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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18
Building Laws Code is Presented to
Directors Of the Industrial AS
sociation To
day.
WHITE WAY MATTER
No Report Was Presented and the
Details Of the Scheme Are Not
Completed as
Yet.

Inc most important report present
ed to the Industrial Association d.
rectors at their monthly meeting thiA
afternoon following luncheon at the
Elks club was the report of the com
mittee on building laws and housing.
This report was worked out by the
committee composed of w u. Fulton,
chairman, H. S. Walker H. L. Beach,
e. i. Barr and E. S. Baker after a
most exhaustive study of the building
codes in the most advanced cities Ia
the country, using especially the moo
ern code of Clumbus, Ohio.
This code, before outlined In this
paper, embraces all regulations of
tenement houses and is designed to
make slums in this city almost impos-
sible if it attains the growth expected
by providing tenement house laws
regulating height, lighting and max
ing proper provision for fire protec-
ton.
The code will go to the city com
missioners who wifi adopt or reject L
or modify it but they have expressed
their desire to cooperate with the
committee and it is expected the code
will become law.
Lighting System.
j. A. Kiedaisch and T. R. Board,
chairmen of the committees on retail
trade and streets and alleys did not
present detailed report on the pro-
posed new system of lighting. There
will probably be a conference with
the commissioners tomorrow and an
agreement will be reached which will
make the system possible.
William Ballinger, chairman of the
committee on parks, ETC., reported
the proposition of Thomas Rees and
efforts being made to meet the condi-
tons. T. R. Board reported on the
matter of the cleanup campaign.
Cleaning the Streets.
! T. r. Board, of the streets and al
leys committee. reported that e. f.
Renaud and l.. F. Rollins would con
! duct some experiments of thei. own
to find out how much territory of a
/ street one man can keep clean and
that G. R. Joy had ordered a hand
street cleaning machine with which
! it is claimed one man can cover
about three times as much ground as
| by other methods.
Mr.. Board also reported that they
4 We're trying to &c. price of six cents
per lineal foot from oil companies for
/ oil for streets, believing if they can
/ get this price they can interest prop
erty owners in the mater.
No other reports were submitted by
/ chairmen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished large
front room for two; modern. close
In. Address A. b. c., Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18

The Ancient Order of Hibernians
gave an oyster supper at their hall
last night, at which several members
OF the organization responded to
toasts and made impromptu talks on
various subjects.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Halbeck OF Ka-
hcka are visiting their children in
the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18
w ant Column
WANTED.

WANTED-To buy. second hand gas
range in good condition. Telephone
405 Black.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18
Daily River Bulletin.
River Forecast.

RiVer Forecast.
The river will continue to rise
slowly from Davenport to Keokuk DIR
ing the next twenty-four hours, and
probably cease to rise by Thursday.
Local Observations.
March Bar. Their. Wind W'th'r
IL z y. 1929 So S Clear
is Z j. m so.2s sW Clear
Mean tenrersture 18th 40.
Lowest tempe ature, 20.
Highe4t temperature, so.
Lowest sstperature last night, As.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms. Apply
314 Exchange street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18
"Wednesday READING Club.

The Wednesday Reading club will
meet with Mrs. VIM. Brownell to-
morrow afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18

FOR sALE-Complete we'll drilling
outfit, 10 h. D. engine. drilling stand,
cordage, in good condition. A bar
gain II taken quickly. Address Box
81, Warsaw, I'll.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18
LOST.
MISCELLANEOUS.

S. l.. GREGORY. carpenter and con-
tractor. Repair work specially.
1920 Blondeau. Phone S07 Red.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18
Didn't Elect Senator.

