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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
THE GOVERNMENT
WILL INTERVENE
To Take Hand in the Railroad Rate
Gases Now In Supreme
Court.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, April 21.-Appiica-
ton of the government to intervene
in the railroad rate cases now before
the supreme court Of the United
States and to file brief as friend
of the court was granted today by
Chief Justice White.
The department Of justice filed a
brief decrying the right of states to
interfere with interstate commerce by
making discriminatory intra-state
rates. If the court agreed to receive
the governments brief, it was beliey-
ed a final decision Of the cases will be
postponed until next fall.
In its brief the government square
ly attacks the right of the states to
make interstate rates which would
interfere with interstate commerce. 1t
supports the decision of Federal
Judge Sanborn In the Minnesota rate
case, who declared Minnesota's two
cent fare Jaw invalid.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
Assault on Congressman.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, April 21.-Demand
for a congressional Investigation OF
the personal assault made upon
Representative Thetus w. Sims, of
Tennessee, by G. G. Glover president
of the Riggs National bank, was made
in the house today by Representative
Garrett OF Tennessee.
Garrett called for special COM
mittee of five members to ascertain
the facts regarding the assault and to
report to the house by next Satur-
day course of procedure with regard
to Glover He asked this ITO the end
that the rights and privileges of the
house of representatives and its mem
bers shall be maintained and protect
ed
Garrett recited the newspaper &C.
counts Of the attack, which occurred
last Friday in public park in this
city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
MORGAN'S WILL
FILED FOR PROBATE
Vast Art Collection May be Made
Public Exhibit as He Had
Desired.

I United Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, April 21.-The will OF
j. P. Morgan, disposing of his vast
fortune, was filed for probate In the
surrogates court here today.
The only part of the late financier's
holdings left to be disposed of Is his
vast art collection. J. P. Morgan. Jr..
today declined to comment on the
will in any way, but inasmuch as the
document provides that the son shall
make permanent disposition of them
to render them permanently available
for the pleasure and instruction of the
American people" statement regard
ing the art treasures from Morgan is
expected later.
Mrs. Morgan and the three daugh-
tiers, Miss Annie Morgan, Mrs. Sat
terlee and Mrs Hamilton, as we'll as
j. p. Morgan, Jr., waived citation and
the will will probably be probated
tomorrow
Herbert l.. Satterlee, W. P. Hamil'
ton, j. P. Morgan. Jr, and Louis Cass
II edward have filed their executors
oaths.
The exact value of the estate is not
given in the petition filed. 1t merely
states that the value of the real estate
exceeds $4,000 and the value of per
sonal property involved is also more
than that amount.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
PERSONALS.

Mrs. Chas. w. Christ Of st. Paul,
Mimi, and Mrs. j. e. Meyer of Mason
City, Iowa. are in the city, called
here by the death of her grandmother,
Mrs. Mary A. Booth.
Miss Margaret Donahue will sail
for Europe on the Mauretania during
the latter part of May to spend six
months touring.
Mrs. John T. Crotty left last even
ing for Cynthiana, KY, called there
by the serious illness of her brother
James Osborne. Mr.. Osborne has Wis.
tied in Keokuk and has many friends
in the city who will regret to hear OF
his illness and will hope for a speedy
recovery.
Mrs. ]. Jay Smith is guest at the
home of Mrs. W. A. Brownell having
come from Chicago where she buried
her son Clarence Norton Smith who
died in ST. Louis April 70, 1913.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given that the city
clerk of the city of Keokuk, will up 20
six o'clock p. m. of the End day OF
May, 1913, receive sealed proposals
for the following described pubic i'm
provement heretofore ordered, to-wit:
Renew sanitary sewer No. /, as fol-
lows: eight-inch pipe from the weM
line Of Third street through Block IS,
and ten-inch pipe through Blocks 81
and Ga, to connection with the
storm sewer in Sixth street, original
city of Keokuk.
Said work to be constructed in
accordance with the plans and specifl-
cations now on file in the Office of
the city clerk and made part hereof
by reference.
Each bid shall be accompanied, in
separate envelope, by certified
check on any bank in the city of keo-
kuk for Two Hundred Dollars.
Said work to be commence ESithin
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Hippodrome.

