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emphasize. and to which the mayor
1 did not refer.
| have reference to the strong ele.
ment OF help that you have in the
TACT that You are now enjoying the
COMMISSION form of city government,
and that you haye as the mayor OF
your city man whom everyone be.
lieEes in, and man in my opinion,
especially qualified for the position
which he holds at this critical time.
one OF the very first questions that
Inc industrial agent will be confront
ed with when he appears in the east
IN manufacturing districts will be,
what kind Of a city government have
sou, and what about the element OF
wasted public money and taxes and In
this case the answer cannot helm but
De satisfactory to the questioner, upon
ali of the main questions here neces-
sary 10 win.
In the work which the committee
FIJI have to perform the power com.
pany VIII. b. right Of propriety. take
secondary position in aid. and will
take the RESP visibility OF proving to
the manufacturers that the power
prices which they viii be offered are
cheaper Than can be secured from
coal, even though coal is cheap IN
this vicinity. IN addition to this work
the power companv viIl be ver- glad
10 be Of any auxiiiary benefit and aid
to the committee that lies within its
power bat the results which you need
and the results which you are entitled
10 must come from mighty effort
made by yourselves, and this effort
should be originated and supported By
calm consideration and careful study
before the first step is taken. 1t is
no Idle fancy. but 10 my mind a plain,
business probability. that IL the peo-
pie OF Keokuk viii rise Up and 90 to
wo-k on the United ne stand d.
vided ve fall. basis; II they will
bury the business and social differ
ences that have crept up in the past,
and which have no real value in any
community. and If everyone will try
To help. not only by words but bv
deeds, that as reward for this sort
of revival fifteen years from now
xiii see very large population here,
End what is worth more than anything
else and is worth more than the mon
~ that viii come out of The in
cTeases in values, you win have
city whose population will he noted
throughout the country for its high
percentage of happiness and well be.
ing, all growing out Of your we'll di.
rected efforts in taking advantage of
the opportunities which now lie be-
fore you. Unless this problem can
be entered upon in the spirit just
stated. think ii would be. mistake
TO begin at all.
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Beverly" the book BIZ George Barr
McCutcheon and the Decentralization of
the same by Robert NJ. Baker, has
demonstrated in most unmistakabie
manner that the taste of the public
for the romantic novel play has not
been abated or grown less In the past
generation. There is and always will
be strong inducement in human ma.
ture OF love and admiration for the
romantic. It appeals TO us all in a
more or less degree. None of us are
SO calions or hardened as to not
feel the breath come quicker. the
lungs rise in the throat at some crit.
cal and tense moment In the progress
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COOPER 5 WORDS
TO KEOKUK
fContinuei from page IL

hext Two or three years bring into
this sailey a considerable number o.
factories. dispensing a large payroll.
The first condition that confronts
every factory is the one Of cost @.
productions and unless The factory
owners can be shown beyond question
that they can secure here conditions
bat will materially reduce their cost
q production. no change will be made.
In order then. TO enter successful
~ upon a csmpaign OF this sort ii VIII
be necessary 10 lay before these fac
tories in plain. husiness-like war.
solid reasons why they should move
No campaign founded on any decep-
ton. however small. will SET you any-
thing.
II is not in the province OF the
power company nor the speaker, 10
in any matters Of this kind. or in any
matters regarding the public life OF
the city OF keokuk, OF any Of the.
other cities round about rs. 10 as
surne at any time a position that
could be called arbitrary or dictator
iai, and ne viii never be found az
tempting 10 influence the public in
any views they hold. except upon the
simple questions that may come out
of the power companFs business
which will always be that OF E meT-
chant OF electric power.
When asked by your mayor 10
speak on this subject / oSsecsed. on
the ground that CIR motives might
he misunderstood. bat Mr.. Elder. and
the other gentlemen al orr confer
ence. insisted chat the meeting vas
for the purpose primarily. Of an open
discussion Of tais subject. ard I say
TO !ou in advance thar il you can
prove 10 me that the suggestions 7 an
making are ill-tounded, shall be vs-T
glad 10 change them As far as The
power companE IS concerned II GOES
without saving that The ve-y large
Investment we viii hare 10 make. with
only 30 per cent Of our produce sold,
necessitates the early sale Of the
balance Of power 10 be narkassd
That we can market the power Il
large present power centers outside o.
the valley ne know. II re can ind
in this immediate vicinitF rel
reused public spirit. represented by
an organized force OF stron-. arasnys
men. working TO bring new factories
into the territory, II is or policy 70
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reserve for this vicinity the largest
amount OF power that is sensible and
and commensurate With the activities
that ron people pat IN fo-ce.
