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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-26

vEDR1NEs IS SECOND
Two Frenchmen Distance all Other
Contestants and Furnish a
Most Spectacular
Contest.

BROKLANDS, July 26.-After the
most thrilling contest in the history
OF cross country aviation, Lieut.. Con
neau, flying under the name of Beau
mont, today won the $4,000 prize of
the London Daily Mail for success
full flight around England and Scot
land, over 1000 miles, which he COW
cred in less than "a hours actual fly
ing time.
Vedrines, a fellow countryman,
finished second and the two distanced
all the others. For miles along the
route tho two Frenchmen flew neck
and neck at better than mile a
minute.
Lord Northcliffe, owner of the Daily
Mail presented $1,000 to vedrines as
special consolation prize, Not in
years has the victor of any event re-
ceived the ovation both received when
they arrived here. Beaumont vol.
planed 1000 feet to the ground. We
was carried to the club house on the
shoulders of his admirers.
When Vedrines arrived he was
given similar ovation. He broke
down and wept when he learned that
Beaumont had already arrived but
later recovered himself and congratu.
/ lated Beaumont on his victory.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-26
GR0CERS TRUST
GETS GOOD JOLT
City Officials Of Des Molnes Turn
over City Hall Park as Market
Ground For
Them.
REASONABLE
PRICES
People Are Able to Buy Vegetables
and Fruit at About Halt
What They Were For.
merIy Charged.

DBS MONIES, July 26.-A lively
scramble, participated in by more
than three thousand Des Moines con-
sumers, marked the establishment
here of permanent market place to
combat the high cost of living.
Following campaign of several
weeks, the city officials turned the
hall lawn over to the vegetable and
farm produce venders. Nearly a half
hundred hucksters were lined up on
the plot, and the rush of consumers,
who had tired of grocery combine
prices, began at six o'clock. BY 8
o'clock the hucksters had sold out.
New potatoes we're bought for 45c
a peck, or $175 bushel, here for.
merly the price had been $3 to 81 per
bushel. Apples which had been sell
ing at 25 cents a peck were sold for
10 and 10 cents. Cucumbers found
ready buyers at three for ten cents
against the price of 10 cents each
which had been prevailing.
For nearly four hours, the people
men, women and children, sWarmed
in from every direction and jammed
the street in front of the city hall in
an effort to get to the wagons. The
services of squad of police were
necessary during the rush, although
the crowd was orderly.
So great was the success of the
municipality as the patrons of hucks
ters and produce venders, that Mayor
James R. Hanna has started negotia
tons for an additional lot near the
city's property.
Mayor Hanna said he was elated
with the success of the scheme OF
providing produce to citizens at lower
prices than have prevailed in several
years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-26
HERE'S A CANDIDATE
FOR PRESIDENT
Mail Clerk Pledges Himself to Have
Worlds Greatest Navy IT
Elected,

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 26.-Pledg-
ed to give the United States the
strongest navy in the world is James
P, Hawkins, Louisville postal clerk
who seriously announces his candi'
dacy for the presidency Il would not
rest" he said, until my country mad
a fleet of batt.eships that would be
the strongest in the world
For twenty-five years Mr. Hawkins
has tossed mall about the Louisville
post Office and he says ingenlousiy'
he gave some deep thought to the
matter" before he made the announce
ment. Last night he was interrupted
in his work to discuss his chances
He was quick to verify the report
My platform Is the republican pla1-
form. I'm republican and a strong
one, too. / am out for the nomina'
tion, and If elected will do my duty
# fail In my ambition ! will support
the republican who defeats me,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-26
THREE CORNER
CONFERENCE
Meeting VIII Be Held Here Tomor.
row Regarding the New Rail-
road Yards