For the first half of the week at
the Hippodrome. the bill is headed by
Conn, Downey and Willard, in mill
tary playlet, The Army Surgeon.
The act has been well received in
some of the largest vaudeville houses
and will please Htppodrome patrons.
James Brockman, the American cav
alier, Is another we'll known act that
will be seen at the Main street play
house, and the Yalto Duo, in whirl-
wind dances, are said to be the clev-
crest artists in their line on the
American stage. Frank and Charles
Wesson, billed as Just father and
son." are said to furnish enough fun
for several shows and have been a
big hit over the country. Latest mo-
ton pictures complete the bill.-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21

ten days after the bid for same has
been accepted and contract entered
into and to be completed within nine
ty days thereafter.
Payment for said work is to be by
assessment certificates against the
abutting or adjacent property, accord
ing to the benefits conferred upon
said property, except such portion
thereof as is payable by the city of
Keokuk, which portion will be paid
for by city warrants
All bids to be opened and acted
upon by the city council of the city
Of Keokuk on the third day of
1918, and the contract awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder the city
council, however, reserving the right
to reject any or all bids.
o. w. Sbe,DBERG, City Clerk.
Dated April 81, 1918.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
MRS. MARY BOOTH
DIED EARLY TO-DAY
Born in England and Came to keo.
kuk in the Year 1856
Celebrated Golden Weo-
ding Here.
WAS AN OLD RESIDENT
Member of Trinity M. E. Church and
Daughters Of Rebekah-serv.
ices by Both of These
Organizations.

Mrs. Mary A. Booth, widow of the
late Edward G. Booth, died at her
home, No. 1917 Timea street, at $40
O'Clock, this morning, after long
illness.
Mrs. Booth was born at Sheffield,
Yorkshire, England. January 26, 1888,
and came to the United States in De-
cember, 1S4S, with her parents, the
family locating at Cincinnati, Ohio.
On November is, 1851, she was
married to Edward G. Booth. Her
maiden name was Miss Mary A. Sig
worth. In 1856 Mr.. Booth came with
his wife to Keokuk to reside and this
has been her home ever since. Their
golden wedding anniversary was cele-
brated January 26, 1901, when there
was a happy assembly of their rela-
tives and friends present to enjoy hap
py entertainment and to extend in re-
turn happy congratulations and the
sicerest good wishes.
Mrs. Booth was woman OF excel
lent qualities. She was member of
the Methodist Episcopal church prac-
tically all her life. She was mem
Der of the old Beehive Methodist
church which was a popular church
many years ago, and went with the
congregation to the Bank street church
when that building was completed,
and then to the Trinity M. E. church
on the completion of that edifice. She
was a good woman, always true to her
christian vows and social duties. She
was quiet, unpretentious woman
welded to her home but always sin
cerely kind and obliging to friends
and neighbors. She was much admir-
ed in the neighborhood where she
1 lived SO long. She was also a faith
full and active member of Colfax lodge
No. 4. Degree of Rebekah.
Her husband died number OIL
years ago and she is survived by the
following descendants: Two sons
Hon. Ed. s. Booth and w. j. Bootf
of Comanche, Mont, and two daugh
tiers, Mrs. Geo. G. Getz, of Mason City
Iowa, and Mrs. Edward L. Boud, Keo
lkuk; also by ten grandchildren ant
ten great grandchildren.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
CONTRIBUTION TO
MONUMENT FUND
Former Residents Send Large contrl-
buttons to Chief keokuk
Monument Fund.

Loyalty of Keokuk citizens wher-
ever found Is proverbial. This char
acteristic has been demonstrated re-
Gently In the contributions made by
former residents to the memoriar
statue of Chief Keokuk in Rand park
and sent to the d. A. r. committee.
With the contributions have come let
ters Of praise for the monument and
of loyalty to the city. The total cost
of the monument which IS $500 will
be paid by the d. A. R. committee
from contributions.
The list Of contributions from out
of the city is as follows:
James c. Davis, Des Moines. 500
Frank Hagerman, Kansas City. 100
Judge A. j. McCrary, Binghamton,
n a5
w. P. Darwin, Des Moines. $3.50. 10
DR.. Hamill Horne, Philadelphia,
Pa. Observation-Disclosures. D
Miss Halliday, Coronado, Cali ~. 5
Mrs. A. C. Goodrich, Chicago. 5
Mrs. Grace Lowry Rogers. ....... 5
Curtis Camp, Chicago. ......,.... 3
Mrs. James Love, Chicago. 1855. 3
Mrs. Sylvester Carter, Chicago. 3
Miss FaVard, Chicago. ..........., 2
Mrs. Oscar Hills, Omaha, Neb.. l
Mrs. Chas. Dunlap, Chicago. $50.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
Daily Stock Letter.
copyright, 1913, by the New Yorl
Evening Post Col

