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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-13

thereat That the association has ac-
complished much in the twelve years
OF It's existence does not have to be
argued--it is admitted. But there is
a growing feeling that its methods
VIII In measure have to be revised.
Fhey are not as effective as they
should be nor as they could be made.
The part of the river south Of Keo-
kuk has not been recognized as IL Is
felt 1t should have been SO far in the
distribution of the work made pos
sible by the congressional appropria-
ton Of 100000 a year for each Of
ten years. This, as Mr. Trawick point
cd out last evening, has been due to
the fact that the right kind OF repre-
sentation has not been made to the
right department at Washington. What
Is needed is money, not for graft but
for legitimate expenses, and it must
be provided by the cities and the In
dividuals to be benefited. It Is point
ed out that for one thing there has
been no improvement in the method
OF loading and unloading freights as
nrst employed scores OF years ago.
80 far as Mr.. Trawick's knowledge
goes. and he is man Of wide exper-
fence, there Is only one inland water
way In the country that is equipped
IN anything like good shape for the
rapid and satisfactory transaction OF
business and that is the Missouri be-
tween Kansas City and its confluence
with the Mississippi
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-13
Interesting and Instructive.

Renewing the card gan jacket he
wore under his coat and seating
himself at the table, Mr.. Trawick,
feeling at home in the small COM
pany, talked conyersationalIy for the
greater part of an hour and half
and told more of the Cooper diam and
the transmission of power and the
aims and purposes and ambitions CT
The company and the future OF the
country served with electricity by the
company than any member OF the
small group ever head fore. When
he appeared to arrive at point where
a question could be asked without in
terruption, l.. B. Boswell or Judge
Perry asked questions bearing on the
general subject under discussion. In
voluntary statement and in answers
to questions Mr.. Trawitk showed h m
self thoroughly informed and spoke
unreservedly and frankly, and at The
same time Interestingly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-13

w 1890 hSCiliAlS
cured, w ri s Mrs.
Sarah Baker Of Not
tinghill, Mo. Our
m e &C h ant bought
som . of Chamber
lain Is m edicines
last fall and also re-
ceived some free trial
samples Of Chamber
lain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. He
gave US some Of them
and | wanted my hus-
band to try them. He
said it would do no
good. His stomach
had be an troubling
him worse shan ever.
At last on Friday /
told him IL he would
not take those tablets
Twas going to send for
q doctor md ha rnid
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-13
Look For
The Spear

Bryant, Carolyn Ikerd, Katherine Hart
man, Clyde Tieman, Ralph Collins,
Charley Collins.
Roy Frederick and wife visited in
Basco several days last week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-13
HURRICANE
DROWNED ELEVEN
Three Gasoline schooners are Known
to Have Gone Down During
the Storm.

United Press Leased Wire Service
NOME, Alaska, Oct. 13.-That up
wards of eleven persons were drown
ed in the hurricane which swept the
Alaskan coast last week was the word
brought here today by steamers. Three
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-13
General River Improvement.

What the company is more inter
ested In just now than anything else
is the river improvement, and it is
probable that at the meeting of the
Upper Mississippi River Improvement
Association at Hannibal next week
considerable time will be given over
to a discussion of questions relating
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-13

ILL., would take them. By Monday he was
mn mn. anotner man. Tic blues were gone,
III IN more more trouble with his stomach, and
ratn pest part is that the troubls has not
l a,,,n l cannot praise ChsSaber-
ala's Tablets too highly"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-13
Addressed a Meeting Of the Chamber
of Commerce and Tells Things
of Interest to Every
River City.
DISCUSSED THE DAM
Gave Information Of the Most Interest
Ing Character and Displayed 4
Splendid Acquaintance
With Conditions.

The Quincy Herald Of Saturday
evening contained the following in.
teresting account of meetig Of the
Quincy Chamber OF Commerce which
was addressed by Mr.. j. A. Trawick
Of this city. The Herald report fol-
lows:
j. A. Trawick. geeral superinten-
dent Of the Mississippi River Power
company, drove. down in his automo-
lille last evening and attended the
meeting held at the Chamber of
Commerce rooms, He thus showed
greater interest in the meeting than
Cd most OF these who were sup
posed to attend and who reside within
few blocks Of the rooms, kept at
home by the gentle rain that he drove
through for forty miles and then turn
ed around and drove back again.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-13
Have Been Measuring the Mississippi
Above Burlington and Below
Muscatine for Effect
Of Dam.
RETURN TO ROCK ISLAND
Have Been Measuring the v.loolty and
Flow Of the River Together
With Taking Some
Levels.

