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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1911-07-07

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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1911-07-07

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
NEW POWERFUL MICROSCOPE
Enormous Maenification Is Attained
Without Former 6lemishes Due to
Optical Causes.

.ere has been exhibited before the
Royal society of London a form of
the invention of Professor
Gordon, by means of which enormous
magnification of an object can, it Is
stated, be attained without the blem-
ishes due to optical causes that for
nerly marred such images.
We may suppose that the enlarged
image OF an object is received from a
microscopic lens upon a ground glass
focusing screen. and that then an
other microscope is employed still fur
her to enlarge the image so formed.
This is, of course, quite feasible, but
the grain Of the glass would be magni-
led together with the image and would
,itiate the result. Professor Gordon
Uses a translucent screen OF the finest
possible texture, and he causes 1t to be
kept in constant motion while the OBJ
iect is being viewed or photographed.
by this means the grain OF the screen
is eliminated and the greatly magnified
image of the object alone seen. Speci-
mems magnified to the extent Of ten
thousand diameters were shown as
proofs of the efficacy of the method
adopted. -Harpers Weekly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
Did Not Know own Child

OF unassigned paintings the Dusset
dorfer Zeitung tells an amusing story
which may interest picture buyers.
Achenbach the German artist enjoy
ed q vogue about ten years ago. A
certain collector had bought from an
art dealer a seascape represented as
genuine Achenbach Afterward it
was pronounced to be a copy The
buyer brought an action against the
dealer who turned the tables by de-
claring that his picture was genuine,
and the other was copy.
Achenbach himself was summoned
by the courts to tell which was which.
Amazed ct the absolute similarity OF
the two paintings, he gazed at then,
for long time, inspected them close.
ly; front and back. shifted them. and
then frankly admitted he could not tell
which was the original and which
the copy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
CAPT. CHAs. FALKNER
FORMER RESIDENT
Demise Of Davenport Man Who Was
Former River Captain and
Canal Builder.

There are many of the older citi-
zens of keokuk who will remember
Captain Chas. Falkner late OF Daven-
port. Captain Falkner died in that
city early Sunday morning at five
o'clock, after a long Illness, and health
impaired by old age.
The deceased lived in Keokuk, about
the year 1874 and was one of the
government employees here when the
Des Moines rapids canal was con-
structed, having supervision over
some part Of the building work Lat.
err Captain Falkner bought the river
steamer Louisa and made regular
trips between Warsaw and Keokuk in
those earlier times, afterward run
ming from Keokuk to Nauyoo until
the removal of the family to Daven-
port which had since been the place
Of family residence.
| While Keokukian, Captain Falkner
r. and A. NJ, No. 10.
Decedent was born in Germany,
| October 49, 1914, and came to this
country when a child. For a period
Of more than seventeen years, he was
night captain of the Davenport police
force and prominent resident of the
Iowa city.
Those who survive are his wife,
Doris, and the following children
Charles of Strathmore. Alta, Canada
! Mrs. Jacob Stoff, of Moline, ILL.,, Her.
man of Davenport, Mrs. Emma Lampe
of San Franciscofi Cal, and William
i School of this city. Mr.. School de
parted this morning at 1885 for Day
export to attend the obsequies which
will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday at
ternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
AGED WOMAN CAME
HERE BEFORE WAR
Mrs. Alexander Kennedy, Past Seven
ty-Five Years Old, Died at
Ten O'Clock Sunday

Sunday night at ten o'clock, occur
red the death of Mrs. Alexander Ken
nedy, an aged woman who has been
making her home with her daughter
at 400 Des Moines street. The de-
ceased was taken i'll Friday noon, last
with severe cold, and advanced age,
coupled with this illness. caused her
demise. Mrs Kennedy was born in
Virginia and came to Iowa when a
young woman, before the war of the
rebellion. She was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church. Those
who. survive are four daughters, Mrs
Minnie Heaton, of Larned, KAN; Mrs
Laura Atkins of AS Des Moines street
this city; Mrs. Hannah Howard of Lee
county, and Mrs. Grace Worth OF
Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services will
be conducted from the residence Wed
nesday morning by Rev. Eli Rhodes Of
Summitville.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
YOUNG MAN DIED
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
George SUITES Taken With Convui-
sions, Passed Away at Age
of Eighteen Years.

