The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
/ Why We SHOULD
HAVE SANE FOURTH.
commissioners Have Approved Pic,
ture with Moral to be Shown
Tonight at
Dodses.
SPARE YOUNG LIVES
Keokuk is to be Leading Spirit In
Move Among River Towns to
Keep Dangerous Fireworks
Out.

Determined to countenance no
Fourth of July demonstrations made
with salutes and fire works, other than
those outlined by law, the city officials
acting in conjunction with the depart
ment Of public safety, witnessed favor
ably film shown at a private exhibit
ton in the Dodge theatre this after
noon at o'clock, entitled, "A Sane
Fourth Of july which production by
the Edison Film Co., was mentioned
in a previous issue.
That Keokuks young people may
be spared limb and life, that the
Fourth of July here may be the safest
and sanest independence day ever
had, Mayor ]. F. Elder and his col
leagues in the administering depart
ment recently announced that the
letter Of the law must be obeyed
with regard to firing of dangerous
pieces of fireworks, three week from
tomorrow.
The Fourth Of July Picture.
Sunday Afternoon representative
Of The Gate City was permitted to see
the exhibition of the sane fourth"
picture. The plot Of the story told on
canvas is without doubt the most SEN
sble and at the same time realistic
because of it's bearing on actual hap
penings that Keokuk theatre of mo-
ton pictures has ever furnished for
the public.
1t is food for thought. 1t Is the line
along which the authorities of not only
Keokuk but Hannibal, Quincy, Burling-
ton and other towns by the score and
hundreds throughout the country, are
working along. To prevent the list Of
horrible casualties which have been in
creasing with each succeeding indie
pendence day insane" celebration
Incidentally, data in the picture cites
the fact that in seven battles of the
Revolutionary war, there were little
over LOO patriots killed. In as many
Fourth OF July demonstration. there
we're something like $4,000 killed and
wounded showing the awfulness of
"fun-making" carnage.
Representatives OF the city admins
tration approved the picture when
seen at the theatre this afternoon as
hundreds of other Keokuk citizens will
do whep the moral becomes clear as
the machine tells it's story on the
screen.
What Would Be Sane Fouth.
Among some literature received, the
following program has been suggested
as an ideal one for Fourth of July
celebration and in the picture at its
conclusion, the games and sports OF
various kinds are shown. The sugges
ted program follows:
Morning:
Grand parade.
Brass bands.
Pageant of early national and local
history such as Paul Revere on horse
back and signing of the Declaration OF
Independence.
United States troops, militia, police
Pageant of the nations represented
In the city.
School children carrying American
flags.
Pageant of industries
HOO A. M:
Mass meeting in public square.
Music choral singing.
Orations.
Singing of the great national lyrics
Raising OF the flag
National salute of forty-seven guns
Afternoon:
Band concerts In different parks.
Games and wading for children.
Organized games and folk dancins
IN park, athletic field and on water.
Evening:
Band concerts.
display of fireworks at various
points under the direction OF loca
committees
What the Mayor Did.
IN the following synopsis of thu