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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-09
RIPE OLD AGE;
EIGHTY ONE YEARS
That is the Anniversary Or. Townsen nd
10 Celebrating Quietly
Today.

DR.. r. NJ Townsend. a gentleman
well known by many people OF keokuk,
who has sojourned among its citizens
for several years, until he is almost
counted as among the pioneer class, Is
experiencing his eighty-frst birthday
anniversary today in quiet way, de.
void Of any demonstration.
DR.. Townsend spends most Of his
time in Keokuk, taking trip occasion
ally to Texas. where he has valuabls
property interests and to other
points in the south. He is man re.
markably we'll preserved physically
and mentally. He walks about the
streets and to distant points in the
city with more pleasure and apparent
ease than men whose ages are not
cbunted with half the number Of years
as are enrolled to his credit. He en-
Joys the association Of friends, Of
whom he has many in Keokulz, to some
of whom he has become much attached
and these friendships, are kindly recip-
rocated.
His Keokuk friends are extending to
him warm congratulations on this, his
notable occasion and wish him con-
tinued life of enjoyment. good health
and prosperity. And these congratula-
tions are sincere and cordial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-09
DRY CHICAGO
IS PREDICTED
Anti.Saloon Men and Women Are En-
couraged Over Showing
Made.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, April 9.-CoInty option
for Illinois and dry Chicago were
predicted by anti-saloon leaders here
today as the result of their sweeping
victories in the Tuesday election when
women voted for the first time on the
temperance question. Chicago anti
saloon men will meet at the hotel La
Sale on Monday 1t is possible that
they will decide to submit the liquor
question to a vote of Chicago electors
at the mayoralty election next April
Jokesters pointed out today that
while the anti-saloon league men were
speeding up their plans for dry Chi
cago, plans for building ninety mile
concrete roadway from Chicago to
Milwaukee are being rushed to COM
pletion. Practically complete returns
today show that twenty-five Illinois
counties went into the dry column as
the result of Tuesdays election In
Illinois, giving the drys total Of fifty
two dry counties. one more than half
the nubmer in the state.
With returns from few scattering
townships in which there are but few
saloons to be heard from 974 saloons
were voted out of business. On April
21 about thirty Illinois cities will en-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-09

son Howard was fifteen months old
last April, but he was sick with bowel
trouble from birth and suffered in
tensely. Since Mrs. Rouse has been
giving him DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pep
sin all trouble has disappeared and the
boy is becoming robust.
thousands keep DR.. Caldwell's Sy-
rup Pepsin constantly in the house, tor
every member of the family can use it
from infancy to old age. The users of
Syrup Pepsin have learned to avoid
cathartics, salts, mineral waters, pills
and other harsh remedies for they do
but temporary good and are shock
to any delicate system.
Families wishing to try free sam
pie bottle can obtain it postpaid by ad-
dressing Dr. w. B. Caldwell, 419 Wash
fngton ST, Monticello, Ill. A postal
card with your name and address on
1t will do.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-09
Searching for Lost Speaker.

DANviLLE, Ill.,, April 9.-Refused
troops by Governor Dunno who held
there was no authority for employment
OF the militia for private searching
parties. posse of deputy sheriffs and
Danville police REINFORCED by COM
pany of boy scouts. Pinkerton and
Burns detectives and fifty volunteers,
today conducted the most vigorous
search for Louis r. Patmont OF Mil
waukee. dry" lscturer and staff cor
respondent of the Christian Standard,
who has been missing ten days from
Westyille, near here, where last Tues
day night he was to have delivered a
dry lecture. Ponds and abandoned
mines were the chief fields of endeav-
ors today. the belief persisting that
the lecturer was murdered and the
body thrown into some such hidden
place.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-09

pay, had the matter been carried to
The Hague"
Rainey was the first member of
congress to agitate the question of re-
imbursing Colombia for the Panama.
revolution. He has been urging a
settlement for five years.
Senior Don Julio Betancourt, Colon
bian minister, today declined to make
any staten ant about the treaty sign
ed yesterday at Bogota between the
United States and Colombia stipulat-
ing the payment by this government
of $25.000,000 in reparation for the
sec sssion Of Panama.
When asked IL he knew anything
about the apology clause in the
treaty Senior Betancourt said: "All
know is the treaty was signed at
Bogota. It's full details have not
been communicated to the legation.
When it is. publishef in Bogota which
will be in two or three days, l may
then issue a statement
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-09

