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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-24

clared, in his opinion, that the name
should be "KeolSuk Chamber of Com
merce.' Other suggestions were Of
ifered and when the matter was put to
Ia vote the committee was upheld in
its name
Article III which said 1T shall
have no capital stock and shall de-
clare no dividends,'' caused another
lengthy discussion as did article "
which,as shall be seen upon reading
the articles, provided for the cost of
membership and the number of votes
! to which a member is entitled. Be-
tween these two articles and several
others the members of the committee
found enough to argue over until
/ 1915. at which time it looked as
though little had been accomplished.
All of the unimportant articles had
lbeen approved, but there was still
remaining the vital ones. At this juno
ture J. A. Dunlap, of the committee,
yiously taken from the table. be re-
moved and acted upon. This motion
was carried and Mr. Dunlap hustled
! them in front of the meeting for rec
concentration with the others.
Regarding Indebtedness.
I The last discussion regarding the
articles was with regard to Article
1 TX which says: The corporation shall
incur no. Indebtedness. This was the
only article which was not recon-
mended This citizens committe will
therefore recommend to the mass
meeting whenever it is held. the in
/ corporation of body herein suggest
ed with the articles of Incorporation
! as drawn up, together with whatever
schange the committee on incorpora-
ton wishes to make in Article TX sub
1 ject to the approval of the committee
jof the whole. The articles as drawn
up, approved of article by article, is
herein published, including Article
XI, which may be omitted by the read
er in perusing the draft. They follow.
Preamble.
to avail ourselves of the privileges
provided by Chapter II, of Title TX
of the Code of Iowa, amends thereto
and the laws of Iowa in general re-
lating to corporations not for pecun-
| larry profit, hereby adopt the following
articles OF incorporation.
Article |.
! The name OF the corporation is,
| Keokuk Industrial Association, and its
principal place OF business is the City
/ of Keoluk, Lee County, Iowa.
Article ".
4 The general nature of the business
to be transacted by this association is
to further and promote the public in
terests of the City of Keokuk, pro-
/ mote and secure for it manufacturing
and commercial enterprises, interur-
ban and steam railroads, greater riv-
err transportation facilities, increase
| its population, and do whatever may
/ lawfully be done to better the public
welfare and civic conditions of the
said City of keokuk.
Article III
1t shall have no capital stock and
shall declare no dividends.
Article w.
| This corporation shall commence
business upon the filing of these Arti-
cles Of Incorporation with the Record
er of Lee County, Iowa, at Keokuk
and continue for fifty (5O) years
thereafter unless sooner dissolved.
Article v.
Any person may become an asso-
ciate member of this association upon
the payment of one dollar per annum
in advanse or an active member with
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Having an Object In Life

Nobody has any right to find life
uninterestng or unrewarding who
sees within the sphere of his own ac-
tivity wrong he can help to remedy,
or within himself an evil he can hope
to overcome. &C. II. Eliot.
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voting privileges upon the payment of
five dollars per annum in advance,
and each active member shall be
entitled to one vote for each five dol
lars paid.
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Article TX.

These articles may be amended at
the annual melting or any special
meeting called for that purpose save
Article XII.
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Article vi.