Il il Should come abous sha5 moth
ing IS done II this direction, and |
don't beiieve that Il win. il goes
without sagias that the rover will
hare 20 be sold wherever Il car b.
marketed 10 ne hest adTsn1zge. and
u tine 10 protect the investment
The fac- that the closer The power Is
marketed 10 the generator station the
less the losses II transmission and
capital expenditure sho1id also be an
assurance outside Of the statement
inst made. that the power company is
sincere Is rs desire to see sucal in
dus1nss prosper
As Ear As an personally concern
ed. i Wi, be ons Of my greatest
business griefs, Il as -nls al The
lae-ors On this prqsecz, ne DO ret ind
N the future Vass increase II in
dusErlal life II this vicinity directly
founded upon Stroag manscsBa. and
public s1irzs, and apon the cheaper
prices q power witch the COMPANY
VII ae 1reEared q o1H
have ottea bean asked she euss-
non as 10 ho~ much Of new popu-
lz1so1 ought 70 De supported On Tie
aew power shat ne VII create Il
IS. Of course an exceedingly diEcalf
question 70 aasEsr. and no one likes
70 assume the attitude u z prophet
Tie oaly ansEer that hare been
able 10 gre 10 this question 1as been
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STRENGTH COMES
Not From WHAT You Eat, But From,
what You Digest
4 Tablet Dises.s Meal Trial PACK.
age F~e.

Hos1 people ca most foods vithou,
disezi ninatioE-iE matters little What
Fen stop 70 think ria tat wood
does for them This Is The nrs turn
On The road 10 dyspepsia. Reckless
disregard OF The proper choice q.
foods. rapid eating ard improper mas
tication. are the unquestioned causes
Of all ssonach disorders from the
slight ache TO the malignant cancer.
There Is nothing more revolving
than dEspepiic stomach very vat
for pc Tefaction. sending forth It's
poison throughout The entire system,
depressing the brain. hefouIing ebe
freath- souring the tasse. deadeniug
me muscles, incspzcitatfng the liver
and kidneys for their work. debIlita-
ting he hear. choking me lungs and
cEogging the bowels
All Of these dfsa greeabIe and dang
eTogs conditions are due TO the i'm
proper digestion or food and the con-
sequent assimilation OF poison WHAT
else car BIZ expected If the food
lies in the onacil. If the system Is
eoustipafed. fermen alton Is The nat
ursl outcome II shows Itself in sour
and painful breathing
There IL onIy enc way to reIieye
bis condition II the stomach refns-
es 10 digest vonr food put something
into It that viii Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets are nothing hut digestiyes.
They are no medicine They work
where The stomach Eiil not.
Eacs tablet contains enough pepsin.
diastase. golden seal and Other IT,
ges ire elements TO reduce 1000
grains of ordinarY food 10 the prop
er consistency for assimilation into
the blood
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tables are ALSO
Iufelr pure. There is nothing harm
FL in them as shown in their en-
dorsement bs 10000 physicians IN
the United states and Canada.
Ask your family physician his opin-
ion Of stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and
II ne is honest toward rou he will
state positively that thew will cure
your stomach trouble whatever II
may be. unless you have waited too
long and have allowed your disorder
10 deyeiop into cancer.
Act today and begin 10 end your
suffering a free trial package will
be sent to your address upon request.
The 50 cent size packages are for sale !
A your druggist F. A. Stuart Co.
80 Stuart Bldg. Marshall, Mich.
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organization thar takes IN the work
o. ssiidSag up city IA this commun-
iiy Should ii ny ogiaion. be men
/ who know from a successful sxpers-
ence. how 70 ger help from interim 60
Tests fo- there VIII be many Of them.
Whatever measure Of unaminity Of
public feeling the committee starts
oat NTH there vii from tsnls to
/ lime apoear various forms Of human
beings Whc sre found in essrv torn.
& whose PRINCIPAL idea IS to find fault.
cTy volt be critical, do nothing use-
Sll themselves and in eyery way make
TIER presence obnoxious The com,
Hll1fse must be strong enough 10 kick
these fellows out al ire door. and in
some Nar brand them for public
condemnation and ridicule among
their citizens.
feel quite sure that The city OF
keokas has very small percent
ase q This class Of men anonsrt
them, and this Is one OF the reasons
waE ] hope 10 see success attend the
efforts that viii probably be inaug-
rrased tonight,
Another reason Why the committee
should he given ample time to plan
us campaign, and should be provided
With ample funds for their work is
found in the immediate necessity OF
preventing land control that will
boost values TO a place where factor
les Viii be prohibited.
