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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-21
ARMY DIVIDED
BY THE FEUD
Fresh Outbreak impending Following
Announcement BY Major Gen.
erat Wood.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON May 20.-The army
of the United States is tonight divided
by a feud between two former surg
cons; now its commanders.
A fresh outbreak Of the conflict be-
tween the adjutant generals depart
ment and the general staff is believed
impending, following the announc-
ment by Major General Leonard
Wood, chief of staff, tonight that a
new regulation would be forthcoming
soon increasing the influence of the
staff corps at the expense of Major
Gen. Fred Ainsworth, adjutant gen.
eral
The order, approved by Secretary
Dickinson and President Taft, pro-
vides for the elimination of the ad-
jutant general in the correspondence
between the general staff and the bu-
reaus of the war department.
This reform on the part of Wood
is believed to be but the first of
series he will propose, tending to re-
duce the influence of Ainsworth. Bills
introduced by Chairman Hay of the
house committee on military affairs,
promote Woods purpose. One bill
provides for the merging of the work
Of the adiutant generals department
into the general staff, and the aboli-
ton of Ainsworth's post. This bill
has received the approval of Wood
Ainsworth has also approved the bill.
because under it he would gain the
privilege of retiring with the rank
OF lieutenant general Immediately up
on it's enactment. The two officers
show wide divergence of views up
on the military reforms proposed byl
Representative Hay. Representative
Prince, during the testimony of Gener-
al Ainsworth, before the committee.
rebuked Chairman Hay for his ques-
tions, accusing him of trying to bring
out the friction between the two Of
ficers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-21
STRIKERS PICNIC
WAS SUCCESSFUL
Demonstration Was Largest and Best
Ever Given In Turtle Greek
Valley.

[Gate City Leased Wire Seryice.]
PITTSBURG. May 20.-Eulogies for
the part women are playing in the
great labor conflicts, comparison OF
labor union strikes to the wars OF ma
tions as courts of last resort and
praise for the manner in which the
Pennsylvania railroad shopmen have
been conducting their fight, were
some of the themes of Grafton deliv-
cred by prominent speakers at an
open air meeting of the strikers near
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-21
WIPING OUT OLD
RAILROAD BONDS
Schuyler County Freeing Itself From
Long Standing and Burden
some Taxation.
Especial to The Gate City.l

lSPSNI'1T " i ffe S"eo wv u
LANCASTER, Mo. May 2O.-An or
der was made in the circuit court last
week to reduce the tax levy on the
Schuyler county railroad Indebtedness
from so cents TO 35 cents on the 800
valuation. 1t Is said that the 80 cent
levy will wipe out the county railroad
Indebtedness and that after this year
the county railroad debt will be a
thing of the past
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-21

Pitcairn today. More than 5000 peo-
pie including several hundred women
and children, formed in parade and
marched to the grounds to hear the
speakers.
The demonstration was the largest
and best conducted ever given by la
Dor in the Turtle Creek valley. The
foreign laborers who struck with the
shopmen were addressed by the
speakers in their own tongues and
the situation explained to them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-21
Ere Chief Ends Life.

fGate CITY leased Wire Servicel
NEW ORLEANS, La, May 20.-Be-
cause OF i'll health, Thomas O'Connor.
So. chief of the fire department for
twenty years, committed suicide this
evening. He was one of the best
known fire chiefs in the United States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-21
Has Summons for Him to Appear
And Tell All He Might Know
About The Steel
Trust.
MORGAN WILL BE NEXT
Congressional Committee is Going to
Have Room Full Of Millionaires
Answering Cues
tions.
[Gate City Leased Wire Service. j

