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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
the sunday afternoon groups wher

the Sunday afternoon groups where
lonely girls and girls away from home
find friends and place of refuge from
the utter loneliness Of a Sunday after
noon spent In furnished room. And
I can almost hear the echoes Of the
Sunday songs and the vesper talk like
which there is nothing as helpful out
side the church.
And now comes the thrilling part
for as slip into the club room see
a laughing chattering crowd of-In-
dams Pho, just Camp Fire girls with
their fringed dresses and honor beads.
As they quiet down and form circle
around their three candles and the
melody of their chant rings out just
wish were one of them.
Then the quiet rest room and the
rooms where any strange girl or
woman who has no place to stay over
night may sleep make their appeal to
me. Then comes the big auditorium
with It's possibilities for wholesome en-
.tertainment and the rooms for classes
tic meet any need that may arise.
Bible classes, English classes, first
aid classes or millinery classes. But
I always go down to the basement be-
fore leave and as | slip by locker
and shower rooms / can almost see
the jolly groups of gym girls trooping
into the well equipped gymnasium
where fun and music, order and rythm
all 90 toward making attractive the
building up of physical endurance and
perfection for the womanhood OF
Keokuk.
My final peek is into the big base
ment room where the children can
laugh and play and learn many happy
helpful things and where, if we pos
sibly can, the young women, busy all
day long. may array themselves In
white caps and aprons and learn tc
cook wholesome and appetizing food
and have many an evening of good
time and good fellowship.
II tell you the money for that
building has to come and no one can
say in the face of such a vision that
the work is not needed or that it is
not worth while. Keokuk will never
let such work as that fail and well
keep at it until all Keokuk pulls to
gether to make it possible.
1.-THE reporter slipped away Just
then but he felt like giving three
cheers for the courageous spirit of the
determined little woman and three
more cheers for the people of Keo
Euk who are making possible the work
| of the Young Women's Christian AS
ISOLATION"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to
night and probably Saturday. Rising
temperature. Moderate variable
winds.
For Illinois: Generally fair tonight
and Saturday Slowly rising temper
ature Saturday, north portion tonight.
Moderate variable winds.
For Iowa: Fair tonight and probably
Saturday. Rising temperature. Mod
crate variable winds.
For Missouri: Fair tonight ana
probably Saturday. Rising tempera-
ture Saturday and north portion to-
night. Moderate variable winds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
a Newspaper Change at Ames.

Mason City Times: The Ames Daily
Intelligencer has been discontinued,
and the Ames Weekly Tribune takes
it's place. w. G.. Williams, who has
installed one of the most complete
plants in central Iowa, will have asso-
ciated with him as editor of the pub
LEGATION Paul Maclean, one of the best
writer's in the west. Mr.. Maclean has
been connected in the past with the
Carroll Herald. Creston Gazette, At
lantic Telegraph and recently with
the Sioux City Tribune. He is a
scholarly writer, a good reasoner, and
has delightful personality. He and
Williams should make magnificent
team in conducting a great newspaper
in a great and growing town. Des
Moines competition seemed too strong
for maintaining a daily at Ames, and
it was discontinued. BY changing the
name Charles City has the distinc.
ton of having the only intelligenceI
in Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
THE INFERNO OF
THE STEAM LAUNDRY
Girls Painting From the Terrific Heat
In Summer Time Is Very Com
mon Occurrence.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
ST. LOUIS, May 2S.-How the girls
in the laundries tainted from the ex-
cessive heat in the buildings and had
to be carried out on stretchers and
revived by physicians always kept
within calling distance. was told to
the senate commission today at It's
session at the Planters hotel.
One girl, bundle wrapper at the
American Steam Laundry, 16 years
old, who is receiving $5.95 a week,
said that during the summer months
the girls in that institution often
tainted at the folding and wrapping
tables. She said she remembered Of
having counted six girls last summer
who were carried out and revived. No
emergency hospital is provided in this
laundry though physic an is kept
within calling distance.
The heat in the summer Is awful,
she said.
This girl said she began work when
she was Ia years old, at $3.50 a week.
She said her increase in wages was
due to the fact that her hours were
| increased from eight to nine after she
had been working about year. She
lis helping her mother support the
family of three.
The second girl from this laundry
said she began working when IA
years old because she didn't like to
go to school, though she didn't have
to work. as papa was working"
Both these girls bought Is cent
lunches daily.
Two scrub women from the Pierce
building said they received $26 a
month, payable $13 every two weeks
Both were married but one was sep
arated from her husband and taking
care o fher father. The other woman
who said she was 81 years old, said
she ate only two meals day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
Sickness Not to Interfere.

