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on. boast OF superiority over his
rivals; 1t will be 'bully'that is. a
matter OF great satisfaction II he is
beaten. The doings OF the thug the
highway robber with his 'hold-up, a
demand for money, from probably a
tquitter.' or person who possesses
no courage. will carry on the story un-
til the road agent or thug pulls up
at the road house or Inn, or hides
himself in shack an Old barn. 1t
is a 'cinch,' certainty, that he will
deceive a 'rube.' yokel, and In the
end be caught by live wire a
very smart person, unless he is a
'rustler,' cattle thief, when he finds
a get out, a means OF escape, by
'rustling' 'broncho that is to say,
stealing a small horse OF the type
used on the western plains.
THE meeting of cultivated with less
polished people is described as the
high brows give the low brows the
Icy hand which no one can pretend
to say Is an improvement on fair
Englsn equivalent. NOT Is IL easier
Or better to say frozen glance when
one means disdain
I'VE may tolerate 'janitor,' buggy
store. or DOPE but there is no need
for us to follow the language on the
screen and call waterfall 'flume,'
leaflets dodgers meal times the
eats. inquisitive people 'rubbernecks.
la commercial traveller a drummer,
or describe bribery as graft Or a
foolish person as mutt man or
woman with a past as dub con-
Ifldence trickster as 'bunco-steerer,''
a bachelor as a stag an effeminate
man as 'cissy,' an unlucky day as a
Jonah day. or the completion of our
task as a cleanup,
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kAHokA, MO.
= = = . = . = = = : 20

Mesdames j. w. McDermott and s..
S. Hitler entertained Friday after.
noon In honor OF Mrs. G. M. Callahan
of Chicago.
Knox City and Kahoka will play on
the home grounds Sunday.
Henry NJ. Benke and Ella 3. Nelson
OF Keokuk were united in marriage in
Kahoka Thursday by Esquire s. NJ.
Perry.
Otis Goodenough has taken charge
of his photograph gallery in Kahoka.
The studio has been in charge Of
Victor Ackland for several months.
Kahoka Homestead No. 661 enjoyed
one of the most delightful sessions OF
the lodges existence Wednesday
night. They had as guests the two
drill teams from Memphis. One
team is composed of ladies and the
other OF gentlemen. Also number
OF invited were present. The Mem
phis teams came by auto. They we're
met at the hotel by the Kahoka lodge
and escorted to the hall, where a very
creditable program was rendered.
The Memphis teams gave some excel
lent drills, and the evening was most
enjoyably spent. Refreshments con-
sisting Of Ice cream and cake was
served. The Homestead orchestra
rendered some excellent music The
guests departed about IL o'clock for
their homes well pleased with their
visit.
Mrs. w e. Matlick left Thursday
for visit at Topeka, Kansas.
Mrs. Mary Cook and nephew Arm,
old Burrier, left Friday for visit at
Hannibal and Neosha, Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gregory of
near Kahoka, are rejoicing over the
arrival of 10 pound son, born July
10.
Miss Dorathea Thomas will leave
Sunday for Woodland, Colo.
Earl Reser is the guest OF home
folks.
Previous to the shower Friday
evening, the business men and clerks
Il
around the square got out with SHOW
els and brooms and cleared the street
, in front OF their places of business.
| It was the most Industrious bunch
we ever saw. They are entitled to
much praise.
VIM. seyb and sister Miss Lena lef,
Thursday for few days visit in st
Louis.
| G. F. Rex arrived this week from
New Mexico. He is wrestling with a
severe attack Of rheumatism.
/. d. Shermerhorn has disposed OF
his second hand stock of goods to DR.
Krocker, the west side harness man
George Kroh Is now permanently
stationed at Hardin, Mo-, as an agent
for the Santa Fe.
Earl Thompson left this week for
his home at Ogden, Utah. Mrs.
Thompson will remain for longer
visit.
/ Edwin Lang departed this week for
Aberdeen, 8. D., to accept a position.
The Catholic church OF Kahoka will
give an Ice cream supper in Kahoka
Saturday, July 10.
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THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Thunder
storms tonight or Tuesday. Moderate
to brisk winds.
For Illinois: Thunderstornls to
night or Tuesday. Moderate to brisk
winds.
For Iowa: Thundershowers tonight
or Tuesday. Cooler tonight west por
ton. Moderate to brisk winds.
For Missouri: Local showers to-
night or Tuesday. Cooler tonight
northwest and extreme west portion
Moderate winds.
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another organization. told him this
was no blackmail scheme and that
the N. A. M. didn't have money
enough to buy the papers"
Mulhall demanded that Louis Sci.
bold Of the New York World and Edi-
tor Maxwell, Of Hearst's magazine be
subpoenaed to substantiate his story.
Barry recently sued Mulhall for $4,000
in Baltimore for one half share in a
certain contract
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Hadn't Reached That.

