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ney william H. Comley, Jr. was call- ed as the sole witness. It developed that he built in Grown street, which skirts the southern end of Beardsley Major w. W. Starr as city engineer. At that time there was no grade. He built his house according to a plan that set it on a low foundation and constructed the house to conform to
 the existing grade of the street. Lat CT when a street grade was establish ed by the city, his house was dam aged so that he succeeded in collect ing sS25 from the city because the walk was much higher than was plan ned.
 Judge Co1niey said he at no time questioned the change of the grade, and made it clear to the committee he did not hold MT. McKenna as nay ing erred in making the layout. He simply collected the damages from the city, through an adjustment with the city attorney, because his house was affected by the grade. Other prop erty in the streets, he explained, did not suffer as his. because of the pc culiar construction of his home.
 George E. Betts was then called in relation to telephone bills apparently to substantiate the allegation of mis- management of the office. MT. Betts presented in evidence duplicate bill covering the period from Oct. 1, 1909 to March 31 1911, which was paid in
 Jan. 1911. The bill aggregated $134.70 This was for one year and six months of service and also for out of town calls. The latter Were for $59.7O, of 1 which $3990 were for calls within the State and s198O calls outside the State. l MT. Betts agreed to endeaVor to pre- sent an itemized account or the oul of town calls, but would not promise | to % back more than 6 months, for | it is the custom of his company to | destroy the vouchers for such calls | after that period has elapsed. He col | lected the bill from the auditor when l Mr. McKenna approved it.
 1 Edward D. Beach, cool. shreWd res ident of Boston avenue with property | in Spring street, afforded no little amusement for, the spectators with his | absolute refusal to become perturbed under a storm of fiery cross exam1na- tfon. He was witness relative to am allegation of erroneous establish ment of grade in Spring street. Dur ing his direct and cross-examination it was shown that he ordered Silli- man & Godfrey to lay curb and gutter along his property, they secur- | ing the grade from the office of the city engineer. After the grade had been laid. he found a gang of work men changing it. Then he went to the city engineer and protested.
 McKenna insisted that the grade as originally given was correct, and a second time a change was made. But the second change, he complained, did not replace the grade to its original
 condition. This occurred in August, 1909. At present he said the grade is two feet out of the way. He couldn't tell who had made the two
 changes, but said he had not paid for them. He confessed that he contem- plates lodging a claim against the city. Director Kenny promised to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-29

look up this work to find out if the
 city paid anything for these changes. Mr. Beach intinnated that he might
 disclose something surprising, but warned the committee in advance that
 what he was about to say was merely hearsay evidence. WhereupOn the
 committee told him to keep the secret to himself and the auditors were dis apponted. The city is full of ''hear-
 says
 Joseph Anderson was summoned to | testify relative to grade in Ashley street He occupied but few mo-
 ments. He said he started to lay a
 sidewalk according to the city grade
 for Mrs. Heating at Noble avenue and Ashley street. When the work was
 partially completed, Mrs. Keating ask i ed him to estimate on a new grade.
 He completed the work at a new
 grade, which was more pleasing to
 Mrs. Heating and which answered the purpose of the street satisfactorily. At torney Klein spent but a moment for | the cross examination.
 1 During the testimony of c. Lewis | Bill, a property owner in Livingstone place, the name of Theodore B. Ford, who was associated with Horace G. Scofeld when the latter was city en- | gineer, was first brought into the hearing Reluctantly Mr. Bill admit | ted that he and Mr Ford were asSo- ciated in property interests in Living stone place. MT. Ford, it may be re-
 called was bitterly opposed to MT. | McKenna's deceased predecessor and patron, Major W. W. Starr, when Starr supplanted Saofield in the of l fee of city engineer.
 Livingstone place runs between Mo- | ble avenue and East Main street. It | is charged that McKenna built a sew | CT 15O feet further into the street f,,o, rnh h1o ho
 t1-~-t-o7 also that the grade was er-
 roneous. L .ll testified that when the side walk was built at the city grade H was foot higher than he wanted E. He protested, and asked MT. McKen- | agreed to furnish material if I'd fur | nish labor to drop the walk a foot, " said Bill. '"Then this deal fell through ! because I considered if there was a mistake there, it was his, not mine ' During cross examination Attorney Klein brought out the fact that the city engineer was authorized by the Common Council to extend the sewer l into Livingstone place as far as the grade would permit. Klein put up tc | Bill the proceedings of the Common | Council in June when the council gave l Bill and other petitioners leave to withdraw a petition for the adoption OI SIduo cSldpIISNeO Uy SCOHelQ d1lO ] Ford in place of the established city
 grade and forced him to admit that his ''kick'' is not against McKenna' s 1 work but the Common Council atti- | tude. Bill objected to the sewer be- cause it is not deep enough according l to his views.
 l Attorney Klein then asked Bill if others were interested with him in the Livingstone place property. He admitted there were others. Who are tthey?' demanded Kiln. as.@s.. sI don't see how that enters into
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-29

