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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
POOR OLD QUINCY.

It is too bad about Quincy. There
was a time when it handled fair
quality of goods and offered them at
a reasonable price, SO that it was able
to sell them in heighboring cities and
towns, but that day is past. II can no
longer compete with other iobbing
Icenters and is undergoing what ap-
pears to be species of senile decay.
Formerly Quincy travelling men re-
turned from their trips in good spirits.
I but nowadays repeated failures to dis
pose of their wares render them
gloomy and respondent and sore"
/ One of them WAS in Keokuk the other
iday, and we learn from the Journal
that he reported business in this city
dull OF course it was dull with him.
! 1t couldn't well be otherwise in view
| of the handicaps under which Quincy
lis attempting to do business. But
travelling men from other cities visit
ling Keokuk do not find trade dull
here Almost without exception they
!secure orders here that warm the
cookies of their hearts and make them
feel at peace with themselves and the
rest of mankind. OF course the Quin
Icy travelling men do not like to tell
their employers that the trouble Il
with them, rather than with keokuk
and SO they get around the matter as
best they can. One Of these day
some Quincy jobber will stumble or
to the facts in the case, and he vii
have heart-to-heart talk with the
travelling man who has been misrep
Iresenting conditions to him. If he il
disposed to be fair and square he vii
| write to his former Keokuk customers
beg their pardon and promise better
treatment in future. Even If goods
and prices were all right, Keokuk mer
chants would not think of buying o.
Quincy travelling men until they OF
their employers had made the amende
honorable for misrepresenting ans
; maligning this city in the past.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
Deserving of frowns:

1t is announced from Des MONIES
that meeting of the executive coun-
ell of Iowa, including the governor,
secretary of state, auditor and treas
urer, will be held soon and the capt
tel extension plan will be pushed.
Under the decision of the supreme
court last Monday the council has
full power to proceed under the act
of the last legislature It is claimed
that by the terms OF the decision
there is no chance for further delay.
The ruling Of the supreme court is
regarded as sweeping victory for
the state. but state officials are
quoted as saying that it is not their
intention to move with too great
haste Under the decision moneys to
be derived from levies may be antici
pated. This removes possible embar-
rassment in all state departments
A decision that money could be spent
only after it has been collected would
have revolutionized state business
and forced the state to stand idle un.
til collections for all purposes were
made
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
ANOTHER PUZZLE.

Here is another problem for the
mathematically inclined to bother
their heads about It isn't new, but ii
is none the worse for that:
Two stations, A and B, are four
miles apart freight train a mile
long gees from A to B. AS the caboose
passes A the brakeman climbs on and
walks over the top of the train, alight
ing from the engine as 1t pulls into B
How far did the brakeman ride and
how far did he walk?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
SUGAR CREEK.
&c Lei ~Nee : : )

Charles Walker and family ami
Harry Brammer and family spent
Sunday with G. E. Walker.
Linn Hume ana family spent Sun.
day with Herbert Hume and family.
Sam Arnold and family spent sun.
day at the Andy Tough home In Ka-
hoka.
Annie Boone is spending few days
this week with her aunt Mrs. Mccar.
ty az Luray.
Joe Loyeless and wife spent Sunday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Allen.
Vera Shallenberger Of Kahoka
spent Sunday with Ruth Loveless.
Miss Gertrude Clark spent Sunday
with Ruth Bears.
Grandpa and Grandma Clark of Ka.
hoka spent Sunday with Ben Clark
and family.
Miss Ona Alexander who is attend.
ing high school In Kahoka is getting
along nicely with her work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18

The diplomatic shrewdness of Dr..
Anna Howard Shaw shines brightly in
her management of the suffrage inter
view with President Wilson. Recall
the self-restraint of the leader in an
swering the President and read her
explanation given out in New York:
q took look at that square jaw OF
his. 1t signiied determination. l de-
cided we better not antagonize Pres
ident Wilson"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18

