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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
NO LIQUOR AT
IOWA TABLES
Illegal to Serve Drinks at Restaurants
Even If Brought From
Outside.

DES MONIES, Iowa, Oct. 26.-The
serving of liquors in cafes, restaurants
and hotel dining rooms in Iowa was
stopped for good, when the supreme
court refused to rehear the case
brought from Sioux City to test the
law on the subject, in which the court
had declared the law constitutional.
No longer may cafe keepers permit
their walters to go to nearby saloons
to get cold stems, highballs and other
things with ice in them for their
|oustomers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
LINCOLN VETERAN
MET QUICK DEATE
Was Consul in Scotland For Five
Years Under Appointment By
Grant.

RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 26.-As a
result of a fall downstairs at his
home Isaac JenlSinson. Sc years old,
was almost instantly killed. He was
founder of the Fort Wayne Gazette
and was a prominent figure in the
state, both before and after the civil
war.
Mr., Jenkinson was a Lincoln presi-
Dental elector and was selected to
carry the states vote to Washington.
Gov. Morton selected him to have
charge of the raising of Indiana regi-
ments during the war For more than
five years he served as consul at
Glasgow, an appointment received
from President Grant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
DYNAMITE USED
As EXPERIMENT
Small Quantity Shattered Windows
Across Street From Times Build
ing When Touched
Off Today.
EXAMINING TIE JURORS
New venIre is Being Summoned As
the Last Man in the Original
Panel Is Now In
tho Box.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26.-Judge
Bordwell's ruling that the holding of
an opinion that gas destroyed the Los
Angeles Times, when based on per
sonal investigation, disqualifies
Juror in the Mcnamara case, even
though such investigation consisted
merely in reading the newspaper ac-
counts Of the explosion and of talk
ing with persons who have had ex-
perience in handling dynamite, has
greatly angered the Mcnamara de-
fense.
This was evident today when At
ta,Iey Darrow resumed tbs examina-
tion Of T.. r. Essley, the last remain
ing venireman Of the original panel.
Whenever he had chance Darrow
sarcastically referred to the question
whether the veniremans opinion
about anything could be based on
personal knowledge. The defense's
attorneys went very fully into their
questioning of veniremon, laying the
most elaborate foundation before
formally framing a challenge.
u The new venire is being summoned
and meanwhile the court will proceed
with Borrowed veniremen' from 9th
er departments of the superior court
The defense,s dynamite expert John
Birmingham of San Francisco. today
gave Darrow elaborate notations of hit
investigations of the effect Of an ac
|cidental explosion date yesterday OF
the site Of the Times building. Thl'
!. explosion, which was due to an over
charge Of dynamite shattered windows
! across the street from the building
lit is admitted that a far smaller
quantity of dynamite was used than
thai in the bomb which James b. Nc
< Namara is alleged to have set off un
!, der the Times. Yet, yesterdays eS
plosion shattered windows acros
: Broadway, while the original explos
e ion broke none.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
Civic Government
Is Same as Keokuk's

ments IN their favor Hereafter not
more than three commissioners will
be chosen at any election, giving the
voter no excuse for ignorance of the
men or their duties. We require a
non-partlsan affidavit and restrict the
use of money for election purposes to
$3.50 for any candidate,
"By our system Of voting the re-
suits of the election express the will
Of the majority much more closely
than could be obtained by caucus,
convention and ward representation.
On the whole, we believe Spokane has
the most advanced and characteristic
commission charter yet adopted by
any city in this or other countries"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
JACK CooMBs
SERIOUSLY HURT
Athletic Player Strained Himself ir
the Big Game Of Yes
terday.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26.-Jack
Coombs, the famous Athletic pitcher,
lies today at his home here, seriously
i'll from injuries sustained In yester.
days game, In the sixth inning he
caught his spikes in the pitchers box
and he says he felt great strain at
that time. At the end of the ninth
inning he was examined and ordered
to stop playing. 1t was stated today
by the three doctors in attendance
chat an operation will probably be
necessary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
neokuk Wants Convention.

