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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13
YAGER IS TO LEAVE
C|TY's EMPLOY.
Commissioner Gray Announces the
Resignation Of Louis Wager and
the Appointment Of
Holiday.
MOORE TAKES PLACE
Newspaper Men Of keokuk Resres
the Departure Of the JalIer and
DO Not Know Where
to Get News.
MOORE TAKES PLACE

Commissioner Gray, today announced
change that will soon take place in
the Hotel Schevers in Lucas Alley.
Following the resignation of Louis
wager. who has been in charge of the
culinary department for the past three
years, it is thought that Warren Holli-
day will take charge of that depart
ment and superintend the work of the
class in geology in the back yard
Harry Moore, who has been in plain
clothes for the past week, will take
Holidays place on the streets. He
is now being put through a course of
instruction in police duty by Officer
William Brennan in the levee district.
That he is valuable addition to the
force is shown by the fact that he had
the patrol wagon on his beat four
times this morning. He will be in
uniform next week.
Yagers resignation will not take
effect until the first of September.
The lack of his presence at the police
station will be deeply felt by the
local newspaper men, who always have
considered him as the one unfailing
news source. When all other places
on their beats refused to give up any
news, he could always be depended
upon to greet them with smile and
q tip as to where the best stories OF
the day could be found.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13
BURNS HAS SPOTTED
THREE HEAD GRAFTERS
Detective Names Leaders Of Police
Graft System and indictments
Are Expected Today.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-The Rosen-
thai grand jury today was expected to
return seven indictments in connec-
ton with the month-old murder and
the wholesale police graft charges
growing out of it, the higher up
itriumvirate, whom, it became known,
w. J. Burns has named to District At
torney Whitman as the men respon-
sible for police graft. Their exposure
and trial will come later. The detec-
tive, it is declared, told the prosecutor
that his weeks of work on the police
graft-murder scandal, including the
operation of gambling and disorderly
houses, blazed trail of extortion and
graft to three men. Burns named the
men. He said they were big law
iyer, who represents the city admins
tration: high police official and a
hotel keeper who Is go-between OF
the Albany politicians.
The expected indictments, Whitman
said, probably would be against the
men already held for the Rosenthal
murder and Jack Sullivan and William
Shapiro, driver of the murder car.
An interesting cross continental
race was on today between the assis-
tant and two detectives representing
Whitman, on one hand and police de
partment detectives on the other, hur
rying to Hot Springs for possession OF
/ Sam Schepps.
The gambling murder paymaster
was thought to be a prize worth fight
ing for The district attorney told the
Arkansas police to give Schepps te
nobody but his men.
| District Attorney Whitman today
planned to open safety deposit boy
and large safety vault held in thu
name of Lieutenant Charles Becker
| in trust company. The prosecutor
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13
CHILDREN NEED EXTRA CARE
IN HOT WEATHER
Summer Heat Dangerous to Lit
tie Ones If Bowels Are
Neglected.

The mother cannot do better for
her children than to train them, from
infancy, to regularity of the bowels.
Chronic constipation in later life can
be avoided if the child learns early
the need for daily evacuation OF the
poisonous stomach waste.
There will, of course, be times when
the little one will become constipated
and bilious. In hot weather, especial
w immediate attention is necessary,
as much serious illness results from
inactive bowels. Salts, cathartics,
purgatives, and similar drastic irri-
tants are harsh and violent and only
bring temporary relief while disturb
ing the whole system A gentle, pleas
ant bowel stimulant like DIR. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin is far preferable.
Syrup Pepsin contains no narcotic
drug. being composed of simple Taxa
tive herbs combined with pepsin, and
acts gently, in natural manner, on
! stomach, bowels and liver. BY thor
oughly cleansing the bowels and re-
moving the foreign matter that irri-
tates and inflames the tissue, it will
quickly check the summer diarrhoea
that is so weakening in its effect.
Druggists sell DR. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin for fifty cents and one dollar
a bottle, the larger size being intend
ed for family use, A free trial bottle,
postpaid, can be obtained by writing
to DR.. W. B. Caldwell 406 Washing
ton ST., Monticello, Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13
DEPARTMENT HEAD
TO ATTEND REUNION
F. D. Brown, Of Leon, Department
Commander Iowa G. A. r, to
Speak at Camp Fire.

