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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
highly Respected Citizen Of keokuk
Who Had Lived Here
About Sixty-Two
Years.
WAS BORN IN ENGLAND
Came TO Keokuk When a Small Boy
Only Five Years Old and
Has Resided Here
Since.

Edward Bowdep, a well known clti
rem of the city, resident here FOL
about sixty-two years died suddenly a
his home at 624 C street, at 7:a'
o'clock Friday evening Of aear'
trouble.
Mr. Bowden was born in England
eixty-seven years ago. His parents
died there when he was small boy
and when five years of age he came
to this country with an aunt, VINO
came to Keokuk, bringing the little
nephew with her and he has continued
his residence here ever since
In 1877 he married Miss Katharine
Carroll who survives him with four
sons, Edward, Raymond, Henry and
Theodore Bowden.
Mr.. Bowden's vocation was that OF
q painter, and he was Skilled ant.
reliable workman in that line. About
three years ago he met with seri-
Gus accident, falling and breaking
several ribs and receiving other IN
juries, and while apparently recover
ing from his injuries, he never recoV
cred his normal health. He seemed
to gradually fail and lose his former
vigor and strength, falling away IN
weight and otherwise showing a loss
OF vitality and symptoms of heart
trouble. Friday evening without any
sign OF serious ailment he was sitting
1t his home, when suddenly he seem
ed to weaken and fell over and was
dead in a short time physician
was speedily summoned who went t.
the home In haste. but the lamentea
husband and father was beyond tn.
physician's skill when he arrived. as
there were only few remaining signs
of life and these soon vanished.
The deceased was a man who had
the confidence and esteem OF every
body who knew him. For some time
he was employed with Bonham Bros,
who spoke in the highest terms OF
him as a man of honor and integrity
His neighbors among whom he resio
ed so long, held him in high esteem
ss friend and excellent citizen ans
were shocked and grieved at his SUD.
den death.
Hosts of friends In the city who
held him in warm friendship, are sad
dened by the sad and sudden event
which took from them cherished
friend and companion and grieve with
the family. extending to them heart
felt sympathy and earnest condolences
in this. their sad hour Of bereavement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
landlord Moneybags
And lis Vacant Houses

HERE'S A GOOD ONE on Landlord
Moneybags, a distinguished charter
member Of the Knockers Alliance.
Moneybass owns couple OF frame
houses on street which he has
been renting at good fat rental. Two
years ago he boosted the rent IS PEI
month. Today both houses are va
cant and Moneybags is walking up
and down Main street GUESSING the
and crying out that the town is dead.
All because he cannot rent his houses
at the inflated rental
AWFULLY BUSY watching gans
of men at work on the street Money.
bags was spouting about the deao
town to a partially deaf man. whom /.
CHANGED along and he Jumped on me
Immediately with his tale OF woe. By
skillful and strategic questioning,
Moneybags admitted the following
situation in regard to his two empty
houses:
HE LOST two families this sprins
because they secured Just as gooo
quarters at less price, from land
lord who only expects reasonable 10
percent on the value Of his rentins
property-not 20 percent.
HE LOST two months rent, but he
put aside Just $240 more from the
houses during the past two years
than in any two years before. But he
does not figure on that. He used to
be tickled to get $12 per month foi
his houses. Then he got SIT, because
he demanded it. Now he gets moth
ing. He could easily get that old 81
again, but he's too bull headed ano
narrow minded.
THEN HE GOT renters for both OF
the houses and gathered in the rent
money for three months without b
whimper about the town. But they
have both moved out now and for
that reason, he declares the town is
dead.
BUT HERE'S THE JOKE on
Moneybags. When asked him where
his two renters had gone, he told
that they had both Just moved into
houses Of their own, little homes
which they had built and were now
living happily in. paying no more
rent.
DO YOU GET THAT? Two Keokuk
families have erected homes OF their
own. They have prospered in Keo-
kuk and have done their share TOWARD
building up the city They are true
boosters. Moneybags has lost his
renters and becomes knocker. He
oyerlooks the fact that Keokuk has
two more houses. He can see moth
Jog bit the ltss OF his income. He
will not accept the old price, which
,nce satisfied him and Krumbles ano
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
Tin on the Census.

