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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16
FIRE MARSHAL ROE
ISSUES WARNING
Gives Suggestions to Merchants and
Parents to Avoid Holiday
Burnings.

Ole o. Roe. state fire marshal, has
issued holiday fire warning to mer-
chants and to parents. The bulletin
from the fire marshal follows:
To merchants. Infammable deco
rations increase the fire hazard.
Look out for the wiring of your
electric decorations.
Keep fire extinguishers In condition
for instant use.
Watch the smoker and his cigar.
and the ubiquitous match.
Protect your lights. A breeze may
blow fiimsy fabric against an UNI
protected light and start IRE.
Guard against spontaneous combus-
tion among your piles OF holiday
goods, by providing for reasonable
ventilation
Impress upon each one OF your en-
ployes the Importance OF exercising
the utmost care in guarding against
fire.
Clean up your packing rooms and
Easements daily Excelsior and wrap
ping paper are highly inflammable
Permit no amount of "busy-ness" to
interfere with this precaution.
Safety first"
To parents: Infammable Christmas
decorations often cause destrutiye
1 fires in home and church.
Don't hang tissue paper bells or
actbor in n q m N, a h1a 5aaora+f,,. a..
close proximity to light or fire
Don't use quantity Of highly In
/ iammable cotton to represent snow
Asbestos fiber makes fine snow and
will not burn.
Santa Claus should not wear cot.
ton whiskers. Many g. life has been
1 lost by fire starting in such adorn.
ment.
/ Decorations that will burn have nc
place on Christmas tree. Use tin.
sci or other non-infammable material
Children should not experiment
with matches and candles or othe,
things that produce fire.
/ Don't hang celluloid presents or
the CHrlstmas Tree nor place them
anywhere near a fire or light. Gel
luloid is among the most inflammable
of substances.
I Watch the tree closely as long al
the candles are lighted and have
means at hand to put out instantly an,
fire that may start among the
branches.
Set the tree securely 80 that It cam
, tip over. Don't let the children ligh
the candles
. Inquire as to the safety OF the plac
: OF amusement which your children
+ may attend during the crowded hol!
day season.
Don't let the holiday spirit max
z you careless in the matter of guard
ing against fire.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16
THREE SUITS FILED
IN DISTRICT COURT
Two Are on Alleged Bills of Goods
sold-one on
Contract.


Three new suits have been fled in
the office of Curtis NJ Hart, clerk Of
the district court One of them is to
recover on an alleged contract, the
other two are suits on bills alleged
to be due.
Louise B. Field has brought action
against Sophie Knozen, claiming that
in August 1918, she entered into a
contract to sell piece Of real estate
for defendant. She claims she made
a deal with F. T. Hughes who was
ready to buy the place in October,
when the defendant changed her mind.
Mrs. Field claims defendant is indebt.
ed to her in the sum of $3.50.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16
Official Reprieye Filed

[ United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SPRINGFIELD, H., Dec. 1.-the
official reprieve for Henry Spencer,
convicted of the murder OF Mrs. Mil
dred Allison-Rexroat at Wayne, H..
and sentenced to hang December 10,
was fled today by Governor Dunno,
staying execution until January 16.
The action will allow attorneys to file
petition for writ of supersedeas be-
fore the supreme court.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16
Search for Accompllee.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
PARIS, Dec. 16-Search for pos
sible accomplice Of vencenzo Perugia
in the theft of the Mona Lisa was
begun here today under the direction
of Prefect of Police Hennion
The police head also is investigating
to ascertain how Perugia made his es-
cape with the painting when the Paris
police knew that he worked in the
Louvre and also had his finger prints
on record.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16
CELEBRATED BY
GETTING DRUNK
fCon,inued fran pagA

hua. When the powers agreed to wait
the pleasure of this government and
not interfere in Mexico, the state de-
partment agreed to protect all for
eigners. This they have been able to
do. But should Villa prove obdurate,
a new problem will have been pre-
sented. But Secretary Bryan was
hopeful today that many OF the stories
emanating from Texas border towns
are exaggerated.
The situation at Tampico was IN.
changed today. Most of the refugees
are being properly cared for and the
tension has been slackened. But
fighting there is certain to be 70
sumed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16
Two Lawyers Accused.

[ United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SPRINGFIELD, H., Dec. 1e.-The
state supreme court today granted
leave to the Chicago Bar Association
to file information to disbar Attorneys
Edward ]. Sandberg, licensed in 1905.
and jas. e, Gibbons, licensed in 1895,
both accused of Incorporating mon
ey given them to use as counsel in
contract cases.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16
Consider Building Brido.o.

