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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
Gas Pipe Plug in Store Of Ralph Az.
new Not Closed by Plumber,
it is Said. w. Echle,
Victim.
HAD TO BE TAKEN HOME
was Able to be About Again Today
defective Plumbing Causes a
Disturbance at Fourteenth
and Main.

Because a plumber failed to make
a right connection with a gas main,
leaving plug IN the pipe open in
the restaurant Of Ralph Agnew, at
1895 Main street, J. W. Echle. Of
1903 Bank street, who conducts a
butcher shop next door at 1928 Main
street, was overcome by the fumes
OF the escaping gas and had to be
taken home.
After passing restless night I'M
der the care of a physician, Echle
was able to go down to his shop this
morning. 1t was reported that an.
other man had been overcome also,
but if this is true, the victim has not
been discovered.
According to the stories told of the
accident. Agnew wished to have a
gas connection made in his store.
There is pipe that enters the Echle
meat market from Main street and
then runs down the block toward
Twelfth street, through several Of
the business houses 1t was to this
that Agnew connected.
Left Pipe Open.
He employed plumber to do
the work, but it is said that
after the connection had been
completed that the plug on the main
pipe was left open with the result
that large quantity of gas escaped.
AT O'Clock yesterday Afternoon Echle
called up the Keokuk Electric Co.,
telling them of the condition of at
fairs and a repair man was sent out.
ne replaced the plug.
Nothing more was heard until Z
o'clock In the evening when it was
reported at the office of the Keokuk
Electric company that two men had
been overcome by gas at the same
place. Mr. Ainsley hurried to the
spot with a Lungmotor, but when he
arrived there was unable to find eth.
er victim. He was told that Echle
had been taken home. He found nc
evidences Of escaping gas, but in the
back OF the meat shop found a man
evidently in an intoxicated condition
but not suffering from the effects OF
the gas.
When Echle opened up his shop
this morning, he found his cat dead
from the effects of his gas fumes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
ADJUSTMENTS.

John Barrymore at the Grand Tonight.
Supported in the Dictator by the
natural, charming and altogether win
ming Miss Charlotte Ives. the Grand
pleased a good sized audience last
night in presenting John Barrymore
for his second Keol1uk screen appear
ance. He made a hit here first in
THE Man From Mexico" early in the
summer. and has proven himself one
Of the leading comedians Of the pic
lures.
THE Dictator by Richard Harding
Davis, and acted by an excellent
Famous Players cast under the Para
mount program, is good enough for
two days." and will be repeated to-
night at the Grand AS an added at
traction will be shown the moving
pictures of Keokuk's and Burlington's
baseball teams, and views of the
pitchers which battled in Burlington
recently for twenty-five innings with
out score, thus establishing worlds
record. The pictures were taken by
Manager Dodge for the Tribune AMI
mated Weekly and will be shown this
week all over the country
One of the greatest pictures of the
Lasky- Relasco combination in the Par
amount program is THE Warrens OF
Virginia" with Blanche Sweet head
ing an all star cast, including Hous
Peters, James Neil, Mabel Van Buren,,
Sydney Deane, Raymond Hatton and
others This attraction will be shown
with the baseball pictures at regular
5 and 10 cent prices tomorrow. mat
inee and night.-Advertisem
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
Telephone Girls Excursion.

Telephone operators take a day off
on the beautiful steamer G.. w. Hill,
Saturday afternoon. August IA. The
boat starts from Warsaw at 3:15 p.
m, Keokuk at 400 p. m. Returning
from Fort Madison after the arrival
Of the north bound train about 900
o'clock Excellent music and a pro-
gram Of dancing that will assure all a
good time Adults soc, children Csc.
Tickets sold for excursion June TO-,
will be accepted on this trip. Walt
for the telephone operators excursion
the date, August IA. All rights
strictly reserved.-Advertise
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
MONTROSE MAN
LOCATES HORSE
William EaIey Is Notified That AMI
NAL is on Burke Farm Near
String Prairie.