Much Christmas shopping VII be
done in Keokuk this week. The coun-
try people and those from neighb ring
towns are beginning to flock to Keo.
kuk to do their holiday shopping.
They are seen on the streets and in
the stores mostly between II o'clock
in the morning and 5 o'clock In the
afternoon. Keokuk shoppers can
make it easier for the clerks ana save
themselves time and worry by doing
as much Of their shopping as possible
early in the morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18

mas entertainments to be enjoyed on
Christmas eve.
The ladies OF the NJ. E, church will
hold a bazaar and oyster supper In
the basement OF the church on the
afternoon and evening Of December
/ 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Beery had for
their guests last week, Mrs. Clark
Raines and Mrs. Phoebe Raines from
New London.
Clarence Bunker and wife autoed
from Stockport and spent Thursday
with the formers parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Bunker.
Max Weeks came from Hamilton.
H.. to spend his vacation at the par.
entail home, Mr. and Mira. William
Weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Weeks are
guests of relatives and friends here.
They will soon 90 to their new homo
at Burlington.
| A Christmas and missionary pro-
| gram viii be rendered at the Friends
church on the evening Of December
81.
Mrs. AID Myers went to Lowell on
Tuesday and remained until Friday
with their mother, Mrs. John Collins.
About 6 o'clock Saturday evening. a
i barn and contents belonging to Royal
Noble, northeast OF town. was con.
sumed by fire.
A large number Of high school pu-
pills went to Birmingham Friday even
ing to engage in basket ball game.
Birmingham team was the winner
| Blain Pickard and wife Of TT. Madi-
son arrived Friday and visited the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hi
Pickard. They leave for their new
home Monday.
Charles Brown has leased George
Testers property in the east part of
town. W. A. Thompson and family
will move into Mr.. Browns house.
Miss Pauline Collatt Of Iowa State
College, Cedar Falls; Leo Collins.
student Of the state university, Iowa
City. are home for vacation.
Bert Taylor. wife and daughter
Miriam were guests of Mrs. Taylor's
sister, Mrs. T. Stafford and family
near Lowell, Friday and Saturday.
! Miss Marian Becker went to Ottum-
wa Friday evening and remained un-
til Monday with her aunt, Mrs. Marian
Parker
Grandma Frary at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. Rue Garretson. fell
Friday and seriously injured her
/ right clavicle hone.
i Miss Florence Bicksler is home
from Ferry Hall, Chicago. for holiday
vacation
A. Davidson has purchased the Dr.,
Rawhouser property In the north part
of town.
VIII Simkin and family will soon
move to the Almond property on De
pot street.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher Scott arrived
from Brashear, Mo-, for visit at the
i D. A. Fem home.
1 Mrs. Verne Chambers came Thurs
day to spend a few days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Brown.
Mrs. Jonathan Corsbie has gone tc
Valparaiso, Ind, to make her home
with her children.
i Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Masden and sor
are guests at the Bert Tyner home
near Moravia-
Rev and Mrs. ]. w. Slime visited
friends at Abba and Des Moines las
! week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18

The attorney general has decided
that an ordinance of a city or town
imposing tax on dogs for the use of
the municipality is not contrary to
the statute. The question was raised
by objection to special city tax, be-
cause of alleged double taxation, as
dogs are specially taxed for the bene-
fit of the domestic animal fund out of
which damage to sheep is paid But
is is found that the law provides that
where domestic animals, including
dogs, are not taxed for state purposes
they may be locally taxed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18

Mckinney were Friday and Saturday
visitor in Ashton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hand were Keo-
kuk shoppers Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Wells Of route
enc, were callers In town Sunday.
Charlie Hand of Keokuk was an
over sunday visitor with his parents.
Mr.. Leo Springer spent the past
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
SALEM.

