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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
Last Concrete Placed in the Colossal
Structure Crossing the Mississippi
River Here.
SIMPLE But IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY
Flying Bunting, Waving Flags, Shrieking Whist
les and Rousing Cheers Mark an Historic
Event

untouched for several thousand years.
As Mrs Dexter P. Cooper covered
the box with concrete and gave the
last troweling touch TO the last spill
way. the half dozen locomotives which
had brought out the train loads OF
people shrieked loudly, many flags
waved and c. P. Dadans. one OF the
original Hamilton water-power work
ers. cried ont: Three cheers for
Hugh L. Cooper
No: no; for Dexter Cooper: three
cheers for Dexter Cooper" shouted
the chief engineer. The matter was
compromised by cheers for both the
Coopers-
]
History In the Making.
The ceremonies were opened By
Horace T Anthony. second In corn
mand TO Dexter P. Cooper Of the Hi
nois division. who has rad much to
do with the construction Of this
greatest OF power dams, when he
mounted q timber On the dam and
read to the party assembled the doc.
ument placed IN the metal box as fol
lows:
THE placing Of this document IN
the masonry signals the completion
Of the dam across the Mississippi
rtver between the cities OF KeoEuk.
Iowa, and Hamilton, Illinois.
This structure made Of concrete
vas begun in 1911. and completed on
this 31st day OF Mag. 1913
The purpose OF this works is 20
stay back the waters n this river
and to apply this impounded force 10
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01

revelation TO you.
Avoid Disappointment in
Getting Delivery
Ninety per cent Of leading dealers
orders are for spring delivery hence.
within few days. it will be impossible to
secure delivery date for any one Of the
three leading cars. You know the names
of these threccars refamiliar with
the automobile ma. and you know
that one of them is the HUDSON.
Hence, we cannot impress too strongly
upon prospective purchasers the neces-
sity Of securing fixed delivery date for
their cars.
The "a" HUDSON. fully equipped.
with speedometer. clock. top, curtains.
demountable rims and hve-passenger
Phacton body is $3.50.
At Sl875 you can obtain the
HUDSON 81"
1t too. was designed by the same
engineers that built the "a" Experts
point to it as being The "Four-cylinder
masterpiece"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
ttonora Enough fer Al.

Dexter P. Cooper, superintendent Of
the Illinois division, who has had d.
rect charge Of the building Of the
great dam, stood beside his wife rs
she placed in the last batch Of con-
crste brass bor containing historf-
raj data which is expected 10 remain
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01

In the midst Of tricofor bunting,
waving flags, ghrieking Whistles.
cheering men and smiling women, the
great dam across the Mississippi here
was completed yesterday with
the depositEng in the forms
Of the last concrete II spill
way No. I01, four-afths Of the
way OYER from the Illinois bluff 70
the Junction Of the dam With the
power house in the Iowa side Of the
river.
Every employe working On the Hi
nois division Of the ater-power con-
struction work, which includes the
dam, was present at the simple but
very impressive ceremonies, and
Chief Engineer Hugh L. Cooper had
as guests some OF the men who were
for years active n the work which
finally resulted in harnesstng the MIS-
sigsippi here. prominent citizens Ct
Keokuk and Hamilton. Other diyis-
ions OF the construction work we're
represented In the party on top the
dam, and there was q fair represen-
tation OF wives and daughters OF the
men present. Major Montgomery
Mefgs represented the United States
government.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
All Workmen interested.