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, May 2o.--Andrew
Carnegie will be the first witness to
appear before the house committee
that will investigate the steel trust.
An officer of the house of representa-
tives left Washington for New York
tonight to intercept the iron master
before he leaves for Europe and
serve him with a subpoena.
Although the Stanley steel com
mittee has been working under the
most profound secrecy, it is under
stood here tonight that ]. Pierpont
Morgan, E. H. Gary, former president
of the Steel Corporation, and Henry
c. Frick will be brought before the
committee In the course of it's inves-
tigation. The committees believes
that Carnegie's testimony will be OF
the most value in framing a basis
for evidence as to the present status
of the big combination The commit
tee believes it will have little diff
Guilty in persuading Carnegie to tell
the comm Zee all he knows Of the
organization of the United States
Steel Corporation, which was the
moving power in his retirement from
active work in the steel business
They believe Carnegie now is person
! ally independent.
The Harvester Trust.
! WASHINGTON, May .20.--As th5
result CT years investigation of the
International Harvester Company
| known as the harvester trust, friends
of Attorney General Wickersham SAID
tonight that both civil and criminal
1 proceedings are to be begun in the
/ federal courts The civil suit will bt
along the lines of the recent Standard
| Oil action.
( The criminal action will be deferr
/ ed until the suit against the beei
4 packers is disposed of The nvesti
i gators of the department of justice
/ are reported to have found that the
I harvester trust and the beef trust arc
/ closely allied In the civil suit the
harvester combine will be dubbed by
4 the Attorney General as "unreason
4 able
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-21
Farm Sells for $4,000.
Icnecial tn The Gate City. |

WARSAW, H.. May 20-The Craw-
ford farm, three miles southeast OF
here, was sold at auction this after
noon by Judge Mack, master In chanc-
cry. to L. p. Stogdon, of Chicago, for
$4,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-21
Second Boy Dies.

Special to The Cate Clty.I
WARSAW, H., May 90. Kent
White died today from typhoid fever.
His brother. Earle. died early in the
week from the same disease.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-21

AAOAS.NJ, julio AAoAl, ID 01O0-
ton day. The destiny Of Keo-
kuk is in the hands of the
voters. The result will deter
mine whether Keokuk is to be
a city or a village. The de-
cision will either express our
willingness to encourage in
vestment or discourage it. It
is the first time in che history
of the city when a company Of
standing and responsibility
has asked to come in and spend
half a million dollars rehabili-
tating the public utilities.
Does Keokuk need this in
vestment? Does this city need
modern public utilities? Does
Keokuk need better light and
more light and an improved
street railway plant? Or have
we reached the zenith Of per-
fection in public utility serv-
ice? If conditions as they now
exist meet your idea of salts
faction it would be unwise to
make any change. But if you
want to see Keokuk grow; if
you want an improvement in
public utilities all along the
line, then vote for the fran
chises that will be offered on
June 18th.
It would be nothing less
than a calamity to defeat the
franchises or the publicity
measure. If ever a time ex-
listed when Keokuk needs
boosting to keep pace with 9th
er cities in the Mississippi val
ley that time has arrived
Boosting is asking for factor
les, for more people, for addi-
tional capital. The Stone &
Webster people are not adven-
turers; they are not fortune
hunters or promoters. They
are a constructing agency man
aging thirty-five companies in
the most prosperous and larg-
est cities in the United States,
with a record for fair treat
ment and efficiency that has
made them welcome part of
the communities in which they
operate.
Does Keokuk want that kind
of a company?
Stone & Webster are not
asking for bonus. They are
not asking local people to buy
bonds or furnish the capital to
buy and improve the presenS
utilities. They are taking their
chances on the future of the
city. The franchises to be vot
ed on are less liberal than the
ones under which the Keokuk
Electric Go. is operating. The
terms are fair to the city and
the contract made by the COM
missioners is a decided i'm
provement over the old one.
The contract eliminates the
moonlight schedule; it calls for
an all-night every night serv-
ice. 1t assures more than
four times the amount OF
light the city is now get
ting and is to be furnished
at no greater cost. Wouldn't
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-21
keokuk's Great Opportunity
:. make that kind of a deal
your private business?