The engineers who have been work.
Ing along the Upper Mississippi dur.
Ing the summer. gathering statistics
demanded by the government, have
completed their work between Musca.
tine and Burlington and the fleet pass.
ed through here today on the return
trip to Rock Island, where the head.
quarters are located, says the Musca-
tine Journal.
The effect of the Keokuk dam on
the river above the giant structure is
one of the principal objects of the
work done during the summer just
closed. The force OF men working in
this immediate vicinity measured the
velocity and flow of the river and.
between New Boston and Burlington.
levels were obtained SO that In a year
Or 80 1t will be possible to tell wheth-
er the Keokuk dam has been the
cause OF sediment being deposited up
on the base OF the river above the
structure or of any change in the
velocity and flow OF the river.
Work Was Tedious.
The work of the engineers was 4
painstaking and more or less tedious
task. 1t was necessary that the fig.
ures obtained be very accurate and to
obtain this result the most careful OBJ
servatfons and calculations were
necessary. Without statistics. which
are correct to fine point, the work
would have been in vain but the en-.
gineers believe they have securd In
formation from which it will be pos
sible to tell the exact effect of the dam
on the Mississippi.
The force that worked in this vi.
cinity had to measure the exact
amount OF wat-r that passed a given
point in given length Of time and
found it necessary to string buoys
from shore to shore. The cost of the
work is said to have run into thous.
ands of dollars but the government
should now have statistics which Will
prove valuable aids toward the facts
the department wish to obtain.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-13
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
PHYSICIAN.

PHYSICIAN,
DR.. w. P. sHERl ock
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office 1s North Fifth street, In tina
Howell building.
ohce hours-1o to Il a. m; 8 TO .
p M; evenings. 7 to 8: sundays, II
to p. m. United States civil sarvics
examiner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-13
How She
Cured Her Husband

fer i've years my husband suffered
WIZ WIN mis- stomach. The medicine be took
enly gave relief for q while. nothing
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-13

DR.. BRUCE L. GiLFILLAN
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
ONCE 821h Main street, over
Black.
Residence st7 North Fourth street.
Bell phone 12s0-Red.
Hou.s: i0-12 q. m. "a .. m. 7.s
p. m. Sunday by appointment
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-13
Effect on Navigation.

In conjunction with the river i'm
provement engineers. expert engineers
in the employ of the company are
making scientific study of the ef-
feet the operation of the dam is hav-
ing on the river between keokuk and
Canton This is the zone in which
the direct influence of the dam may
not only be seen but felt by naviga-
tors. North of the dam little figuring
is necessary. The company has paid
S2.500,000 for land overhowed in the
bottoms. and it has cut down the run.
ming time of boats two hours in max.
ing the trip between Burlington and
keokuk. There is nothing doing in
the way of trouble making between
Burlington and Keokuk, but from
Keokuk clear up to keithsburg hydro
graphic data are being compiled sim
liar to those south of the dam, and
when completed and diagramed and
charted, the entire water problem d.
rectly and remotely connected with
the dam will be made plain. And
when the power plant is run at full
capacity and the full limit Of storing
the water up to the limit OF rs per
cent during certain night hours is
reached, the system Of release will be |
regulated and navigators will be able /
to take advantage of the tides Just as
they now do where the natural flow
and ebb Of tides are encountered.
Temporary IneonvenIences.
With no word OF censure addressed
against any interest or individual, Mr..
Trawick likened the conditions at
present to those in city where some
temporary inconvenience Is experien.
ced while improvements are being
made. When the blasting of the river
bed is completed Keokuk will have a
better landing than she has had since
old man Keokuk arrived in his birch 1
bark canoe, a clear depth that at low
est stage will be at least six feet.
The Keokuk landing will be trans
formed from the worst to one of the
best on the upper river. 1t was be-
cause of the improvements that are
being made that the Dubuque ran her
prov upon pile Of rock and lost five
or six hours, the longest interruption
to navigation that has occurred, and
the federal government takes all the
blame for that, relieving the com {,
pany of responsibility.
General River Improvement. II
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-13

factories and other establishments
and institutions to locate in this ter
ritory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-12
SUPPLIES ADEQUATE
IN PRODUCE MARKET
Sweet Potatoes $2.25 to $3.50
Per Barrel-NO Change
in Grain Market