The corporation shall have all pow
ers under the law, convenient or
necessary for the erncient accomplish
ment of it's purpose. 1t may take by
gift, purchase, devise or beauest. real
and personal property and sell and
convey the same for purposes appro-
pirate to its creation, and may make
bylaws.
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from the throwing together for sew
eral days strangers of widely con-
trasting types. who meet for the first
time on an overland limited The
humorous episodes of the journey
keep the audience in commissions from
the rise to the fall of the curtain. The
action never ballls or even hesitates
or an ''if," and OR but in the YER
dict of it's success. Excuse Me- has
been voted as the hest, c1eanest and
most pungent farce fof several seasons
and the cast embraces one of the most
notable companies of actors ever
assembled in farcial organization.
1t includes such well-known names as
Ann Murdoch, John Wesley, John
Findlay, Scott Cooper, James Lackaye,
Reta Stanwood, Grace Fisher. Lottie
Alter, Harry Kendall, Edward O'Con-
nor, Alonzo Price, Ouida Berger and
the famous minstrel and eccentric
comedian, Willis Sweatman After a.
week each in Baltimore and Washing
ton, Excuse Me" will be seen at a
Broadway theatre for the remainder
of the season.
Bailey and Austin in 1.-TWO Men and
a Girl"
Two Men and a Girl in which
Bailey and Austin. for three years
stars of THE Top O. the World. will
make their appearance at the Grand
opera house tomorrow night under
the management of the Messrs. Shu-
bert, as the title suggests, is musi-
cal comedy of romantic possibilities;
however, it doesn't suggest the exact
nature of the piece to which it is
prefixed, but it fairly well describes
the entertainment considering its re-
markedly diversified character.
The idea of the makers of the piece
is very evident, however. They have
devised a means of giving the re-
markable versatile talents of Bailey
and Austin series of picturesque op-
portunities. and they have found some
pleasant excuses for the other per.
formers to offer in music and stage
pic.uring.
Bailey and Austin are two horsemen.
whose operations on the race track do
not suit foreign notions of propriety.
They find it advisable to steal an
airship in which to depart hurriedly
and they also carry off countess and
the man she wishes to marry. away
from the duke, who wishes to marry
the countess. This enrages the duke,
and he summons the soldiers to aid in
their recapture. Miss Jessie Stoner.
the prima donna of the company also
has a story of her own which leads
to aviation as we'll. She has broth
er who is scheduled to race. his air
ship In Holland, He misses the steam
er from New York and his sister I'M
personates him and wins the race.
Then everybody goes to Paris and
eventually lands in his or her proper
place in the scheme OF things. But
all this matters very little. The thing
10 do is to watch what Bailey and
Austin do and the pleasant interludes
which are provided when they are not
busy on the stage. The two PRINCIPALS
give complete repertory of acts; they
juggle when they are walters and they
scale walls like zouaves when they
are fugatives
Two Men and Girf' is a jolly mix
up OF clever nonsense. music and the
usual pretty stage business. 1t
makes no claim for serious considera-
ton and is better without 1t. The
comedy has recently closed a long
engagement at the Cort Theatre, Chi
cago. Seats now on sale.
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/ voting privileges upon the payment of
five dollars per annum in advance,
and each active member shall be
entitled to one vote for each five dol
lars paid.
Article vi.
The corporation shall have all pow
ers under the law, convenient or
necessary for the eIncient accomplish
ment of it's purpose. 1t may take by
/ gift, purchase, devise or beauest. real
and personal property and sell and
convey the same for purposes appro-
pirate to its creation, and may make
bylaws.
Articles VII
4 y
to be vested in a Board of Directors
of fifteen members TO be selected
! from the active members of the asso-
| citation annually at the annual meet
| ing which shall be held the third
Tuesday in January of each year
! Article VIII
! The annual meeting of the associa-
| ton shall be held on the third Tues
! day in January of each year Special
meetings of members OF the associa.
1 ton and Board of Directors subject
1 to call of President or Acting Presi-
/ dent or upon the written request OF
/ five members.
Article TX.
These articles may be amended at
/ the annual melting or any special
meeting called for that purpose save
| Article MI.
Article x.
! The Board of Directors shall meet
/ Immediately following the annual
meeting of the association, at which
time the Directors shall select from
/ their members a president, first vice
| president, second vice president, a
! secretary and a treasurer who shall
/ constitute the executive committee of
/ the board. Directors and officers shall
hold their respective Offices until their
/ successors shall have been elected or
selected Until the annual meeting of
| the members of the association in
January 1912, the following named
! persons shall constitute the board of
4 directors;
(BIank for the Presently
! Article XII.
/ The corporation shall incur no in.
/ debtedness. (Referred to committee. J
] Article XII
/ Private property of members of the
association is to be exempt from COZ
I poration debts.
On Ways and Means.
| Following is a report made by the
committee on ways and means. read
4 by L. A. Hamill, which was thorough.
ily discussed and accepted:
! Your committee appointed to sug-
gest ways and means TO finance or
raise money necessary, suggest the
+ following:
/ First-We suggest that member
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Other Committee Reports.

committee on legislation, made his re-
port. suggesting the Introduction OF
bill in the present legislature. The
bill as drafted was read by Mr.. Hol-
lingsworth and approved The com
mittee. or members of it, will likely
go to Des Moines this week to get
the bill before the legislature imme.
diately
Wells M. Irwin made report on
his efforts to interest secretary.
He stated that Messrs. Maan and
Howard, of the c. B. & O. industrial
department has been correspondent
with and he hoped to secure them for,
a visit to Keokuk, with the view, of
obtaining some suggestions. Mr.. Irwin
also has sent correspondence to Her
bert Dolf, secretary OF the commercial
organization of Spokane
j. +. Elder of the transportation
committee, said in his report that It
was the sense of the committee that
IA traffic manager is needed in Keo-
kuk. 1t is essential that the best
rates be securd. Such bureau, he
said should not be connected with
the industrial. The committee sug-
gested that the Commercial club take
up this matter.
The meeting adjourned to meet In
two weeks.
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Attorneys in Debate.

