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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-15
MRS. MACKAY FILES
HER ANSWER
Says There is Nothing to the Charges
Made by Or. Blake's Jealous
Wife.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, Oct. 15,-Mrs. Clar.
ence H. Mackay, sued for s1,0oo.000
by Mrs. Catherine Blake, for alleged
alienation of the affections Of DR..
Joseph H. Blake, today filed her an
swer in the supreme court.
Through her personal counsel, Ar
thur Train, Mrs, Mackay denied all
of Mrs. Blake's allegations. The wife
Of the millionaire head of the Postal
Telegraph Gable Co., also makes some
allegations of her own characterizing
Mrs. Blake as the possessor OF ''jeal-
GUS disposition" and an ungovernable
temper"
Since 1895, Mrs. Mackay's answer
declares, Mrs. Blake has sought to
injure her husbands good name 10y
constantly spreading among his pa
TENTS, friends and relatives. false and
unjust rumors and accusations against
him regarding his intimacy with 9TH
er women"
Mrs. Mackay said she did not meet
DR.. Blake until long after the breach
had come between him and his wife
and prayed therefore that the suit
against her be dismissed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-15
IMPROVEMENTS MADE
ON ELECTRIC SYSTEM
New Poles and New Wires Being In
stalled by keokuk Electric
Company.

Following the accident which occur.
red last week and tied up the street
railway system for several hours, the
Keokuk Electric company is installing
new trolley poles and new span wires
on Franklin street between Fourth
and Eleventh streets and on Fourth
street between Main and Franklin.
The improvements are expected to
prevent any possibility of similar &C
cident in the future.
The company expects to have the
improvements on the track between
Main and Johnson on Fifth street COM
pleted by the first of the week, and
West Keokuk cars will then be able to
run to Main street.
Following the street improvements
on the levee the Electric company is
making quite a number of improve
ments In their system at that place.
New trolley poles are to be installed
and the wires will be suspended from
brackets instead of by span wires.
The trolley feed and retSvn wires
which now run from the bridge along
the levee to Johnson street will also
be changed and will be placed on
Blondeau street to First and on First
to Johnson. These Improvements will
clear up the levee and add greatly to
the appearances of that street.
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CITY NEWS.

-Keokuk paper box factory has re-
moved from SIT Main to 1928 John
son street. Patrons please take mo-
tice. -Advertisement.
The police station enjoyed quiet
day today, there being only a couple
OF "drunks" and family row between
two Italians to disturb the peace of
the city during the whole day.
Many calls for aid are being re-
ceived by the superintendent of the
poor now. Most Of them are from old
people who are unable to help them
selves, however willing.
An automobile accident occurred
at the corner Of Orleans and Six
teenth streets late this afternoon
when a large touring car driven by
A. L. Homestead of Ft. Madison skid
ded into the curb and bent the front
axle. The damage to the machine
was slight and no one was injured.
Sarah E. Phillips has filed suit
in the district court for divorce from
James 0. Phillips, charging desertion.
They were married April 16, 1901,
and she claims he left her Sept. 30,
1910.
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neither result unless to a very limited
degree and therefore the field of gen
eral inference are especially much
what it was before. In the Afternoon
the market fell into absolute dullness.
European stock exchanges Mad more
cheerful day of it, the London settle
ment being completed in perfectly
good shape; but the cables clearly
indicated London's financial mood to
be such that if one argument for
gloom and depression were to fail 1t,
the stock exchange would engage in
a hunt for another.
The improvement on the govern
ment bond market was more pronoun,
ce'd and several banks were in the
market for moderate sized blocks OF
two percents of 1880.
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Y. M. c. A, ITEMS
interesting Visitor.

