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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
Men Who Are Masters Of Mississippi
Boats, Do Not Believe That
EastIand Tragedy Could be
Repeated Here.
HAVE FLAT BOTTOMS
These Would Counterfeit Trouble
Occasioned With Rounded or
Sharp keeIs as In Lake
Boats They Say.

Prospects Of a disaster, such as oc-
CURED at Chicago. Saturday, occur
ring on the Mississippi are remote.
according to the river men. Some OF
the st. Louis river men believe that
it would be impossible for steam
boat on the Mississippi to tip over.
Among some Of the rivermen around
here the view is pretty generally held
that there Is little likelihood of such
an accident occurring
The st. Louis Globe-Democrat says:
That the capsizing of the Eastland
was due to carelessness and neglect
on the part of the officers OF the ex-
cursion steamer and harbor inspec-
tors, was the expression given yester-
day by Mississippi river steamboat
captains.
1t also was said that an accident to
a Mississippi river excursion steamer,
similar to that Of the Chicago catas-
trophe was impossible, because Of
the difference of construction.
There is but one. excuse-neglect
and the accident should not have
occurred" said Captain John e. Mas
sengale Of the Tennessee River
Packet company, one of the oldest
river captains in st. Louis.
THE excursion steamer ST. Louis
is nearly as large as the Eastland 1t
is 240 feet long and had 3S-foot
beam, while the Eastland Is 265 feet
long. with a 3S-foot beam. The Mis-
sissippi river steamers have a fiat
bottom. while the lake and ocean
steamers have narrow and sharp
keel. 1t would be impossible to turn
over one OF our river steamers while
it was in the water.
1--WE could care for more passengers
on the st. Louis than tho Eastland
could, but we never allowed more
than 1000 persons, including the crew,
on board.
THE Mississippi river boats are in.
spected several times a year by the
local United States inspectors OF
steam vessels. They also are provid
ed with life belts for 1000 persons
the required number OF life boats and
life RATS.
I'm the Chicago disaster the excur-
sionists were caught like rats in a
trap and did not have a chance to
save themselves nor did others have
a chance to save them"
Other Mississippi river captains ex-
pressed themselves as did Captain
Messssngale. saying that river steam.
boat would sink before it would turn
over. -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
CHICAGO OPENS
HEART AND PURSE
Continued from page L.

sorrow: In fact, the faces Of almost
III we're hopeful.
0nfcials at the plants couldn't real
lie what 1t all meant.
Two Western Electric guards were
I sent out to find out who they were
what they wanted. They were out OF
works seeking the jobs-lots of them
that the Eastland had made.
The Eastiand Story at Glance.
Known dead. $40. Missing 456.
Saved 1904. Z
Tickets sold 2.40S.
Crew, ~.
Causes given for disaster:
Defective construction Of the hull
defective water ballastss overlooking.
Six Investigations:
BY federal steamboat inspectors;
States Attorney Hoyiie; Coroner
Hoffman: Federal District Attorney
Charles Clyne; Chief OF Police Heal.
ey; Acting Mayor Mooyehouse.
Held for Investigation:
Captain Peterson, Mate Fisher
and staff officers and cew OF East.
land; Walter G. Steele; secretary
treasurer; Martin Fla1ow, general
agent st. Joseph Chicago Steamship
Co.
Witnesses-c. H. westcott. De.
troit, supervising federal steamboat
Inspector, eighth district; Robert
Reid and Charles C. Eckliff. inspec.
tors who approved OF the Eastland
May Z. 1918; Captain Ira B. Mans
neid and William Nichols, federal in
spectors who approved Eastland's
null, July 6, 1915; George T. Arnold
president ST. Joseph-C Chicago Steam.
snip Co., owners OF the Eastland !:
w X. Greenbaum, general manager
OF the Indiana Transportation Co..
VINO chartered the vessel.
MISSING witness-George Munger,
purser, who knows exact number OF
me passengers on board; has evaded
arrest. Believed he is in or about
Aaiamazoo, Mich. his home.
Bodies still in hull: Over 400
s Soules believed to be in or under the
aai' Divers working steadily. bring,
ing Them to the surface and expect
De so employed for three days.
helief: Fund Of 100000 raised to
~ moVlde immediate relief of victims.
nv me western Electric Co. gave $780,.
wv OF this. Red Cross in charge.
Divers AZ Work.
ohiCAGO, July 26.-Nvers and
sreugers went back today to their
s sann work Of removing additional
esad from the badly balanced ship
NJ death" in the Chicago river.
.. hie the divers and dredgers were
:. work, marine engineers closely
tSa. iihed the great hull. They said
es pelleved it would be several
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
HERE'S new VIGOR FOR
OVERW0RkED STOMAcHS