Sunday afternoon at S:25. occurred
the death of George Suites, son OF
Mr. and Mrs. j. NJ. Suites of S11 So.
Third street. The young man who
was nearly eighteen years old, had
not been well for number of years
and was confined to the house the
greater part of the time, suffering
from commissions at intervals. He was
born at Kahoka, Mo-, July %, 1893,
and was brought to this city by his
parents when two years old.
He had a number of friends who are
sorry to learn of his death. Those
who survive beside the parents are:
sisters, Mrs. William Chesser. Mrs.
Jno. Roost, Mrs. Dave Manson of Sig
Quincy, Mrs. Jacob Recklein OF Chi
cago and brothers James, Ross and
Henry Of Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
SMOKE SIGNALS OF INDIANS
How the Redman Communicated With
His People and Warned Then,
Of Danger.

The traveller on the plains in the
early days soon learned the signific-
ance OF the spires of smoke that he
sometimes saw rising from distant
ridge OF hill and answered from
different direction. 1t was the signal
talk of the Indians across miles OF in
tervening ground. a signal used IN
rallying the warriors for an attack, or
warning them for retreat
The Indian had /. way OF sending
the smoke UP in rings or puffs, know
ing that such smoke column would
at once be noticed and understood as
a signal, and not mistaken for the
smoke OF some campfire. He made
his rings by covering the little fire
with his blanket for a moment and
allowing the smoke to ascend. when
he instantly covered the fire again.
The column of ascending smoke had
said to very Indian within thirty
miles. Beware, An enemy Is near,"
Three smokes built close together
meant Danger One smoke merely
meant Attention" Two smokes
mean Camp at this place
Frequently at night the settler or
the traveller saw fiery lines crossing
the sky, shooting up and falling. per-
haps taking a direction diagonal to
the lines of vision He might guess
that these were the signals of the In
dams, but unless he were an old-timer
he might not be able to interpret the
signals. The old-timer and the squaw-
man. knew that one fire-arrow. an ar
row prepared by treating the head Of
the shaft with gunpowder and fine
bark. meant the same as three col
umns of smoke puffs. IAN enemy is
near Two arrows meant Danger,
three arrows, The danger is great. :
Several arrows Indicated, THE enemy
is too powerful for us"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
PUBLICITY AGENT
FOR THE STATE
Oklahoma is After Results, Similar to
Those Iowa and keokuk
Work For.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Feb. g.
An opportunity is to be given to
some person to make himself the
most useful citizen of Oklahoma"
liz the Commercial Secretaries Asso-
citation should succeed in its present
undertaking ' -
This most useful citizen" is to be
given a salary Of perhaps $4,000 a
year and provided with every Access
sorry required in his work. He is to
be kind of knight errant of public
iity for the state Of Oklahoma, gath.
ering data and statistics concerning
the resources Of every community
and compiling them in a form acces-
sible to every inquirer. Furthermore.
he is to defend Oklahoma with his
pen against every form of misrepre-
sentation, especially in the eastern
newspapers, where untruths about
Oklahoma are now unchallenged.
| The Commercial Secretaries asso.
citation is composed OF the secretaries
of the commercial clubs and chambers
of commerce in the different towns
of Oklahoma. Their task is to get fac
tories and stores and public improve
,ments to increase the local popula-
ton and generally to prescribe rene.
dies for civic ills. These secretaries
frequently work at cross purposes
with each other in efforts to increase
their wealth and population.
The most useful citizen" Of Okla
homa is to put an end to this kind of
thing. The secretaries are preparing
a bill to be offered in the state legis-
lature now in session creating the
office proposed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
CUMMINS CHEERED
WHEN HE SPOKE
Said That the Gravest Question of the
Present is the Lack Of Old
Time Competition.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Attacking the
Sherman antitrust law on the ground
that it failed to encourage competi-
ton and control monopolies, Senator
Albert B. Cummins, of Iowa, was
cheered by a large audience at the
Republican club Saturday night.
"And I tell you" he declared, when
the American people are confronted
with selfish monopolist institutions on
the one hand and government
cooperation on the other. they will
take to socialism"
This, he said, was the gravest ques-
tion that had confronted the American
nation in years 1--WE must restore
competition to its full vigor, so as to
protect the public from monopoly or
we must establish tribunal which
will fix prices for everything. from a
/ yard of flannel to a bushel of wheat
/ and then we will have drifted into
the. ante room of complete state social
1 ism
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
USE OLD RAM
AS TARGET
Practice With Twelve Inch Shells to
Be Carried Out On the
River.