limited Press Leased Wire Service]
WASHINGTON, May 23.-State de-
partment officials expressed the belief
today that the illness of the mikado
OF Japan would IN no way interiors
with the diplomatic negotiations now
in progress between that country and
the United States over the California
alien land law
Ambassador Chinda is now prepar-
ing the rejoinder to the United States
reply note to Japan's original protest,
under cabled instructions from the
Toxic foreign minister. 1t is the gen.
eral belief here that this would be
presented to Secretary OF State Bryan
early next week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
INSTANTLY KILLED
ON TORPEDO BOAT
Cylinder Head Blew Out and Two
Were Killed While One Received
Fatal Injuries.

IITnited Press Leased Wire Service:]
SAN DIEGO, Cal, May 23.-Two
men were instantly killed, and one
fatally injured today when a cylinder
head blew out of the port engine OF
the torpedo boat destroyer Stewart,
90 miles off San Diego. The Stewar,
was making speed test when the
explosion occurred.
The dead:
r. C. SMITH, engineer
Fl. F. BOOK, machinist mate.
Fatally injured:
Alma Miller, oiler.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
CITY NEWS.

The fire department was called
to the K. & H. bridge at 2:45 this
afternoon where bucket of tar had
upset, setting fire to some timbers.
The fire was quickly extinguished.
A current report that all seats for
the Symphony concert are sold, Is
not true. There are plenty OF seats
left Gallery at SOC may be bought
now.-Ady.
Miss Cara Curtis Townsend who
is one Of the supervisors of manual
training in the schools of Cleveland
will serve as one of the garden super
yisors in the out door work done by
the schools of that city. Cleveland IS
very progressive and has established
twenty public supervised play grounds
the maintenance of which for one
summer will cost $4,000. Because OF
this summer work Miss Townsend
will not return to Keokuk until late
! in the season.
According to the report from
| Washington, Dan w. Hamilton ap
pears to be in the read in the race fol
the position of United States attorney
In the southern district of Iowa
which includes Keokuk.
The Corpus Christi procession
will be held at ST. Mary's church nex1
Sunday at the 10 o'clock mass. This
feast is celebrated every year IN
memory of the institution of holy com
munion at the Last Supper.
John O'Brien of the S. & w. Co.
| filed an information in the superior
court charging James Hiherd OF steal
ing brass fixtures to the value OF S2,9;
and ]. P. Allen OF the water power
company filed an information agains
Max Barnoff charging him with has
ling stolen several articles. 1t is prob
able that the information against Bar
noff will be changed to receivins
stolen property. Both men wish te
be arraigned as soon as possible 81
that they may give bond.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
FIRST OPENING OF
COUNTRY CLUB
Golf and Bridge in the Afternoon and
Dance In Evening, on Pro-
uran for the Da,,.


Because the weather interfered last
Saturday, 1t was impossible to have
the annual opening of the Keokuk
Country club and the program which
was to have been observed then, will
take place tomorrow at the old club
grounds. During the afternoon golf
and bridge will occupy the attention
of the members and in the evening
there will be a dance on the porch.
The golf tournament for Saturday was
announced in last nights paper with
the names of those who VIII be in the
play.
Automobile service will be furnish
ed from the corner of Thirteenth and
Orleans street to the grounds com.
mencing at 2:30 in the afternoon.
Myrtle F, Baker, president of the
Country club said today that If the
weather was pleasant, one of the
largest openings of recent years coufc
be expected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
4 TrIbute 10 Senator WRIGHT.

