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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
Delegate Wickersham From Alaska
Makes Two Passes at Con-
sressman Monde'l Of
Wyoming.
UGLY WORD WAS USED
Other Members Separated the Two
Before They Had Chance
to Get To-
sether.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Another
bloodless battle was fought on the
floor of the house of representatives
late yesterday, 1t came during some
what heated debate on bill for the
leasing of coal lands in Alaska. The
lie was passed, and as the short and
ugly word rang out Delegate Wicker
sham of Alaska made rush for Rep
resentative Frank z. Mondell of Wy
cming, who was seated at a nearby
desk.
The big Alaskan's right fist shot
out twice in the direction of the gen
tleman from Wyoming, but members
who surrounded the disputants at the
time say that both blows fell short.
The house was in an uproar in an
| instant Several members hurled
themselves on Mr.. Wickersham; 9TH
ers were struggling with Mr. Mondell,
who had gained his feet and was max
4 ing for his assailant. Representative
/ Foster of Vermont had taken Mr..
Wickersham by the throat. This adj
ded to the uncontrolled anger of the
| delegate, and for 2 moment diverted
4 his attack toward the would-be peace
maker Representative Sisson ol
j Mississippi was first to reach Mr.
Mondell, who was endeavoring te
raise the chair in which be had beef
sitting to hurl it at his antagonist.
: Members rushed toward the groul
J from every part of the chamber. AM
soon there were nearly d hundred mel
!. IN the crowd about the still struggling
4 legislators
= Meantime Representative Olmsteat
u of PENNSYLVANIA, who was acting al
speaker, was belaboring his desk witt
the gavel and calling upon the sol
: geant-at-arms to preserve order. Th
! historic mace Of the house, the EN-
4 blem of authority, was lifted from 1T
marble pedestal and carried to tn
) floor by the house officials. Members
however, had taken the mattei. in han
and succeeded in bringing both MI
i, Wickersham and Mr. Mondell to
Y cessation of hostilities.
e When the house was fairly quie
e Mr. Wickersham clamored for recot
milton.
V 81 want the Record to show tha
apologize to the house. but Chi
voice was shout, II also want
to show that I was called liar
+ representative Tawney called attel
tion to the fact that the language use
by the disputants was clearly unpa
u liamentary, and that there should i
an apology.
Il do apologize MI Wickersha'
said 81 lost my temper.
. He sat down and Mr.. Mondell aros
''My remark was not directed t
: ward the gentleman from Alaska, NJ
- Mondell said. and it was not uttere
:. in debate, but to a gentleman wi
stood beside me. realize, howeve
that should not have used the wol
: here. or anywhere, for that matte
:. and I apologize to the house
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
Dynamite plot.

GRISWOLD, Iowa, Feb. "a. Secret
service agents and police officers here
are investigating a plot to blow up or
dynamite the First National bank at
this place. The plot came to light in
letter of warning sent to Mrs. Ida
Welsh. who lives in apartments over
the bank. The writer told her that
ne had overheard plot to dynamite
the bank and rob the vault, and that
the writer. fearing Mrs. Welsh would
be injured or killed, took occasion to
warn her and asked her to move from
the place. The vault of the First Ma
tional bank was successfully dyna'
mited a short time ago and consider
able loot secured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
Weather Conditions.

The western field of high pressure
is moving southwark, with the high
est pressure in Oklahoma and a
trough of low pressure covers the
mountain region, from Montana to
Arizona, which is being followed by a
field of high pressure entering the
northern Pacific coast. and marked
depression is central on the New
England coast.
Generally fair weather has con-
tinued over the entire country, with
slow rise Of temperature in all sec
tons
Conditions indicate fair weather,
with little change OF temperature, for
this section tonight and Saturday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
CORRESPONDENTS
MUST BE CAREFUL
Bill in Parliament for Punishment of
Those Who Write Too
Gossjpy

LONDON. Feb. PA bill to punish
correspondents in London for foreign
newspapers for attacks on public men
and women. will be presented in par
lament It is proposed to reach the
Paris Liberator, the newspaper which
attacked King George.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
Will DO GOOD
and NOT HARM
Hrandies Believes Decision Will Act
as stimulant to Enlightened
Roads and Make Them
Better.
AVENUE TO PROSPERITY
He Takes Optimistic View of the Sit
uation and Gives Reasons Why
People VIII
Benefit.