8. make that kind of a deal
. your private business?
: Keokuk is standing on the
sthreshhold Of great opportun.-
ties. They may return after
many, many days but KEO-
KUK CANNOT AFFORD TO
TAKE THE CHANCE of their
returning. When does Keokuk
want the benefit resultant from
the big dam? NOW-or a hun
dred years hence?
The election June 18th is of
momentous Importance affect
ing the welfare of this city. 1t
should not be minimized. It
should be emphasized. And the
way to give it the right kind
of emphasis is to vote for the
franchises and the publicity
measure and do more in one
day for Keokuk than has been
done in ten thousand days
that have passed.
Other Iowa cities realizing
the advantages to accrue from
the publicity department are
making plans to avail them
selves Of its provisions. The
bill was born in Keokuk and
passed by the last legislature.
1t permits the city to establish
a department for publicity
purposes. Is there a city in
the United States that has
greater need for publicity or
greater merit in its publicity
than Keokuk. Isn't it worth
while to advertise far and
near, early and late, the larg
est electrical producing water
power in the world? And don't
forget for a moment that i
Keokuk does not want to adj
vertise the big dam; if Keo-
kuk does not want a strong
company like the Stone &
Webster people to manage her
utilities and help build inter
urban lines, Quincy, Hannibal,
Burlington and other cities
will be eager to take our place
Keokuk in all it's history has
never faced such a fortunate
combination of circumstances.
1t would be a municipal crime
to defeat the franchises or the
publicity measure.
NO other city is going to
help build Keokuk. Our ener-
gies must be concerted and
vigorous. Keokuk is facing
big questions. Let's treat them
in a big way. When the cen
sus is taken a decade hence
The Gate City wants to see re
corded a population of fifty
thousand. Such a result can
not be reached by refusing the
opportunities offered.
Twenty five years ago Keo-
kuk lost the Santa F'e railroad
and has mourned that misfor-
tune ever since. The Stone &
Webster people are worth
more to Keokuk than the San
ia Fe railroad. Do we want
them or another twenty-five
years of mourning and regret
over wasted opportunities?
This is the question for the
people to settle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-21
Japan ana Sweden.

[Gate City Leased Wire Serv!cel
STOCKHOLM, May pa new
favored nation treaty of commerce
between Japan and Sweden was sign
ed here today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-21
find LIBERTY
IN CLOUDBURST.
Six convlcts Escape From Joliet
When the Rain Fell in Torrents
in the Prison
Yard.
FOUR ARE STILL FREE
Storm Was Severe in That Part OF
Illinois and Many People
Were Injured by the
Wind.
[Gate City Leased Wire serpie |


JOLIET, ILL., May 2O.-Under cover
OF storm which drew pail of dark
ness over the city and in the midst
OF literal cloudburst, six prisoners
working in the stone yard of the state
prison here. effected daring escape
late this afternoon. Running from
the ranks Of their fellow-prisoners
while the storm was at it's height.
and binding sheets OF water hid their
movements, they scaled an eight foot
wall and fed. Two hundred and forty
other prisoners were rounded up by
the guards. An hour later two of the
escaped men were recaptured.
The prisoners who escaped were:
William Butsch, alias William
Brown, sent up from Winnebago coun-
ty April 9. for working a confidence
game.
R. A. Atkins. La Sale county, burg
larry.
George Connors, Cook county rob.
berry.
Joseph Folks. Cook county, burg
larry.
Edward Miller, 10 Davies county,
burglary.
George Johnson, burglary.
Miller and Johnson were recaptur-
ed. Late tonight 1t was denied at the
warden's office that two of the fleeing
convicts had been killed by posse
that Immediately went in pursuit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-21
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, May 2o-Forecast:
Iowa Unsettled and cooler in east
fair in west porions Sunday; Monday
fair with rising temperature.
Illinois-Local rains, followed by
clearing and cooler Sunday; Monday
fair
Missouri Fair in west, clearing in
east portion Sunday; Monday fair.
Local Observations.
Bar.Ther Wind. Weather.
30 : am. 2972 66 SW Cldv
20 I pm 29.77 II E Rain
Mean temperature. So
Highest temperature, "a
Lowest temperature, "a
Lowest temperature last night, "a.
FRED z. GoSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-21
Quiet at Juarez.

Ell PASO, Texas, May 20.-Franc1s-
co I. Madero, Jr insurrecto president
this afternoon reviewed his troops in
Juarez before their departure for the
south either to disband or to attack
Chihuahua, according to what the
peace negotiations develope Giusseppf
Garibaldi was commissioned gener-
al for leading the attack on Juarez.
Madero claims he has reached al
most all paris of Mexico with his ar
mistice order and does not expect
any more fighting. Tomorrow he will
personally visit the hospitals in ,]ua-
rez and shake hands with the sick
men. whether federals or insurrectos.
An attack on the town OF Nogales,
state of Sonora, was prevented today
only by the prompt action of the
railroad agent there in rushing word
to Madero here and getting back an
answer that an armistice was in eff
feet and fighting should cease.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-21
Hordes of Bandits in Mexico Are
Ravishins One Part of the
Country in Wholesale
Manner.
THROW OFF THE MASK
Recognize No Leader and 30 Not
Hesitate at Murder While
on Their Lootlng
Expeditions.