copyright, 1913, by the New York
Evening Post Col
NEW YORK, April 21,-The after
noon recovery of the stock exchanges
today began on the basis of mall
transactions and followed forenoon
business which was lighter than has
been witnessed in many months.
In few stocks, during the first two
hours, did more than three or four
hundred shares change hands ana
some usually very active stocks were
not dealt in at all. The advance of a
point or more which ensued in tho
later hours and which was mostly con-
fined to the favorite speculative
shares, undoubtedly represented the
buying of short stocks by profession
al operators Sales on that basis
were chiefly responsible for the mar
ket's weakness. But when no further
declines and no outside selling fol
lowed such preliminary maneuvers,
the market had evidently come to a
standstill and today's purchases meant
the withdrawal OF the professionals.
In the last half hour of business. pur-
chases for that account grew larger.
and the market ended both active and
strong, though the trading was trreg,
ularly distributed European markets
were almost equally dull, though the
tendency of prices at London was the
opposite of their tendency here. No
decisions of Importance came from
the supreme court and the attorney
generals request to be heard in argu-
ment in the Minnesota rate cases sug-
gested that the decision on these
long pending suits might go over for
some considerable time. The Union
Pacific authorities argued before the
circuit court their vase for extension
! till next July of the time limit Of the
Southern Pacific stock sale. This re.
Quest will almost certainly be grant
ed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
ASK EXTENSION
UNTIL JULY 1
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
Railroads Make Plea for
Delay.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 21.-The
application Of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific railroads, whose
merger was dissolved a year ago by
the United States supreme court, for
an extension of the time allotted to
them to file their plan of re-organ-
ization until July /, was first denied
and then put up to the United States
supreme court by the United States
circuit court of appeals for the eighth
district, sitting here today.
Judge W. G. Hook recalled that the
circuit court recently sent a sugges-
ton to the supreme court that an ex-
tension of time be granted and that
the decision on that suggestion will
probably be made today, thus making
il unnecessary for the circuit court to
deny the application on the ground OF
lack CT authority to grant it.
Robert s. Lovett, chairman of the
board of directors of the Union Pa
cific railroad, had the railroads plan
of reorganization in a bulky docu
ment ready to submit if the extension
of time was denied.
If the supreme court fails to accept
the suggestion of the circuit court
the plans must be presented to the
court Immediately, Or the court will
appoint receiver.
Besides Judge Lovett, N. H. Loomis
of Omaha, represented the Union Pa
ciflc, while the Southern Pacific was
represented by NJ. H. Everett and r
| w. Clark of New York City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
SUES LOCHHEAD FOR
$4,000 DAMAGES
Action Filed by Administrator-suit
Also Filed for Partition
Of Land.

James McCarty, as administrator of
the estate of Marion Steidley, has
sued John Lochhead in the district
court for $4,000, alleging that Loeb
head wrongfully and negligently and
without cause, caused the death o.
steidley.
Before Lochhead was acquitted be-
lore jury, of numbering Steidley a
suit had been filed on behalf of Steid-
iey's three year old son, but this
cause was dismissed on motion OF de-
lendant on statutory grounds.
3. F. Jones and B. A. Dolan are at
torneys for McCarty.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
BEGIN Well.

Finish every day and be done with
1t. You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities, no
doubt. crept in; forget them as soon
as you can. Tomorrow is new day;
begin 1T we'll and serenely, and with
too high spirit to be numbered
with your old nonsense. This day is
all that Is good and fair. 1t is too
dear, with its hopes anu invitations,
to waste moment on the yesterdays.
Emerson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
Simple Club polnas.

While Mrs. w. was busy in her
kitchen preparing the light refresh
ments for her bridge club. which in.
cludes the more well-to-do Of the neigh
boring county, Sally Hill, a poor farm
er's child. came in with q donation OF
homemade pickles. my mother be-
longs to club, too" said Sally. Does
she? And what do they do? Play
cards?' mo" Sew" "Oh, no;
they just draw names out OF hat to
see who'll have the next meeting"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
Exercise for Ta.s.