Wilkinson & Co., the popular drug
gists, have been In tho drug business
long enough to have their own opin-
ion of the best way of selling medi-
cines. They say the plan adopted by
Mona, the greet dyspepsia remedy,
Is the fairest they have ever heard
Of They don't believe that a medi-
cine ought to be paid for unless it
does the user some good. And Milo
ma is sold under positive guarantee
to relieve dyspepsia or to refund the
money. You simply have so cents on
deposit with Wilkinson & Co.. and If.
after you have used the box of Mo
na YOU decide that it has done you
no good, all you have to do is to tell
them so and they will return your
money
Hundreds of people have been re-
lieved of stomach agonies by using
this remarkable remedy. It is not
simply a food digester; it is a med;-
cine that puts all of tio digestive or
CANS into normal condition and gives
ruddy, glowing, vigorous health. n
change for the better will be seen aft
er the first few doses of Mona, and
its continued use will soon give the
power to eat anything at any time
and not suffer distress afterward.
Mi-o-na is sold under a positive guar
antce to refund the money if it does
not cure. This is the strongest proof
that can be offered as to the merit OF
the medicine.
Nothing lessons a mans success in
his work or woman'S fascinating
personality more than weak stom-
ach. with its attending evils Use Mi
-o-na and see how much more there
= in life
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
SECOND VICTIM OF
:i01ADsTOOL POISON
~, I. wire. pie. At Local Hospital
Yesterday Morning After
Eating Supposed
Mushrooms.
THOUGHT RECOVERING
y. wire. Was Believed to Have
Been out Of DanserAte Toad
stools at Pittman
Home.
THOUGHT REco vER1NG

Toadstool poisoning claimed It's
second victim in less than one week
when John T. Wires, 33 years old,
only son Of Mrs. Henry Wires. a
,vidow. died at local hospital at Z
o'clock Yesterday morning, after It
NAG thought he was on the road to
recnvery. The first person to die
hare from the same cause, was Louis
pittman. five year old son Of Mrs.
hannah Pittman, of near Mooar.
whose death occurred Thursday.
Roth had eaten toadsto"ls Mon
day. at the home OF Mrs Pittman.
where Wires took his meals.
Mr.. Wires was not removed to the
hospital until Saturday evening. His
mother had visited him Saturday aft
ernon and he seemed to be on the
road to recovery at the time. His
condition became worse that even
ing. however, and he was taken to
the hospital where every effort was
made to save his life. His death
came Sunday morning, however.
other members OF the Pittman
family who ate the. toadstools Mon
day. believing them to be mush-
rooms, we're all affected. but are be-
lieyed to be out Of danger at this
time Their condition was not as
serious as either that of Mr.. Wires
or Of Louis Pittman who died on
Thursday.
John T. Wires was born October
IA. 1881 in Illinois. His father
Henry Wires, was member of the
G. A. R. The mother OF the deceased
lives in this city and was supported
BY her son. The deceased was a la
borer. The body was removed from
the hospital to the undertaking es-
Enlistment Of Crimmins & Chase,
from which the funeral will be held
tomorrow afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
MILITARY CODE
MORE STRINGENT
National Guardsmen Who Fall to At
tend Drill This Year May be
Arrested by Sheriff
and Fined.
TO GET BETTER TROOPS
This Method Of Securing Better Re.
suits Was Dev,sed by
tho Last Leeis-
iature.

