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INCREASE IN NATIVES
THREE.FIFTHS OF COLORADO
PEOPLE ARE NATIVE WHITES.
Interesting Statistics Regarding Char
acter Of Population Shown
by Census Report.

dCtSr OF FoPulaSSOU oUo"U
by Census Report.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denvcr.-About three-fifths Of the
people In Colorado are native whites
Of native parentage. with an increase
in natives over 1900.
In three counties there is one for.
eigner to twenty Americans. while In
the San Juan district nearly half the
people are foreign born.
There are over 10000 more men
than women in the state. although the
percentage OF women has increased
since 1900.
Over third OF the native AmerI.
cans were born In Colorado.
Germany has the largest percentage
Of foreign.born white und Mexico the
smallest.
Males over twenty.one years OF age
comprise over . third Of the popula.
ton Of the state.
There IL q smaller proportion OF
children IN the cities than in the rural
regions.
OF 2l5.940 children OF school age.
ss.4 per cent. attend school.
There are 23.7S0 illitcrates in the
state. more foreign whites than ne
groes being without education.
The proportion Of widows is over
twice as great as that OF widowcrs.
m The percentage OF married males Is
higher In the city. and that Of females
10 higher In the country.
In very few cases does more than
one family occupy dwelling.
All the above facts. and many more.
are included in q bulletin analyzing
the population Of Colorado, according
to the 1910 census. William c. Hunt.
chief statistician OF the census depart.
ment. has prepared tho figures. which
are grouped for the state and counties,
cities OF various sizes and the wards OF
Denver as they were in 1910.
The bulletin shows 475.136 white
Americans. There are 1Sl.42S native
whites OF foreign or mixed parentago
and l2G.S51 foreign-born whites. The
negroes number 11.453. The classifi.
cation of Japanese. Indians, etc. has
not been announced.
OF the total population. 199.024,
there are 430.697 males and 3GS.327 fe'
males. Germany Is represented by 13.s
per cent. Of the foreign-born whites.
Italy has 11.3 per cent. Russia. Au.
stria. England. Sweden. Canada. Ire
land, Scotland. Denmark and Mexico
follow In order. All other countries
are represented by 12.4 per cent. Of
the foreigners.
Exactly half Of the 70.514 foreign.
bern males of voting age are natural.
iied and there are 203.9S2 males OF
militia age. from eighteen to forty.
four.
That Colorado climate tends to pro
mote longevity is shown by the fact
that 1872 per cent. Of the population,
almost one-fifth. are forty-five years
or older. Children under five comprise
about onc-tenth of the population.
The school attendance figures. show.
ing about seven.tenths OF those oi
school of school age. six to twenty
years, attending school, are made more
encouraging when 1t is added that OF
those from six to fourteen years old
nearly nine-tenths go to school regu
larly.
There are 1S3.S74 dwelling in the
state, occupied by 194.467 families.
The average size Of a family is Al
persons, with an average OF 4.3 in each
dwelling.
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CHAPTER xxxlli.-continusd.

CHAPTER xxxIli.-cont'nued.
Mallory put out his hand: Would
you be kind enough to lend me your
razor again this morning."
Sure thing" said Ashton. You'll
find your blade in the box there"
Mallory then negotiated the loan OF
one more fresh shirt from the Eng
lishman, and a clean collar from Ash
ton. He rejoiced that the end OF the
day would bring him in touch with
his own baggage. Four days OF forag'
INK on the country was enough for
this soldier.
Also he felt, now that he and Mar
1orie had lived thus long. they could
survive somehow till evening brought
them to San Francisco. where there
we're hundreds Of ministers. And then
the conductor must ruin his early
morning optimism, though he made
his appearance in the washroom with
genial good mornings for all.
Mallory acknowledged the greeting.
and asked offhandedly: by the way
how's she running?"
The conductor answered oven more
onhandedly: about two hours late
and losin'."
Mallory was transfixed with new
fear: Good Lord. my transport sails
at SUNRISE"
"Oh. we ought to make Frisco by
midnight, anyway"
Midnight. and sail at daylight"
UNLESS we lose little more time
Mallory realized that every new day
managed to create its own anxieties.
With the regularity OF a milkman.
each morning left fresh crisis on
his doorstep.
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No Corset Worn by "Perfeet Girl"

