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The Colorado statesman., 1913-02-15

notwithstanding the fact that we can
boast of our past progress, there is yet
something to be considered which has
been refrained from somewhat. We
are falling to yoke ourselves together
for the success of our journals, insur-
ance organizations and other business
enterprises. We have now seen that
these things are not frauds. Every
chartered insurance company pays it's
claims, and all newspapers that have
existed for any length of time give us
what we pay for, and Loyalty champion
all the causes vitally important to our
people. Such businesses are among
the most important concerns in opera
tion by other races; and since we are
inclined to keep pace with them in all
things, we should do likewise in these
things
Many of our men utilize their talents
to help supply the race with much
needed literature and meet with some
success, while many sacrifice in order
to render like service, and fail in a
business way. There is no other race
to support negro journals and insur-
ance organizations, consequently our
people should be generous in the sup
port of all our worthy enterprises. II
we supported our own journals as well
as we support those published by
whites surely ours would rank high
among the leading journals of the
country.
We need to be reminded of this fact,
that if we continue supporting our
other enterprises, and give our news
papers and insurance companies due
support, we will soon have construct
ed sure commercial foundation upon
which to perpetuate colossal future
Southern Life Magazine.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-02-15

Malaysian riddles, Dutch REFUSES
and Liberian head measurements COM
prise small but interesting part of
the material brought to the Univers-
ity of Chicago by Prof. Frederick
Starr of the anthropology department
on his return from a trip abroad.
With Harry Johnson, Chicago ne
gro, and Campbell Marvin, graduate
student of the University of Chicago,
Professor Starr made a walking trip
of $50 miles into the interior of At
rica after visiting the Liberian city
of Monrovia. Among the places visit
ed during the trip were Teneriffe,
Casa Blanca, Nazaban. Zahl Mogador
and the Mpesse territory. "The pri-
mary purpose of my trip was to inves-
tigate the social economic and po-
ltical conditions of Liberia" said
Professor Starr 81 found the country
one of the most interesting from these
points of view, and shall have some
thing definite to say about them all in
my future lectures. Liberia is fine
field for American enterprise. We
took $4,000 feet of moving picture
films, and as an example of our indus
try, ! measured the heads of 200 ma
tive soldiers of the Liberian frontier
force. While abroad | received the
sad news of the death of Manuel Con
zales, my Mexican boy, who has ac-
companied me on many of my trips
in different parts of the world We
were in Morocco at decidedly lively
time. The old empire was just in its
death throes. and there was plenty Of
opportunity for observation"
The Colorado statesman., 1913-02-15

When you talk of fish, the eyes of |
George NJ Bowers, fish commissioner
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07
DROWNED WITHIN
80 FEET OF SHORE
chas. Bryson Lost His Life In the
Mississippi River at Fort
Madison Today.

Charles Bryson, a laborer, was
drowned In the Mississippi river not
more than thirty feet from shore at
Fort Madison this afternoon. The
body was recovered an hour later.
Coroner Fred Korschgen will hold an
inquest tomorrow.
Bryson was waiting around the
boat house to go up the river in q
launch. With him were two com
panions The three went in swim
ming. Bryson got a short distance
from shore when he was seen sud
denly to go under The other two
men were unable to save him.
The mans home was formerly in
Mt. Pleasant. He had been engaged
in clearing the islands in the Missis-
sippi river near Fort Madison. He
was about forty years old.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07
Lenron Makes Talk.

j i *. s. Z + :
cit has been my experience. said
Frank LeBron this morning in talk
ing over the matter, that you always
can depend on the regulars can
name you business houses in Keokuk
which get back OF every movement
with any element Of progressiveness
in it. can name others that require
more information and consider the
proposition with greater care. but in
the end they too are found in line. In
them you have the men who are max
ing Keokuk, and they are the ones
entitled to the support of the people
generally. do not object to being
turned down on any plan provided
the majority do not consider It advis-
able. But when the majority voice
their approval. It becomes rather dis
couraging to see one or two, and big
concerns at that, turn us down with
out justification.
II am satisfied. though, that this
convention plan is going through. It
is systematic, and provides sound
financial basis upon which the COM
mittee can work. We will wait until
full returns are In, then line up the
men who are back Of the plan, as
well as those against 1t, and proceed
accordingly"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07