William Ealey of Montrose has
found the horse which he reported to
Sheriff Scott last week as either stray
ed or stolen The horse was found on
the Burke farm near String Pairie
and was returned to Mr.. Ealey. The
animal may have been stolen. and
when the brand on the shoulder was
discovered, the thief may have de-
cided it was better to cast the ami
NAL adrift. than to try to make way
with it. The horse was found by Mr..
Burke on the farm and he Immediate
ly sent word to Mr.. Ealey and return
ed the horse. No one knows how 1t
got on the Burke place.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
War Oddities,

LONDON-Grey clothing for every
body is the prospective fashion for
the coming winter in England, due .
scarcity of dyes for darker shades.
LONDON--A London journal OF
music collected fund Of $1,000 and
purchased 5000 mouth organs for the
soldiers at the front.
LONDON--A fourteen year old Can
adam boy who came to England to sea
his father. a member of the Cana dial
contingent, enlisted as drummer bow
in his fathers regiment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
Mexican Money Plentiful.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1O.-The lat
est fad among high government Of
ficials here is Mexican money of var
ious revolutionary vintages of the
last few years. Bills and coins of cur
ious design and interesting history
have been brought here by exceeding
ly generous ENJOYS of the warning
Mexican factions. The bills have very
little value in Mexico and none what
ever here.
Attorney General Gregory is one #
the faddists. He has some strfking'y
original 81 and 81 coins which Zapata
turns out in his private mint when
funds in his camp run Iowa condi-
ton which is said to have become
chronic. These coins are said to be
of gold and silver mixed, but the at
torney general is very skeptical about
the yellow ingredient. At any rate,
thew are the first Of their kind ever
issued by any government and are
particularly priced.
There are 81 bills galore In Washing.
ton-almost enough. in fact, to start
a new revolution The minis of Mex
leo have been working overtime. one
dav Carranza enters Mexico City and
turns OUT his wherewithal, daring any
bodv TO srend any other kind. The
next dav Villa goes in and makes his
Then Zarata follows suit.
Some of the notes were issued by
Carranza and Villa when they were
mariners in the rebellion business
and since they dissolved their 81 notes
have been worth only cents in Mex
leo. .
All these notes have been counter
reitnd over and over again, but WHAT'S
the use? Carranza shoots all VINO
spend genuine villa money, ana the
latter returns the compliment
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
@. K. Train In Ditch.

QUINCY, Ill, Aug. 9.-One of the
luckiest wrecks that ever happened
took place on the o. X. railroad be-
tween Durham and Ewing yesterday
forenoon. Three coaches were torn
completely off their trucks and rolled
over in the ditch alongside the right
Of way, while the six trucks with
their heavy timbers, casting and
wheels, piled up in one conglomerate
mass on the track.
Yet no one was seriously hurt-and
therein is the lucky part of the acct
dent.
The wreck was caused by the loco
motive slender jumping the track.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
Texas Tradition DESTROYED.

Chicago Evening Post: Texas
manufacturer has been scared out of
a war contract by bomb. We have
believed. to some extent on their own
say so, that Texas couldn't be scared
out of anything. The bomb busts an
other reputation bubble.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
injector. Of Industrial Association
Decide That Alleys viii be
Necessary and Stakes
Will be Set.
COMMITTEE FIXES PRICE
Real Estate Body Of Association,
With Sanction Of Directors, viii
Set Price-Auditins
Board Named.

Arrangements we're completed last
night at the meeting of the directors
of the Keokuk Industrial association
for the plating of the lots on the
Rein tract. It was decided that al.
leys should be laid out, and the city
engineer will start at once to put in
the stakes. The real estate commit
tee with the sanction of the board
will fix the prices for the lots.
It was thought first that alleys
would not be required for these lots.
After looking over matters the direc.
tors decided last night that there
would be need for the alleys, and
these will be staked out. The alleys
will run parallel with the streets,
which run practically at right angles
to Main street. Other property which
is staked out in this district, here
after, will conform to this syle by
the association.
Streets Will Be Numbered.
The streets will be numbered con-
tinuously in order to avoid confusion.
They will follow in the order after
the last numbered street. They will
be numbered streets, as the number
ed streets are all set in this direction.
Three parkways are left where the
lots abut on Main street.
The real estate committee will have
the power to fix the prices on the lots,
and the prices will be approved by
the directors.
Committee to Audit Bills.
A committee was appointed last
J, night which will audit the bills, and
authorize the payments by the trus-
tees of the Standard Four Tire COM
pany's fund. The $4,000 which was
subscribed by Keokuk is to be used
for the building and equipment. It is
held in trust, and the trustees will
pay such bills as are approved by the
committee.
The members of this auditing COM
mittee are j. Albert Kiedaisch. James
T. Mccarthy and James NJ. Fulton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10

President Moore Of the exposition
and Mayor Rolph. Speakers today
included Warren NJ. Horner, VIM. L.
Hathaway and hubert H. Ward, Top
les we're: Getting Prospects" "Cul-
tivatfns Prospects, Closing Pros
rects." and Getting Settlements"
A special life insurance exhibit on
the exposition grounds interested the
delegates, one feature being a mill
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
In a Class by Themselves.

