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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-11-20
PROVISIONAL R 0 President SENDS
UNITED STATES COPY OF HIS
MESSAGE 70 new CONGRESS
He Says Legislative Branch Of the Govern
ment Was in League With the Rebels
FOUNDIT NECESSARY TO IMPRSON THE DEPUTIES

He Explains That He Is Not Seseekng and Holding Office DIS
tasteful to Him Washington Relieves Dictator Is About to
Surrender His Office TO Successor American charge
paffaires Is Given Highly Respectful Treatment by
Head Of the Sister Republic
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-11-20

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Colonial.

Manager F'rand Sansone of the
Colonial theatre has booked the
worlds greatest actress, Nine Sarah
Bernhard, and her all star stock
company in the great spectacular
photo play Queen Elizabeth in four
reels, for Monday, July %. This is
the greatest picture attraction Keo.
kuk has ever seen or ever will see,
an extraordinary treat for the theatre
goers; a dollar show for dime; an
attraction all Keokuk should turn out
to see, something great A feature
that is only played in the large cities
at advanced prices. The Colonial
theatre management announces no
advance prices for this attraction SO
don't miss it. Your first and last
chance of seeing Nine. Sarah Bern
hardt, the worlds greatest actress In
Keokuk, in pictures or in person. This
engagement under the direction OF
Daniel Frohman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-27
PUBLIC OPINION
. . . . . 90 . Q Q . . . . .
The CITY Beautiful,

To the Editor of The Gate City:
| want to know what impression
the visiting public will have of the
unfinished condition Of Grand avenue
during the August celebration, when
hundreds of visitors will be denied
the privilege of getting any farther
than the park.
Every available space at Fulton,
Sixth and Ninth street will be taken
up as we'll as the bluff side Of the
park. This Grand avenue extension
improvement has been under way for
about one year and it now looks as
though cold weather would tie up the
finishing.
In the time mentioned other streets
have been torn up, some paved. some
macadamized, finished and the prop
erty holders and citizens have had the
use of them Shall the public be
barred from the use of this avenue
extension during the August celebra-
ton?
We hear lots about the city beau
tiful What part of the city are you
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-27

mittee, this morning sent by request
twenty cards to a former resident in
st. Louis which are to be sent to his
friends whom he says will surely be
here at the homecoming. The re-
gatta for the three days will also at
tract large crowd, especially since
the entries of several of the fastest
boats in America have been receivd.
The Fifty-Fourth regiment band and
the Keokuk Citizens bank have been
engaged for the celebration and other
bands will be secured. There will be
band concerts on Main street all dur
ing the day.
Arrangements have been made for
visitors to see the power house at GER
tain times during the day of the cele-
bration. They will be allowed to
cross the new lock, the uncompleted
part and along the ledge outside the
power house and onto the dam. From
the place where they pass the power
house it will be possible to look In
through the doors and windows and
see the entire workings of the genera
tor room of the mammoth plant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-27

Read The Daily Gate city. 1Oc
rer week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-27

going to advise your visitors to go to
see the CITY Beautiful"
To the unfinished street section,
and tell them the next time they come
it will be finished?
It's very old story but neverthe-
less true: first impressions are last
ing Let our visiting friends during
the August celebration depart with a
good impression of Keokuk and its
surroundings.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-27

The executive committee Of the wa
ter power celebration has arranged IN
a general way for the program for the
day Of the formal dedication of the
dam, August 26, as outlined above.
On the day Of the dedication there
will be men of national note here to
take part in the dedicatory exercises
and the celebration Is certain to at,
tract thousands of people from the tri-
states.
Nothing will be left undone by the
committee on arrangement for enter
tainment of high class during the en-
teire day for the people who will be
here. There will be attractions galore
outside of the main feature, the cele
bration, each one designed to interes,
| q different class of people.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-27
COAL SITUATION
HERE AND THERE
Market Here About as Last Year With
No Apprehension Of
Much Rise.