SPRINGFIELD, H., March 1S.-At
the moment when it looked as though
Colonel James Hamilton Lewis might
have a chance at the senatorship
through the aid of progressive votes
democrats who had previously voted
fer him deserted him today. His total
vote dropped to eighty-five as com
pared with ninety-four in the last
jcint session. Representatives Lloyd
and Taylor, progressives, voted for
Lewis even after it became certain
that not enough democrats would sup
port him to bring him anywhere near
the goal.
In deciding not to vote for Lewis
these democrats ignored the advice
OF William Jennings Bryan given a
few minutes before.
Senator German arose and explain.
ed that until Lewis supporters would
agree to vote for Boeschenstein for
the short term he would not vote
again for Lewis.
He voted for Boeschenstein for the
term. Senator Broderick voted for
John A. King, as did also Representa-
tives Walsh, Sullivan and Mitchell.
Hilton voted for William L.
OConnell for the long term;
McCarty was reported as pres
ent and not voting. And Pitlock
voted for Boeschenstein. Representa-
tives Sherman. Jayne and Snite, pro-
gressives, voted fer Sherman Walter
Clyde Jones was reported present and
not voting. Medill Mccormick con
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18
BRYAN GIVEN
A WARM WELCOME
CONTINUED from page ~

Governor Dunno and VIM. l.. O'Con-
nell were in conference in one of the
Pullman car apartments on the train
last night until o'clock this morn
ing. While none of the gentlemen is
willing to discuss what was said in
the conference, i. is a safe conjecture
that it had to do with the senatorial
situation. The matter of federal pat
ronage also may have been taken up.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18

FOR RENT Store room West Keo-
kuk; splendid location for shoe re-
pair shop. See Keppel, 500 Main.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18

FOR sALE-Bed davenport at 1920
Timea street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18
FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-Two delivery wagons
good as new. Phone 1912, or apply
316 North Fourteenth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
FIRE AT GAS OFFICE.
Spontaneous Combustion Caused Blaze
at S24 Kansas Avenue.

Several hundred spectators collected
to waite hthe fire reported from the
Consumers Light, Heat & Power COM
pany office, S24 Kansas avenue, at 8
o CLOCK last night. What was ad-
Judged to be spontaneous combustion
caused blaze at the back of the
building. Smoke poured through the
rooms and was spied by a couple of
boys who turned in an alarm. Fire
companies confined the flames to the
rear of the house. The smoke and
heat were terrific. Loiterers and po-
Htical goSsips, strolling the avenue,
fiocked to the fire and filled the street
in front of the building. Kansas ave-
nue. between Eighth and Ninth ave-
nues was crowded. Although the
damage has not bee officially esti-
mated, it probably did not exceed
$2OO- The building, the property of
A. a. GODDARD. is a tWo-storY brick
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
GOOD FOR Topeka
March Building Permit Record
Near 100000 Mark.
Seymour Packing Co. Erecting
New Four-Story Building.

The record for building permits in
March was near the one hundred
thousand dollar mark-$94, 450 to be
exact. There were a total of ffty-six
permits issued. They call for the
erection of thirty-two dwellings at an
aggregate cost of $4,000, or an aver
age cost of about $1,000.
1t will be seen from these figures
that the building season is in full
swing. Permits for the erection of
business buildings o. the remOdeling
of old structures used for business pur-
poses numbered ten. The cost of these
improvements will be 100000. The
largest item in the list is the permit
for the construction of the two story
theater building at 107-111 West
Eighth avenue by Gordon Brothers at
a cost Of $4,000.
There were thirteen permits issued
for the remodeling dwellings at
cost of $4,000. The most cost
ly dwelling for which permit
was issued will be built at an expen
diture of only $500. One abode will
be constructed for two hundred dol
lars, according to the record. This
goes to show that the working men of
Topeka are building homes.
A permit has been issued to the
Seymour Packing Co. for the erection
of four story poultry building at
Crane street, the dimensions
of which will be 50x62 feet. The cost
of the structure was not mentioned in
the permit as the plans have not been
When this item is added
the building permit record for March
will be materially changed. The new
building will have a concrete roof.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
WILSON is SEVERE.
President Has No Sympathy With
Men Who Boost Themselves.