The Young Mems Christian Associa.
ton was entertaining notable and
interesting guest this forenoon, Mr.. P.
A. Conard, associate continental secre-
tary of South America. Mr.. Conard
reports very flattering success for the
Young Mems Christian Association In
that foreign field He talks interest
ingly Of the details of the work there.
There are now in Ahat field seven city
associations and four university stu
dents associations. Under the excel
lent influence of active and trained
men, the work is progressing rapidly
and IS creating much interest.
At Rio de Janerio, the capital of Bra
I'll, the organization is doing a wonder.
full work. The Y. M. C. A. has mem
bership of fifteen hundred. with six
hundred and fifty members in the
various classes of the association. The
average daily attendance Of young men
at the new Y. NJ. C. A. bull ling there,
is given at three hundred, and is per.
feet bee hive in appearance in the
coming and going Of the visitors.
This Rio de Janeiro association is
of special interest to the local associa-
ton and the citizens of Keokuk from
the fact that the Keokuk organization
is one of the four other associations
of the United States who make regular
and liberal contributions to its main
tenance and has been for some time.
To the Keokuk association Is due
much OF the progress of the South
American association since Its or
ganization.
One of the interesting and most
striking features of the work there is
the camp work. where the student
delegates from the four countries of
Brazil, Chilli, Argentine and Uruguay
meet In the open air and use tents for
their protection from the weather,
there being no buildings suitable for
their conference meeting which must
necessarily be held in the open. These
assemblies are the same as the Y. M.
G. A. conferences held in this country,
in some of the larger towns
and cities provided with halls large
enough to accommodate the delegates
In their business and deliberatiye con-
ferences and meetings The South
American mode Of camp meetings Is
an evidence of the zeal in the work of
the association. These camp meetings
are productive of much good for the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-15
JOHN DRIsCOLL
FORMER KEOKUK BOY
Died at Erie, Pa. Yesterday, Accord
ing to Message From
That City.

The intelligence was received in the
city today of the death In Erie. Pa,
yesterday of John Driscoll, former
Keokuk boy, whose parents lived here
several years and who removed from
Keokuk about twenty years ago.
The father. Jack Driscoll, was a
locomotive engineer during his resi-
dence in Keokuk. and was well known
and popular In the city.
The son, John. whose death has just
occurred, was about thirty years of
age, and was lad when the family
left the city He was a nephew of
Mrs. Ann M. Cummings. residing on
South Fifth street, who received the
sad message of his death.
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Y.W.C.A. NOTES
Members flight.

4 The Y. w. C. A. have planned a
series of free entertainments for its
members and their friends, beginning
with a musical Friday night, at 500
O'clock p. NJ, in the new auditorium.
! For this first program Professor
2oellner has graciously consented to
give the following program in a violin
recital of his pupils. The program is
excellent, and brings considerable tai
ent from out of town.
The entertainment is provided for
the members of the association and
their friends
\. concerto ..z................. Settz
Master Frederick Wilson, OF Quincy
- Flower Song .......... LANCE
Master Leland Grou..
S. o Sanctissima .......... Kron
Master Joseph Kinnamon.
a. Polonaise ..... ......... Riesling
Miss velma Hims Of hamilton.
5. Trio-Awakening Of the
Lion ......... .a...s...... Kontski
Miss Linn. Professor and Mrs.
<LOCiiACI.
6. II Trovatore ......s...... SINGLES
Miss Helen Taylor, Hamilton.
{. Trio, overture to lie
Calipede ...... Decentralization
Master NEantz, Prof and Mrs
Zoellner.
S. Hearts and Flowers 49,. Tobani
Mr.. Sidney Aschenbrenner.
10. Valse lente ............... Bohm
Master Van Garrison.
TO- Trio-Camarald venise !. Weiss
Miss Sheath, Prof and Mrs. Zoellner.
IL. fa) Adagfo ................ Ries
(b) Gypsy Dance .......... Ernst
Miss Marie Mosley.
12 Duet for two violins .. Mages
Mr.. Hancock and Prof. Zoellner.
13. (a) Legende .............. Bohm
(b) Obertass ........ Wunerwisks
a. Quartet for four violins . Durcla
Arrival. Departure, Return.
Misses Linn, Mosley,
Messrs Zoellner, Wilson.
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The Warsaw Gate Civ
Warsaw, ILL.,, Oct. Is, 1913.