II required several trains to carry
out to the last spilI*ay all the men
employed on the Illinois division.
They represented almost every Euro
pean nation. besides the Americans.
In the metal box was placed a mum
Der of coins, and some of the men
slipped into it coins Of their native
land. although the most OF them hand
ed in American coins for the box. All
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
The GREAT KEOKUK DAM IS COMPLETED

the generation Of electricity which Is
TO be utilized By man In his arts
throughout this Yaller.
This dam with its sbutments IS
z.s2T feet long. So feet high. II feet /
vide at its base, and contains lasg700 |
yarcs OF concrete"
Under the Red. White ard Blue.
4 gangxay has been built from the
top Of the dam down TO the top OF
the spillvsy, much like a ships lad
der, and a platform float was resting
against the upper side OF the dam at
the last span. No. l0f. Mrs. Dexter
P Cooper. accompanied BIZ her his
band. ran lightly down the steps
earring in her hand the polished
brass box which has been in the
Cooper family for over century, In
America and England.
Dexter P. Cooper stood beside his
wife as she stopped and imbeddea
the box in the top OF the spillway In
the last batch Of concrete which had
been snot down the chute Just before.
Everyhody else vas on top the dam
looking down at the historic event
from that point of vantage
The big travelling derrick handling
the concrete for the dam vas deco
rated all over with bunting. flags we're
on all the engines and cars, and the
train signals we're given with Ameri-
can flags Instead Of the ordinary red
and green signals generally used.
Every man on the job who could find
one carried an American flag proudly.
and the many aliens there waved
theirs little more than anybody
else. This great work IN the Missis-
sippi Is So much government work.
that # was felt that the war depart
ment was quite as much q participant
in the event as the Mississippi River
Power company Major Meigs arriE-
ed early accompanied by his daughter
Miss Frances Meigs and his face
showed that he vas happy man.
Another interested spectator was
George ". Cooper. father OF the build
er OF the Mississippi river dam.
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Know the Dealer

after we have sold you the car than
before you have bought. Yet, we realize
that this is contrary to the attitude OF
the average automobile concern.
This service that we give you is but
keeping faith With the Hudson Motor
Car Company. There is clause in our
contract with the factory, which insures
every purchaser Of the highest standard
Of motor car service to be had. and this
we cheerfuIly and rigidly adhere to in
our deals with owners.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01

Purchase your car Of prosperous
automobile dealer. which insures that
you get good service, and good service
with a poor car is a better buy than poor
service with the best automobile made.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
Service a Most
Important Item

If you would know the value Of
dealers service in the operation Of an
automobile, you have but to consult
men who have owned several different
makes of cars and. if you will talk with
any HUDSON owner. you will appre-
ciate the value Of the type Of service We
furnish to the owner Of an automobile.
All business is done solely on conf
dence.
Confidence Of one man in another. If
you cannot have confidence in dealer
who sells the car you have selected, then
yours is an unsafe purchase.
There is scarcely any limit to which
we will not go to insure HUDSON
owners the fullest satisfaction from
their cars. We are more interested
in you and your motoring interests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
THE PROFILE MILLS
AGAIN WIN A POINT
Cotton Mill May Use Water
Company's Property
Ten Days

Admission, December 6.-(Specjal.) THE
Profile Cotton Mills of Jacksonville again
won a point in the injunction suit tried
before Judge Thomas w. Coleman in the
city court here, when the court this aft
ernoon granted a temporary stay of pro-
ceedings in the dissolution of the tenn
porary restraining order recently grant
ed the mills. The stay lasts for 10 days,
during which the mills may continue to
use the water companys property, al
though they are placed under $500 bond
In the argument Monday 1t was al
legged by the attorneys for the mill that
the plant could not be run without the
water derived from dams on the water
company's property, and that If the in
junction did not stand they would have
to close down the mill, throwing a large
number of employees out of work and
badly injuring business in the county.
They asked that the injunction be al
lowed to stand, pending a decision by
the supreme court. to which the case
has been appealed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