CENTERVILLE. Oct. 26,-Iowa
Baptists in state convention elected
the following officers President, a.
W. Hutchinson, Muscatine; vice
president J. P. Vaughan, Waterloo,
and /. H. Foskett, Shenandoah; secre-
tary; S. F. Wilcox. Des Moines;
treasurer. G. F. Reinking. Des Moires,
Several towns. including Council
Bluffs and KeokulS. are trying to se'
cure the next con >>ution.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unset
tied weather and probably rain to-
night or Friday.
For Illinois: Generally fair tonight
and Friday, but with some cloudiness
Not much change in temperature.
For Iowa: Unsettled, with prob
ably rain or snow tonight or Friday.
For Missouri: Mostly cloudy, witt
probably rain in the northwest portion
tonight or Friday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
Upper MIssIssippi River Improvement
Association In Convention at
Alton Hears Cooper
Address.
ILLUSTRATIONS SHOWN
chief Business Of Meeting Will BIZ
Pushing the Project Of Better
Terminals Along
River.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 26,-The Upper
Mississippi River Improvement Asso-
citation met at Alton yesterday for its
tenth annual convention. One hum
dred delegates were present and 9TH
ers were expected last night and to-
day. The convention will adjourn this
afternoon. The president, Thomas
Wilkinson Of Burlington, Iowa, In his
report told of the money contributed
in the district from the mout' of the
Missouri river to the source of the
Mississippi.
Among those in attendance yester-
day were Congressman BENJAMIN F.
Caldwell Of Chatham, H., Congress-
man w A. Rodenberg of East st.
Louis. Congressman Henry T. Rainey
Of Carrollton, H., and Congressman
]. r. Lloyd of Missouri. They were
among the principal speakers at q
banquet last night at which II. ..
Sparks of Alton was toastmaster'
Hugh L. Cooper of Keckuk. Iowa, also
was ON the banquet program Tor an
illustrated lecture on the Keokuk dam
and power enterprise. The presi
dents address touched strongly Oh
this big improvement in the river
Representatives attended the con
vention from about fifty cities ano
towns. Some came from the extreme
northern part of the navigable river
ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
President Wilkinson outlined thf
work planned in the line of river I'm
piovement. OF the S20,000,000 mcluo
ed in the estimate made by MAJ
Richie in 1907, the total amount eS
pended up to last year was Sl.zoo
052.51. In the last year the rive
improvements have totaled $412, efS.4
in the district, making grand tota
of s1.763,0O0. Added TO this "er
liabilities incurred aggregating seu
900. Out of a total amount appEe
priated since March 8, 1907, ana IN
cluding refunds and from sale Q
maps. there is balance OF Szoi
S9o5s. There will be available 10
work, including the last appropriation
sl517, 7,o9o59.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
Postma aster is Short.

KIAMICHI, Ok. Oct. 26.-Postmas.
ter R. e. Fuller was arrested here by
the United States Post Office Inspec-
tor Acheson and Sheriff Stephens OF
Pushmataha County on a charge OF
embezzlement The complaint against
him alleges that he is short 5000 in
his June acountings,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
BONAPARTE MILL
AGAIN I'M TROUBLE
United WocIen Mills Which Operates
Plant Is In Hands of
Receiver.

CHICAGO, oct 26.-Judge K NJ.
Lands in the United States district
court has appointed the Central Trust
company receivers for the United
WOODEN Mills, a 100000 corporation,
upon application of creditors, who al
lege the concern is bankrupt.
The concern has eighteen stores
throughout the west and a 100000
wooden mill at Bonaparte, Ia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
President Tells Of Work.