The childish dislike to seem ignor.
ant OF anything mentioned by adults
is responsible for many an amusing
mistake A childloving but not child
knowing "grown-up," for example, not
long since tried with earnest kindness
to make conversation" with bright
little youngster not long since started
to school
so you go to real school, nowadays.
and not TO the kindergarten, he re.
marked. with ponderous sympathy,
And how do you like the curriculum
there presented?"
81 haven't got to IT yet" answered
the child brightly. but l like all the
other studies very WELL
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beginning to end by the large congre-
CATION present and an excellent and
earnest impression was made.
The meeting closed with a prayer by
e. r. Joy.
The next meeting will be held next
Sunday evening at Alexandria, Mo.
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EXAMINATIONS Today.

WASHINGTON, July 14.-scores Of
civilians all over the country today
took the examination for a half dozen
vacancies IN the infantry branch of the
army. Most Of those who are taking
the examinations are enlisted men in
the service or men who have served
out an enlistment,
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Nine were Drowned.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, July Water
sports cost the lives of nine persons
within the community Of the New
York zone yesterday. Six others are
reported within a radius OF a few
hundred miles
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Animals Hate Solitude.

In all the animal world there IS no
voluntary recluse or hermit. No AMI
NAL, whether wild or domestic, ever
likes to be alone for very long at .
time. Even the birds, Of all kinds and
species. hate solitude. Parrots, par.
ticularly, and all gregarious birds OF
the tropics begin to NOPE and pine
away If kept in solitary captivity
st. Nicholas.
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LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
oae CIV
WIrs
Kansas City Live stock.

Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY. July 14.-Cattle re
ceipts 10000; market lower. Steers
$s.S5@8.75; COWS and heifers, s4,25@
$50; stockers and feeders. $3.50
7.75; calves, $6.00@9.00.
Hog receipts 1000; market lower
Bulk. $s.0o@S.4O; heavy, $S.75@s.s5;
medium. ;s.so@s.so; light. $500
$50.
Sheep receipts 5000; market
strong. Lambs, $8.25@s.00; ewes
s3.7b@4.4o; wethers, s4.25@5.0o.
Omaha Live stock.
OMAHA, July 14.-Cattle receipts
5000; market steady, 1oc lower.
Steers. $s.25@S.75; COWS and heRers,
So, 0o@8.00; stockers and feeders,
s74o@soo; calves. s7.oo@s.75; bulls
and stays, $6.00@740
Hog receipts $500; market 10@15c
lower. Bulk, $S.e00sS5.
| Sheep receipts $500; market:
lambs, steady to strong; others, 100
15c higher. Yearlings, $5.25@635;
wethers, $4.0o@475: lambs, $500
$40; ewes, s40o@4.5o.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO. July .-Butter-E Extras
261kc; irsts. 241s @25c; dairy extras,
Csc; dairy ffrsts, 231ac.
Eggs Firsts. 17c; ordinary firsts,
TIC.
Cheese Twins, 1sN@14c; Young
Americas. 14@14Ac.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, July 14.Flour mar
ket inactive. unchanged.
Pork market firm. Mess, $4,000
$3.50.
Lard market quiet. Middle west
spot, $1L55@11.65.
Sugar. raw. market firm. Centrifugal
test, $3.54@S.57; Muscavado SO test,
$3.04@3.07.
Sugar, refined, market firm. Cut loaf
$40; crushed, $3.50; powdered, $3.50;
granulated, $5.60@5.65.
Coffee Rio No. on spot, &c.
Tallow market quiet. city &c; coun-
try. 5M @61kc.
Hay market steady. Prime, $1,000
Los; No. 3, 60@75c; clover $4,000.
Dressed poultry market firm. Tur-
keys, 15@27c; chickens, 17@24c;
fowls. 14@16c; ducks. 16c
Live poultry market firm. Geese,
lie: ducks. 15@1Sc; fowls. 1870:
turkeys, Ice; ROSTERS, 121ac; chick
ems. broilers, 23@26c.
Cheese market steady State milk
common to special, 10@14kc; skins,
common to special solo; full skins,
i304c.
! Butter market steady. Receipts y
| $50; creamery extras, 27c; dairy tubs,
i22@26c; imitation creamery firsts, 2Ac.
Egg market quiet. Receipts ~ 7s2.
Nearby white fancy, 25@80c; nearby
mixed fancy. 1926, fresh, 1926.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, July Money ON
call. ~ percent.
Six months, 6 percent.
Mercantile paper. s percent.
Bar silver London. 26 15-16d.
Bar silver New York. 5S1ac.
Demand sterling, s4.Se.
Cotton Report.
Hunted Press Leased Wire Service.I
WASHINGTON, July IA special
census crop report today gave the
following estimates for cotton con-
sumption during June: Consumed
466,914 running bales.
In manufacturing establishments on
June 80, 1,2e6,657 bales and In inde-
pendent warehouses. 611519 bales.
Imports, 1923, equivalent to ooo
round bales.
Exports, 223921 running bales.
Spindles active during June, 49,
057,91o.
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His Mistake.

