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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09

In six townships outside of Mon
mouth in Warren county. Illinois. there
Is a remarkable scarcity of timepieces
and sewing machines, according to the
assessors returns. In Greenbush
township, for instance, there is not a
single watch, clock or sewing machine,
while Tompkins township, including
the city of Kirkwood, boasts only
eleven timepieces. Hale township
housewives do their sewing on nine
machines, while the Berwick women
require eighty-five. The conclusion
seems to be warranted that either
some of the Warren county people
are sadly behind the times or else hold
membership in flourishing Ananias
club.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09
more wholesome form of entertain.

more WHOLESOME form OF entertain
ment.
This country can get along without
the prize-fighting, the fight promoter
and the hanger-on, and the majority
of the people would like to see this
trio sent elsewhere If the laws pro
vide the legal scope necessary to put
a stop to these so-called boxing con-
tests" 1t is up to the officers OF the
law to exercise their power. II the
law does not give the officers this
power it is time the law were
changed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09

1t is figured that the enlargement of
the state house grounds will cost the
people of Iowa less than dollar each.
That will inflict no hardship on any
one The enlargement is needed and
In few years will be worth many
times it's cost. Instead of finding
fault with the legislature for its
action in the matter the people of
Iowa should accord it a vote of thanks
for its public-spiritedness and fore
sight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09

DR.. Madison Peters of New York
told the Daughters OF the American
Revolution during their congress in
Washington that the high cost OF iiv-
ing is due to lack of scientific house
keeping. Eighty per cent OF the girls
in the high schools of the republic
he said, ARE studying, not learning,
the dead languages and only 8 per
cent domestic science This means
delicatessen dinners, dyspepsia and
DIVORCE"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09

spent Thursday with Mrs. ]. A..
Thompson.
Miss Gertrude Samnis returned to
her home in Quincy Monday after a
visit with her sister, Mrs. G. A. James
Mrs. W. A. Symonds and son Fred
were Chicago visitors last week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09

An Ohio woman wants divorce
from her husband. travelling sales
man, because his chief contribution to
her support were tender messages
from distant postoffices. 1t seems she
couldn't cash en- in for groceries and
things.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09

Bob Cousins says Senator Cummins'
attempt to reorganize the Republican
party puts him in mind OF a story:
"Once the catsup said to the bread
and butter and beetsteak and potatoes
on another table: You come over
here to my table, or I'm liable to sour
on you"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09

Natural cement was produced in
1912 in fifteen plants distributed In
nine states. according to the United
States geological survey, there being
no change in the situation compared
with 1911 except a decrease in pro-
duction. The output during 1912
amounted to s21,231 barrels, valued
at $367.222, compared with 926,091
barrels, valued at s37s.53s, in 1911, a
decrease of 104s60 barrels, or 11.3
per cent, in quantity ans OF s11.sfa
Or 8 per cent, in value. The average
price of natural cement at the mills
in 1912 was AT cents a barrel, com
pared with 400 cents in 1911.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09

According to Senator Ashurst Of
Arizona, lobbyist is a gentleman so
smooth that he could carry a bundle
of cells up winding stairway without
dropping a single one" Some smooth
ness, that.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09

The cartoonists are making the
most OF 1t. Perry in the Sioux City
Journal represents the husband get
ting home late. His wife opens the
door and exclaims John Henry, have
you been drinking again." He re-
piled, IN dear, jusht had leash
poonful in a CLASH of milk"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09

Miss Wilson, daughter OF the secre.
tary of labor, says she would rather
be stenographer than Washington
hostess. She declares society at the
capital is bore. Doubtless others
are OF the same opinion, but they are
less frank in acknowledging It.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09

Man in Pittsburgh who stole case
of shoes found they we're all lefts
and of no use to him and now tele.
phone box thieves complain that more
than half their plumber consists Of
bogus nickels. It's really getting so
that an honest burglar hasn't any
show at all.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09
Presbyterian Anniversary.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. l
MuNCIE, Ind. June Messages Of
congratulation from Presbyterians all
over the country were received here
today at the seventy.fifth anniver.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09

