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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
THE WEATHER.

Until ZOO p. m. Tuesday.
For keokuk and Vicinity-Fair to-
night and Tuesday.
For Enthusiastically fair tonight
and Tuesday except unsettled in north
portion tonight. Continued cool with
cooler in extreme south portion to-
night.
For Iowa and Missouri-Fair tonight
and Tuesday.
Weather Conditions.
Saturdays depression in the Upper
Lake Regions has remained nearly
stationary, deepening and forming
marked storm center.
It has been attended by scattered
rains from the Upper Mississippi Val
ley, through the Lake Region. to the
Northeastern states, and there has
been heavy rains. with high wind, at
New York City.
The crest of the northwestern
field of high pressure, with its fair
cooler weather has moved to the
Eastern Slope of the Rockies, Its in
fuence breaking the hot wave, which
has prevailed from the Rockies to the
Central Valleys.
The pressure is moderately high
from the Rockies to the Pacific coast,
and the temperature is rising slowly
in the Mountain Region Conditions
indicate fair weather for this section
tonight and Tuesday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
Four Die In Lake.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 12.--The gale
that brought Chicago relief from the
intense heat was responsible for one
OF the worst lake wrecks of the year.
-Four men, caught like rats In trap,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
Sad Endinu Of OUTING.

Sdd EHOIn9 OF 0utinS'
ST. LOUIS, June 12.--Following an
all-night ride in an automobile, Mer-
vim Bowers, 1856 Choteau avenue, 81
years old and unmarried, was drowned
in St James Lake, St Charles rock
road and Natural Bridge road, ST.
Louis county, at o'clock yesterday
morning. Late last night the body
had not been recovered. Bowers was
engaged to marry Miss Anna Herbst
Of 1918 South Eighteenth street. She
was prostrated when informed OF the
drowning.
Bowers was a bartender employed
at Twenty-second street and Choteau
avenue. He, accompanied by James
Bright and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
kreguer, friends, left St Louis Sat
urday night in an automobile for an
outing in the country. According TO
Bowers friends the party spent sew
eral hours at the old st. James CLUB
house and then decided to go swim
ming
Bowers had been in the water only
81 obOiI tIiue NucIl uS was oSSii ~ o
under. Bright notified Coroner Rolla
Bracy of St Louis county. Searchers
worked all day Sunday trying to hno
the body
After working from o'clock sat
nrday afternoon until o'clock las
night the search for the body or WI
liam D. Barnes, 6233 Columbia avenue
who was drowned while bathing II
the Meramec river Saturday, las
night was abandoned According U
Deputy Sheriff Jack Sturdy of VALLEY
Park, who was helping in the search
g. D. Barnes, father of the boy, las
night said he would wait until th'
body rose. The drowning occurred
near Valley Park,
F. B. Butler, former president o
the Egyptian Hustlers. and hfty otn
er passengers on the steamer quincy
returning from their meeting at NE
tropolis, ILL.,, noticed the body OF
white man floating in the river apou
sixteen miles north of Chester
noon yesterday. Mr. Bulger said tn
body passed within fifty feet OF tn
boat and could be plainly seen by a.
on board, but that no effort was MAD
70 recover the body.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
SINK INTO
WATERY GRAVES
brothers Seized With Cramps While
Swimming and Both Drown In
Racoon River Near City
Limits.
FOUR GIRLS ALSO DROWN
Men Caught Like Rats In Trap When
Gale Sweeps the Lake and
Turns Over Their
Boat.

DEs MONIES, June Garrett and
Martin Hankie, brothers, aged 90 and
Is, respectively, were drowned In the
Racoon river near the city limits Sun.
day afternoon. Cramps caused both
deaths. j. A. Estey. who had been
swimming with the youths. was forced
to strike one of them, who had Sc
cured death grip on his throat while
he was attempting rescue. Both
bodies have been recovered
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
palIu River bulletin.

River Forecast.
The river will remain nearly station
arv during the next forty-eight hours.
Local Observations.
Bar Their, Wind, Weather
II : nm. s.. .29.s1 so w Clear
- 7 am =. .2sS4 65 W Clear
Mean temperature, June II, 7s.
Highest temperature, 81.
Lowest temeprature, SO.
Lowest temperature last night, s4.
FRED 2. GOsEwIsCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
Four Girls Drowned.