'sWhy have you quarreled with your
consin?" He kissed me the other
day. and when asked him to promise
me never to do it again, he actually
did" -Fliegende Blaetter.
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1t Depends.

The Springfield Republican, replying
to an inquirer who wants to know II
children are worth while, says it de-
ponds on whether they're yours or the
neighbors. That goes for dogs and
chickens, too.-Kansas City Times.
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PRESIDENT FACES
NATIONAL CRISIS
(Contfnuod from page IL

officials of the brotherhood confer
red at length at their hotel during
the morning. 1t was agreed that moth
ing would be said for publication un-
til after the conference with Presi-
dent Wilson. The same position was
taken by the official representatives
of the railroad corporations. 1t be-
came known shortly after noon that
Secretary OF Labor Wilson has prac-
tically decided to withdraw his reso-
lutions by Newlands to the Erdman
act. He agreed to push the Newlands
amendment and abandon his own for
the present. If the Newlands act is
passed tomorrow by the houes and
Immediately signed by the president
as is generally looked for. the rail
road board of managers will notify
the Brotherhood OF Conductors and
Trainmen that they will accept arbi-
tration under It's terms.
Shortly before the conference was
to begin it became very apparent at
the legislative Offices that as Presi-
dent Wilson said, all danger OF strike
will be averted before night.
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Grain RexieW.

limited Press Leased Wire Serviee.l
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE wheat
trade found itself slightly oversold to-
day and under an immediate buying
pressure with light offerings prices
made Is advance over the figures at
Saturdays close. Continued cool
weather over the wheat belt was q
feature that helped check tho sell
ing. Hot, dry weather in the south
west and oversold pit conditions
strengthened the corn market and
after opening up Y both months
made sharp advances Of Is during the
morning session.
Oats opened firm and trifle high
or and advanced y to VI with he
other grains. The firmness In corn
caused some covering by shorts and
there was an absence OF the selling
pressure that drove prices down last
week.
| Provisions had an easier undertone
on a large run Of hogs at the yards
and lower hog prices.
Daily Range Of prices.
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Local Observations.

Mean temperature 18th, SO.
Lowest temperature, II.
Highest temperature, 95.
Lowest temperature last night, 70.
FRED z. GOSEWIsCH,
Observer.
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Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, July 14.--Wheat-No. 2
red, s6@s7c; No. 3 red. s50s52c; No.
2 hard, s6@s7kc; No. 3 hard, SEQ
size; No. 3 spring, Ss@90c;
Corn-No. white, 82A @63Ac; No.
2 yellow, e1@62c; No. 8, eo@61c; No.
8 white, s2@63c; No. 3 yellow. s0A@
Sic; No. 4, 6o@6ohc: No A white, 81
@62c; No. 4 yellow, 591s @6o1kc.
Oats-No. 3 white, 3S@39kc; No.
white. 3sQ3SAc; standard, 40A@
41Ac.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, July 14.-Hog receipts
| 900; market slow and lower. Mixed
and butchers, sS.65@s20; good heavy.
ss.65@9.07; rough heavy, ss.45@s. 65;
light, $s.s0@9.25; pigs, s7.s0@9.1O.
Cattle receipts $4,000; marke. STEADY
and lower. Beeves, s7.2o@so5; COWS
and heifers, s3.s5@S.4o; stockers and
feeders, s5.60@7.a0: Texans, $1,000
| $40; calves, $S50@11.00.
Sheep receipts 10000; market strong
and higher Native, s4.15@5.5o; west
Tern, $4.25@5.5o; lambs, $6.600s.45;
western, s6.60@8.45.
st. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. Louis. July 14.--Cattle
receipts 5000; market 1o015c lower.
Texas receipts 400; native beef
steers, s5.50@s.75; cows and heifers,
s4.7b@s.0O; stockers and feeders,
s5.25@75o; calves, s6.o0@10.75; Texas
steers. s6.25@s.10; cows and heifers.
l$425@6.5o; calves Gear lots) $1,000
$3.50.
Hog receipts 1900; market SC high
er. Mixed and butchers, s9.10@9.25;
good to heavy. $915@9.25; rough,
ss.50@S75; light. s715@9.25; bulk,
$9.1o@9.2o; pigs. $7.25@9.so.
! Sheep receipts 10000; market
steady. Sheep and mutton. 1880
4.25; lambs, $650@S.15.
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So Annronrt,..