Brashear, Mo-, will be Is, Charles
w, of Colchester, ILL.,, will be IS, and
Geo. L., OF Hiawatha, Kan, will be
.66. Aside from these four there are
in the family two sisters and another
brother who are all near seventy
years or above that mark. Mr.. AL.
bert G. Parker and Mrs. Geo. l.. Park.
er were with their husbands here, as
was one nephew, w. e. Downey Of
Quincy, ILL.,
This family, whose members have
such a record of longevity, emigrated
from Virginia and reached Hancock
county, ILL.,, in 1s43, where most CT
the members have resided since. John
H. Parker recalls very distinctly his
arrival in Illinois although he was
very young. While he says the In.
dams had been driven out and vera
few the Mormons were plentiful.
One Of the attractions for the
brothers from distance was the dam
here. They also visited scenes OF
their earlier days in this vicinity.
Despite their advanced age all lcok
to be in excellent health.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07

were obliged to fall back. A mountain
battery was forced to abandon all OF
its guns. We've had to leave all
of our dead and wounded.
Mother dear, how can survive It.
Most Of the wounded were only light.
ly hurt. In few days they would
have all been well. But they had to
be left and God knows what the
Arabs have done to them now.
They called to me, too, mother for
help. Signor lieutenant, Signor lieu.
tenant they cried. don't abandon us,
don't abandon u.s. Instead / had to
leave them. There was no way they
could be transported.
Now, am here with my body, but
] 90 not live any more. My soul is
down there with my dear soldiers,
massacred by the Arabs, with my
dead mules, and with my machine
guns, which. however, later succeed.
ed In saving. But they are only a
useless encumbrance now. All Of the
men who manned them are killed.
And how prayed to die. You
must know It mother dear. While we
retreated, the Arabs fired in groups
at us from less than 100 meters away.
] called to them to come and take me,
but kept my pistol in my hand to
XIII myself at the last moment If
there was no other salvation.
Instead. am here alive, but nv
heart is dried up. like lips that are
tormented with an inextinguishable
thirst. like body that can never
md repose. Kisses to all, Alfredo I"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07
Antldote for carbolic Acid.

The best antidote for carbolic acid
poisoning is -four and water. If moth.
ing better is at hand drink little plain
water to weaken the acid, or still bet
ter. drink soarsuds If obtainable. II
flour Is not handy. use magnesia, chalk,
soda. lime, whiting or new soap, or
knock piece Of plaster from the
wall, scrape of the white outside coat
of lime, pound it fine, mix with milk
or water, and drink at once. Follow
with warm water or f1axseed tea. OF
course, call physician at the earli-
est possible moment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07
st. Louis live Stock.

ever, for my soul is dead lying down
there on the Infamous plain of Sisi
Garba, together with the many OF my
soldiers whom / will never see again.
Verify, marvel myself that l am
still here, alive, after giving up my
life as lost SO many times, and after
having prayed that a Beduin bullet
might end my insupportable suffer.
ings-sufferings both OF mind and
body.
What can | tell you OF the particu-
lars? There are SO many OF them con
fused in my head that / cannot find
the words to write them. For four
hours we were obliged to stand firm
while the Turkish artillery at close
range fired about us and the Mauser
bullets whistled on every side. be.
lieve I am alive only by reason OF a
miracle, miracle brought about be-
cause there was some one-you,
mamma, and perhaps papa In heaven
who prayed for me.
"And fired; against whom, do
not know, because one saw nothing,
and there was always fire against
us, made to conceal the enemy's
movements, in which one could un-
derstand nothing.
Think. mother, we had marched
all the night and were tired to death.
without water, without food, without
medicine. And at 7 in the morning
we began to fire.
Soon began to see come back.
few by few, the wounded of the Sew
enth and the Twenty-sixth regiments.
Then began to flow back our own.
AT II o'clock the gatling gun
squads Of the Seventh were forced to
retreat. The few surviving soldiers
carried back on their shoulders the
lighter parts of the guns. The mules
were all dead and there were not
enough men left alive to bring back
the guns themselves.
AT o'clock 1t was the turn of the
Twenty-sixth to retreat. and later that
of the Twenty-seyenth. AT A o'clock
! could hold out no longer.
almost without mules, with all Of
our material abandoned, we executed
a .ounterattack to cover the retreat.
at 8 o'clock. almost surrounded, we
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07
FOUND OLD MAN
DEAD IN HIS BED
Body Of Asa Stephens Of West Point
Discovered Sunday Morning by
Neighbor.
Especial to The Gate City.1

