi.,
ness, but he believed that some states
were not doing their duty in the de
velopment of their forests.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
TOWN SHAKEN
BY EXPLOSION
Electric Light Plant In Missouri
Town Wrecked Last Night
and TWO Men
Killed
THE BOILER BLEW UP
Father and Son Who Were Employed
at the Plant Were Blown
Into Eter-
nifty.

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RUSHVILLE, Mo-, Jan. 1.-Two
men we're killed and the entire town
shaken by an explosion of q steam
boiler that wrecked the entire plant
of the local electric light plant late
tonight. The dead are:
ELIJAH MERRET,r, 60.
HIS SON, GUY, 10.
Both were employed at the plant
Their bodies were blown into the fly
wheel of an engine. the only mechan
ical device left standing in the plant
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
Mystery in His Death.

DALLAS, Texas. Jan. 14.-Simul.
taneous with the departure from Dal.
las for Robinson. H., of Chester
Toehill this afternoon, accompanying
the remains of his brother. Roy Toe
hill, who was found dead in down.
town rooming house on Wednesday
morning, two charges of murder were
filed as a result of the young mans
death. Roy Toehill died, SO the ply.
sicians said, from the effects Of
morphine. The murder charges were
placed against c. l.. Preston, go, and
Ernest Nelson, %.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. Jan. IA. Fore
cast. Iowa generally fair Sunday and
Monday; not much change in tenn
perature.
Missouri-Cloudy sunday, probab-
~ rain and colder extreme south
portion Monday. probably fair.
Illinois Cloudy north, rain and
colder in extreme south portions Sim,
day, Monday probably fair
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
THE WOMAN WHO
POISONED HER BOY
Mrs. Edith Melber Acts as Though
She Was Going to
Picnic.
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ALBANY, N. Y. Jan. 14.-"As
have got to say is that Mr.. Melber is
the cause of all this" With this dec
laration, Mrs. Edith Melber of Schen- |
ectady, self-confessed murderess OF
her four year old son, George, ex-
cused her crime while enroute to Al
bany this afternoon to answer for her
unnatural act. When asked which
Melber she referred to. she replied:
.ss.' ba old man. neanieg tbs Achi is
grandfather.
she declined, however, to go into
further details. Her trip from Roch-
ester. where she was arrested yester
day seemed to be one of enjoyment.
At noon she ate a hearty meal. Seat
ed in a Pullman facing Detective
Reed. she talked with United Press
representative What did Melber do
I to you?" she was asked.
"Now | won't answer that. I'll tell
/ the Judge" was the reply. Noticing
bunch of newspapers in the cores
I pondent's hand she reached for them
/ and scanned closely one containing a
| likeness of herself and her muir
dered boy Then she turned her at
( tention to her statement and read 1t
with evident enjoyment. Following it
paragraph by paragraph with her fing-
er, she continued until the end of the
article and then going back to one
referring to her alleged intention of
marrying Howard Kirk, of Schenec-
tady, she turned sharply and in de-
cisive tone said. That's not so.
Everything is all right but that"
An immense crowd gathered at the
railroad station in Albany to get a
glimpse at her, but they were disap-
pointed. as the woman was taken from
the train at West Albany and escorted
to an auto There was a quick dash
to police Headquarters and the prison
er was arraigned before Coroner Hill
son. In the room were District At
torney Sanford and Miss Arnold of
Pine Hill. who thought they recognized
the woman when she purchased the
poison with which the boy was killed
last week. A few minutes later
Thompson Yorman, clerk in a phar-
macy came in. That's the man who
sold me the stuff, said the prisoner
pointing at him.
: No formal charge was made against
her, she being held to await the out
come of the coroner's inquest, which
/ was begun this afternoon. She was
placed in cell in the station house
until the crowd dispersed and was
then taken to Jail in closed carriage
in charge of Sheriff Platt.
/, District Attorney Sanford announced
this evening he would present the
case against Mrs. Melber to the grand
jury now in session.
Mrs. VIM L. Simmons, sister o
Mrs. Melber, is expected here from
: Syracuse tomorrow and togther will
9 other relatives, will take UP the ques
: tion of providing counsel for the &C
. cused woman. Mrs. Simmons toda,
J expressed the opinion that her siste
Z is insane and this will probably b.
the defense Although Mrs. Melbe
has confessed the crime. the laws o
the state do not permit the acceptanc
OF plea Of guilty to first degree n'ul
der so she must stand trial, unless al
] insanity commission is appointed an
declares her irresponsible.
Y
S Jack Was Nimbe.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
DOGS DEvoUR
HUMAN CORPsES
Su0onie Plague is Raging In Manchu-
ria and Is Spreading
Rapidly

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sI- PETERSBURG. Jan. l4.-Des-
pa'ehes ,,. from Harbin, Manchuria. state
I, a, Lou natives are dying there daily
\, p'ponic plague, the total number
''ce'ms to date being 1900.
s. 'senes OF savagery are being enact
~ - Sorpses, half deyoured by dogs
~ oe'hg thrown into the Ampur
,,s.a mus carving the infections to
Nm, ans and villages down stream. At
as'en. f'fty deaths from the plague
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
1t means something.

And it means more to the in
vestors if the power is sold
near the seat of development.
And it also means more to
Keokuk. 1t means that the
citizenship shall give a united
support to the committee to
be appointed by Mayor Elder
and Judge William Logan.
And it also means that in such
unanimous community allegi-
ance the city will develop a
dynamic force that will be in
proper harmony with Mr..
Cooper's enterprise.
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Jim Perry,s Victory.

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PITTSBURG, Pa. Jan. 14.-Cleyer-
in fighting and carrying the battle to
his opponent won the popular verdict
for Jim Perry, of Denver tonight. over
Honey Melody. one time hero of all
the welters. in their six round set-to
before the Northern club The first
round was even Steven but from
the second round till the end, it was
all Perry. The plucky westerner
beat the Bostonian all around the
ring and when time was up the Bos-
tonian VAS CORY looking individual
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Haskell Wiped out.

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TULSA. okla. Jan. l4,-The entire
business district OF the town of has
.kell okla. was totally DESTROYED oy
fire tonight. according 10 messa sss
received, here. Communication was
cut Off before any of the details con'o
be learned. Haskell has population
or less than 500,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
Billiard Tournament.

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BOSTON. Jan. l4.-Kansas City
scored another victory over Boston
tonight in the National billiard match
when j. I. Packus won out over Al
len Mason of Boston by a score of
80 to AZ points. The match was a
close and exciting one, both of the
men being tied most of the time up
TO 80 points where Packus took the
lead
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Jack Was NimbIe.

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BUFFALO, Jan. 14.-.Tack Clarke.
of Australia won the six day bike
race here tonight
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
It means something.

Why &c men invest money
in enterprises of this kind or
II any ellteririse? The farmer
plants seed expecting to reap
a crop Of grain. Money is in
vested in the hope that it will
grow and return a satisfactory
profit. The financial builders
of the Keokuk dam are expect
ing a profit and are entitled
to their compensation. There
is only one way to get it-sell
the power.