Business on Morris avenue continues to
show the same .otivity that marked the
weeks opening on Monday. The demand
in all lines is good and the supply con
tinues to keep we'll abreast.
Scuppernong grapes arrived a few days
since and are going good at 81 a crate.
Sweet potatoes are quoted by the barrel
at s2.25 and $3.50. while Irish potatoes
dropped to $1.05 bushel. Jumbo celery
is selling on Morris avenue at 80 cents a
dozen. The smaller variety of celery sells
for 80 and 10 cents, but none is to be mad
in the local produce market. The supply
in the produce division of the market
continues adequate to meet the fine de-
mand.
No change has been noted in the grain
market for three days past. Business
continues to hold up well and the general
trend of the market is upward.
The poultry market continues to held
firm at Is cents for hens and 20 and 2l
cents for fryers. The demand is active
and the supply of fryers good. Hens are
somewhat short. but the market is not
seriously affected. Eggs are In good de-
mand at from % to Is cents and the sup
ply is adequate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-12
Some Thief, This

There have been a great many rob-
berries in the last three months. But
the climax was reached last night when
a $1,000 street car. Weighing several
tons, was stolen from the Northeast
line near the terminus, says the Kansas
City Times.
1t wasn't simply case of stealing a
ride. 1t was a case of stealing a street
car to steal ride. And one bandit did
it, No passengers were stolen.
About 2 o'clock the 80 o'clock owl
was going to the Northeast end of the
line. A young man about % years old
first refused to pay his fare. chen he
insisted on making trouble for the con-
ductor and motorman. When the car
turned in at the barn he got off. few
minutes later the car was gone. The
young man had started cruise for
downtown The tail light could be seen
as the "owl' sped over the hill.
The police were notified. Detectives
and policemen were sent in squads to in
tercept the young man and his steed
And the Metropolitan sent out a motor
cycle man.
And patrolmen from the district
started in pursuit in another car.
At Lexington and Maple avenues A.
III. Peterson and Dick Elliott, detectives,
met the car and arrested the young
driver. lie gave the name of George
Culls and said that he was a baker liv-
ing at 1856 Grand avenue He is 23
years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-12
RAINS |NCREACE
SHORT SELLING
Some, However, Believe the
Crop Damage i'm West
Irreparable

New Orleans, September 11.-During the
greater part of todays session the cotton
market had declining tendency. although
no real weakness was displayed. Con-
tinued rains in Texas and Oklahoma and
crop accounts to the effect that the plant
was doing much better under them had
the effect of increasing short selling. al
though at least one crop expert came
out with the opinion that much of the
damage in the west is irreparabe
On the opening the tone was steady and
prices were unchanged to points up
compared with the last prices of yester-
day. Cables were better than due on fu-
lures, but private cable messages told of
slackening trade in Manchester. After
the call prices were 2 to points over
yesterdays close. This was the highest
of the day. The detailed weather re-
ports again noted much rain in the west
and the forecast promised more. Selling
gradually increased and in the afternoon
the trading months We're forced Is to l6
points under the last quotations of yester-
day. The close was steady at a net de-
cline of IA to 16 points
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-12
WILL CONTINUE THE
COMMIT TEES WORK
Moulthrop Pleased at Prog
ress Made to Abolish Con-
yict Lease System