WASHINGTON, Feb 6.-With the
obsolete ram Kahtadin as target,
shell and armor tests will be per-
formed at the mouth of the Potomac
river today under the direction of the
bureau of ordnance.
Rear Admiral Mason, chief of the
bureau, the commissioner on naval af-
fairs, and former naval constructor.
will witness the tests.
The Kahtadin has been fitted up
with eleven inch armor plate in prepa-
ration for the tests. The firing will
be done from the monitor Tallahassee.
at distance of 5000 Yards. or near
Nv five miles. Twelve inch shells will
be used.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
Death Sunday Morning Of Mrs. Cassie
Writer Griffith at Home of
Daughter, Mrs. Thos.
Reddie.
Twas BORN IN IRELAND
Game to This Country Many Years
Aso-Woman Of Gentle Re-
finement Of Char
acter.

Mrs. Cassie Witter Griffith, for
nearly fifty-three years resident of
this city, succumbed to senility and
other ailments enfeebling one. of
advanced years, Sunday morning at
the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Reddie, PIP North Fifth St,
at 1890 Mrs. Griffith was past eighty
six years OF age, and one Of those
elder citizens who came here when
Keokuk was in It's infancy The de-
ceased had been i'll for about eleven
weeks, and her decline was grad
ual during that period.
Mrs. Griffith was born near London
derry, ireland, October 30th, 1924, and
when very small child came to this
country to make her home. With rel
atives, she settled in Philadelphia, and
in 1S41 became the wife of Archibald
Griffith, who passed away some fifteen
wears ago. From Philadelphia Mr.. and
Mrs. Griffith went to ST. Louis to re-
side, and later, in 1858, came to Keo-
kuk, and for more than half a century
has been the quiet, sweet, womanly
companion of home in which she
took all interest and gave every devo-
ton. In character she was blameless
and kind, unassuming and true
friend to the many with whom she
had become acquainted during her
life here.
There survive, two children, J. w
Griffith OF Valley Junction, and Mrs
Thos. Reddie, Of this city. Two grand
children, Mrs. George Ten Eyck Of
Valley Junction, and Miss Helen Red
die OF Keokuk are also living.
The Rev. H. B. Foster of the United
Presbyterian church will conduct the
services tomorrow afternoon at 2:3(
o'clock from the residence of The
daughter, Mrs. Reddie. on North Fiftl
street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
MAIL CLERKS
FIGHT TO WIN
Attorney for the Men Has Gone to
Washington to- Stir Mat
ters up.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. 6.-"The
mail clerks are in this fight to stay
and to win
James Manahan of st. Paul. attor-
ney for the railway mail clerks of the
northwest made the above statement
as he was leaving. for washington
Il shall lay the clerks grievances
before congress in an endeavor to
have an investigation instituted into
the railway economy methods of the
postoffice department, continued Man
ahan, and take up the matter with
Minnesota senators and congressman
"The trouble lies with the polite
ians The postmaster general is play.
ing peanut politics and calling il
economy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
YOUTH SHOULD BE TOLERANT
Must Practise seIf-DenIai and Pay to
Old Ago the Attentions SO
Welcome to It.

