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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-13
COMPLEX SITUATION.
Promised in California Through Fail
IRE to Sign Pledges.

San Francisco. May lO.-The rail-
ude of the Taft delegates in California
to sign the preference and delegate
pledges promises complex situation.
Roosevelt supporters already mad
planned to contest the delegates
should they be elected.
Both sides are agreed that the Tart
delegates had a legal right to omit
signing the pledges, inasmuch as both
pledges under the law are optional.
Roosevelt leaders declare the purpose
of the action was to save struggling
votes for Taft in the event that
Roc sevelt carried the majority OF the
districts.
Had they signed the pledges they
would have been obliged to vote for
Roosevelt. as the delegates pledge
binds them to support that candi-
date who shall lave received the
highest number OF votes cast through
out the State.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-13
Docs Appetite for Chickens.

In the capture of big, brown col.
lie dog the police Of Woodbury., N. j..
believe that they have taken into Gus.
tody the animal which for the last
few weeks has been feasting on chick.
ems, secured In the coops of Wood.
bury residents. A resident of South
Bend street, Woodbury., heard a noise
in her yard, the other morning, and.
looking out Of the window, saw the
dog in the act of killing the last OF
nine hens. Armed with club, she
went into the yard and beat the dog
into submission, but by that time all
her hens we're dead.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-13
Saved and Salved Il.

1T was a terrible situation" said
Dubbleigh. There we were hub deep
In the sand and the tide rising. At
the end Of an hour the water was up
to the floor level of the tOnneau, and
then I managed to get hold of an old
cuss with a team of horses and he
hauled us out" by George! that was
narrow escape. What did you give
the old fellow for rescuing you?" said
Higgs. II offered the old duffer $40,
but he was a retired sea captain and
he attached the car for salvage" said
Observation-Disclosures Weekly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-13
First Mention Of the Razor.

Shaving was practiced among the
Egyptians early In the eighteenth cen
fury before Christ. The first mention
Of it in the scriptures is in Genesis
where Joseph made hasty toilette
when called to 60 before the king and
Shaved himself" Nearly a century
after. shaving the head is mentioned
Ezekiel alludes to the BARRIERS razor.
OF course, everybody knows that De
lilah was the first lady barber men
toned.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-13
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISING


FOR GASOLINE OR OIL call }. l.
Thompson, Standard Oil man. Phone
&c Red. 5-2-tf
General Team Work-Furniture
and piano moving. Call phone 2S9
w +. TYLER. 1-23-ti
FOR RENT Furnished rooms for
light Housekeeping Mrs. +. c. Rod
gers, 5l4 South Tennessee. stiff
LOST-Two shirts. two pieces OF
underwear, one shirtwaist, Finder
please return to this office. 3-6tf.
Your eyes are your best friends.
Don't mistreat them If they are
rot giving you perfect satisfaction.
consult Or. Cole at Cole & Hull's jew
elry store Tuesday, May IA.
FOR SALE.
4 bedroom suits, springs and mat
tresses.
high back dining chairs.
side board
| chiffonier.
rockers
cupbOards.
lounge. worsted covered.
large wardrobe. .
Kalamazoo range, used only six
months.
heaters.
Plenty more flowers left yet for
sale; several tables. etc.
A. S. J. M'KENNY,
5-S-tf. BOG North Kentucky Ave.
When in Tampa visit the Alham-
bra Cafe. the only Spanish American
Cafe in the world 5l2 Franklin St.
WANT position as drug clerk. all
round man; prefer position in town.
Address Druggist. Drawer F, st.
Cloud, Fla. 5-9-4p
LIZ yOu HdSc HcdudCuc, ulZLlueSS,
pain in and about the eyes Consult
rr. Cole Tuesday. May IA, at Cole &
HILLS jewclry store.
Pure milk from Lakeland Dairy
Farm delivered at ten cents per quart,
reduced from twelve cents. Phone 1870
Red 5.11-1m0
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN-Com-
plctc outfit for leather and harness
repairing. Cheap for cash, if taken
at once. Can be seen at +. S. Nc
Glashan's store.
FOR RENT Room in Tharp build
ing on Florida avenue, now occupied
by Union News Co. See d. II. Sloan.
5-1O-tf.
FOR RENT-TwO furnished rooms
GOT North Tennessee avenue. 5-l3-6p.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-13
Cruel and Unusual.