The good roads committee Is CON
sidering the construction of a bridge
over the Des Moines river at ST. Fran
cisvills. It undoubtedly would bring
much additional business to Keokuk.
and there seems to be a vital neces-
sity for such bridge Relative to
the marking of poles from Wayland
to Donnellson, 1t was reported that
they are marked with white bands
from Donnellson through New Boston.
all turns being indicated by an arrow,
these to be followed later by the r.d
ball. Bal roads completed the commit.
tee to abandon the rest of the work
for the present. 1t will be taken I'm
later.
The convention committee is doing
excellent work, Judging by the report
submitted last night The best mems
to finance convention expense still is
under consideration. Indications are
that about ten conventions will meet
in Reokuk during 1914, and the mum
er may far exceed that. CONSIDERING
that 1913 is still with us. the resnlts
reported by the committee in bring-
Ing important meetings here Is mos.
commendable.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16

western, $4.4UQo.lo, LANDS, $o.4VW
500; western, $6.4008.00.
st. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS. Dec. 16.Cattle
receipts 1900; market steady. Texas
receipts 1.200; native beef steers, $3.50
@915; COWS and hsifers. $4.2508.60;
stockers and feeders, $5.oo07.50;
calves. $S0o@11.0O: Texas steers,
s5.75GIo0; cows and heifers. $4,000
800.
Hog receipts $4,000; market 5000
lower. Mixed and butchers. $7450
IT'S; good to heavy. s7.65@7.75;
rough. sT.3o07.45; light, s7.45@L65;
bulk, s7.45Q7.7o; pigs, ss.5o97.5O.
Sheep receipts 1900; market pros
poets steady. Sheep and mutton, s3.75
Q4.90; lambs, s5.25@8.10.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, Dec. 16.-Cattle receipts
$500; market steady. 1oc lower.
Steers. $s.0018.75; cows and heifers,
s6.0o@7.75; stockers and feeders.
$6.s5Q7.s0; calves. $s.5o@1ol00; bulls
and stays. $4.5O@6.75.
Hog receipts $4,000; market active,
steady. Bulk, s7.3o@7.65.
Sheep receipts 1880; market
slow, 100l5c lower. Yearlings, $500
@6.T5; wethers, s5.25@5.5O; lambs,
s7.5o97.S5; ewes, s4,50@4.75.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Dec 16.-Cattle re
ceipts 10000; market steady. Steers
sS.401 $1,000; cows and heifeys, $4,000
4.95; stockers and feeders, $4,000
5.45; calves, $4.5o@11.0o.
Hog receipts $4,000; market steady
&c lower Bulk, s7.s0@7.s5; heavy
s7.55@T7o; medium, $7.4o0765;
light, s725@IsO.
Sheep receipts 1000; market
steady. 10c lower. Lambs, $1,000. 80;
ewes. s4.0O0475; wethers. $3.50
1 $50.
s Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO. Dec. 16.--Btter- Extras
35kc; flrsts, 27@2sc; dairy extras
30c; dairy firsts, 26@27c.
Eggs - Firsts. 29@3lc; ordinary
frsts. 31h@32c.
/ Cheese-Twins, lax @14hc; Youns
Americas, 15A @15kc.
Potato s-Michigan, e0165c: Wis
consin, 6o@s5c; Minnesota, so@65c.
Live poultry Fowls, 121s@13c;
ducks, 13@d4c; geese, 12h @131sc;
spring chickens, 12@12kc; turkeys
16@17c.
New York Produce.
4 NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Flour mar
ket quiet, steady.
Pork market quiet. Mess, s23.25M
1915.
j Lard market dull, easy. Midi,
west spot. s10.70@10.S0.
| Sugar, raw, market easier. Centrifu
| gal test s3.36@3.39; Muscavado 8,
test. s2.s0@2s9.
i Sugar, refined, market easy. Gu
loaf, So. rs; crushed. s5.15; powdered
$40; granulated, s4.2O@4.30.
/ Coffee Rio No. Z on spot, csc.
1 Tallow market dull. City. CSC
country, 69GAc; specials, TIC.
a Hay market steady, Prime, s1.02I
@1.O5; No. 8, 75@s5c; clover. 65@s5s
: Dressed poultry market quiet. Tui
keys, 16028c; chickens, 1302sc; fowl
log 19c; ducks, $4,000
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16
Is Probably False Rumor.

