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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11
INSURANCE BUSINESS IN lowl

INSURANCE BUSINESS IN IOWA.
Insurance business in Iowa in 1912
was not as profitable as in some other
years as the payment for losses was
great. The Iowa companies Jared bet,
ter than the outside companies. The
percentage of losses paid to premiums
received during the year was, for the
Iowa companies, 47.s, while for the
other than Iowa fire companies it was
56.3 per cent. The Iowa companies
wrote new business in the year
amounting to s191, $4,000 and the
outside companies wrote $443.1o9.oo0.
The Iowa companies charged for the
business they did s2,s53,141 and the
outside companies charged s4,s56, 155.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

Life in the country is supposed to
be rather monotonous, but every rural
community. almost every family, has
Its ups and downs which afford more
or less variety to existence, In a
recent verselet Nixon Waterman men
lions case In point:
Ever since at putting UP their fruit,
The farmers wives began,
This fact they could not well refute:
They can who think they can!"
And by and by when they shall sup
The happy meal to crown
This fruit which now they're putting
up
The family will put down.
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done. he was given exchanges or other
reading matter to last him a week.

done, he was given exchanges or other
reading matter to last him q week.
The salutatory proclaimed the rigid
independence Of the paper, save only
on two pointsit was utterly opposed
to negro slavery and the liquor traffic
the twin relics OF barbarian. This
led to great deal OF criticism on the
part OF some OF the leaders In the COM
munity and the Withholding OF patron
age. 1t was regarded a. an interior.
ence with mon who owned such prop
erty" and was an abridgment Of men.a
rights to drink and eat whatever their
appetites craved. There was another
element OF citizenship who approved
the editors views on these two cues.
lions, but II all citizens OF the town
and county had supported the paper
with money and influence to the en-
tent OF their ability, the support would
have been meagsr indeed. MY father
stood his ground and was the station
agent Of the underground railway in
Abba, though the main route for
slaves hunting their freedom. was
through the town OF Melrose. fifteen
miles west OF Abba. The father Of the
noted Charlton lawyers-the Stuart
brothers--was the agent of the under
ground railway at Melrose.
AS stated my father had no faculty
for accommodating money, but his no.
bility Of character. generous impulses
and consecrated christian devotion to
what he believed to be right, made him
many warm friends among the moral
and religious people Of the county. He
could only buy small quantities OF
print paper and often the roads would
be muddy for weeks at time and he
could not get supply OF print paper
from the mill at Bentonsport, on the
Des Moines river in Van Buren, county.
Each fall he would secure from sone
friend a horse and vehicle and go
from village to village In quest Of rags,
and take them to the mill and ex-
change them for print paper. The rea-
sons above caused the paper to be ir-
regular In its publication, and there
were no legal notices that required
consecutive issues. But he was for
tunate in another way. AS local
preacher he acquired many friends.
and he was called upon to solemnize
more than one hundred marriages and
sometimes he was given good fee.
i He quit the paper after two or
three years struggle. turned 1t over to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

battles" which have been featured
in the dispatches were little more
than skirmishes. he says.
The Latin-Americans, though tur-
bulent and fiery. never have been
great soldiers. according to the stand
ard Of civilized nations. War to
them is game rather than science.
Perhaps II they were fundamently
more military In their character the
harm they would do each other in
their contests would cure them of the
fighting habit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

The Missouri supreme court has ov-
er-ruled the demurrer OF the fire In
surance companies. in which they had
announced their intention of cancel
Ing all policies, thus sustaining the
attorney general in his plan to punish
them for their quitting combination.
The court says that each company
may leave its business in the state
as unit, but that the combining to
DO SO is not lawful
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

Judge Hand in the federal court at
New York ruled In a case Of the Rural
Publishing company sued for exposing
the crooked business methods of a
farm agency that newspapers have
the legal right to expose business
methods of firms doing business pro-
vided the motives are open to the be-
lief that they are exposing those who
are abusing the confidence of the
credulous.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

Pittsburgh wants q woman commits
sion which shall oversee the educa-
tional work OF the children and con-
duct the play grounds and open-air
work OF the city. The president Of
the Pittsburgh chamber OF commerce
says that they have shade tree COM
missions. city planning and all kinds
of other commissions. but what they
need more than any OF the rest is the
woman commission.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

