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A New NeaaON.

Iron the Cleveland Plsin-Desler)
What Is that string around your
dnger for?"
TO remind me that I haven't regis
tered and mustn't try 70 vote"
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MUST NOT WEAR
Nsn's bathing suits.
Low nsoksd blousss.

u least.
Tre-e rnie.h have. been established by Chief OF Police Mcweeney OF
,hicago. who has also laid down IN following general law regarding
~. ros,urnr Of bathers m waters u n der his Jurisdiction.
"Ths ia will DO on tight a. al the beaches Morality Will he
ms vstohvord Ali along the lake. Exposure which would bs per-
Matted in q fashionabis ballroom WI ana no place a the public
beaches.
,n,ost n ts shouiasrs ana bust, 10 minus sleeve has n skrt
n a abruptly above the knees and 10 stoching1sss"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
Arbitration Treaty.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-Iocked in
the desk of Secretary of State Knox.
there are number of printed copies
of the proposed arbitration treaty be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain. The document is to be
submitted to Ambassador Bryce after
it has received the final approval of
the cabinet Tuesday. 1t is believed
the instrument will be accepted as it
stands. 1t is confidently expected that
Great Britain will act promptly 50
that the treaty can be submitted TO
the senate before the end of the pres
ent session. The pact is brief and
simple providing that all differences
between the two nations shall be ar
bitrated
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
ANNUAL GRAFT
TOLL OF $4,000, 600
ar'nershlp Between New York Police
and Resort Keepers is Living,
shrieklng Fact.

NEW YORK, May 15.-An annual
erait toll Of s2,5oo,ooo is extorted from
ne Keepers of immoral resorts in New
| ork, according to the statement made
IL howard s. Cans, former as
,sean1 district attorney under VIM.
AVS Jerome in an argument before
ne conference on the social evil and
eiofia OF the procedure, in favor of
~ licensing and governmental con-
W oi the social evil.
ne partnership between the police
~ heepers of some hotels Cans
~ ls not a mere figure of speech.
- hylng, shrieking fact. There
a'e peen police precincts In this
= Where the graft collected amount.
" s5o'ooO month. We have today
: social evil in this city in its most
osectionable form. The horrors Of
. white-slave traffic are unchecked
me activity which is legitimately
oe demanded and expected of the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
St. Paul Is Coming.

On the first day of June at 1s
o'clock noon, the steamer ST. Paul of
the old Diamond 10 line, now known
as the streckfus Boat Company, will
arrive here on her way from st. Louis
to ST Paul in the first through trip
of the season.
Agent William Steele received no
tice from St Louis this morning say
ing that the St. Paul would leave St.
Louis on Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock, May l3. Time schedule for
the boat which has been received by
Agent Steele will be published later
The Steamer Quincy's time card
will be issued about the first of juno
according to information on the st.
Paul's time table. The Quincy will
also be run in the through trade.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
|onsIderabie Alarm Was Felt Over
Her Condition But It is Said
to be Nothing Very
Serious.
FERvoUs BREAKDOWN
|aken III While In New York City
With Her Husband Who
Was on Short Trip
on Pleasure.

