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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-16
HOSIERY.

For evening wear the hosiery most
proper is black silk with a second choice
in dark purple and blue with black
clocks. Black and white may be worn
with less formal evening attire; dark
silk for formal day occasions; silk, Isle
or cotton in tones TO harmonic with
the suiting for every day. For country
tramping, gold, and motoring with kick
ers, heavy wooden stockings or leather
ieggings are in order. Many fastidious
dressers, by the way, like the effect of
hose, tie and even handkerchief border,
il any, in the same tones, to match or
contrast with the shades Of the suit.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-16
q Chart Of Fashion for the Man ofehe Household

in black satin or figured silk. The
throw-over or ascot in solid black. gray,
white or pastel shades is worn with the
frock or getaway coat and striped
trnnsefs OF the daY wedding. calling or
reception costume For dressy morning
and less formal afternoon use the throw
over ascot sailors knot or bow knot.
For business wear ami general day wear
the sailor knot is favored One OF the
newest evening ties Is in tucked effect
to match the tucked shirt and waistcoat
that have lately come into fashion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-16
DARWIN AND HUXLEY
BLAMED FOR TANGO

> Louis, No, Dec. l5---Teachings
OF Darwin, Huxley, Spencer anil
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-16

Tickets on sale December 18th to 18th,
inclusive, also December 3lSt, 1913, and
January Ist, 1914, with final return limit
January 9th, 1914.
+. L. HARRIS, General Agent, Pass. Dept
St. Louis.
]. H. JONES'
Ticket Agent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
FOOL KILLER
HAS NEW GAME
Attempts to Leap the Gap Of
Jack Knife Bridge in an
Automobile.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, Sept. 12.-Hurled from
the tonneau of touring car in q
sensational leap the gap tragedy at
the North Halsted street bridge Roc
co Nigro, forty-five, salesman, was
plunged to his death in the Chicago
ricer. Graphing hooks recovered the
body at day break today after an all
night search
Nigro was homeward bound in a
friends auto, driven by Charles
Baker. Baker saw that the south
leaf OF the iacS-knife bridge was ris-
ing but calculated that by cutting
around other vehicles with a sudden
burst OF speed, he could pass over
before the bridge was cut in two. His
car shot forward and up the rising
leaf of the bridge. Seeing that he was
too late, Baker put on more power
and attempted to force his car to leap
the gap to the north section of the
bridge. The auto was not equal to
the occasion. it halted suddenly with
the front wheels overhanging the river
and Nigro was thrown out. Baker
escaped unhurt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
FIRE PREVENTION
DAY IN ILLINOIS
Governor Dunno Names October In
Proclamation to the
People.