It Is reported that the last Iowa
legislature passed new laws regard
ing the Iowa Guard, and that tSAse
laws are still more stringent than
those that were adopted in the past.
Nobody knows what the new law Is.
Few people know what the old law
is. But an exchange that has been
looking into the matter says:
"In the code put through by the
last general assembly. there was In
cluded change in the law which
makes failure of national guardsmen
to obey orders punishable according
to the regular procedure of GRIMM
al cases. According to the new rul-
ing, it is the duty Of each soldier to
attend weekly drills. The law now
provides that when he fails to attend
it becomes the duty OF the sheriff,
on advice OF the commanding officer,
to arrest him and bring him to drill.
On the second offense he is subject
to be sent before the district court
and, II found guilty Of disobedience.
he may be fined. The third offense
subjects him to an even more severe
penalty. BY this new law, it Is
much simpler matter to have good
drill discipline. 1t is expected to In
crease greatly the inefticiency Of the
National Guard troops. After about
one example of the men being ar
rested and compelled to attend drill
the men Of company will realize
that there Is no chance for them to
shirk, and will be on hand at drill,
authorities declare. That will result
in their being trained much better
than has been possible when there
was no simple way OF compelling
drill attendance, it Is said
There is complaint, the state over,
that the military companies are not
as they should Just
now. in some towns, the new artillery
and cavalry companies are attracting
attention. but the novelty will soon
wear off In Des Moines. for in
stance, one OF the two companies
has been disbanded, and the other
seems to be languishing. In the cities
the labor unions and the big employ
ers are both blamed. both being In
opposition to the guard, however for
widely divergent reasons. Conditions
are no better in small towns where
there are no big employers and no
labor unions. In part, the people
have been blamed. because they did
not take an active interest in the
The members are all
very young men and they need en-
But, after all, the
main trouble may be found in the
laws. by means Of which the legfsla-
lures and the federal government
seek to regulate those volunteer
troops. The member of the Iowa
guard is not like regular army man.
and he should not be, neither should
he he subject to arrest and fine, If
he does not choose to attend drill
regularly. The attempt to regulate
the local companies will simply regu-
late them out of existence. A few
more Iowa laws, bit more strin-
gencv, and there will be no Iowa
militia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
Objection Sustained.

Webster City Journal: The Regis
ter and Leader wants Attorney Cen
eral Cosson and Senator Allen to get
together and eliminate one of them
selves from the gubernatorial race.
The Sioux City Journal interposes an
objection on the ground that this
sort Of thing would eliminate the
very basic principle of the primary
In the absence of a convincing ex.
PLANTATION by the Des Moines paper.
the objection will have to be sus.
tanned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
The August American Magazine

The August American Magazine,
In the August American Magazine
Phillip Curtiss begins q new short
serial entitled "And West is West"
1t is story Of California and the
expositions-a gay tale Of love and Of
travel across the continent, full of
adventure and humor.
The war Is admirably handled in
this issue of The American Magazine.
A well known American banker
writes on THE Money Side Of the
War" and gives many Important and
amazing facts about the financial con-
dition Of all the nations engaged In
the present struggle. Herbert Quick.
writing under the> title THE Subma-
rine as a Peacemaker" shows how
the submarine will in the future pre-
vent the domination of the sea by
any power.
In the same number, Ring W. Lard
ner writes an amusing baseball ar
ticle about Chr1sty Matthewson. of
the New York Giants. and Hypatia
Boyd Reed writing under the title IA
Substitute for Ears" describes the re-
markable devices for comfort made
by deaf person. The pirze-wfnnfng
letters are printed in contest en-.
titled "The Best Thing Women Have
Done for Their Town" James Mont
gomery F1agg contributes an amusing
piece In words and pictures entitled
"Shams." The two departments, "In.
teresting People" and 1.-THE Family's
Money" are entertaining and sug.
gesttve.
Fiction is contributed by John Tain
tor Foote. Ruth Sapinsky. Walter
Prichard Eaton. Edwin L. Sabin. Lin
coin Colcord, Molly Best, David Gray
son and Marion Hill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26

They leer and bow at you and then
slip away from you as If they were il
a game of tag. Only the faces Of the
babies are calm. They died before
they realized death was on them.
found one man on his knees with his
arms appraised in prayer. Lots or
women are still down there with their
babies clutched in their arms
Fifty divers are now at work ana
will stay on the job until the last
body that can be extricated, Is out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
Not ours to Surrender.

high seas which Germany asks the
United States to surrender are not the
property of this country. They ar,
the common possession Of all nations
They are thus not a possession that
this government can ALLEVIATE.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26

week or two to harvest, and with
practically every small grain field in
South Dakota In the pink Of condition,
the pessimist In this state has an ex-
tremely hard time being miserable
Just now.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
Foresight.

Topeka Capital: When a man vol
unfairly retires from politics It gen.
orally is for the purpose Of forestalI-
ing the voters of the community in
which he lives.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
Hard on the Pessinist.