4 NEW YORK, May 15.-Mrs. William
Taft suffered an attack OF nervous
ouble Sunday similar to that with
hitch she was seized just two years
eo next Wednesday, while making an
kcursion on the presidential yacht.
vlph, from Washington to Mount Yer
bn. and which caused her to aban-
pn her social duties for some months
hereafter.
81 A bulletin regarding Mrs. Taft's con-
tion was given out about IL O'Clock
Est night 1t read:
Mrs. Tafts is much improved to-
light after steady improvement to-
ay. Dr. Evans says that she will be
bile to return to Washington within
few days. President Taft will re-
Airn to Washington at 10 o'clock to-
borrow. Miss Helen Taft will remain
ith her mother
A trained nurse was with Mrs. Tart
nring the night.
Mrs. Taft came to New York with
President Taft after he had kept an
vening speaking engagement in New
|rk. and attended with him the ban
|uet given in connection with the con
Ference On reform of the criminal law
procedure in the Hotel Astor.
1t was during that entertainment
that Mrs. Taft first felt i'll. but she re
hained until after the president had
Finished his address and went to the
(home OF his brother, Henry w. Taft
T was after midnight when they reach.
ed there.
Shortly before 10 O'Clock Sunday
morning, the hour the president had
PEI for returning to Washington by the
Eay of Harrisburg, Mrs. Taft's con
fition was deemed such that she could
pot accompany him. This announce
pent prompted over-alarming reports
Df her Illness. which the president
Thought would be still more exagger
ted If he did not keep his appoint
sent 70 speak in Harrisburg. Accord
ngly he departed as scheduled, and
Irs, Taft remained in his brothers
bouse.
Henry w. Taft said last night tha,
ne presidents wife had remained in
lea all day; but that she was less ser
olsly III than she was two years ago
ie said she had improved during the
ay and there was nothing at all alarm
ns IN her case. 1t was hoped she
ounld be able to return to Washing
ION IN the course of three or four days
Alter a night of anxiety passed a,
ne bedside of his wife, President
aft left this morning for Washing
ION at 10 o'clock much relieved. Il
possible that the president will re
urn IN day or so after attending te
fome important business matters,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
HAVING GOOD
TIME OUT WEST
Governor Woodrow Wilson Being
lionizeo While Visiting In
California.

Los ANGELES, May 15.-Governor
Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey, put
in a busy day here getting acquaint-
ed with Los Angeles and Pasadena
where he was the guest Of honor at
number of luncheons, meetings and
informal gatherings. In the forenoon
the New Jersey executive held re,
ception in the Grand Hotel. Former
Princeton men, prominent politicians.
several club women and party of
school boys made calls The school
delegation, 40 strong, sent in card
addressed to The next president of
the U. s." Governor Wilson received
it with a smile, turned to the bellboy
and remarked You had better
page him in the lobby"
Afterward the Wilson party auto
mobiied to Pasadena where, at noon,
Wilson was the guest of honor at a
luncheon given by the Pasadena board
of trade, Three hundred plates were
laid.
Enroute the party stopped at An
nandale, where crowd of three hun
dred had gathered and an informal
reception was held.
After the Pasadena affair, Cover
nor Wilson returned to Los Angeles
to be the guest of Lynn Helm, an old
classmate, at dinner.
At night he made the principal
speech of his Los Angeles visit at
the City club. The meeting was open
to the public. Governor Wilson spent
Sunday sight seeing and left at night
for San Francisco.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
Six Hundred Lives In Danger But
all Escaped, Only Death Being
That Of Fire
Fighter.
EXPLOSION DURING FIRE
Women and Children Rushed From
the Building In Panic, But
Cool Heads Prevented
Fatalities.