BOSTON, Feb. 24-When Louis ID.
Brandeis, who represented the people
at the interstate commerce hearing
was shown today the stock market re-
ports and Washington dispatches that
the railroads would appeal from the
interstate commerce committee de-
cision, he said:
copyrighted 1911 by United Press
Association.l
81 do not believe that the manage
ment of any enlightened railroad will
fight the decision. The question has
been under consideration for six
months and all had ample opportuni-
ties to present claims. The decision
was a most carefully considered one.
Il believe there is no justification
for the slump in the market today. 1t
will be remembered that number OF
so-called defeats have been avenues
to greater prosperity. The decision
i will undoubtedly be followed by the
! efforts of the most energetic
1 railway managers to have the rail
roads help themselves. do not be
lieye the railroad employees will be
reduced, nor the efficiency of the ser
vice curtailed in any way. On the
contrary think it will lead to great
er activities by the roads and in this
they will have the good will of the
| oeople.''
RaiIrods to Fight.
4 WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The rail
roads are planning to fight the decis
ion of the interstate commerce com
mittee. decision and hope to preven
/ rate reduction by court proceeding
for many years.
cumnins Did 1t All.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The pro
gressiyes in congress declare the,
have achieved great victory for tn
people in the decision of the interstate
commerce commission.
Senators Cumn;ins and Bristoy
were pleased today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
STOCK SLUMP
AFTER DECISION
Check Put on Proposed Increase Of
Freight Rates, Results In Rail-
way Stocks Going
Down.
EFFECT WAS GENERAL
London Market Drops From to
Points While New York Average
Was Four Points
Lower.

LONDON, Feb. 24.-The leading
American railway stocks slumped
dangerously on the stock exchange to-
day, the break ranging from to Z
points. The heaviest losses are in
st. Paul, Union Pacific, Northern + a.
cifc and Reading. Floods of selling
orders were cabled from the othes'
side in anticipation of a weak open
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
ENORMOUS FIRE
ON THE ISLAND
Three-Fourths of City of 10000 People
in Hayti is in
Ruins.

PORT AU PRINCE. Haytl, Feb. "a.
Three-fourths of the buildings in
Aux Gays, city of 10000 on the
southern coast, were destroyed by fire
yesterday and today. Loss S2,000,000
No deaths occurred
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
Iowa opium Den.

DES MONIES Iowa, Feb. 24.-Des
Moines police raided an opium den,
confiscated quantity of the drug and
pipes and placed three men and one
woman under arrest
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
Japanese Treaty.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-At the
white house TODAY Senator Jones de-
clared he favored immediate ratlfica'
ton of the new Japanese treaty The
senate will probably resume its CON
sideration late today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
STATE TROOPS
ORDERED OUT
Illinois Strike Riots Are so Serious,
Soldiers Have Been
Sent.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Feb 24.Gov-
ernor Deneen today ordered three
state militia companies to pro-
ceed to Taylorville to suppress riots
growing out of the strike at The plant
OF the E-Z Opener Bag Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
THE WEATHER.

(Until p. NJ Saturday,
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Saturday. Not much change
in temperature.
For Iowa. Illinois and Missourit
Fair tonight and Saturday, Not much
change in temperature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
prcsbyt.rian Brotherho cd

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Feb. 24.-The Pres
byterian brotherhood Of America
closed it's fourth annual convention.
which opened here Tuesday. The
closing of postotfices throughout the
country on Sunday was advocated In
resolutions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
Grown refuses to Comment.

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-W. c. Brown.
president of the New York Central
railroad, who is here refused to COM
ment on the decision. until he hao
read it thoroughly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
HAREM SKIRTS
UNDER THE BAN
Anybody Wearing Them W''l BE tx
cluded From the Catholic
Churches.