bic Compound and in short time was
cured and have been in excellent health
since. l always praise the Compound
whenever 1 have an opportunity as l
know it helped me and will help Others.
Lately l have given the Compound to
my daughter and 1 wish all suffering
women would take it and be convinced
of its worth. Mrs. JAMES A. BEIDEL,
lib N. Penn Stree, Shippensburg, Pa.
Lydia E. Pirkham' $ Vegetable Com
pound, made from nativeroots and herbs,
contains no narcotic or harmful drugs,
and to-day holds the record of being the
most successful remedy for female ills
we know of, and thousands of voluntary
testimonials on file in the Pinkham
laboratory at Lynn, Mass, seem to
prove this fact.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia E. Pinkhaln's Vegeta-
bic Com poundw will help you,write
to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for ad-
vice. Your letter will be openeds
read and answered by a womans
and held in strict confidence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-09
CLAIMS GOVERNOR
ASSAULTED HER
Woman Declared Her Finger was
Broken in Struggle over
Papers.

( United Press Leased Wire Service
TOPEKA, Kansas, April 9.-Mrs.
Luella West. Wichita, is today threat
ening civil suit for damages against
Governor Hodges for an alleged as
sault in the governors office yester-
day. The governor tried to prevent
Mrs. West and Mrs Laura Buckwal-
ter from taking some copies Of letters
relating to a parole case from the
governors office. He failed, and after
Mrs. West left TIE Office she declared
the governor had broken her finger.
Three hours later ~ secured a physt-
clan and discovered a bruse on the
shoulder She asserted that the gov
erner had struck ker, in addition TO
squeezing her hand. The governor
and c. /. Martin, sdjutant general,
deny it and say that the governor in
trying to get the papers had not even
touched the woman. Mrs. West was
reported so nervous today that she
could not even see her attorney and
tho question of a suit is unsettled.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-09
Try MUSTER0LE For
That Lame Back!

Rub it on briskly-massage 1t in
thoroughly, and note how quickly
MUSTEROLE drives out the stiffness
and soreness.
It beats a mustard plaster seven
WAYS. and best of ALL it doesn't bills.
ter or burn.
MUSTEROLE is clean, white oint-
ment made with oil of mustard. 1t
comes in handy white glass jars. Get
a jar from your druggist today.
MUSTEROLB is recomm ended by
doctors and nurses. Millions Of jars
are used annually for Bronchitis,
Group, Stiff Neck, Asthma, Neuralgia,
Congestion, Pleurisy, Rheumatism,
Lumbsgo, Pains and Aches of the
Back or Joints, Sprains. Sore Muscles,
Bruises. Chilblains, Frosted Fest.
Colds of Chest Git prevents Pneu-
monia).
At your druggists, in Csc and soc
lars, and a special large hospital size
for $3.50.
Accept no substitute. II your drug
gist cannot supply you, send 25c OF
soc to the MUSTBROLE Company
Cleveland, Ohio. and We will mail
you jar. postage prepaid.
W. II. Thurmond Rockfish, Va,
says:
"Musterole is the greatest thing
ever got hold of for muscular rheu
msttsm, affording instant relief tc
sore and stiff joints and muscles"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-09
PUBLIC OPINION

| for that which Is best in the COM
munity
/ know of one city not 1000 miles
distant that now has and has had for
a number Of years most favorable
conditions which should contribute
to the making of a great city, that
has during all the time remained lit
tie better than village because of
the personal animosities among the
men who claim the position Of lead
ership in that city. You can go into
that city and present any public
question OF public moment, and you
cannot get three of the leading bust
ness men. to agree upon policy with
reference to that public measure,
who will stand shoulder to shoulder
in support of it for three consecu-
tive days If. on the other hand, its
men would stand shoulder to should
err on questions that would be for the
betterment of the city. that city
would become a thriving center.
If we build city of which we may
Ebe proud, we must eliminate petty,
personal jealousies and view all
questions from the general public
standpoint.
Likewise, the school board must
measure up to the full confidence re-
posed in them by proper disburse-
/! ment Of the fRnds which will be de-
rived from this issue of bonds. 1t Is
estimated that $4,000 should be
spent in additions to the Lincoln
school; that $4,000 should be spent
in the construction of new school
building in the seventh ward, TO
which additions can be made in due
time, and that $4,000 shall be ex-
tpended in the Garfield district, and
whatever plans are adopted must be
| in view of these respective amounts.
The funds are limited and limited by
the school boards request, and what
ever structures or expenditures are
made. must be within the amounts
specified, and all the cards in the
whole game must be laid on the table
/ face up so that the public can see
each and every maneuver. 1t is only
| in this way that confidence in public
off Gals can be maintained, and that
| is very essential in the DEVELOPMENT
of wholesome civic feeling.
$3.50 J. o. BOYD.
April 8, 1914. ~. ',
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-09
What So Precious
AS a Healthy Baby?
Every Youngster Can Have
Fine Digestion if Given a
Good Baby Laxative.