The Ladies Aid Society of the ".
E. church held called business
meeting with Mrs. Rhoda Wilmeth
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Woolman are
enjoying a visit with the latter's
cousin, sylvanus Baldwin from Wichi-
Ia, Kansas.
William Geese has gone to Aurora,
Ill, to spend some time with relatives
The VI. E and Congregational Sun
day schools are preparing for Christ.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18

At the session of the state grange.
Patrons Of Husbandry, in Des Moines
last week. an effort was made to have
the grange take action that would in.
dicate strong dissent from the att.
tude Of the last legislature on road
legislation. The resolutions offered,
SO it has just been found out, con.
contained an attack on. the present
load law and raised the issue of local
control of road funds by demanding
the right Of trustees and road officers
to take road and bridge contracts. This
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.

The greatest good in the world is
happiness. The only way to attain
this is through the happiness OF 9th
ers. There is only one sin-selfish-
ness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18

Whenever Uncle joe Cannon
looks in the direction of the demo-
cratic steam roller in Washington he
feels, somewhat sobfully, that he was
an amateur car in his day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18

A congressman has introduced a
bill to protect calves. But it is said on
authority that it is veal, not slit
skirts, he has in mind
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18

The Navajo uprising was under the
leadership of Chief Be She She. Ara
the suffragists getting busy In a new
quarter?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18

A German blacksmith is taking a
leading role in grand opera over
there. This is not the first time there
have been blacksmiths In srand opera.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18

Supplementary thought for the day:
No holiday package or missive is com
plete without Red Cross seal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18

1t would be interesting to know
who it was that tagged Ella Flagg
Young.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18

week with his parents, returnin, !
his home in Keokuk Sunday.
Mrs. Mormon was vincennes u,
itor several days of last week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18

has been one OF the sore spots of the
new law and has done as much as any
thing else to cause criticism of the
law. But the grange quickly tabled
the resolution because 1t would indi-
cate desire to open the way to graft
and corruption in road woris.
Deserving of frowns:
There's one upon whom we should
frown-
That's the person who calmly sits
down
Until the last moment
And then in a foment,
Gets all the clerks tired, down town.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18

Bird Lore.
The hen is meek and lowly b,n
but she has done more for this conn
try than the eagle ever will do
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-24
BELIEVE FALSE GOSSIP WAS
CAUSE OF GIRLS SUICIDE

A coroner's inquest, to be held to-
night, was expected to show that
false gossip caused Evelyn Behn, Is,
known as the 'prettiest high school
girl in Park Ridge" to end her life
by swallowing carbolic acid.
The girls sweetheart, Frederick
Lahm, told her of the rumors at a
high school dance. She forced the
man whose name had been linked
with hers to deny the stories in
Lahm's presence. While the two
youths were quaTreling the girl Slip
ped away to drug store and return
ing, ended her life.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-24

teTeSt earned on public funds ano
grabbed by a county treasurer is
graft.
That money belongs to the people
and not to the treasurer who is their
servant.
He has no moral right to take it.
He has no moral right to use public
funds for his own enrichment.
John Hays Hammond, high-priced
engineering tool of the Guggenheims,
says he won't invest cent in for
etgn country so long as Bryan is Sec
rotary Of state.
But who in thunder cares if you
don't, Jim?
The less you and your kind invest
in foreign countries, the less the rest
of us will be called upon to pay taxes
to protect your investments.
We have our hands full as it is pro-
tecting property in this country.
In fact, the theory of our govern
ment seems to be to protect property
and let humanity protect itself as best
it can.
Michigan is getting a dose of it
mountaineering a small army at
public expense to help the copper
baTons break a strike.
We keep up a standing army and
a state militia supposedly to protect
the country; but they are used as
policemen to help capital Cypress
labor.
When you show us a governor
using the state militia to protect
workingmen against murderous pri-
vate gunner, then We'll begin to
think the state militia is worth some
thing to the people.
They say murder will out. At last |
the story of the killing of Marshall |
Field, Jr., is out-and told by the |
woman who did the killing in the no
torious Everleigh Club.
1t was generally known at the time
young Field was killed just how he
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-24

