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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05
FAMOUS OLD HOTEL
WILL BE CLOSED
Astor House is Threatened by the
Subway and VIII Be
Abandoned.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. 4
NEW YORK, May 5.-The famous
old Astor house is to be abandoned.
Encroachments of the new order" In
the form of New York's latest sub
way, according to Nicholas Biddle,
representative of the Astor estate,
will make the famous old hostelry un-
tenable, and the first large hotel in
America will, therefore. close its
doors on May 80 to a patronage
which began over 20 years ago.
A. H. Thurston, manager of the ho-
tel. made the announcement to the
employees, some Of whom have grown
grey In the service. Shortly after the
regular dinner hour the employees
wera~called together and told that the
new subway construction threatened
the safety OF the building and that
they would have to look elsewhere for
work after May 20. 1t was first no
tice that they or the public had that
the place would be closed.
John Jacob Astor erected, the Astor
house seventy years ago at a cost OF
$3.50 900, an enormous sum for such
an enterprise in that day. The cor
ner-stone laying was attended by
great commotion. 1t was laid on July
4. 1884, and grand review Of militia
and gathering of state and municipal
officials marked the occasion. A full
length portrait OF Lafayette and
Goodrich's picture of Old New York,
were among the articles which were
placed in the corner stone. For sew
eral years the venture did not pay.
Then came success. No social func-
ton was just right unless 1t was held
in the Astor house. No dignftary
Icame from abroad who did not stop in
the Aston house. which was so great a
public pride that Horace CREEPY once
mentioned in his paper that "on We'd
nesday CAT persons slept in the Aston
house and were not crowded"
The Aston house registers OF by
gone days show the names of the
Prince of Wales, afterwards King Ed
wtrd VII, of Great Britain; Henry
Clay, Martin Van Buren,, Zachary Tay-
lor, Rufus Choate, General Winfield
Scott, Charles Dickens, Thackeray
and Hawthorne. Jenny Lind spent
her first night in America in the As
tor house, and the Grand Duke Alexis
made his first bow to this country
from the steps of the old hotel II
was the stopping place of Lord Ash
burton, the Prince De Joinville. after
he had conveyed the bones of Ma
poleon from st. Helena to Paris. On
the old registers also are to be found
the signatures of Sam Houston who
stopped there when he came to New
York from the famous San Jacintc
battlefield, ind countless famous the
atrical stars whose names are all the
record of them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05
Ask Pardon for Banker.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON. May 5.-senator
Sheppard of Texas, today headed a
delegation OF twelve Dallas business
men who called on President Wilson
bearing an application for the pardon
from Leavenworth prison Of I. B.
Walker, former Dallas banker Walker
was sentenced for violation of the
state banking laws. The PRESIDENT re,
ceived the application and promised
to refer it to the department of JUS
tice with Q recommendation
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05
The easy Resinol way
to stop skin troubles

The soothing, healing medication In
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap
penetrates the tiny pores of the skin.
clears them of impurities, and stops
itching instantly. Resinol heals eczema,
rashes. ringworm, and other eruptions.
and removes disfguring pimples and
blackheads quickly and easily, when other
treatments prove worse than useless.
Resinol Is not an experiment. 1t II
Doctors prescription which proved SO
uniformly successful for skin troubles
that it has been used by other doctors all
over the country for eighteen years.
No other treatment for the skin no,o
before the public can shoac such "a record
Of professional approval.
Practically every druggist, large or small,
sells Resinol Ointment t5oc and SD and
Resinol Soap (26c), but you can test them at
our expense If you prefer. Send to Dept. les.
Resinol, Baltimore. Nd, for liberal samples
and the two new Resinol booklets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05
She Stayed IN Bed.

Ingram, Texas.-"Hver since be-
came q woman" writes Mr.. q. N.
Evans, Of this place, n suffered from
womanly troubles. Last fall, got so
bad, l had to stay In bed for nearly
week every. month. Since I have
taken Cardui, feel better than I
have for years" You can rely on
Cardui. 1t acts on the womanly
organs and helps the system to regain
It's normal state Of health. in a nat
ural way. Prepared especially for
women. 1t prevents womanly pains by
acting on the cause, and builds up
womanly strength in a natural way.
Purely vegetable Mid, but certain in
action. Try it-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05