Eufaula. September 11.-(SpeciaI)
Col. Robert Moulthrop, chairman of the
executive committee of the Alabama
Convict Improvement association. Is
delighted with the progress noted at
the meeting held this week in Mont
gomery He states that he is going
to continue the. committees work of
organizing the state through the coun-
ties and that at the next meeting.
which may be. held at Mobile, some
thing definite may be done looking to-
ward the abolishment of the state con
vict lease system and the placing of
the eonvicts on the public roads in
stead
shortage of freight cars Is al
ready being felt here by the Central
of Georgia railroad on account of the
greatly Increased business
1t is rumored that a number of ex-
perienced lumber men are preparing
TO take over the local lumber mill AMI
operate it to its fullest capacity in
connection with saw mills in the eoun-
try.
io olu CoInInaHuery. y =.
Knights Templar, is to be formally re-
organized within the next week. as
Grand Secretary George A. Beauchamp
OF Montgomery has notified the local
members that he will be able to come
to Eufaula within that time for this
purpose.
A large young mems Bible class IL
being organized at the First Metho-
dist church through the efforts of the
pastor, Rev. FL. c. Threadgill.
be covered with white frost. and that We
had better get in communication with the
coal dealers. 1t is well to remember for
our own interest If for nothing else that
we should not do or say anything that
would tend to impede the efforts of those
who are trying to help improve our state
and community. That there is no lack
of men ready to serve their countrymen
in public way. The duty of the voter
Is to select those whom they believe To
be suited and equipped in every respect
for the positions they are asking at the
hands of their friends. Those seeking
office should be men of earnest sincerity.
calm judgment, known integrity and will
see that justice is done to the humblest
citizen.
We should keep In mind in passing
through life that we should try to make
the world better, more attractive. and
more beautiful and lifting our fellow man
out of the tangled ways into which he
has fallen, and struggling each day to get
a stronger hold on our human friendships
Don't be worried about what the scien-
lists and other learned men are saying
about the mystefles of after life. The best
thing to do is to go to the Bible and
there you will find the clearest view or
another plane of existence. Certainly none
of us would forget those who have brought
us so much comfort and pleasure and
have come to our relief when we were in
need of help.
have mentioned only few things that
we should remember and leave to the pub
lie to say if they are not important.
The last to mention is of vastly more
Importance than all the others-the re-
membrance OF God.
j. LAWLER DARBY.
Birmingham September II, 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-12

ceipts 5000; market % to SO cents lower.
Bulk of sales. $s0S so; heavy, S.. .1odS. 40;
packers and butchers, $S0lS.75; lights, $50
$50; pigs, s6. 25Ql7.
Cattle: Receipts 1000 including 600 south
erns market steady to strong. Prime led
steers, S. .50n9; dressed beef steers. s7ood
$50; southern steers, s5.25M6.50; cows, s4@
60; heifers, 81. .J0d9; stockers, 80. 2o4S
calves, s5. 5Od950.
Sheep: Receipts 5000; market steady to
10 cents higher. Lambs, $6. 7om7 40; year
lings. 81 .50q5; wethers, $iG4 co. ewes, $3.50
al
St Louis September 11.-Cattle: Re-
ceipts 1900. including 1900 southerns; mar
ket steady. Choice to firm steers, SSd9i
good to choice steers. 81 .25GS; dressed and
butcher steers. SO soar 20; stockers, S5.25n
S; dressed and butcher steers 50. 501l 20;
stockers, So. .25Gp7 80; calves, $6@11; Texas
steers, s6a7.75; Texas cows and heifers.
81 .25di6.50.
Hogs: Receipts, 1880. market lower.
Pigs and lights. $5.50u910; mixed and
butchers. IS. 65a9: good heavy. IS 5oaS.75
Sheep: Receipts, 2S00; market steady.
Muttons. So .25a4; yearlings. $5@6; lambs,
ST. .50Gl7. %.
Louisville, Ky. September 11.-Cattle:
Receipts slow, $2@5.25
Hogs: Receipts, 500: range, So 50d9. 90
Sheep: Receipts. 200; lambs, 6lac down.;
sheep, 31ac down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-12
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Jackson Urges Wards Fitness