Anyone who has ever observed or
studied economics in any way will
KNOW that real values in real estate
follow. rather than precede increases
q po1glation, Real estate booms, as
such. can do more TO effectively de-
stroy all the benefits that can come
10 this vicinity than any other single
agency that / know of. The law OF
supply and demand is the correct
method 10 use in ascertaining values
OF ANYTHING. and the creation of fie-
uIious supply and fictitious demand
always results disastrously, and if
mis- sort of boom is attempted In
your city the citizens themselves will
- ohCS N4u must suuST
| recently visited town that was
having its fourth real estate boom.
and vas shown houses in this town that
Mere thirty-fve years old, and upon
inquiry ! found that the houses in a |
certain district were built when they
Tad their first boom: the houses over
IN another district were built when
tnsy had their second boom; over in
TIE other quarter of the city were
the houses that were built during the |
third booEl- and as listened to a /
proud description of the buildings
that we're going up in their fourth |
Boom. knew that altogether there !
we're not I'VE hundred people in !
this Town, and about half OF them
we're real estate sharks
The committee, If II is properly
equipped with funds and influence. to-
gether with what the power com
eT company can do IN the premises. /
can IN a large degree control this /.
danger and remove it from pressing
notice and attention
think | have discussed in a rude.
general way some of HE points that
The maEor asked NE 10 speak Of.
Before concluding, however. there Is
one point that I wish particularly TO
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& ihgt The amount Of power sFailalls
IS saAclsoI 10 support manufaclur-
lag population o. more than 5ge,ue0,
and this statement Is well within the
bounds Ct actual results elsewhere.
There IS another element. too, that
enters iRto This Industrial program
that has 70 my mind a very vide sig
aiacEace
IhaTs mas been for a long tine .
greaI deal q activity IN the valley
to- Improvement OF The Mississippi
r1Fer for navigatio purposes
TIE power conpauys euagies XII.
RlEsys be found aiding anY and er-
CRY legitimate endeayur 1or ne m
pEogeuen1 Of the Mississippi river.
and know % 10 more enective aid
for La5s purpose thar 10 have factor
les Immediately along the -iYes
course turning ont manufactured Prod
nets that cali so- rIxer iransporta ton.
Il Ne could 60 10 congress and
shoF large and gru.Irg business
calling for this form al zraasEscrss-
tloa- taeTe would De Z good deal more
congressional action tnaa there can
y under present conditions, Ehea it
can BE- uuEhfQlly said thai The man
1faetare1 Iroduczs along The river are
pitlfuily small
/ think what have sa5d REGARDING
this question may now ~ gropsrIy
cuncigdsd D. II expression Of some
IDEAS tAat / hare a. 10 Eaat Tie duties
OF tie citizens Of keokuk should be
regarding their own act5r..Ees.
The first suggestion I have to make
VII probsalg be TIE hzrdsst one 10
realize upon
And that il that large fa8d Of
no1eF I'll b@ necessary before yoa
can succeed i vii not Be neces-
say fcr This Eazss 70 be spent ali Il
oHcs o- ID be provided az once. but
ne certainty OF is availability
-aIlk. Should be guaranteed al the
7utset Il factories arg TO be secured
5elieTs i vii be nec@sSary 10 frss
make { careful study OF the natural 3
4dTsntagez zhich .o1 can Offer TO the
seEccuer
Tais study Vii hare 10 be made b.
us1 whose sole business II has
cen 70 do tnIs class Of worE and
he MAJ yoa need 10 nan with a
scesEgf5s record benind bin Of acs-
a achievement. This Industrial accent.
tainE, Eapulo work under the dIrec-
srz rf r.rTr-r~ss+,,e. ~ -
-hoss personnel VII ase sucn that In
ossy Is sseh faings are possible. il
I'd hare the uabouDGed confidence OF
ae community One reason for this
il tnat progress viii be
or. II this sort q an organization
gre put into commission. aud The
sst u Judgment used. should be
specially pleased IL ron should Sc
IRE o1e big factory IN the first twro
esrs q your vorE Any plan found
% an expectation on The part OF
le People thst succesg Is 70 come ]
spidiy VIII he mistake. Tne prob
II Is a seTeFs 0He, ard a very large
3e. and i . the beginning, the first
recess that viii take the mosf la
y. sDd after rhfs other successes /
ill coue more easiiy
ToEr committee wiIi fnd that the
lection ~ this Industrial agent viii
q1fre nVeh careful studs, and when /
ey find me rigat man they win ]
oaabiy discover that he already has !
good JOB. and The committee viii
~ 70 psy him more IN order 20 Sc :
re bis services All of these things /
be tine. ard Unless q beginning is Z
ode yerg promptly the results that !