A Journal editorial of May 20, 1873:
quiet visit to his children. Beyond
his family, however, there are many in
Sioux City who would bid the sena-
tor hearty welcome to our town. In
the contest preceding his election to
the senate he had here as stanch
friends as anywhere in the state. It
is something to his honor that his
friends then are his tirmer friends
now. In all the trying positions In
which he has been placed he has
acquitted himself like man. He has
not brought to shame any honest man
who put faith in him. Therefore the
greetings he meets among friends
may we'll be cordial. From the very
outset of his career In the senate.
commencing with the forty-second
congress, he took high position in that
body and few men of its member
ship now stand higher for ability and
manly worth His whole career in
public life has been signalized by his
strict fidelity to the interests com
mitted to his care, and by love of
purity and virtue that no days have
dark enough to dim. Coming to Iowa
in it's earliest days, and his whole
life, comparatively, being known to
its people, the good name he has
made, and which was never more con
spicuous than now, may we'll be to him
the fullness Of glory. The example
of his character cannot well be other
wise than good in all its influences
To know him is to quicken hope to
meet him is to have faith renewed
May he live long and be prospered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
Daily Stock Letter.
copyright 1913 by N. Y. Evening
Post COL

copyright 1913 by N. Y Evening
Post COL
NEW YORK, May 23.-Prices fluc-
tuated irregularly in the course OF
todays uninteresting stock market,
and the net variations were neither
important nor suggestive of any
change in sentiment. The strength OF
Union Pacific came in for some dis
cussion, but nothing new developed
in connection with the efforts of
those interested in Strengthening out
the Union Pacifc-Southern Pacific
tangle The movement of these stocks
indicated that the liquidation of specu-
lative holdings had been pretty well
accomplished and that the investment
demand was broadening. On this
point, however, too much need not be
taken for granted, since other sec
tions of the bond market were at
times rather heavy The ST. Louis
and San Francisco issues, together
with the California petroleum shares,
were weak again, but this movement
had little or no influence on the rest
of the list. During the final hour the
market was most of the time dull and
even in the stocks which are usually
active there was no movement TO
speak OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
Weather Conditions.

Fair, moderately cool weather over
the western plains and the Mississippi
valley attends high pressure in this
region, and there have been rains
from the central gulf to the Atlantic
states where the pressure is low, New
Orleans and Knoxville, Tenn, report
ing over one inch of rainfall.
Conditions indicate fair weather
tonight and probably Saturday, TO.
this section. and becoming warmes
with moderate, variable winds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23

FOR VETERANS CAR FARE
To the Fifteenth Anniversary ceIebra'
tion-Appropriation About $4,000
Short Of the
Demands.

1t has been talked about in many
circles and in the newspapers of the
state, that the appropriation made by
the Iowa legislature falls short about
$4,000 of being enough to carry out
the purpose Of paying transportation
of Iowa veterans to Gettysburg bat
tlefield. No lawful plan has been
devised to raise the money to make
up the deficiency. The Des Moines
Capital newspaper has undertaken TO
raise the $4,000 needed to supply the
deficiency. That paper sent private
letter to Judge Henry Bank concern
ing the matter Iowans all agree that
it is not fair to send go veterans at
state expense and make 100 more who
are eligible to the same right, pay
their own way In the Capital letter it
said:
THE Capital will undertake to raise
the $4,000 needed We want your
help. The Capital urges you to aid
in your neighborhood; first by making
a subscription of your own. The Cap
ital has started the fund with $4450
enough to pay for the railroad
ticket of one old soldier. Any sum,
large or small, will be gladly receiyed
The money will be turned over imme-
diately to the state commission In
charge. The commission Is made up
OF Adjutant General Guy E. Logan, AS
sistant Adjutant General George New
man and Captain H. M Pickel"
1t is said that "a campaign will be
made by the Capital and by state Off
ciais before the next general assem-
byl for an appropriation to reim-
burse all who subscribe to the fund
and it is believed that the Legislature
will make the appropriation The
Capital frankly says:
in the event the legislature does
not appropriate the Capital will make
! no claim for its subscription and asks
| you to subscribe on the same basis,
and adds: This is not charity bu
a patriotic movement made necessary
L by an emergency.
This morning. though very busy
Judge Bank laid the contents of the
letter before number of persons a
I the court house and it was fully dis
cussed. At the request of the mem
bers of the Grand Army of the Re
public and number of the members
of the bar. the matter of raising fund.
was placed in the hands of Ed S. LOT
ton who is an active son of veteran
and though Mr.. Lotion is very busy
man, he accepted the charge and vii
| do his best to have Keokuk do hel
| full duty In this emergency. Judge
Bank headed the list with subscrip
ton of SIS.
Subscriptions may be left at thu
Office of The Gate City or the Con
stitution Democrat, with the assur
ance that they will find their way in
to the hands of Mr. Lotion and viii
be promptly forwarded to Des Moine'
by him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
WILSEY CASE rs
PROCEEDING SLOWLY
Rebuttal Witnesses Are Brought to
the Stand Today by the State
In MansIaughter Case.

