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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
PROTEST FOLLOWS
THE FUNERALS
Union Labor in New York Will Hold
Big Demonstration to Improve
Conditions in the Fire
Trap Factories.
MANY BURIED TODAY
Five Bodies Were Laid Away by Char
ity Because of the Inability Of
Families to Stand
Expense.

NEW YORK, March 2S.-Union Ia
Dor, Mortified by the realization that
most of the lives lost in the Triangle
Shirt Waist company fire might have
been saved, today arranged for a
monster demonstration of protest to
follow the funerals Thursday or Fri
day Reports showing the condition
of all factories in the city win be
made and sent to Mayor Gaynor and
the state building commission, ask
ing that the laws be enforced
The bodies of five girls. not claimed
by relatives because they were too
poor TO bury them, were buried today
by the Ladies Waist and Dress
Makers Union. Altogether thirty
five funerals of victims were held to-
day
Fire Marshal Beers resumed his in
quiry today. While satisfied that the
blaze started from match or cigar
cite, he is trying to find out also if
there was an explosion of cleaning
compound which spread the fire and
made it impossible to put out
1t has been decided that the case
will be taken up by one of the April
grand juries, to determine not only
the responsibility Dut also to find out
what methods shall be taken to safe
guard the city's factories.
Arrangements are being made for
a number OF theatrical benefits for the
relief fund. Today there are twenty
eight unidentified bodies left in the
morgue and it is believed that but
few of them will be identified.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
FOUR EXPEDITIONS
AFTER SOUTH POLE
Cook -Peary Controversy viii Be Tame
Affair When They All
Report.

LONDON, March 2S.-With four ex-
petitions now hunting for the south
pole. English scientists consider the
prospects bright for the CookPeary
controversy to be outdone.
The news that Rasmussen had al
ready arrived az the spot reached by
Captain Scott revived interest in the
quest. A japanese expedition is now
on the way and news comes from
Captain Scott that he will divide his
party into two expeditions, making
four in all searching for the south
mole
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
SHIP WENT DOWN
DURING STORM
All Hope is Abandoned for Crew o
Seventy and Sixty-Eight
Passengers.

BRISBANE. March 2s.-All hope
for the safety of seventy sailors and
sixty-eight passengers of the overdue
Yoneala was abandoned today when
bits of the cargo of the vessel were
washed ashore, She probably went
down in the recent storm with all on
board
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
COAL LAND FRAUD
CASES COMMENCE
First One Goes on Trial With Charge
of Conspiracy to Defraud
Government.

SEATTLE, Wash. March 2S.-The
first Of the big Alaska coal land
fraud cases went on trial this morning
when Charles Munday, Earl Sirley,
Archie W. Shields and Algernon H.
Tracey faced the charge in the United
States circuit court, of conspiracy
to defraud the government out of coal
lands by the use Of dummy directors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
erownor Fatally Injured.

OTTUMWA, Iowa, March 2s.-J.
Brownor, II years of age. was prob
ably fatally injured when he was
struck by Rock Island passenger
train at the Union depot. His skull
was fractured and several ribs broken
Brownor was dragged eighty-five feet
Several hundred passengers Witnessed
the accident
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
cantaln Scott AM Riant.

CHRIST CHURCH, New Zealand,
March 2S The whaler Terra Nova
which left here November 20 with the
English Antarctic expedition, headed
by Capt Robert r. Scott has return
ed to this port. She reports the expedi-
ticn wss landed at the place designat-
ed for the start for the pole and that
when she left the members of the par
ty were well.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
People Quake As the
March Lion Loudly Roars