SPRINGFIELD, H., Sept. BE
cause of the great loss that has oo-
Cured through fire, Governor Dunno
has caused to be issued through his
secretary a proclamation naming Oc-
tober as state fire prevention day"
He said that In Illinois in 1912 the
average loss by fire was S1,o00,0O0 per
month. Governor Dunno made the fol-
lowing recommendations: Let all
heating apparatus and chimneys be
gone over and placed in proper con.
dition for winter use.
LET all public and private instftu-
tions. hotels, asylums, factories and
theatres be carefully looked over on
that day and when necessary any
changes made that will further pro.
tect the safety of their occupants.
LET local authorities give attention
to the matter OF better building regu.
letions, fire prevention and protection
as well as added apparatus for fire
fighting.
LASTLY. let FIRE drills be held on
that dav in institutions, factories and
in public, private and parochia1
schools, and I earnestly recommend
that teachers instruct their pupils
through short talks and proper pro
grams on the dangers OF fire and the
simpler means of fire prevention"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
TWO EXPLORERS
w RE KILLED
Natives Have Possession Of
Guns and Equipment of
Chicago Adventures.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
LIMA, Sept. 12-That Wilbur F.
Cromer and William l.. Page, the
Chicago explorers who led an exped,-
ton into the Tayabamba region on
the Amazon last February, are dead,
was the belief of Peruvian govern
ment officials when they received
word from the relief expedition led by
Captain ]. C. Besley of London, that
they had found a group of natives in
possession OF guns and equipment
similar to that carried by the Chi
cagoans.
The men set out to explore the head
waters Of the Amazon, and early in
July alarm was felt for their safety
No word was received from them ami
persistent rumors were circulated that
they had been killed by natives On
July "a the sub-prefect OF Tayabamba
seat word to Lima that natives had
been found with guns from the expe-
dition. This In way confirms the
government thought that the men were
dead, but the natives explained that
Cromer gave them guns in return for
service
They not only had guns and pistols
but baggage, tents, etc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
JAPAN DEMANDS
CHINA APOLOGIZE
And if She Refuses, Promises
to Perhaps Make it Rather
Interesting,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
PEKIN, Sept. 12.-T'he foreign Of
fee of the Chinese was today con-
sidering the emphatic demands of
Japan for redress of the alleged In
suits to Japanese soldiers and the
killing of several Japanese at Nank-
ing. The demand made by japan sets
forth that Japanese merchants We're
killed at Nanlting and Japanese mill
tary representatives strung up by their
thumbs. For this the japanese gov
ernment requires that China apollo
gize, agree to punish individual per-
petrators of the outrage and indemnity
the families of the slain men. If the
demand is not complied with, said the
Japanese note, Japan will take any
steps she may see fit to avenge her
self
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
Daughter Of the President Makes Her
Debute In Amateur Theatricals
as the Leading
Character.
IN LONG FLOWING ROBE
Play Was Written as Protest to the
Tariff Bill Which Permits
Imports Of Plum
age.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
WINDSOR, VT, Sept. 12.-President
Wilson came here today for a week
end vacation but his main desire was
to reach Meriden, N H, ten miles
northeast of this town in time to see
the debut of his youngest daughter,
Eleanor as an actress. Miss Wilson
has the leading part in Percy Mac
kaye's Fair Masque Sanctuary per
formed for the first time this even
ing. 1t is bird play and was writ
ten as protest against the provision
of the new tariff bill which will per-
NIT the importation of bird plumaSe.
Miss Eleanor has the part Of Ornis,
the spirit Of all birds. The play Is to be
staged in an amphitheatre that
forms the bird sanctuary" on the
estate of Ernest Harold Baynes, the
/ naturalist. The cast Is composed
mainly of writer's and artists including
! Ma0field Parrish, Kenyon Cox. Mrs
! Augustus ST. Gaudens, Witter Binner
and Percy Mackaye the author.
Sanctuary" a fantasy, Is supposed
to be set in the haven Of birds where
/ all are safe from harm. Ornts miss
Wilson) flutters down after being shot
by Stark (Binner) the plume hunter
Stark pursues but is convinced OF his
cruelty and enters a compact pro
claimed before all the birds. There
i are about 100 in the cast. Miss Eleanol
Wilson wears long flowing robe o
4 white over which is draped a gauz.
silk veil of rainbow hue, the COSTUME
being designed to represent the plum
age of all birds The masque will b.
opened by the presidents eldest daugh
ter Miss Margaret, who sings solo
THE Hermit Thrush
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
STILL DENYING
>iAULHALL STORY
Former Congressman Watson Of In
diana Denies Nearly Everything
the Colonel
Charged.
Has No Recollection Of Any Influence
Ever Having Been Sought
by the N.
A. M.