Rebuttal witnesses were introduced
by the state in the Wilsey trial today.
Several character witnesses were in
troduced by the state affecting
the reputation for truth and veracity
Of the star witness for the defense who
claimed that Mrs. Trenter had told
her before she died that she had
brought the trouble on herself.
1t is probable that the trial will not
be, completed tomorrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
seaweed In Commerce.

1t is always known that seaweed
contained large quantity of iodine,
but today 1t is used in the manufac-
ture of certain kind of cloth, while
certain species are eaten under the
names of "dulse," "stoke" and cur
rageen." Kelp is burned seaweed,
and Devonshire seaweed is used for
a large number Of purposes; there
fore, the seaweed gatherers of today
are In better position than ever
before.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
Y.W.C.A. NOTES
Not 4 Pipe Dream.

Now, what is told below is no pipe
dream. Keokuk women and girls
don't smoke pipes. They do not even
look upon the cigarette when 1t is
alight and gives to the air sitting
aroma. No they don t." hardly ever.
So this could be no pipe dream or
anything akin to it. IL is measure
OF the feeling of honest purpose and
duty which pervades tho minds and
hearts Of the women and girls of
Keokuk. It is more than a trivial
pipe dream, 1t is more than bubble
blown from pipe which floats for a
time in the air and then suddenly
returns to drop of water. The en-
terprise is a substantial step to the
moral and social uplift in Keokuh
which cannot be estimated in dollars
and cents. 1t is with the people of
Keokuk just now to show their faith
Ks. # they do not come
to the rescue now with a smile and a
liberal hand, let them hereafter for
ever hold their peace on matters of
reform and uplift talk, or of making
the world better.
-Four Keokuk women met In sol
emn convocation one day recently and
an eavesdropping reporter heard a
tale somewhat on this order:
Well, what kind of time did you
have today II just couldn't do
thing It's awfully slow, discourag-
i,.r, ~ a
we'll ever get the money for that
building?" my but I'm tired. just
wonder II It's worth all the work any
way?'
sat this final remark, one small but
determined woman said: Now just
look here, don't you ever say that
again, If you think it, just go over to
that beautiful building and even If
there isn't stick of furniture in it
and although we're having nard work
making any prospects for furniture
materialize, you won't dare even think
again that it's no use. Why never go
in there that don't go away with a
vision that makes me equal to almost
anything in order to get that building
for Keokuk and her girls and women.
When go into that lobby with its
big fire place and inviting appearance
| can just feel spirit of home and
welcome that would be most grateful
to any woman and especially to a
stranger or a lonely girl or woman.
don't care what my need might be I'd
know that | would find a helping hand
and friendly welcome in that place
And | simply can't look into the din
ing room and kitchen without having
the pangs Of hunger come upon me as
] think of the good things that will be
in there and OF the crowds that vii
go In hungry and come out satisfied
And the thought of banauets ane
merrymakings that are to be there
make me feel as IL could hardly wal
for them to begin.
Then there's that inviting readinf
room that can imagine furnished sc
costly with long rows of hooks alont
the walls and bright magazines on thu
table. / can see that room filled will
lcotIiS pusiHesS WoHOH 1T nouH eiii'
and in the afternoon with women stop
ing in for a little rest or visit and il
the evening, the club girls and gym
girls and girls who have gathered TO
class work.
When go up stairs into the secon
floor lobby with it's fireplace and COZ
corners can see afternoon socia
groups with cheering cups Of tea an
evening marshmallow toasts and stor
telling groups. And | can see ais
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
}i'Z|El|EEzz|
entertained Informally.