Marshalltown Times Republican:
When the state census is taken next
year commercial clubs should make II
their business to check thoroughly
and see that every nose is counted.
Carelessness and not too much poll
tics are probably at the bottom Of the
alleged loss of population.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
He's selfish, Erasping, I'm.

complains. He's selfish, Erasping, un.
reasonable.
LEAVE 1T TO A JURY Of twelve
level headed men and they will bring
in verdict that the best possible
thing for town Is people ownins
their own homes. Keokuk always
has been city Of home owners ano
the ranks are growing larger every
year. It's a mighty good sign It's
. mighty good sign that Moneybags
two tenants have erected homes Of
their own and II he were good scout
and a loyal citizen, he would rejoice
with them in their new homes.
AND THAT EXPLAINS gooc
many Of the few vacant houses which
you can find In Keokuk, the same ~
any growing city. The people arc
doing well. They are building home.
Of their own, or buying property 70,
a home. The houses which are fol
rent become vacant, NOT BECAUSE.
THE TOWN rs DEAD, but because
the occupants have built their own
homes.
A FOR RENT SIGN is not always
sign of decay.
INCIDENTALLY, 1t might be re
marked that just as soon - Money
bags finds new tenants for his houses.
the wrinkles will leave his brow. He
will cease his knocking and begin
boosting q little. He will have ns
worries next spring, for Keokuk 10
going to be mighty lively place
then, livelier than some people imas
inc just now.
THE STATE CENSUS is going I.
be taken this winter. It will show
Keokuk's population larger than I,
was ever recorded in the history o.
the city. But no matter what the fig,
ures show, there will still be grumb
lers, kickers. knockers and dyspeptics
roaming about the streets and pour.
ing out their troubles to all who will
listen. Did you ever hear . success
full man grumb1e? No stree. Dfd you
ever hear a prosperous man com
plain? He who knocks should first
be set down as a failure. Then take
his talk with that knowledge in view
II man begins knocking, ask him I,
his house is for rent. or occupied; II
he has a job or IL idle; IL his salar,
his been reduced or raised; II his d.
gestion is good or bad Nine timer
out OF ten, the knocker knocks for a
personal reason or belief. The tenth
man is usually talking to give hiA
jaws exercise.
KEOKUK has built up wonderfully
in the past couple OF years and has
not gone backward a single STEP Ke0-
kuk is still building up and will con
tfnue to builT up. She needs no tonic. ]
or pills. She is coming into her own
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27

and the sooner every citizen realizes
this and takes hold as he should, the
sooner the goal will be gained. Ano
believe me, when the victory has been
gained, want to be one who cal.
say. Il helped. was a booster ano
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27

lessons well worthy Of study by tbs
most advanced civilization and exam
pies OF strict personal honor and ef1-
cient and conscientious observance Of
Official duty. ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
Random Sketches
some Old Treaties.

It will be remembered by students
OF Iowa history that the war OF 1882
resulted in treaty which left the
ritory east OF the Mississippi, ana
that a later treaty made In 1897, oh
tanned for the United States the ces
sion Of the beautiful and fertile belt
of eastern Iowa that extends in our
neighborhood, to within mile or two
Of Batavia and crosses the Des
Moines river at the boundary OF Iowa,
ville There was a reservation left
for the Poweshiek band of Foxes OH
or near the Iowa river, the purchase
of which was the object of treat.
held in the fall of 1885, on spot now
in the vicinity OF Davenport, but then
belonging to the famous half-bloo.
l. clairs. Iowa was then attached. foi
government purposes to Wisconsin,
and its governor, the late Henry
Dodge. was the commissioner to ne.
gotiate the treaty, and the late. Gov
ernor Grimes, then q new settler, was
the secretary. This treaty, that what
ever charges may have been brought
against the Indians before Or since
for their alleged treachery In dfsre
garding treaties, the Sacs and Foxes,
at least, possessed an honorable side
to their character, which seems to bs
in some degree lacking in rulers ano
leaders of the people Of civilized ma
lions even OF the present advanced
age.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
not look back and be ashamed Of my
record ~ . knocker.
BEN, THE BOOSTER

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Evening star., 1914-03-16
PRISON CELL SUICIDE
SUBJECT FOR INQUEST
Coroner to Summon Jury to Pass on
the Death of David
N. Oliver.