F. D. Brown, Of Leon, department
commander of the Iowa G. A. R. will
arrive in Keokuk tomorrow over the
K. & w. to attend the reunion and
golden anniversary of the Thirtieth
Iowa Infantry, which Is to be held to-
morrow and Thursday. Commander
Brown has been put on the program
and will make short talk to his
comrades at the camp fire, In com
munication to Dr. Henry Barnes, OF
this city, Commander Brown wrote
that ne had the interests of the
boys" at heart the same as he did
fifty years ago. and that he was glad
of the opportunity to meet his old
comrades. A letter was also received
from G.. H. Neumann, of Des Moines
assistant adjutant general, but he die
not say whether he would be here or
not.
The program will be carried out at
Trinity church, beginning tomorrow
AFTERNOON at 2::30 O'Clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13

In considering the financial rian
above mentioned your affection Is
particularly called to the fact that the
operators OF the hotel who put I'm
$So000 for the common stock, and
who are financing the sl25.000 bonds,
do not receive dollar OF stock divi-
dend on the common stock until the
interest ON the bonds and per cent
on the preferred stock are both paid.
The preferred stock Is non cumulative
but Is preferred both as to assets and
as to dividends The Power company
is taking $4,000 of this preferred
stock and the citizens are asked to
take $4,000 of the same kind OF pre-
ferred stock.
Because OF the shortness of the on
ton on the Main street property, and
In order to have this hotel available
for next summer 1t will be necessary
for the subscriptions for this S75, 900
OF preferred stock TO be closed almost
at once, and the subscriptions win be
received by Mr., J. P Allen, at the
Water Power company's offices at
Third and Johnson streets, with the
understanding that none of the money
subscribed will be called for or ex-
pended until contracts guaranteeing
the entire undertaking are In hand
and satisfactory to me.
Yours very truly
(Sjgnad1 HITCH T. (spnpErr2
August IS. 1919.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13

Materials. best reinforced concrete
and steel. fireproof construction.
Building will contain convention hall
and ball room. portion OF the
ground floor will be leased for offices
and stores.
Plan For Construction.
The building will be constructed on
the cost plus 10 per cent basis, the
contract to be given 10 some exper-
fenced hotel contractor. The plans
for the hotel to be passed upon by Mr..
Frank ]. Matchette as to their suit.
ability from an operating standpoint.
AS to the Integrity of the designs and
as to the care in the execution of the
same, | will give these matters my
personal attention to the best OF my
ability and viii assure the Keokuk
stockholders and the Power company
that all OF the money raised actually
goes into the building and Is spent
honestly and efficiently plan tc
have all OF the costs of the work pass
through our regular office in order
that We may keep the same close &C
count Of the work that we do on oui
own work.
| believe that the foregoing plan ex
pressed In firm contracts is worthy Of
your subscriptions and personal inter
est No disbursements will be made
80 Nf "a rko I,s, {s
guarded by suitable contracts guaran
teeing the completion of the enter
prise.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13
NO ACCOUNT COUNT
rs ARRESTED
Charged With Theft of Typewriter
Which He Bought and Never
Paid For.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-Count John
Draszkovitch Orloff, of Croatia, later
OF st. Petersburg and now of Chicago,
married yesterday, appeared in police
court today to answer a charge of lar
ceny The count was arrested at
reception which followed his marriage
to Miss Henrietta Sparrow. wealthy
Chicagoan.
When the festivities we're at their
height, two detectives appeared with
warrant charging the count with
the theft of the typewriter which they
say he bought but did not pay for
When Orlof together with his wife
and several friends appeared before
Judge SABBATH in the police court his
case was continued by agreement I'M
til August 10.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13
PANAMA CANAL
SHOULD BE FREE
Violation Of Old Treaty If Uncle Sam
Charged Toll to Foreign
Ships,