her doctors bills, she appealed to the su-
preme court, and the justices were evi-
IDENTIFY of the opinion the verdict was rldie-
ulously small. wherefore the case was
sent back for trial on the question of
damages.
The Postal Telegraph company must
make good a loss of 500 to Craig & Co.
on a cotton deal. Craig Co. sent a
buying order to New York, but the tele-
gram was 10 minutes getting there. and
the price was s4Oo different from what 1t
would have been had the order been sent
at once as Craig & Co. directed the Pos
tails messenger boy. The telegraph conn
pany held that the messenger boy was
the agent of the sender of the telegram
as stipulated on the back of their blanks,
but the supreme court was of different
opinion, and the Postal must pay.
The Central Trust company of New
York loses "a big suit agains tthe Me-
ridian Light and Railway company the
case growing out of foreclosure on sec
ond mortgage bonds They were found to
have slept on their rights and were
barred by statute of limitation on the
bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
NEGROES LYNCHED
IN LOUISIANA

Shreveport, La, December 16.-Two me-
groes Ernest and Frank Williams, were
lynched by a mob at Blanchard, La, to-
day after they had confessed to killing
Calvin Ballard, white man. Ballard's S
body was found hacked to pieces in his
store Saturday morning.
Ballard gained his release from the
Louisiana prison some months ago after
he had killed three negro prisoners who
were trying to escape. He was serving
a 10 years sentence for killing his brother
and was a trusty at the prison. Several
negroes attempted to escape. Ballard OBJ
tained a shotgun and fired into them.
Three dropped dead and a number of
others were wouned. 1t is believed the
Williams brothers We're friens of the ne
groes Ballard Stayed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
Morgan, However, Had Con-
fidence in Line il Careful
Managing Were Given
ELLIOT FEELS SAME
WAY ABOUT HIS LINE
Took Presidency at Same Salary He
Was Getting Because He Be-
lieved Road Had Such a
Great Future
BY HOLLAND

New York, December 16.-(Special.1 !
Many persons compare the situation in
which the New Haven Railroad company
now finds itself with the story of the
trials and difficulties of the Reading Rail-
road company. In fact, 1t is sometimes
said that the embarra ssments of the New
Haven are directly traceable to the at
tempt made by Archibald Mcleod in the
early eos to carry the Reading system
across the Hudson into New England,
having his eyes upon the terminal at Bos-
ton and the control by the Reading of
two or three highly prosperous railway
systems whose chief terminals were at
Boston.
President Mcleod is said to have failed
not because his purpose was chimerical,
but because he had not thoroughly pre-
pared himself for the financing of mis-
propositions He stumbled and fell when
he found his credit exhausted
After that for some years the Reading
company was in desperate straits appar-
emily. Yet there were men of large capt.
tai j. P. Morgan among them, who were
convinced that the Reading was In Itself
q very fine property and that with careful
nursing and wise management it would be
brought to position which would COM
pare favorably with that of any railroad
company of the United States.
II has been reported by those who are
intimate with Mr. Morgan that he never
displayed greater pleasure than he did
at the time when he was able one day
to point to the market quotations of Read
Ing stock. For he said with glee that
every one of the stockholders of the Read
Ing who We're loyal to the company and
had kept possession of his stock even
when it was at the lowest quotation would
ind on glancing at the stock market quo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
WILSON PARDONS
DIR. w. J. MORTON

Washington. December 16.-Dr. William
j. Morton. who served one term in the
Georgia penitentiary with Julian Haw-
thorne for completely In mining stock
selling frauds. has been pardoned by
President Wilson to restore his civil
rights as of December TO-
The Doctors pardon was asked by a
number of citizens of New York and sew
eral prominent physicians, who pointed
out that under the state laws he would
be debarred from earning his living in the
profession of medicine unless his civil
rights were restored.
President Wilson's action was taken on
this ground, officials here explained, and
no such action WAS taken as to Haw-
thorne because the necessity was not
pointed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
UNDERWOOD CLUB
CONTINUES TO GROW
Canvassers Securing New
Members in Huntsville
HEAVY POLICE DOCKET
Special Term of Circuit Court Held to
Try Alleged Vote Bribery
Cases Holds Sessions
in City Hall

