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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-03
The Newlyweds.

! In the world of musical comedy. so
much has been done under the skill
full hand of the stage manager that it
has grown to be matter of curiosity
as we'll as Of interest, to know what
lis new under the sun.
AS matter of stage management
and gorgeous costuming The Newly
weds and Their Baby" which comes
to the Grand opera house Tuesday
March has reached high up the lad
der OF fame. Money has been spent
with lavish hand. The staging and
costuming of this piece which is dupli-
eating it's success of lest season, is
founded on the George McManus car
toons and five collaborators were nee
essary in its compromising. The book
being credited to Aaron Hoffman and
Paul West. the music and lyrics to
Seymour Brown. Nat d. Ayres and
John w. Bratton. This combination
rounded THE Newlyweds and Their
Baby" into striking medley OF light.
fun and color.
The Newlyweds' is a marvel in
dress goods; it has positively more
frills and flounces, feathers. bows,
buckles, tucks and furbelows than any
theatrical display in recent years. AS
to the play itself, it utilizes with
amusing effects the propensity of
fond young parents in regards their
first-born as miracle of infantile
beauty, intelligence and goodness.
Seat sale opens Saturday a. m. at 10
O'Clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-03
"rhe Sweetest Girl In Paris. .

Harry Askln, general manager of
The Sweetest Girl in Paris com
pany, is the father of Chicago's thea,
trical producing activities. He it was
who first saw the possibilities of the
musical comedies put on at the La
Sale opera house. for touring pur.
poses; he suggested the idea to Mort
II. Singer, then manager of that house
and formed a corporation called the
Askin-Singer Co., of which he was the
head, to exploit these pieces on tour
through the middle west. That was
several years ago.
The Askin-Singer company gave
such entertainments as The Umpire"
The Time, the Place and the Girl .
and The Girl Question" national
reputation last summer Mr.. Askin
secured supreme control of the La
Sale, and began to put more of his
progressive ideas into effect. The
standard of the house was raised. its
physical equipment was so improved
that it looked like different theatre:
a company of high-priced players was
engaged. More money was spent IN
the Lasalle in half. a season than has
been spent in any three preceding
years The result was an era of un
precedented prosperity for Mr.. Askin's
first production. The Sweetest Girl
IN Paris AT the Grand opera horse
Wednesday, March s. Seat sale opens
Monday morning. 10 o'clock.
Y
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-03

asked if he would like to receive her
and he has replied for her to come at
once
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-03
Respectfully submitted,
SUSIE SMYTHE COLLIER,
Treasurer
Endowment Fund.

Keokuk. Iowa, March /, 1911.
Good notes to the amount of s6127 40
All of the above. is loaned out at
G per cent interest.
This endowment fund has been in
creased over March ], 1910, to date,
Sa222a3 60
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-03

Respectfully submitted,
SUSIE SMYTHE COLLIER.
Treasurer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-03

An Unorthodox View.
Frehth heels and Merry Widow
hat never made an actress.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-03
Treasurer's Report.

Treasurer's Report
keokuk. Iowa, March 1, 1911.
Ladies Benevolent Union, in account
with treasurer for year ending
February % 1911
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
GIRLS FIGHT SIMPLE DRESS.
Radcliffe's Fair Graduates Say They
Will Forego Diplomas.

Cambridge, Mass, May S.-Efforts
to compel the girls of the senior class
in Radcliffe college to wear "plain and
simple coustumes'' on commencement
day have aroused emphatic protests
and some of the seniors declare that
they will forego their diplomas rather
than submit.
The new ruling as posted by the
marshals is as follows:
Commencement costumes must be
simple and academic and in order that
there may be uniformity each senior is
expected to conform closely to the fol-
lowing rules:
each girl must wear plain tailor
ed shirt waist with long sleeves A
plain white skirt Ono buttons) three
inches from the ground. Academic
gown two inches above the bottom of
the skirt. White linen collar. Small
white bow tie. White belt, with either
no buckle or a pearl one. Black OK
ford shoes and black stockings. No
jewelry, no flowers, no ornaments on
the hair, no fancy hat pins
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
THEY WILL SEE.
Railroads to Send Representatives to
Topeka Conference.