Such was the pull of the Field fam
lily in Chicago, and the influence of
the big advertising account of the
Field store.
President Mccormick of the coun-
ty board wrote a letter to States
Atty Hoyne in which he said: 81 be-
thought me-"
Now an ordinary man would have
said, 81 thought" but that wouldn't
be lady-like, so Lady Mccormick
didn't think, he just bethought him
selm.
If you want TO be in Macs high
class, don't say, 81 drank glass of
beer"
Say, 81 bedrank me a CLAWS of
beer" or 81 besmoked me a cigar
ette.''
BY the way, Maud, did you see my
powder puff lying around anywhere?
Anyhow, if Hoyne should reply to
Mccormick in the language of high
sassiety, he might start his letter
something like this:
Dear Mac: just bechewed me a
chew of tobacco, and when went to
bespit me at the cuspidor l missed it
and bespit me on the floor"
o, Agnes, your waist is all unbut-
toned up the back. l bethink me YOU
ought to have a maid.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-26
NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
PLANNED BY HEBREWS
Special Services Arranged for Period
Beginning October l and End
ing October q.

Members of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation are making preparations 10
observe the new year period. The celebra-
tiOn will begin Wednesday. October l, and
continue until Thursday, October 3.
The new year proper will be celebrated
Wednesday and Thursday, the first and
second of next month. Special services
viii be held in the Eighth Street Temple,
and these will be days of festivities
among the Hebrews OF Washington.
Following the celebration OF the new
year. the Day of Atonement will be OBJ
served Friday and Saturday, October 10
and II. A new memorial service will be
rendered by the choir OF the Eighth
Stree Temple Saturday afternoon.
The SukkOth Festival will be celebrated
on Wednesday and THURSDAY, October Is
a d l6. The children of the congregation
will celebrate the Harvest Festival on
Wednesday. The .ermon will be preached
by Master Lawrence Heller.
The new years celebration will be
brought to a close with the Feast OF Con-
Clusion. Wednesday and Thursday, Octo-
Der 90 and 3. Special services have been
arranged, and interest in the celebration
will be at its highest point during the
last two days of the celebration.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-26
CONVICTS BREAK
FROM Sing sing
Five. Captured After Desper-
ate Attempt to Gain
Liberty.
OVERPOWERLON GUARD
Men Strike Out in Hudson, but Are
0vertaken by Keepers in
Motor Boats.

Ossining, y. Y, Sept. 25.-Five prison
ers, headed by the notorious big BIZ
Green made A desperate attempt 10
escape from Sing Sing today, and were
recaptured only after a thrilling chase
in the Hudson by keepers in motor
boats
The. five men were unloading a coal
barge on the river under the super
vision of Keeper William Gormley, When
prison guards on duty on the walls sa"
one or more suddenly jump on the Keep
er, strike him down and then leap INTO
the water. being Immediately folloWeo
bv the remainder OF the gang. Ihe
alarm was sounded and the guards
opened fire from their rifles at the heads
which showed above the water.
As the bullets began to come nearer
them, four of the men threw up tnelr
hands to indicate they had surrendered
and waited quietly until the keepers ar
rived in motor boats.
keeps on despite Bullets.
Green continued on his attempt to
make the opposite shore, however, de-
spite the volIeys which churned the
water around him. When the four, who
had given up. were taken into the boats,
they continued after Green, overtaking
him after a chase Of a quarter of a
mile.
Even when grasped by two keepers and
drawn from the water. the desperate
convict refused to surrender, and put up
a stif fight He was roughly handled
by the guards before he was conquered.
All Of those implicated in the attempt
were serving long terms for robbery or
arson This is the second attempt made
by Green. who is under sentence for
highway robbery. Several years ago he
made break" and was only captured
after hard chase The four other
prisoners were Fred De Barber. Joseph
White. Nathan LoSse. and Louis Prince.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-26
BrenkinE IL Gently.