MEXICO CITY, May 0.-Murder
and rapine rule tonight in Southern
Mexico Hordes of bandits, organized
ostensibly to aid the insurrecto cause,
but really to pfunder and murder at
will. have, with the signing Of the new
armistice by Madero, thrown off the
mask OF patriotism and are ravishing
the country.
They refuse to acknowledge the
authority of either Madero or the
commander in chief Of the insurrectos
in the south country, Figeroa, and
frantic appeals for assistance are be-
ing received here from a dozen
cities. San Miguel De Allende, in
Guanajuate was raided by outlaws.
the municipal buildings looted, the
treasury emptied, all prisoners freed,
most Of the stores robbed and several
buildings fred. Pachucha also has
been attacked, and the city treasury
robbed. Manzanillo, the capital OF
Colima, surrendered to band Of In
surrectos, but in this case it is under
stood private and public property
rights were protected Many instances
where isolated ranches have been
robbed and burned, and the inmates
murdered have been reported to the
authorities here.
Word was received tonight from
Gen. Figeroa saying that he has
agreed to stand by whatever action
/ Madero deems best. He will hold his
forces intact, however should it be-
come necessary to march on the cap
ital. 1t was generally believed here
tonight that the cabinet will soon of
ficially announce the peace terms. 1t
is expected some announcement will
come on Monday, and that either May
% of May 27 will be announced as
the date upon which President Diaz
will retire. That at least is the pro-
gram tonight, but there is no assur-
ance that the apple cart will not be
upset Some of the cabinet members
are opposed to making specific agree
ments preferring to have the peace
announcement couched in ambiguous
terms This they think, would dis
! credit Madero with his subordinates,
but the general feeling is that Diaz, at
4 least, realizing that the jig is up,
will compel acquiescence with the
/ malconteDts
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-21
One Man Killed.

JOLIET. ILL.,, May 20-One man was
killed, nearly score injured and
property amounting to $4,000 wreck
ed by severe wind and rain storm
which swept through VIII county late
this afternoon, The dead man was
an unidentified foreigner, killed by
lightning. All the injured were struck
by flying bricks and timbers. None
are in critical condition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-21

Continued on page 81
The Washington herald., 1911-10-14
RUSSELL WILL REMODEL
OLD NINTH STREET CORNER

Plans for the complete remodeling of
the old residence property on the north
west corner OF Ninth street and New
York avenue have been announced by
the owner, Percy II. Russell, the local
real estate operator. The building will
be made over into a business building
and apartment house, the first two floors
being used for Offices and the remaining
two for small apartments. The main en-
trance, stairs. and side walls will be Of
marble.
Mr.. Russell will occupy Offices on the
first floor. moving from his present suite
in the Russell Building. 9@7 G street
which he sold recently.
Q. 3. Zantzinger. another well-knOwn
real estate operator will occupy offices
on the second floor. Mr. Zantzinger is
now located in the McGin Building. G.
street, between Ninth and Tenth streets.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-14
SALES REPORTED BY
NJ. SANSBURY co.
Firm Reports Unusually Ac-
tive Market.

Among the sales reported by the N.
I. Sansbury Company during the past
week are the following:
To Helen l. Holmes, 321s Nineteenth
street northwest, a three-story, nine
room house, with two baths. Purchaser
will hold as residence.
To George B. Laycock, 3220 Ninteenth
street northwest. This is another one 70
the three-stOry residences built by Lewis
F.. Breuninger. Price. $3.50 This sale
was made in connection with the office
OF GasCh & Birge.
For J. S. Gruver. f1O2 New Hampshire
avenue northwest, a two-story home,
containing six rooms and bath. House
occupying lot 20 feet front. Price, $4,000
For ]. S. Gruver. sos Taylor street
northwest This is a two-story residence
containing six rooms and bath and is
one of the row recently completed by the
builder. Purchaser will occupy as his
residence. Price. $500.
For Howe S. Totten, 317 G street north
east. a small residence. Consideration,
Sc 900
The Washington herald., 1911-10-14
LOCAL ARCHITECTS
VISIT BALTIMORE
New Re-enforced Concrete
Beam Inspected.