LONDON, Dec. 16.-No confirmation
was forthcoming today Of the alleged
s20,o00.o00 British loan to the Huerta
government. which the Mexico City
81 impartial said had been arranged.
The London newspapers today re-
garded the rumored loan as improb-
able.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16
DR.. p. D. eAuNT

DR.. p. D. GAUNT
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND
SURGEON.
Special attention to inherited aa.
chronic diseases and diseases Oh
women.
Office rooms No. 2 and 8, Hawkes.
Building, Eighth and Main.
Office hours. 10 to IL a. M, 'o'
and Z to p. H. Sundays by appo'ns
ment. j.
Phones: Ot.ce, 146-R-1. Res, l46'lsA
Residence 1903 Main.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16
Chicago Cash Grain.

SnfCd8O SdSN 1Fdln.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-W heat-No.
red, 9sA 997Ac; No. 3 red, 93A a
95Ac; No. 2 hard, 9oAc; No hard,
s91s @9OMc; No. 3 spring. $40
s9s4c.
Corn-No. white, roc; No. vel
low, 709ToAc; No. 2, 64kc; No. 8
white, e5M @67c; No. yellow, esq
&C; No. 4. 5sh @s2Ac; No white
eO@s4c; No. yellow, so@s3Mc.
Oats-No. 3 white, 40@40Ac; No
4 white, 39A @40Ac; standard, 41c
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, H., Dec. 1s.-Corn-Mar
ket unchanged. No 8 yellow 641kc;
No yellow, 60c; No. 3 mixed, s4A
@641kc;; No. mixed, Coo.
Oats Market steady No. 2 white
4oAc; No. 8 white, 39Ac; No.
white, 39c; standard, 40Ac.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.--Hog receipts
10000; market slow, SC lower. Mixed
and butchers, $74507.80; good heavy
s7.55@7s2; rough heavy. s7.45@755
light. s7.35@7.7o; pigs. $6.25@76O.
Cattle receipts $500; market, best
strong. others weak. Beeves. $4,000
9.75; cows and heifers, $3.3008.40
stockers and feeders, s4.9007.40; Tex
ans, $6.60@7.65; calves. s7.50011.25.
Sheep receipts $4,000; marke
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16
Postpones Publishing Book.


The board last night decided to
postpone the publication of the indus
trial booklet until after the associa-
ton has been reorganized. 1t was
definitely voted to get out the book
let at that time, and 1t is probable
that Mr.. Green, whose contract ex-
pires January /, will reurn to Keokuk
some time late in the spring to take
charge Of the publication.
The streets and alleys committe ,
reported plans for forty galvanized
Iron waste paper cans, to be placed
few feet from the intersection OF
the streets. The civic league Of Keo.
kuk probably will cooperate with the
committee in its work in that regard,
Definite plans for better street mark.
ings are being considered.
DIR. Frank M. Fuller Of the commit
/ tee on public health reported that ac
cordfng to word received from DR. A
j.. Grover. professor of bacteriolos,
at the University of Iowa. Keokuk vii
/ have an excellent source of city wat
er supply as soon as a few presan
4 existing conditions are corrected The
situation is In good shape. Dr.. Grov
er as yet has not submitted his de
tailed report, but his general report /,
satisfactory to those who were some
what worried over local conditions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16
Grain Review.

United Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-The govern
ment crop report issued late yester-
day had no great effect on any OF the
grain markets today. Wheat opened
trife lower because OF an easier
market at Liverpool and was at about
opening prices at noon.
Corn opened fairly firm with De-
cember u higher, but other months
showing a decline. During the fore
noon December and May both advan-
ced to 70 cents. a gain Of " for De-
cmber and q for May.
Oats was steady at the start and
there was rush to buy when corn
displayed strength. December futures
advanced % in the morning and May
rs.
Provisions started easier becase OF
weak hog market but heavy buying
on the early dip sent prices above
those prevailing at yesterdays close.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16
COMMIT TEES HAVE
Much TO REPORT
Reorganization of Industrial Associa-
to- win be Taken up
In the Near
Future.
PROJECTS INVESTIGATED
Clay Beds on Tract May be Developed
joy Reports on the In
ter City Bridge
Bill.