1t was on the question of incor-
porating mot for pecuniary profit"
that occasioned the first discussion of
any Importance and length. Attor-
neys A. Hollingsworth and Theodore
A. Craig question the legality of in
cooperating in this manner, declaring
that there was question whether
such an incorporation would come
within the confines of the statute. The
code of Iowa specifically sets out
what classes of organizations may in
corporate not for pecuniary profit"
To cite a few examples: churches,
lodges. labor unions and organizations
charitable and benevolent societies,
political organizations, etc. The two
attorneys could not see that the in
corporation could be classed so as to
come within the bounds of any of the
above
Major Collins, member of the
committee which drew up the articles
was inclined to much broader reading
of the statute covering the incorpora-
ton of bodies and believed that the
organization classed the "Keokuk In
dustrial Association the name given
it, as benevolent organization or as
a political body. giving political the
broad meaning of pertaining to civic
affairs.
Argue Other Articles.
After the joint debate between the
attorneys had waxed hot and then
subsidized the other members, some on
the committee which drew up the
articles and others not on it, dipped
generously into the argument which
continued for nearly an hour after
the meeting had convened.
Article i, as read precipitated a
discussion which was curtailed by an
early vote. Under it the name given
the corporation was 'Keokuk Indus.
trial Association L. A. Hamill de-
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Articles VII.

The affairs of the corporation are
to be vested in Board of Directors
of fifteen members TO be selected
from the active members of the asso-
citation annually at the annual meet.
ing which shall be held the third
Tuesday in January of each year.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-12-02

States during recent years has in
creased very much, and it is to be
feared that it has not yet attained
the summit of it's "bad eminence. =
We noted recently that the Ohio
State Journal declared that there
is one divorce for every eight
marriages in that State-a truly
appalling condition. There are
some states, like New York, in
which the divorce laws are very
strict; but in the neighboring state
of Rhode Island they are very lax.
Taking the country as a whole
our divorce record is alarmingly
high and the misery resulting
from the broken homes and
domestic infelicity Of which it is
the prolific parent is correspond
ingly great.
The average per one hundred
thousand for Great Britain in
cludes those Of England, Ireland,
Scotland and Wales; but in Ire
land alone, according to Professor
Bailey, "there was but one di-
vorce granted in the five years
from 1899 to 1903" This is re-
markable record, a cause for re-
joicing not only among the people
Of Ireland but among their
descendants in every land. Next
to Ireland comes Italy, and who
can doubt that their freedom from
this moral scourge is due to the
Catholic religion which alone
throws around the marriage bond
sufficient safeguards to make it a
sacredly permanent union in the
eyes Of those who contract it.
In commenting On the divorce
problem as it exists in the United
States, Professor Bailey says
"Whatever evils we may claim
are brought upon this country by
the large foreign immigration, a
greater tendency to divorce is
certainly not one Of them. What.
ever the cause we do not need to
search for it outside our own coun.
try On this point the Fort,
nightly Review says: "We all
know that there is more than one
cause, but some Of us need to be
reminded that the chief cause is
the decline Of the Catholic Chris.
tan belief that marriage is g
sacrament and absolutely indis.
soluble. Among practical Cath
olics, here as abroad, divorce is
unknown.
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OUR DIVORCE RECORD.

Some time ago the New York
Independent published an article
by Professor Bailey, Phi. D., of
Yale University, containing stats
tics relative to "The Worlds Di-
vorce Record" for the five years
prior to 1908. This complication
shows that the United States holds
the records for divorces among
Christian nations record which
is exceeded only by that Of Japan.
Professor Bailey computes the
average per one hundred thousand
of the population and his chart
shows that, on this basis, Austria
has an average of one; Italy,
three; Great Britain, six; Norway,
six; Sweden, eight; Hungary,
eleven; the German Empire, fif-
teen; France, twenty-three ;
Switzerland, thirty-two; United
States, seventy-three; and Japan,
two hundred and fifteen.
lie these figures were brought
down to date it is not improbable
that some, at least, of these aver
ages would be increased. It is a
well-known fact that the number
of divorces granted in the United
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Socialists. These are much more
than a name at pref ut in Ger
man politics. The Emperor, one
of the wisest and most polite SOW
ereigns in Europe today, knows
full well that to offset the So
cialists he must have with him the
firm and conservative support Of
the Center Party-the German
Catholic Party, and so on every
occasion the Emperor has placated
nay, it could be almost said,
favored-the Catholic Party OF
Germany. 1t might be entirely
expected that this would be the
Emperor's attitude or position
seeing that soon after he became
Emperor he cashiered Bismarck
as Chancellor of the German En-,
pire.
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SATURDAY, DEC. 2, 1911.

