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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
ANOTHER AMERICAN
HAS BEEN KILLED
Engineer Slain by Mexican Rebels
While Attempting TO De-
fend Mine.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
+ SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, Sept. 15.-
Morris P. Root, an American mining
engineer, was killed while defending
the Ell Tigre mines at Topic from at
tack by band of Mexicas guerriAas,
according to American refugees who
arrived here on the steamer Peru
from towns along the west coast Of
Mexico. About eighty Americans
were in the party.
Max Lambert, another American
engineer, who arrived on the Peru,
was cruelty beaten and his skull frac-
tured while defending his wife from
attack by party of bandits in the
state of Topic. Mrs. Lambert and a
child hid in the woods, and returning
found the engineer unconscious. The
bandits had left him for dead after
ransacking the house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
A Call on the King.

ROME. Sept. 15.-United States
Ambassador to Italy Thomas Nelson
Page this afternoon formally present
ed his credentials to King Victor En-
manuel, notifying the italian monarch
OF his appointment to succeed Ambas-
sador O'Brien Ambassador Page,
who for number of years had a villa
at Taormina, in Sicily, where he ac-
quired Italian, addressed Emmanuel
in the latters native tongue much to
his pleasure Ambassador Page is the
first American diplomat who has rep
resented his country in years at Rome
who has not imposed on the king the
necessity of speaking in English.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15

partment at Washburn college when
he married her.
Mr.. De Witt has given the Indus
trial Association foundation upon
which his successor should be able
to build effectively. During the last
two years, which were also the first
two years In the history of the Keo,
kuk association, much has been &C.
complished the most important OF
which was the case carried to sue.
cessful completion before the inter.
state commerce commission 1t was
the biggest stroke that Keokuk could
make industrially, and Mr.. De Witt
well deserves the credit that Is &C
corded him by the board of directors
IN that regard
Tomorrow night the regular month
~ meeting OF the board Of directors
will be held at the Elks club.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15

'Train 475-Leaves keokuk. TAO al
'Train 741-Leaves keokuk. $50 pm
+Train 472-Arrives keokuk 1885 pm
Train 47o--Arrives keokuk. 1906 m
'Daily except Sunday.
x*Train SCARVES Keokuk. $50 pm
xLocal Freight Trains.
s'Train S5-J cave Keokuk 700 am
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
90 Deep.

Two colored men were on an expe-
ditioa to the colonel's hen roost one
dark night. Nose had planted the lad
der, climbing UP to where the chick
ems were roosting, and was passing
them down to Ephriam, who put them
in bag. Suddenly Nose stopt.
What's de mattah, Brudder Mose?'
inquired Ephraim anxiously
rs just been thinkin Brudder
Ephraim, how me and you is mem
bahs ub de church, an wedder it's
right to take de cunnels chickings?'
"Brudder Nose" said Ephraim
''dat am a great moral question which
sou an me amt fit ter wrastle wild
Pass down anudder choking
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
Pen pictures OF Mothers Love.

You know what 1t would be to
spend one Of your winter evenings in
a chamber without fire on the hearth
or a carpet on the floor; even though
the furniture were costly and the
friends congenial. nothing could i'm
part the lacking comfort or diffuse the
wonted radiance. And in this wintry
world, your mothers love and care are
the carpet on the floor, and the blaze
on the evening HEARTH To life's lat.
est moment they mingle In every pic
ture of pre-eminent happiness.-Dr J
Hamilton
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
NEW MANAGER CHOSEN FIR
INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION

ract he is glad of 1t, for the outdoor
lie he had taken on the ranch has
been his most valuable point in later
years. High school he attended In
Saratoga Springs, New York, from
where he went to Williams college,
after graduation from which he took
post graduate work at Harvard.
At Williams. Towne went in for
athletics, and his 210 pounds gained
him position on the varsity football
team. Not only that but he won his
W. in track by throwing the sixteen
pound hammer 100 feet, and the dis.
Gus 10S feet. inches.
After taking his postgraduate work
at Harvard, Towne went to the faculty
OF Washburn college at Topeka, Kan
sas, where he taught for Ave years,
two years as senior professor.
About this time he developed a Tx
irg for newspaper work, and 1t was
to enter that field that he left Wash
burn. He was a reporter successfully
on the Topeka State Journal Omaha
Bee, Junction City Daily Union. Kan
ssas City Journal. and the Council
Bluffs Nonpareil 1t was in 1910 that
he went to the Nonpareil, and he fin
ally became its city editor, leaving in
June of 1911 to accept the secretary
ship of the Council Bluffs CONNER
cial club.
Is an Organizer.
Towne is an organizer. He showed
this before he had been there two
weeks. He didn't tell me right out
that he is an organizer but he did say
what he accomplished in the CONNER
ciI club, and drew my own conclu
sion. Five departments have been
put in by him. the real. estate. sex
change. retail merchants association
traffic bureau, civic improvement as
ISOLATION and the Knights Of the Full
Moon. Tt might be said relative tc
the civic improvement association
that this Is an organization of the club
women OF Council Bluffs. which has
to do with general welfare and bet
terment along such lines as health
recreation and landscape Improve
men.. The knights of the Full Moor
is branch of the Council Bluffs as
ISOLATION for the improvement o
social and commercial relations be
twt the merchants of Council
Bluffs and the people of the surround
ing country. 1t is. safe to say tina
Towne will introduce equally as man7
innovations In connection with hi
| work as he has at Council Bluffs. Ii
| Four factories have been added I.
the industrial life of Council BLUM
within the last year, and more ar
under consideration. Two large dis
t-ibuting houses have gone there, an
a score OF commercial assets. Con
siderable time has been given to re
! lieying congestion by new streets, ant
| a campaign along horticultural an
agricultural lines has been carried on
Representations have been estat
lished with sixty chambers of CON
merce throughout the country, an
! the president of the Council Bluff
association. was sent abroad to stud
civic conditions.
/ MI. Towpe is married and has on
child. a girl three years old. Hi
wife was the director of the violin dc
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
Hint for EMPLOYERS.

Il don't know how to refuse girl
employment. | hate to send EN- away
feeling downcast II always send EN-
away smiling. Tell EN- frankly they re
so good looking that they might dis
turb the Office work. WASHINGTON
Herald.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
c. q. q q. RAILWAY 90.

Trains leave from the Union depot
Berths and tickets. Fifth and Johnson
streets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
Then and Now.

1t used to be that father would buy
ten cents worth of kerosene and the
grocer would stick potato on the
spout of the can to keep it from spill
ing. Nowadays the gas bill is never
under S. and potatoes are worth two
Giants each.--Cincinnati Enquirer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15
0. B. Towne, Of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, Named as Successor
to John De Witt by
Directors.
HAS WIDE EXPERIENCE
Will Assume His Duties at a
Critical Point in Indus
trial Association
Work.
IBy VIII r. Green.

Announcement was made this morn
Ing by President c. R. Joy of the
Keokuk Industrial Association that o.
B. Towne. for the last two: years sec
rotary of the Commercial club Of
Council Bluffs, will come to Keokuk
October is as manager of the Indus
trial Association, succeeding John De
Witt, whose contract expires today.
Mr.. Towne was in Keokuk several
weeks ago in conference with the
diretors of the Keokuk Association,
but not until yesterday was he able
10 give President Joy a definite an
swer as to whether he could leave
Council Bluffs.
Mr., Towne conlec 10 Keokuk at a
critical time in the commercial devel-
opmnt of the city The water power
project has been completed and is in
operation, but In addition to this the
freight rate problem has teen solved,
thus giving Keokuk an industrial ~.
set that cannot now be estimated, and
the opportunity, through fair rate
schedule, OF putting that asst to the
best possible advantage. While here
". Towne went over the local sisua-
tcn thoroughly, and 1t was unnsces-
cry to point out to him that the de-
velopment of Keokuk's future means
hard, consistent work. But that part
Of the proposition seemed to appeal
to Towne more than any other. When
It comes TO that. though. it does not
seem necessary to give him any ex-
tended advance press notices. Mr..
Towne Is his own best booster. Keo-
ki,k peaRle only will have to meet
him to feel secure in the selection
nsdA BY the Industrial Association
stthe first shake of his hand Tcwne
carries the impression that he can dc
thinVs. wants to do things, and mora
important than ALL will do them.
Was co!Iere Athlete.
In the course of fifteen minut:
conversation with him, | learned that
Towne is thirty-five wears of age. hav
Ing been born in Vermont. His bay
Food was spent on a large ranch II
Dakota. and according to Tcwne, "ht
could ride anything that had -four
legs Towne was fate in gettins
started en- tho road to, education. Ht
dd not attend school, mucr until aftel
re was 2 years Of age. He saws thai
he does not regret that part of It. II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-22