Coal dealers in Keokuk anticipate
no unusual features in the Keokuk
coal market this season. Orders are
being taken right along for future de-
livery at about the same prices as
ruled last season and there is no ap-
prehension that the prices later on In
the season will assume any alarming
conditions.
While Keokuk dealers did not indi-
cate any apprehension, yet 1t would
seem on the face Of the facts, tina,
there might possibly be a slight rise
In anthracite coal. that great Pennsyl-
vania fuel product, from the fact thar
the legislature of that state recently
passed law placing tax Of two and
ohe-half percent ton on the mine
value OF that commodity, yet so far,
this tax has shown no appreciate ad.
d1tion to the price per ton of antfra.
cite coal In the Keokuk market and
dealers are offering anthracite coal to
consumers at about the same old price,
notwithstanding the legislative two
and one-half percent,
1t seems, however, to have some
what aroused the east to some extent,
and the Pennington, N. j., Post OF a
recent date has this to say on the sub.
ject:
Tax on Coal.
The tax of IL per cent ton on
the mine value OF anthracite coal
means a charge of ten cents a tot
more to the consumer. This will re.
imburse the coal operators and little
more. The tax is passed on to the
consumer as is always the case when
1t is possible to add the tax to the sell
ing price. Anthracite coal lends IT.
self to this transfer of the tax and the
coal consumer must pay 1t.
If the members Of the Pennsylvania
Legislature supposed they were going
to tax the coal operators by an assess
ment of this kind they closed their
eyes to all experience. 1t is the one
who makes use of an article who pays
all the charges upon It. 1t is becaus,
of this fact that taxes on commodities
Increase the cost of living.
| "A tax on coal is as Objectionable as
tax on milk, or eggs or bread. It is
tax on a necessity of life and should
never have beeu imposed"
4
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-27

List of letters remaining in the
Keokuk postof1ice, uncalled for, for
week ending July 26, 1918:
Ladies.
Miss Marguerite Atkins.
Mrs. r. Boschulte.
Mrs. Laura Bluck.
Mrs. Gertrude Jones.
Mrs. Janet Hill Martin.
Mrs. A. Patton.
Beatrice Smashey
Mrs. Flossie Smith.
Gentlemen.
A. D. Atterbury
TharaZineth Aloazvir
Mr.. Geo. Blair.
Mr.. Fred Boyd.
Mr.. Richard Cameron.
Mr. Oscar DIETRICH.
Mr.. Jack Ellis.
Mr.. Henry Frye.
J. H. Hamer.
Mr.. R. E. Hilton.
Adolph Johnson.
Johnnie Kuton.
Mic Liaroz.
Thomas Ledgerwood.
Ollin Lindstrom.
H. G. Merrill
Mr.. William R. Mueller.
c. M. Nichols
Mr. Carl G. Ortmann.
Mr.. Joe Roxman.
Walker Slack.
Ivan Stefanic.
Mr.. Lyman Stewart
Mr.. Arthur Schwever.
Mr.. Leon Stutt.
John B. Smith.
G. G. Tucker
Richard White.
Persons calling for letters in above
list will please say they are adver-
tised.
s. W. MooREHEAD,
Postmaster
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-27

of Chamberlain's advertising booklets
came to me. After reading a few OF
the letters from people who had been
cured by Chamberlain's Tablets.
decided to try them. | have taken
nearly three-fourths of a package of
them and can now eat almost every
thing that l want" For sale by all
dealers. ADV.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-27
NotabIes Are Invited.

Because of the fact that cona ess
will remain in session all summer and
the Mexican trouble the committee
does not expect President Wilson will
be here. When he was asked by a
committee last spring he said that his
duties might make it impossible to &C.
cept the invitation and as he could
spare only few hours at the Gettys.
burg semi-centennial and could not de-
eide to go until day before he will
probably not be able to accept the In
vitation Of the three governors. 1t is
hoped however, to have Vice President
Marshall or Secretary Of War CARR.
son here and they will be invited. Gov
ernors Dunno, Of Illinois; Clarke OF
Iowa; and Major of Missouri havc
been invited and the committee Is
reasonable assured that they will at
tend Former Speaker Joe Cannon has
also been invited with other men OF
national fame.
Either the Fifty Fourth regiment or
a battalion Of the national guard will
be here for the celebration Efforts
are being made to get the entire regi-
ment and If 1t is impossible to do SO
the battalion, comprised of four com
panies will be brought here. At Ham
ilton it is expected that regiment OF
the national guard will be encamped
there during that week and special dis
pensation will be granted them to es.
cort the Illinois executive across the
river.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-27

Surprising Cure of Stomach Trouble.
When you have trouble with your
stomach or chronic constipation, don't
imagine that your case is beyond help
just because your doctor fails to give
you relief. Mrs. G. Stengle, Plainfield,
N. J., writes. For over month past
have been troubled with my stomach.
Everything l ate upset 1t terribly. One
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-27
The Bio pay.