ROME, Feb. 24.-Pope Plus X to-
day placed his ban upon the harem
skirts.
The vatican organ says the pope
disproyes of the harem skirt. The
paper says that wearers of the skirt
will he excluded from all Catholic
churches.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
Bears Enjoy Raid.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Just how lit
tie it takes to start funk in the
stock market was shown today. The
bear element raided the market.
Speculative stocks yielded, carry
ing the entire list downward. The
result was an avalanche of selling
orders here. The dealings We're in
tended by intense excitement but IT
was plain TO the big brokers that the
decentralization was not to last. Mar
Eet experts admit that the outlook Is
not dark. 1t was pointed out that the
decision of the interstate commerce
commission shows the railroads to be
in excellent financial condition and
that many of them could declare ex
ira dividends if they SO desired.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
KEOKUK'S BILL
PASSES SENATE
Measure Which Provides for Bureau
Of Publicity Favored in
Upper House.

DES MONIES, Feb. 24.-The senate
favors the establishment of citv de-
partments of publicity when SIXTY
per cent of the voters Of city or
town express themselves in favor of
the bureau
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24

The bill referred to in the above
dispatch is one emanating from Keo-
kuk, the author of which is the citi-
zen's committee of thirty
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
opened With Losses.

NEW YORK Feb. 24.The stock
market. opened with losses averaging
points in many of the standard rail
way shares.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
Willard Is Interviewed.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-'1 hope it
will develop that we were ell wrong
and that the interstate commerce com
mission is right" declared President
Daniel Willard, of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad.
sWill the decision effect a curtali
meat in your plans for improvements?
"I should say it will" was the re
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
MINERS TRAPPED
BY The BLAZE
Twelve Are Known to be Dead and
Many More Bodies viii
Probably Be
Found.
Belmont Mine Has Been on Fire For
Several Hours and Rescue
Party is Hurryins to
the Scene.

ToNoPAH, New, Feb. 24.-Rescue
parties under the leadership Of State
Mine Inspector Ryan are rushing here
today from Reno to rescue large
party of miners entombed in the Bel
mont mine which has been burning
for several hours.
Twelve are already known to be
dead and it is admitted that the death
list will probably be much larger.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
Blow to the Railroads.

pHILADELPHIA, Pa. Feb. 24-'Ihe
decision will be great blow to the
railroads. l do not see how some Of
them will get along said George F.
Baer. president of the Pennsylvania
and Reading companies.
1t was announced at the headquaf-
ters of the PENNSYLVANIA railroad that
no statement would be given out until
the company had been officially noti-
fed of the decision.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
ToDAY's BALLOT
FOR u. S. SENATOR
Thirty-First Joint Ballot Results II
No Choice Being
Made.

DEs MONIES, Feb. 24.-The thirty.
first joint ballot for United States sen
ator today. resulted as follows:
Porter, 46.
Deemer, So.
Kenyon, Al.
Wallace, /
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage. Height. Change. Wea hi
River Forecast.

The river will continue falling
steadily for several days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
Mine is Smoking.


RENO, New. Feb 24.--A dispatch
to the Journal from Tonopah says:
Fire, which started at 5 o'clock
Thursday morning in the Belmont
mine in Tonopah, still sends OFT vol
umes of smoke from the main shaft,
and it is admitted by the mine au-
thorities that between ten and twelve
men are dead in the 1,116-foot level.
In addition to those known to be
underground there are said to be a
number of dead lying in the bottom
of the shaft, who were brushed from
the cage in the first ascent.
THE mine has two shafts. The Des-
ert Queen shaft afforded entrance to
the rescuers, who are beating back
the smoke by air and water, having
proceeded $50 of the 200 feet sepa
rating them from the fire. IT the mer
are alive and can break the air pipe
they may survive.
Short relays are being used on thu
rescue work. AS soon as men are oy
/ ercome they are removed to the hos
pital and fresh crews replace them
Nine men are now in the miners hos
/ pital.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
Local Observations.

Mean temperature, Feb. %, 81
Highest temperature, A.
Lowest temperature, 2S.
Lowest temperature last night, o6.
FRED z. GOSEWfsCH,
Observer
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-08

Peter Maynard has entered the en-
ploy of George G. Grant
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-08
NEW TROLLEY EXPRESS
CAR is RUNNING
VIII Accommodate the Business on
the Lines In This Part of State.