mark said Senator Simmons
L made the polite observation ex-
planned Senator Penrose. that the
Senator shows all of the earnestness
In his argument for the removal OF
the duty on lumber that he showed at
the last session, when he insisted that
the duty on lumber be retained. The
senator is n man of talent"
think that the story told by Mr.
Strickland Gillian at the seventh an
nunl dinner of the Indiana Society OF
Snicago. IS as good a one as l have
eyer eyer heard said Dr.. Harvey w. Wiley,
me pure food champion, who is q ra.
contour of note.
cockney was chosen for a promi-
nent part in one OF the historian
pagcnnts during the week when Geosge
last of England was jumped into tho
as fhc purely nn because OF his figure.
ancient Roman invaders of the tripar-
tite little island. Yet he was invested
with short, sleeveless tunic, thinner
neshings, tin greaves. ditto helmet SAN
the streets of London some hours thus
clad. this baily blighter was weary
and footsore and ashamed At last
there came chance to rest, while
some hitch in the proceedings was un-
hitched Just at that moment bitter
his scantily clad form. He stood shiv-
erins in his fnery when an old lady.
literal minded and deeply interested
IN historical pageantry. approached
" Ao' t HGn Ap pm cla ,n
Copyright. 1913. by John Elfreth
WatkinS.)
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next november
And it turned out to be as Reed
had prophesied."
Picked by Humorist williams
What clings to my mind as one Of
the most amusing incidents ever wit
Sharp Williams. of Mississippi. grew
out or not exactly a retort, but a speech
mat was delivered by the late Senator
ROBERT Taylor. OF Tennessee In this
agrees the senator. using his pose
or preternatural solemnity, announced
mat he had listened In Il state border
ing on stupefaction to the splendid
tributes which had been paid TO va
rious American industries.
Then he turned toward Senator
,h ,nIs OF Idaho. whose speech in be
been lengthy and earnest
was l impressed by the orotund syIla-
bles which issued from the esophaGus
of the senior Senator from Idaho as in
accents of Homeric rhythm he poured ,iH
forth his defense of the American hog
The picture. coupled with Senator
HeYburns dignity, was so utterly
ridiculous that II took the Senate sew
era! minutes fully to recover it's gray
One OF the quickest nasnes of re-
partee which ] have heard in long
time" said Senator William Alden
Smith, OF Michigan, occurred while
Senator Simmons. of North Carolinn'
were recently debating the tariff in a
desultory sort OF way
Senator simmons had announced
with great earnestness that he was
going to vote for free lumber.
Senator Penrose with courteous
gesture, congratulated his opponent
his versatility.
II did not grasp the Senator's re-
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who has given series OF successful
yearly horse shows, the biggest in the
State of West Virginia.
Climax of Gay Season.
For five years, since it was inau-
gurated by former President Taft. the
Greenbrier White Sulphur horse show
mas been the annual feature of the sea-
son in the Southern horse show circuit,
the biggest society event in the two
Virginias, and the climax of the gay
summer season at famous old White
Sulphur.
Mrs. Lewis was Elizabeth Harrison
niece OF the late President Benjamin
harrison. and a great granddaugh-
ter of the ninth President, William
Henry Harrison. She is worthy
representative of n family that has
given two Presidents and a number
or statesmen to the nation.
Tall. 1.-THE. graceful and very pretty
much too youthful In appearance to
convince the stranger that she is the
mother of n debutante daughter and
TWO -Brown-up sons: q figure that Is
almost frail. but with the complexion
Of rudy schoolboy. Mrs. Lewis Is
not the "horsey" type of woman ono
would expect to find in meeting the
one woman in the country who has
successfully run a series of annual
horse shows. Representative of new
type of woman. she is the type that
can successfully and gracefully COM
bine business acumen with intense
womanliness.
Elizabeth Harrison made her bow to
society at the White House in Wash
ington during the Harrison adminis-
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tration, and as debutante was a belle
and toast Later popular society
matron and a successful mother. idol
lied by her children. she devoted all
her time TO their rearing and educa-
ton.
She has not heretofore been written
up" has never submitted to being in
terviewed and shrnks with adherence
from the idea of seeing herself in
print. Yet she has had more than the
average mans success in field here
tofore conceded only to the sterner sex.
Unique Figure Among Women.
The granddaughter of one President
OF the United States and the niece OF
another President. whose mountain
nome is treasure trove of heir
looms an antiques Of the Harrisons,
and museum for the admirer and
lover OF old portraits and objects OF
historic interest, Mrs. Lewis is one OF
the unique figures in woman's realm.
FIVE years ago she opened The
Meadows Stock Farm at White Sulphur
Springs. and although the stables and
farm originally started as :. personal
rad and hobby, have developed into
well-paylng business proposition, be-
cause the minutest detail of the un-
dertaking has been looked after by
one whose interest has sprung from
love of the work, 1t Is the horse
snow OF which Mrs. Lewis is proudest.
Picturesque Estate.
A magnificent estate covering an
entire valley and including 200 acres,
that nestles between two command
Ing mountain ranges, the approach to
THE Meadows" Is one OF the most at
tractive bits OF scenery to be found
throughout the Allegheny section.
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REPRESENTATIVE sERENo PAYNE.