his parish silently for /. few weeks
land then decided that the only way
ito make these water front gangs step
laround to be converted was by force.
So one night he started out to clean
iup' his district, alone and unarmed
They tell still on the street of that
glorious first night of battle and CORY
| fistic display. He went from saloon
Ito saloon, sorting out the biggest and
worst locking men at the bar and
urging upon them the error of their
ways and the advantages of the life
religious. When scoffed at he laid
down his prayer books and rolled up
his sleeves. There were usually just
two blows struck. One was when
1.-THE doughty priests doughty fist land
ct on the jaw of said offender. The
other was the echoing wallop when
Esaid offenders Uranium collided with
THE floor.
| Then Father Magrath went about a
systematic circuit of the crooks which
lied through dark alley ways where
the human sharks waited to pounce
upon one of his beloved seamen when
that jovial rover of the deep should
be wallowing in the trough of too
deep land sea. The police had made
sporadic but futile efforts to clean out
the nests of thieves and tin-horn
gamblers, thugs and lodging house
crooks that filled the water front dis
|trict. Father Magrath simply waded
into crook whenever he saw one,
|ordered him to get out of the district
land If not met with instant response
sank one of his justly famous private
stock sleeping potions into said
crooks masticatory apparatus.
The result is that today only one
gang of nnregenerates worries the
good, stocky priest of the Seamen's
| Union. 1t is known as the Tin Can
Alley Athletic club. It's athletics are
confined to whatever calisthenic ex-
lercises are necessary to the hosting
of copious "slugs'' of liquor to the
lips, the blackjacking of drunken sail
orts and a brisk departure when pur-
sued by the police-or Father Ma
grath. These athletes are descended
from the Pig Alley Guards, a similar
Organization completely routed and
disbanded by the almost single-hand
! ed operations OF the Fighting Priest. :
! They had other affiliations with the
Hudson busters, an aggregation OF
humorously inclined young hoodlum-
bandits whose favorite pastime was
the beating up of policemen-wken
the latter weren't working In pairs.
Father Magrath is a product of the
east side. He knows well the wantS
Iof his people, and he is now below
ed by every seaman of New York's
"Barbary Coast Father Migrants
constant companion is Bum" a
lrangy. mongrel dog. Between them
they are literally licking hell out OF
West street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05
ADJUSTMENTS.
New Hippodrome Bin.

Tonight begins the new bill at the
Hippodrome AS previous stated the
performances will be among the best
that have come to the city during
the early spring season and some
clever acts can be expected This
evening the comedians who will ap
pear and until Thursday are. Mardo
and Hunter; Florence Bayfield,;
Beach and Carol, and the Acme Four,
harmony singers. ADV
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05
Too MANY Spuds.

limited p-ee~ oasoa 1v'~e Servicn !
CINCINNATI. o.. May 5.-such i'm
mense quantities of potatoes were
sent the food relief committees Of
Ohio by the neonle of OREGON. Colo
RADIO and WASHINGTON that they could
not be used in time to prevent decay.
This was the explanation given by
wholesalers TODAY in replv to crit
cism of the action Of the food relief
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05
METHODISTS CAN
ATTEND THEATRE
Old School Members Almost Had
spasm at Sermon of
Rev. ReIsner.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, May 5.-There was
great raising of the eyebrows among
Methodists of the old school as re-
suit of the sermon of Rev. DR.. Chris
ton f. Reisner, of the Grace Metho-
dist church, yesterday, VINO declared
that the church rule forbidding mem
bers to attend the theatre, circnses
or horse races. is a dead letter.
DR.. Reisner said that unconstitution-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05
THREE ARE FINED
FOR "BOoTLEGGING
Mrs. Ellen Gray, as Prosecuting Wit
ness, Secures Conviction Of
West keokuk Men.

In the superior court this morning
Steve Collins, John Raftery, and
Frank Nelson we're found guilty of un.
lawfully selling liquor in West Keo-
kuk and fined each $50 and costs.
Conrad Lafeber did not appear and
his case will be called Thursday at
four o'clock.
Mrs. Ellen Gray, who filed the In
formations, was the prosecuting wit
ness. She testified that she had pur-
chased liquor OF the men.
Henry Clay, colored, was given thir-
ty days in the superior court for
threatening to assault John Thomas,
also colored
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05
FIGHTING FATHER
Of WATER FRONT
\ Rev. Masrath Finds Il Necessary to
Wallop Some Crook on the
Jaw Nearly Every
Evening.
CLEANED UP DISTRICT.
Glorious First Night When He Con-
verted the Gang by Force and
Advertised His
Mission.
s[By Carlton Ten Eyck, written for
thn ITnifed preec