TOd0 rdTuS,
Plans for a revision of the levee
railroad yards and the grade from
the depot to Concert street will be
discussed at a three cornered meet
ing In Keokuk tomorrow at which
will be present representatives of
the Chicago, Burlington 6 Quin-
cy Railroad Company. officers of
the Mississippi River Power Company
and the city commissioners.
1t is understood that the Wxer Pow
er Company and the city have prac-
tically reached an agreement concern.
ing work and the railroad must now
be finally considered Today Engin-
neer Winters for the city was taking
levels along Water street for the pur-
pose of ascertaining what effect the
new grade will have on the grade of
Water street. At Main street there
will be a grade of two and one-half
feet, at Blondeau six feet and at
Concert twelve feet The city wants
only two tracks from Johnson street
north with spur to the bridge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-26
miss GRAHAM
IS CAPTURED
Show Girl Who Shot MllIiona,r.
Stokes is Found in Poushkeepsle
Hotel and Is Ar
rested.
STORY OF ABDUCTION
Claims That Unknown Man Slipped a
Bag Over Her Head and
Carried Her off to
Depot.

pouGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, July 2s.-
Lillian Graham. the show girl who
win ~Ethel Conrad, shot w. r. d
stokes on June 10, was arrested here
last night, bringing to an end the
search which has been prosecuted
since her disappearance from New
York Saturday night.
She declared to Chief of Police Mo
Cabe, who made the arrest at the
request of the girls attorney. Clark
L. Jordan, that She had been kidnapped
IN New York at midnight Saturda,
and spirited away in taxicab to the
Grand Central
She was put on train, she said
and brought to Poughkeepsie. She
was taken to the Morgan House here
at 2:45 Sunday morning, she declared
and had been in the hotel ever since
The conductor Of the train, Miss
Graham asserted, awakened her when
the train reached here and told hel
that it went no farther. She saws
she staggered out of the train and
was taken to the hotel in a taxicab
From the time she entered her room
early Sunday morning until last night
she did not venture out and had all
her meals served in her room
Here is the story as Miss Graham
told it:
J After the performance at Ham
merstein's Saturday night | went te
my apartments with Miss Conrad anl
my sister, Mrs. Singleton. We had
planned for luncheon, but we didn't
have any sugar, so went out to buy
some at a delicatessen store.
AT the corner of Amsterdam ave
nue. and One Hundredth street I no
ticed man coming up close behind
me. started to hurry along, but be
fore | had taken two steps a black
bag was placed over my head.
struggled and tried to make an out
cry, but was gagged. was put into
a taXicab and driven to the Grand
Central station, | believe, because
could hear lot of trains around.
Before | haa been there long some
one put cloth which smelled of tar
to my nose. The next thing l knew
was when got of. at Poughkeepsie
after being awakened by the conduct
or.
Il was put into taxicab and some
body told the driver to drive to the
Morgan House. | was able to leave
the taxi myself when we reached the
hotel. and ! registered under the name
of William Clark because | thought
it better that nobody should find out
where was until was ready to &C
back to New York
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-26
NEP!y'AsKA IS
s SOLID FOR TAFT
At Much Advertised LaFollette
Sentiment Failed to MaterIaIlze at
the Republican State
Convention.
GREAT
ENDORSEMENT
Insurgents Were So Few That Not a
chIrp or Peep Was Heard From
Them During the
Meeting.