CHICAGO, May 15-John ]. Moran
Of fire truck No. Z was killed instantly
late yesterday afternoon when he and
his fellow fire fighters were trying to
extinguish blaze that endangered the
lives of 600 theatre patrons and caus-
ed loss of approximately s15o,00o.
His body was buried under "a pile of
debris made by falling floors and early
this morning had not been recovered.
Four other flremen, all Of truck COM
pany No Z, were overcome by smoke
while fighting the flames They were:
Capt Charles Dannehy, Frank Kof-
bohm, Vincent Guza, Charles Carl
stadt.
Moran and the other truckfnen were
on the third floor of the burning
building, a four-story structure at 2121-
27 Rice street, trying to prevent the
spread of the flames before the first
lead of hose was in action. They
were spread over the floor when an
explosion on the second floor blew up
part of the third. Moran was at the
head of a stairway that was carried
away, and fell headlong to the floor
beneath
A sheet Of fame from beneath
swept the third floor, and all were
forced to fee for their lives, giving
up their search for Moran. The men
leaped onto the roof of lower por-
ton of the building and from there to
the ground
Meantime other engine companies
had arrived and strenuous fight to
get Moran out of the burning build
ing was made. A dozen streams of
water were played on the portion in
which the body lay, and every time
that the fire reoeded, ever SO slightly,
his comrades tried to enter. Time
and again they We're driven back by
explosions that always were followed
by fresh outbursts of flames, and fin
ally the attempts were given up.
The 600 persons imperiled by the
fire were in the Swanson theatre
2122-26 West Chicago avenue, direct
ly back of the burned structure The
flames started in lumber pile within
ten feet of the sidewall of the show
house and in d moment the windows
there were broken and the sashes on
fire. The patrons, many Of them
women and children, screamed and
started to run out. The theatre at
taches remained cool and we're sue
cessful in staying the impending
panic and In getting the people out
in an orderly manner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
Supreme Court Decides That Case is
One of Only Civil Contempt
and Not Criminal
contempt.
DIsMIssEs THE CASE
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison Win
on Appeal and Decision Marks
Turning
Point.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-The SUI
preme court today reversed the court
of appeals decision sentencing Com
pers, Mitchell and Morrison, officers
of the American Federation of Labor
to jail for contempt of court in con-
nection with the injunction suit of the
Bucks company and dismissed the
whole case.
The decision effects similarly the
cases against the same men in
charges of contempt of court in pub
fishing the unfair list in violation of
an injunction. The decision was that
the case was one of civil contempt
and only punishable by fine
The decision is one OF the biggest
victories ever won by union labor in
this country and marks the turning
point of union labor.
Justice Lemar read the decision.
He held that Justice Wright should
have imposed a fine but he contende,-
that if the two parties settled their
original cause of action there could
now be no fine against the labor
leaders. There was no dissenting
opinion in the case, the other nine
having agreed.
The court of appeals" he said,
holds that this contempt case is not
the main cause and yet the three de-
PENDANTS were called as witnesses and
made to testify against themselves. 1t
is surely a civil case. The only relief
would be fine paid to the Bucks
company"
Secretary Morrison danced with
glee when he heard of the decision.
He said I'VE have always contended
that Justice Wright's decision was
wrong. Now l am going home to eat
my dinner and am going to enjoy 1t. /"
Justice Lemar said Imprisonment
cannot remedy something which has
been done. He cited various papers
to show that the Bucks company had
prayed for relief
When informed that he would not
have to go to Jail, Samuel Gompers
said q am of course greatly gratified
that the supreme court has reversed
the decision. 1t is not only my opin-
ion but that of a majority Of the peo-
pie of the United States that the de-
cision of Judge Wright was unjust
and cruel.' Gompers has been under
heavy strain for some time and
every Monday was anxiously awaiting
the decision. He was greatly elated
| today when the United Press told him
the news.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
Divorce Papers Secret.

RENO, May 15.-Because of the
notoriety given recent divorce cases
in this city, an order has been issued
by the district attorney that in the
future all divorce papers will be plac-
ed on the secret file. The new edict
will prevent divorce complaints from
becoming public property and will
prevent their being examined before
the case comes to trial. The district
attorneys order has long been antici-
pated and is heartily welcomed by the
fashionable members of the colony.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
Strike Causes staanation.

CHICAGO, May 15-More than sS5,-
100000 worth of building construction
is tied up and $4,000 men are out f
work as result of the iurisdictional
fight of the plumbers and steamfttets,
the most serious labor dispute now in
Chicago. Work on 1900 buildings
has been halted indefinitely Con-
tractors complain, too, they are un-
able to secure brick. $500 brick max
ers still being out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
Killed the Wrona Man.

,eANNoNsBuRG, Pa. May i5.-
|,ooanounds are today on the trail of
Feo Bonni, aged s5, who late last
en' stabbed and killed Frank Van
l,, INA aged rs, at Mansfield seven
T. nes from here. The assassin made
u escape in the dark. 1t is believed
onnl Killed the man by mistake, lay
~ walt for another man who was
s,, l'sal Tor the hand Of the prattiest
'iian girl In Mansfield.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
SOME THIEF LIKES
JUDGES PIGEONS
Justice John Leindecker Is Having !;
Peck of Trouble Keeping Him
Out Of Barn.