APPLETON, Wis, June 12.-Four
girls we're drowned and five other oc-
cupants of a small sailboat narrowly
escaped Sunday afternoon when a
squall struck the craft on Little Lake
Buttes des Morts and capsized it. The
victims We're members of picnic par
ty given by dry goods store.
The remainder of the party was
obliged to stand helplessly by on the
shore of Stroebes Island, only a short
distance away, and witness the drown
Ing. The dead are Miss Elizabeth
Greenen, Kimberly; Miss Gertrude
Kuschel, Appleton; Miss Madge Bril-
liant, Buchanan; Miss Ruth Pollock
Appleton.
Those who narrowly escaped drown
ing are Miss Rose Schmidt, her gir
chum, John and Christ Mullen of Ap
pleton and A. r. Strange of Neenah
Miss Greenen was niece of the own
ers of the store whose clerks were OF
an outing The Miller brothers rescued
the two girls. Strange is not goot
swimmer and had struggle getting t.
shore alone. None of the bodies OF th
drowned girls has been recovered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
Yuma Scores Heat Record.

WASHINGTON, June 12.--Tbe higi.
mark in the heat which caused in.
tense suffering In most of the coun
try Sunday, was scored by Yuma,
Ariz., which, with an official reading
of 10. topped all reports from every
weather station in the country.
In Washington the temperature
reached 101, degree less than the 102
recorded scored June 8, 1874 The
downtown thermometers registered
1G7, degrees. The hot wave continued
in the middle Atlantic states, Ohio
valley, the south and southwest rang
ing from 95 to 1o2. the latter al
Shreveport, La.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
ELEMENTS ARE
DOING STUNTS
Quincy Swept by Electrical Storm
Which cools and soaks the City
But Does Considerable
Damage.
NEW HEAT RECORDS
Yuma swelters at ITO While Some
Other Places Have Welcome
Relief With Cool
Sunday.

QUINCY, rll., June 12.-Sunday
morning an exceptionally severe elec-
trio storm swept over this city, fol.
lowed by a needed rain. A loss of sew
eral thousand dollars was caused by
lightning.
One man, Edward Ball, 21 years.
was found In an unconscious condi
ton, caused by stroke of lightning,
but will probably recover from the Ell
fects.
The home and contents Of Bernar3
Ehler were entirely destroyed. The
family barely escaped death.
The residence of E. F. Turner was
partly destroyed and large barn
filled with straw, owned by the Scott
Saddlery company, was entirely con
sumed by fire from the lightning.
A few other buildings were more OF
less damaged and many telegraph ant
| telephone lines were temporary pu
/ out of business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
Cyclone Injuries Four.

KILMICHAEL, Miss, June r. A
cyclone struck Kilmichael Sunday, do
ing much damage In the way of de-
molshing small buildings. The Oliver
residence was blown away. Mrs.
Oliver and daughter, and Mrs. Cren-
shaw and daughter were slightly in
jured.
The wires are down north and
south, but several small towns are re
ported In the path of the storm.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-23
ELKS Of SALT LAKE
HAVING GREAT TINE:
j. 5. MurdOck Says the Boys
Are Being Royalty
Entertained.

j. S Murdock Of Heber City, a pror1i =
rent stock raiser of Wasatch county, re-
turned from Los Angeles. Wednesday.
and is stopping al the Cullen. Mr.. Muir
COCK wore antlers on his outgoing trip
ana returned from the Elks' carnival
WIN an added prong TO his horns, The
"Trip from here to Los Angeles. az Is we'll
known, was via San Francisco Mr,
MURDOCH. together with a few friends,
went from Los Angeles. over the coast
line, 10 San Francisco and returned to
Los Angeles by boat.
All through said Mr. Murdoch. ''It
Mns an enjoyable trip. The Salt Lake
I-IEs were and are being entertained at
Los Angeles in tho most hospItab!e man
ner' Automobiles and other conyeyanccs
are at their command in visiting the
many suburbs, and that, too without
money. or without price. IN other words.
SaIt Lake money is not recognized in
Los Angeles as being legal medium OF
Ihe boys are all having the time Of
thclr ives and the only objection they
expressed respecting their visit is that
II is limited 10 thirty DAYS On my re-
turn came over the Salt Lake Route
as the damage that prevented our going
mat way has been repaired so thai
travel over that popular railroad Is again
normal
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-23
JAPANESE SHOOTS
YOUNG WHITE MA|I
Bow in Richards Street Ends in
lnaictiOn of Wound
in Leg.