Grocers who smoke cigarettes while
cutting cheese or serving butter, who
wear soiled aprons In their stores
while waiting on trade, and who
sweep their floors while goods are un-
covered, are to be boycotted by the
Housewives League Of st. Paul.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09
PURIFIcATIoN OF DRINKING WA.
y TED

A simple, direct description of
methods OF purifying water for drink
ing Is given In a report by George A..
Johnson, just published by the United
States Geological Survey. The re-
port describes the various types of
water supply systems used by cities
In the United States, sets forth the
principal advantages and disadvant-
ages OF each, and gives brief history
Of the development of waterworks
systems and the effect of their install
lation on the health OF communities
The necessity for purifying water for
use in cities is clearly shown, not the
least important value OF water purifi-
cation being the insurance It provides
against disease. Mr.. Johnson shows
by very reasonable estimates that the
use Of pure water annually saves from
ravages of water-horue typhoid fever
alone more than four times the cost
OF purifying the water. The substitu-
ton of pure for impure water supplies
in the United States would save an
nually some 5000 lives and fully
5000, 900, 900.
The paper includes g historical
sketch of modes or system Of water
publication, from the storage works
and Qualification by alum used by the
ancient Chinese to the present-day
methods of filtration, Goa gulation and
sterilization. Preparatory treatment
IN or 4. 81 >rz
sedimentation tanks, coagulation ba-
sins, or roughing filters to remove q
portion OF It's color or turbidity, is dis
cussed In detail
In slow sand filtration water liz
passed slowly through great beds OF
fine sand, on which IT leaves its i'm
purities. Illustrations OF several
successful slow sand filtration plants
are given and special features OF con-
struction, sand-handIing, sand-wash-
ing, and operation are explained and
discussed. The costs OF construction
and maintenance and operation are
shown In detail for number OF plants
of this type The report ALSO de-
scribes and illustrates in similar
manner rapid sand filters, which diff
fer from slow sand filters chiefly In
being constructed in smaller units
and OF coarser sand, In always having
coagulation az preliminary treat
ment, In being operated about forty
times as fast, and In being cleaned
by sending reverse current of wa
ter through the filters.
The softening OF municipal water
supplies in connection with their puri-
fication Is discussed and the advant-
ages and limitations as well as the de-
tails OF this treatment are set forth
In instructive detail. Hard waters
produce scale in and shorten the life
| of boilers causing waste of coal They
the i'll suited to the needs of many
water-using industries and cause an
enormous waste of soap in laundries
and In ordinary domestic operations.
In many instances the saving of soap
Is alone sufficient to pay the costs of
softening
In this report technical terms have
Deen avoided so far as possible and
the subiect-matter is presented so
clearly and concisely that It can be
reaolly understood by the nontechni-
cal reader 1t contains much informa.
ton y value to city officials. boards
Of Meath, and others interested in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09
GszsIsSss.iY2S wa SaasjD
Keokuk, Iowa June 9, 1918

4
'fThe Mother-Hunger's on Me-"
II could only find her, for the moth
er-hunger's on me;
want to see and touch her, to
know her close beside;
] want to put my head in the hollow
of her shoulder,
want to feel her love me as she
did before she died.
IN all the world is nothing. love OF
husband or of children;
In all the world is nothing that can
soothe me or can stir
Like the memory Of her fragile hand
from which the ring was slip
ping
The hand that wakes my longing at
the very thought Of her.
The window in the sunshine and the
empty chair beside it,
The loneliness that mocks me as /
find the sacred place
Oh, mother, is there naught in the I'M
erring speech OF silence
To let me know your presence,
though cannot see your face?
Thank God that have had you; that
we held each other closer,
AS women and as sisters and as
souls that claimed their own,
Than any tie Of blood could bind; and
now my heart Is bleeding,
My heart is bleeding mother, and
yours is turned to stone.
oh, no I've not forgotten the triumph
and the glory
would not bring you back again
to struggle and to pain;
This hour will pass: but, oh just now
the mother-hunger's on me
And / would give my soul tonight
to kiss your hair again!
- Grace Duffield Goodwin.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09