The Iowa City Republican declares
that It would be the height O ingrati-
tude for either the democrats or the
nacosers to put up candidate against
Senator Cummins next year. He sup.
ported the bull moose ticket, and by
doing SO turned the state over to the
democrats. The Republican says that
every party is under obligations 20
cummins except the republican.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

"A big packing concern, which is
world wide In its scope. is offering a
bonus of s25 TO all employees who get
married and $50 to all department
heads. It is suggested by a contem-
porary that this is like giving a man
an automobile. providing he will buy
his gasoline from you.
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LET ME DIE FIGHTING.
do not pray for peace,
Nor ask that on my path
The sound OF war shrill no more,
The way be clear OF wrath.
But this beg thee. Lord.
Steel thou my will with might,
And in the strife that men call life.
Grant me the strength to fight
] do not pray for arms.
Nor shield to cover me.
What though stand with empty hand
So it be valiantly!
Spare me the towards fear
Questioning wrong or right;
Lord, among these. mine enemies,
Grant me the strength to fight.
do not pray that thou
Keep me from any wound.
Though I fall low from thrust and
l9s hlew,
Forced fighting to the ground;
But give me wit to hide
My hurt from all mems sight,
And for my need the while l bleed,
Lord, grant me strength to fight.
do not pray that thou
Shouldst grant me victory:
Enough to know that from my foe
/ have no will to flee.
Beaten and bruised and banned,
Flung like broken sword,
Grant me this thing for conquering
Let me die fighting, Lord.
Theodosia Garrison
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

The supreme court OF New Jersey
has decided that farmer who main
tains fence poor enough that wan
dering COW can break through ana
founder herself in feasting upon the
growing corn is liable to the owner
Of the COW for her value when alive.
This sounds like good sense-what-
ever kind of law 1t may be.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

It is an old saying that gun is
dangerous even when without lock,
stock or barrel. The same may be
said of whiskey. Over in Peoria the
other day three men were terribly in
jured by an explosion in distillery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

Governor Hodges of Kansas said
the other day that he hoped to see
several women seated in the Kansas
legislature. He thinks they can do
much toward aiding the educational
institutions of the state. Women are
much interested in education, he
SAYS, and are much closer to their
children than the fathers. They see
the need of educational laws.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

Charley Gates asserts that he is
not sucker. Possibly not, but there
will be general acquiescence In the
verdict of the Jacksonville Courier
that he is all round burned fool
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

The American Bankers Magazine
tells croakers not to take themselves
too seriously. This is the conclusion
of the magazine after reviewing the
crop prospects for the year and de-
claring there is every reason to be-
lieve there will be a large volume Of
trade this fall and winter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

Anyway, the National Association
of Manufacturers isn't wholly bad. 1t
did at least one thing greatly to its
credit. 1t fired Mulhall.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

In these summer days let US thank
God that We do not live in the sun
baked East Angeles Times.
Or in frost-accursed, flea-bitten
Eouthern California.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
The first step to knowledge is tc
know that we are ignorant. Cecil.
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Keokuk, Iowa .......... July II, 1918
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
MOTHERS DAY PROCLAMATION

For the reason that the innermost
temples of the hearts of all men are
beautified with the love and alteration
which they bear the mothers who bore
them and ministered to their wants in
infancy and shared tffeir sorrows and
trials and joys and hopes in man
hood there should be one day set
aside by every living man which
should be held sacred and holy to
the holy name of Mother.
No matter whether the Mother be
living yet, no matter whether she be
at your own fireside or still fingers
in the lap of her own home, no mat
ter whether she be still in young
middle age or whether her form IS
bowed with the weight of advancing
years; no matter if she has been gath
cred to her fathers and has for years
been forgotten by all others, she is
still MOTHER, and the heart Of every
man pulses warmer and is filled with
more holiness, more justice toward
all mankind, more love for Deity Him.
self ON account of the one short span
of twenty four hours set aside for
MOTHER.
Custom has designated the second
Sunday in May each year as the day
of special honor for our mothers.
Now, therefore, !, William NJ. Rob
erts, mayor OF the City of Ardmore,
state of Oklahoma, do hereby appoint
and set aside Sunday, May II, 1913,
as Mothers Day, and request that
every man, woman and child of this
CITY wear a flower of some kind on
that day in honor of Mother; a white
flower if the mothers voice is stilled
forever on this earth and will be
heard no more save in that Celestial
band, a colored flower if she still
lives and gladdens your life with her
presence.
Done at Afimore, Oklahoma, this
the 9th day of May, 1918.
WILLIAM r. ROBERTS,
Mayor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
NO CONFIDENCE IN
FRIEDMAN s CURE
GOVERNMENT EXPERT SAYS OBJ.
sERvATIoNS DO NOT JUSTIFY
CLAIMS OF VACCINE.