Amour White, son of David II. White
OF lSo North Second West street and
a brother of Deputy Sheriff Parley White.
was shot Just above the ankle OF his
right leg by Sam NJ. Tmai, restaurant
Keeper on Richards street about 10
o clock Wednesday night The bullet
fractured the bone and lodged in the calf
of Whites leg. The Japanese who did
the shooting and his cook. II. Murakaml.
who was with him, were locked up. the
charge being left open
White was taken To the Emergency
hospital, where DR. Sprague removed the
bullet and dressed the wound, after
which he was taken to his home The
two Japanese and Dan Raleigh who was
With White, were brought 10 the police
station by Patrolmen Patterson and Hin
ton Raleigh was released on his own
recognizance with orders 10 appear In
police court at 10 o'clock Thursday morn
ing.
Tic Japanese declared that the two
youths have been annoying them for
some time and that their misconduct in
this regard came 20 n conclusion last
night, when. according to the Japanese
The white mon set upon and beat then,
The Japanese showed evidence of having
been severely dealt with. The boys deny
the story OF the Japanese and say the
was without provoCation.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-23
BUYS EQUIPMENT FOR
HOSPITAL AT CALIENTE

Or; J. ", Smith of Caliente New. ar
rived in Salt Lake Wednesday and is y
guest of the Cullen. Business is looking
up. and this is especially apparent since
railroad connection with Pioche has been
restored said DR.. Smith. I'VE have
on The edge of our town several hot
springs which will doubtless prove 10 be.
when improved and converted to use.
the geratest saDitarium In eastern Nc
vada. The Salt Lake Route railroad is
doing great work towards overcoming
natures forces i'll the Meadow Valley
wash When the high. line is completed
there will be In the future no more dread
OF washouts.
Il shall be here" continued the doctor.
for a few days to purchase complete
outnt for the establishment OF n hospital
in CaIiente.
You ask as to conditions respecting
The mines in our section OF the country
In answer can only say that the min
Ing field Is more active now than II
has been for long time. There is n
gold property called the Sunrise mine,
better ',nown. perhaps. as the old Silbcrt
mine. that Is making good. The ercc-
ton OF mill Is In contemplation by ;hc
party who took an option upon the prop
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-23

Missing and diligently inquired after
by a number of creditors arc Nj Brewer
and w. HONG, who until midnight Sun
day had been for month proprietors oi
The College Inn cafe, 12l East Thirc
South street. Local police have beer
notified OF their disappearance, and ii
was stated by one of the creditors We'd
nesday night that a warrant charging
IioniE with being an absconding debtor
would be asked for Thursday.
Chief among the losers bv The sudden
and unannounced flight of tho restaura mt
men arc Mr.. and Mrs, II. o. Williams.
Ia West First North street who are
shy nearly Si0o. money due from HoniG
Tor board. room and doctors bills and
The restaurant The help employed in
the place did not receive their last week 5;
pay and bills from various merchants
and supply houses of the city keep COM
One OF the features OF the case is pre-
ssented by the fact that on Saturday.
Harlan T. knight: George Neville and
playing al the Orpheum this week, pur-
chased meal tickets each purportinc TO
he good for $3.50 in the cafe. Some Of
the actors got one meal. some got none
before the restaurant WAS tcmporn rily
closed and rcopcned under the manage
ment OF Mrs. ]. w. Clarke. by direction
of the Aucrbach Realty company, owner
VI iDc puiluIlS ana fixtures. MIS- lldrKe,
OF course. is assuming none OF the obli :
cations of the missing men.
While they conducted tho restaurant
IioniG lodged at the Linden hotel. l2a
East Third South street, In the same
building as the cafe. and brewer was
at the Worth hotel. East Sec
ond South street. The Worth is $50
loser. the. Linden SIS IIonig removed
his effects from his hotel under the
plea that his partner was coming there
TO take the night shift in the cafe,
Evidence at hand indicates that Brewer
and Honig carefully planned their de-
parturc. No accounts to show cash re-
ceivcd, money paid out or bills outstand-
ing can be found about the cafe. When
the chef came down TO open the place
Monday morning nc found tllat most OF
the canned goods. eggs and other SUD
plies not pcrishable had been carried
away
II is known that Brewer and HouiE left
Salt Lake Sunday midnight on the train
for the north. Each is about so years of
age. Brewer came TO Salt Lake from
San Francisco q few months ago. Honig
has been employed AZ II waiter in vari-
Gus restaurants here for nearly a year.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-23
PANAMA EXPOSITION
MEANS MUCH TO WEST

Frank =. Brown, one OF the Oldest and
in New York and the east. While in
Chicago few days ago. he heard much
said respecting the forthcoming eXposi-
ton TO be held in San Francisco in 1915.
THE fact Is said Mr.. Brown. chat
the people OF the east are more cnthusi-
astic over the selection Of san Francisco
.han appears To be evident by the people
OF the west. There they recognize that
this exhibition VIII be the means OF
bringing moro people and more capital
Into this country than any move that has
ever been undertaken.
"It will be the means OF not only pop
ulating the farming lands. but will con-
tribute I'm large measure to the opening
up and development OF many OF the great
mines of this gold bearing country"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-23
HOUSE IS SNAMPED
UNDER AVALANCHE
FOrty-fOur Bills on Calendar
for Today, and 104 in
Committees.