No Corset Worn by "Perfeet Girl"
Ann Arbor. Mich.-Miss MIRIAM
Hubbard, daughter Of Elbert Hubbard.
recently pronounced the perfect girl
physically by the director OF the girls
gymnasium at the University Of Michi.
gan, has fine curves aside from those
Of nature. She plays baseball and is
known in East Aurora, y. Y. her home
town, as one OF the best pitchers in
the town. Miss Hubbard wears no cor.
sets, At home she wears no hat. win
ter or summer. Most Of us eat too
much. wear too much. sit indoors too
much, idle too much, pamper ourselves
too much" she says.
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Effort to Wreck Cars Train Fails.
London.-A dispatch from st. Pc
tersburg says an unsuccessful attempt
was made to wreck the train on which
Emperor Nicholas and members Of the
Russian imperial family were return
ing from Spala to Tsarskoe.Selo.
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BY Natural Reasoning.

keen student Of human nature
must have written the following:
When you see young man sailing
down a street shortly after midnight
with his collar crumpled. you can
make up your mind that there's
young girl crawling upstairs not far
distant, with her shoes under her arm
and an extinguished lamp in her
hand"
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Missing Woman Insured for 5000,

Boulder, Colo.--The anxiety OF DR..
Ira D. Scott over the disappearance
OF his wife and four-year-old daughter,
Helen, was increased when he learned
that Mrs. Scott before she disappeared
borrowed $3.50 on her personal note
from local bank. and told the cash
Ter that she used the money to pay
the first premium on life insurance
policy for $4,000 she had taken out in
favor Of her children.
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A Civil Answer.

do many strangers settle here,
landlord"
They all settle. an them without
no more baggage than you got settles
in advance"
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Georgia Student Is Grandfather at se.

Athens. Ga.-The youngest grand
father in the state of Georgia. and
most likely in the entire country is B.
NJ. P. Young Davis. He is now thirty
six. but he has been the grandfather
of a fine Georgia" boy for two years.
His grandfather, now over ninety. is
still living.
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Not the Same,

You used to call your wife Kit
ten"
Il know. but she has grown since
then."-Judge.
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Dr.. r.Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and invlg-
orate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugarcoated,
tiny granules. Easy to take as candy. Adv.
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Suffrage Wins by 16,079.

Topeka. Kan.-Official figures given
out on the vote on suffrage show that
the amendment carried by majority
Of 16,079.
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A man sometimes sees things from
a different point OF view after his wife
makes up her mind.
The Ordway new era., 1912-11-29
Cha Q.

Chance.
Il always embrace an oppor-
tunity."
But. then. you must be careful you
are not hugging a delusion."
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OF course, we all feel sorry for peo-
pie who don't like US.
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The Tender Spot.

The Tender Spot.
What have you done toward pun
ishing lawbreakers?"
WELL" replied the shady police Of.
ficer. Il have done great deal to-
ward hurting their feelings by taking
their money away from them"
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Their Class.
How would you describe these let
ters OF chiropodist?'
I'D class them as foot notes"
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Real Estaie Agents
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Baggage Trsnsier
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31
PALZER IS PARENTS ARE
PLANNING CELEBRATION
lowan is Held High by Farmers In
the Vicinity of His Home
at Oeaian.

limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
OSSIAN, Iowa, Dec. 31.--The proud
parents OF Al Palzer feel sure he viii
whip McCarty at Los Angeles tomor-
row They are plain country people,
far from the maddening crowd" and
whirl of alleged modern civilization,
but they have unbounded confidence
in their boy.
ut may be hat he viii be whipped
but we are not going to believe it I'M
til after we know" said the father to-
day. .'Al has been trained right al
home and Il he wins the champion
ship of the world he viii no. squan
der his money
Neighboring farmers are chipping
in" to get the fight story by rounds
on a leased wire so that they car
hear OF the expected victory amons
/ the FIRST. There would be q good dea
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31
KINDERGARTEN ROOM
READY NEXT MONDAY
Room In Wells School for the Free
kindergarten VIII be Ono Of
Most Attractive In City.