A persistent pigeon thief made his
second visit to the barn of Justice
John Leindecker last evening and did
considerable damage in entering in
quest of the birds One of the win
dows In the barn was forced in and
broken None OF the squads were
taken but Judge Leindecker thinks a
number of the older pigeons were ta-
ken by the visitor. In going through
the window the thief lost large,
black handled knife, which may be
secured by calling at the Judges
home
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
BOYS DROWNED
IN Blue LAKE
White Cap swamped Their Boat and
Three Of the Six Went Down
to a Watery
Grave.
ALL UNABLE TO SWIM
Lads Were All About Fifteen Years
of Age and Companions Could
Save But Three
Of Them.

ONAWA. Iowa, May 15.--A triple
drowning took place in Blue Lake
here Sunday afternoon when boat
in which six boys were riding was
struck by a huge white cap and sank.
The dead:
TOMMY BRIsTOW of Turinc.
LLOYD HUFF of Whiting.
MACK BOYLE of Whiting.
Not knowing how to swim, the
boys were unable to keep above the
water and drowned near shore. The
other three boys were saved by com.
panions in another boat. All of the
boys We're about 10 years of age.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
Bed Mllth Blue stnlnes

LONDON, May 10 -Geranium red,
with a narrow blue stripe, the colors
of the royal house of Wurtemburg,
have been chosen by Queen Mary as
her coronation colors. All the maids
of honor and ladies in waiting will
wear badges of these colors, with the
queens initials set in diamonds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
THROAT CUT AND
CLOTHING BURNED
Murdred Woman Found at EIgln and
Detectives Are At
Work.

CHICAGO, May ia detail of de-
tectives has been rushed to Elgin Ill.,,
where the police are trying to identify
the body of nude woman found with
her throat cut and head mangled. She
was about As years of age and weighed
about 125 pounds. She had been mur-
dered and her clothing burned from
her body.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
Wilson In confemnt.

WASHINGTON. May 15,-The SUI
preme court today handed down an
opinion holding Christopher Wilson,
president of the United Wireless Co,
guilty Of contempt of court because
he refused to produce his books to
the federal grand jury.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
puhuoue Nosed In.

1t was half past three this morning
when the Steamer Dubuque arrived
with the largest amount of freight ir,
has carried into port this season. The,
big packet was late in touching the
strand here because of taking an ex-.
cursion from Hannibal to Quincy
and return yesterday. The Dubuque
left this morning at o'clock for St.
Louis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
THE WEAT THEIR.
(Untll Z D. m. Tuesday

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unset
tied and probably showers tonight or
Tuesday
For Illinois, Iowa and Missouri: I'm
settled and probably showers tonight
or Tuesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
VIII Aruuc on Wool.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-The ways
and means committee of the house
today commenced series of execu-
tive sessions to consider the wool
schedule The members are divideis
Some want free wool and some do
not
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
PRELIMINARY WORK
ON ELK'S BUILDING
Lines Run For Foundation This Morn
ing and Work VIII Soon Be on
In Earnest

The first work of physical nature
on the Elks' 100000 new home was
done today when lines were run for
the foundation under the direction of
j. Ross Robertson. the inspector In
charge This work will be hurried
through and the foundation started by
G. F. Sandberg, the contractor 1t will
be about forty-five days before the
foundation is completed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
Free Ice for the Poor

CHICAGO. May 15.-Free ice will
be furnished to the poor during the
summer by the county board of Cook
county. Bids will be advertised this
week to supply ice for the thousands
of poor who are unable to buy 1t dur
ing the heated months. This is a
municipal charity that is said to be
new in America.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
Statue Of oueen Victoria.