Washington, April 1.-Official
Washington is talking of President
Wilson's severity in dealing with peo-
pie who seek office for themselves.
1t became known that an office seek
err had evaded the presidents rule
against seeing applicants for office in
person. The mans name was not dis
closed, but Secretary Tumulty said he
had obtained an engagement with the
president on the assumption that he
would talk of other subjects.
When the office seeker reached Mr..
Wilson's private office he began set
ting forth his own merit. The presi-
dent is reported to have said sternly:
That will do, sir; you know my
rule
Then the president arose and
showed the visitor to the door.
Mr.. Wilson never has had any SYM
pathy with persons who seek office
for themselves and believes he can
detect cases in which applicants
launch booms for themselves among
their friends. In the days preceding
his inauguration, when his mail con-
tanned mostly recommendations for
office, he often found unquestionable
evidence of concerted movements
among friends of office seekers which
he invariably traced to the office
seeker himself. So far as known,
the instance reported is the first vio-
lation of the rule barring office seek
ers from the White House.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
CHICKENS BY MAIL.
Postman Finds Twelve Live Chicks in
Shoe Box.

Chirp chirp, A postman, hustling
about the mailing room of the Topeka
office, heard the cIuck and pricked
up his ears. He examined the room
and discovered in the corner a shoe
box apparently alive. The chirp came
from the shoe box. The carrier peer
ed in and found twelve small, fluffy
chickens devouring a breakfast of
crumbs and telling the world how
good they were.
Many eggs have been sent by par
eel post, but never chickens. It's
against the government regula tons to
mail ANYTHING that is alive. The car
rier reported his discovery to Super
intendent Powell The chicks had
been sent from Lanape and were
bound for Fort Scott They had slip
ped by the authorities in Lanape, but
were held up in Topeka They were
sent home, having had a glimpse of
the world and its cares.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
THE CONCERT TONIGHT
Apollo Co. at Auditorium Promise "a
Big Show.

Proceeds from the Apollo concert,
to be given at the Auditorium tonight
will be devoted to a series of free
concerts planned for this spring. Elec-
ton returns will be announced be-
tween every number this evening. The
instruments used by the Apollos are
of the best. The apo1lophone, oper-
ated by five people, has harplike
tones and is sixteen feet long. The
SaXaphones are of gold and mother
of-pearl, and will be on exhibition at
the San Francisco exhibition. The
Apollos are members of the American
Federation of Musicians; Mr.. Holmes,
the conductor, is composer of ma
tional repute. The company includes
a soprano SoloiSt, a reader, Saxa-
phones, from bones, mandolins guitars,
comets, banjos and flutes. Professor
Seymour will give several selections on
the pipe organ. The concert opens at
o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
INDICT MRS. ANKHURST
Bill Returned Against Suffragist
Leader i'm London.

London, April IA true bill against
Mrs. Emaline Pankhurst was returned by
the grand jury by the Old Bailey sessions
on the charge of Indictment to commit
damage.
Mrs. Pankhurst was arrested on Feb
-uary "a in connection with the destruc-
ton of the country residence of Chancel-
lor Lloyd George. She stated at a public
meeting that she had conSpired with and
melted her followers to commit the out
rage.
The offense is punishable with penaI
servitude for a maximum term of a
years.
Following suggestion made by Baron
Won Horst of San Francisco, number OF
American suffragists are collecting vari-
Gus instruments used in the forcible feed
ing of women prisoners. These include
screws and pliers used to force the jaws
apart, feeding tubes and other utensils.
The collection, which has been lent By
doctors friendly to the suffragistS, will
be exhibited in New York and other
American cities and will afterward be Of
fered as a gift to the Smithsonian in
Stitute
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
Wright Plans Spared.

South DAYTON, O., April 1.-OrVlIIe
Wright, who, like thousands of other
Daytonians, was engaged IN shoVeIhs
from fine wright homestead yesterday
had no chance to use an aeroplane
when the flood came. When warning
of the flood came. his father, Bishop
Wright. and his sister. Katherine lett
the place in a wagon. They became
separated and for two days the 1nven-
tor could not find his father. The in
+oTior of his house was ruined by wa
ter. Fire broke out in a building near
the old shop where the Wright broth
ers worked for so many years in per-
fecting their flying machine. In the
shop were invaluable plans and data
dealing with aeroplanes and Mr..
wright was much relieved when he re-
turned to find that the flames had
spared the shop and its contents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
TOWNE To SPEAK
IOwan Guest at Commercial
Club Dinner Wednesday.
Plan Another Special Dinner
for Saturday Noon.