20 ADJOINING buildings and nossih,,
iieklhg up large part of the town
A loss of $1,000 was occasioned on
Two buildings destroyed, one of which
aousea the town fire apparatus. The
ny proke out in the hall before dav.
oreak. With lesser wind ohsery.
ers said, the flames would have com.
niunlcated to sheds near by and
snence endangered other buildings. II
was good Illustration of how a stiff
gaze hoids back fire by making #
hotter and curtailing it's leaning now.
ers' when light breeze would do the
opposite.
clayton had its usual scare over
the courthouse cupola, which comes
win every high wind. Half the
town watched the dome all day with
inuch anxiety. 1t trembled as in an
earthquake and shook the old build.
Ing from end to end. Timid nersons
Kept out of the courthouse for fear
the tower would topple and crash
through the roof.
Wreck Of School Completed.
AT Fifteenth and Carr streets the
walls OF the Pharoah Zion Free
schooi were razed and a complete
wreck made of the ruins of fire
which burned the building last month
IONS of debris fell into the street
and the Ghetto had its share OF ex-
cltement Ten families living in adj
joining tenements were run ont of
their homes by the police because it
was feared the tenements were shaky
and liable to fall Miss Catherine
fitzgerald of I'LL North Fifteenth
street, bedfast invalid, was carried
out by policeman
The blowing over of 35-foot smoke.
stack at the Kacer Manufacturing
company, zoos South Broadway. and
the upheaval of the band stand at
West End Heights were typical in
stances Of damage wrought by the
wind.
AT Belleyille the wind did consid-
erable damage to shade trees, fences
and chimneys. mammoth oak shade
tree in the yard of Edward Frierdich,
ON Douglas avenue, was blown down
at noon yesterday. A section of the
fencing around the League ball mark
was wrecked and much damage done
throughout the city. Window panes
in some sections of the city were
broken by the stiff gale. The wind is
estimated to have blown at thirty
FIVE and forty miles an hour
Police Get Damage Reports.
Numerous police reports were turn
ed in yesterday on damage done by
the storm Sunday night and yesterday
afternoon. In some places the police
reported signboards were torn loose
and were hanging, making it danger
Gus for rassers-by. These cases,
were, in turn, reported to the build
ing commissioners Office. Yesterday
afternoon the storm resumed its
partly abated fury and several re-
ports were sent in from South st.
Louis
At 1871 South Broadway fire wall
of the building occupied by the Nc
Laughlin Machine company fell as a
result of the wind. The damage was
estimated at 5000.
A sign at 7214 South Broadway was
blown through the window of the Bell
Furniture company.
A 35-foot smokstack of the Racer
Manufacturing company, zoos South
Eighth street, was blown over.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
Nor. Money for Law Makers.

DIES MONIES, March 2s.-Goy. Car
roll has signed the bill increasing the
salaries of members of the legislature
from $3.50 to $1,000 to take effect at
the next general assembly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
THE WEATHER.
'ntil I p. m. Wednesday.

Until p. m. Wednesday.
For Keokuk and vicinity-Unset-
tied weather with snow or rain to-,
night. Wednesday generally fair
For Illinois-Snow or rain in north !;
rain in south portion tonight. We'd
nesday unsettled weather with colder.
in south portion.
For Iowa Unsettled weather with
snow in east and colder in west por-
ton tonight. Wednesday generally
fair
For Missouri Unsettled weather
with probably rain this afternoon or
tonight Colder in west portion to-
night Wednesday generally fair with
colder In south portion.
Weather Conditions.
The lake storm, increasing in in
tepsisty, has passed to the New Eng
land coast attended by high Winds
and snow, from the Upper Mississippi
Valley to the Northeastern States.
and a second depression. central in
Kansas, has been attended by a slight
rise of temperature and scattered
snow fiurries in portions OF the Plat
eau Region,
The northwestern field of high pres
sure is extending to the Central Noun
tain Region, with increasing pressure
on the Northwest Coast and there is
moderate depression in Montana.
Conditions indicate the advance Of
the Kansas depression will cause un-
settled weather, and snow for this
section tonight, followed by generally
fair weather Wednesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
Mail Car Robbed.

CINCINNATI, March 2s.--A mail
car CARRYING $1,000 in cash enroute
from here to Salem, KY, was held up
and looted. Bloodhounds are on the
trail.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
Socialists Win.

WICHITA, Kan, March 2S.-The
socialists swept the city, electing their
candidate for mayor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
Ex-Mayor Thomas Phillips Of ottum.
wa is Buried Under an Ava
anche Of Votes at the City
Election.
WHOLE CITY REPUBLICAN,
Fort Madison. However, Refuses to
Make Any Change and Goes
Democratic by Good
Margin.