UNITED Press Leased r,.fe Service |
WASHINGTON, Sept. IA blan-
ket denial to the Mulhall charges was
entered before the house lobby in
vestigation today by former Repre-
sentative Jas e. Watson of Indiana.
"The N A. M never at any time ap-
preached me in favor of any legisla-
tion," he declared. II have no recol-
lection Of any influence ever having
been sought this way. Nor was | at
any time lobbyist or representative
Of that organization trying to IN
auence legislation"
Watson denied that he had taken
any interest in the pending tariff
| bill and said that the N. A. M. had
been one of 80 organizations which
employed him to work on the tariff
commission in 1909. In telling OF his
relations with the N A. M. the form
er representative said he had known
President Van Cleave and the latter's
secretary, Fred G. Schwentman, IN
i timately before he was employed py
the tariff commission association. wat
son denied that he put men on com
mittees OF the house for the N. A. M.
as charged by Mulhall. "Ycu don't
need to tell the sun to shine and you
don't need to tell canary bird TO
Esing and YOU don't need to tell Uncie
Joe Cannon Tho to put on a commit
tee. he. observed Some times the
speaker would ask me what though
about this man or that without saying
whv he wanted to know" Deta1lins
tMulhalrs connection with his l9o'
! campaign the witness said the N. A
I'M lobbyist came to him with letter
: from the then Representative sher
, man asking either to help him Wltf
: organized labor fighting the Indian;
congressman or to organize un-organ
,iized labor for him. Watson said NJ
told Mulhall to go ahead.
"Mulhall says he collected abou
s22. GOO for me In that campalsh an
turned it over to my committee, ~
continued. "If the committee Wfi
] suhnoena officers of my campaigl
: committee they will learn that MuI
Y hall never turned cent into tha
$ committee and never collected CEN
g The manufacturers he listed In tn
r original story as having promised t
a contribute to my campaign fund hav
denied that they either promised 7
give anything or did in fact give any
thing. Watson said he conscientious
t ly believed with the n. A. NJ tina
J. certain measures. desired by labo
: were unwise and that he had stoo
e with the N. A. NJ, representatives
opposing such legislation.
81 want to say emphatically as ea1
nestly as I know how he declared
81 never knew a corrupt man in tn
house: never knew of member c
congress being corrupted or Of an
attempt being made to corrupt
member of congress. I never believe
CONTINUED on page 81
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
Illinois Coal output Increases.

CHICAGO. ILL.,, Sept, 12,-Production
of ccal in Illinois in 1912 reached the
great total Of 5s,Ss5,226 short tons
with a value of s7o,294,33s. These
are the record breaking figures for the
state announced today by E. N. Park.
er, coal statistician of the United
States geological survey, who figures
that the total area producing coal in
Illinois, which is not generally known
as a coal state" is approximately
$4,000 square miles, including half OF
the 1O2 counties of the state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
WOMEN ACTIVE
IN The ELECTION.
Rock Island Voted to Issue 100000 in
Bonds for Local Improve
ments and Ex-
pansion.
BUYS BASEBALL PARK
City VIII Own the Diamond and Try
for Berth In Three Eye
or Western
League.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1 4
ROCK ISLAND, H., Sept. 12,-Rock
Island took first rank today among
cities Of the United States that have
by community action provided play
room for their citizens. This city
went them one better and bought q
ball park in order that Rock Island
may again have league ball. Baseball
will henceforth be municipal project
here for though the team Will not
be owned by the city, 1t will play on
grounds provided by the city and will
have been made possible by conserted
action of the voters.
Significance is attached here to the
fact that this was the first election at
which the women voted. They are
believed to have been practically
unanimous In favor of the broad city
project
The proposition voted on yesterday
to Issue 100000 in bonds for local
improvements was found to have car
ried when complete returns were in
today. A large section of South Rock
Island, Ills. was voted into the corpor-
ate limits This includes about 500
! people and one school district
Special interest was attached to the
/! project to issue $4,000 in bonds to
purchase the base ball park for use
as a public play grounds and for 9
municipality owned half park s 4
] Rock Island will now be strong
! contender with Rockford for the
Springfield berth in the Three Eye
league. Should the city fail, to land
this. bid will be made for a place
in the Western league.
The larger Rock Island project
brings into the city section that is
rapidly building up. 1t is considerea
excellent residence property. Bonds
1 will also be issued for new fire sta
4 tion. an elevated tank, for the install
4 lation of police alarm system, for ths
i extension of water mains into newl.
& annexed territory and for the reps
OF bridges across Rock river.
i About 500 women voted at the spe
cial election. The result is stronS
endorsement of the commission form
4 OF government and the present com
missioners. The vote was not heavy
( hut it was representative one, ant
i general satisfaction was expressed a
i the outcome. The Greater Rock Is
4 land movement is now well unde
way Base ball fans We're especial!
u jubilant today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
DAPPER JAMES
rs NOW IN JAIL
pride of a Few Weeks is Mourning
over His Arrest for Steal
ing $1,000.

rIJnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK. Sept. 12.-James g,
Mccollom. dapper young man OF 81
is In jail today while his bride OF a
few weeks is mourning in the hand
somely furnished home Of the young
couple in the Bronx. McCollom, en-
ployed as a bookkeeper at sls a week
hv the American Pressing iron COM
pany, is charged with stealing about
So 900 from his employers. He was
hired about year ago and since
then has been raising pay checks ana
keeping the surplus. When arrested
.ba was entertaining party of friends
and frequently gave entertainments
on board his $500 motor boat.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
He SPECULATEO
WITH OTHERS CASH
Real Estate Dealer Who Was Once
Wealthy is In jail, Afraid That
Victims Would
XII Him.
WIDOWS ARE sW1NDLED
One Man is Out $4,000 and Would be
Glad to Secure Work
az a Jani.
tor.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
JOLIET, ILL.,, Sept. 12.-Jas. G..
O'Conner, real estate dealer, loan
broker and formerly one OF the wealth
lest citizens of Joliet, neryously PAGES
cell in the county jail today, refus-
ing to accept bail because he feared
the threats of angry citizens who
charged him with swindling them out
of sums aggregating nearly 100000,
said to represent O'Connor's losses in
stock speculations, in which he is al
legged to have used his real estate
clients money.
Many of his alleged victims are
penniless Bernard Burns, seventy, a
prosperous business man, today be-
sieged offices for employment declar-
Ing he was willing to accept employ
ment as janitor. He charged that
EOtConnor swindled him out of $4,000
Women, however, form the greatest
number of the real estate dealers al
legged victim. These women, among
them several widows. charged that By
forgeries he defrauded them Of large
sums.
i The case of Charles Metz is said to b.
typical of others. He charged he gave
/ lO'Connor $1,75O as payment on thu
home the Metz family now occupy bu
that the money was never paid to th'
owner. When ten clients approaches
o'Connor's once with threats to kil
him, he fed to the county Jail.
Attorney J. w. Dacy, who represent
ed O'Connor at the preliminary heal
ing at which he was bound over to tn
grand jury. said that the real estat
man fears he will be killed and vii
remain in jail until the cases agains
him are disposed of.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
THIRTY SKULLS FOUND
BENEATH AN OLD HOUSE

workmen excavating to replace retain
ing walls about the residence of w. y.
Jones. The house was erected sixty
years ago.
That the skulls have lain for long
time there is no doubt for they
crum'ble at the slightest touch Some
believe that massacre may have oc-
Cured here and that the heads were
IIiled up by the Indians. Others be.
lieve the skulls to be those of abor-
igines. Some of the skulls will be re-
moved to Lincoln for study at the
university.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
Mexicans Killed One.

limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept. 12.-
Word is today anxiously awaited from
two troops of cavalry pursuing band
of Mexican ammunition smugglers who
Yesterday killed Deputy Sheriff Candel-
ero Ortiz after taking him and Deputy
Buck prisoners in a battle with posse
in which one smuggler was killed
Buck was found by rescuing party
tied to tree. Ortiz,s body was dis
covered soon afaarwaard. Feeling
against the Mexicans is intense ant
further trouble is feared.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
DISMISS THE ENGINEER
BLAMED FIR THE WRECk