"Thrt months said the Judge.
Your honor" bawled The lawyer,
cant you mitigate the severity OF
that sentence? Would YOU send q
beautiful actress to jill for three
months?" Three months is very light
for shooting nan" But, Judge. YOU
don't understand in three months the
case will have been toigotten. and
then my client will be frost In
vaudeville"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
Regular River Season VIII Open on
April Z When the "keokuk''
viii Begin Her Trips
to Quincy.
REPAIR BLACK HAWK v
The "keokuk'' VIII Take Care Of all
Business Between Burlington
and Quincy Until Other
is Repaired.


A great deal of interest has been
shown the past few days as to the ex-
act date when the regular boats will
begin their trips on the river. It has
been announced through the local Of
fees that the Keokuk will begin her
season next Sunday.
The Quincy Wing of Wednesday
gives the following Information re.
garding the opening of the river sea
son:
The local boat offices were opened
yesterday and Mr.. Chandler an
nounced that the first boat of the
season, the Keokuk, could be expect
ed to arrive next Wednesday, April
TO- The Keokuk will at first start in
the Burlington-Quinc trade and will
make tri-weekly trips until the Black
Hawk is repaired, when 1t will take
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES trade and the
Keokuk will start in the Keokuk
Quincy daily trade. Information is
expected from the Streckfus people
In few days regarding the starting
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
It is understood and agreed that the

1t is understood and agreed that the
portion of the track marked &C" north
of its connection with track B." shall
be promptly removed. within one year
from date, upon thirty days notice
from the City Council, and, further,
that tracks represented by dotted
lines marked "a and "B" shall re-
main as now located south of John
son Street, with a single track con-
nection with the easterly track OF the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy double
track, for a period of two years, and
then be removed on resolution Of the
City Council, at the expense of the
Railroads. 1t Is agreed, however, that
the tracks marked a. "B" and &C."
as described above, shall be made to
conform to the grade of the levee as
hereafter established by the City
Council. and such change OF grade
shall be made promptly by the Rail-
roads, at their own expense, upon ten
days notice from the City Council.
! Permission and authority is hereby
given for the construction of single
line of track over that part of the
| levee controlled by the City, said
/ track to extend from point on the
/ westerly end of the Keokuk and Ham.
liton bridge track to point on the
northerly line of Main Street. ex.
tended, adjacent to the bridge track
and the easterly track of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy double track, as
shown on the blueprint Exhibit "a"
i The center line OF this track at its
| intersection with the northerly line OF
Main Street. extended, shall be not
! to exceed seven and one-half (7k)
i feet outside OF the right-of-way grant.
ed the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad Company under this ordi
nance. This track, when constructed
shall be open to the use OF all lines
entering the City of Keokuk and be
constructed and maintained under
such terms and conditions as may be
agreed upon by all lines interested
Provided, however, that ii is expressly
understood and agreed that no indus
try shall be located on this track, OF
teaming done to or from it. and thai
a rip rap wall shall be constructed and
maintained by the Railroads estab
fishing this track, from the northerly
line OF Main Street extended, to the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
BRANDEIS TELLS
WHAT HE THINKS
WisconsIn's Great Vote for the State
Idol is Declared to Have
Some Significance. s

WASHINGTON, April, Analyz.
ing the Lafollette victory in Wiscon-
sin, Louis D. Brandeis declared the
vote was mot an idle compliment to
favorite son. but significant as the
judgment of the people of a state
who have known LaFollette for thir.
ty years"
The greatest problem now before
the American people is the demand
for social justice and industrial democ-
racy,' Brandeis said. Our working
men enjoy political liberty, but in the
main are subject to industrial despot,
ism and social injustice, which, under
! the trusts. has become particularly OPP
pressive. A large part of our work,
t ing people are working and living un.
der conditions inconsistent with
American standards Or ideals-and in
deed humanity itself. The condition
OF large body of the steel workers
toiling II hours a day seven days in a
week at less than a living wage
while the steel trust exacted from the
consumer in ten years more than
! $3.50. 100000 nfsexcess Of liberal re
! turn en- the capital Investments one
Fl the results of this industrial des-
/ potis,n.'
| Brandeis declared that Isafollette
{ possessed the necessary qualities OF
| leadership.
/ The VOTE" he asserted, expresses
the deliberate conviction of the citi-
| zens of great commonwealth that
! Robert M. Lafollette is By character
ability and experience the man best
fitted to deal, as president, with the
grave and fundamental problems be
fore the American people,"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
SPECIAL ORDINANCE NO. sss.
WHEREAS. The MISSISSIPPI RIy