OTTUMWA, Ia, March 2S.-Ex-
Senator S. H. Harper (rep.l defeated
7. j. Phillips (dem.) for the office of
mayor of Ottumwa by majority of
437, carrying all the wards except the
first.
Phillips was ousted under the Cos
son law last spring and endeavored
to come back but republican
landslide resulted.
Eight of the nine aldermen are re-
publican, and that party carried the
entire city ticket with the possible ex-
ception of auditor and engineer. Har-
pers campaign was made on bust
ness platform.
Fort Madison Election.
FORT MADISON, Ia, March Is
A. E. Johns, democrat, the present
mayor was reelected without opposi-
ton. r. Frailey, republican, was
reelected city solicitor without oppo-
sition; NJ Lowrey, democrat was
elected treasurer, and F. r. Smith,
democrat assessor,
The vote for ward councilman was
as follows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
Same Old Deadlock.

DES MONIES, March 2S.-lt was
the same old deadlock this noon when
the vote for senator was taken, re,
suIting as follows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
Local Observations.

Mean temperature, March p, &c
Highest temperature, 81,
Lowest temperature, -.
Lowest temperature last night -,
FRED Z. GOSEwISCH,
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
Daily River Bulletin
River Forecast

The river VIII remain nearly station
ary for the next SO hours
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-15
SCHOOL DISTRICT IS
NOT TO Be DIVIDED

The Stanfield school district will
not be divided. This was the unani-
nous decisiop of the county boundary
board late Saturday afternoon follow
ing a hearing of the arguments of
both factions.
Judge James A. Fee. counsel for
the divisionists, introduced two mo-
tions to strike from the files the pre-
tended remonstrances on the ground
that such remonstrances were not
authorized by law. Both motions
were overruled and, following the ar
guments of the attorneys, the deci-
sion as stated above was rendered.
The most effective argument of
the demonstrators was that the petit
tion for a division of the district was
not prepared until after the district
had ben heavily bonded for the erec-
tion of a new school house and was
therefore unjust and would entail
considerable complexities if granted.
The divisionists argued that there
were a number of heavy property
holders who were compelled to pay
excessive school taxes.
Attorneys \. w. Gray of Stanfield
and j. Roy Raley of this city, repre-
sented the demonstrators.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-15
ODD FELLOWS AFTER
NEXT GRAND LODGE

Bent upon landing the 1912 session
of the grand lodge of the l. O. 0. f.
for Pendleton a strong delegation of
Odd Fellows from the different lodg-
es of the county left today for Port
land where the state convention opens
tomorrow. The local wearers of the
three links began their campaign
some time ago and have attempted to
line up as many lodges of the state as
possible before the opening of the
1911 session. The delegates from
Pendleton are bearing an invitation
from the COUNCIL and the Commercial
association to select this city as their
next meeting place.
The representatives of the Eureka
Lodge No 81 of this city are Il. f.
Kirkpatrick, George w. Beddow and
II. j. Taylor while Integrity Lodge
No. % is sending ]. 7. Brown, II. \.
Anderson. Charles Miller. j. f. Beam.
and Charles Bonney. There are n
number of other Odd Fellows going
from here among them being r. Alex
ander. one of the oldest members in
the city.
Among the delegates from over the
county are ]. II. Hadley and John
Irons from Freewater. II. ]. Kirk
from Hudson Bay. G, w. Ingle and
Henry Groth and II. NJ. Cockburn OF
Milton, sid Barnes and F.. G. Lucas
of Weston ana ]. $. Norvall of Helix
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-15
PLANNING CONFERENCE
OF MUNICIPAL LEAGUE

Philadelphia, Pa, May 15.-Repre-
sentatives of two hundred American
cities, as well as number of distin-
Suished guests from abroad, were
present when the third city planning
conference of the National Municipal
League was opened here today. 1t
is stated that New York, Chicago,
Cleveland and scores of smaller cities
throughout the land have in contem-
plation vast schemes of municipal i'm
provement which will involve the ex-
penditure of hundreds of millions of
dollars, and it is to direct there pro-
jects in The right channels and to ex-
change plans and ideas that the pres
ent conference is held.
Mayor Reyburn welcomed the Wis
itors at ,he opening session today. and
the reading of papers and discussions
followed. a feature of the confer
enCe is anel aborate exhibition, the
first of its kind in the United States,
illustrating by models, plans and
photographs the comprehensive i'm
provement, projects of various cities
in this and foreign countries.
The sessions of the conference will
continue daily for three days. closing
Wednesday evening with a banquet
for the visiting delegates under the
auspices of the City Club. Among the
DISTINGUISHED guests at the dinner, Il
is hoped will be President Taft and
Secretary Fisher.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-15
CONFEDERATES HOLD
DEUNION AT LITTLE ROCK