Whit Lennon of Edwardsville, H.,
arrived yesterday and will visit rela-
tfves in the vicinity of Suffer He
Is somewhat improved in health.
Adam Buckert and wife are visit.
ing friends In st. Louis. He is taking
his annual vacation.
Mrs. Mary Hepler and her sister
Miss Nettie Seymour of Keokuk were
Warsaw visitors Tuesday.
I Sanitary stock pens are being con.
structed by the Farmers Elevator &
Supply company, Just north of and
adjoining the elevator. The floor will
be of cement with sewer drainage
and viii be SO constructed that 1t can
be flushed readily with hose.
A citizen remarked today that an
arch with the word Welcome in
electric lights, suspended from it
might be erected by the city at the
Second street crossing at the top of
Main street hill. He said this might
be done while the keokuk Electric
company has its hand in, putting up
electric signs. A bright" idea, a
wag nearby remarked.
]. H. Knoche has his new house
ready for the shingles.
Word came in from the country
Tuesday that Reuben Howes died this
morning. Mr.. Howes is an old citi-
zen of Hancock county and has been
ailing for some time, troubled with
asthma.
j. s. Prosser is home again after
quite an extended business trip.
All of our mechanics are SO busy
that 1t is difficult to get any repair
work done, either inside work such
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-15
She is Still Walking.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Oct
Miss Mae Lille, pretty indianapolis
girl. who is walking to San Francisco
on wager that she will reach the
coast metropolis before February %,
arrived here today. IF she wins, she
will receive purse of $4,000 offered
by medical concern Of Cleveland.
The girl must pay her own expenses
and stop at first class hotels enroute,
Miss Lille started June 25 in com,
pany with Miss Maud Kimball, but
the latter was taken Ill with appen-
dicitis at Dodge City, Kansas, and
forced to give up the trip.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-15
GRAND JURY PROBES
TICKET SCANDAL
New York Baseball League Magnates
Appear Before Grand Jury to
Tell About Tickets.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 Secretary
Foster and President Hempstet OF the
New York baseball club were served
with new subpoenaes today to appear
before the grand jury investigation In
to the world series ticket scandal. The
grand jury started its probe today.
At the office OF District Attorney
Whitman 1T was stated that while no
indictments were expected as results
of the probe, 1t may be brought out
what may prevent further scasping.
Cornelius ]. Sullivan, vice president
of the club, appeared at the district
attorneys office with Foster and
Hampstead. He said all Of the officers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-15
KEOKUK MAN WAS
FIREMAN ON VOLTURNo
John Bryant, Recent EmpIoye Of the
Cereal Works, Worked on Boat
Which Burned at Sea.

1t has developed that a Keokuk
man, John Bryant, until recently in
the employ of the cereal works, was at
one time fireman on the liner Vol
turno, which burned in r-e-ocean the
other day. Bryant worked as fireman
on the volturno for five years, having
been in the United States navy prev.
ious to that time. He left the boat
about two years ago and came to this
city shortly after, where he found en-
ployment as fireman at the cereal
works here. Bryant's brother, Robert
Bryant, also lives in this city and Is
at present employed by the cereal
works.
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$780,
Maud PowelI, the Artlst.

Those interesting and ignorant per
cons who Judge music by the difficult
gymnastics involved in its production
found much to praise in the violin
playing Of Maud Powell last evening
The way she played harmonics, made
runs and accomplished staccato bow.
ing made high wire walking and silk
weaving seem crude, not to speak OF
her especially good wrist movement.
But that is not music, any more
than talking about sable brushes and
the avoidance Of vermillions is paint
ing pictures. Every review of an art
list recital has to contain a certain
amount OF 1t for the benefit Of those
aforesaid people who talk about tech
mic as If it were the end Of inatru-
mentation.
. Maud Powell Is real music MAX
er. She uses all the above mentioned
technic in remarkable way, and has
other superlatives In technic, but she
is far and away above all that in
being musician and a great violinist.
She is strenuously serious and sin
cere in her music, because music to
her is sacred thing; that appears
every moment she is on the plat
form. She has the temperament and
personal equation which knows and
understands music as the poet under
stands the language of the sunset
sky. And this seriousness and In
sight and poesy and eternal beauty
she translates into tones through the
medium of the violin as Tennyson
translated the breaking OF the sea on
the rocks through the medium of
words and ink and paper. That Is
the reason Maud Powell is really one
Of the greatest violinists the world
has ever seen.
What boots 1t how she does it? No
reader Of this can do exactly the
same thing, any more than this writ
er can express great things with cat
gut and horsehair. OF course tone,
quality Is everything to her purpose
and accomplishment, and she has
wonderful quality Of tone in her play
ing. 1t is vibrant in wartime, sonor-
GUS as the sea sometimes. lively or
severe as the idea In the music
changes, sometimes filling the house
with reverberations, and sometimes
floating like a spider web out from
the platform, out and on and up, silky
and fine as the single strand of cob
web. on and up to the topmost gallery
row, and always pure as ray Of sun
light and strong as an electric wave,
even as 1t sometimes lowers to al
most a whisper audible all over the
house.
The Monday Music club deserves
more credit than 1t probably will ever
get for bringing to Keokuk such art
lists and such real musicians as Maud
Powell The recital last night was
well attended, and was one to place
Keokuk in debt to the Monday Music
club.
Mr.. Francis Moore's piano playing
deserves serious consideration, too,
although there is no room here to do
1t justice. He is another real musi-
clan expressing himself through the
piano.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-15