The conference of the railroad man
ayers and the members of the board
of railroad commissioners May IL
promises to be a big affair. E. H.
Hogueland, secretary of the commits
sion, has already received replies from
seven of the big railroads of the state
saying that repres entatives from each
road would be present.
The Santa F'e, Missouri Pacific and
Burlington are the largest roads that
have already accepted the 1nvitatfc n
The other lines are smaller ones.
While no official notice has been
sent the Union Pacific and the Rock
Island have indicated that their rep
resentatives would be present. The
board asked the roads to send their
general managers for Kansas and also
representatives of the engineering de-
partment.
The purpose of the conference is to
go over the proposed physical valua-
tion of the railroads, which the board
will make, and the conference is to
see how much the railroads will aid
the com missions engineers in doing
the work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
CUTS THE RATES.
Wells Fargo Express Company Makes
Unusual Order.

Imagine an express company, which
is usually regarded as the most ini
quitous and soulless corporation of
them all. according to the reformers,
voluntarily cutting the regular rates
on commercial shipments. Yet that is
what the Wells Fargo concern did to-
day. The company wrote to the state
railroad board to ASK permission" to
lower the rate on fruit and vegetable
shipments from Wathena to Herkimer,
Hollenberg, Home, Hanover, Marysville
and Bremen. The request came from
the New York office. That a favorable
reply was sent back at once by the rail-
road board goes without saying.
The rate frcm Wathena to Marys-
vile will be cut from 65 to go cents.
The new rate from Wathena to Herki-
mer will be so cents. To Hollenberg, 65
cents. To Home, 60 cents. To Han
over, 65 cents. To Bremen. so cents.
When the G. o. P. and the rejuvena-
ted Democracy send their orators out
next campaign to tell the people of the
war being waged on the greedy COR
porations, and how their respective leg
islators and prosecutors have hammer
ed down the rates, let them remember
the Wells Fargo letter, unasked for and
unsolicited, seeking permission to cut
the express rate on tomatoes and straw
berries from Wathena to Herkimer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
DRYS use TORCH.
Turner Hall. Burned When the
"SpOtters" Were Driven Out.
Angry Men Threaten Pair When
Officers Appear.

Pittsburg, Kan, May S.-Met with
armed resistance when an attempt was
made to raid two so-called joints near
Curranville, a mining camp IL miles
north of here, Thomas J. Karr, prose-
cutting attorney, and Edward Brazil,
sheriff of Crawford county, burned
building Sunday night occupied as a
Turner hall and policed the surround
ing country with special deputy sheriffs
to end an impending riot. Karr and a
deputy sheriff were in Curranville to
get evidence against joints Learning
that two were in operation just outside
of the town, they started after them.
and when they entered the building
occupied by the Turner's five men
pointed revolvers at them and COM
PEELED them to retreat.
Ask Reinforcements.
Karr sent a hurry call to PittSburg
for Sheriff Brazil and ten deputies. The
officers started for the mining camp in
mator cars When they arrived they
found Karr and his helper in the post
office building, where they had taken
refuge from a hundred angry men.
Sheriff Brazil ordered the mob dis
persed and then burned the Turner hall
and one or two smaller buildings. Sew
eral men who attempted to interfere in
this work were arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
BYSTANDER IS SHOT.
During Clash Between Police and
Strikers at Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City, May 8.-One man was
shot and four others were slightly in
jured here last night during fight be-
tween special police employed by the
Oklahoma Street Railway company
and union men. Tom Davis, a specta-
tor, was shot through the hand. Two
special policemen, a union man and a
street car conductor received minor in
jurieS.
the street car company to meet the de-
mands of the carmen's union for an
increase in wages. An attempt was
made by union men and their sympa-
thizers to prevent the running of cars
and when the police tried to make ar
rests the union men resisted. The trou-
BILE was uuelled in a short time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
Canadian Reciprocity Taken Up
in Earnest by Senate.
Many Interests to Appear Be-
fore the Finance Committee.
THE FREE LIST BILL
Will Be Passed by the House
Late This Afternoon.
Committee Will Report Favora-
bly, on the Statehood Measure.