the very best repartee heard on the
floor of the Senate.
The quickest fash Of wit that re-
CALL said he. came after Senator
warren, OF Wyoming, had delivered a
long speech in behalf of protection. All
members of the Senate knew that SEN
ator Warren owned sheep ranches in
his native state, and his earnest appeal
had already tickled the fancy of the
listeners.
Senator Dollver followed him and
had begun discussion OF the tariff
changes when Senator Warren, anxious
TO join In the sentiment remarked
quite agree with the Senator on
that point Like himself, am an
agriculturalist. and
You remarked Dolliver. simply,
are the greatest shepherd since Abra-
ham
Even senatorial dignity could not
Withstand this"
Fitzgerald'E Selection.
Representative Fitzgerald of New
York. chairman of the appropriations
committee of the House. said that one
of the most effective shafts of repartee
which he ever heard was hurled some
years ago by a Southerner, whose name
he does not now recall.
a hot debate was on" said Mr.. Fitz-
gerald, and member of the Republ-
can party began by assailing Congress
for their failure to act on some meas
ure in which he was interested. AS the
debate waxed warmer the Republican
meHb Der became more and more worked
up over the subject
FINALLY he charged members Of Con-
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repartee I ever heard In the House
Lewis and LemueI L. Quigg. OF New
YORK, were having cut and thrust
DEBATE on the trusts, Lewis assailing
and Quigg defending
AT last Quigg made n partiouIa r,v
vicious lunge at Lewis, to which the
latter, with the grace and politeness
OF Lord Chesterfield. replied:
Mr.. Speaker. / do not wonder that
the gentleman from New York defends
the trusts. for II is written in a very
old Book that:
The ass knoweth his owner and
the OK his masters crib
denly"
Speaker Clark gave me also the fol-
lowing sample of repartee. contributed
NOT az one OF the wittiest retorts he
ever heard. but as that precipitatinr
about the most ridiculous situation he
ever witnessed in a legislative BODY:
reward the end of his term as
Speaker of the Missouri House of
Representatives Judge j. e Alexander.
now member OF the national House
OF Representatives, was solicited for
recognition by large number of
members standing in the aisle in front
OF inc Speakers desk. AT last the Hon
James I. Moon. very brilliant mem
Der from Laclede County. yelled OUT
MT Speaker. / want to know il you
recognize me?
Speaker Alexander. very grave
and dignifed gentleman. Respondent
II does seem TO me that have seen
mat ugly mug somewhere before"
The immortal wit OF the late Senator
Jonathan Dolliver is considered by Sen
ator La Toilette TO be productive of
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I'd n marked degree of success.
Has Personal Supervision.

had n marked degree of success
Has Personal Supervision.
4 personal supervision over every
detail OF tho stables and farm is main
tanned by the fair owner. though she
has never pecn known to discuss the
intimate details connected with the
management OF such an establishment
with any man with the exception OF
Mr.. Lewis. He is one OF the officials
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway,
with Offices in Cincinnati Ee comes
TO the Springs every week lend. and
during his two-day's stay goes over
tho entire ground with his wife Later
1t IS discussed between them. ana the
following weeks work planned
she is al carly riser, her mornings.
four or five hours, are devoted 10 her
stables and farm. After that her day
may include dozen widely divesi-
fed activities, which display her
marked versatility After breakfast
she may spend several hours looking
over the stock In fifteen ar moro pad
docks. give suggestions to the men.
and by 10 A. NJ. after another's or
binary days work, she may start or
for the hotel, driving a smart trap,
where she joins a TIN ong for morn
ing german and later dip in the
pool. at 1880 she Is presiding at
luncheon In har home. and 1t may be a
family party or one OF dozen or
score of friends.
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aY FLORENCE HARRINGTON FLYNN.