Washington, d. c., May 9.-The
public health service observations OF
DR.. Freidmanns vaccine inoculated
to tuberculosis patients do not jus
tify that confidence in the remedy
which has been inspired by the wide
spread publicity" according to the
first official conclusion of the gov
ernment tests an ounced by John F.
Anderson of tn, f. 'ienlc laboratory
Immediately aft Z 'e presentation
of the public heaitL q ort, resolu'
ton was adopted, it the judg-
ment of the association O. no "spe'
cific cure for tu0erculos y ad yet
been discovered to warrant onli-
dence of the pibl;c or medl> 'ro-
fession." The resolution recom I,
ed that the present methods of II, at
ment be continued.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
MAYOR NAMES
HIS APPO|NTEES
MAYOR ROBERTS NAMES HEADS
OF DEPARTMENTS AT THIS
MEETING.

At a special meeting of the city
commissioners held in the council
chamber at eleven o'clock this morn
ing the offices or chief of the fire de-
partifent, of city attorney and OF
street commissioner were filled.
The meeting was a called one and
all were present-the mayor, the city
clerk, the outgoing city attorney and
all board members. Immediately af-
ter the board was called to order
Mayor Roberts presented the name
of l. r. Mason to succeed r. A. Hef-
ner as city attorney Mr.. Hefner hav-
ing declined to serve longer. The
nomination of Mr. Mason was con-
if71eSd by the members of the board
unanimously.
Next, Mayor Roberts presented the
name Of Roy Thornton as chief of the
fire department. Immediately there
was something doing. A roll call
resulted m every member of the board
voting "No" on Mr. Thornton's ap-
pointment. After threshing the mat
ter out and becoming thoroughly con-
vinced that the members of the board
! of commissioners would never con-
| firm the appointment Mayor Roberts
surrendered the name of Mr. Thorn
ton and placed the name Of S. C.
| Reeder, the present chief before the
board, His appointment was confirm
ed unanimously. Mr.. Roberts stated
that the appointment was made in
the interests of harmony in the af-
| fairs Of all concerned in the city'S
| government and because he did not
| wish to attempt to manage the af-
fairs of the city with the entire board
of commissioners opposed to him.
Commissioner Fraley presented the
name of John Howell to the board
as street commissioner. The appoint
ment was confirmed, Mr.. Howell to
enter upon the 11iscnafge of his du-
ties on July 1.
The salaries Of R. A. Hefner, city
attorney, NJ. NJ Griffith, city assessor
and all discharged employees of the
street department from May 1 to
May 8, both dates inclusive, were
allowed and warrants ordered drawn
in payment for same. These salaries
amount TO a total sum of S1015O.
No further business appearing the
board adjourned in regular order.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
FAIL TO K|DNAP
ITALIAN GIRL
CRIES OF GIRL BRING POLICE OF
CHICAGO TO HER RESCUE.

Chicago, H., May "a daring at
tempt of three Italians to kidnap by
taxi, Viola Shfanio, aged 90 was
frustrated by the desperate struggles
of the girl The abductors went to
the Shifanio home and waited in
front until the girl entered the
street and then seized her and bun
died her into a taxicab. One of them
then flourished a revolver. The girl
struggling and screaming smashed
the window of the taxicab and at
tracted four policemen. One Italian
was arrested and the other two es-
capped in a shower of police bullets.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
ARoMoRe sHRINERs TO DALLAS
Will Go in Special Car to Number Of
Thirty or More.