in spite OF the greatest personal
care and the most intelligent attention
- diet, babies and children will be-
come constipated, and it is fact that
constipation and Indigestion have
wrecked many a young life. To start
with good digestive apparatus is to
start life without handicap.
mt. as we cannot all have perfect
rorking bowels, we must do the next
hest thing and acquire them, or train
them to become healthy. This can be
done by the use OF laxative-tonic
very highly recommended by a great
many mothers. The remedy is called
DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin and has
heen on the. market for two genera
lions. 1t can be bought conveniently
At any drug store for fifty cents or one
dollar bottle, and those who are al
ready convinced Of its merits buy the
dollar size.
It's mildness makes it the ideal
medicine for children. and 1t is also
yery pleasant to the taste. 1t is sure
in its effect, and genuinely harmless.
very little of it is required and its
frequent use does not cause it to lose
its effect, as is the case with SO many
other remedies.
Thousands can testify TO its merits
in constipation, indigestion, bilious
ness, sick headaches. etc, among them
reliable people like Mrs. James r.
Rouse, OF Marinette. Wis. Her little
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-09
DIPLOMATIC
POSTS CHANGED
Several Nominations Made and Trans.
fers Of ConsuIs in For
eign Lands.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, April e.-President
Wilson today nominated to be second
secretary of embassy at Mexico City,
Warren D. Robbins, of Massachusetts,
now third secretary of the embassy
at Paris.
To be third secretary of the EN-
bassy at Mexico City, John G. White,
of Baltimore, Md.
To be consul general at large, Ralph
Totten, of Tennessee, now consul at
Montevideo.
To be consuls general: Joseph J.
Britain. OF Ohio, now consul general
at Coburg, at Auckland, N. u. Leo j.
Kenna, of Michigan, now consul at
Florence. at Buenos Ayres, Argentina;
George H. Murphy of North Carolina
now consul general at large, at Cape
town, Cape of Good Hope; Alexander
W. Weddell, of Virginia, now consul
at Catania. at Athens, Greece.
To be consuls transfers Max J.
Baehr, OF Nebraska, now consul al
Cinfeges, at Berne, Switzerland.
Chas. F.. Brissel, at Ridgewood, N
H., now vice and deputy consul and
marshal at Annoy. at Bagdad, Turkey;
Geo. E. Chamberlain, of New York
now consul at Cork, at Georgetown
Guinea.
|, fernando De Solo. OF ~ California
now consul at Palermo, at Warsaw
Russia.
Leslie nj. Davis, New York, now
consul at Baum at Harput, Turkey.
Frederick r. F.. Dumont, of Penn.
sylvania, now consul at Madrid, at
Florence, Italy.
Robt. Frazer, Jr., Of Pennsylvania
now consul at Malaga, at Bahia
Brazil.
Wesley Frost, Of Kentucky, nov
consul at Charlottetown, at Cork
Ireland.
VIM H. Gale, of Virginia, now con
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-09
BRYAN'S TREATIES
ARE FLIMSY
Considered Of No Real Benefit to
America and Will be
Rejected.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, April 9.-That the
proposed new treaty with Colombia
under the terms of which this gov
eminent would practically assume re-
sponsibility for the Panama revolution
will never be ratified, was the opin-
ion of leading senators today. Not
alone was this so but there was a
general belief that the administration
would have trouble carrying out any
of the provisions of the Wilson-Bryan
elaborate plan for general settle
ment of all troubles with sister ma
tions.
Part OF this Is due to the bitter
feeling engendereG by the Panama.
canal tolls controversy but in addi--.
ton there is strong feeling among
certain senator's that the so called
Bryan peacs treaties would be OF no,
real benefit to the people OF this coun-
try.
The first Of these treaties to be
considered was that negotiated with
Denmark. The senate committee on
foreign relations has practically ef.
fected it although 1t is still under
consideration. Secretary Bryan has
been told that under 1t questions of
national honor have to be arbitrated
and the senate will never accede to
such proposition. There have been
signed and now await ratification sim
liar treaties with Argentine and Chilli.
Then France and, Great Britain made
proposals out OF which Secretary
Bryan expects treaties to result. They
are eventually doomed to failure is
the admitted belief, of leading sena-
tors. Chief opposition is the belief
that the proposed treaties are so
loosely drawn that as in the case OF
the now-bitterly controverted Hay
Pauncefote document, they could be
construed to the detriment Of the
United States.
The proposed Colombian treaty is
still kept secret by the state depart
ment. It il declared, however, that it
pledges this governm ent to pay Colon
hia $25,000,OO0 indemnity Tor the loss
Of what is now the republic OF Pan
ANA; re Adjusts the Colombian boun-
dairy at the Panama line; practically
promises that this government will
exert pressurs to bring Panama into
friendly relations with Colombia and
grants certain concessions to Colon
bia in connection with Panama canal
trafic.
There is 4 large faction in the SEN
ate, probably large enough to reject
tue treaty, that will vote against any
payment in q lump sum of SIS 900, 900
Tor something now possessed by this
government.
The treaty. with Colombia Is a
good one and it wipes out a chapter
of national dishonor that had to be
settled Representative Henry T.
Rainey of Illinois, said today
The Panama incident was blot
on the escutcheon of this nation and
apparently in this treaty the United
states obtained . bargain. The pro-
posed $4,000, 900 is probably great
zeal less than we would have had to-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-09
MRS. BE|DEL
TELLS WOMEN
How Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound Kept Her
in Health for ID Years.
Shippensburg, Pa" It was several
years ago that started taking Lydia E.