o. B. Towne, secretary of the CONNER
cial club of Council Bluffs, Iowa. will be
the guest of honor and speaker at spec
ial Commercial club dinner Wednesday
noon. The meeting is being held pre-
paratory to the campaign on Thursday
which will have its object the precur-
the club bringing the total membership
up to the one thousand mark.
Mr.. TOwne, who was formerly a mem
Der of the faculty at Washburn college,
has made great success of his work as
secretary of the commercial organization
at Council Bluffs. He is a forceful speak
err and it is expected that two hundred
members OF the Commercial club will at
tend the dinner in order to hear him.
J. Will Kelley, secretary of the Com
mercial club, said:
THE Commercial club has arrived at
that critical point where it needs the CO.
operation of every business man and
member of the club in bringing up the
mem bership to the notch where 1T should
he We hope to make the campaign
Thursday the last campaign for this year.
The members realize that a continuous
campaign becomes wearisome to the pub
lie. 1t binders, moreover, the regular cluo
activities.
eff two hundred members of the club
will give an entire day or part OF
day to the work we can nave TOUR nun
bred members by Thursday night.
Saturday noon another special Iuncheon
will be held at the club quarters when
Charles Frederick Weller, associate secre-
tary of the playground ana Reer 1S,el
of America, will deliver an ADDRESS,
ssRecreation in Kansas" Mr.. Weller is
one of the leading men in the United
States in the playground and recrea1on
movement. He is interested IN tne Mot IN
in the large cities and has had much to
do with establishing Fairgrounds ana
recreation centers in Chicago, New York
and other points. His address vii be time
" in view of the fact that money is being
raised in Topeka for playground work
next summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
VIII Rise Speedily.

Omaha, April IA committee of
Omaha business men. in whose hands
the work of restoring the city from
the effects of the tornado has been
placed, have promised that within six
months the devastated district would
be rebuilt. Contributions from all cities
are being gratefully received and are
distributed to those in need. The fol-
lowing statistics compiled by the Com
mercial club, were announced as
authentic: The known dead in Omaha
and immediate suburbs totals 156; the
injured number 4G2, while many sus-
tanned minor bruises; LOO homes were
destroyed or wrecked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
Ncttleton BADLY Injured.

Chicago, April William A. Net
Teton, a wealthy railroad man, for
merry superintendent of motive power
of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
and Chicago &: Eastern Illinois Rail-
roads, was badly injured in a motor
ing accident here several days ago
and was only recognized late last
night in a charity ward of a hospital.
Mr.. Nettleton was rendered uncOn-
scious and cut and bruised in a col
lision between a taxicab and street
car. Mrs. Nettleton said today that
her husband had been perfectly cared
for in the charity ward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
Annointment well Received.

London, April The appointment
of Walter H. Page as ambassador to
Great Britain is made the subject of
little comment in the London morning
papers. Mr.. Pages reputation as a
man of letters" the Standard says,
would entitle him to friendly atten-
ton, even if he came with no other
recommendation than his we'll earned
success as a writer and a publisher.
Mr.. Page will be recognized here as
the best type of that combination of
enterprise and culture which nowhere
reaches a higher development than
among the two main divisions of the
English speaking race"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
stanton Gets Judgment for $3.50.

James Stanton, formerly an en-
ployee of the Santa Fe, has been
awarded a judgment in the sum of
$3.50 against the railway company for
injuries he received when he fell into
a vat of boiling water. The case was
heard before Judge A. W. Dana, who
handed down the judgment
Stanton said he was working near
the vat and became so blinded by the
steam he could not see where he was
going. He charged the Santa Fe with
negligence in failing to cover the vat.
The accident occurred in Chicago on
March IS, 1912
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
DIR. DeIgado Dead.