tDy Cdrituu len EycK, written Tor
the United Press.
NEW y ORK, May When craving
for diversion Of fistic character, 1t
behocves the visitor to this polyglot
city to drop down to West street,
where the docks OF the great steam
ship lines are strung, and get &C
qlainted with Rev. Phillip J. Magrath.
the Fighting Father OF the water
front. II In the Woodland he is al
ways in the mood to do battle for the
cause Of honesty. justice and de-
tency Father Magrath may permit
you to trot around his parish" with
him. II this rare treat befalls YOU
and you come through alive, you will
have seen something to tell the folks
ok home.
Hardly night passes that the
rubicund, genial and kindly eyed
priest does not find it necessary, or
Al least congenial. to supplement his
religious instructions with wallop
to the jaw of some seven-foot steve
dore or water front crook His wal
lop, by the way contains the solrifsc
lower of a ton of chloroform. The
recipient has the @feeling awaken.
4 Ing having been slapped by an
elephant Not that Father Megrath
Gees about locking for troublefar
be 1t from such. I'm peaceful man
OF the church, he will tell you sol
EMMY, and detest having any trol-
BILE. But once in while 1t is neces-
sary to point out the right path with
the fist instead of with some beautiful
language which won't be understood"
Father Magratli also insists that he is
humane in his method OF visiting the
wrath Of providence on his recalcit-
rant larishioners. Il hate to hurt
them.' he said. SO always try to
wind up any argument with one
punch. Usuallg / make my man I'm
derstand the blessedness Of the faith
and the advantages of decent living
with one right hook TO the jaw
Father Magrath is in charge of st.
Peters Union for seamen. Although
he is a Catholic, his union is non
sectarian. 1t is more like ;. club than
a mission. Downstairs the seamen
aid longshoremen rather around
checker boards and innocent card
tables, and UPSTAIRS they receive the
benefits of services conducted by their
pugnacious parson. And woe to any
unruly backslider who attempts that
former favorite pastime OF the water
frcnt--putting the meeting ION the
burn When Father Magrath first
went to West street there was no
tougher section of the city, and few
as hardened and wholely wicked in
the world. The rough necks'' who
came ashore to squander their earn
fngs of two transatlantic voyages OF
the fruits of months of service on
tramp steamers in night were bad
enough, but 1t was the swarm OF
crooks. and gamblers who gathered to
entice the unwary mariner into crook.
ed deals of all sorts that made the
district notorious for murder and as
saalt.
The advent CT Father Magrath, the
smiling, big jawed young priest
caused but little, excitement at first
No one attended his meetings nor was
his cloth respected as it should have
been Father Magrath looked around
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05
The Carnival Next Week.

Commencing next Monday, Miller's
greatest shows will be in the city for
a week Of carnival. The shows are
all clean and up-to-date with guar
antee behind them to please every
one. The carnival will last until the
Saturday following the opening date.
ADV.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05
LAMENTED DEATH OF
VETERAN RIVER PILOT
Capt. George G. Keith Died at St.
Louls-Poem to Him by Col.
Will S. Hays.

The death OF Captain George g.
Keith, one OF the old and respected
river pilots, caused steamboat flags
up and down the Mississippi river
within radius of two hundred miles
of St Louis to be at half mast Sun
day afternoon during the funeral of
the veteran pilot and master at st.
Louis.
The funeral was held at 8 o'clock
Sunday afternoon from the Waggoner
chapel, 1921 Olive street, and the
tody was taken to Lexington, Mo-,
for burial today.
Captain Hunter Ben Johnson, a life
long friend of the dead river veteran,
found Saturday the following poem in
the pocket of an old coat belonging
Ito Captain Keith, written by the late
Colonel VIII S. Hays, for thirty-five
years or moro river editor Of Louis
Vile, on the old Louisville Democrat
and later on the Courier-Journal, and
dedicated to Captain Keith. Will
Hays knew the river and river men as
no other newspaper man of Louisville
ever did and he was prime favoritc
of the Ohio and Mississippi river craft
who touched the shores OF the Ken
lucky metropolis Genial, warm
hearted, wise and witty and Of the
finest social qualities. everybody along
the rivers and interested in their
navigation knew Colonel Will s,
Hays and respected and loved him,
But the following is the touching poem
found In the pocket of Colonel Keith,
the dead pilot and dedicated to that
veteran pilot by the late veteran
river editor and popular song writer:
Mate, get ready down on deck;
I'm heading for the shore;
IN ring the bell, for | must land
This boat for evermore.
Say, pilot, can you see that Light
l where angels stand?
Well. hold her Flagstaff hard on that
| For there I'm going to land.
THAT looks like Death that's hailine
me;
So CHASTITY. grim and pale;
I'm toll the bellI must go in:
never passed hail.
stop her! Let her come In slow;
There! That will do-no more.
The lines are fast, and angels wait
! To welcome me ashore.
Say, pilot, am going with them
| UP yonder through that gate;
i'm not come back-you ring the bell
And back her out-don't wait.
For have made the trip Of life,
| And found my landing place:
IN take my soul and anchor that
! Fast to the Throne of Grace
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05
Relieved eczema instantly