A new play evolved In New York
is entitled 1.-THE Mustard Seed" 1t
should draw all right.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09

Meat is to be free" according to a
headline In an exchange. Why not al
so pie and strawberry shortcake?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09

Zero in occupations: Wasting time
worrying about time wasted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09

THOUGHT FOR TIL. DAY.
Three rules to avoid failure:
Worry less, work more;
Waste less, give more;
Preac... less, practice more.
j. R. Miller.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09

IF practical reform were as popu-
lar as theoretical reform what beau
tiful world this would be-: says the
Des Moines Capital.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09

After comparing notes, Doc Cook
and Doc Friedman can adopt reso-
luton of sympathy states the Des
Moines Register and Leader.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-09
NOTES AND COMMENT.

1T is about time for the prospec-
tive June bride to begin to look fius-
trated," says the Des Moines Capital.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-26
ERUPTION RUINED
LOOKS OF HER FACE
RESINOL CURED IT

Louisville, KY Aug. II, 1912: MY
skin trouble began with pimples. and
they itched and burned. and kept me
always scratching, so that could
not rest at night; and they ruined
the looks of my face and arms. Just
as soon as heard of Resinol Soap
and Resinol Ointment l began using
them. and they gave me relief at
once; the first application stopped the
burning and itching. and It made my
skin cool and Restricting. Resinol
cured me completely" (Signed) Miss
F. Mable Edwards. 1904 Stone Ave.
Boys itching BIotches Cured.
Omaha, Neb.. Dec. 20, 1912:-"My
boy was broken out in red blotches
and they would itch him terribly 1
had to. bandaye him at night 10 keep
him from s,ratching the skin off, then
they would turn to big yellow testers.
L used different remedies for about
three months. but didn't get much
satisfaction. Three Jars of Resinol
Ointment, with Resinol Soap, healed
the child entirely lSigned) Mrs.
George Blake. 2702 Cummings ST.
Better proof, even than such letters.
is to try Reslnol yourself and see how
quickly the Itching stops and stub
born skin or scalp eruptions disap-
pear For free trial write to Dept.
50-T. Resinol Baltimore. Md. Resinol
Ointment and Resinol Soap are sold
BY all druggists.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-26
WANTS MISS MILFORD
COMMITTED TO ASYLUM

Miss Marion Milford, who was
found in West Orange about three
weeks ago, after she had slept out on
the mountain several nights, and who
was later sent to relatives in New
Germantown, has been sending letters
and postal cards to Police Chief Bam-
ford, of West Orange. Today he ar
ranged with the Bureau of Associated
Charities to have the woman sent to
an insane asylum.
Since she was picked up in West
Orange she has spent her time travel
ing from Bound Brook TO New York
and sleeping in a packing box in this
city Eventually she landed in the
woods near the Passaic county line.
She has been sending postal cards
and daily letters announcing her
travels to Chief Bamford, and he is
fearful lest some harm come to her
She is now located between Montclair
and Passaic county, her missives in
dicate
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-26


HACKENsACK, n, J.. March 2s,--
Hackensack woke up today, turned
over once or twice In It's bed amid
the Bergen county hills, propped It.
self up and opened its morning paper.
Then it rubbed its eyes and took an
other look. Yes, there 1t was. Mayor
Cortland Linkroum, as had been
noised around the city yesterday. had
really fired the following verbal
broadside against the highly success
full charity ball which the governors
of the Haekensack Hospital had
given for the aid of the institution at
the Armory Easter Monday night:
THE most disgraceful dances. in
Guiding the turkey trot, bunny hug
and tango were permitted without the
slightest attempt at interference.
can't understand how respectable
people can dance those new dances.
The young people started the dis
gushing affairs. which seemed TO
spread like fire, and soon older
couples were following suit. These
startling dances did not start till
nearly 10 o'clock and were confined
must say. mostly to the younger
set
Folks who had been at the dance,
some who, after reading the mayors
little speech, were sorry they We're
not, and others who were glad they
we're not, hunted UP the mayor. He
was not to be found-he'd gone to
Atlantic City with his wife. they
were told at his home. The reputa-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-26
WOMEN PLAN FOR
FUND CAMPAIGN
Enthusiastic at Prospect of
Raising $4,000 for, Hospi-
taIs-Men Hold Meeting.