this case,,'' evaded Bill.
 But want to know. Is MT. Ford interested with you?''
 That's for you to find out'' retort- ed Bill. Klein insisted, and the com mittee supported him in his contention that he had right to an answer. Bill finally admitted that Ford and he are interested in property in Living stone street, and that Ford owns a lot at Noble avenue and Livingstone place, approximately 70 by 190 feet.
 At this juncture the hearing ad- journed until Thursday evening. It was then 11:15.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-29
MORGANATIC MARRIAGE
 SCANDAL FOR GEAR
Especial from United Press.

London. March l29.-Czar Nicholas, of Russia, is involved in a morKanAtl. marriage scandal by today's Penny Illustrated Paper, of far more rnsass~ ery details than the recently eSnIet.e- ed story of King Georges morganatic marriage.
 "P. I. P" says Mathild Kishisins- kaya, the Russian dancer, was mar ried to Nicholas 10 weeks before he was formally married to Princess Alexandria Alix, the present Czarina.
 The paper asserts that Princess Alexandria Alix knew of Nicholas morganatic marriage at the time of her wedding but disregarded the for mer union for political reasons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-29
JUDGE PERRY DIES
 AT SOLDIERS HOME
Especial from United Press.

Norwalk, March 29.-Judge Frank W. Perry, one of the oldest attorneys in Norwa1lx. died at the hospital of the Noroton Soldiers Home, early to- day, in the S5th year of, his age. The judge, who for many years had been moved to the hospital some time ago, when gangrene OF blood poisoning from an old wound received in the Civil war appeared.8slss a.t
 Owing to his advanced age his sys- cumbed. He is survived by wife.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-29
SOAP

8 cakes U. s. M. Laun- dry Soap and a 5c pkg. Grandma's s Washing
 Powder. all for. .25c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-29
Weather Indications.
Special from United Press. ]

Especial from United PreSS.)
 New Haven, March 29.-Forecast: Unsettled weather and probably rain, tonight, and Thursday.
 Pleasant weather prevails, this morning, over the eastern sections of the country but a long trough of low pressure extending from Minnesota southward to Tennessee is producing unsettled weather with rain or snow in the central sections. The front edge of the rain area at 8 a. m., was in eastern Ohio. It will probably move eastward and reach this vicinity some time tonight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-29
COULON DRAWS WITH FORBES
Especial from United Press.

Especial from United Press.)
 Kenosha Wis, March 29.---Johnny' Coulon, bantam weight champion If the world, admits, today. that he met the sturdiest little opnonent he has faced i'll many a day when he battled to 10 round draw with Harry Forbes, the former title holder here, last night.
 lenge of Frankie Conley and articles were signed for a 45; round cQptass with a sl,0o6 Side Bet at San Ff4h- cisco.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-29
STORM WARNING.

New York, March 29.-The wealth CT bureau, today, issued the following special storm warning:
 Storm signals are ordered display ed from 10:30 on from Savannah to Norfolk. A disturbance over the Ohio Valley fs> moving eastward and will cause brisk and high south to west winds with squalls, this afternoon and tonight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-29
THE PRETTIEsT FACE

and the most beautiful hands are cf- ten disfgured by an unsightly wart It can easily be removed in a few days without pain by using Cyrus Wart Remover, for sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy. 253 Fairfield avenue and 1S6 Cannon St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-29
CLEANEASY, THE BEST HAND
 SOAP

Guaranteed not to injure the skin. Instantly removes Stove Polish, Rust, Grease, Ink, Paint and Dirt. For the hand or clothing. Large can 10 cents Manufactured by Wm. R. Winn, 244 Stratford Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-29
A PAINFUL JOKE.