Shriners to the number of from
twenty to thirty will leave Ardmore
for Dallas on Monday morning, Re-
turning they will leave Dallas We'd
nesday.
A special Pullman will be set out
in this city for the use of the Shrln-
ers Upon arrival in Dallas this car
will be parked and used by the Ard
moreites while in the Texas city
Those going are issuing special In
yitations to friends in Dallas-and to
those who may be in Dallas from
other places-to visit them in their
car.
In addition to those who will &c
from here delegation will join the
party here from Tishomingo and a
number of Shriners will be picked
up at Marietta.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
Mothers Day at MiTburn.

Mothers day will be observed sun
dav at Milburn. A Special sermon
suitable to the occasion will be
preached by DR.. Young of this city.
DR.. Young could not accept an in
vitation to preach the baccalaureate
sermon at Kiowa on account of hav-
ing arranged to preside at the spec
ial services in Milburn. The baccal-
aureate sermon for the Kiowa schools
will be preached Sunday night,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
Special Service.

The laymen of the Broadway Meth
odist church have arranged a spe-
cial service for II o'clock Sunday
morning, with Mr.. T. F. Gafford of
Sulphur as speaker Mr. Gafford is
business man who believes in Civ
ing nothing less than ones best
Christian service, and in running the
business affairs of the church or
business principles He is a pleasing
and forceful speaker and never fails
to give his hearers both informatio:
and inspiration. The public is cor
daily invited to hear him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
Has larqe Claim.

]. G. Burney, who is in the city
from Burneyville, this state, has filed
one of the largest claims on record
before the board now in session in
the matter of all unsettled Indian
depreciation" claims. The claim is for
cattle killed and run off in the In
dian raids of long ago and will amount
to over $4,000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
OKLAHOMA BANKERS
MEET IN MUSkOCEE
PROPOSITION TO ORGANIZE A
SURETY COMPANY BY AND FOR
BANKERS DISCUSSED.

Muskogee, Okla, May S.-With SOC
registered delegates, 25O bankers
from outside the state and over 1OC
wives of state bankers in the city, the
Oklahoma Bankers association open
ed its seventeenth annual session
here today and will remain in session
until Friday night. After the usual
welcome speeches and responses,
President Asca h. Ramsey delivered
his annual address, covering in a
general way the aims Of the associa-
ton and the success which has so
far attended its efforts. Other ad-
dresses were made by B. B. Beattie of
Woodward, T. H. Dwyer of Chickasha,
II. G. McKeever OF Enid and oscar
Wells of Houston, Tex, on the handl-
ing of cotton.
Committees were appointed and
will report tomorrow.
This afternoon the state bankers
discussed the proposition to estatD-
lish a surety company for and by
the bankers for the purpose of writ
ing depository and employees bonds.
4. NJ. Alternately of Lexington is the
father OF the movement
Tonight the bankers and their wives
we're entertained by a concert at
the Hinton Theater by the ST. Louis
Symphony Orchestra.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
Bio Sale of Indian Land.

Wilburton, Okla, May S.-Thirty
thousand acres of raw mountain land
sold Thursday in Wilburton at unal-
lotted land sale bringing high prices.
Many cattlemen from western Okla
homa and Texaswere in attendance.
During the past few months .hous
ands of head of cattle have been
brought into eastern Oklahoma and
Texas points.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
Wishes He Was in Ardmore.

Master Burette Byrd who removed
with his parents from this city to
Midlothian, TexaS; a short time since
has written Prof. c. w. Richards OF
the Ardmore schools a most inter.
esting letter in which he states,
among other things, that the Texas
city is all right and has good schools,
but he wishes he was "back in Ard
more.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
HEAVY FINE FOR
BREWERY DRIVER
FINE OF FIVE HUNDRED DOL.
LARS IMPOSED UPON DRIVER
OF BEER WAGON.