limited Press Leased Wire Service,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-With the
prospect of an early agreement in the
Panama canal bill, and its approval
by President Taft, senators and rep
reseotatives practically agreed today
on the prediction that Great Britain
would carry her protest against the
free tolls and prohibition of railroad
owned ships. to The Hague tribunal.
Speaking for the opponents of the
bill, Senator Burton OF Ohio today as
serted that the measure was "a pal
pable violation of the Hay Pauncefote
treaty"
II am familiar with the circumstan.
ces under which that treaty was
framed" Burton said Secretary Hay
had demanded the so-called open door
in China. Russia and other nations
acquiesced in his demand. Our policy
for 100 years had been one of Insist
ence upon absolute equality in all
navigable channels.
I'VE could not be consistent now
without agreeing to grant equal priv
leges to all nations as regards the
canal. The treaty in the plainest Ian
guage expresses this intention.
There is another argument against
free tolls and that is the unfairness
of giving to ship owners the free use
of a canal which will cost s400,0o0,0Ot
before it is completed and millions
annually for maintenance, do not
anticipate that the consumer, or pro
Queer will gain any material advan
tage from free tolls
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13
PROCEEDINGS OF
POLICE COURT
Fighting Greeks Make Satisfactory
Settlement and Get Out
of Jail.


The four Greeks arrested yesterday
afternoon for causing disturbance
at 2o5 Main street, were taken before
Judge Burrows this morning. where
they made satisfactory settlement
and were released. Tony Annonce
paid 81 and costs, while John Krichich
was let go on payment of costs, while
the charges against George Barklich
and John Megovitch were dismissed.
The latter pair were locked up when
they called at the police station and
threatened to fight.
Otto liable was fined 81 and costs
for intoxication. Tim o'Keefe and
Steve Allen, arrested for intoxication,
were allowed to return to their work
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13
The Grain Market.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-An easier feel
ing featured the trading in the local
wheat pit today. This was brought
about, traders declared, chiefly by
the one cent break in the Minneapolis
market. The weakness. however
was purely local There was not
enough rain reported from the whea,
belt to cause any uneasiness regard
ing harvest conditions
Corn, it was expected would be
weaker today, considering reports OF
favorable crop conditions, but the
market was heavily oversold and the
covering Of the shorts held prices
firm.
Oats held steady on the start but i
light buying campaign drove prices
fractionally higher at noon.
Provisions were dull but firm with
a fair demand in evidence ss the re
suit OF advanced hog prices.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13
GOOD ADVICE
a keokuk citizen Gives Information
Of priceless Value.

When you suffer from backache,
Headaches, dizziness, nervousness,
Feel weak, languid, depressed,
Have annoying urinary disorders;
no Won know what to do?
Some Keokuk people do.
Read the statement that follows.
It's from Keikuk citizen.
Testimony that can be investigated
Mrs. Samuel Chambers, 813 Carroll
st. Keokuk, Iowa, says: My kidneys
were badly disordered and l was an
moved by dizzy spells and other dis
tressing symptoms of kidney com
plant. My back was lame and trouble
existed with the kidney secretions
Doan's Kidney Pills. which l procur
ed from wilkinson & Co.'S. Drug Store
proved good for kidney complaint
and since taking them. | have reeeiv
ed great relief. stand ready to en-
dorse this preparation at all times.
For sale by all dealers. Price o.
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an'
take no other.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13

(frade-Mark Rcristered)
Folks are foolish to let corns worry them when
'Bingo' will bring foot happiness" says A. L.
johnson, Long Key, Marathon, Fla. Had hard
corn on each little toe and soft ones between
little toes and the next. After applying Bingo'
corns vanished. Soft c0rns extremely painful;
no more pain after one application. Shoes feel
too big now: good for Bingo''
"Bingo in bottles ESQ at all druggie1 direct post
paid, by Dennson PharmAcal Co., Ill N. Dearborn st.
Chicago. The following sell aud rocommsnd "Biugo",
Mcerath Bros, Sis Main ST.; VII.
klnson & Co., 422 Main St.; j. r. Kie
dalsch & Son, 1923 Main ST.; Scott &
o'Feiiiy, 900 main ST.; Enslehardt &
Co, 900 Main St.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13
PUBLIC OPINION.
= 80 1879
Night Blooming cereus.