Plnkham g Vegeta-
BILE mpound. I
then suffered terri
bly, every month. My
husband bought me
q bottle of it and it
h elped m e right
away. Then after
my second child was
born I had a female
trouble very badly
and l used Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-09

gage in another wet and dry fight. The
revised list of counties voted dry
Tuesday follows: Boone, Christian,
Coles. Dekalb, Dewitt. Franklin, Full
ton, Henry, Jersey. Kendall. Mclean,
Macon, Mercer, McDonough, Ogle,
Schuyler, Stephenson, Warren, White,
Williamson, Knox. Winnebago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-09
Some More take
Them Away" Prices

GRADUATED sugars
lbs. 24c. 10 lbs. &c. % lbs. S1.12
Dark brown sugar, 6 lbs. 49,. Csc
Powdered sugar. lbs. for -. SOC
Seedless or Muscated rails
ms. 3 lbs. ...............s. Csc
All Milks
, Small cans. for CSC, per doz 4ec
Tall cans, for csc, per doz.. CSC
Bulk cocoa, high quality,
per ID. ......... .r......... 25c
Dunham's cocoanut, loo
pks, 4 for .-............. Csc
Navy beans, 6 lbs. for ..... Csc
Japan rice. 6 lbs or-....-...-.2 5c
Pickles, 1oc bottlesas;ii q e.rrss,,s. s25c
Pickles, 25c Jars, &c OF. for !. zoe
Jelly and Preserves.
Fine currant and crab apple
jelly. jars for .s,............. 15c
Pure preseryes,% medium
size Jars ................. 19e
Apple base preserves, &c OF.
jars ........... ......... foc
Fine strained honey, II or. jars 15c
Prices on butter, lard, bacon
and all other goods in ADVERTISE
ments of last week and this are
still in force.
Prices are for goods AT THE
STORE. Delivery, charged for 10
to zoe, according to quantity and
distance
We have reduced prices all over
the store. Come aud compare
them with any store in the city.
Get your order for Saturday in /
Friday afternoon as deliveries are
made only in the forenoon and.
orders given after $3.50 a.. m. cam
not be delivered until the next day. 4
keokuk
Cash Grocery
&c South Twelfth street.
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the want column.
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April s, 1911.
Evening star., 1914-05-04
HEADS OF STREET SAFETY
ASSOCIATION TO BE NAMED
First Annual Meeting to Be Held in
Red Parlors at New Eb-
bitt Wednesday.