Aberdeen News: The wheat and
oats and barley crop in South Dakota
is on the hone stretch, and the going
could not well be better. With but q
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
Anxious Moments.

Kansas City Star: Everywoman to
Everyhusband, almost Everywhere.
Every Sunday: "Oh John, do try to
act natural in church"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
Til. Cost of "MiIItarism."

Frank Kcester, civil engineer, In
"Eatherland:" The cost of militarism
is REPRESENTED as great burden upon
Germany.
According to the World Almanac Of
1914. the estimated cost of maintain
ing armies and navies OF the princ1-
nal nations of the world for the year
1884 is as follows:
1. Great Britain ........ S44S, 44O,O
. Russia 439, 100000
8. United States ...-..... 325,S0O,o43
4. France .............. 81 ,OO2,0OO
5. Germany ............ Is4'o9V'ooo
6. Austro- Hungary ....... l2S,6OO,ooO
The cost per capita for military ex-
penses is as follows:
United Kingdom, $3.50: France.
$500; Germany, $40; United States,
$3.50; Austria, $40, and Russia, $3.50.
Owing to Germany's greater eff
cheney she maintains navy larger
than that of the United States and a
standing army Of $4,000, at an ex-
ne,se of but one dollar and ten cents
rer capita more than that Of the
limited States with standing army
OF $4,000. In addition the United
States is burdened with pension
system involving expenditures OF
$4,000, 1000, or more than 60 percent
of the cost of Germany's whole mill
tary system. If the military shoe is
pinching anyone's foot it is that Of
Russia with it's enormous graft, or
the United States and England. and
also France, but certainly not Ger
many.
AS a matter of fact the word mill
+arism" is a DOGGY coniured up by
Germany's enemies. For Germany
knows that "militarism' means eff
cheney throughout national life, team
work. equipment for life's trials, and
duties for the individual. and real
patriotism, the willingness to sacrifice
self to the state. in short, it is the
supreme expression of Germany's ma
tional life, and vastly more an instru-
ment of peace than an instrument Of
war
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
One SuT-e System.

ONO Sufo SYSTEM.
Marshalltown Times-Republican:
II Andy Carnegie is as anxious as
ever to die poor. why not slip him
the Keokuk baseball club?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
Unaccountahle.

Atchison Globe: Officers Of the hui
name society never seem to notice
the father Of large family.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-15

Then = Solomon'S Judgment!"
cried Lysle, with a harsh grating
laugh "Give Ross his half I'll keep
mine"
Snip! In flash Lysle had snatch
ed up a pair of shears lying on the
lawyers desk, with one rapid move=
ment he shipped the precious check
directly in two, and arising coolly
placed the half he had indorsed in his
pocket. z1a
my dear STRIP expostulated the
dumfounded lawyer. ,2G)
Just give his half to Ross" jeered
Lysle. 81 hope it will help him in
paying his debtsp
He was out of the Office before the
Judge could detain him. A fierce,
wicked hatred in his heart, he fancied
he had gained his revenge against
the man he believed to have wronged
him.
mot a dollar of it shall he havew
rallied Lysle. 'Tn see him starve, but.
I'll break him, even if 1 have to staTye
myself" .-@a-,7'I
He waited for some legal move on
the part of his fancied enemy, but
none was made. Alvin Ross meekly,
sWeetIy accepted the hard blow the
hand of a once trusted friend had
dealt him. Is
The hatred surging in the heart Of
Lysle poisoned his life Money he
depended on failed him. He became
i'll. One night he reeled into insensiL
bility and for two weeks lay pros
trated with a devouring fever.
1t was the second day after regain
ing consciousness that he stirred up
as he heard the nurse in the next
room conversing conidentially with
a visiting friend. Hf-
"And, oh, my dear, what do you
think? The bank failed that the
check was drawn on and poor Doctor
Ross is robbed of his $4,000. And he
IL 49,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-15