The lower house OF the legislature is
literally swamped with business. In adj
dltion to fortyfour bills, which arc on
the calendar for today, in addition TO
The liquor bill. there are t0i bills in the
hands Of committees. yet to bc reported
III tho various committees.
Agriculture. 4; appropriations. &; art,
:; counties. =: education, il; elections. :
enrolment and cngroSsmcut. 4; fish and
game. ,; highways and bridges. %: ir-
judiciary, 1, labor. |; livestock, D. man
ufacturc and commerce. l; mines and
smelling. !, municipal corpora tons. s.
public funds. l: public health. 3; public
utilities, 4: private corporations. ,. sala-
TICS and fees. .: state board OF eNsnu-
ors. 3; special committee, /, returned TO
author for revision. /.
Olher bulls are reported on as follows:
BilIs killed by report OF committee %
House bills passed and sent To SEN
ate. 81.
House bills passed ny senate and re-
turned TO house. :.
House bills killed after favorable re-
port by committees >.
House bills Withdrawn. &c.
House bills on table :.
House bills substituted, 8.
House b,ils signed by governor |
House bills on calendar 49,
Senate bills on calendar, H.
Senate bills killed on report Of house
!.
Senate bills passed by house S.
senate bills received i'm house s3
senate bills now III house. %
Senate bills signed by governor. I,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-23
PROVIDE FOR OBSERVANCE
OF BIRD DAY IN SCHOOLS

Professor j. II. Paul of the State uni
vcrsity appeared befOr" the senate COM =
mittec on education Wednesday and dis
cussed at length the value of InsectIvorous
birds. AS result the committee decided
To report faVpTably a bin which provides
that the last Friday preceding Arbor day
shall be observed in the schools as bird
day. and on that day especial exercises
will be given TO impress the children with
the necessity of preserving certain native
birds.
The committee will also repor, favor
ably on another bill recommended by
Professor Paul providing Tor the issu-
auCc of charts showing the animals
birds. vegetable and mineral products OF
Utah in the natural coors Ior use in the
schools of the state.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-23
MANUFACTURES SHOW
INCREASE IN WYOMING

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Prelimi
nary figures on the manufactures il
Wyoming during 1909, which wert
made public by the bureau Of census
today, show increases all along the line
when compared with the census Of
1904.
The number Of establishments in
creased from 169 in 1904 to 266 in 1909
an increase of 81 per cent, according
TO the bulletin. The cost of materials
used increased from $l,30l 900 in 1904
TO S2,432,000 in 1909, an increase Of 81
per cent, and the value of the .products
jumped from 1882 900 in 2904 to so
94S,000 in 1909, an increase of SO per
cent.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-23
VOLUNTEER F|REME|V
IN ANNUAL REUN|O|l
Men Who Fought Fires Years
Ago Enjoy Music and
Banquet.

The Veteran Volunteer Flremen's as
sociaton held its annual reunion and
banquet i'm the hall on Canyon road We'd
nesday night. There were moro than 100
present. and OF these about thirty were
entitled 10 and most of them wore the
rcd shirts which the members OF the
volunteer fire department of Salt Lake
CITY formerly wore.
This congregation represented more
than merely the volunteer fire depart
m"nt, for these same men are mostly
those who have been I'm Utah for many
years and have shared i'm the building
up of the county and state. II was a
happy reunion. and the men were all
Justly proud OF their record Chief Glore
of the salt Lake fire department was
the guest of honor and w. w. Wilson Of
SANDY, who was for two years president
OF the state Volunteers association. was
also present.
in the evening with banquet and after
this there was n musical programme.
George Nj. Ottingcr. president Of the as
sociation, presided. Those who took part
Halliday. G. H. Banks of Murray. G.. NJ
Halliday. John Arid Jr.. II. T.. Giles. II.
j. Jessup. w. w. Wilson Of Sandy. Bes-
sic Oswald. Andrew Oswald. Heber
Brewer. Jr, and Rhuben Simpson. Mr..
Simpson read the death roll. Ia mem
bers having died since the association
was organized.
Mrs. Birdie Wiley sang IF You Were
a Big Red Rose Miss Vera Enghcrg
sang Resignation" and Miss Lillian Mall
guist rendered the piano solo William
Tell and accompanied the soloists.
Those who had charge OF the affair
were George NJ. Ottingcr. president and
eMonicio chairman OF all the committees.
j. w. Smell, chairman OF trustees and of
tho committee on arrangements; James
Peacock. Vice president of the associa-
tion Mrs. Eliza Smell chairman OF the
committee: Mrs. William odd.
chairman of the refreshments committee:
Rhuhcn simpson and w III. Bywater.
who had charge OF the entertainment;
Mrs. William Coudwcll, Mrs Lorenzo
Simpson. Mrs, Henry Taufer. Mrs. Sam
ucl Kcrshaw. Mrs. James Knight. Mrs.
Henry Leylapd Henry Taufcr and Henry
Lcyland had charge OF refreshments. and
Harry Cottc and Samuel Skidmorc were
the committee on invitations,
The affair was one of the most en-
ioyable OF the season and was a success
in every way. After the programme those |
who cared 10 do SO indulged In dancing !
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-23
CALIFORNIA ELKS WILL
BE HERE NEXT SUMNER