The room for the use OF the new
free kindergarten to be conducted by
Miss Frances Meigs In the Wells
school building under the supervision
OF the school board will be ready for
use on next Monday morning.
It viii be the most attractive schoos
room In the city for II has been new
~ done over by order OF the school
board and new kindergarten tables
and chairs and a big rug to cover the
floor have been given by several gem
erous enthusiasts for his work The
walls will be gay with the bright col
ored pictures that children love and
the sun will shine through new cur
tains decorated with wonderful pat
terms OF birds and beasts.
Miss Meigs invites every mother in
the Wells school district who has
children between the ages of 3 and 6
to either bring or send her children
on Monday morning at . O'Clock for
the opening OF the kindergarten
The Importance OF this sub-primary
grade in the development Of the child,
OF his mind and his body cannot be
overestimated. No mother should ne
elect this opportunity TO help her
child by starting his education in this
/ wholesome way. II makes the entire
after school life OF the child simpler
and easier.
There will be one session day be-
ginning at 9 in the morning and clos
4 ing at 1870 SO that the little ones
can go to and from school with their
older brothers and sisters. the kind
ergarten or sub-primary grade bears
the stamp Of approval OF most mod
ern education and is an established
hing in the schools of most progress.
sive cities. 1t is hoped it will he as
much of a success in the schools Of
Keokult
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31
KEoKUK GENTLEMEN
IN BIG COMP ANY
Wilmerins Audit and McbIlier Com
pany Incorporated at Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma.

Among the charters recently grant
ed In Oklahoma the Times Of Okla
homa City makes mention of the fol
lowing:
Wilmering Audit and Mobilier Com
pany of Oklahoma City, capital, $780,
oo0; incorporators, Frank A. Wilmer
ing. Keokuk, Ia; George R. Marley,
Keokuk, Ia; Henry Wilmering F. II.
Tid.nan S. H. Sorhorger, Oklahoma
City.
The Keol,uk members OF the com
pany are we'll known as being among
the enterprising and energetic citi-
zens Of keolIuf while Henry Wilmer,
ing. brother of F. A. Wilmering, of
this city, is one Of the most prominent
citizens of the state of Oklahoma and
has held many influential positions OF
public nature. He is now the attor-
ney for one Of tie largest concerns
operating in Oklahoma and Texas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31
DAN VOORHEES,
SELLS SMOKE HOUSE
Former Keokuk Boy DIsposes Of His
Business at San Bernardlro,
California.

The San Bernardino Sun Of Decem-
her 18th contained the following item
that will be OF interest to the many
Keolluk friends of Dan VOORHEES,, who
made his city his home for many
years and whose family was among
the older and prominent ones Of the
city. The Sun says:
Al ]. Gabel and Charles Lauterbaeh
Yesterday completed a deal for the
purchase Of the Mission Smoke House
from Dan yoorhies. and on December
20 viii assume ownership of the es-
Enlistment that NooThies has made,
during the pas several years, one OF
the most popular cigar stores and
billiard parlors in the city.
MIR. VOORHEES, is to leave San Der,
pardino, and there will be regret
among hest OF friends. In Toor
HES departure San Bernardino loses
a clean-cut fan who will be missed
and one of the best billiard players
on the coast. Never has match
been produced against him. His rep
utation as q billiard artist extends
throughout the state. Mr.. VOORHEES,
was booster for all lines of athletics
The new owners of he Mission
smoke House, which name is to be
retained by the firm of Gabel & lau
terbach, are widely known Throughout
the city. Lsuterbach recently solo
his interests in the "west-end," where
he was we'll known among the rail
road boys. He conduc ed the ives
End cigar store. AL Gabel was form
erly connected with the Oak Sho'
store. and is likewise well-known II
the city. AS both of these men ar
enthusiastic sport fans, and will cor
tinue the display OF The Sun spor
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31
aThe Military Girl