To the Editor of The Age-ITerald:
The election for president of the board
OF the city commissioners is to be held
Monday next. This election is too i'm
portant TO warrant the present general
apathy.
am writing this to call attention of the
people to the fact that in my opinion
George B. Ward would serve their inter
ests better than either Of the other candi-
dates.
Many good men are being led off by Mr.
Wards enemies and being used by these
enemies in their effort to defeat him.
My reasons for supporting him are
based:
/. On Mr.. Wards success in his former
administration as mayor of this city. his
steady fight for better conditions, both
morally and ply ysicaly.
2. Mr.. Ward has financial ability and
the city's need of such a man at this
time is paramount.
3. After a personal acquaintance OF more
than 20 years I know Mr.. Ward is worthy
of the confidence and esteem of every
man, woman and child In this city.
4. believe that his interest in the whole
city will cause him to insist on every
ward in the city receiving fair treatment
and consideration, that he will not be lax
in having the laws of the city enforced,
and that he will do so without fear or
favor to anyone.
5. And by no means least | do not think
it wise to have three lawyers on the board
ar one time. A man of business expert
ence viii give more stability to the af-
fairs of the city.
Mr.. Aliens attempt to prejudice the
masses of the people against Mr. Ward
by insinuating that he leans toward cor
porations IS simply campaign mis-
statement. Mr.. Wards private and official
record is in direct contradiction of Mr.
Aliens charges and the people should
not be misled BY such tactics.
This seems to be the last straw tC
which Mr.. Allen is clinging.
The reasons given above are good anc
sufficient. In my Judgment, for every quail
flied voter in Birmingham to give Mr.
Ward his support, and / am presuming tC
urge every man to waive petty prejudice,
and issues and vote for the general good
f. NJ. JACKSON.
| Birmingham, September H. 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-12
COTTON MARKET IS
MUCH LESS ACTIVE
Impression Created That
Sentiment Has Become
Divided

New York. September 1.-THE cotton
market was much less active today and
fluctuations were irregular enough to cre-
sentiment had become rather more divided
as to the immediate course of the market.
The further rains reported in the south
west were accompanied by conflicting re-
ports as to their effect on the crop out
look, some claiming that they had beaten
out open cotton, while others said they
had checked deterioration and would help
to fill out bolls with the result of new
growth depending upon a favora BILE au-
tumn and late winter. There was little
change IN crop reports from the eastern
belt and while there appears to be a
tendency in certain quarters to modify
extremely bullish views of the yield, to-
days selling seemed to reflect reports OF
an easier turn in eastern belt spot mar
kets, and the increasing movement rather
than any general change of sentiment re-
garding the supplies and requirements.
Closing prices We're or 4 points up from
the lowest on covering, with the tone
steady at net decline of to points.
There was a renewal of yesterdays
buying movement at the opening, and with
the cables considerably better than due.
first prices here were to 13 points high
er. Realizing and scattered selling from
local, foreign and southern sources soon
sent the market off to a shade under
the closing figures of last night but there
seemed to be good buying on the set
backs and prices rallied again to nearly
the initial figures. Offerings then in
creased on reports of a poor demand for
ocean freights from New Orleans and pri-
vate wires from eastern belt sections pre-
dieting that cotton would soon move to-
ward New York, should spot business fail
to improve. and active months sold to
II points net lower. or back to practically
the low level of yesterday afternoon on
December and later positions. October
was relatively steady as though infu-
eneed by the small local stock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-12
WHEAT 1C. UNDER
PREVIOUS NIGHT
Assertions Tariff Changes
From Canada Effective
Any Time

Chicago, September 11.-Assertions that
tariff changes affecting grain importa-
tions from Canada need not wait for the
assembling of Parliament in January, but
may be put in force at any weekly meet
ing of the dominion cabinet, had bear
iSl effect on the wheat market here to-
day. The close was weak, &c to sale
under last night. Corn suffered a net de-
cline of 11s@1Ac to 1as@11ac Oats fin
ished 7sa1lsc down and provisions were
off 711Q25c.
Advices regarding the outlook for early
free entry of wheat from Canada We're
in fiat contradiction of latest advices of
yesterday, but were generally accepted as
true and acted on accordingly Absence
of export call, aside from little on
weak spots, counted further against
values, as did the slacknes sof merchan-
dising demand.
Although wheat rallied somewhat at
times, the market failed to hold, and each
time sagged lower than before. Bearish
cables big receipts from the spring crop
and rains that improved the prospect for
fall plowing were among the factors re-
sponsible for the defeat OF the bulls
Corn could stand up under aggressive
selling by the leading shorts, especially as
longs of various degrees were unloading
Rain, which revived pas
lures, had much to do with the weakness.
The best recovery was due to predictions
of frost in South Dakota and Minnesota,
but advices came from those states that
the crop was for the most part out of
danger.
Reports were current that a large
~ Of fc would Skinned into the
United States from Canada. AS the actual
between Winnipeg and Chi
cago prices amounts to about 10c a bush
ell, the effect on the market here was de-
pr essing.
Provisions went decidedly lower on ac-
count of continued weakness in the hog
market. Pork fell sharply under the $50
level There was much selling pressure
from packers.