WHEREAS, The MISSISSIPPI RIv-
Err POWER COMPANY is engaged in
constructing a dam across the Missis-
sippi river for the improvement of
navigation, the development OF water
power and generation, use and trans
mission of electric energy. and
WHEREAS, the construction, main
tenance and operation OF said dam,
with its appurtenances, will require
a relocation and new elevation of the
tracks of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Railroad Company and Union
Depot Company, south of the westerly
abutment of said dam, and
WHEREAS, the city of Keokuk is
interested in the abatement of freight
switching along Water Street and
above Bank Street, and is interested
in widening and improving Water
Street. between Bank Street and Blon-
deau Street, as public thorough
fare, and in defining the rights of pub
lie service corporations in said tract,
and
WHEREAS, the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy Railroad Company desires
a Encouragement OF tracks that will
better fill the needs of future bust
ness,
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE 1T ORDAINED, BY the CITY
COUNCIL of the CITY OF KEoKUK,
IOWA:
Section l. That permission and
authority is hereby given the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railroad Com
pany and the Union Depot Company,
to lay down. construct, maintain anu
operate in Water Street, south of the
northerly line of Concert Street, GER
tain railroad tracks shown in solid
lines on the plat hereto attached,
and made part hereof, and marked
Exhibit A" and designated thereon
as tracks proposed to be built and ex-
listing tracks to remain. all tracks
shown in dotted lines are to be e
moved, except that portion of the Tn,
ion Yard tracks lying below Main
Street and easterly of the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy double tracks
more specifically described as the
tracks represented by dotted lines and
marked A. "B' and &C" on the
Plat filed herewith.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
Report on the Wreck.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Placing
the blame for the Kinmundy wreck on
the Illinois Central railroad, on four
employees of the company, the inter.
state commerce commission issued q
formal report on the wreck.
Engineer Stuart, whose train crash
ed into the one to which the special
car of the railroad officials was at
tached. Flagman Broecker and Con
ductor Brainard of the leading train
and Telegraph Operator Schneider al
Edgewater are all named as RESPONSE
bic in part for the disaster. Attention
is also called to the fact that while
the officials of the company strongly
advocate the automatic block signal
as protection In travel, there was
no such safety device at the point
where the accident occurred and
where many trains are held up on the
main track.
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bridge approach, along line parallel
to said track md OF d;s+anao nj 4e,