To the Editor of The Gate City:
Mr.. l.. A. Hamill had a beautiful
night blooming cereus with large
number Of blossoms on same at his
home last evening. Among those who
called to see it, the question came up,
Where did the night blooming GER
Gus originator" One young lady sug-
gested the Garden of Eden, and one
prominent lady school teacher sug-
gested that we ask The Gate City, SO
here goes: Does any one know where
the original night blooming cereus
came from? Possibly from some trop-
ical country.
IGNoRAMUs.
The night blooming cereus had its
origin on the western hemisphere and
is distinctly American. 1t Is native
OF both North and South America
flourishing in the warmer climates
of both. Right here in the United
States are to be found magnificent
specimens of the night blooming Ger
Gus in its native state. From Texas
on through the southwest to Califor
MIA it abounds where the soil is fav
orable to it.. In Old Mexico, still more
beautiful specimens are to be found
The night blooming cereus is only one
species of the cereus plant. They al
belong to the cactus family and some
of them reach an enormous size, at
tanning height of fifty feet. Some
of the cereus family are very produc
tive of beautiful flowers, mostly very
short lived, and the night blooming
cereus is one of the most prolific o.
those that bear flowers. There are
several other species that likewise
bloom in the night. In ancient Greel
mythology. Ceres was the daughter o
Saturn and Cybele, and was the god
dess of flowers It is probably tina
/ the cactus family known as "ceEeus'
may have been named from the Grees
goddess accredited with being respon
sible for all the beautiful flowers
Ed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13
COOPER'S OPEN LETTER TO KFOKVK CTTIzFNS

eral movement all over the city for
cleaning up and lettering the appear
ance OF the streets and homes there
on has been most commemorate. We
have had during the last year great
many visitors from the east and from
europe, and almost uniformly the
question has come up as to why the
people of Keokuk did not build a ho-
tel and thus start an industrial move
ment for the betterment OF the city
along lines so very necessary. NV
reply to this question has always been
that when the proper time came Keo-
kuk would have first class. modern.
up-to-date hotel. My residence here is
now probably limited to about nine or
ten months and If am to take any in.
terest in a new hotel it will be neces.
sary for this movement to take def
mite shape at once in order that the
structure may be completed before
my departure.
| have desired that the people OF
keokuk should experience some ben.
efits due to the building of the water
power before calling upon them for
subscriptions to the hotel Since the
work of the power company started
We have paid to Keokuk dealers and
merchants s555,29o.OO We have PAID
out In payrolls and salaries locally ST..
So2,254.0o. These are the figures as
OF the LIST of August. All of your
houses are filled, advanced rents are
being received and this is condition
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13
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Explanation Of Financial Plan

Explanation Of Financial Plan.
Frank ]. Matchette, the capitalist
and hotel operator of Milwaukee, has
arranged for the floatatiop of the en-
tire bond issue and has subscribed for
the entire issue of common stock. The
hotel will also be operated under his
management.
It is planned to dispose of the en-
tire preferred stock issue In Keokuk
as follows.
BY Mississippi River Power
company ..,............$ b0,000.00
t$25,o00 of above to be in cash and
$4,000 to be represented by the bluff
property owned by the company on
Concert and High streets.l
BY Keokuk citizens. ....... 100000
Location.
The hotel will be located at FOURTH
and Main streets, on what Is known
as the Masonic site building. Size
S2x140. height five stories and base
ment, with provision for two addition
al stories when required. Capacity
125 rooms, each with bath or shower
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13

utterance proves his sincerity in his
frlendliness to Keokuk as still a dom
inant factor in his actions.
10 the Business Men and Property
Holders OF Keokuk. Iowa:
I have been, as most of you know,
very anxious to see a new hotel OF
modern, up to date construction built
In keokuk. The public spirit shown
in the city Of Keokuk in the raising
of the industrial fund and in the gen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13
MAKES A TEST OF KEOKUKs SPIRIT
A Fine, New Hotel Proposition in Which the
Water-Power Company and Keokuk
People Should Join.