Omaha Bee: If what the British
needs is Lincoln and Grant, we
are sorry for them becaues there
never was but one Lincoln and but
one Grant. and there will never be
another of either.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
An Annoyino Incident.

Burlington Gazette: The headline
writer of the Galesburg Republican
Register rose magniticently to the oc-
casion Saturday when he put Death
Ruins Picnic" over the story of the
Eastland horror.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
Good Reason for His Enthusiasm.

When a man has suffered for several
days with collie, diarrhoea or other
form of bowel complaint and is then
cured sound and we'll by one or two
doses Of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy, as is often the
case. it is but natural that he should
be enthusiastic in his praise of the
remedy, and especially is this the case
of n severe attack when life is threat
ened. Try it when in need of such Il
remedy. It never fails. Sold by all
dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
Ipcrea sinq.

sioux Falls Arsus-Leader: 1t does
heat all how many moiiycoadles
there are getting to be in the coun-
try.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
Far Flung.

washington Star: When woodrow
Wilson's typewriter gets into action
Its click is heard around the world.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10

grinding cut silver dollars to show
the amount contributed by policy
holders in the way of insurance taxes
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-26

Where did you get my ring-my
ring that was stolen from me night be-
fore last? Where did you get it,"
His trembling finger was pointed at
my hand. and fear that my hand
trembled. I was speechless, and my
confusion was plain. He was trembling
all over and saw him press button
on the corner Of the table.
To save my life could not speak.
How could explain the complicated
circumstances? My glance fell to the
floor.
IL" stammered.
Then heard him speak again, but
not to me.
Jenkins" he said to someone who
had evidently answered his ring at the
bell, tell Miss Eleanor to please come
here at once"
Yes. sir" I heard q voice.
Suddenly looked up.
There before me in the doorway
stood an old gentleman I had seen that
morning in the pawn shop. He saw the
ring.
With groan, the old fellow fell into
q chair.
1t developed that he had stolen his
masters ring. pawned 1t and, in our
nervousness. the tickets lying side by
side. he had picked up mine and his.
got my own ring the next day, and
now have my own girl.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-26

dast tell her. and after I'd gone to bed
she slips in with some soft cloths and
ointment and fixes me up without q
word. It gets me how mothers seem
to know about lots Of things like that
without being told"
whats the mstter?" anxiously
Bangworthy inquired Of the elevator
man the next morning when he saw
that individuals countenance of
gloom.
Jaw, just had a wire from mother.
She can't get here till Saturday, in
stead Of tomorrow" growled the dis
appointed one. "And me all fixed up
to go to the depot tomorrow! The
kids have got new shoes, too.
wouldn't miss seeing mothers face
for a farm when she lays eyes on
those kids. You oughta see the
things she sends 'em Christmas and
birthdays. Makes 'em all herself!
She's. been just crazy about EN- on
paper. and when she sees 'em-gee!"
"Is she coming today sure?" asked
Bangworthy on Saturday morning.
"Yep!" breathed the elevator man
excitedly, letting q passenger for the
eleventh floor of at the ninth fool
and disregarding his frantic protests
I'm getting on at $3.50 to hustle over
after her. Say, I'm all sort Of nerv
GUS. Amt it Queer?"
well, did she conner" asked Bang
worthy, as he descended late that al
ternoon.
The elevator man looked at hin
from behind a subdued sort Of glow
Yep" he said, vibrantly. "She came
Say. would you believe it? l looked
and looked and couldn't pick her out
from the crowd-mother's changed
so! Why, she's old! Somehow, yor
never think of your mother getting
old. But she knew me-after ter
years! Yes, sir. she came right up tt
me and called me by name. Beats al
how a fellows mother always knows
him in spite of everything! Say. bu
it made me feel good to think she
I knew me after ten years."-Chicagt
Daily News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-26
WHEN his MOTHER CAME
THE ELEVATOR MANS STORY.