Kansas City, Mo. May 9.-Louis
Seegelbaum, driver for beer bot
Ting company on this side of the
line, was fined $500 because he de-
livered beer in Kansas City, Kan
sas house and collected therefor;
under the law liquor delivered in
Kansas must be paid for at the point
OF shipment. The cases of the eight
other beer wagon drive/ who were
arrested yesterday. were continued.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
Who Can Answer?

The sporting editor has receive1
the following communication, signed
Away From Home Fan" and post
marked Ballinger, Texas:
Il am away from Ardmore at prs
ent and while l am a great bas abalI
fan | don't know much about news
paper. So + am applying to you for
information. Why do you keep Ard
more at the bottom all the tine
Why such small figures opposite?
Looks like you'd have too much home
pride"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
ESCAPED CONVICT
AGAIN PRISONER
PEKlN POLICE CAPTURE ES-
CAPPED PRISONER FROM LEAV
ENWORTH. =.

st. Louis, Mo-, May 9.--The photo
graph of a man arrested as Frank
Williams for burglary at Pekin, H.,
has been identified by the Bertillion
superintendent here as that of Clyde
Stratton, who escaped from the fed
eral prison at Leavenworth, March
80, by crawling through a sewer. The
prison officials have been notified.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
A Little Missourian.

News has reached here of the birth
of fine baby boy to Mr.. and Mrs.
P. b. Adams of st. Joseph, Mo. Mr..
and Mrs. Adams formerly resided here
and never more popular couple left
this city to reside elsewhere.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
Mothers Clubs Meetings.

Three of the Mothers clubs of this
city held their regular annual meet
ings last evening and elected offic-
ers for the ensuing year. All of these
clubs reported Tie past year as hav-
ing been most successful and also
report handsome collections during
the year which have been spent in the
purchase Of school equipment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09

Ft. Towson, Oklf, May S.-k l.,
Garter, w. w. Adams, c. p. Winfield
and Joseph Lowrance, prominent res
iIents of Fort Towson, Okla, ac.
Gu ed of being interested in the oper-
atiCn of a moonshine still, captured
in the hills north of Fort Towsou
last winter, were discharged at their
preliminary hearing before United
States Commissioner c. c. Weaver
at Jdabel, Okla, Thursday.
Ditzler's sale closes SATURDAY might.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
PRISON SENTENCE
FOR THE POLICE
FORMER INSPECTORS, CONVICT
ED OF CONSPIRACY, GIVEN ONE
YEAR EACH.

New York, May 9.-Dennis Sween-
ey, John ]. Murphy, James e. Hus-
sey and James F. Thompson, former
police inspectors, who were convict
ed of conspiring to obstruct the reve-
lations OF corruption involving them.
were each sentenced to one year in
the penitentiary and to pay fine OF
$500, the maximum sentence.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09

McAlester, Okla, May S.-Judge
Presley B. Cole or the district court
here has been ordered by the su-
preme court to hold court at Pauls
Valley for one week commencing
next Monday. District Judge Robert
Mcmillan of Norman will relieve
Judge Cole and will hold court hero
for one week commencing Monday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
Identified as Stratton.

Leavenworth. Kan. May 9.-Photo'
graphs of Frank Williams" received
at the federal prison here have been
identified by the bureau OF identifica-
ton as that of Stratton. The prison
officials said they would await word
from the Pekin officers before any
decision as to the disposition of the
supposed convict.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
JAP ANS PROTEST
IN BRYAN s HANDS
AMERICAN SECRETARY is PRE-
SENTED WITH PROTEST
AGAINST CALIFORNIA LAW.

Washington, d. c., May 9.-Japan's
formal protest against the California
land bill was submitted to Secretary
Bryan by Viscount' Chinda in per-
son. After a conference, Bryan LETT
Immediately for the white house to
lay the matter before the president.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-09
TARIFF BILL To
SENATE COMMITTEE
FEW CHANGES TO BE RECON-
= MENDED BY FINANCE sus-coM-
MITTEE or SENATE.

Washington, D. c., May 9.-The
tariff bill went over to the senate to-
day to be referred to the finance
committee. The finance sub-commit
tee has had the bill under consider
alton informally and the members are
about ready to REPORT to the full
committee. Few changes will be rec
ommended by the ub-committee.