\. w Raybould, secretary of the Salt
Lake lodge of Elks. who had general su-
pervision of the big excursion to Los
Angeles given by the Clks returned to
Salt Lake Wednesday night Mr.. Ray
bould said that every member OF the
excursion bad a most delightful trip and
that the excursion was by far the best
ever given by the lodge. Most Of the
eXcursonists are still at the California
beaches.
that the Santa Monica and Los Angeles
t-iks would pay a return visit TO Salt
Lake next summer, arriving here on June
u. These lodges are planning a big
excursion 10 Salt Lake with a side trip
To the Yellowstone. The local lodge OF
Elks has already begun plans for the
elaborate entertainment of the California
visitors
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-23
Senate Committee Will Intro
duce Measure Prohibiting
Loans 10 State Officials.
FIND AFFAIRS OF LAND
BOARD TO BE REGULAR
Leases and Advances Had Been
Made Prior TO Present
Enactment.

The senate committee on judiciary took
up Wednesday tho report Of the state
land bocrd relative 10 tho leasing of Ger
tain property ana The loauing Of state
FUNDS lo members OF the board. The
committee decided TO report 10 the son
ate that everything in connection with
The report asked for was regular and
that the leasing Of tho land in question
was prior to the enactment of Il law 20
che contrary, and the loans To members;
OF tho board were made prior to tho
members being appointed To the board.
w nile tho report of the Judiciary com
mittea viii completely cxonera,c The
members Of the state land board from
any criticism I'm connection with the mat .
iers contained in the report, hill win
be introduced in the senate making il
unlawful for any state board To loan
Inc Stale money to Its own members
or 20 any state officer. This hill was
considered by members OF tho commit
10" Wednesday. but no definite action
was taken hy the, committee. further than
10 suggest certain amendments.
The report from tho state land board
was received some weeks ago. following
The passage OF a resolution by Senator
Ecnner y. Smith calling for a statement,
II has been reported that w. -. Cand-
land, president of the board. was leasing
state lands in violation OF the law for
bidding members of the state land board
from acquiring amy state lands. The re-
port showed that Mr.. CgDdland had OBJ
tanned the lods" prior 30 the passage OF
the law prohibiting such transactions. It
bad Jlgn been reported that members Of
The land board had obtained loans from
The board. The report showed that Com
missioncrs Tha'n and steele had been
granted loans prior 10 their appointment
to the board.
tn" passage OF the bill which the COM
mitt"e considered briefly on Wednesday.
II was stated. would make u impossible
for members To get loans from the board
and would make the state secure against
any alleged Irregularities that have been
10 have existed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-23
Friend of Madero.
VALUABLE PAINTING TN
DANGER OF DESTRUCTION

Fire damaged the rear or the frame
building at the corner OF South Temple
and Richards streets at 9:lS O'Clock
Wednesday night The loss to the building
and contents was abou, 5000 The build
Ing is owned by Or. Hcber j. Richards
and is occupied by the Elias Morris &
sons Mantel company and by the studio
OF II. l.. y. Culmcr The fire burned
to within few roct OF the painting held
by Mr. Culmcr TO DC his masterpiece.
II Is the one entitled the Mystery OF
The Desert and Is valued at $1,000.
The fire started in a small building
at the rear OF The studio. The two rooms
were quickly filed with smoke The
fire did not get into the studio or the
mantel store.
The painting that so narrowly escapcd
was in the rear room Of the studio and
was the only one there The fire depart
ment did quick and efficient work. also
being careful not 10 damage the contents
of the building with the water used The
loss was fully covered by insurance.