The president reported on the
amount of work done in each OF the
seven districts of the Upper Mlssis-
siopi River Association. The least
work had been done in the district ex-
tending from Hannibal to the mouth
of the Missouri which was being heiu
up because of the talk OF deep wafer
way. The government was only MAIN
tanning a steamboat channel Win lne
least possible expense.
President Wilkinson's ADDRESS
sounded the keynote OF the pohcy OF
the association to push the project oi
getting adequate terminal facillties
a. cities along the river and to get uil,
loading and loading devices Whlen
would facilitate the handing OF
freight. This, it was said, would be
the chief business of the association
in the future, for the assoclatloa hae
accomplished its work OF getting
through allowance for maintaining 9
e-foot stage of water that would be
sufficient for steamboats, all year
President Wilkinson said plans fol
adenuate terminals would be prepared
and submitted to city officials, To-
which provision will be made at thu
convention.
Another feature touched on wa'
that Of having reservoirs constructed
at the headquarters of the MISSISSIPPI
and its tributaries which would con
troll the flow of water and thus pre-
ven. the flooding OF the valleys IN
flow Of water could be regulated ant
navigation insured during the entir
summer season.
ThIrty-Four Of Ninety Cities Pay ur
Secretary L. B. Boswell OF Quinc
presented his report in which he sal
that out of ninety cities along tn
river which had pledged sums TO al
In upholding the association worf
only thirty-four had paid up, and p
said $4,000 a year is needed 20 mair
tain the organization He recommenf
I'd that an effort be made TO induc
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
Waterway Bill Defeated.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, OCT. 2b.-Ine
skids worked perfectly in the Illinois
Legislature when the Deneen-J ohnson
compromise deepwater way bill was
sent to its defeat. The result of the
roll call marking as it did the end OF
one of the greatest legislative strug-
giles in the history of the state, was
received in silence by the members OF
the assembly. Before the vote was
taken the concensus Of opinion seem
ed to presage the measures defeat
and when the clerk announced the
result, there was little surprise, al
though many present thought the bill
would receive at least seventy years.
During the interval since the ad-
| journment of the regular session, the
waterway forces lost several of their
4 members, while the opposition were
i favored with but very few defections
from their ranks and presented almost
Il a solid front in the battle. The so
,icalled Sullivan democrats In the house
Il threw their strength to the friends o.
the waterways, but even with this as
i sistance, the proponents of the meas
lure were unable to marshall sug
ficient number of votes, although ad
Iministration leaders made super
human efforts to secure the attend
ance of every member who was known
to be favorable to the bill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
Too Cold for Flying.
FORTRESS MONROE, Va, oe

FURTRESS MUNRUE, va, Uct. 70.
After a flight in hydro-aeroplane
1SS miles down the coast from An
napolis, Md, Lieut.. s. Gordon Ellison
and John G, Towers, u. S. N. landed
on the broad beach of Buckroe Beach,
Va, three miles from here. The Off
GERS were suffering from bitter cold
when they landed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
The Short Ballot.

THE preferential system Of voting,
the short ballot and the election of
commissioners at large, who select
one of their number as mayor, are
lother features which have strong argu
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
Points of Advantage.

Enumerating the chief points OF
advantage of the commission form of
government over the party system,
Mr.. Fassett says:
For the first time in its history the
community is not disturbed by polit-
ical wrangling at the city hall. Our
commissioners often do not agree on
various measures, but differences are
soon healed and there is harmony and
good feeling between them.
Each commissioner has charge, un-
der the authority of the whole body,
of his departments and the taxpayer
knows to whom to apply for his needs.
The result is that business is dispatch
ed in hours and days. where it form
lerly required weeks and months.
4 Street and other improvements
are made for from 20 to 40 per cent
less than in recent years. without re
lducing the city wage scale or de-
creasing our standards of quality. The
contractors ring is broken and most
of our work goes to those who have
done the best work in the past. For
the first time in our history CON
tractor has been fined for delaying
public work,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
New Form Of Government Has Proven
Successful in Spokane After a
Seven Months
Trial.
PEOPLE ARE SATISFIED
Money Is Being Saved, Taxes Are Not
Increased and Everybody Salts
fled But the PoiItl-
clans.
TGate CITY Special service.l |

[Gate City Special Service.l
SPOKANE. Wash, Oct. 26.-Seven
months experience with the commits
sion form of government in Spokane,
which is under the control of the
people through the preferential cleo
ton system, the initiative and refer
endum and the recall, has proved high
ly successful. Direct efficiency has
replaced irresponsibility and incom-
potency, party bossism has been elm
mated, the laws are enforced, the tax
payers are obtaining 100 cents worth
of work for dollar, municipal Inn
provement bonds command high prem
iums and the city's credit is gilt edge
in the financial centers throughout
the country.
Charles M. Fassett, commissioner
of public utilities, speaking for the
commission, says the people. as rule
are satisfied with the change and that
Iit is doubtful if even those who were
most active against the present chart
er would vote to return to the ole
system.
There are some. Of sourse, wht
honestly believe the old form is bet
ter, he added, but the chief opposition
to the adoption of the charter and its
continuance comes from those whose
private selfish interests are being in
terfered with by the beneficial change
in administration introduced by thu
present government.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
River Forecast.