Directors Of the Keokuk Industrial
Association held their regular month
ly meeting at the Y. W. C. A. last
night. Reports of committee chair
men took up the greater part OF the
evenings work. The largest number
OF reports from committees in the
history of the association was .uhmit-
and unusual activity along all lines
of industrial work was indicated.
Manager o. B. Towne, In his report
for the last month, stated that about
one-hundred and twenty-five Industrial
projects had been taken up by his
Office during that time. Press clip
ping bureaus. the sole business OF
which Is to keep In touch with manu-
featuring concerns seeking new loca-
tions, have enabled Manager Towne
to give this field Of work a great deal
Of attention. The clipping service
puts the association in touch with
everything that is going on in the IN
dustrial world. The number OF fac
tory propositions submitted by the
bureau In the course of one month
often reaches as high as five hundred.
One of the important points to be
taken up by the Industrial Associa-
ton within the near future is the
question of reorganization. President
Joy recently appointed a committee
to handle the matter, consisting of
Theodore Craig, G. S. Tucker, j. A.
Kiedaisch and L. A. Hamill Mr.. JOY
also will be on the committee. The
existing subscription agreements ex-
pire March /. Looking toward the
continuation Of the association, rec
concentrations have been made for
an increase in the capitalization of
the association from $4,000 to $780,
900 or 5000 900.
May Develope Clay Fields.
Mr.. Towne spoke of the fnvestiga.
tons being conducted by the state
department Of chemistry into the
value Of the clay discovered south OF
the city on the Industrial tract of the
Mississippi River Power company. A
number of manufacturing concerns
have also become Interested In SINH
lar investigations, and the chance,
are reported as favorable that field
Of valuable tile and pottery clay MAY
be developed
Recent conferences were reported
between the Industrial Association
and the Mississippi River Power com
pany relative to changes In tn,
schedule of rates for electric power
and there is little doubt that an
nouncements soon will be made whicl
will be especially advantageous t
local consumers
President Joy briefly discussed tn
situation relative to the inter-cit
bridge. Plans are now under foot, h
said, for the entertainment Of tn
subcommittee Of congress on harbor
end bridges early in January. 1t
probable that United States Senator
Cummins and Kenyon also will be !
Ksokuk at an early date. Mr.. JIG
emphasized the necessity of getin
early action relative to the ne
bridge, not only from the standpo'l
of conditions favoring It's early co
struchon but also because OF what
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
PHYSICIAN

Or. w. p. SHERLOCK,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Office IS North Fifth street in Il,
Howell building.
ONCE hours-10 to IL a m, Z to-
p. M: evenings. Z to 8; Sundays, i,
tc p. m. United States civil ssryiss
examiner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16

Read The Daily Gate City. 1oc a
week
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16

would mean to Keokuk as an indus
trial and traffic asset.
VIII P. Green. publicity manager of
the association, spoke on the maya
zine features on Keokuk that have
appeared during the last ten weeks.
These include articles and picture
groups in seven of the leading periodi-
Gals of the country-World's Work,
Review of Reviews, American Maya
zine, Scientific American, Leslie's
Weekly, Modern Electrics and Rail
road and Current Mechanics.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
telegraph Market City


steady. higher. Native, s4.40@5.75;
western. $4.40Q5.75; lambs, $6.40@
500; western. $6.4008.0o.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-16
Jelly Ro!! Recipe
Only Two Eds Required

tie Bosaon Cooking School Magazine
This Jelly Roll is fast becoming very
popular on account of the way it keeps
fresh. With proper handling it should
keep fresh whole week. providing it
isn't eaten up in the meantime, for it IS
every bit as good as 1t looks. SO
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-11

Spencer, Me-, Sept. 11.-Joseph
Knowles, the Modern Adam, - who is
living a primitive life in the Maine
woods to prove that a civilized man
is as capable as savage, is not find
ing the forest genuine Garden of
Eden. 1. >
Knowles passed night founder
ing, nearly naked, through a danger
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-11

GUS swamp, emerging next morning
so chilled and exhausted that it took
days to recover his strength.
The artist was driven into this adj
venture by chagrin at being seen by
another man and fear that he would
yield under the stress of loneliness to.
seek human companionship. e
When he approached a spring for
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-11
MODERN ADAM" NEAR DEATH IN BOG, NAKED /
ALL NIGHT IN BITTER COLD


=
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-10-16
HAS ALMOST LOST MEANING
Suffrage Leader Deerles the Too Ere.
quent Use OF the Word
Domestic.