Huntsville, December Especial )-The
Underwood Democratic club had about a
dozen canvassers out in the city today.
securing the signatures of new members
There are great many >signers and the
membership rolls will run into the hum
dreds. The club, which was organized
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

Mrs Ben p Hunt, head of the Hunts
Vile Hospital association, and wife of
a prominent attorney and former news
paper man, was brought here from At
lanta last night In critical condition
She has been under treatment in a hos
pital in Atlanta for time and the ply
sicians there gave up her case al hope
less. Her husband and relatives brought
her back home to face the end. She
has been a suffered for long time from
pernicious anaemia and complications.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
ROAD ENTHUSIASTS
TO MEET IN FRISCO
General Meeting of All Or
ganizations in 1915
$4,000 DAMAGE SUIT
Morgan Treasury Will Be Replenished
First of Year-Council Will In
spect Work of Paving
Moulton Street

Decatur, December 16.-(Specia1)
George A. Nelson, who was a delegate
to the National Good Roads association
meeting, held in London, England, last
summer, has just returned from the tenth
annual convention of the American Road
Builders association. held in Philadel-
phia.
He states that nearly 5000 delegates
were present and that it was one of the
greatest good roads meetings ever held
in this country. 1t is proposed to have
a meeting of all the good roads organ
izations of the United States in San Fran
cisco in 1916.
Morgan county has been without money
for some months past. 1t is announced
now, however. that the county will have
plenty of money after January 1. 1t is
announced that County Tax Collector c.
c. Robinson will deposit $4,000 of tax
money on January l.
A damage suit for $4,000 has Just been
filed In the courts here against the H
H. Hit Lumber company by Nettie Orr,
administrators for the estate of Robert
oiI, Hef nusDanu, VINO was Killed IN
the lumber mill of the Hit Lumber COM
pany by a heavy timber falling upon
him.
The grand jury of the Morgan county
law and equity court was convened yes
terday by Judge Thomas w. Vert This
grand jury was sworn in some time ago
and was In session for some time and
then took a recess for several weeks
The members of the New Decatur city
council will inspect the work of paving
Moulton street. DIR. Frank Chenaut the
president of the New Decatur city coun-
ell, reported to the members of the coun-
ell that 1t has been alleged that there
are number of infrngements on the
part of the street paving contractors,
and he requested the members of the
council to inspect the work and investi-
gate these reports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

William ]. Shelton, tax collector of
Blount county, and Mrs. Flora Ratlln
of Oneonta, came to Huntsville Sunday
afternoon and were married In the office
of the probate judge, County Clerk
Thomas w. Jones officiating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

ALL LOVERS OF INDIVIDUAL Lib
ERTY AND Personal FREEDOM
ARE INVITED TO HEAR JOHN III.
WALLACE, JR., CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR, SPEAK AT THE AUDI
FORUM OF THE CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE TONIGHT At O'CLOCK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
House Dismisses Charges

Washington, December 16.-Charges
of political corruption made against Rep
resentative Richard Sawagey of South
Carolina by Mayor Grace of Charleston
were today dismissed by the House elec-
tions committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
To Urge Government Building

Washington, December 16.-PresIdent
Wilson today promised Charles c. Moore
president of tho Panama Pacific exposi-
ton. that he would soon send a special
message to Congress urging a govern
ment building at the fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

The special term of circuit court which
was assembled here to try several al
legged vote bribery cases, is being held
in the city hall. the last available place
in the city. The county has no court
house. new one being in course of
erection, the United States court room
Is filled with the debris of interior I'M
provements and within the next two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

There were 46 cases on the docket of
the police court yesterday. the largest
that Mayor O'Neal has ever disposed of.
Cash fines amounted to S31l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
Halter ARRESTED
ON ARSON CHARGE
Sampson De ROssett of
Chattanooga Bound Over
Under $4,000 Bond