The river will fall slowly from
Davenport southward during the next
few days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
Local Observations.
Bar,Ther. w ind. Weatbe

Oct. Bar, ,Ther. Wind Weather.
25 pm. J, 3o.37 Al NV Clear
26 I am. . 80. 40 36 N Clear
Mean temperature, Oct. 25, AS.
Highest temperature, 81
Lowest temperature, 49,
Lowest temperature last night, SO.
FRED q. GOSEWISCH.
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
To Announce Association Policy

To Announce Association Policy.
The committee ON resolutions will
make it's report this afternoon, when
the policy Of the association will be
announced. The committee on ways
and means will make its report at the
same time. This committee possibly
will advise suggestions for carrying
on the campaign.
| At the afternoon session the old OF
fcers probably will be reelected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
Water Power Pictures
At Waterway Convention

Shippers and manufacturers along the
river to pledge sunls annually for the
support of the UppeIr Mississippi River
Improvement Association. Mr.. Bos-
we'll said the s2o,0O1,o0o recommended
by Major Richie wouAd be spent by the
year 1920.
A large representation was from st.
Louis. although st. Aouis is not in the
district. Col. John I. Martin of st.
Louis was the sepgeant-at-arms OF
the convention.
j. F. McGinnis Oh Alton called the
meeting to order in the banquet room
of the Illini Hotel The invocation
was by Rev. Arthur Goodger Of St
Pauls Episcopal church. ]. J. Bren
holt, in behalf of Mayor Faulstich
made the address Of welcome. Presi
dent Wilkinson responded.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
First Clue In indianapolis Case Has
Been Found and Is Now Being
Followed by
Sleuths.
BOSTON GRAND JURY
Rev. Rlcheson's Case is Being Investl-
gated Today and Thirty Wit
nessss Are Being Ex-
amined.

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 26.-Informa-
tion that man with a handkerchief
over his face was seen in the alley
back of the Delaware apartments IN
a room of which the murdered body
of DIR. Helen Knabe was found, on the
night of the killing, was given the po-
lice today. This is the first definite
clue that the police have obtained ana
the entire detective force of the city
has been put to work on It,
Around the unraveling Of the priv
ate relations of DR.. Knabe, the police
today centered their efforts to solve
the battling mystery that lies locked
within the dead body of the woman
| physician.
Every detail obtainable in the
private life of DR.. Knabe will be thor
oughly investigated" said Captain OF
Detectives Holts today. "The case
has developed into most extraordi
nary one and ] am satisfied that only
by the most thorough search of the
private life of the dead woman vii
we be able to solve the mystery ol
her DEATH
/ That DIR. Knabe had offended man!
persons in recent years owing to he
erratic temperament and bluntness o
speech, was information the polic'
4 have secured. The names of many Q
4 the persons, some of whom are sal
to stand high in the medical profes
sion in the city have been given to tn
police and their whereabouts on tn
night of the crime are now being II
vestigated. The skill with which tn
woman's throat was cut and the con
plete precaution taken by the slayer t
avoid leaving any evidence that woul
: lead to his apprehension, cause th
police to believe that the murder wa
! committed by person Of more tha
ordinary intelligence. They also b.
lieve that the murderer was familia
with the surroundings in which b
worked.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
The Richeson Case.

BOSTON, Oct. 26.-The case against
the Rev. c. V. 7. Richeson is being
laid before the grand jury today. Dis
trict Attorney Pelletier and Assistant
Michael Dwyer are preparing the tes-
timony to show why and how they be-
lieye the clergyman killed Avis Lin
nell. Some thirty witnesses will tell
their story.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Linnell of
Hyannas the parents of the dead girl,
we're the first witnesses today. 9th
ers were William Hahn, the druggist
who sold cyanide of potassium to
Richeson four days before Miss Lin
.nell's death and Hahn's assistant
George E. Cobb. The latter was only
brought into the case yesterday as
having been present when Hahn
weighed out the poison and gave it tc
Richeson.
So anxious is the prosecution lest
some inkling of the nature of the evi
dence should leak out, that the wit
nesses we're smuggled into the grant
Jury room by secret entrance.
1t is not expected that the hearing
will be concluded before Saturday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-26
Daily River Bulletin.