Frances Warren and Willie Dunlay,
the stars in THE Military Girl"
which appears at the Grand opera
house tomorrow afternoon and even
ing, will delight keokuk theatre go.
ers. Their elevation to the principal
parts in the play has added strength
to the performance. The Chicago
American says that Miss Warren
comes back to us year after year the
same ingenious, frail, violet, charm.
ing and interesting, with her fascinat-
ing make-ups and natural graces. Mr.
Dunlay who beams good naturally
through the entertainment, and who
no doubt inspired much OF the frlvol
ity and comedy, is himself throughout
the perfect foil for Miss Warren. the
dimpled comic who never grows i'm
polite. and the maker of lyrics that
will serve well to tinkle and jingle
away the dullness OF an evening
THE seat sale for this attraction, both
for the matinee and the evening per
Torrance, is large but there are good
seats left and you can spend a Hap
py New Years day by seeing The
Military Girl at the rand.-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31
WESTERN BLIZZARD
rs BLOWING HARD
Scyenty-ninc Mile Wind Goes Tearing
Through Colorado and
Wyoming.

;
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DENVER, Colo, Dec. 81. Reports
from several sections of Colorado and
Wyoming today tell of considerable
damage done by a 10 mile wind
which swept both states yesterday
So far as known. there were no fatal
ties. North OF here three cars of a
freight train were blown off the track
and down a % foot embankment
Throughout Wyoming heavy dam.
age was done to property.
Dispatches from the northwest tell
OF a continuation of the blizzard in
the Cascade mountains. Great North.
ern and Northern Pacific train sched-
nles have been smashed and trains
are running from "a to So hours late.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31
sso.ooo,ooo Voted.

BUCHAREST, Dec. s1,-The Rou
manian chamber OF deputies To-Day
ANONYMOUSLY voted sso.Ooo,ooo mill
49, credit. after an all-night session
tnot Vas marked by heated debate
Roumania desires to participate II
mo snoils Of the Turkish-Balkan war
pocause the country remained NEXT
al The government believes that Rou
mania aided the allies and is emitted
10 profit by the partition OF turkey
In Europe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31

RESP POSSIBILITIES
industrial Association VIII Have
Much to do In Industrial De.
velopment During the
New Year.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Industrial Association
will be held on the third Tuesday in
January, 1913.
Last year was held the first annual
meeting of the stockholders after the
organization and at that time ther.
was a polls arranged at the associa-
ton Offices and votes for officers and
directors were received from two I'M
til five o'clock in the afternoon.
All Of the officers and directors
were reelected last year. There are
five officers: president, two vice-presi-
dents, secretary and treasurer and
fifteen directors to be selected. There
are more than five hundred sharehold-
ers in the association, holding among
them some eighteen or nineteen thou
sand shares
| After the election of officers by the
| shareholders last year there was held
public meeting at which the reports
were made and the general progress
and future plans of the association
were outlined. The shareholders rep
resenting so large number of the
people and the work of the associa-
ton being for the entire city, the
nature Of the business of the Indus.
trial Association has always been Civ.
en- publicity.
New Responsibilities.
I There were more than thirty men
voted upon fer directors last year and
there were one or two close races
The resignation Of Frank LeBron as
:! director has not been acted upon and
4 1t is presumed that no action will be
taken and that Mr.. LeBron will con
tinue as a director until his term ex
pires in January.
In some cities in commercial bodies
!, there are always two friendly tickets
put in the field but the opinion o.
The stockholders here has always beer
unanimous The activities of the In
dnstrial Association will probable BE-
greater this coming year than at any
/. time since its origin. The associa
: ton was organized and thousands O
{ dollars subscribed for the purpose O.
securing factories With the compile
ton of the dam now near at hand tn.
t real industrial responsibilities of The
! association will begin.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31