On December 3, the holy season
of Advent opens. In the liturgy
of the Church, Advent is peni-
tential period during which we
prepare for the spiritual coming
of the world s Redeemer at Christ
mas. It reminds us Of the days of
anxious waiting during which the
chosen people Of God looked for
ward to the birth of the Messias
Who had been promised to them.
It is a penitential season which
was formerly observed in much
the same way as Lent is now, and
even in many countries today en-
tails much more in the way Of fast
and abstinence than it does in this
country.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-12-02

At the annual meeting of the
Christ Child Society held in the
Cathedral, Baltimore, Cardinal
Gibbons gave brief instruction
in the course Of which he dwelt
on the important part which Cath
Ollie women play in spreading the
Gospel by the influence they exert
over their children. Women, "
he said, "must be relied upon far
more than men for spreading the
Gospel of Christ, for they are
brought in closer contact with
youth. Children must be taught
how to live and worship God at
the feet of their mothers, and the
Church has always wisely coun-
seled that these good women take
a growing interest in the cultiva-
ton of religion among their off
spring. Men are too busy with
earning a living to spend the
necessary time with their children.
And so it is true that women do
more for religion than do men,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-12-02
CATHOLIC INDIAN SCHOOLS.

The Catholic Church in the
United States has always regarded
her efforts on behalf of the
Indian wards of the nation as
very important; and each year
she expends thousands of dollars
in providing them with such an
educational and religious training
as will make them loyal citizens
and good Catholics. Her work
along these lines has been very
successful and has received COM
mendation from the leaders in the
councils of the nation. In 1885,
on the invitation Of the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs and the
Indian School Superintendent,
acting ON behalf of the Govern
ment, the Catholic Church built
many mission schools among the
Indians at a cost Of million and
a half dollars. At that time the
Indian Office offered to bear the
financial burden Of these schools
and they were all subsidized by
the Government which paid for
the support and tuition Of the
pupils in the secular branches of
education.
The Catholic mission schools
produced marvellous results which
have been recognized and lauded
in the House of Congress and in
the reports of the United States
Indian Inspector. Despite all this
however, in 1896, Congress en-
acted a law prohibiting the use OF
public funds for the support and
education Of Indian children in
any sectarian institution, al.
though, with astonishing incon-
sistency, it still makes direct
appropriation, every year, out Of
the public funds for the Indian
pupils of Hampton Institute, g
distinctively Protestant school.
Those who were responsible fol
that act of Congress intended, ne
doubt, to do away with Catholic
schools entirely; but in this they
were not successful. The Church
i could not conscientiously abandon
1.-The Indians, and since then she
| has had to rely upon the voluntary
contributions of the Catholic
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-12-02

During Advent the Church for
bids marriages to be solemnized
and this prohibition remains in
force until the seventh day of
January. This does not mean that
during Advent no marriages can
take place; but, if, for any rea-
son, the marriage ceremony can
not be postponed it must take
place privately, that is without
the pomp and evidences of rejoic-
ing that usually accompany it, and
also without the imparting of the
nuptial blessing. Good Catholics
observe this rule religiously and
during this season they try to
enter into the spirit of the Church
and prepare their souls for the
great events which are common
grated at the close of Advent.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-12-02

Cardinal-elect Farley, Arch
bishop of New York, after a visit
to the tenement district of New
York, is reported to have made the
following statement regarding the
condition Of the children who live
in these congested districts: "Of
course [ do not mean to uphold
the tenement as a living place
but the children coming from
these places are as pure and I'M
contaminated as any children in
the world" He assigns the reason
for this when he says: ''It is
religious teaching which counter
acts the evils of their environment
It is fact that these children are
remarkable for their sweetness anc
purity. We have our own system
of supplying the religious in
fiuence.'
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-12-02

The young lady who marries a
drunkard, says the Catholic
Citizen Of Tacoma, with the hope
of converting him from his evil
ways is no more the victim of a
delusion than the misguided
maiden who keeps company"
with non-Catholic and who be-
lieves that by marrying him she
will be the better able to convert
him. Post-marital conversions are
extremely rare. If she cannot bring
him to the baptismal font before
he places the wedding ring on her
finger the best thing she can do is
to tell him to go and look for a
wife of his own faith.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-12-02

In the course Of an address at
the Chicago Irish Fellowship Club
luncheon recently, the Rev. Fred
erick Seidenburg of Loyola Uni.
versity instituted comparison
between Catholic social work in
Europe and in America to the
detriment of the latter. "The
Catholic social work in Europe
he said, " is carried on much more
thoroughly than in the United
States. The European success
along these lines is due largely to
organization and cooperation. This
is lacking in your American So
cial work among the Catholics. I
would urge the cooperation Of
all the Catholic societies, clubs
and churches, to make the work in
America more effective"
Catholics are beginning to
realize, more and more, the truth
Of the old adage that Gin union
there is strength. This is shown
by the number Of societies and or
CARNATIONS that have been formed
Of late years for the coordination
Of Catholic lay activity; and ef-
forts have been made not only to
unity these societies in America
into compact body, but to bring
about an afiliation between them
and similar societies in Europe.