Little Rock, Ark, May 15.-Little
Rocks streets resounded today to the
tramp of a vast army of veterans and
their sons and daughters, who are
gathering in the Arkansas capital for
the annual national reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans, which
commences tomorrow. The national
organization of the Sons of Confed-
crate Veterans opened their encamp-
ment today and the boys" are taking
a prominent part in the plans for CIV
ing the "old boys the time of their
lives. 1t is realized that many of the
soldiers of the lost cause will never
attend another reunion in this world,
and the people of Little Rock have
prepared to make this gathering an
occasion for pleasant memories that
will last until the final defeat. A
small fortune has been expended in
decorating the streets and buildings
OF the city in honor of the visitors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-15
RIPS OFF HIS FINGERS.
Wardner Boy Also Loses Eye When
Cap ENplOdes.

Wardner. Idaho.-A childish desire
TO solve the mystery of a dynamite
cap cost little Max Borden four fin
gers and the loss of one eye yester-
day evening when he succeeded in ex-
pioding one of the caps he found in
the old Jack Heating mine. The boy
is being cared for in the local hos
pital. While examining the mouth
of a deserted tunnel the boy found
his dangerous plaything hidden be-
tween two timbers. He carried them
outside, sat down on the rocks and,
holding one of the caps in his left
hand, attempted to crush ii with a
rock. The explosion practically strip
ped his left hand of fingers and a
fragment of the shell destroyed the
right eye. The boy is the son of
Mrs. and Mrs. Sam Borden, who recent
ly moved here from Rossland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-15
MORTON EXPLAINS
THE WATER SUITS

That the suits brought by the Unit
reclamation service legal department,
for the determination of water rights
on the Umatilla river do not mean
that the water rights along the river
are to be contested is declared by
Oliver p. Morton, attorney for the
government, who was in the city Sat
urday.
According to Mr.. Morton. the suits
were instigated for the purpose of
determining the water rights, not to
take water away from the users. He
says the government is interested in
having the water rights fully deter
mined so that it may know exactly
what the governmental rights are with
respect to water for the Umatilla pro-
ject and for the proposed extension.
However, Mr.. Morton does not feel
that the extension of the Umatilla
project is directly concerned in the
suits now on as 1t is generally admit
ted, in his view, that the government
has the right to ample water for the
extension
Aside from determining its own
rights, Mr.. Morton says the govern
ment Is also interested in settling
contentious between the various pri-
vate claimants along the river as
these disputes in measure involve
| the rights desired by the govern
ment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-15
CHRISTOPHER WILSON
GUILTY OF CONTEMPT
REFUSED TO PRODUCE
BOOKS OF COMPANY
President OF Wireless Company
Would Not Obey Orders OF Federal
Grand Jury Investigating Mail Or
der Frauds.

Washington. May 15.-The United
States supreme court today handed
down a decision adjudging Christoph-
re Wilson, president of the United
Wireless company in contempt for
having refused to produce the books
of the company before the federal
grand jury which is investigating the
charge of using the mails to defraud.
Decision is regarded as almost revo-
lutionary to the construction of law,
holding as it does that it is no de-
fense to claim characterization as
an excuse for the production of COR
poration books when ordered. Jus
tice Hughes read the decision. Nc
kcnna diasented.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-15
PRESIDENT TAFT
RETURNS TO SICK WIFE

New York, May 15.|zAfter an anxi-
Gus night at his sick wife's side,
President Taft is returning to Wash
ingtbn this morning. much relieved
by the tphysician's statements tha
immediate danger has passed. Her
recovery will probably be rapid. Mrs.
Taft became i'll here, but the presi-
dent continued to Harrisburg. Later
her condition got worse so the presi-
dent returned. She Is suffering from
a recurrence of nervous trouble which
afflicted her in 1909. While here
President Taft directed Stimson to
take over the war department af-
fairs Monday, week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-15
JOHN W. BOYER
QUITS NAVAL ACADEMY