70 desire VII not De scored The
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Phidelah Rice.


The Y. NJ. c. A. committee takes
pleasure in announcing afr. Phidelsh
Rice as an artist that will SET a stand.
ard all his own for careful painstss.
ing work. Every theme has it's critic.
every belief has its desenter. There Is
Invariably the sense of satisfaction
or dissatisfaction with whatever
comes before the mental eve. Strange
" enough every smile seems To have
In It the capacity OF frown. while it
rs equally true that the frown may
melt into the smile The sum total OF
that ever-changing sea of smiles and
irowns constitutes public opinion.
When the public reader viii, an in
signt into human character and the
imaginative power to produce IL.
strikes same common theme of our
universal life. We flash back 10 him.
our approving smile. He shows our.
selves TO ourselves as Others see MS.
proves himself at once discoyerer and
creator. and finds his reward in the
smiie OF public opinion.
Ihls analytical and creative tenn
permanent AIR Phidctah Rice possesses
IN marked degree, and it is with
well.halaneed. artistic judgment az
revealed through mastery tech.
niqne, that he has appeared so sue
cessfuily during the past years before
an appreciative and enthusiastic pub
lie II Mr. Ricess art is radiant with
genial personality, il is appropriate
70 observe the assertion of those
VINO know him best, that such an at.
mosphere is the overflow OF a sunny
disposition and is not the studied
masquerade of an our.
Tickets FOR this engagement viii
De on sale for thirty cents at the y.
NJ G A. office Saturday. January II,
az 10 a. m Reservations 1oc and zoe
II is hoped that the price quoted will
enanie every person to take adyan
eage OF the opportunity to hear THIS
artist Spend one and one-haIf hours
IN an atmosphere OF sunshine at the
srand opera house on Monda- even
ing, January l6, 1911.
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Uncle Toms Cabin.

One OF the prettiest and truest.to.
nature stage pictures ever created is
the cotton picking scene in tue ever
popular production of Stetson S
Uncle Toms Cabin. which is to he
seen at the Grand Opera house in
heokuk Thursday, Jan. 70. it is a true
fac-simile of an ideal home on the
Red river. the SETTING having been
constructed and painted from actual
photographs. secured by Manager
Leon Washburr Mr. Washburn is
most exacting. even in The most min.
or details of production. Where an.
other manager would be contented
With papier mache plants. Manager
Washburn must have the real article
He engaged the services of a chemis,
VINO finally produced shellac by tbe
use OF which the cotton plant may he
preserved in It's natural state inde6.
nitely- The several hundred plants
used IN the Stetson production are
exactly as they were when removed
from Louisan. plantation in the
height OF the cotton picking season
Words utterly fail in even family de-.
picting this beautiful picture. II nns..
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be seen to be appreciated. Matinee
and night. Matinee $50.
The Colonial Theatre.

/. The Colonial theatre Us presenting
a great feature program tonight head
ed by THE Ride to Death. This is tas
thrilling Indian picture that has been
advertised SO much and created 90
much talk while being shown at the
18th Street Theatre, New York. The
greatest Indian picture ever produc.
ed containing the greatest riding
scenes that have ever been put into
any motion picture. :. feature of this
film is the thrlning ride OF young
Indian woman tied TO the back OF the
great circus horse Daddy from The
Hippodrome, New York. A great
many people are shown in this prosw.
ton and no pains and expense were
spared 10 make il the greatest Indian
picture. In addition TO this feature
picture, The Aspirations of Gerald
and Percy screaming limp pic
ture is shown. produced BIZ the IA.
nous Imp" Company.
Marion Leonard and the original Bio
graph Company viii also make their
appearance tonight in the pathetic
drama Under a Changing Sky 4
beautiful drama affording the great.
est Of motion picture actresses. Mar.
ION Leonard great opportunity Of
displaying her wonderful talents. she
Is ably supported By the original Bio.
graph Company.
T.