Philadelphia, Pa. March %.
1918: Resinol has surely been
a friend In need to me. ] had
eczema on my face. 1t was in
the form OF a rash. ] used
many treatments, without any
results. ] tried Resinol Soap
and Resinoi Ointment and it
gave me ins tsnt relief, and very
thankful ] was, for my whole
head felt like it was afire. !
told the doctor about Resinol
and he highly recommended it
and told me to continue its use.
am now completely cured of
that dreadful disease after
using only about four jars of
Resinol Ointment and washing
with Resinol Soap" tSigned)
Miss Carolene B. Langhlin, ia
Pleasant St., Mt. Airey.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05
Supreme Court Decision.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, May 5.-The in
ternal revenue bureaus method of
assessing taxes on trust benefits from
estates was in effect upheld by the
supreme court today in St. Louis
case. The Union Trust company Of
that city. disputed the rating made by
the collector of internal revenue on
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05

committees in selling the potatoes
sent for the relief of the food suffer
ers. The wholesalers said they were
informed the money from the sale Of
the potatoes was applied to flood re-
lief work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05

Impure blood runs you down-makes
you an easy victim for organic dis
eases. Burdock Blood Bitters purifies
the blood-cures the cause--b builds
you rp.--Adyertisement
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05

benefit to be paid to c, A. Madill,
from the estate of G. A. Madill The
federal court at st. Louis sustained
the collector and the Union Trust
company appealed to the supreme
5court of the United States, which to-
day dismissed the case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05
The Congress Clock.
AAAAAA> = . =
Senate.

Met at noon.
ALASKA government railroad hear
ings continued by territories commit
tee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05

DR.. BRUCE L. GlLFILLAN
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office 621h Main street. over
Winger Bros. store. Bell phone 100
Black. s.
Residence BIT North Fourth street.
Bell phone 12s0-Red.
Hours: 1912 a. m. "a p. m. ia
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
PHYSICIAN.

PHYSICIAN.
DR.. w. p. SHERLOCK,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
ONCE 1s North Fifth street, in the
Howell building.
Office hours-1o to IL a. M; 2 to 8
p. m; evenings, to 8; Sundays, II
to p. m. United States civil service
examiner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-05
House

Met at II o'clock.
Reading of the tariff bill for amend.
ment continued.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-17
VISITING HER F|ANCE,
found He WAS TO WE'D
ANOTHER; ASKS $4,000
Defendant in Breach of Prom.
Use Suit Denies Every Ale
cation of Plaintiff.

nussie Frdsch has sued Abraham Q.
1vin for breach Of promise. The case
. due to come on next month. when the
.ourts begin their winter season Of
rails. She demands $4,000 damages.
Another woman has taken her place In
he heart Of Mr.. Levin. she says. and
lis is how she discovered his alleged
Hpiicity:
Mr. Levin's off,ce TO pay my usual VISIT"
aid the young woman to-day. 'lIs
ueeted me kindly and. as we were en-
kpsed to marry. OF course We exchanged
BE usual anec;lonato caresses. I no.
hccd no change In his demeanor toward
ne
Il sat In his chair and my eyes began
p rove over his desk. saw some
Hvely linen stationery on the blotting
ptad and wondered to whom no was
vrting. ! lifted up one Of the sheets
letter pager and what do you think
= saw? A love letter TO snother7 Oh.
Nil
lThat fine stationery was being used
y send out announcements that he
rs engaged to another woman and
vas going to marry her. didn't stop
. learn her name. was seized with
anger and accused him OF being false.
Utterly unabashed by his exposure. he
" TO me calmly,
III We'll. what are you going TO do
&but IT.
I''Never mind I said. you'll be sorry.
Wen ! left the office and haven't seen
idm since that day.
II wouldn't have been 40 bad for me-"
young woman continued. III he
ent used my money In his business.
ben met him Mr. Levin was . manu-
ycturing furrier. doing q nice business.
Worked with him In the shop.
IOne day. he said TO me. Gus. you are
good little worker. A. soon as
dyssolved my par, mere hip III take you In
partner and give you two Dor cent.
the net profits ! thought II was n
ne chance so ! accepted md agreed 10
4 main with him. A couple OF months
User he came to me and said. Gus
what's the use OF uH dividing tho profits
I'll get married. save all the profits
tegether. and build up the businesa
~ girls want to get married some time
d other. and as Abe was . pretty good
p&inE fellow I agreed TO marry him
I'D help out In the business
When Mr.. Levin was asked for nj,
VERSION of the affair he said that h,
"Aeither owed Miss Frisch a cent MOI
aiwsdding ring" He lives At No g,i
EAst One Hundred and Sixty.thirt
n rect
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-17