On the morning of the celebration
there will be a parade and reception
of notable visitors. 1t is planned to
have the Missouri and Iowa visitors
meet the Illinois officials in the mid
die of the dam and then come back to
the Iowa side on the government
grounds near the lock where the speak
ing will be.
1t may be that the dedicatory exer-
cises will not be held until afternoon
but this cannot be decided until few
days before the celebration. If they
are in the morning there will also be
exercises in the afternoon and at noon
there will be a luncheon given the not
able guests. The regatta will also be
open in the afternoon.
At night there will be a fireworks
display on the river that will attract
great crowds. 1t will be the most
elaborate ever shown in this city. In
addition Hamilton people are working
on a pageant. They expect to have
several barges with floats on them all
pulled by a steamboat. The boats will
be drawn from the Illinois shore to the
Iowa shore and back again.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-27
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List of letters remaining in thu
Keokuk postoffice, uncalled for. TO
week ending July 26, 1918:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-27
crowds Here AII Week.

A great many visitors are expected
here all week because of the home
coming and regatta j. Albert Kie-
daish. secretary of the celebration COM
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-27
BIG DAY rs PLANNED
Entertainment VIII be Provided Tor
the Thousands Of People Who
Will be Attracted
Here.
: ~~~~~>~~~>%~ . ;
Outline Of Celebration.
Morning, August &c.

~ Parade |. N. e., escorting nota- =
= bles to government grounds near =
= lock. =
= Meeting of Illinois, Missouri =
' and Iowa official representatives =
= in middle of dam. =
. Formal dedication with speech 4
= making on government grounds. Z
- Official christening of Lake Z
= Cooper, with speech. Z
Noon. 4
~ Luncheon to noted guests. =
~ Afternoon. Z
= Continuation of dedication ex-
= ercises and soldiers parade.
~ Opening Of M. v. P. B. A. re-
= gatta.
~ Night. Z
10 Fireworks from ice fender of
= power house and water pageant
| . from the Illinois shore to the Iowa
= shore and return.
. . q q . . = = . . . . . . I
The Washington times., 1913-06-08
MARITIME PAYS HIGH
TRIBUTE TO TAFT
New Jersey Senator, at G. U.
Phi Alpha Dinner, Praises
Former President.

'One of the most companionable con-
genial, and lovely mortals that Gods
sun ever shone upon" This was the
characterization of former President
Taft given by Senator MARITIME, of New
Jersey, before the dinner of Taft Chap
ter of Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity of
Georgetown University, at the Raleigh.
The former President was not there to
hear this tribute, but he sent a letter
of regret to be read by Justice Daniel
Thew Wright, of the District Supreme
Court.
The New Jersey Senator, although of
opposite political faith from Taft, de-
clared that as a man he could not help
admiring and liking him.
Patriotism and fellowship were among
the topics of the evening. Senator Mar
tine declared a United States Senator
is in higher sense the representative
ot the whole country, rather than of
single Commonwealth, and he said a
Senator should put aside minor con-
siderations for the welfare of the whole
nation.
Other speakers were Profs. Charles E.
Roach and Edmund Brady, of the law
faculty of Georgetown University; Will
lam S. Culbertson, a member of the
fraternity at Yale and now a member oil
the Georgetown faculty; F. B. Ochsen-
reiter, G. u, '13; Chaplin B. Bowman,
chairman of the banquet committee;
Dyer, U. S. NJ. c., assistant judge ad-
vccate general of the navy: q. C.. Rorke,
G. u, IA l. L. oliver, of the University
of Virginia, and T NJ. Murn-
The Washington times., 1913-06-08
GIBBONS TO PRESIDE
AT SCHOOL EXERCISES
Commencement Ceremonies at
Immaculate Seminary Will
Be Completed tuesday.

Commencement ceremonies at Immac-
ulate Seminary will come to an end
Tuesday with the graduating exercises.
when His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons
Will conduct the exercises.
The past week has been filed with
entertainment features, starting with a
tea to the graduating class and fol-
lowed by musicales, recitals, literary en-
tertainments. distribution day. closing
exercises In the primary department.
class rehearsals, and alumni day.
The members of the class of 1913 are
Misses Eleanor Brophy and Rebecca
stonesifer. OF Roanoke. Va: Miriam
Harding. Of Berkeley, CAL; Lillian
Kennedy. Of Scottdale. Pa; Francis
oBrien. Of Portland. Ore: Margaret
Stonlman, Ruth Peak. and Ethel
Schaefer. Of Washington.
The honors In music are to be award
ed to Misses Eleanor Brophy and
Miriam Harding; the honors In the
classical courses will go to Missec LII
Han Kennedy and Rebecca Stonesifer.
and Miss A. Hogan, of Iowa Fails,
Iowa. will receive a medal for COM
pleting the two years special post"
course.
Miss Elizabeth Freeman, a WASH
ington girl will receive the medal in
art. She has completed the course, and
has special art exhibit which will be
open to the public until June 10. Other
students also have art exhibits, all of
which will be open until the graduation
exercises. Among the POSTS are
Misses Mabel O'Brien, Of Portland,
Ore: Ruth Cavanaugh, of Ann Arbor,
Mich. and Lillian Donnelly. of Bay
City, Mich
The Washington times., 1913-06-08
Insane Heroes Save
Fellows From Flames