shoulders of Engineer William An
drews of the west bound train, officials
Of the road today summarily dismiss
ed Andrews from the service
The officials in their report, which
has been forwarded to the Iowa rail-
road commission, declare that An
drews used the main line instead OF
taking a side track as he had been
ordered The dismissal OF Andrews
came as a surprise to old employees OF
the road as the engineer had been
in the service for seventeen years ana
had never been known TO make mis-
take.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
GOES TO JAIL FOR
LOOPING L0UP
Russian Aviator Gets Thirty y
Solitary Confinement for :
Taking Unnecessary
Risk.
D TWO OF THEM KILLED NEVER GAVE A PENNY
One Fell to Death When Aeroplane
Turned Turtle and Other
Fell When a Wing
Broke.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 12.-Avia-
tor Avinas was instantly killed this af-
ternoon while flying at Krasno Jeselo,
near st. Petersburg. His plane turned
turtle.
Lieutenant Nesteroff, the Russian
aviator who emulated the French
man Pegoud by looping the loop with
a monoplane was courtmartialed to
day and sent to prison for thirty days
solitary confinement for taking an un-
necessary risk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
Case Postponed Again In Order to
Give the Lawyers Chance
to Catch Their
Breath.
! PLOT TO ESCAPE
Town Is Filled With sympsthizars
Who Might Make an Effort to
Help Him Got
Away.
UNITED Press Leased wtre serrsos.l

UNITED Press LEASED Wire ser~Aca.l
COLEBROOK, N. H-, Sept. H.
Former Governor Stone OF PennSyL
vania, OF counsell for Harry X. Thaw,
arrived here today and Immediately
went into conference with the other
Ihaw lawyers and with william Thar
ers Jerome, representing New York
state, and T. R. II McInnis of Ottawa
who is watching the proceedings for
the Canadian government. In the
meantime the Justice court hearing
set for 10 a. M was held up. Both
the Thaw lawyers and Jerome ara ap-
prehensive that Justice OF the Pears
Carr may discharge Thaw ON the
fugitive from Justice complaint and
turn him loose here. This might pre-
cipitate at attempt at rescue by the
lumber Jacks or a wild auto dash by
Thaw, resulting in physical contest
for him. Thaw's counsel proposed to
Jerome that New York state allow
Thaw fair hearing at Concord and
agree to give them Eve days In which
to take up habeas corpus proceedings
in the event the governors decision
goes against them. Should Jerome
agree to this the Justice charges prob
ably will be dropped by mutual con-
sent and Thaw placed in Jail at Con-
cord or Lancaster until his case
/ reaches the governor. McInnis said an
!. effort might be made TO make the
1Thaw case an international incident
on the ground that an Americans
rights have been violated in Canada
contrary to the terms of the Ash
burton treaty. He said that steps are
now being taken to get the case into
some shape in which 1t may be laid
before the state sdepartment at Wash
ington.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
Cholera Endemic.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
BUDA PEST, Sept. 12.-The Hun
garian capital is threatened with a
cholera epidemic Many cases were
diagnosed as cholera today and 167
suspected cases were isolated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
Edison is Sick.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.1
WEST ORANGE, N. j., Sept. 12.--
Although somewhat improved today
Thos. A. Edison is still confined to his
home with a severe cold. For the
first time in eight years the inventor
is unable to attend to his duties in
his laboratory.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
Representative Barnhart in Fifty
sixth Year.

WASHINGTON, Sept t2 Repre-
sentative Henry A. Barnhart. of the
thirteenth Indiana district, today re-
ceived congratulations from his col
leagues in the house on passing into
his fifty-sixth year. Representative
Barnhart was born September II, 1858.
He was fifty-fve yesterday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
Used Main Track Instead of
Siding as Ordered and Made
First Mistake.

limited Press Leased Wire Seryice.l
III PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 12.--Throw-
hg the entire blame for the headon
collision Of two Great Western trains
~ sasssrein, Iowa, yesterday upon the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
CORRUPT Elections.

MELBOURN, Sept 12.-The recent
Australia elections, according to news
paper comment were the most cor
rupt in the country's history and the
Australian ballot was used at that.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
Goo Goo Eyes.

CHICAGO, Sept 70 Policewoman
Alice Clements made her first pinch,
arresting man she said made goo
goo ewes at her The prisoner de
clared he just looked at her.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
Instantly Killed.

BORK, Sept. 12.-Hans Lorenz, an
aviator, was instantly killed here this
afternoon. A wing of his monoplane
broke while at considerable altitude
and Lorenz crashed to earth with the
machine