Mrs. Geo. e. Xix entertained few
friends very Informally yesterday at
ternoon at her home on Grand avenue.
The out OF town guests for whom the
company was given were Mrs. Chris
topher Williams of Danville, Ky.
Mesdames Crunden and Filley of st.
Louis, and Mrs. Grace Carter-Rollins
Of Kansas City, and Miss McCombs of
Havre de Grace, Md, who is the guest
of Mrs. VIM. Logan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
Hard to See Under Water.

There Is no scientific instrument Of
the scope" character which enables
one to see down to 80 or so feet under
water. When the sun shines vertical
ly over water, box OF bucket with q
glass bottom is often used to look
into the water. A cloth covering to
exclude light from the box or bucket
is sometimes employed But without
electric or some other light in the wa
ter these devices are not very salts.
factory.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
EaxorIte Flowers Now.

1t is very interesting to note that
the kind of flowers which years ago
grew in your grandmothers' garden
have gotten into society. The favor
lite flowers for party decorations
were all snap-dragons, lark spur, Gin
namon pinks, geraniums and purple
flags. They are quite as decorative as
hot house roses and orchids.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
MISCELLANEOUS

SPECIAL PIANO BARGAINS Chick
ering square grand four round cor
ners, finished back and front in good
condition, former price $1,000, now
$500; Epworth piano was $3.50, now
$3.50; vose & Sons was $3.50, now
s11O. Enquire for the new Guest
specials at bargain prices this week.
The Guest Piano Co, Iowa's
oldest, largest and only one
priced piano house. The best
place to buy a piano. AIS Main st.
G. A. Overholt, manager.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
Entertained all srIdae.

Miss Ida G. Howell and Mrs.
Ralph B. Brownell entertained at
bridge this afternoon, The honor
guests were Mesdames Filley, Crun-
den and Baird.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23

When you have i bilious attack give
Chamberlain's 'ablets tri.l. They
are excellent. For sale by Wilkinson
& Co. Pharmacy and J. F. Kiedaisch
& Son.--Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
Formation of Friendship.

We cannot tell the precise moment
when friendship is formed. AS in
filling vessel drop by drop, there
is at least drop which makes 1t run
over; SO in series of kindnesses
there is at last one which makes the
heart run over. From Boswell's Life
of Johnson
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
Practical Frenchwomen.

The Frenchwoman makes point Of
understanding the business either Of
her husband or her employer, and
is seldom content to be mere clerk
or typewriter. 1t is maintained that
the reason woman's influence is more
potent in France than in England is
because of the Frenchwomans great
er capacity in practical way.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
cave Iuncheon Today,

Mrs. Hugh L. Cooper entertained at
a one o'clock luncheon today In honor
of Mrs. j. D. Filley and Mrs. F. Z.
Crunden OF st. Louis. Covers were
laid for nine guests.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
ADDITIONAL
SPORTS

Bill Whitaker, believed by some 70
be the premier pitcher of the Indian
staff. is twirling for the locals at the
park this afternoon. The day was
warmer than yesterday and it was
expected that large crowd of fans
would see the ladies' day bill.
Manager Manush elected to let
Kline play first again today, as his
back is still in stiff condition. The
boss will probably take his accustom
ed place in the line when the team
hits the road tomorrow at Cedar
Rapids.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23

FOR sALE-25 foot launch in first
class condition Fairbanks Morse en-
CINE auto co,lapsable top and side
curtains. Electric bow and stern
lights Large gas search light, life pre-
servers, chairs, brass fittings, tools,
etc. Sacrifice to quick purchaser. Ap-
ply Redden's, 1923 Concert st. Phone
| 1763-black.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23
The RrIdue Club.

Mrs Johnson Haywood will. entertain
the Bridge club on Tuesday aftern-
noon from 8 to o'clock in honor of
Miss Alice Noble.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-23

Don't think that plies can't be cured
thousands of obstinate cases have
been cured by Doan's Ointment. SO
cents at any drug Advertise.
ment