LINCOLN, Nebr July 26.--Nebras.
ka Republicans in convention here
gave President Taft and his admins
tration a strong endorsement and ef-
fectively blocked all efforts of a
small band Of insurgent delegates to
arouse sentiment for Senator Robert
M, LaFollette, of Wisconsin, as a
presidential candidate.
The insurgents lacked a leader and
were outgeneraled by Victor Rosewa.
ter and his delegation from Omaha.
Before the insurgents could get a
chance to introduce resolution from
the floor the regulars had rushed
through motion providing that all
resolutions should be referred to a
committee which was given power to
draw up a final report
Chairman A. w. Jeffries, of Omaha,
then named a committee Of seven
members, of which five were strong
Rosewater was made chairman.
From this point the possibilities of
the fight on the floor over the en-
dcrsement Of Mr.. Taft went glimmer-
ins
Out of the total of S55 votes in the
convention it was said by regular
leaders that the insurgents could not
muster following of more than $50
delegates.
/ The platform as adopted was as
| follows:
Rejoicing in the glorious record of
the republican party which has given
the nation the illustrious names of
Lincoln, Garfield, Mckinley, Roosevelt
and Taft and reaffirming our devo-
ton to republican principles, we the
republicans of Nebraska, ccngratu.
late the country on its continued
peace, progress and prosperity under
the wise guidance of our republican
president.
THE arbitration treaties whose ne.
gotiation he has inspired mark a
notable step toward world peace, and
in only lesser degree his tactfulness
in maintaining neutrality and avoid
ing international complications during
the revolution in Mexico He is prov
Ing his devotion to the right policy OF
conservation of our natural resources
He is prosecuting the illegal trusts
4 and combines without fear or favor
4 He is instituting reforms in the ad
ministration of the government which
make for economy and efficiency. We
have every confidence in the unselfish
I patriotism and conscientious devotion
! to public duty of William Howard
Taft and we heartily endorse his
| statesmanlike administration
The resolution concluded with en-,
dorsement of the republican state ad
/ ministration in Nebraska.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-26
OVER NIAGARA
IN A BARREL
Enclosed In Steel Slaves Bobby
Leach Makes the Drop of 1853
Feet and Is Still
"''''' -; 49,
ONLY BROKE ONE LEG
Was Conscious When Picked up Out
of the Gorge Below and Car
rIed or on
Stretcher.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, july 20
BOBBY Leach, veteran whirlpool
navigator, is the second person to go
over the 1853 feet of Horseshoe Falls
or Niagara and live to tell the stoy !
He made the trip in barrel while
thousands of persons watched the
spectacle from both sides of the river.
Leach sent his barrel-boat of steel
up the river along the New York side.
ne was taken from Cayuga Creek.
near La Salle. well out into the Can.
adlan channel. The launch towed the
barrel far down stream, and it was not
until the danger point for boats had
been reached that the barrel was
closed and Leach was set adrift. He
was still a long distance from the
upper rapids. and sluggishly the cur
rents drew him on.
into the upper rapids and over the
reefs the strange craft went and
then Leach knew he was speeding to-
ward the dropping off place. An
eddy current drew him near shore
opposite the power plant of the Elec-
trical Development Company, but the
currents that hurry toward the falls
were stronger an on them Leach
continued the journey.
I From this point it was quick work.
Faster and faster the waters carried
him, and then at a point 400 feet ont
from the Canadian shore they drop
ped out from under him and let him
drop into the waters of the gorge
where they boil and toss in their mad
dened whiteness at the foot of the
waterfall.
The thousands on the shores watch
ed for the temperance OF the barrel
on the waters that rus.i out from the
downpour Seconds seemed hours.
but the barrel came III sight again
quickly and then the gorge currents
picked 1t UP and swept it well toward
the Canadian side.
There friends We're waiting. and as
the barrel swung into an eddy Frank
BENDER of Chippewa, Ont, plunged in
to the river and swan out to it. lie
caught 1t and pushed it toward shore,
where others helped take Leach from
the barrel, He was conscious, and
as he was taken out it was evident
his left leg was broken.
His realization of having made the
trip successfully was sufficient to en-.
able him to wave to those on the
cliffs as he was placed on stretcher
and hurried up the bank to his home.
From the time Of starting to the
time he was rescued Leach was in
the barrel about an hour. He was set
/ adrift at 2:55 O'Clock, and it was ex-
actly 3:13 o'clock when he made the
plunge over the brink. Twenty-Five
minutes later he was taken from the
! barrel in the gorge About all he
was able to say was that he was glad
he had made the trip in safety.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-26
WOMEN IS FEET
ARE LARGER
Than They Were and Growing Every
Year-Nos. and 8 About Gone
and Aueraue Size Is and s

nan iHSy WSTc dIu STOWINg EN6Ty
Year-Nos. and About Gone
and Average Size is and 5.
BOSTON, Mass, July 26,.-Women' S
feet are bigger than they used to be
and still are growing, say the shoe
manufacturers Of America. who held
the fifth annual fair here. A canvass
of opinions among the dealers reveal
e that the average size of shoes that
women wear today is from 4 to 5,
whereas twenty years ago the aver
age was from 8 to 5. The No. 2 size
in women's shoes has practically dis.
appeared Only one in twenty re-
tailers handle them
1t was also said that many firms
are sending their products out with
a code number in place of the actual
size number. Women refuse to wear
the number that fitted them. Now,
whatever size they ask for, whether 1t
be 2, a or 6, the deale.. gives them the
shoe that fits them best, and he alone
knows what size she wears,