New York, April DIR Jose NJ.
Delgado, of Brooklyn, the first Ameri-
can citizen to be wounded by the
forces of General Weyler in Cuba in
1896 died last night in st. Luke's hos
pital after a long illness. He was a
pioneer in the fight for the Cubans'
liberation. He Joined the American
forces in the occupation of Cuba and
contracted fever, which, with his
bullet wounds, had left him an in
valid. For ten years he had been con-
nected with the medical staff at Ellis
island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
Coughs and Consumption

Coughs and colds, when neglected. al
ways lead to serious trouble of the lungs
The wisest thing to do when you have a
cold that troubles you is to get a bottle
of DR.. Kings New Discovery. You will.
get relief from the first dose, and finally
the cough will disappear. o. III. Brown.
was down in bed with obstinate cough.
end honestly believe had it not been for
DIR. Kings New Discovery, she WOULD
not be living today Known for forty
thsee years as the best remedy for coughs
and colds. Price SOC and $1.O0 Recon-
mended by Campbell Drug Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
Supply Bureau Established.

Washington, April War department
officials decided today to establish at once
near St Louis a floating base of supplies
from which relief may be extended with
the least possible delay to any flood COM
mlttee along the lower Ohio or Mississippi.
The base will consist of a number of yes :
sells loaded with food, clothing and me6i-
cal supplies. Major NormoyIe will be IN
charge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
Wednesday Specials

Jonathan Apples, fine crisp
fruit, SOC value, per peck SAC
Strawberries, ripe and fancy,
box @OP
Sunkist Oranges,
nice and sweet. $500. .17H2 e
Peanut Butter, fresh, ID. =. .15f
Fresh Eggs, right from the
farm, dozen I0c
Breakfast Bacon, ION 3 10. or
ders or more) the 28c
quality, per Id. ,2ze
Cheese, fancy cream, New YORK
style, ID. .............. .l9e
Cocoanut, fresh shredded,
10. log
California Hams, Smoked
shoulders" fancy mild cure,
Grape Fruit Jumbo size, ca. Zoe
Candy, assorted stick, b.. Zoe
Chocolates, choice hand made,
soc value, ID. ........... 19e
Table Syrup No. 10 cans,
called gallons, good quail. SAC
Apples, fancy storage Winesap,
pix. $50; Ben Davis, peck. 1se
Navy Beans, fancy handpicked,
II ID. for ..............5 Of
Red Onions, large and fancy,
peck Ivy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
Garrison Returns to Washington.

Cincinnati, April Satisfied that
he had accomplished all the good he
could in Inc flood district. Secretary
of War Garrison today left Cincinnati
for Washils:Cl. Owing to the nigh
wate~ nc Sec etary will be comp 1'lad
to take circuitous route to reach
Washington. He will go by wa of
Knoxville, Tenn, Bristol and Lynch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
PAINTERS ON STRIKE.
Mechanics Demand Increased Wage in
Kansas City.

Kansas City, April Ito enforce de-
mand for 10 cent increase to so cents an
hour 20 members of the painters union
here, struck today. Guy Taylor, business
agent of the union. said the strikers
formed a little more than two-thfrds OF
the unions membership and that others
were getting required wage. The rest
will get it, too" he said. This strike
will not last over a week. The strikers
were employed mostly upon small con-
tracts. the only big work affected being
the National Bank of the Republic, now
nearing completion.
Chicago, April Five thousand union
painters, paperhangerS and decorators
went on strike here today and as a result
the annual decorating of thousands of
business buildings and home will be In
definitely delayed. The men demanded an
increase of cents an hour and also ask
tie right to inspect specifications so as to
prevent contractor from 'skimping''
work
Some of the smaller contractors have
signed the union agreement and there are
about 4,C00 men still at work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
Single Presidential Term.

Washington, April 1.-Efforts to
obtain the submission to the. country
of a single presidential term consti-
tutional amendment will be renewed
at the approaching session of con-
gress by Senator Works (Cal). He
will introduce his amendment in such
form that it would prevent Roosevelt,
Taft or Wilson from seeking re-elec-
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
Ordered to Demonstration.

Malta, April 1.-The British armored
cruiser Defence has been ordered to re
ready to sail tomorrow to participate in
the naval demonstration to be made by
austria and Great Britain off the
honteneeTin and Albanian coast TIE OBJ
lect of the demonstration is to coerce
Montenegro into a cessation of the bonn
bardment of Scutari.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-01
Begin the Month
With a S. Order
at Fraser Bros.

Select from our special or
from regular stock. Our prices
are right.
81 lbs. of Sugar for 81 may be
included in this order.