Prom the independent
Il hev come to tell yez, Mrs. Malone.
that yer husband met with an accident -
An what is it, now? walled Mrs.
Malone.
He was overcome by the heat. mum" :"
"OvercOme by the heat, was he. An
how did it happen?'
He fell into the furnace over at the
foundry, mum
The Washington herald., 1913-09-26
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The Washington herald., 1913-09-26


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The Washington herald., 1913-09-26

Germany exports about 20 per cent Of
the toys it produces. the United States
being its best customer each year since
1906
The Washington herald., 1913-09-26
See America First.

Prom the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Take any railroad train and view the
beautiful scenery. Tine points of interest
are:
Syrup for Pigs.
Old Man Die for Storiacast.
Faker's Boats.
Bull for En-.
Crockery Tires.
Spreaded Feet.
Rotten Rye.
NokO BOla
Smoke the Punko.
Salted Milk.
With money from the lottery fund this
Cuban government will erect forty new
hospitals throughout the island.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-26
PLAN FOR OLD FIREMEN
TO HONOR WASHINGTON
Providence Man Suggests that Vet
Grams of the Country Meet in
Alexandria in 1915.
BURNS FATAL TO LITTLE GIRL

Alexandria, Va, Sept. 25.-Frank II.
Patt. Of Providence, r. l., suggests that
conclave of all the veteran firemen of
the United States and. Canada be held
here February o, 1915, to pay tribute to
George Washington, who was identified
with the old Friendship Company Of
this city, and who was an active fire.
man for number OF years.
Mr.. Patti has written letter to Mayor
Fisher on the subject and also has sent
communication to a Providence news
paper. Mr.. Patt says he has mailed 100
copies Of the letter to Mayor Fisher to
the veteran fire organizations in the
principal cities.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-26

Julius s West has sold to Matte NJ
West. a half interest in house and lot
33S Commerce Street and a deed for the
same was recorded today.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-26

Careful experiments and investigations have shown
that the troubles expelled from the nose and
throat, the real of the disease overlooked
and in short time the Catanh would return stronger
than ever Mr.. Gauss has gone way ahead OF the
ordinary methods of treatment and has provided
remedy that
The Washington herald., 1913-09-26
Kills the Germs in the Blood
and Immediately gives re-
lief to the nose and throat.

He perfected the New combined Treatment since
admitted to be the logical. scientific method
Reese Jones. Of Scranton, PENN says that after trying
many other treatments he used this method and NY
entirely clear and free and not bothered BY
the disease more. The New Combined Treatment Is
worth its weight in gold"
Temporary relief from catarrh may be obtained In other
vsys but the New Combined Treatment must inevitably be
accepted for be1Szas<sE results.
Sarah J. Cape. Mount Pelia. Tenn, says. !
suffered the pains and distress Of catarrh Tor O
thirteen years and needless to state tried nesriy Sci
every method. But BY your new method vas
eontlelsly cured and you cannot imagine the Joy
that has come over me-"
The Washington herald., 1913-09-26
Relief for Catarh
Sufferers Now FREE
You Can Now Treat This Trouble In Your Own
Home and Get Relief at Once.
How the Remedy for Catarrb
Was Discovered.

a. - THIS terrible disease has
refseG a< "ost = ragged unchecked for
SsslsS Srs a'Hst 81 G az years simply because Imp
sssats< tS Leg .9ea, toms have been treated while
Sasetiy. q ne the vicious germs that cause
SsstS. STs,SlSa " the trouble have been left to
circulate In the blood, and
bring the disease back as fast as local
treatments could relieve it.
c. E. Gauss, who experimental fol
years on a treatment for Catarrh, found
that after perfecting balm that relieved
the nose and throat troubles quickly, he
could not preventive trouble
Et e 5otT1S: r: beginning all over again.
!.s~seh. & hsss On test cases, he could
1So| 2T completely remove all signs
S@ s1- ~ SISs SoSy 1TS of Catarrh from nose and
es,s5 . l., ne s,css d. throat, but in a few weeks
~T lie esE<. they were back
The Washington herald., 1913-09-26

After spending his vacation as the
guest of his brother. Stephen F. Gill, in
Philadelphia. Policeman J. Christopher
Gill today resumed his duties as station
keeper at police headquarters.