coroner Nevitt is to conduct an inquest
tomorrow morning over the body OF
DaNid n oliver. stonecutter who late
Saturday night committed suicide in a
cell IN the District jail where he was
heid awaiting a trial for alleged assault
20 XII ms two sons. Howard and Nor
man. eight and six years old, by turning
on the gas in his room at ol5 list street
northwest. February e.
II had been the intention of the coro-
nef TO pass the case without holding an
inquest, but he later deemed it advisable
70 nave jury upon the circumstances
surrounding the suicide. Only a few
weeks ago a Chinaman. who was held in
1all as prisoner. committed suicide BY
hanging
olNers body was taken to the citv
morsue. II will be kept there until after
the inquest, it is stated, and will then
be buried at the expense OF the District
unless relatives claim it.
The morning that Oliver and his two
boss We're found IN the room with the
gas turned on, il is stated one of the
boys was critically ill. Father and chill
dren We're treated at Emergency Hos
Evening star., 1914-03-16
LOCAL SCHWABEN VEREIN
TO OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY
Celebration Tonight at Washington
Saengerbund, With Addresses by
Prominent Speakers.

Tonight at the hall of the Washington
saengerbund the Schwaben Verein will
celebrate its twenty-ninth anniversary.
will be addresses by number of promi-
nent speakers. The following committee
will be in charge: c. c. Braun, F.
Hanold Michael Dietz, George Haeussler,
Leonhard Sehenkel. o. Mutschler. A.
Schlachter, Eugen Braun, Hermann Noll-
mer. X. kohler. John G. Zobel and H.
Lechner.
The Germania Maennerchor will also
celebrate tonight. in the old Masonic Tenn
pie. its annual grand masque ball and
carnival, with male chorus, under the
direction of Prof Christani as a fea-
ture. Prizes will be offered for original,
group. character and other masks.
Last night the Washington Saenger-
bund dramatic section presented two
sketches at its clubhouse. with William
Hannemann, Miss 4. Moser. George p.
Pitt Mrs. +. Linzbach, Miss Eleanor
Schwarz, w. y. Pauls. Mrs. Nora Miller.
Gustav Schilling and c. Simon in the
casts
A meeting was held at the Cosmos
Club Yesterday, upon the call of Prof.
Schoenfeld of George Washington Uni
versity. to consider the establishment in
this city of a branch of the Germanistic
Society Of America. q. W. Spier acted as
temporary treasurer and DR.. Paul
Bartsch as temporary secretary. DR..
Bartsch, DR.. Schoenfeld and Capt.
Charles 4. Schwegler We're appointed a
committee to draft bylaws. 1t was an
nounced that a lecture would be given by
Prof. Ernst Elster at the New National
Museum, April :.
Evening star., 1914-03-16
REVENUE CUTTER SENECA
IN DANGEROUS ICE ZONE
But Men Aboard Are Satisfied and
Feel Concern for Those
Left ASHORE.

The revenue cutter Seneca. which is
cruising on the banks of Newfoundland,
doing ice patrol duty and sending out
radio warnings of tie position of big
bergs and dangerous Ice. so that vessels
can avoid them is generally supposed 10
be having a very rough time of it amid
winter storms and cold and in locality
that requires a constant lookout to be
kept to avoid running upon unexpected
icebergs.
The vessel is known to have been III
several heavy storms since she Wen:
north about two weeks; ago. but that the
officers and men on .he ship are Well
satisfied with their Nsorll and feel con-
cern for the safety oE those they have
left ashore is indicated in a letter re-
Gently received by Engineer-in-C Chief
Charles A. McAlister Of the revenue cut
ter service from First ;Lieutenant of En-
gineers NJ. NJ. Usina. en- duty aboard the
Seneca. Lieut.. Usina writes, in part:
I'VE have had two t7sstinct storms dur
ing the two weeks OF: the Banks. with
barometer as low as ;2s.SG at one time.
We suffered some listle discomfort, OF
course, but our chief csDncern was for the
friends who had to brNve the dangers OF
such storms ashore, :snd We are thank
full we could be at scil in a good vessel
in such terrible weathrr. And the funny
part of it Is Lieut. Isi,ta was serious and
meant every word he E'rote.
Evening star., 1914-03-16
AVONDALE APARTMENT
FIGURES IN EXCHANGE
Traded for Former Home of Army
and Navy Club and Other
Properties.