Miss Leonard is making a big hit
With the picture patrons and is ap
peaTing only at the Colonial theatre
ihis IS no doubt the greatest picture
program ever shown IN Keokuk and
all picture patrons should not miss
Il Doors open promptly at seven.
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| OF play that particularly appeals to
| the sentimental side 1t is not In
any way therefore surprising that
| Beverly exercises certain fasci-
nation and charm upon the public.
We know when we take the book up
TO read it that it is but the highly
Imaginative work of the author We,
however, permit ourselves to drift
along entering into the spirit OF the
situation, forgetting entirely for the
moment that it is work of fiction,
this is only the case when story is
consistently and evenly told and
without any apparent effort or strain
ing after effect.
The play Beverly follows the
story very closely. AS the book lends
itself exceedingly well for stage pro-
duction every line and. situation has
been taken advantage 81 by the pro-
ducers. The result is that the spirit
and atmosphere OF the play. present
ed as it is by cast of much excel
lence. is a charming and delightful
evenings entertainment At the
Grand opera house tomorrow after
moon and evening. Matinee at $50
Seats now on sale
Madame x.
The scenery employed in Henry ".
Sayage's production of Madame X"
Bissons celebrated emotional drama
soon to be seen here, is an exact copv
OF that used in Paris for the French
version OF the play. The artists who
painted it were sent to Paris that
they might catch the spirit OF the or.
iginal and George aiario- who staged
the piece. visited Paris to study the
original French production in detail.
1t caused but ripple OF surprise
when Henry " Savage imported
from Paris $50 gowns to be worn in
three Merry Widow companies, be-
cause chance to see Partisan cos
tunes will always separate woman
of good taste from her money. But
the costumes for his production OF
Madame X with It's French Judges.
court attaches and gnes d'armes all
with their picturesque hats, robes and
uniforms Mr. Saw sc also imported,
as he insisted upon having the ward
robe for Bisson's great emotional play
absolutely accurate, even to the tas-
sells on the caps and gold braid on
the uniforms. Accordingly. all the cos
tunes 10 be seen in Madame X"
when 1t visits here this season are
exact models of those employed in
the original production Of the PLAY
at the Theatre Porte ste Martin in
Paris.
At the Grand opera house Tuesday
evening. Seats now on sale.
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PaT-Pav Is fruit that grove n
most tropical countries and IS re-arded
by physicians as the greatest djsesttrs
known. In fact. ii is the onlv veTetslI..
Densin yet discovered. Its action - mn
the liver and stomach Is truly wor -
full. Haying combined this ns,,,~sI
remedy with other nedicants aysar4
that am giving to the world tsa
greatest stomach, liver and blooJ
remedy known TO mankind.
Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills ara r,u,..
NIL other laxatives or catharties To- To
coax the liver into activity hv ce-,t;a
methods. They do not scour. +ia- A.
not grippe: they do not weaken bnt
they do start all the secretions NJ ~
liver and stomach in war that SOM
puts these organs in healthy condi.
tlon and cnrrects constipation. In INV
opinion constipation is responsible Car
most ailments. There are thirtv-tro
feet of human bowels. which il really
sewer pine. When this pipe becomes
ciogeed. the whole system becomes
poisoned, causing biliousness. indiges-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-27
RED PEPPER USED
. IN CHURCH RIOT

Lansing. Mich. June 96.-Red pep.
per was thrown about and shotgun
was asgressivoly displayed to-day In
a riot among members OF the May
flower Congregational Church and adj
herents of the Latter Day Saints The
former attempted to tear down an old
church they had sold to the other con
gregation, and the latter drove off
The invaders after portion of the
front of the structure was torn away.
After the police restored order some
of the Latter Day Saints applied for a
court Injunction TO prevent further at
lacks on the property
The Congregationalists claim tina,
the sale oil the property was made
with the understanding that the
building would be removed to an
other location. The trouble began
when it was reported that the new
owners of the church would keen /,
in it's present location. opposite the
new Congregati onal Church.
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weaItl Attorney,s IlIneaa.

Especial to The Times Dtspatch.J .ct
Amelia, Va. June 26.-Amelia Cir
cult Court convened here to-day. with
Judge Walter "A. Watson presiding,
Owing to the indisposition of Com
monwealth's Attorney Thomas r.
Hardaway the trial OF B. r. Clark for
shooting Lee Cousins In the public
road during February last, was post
poned till the September term of the
court. Only chancery business is be-
ing transacted. llit
Ia very heavy rain fell Saturday
night over a good part of this county.
During. the late afternoon the house