Daily exercise for every one is
splendid, and many up-to-date physi-
clans are ordering mental gymnas-
tics for children to restore the health,
build up the nervous system or de-
velop certain parts Of the body. To
concentrate the mind upon an exer-
else as it is performed, SO says GER
tain clever doctor, will do more in
one week for the body than the same
exercise listlessly gone through would
do in six months.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
Crew Were Saved.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
MILWAUKEE,. Wis. April 21.-
News received at noon at the local
wireless station confirmed the story
brought to port today by the crew of
the steamer Anna C. Minch, of the
sinking in Lake Michigan late Sunday
afternoon of the steamer Uganda,
bound Milwaukee to Buffalo with a
cargo Of grain. All members of the
crew of twenty-five were saved.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
$500 ><>~><~~ : :
COMMITTED MURDER ,
AFTER CHURCH I
Postmaster OF Iowa Town Shot
In Self Defense, So
He Claims.

. UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv. Z
ice.] Z
= LEON, Iowa, April 21.-A cor Z
= oner's jury is today busy investi- Z
= eating the killing Sunday of Bill I
= Woodward by Postmaster Earl q
= Riley on the streets Of Decatur Z
= near here. The men had quar- =
= relied and Saturday Woodward Z
= was fined for carrying concealed Z
= weapons. When the men met 4
= after church yesterday the quar- Z
= rel was renewed in a drug store. 4
= Going to the street, Riley says,
= Woodward drew a revolver and 4
= that he fired from his pocket. I
= The bullet entered Woodward's 4
= body above the heart and he 4
= died in a few minutes. Riley sur 4
= rendered himself.
= = . . . ., o . . = SO . I
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
What's a ErIend3

Apropos of gratitude, prominent
politician gave the other day very
amusing definition Of friend. "A
friend he said, sis man who takes
your part against all your enemies.
sticks to you through all your adyer-
stiles, lends you his last dollar with
out security-and then. when fortune
smiles on you at last. is content to
take back seat and keep out of the
way"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
Courage Ever In Demand.

mot in changing fights and desper-
ate marches only is heroism to be
looked for, but on every railway
bridge and fireproof building that Is
going up today. On freight trains, on
the decks Of vessels, in cattle yards,
on lumber RATS, among the f1remen
and the policemen, the demand for
courage is incessant, and the supply
never fails. William James.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
Weather Conditions.

A field OF high pressure extends
from the Mississippi to the Atlantic
this morning. which is causing fair,
cool weather in the eastern half OF
the country. Buffalo, N. Y, reporting
freezing temperature.
Over the mountain region and the
western plains the pressure is low,
and the temperature is rising, North
Platte and Dodge City reporting 80
degrees yesterday, and there have
been light showers in the Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys. Condi-
tons indicate generally fair weather
for this section tonight and Tuesday,
becoming warmer Tuesday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21

FUNERAL NOTICE.

BooTH-The funeral of Mrs.
Mary C.. Booth will be held at
$50 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon at
the residence, No. 1917 Timea street,
Rev. A. H. Lathrop officiating. After
these services Colfax Lodge No. 4, De-
gree of Rebekah will conduct services
according to the rites of that organi-
zation. Friends of the family are in
vited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
$780,
SewIno Society.

The Sewing Society of the First
Westminster church of which Mrs. E..
NJ. Majors is president will be enter
tanned on Friday afternoon in the
chapel, Mrs. H. A. Kennaman, Mrs.
". w. Jones, Mrs. ID. w. McElroy,
Mrs. Gavin Herbert, Mrs. E. Wright,
Mrs. ]. H. Ellsworth, Mrs. Jacob
Busch and Miss Anna Loeffler COM
pose the committee in charge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
.~----------~--
Always the Safest Road,

Though sometimes what is called
"a happy hit" may be made by bold
venture, the common halfway OF
steady industry and application is the
only safe road to travel.-Samuel
Smiles
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
VOTES FOR WOMEN
GIVEN A BOOST
Continued from cage IL

carefully educated people. You have
spent too much money on us when
men have showered too much atten-
ton on our up-bringing, you have
transmitted to US, the children OF
American men, too many of the quail
tiles and abilities of American men to
now deny the nation the use Of this
ability"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Generally
fair tonight and Tuesday. Warmer
Tuesday.
For Illinois and Missouri: Generally
fair tonight and Tuesday. Rising
temperature.
For Iowa: Generally fair tonight
and Tuesday. Warmer tonight and
east portion Tuesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21

I,oST-small black hand bag on High
street, between boulevard and Four
teenth street Return to or notify
Gate City office. Reward.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
EIqin Butter.