The newly completed .Avondale apart
ment on = street between 18th and 18th
streets northwest has been traded by
for the old Army and Navy club house
and other downtown properties, accord
ing 10 an announcement made today by
Randall II. Hagncr. real estate broker.
who represented Mrs Walter in the
transaction. Mr.. Wardman was repre-
sentcd by J. ]. hampton & Co. Inc.
In addition to the former clubhouse.
Mr.. Wardman. by the terms Of the eX-
change. becomes the owner of the Lee
building on the east side of 10th street
northwest, just south of F street: the
corner properties at S.6S.s 9th street
northwest and the property known as
Ill 18th street northwest.
The Avondale which is said to be
valued at about S.1J.oto. occupies lot
having a frontage of los feet and depth
OF li3 feet. 1t is a tive-story structure
of iireproof construction. and contains
thirty-nine apartments.
The former quarters of the Army and
Navy club are red brick structure, five
stories high. 1t occupies lot having
frontage of fifty feet on Connecticut ave.
nue. and l2l feet on | street. The Lee
building has a frontage of hftE-eight
feet and a depth of ninety-one feet, and
is four stories high. The 18th street
property included in the exchange has
IA frontage of eighteen feet. and is I'M
proved by a three-story brick structure
used for business purposes. The proper
ties at $50 and SIS 9th street are three
and two stories high, respectively, ana
have d total frontage of forty-three feet
on 9TH street and seventy-five feet on
81
Evening star., 1914-03-16
FOR PEACE IN TENNESSEE.
Democrats Approve the Stand
Taken by President Wilson.

Tennessee democrats are looking with
nope 10 the President for aid in the set
tIement OF democratic feuds in that
state Senator Shields and Representative
Hull have commented favorably upon
recent statement Of the President regard
ing the democratic situation in Tennes-
sec They believe that he is right in
urging that the democratic factions bury
the hatchet and unite against the repub-
Leans. AS result of the party split,
Ben ". Hooper, republican, has twice
been elected governor of the state, and
il is believed that unless the democrats
unite he may be elected Two years hence
to the Senate in place of Senator Luke
Lea
Senator Shields said:
The President in his short statement
mas covered the entire situation and in
dIcated Enthusiastically tn. only course for
all Tenncsseans believing in tho priHci-
pies of democracy, and calling themselves
democrats, to pursue. II is only "A con
crete version and application of what he
.IaS said in his work on constitutional
Sovernment-that there can be no division
Vr party allegiance and loyalty. We cam
not be democrats in national affairs while
tiigning with the republicans and over
tIrowing the democratic organization in
tennesSee.
Evening star., 1914-03-16
Washington News.

There Is perhaps no better
way 70 keep out-of-town
friends Informed as to WASH
ington news than to mail to
.hem from time to time Q
copy of The Star after you
have finished with II. some
times marking an article Of
special interest ..
The out-of-town postage of
toaay's Star IN Q cents.
Better ye.. you might send
some one out-of-town a sub
<cription 20 receive The Even
ing Star e. cry day at the rate
Of 40 cents a month. or The
Evening and Sunday Star at
so cents month.
Evening star., 1914-03-16
$4,000 LIMITATION WAIVED.
Health Department Not to Be I'm
peded by Lack Of Funds.

Because of an increase in the personal
service expenditures of the District health
department incurred through the ham
ding of an additional number of small
poX cases, the Commissioners today
waived the limitation of $4,000 placed on
expenditures of this character.
Up to the present time the department
has expended s9,199, and it is believed
that the unexpended balance of s2,SOl
will be insufficient to maintain the service
until the close of the fiscal year, June so.
Should this prove to be the case, the
Commissioners may authorize recourse to
the emergency fund for such additional
sums as may be required.
In the fiscal year 1913 the contagious
disease fund became exhausted before the
end Of the year, and, by authority Of the
Commissioners, more than $500 of the
emergency fund appropriations for that
year was set aside for use by the health
department.
Evening star., 1914-03-16
NEW TRIAL FOR FRANK
is URGED BY CLERGYMEN
Not Fairly Convicted Of the Murder
Of Mary Phagan, They
Declare.