Mrs. Crimsonbeak-"Wh are you going to do with that porous plaster John?"
 MT. Crimsonbeak-"Tm going to see what tune it will play on the player piano-Yonkers Statesman
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-19

INITIALS ARE D. H. A.
Girl Admits That She Has Never
Worked and Was Plentifuliy
Supplied With
Finery.
Gate CITY I,eas ID wire service.]

IGate City Leas d Wire Service.]
SAND POINT, Idaho, Feb. 49,
There was furry Of excitement here
this afternoon when a young woman
said to bear a close resemblance to
Dorothy Arnold, the missing New
York heiress, had been sent to local
hospital. The young woman came
here over the Great Northern a few
days ago and applied at the Wiscon-
sin house for a position,
To Mrs. Olson, wife of the propriet-
or, she said that she had never done
any work in her life. The girl is
evidently we'll bred and her clothing
is of the most costly kind. Silver
toilet articles which the young wom-
an carried with her We're marked with
the initials ID. H. A. She wore a
pair of high walking shoes which bore
the name of a firm in Reno, Nevada
Mrs Olson notified Chief of Police
Crane, who took the girl to the
county Jail. Here she became sc
violent this afternoon that she was
| taken to the hospital. She says heI
name is Dorothy Falk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-19
FARMER BURNS
WRESTLEs AGAIN
Fiftieth Birthday and Says
It's Last.

rGate City Leased Wire Service ]
OMAHA, Feb. lS.--Farmer Burns
made his farewell appearance on the
wrestling mat here tonight, on his
fiftieth birthday. He met Oscar Was
sem in finish match and won it two
straight falls.
Although the Farmer is getting
old, he has lost none of his speed
and science. Wassem lasted only
nine minutes i'll the first fall and
eleven in the second.
"Hackenschmidt will never meet
Gotch,'' said the Farmer" in his
farewell speech. He is too yellow and
is coward. / saw the match at
Chicago and the Russian laid down
like dog. He would not wrestle
Gotch again unless he could get big
money and Gotch won't let him gel
that
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-19
AS SLOW AS
MEXICAN REVOLUTION
DanviIle Vote Buying Probe Never
Seems to Come to Any
thinq.

IGate City Leased Wire Service.l
DANVILLE, H., Feb 1S.-The close
of the fifth week of the grand jury
investigating election frauds in Dan
vile and Vermillion county finds the
situation apparently as chaotic as
when the grand jury assembled.
Foreman woodward is more determ-
ined than ever to get results while
the politicians Of both parties and
many prominent citizens as well as
vote sellers are equally determined
the result shall be nil
Since the elimination of States At
torney Lewman from the grand jury
room there have been indications that
woodward would win but unexpected
and powerful opponents have develop
ed within the past "a hours and heavy
pressure is being brought to bear to
force the grand jury to give UP the
probe Newspapers which have beer
urging the widest publicity are now
urging the grand jury to be careful
before returning indictments.
When the grand jury adjourned
Friday it was with the understanding
that 1t would continue in session fol
ten days or two weeks, but there is
talk tonight that the work will bt
, finished early in the week and tha
when the jury does adjourn only {
! few indictments for vote selling will
( be returned and that none of the mel
higher up" will be caught.
woodward. however declares moth
1 ing can stop the work of the jury. Th,
! fact that subpoenas were issued toda.
for prominent men in Hoopeston, in
| termined to go ahead.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-19
ROCK PILE rs
POPULAR PLACE
Industrial Workers Of the World In
Wade Fresno and Create
I. q tscubss.