A goodly sized party of Washington
architects and builders made the trip to
Baltimore early this week for a visit To
the plant of the American Siegwart Com
pany, which is manufacturing a new con-
crete beam, now attracting widespread
interest among builders. The party went
as the guests of the officers of the COM
pany. one of whom. Vice President ]. F.
Tilley, is a Washington man.
The following made up the party:
Thomas Francis. T. l.. Costigan, and ].
p HeaIy, Of the District building inspec-
tors force: a. Colt Yates, William |.
Demine. c. ]. Cassidy. n. c. Smith, Sam
Tel ]. Prescott, and J. F. Tilley.
The party was met in Baltimore by Of
fCerS of the company, and driven in an
automobile to the plant. where they were
shown around by the superintendent and
the consulting engineer. Several tests Of
the beam were made for the benefit
of the visitors. One beam was loaded TO
five times its calculated resisting strength
without permanent injury, and to six
times its calculated strength without
failure.
The system Of constructing the new
beam was invented by Hans Siegwart'
I.uzerne architect, and has been used
abroad for a number of years. In con-
structing the beam a number of hollow
re-enforced concrete beams of rectangu-
lar sections, made in heights of from five
tC ten feet wide and in length up to
twenty feet, are placed side by side. The
two vertical sides are re-enfOrced with
rods and the beam is designed and
nodded to suit the load and span re-
uuirements. When these beams are set
side by side and the joints filled with
concrete. grout. or mortar, they from
practically a monolithic floor or roof.
freproof. soundproOf. light. and with a
fiat ceiling.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-14
TREA SURY ARCHITECTS ADD
ONE HOUR TO DAILY SCHEDULE
Small Appropriation and Rush of Work for Superpis
ing Architects Office Necessitates Heroic
Measures by Secretary Mac Veagh.

Pushed TO extreme measures by the
cutting down OF their Appropriation for
the office of the Supervising Architect
Treasury officials have been forced to
add an hour a day TO the regular work
ing hours of about To- craftsmen in that
office. Every chief OF an executive de-
partment is permitted by law to reGu-
late the working hours OF his force, but
Secretary MacVeagh hopes that the pres
ent arrangement viii be temporary only.
One of the most far-reaching results
Of the decreased appropriation last year
was an entirely new system or handling
The Washington herald., 1911-10-14

the work on new government buildings.
which made II possible to do greater
amount OF work on a much smaller stan.
This involves sort of ButteriCk pattern
method OF providing plans for new gov
ernment buildings. like condition and like
appropriations resulting in the use of
plans for building previously erected
elsewhere. This system has been worked
down TO a fine point. and Is proving par
tiCularly effective in the matter OF in
terror drawings and fittings, wnere the
drawings for windows, Goors. stairways.
elevator shafts. roofs, &c, can be used
over and over again.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-14
BREAKING ALL RECORDS

II to-day brings forth a con-
tInuatinE of the real estate nc
five days of this week. the six
days ending Saturday, October IL,
will establish a new record in the
Office of the register of deeds.
Already, with the 400 mark left
behind, the record established
last spring Is endangered and an
average day to-day will see II
surpassed.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-14
ESTATE VALUED AT $4,000.
Widow of Admiral Schley Named
as Administratrix.

Justice Wright yesterday granted Mrs.
Annie r. Schley. widow of Rear Admiral
W. S. Schley, letters of administration
of her husbands estate. The petition
for probate of the will stated the estate
is valued at about 10000. consisting of
life insurance, stocks, and bonds, and
personal effects. There is no real estate.
The petition which was signed by the
three children. DIR. w. S. Schley, Capt.
Thoms F. Schley. and Mrs. Virginia NJ.
s. wortley. asks that Mrs. Schley be
named as administratrix without bond.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-14
TRACTION MOTION FILED.
Attorney Lerch Makes Move in
Transfer Litigation.

Attorney Harry F. Lerch, counsel for
the receiver of the Baltimore and Wash
ington Transit Company, yesterday filed
motion asking the court to strike out
the motion of the Capital Traction Com
pany to dismiss the petition to compel
the latter to issue transfers at Four
teenth and Kennedy streets northwest.
Attorney Lerch declares that the only
proper forms of equity pleading are plea,
answer, and demurrer, and that the mo-
ton in question is neither. The transfer
case will be heard Monday, and notice to
that effect was served on the attorneys
for the Capital Traction Company.