WEST POINT. Iowa, July ASA
Stephens, for fifty years or more a
resident of West Point, was found
dead in bed Sunday in his home, by
Herbert Dohman, a neighbor Mr..
Stephens evidently had been dead for
several days.
Mr.. Dohman had missed his neigh
Dor for several days and curiosity took
him to the Stephens home Sunday
where Mr.. Stephens lived by himself.
Mr.. stephens was about seventy-fiYe
years old
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07
Q. 3. 4 q. RAILWAY 90.
c.. b. 4 q RalI,vaw -


Trains leave from the Union dem.
Berths and tickets, Fifth and johnson
streets.
SOUTHBOUND.
Emo. 8. st. Louis west and
south, leaves IL: 45am
sNo. 40. K. & w. to Sedan, G.,
B. & X. c. to Carrollton
leaves ............... 8:53am
Z No. II. st. Louis, Kansas
City, west and south,
leaves 1850. 9:2oan
xNo. 4. st. Louis, west and
south. leaves ............. 1:sspn
mo. 10, Quincy. Hannibal,
Kansas City. st. Louis,
leaves ........... s:35pm
NORTEBOUND.
xNo. Z, st. Paul and points
west. leaves .............. 2:35pm
xNo. 1s, Burlington, Chicago
and points west, leaves. 7:4opm
mo. 3. Burlington. Chicago
and east leaves ........ 1:4opm
xNo. !. Burlington and Chi
cago, leaves .............. 7:3oan
mo. 81. Mt. Pleasant branch
leaves ................. 3:aopn
No. 5, K. & W.. Sundays only,
leaves .................... 7:37pm
mo. 3, <. & W., leaves. 9:10pm
mo. 4. from K. & w, arrives 1:15pmi
sNo. 30, from Mt. Pleasan
branch, arrives IL 3oaml
mo. 2, from K. & W.. arrives s:1opm
No. 6. from K. & W., Sundays
only, arrives $3.50. IL: 55am:
xDaily. Daily except Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
City
Lsased MIrs.

$40; light. $9.oo@s.15: bulk, $3.50
.9.10; pigs. $7.25@s.75
Sheep receipts 5000; market steady.
Sheep and mutton. $3.75@4.25; lambs.
$60007.25.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA. July Cattle receipts
1850; market strong to 1oc higher.
Steers, sS.oo@S.7o; COWS and heifers,
s6.00@7.9o; stockers and feeders,
s6.75@775; calves. $7.oo@s.5o; bulls
and stays, s6.oo@725.
Hog receipts 5000; market 10c
higher. Bulk. $s.8o@s.so.
Sheep receipts 10000: market
steady. 1o@15c higher. Yearlings,
$5.0o@6.00; wethers. $4.o0@4.75;
lambs. se,s5@7.s5; ewes. s4.o0@4.5o.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY. July Cattle re-
ceipts 1000; market higher. Steers.
$S.35@8.75; COWS and heifers, $4.25@
S.65; stockers and feeders, $3.50
800; calves, $6.50@9.25.
Hog receipts 1000; market higher.
Bulk, ss.s5@9.s5; heavy, ss.so@s.95;
medium, ss.s5@9.oo: light, $500
800.
Sheep receipts 5000: market high.
er. Lambs, $5.75@7.40; ewes, $4,000
$50; wethers, $4.25@5.0o.
CHICAGO Produce.
CHICAGO, July Butter Extras.
265Ac; f1rsts. 24@241kc; dairy extras.
24c;; dairy firsts, 22c.
Eggs Firsts, tic: ordinary firsts,
171s @17Ac.
Cheese Twins, 14@14Ac; Young
Americas, lax @141kc.
Potatoes New. s5@7oc.
Live poultry Fowls, 141s@15c;
ducks. 15@17c; geese. 9@11c; spring
chickens. 22@24c; turkeys, 17@17Ac.
NEW York, July Flour market
dull and firm.
Pork market steady. Mess, s225o@
90. 90.
Lard market firm. Middle west spot,
$11.4o@11.50.
Sugar, raw, market steady. Centrifu-
gal test, $3.4S; Muscavado 80 test.
$2.9S.
Sugar, refined, market firm. Cut
loaf, $3.50; crushed, 1920; powdered,
$3.50; granulated, $450@4.65.
Tallow market quiet. City, &C.; coun-
try, 5A@SMc.
Hay market dun. Prime. 60@$1.o5.
Dressed poultry market steady. tur-
keys, 15@17c; chickens, 17@24c;
fowls. 14@1sc; ducks, Ice.
Live poultry market firm. Geese,
lie; ducks, 15@17c: fowls, TIC; tur-
keys, 16c: ROSTERS. lie; chickens,
broilers, 24@26c.
Cheese market quiet. State milk
common to special, 13@14Ac; skins,
common to specials, 5@11c.
Butter market dull. Receipts 2,130;
creamery extras, 22@271sc; dairy tubs
22@25c; imitation creamery firsts,
24c
Egg market firm. Receipts 29,497.
Nearby white fancy. 2s@3oc; nearby
mixed fancy. 19@25c; fresh. 1s@24c
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, July money on
call, percent.
Six months, SIC percent.
Mercantile paper, percent.
Bar silver London, 26 15-16d.
Bar silver New York. $500.
Demand sterling, 1886.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07
GETTING Direct Results.