as plastering, etc. or outside work,
cement walks, etc,
Henry Peters, our progressive shoe
repairer, is bound to be up-to date,
euqal to the best repairer In large
cities, so he has today installed an
electric shoe finisher, shaft with
ten finishing wheels on it. including
polisher and brush for tan as we'll as
black shoes. This is quite stride
ahead for a small town like Warsaw.
"Straws show which way the wind Is
blowing"
Pictures of the new state capital
building of Missouri at Jefferson City
that have been received here. show
that 1t Is planned to be the handsonl-
est and most imposing of any in the
union. 1t is being built on high
bluff, overlooking the Missouri on the
west bank of that stream. Missouri
is an empire within herself and well
worthy such palace.
I. Frank Patterson has returned
from Springfield and other business
points, the trip consuming nearly a
week.
There is great demand for good
dwelling houses at reasonable rent
A public spirited citizen of Carthage
for years has built UP the town and
also helped people. especially newly
weds' to get and own homes by put
ting up cottages on lots he had scat
tered over town, and renting them at
a fair price, letting the rent apply
on the purchase, thus doing good to
his home town and helping home-lo
ers get homes of their own. Warsaw
could do the same.
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German Glass Opening.

Thursday night at the Y. w. G. A.
is the first meeting of the beginning
German class as taught by Miss Net
tie Younker. and on Friday night at Z
p. m. is the first meeting of the French
class, taught by Mrs. Robert E.
Wright
These classes afford splendid OPP
portunity for the girls and women OF
tile city to improve their accomplish
ments even though they do not ex-
pect to go to college or having gone,
feel the need OF brushing up. The
language classes are very low in
tuition and open to all.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-15
FIND RELICS PUTTING
IN CAR TRACKS
~ Battle Axe and Many Coins
Among Things Found by Work
men on Fifth street.

=, morkmen digging on Fifth street
~ Tween Main and Exchange, tearing
~ 'ne street car tracks to make way
to ~ me new track and rails, have
~ ,Suna number of interesting relics
earlier days. This morning an
=, o'' pattle axe was found and is now
~, tne possession OF Elmer Hawkins.
!. ne blade is made OF good steel and
mas an oak handle eighteen inches
tn Ing The axe is certainly very old
ship.
49,, "orkmen have also found several
s0'ns' including two half-dimes, dates
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-15
Christmas Idea Exhibits.

On Saturday afternoon of this week
will occur the second OF the Christ
mas idea exhibits. Almost hun
dred women enjoyed the last one in
spite of the very inclement weather.
Furnishings for the dining room are
scheduled for this day and any friends
who are themselves working on some
bright idea along this line are invited
to bring their work along with them.
The hours are from to $50 and tea
will be served by the hostesses of the
afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-15
FOR SALE,

FOR SALE Killerstross strain White
Orpingtons, have some choice hens,
also pullets and cockerels, cheap to
make room. &C 1 milk COW giving
gal. milk per day, gives gal. when
fresh. Your own price if taken at
once. Good family horse, surry and
harness, cheap 12s South Twenty
first street.
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Illinois A. II. T. A. Convention.