Stage. .Height. Change. .Wea b b
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-07

animal dealer. has offered Donss mas
ter s. 900 Tor the privilege of exhibit
ing the dog in the Hagenbeck outdoor
menagere at Hamburg. The dogs vo-
cabulary, it is said. already embraces
six words.
His alleged Evolutionary powers
came to light early this week as the
result of reports from the United
States tlat Prof. Alexander Graham
Bell had succeeded in teaching a ter
risr t. speak. 1t was declared that
Germany not only possessed dog
with similar gifts. but q dog which
had been talking for five years-in
fact, ever since he was six months old.
The story WAS first considered a joke,
bat ThierShutte all the week has been
the Mecca of interested inquiries. who
have come away convinced that Don
is a genuine canine wonder. His call
ers included Il number Of newspaper
men, who went to Thiershutte TO in
teTview the dog. The gamekeeper
EberS. 2tfirms that the dog began talk
ing N 1908 without training of any
kind. According 10 his owner the ami
NAL sauntered up orc Gay to the table
where tie family We're eating and.
when his master asked. You want
something don't you the dog stupi-
fled the family by replying in deep
masculine tone, "Haben. haben."
("Want, want.0 The tone was not "A
bark or growl. il is declared but dis
tinct speech. and increased in plain
ness from day to day as his master
took more pains i'll the dogs newly
discovered talent.
shortly aftcrward. the story goes, the
dog learned to say Hunger Wheh
asked what he had. Then he was
taught to say "Kuchen" tcakesh. ana
finally ia and elm And 1t is add
el that he is now able to string sever
al of these words together in sensible
rotation and will say ->3iunger. ! want
cakes" when an appropriate question
is ;,lr.sSet, to hita.
Til. New York Times correspondent
has caused inquiries regarding Dor
to bc made through trustworthy au-
thorities at Hamburg. He is assured
that the dog is an unqualified scientific
marvel. 80
Dnn's owner is overwhelmed with
qualifications from circus ana music
hall managers. who are outbiddins one
another for the privilege OF exhibiting
TIE dog.-Bcrln Cor. Now York 1l'hes'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-07
Postal Savings
Banks q Success.

Washington. Feb. 6.-If the ncCc--
sary appropriations were available
would establish postal savings banks
Monday in 500 additional cities and
towns OF the Un.ed States.
This statement was made sunday
night by Postmaster General Hitch
cock in view of reports thus far re-
ccivcd concerning the first months
operation of the postal savings SyS-
tenn. The reports are most srdtify-
ing to Mr.. Hitchcock and to the other
officers of the postal savings service.
They are regarded as demonstrating
that the new system already has
passed the experimental stage.
The total deposits in the ~ existing
postal banks fer Tho month of January
Will amount to approximately S60, 900.
This is an average of about $1,000. 1t
is assumed by the officers of the sys-
ten that the deposits will be CORES
pondingly greater when the service is
extended TO first class offices.
The average amoant of deposits be-
ing received ut each office IS ndi-
Gated by the Janu Try returns is larger
than. the corresponding average for
Ihe British system of postal savings
depositors in 1908. the most success
ful lear in the history of that sys-
TEN.
\ large majority OF the depositors
IN January We're foreign Americans,
many of whom have been in the habit
of serding their savings to their ma
tive countries for deposit An inn
port2nt result If the system. there
fore. is tn diminishing the outflow from
the United states of such funds.
In view of the successful operation
of tie new system during its first
month. Postmaster General Hitchcock
has recommended to the Congress the
appropriation of s1000, 600 to be imme-
d .ltely avail !be for the extension
of tie postal savings system to Il
considerable pumber of post offices.
the patrons Of which are clamoring
for the new banks.