The first annual meeting of the
Street Safety Association OF the Dis
trict of Columbia is to be held in the
Wednesday evening. officers for the
ensuing year are to be elected, reports
of the work done during the past year
are to be given and plans for the fu-
ture are to be outlined. An invitation
has been extended to all friends of the
street safety movement to attend the
meeting.
A circular letter sent to all members
today by President William +. Pea
body and Secretary j. Clinton Hiatt
urges:
Contribute to the conservation Of
human life by your presence at the
meetings. prompt payment OF dues, in
teresting your friends and spreading
the gospel of safety wherever you
can"
1t also says in part:
The month of May marks the end
of the first year of organized effort by
citizens to prevent street accidents. 1t
should be a source of great satisfac-
ton to each Of our members to feel
that he or she has contributed toward
making the years work successful and
to be able to say when death or injury
from an accident is published, L did
my part to prevent it There are still
40 many casualties in our city and
we hope to see the day when it may
10 said of the capital of the United
States that fewer persons in proper
ton to the population are killed or
injured upon its streets than in any
other city of the world. With the
proper cooperation this can be accom-
plished.'
Evening star., 1914-05-04
MERCHANTS BRIEF
FILED WITH |. c. c.
Deny That Delivery to Store
Doors Was Ever a ''Free"
Service.

Relying principally on decision of
the interstate commerce commission
which declared that the withdrawal of
any part of a service performed by
railroad without any reduction In rate
was tantamount TO an increase in rates,
the complainants in the Washington
rate. case an outgrowth of the with
drawal of store door delivery, hied
their reply brief with the commission
this morning. The brief was filed on
behalf of the Cha mber of Commerce
by Chaplin Brown and II. carlton
Hanes; the Retail Merchants Associa-
ton by Maurice D. Rosenberg and the
Freight Audit and Adjustment Com
pany. by Alpheus Wister
First referring to the decision declaring
that the withdrawal of the service was
an increase in the rate, the brief. says
There is one point that the commission
must decide: Have defendants justified
the increase? Defendants not only alb
solutely failed to justify the increase at
the hearing. but in their brief. instead
of attempting a justification, the entire
argument from practically cover to cover
is devoted to fallacious reasons in sup
port of their contention that there was
no increase-a contention diametrically
opposite to the cminently just and logi-
cal opinion rendered in the store
door delivery case
Evening star., 1914-05-04
PATTEN'S SENTENCE FOR
MANSLAUGHTER UPHELD
Appeals Court Decision Sustains
Present Method of Impanel-
ing Jurors.

John j. Patten. twenty-five years old,
must serve eight years in the penitentiary
for manslaughter. in connection with the
killing of John Spencer. colored. on the
Benning road, July 13. 1912. The District
Court of Appeals today. in an opinion by
Mr.. Justice Robb, sustained the convic-
ton and sentence of Patten. The ac-
cused, with three other young men,
was indicted for first-degree murder; the
others pleaded guilty to manslaughter,
but Patten stood trial. He was con-
victed of nanslaughter.
The decision of Justice Robb upholds
the present method of drawing names
from the jury box and-,of summoniug
talesmen to fill vacancies resulting from
the exercise of challenges. Counsel for
Patten at the trial had attacked the
method as illegal.
Evening star., 1914-05-04
SOCIETY RACEGOERS MAY
BE HAILED INTO COURT
Two Men Arrested at Rockaway
Hunting Club Charged With
Bookmaking.

NEW YORK. May 4-Scores of men
and women. prominent in society, and
esp pecially in the affairs of the Rockaway
Hunting Club, may ne forced to appea-
in court at Cedarhurst, Long Island,
Thursday and explain alleged betting
transactions of Saturday at the racing
meet on the club course. The sheriff.
constables allege that in the pockets of
Frank NJ. Flood and Francis C. Fox
who were arrested at the track as book
makers, were found slips indicating
wagers on various races. and on each
slip We're the initials or the name of
the man or woman. Flood and Fox were
released in the custody of their counsel
for hearing Thursday
Subpoenas for the persons whose names
appeared on the slips are being pre-
pared. according to Louis M. Reisig, JUS
tice of the peace. who also declared that
he was making an effort to establish the
identity of tho persons who used only
their initials OK their memorandum slips.