Washing gton, May Reconsideration
of Canadian reciprocity began in earn
est today in the senate side of the
|capitol when the committee on finance
took up the bill. The senate also had
session today, the meeting hour be-
ing p. m. under the new rule.
Reservations of time before the
finance committee have been made by
many interests. Among the first to
apply for a hearing on reciprocity were
paper manufacturers of Detroit and
vicinity, who will be heard tomorrow
On Wednesday the American Pulp
and Paper association is expected to
be before the committee. A delega-
ton of farmers from Michigan and
Minnesota may appear Thursday. The
committee may close its hearings Sat
urday.
The farmers free list bill will be
passed by the house late today. Many
Republican opponents of the bill,
armed with amendments, had no hope
of their adoption, but insisted that re-
proceed in regular order
The house committee on territories
today received the report of the sub
committee regarding statehood for
Arizona and New Mexico
The report of the full committee
probably will be made to the house
tomorrow. 1t will recommend that
statehood be granted to both terri
tories with the understanding that
Arizona vote again on the recall pro-
vision and that the voters of New
Mexico be given an early opportunity
to change the constitution so that it
may be more easily am nendable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
BIG WHEAT YEAR
Average Condition for the
Country Is SIG Per Cent.
Above Last Month, Last Year
and the 10 Years. Figure.
THE AREA TO BE CUT
Is 100000 Acres Larger Than
1t Was in 1910.
Only 8 Per Cent. Less Than the
Amount SOwn.

Washington, May s.-The average
condition of winter wheat on May
was s6.1. compared with ss.3 on April
1, S2.1 on May 1, 1910. and $50, the
May L ten-year average, according to
the May crop report of the depart
ment of agriculture, issued at 2:3O p.
m. today.
The average condition of rye was
e0.6, compared with S9s on April L,
91.3 on May 1, 1910, and 1918 MAY 1
ten-year average.
The area of winter wheat to be
harvested was about 81: 1000 acres,
or 1,94O,000 acres Co.'S per cent? more
than the area harvested in 1910 and
3,11S,O0O acres GO per cent? less than
the area sown last fall (34,4S5, 900
aCreS).
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
STUBS To HELP.
Lends Aid of His Office to At
tOrney General.
Excitement in Southeast Kansas
a Starter.
WILL BE NO LET UP.
Kansas to Be Driest Place ON
Earth.
Penitentiary Law Will Go Into
Effect Next Week.
WILL BE NO LET UP.

Governor Stubbs will continue the
crusade against the violators of the
liquor law begun by John Dawson, at
torney general, last week in Crawford
and Cherokee counties. He has had
five special agents at work for two
months gathering evidence in a half
dozen other counties. The cleanup in
the southeast counties is but the be-
ginning, according to the governor in
his statement given out today as fol-
lows:
'I have been planning this work with
the attorney general and the officers OF
the State Temperance union for several
months said the governor today. I'VE
laid our plans and then started out
after the evidence and as soon as we
had it in shape to use in the prosecu-
tions things began to hum. The little
excitement in southeast Kansas last
week was just the starter. Every
county in Kansas will be just as dry as
the attorney general and his helpers
can make them. During this summer
there will be no letup in the enforce
ment of the law and Kansas will be
drier than it ever has been before.
am going to see to it especially that
the law is enforced strictly up to the
letter.
I'm most of the counties the local
officials are doing good work and
only occasional help is needed. If they
want help they can have it. / am
getting letters by the score from diff
ferent counties telling of liquor viola
tionS. AS fast as possible the COM
plants are being investigated. If the
county officials do not take care OF
the violators the custer law is in first
class working order and I think we
will be able to get someone who will
do the business.
Exit the Liquor Seller.
kansas has tolerated the bootleg
ger, speakeasy, basement, attic and
every other kind if loquor violator too
long. 1t must stop if the state has
any power to stop it These fellows
are going to be driven out of business
| and they are going to stay out. L
| think that is as definite as it is pos
sible to make it and in every county
where there is persistent violations of
the law the attorney general and the
helpers have hired to assist him will
be visited and they will stay until the
| liquor men are willing to be good or
put where they cannot violate the
| law
The statute book will be published
next week and it is expected that this
will have considerable effect on the
| law becomes effective at that time.
The law provides that if any person is
convicted the second time of violating
| the liquor laws that the punishment
for the second offense is one year in
prison instead of sixty days in jail and
one hundred dollars fine. Both the
first and second convictions must
come after the publication of the stat
! ute book
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
POLICE HAVE BUSY DAY.
Make Twenty-Four Arrests Saturday
Night and Sunday.