you seem extra cheerful this morn
Ing" Bangworthy commented to the
elevator man, who was shooting him
up to the sixteenth story.
HUH" chortled the elevator man.
beaming. "Why shouldn't I? Just got
word that my mother is coming to see
me-"
The elevator man being fat, red
faced and Of grown-up years, Bang
worthy looked trifle bewildered. Yet
evidently from the manner in which
the news was delivered he was ex-
pected to strike an attitude OF aston
ishment and appreciation.
THAT So" Bangworthy offered
vaguely.
"Yep!" said the elevator man. "She
wrote she'd be here next Friday on
the train that gets in at ten o'clock.
I'm going to get OF and go meet her.
Hard to get away these days." said
Bangworthy, idly. why don't you
have your wife meet herr?
The elevator man laughed hugely.
"Why," he ctnckled. my wife doesn't
know my mother and my mother new
er laid eyes on my wife. You see. 1
haven't seen my mother myself for
ten years-not since I came to Chi
cago."
"Oh!" commented Bangworthy with
aroused interest. II see."
"Ten years." unused the elevator
man, forgetting to open the door.
Gee! That's long time-not to SEQ
your mother. hate to think Of It!
She never saw the two kids, either"
'Tn bet she thinks the boy looks
like mel" grinned the elevator man to
Bangworthy the next morning when
he headed for Bangworthy's floor.
"Who-what?" asked Bangworthy in
bewilderment.
The elevator man looked almost
hurt. "Why, didn't l tell you yester-
day that my mother was coming to
visit?" he reminded. Say. you oughta
eat the custard pies my mother
makes! When I was a boy at home
I could eat a whole one. Just as
creamy! My wife's anxious to hnd
out how she does it. She's going to
find out about lot Of things while
my mother Is here. She says I'm al
ways talking about that scrapple
stun and raised doughnuts and things
that she's blessed II she can make
my mother'll be tickled to tell her
because il there's anything mother
likes to do It IL to cook. Gee! can
Just remember being up in the hay
NOW and hearing her calling out that
the sugar cookies were out OF the oven
and IL I wanted any-say. ever eat any
sugar cookies all warm from the over
and light brown on top?"
"They sound good" agreed Bang
worthy. q trifle enviously. I'VE had
good things when was q kid. too
not that we don't now, of course. But
suppose this generation Of womer
has learned some different things II
cook"
"You bet!" agreed the elevator
man. I'm not saying that my wifi
amt q dandy housekeeper. either. bu
somehow things did taste different
when I was boy. My mother was
corker Once when she'd said not Il
go swimming and did. anyhow.
blistered my back something awful
It hurt so L wanted t2. cr.-. but / didn-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-26

thing. It was not mine! Then looked
at the ticket. The name there was not
the one had given. There was ter
rible mistake somewhere.
THAT isn't my ring!" cried. Mine
was entirely different from that"
This is q pretty good ring. how
ever" smiled the man. Evidently he
thought that was blufiing.
But want my own" remon-
strated.
The fellow turned away In disgust.
"You presented this ticket" he re-
Piled. you can have the ring that
this calls for. and no other. If you pay
the loan and interest. Take 1t or leave
It"
My mind worked rapidly. I must
have a ring. and this was truly beau
tiful one, much more valuable than
mine. II there had been q mistake
somewhere I would be much better OF
to have this one, for If the owner want
ed it back he would have to get mine
for me.
In some way the rings must have
been exchanged, and must have the
ticket belonging to the man who had
mine Anyway, wanted to get out Of
the place as quickly as could.
"All right" l said. handing over the
necessary sum. "Give me the ring. I
will leave my real name and address,
and if anyone calls with ticket that
does not belong to him, md wants this
ring back, I'll be only too glad to ex-
change If he will pay the difference"
The transaction was completed, and
I left the place with the dazzling thing
on my finger. 1t was the most pecu-
liar piece of jewelry have ever seen.
Eleanor and had very happy half
hour together. but I was consumed
with the desire to talk to her guardian
and begged her to let me have it over
with. She had admired the ring tire.
mendously and expressed the opinion
that it was very valuable.
lam going to leave you with uncle,
she said, as she led the way to his
study. 1T might be little embar
RAISING for me-"
So she took me to the door of the ole
mans den, introduced me to him and
with blush was gone.
II am an outspoken man." he sale
when we we're alone, "and do not be
lieve in beating about the bush.
know very little Of you, sir, but Flea
nor is old enough to know her owl
mind, and 1t seems that she has mad!
It up most emphatically. Perhaps
am bit Of sentimentalist. and Their
is but one thing want to ask YOU"
He stopped moment and looked mi
straight in the eyes. his scrutiny in
tense.
Il want to hear you say" he contin
ued at last, that you love Eleanor.
want you to put all the feeling 20,
have in that statement, 30 that ma
Judge for myself Just how deem tina
feeling is."
Now, II there was one thing I fel
could do. 1t was to tell of my Low
for that girl.
l moved to the table by which h
sat. I presume that my eyes lille
with tears. At any rate. I laid my han
on the table close to him, where th
bright light from the lamp shone bri
liant.
Il love-" l began.
But he was looking at my eyes q
longer. His head was bent Suddenl
he rose.
II know nothing of you." he erie,
and now he was quite different so
Of a person. you may be an adve
turer-or worse"
Then his voice rose to a shrill CT
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-26
PROVING an Abb.