BERLIN, May 15.--Emperor Will
liam left Saturday night for London,
where he will take part in the unveil-
ing of the statue of Queen Victoria,
his grandmother.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
CIGARMAKER is
SOLID FOR THEM
Would Have Been Willing to Pay En-
tire Amount If Gompers
Asked IL

DENVER, Colo, May 15-'Tf Presi-
dent Gompers had asked for $100 with
which to buy guns to go to Los An
geles to free the McNamaras, l would
willingly give the entire amount from
my own pocket"
President Charles Thornburg, of the
cigarmakers' union so expressed him
self at a meeting of the trades assem-
bly, here
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
River Forecast,

The river will continue to fall slow
ly for the next "a hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
Don't Be a
Civic Reactionary

4 = 1
For fifty years Keokuk has
lived in the expectancy Of hav-
ing developed the great water
power dam across the Mississ
ippi river. The purpose Of this
enterprise is to produce cleo
tricity. The work of building
is now in progress. It's product
will be a marketable commod
ity in about two years.
Does Keokuk intend to use
it?
Does Keokuk in Sssnd to re-
fuse its first big q sract to its
first big firm? :
The Stone 3 : sbster Co. Of
fer to take o : the Keoku]S
public utiliti sand make them
worthy tn SAme. This com
pany agrs>> to give Keokuk
more in every item than it is
now receiving. It will give to
this city a lighting service and
a street railway plant that will
be fit companions for the wa
ter power enterprise. It offers
to replace the present decrepit,
unsatisfactory utilities with
vigorous, satisfactory ones.
Are these the kind Of utili-
ties Keokuk wants?
Or does Keokuk prefer to
continue under present condi-
tions?
The Identification of Stone
& Webster with the CONNER
cial life of this city has a far
reaching influence. This COM
pany is heavily identified in
the financial part of the water
power which in fact is the prin-
cipal reason for its asking per
mission to operate street and
lighting plants in Keokuk. 1t
would like to see the compan-
ion enterprise correspond with
the big water power project.
Stone & Webster share the
same belief that the people of
Keokuk entertain-that this
city has a future. The COM
pany is willing to take its
chance on the future to a f.
nancial degree far in excess
than that of any other indivi
dual or firm. The company
will at least give us what we
need.
Does Keokuk want it?
Is it the kind of an institu-
tion the city has been dream
ing Of and wishing for? Or is
the present street railway and
the present lighting system
just what are wanted
Isn't it true that a prolong.
ed protest has been going on
over present public utility con.
ditions? Isn't it also true that
the city is now offered the op
portunity to change those con
ditions and get more for the
expenditure than ever before?
Does it mean anything fol-
Keokuk to take advantage OF
the Stone & Webster fran.
chise?
If Keokuk does accept ths
proposed franchises it means
this city will bid good by te
the antiquated system of streel
lighting. That abundant cur.
rent will be available. That the
city will be sufficiently lighted
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
First Sunday Trips.

The steamers Keokuk and Black
Hawk made their first Sunday runs Of
the year yesterday, and the Sabbath
day excursion business has been in
augurated to continue during warm
weather.
The fact that 200 Quincy people
took the Keokuk to this city yester-
day, in spite of the Red Mems excur-
sion from that place, also running
here, predicts excellent business for
the south trip steamer.
Thirty-f1ve or forty passengers
were aboard the Black Hawk yes
terday morning at o'clock for Bur
1ington and the day was an ideal one
for an outing OF the kind. According
to river men and agents, the pres.
ent year will be the largest in the
history of the past twenty years
business and river trips will be the
popular fad.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15

E THE KEoKUK HAD 200
Most Ideal Sunday for River TrIps'
Turned Out Thousands Between
Hannibal and Bur-
llnaton-

No less than 1,5oo river excursion
lists visited Keokuk yesterday, accord
ing to the reports of the steamboat
agents at the wharf this morning.
The first boat to arrive was the
Steamer Keokuk from Quincy with
200 passengers aboard, on the first re-
versed run of the PACKET The Quincy
people arrived here about two o'clock
and returned near for the south
Most of the visitors made trip to-
the dam sites on both the Illinois and
Iowa shores,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
Local nhseruations

Mean temperature, May IA, II.
Highest temperature, 81.
Lowest temperature, 81.
Lowest temperature last night, SO.
FRED a. GOSEWISCH.
Observer.