The police found business brisk over
Sunday and have in the last 4S hours
done more than a months regularly
prescribed work. Twenty-four arrests
were made. 9 Saturday night, IL Sun
day, and this morning.
Plain drunks, vags, and trespassers
formed the greater part of those who
needed police attention but several
serious offenses were probed and turn
ed over to the county officers for pros
ecution
William Manson, colored, had a close
call for his life when shot by William
Smith, his stapson. Manson has just
finished penitentiary term for big
amy, Winnie Manson pushed the trial
after she found him with his second
wife in Kansas City. Manson sought
to make some trouble Sunday night by
going to the home at 903 North West
ern avenue.
Mrs. Manson informs the police that
her former husband sought to sever
her head with an ugly looking knife
and that she ran and got her gun.
Her son, Smith, then rabbed the re-
volver and fired at Manson. inf1icting
a wound in the shoulder. The mother
and son are both held for the shoot
ing.
E. Washington, colored, is being held
for the robbery of Harrison Vernon,
engineer at the city light plant. Wash
ingtOn found VernOn'S coat hanging on
a peg and proceeded to extract 81. so
from the pockets which he converted
to his own use.
Frank Green, white. is being held for
investigation under suspicion of hav-
ing taken $40 from the pockets of John
Johnson at the dixie grading camp.
Manias Flory and Pedro AbolosI Mex
leans, are under investigation charged
with an attempt to do burglary. The
pair were arrested by officers who saw
them prying around the Mexican bunk
cars north of the Santa Fe junction in
North TOpeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
PLAN EDDY MONUMENT.
Shaft That Will Last for Centuries I'd
Be Erected.

Boston, Mass, May S.-Christian
Scientists here plan to erect one of the
most magnificent monuments in the
world over the grave of Mrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy in Mt. Auburn ceme-
terry. Designs are being prepared by
several competitors and within few
weeks they will be submitted to the
directors of the church in Boston. The
cost has not yet been decided.
according to the announcement OF
church officials cit is intended to build
one that we believe will be the most
beautiful in the country. 1t will be a
shaft that will last for centuries"
The body of Mrs. Eddy now rests I'M
a mass of cement and it is the plan tn
build the monument directly above the
body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
CHIMNEY CHANGES ROOF PLANS.
Moving of Three Ton Cap Causes Flat
Roof on Remodeled Home.

Tarry-town, N. Y, May S.-The re-
moval of a 3-ton cap on one of the
chimneys of John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills house has proved so diff
ficult that Mr.. Rockefeller has decided
not to disturb it. Instead he will
change the plans, which provided for
the raising of the roof to make ten
additional rooms.
Mr.. Rockefeller now plans to raise
the caves and let the roof flatten, leav-
ing the chimney alone.
Mr.. Rockefeller is still in Lakewood,
N 7
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
PLACE FOR VERNON.
Rumor That He Is to Be Minister to
Haiti.

Washington. May S.-Rumors We're
circulated today that VIM. T. Vernon
of Kansas former register of the
treasury, will succeed Henry w. Fur
Miss as American minister at Haiti.
Mr.. Furniss' resignation has been re-
ceived at the state department and
will become effective about July 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08

San Diego, May S.-Fighting began in
earnest at 1O;45 this morning in the
vicinity Of Tia Juana. Lower Califor-
MIA. The rebels advanced from the east
and a detachment of federals set out to
meet them. Rebel bullets entered Tia
Juarla. which is deserted with the ex-
ception of an armed force OF about
1n0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
PREACHER ERECTs HOME.
william Crane Has Wooden Church
and $50 Members.

parish of $50 people, a salary Of 81, 900
and an ancient wooden church, the
Rev. William Crane of this town will
shortly begin the erection of $780,
600 parsonage on hill overlooking his
church. Mr.. Crane recently became
heir to a considerable fortune.
He decided to continue his work
here, however, devoting the larger
part of his income to his parish work.
He is a New Yorker and a member of
the Harvard class of 1902.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
BASEBALL WEATHER.