United Press Leased Wire Service
EIGTN. Ill.,. April 21-Butter was
quoted at SS cents today, the same
price that prevailed last week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
sunreme Court Adjourned.

WASHINGTON, April 21.-The SUI
preme court of the United States ad-
journed today without discussing the
Minnesota rate, or other important
pending cases.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
Partition suit.

Eveline E. Starr has filed bill in
equity against John Bowman. ct al ask
ing a partition Of the estate of Eliza.
beth Bowman who died ntestate in
1909 leaving considerable land in Lee
county, The heirs are unable TO agree
upon a mutual settlement
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
Difficult Order.

Willie Cat tablet want my pud-
ding now, don't want any old meat
and" Father (sternly)-"You keep
your mouth shut and eat your din
ner."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
DOCK BILL PASSED;
CELEBRATION FAILS.
legislature Afraid Of Establishing
Precedent by Voting for
Celebration Appro-
prlatlon.
OTHER LOCAL BILLS
Two Bills Prepared by Collins Fail
and One by Other Local
Men Passes the
Legislature.

There were several b1llS before the
Iowa legislature of local origin which
we're introduced by Senator e. p Nc
Manus and Representative ]. NJ. c..
Hamilton on request. Some of them
passed and others failed.
The department Of public docks
bill, non-partisan measure. pushed
by the Upper Mississippi River I'M
provement Association passed just be-
fore the close OF the legislature. Be-
cause of the objection OF Fort Madi-
son council a referendum clause was
inserted.
L. A. Hamill who was one Of the
promoters of the bill says that the
bill as passed is entirely satisfactory.
II gives the cities right 10 build pub
lie docks and warehouses if they want,
whereas the law before did not give
them this power. The bill is expect
ed to prove an important factor in
the upbuilding of river traffic.
Appropriation Falls.
appropriation for the celebration of
the dam to get through the legislature
is given by Senator e. P. McManus
as the fear of the legislature OF estab-
fishing a precedent which might cavse
trouble later on. 1t was with regret
that many Of the legislators turned it
down. realizing the Importance of the
hydro-electric development in Iowa. A
conference of cities will be called
soon to consider means of financing
the celebration.
The public utilities bill prepared by
Major Collins following mass meet
ing to protest against telephone rates
also failed. Much of the matter of
the bill was incorporated in the big
public utilities bill which also con
tanned just what the local people were
Directing against and the "big" pub
lie utilities bill failed.
Bruce Lake Case Bill.
The bill inspired by the Bruce Lake
Cdse dllu DJSpdICo -haJOG ESoiiiis'
and endorsed by Supervisor Young
to cause the county officers to turn
their fees over to the county treasurer
at frequent stated intervals instead OF
at the end of quarter of each fisca;
year also failed. A storm of protest was
raised by office holders who declared
that it would mean much needless
work.
The bill providing that liens can
not be placed on property until 1t is
published where the assessments are
made, introduced by Senator Nc
Manus and Representative Hamilton
prepared by A. L. Parsons and Others
here passed both houses. 1t was de
signed especially for this county
where there are two county seats.
Senator McManus' pet bill, to pro
vide for the treatment of tuberculosis
patients in the secondary stage a
Oakville passed unanimously.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
Virtue Has Few Martyrs.

Among men virtue has many
preachers but few martyrs. Claude
Adrien Helvetius.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-21
The Congressional Clock.
. 9 . . . . . . . . . = . .
Senate.

Meet at noon.
Committee on women's suffrage
granted hearing to suffragettes.
Senator Chamberlain introduced
resolution abrogating Pauncefoto and
Bulwer treaties with England.
Adopted resolution asking explana-
ton of the dismissal by the depart
ment of justice of suits against the
Brazilian coffee trust.
House.
Met at noon.
Appointed special committee to in
vestigate assault upon Representa-
tive Sims by Banker c. G. Glover.