ATLANTA, Ga, March 16-Pulpit ut
terances favoring a new trial for Leo NJ.
Frank. under sentence Of death for the
murder here of Mary Phagan, fourteen
year-old employe Of a pencil factory of
which Frank was superintendent, were
made in several Atlanta churches yester-
day
DR.. l.. o. Bricker, pastor of the First
Christian Church: DIR. A. r. Holder
~, pastor of the Moore Memorial Church
and Rev. Julian S. Rodgers, pastor Of the
East Atlanta Baptist Church. told their
congregations that they believed that the
state of public feeling at Franks trial
made a fair hearing impossible. The
ministers said they did not assert either
the innocence or guilt of Frank, but be-
lieved conditions warranted a new trial
II the evidence against this unfortu-
nate man is true-if there be no reason
able doubt-then he ought to suffer the
penalty. But it would be unfair to hang
a sheep-killing dog upon the evidence
upon which Frank has been convicted"
said DR.. Holderly.
Dr. Bricner declared the factory super
intendent should have second trial be
Setust VI aiie apparent lIlSuIlClenCy OF tne
evidence under which he was convicted. :"
He referred to the testimony Of James
Conley. the negro factory sweeper. who
said that Frank committed the crime and
that he aided him in disposing of the
body in the factory basement, and added: :
Under ordinary circumstances we in
the south do not take the word of a
negro against the word of white man,
but we were willing to believe the unsup-
ported story of negro. even after
he had sworn to three or four other atfi
davits and had admitted criminal knowl
edge and completely in the crime. and
was a self-confessed liar and perjurer-
in the face of all that we were willing
to believe his last story.
The only ground on which We have
done this is that we felt Frank was
guilty. and were, therefore, ready to be-
lieve anything that seemed to confirm it. >
Conley was convicted of being an ac
cessory after the fact to the murder He
was sentenced to one years imprison-
ment.
LEO NJ. Frank has never been fairly
convicted of the crime said Rev. Mr..
Rodgers. Il wouldn't hang a yellow dog
on James Conley's testimony, much less
white man who comes into court with
a character heretofore unchallenged'
Evening star., 1914-03-16

Green Nowlin. siyty-nine years old
identified with the tobacco business AT
Lynchburg. Va. and interested in West
Virginia coal operations died Saturday !
of paralysis.
Evening star., 1914-03-16
WILL MEET FRIDAY.
House Strike Probers to Discuss
Means for Getting Testimony.

The House mines subcommittee on
Colorado coal-strike investigation ar
ranged today to meet Friday and will
discuss getting testimony or deposition
from John d. Rockefeller and his con-
nection with the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company. in connection with the
industrial troubles in Colorado. The
subcommittee on the Michigan copper
strike inquiry will arrange in a few
days for a hearing of John Mitchell.
Representative Heating of Colorado.
in statement today, suggested that
all mine strikes and their attendant
evils would be eliminated If the federal
government would establish a standa rd
OF mining operations and exclude from
interstate commerce all mine products
not produced under this standard
Evening star., 1914-03-16
NEW CAPITOL FOR CUBA.
Bill Appropriating $1,O00.00O fol
Purpose Signed by President.

William T.. Gonzales, American minister
10 Cuba, today Informed the State De
partmcnt that President Menocal of Cuba
had signed the bill appropriating S1,GpuOo
for national capitol He reports that
foreign and nonresident architects are to
compete and that a committee of five will
select the plans. After the selection of
the preliminary drafts ten months will
be allowed competing architects to com
plete any definite projects.
The successful architect will receive
$l5.tAD and two others whose plans will
9e taken under consideration 5000 each
Evening star., 1914-03-16
To Address Hibernians at Newark.

P. T. Moran, a natiosaaI director Of the
Ancient Order of Hitsernans. will leave
Washington this evening for Newark. n
j., where he is to be enc of the principal
speakers at the banqIet tomorrow night
of the United Hibernisn organizations OF
that city. In additionsto the speech pre-
pared for the occasiosl Mr.. Moran vii!
deliver a cordial Invitation to Irishmefl
generally of the city 70 attend the exer
cises incident to thes unveiling of the
statue of Commodore. Barry here next
May. J