much free work for his patients that
he had run behind on his bills and
had to borrow a few hundred dollars,
mortgaging his Office furniture as Sc
curity.
One day Judge Bishop, the leading
lawyer of the town, sent for Lysle.
When he was seated the attorney
picked up a narrow slip of paper.
my. Lysle," he said, 81 have some
important news for you. Do you re-
member when you and DR.. Ross came
here?"
81 do not wish my name coupled
with his!" scowled Lysle.
ct is necessary" proceeded the
lawyer, ''for you are mutually inter-
ested. Both of you attended and
saved the life of Mr.. John Parkins,
a millionaire, who was nearly killed
in an automobile crash. Poor man!
He did not fully recover. But he ap-
preciated your dual skill. He died last
week. In recognition of your serv-
ices and kindness he ordered the law
yer before his death to send a GER
Ilu0u CuSCh AO1 p1O,OOO W LIZ y uuOdu
Lysle and DR.. Alvin Ross. There it
is" and the judge tipped the narrow
slip of paper across the desk toward
his visitor.
For a moment Lysle sat spellbound.
Ten thousand dollars was fortune!
Then sudden fame flashed into his
eyes. He compressed his lips, a cruel
satirical smile wreathed them.
Gas you see, Doctor Ross has in
dorsed his name on the back" pur-
sued the lawyer. eff you will add
yours, the bank here will cash the
check and you fortunate two can
divide the money"
c The somber expression deepened on
the face of the misguided Lysle. Al
Isinister triumph was in his face as he
wrote his name on the back of the
CHECK. hut at the end directly remote
Bisbee daily review., 1915-10-03
FRESNO RAGE IS
DEATH KNELL
FOR TWO
Driver and MeChaniCian Are
Killed When Heavy Automobile
Turns Over Embankment on
State Fair Track at Fresno.

FRESNO, Oct 2-Governor Johnson
was one Of a crowd Of 10000 specta-
tors who from a seat in the grand
stand saw Dan f. Francis of San
Francisco, the driver of car number
ten, in the hundred and ffty-mile auto
mobile race at the Fair Grounds, kill
ed and his mechanician, Frank Tut
tie, injured, when after fourteen miles,
the heavy car leaped forward from
the embankment on the turn crash
ed through the fence and overturned.
Tuttle died two hours later at the
Sanitarium. Francis brother. form
er aviator. was also driving i'm the
race. The spectators were not aware
of Francis death until the newspapers
arrived on the track
James Parsons, of Seattle, won first
place in the hundred and fifty mile
race His time was 2:31:22 seconds.
Eddie Waterman of Fresno, was sec,
ond, Frank Good of Los Angeles. third,
and W. A. Boldin, of San Francisco
fourth. A five thousand dollar purse
was divided among four
Bisbee daily review., 1915-10-03
Of
ALLIES SAID
To Be At
AN END
Fierce Fighting Still Goes on
Along Western Front But Al
lies Offensive May Be ConSid-
cred at a Temporary End.
ALLIES EXPECT TO
STRIKE AGAIN SOON
Russians Holding Own Along the
Entire Eastern 'FRONT.' Ger
many Said to Be Operating
Against Serbia

LONDON, oct . Heavy lighting
continues i'm both the eastern and
western theaters of war There is
lack of the dramatic features afforded
by the earlier stages Of the Allies big
offensive In The west the Allies are
holding the new positions despite the
German counter attacks and the AL
lies are making local attacks which
the Germans claim to have repulsed.
The official reports do not agree as
to what is going on in Champagne
and Artois, but, apparently, both sides
are taking part in the attacks. The
French say they made further pro
press i'm the heights of Lafolie and in
the Souchez area as well as in the
Champagne. Temporarily the great
offensive may be considered al an end
and the question is being asked where
the next attempt will be made to
pierce the German lines
That one will be made nobody here
doubts and the expectation is that it.
win not be long delayed Compared
with the Allies capture of nearly 30.-
600, 14O guns and innumerable ma
chine guns. the Germans claim to
have taken $4,000 men and sixty-one
machine guns
Russia has been relieved, to some
extent. byt the withdrawal of German
troops to meet the offensive against
Serbia. Russia appears to be holding
her own along virtually the whole
front The Germans make no claim
of advances except for General Won
Linsingen He is moving forward
slowly Il may be The Germans are
making preparations for some new
stroke, having failed TO capture
Dvinsk. Il is said the Germans have
undertaken am offensive against Ser
bia, independently of Austria. A
Bucharest report says the Germans at
tempted, without success. to cross the
Danube near Semendria
Field Marshars communication, fol-
lows:
I'VE delivered a counter attack last
night and achieved our objective
which was two German trenches
southwest of Fosse, which the enemy
had recovered in counter attack on
the twenty-siXth