The new trolley express car for
business on the lines in this part OF
the state is on the line. The car,
painted yellow, the Distinguishing Color
Of the Connecticut company, was SEM
Out Thursday. Express Agent SKIN
her said he was very well sat1sheo
with the facilities for handling freight
provided iii the car, and he hoped
everybody else would be.
The car is built like q baggage car.
1t has vestibules at either end for the
motorman and is accessible BIZ SIX
doors, two of which are large siae
dOoms. Inside is desk room Tor the
express agent. Between the vestibule
partitions is the freight room, the 1uii
width Of the car, and 80 feet in length.
The length of the car over all is Il
feet. 1t is spacious enough to accom- :
modate all of 1.-THE business the ROAD
expects to handle.
Incidental to the new cars golnS
into commission, the extent OF the
freight express of the eastern Connec-
ticut trolley lines is of interest. a
comparatively few years ago the mat
ter of carrying express on trolley INES
had hardly been considered. For Tour
years the company has operated pc
tween New London, Norwich and VIII
Iimantie small closed car, drawing
flat car. Now cargo of several tons
of express and freight, consigned to
small stores along the trolley line
leaves New London daily at lilo a. M
The car is usually filed again at
Norwich and leaves here to run as far
as Willimantic at 100 p. m.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-08
AT THE AUDITORIUM.
Vaudeville and Mot;on p;c&nr.s

Thursdays vaudeville and motion
picture bill at the Auditorium made a.
record for the season in stirring the
mouse to enthusiastic and insistent ap-
plause, as every one of the three acts
of the vaudeville attractions was good
for curtain calls and the audience
showed itself ger to see all they
could of the offerings.
Edgar Berger showed some novel
and wonderful feats in hand balancing
and hand walking, interspersed with
jumps and slides and head balancing
that brought him back for curtain
calls.
Introducing a musical novelty, the
Barefoot Indian Girl scores heavily for
her witchery with the violin, which
she handles with rare skill and express
siveness that demands an encore
In a different line but equally pleas
ing with the other strong numbers
are Holden and LeClair, shadowgraph-
ers and illusionists, who do their work
in plain sight of the audience and
show how the fingers are used to pro-
duce the amusing shadow effects. The
motion pictures are well chosen to bal
ance up with the rest of the bill.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-08
ADDITIONAL CHARGES
AGAINST PIRATES
j. L. Hubbard Identified the Goods
Taken from His Yawl.

At New Haven Thursday, four adj
! ditioral charges Of theft were laid
against Charles FL. Russell, John Will
let and Charles Creetan who had
been previously arrected and two of
them, Willet and Creetan, have been
nela Tor tr1ai IN the superior court
on charges Of the theft of a naphtha
Iauneh belonging to Capt. James
Chamberlain of Marblehead, Mass. to-
gether with various naval parapher-
nafla at points along Long Island On
the charges brought Thursday the
three men were arraigned in court,
and after a hearing bound over to the
superior court for trial on one count
and sentenced to 80 days in Jail for the
others. Several New London boatmen
testified in court that they had been
robbed of goods while the boats lay
in the New London harbor few
months ago. and said that the goods
found in the launch when the men
were arrested belonged to them.
James L. Hubbard identified the
goods which were taken from his yawl.
The articles include
One Richie spirit compass, eight
inch dial; one pinnacle top, spun
brass; two large overcoats; one pea
Jacket; three sets oil clothes; one rub
Der coat Qarge size) one oilskin
overcoat (black); four blankets; one
Barometer. two blocks; one liquid
pump whistle; four sou'westers, one
black, three yellow: one pair rubber
boots, No. 10; two pair binocular fell
glasses; two yacht caps, one with in .
sigma n. Y. Y. c.; five Palmer quilts.
one knit afghan two double army
blankets four linen pillow slips; one
dozen cans corn; one dozen cans safe
ty matches; one-half dozen Sapolio;
one half dozen cans Curtiss soups;
one half dozen jars Beech Nut bacon.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-08
REV. JOHN j. QUINNS ESTATE.
Priest Considered Legally Dead. Al
though Positive Proof is Lackina.