Hugh 4. Cooper takes the Keokuk
public into his confidence in an open
letter given out by him this morning.
As usual, Mr.. Cooper is perfectly
plain in his speech. and leaves no
questions to be asked after he has
finished talking.
He IS the same Mr.. Cooper he has
always been in Keokuk, but this time
he talks in another tone, under new
conditions, and certain bluntness OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13
Editor Drowned.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PHILLIPS, Wis., Aug. t3.--The body
of George D. Young, editor of the
Park Falls, Wis, Herald, who was ac
cidentally drowned while fishing In
Butternut Lake, was today taken to
his home. A. Z. Kaiser, Park Falls
who was with Young when the boat
capsized, escaped.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13

maneuvers of the Connecticut cam
paign, their work today was of even
greater scope Beckwith Ravens of
the New York National Guard and the
army ayiators were in the air most OF
the morning. Lieutenant Milling scout.
ed the triangle in which the two
armies lie, and brought back the re
port that an engagement seemed i'm
minent at Sandy Hook.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13
Chicago Cash Grain.

CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-Wheat-No.
red. $100@1.04; No. 8 red, 9S@S1.02;
no. 2 hard, 94@96c; No 8 hard, 921a
@94Ac; No. 3 spring, 94@S1.01.
Corn-No. white, 77h@7shc;
No. 2 yellow, 77N @7sc; No. 8, 1870
nc; No. white, 77@771ac; No. 3
yellow, 77@771zc; No. 4. 74@75A c;
No. white, 75@75Kc; No. yellow,
1914 76Ac.
oats-No. 3 white, 81h@32c; No.
4 white, 31@31Ac; standard, 800
32ho.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13-Hog receipts
10 600; market slow, sc higher, Mixed
and butchers, s76o@S4o; good, heavy
Is7.70@S.45; rough heavy, s7.45@
TO; light, $8.oo@s.6o; pigs, $4,000
s. 90.
Cattle receipts 1000; market steady
Beeves, s575@1o.25; COWS and heif-
ers, s265@8,15; stockers and feeders,
s4.oo@700; Texans, s5o0@6.9o;
calves, se.5o@s.25
sheep receipts 10000 native
s3.15@45D; western. s3.3594.5o;
lambs, s425@725; western, s4.25@
745.
ST. Louis Live Stock.
| EAST ST. LOUIS. Aug. 13.-Cattle
receipts $500: market steady. Texas
receipts 1900; native beef steers
s5.5oa1o.oO; cows and heifers, $4,000
1875; stockers and feeders, $375d
SIS; Texas steers, $50o@S.25; COWS
and heifers, s35o@75o; calves (cal
Ilots) $5.5o@S.o0.
Hog receipts $500; market 5d1oc
higher Mixed and butchers, $500
8.65; good to heavy, $S.4o@S.5oi
rough, s755@79o; light, sS.50@S.65
bulk, SO. 40@S.55; pigs, s7Do@8,60.
Sheep receipts $500; market stead.
to weak Sheep and mutton, $3.50
4.75; lambs, s5.5o@75o.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13

protested to believe that much evil
dence of value would be obtained from
the boxes.
Emory R. Buckner, chosen as coun-
sci for the board Of aldermen probers
began preparations to open the in
quiry September fourth. The citi.
zens committee investigation was
planned to start tomorrow with mass
meeting in Cooper Union.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13

day to plead to the charge of cor
ruptly promising to accept BRIDE"
The amounts they are charged with
promising to accept in connection
with the Wabash railroad deal range
from 500 to $500 each.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13
sufrsa ettes to Meet.

EUnited Press Leased Wire Service
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. ID
Plans for the largest suffrage demon
stration ever attempted in this state
are under way by women of the Min
nesota Woman Suffrage Association
which holds it's state convention ir
Minneapolis September S and 6. a
monster street parade will be held.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13

ians were killed today by the prema-
tnre explosion of fireworks stored in
g cellar In which the men we're maxi
ing preparations for the celebration of
the feast Of the assumption.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-13
Omaha Live Stock.

OMAHA. Aug 13,-Cattle receipts
5.400; market strong TO 1o@15c low
err. Steers. sS.5o@1o.S5; cows and
heifers, s55O@7OO; stockers anc
feeders, s5.50@7oO; calves, $4,000
SIS; bulls and stays, $S.75G5.50
Hog receipts 1o,Sooi market steady
s7.e5@8.S0.