There are others who are bound to
get direct results The hotels for
example add greatly to their revenue.
and they in turn. through additional
supplies needed, increase the receipts
of the retailers. and through the re-
tailers the wholesalers benefit. That
is only one instance. Convention
crowds, to make general statement
OF 1t, spend money in practically
every department OF the mercantile
field, but even IL they did not, their
coming means that they are to know
Keokuk, and through them Others
will become interested. The work
must develop, and lot OF time and
patience are required. One conven.
tion brings another, and gradually
the field widens. Burlington Is doing
1t now. Des Moines has already done
It. Why not Keolsuk? Is the city
with the greatest tourist and conveu,
ton attraction than can be offered in
the state to remain In the back
ground? Other cities have gotten re.
suits. This is not new proposition.
in fact many other cities have found
the efforts they have made so profit
able that convention leagues, devoted
entirely to that line OF endeavor,
have been organized
It takes more than talk Or circu.
lars to secure conventions. Even cir
culars cost money. So it merely re-
solves itself into question of how
best to secure the necessary funds,
for without them the second step can
not be taken. A certain amount of
money is absolutely necessary to win
in the convention game. The com,
mittee of the Industrial Association
worked out a plan, patterned after
that tried in other citias, but suited
to local conditions. It is unnecessary
to 90 into that plan again in detail
Suffice to say that it has been do.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07
Tho Grain Market.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, July Z Wheat broke to-
day under an accumulation OF optimis-
tic crop reports over the Fourth d
July holiday period and touched new
levels for several weeks. July was
SSA and September S9M at noon. The
decline occurred in spite Of higher Liv-
erpooi cables. based on unfavorable
crop conditions In France. July lost
III and September LIS after opening
firm on last Thursdays prices. Corn
and oats followed wheat In the tum-
Bile. July corn opened weak and lost
q In the morning session with Sep
tember fndulging in similar move
ments. Oats started only q fraction
lower but began rapid decline with
wheat and at the end Of the morning,
prices were Y under the days open
ing. !
Provisions started sharply higher
with higher hog market. Further ad-
vance was checked by the action Of
the grain pits.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07
REMARKABLE RECORD
OF FOUR BROTHERS
All OF Advanced Age but Gather Here
for Reunion at the Home Of
John n. Parker.

Four brothers, all near or above
three score and ten years of age,
have held reunion in this city dur.
ing the last few days at the home OF
Jonn II. Parker, 312 South Eleventh
street Mr.. Parker is the Oldest OF
the brothers.
John II. ParLaS VIII hA 70 years OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07

clared feasible by those who have
studied it carefully. And yet certain
business men to whom It has been
submitted, directing number Of the
largest concerns In Keokuk, have re-
fused to consider one Of the best
mediums of advertising within reach
OF the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07
Points About the Banjo.

A banjo is a difficult instrumental
do anything with. After you learn to
play i, you have TO spend lot more
time hunting up people who are will.
ing to listen to it
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07
Looking Ahead.

Fenshaw-I hear you are to wed
Colonel Swinger, Mrs. Grasse. He's
noble fellow, every inch soldier, born
to command.
Widow Grasse-H'ml Well seq
about that Tit13its.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07

Train 473--Leaves keokuk. 7:4o an
Train 741--Leaves Keokuk. $3.50 pm
Train 472-Arrives keokuk 1885 pm
Train 470-Arrives Keokuk. 1905 IN
daily except Sunday.
xLocal Freight Trains.
x.Train s6-Arrives Keokuk. $50 pm
x'Train s5-Leave Keokuk I. 700 am
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07
Majority Of Replies Received by the
Convention Committee Chair
man Are For
SOME NOT CONVINCED
Action Of Few Causes Chairman Le
Bron to Make Statement as
to Need for Such
Work.