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait ridiculed
in Chicago the old anti-suffrage cry
of domesticity-that woman's place is
the home.
THE trouble is" said Mrs. Gait,
that many women cannot be domes-
tic; they have no homes. The word
domestic therefore, should not be
used, as is too often the case, in a
loose way"
The suffrage leader smiled.
Yes" she continued, some people
give this word as elastic a meaning as
the witness gave it in a Georgia court.
Asked why he was not present to tes-
tify in q certain case, the man said
he had had domestic trouble just
about that time.
"'What was the domestic trouble
pray?' asked the examining attorney
"'Well, to tell the truth, boss said
the witness, I was in the penitentiary
for stealth a cow"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-10-16

To add to troubles OF the Wall street
man forced to spend his summer in
the city comes the necessity of en-
ploying a substitute stenographer in
vacation season. Wall street diction is
hard enough for the regular etenog-
rapher; the substitute finds it next to
impossible.
The employer of one of the substi-
tutes not long ago tried to be particu-
larly careful and distinct in his dicta.
ton. Nevertheless, Comptroller of the
currency" emerged as Comptroller OF
the corn belt" A remark about the
drought district in Kansas" was inter
preted as Crouch district in Kansas
Reverting to money matters again
the employer talked about taking bull.
lion into the Bank of England, and the
copy showed that bouillon soup had
been taken into the bank
Right there the bell rang for a new
typist-Wall Street Journal.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-10-16
FIGURING OUT THE SCHEDULE
Farmer Needed No Time Table TO
Know Just When the Car Would
Come Along.

"Out at Stop-well on second
thought we will not give the number
of the stop, because that would iden-
tify the person this story is about a
little too closely. Out in the coun-
try, at place where the interurban
cars stop, we waited for home.
bound trolley, the other day man
came out of house by the side OF the
road, and waited beside us.
Are you going to take this caro-
we asked.
Hope So" he replied, IF my wife
gets here in time. l will"
How soon does the car Gomez"
Wait an I'll see" was the reply.
Then he shouted to the house
Mary, how soon are you goin' to
| be ready?"
I'm just ten minutes, John" came
the reply through an open up
stairs window. The farmer nodded
/ to us.
IF she's tellin' the truth" he said
the car II be here in jest nine min
utes an a half. An they amt anoth
er car fer an hour. Cleveland Plain
| Dealer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-10-16

indianapolis News states. The may
or said it was the most exciting thing
that has happened since he has been
laid up with the lumbago. He be-
lieves a bird fight has cock or dog
fight backed off the boards when it
comes to genuine excitement.
The trouble started when the baby
oriole flew from the nest of its par
ents in a big maple tree across the
street, to huge elm tree in the may
or's yard. Here, proud of its first
flight alone, the little oriole perched
itself on limb to rest.
A woodpecker, peeping out of its
nest in the elm, saw the intruder and
made an attack on the oriole. The
watchful parent orioles, just across the
street, saw the attack and fled to their
baby's rescue. Mrs. Woodpecker ar
rived on the scene, and the fight began
in earnest.
Feathers flew, and the fighters gave
vent to birdland profanity. First the
woodpeckers would seem to have the
best of it, and then the orioles. When
the fight was at its height a robin that
had its nest in the elm tree with the
woodpeckers decided to take hand,
presumably as peacemaker The rob
in would fight one bird and then anoth-
err. Once all five birds fell to the
ground, but were on the wing again
III an instant and the fight was re-
newed.
4 crowd OF probably 25 people liv'
ing in the neighborhood gathered, The
robin did not make any great Roadway
as a peacemaker and the mayor was
of the opinion that he just butted in
for a little excitement. At any rate
the robin did not appear to have any
favorites in the melee.
The birds fought for more than hall
an hour until they were almost ex
hausted. Finally the orioles flew back
TO their maple tree and the woodpeck
ers few to limb in their own tree.
The baby oriole, the cause of the
trouble, was found hanging from q
tiny limb, dead.
1T was certainly great fight" sai6
the mayor, but feel sorry for thai
poor little baby oriole."
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-10-16
AN UNPARALLELED RECORD.

The following dispatch was sent
out from Washington, D. c., one Mon
day soon after the new excise law
went into effect:
"The national capital awakened to-
day to find that during the thirty-one
hours from midnight Saturday to 7
o'clock this morning it had been a
'jagless' town, Not one arrest for
drunkenness had been made by the
police in that time, and the police
court docket was a lonesome sight.
The new and rigid excise law passed
by congress was responsible for the
wave of Sabbath purity.
Where are the prisoners?' de-
manded Police Judge Pugh when he
assembled the bench and cast his eye
around for the usual Monday morning
array.
There amt none, yer honor said
the bailiff, almost sadly. We amt
got so much as plain drunk
"The record, so far as the police
have been able to ascertain, is un-
paralleled in the annals Of the de-
partment"