Annapolis, May 15.-Capt. John H.
Gibbons today assumed command of
the United states Naval Academy.
succeeding Capt. John NJ. Boyer. The
new superintendent is a native of
Michigan and for several months has
been member of the Naval General
board. His last command was the
cruiser Charleston, and previous TO
that duty he was naval attache of the
United States embassy at London
III health is given as the reason for
Capt. Bowyer's retirement. In some
quarters it is intimated that the snub-
bing of Miss Mary Beers, daughter of
Prof. Beeds of Yale, had something
to do with the change. 1t was Capt.
Bowyer who administered a rebuke
to Midshipman Burtis for taking Miss
Beers, who was employed as compan-
ion in the family of a naval officer,
to an academy hop" on the ground
that working women were not fit
companions for the "middies." Later
Capt. Bowyer recommended to Secre-
tary Meyer that letter of apology
be written to Miss Beers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-15
EMPEROR WILLIAM
PAYS VISIT TO ENGLAND

London, May 15.-Emperor Will
liam of Germany, accompanied by
the Empress and Pincess Victoria
Louise, arrived at Port Victoria this
morning on board the imperial yacht
Hohenzollern and Immediately board
ed the royal train which brought
thin to London at noon. A great
crowd cheered the War Lord upon
his arrival in the metropolis. The
members of his party are private
guests of King George and Queen
Mary at buckingham Palace, and
will remain in England until Satur-
day The Kaiser will attend the un-
yelling of the Queen Victoria Me-
mortal tomorrow and on Friday will
visit the court ball.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-15
COUNTY INVOLVED OVER
GUARDIANSHIP OF GIRL

The county has become involved in
the quarrel over the guardianship of
twelve-year-old girl and is made
stituted by Viola Fl. Anders, the aunt
of Mary Jane Swash, and she alleges
that County Judge Maloney and the
county court have been guilty of err
rors in appointing George d. Smith
next friend to the orphan girl and in
appointing William Swash her guar
dian. She, therefore asks for a writ
of review and a decree annulling the
actions of the judge and court.
Mary Jane Swash was left an or
phan when her mother Eva Swash,
died last March her father, John c..
Swash having died several years ago.
Her mother had since married Will
liam Swash, a brother of her first
husband and the uncle of the girl.
Upon his petition, Judge Maloney last
month issued an order making the
child the legal daughter of her uncle
and step-father.
Viola Anders, who is a resident of
Multnomah county, alleges in her pc
tition that she had never been served
with notice that the court was con-
sidering the adoption of her neice
and further, she alleges, that Judge
Maloney was in error when he ap-
pointed George d. Smith the next
friend of the orphan child before any
petition for the adoption was filed in
his court. She makes other similar
charges and asks that the circuit
court grant writ of review.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-15
Plans are Being Made 10 Inter
Cept ederaIs in Their March
on Jaurez
COURIERS REPORT NO
TRACE OF FEDERAL ARMY
Opinion Is General That Rabage
Alarm Mas Merely Ruse of Ma
dero's To Get Insurgents Out of the
City in Oreder to Prevent Any
- More Mutiny Like Saturday.

Ell Paso, May 15.-All preparations
to send a command south to intercept
the federal commands OF Rabange and
Equals if any attempt to march to-
ward Juarez are complete. Couriers
returning today from Villa Ahumada
where Rabago was reported last
night, declare they found no trace of
his troops, therefore the opinion is
growing that the Ragabo alarm was
merely a ruse of Madero's to get the
insurgents out of Juarez to prevent
any more mutiny like Saturday, 1t
is expected that peace negotiations
may be resumed any time at Juarez
Rebels to Attack NOgales.
Nogales, May 15.-Five hundred
rebels are marching to attack No
gales. Sonora. They were reported
two hours out of Nogales this fore
noon. The federals are prepared for
battle. The efugees have fled to the
American side.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-15
COMMITTEE CONSIDERS
WOOL SCHEDULE TODAY
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS
ARE EQUALLY DIVIDED
1t Is Expected That Issue Will End
With One-Fffth Reduction Being
Made Of the Present Tariff-Con.
gress Makes Record.

Washington, D. c., May 15.-The
house ways and means committee to-
day went into executive session to
consider the wool schedule The DEM
ocratic members are seemingly divid-
ed on the subject of revision. Seven
it is understood, favor the free wool
and seven favor some duty. 1t is ex-
pected it will end with one fifth per
cent reduction of the present tariff.
For lack of accomplishment, OBJ
servers of the activities of congress
today united in awarding it the palm.
To date the house has met for %
days and has been in session 14S
hours. The senate met Is days and
has been IN session about thirty hours.
During the last week the house pass
ed the farmers free list bill, while
the house consumed seven and one
half hours in futile effort to elect
a president pro tenn.