Thy Will P. Green, director OF pub
Lefty, Keokuk Industrial Association. ]
It Is a point hardly to be disputed
that the business houses which sup
port Keokuk in those movements
planned to make 1t bigger, better.
buster city should receive the support
OF the people who make up It's popu-
lation. We are not advocating any
boycott as meant OF direct action,
but there is the necessity OF creating
public spirit that will show its dis
approval of those concerns failing to
support certain projects looking to.
ward the betterment OF the city.
Take for instance the convention
plan OF the Industrial Association, as
explained in these columns several
days ago. Up to Saturday might
twenty replies had been receiv.
ed. Of that number twenty-five were
favorable. Two were against the plan
and one expressed It's opinion In no
uncertain terms.
The argument by which the non.
supporters attempt to back up their
stand Is that personal gain cannot be
traced to the plan proposed. Perhaps
not directly, but the indirect benefits
that result from greater progress
OF the city as whole are Just as val
liable as cold figures on their ledger
which may be traced on direct line
to any support given In public spir.
tied movement.
Keokuk should know the people
who are spending time and money
for the improvement Of the city. as
well as the "trailers." pulled along in
spite of themselves. knowing that
trade should be distributed accord
ingly.
To that end the names OF those tc
whom the convention plan letters
were sent out last week, as well as
the names Of those returning favor
able replies. will be published within
the next ten days.
A better field for such test could
not be found than that In connection
VIII q luONCluSAtI W UEluS iCOuVGn
tions to Keokuk. A city cannot Sc
cure more profitable advertising thar
through the delegates and visitors te
such gatherings. Not only that, but
the direct financial returns to the
city are worth considering. True
there are many. such as professions
men, who VIII not reap direct finan
cial benefit. In that is found one Of
the chief advantages of the plan pro
posed by the committees. The amounr
professional men are asked to con
tribute Is small in contrast to grocert
and hotels, because of the proportion
ate arrangement reached in formulat
ing the plan. Professional men are
asked, in considering the matter, tt
look into the effect OF conventions OF
the city, what they will do indirectly
in building It up, and at the sam,
time the ultimate effect on their owr
professional business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07
Daily River Bulletin.
River Forecast.

The river will remain nearly sta
tionary from Davenport to Keokul for
several days. and fall south of Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07

5 pm. ;. 3o.12 IS W Clear
I I am. :. 3oOs 10 NV Cldy
Rainfall for the past "a hours, trace.
Mean temperature, July 6. &c.
Highest temperature. 81.
Lowest temperature, &C.
Lowest temperature last night, 60.
FRED 2. GosEWIsCH.
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unset.
tied weather with showers tonight
or Tuesday. Warmer tonight. Mod
crate to brisk winds
For Illinois: Unsettled weather
with showers tonight or Tuesday
Warmer tonight. Moderate winds.
For Iowa: Unsettled weather with
showers tonight or Tuesday. Warm
er east portion tonight. Moderate to
brisk winds.
For Missouri: Unsettled weather
with showers tonight or Tuesday.
Warmer north portions tonight. Mod.
crate winds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07
Weather Conditions.

East OF the Mississippi the weather
is generally fair, and much cooler in
the northern portion, while between
the Mississippi river and the Rockies
1t is warmer under the Influence of
low pressure in Montana, the tenn
perature reaching 100 at Dodge City,
Kan, 90 at Salt Lake City. and "a at
Havre. Mont, yesterday.
There have been scattered showers
In portions of the lower Missouri val
ley, which were heavy at Omaha and
Kansas City.
Much higher pressure is following
the depression in Montana from the
northwestern coast.
Conditions indicate unsettled wealth
er, with showers tonight or Tuesday,
for this section. and warmer tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07

Read The Gate City want ads.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07

No. 2, daily. leaves at (. 4 q.
NO. :, daily except Sunday. &
- '.'.............. $40 an
No. 76. daily except Sunday,
feeight, leaves at. 7.on..
Ar-ivo.
NO. e. daily except Sunday,
freight, arrives .......... s.on 8,
No. Is. daily except Sunday,
q o:e6 nm
No. 8, daily, arrives 1880. ii: lb.n
Nos. IS and n carry possenge-a