English Twiiled Tape. 8 and Z yard pieces.
all widths; > pieces for. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-17
SIR WASHER, BEWARE
OF MIlADYS CANE
Sharp-Polnted "Swagger" Stick
Reaches Boston With Many
Returning From Europe.

BOSTON. Sept n.-Dozens OF young
women returning from Europe on the
several ships which locked In boston
to-day attracted attention by the
'swasger" sticks they carried. 1nauir-
les brought out the Information that
the sticks. which were armed with a
short. sharp steel point. had q hatpin
beaten In the matter of discouraxins
mAshsss.
IT 10 almost impossible for an I'M
escorted girl TO walk block In any
italian city and no. be insulted." said
M!ss Grace Hanley. q pretty Chicago
school teacher. ''Roman and Neapoii-
tan tops are beginning TO md out that
any girl with . cane would better he
left aIone.'
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-17

Sale of Silks -
for Dressmakers
Main Floor.
Brocaded Crepe do Chine - Latest dress
eOods, strictly all wool and silk. in -
range of new coloringa at. yard. ..... $4sl y
S].inch Silk Shot Suitings-Vs-y dainty
and pretty mirfures in silk and woo!. ~ ~
full yard and holt ride. ....... %xsOO
sl-lnch Corded Coatings-Ter. Gotta, navy.
sesl. Kelly green, Copenhagen and
black; the best shades for Norfolk coats, % M
yard 1t. .............. r.~
New Clan Plaids-Sik plaids are No
scaresa elk 10 BE- obtained. W. kess jSst
yeceired importation, oil in o.
the dark color combinations 30 e. M
much in rogus. yo,d. at. wv
36-inch Silk Ratines-Both the plain and
brocaded effects. colors to match; beautiful
range Of colorings to select from; 4 Z M
~ ysIu' y = wv
]0-inch Satin Charmeuse-Ths ssry las.
sa coiorings w offer in this quality. a e
beautiful cloth. rich Jinish and soft a. 90
for drart"g purposes. at, gard. 90
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-17
TRAILING PtOTTER WHO
SENT BOMB TO OTIS
Post-Oflice Authorities Investigate
New Attempt on Life Of Los
Angeles Publisher.

WASHINGTON. Sep. H.. rae1d IN.
vestigation Of the latest attempt tDon
tho life 81 Gen. Harrison Gray Otis 1T
Los Angeles, In being made by the Post
once inspectors. No ofiicial report yet
has been received at the Post once De-
partmcnt on tho sendlng OF bomb TO
Ous through the malls. but ono 10 ex.
pcc,cd from the Los Apseles of'ice late
to-day. Chief inspector johnson 10 CIV
ing this his personal attention.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-17
Sale of LinOleurns
at Soc on the Dollar

- sss
4 3-csrload pur.
chase from The fore
most linoleum manu-
iacturers of the coun-
try.
LES different de-
signs. 9 yards wide.
Every yard made Of
pure cork and linseed
oil. reinforced by
heavy. strong bur
lap. imported from
Dundee, Scotland.
Lot No. 5000
Yssds Heavy
Cork Linoleums,
uauAliv r<tAiled At
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-17

Difectoire Betting Cotton black
and white: NJ. - . inches wide; l0-yard
piece; regular price SOC; piece ......... Sc
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-17
Sale of Black Silks
for DresSmakers

Main Fl,or.
Rich Black 40-inch Satin Char. ar 40
meuse-a regular 500 quality. at. y 40
Black 4O-inch Crepe Meteor--Pebbis-
back. rich crepe quality. Ji'~ - 40
rcare, at yard .,.......... $AsOS
Black 3S-inch Pallet de Sole Very
desirable dress silk for good. scricesble co.
Black Royal Satin Duchesse
--Er''a h'H'a soft and p''"a'." 81 "a
y0yd. ,............ ! w