Young people are happier together
without the constraint of elderly COM
pany, still they should not openly
avoid that company, or make their
elders feel out in the cold
There is certain type of girl to
whom an elderly person is always a
trump or fogy, an object of ridicule,
and to be avoided or ignored as much
as possible Self-denial is necessary
to make youth tolerant of age. but the
attentions of youth are SO welcome to
the elder that this is virtue which
may be said to bring its own reward.
The young girl should listen pa
tiently to the old mans story, though
it may possibly be little prosy and
she should be ready TO play or sing
or do anything in her power. with
sweet willingness, Immediately when
asked
She does not realize how wonderful
and beautiful it seems to her elders
that here is bright being with the
years before her A glad heart and
a bright young face mean much in a
gathering of people where there are
sure to be some heavy hearts some
sorrow-lined countenances
The young men always gravitate
toward the pretty girls, yet it is a
question whether their admiration OF
them is more spontaneous and more
sincere than that of the older ones
who look wistfully at them, recalling
happy days that are no more. and
humming under the breath some such
song as 20, Don't You Remember
Sweet Alice, Ben BoIt?N
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06

Lovers of history will readily recall
the influence possessed by the barber
valet and confidant OF Louis Xt Of
France, Olivier lie Dain. and perhaps
less easily the name Of Nicholas
stagebeck, who gained like influence
with Christian II of Denmark; while
there is no doubt that many other men
in thu calling have been on the most
friendly terms with their famous Gus
toners VINO enjoyed their discourse
and did not disdain their advice. like
the barber of Montbard, in Burgundy.
who, 10 the end of lis days, boosted
that on one memorable morning he
had shaved before breakfast three
men capable Of ruling a world .
Messrs. Button, Rousseau and Vol.
taire.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
CITY NEWS.

100 pair mems heavy ARGUES at
s1.25 pair. r. E. Arctics S1.35. Star
Shoe Store.
Another patron of The Gate
City want column used that depart
ment Sunday morning to advertise a
lost pin. The property was returned
to the Office this morning. Moral:
More people read The Gate City now
than ever before in it's existence.
And still another: A patron of
The Gate City want column adyertis'
ed in Sunday mornings issue for two
tickets to Bright Eyes He made
the deal this afternoon through the
want column and that girl will see
the show.
Men, women and children's Arc
tics and Alaskas, at cost prices. Star
Shoe Store.
This evening series of evangeli-
cal services will be commenced at
the First Christian church. These will
lbe union services and there will be no
meetings held in the churches uniting
/ until the meetings close. The meetings
will commence at $50 o'clock each
evening, except Saturday, when no
meeting will be ned.
John McCray, an old settler, died
at his home seven miles north OF
Hamilton Sunday morning, where he
had lived for about sixty years. The
funeral will be held tomorrow.
Mrs Mary P. Guy, ninety-two
years old, died at the Lee County
home early Sunday morning of can.
Ger. She was one of the Oldest resi-
dents of the county. Three sons and
one daughter survive.
Robert Glasgow, 81 years old and
a resident of Alexandria, Mo-, died
this morning at that place, from SEN
Iility. The deceased had lived there
for many years and was one of the
Oldest men in this section of the
4 country.
The funeral of Mrs. Catherine
Happs was held at st. Peters Ca
tholic church at nine O'Clock this
morning The pail bearers were: John
: w. Rovane, Charles Mcdowell, Con
rad LeFeber, Charles LaFeber, John
lLaFeber and Frank Moeller.
"A special meeting of keokul
lodge No loo of the Elks is to b.
held on Wednesday evening when |
Glass of 16 or more candidates will
be initiated into the order. the de
gree team from Fort Madison lodg
to come down and do the work. Thu
exercises will be held in .Woodmel
hall and will be followed by socia
session in the lodge room. The at
tendance is expected to be large
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
RUSSIA'S SCHEME
TO GET PERSIA
Secret Agents Resort to Assassination
to Create Feeling of
avIessneSs