Letters of administration on the es-
tate Of the Rev. John j. Quinn, who
was a Roman Catholic priest, have
been granted to James ]. Quinn of
Hartford by Judge L. P. Waldo Marvin
in the probate court. Father Quinn
has not been heard of in more than
seven years and is considered legally
dead, the last heard of him being in
February 1904, when he left the home
of Father FaIlon in Norfolk, Va, to
take an Old Dominion line boat for
New York
Father Quinn was in charge of the
parish at Collinsville for many years,
and afterward had charge of the
church in Taftville. In the early part
of 1904 he was relieved of the Taft
Vile charge and came to Hartford and
made his home With his brother. says
the Hartford Times. He went on a
visit to Father Fallon in Norfolk and
on the oath of February, 1904 he wrote
a postal to his brother James in this
city that he was coming home. He
bought a. steamship ticket and booked
passage on the boat He left Father
Fallon's house to take the boat, but no
proof of what his movements were at
ter that has ever been found.
AS told previously, James J. Quinn
of this city has brought friendly suit
against the Knights of Columbus to
collect the $1,000 insurance that Fa-
Their Quinn carried in that order. His
dues in Ponernah council of Taftville
have been kept paid up and the order
wants to be protected by an order of
court in paying the insurance.
Insurance policies payable to the es-
tate of Father Quinn were carried in
the Aetna Life Insurance company of
this city, the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance company, the New York Mutual
and the Manhattan Life, the four poll
cies aggregating $4,000 The premiums
on all of the policies have been kept
up for the more than seven years with
the exception of the policy in the Met
ropolitan Life. but the company re-
fused to accept payment when the
premiums were rendered.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-08
DROWNED IN SHETUCKET RIVER.
Sixteen Year Old Son Of Rev. E. j. Ayres Of Franklin
Lost Life in Town Of Spraaue-Could Not Swim and
Got Beyond His Depth.

E. Wilmot Ayres, aged 16. son of
Rev. and Mrs. Edward j. Ayres of
North Franklin, was drowned in the
Shetucket- river in Sprague on Thurs
gay afternoon about four o'clock. He
had taken the horse to Baltic in the
afternoon to have it shod, which was
done, and bringing it back he tied it
IN the stable and told the members of
the family that he was going to the
river to have a swim. His sisters de-
sired that he should not go, fearing
that he might get drowned, but he
Went With him went a younger boy,
aged about II, whose name was Tuck
er. The younger boy could swim, but
the Ayres boy could not and was told
not to go far out into the stream, as
1t was over his head. While the Tuck.
er boy was swimming about, he hap
pened to look around and saw his com
panion go down in deep water He
hurried to him and after he had gone
down twice and come up he reached
him, and taking hold of him told him
that he would help him ashore and
to put his arms on his shoulders as he
SWAN in with him. 1t is supposed
that the Ayres boy was so affected by
MS experience up to that time that
he was losing consciousness, for he
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-08

did not maintain his hold, his hands
slipping off the Tucker boys shoulders
and before the latter could do more
he had disappeared. The Tucker boy
said, that he had cautioned his COM
panion several times not to get out
into deep water
Where they were in swimming was
in the town Of Sprague, above Baltic,
and the Tucker boy directly after the
drowning hurried for help, but it was
not until about eight o'clock that the
body was secured. Medical Examiner
DR.. George Thompson was called and
learned the facts, deciding it was a
case of accidental drowning and Henry
Allen & Son were given charge of the
body. A large number gathered about
the riverside while the search was Tin
der way and the affair cast a gloom
over the town.
E. Wilmot Ayres was born in vir-
GINA December 10. 1894, the son of
Rev. Edward j. and Rubie F'rink Ayres,
by whom he is survived, together with
three sisters, two of whom live at
home and one in Washington. He was
an only SON. The family lives on Pau
tipaug hill in Franklin and came here
from Massachusetts few years ago.
They have the sympathy of the COM
munity in their loss.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-08

Mrs T. B. Barber of Pecl>'s Corner
was at Groton Heights Wednesday.
where she attended the dedica ton of
the new memorial entrance gates at
Fort Griswold.
NJ and Atrc William r Ho1Iel, Of
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-08

Henry Masse is the guest of friend
in Lawrence, Mass.