limited Press Leased Wire Seryice.l
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct. 15.-The
convention of the Illinois Anti-Horse
Thief Association went into executive
session late this afternoon to elect a
president and it was predicted that a
fight would ensue between supporters
OF Jas. Derry and Jos. Inslee, both OF
Springfield, candidates, for the posi-.
ton. Plans We're discussed to catch
the vandals who have been clipping
horses tails.
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general cause and the promotion of
good fellowship among the members.
In Buenos Aires there is an associa
ton which eclipses that in Rio de
Janeiro, in membership number, but Is
probably not any more progressive. 1t
is doing excellent work, however.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-15
Daily Stock Letter.
copyright 1913 by the New Yor
EYeninp Post

Evening Post.l
NEW YORK, Oct. 15,-The recov,
cry in the early stock market today--
which began with considerable frac-
tional gains on opening Transactions
was clearly enough a matter of pro.
fessional speculation. Somebody who
sold stocks short" last week was
buying theI back Temporarily low.
er range of values may induce real
holders of stocks to sell through fear
of what is to follow, or may induce
them to buy through wish to pur-
chase at bargain.
The bear selling has as yet had
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-15
Illinois Fires In September.

.rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
SPRINGFIELD, H., Oct 15.-Fire
losses In Illinois for the month of Sep
TENDER, 1918, aggregated $1,124.444,
according to the report of the acting
fire marshal today. Matches caused
ffty-four fires, incendiarism. twenty
eight. defective fues, forty-nine, gaso-
line, twenty-five.
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FOR SALE-American Adding Ma
chine. Address Machine" this office
FOR SALE-Bargain. If taken quick.
IA room house, hot water heat. cleo
trio wired throughout. 8 set bowls.
bath, showers, two toilets. L. S, Tyler,
Hotel Keokuk.
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FOR RENT--9 room house, modern ex
cept furnace No. 426 So. Twelfth st.
See Miller, The Shoe Man. 616 Main
st.
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WANTED Modern house. close in,
not particular about furnace or
or furnished rooms for light house
keeping, two In family Phone 1885
Black.
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WANTED Three modern rooms for
light housekeeping, furnished or un-
furnished for young couple, no chill.
dren. Call Red 613.
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FOR RENT-Five room house, 1907
Franklin street. Enquire 426 North
Eighteenth street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-15

FOR RENT-Two furnished bedrooms,
centrally located, modern. Phone
Black-26.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-15

FOR Furnished front room
for housekeeping, use Of telephone.
$500 per month Call Black-161O.
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FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. Heat, gas and
bath. 214 Concert street.
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FOR RENT--Furnished rooms, north
side. 922 concert street.
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WANTED--A competent cook, must
have references. Apply mornings.
Mrs j. B. We'll, 62S Orleans avenue.
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FoR RENT.

FOR RENT-Large front room, steam
heat, electric light, bath. Suitable
for two, call 31s South Fifth, telephone
number 3.
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WANTED--A rug weaver that can
weave from old carpets and rags.
Must be sober and white man.
Steady work the year round. p o.
Box %, Dalla-, Texas.
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FOR SALE roll top desk nearly
new. See e. C. Brownlee. Fourth
and Main tonight
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WANTED do washing or any
kind of house work by white WON.
an. Address 3, care Gate City.
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BOY WANTED to pack cuttings at
Seibert's cigar store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-15

Dining room girl, Ad-
dress ". L." care Gate City.
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WANTBD--At once. or 6 room
house. modern, by couple. Address
House" this office.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

INTELLIGENT man or woman to dis
tribute literature, $1,000 per week
guaranteed. At least ten weeks work
State age and experience. Ziegler
Co.. Philadelphia.
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w ant Column
WANTED.

WANTED Railway mai. clerks.
$500 to $3.50 month. Details free.
Franklin Institute. Dept. 1o4 B..
Rochester. N. Y.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE Livery barn
and block with broom house and
outbuildings. VIII trade for small
farm. Address box 164, Downing, Mo-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-15

FOR SALE-Horse cheap. Duncan
Schell Furniture Co.
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FOR RENT--Modern house, s15 Con.
cert Inquire at S13 Concert