TEHERAN, Persia, Feb. 6.-The per-
sistent assassination of Persian Of
Gals which eliminated in the Staying
of Sani-Ed Dowles, minister of finance
is attributed to Russian agents en-
deavoring to prove that the country's
lawlessness demands intervention.
The car is expected momentarily to
attempt a complete grab of northern
Persia which the government would
be powerless to resist. Such move,
however, would be contested desper-
ately by Turkey
Sani-Ed Dowles is the third Persian
statesman to meet death at the hands
of assassins. In August, 1907, Morsea
Ali Asghan Khan, premier and min
lister of interior was shot dead as
he was leaving the parliament build
ing 1908, Javam El-Molk Shirazi was
murdered.
The assassins of Sani-Ed Dowles
have not been captured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
Trades and Labor Assembly in Long
Discussion Friday, Make Clear
stand in the Theatre
Matter.
EMPLOYER THE ONE
Union Men OF the City Believe Man
Who Hires Should be Rcspon-
sbIe, Not The
Employed.

Three hours last Friday night, the
members Of the Keokuk Trades and
Labor Assembly discussed with the
fraternal representatives of the Min
isterial Association, the position TAX
en- by the ministers in the recent
move to put a ban on Sunday theatres
here, especially those providing NOV
ing pictures for entertainment.
The Labor Assembly went on record
as being opposed to the action of the
ministers which the representative of
that association explained was taken
individually and not as an organiza-
ton The position of the ministers
with regard to the matter was fully
explained in the hour which ensued
after the opening of the talk fest.
Previous press notices have explain
ed that the Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, are opposed to any action, where
by the employees of concern are, al
fected, prosecuted for Sunday work or
other matters similar That the en-
forcement of poor law is worse than
TIE violation of good one, is recog-
nized by the assembly and was the
weight of argument advanced by rep
resentatives of the organized labor
body last week.
The Trades and Labor Assembly
here has ceased paying per capita te
! the A. Il. of L. the charters of lowe
ard Ohio having been revoked. As
| one delegate said the other evening
| Wen have Boston tea party ant
/ throw the tea overheard. Taxation
without representation is considered
unjust by the tradesmen.
The Hamill bill, now before thu
iowa state legislature provides for tn
adjustment of the state printer
which would necessitate the puttini
of state printing into the hands Q
bidders and as result, inferior wol
would come from the passage of sue
bill. Protest was made agains
this measure.
Prot6station was made by the locs
iabcr men against the bill providin
that the new battle ship, New York,
be built by private corporations il
stead of by the union men of tn
navy yards. 1t has been proved sa
isfactorily that the ship can be bull
cheaper and better by the governmer
tl,an by self-controlled companies.
One of the final matters of tn
meeting attended to was the endorse
ment of the letter carriers petitio
for Sunday as holiday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
At Home During February.

The following society item of local
interest is taken from the Des
Moines Register and Leader, Sunday:
Mrs. George NJ. Christian, Mrs. How
ard l.. Hedrick, Mrs. w. l.. Beattie
and Miss Alma Christian will be at
home on Thursdays during February
from until 6 O'Clock, in the parlors
of the Slavery. The legislative ladies'
making their homes at the Slavery
and Elliot hotels for the winter will
assist them in receiving. All friends
and acduaintances are cordially In
vited to call.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06

DR.. Robert M. Reimers, assistant
surgeon at Santa Fe Hospital, at Fort
Madison, Iowa, spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Reimers.
Mrs. c. o. Starr went to Croton this
morning to attend the funereral OF
John 3. Starr. which took place this
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
II. =. Statesel of this city went to
Croton this morning to be present at
the funeral Of John B. Starr.
Miss Bertha w. Fiske, who has
been in the city during the past week
instructing the home talent company,
left last evening for short stay in
Fort Madison, and returned to her
home in New York City today
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
CITY NEWS.

Red Jackson, strange negro,
was arrested this afternoon by Officer
LATE Fuqua. Jackson is said to have
drawn a gun on another negro in
Walkers barber shop, between Ninth
and Tenth on Main street. A gun was
found on his person when arrested.
An information charging Jackson
with carrying concealed weap-
ons, has been filed i'll the superior
court.