rGate City Leased Wire Seryice.l
FRESNO, Calf, Feb. 1S.-Threats
of mob law for the Industrial Workers
of the World who have already invad-
ed Fresno and for hundreds of their
fellows who are enroute from Oregon
to enlist in the campaign for free
speech we're freely made here to-
night and the probabi1itg that force
will be employed against the influx
of iobless men grows every hour
The townsmen are divided as to the
best course to pursue. Fully half the
citizens advocate stern measures
while the other half favor the repeal
of the ordinance against street speak.
ing, which has caused all the trou-
BILE. The city police commissioners
met this afternoon, considered the
situation and virtually decided not tc
surrender.
Chief of Police Shaw said that the
authorities are not considering re
leasing l. w. w. prisoners, no matter
how many more invade Fresno.
st does no good to release them,
said Shaw. "They promise to leave
town if we let them out, then break
their promises and come back The
speech ordinance will be enforced ant
we have rock hammer for every one
of the bunch who comes to town
Twenty-four Of the forty agitator'
were at work on the city rock pile to
day. One hundred and three in al
have been arrested and night sessions
of the police court will be held to dis
pose of their cases. In the count.
jail where they are held. conditions
are bad as the Jail is crowded an,
sanitary arrangements IRE made
| quate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-19
GIRL WIFE rs
OFF FOR EUROPE
Lord and Lady Decles Have Sailed
for Egypt on Their
Honeymoon.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.--Radiant over
the prospecgt of her social career as.
an English peeress, Lady Decies,
formerly Miss Vivien Gould. but now
the girl wife of Lord Decies sailed
with her. husband today on the Car
mania for a continuation of their
honeymoon in the mysterious land Of
the Pharahos
"oh, know am going to like my
new home,' the new bride exclaimed
in her flower emboweren cabin. And
am going to like England too and
the country life. am to be at the
coronation and will be presented 70
the king and queen 1t will be Just too
grand for anything
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-19
Into the Creek.

GGate City Leased Wire Service.l
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Feb
1S-An automobile driven by Law
renee G. Phipps, Jr., of Denver, and
containing Miss Florence Sheedy
daughter of Dennis Sheedy, the Den
yer millionaire; F. Townsend Burden
of New York, and number of Denver
society people late this afternoon
plunged over the side of a bridge into
a creek near Breeds Station, fifteer
miles north of here. All the occupants
were badly injured, but none fatally
The injured persons were motoring te
Colorado Springs from Denver.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-19
REAL Scene
At DINNER
eridiron Club Banquet lnterferred
With by the Arrival Of Sergeant
alarms Of Con-
sress.
WE'RE PLAYING HOCKEY
Members Of Congress Are Dragged
From Tire Table in Order
To Be in Their
Pieces.
[Gate City Leased Wire Service.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.--For the
first time on record real scene was
enacted at the Gridiron club dinner
here tonight when four members of
the house of representatives we're
placed under arrest and dragged
from the viands of the banquet to
their congressional duties on Capitol
hill.
"The secretary of the club intro
duces the sergeantrat-arms of the
house of representatives" announced
President Oulahan. sHaw, haw'
laughed several representatives Then
to their surprise they saw the real
sergeant and no make-believe officer.
Il nave some warrants here" said
the officer and he read the names of
! fourteen members including Speaker
1 Cannon. Several diners thought the
stunt was part of the program. The
representatives, however, quickly
grasped the point for they knew they
were playing hockey from the house
which was struggling through an all
night session under filibuster.
Speaker-elect Champ Clark, VIM. B
Mckinley of Illinois, Malby of New
4 York, and Tawney of Minnesota
we're withintrange and were served
Sadly and solemnly they departed
Il Speaker Cannon. who escaped ser
j vice said few things held sacred b.
s4assssih sassnhers bisHi poi araFssnls,lil,
along the line, of the usual so-calle'
sacred utterances
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-19
PLAGUE SPREADS
BY REFUGEES
Has Now Reached Famine District
and Several Cases Are
Reported.