BASEBALL WEATHER.
Western League.
Omaha at st. Joe, clear, 3:45 p. m.
Topeka at Denver, clear, $3.50 p m.
Lincoln at Wichita, clear. 3:45 p. m
Des Moines at Sioux City, clear, $3.50
p. m.
National League.
New York at Boston, clear, $3.50 p. m.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia, clear, $3.50
p. m.
st. Louis at Pittsburg. clear, $3.50
p. m.
American League.
Boston at New York, clear, p. m.
Philadelphia at Washington, cloudy,
80 p. m.
Cleveland at ST. Louis, clear, $3.50
p. m.
Detroit at Chicago, cloudy, $3.50 p. m.
American Association.
Minneapolis at st. Paul, clear, $3.50
p. m.
Only one game scheduled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
GirIs Better SDeIIers.

ottawa, Kan, May S.-Lela Myers OF
the Fairview school. 13 years old. won
the annual Franklin county spelling
match here Saturday afternoon Fay
Mattison of Oak Grove school took sec
ond honors. There were 20 in the con-
test, six of them boys. The five highesr
places were all won by girls
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
JOHNNY EvERs OUT OF GAME.
Cubs Second SacIxcr in Bed With Nerv-
ous Prostration.

Chicago, May S.-Johnny Evers, Sec
ond basemen of the Cubs, did not go
with the team to New York today on
account of sickness.
He is suffering from nervous prostra-
ton and it is said that he will not be
able to take part in the series with
New York which begins tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
FREE WOOL NEXT.
Ways and Means Committee Said to
Be Favorable to 1t.

Washington, May S.-That the ways
and means committee will put raw
wool on the free list in revising sched-
ule K. was declared to be practically
certain today. At a caucus of the
Democratic delegation from New York,
18 members declared in favor of
raw wool and four argued against it.
All pledged themselves to abide by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
GRAND Council Abolished.

Peking, May S.-The long-awaited
edict abolishing the grand council and
a constitutional cabinet OF
ten members was issued today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
The Weather Is Warm.

The weather man has dealt out q
midsummer brand of weather today,
the thermometer registering Sc degrees
at O'Clock. The weather observer at
the government station, moreover,
states that the indications are for a
continuation of the same sort of at
mospheric conditions. The wind is
blowing 20 miles an hour from the
I, r1v.1x1 f1ae~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-08
weather Indications.

Chicago, May S.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Tues
dav.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05
JOHN Y. DETWILER IN CITY
MONDAY AFTERNOON

John Y Detwiler favored Daytona
and the Daily News and Gazette News
office with pleasant call Monday af-
ternoon. Mr.. Detwiler returned last
week from a months visit north, hav-
ing gone to Toledo, Ohio, early in
November to attend the wedding of
his niece, Miss Hazel Detwiler, who
was married Nov. 4th to Robert
Draper, formerly of Syracuse. N, Y,
but at present member of the To-
ledo real estate firm of l. H. Det-
wiler & company. Mrs. Draper is
the daughter of George K. Detwi.er,
of Toledo, and her wedding brought
together three brothers who had not
met in many years, as Mr.. and Mrs.
A. K. Detwiler, of San Francisco,
Calf, were also In attendance. Mr..
Detwiier also visited points in Indi-
ana and saw snow for the first time
in twenty years. He was exceedingly
glad, however. to leave the snow and
cold weather behind and get back to
his Florida home, although it was a
great pleasure to meet his brothers
and their families after so long an
interval.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-05
SCOUT CAR A JOKE;
BANNERS MEANT NOTHING.

The Cadillac car that passed
through this city Sunday, going south
and which many people took for the
scout car ahead of the good roads
trip to Fort Pierce, was not a scout
car at all, the official scouting party
having gone through some days ago.
The car seen Sunday belonged to
man who has been running it for
hire in st. Augustine, and who de-
cided to try his luck in Miami, hack
ing business being below par at pres
ent in the Ancient City For a joke
the scout car banners were put on
but in reality the party had to be
shown the way all along. From st.
Augustine here they followed the
Columbia car belonging to Bernard
Andreau of st. Augustine, who came
here to spend the day with relatives
Mr.. Andreau started Monday
morning for a four days trip to
Fort Pierce, and the Scout car" fol
lowed him that far on the trip to
Miami.
Mr.. Andreau was accompanied
on the trip by Mr.. Butterfield OF
st. Augustine, and Mrs. Pellecier, OF
Ridgewood avenue, this city