LII N.
There is class of women who will
be the reckoning when the last arsu-
nent is offered that will finally bring
suffrage.
They don't care anything about equal
rights or the vote. Their time is too
much taken up with their own affairs
to waste 1t asking for either They are
living their own lives. They are get
ting all the homage they want from
their men folk. and at the same time
all the success to be had, The world Is
beginning to sit up and take notice and
realize that one little effeminate cling
Ing vine type of woman who is doing
something that counts is worth more
to womanhood and the suffrage cause
than all the 10000 suffragettcs In last
weeks parade.
In this day of mud singing. window
smashing suffragettes, with Mrs. Pank-
hurst raising merry Cain in what was
once "Merria" England, and Mrs. Bel
mont threatening to start a militant
campaign In these peaceful States upon.
her return In the fall, II the vote Is
not granted In the meantime, 1t Is a
small crumb OF comfort to know that
there are women in the world who are
doing big things, doing them we'll, in
modest quiet, womanly way, who
want or need no quarter from any man,
but who feel that they know how to do
things. and do not need vote
to convince themselves that they are
quite as capable as men when given
the chance.
Such type is Mrs Thornton LOWS,
the only woman In the country to-day
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would like to remark that any one OF
the three could be used to disproye tbs
others
Springer. somewhat taken aback
thanked Reed, who had sat down. ne
delivered rather fluwery effort In
which he expressed his satisfaction al
having been brought TO book by Reed
Then he concluded:
land l will say. MIR. Sneaker IN
words that have been used before.
would rather be right than be Presi-
dent
Reed did not arise. but smiled sar-
donically.
No danger Of. your ever being
either he yelled across the aisle.
So Docs Pcnrosc.
Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsyl-
vania. who has himself been the hero
of many debates. also regards Tom
Reed as his beau ideal OF the man with
the lightning retort
One OF Reeds sharpest shafts was
flung during the deba lie on the Wilson
tariff" said Senator Penrose. 1.-The
argument had been bitter and the fight
against the measure had been deter
mined. When the bill finally passed
the House n group OF Wilson's friends
among them William Jennings Bryan,
picked him up on their shoulders and
carried him about the chamber
Tom Reed had been watching the
proceeding in saturnine sort OF way.
When Wilson and his triumphant
bearers reached the centre doors of the
chamber, Reed lifted up his raucous
voice and shouted:
" You may carry him out now, while
YOU have the chance The people Of
the United States will carry him out
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accommodate an overflow when the
mistress Of this unusual establish
ment entertains house parties.
The field and surrounding race
course short distance from the house
are ideal. and no better are to be
found In the country. not even ex-
cepting the famous field and course
laid out at Aiken. S. C., by the late
William c. Whitney. and which has
been used during the past winter by
Larry Waterbury. Devereux Milburn
and other players in their preliminary
practice for the International polo
games.
Here. when the colts have graduated
from the first stages OF training In
the smaller paddock, they are trained
and raced under the personal super
vision OF the owner. The hardest OF
her trainers is frequently compelled to
take his hat OF TO Mrs Lewis when
1t comes To perseverance. patience and
indom!table will in breaking n high
strung thoroughbred.
With no thought Of making money,
or OF even paying expenses and no adj
Meadows" stock farm has been sought
after to such an extent that with few
exceptions. all have been disposed of
as yearlings or two-year- odds Here
the two famous stations. Leslie Allen
a roadster, and the President, a hunter
are kept, and tho farm is gaining q
reputation as one OF the foremost
breeders Of tho type Of saddle horse
and roadster that has made tho blue
grass section OF tho Virginias and
Kentucky famous. Mrs Lewis Is fast
becoming q power to be reckoned with
A Shctland ponies stable Is maintained
In connlsction With the farm. ana has