TGate City Leased Wire Service.l
NANKING, China, Feb. 1S.-The
pneumonia plague began its ravages
in the famine district today when
several cases were reported at Chink-
ing near the mouth of the Yang Tie
Kiang River, whose floods are re
sponsible for the starving conditions
of hundreds of thousands Of Chinese
dwelling in it's valley. Already half
are dead from hunger and exposure:
The peasants are expected to prove
easy victims tc the plague. Chinese
fleeing from the plague stricken dis
tricts of Manchuria have brought the
disease to the famine district.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-19
Seven shillinss Per Week is consId-
cred Good Weeks Pay en-
velope In Great
Britain.
HON. MRS. WILKINSON
Sister Of Lord pecies Tells About the
suffrasette Movement and
Predicts sure
Success.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.l
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Feb. 1S.--Re-
form in English industrial conditions
for the benefit of working women
will be the first great reform put for
ward by the English suffragettes
when they gain the power OF the bal
lot
This was the declaration here to-
day Of the Hon. Mrs. George A. E.
Wilkinson, English suffragette and
sister of Lord Decies. who recently
married vivien Gould. The Hon.
Mrs Wilkinson is now en- route to
the Grand Canyon of Arizona and
California after two days in this city.
The English suffragette believes
the English women will gain the pow
er of the ballot very soon. 1t may
come, she thinks, within year. But
whenever the time. she says, it is in
evitable.
When the English women gain the
right to vote the first great reform
they will launch will be the improv-
| ing of Industrial conditions for the
English working woman said the
| Hon. Mrs. Wilkinson. "The average
wage of the working woman of Eng
land is seven shlinngs week, less
than two dollars in American money
They cannot live on that sum- AS {
4 result such an economic condition has
developed a shocking moral condition
j IlI Il would not say thattall British work
ing women have low morals, but thos'
4 that are good do not live, they exist
I 'The suffragettes, once they gail
the power they are seeking, will in
sist on legislation which will give thu
English working woman at least
! living wage
j 1t is not likely the English womel
will seek to hold Office immediatel
after they secure the right to vote
according to the Hon. Mrs. Wilkinson
They will be satisfied for some time
she thinks, with simply the right t
cast ballot.
J, "One of the chief reasons why til
, English woman will not likel
seek to hold Office as soon as she gain
: the right to the ballot is becaus
, things move slower in England tina
/ in America said the Hon. Mr.
5 Wilkinson, sminngly. .sI know thu
this long has been mooted questio
between the two countries. but az
! NIT that we are much slower. Th
v English take one thing at tim
{ English women have been workin
d for the right of suffrage since 1856
J. When they get it, believe they wi
Y be satisfied to rest on their laure
O for some time. /"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-19
First browning of Year.
[ [Special to The cate Gig. ]


FORT MADISON, Ia, Feb. 1S.Ben
Taylor. aged IS, member of the c. b.
& @. bridge gang and living a short
distance from Viewer. fell from the Q.
bridge over Skunk river and was
drowned at noon today. The body
was recovered at about 200 o'clock,
Taylor was one of the -orce of men
employed in putting in the new rail
road bridge over the Skunk river and
it was while at his duties there that
he made nisstep. was unable TO re
cover his balance and -oppled into the
waters of the river below.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-19
SECOND OPERATION
FIXED HIM O. X.
Resulted in Return to Health But
Caused Loss of $4,000 DAM
age Suit
TGate City Leased Wire service.l

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.l
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Feb. 1S.-Un,
dergoing a second serious surgical OPP
Grafton in an attempt to prove his
charges Of malpractice against DR.. Rea
Smith, whom he sued for $4,000,
Henry Crissy. while loser in the suit,
today left the hospital almost recover
ed both from the effects of the test
operation and the one DR.. Smith per
formed. 1t is asserted that the test
operation cured him.
Following the first operation, Crissy
was unable to move about and alleged
his health had been permanently in
iured. Physicians said today he would
entirely recover.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-19
PIGEONToED PRINTS
IN TIE SNOW
Posse is After Band Of Eight In
dians Who Killed Four
Whites.

IGate city Leased Wire Service.l
RENO, Feb. Is. Expecting to over
take the band of Indians who muir
dered four wealthy stockmen in the
mountains near the Pyramid reserva-
ton last week. Sheriff Ferrell and his
posse of % men are hot on the trail
of the savages, according to word re-
ceived from Cedarville, Calf. this ev-
ening.
Indians leading the posse picked up
the trial near the state boundary line
and 1t shows that the red men are
headed for black rock desert In the
direction of Winnemucca. Footprints
in the snow indicated that seven
bucks, one squaw and a papoose com
prise the band. The posse is prepared
for hard fight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-19
MIsTooK HIM
FOR COAL BIN
Load of Coal Dumped on Man and
Court Sentenced Him to Ten
Baths.

TGate City Leased Wire Service
DENVER. Colo, Feb. 1S-"What are
you, white or black" asked Justice
Gavin today when August Codas was
brought before him a mass of black
from head to foot, whiskers and ALL
I'm white, your honor, though |
don't look the part" replied the pris.
oner. 81 was simply sleeping in a coal
shed, YOUR honor, and some one
dumped a load of coal on top of me.
Il sentence you to ten baths in the
county jail, one a day" said the
court.