With thirty-fipe women captains
secured to assist Mrs. ira A. Kip, jr.,
and her associates in the task of ar
ranging for fifty teams of ten women
each who will share with 500 men the
task of collecting $15O,OOO or more for
the Orange Memorial and New Jer-
sey Orthopaedic hospitals in the fort
night commencing Apr n, enthu-
siasm was manifested this afternoon
at a luncheon and meeting of the
women leaders at the residence of
Mrs. Kip in South Orange.
Reports of cooperation from various
quarters were made by the women
and a full measure of success for the
campaign next month was predicted
Many women prominent in society re-
ported for duty as captains, and the
additional women needed will be Sc
cured within a few days. Instruc-
tons for the captains in preliminary
work was given by Mrs. Kip, who
also outlined the plans for the col
lection of pledges.
The men of the executive commit
tee also had a well-attended meeting
last night.
John ID. Everitt chairman, presid-
ed, and reports presented by different
committees showed that substantial
progress was being made in arrang-
ing for the working force of the cam
paign A meeting of captains of the
citizens committee and also a meet
ing of the captains of the young
business mems committee will be
held Friday night at campaign head
quarters at o'clock.
1t was announced that the Orange
Armory, William and North Centre
streets Orange. had been engaged for
the twelve-day campaign, and the
campaign would open on April a.
Colonel George p. Olcott, chairman
of the committee on banquet and
daily dinners, reported the compile
ton of his committee and stated that
the following gentlemen were asso-
ciated with him as members of his
committee: James S. Anderson, Guy
Decker, Colonel Oscar II. Condit and
Hobart A. Walker.
Frederick NJ. Struck, chairman of
the committee on clocks. was author
lied to erect six large electrically
lighted clocks in different parts of the
Oranges to register to the public the
progress of the campaign.
Irving K. Taylor is to act as head
of the Young Business Mems group
until the return of formre State
Senator Everett Colby, who cabled
from Bermuda he will speak at the
opening dinner, at which Colonel
Austen Colgate, it is expected, viii
be POSTMASTER. II. T. Ambrose, AL
fred H. Brainard, Russell Colgate,
Thomas II. Gillespie and Stephen S.
Johnson were added to the executive
committee, and 1t was reported that
the clergymen in the Oranges are to
be asked to speak. To Ira A. Kip.
jr.. and his committee was intrusted
the task of getting preliminary
pledges, which are to be announced
on the night of the opening banquet.
The committee will meet again on
Monday night, but the business COM
mittee will meet daily at headquar-
ters in the Orange National Bank
building.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-26
BOMB" PROVES TO
Be A FLAT|RON
Mysterious Package Had Po-
lice of Newark and East
Orange Worried.