WEYAUWEGA. Wis. June S.
Screaming defiance to the flames that
leaped and curled from the windows of
the main wing of tie hospital, a score
of mad men led to safety half a hum
dred of their fellow maniacs. when fire
attacked the Waupaca County Hospital
for the Insane.
When the fire was discovered. nurses
and attendants at once turned in the
alarm and began the rescue of the pa
tients,. but the fire had gained great
headway. AS a last resort, the TRUSTEES
of the mems dormitories were appeal
ed to. Firemen had all they could do
to confine the flames to the main wing,
and the maniacs went to work to res
cue their afflicted brethren.
They fought their way through the
sitting smoke TO the rooms of the inn
prisoned patients. Some of the inmates
were hard to handle, but the madmen
conquered, and when the roof Of the
main wing cared in, every patient was
safely housed and under guard in the
town hall
The Washington times., 1913-06-08
Conductor Killed by
Engine Buried Tuesday

Funeral services for the late John P.
Grove, of 607 l. street southeast, the
Pennsylvania conductor who was killed
in the Wilmington. Del, yards yester-
day, will be held from the residence
Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. Paul X.
Hickok, pastor of Metropolitan Presby-
terian Church, officiating. lnterment
will be made IN Loudon Park Gene
tery, Baltimore. The body was brought
to Washington today by a committee
from the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen.
Mr.. Grove was making up a train
when he stepped in front of switching
engine. One leg was crushed and he
suffered internal injuries that caused
death half an hour later. He had been
in the employ of the railway company
thirty years A widow, Mrs. Sally
Grove: two daughters. Mrs. Murrell
Gass, and Mrs. Aubrey Slade, and a
son, John P. Grove. jr., survive him.
The Washington times., 1913-06-08

of wheat and the long leaves Of corn
These will dance q measure simula.
ting the fields Of waving grain.
Then the Northwest States and after
them the Far West. Then Alaska in
totem pole head dress with gift OF
furs, and finally the adopted children,
Hawaii. the Philippines and Porto
Rice.
The committee in charge of the pa
geant issued appeal for subscriptions
today The pageant will cost consid-
erahle money and prompt response is
needed. It was announced today that
d. ]. Callahan, president of the Chamb-
er Of Commerce, will read the Decla-
ration of Independence at the Conun-
entail Hall exercises.
The Washington times., 1913-06-08
UNCLE SAM 5 PARTY
WILL Be ELABORATE
Work Begins This Week on
Casting and Rehearsing
Great Historic Spectacle.

Elaborate pomp and ceremony WILL
mark the var-colored pageant to be
given the afternoon Of July in .hc
Ellipse, known as Uncle Sans 137th
birthday party. Work begins this week
Of casting and rehearsing this great
pantomlmic spectacle in which there
will be l5o principal figures and many
hundred others taking part, particular
ly In the historic procession preceding
| the pantomime. Members of the Wash
ington Readers Club. an organization
| affiliated with the Drama League, Will
have many of the principal roles in the
birthday party.
Uncle Sam" will receive his guests
at p. m. after the pageant has COM
pleted its snowy procession the length
OF the mall ending up at the Wash
ington Monument, where by music,
flowers and ceremonial, tribute will be
paid the memory of the first President.
From the Monument a pergola with
columns widely spaced will lead toward
the north. and at the further end this
pergola will sit the host.
States First.
To him will come first the States,
children of the nation, then the Terri
tories considered adopted children and
after these ''the presiding geniuses of
the age. peace. and her attendants.
prosperity and progress. Finally the
grandchildren, the small George Wash
ingtons, the little Dolly Madisons and
the others who have made up the his
toric procession. will arrive as guests
The States are to be welcomed with
much ceremony. Each will DO honor
to the occasion by bringing its best
gifts. 1t being No birthday party at ali
cording to the authors Of the pageant.
Mrs. Glenna Smith Tinnin and Miss
Hazel Makaye.
The thirteen colonies will have the
place of honor. Led by a soldier and
a sailor these first States will march
with the flag which they gave the
country. With the will come also the
crowned figures Of freedom to take a
throne awaiting her.
Miss Columbia will have entered the
scene just before this and will have
taken her place besides Uncle Sam as
hostess of the occasion.
District After Colonies.
The District of Columbia follows the
thirteen colonies, bearing gift of THE
Law" Then the rest of the States
b. group bearing with them charac-
teristic gifts. For the South will come
such presents as cotton, tobacco, and
sugar cane. Each of these, It is announced
will be personified by graceful dancing
girls and boys in garb symbolizing their
character. The hrawny sons of the
Middle West will bring wheat and corn
in the form of girls dressed in sheaves
The Washington times., 1913-06-08
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ANACOSTIA. D. c.. JUNE