Chattanooga, December 16-(Speeial)
Sampson De Rossett. president of the
De Rossett Hat company of this city.
was bound over to the grand jury this
afternoon before Magistrate J. J. Bork.
under $1,000 bond on a charge of arson.
arising from an investigation of the cause
of the fire which partially destroyed the
concern In question on September IS.
Insurance claims aggregating 1910 are
involved. State Fire Marshal Butler as
sisted in the prosecution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
DECISIONS HANDED DOWN IN
MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT

Jackson. Miss December 16-(Special)
Decisions by the supreme court today
were in civil cases, as general thing.
and nothing bordering on the sensational
was determined. B. F, Prewitt, former
merchant of Ackerman. who was tried at
Koseiusko on change of venue. and con-
victed of shooting with intent to kill the
sheriff of Choctaw county a year or more
ago must serve the term of seven years
In the penitentiary that was imposed on
him by the Attala county court. his sug
gestion of error having been overruled.
Mrs. J. 7. Murphey was given a reversal
in her case against the town OF Cleve-
land, Bolivar county. SO that the ques-
tion of damages may be more properly as
sessed. The municipality OF Cleveland
ured to have board walks. and on one oc-
casion Mrs Murphy stubbed her foot on
the end of a plank that was bowed up
and warped, falling heavily to the walk,
disloeating her shoulder and otherwise se-
verely injuring herself-permanently the
physicians say. She sued the town for
$1,000 and was given verdict for only $1Oo.
Claiming that insufficient to even pay for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
Lost-Bengle Hound Puppy

strayed, from 1874 South Fifteenth ave-
nue.. white and brown spotted beagle
hound puppy. Suitable reward If re-
turned to above address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

here last night, will make an aggres-
slyeg campaign from this time until the
night of the election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

weeks the city hall will be abandoned
to make way for a new hotel After
that there will be no place to hold court
In several weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

erty with only s15,O0O,0 600 capital. 1t ex-
panded In 1872 by taking in the veteran
railroad which was built from Springfield
through Hartford to New Haven, early
In the forties, one of the original rail-
roads of the United States. This consoli-
dation made a compact, snug and easily
managed railroad property, and it was at
this time that heavy individual invest
ments in New Haven railroad stock began
to- be made. The company had then re-
covered from the heavy losses which it
was compelled to bear on account of
fraudulent overissue of stock some 20
years earlier by a president of the COM
pany. The courts declared that this stock
must be added to the capitalization of the
New Haven railroad
Realize It's Great Value
Probably the president, Mr.. Elliot, does
not look for such revitaizing of the New
Haven properties as would enable 1t reas-
onably to pay more than per cent divi-
dends. But those who have talked to
him or those who have some knowledge
of the good faith and sincerity with which
he is endeavoring to meet the demands
of the department of justice at Washing
ton are confident that he believes that
If there be patience, If there be cessation
of undue criticism, If the department or
justice Is disposed to aid in the proposed
separation of various properties like the
trolleys and the steamboats,, and the Bos-
ton and Maine which the New Haven
acquired, and IL the company can through
utilization of money which would other
wise have been paid out in dividends and
through securing fresh capital thorough
ly tablish itself with tracks, equip
ment and all that enters into the opera
ton of railroads, then there is no reason
why the company should not realize upon
the great value which is in the property
so that in the course of a few years its
stockholders may have the same expert
ence that the stockholders of the Read
ing did when they saw dividends estab-
lished at per cent and the market quo
tations of the Reading stock at par or
better
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
Gifts for "Her"

Slipper buckles of Rhinestone and cut
steel .................S1. .00 to S20Oo
House Slippers ........... $1.50 to $3.50
Boudoir Slippers ............... $3.50 up
Silk Hosiery .............50 50c to $3.50
Tango Slipper Sets ....... LOO to $500
Evening Slippers ......... $400 to $1,000
Pom Poms .................5 50c to 81 80
High Grade Boots and Pumps $500 to $500