bridge approach, along line parallel
to said track and at distance not to
exceed seven 60 feet from the center
line Of said track. This wall is to
take the place Of the retaining wall
provided for in Section 4, in case this
track Is constructed.
The blueprint hereto attached, num-
bered 69SS, and identified by the sig
nature of w. L. Breckenridge, is here
by made part of this ordinance.
The permission and authority here
by given is granted under the follow
| ing terms and conditions:
Section 2. Location of Tracks. The
tracks when complete, shall consist of
double track, fourteen feet centers,
from the south line of Concert Street
to the north line CT Bank Street, with
cross-over between Blondeau and
Concert Streets; four Union Depot
tracks in addition to a stub track at
each end of Union Depot single
track from the bridge, connecting by
switch with the western track OF the
double track of the Chicago, Burling.
ton & Quincy Railroad; also two
switch tracks for the benefit of the
American Rice e Cereal Company, as
shown on blueprint: it being agreed
and understood that should the
American Rice & Cereal Company, its
| successors or assigns, discontinue the
use of these tracks, or either of them
4 for movement of its business in OF
outbound, said track or tracks shall
1 be taken up at the expense of the
i Railroad Company. Further, nc
freight is to be loaded from, or un
loaded into, wagons, or other vehicles
and no switching is to be done or
these Cereal Company tracks. except
for the American Rice & Cereal Com
pany, its successors or assigns, or fol
/ the Keokuk Electric Company, its
successors or assigns, or for the move
ment of passenger train equipment t.
and from the said stub track at the
east end of the Union Depot.
The outside rail of the east double
track shall not exceed the following
distances from line extended through
| the eastern boundaries of Blocks 4
5 and 6. in the City Of Keokuk, beins
the property line OF Water Street
from Concert Street to Johnson Stree
at south line of Concert Street II
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feet; at center line of Blondeau Street,
1903 feet; at center line Of Main Street,
1868 feet; at center line of Johnson
Street. 144 feet and at north line of
Bank Street, rs feet.
Section g. Elevation of Tracks.
The top Of rail of said tracks shall not
exceed the following elevations, Mem
phis datum plane being used in COM
putting said elevations, which plane is
hereby fixed at 49055 below Keokuk
datum plane; North line of Bank street,
512.2; center line of Johnson Street,
westerly Union Depot track shall not
exceed 513.3S: the easterly track
shall not exceed an elevation of 513.1S.
At the center line of Main Street,
! extended, the track shall not exceed
the elevation of 5147, except that the
track for the American Rice & Cereal
Company plant shall conform to the
grade OF Water Street, so far as is
practicable.
t At the center line Of Blondeau
street, extended, the tracks shall not
exceed the elevation of 516.4.
! From Blondeau Street northerly the
tracks of said Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Railroad Company shall as.
cend to meet the new grade required
/ by the construction of said dam and its
appurtenances.
/ Section 4. Retaining Wall. Provis.
ion is made on the blueprint for an
embankment outside of the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy double track for
a width of twenty feet from center OF
outside track between Bank and John
son Streets, and for a width OF 1914
feet between Johnson and Main
Streets. The slope OF said embank
ment shall be maintained by riprar
wall with a slope Of not to exceed two
thirds to one. The crown of said EN-
bankment at property lines OF Bank
and Johnson Streets shall be drawn in
as shown on the blueprint to width
of only 1914 feet outside of the center
OF said track. Further, a riprap wall
not to exceed six f6) feet in height
shall be maintained between the NORTH
line of Main street and the Bridge
abutment, to hold embankment al
Il shown on blueprint.
4 Section 5. Approaches and Gross
ings. The word approach as used
j IL this Ordinance shall mean all of the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04

Railroad, and said railroads, includ-
ing future railroad tenants of the
Bridge, shall enjoy equal rights with
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad. on and over that portion of
tracks in question used in common for
entrance to the Union Depot tracks
from the Keoknk and Hamilton
Bridge.
Section s. General Provisions. The
grading, Improvements and reconstruc-
tons specified in this ordinance shall
be performed in a good and workman
like manner and in accordance with
the provisions hereof All work con-
templated in this ordinance shall be
completed by the railroad company
on or. before July LIST, 1913.
| Section 8. Reverslon. 1t is hereby
| agreed by and between the City OF
Keokuk and the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy Railroad Company, the I'm.
ion Depot Company. the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific Railroad Company
that the rights granted in this ordi
nance are the only rights held by
any OF said companies in Water
Street, between the north line of Bank
Street and the south line of Concert
Street, with the exception of the
rights of the Union Depot Company to
use all that part of said ground for
station purposes that lies northwest
erly of the main track of said Chicago
Burlington & Quincy Railroad Com
pany and between Bank and johnson
Streets. The location OF said new
main track of the Chicago, Burling
ton & Quincy Railroad Company
shall be as shown on the attached
blueprint.
] 1t is further agreed that In consid
GRAFTON Of the granting Of this ordi
nance, all of the rights which have
heretofore been granted to any or al
of said Companies, between the north
4 line OF Bank Street and the south line
of Concert Street, are hereby released
to said City of Keokuk. Provided
that nothing in this Ordinance shall
in any way abridge or modify the
right granted to the Des Moines Val
ley Railway Company to maintain and
operate single railroad track across
and along the levee In said City from
a point below Bank Street to point
on the levee at or near the foot Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04