OF every hotel and restaurant in the
cities affected would be rendered q
new agreement recognizing the union
and providing for better pay and
shorter hours, as we'll as reform in
working conditions.
Because all of their tables are e1-
pected to be occupied the walters be-
lieve many Of the proprie:ors will
give in and sign the agreement, thus
ensuring a quick victory.
Despite this assertion on the part
OF the walters, all OF the members OF
the hotel and restaurant managers
association said they did not fear
strike They said that New Years
crowds are always lavish with tips
and that it was very unlikely that the
walters, especially the younger ones,
would strike and thus cut off one OF
their chief sources Of revenue OF the
year.
But II q strike came, they said.
they would be able to handle It. as
there were many walters out OF work
who would welcome the chance to
secure employment.
/ According to reports received at the
/ headquarters of the strikers the first
! to walk out were part Of the kitchen
4 help in the Hotel Imperial and the
Hoffman House. Others were getting
ready to go out, 1t was said.
Shortly before noon the walters an
nounced that they had called out the
kitchen help in the Archambalt Hoff-
man, Breslin, Holland and Imperial
hotels and that nearly ALTO the
/ workers and about ten percent OF the
walters had walked out. This was in
1 dignantly denied by President Swee-
ney Of the dotel Mems Association.
"A few malcontents have walked
i out, said Sweeney. but there is no,
q single hotel that is any way hamp
cred
The members Of the union were in
4 almost continuous session in their
headquarters.
4 No one was admitted who did not
/. first prove his union card through
the wicket for inspection.
Information regarding the plans
were refused
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31

A Des Molnes man had an attack OF
muscular rheumatism in his shoulder.
A friend advised him to 90 to Ho,
Springs. That meant an expense Of
$4,000 or more. He sough.. for a
quicker and cheaper way to cure II
and found 1t in Chamberlain's Lini-
ment. Three days after the first APP
lplication of this linlment he was well.
For sale by Wilkinson & Co. Phar-
macy and J, F. Kiediasch & Son
| Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31

bulletins, the Mission Smoke House
will still be the haunt of the sport
loving public, and others who appre-
ciate billiards and pool, as the estab-
lishment is the most completely furn.
ished in town,
What Mr.. VOORHEES, plans for the
future are, he has not yet announced
other than that the sale of his bust
ness will result in his removal from
the city about the first of The year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31
GENERAL STRIKE
OF WATERS
AZ a Fixed Hour Hundreds of Men
May Throw Down Their Aprons
and Quit.

limited Press Leased Wire service.l
NEW YORK, Dec. 81 That a gen
eral strike Of walters in dozen east-
ern cities. including New York, is con-
templated as a prelude to the New
Years feasts, was asserted at the
Headquarters of the Hotel Workers
union here today.
oficials there said that they were
contemplating all details in secrer
but that at fixed hour the manager
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31
EInin butter.

limited Press Leased Vie Service,
ELGIN, Ill, Dec. 3l.-rhe only sale
Of butter on the Elgin board of trade
TODAY was recorded at thirty-fonr
cents. the same as last week, but at
tbe close SAX and a5 cents was bid
without any offers and the price OF
Inter for the week Is in dispute. Ac'
cordine TO the newly adopted consti-
tntion however, the price IS governed
Nv tho actual sales.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31
ADJUSTMENTS.
Big Sale for nThe Military eIrl.r

Big Sale for "The Military Girl
The false report Is around again
that all of the seats are sold for THE
Military Girl who appears at the
Grand opera house tomorrow matinee
and night. The sale is about equally
divided between the afternoon and
evening performances hut there are
still a number of good seats left for
both and you can get them by calling
up the box Office.