Green peas are said to promote
frivolity. No doubt that is why they
are served with the silly and ire.
sponsible lamb.-Boston Transcript.
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Daily River Bulletin.
River Forecast.

River Forecast.
The river will rise slowly from
Davenport to Keokuk during the next
forty-eight hours.
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Read TIE Gate City want ads.
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Read The Daily cate city.
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Roads are Willing.

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE rail-
roads will arbitrate with the conduc-
tors and trainmen under the New
| lands bill II 1t is enacted according
to statement issued this afternoon
| by the conference Of railroad mana.
gers here The conference represents
all the affected railroads, except the
Erie, which recently withdrew. The
statement follows a meeting at which
the formal notice Of yesterday strike
ratification was received. When the
committee met today to consider the
| formal ratification of the strike vote
/ by the committee representing the
employees they learned approximately
900 men on various lines are already
Elisha Lee and signed by Presidents
| Lee and Garretson of the conductors
and trainmen's unions 1t was stated
/ that the local committeeman who
were here has returned to their
homes, but were under instructions
| not to return, pending settlement
OF the disagreement. The letter also
formally notified the railway mana.
gers of the decision OF the trainmen
and conductors to strike in case their
| demands are not granted.
The statement notifying the train
men of the willingness of the rail-
roads to arbitrate was given out at
4 the New Haven building and was
Il signed by Chairman Elisha Lee Of
the conference committee OF mana
4 gers. 1t follows:
i Gentlemen: The conference COM
mittee of managers representing for
ty-three eastern railroads has dealt
with three labor committees, the
present one, with the engineers, an
other with the firemen. The com
panies' policy has never been
! changed. They have refused to be
) coerced by threats Of strike into pay
!. ing railroad employees wages out oil
all proportion to the duties perform
ed. The managers have been consist
ent in contending that the Erdman
naturalization under which railroad
/, employees always urged-protect the
interests of all parties concerned
i Judging from your letter of the 18th
l instant, we take 1t that you will agree
/ to arbitrate under some fair plain
e such as that called for in the New
q lands bill the passing of which rep
/. resentatiyes of the railroads have
t been urging for some time past and
a that you will not insist further upor
arbitration under the provisions O.
S the Erdman act, The position of tbs
t railroads is unchanged Should tht
e Newlands bill be enacted into law the
:, conference will be willing to accep
|. arbitration by the board provided II
g the Newlands bill. all questions o
G rates of pay and working condition!
e OF conductors and trainmen.
Evening journal., 1913-07-21
HOGAN BREEZES
18 MEN IN GAME

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, July 2I-Thc Newark
Tri-County Baseball Leaguc team. by
winning two games from Aberdeen
Saturday. 10 and to 2. has re-
viyed interest among local fans. Al
though tho team looks to be stronger
than ever for some reason tho cub
has been going bad and until Satur-
day, had won by two games during
tho season. There is every indication
however that The club has at last
struck its gait and Il Is being pre-
dictcd that from now on the leaders
will have trouble with Newark.
In the first game on Saturday
lake Hogan. the locals crack
southpaw, made a new tri-county
league record by tanning rs men in
nine innings.
The infeld as now made up. Is
recognized as the fastest in the
league aud should hold opposing
teams 10 close scores from now on.
Evening journal., 1913-07-21
WATCH CHARMF FREE
AT TOBACCO STORES
Bull" Durham Week Being
Celebrated in Wilmington
by Attractive Gift Scheme