The police of East Orange and this
city were given a scare and several
families in East Orange were badly
frightened today when "a mysterious
looking tightly wrapped package
about ten inches square was left at
the home Of Ernest Won BarlshauseH
81 Main street. that town. The pack
age was thought to contain bomb or
Internal machine and for three hours
It was soaked in water in the. East
Orange police station after 1t had
been gingerly carried from East Or
ange to Newark and back again.
1t was found to he only an electric
flatiron in a square cardboard box,
Two of the East Orange police, Ser
geant Caniff and Reserve-man Will
Jams, braved the unknown dangers of
the mysterious cube and after pulling
out two yards of heavily insulated
wire found the harmless flatiron.
Mrs. Won Barlshausen has been dis
turbed lately by the strike at the
Croker Wheeler Electric Company's
plant, where her husband is em-
ployed, and when a young man called
at her home and left the package
with no other explanation than that
1t came from the Public Service Com
pany she was rather mystified. Then,
too. the young man wore no uniform.
Her 13-year-old son held the box
to his ear for few seconds.
Il can hear no sound. mother" he
said; maybe 1t is one of those silent
ones"
Mrs. Won Barlshausen thought she
had better not wait to find out so
she and her son carried the affair to
the Fifth precinct police station In
this city.
Take it back to East Orange; they
will look into it for you there" the
sergeant told her she says.
So she carried ii to the East Or
ange station house, where the box
was immersed in water. Three hours
later 1t was opened and the fiatiron
was found.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-26
ORDER LABOR ORGANIZER
FROM WESTINGHOUSE co.
Rain Prevents Meeting OF EN-
pl0yees Today.

Rain today prevented the meeting
of the employees of the Westing-
house Electric and Manufacturing
Company, scheduled to be held during
the noon hour at Lackawanna place.
Samuel r. Young, general organizer OF
the International Association OF Ma
chinists, who arranged for the meet
ing, distributed pamphlets to the
workers as they left the factory ana
returned to work
A doorkeeper ordered Young ana
his assistant away from the door and
they refused to leave the place EN-
ployees returning to work were or
rered to throw the pamphlets in the
street. 1t is said that a reduction
has been made recently in the scale oil
wages paid to machinists doing piece
work and this has caused dssatisfac-
ton.
At the Offices of the company 1t was
declared that there was no dispute
between the men and their employers
over the price paid for piece work
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-26
TURKEY TROT FOR CHARITY
AROUSES IRE OF MAYOR

ton Of HackensaelS having to be pro-
teeted at all hazards. and so long as
they could prove nothing by the
mayor. the searchers after truth got
the following statements from the
following men.
II, NJ. Bogart-"I'm SO amazed at
our mayors opinion that don't know
what to say, He was at the dance
and seemed highly pleased at the
function, at least l judged so from
what he said TO me. There was no
improper or offensive dancing. Ever
If the turkey trot was danced. there
was nothing disgusting about it.
turkey trot and ! am a grandfather.
and I'm not disgraceful. AS far as
l can learn the mayors opinion is
confined to himself"
DIR. David ST joint fear Mayor
Linkroum Is a better Judge of coal
than of social functions. ] was at the
dance till O'Clock and saw nothing
even bordering on the improper. The
mayors is the first adverse criticism
of the bail | have heard"
DIR. st. John refers to coal because
the mayor makes the price of his
trips to Atlantic City, etc, by selling
that commodity.
And that's not all. The high school
juniors are going to give a dance to-
night. and Principal Bennett, aNed
by Mayor Linlroum's opinion of the
turkey trot and such like goings on,
has issued an order which Is in effect
as follows:
"Waltzes and two-steps only and
everybody home at u o'clock"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-26
WEINGARTEN SUES TO
ENFORCE TRADE CONTRACT
Mrs. FroeIich Owns Market
Street Property Involved.

TO enforce the performance of an
agreement to exchange a big apart
ment house for business building in
Market street, Levi Weingarten, a
wealthy corset manufacturer of this
city, brought suit before Vice-Chan
cellor Howell today. The defendant
is Mrs. Emma B. Froelioh. who owns
the building at 50 to rs Market street,
occupied by Ludwig Baumann &, Co.,
furniture dealers.
Mr.. Weingarten owns the apart
ment house known as Stratford
Court, at Clinton avenue and STRAIT
ford place. Mrs. Froelich agreed to
exchange her Market street property
for the Stratford Court apartment
house, subject to a mortgage on it
for 100000 at 8 per cent, but the day
before title was to pass she refused
to assent She said her attorney, Ed
ward Schoen, had discovered that the
building intruded on outside property
and that the annual rentals did not
total $2S,S92, as Mr.. Welngarten had
stated