Of the Dubuque In the st. Louis-Bur-
lington trade. 1t is thought now that
the first trip will be some time dur
ing the middle part of this month,
The ST. Paul and the other excursion
steamers will not take up the trade
until later; of course there will be no
demand for their services earlier. The
steamer Quincy will be the first to
follow the Dubuque into the service,
but the date is not definitely known
vet
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-04
ground used by said Railroad and De

ground used by said Railroad and De
pot Companies of the width specified
in this Ordinance and extending from
the easterly curb OF water Street to
the toe Of the retaining wall east OF
the Burlington double tracks.
Said Railroad Company shall con,
struct and maintain approaches and
crossings at Main and Blondeau
Streets Of not less than Fifty (50)
feet in width, and at Johnson and Bank
Streets OF not less than Thirty 1907
feet in width. At each of said cross.
ings, the tracks shall be planked or
paved with brick between the rails
and for twelve inches on the outside
thereof, and the space between the
tracks shall be filed and have a top
dressing OF six inches of crushed
stone.
On the Water Street side, the ap.
proaches to the several crossings shall
be paved with brick as at present
and on the river side the approaches
shall be constructed Of the same ma
terial as the roadway on that side
leading to the river front
Section g. Streets and Roadways
The said Railroad Company shall con
struct a concrete curb or retaining
wall on the northwester1y side of the
tracks herein described, said curb tc
be located seyenty-five (15) feet from
the property line of Water Street, be
tween Blondeau and Main Streets, anC
1 as near this width as possible be
tween Main and Johnson Streets
westerly of the Union Depot stul
switch track six (6) feet from outside
rail, and shall provide sufficient sew
craze facilities to drain all of thu
street northwesterly of said curb line
as established above. The openings tt
be subject to the approval of the CITY
Council
Section Z. Rights of Other Rail
roads. Nothing in this Ordinance
shall in any way abridge the right o.
the Wabash Railroad, the Toledo, PEG
ria & Western Railway, or any flu
ture railroad tenant of the Keokuk
Hamilton Bridge Company of having
free access to the Keolkuk Union De
pot tracks, free of charge other thar
Its share of the expense of mainten
ance Of the tracks used jointly with
] the Chicago, Burlington & Quinc,
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fore the police arrived. The men en-
tered the restaurant during the meal
hour and while three pointed revolv
ers at the proprietor and cashier, the
others menaced the customers with
their pistols. The proprietor and
cashier resisted and were. shot dead
The ROBBERS went behind the counter
and while they We're rifling the cash
box and safe, two walters rushed
from the kitchen to give battle to the
thieves but We're shot dead.
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Main Street, connecting with the
Keokuk 4 Hamilton Bridge track, as
set forth in Ordinance No. 6, passed
on June Q, 1868. 1t is understood that
this track was embodied in the Union
Depot, or Union Yard tracks, and is
now maintained and operated as
part thereof.
Section 10. Regulations. No freight
cars shall be switched on any OF the
tracks on Water Street above Johnson
Street, except such as are necessary
to receive or deliver car load freight
for the American Rice G Cereal Com
pany or the Keokuk Electric Company,
!, their successors or assigns, on tracks
provided for that purpose.
Nothing in this Ordinance shall pro
Ishibit the movement Of freight trains
across the tract herein specified, OF
switching trairs passing through, be-
tween tracks located above Concert
| Street and track located below Bank
Street.
1t shall be misdemeanor for any
train to block the crossings at Blon
/ deau, Main or Johnson Streets, LOT
more than five consecutive minutes ex
cept that the Johnson Street crossing
may be blocked by passenger trains
for not to exceed fifteen minutes. only,
however. while loading, or unloading
passengers, baggage or express.
Section IL. Acceptance. The chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Company, and Union Depot Company
shall acknowledge acceptance OF the
terms and conditions Of this ordf
nance within ninety days after the
| passage Of same.
/ This Ordinance shall take effect ten
days after such acceptance BY the
Railroad Companies, and upon its pup.
LEGATION in The Daily Gate City anu
Constitution Democrat, such publica'
ton to be paid for by the said Chicago
Burlington & Quincy Railroad Com'
pany.
PASSED and ADOPTED, this 9tn
day of March, A, d. 1912.
Roll Call:
/ Elder-Aye.
Gray-Aye.
Schmidt--Aye.
j. F. ELDER,
Attest Mayor
o. W. sANpHERG, City Clerk.
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priestess, who acknowledged the muir
der Of fifteen persons with her own
hands, told the police that the human
sacrifices will continue as long as
there are any members OF her
church left.
The members OF the cult believe
that only through the letting of hui
man blood" can they gain immortality
Local police officers believe the wo.
man is sane.