\. W. Reed, of the American roacco
Company assisted 10y large crew of
salcsmen is in Wilmington TINS week, ad
Nertising the famous old Bull Durham
Tobacco.
This week, at tobacco dealers an over
town, purchasers of jc Gag of Bull
Durham are being presented with u
handsome li-karat gold plated Bull DuS
ham watch charm.
DO you know said Alr. Reed TO ~
JOl RNAL reporter. that Bull Durham
H. the most extensively bundled article
in the worldg Sounds pretty hig. doesn't
IL: and yet il is fact. More Than
6O0O0O dealers handle 'Bull' Durham IN
the United States alone
"Nou might think that salt. or sugar
or flour was more extensively sold thru
Bull but such is not the case Salt ana
other product, are sold only bv grocer.
Of which there are perhaps g. quarter
of u million in this country iiul' Dm.
ham is sold by nearly all gruccfs. and
by tobacco stores. restaurants. new.
stands and other places. so that the to
tal sums up about 100000.
Last year the total sale. of this fa.
nous tobacco were 3j2,O0oOO0 sack
nearly million for every day on tho
calendar # is the universal luxury
being smoked by every cassA from col
lego professor or millionaire 10 the COW
boy on the plains Il is a regular IA
tion in the Army aud Navy and bag
Of 'Bulr sticking out OF the sailor.
blouse or the soldiers khaki shirt. i, d
! familiar sight
Better buy a bag of "Bull'' at youl
dealers this week. and get one Of Tho
, watch churms"
Evening journal., 1913-07-21
"BLOOMER GIRLS"
NINE TURNS OUT
TO BE- YOUTHS
ny MD Unitod prnss-

WASHINGTON. July 81 While
some 1000 men and boys who had
contributed aftecn cents and quar-
ter each Tor good seats TO Wow tho
Chicago Bloomcr Girls" IN action,
were submitting to the gibcs Of their
fellows today, the police we're cndcay.
oring TO find some way Of Furnishing
the Local. promoters VINO got tho casn
from the gulliblc males yesterday II
was TO have been great show. The
b oomcr girls had been hillcd as the
most enhancing bunch Of beauties
ever gathered ON the baseball field.
And Il bad been quietly limited that
thcir bursting physical charms some
times proved too much for their
tight uniforms. As q result the ball
field whore the contest was 10 have
taken place was lammcd with a
crowd OF admirers of feminine beauty
long before the girls" trottcd out
on the field TO practice.
They did not look anything like
what was promised when they lined
up and after ono OF the girls" had
made a throw from deep left to the
plate and another was discovered Ia
be chewing tobacco, some Of the more
ardent fans started personal inves-
tigation One bold spirit tuggcd at
the catcher's golden locks and they
came of i'm his hand, revealing a
closely cropped head Of black hair
In few seconds It was evident that
the girls were mcn disguised In
wigs and the crowd chased them To
the dressing rooms. showering them
with stones. bottles and pieces of turf
Il required the bestl efforts OF the few
police in attendance to keep the en-
ragged fans from killing some Of tn,
players.
I'm the excitement the promoters of
the affair skipped with the gate re.
ccipts. If possible an effort will be
made TO have them arrested for OBJ
taining money under false pretenses
Evening journal., 1913-07-21
NOTES FOR HORSEMEN

Races this week at Wilmington,
Fort Erie, Grand Circuit aud first
meeting of the Metropolitan Circuit at
Parkway, Long Island. Many local
horses arc entered at all these meet
ings.
Little Lady 2.15 IA. by Expedition
dam Miss Lena. 216 IA. by John c..
Carlisle. owned by General 4. G.. du-
Pont, has foalcd hue Ally by Del
Coronado, 200 -
Dr n ". Darlington. of Concord
Vile. Pa. has 2-year-old colt hy Ak
worthy. dam by Mckinley. in training
at the Wswaset track, that can show
2.2O clip.
Herman Tyson has purchased from
Derrickson stock farm, Frederick fW'
1000, Fusty Moko. young trotter
that has worked quarter i'm 81 Sec
onds. Dr. Derrlckson has a 2-yegr-old
that can brush an eighth in 20 sec
onds on the trot.
John White, the local trainer. OK
uects many victories this year from
Singerly wilkes 217 l-3; Beau Ash
ton, 2.2O IA. and Carita Dewey. PAGER.
221 Ia.
DR.. J.. c. Mccoy. of Kirkwood' has
staked Lord Dewey (4, 215 1-4. and
Lou Dewey (2), 2.27 1-2, both by Ad-
miral Dewey. They are eligible to the
SO 900 stake at Detroit.
A match race between Lucy Van.
.213 IA. and Sadie Baron would be a
drawing card for any mile track. Jer-
seymen would bet their last dollar on
the daughter of Baron Dillon.
Aaron II. Tyson, in addition TO his
record horses. is educating the highly
bred S-year-olds. Drama, bay filly by
Bingara, dam Kalista, by kremlin,
2.O7 IA. and Amoret, grey tliy, by
Bale Axworthy dam by Kushan.
John Toy has repurchased from W.
stowe the PAGERS Prince Weston
o911-4. Rosewood ZIG "a; and the
trotter Ronnie L. 2.2O t-2. They will
be raced along with Bolton r.
els ia. at wilmington and then on
.hn oil Circuit