J If The views of the Anacostia Citizens
4 Association are considered favorably,
| tons of material now carried to the
| scene of the reclamation of the Ana
! costa fats at the entrance to the
suburb and dumped there, will be taken
elsewhere and burned. The clean city
! committee asserts that the littering of
the streets with this material is Ana
costia's gravest problem from the stand
point OF health and sanitation
I 1t is pointed out that the refuse sent
| to the river front is picked over by fire.
| quenters of the place, and it is urged
| that the wagons be driven directly to
| the incinerating plant, near Benning,
| where the material may be burned.
The Commissioners have the matter un-
der advisement
Three churches will hold children s
day exercises this evening.
The Anacostia M E Church will pre-
sent an elaborate program at S O'clock,
and the Congress Heights NJ E. Church
| will have its celebration at the same
hour. The East Washington Heights
Baptist church will have a children s
service
The Baptist church In Anacostia will
celebrate children's day next Sunday
evening. The Presbyterian church will
nave Its program on Sunday evening,
June %
The committee sent to the Capitol
with petition bearing 500 names urg-
Ing the early improvement of Pennsyl-
Hania avenue between Branch avenue
and Bowen road was ENCOURAGED to be-
Iieve that an appropriation for the
work Will be made. Nearly all the sig
natures are those of Maryland people.
who use the highway mentioned in com
ing to and leaving the city. Senator
Fl ank o. Smith, of the Maryland dele
cation, took charge of the petition, and
each member of the Maryland delega-
ton has been presented with a copy
.The committeeman were c. L. Jen-
kins, president of the Suitland Citizens
a association; DR.. C. H. Weiss. o. T.
Pumphrey, r. LeapIey. John Crowder.
Walter Owens. r. F. Bradbury, E. H
kimble, E. P. Hazelton. and P. w.
Lewis.
Logan Park was illuminated last
night for the first time by the new arc
lights. Ten lights have been erected
park policeman has been assigned
Col and Mrs. A. b. Frisbie, of rhir-
teenth street, left today to join their
daughter, Miss Florence Frisbie, at
Colonial Beach, Va, where they will
remain one month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evander French, Of
Nichols avenue, have gone to Zares-
The Washington times., 1913-06-08
District Society May
Join With Federation

The Pennsylvania society Of the Dis
trict may join the Federation Of State
Associations. but no action Will be taken
until fall as the last meeting OF the
spring season has been held.
On the program of Sh!s gathering
were: Middleton Smith, Mrs. ]. d.
Roberts, Misses Mabel Louise Benzler.
Bessie Tegeler, Ada Boteler, Lenore
Baker. Gertrude Borst. Emma Shrine
and Laura Gray, and Mrs. W. E. An
drews. Mrs. Gray, Thomas Hopwood
and Prof William ]. Oates Orchestra,
John s. Arnold, nrst vice president of
the society, and Joseph F. Bixler.
The Washington times., 1913-06-08
Elects Woman Trustee;
Now Town Enjoys Boom

After having stood pat'' for forty
years. the summer colony at washing
ton Grove. Nd, most of whom live in
the Capital. has adopted the nag of
Progressivism and elected a woman.
Mrs. Amelia H. Huntley, to the board
of trustees. The result is that a new
sewerage system is being planned, an
electric street lighting plant Is to be
installed and the hotel in the center
of the old part of the Grove Is to be
rebuilt
Mrs. Huntley was one Of three
trustees elected on the Progressive
ticket, the others being L. CamTbei
Williams. and Frank r. Rynex. the
holdover members are ]. w. DuvalL.
B. H, Brockway. l.. F. Hunt. s. II.
Walker, r. II. Walker. and John t.
Meaney,