Il see" said the foreigner by your
dictionary that to 'unbend' means to
relax; yet 'unbending' means 'unyield-
ing"
WELL" exclaimed the American.
you can't blame me. didn't write
the dictionary."-Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-26
Judge Scored on Lawyer.

OSN0V SSSsSe Wv sa"ySss
Two young attorneys we're wrang-
ling for long time before Judge Knox
Of Virginia over q point Of law. His
honor rendered his decision. and the
sprig who had lost impudently remark.
ed: "Your honor, there is q growing
opinion that all the fools are not dead
yet" Certainly" answered the court.
with unruf1ed good humor. II quite
agree with you, Mr.. B.. and congratu-
late you upon your healthy appear
ance."
"Home, Sweet Home"
Il was dark and cold and the gaunt
and leafless trees were swayed by At
full gusts of wind that spoke Of com.
ing rain.
Flooding Pete and Weary Willie
quickened their pace in order to reach
q place of shelter ere the storm
should overtake them. This sudden
burst OF energy seemed to excite CON.
versation.
"Wot's up with yer. Pete!" inquired
Willie. Eyer look % II yer goin' ter
cry"
II dunno" was Pete's reply. II don't
feel the Joy O. Twin like ! used to.
I've been thinkin' O. my wasted life.
an I've got sorter uneasy. homesick
feelin'."
"Homesick!" broke In Willie. why.
bless me. believe that's wot both Of
10 are sufIerin' from. We amt mel.
Their Of ~ bin inside . jail for close
In three montha now ava vet"
combination Dresses.
For . girl who has to count pennies
there are many combination frockl
which are q saving.
Not long ago at sale Of odd Lengths
Of summer fabrics, such an economis
picked up remnant Of cotton crepe, I
dollar quality being sold at halt price
Six yards made her a separate Skin
! and q bodice and overskirt combinet
to wear with the skirt like coat. BENZ
separate, the dress launders we'll; be
sides she also ran across some flow
cred wolfe with a border. also a rem
nant. Four yards Of this was enough
to make another separate belted-tun',
for wear over the same crepe skirt.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-26
Speaking Of Feet.

Church, see It is said that the foot
Of the ancients varied from S.76 to
1922 inches.
Gotham-The people of Chicago can
look among the latter mentioned for
their ancestors.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-26
Formation Of California Coast.

FORMATION OF CaItforn1A coast.
The biologists tell Us q strange
story Of the California coast. Ages ago
It's mountain peaks, mere reefs in .
great expanse Of sea, rose to such .
height that Santa Barbara channel was
vast valley over which roamed the
elephant, camel. lion. saber-toothed
tiger and other animals whose fossil
remains are scattered over the eoun.
try and some of which are found on
the islands.
Then the land again saLk beneath
the sea and again rose. and marine fos-
sils are found In abundance along the
shores and on the mountain tops many
miles from the sea. Numerous gold
hunters have been surprised to ind
the skeletons of whales at an eleva-
ton Of 1000 feet and two miles inland.