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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
Daily Stock Letter.

[Copyright 1914 by the New York
Evening Post.l
NEW YORK, Nov. 20-There were
a number Of Developments calling for
comment in the financial situation to-
day. The indications pointed to an
unusually large bank surplus being
shown tomorrow as the result of the
reduction of reserve requirement from
taking off the new banking law: ac-
ton by banks in different cities show
ed that the time was not far distant
when all the clearing house loans
collections as well as the emergency
notes will be retired; more large bal
ances were piled up in the banks Of
this city for the account of foreign in
terests and members Of the cotton
pool commission were in conference
much Of the day, touching on the best
means Of making the fund quickly
available for the class of borrowers
for whom 1t was intended. So far as
the money market situation was con-
cerned, the showing by several banks
in deposits made here for foreign &C
counts. The accumulations have been
going on for some time, but the total
represented by the figures Of the day
was probably the largest ever held by
the. financial institutions Of this city.
Advices from abroad showed that
bankers here would probably be given
the opportunity soon to take more
short terms loans from foreign Dor
rowers. There was sharp advance
in the price of exchange on Paris,
otherwise the foreign exchange mar :':.
ket showed little change. 80. -..,,,,.,r
So far as the cotton pool Vas con-
cerned it was apparent that the sub
scriptions would be forthcoming soon
and that within few days the entire
amount would be made available for
southern interests.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
Best Laxative
For Children

When your baby Is cross and
fretful instead of the happy, laugh
ing little dear you are accustomed
to. In all probability the digestion
has become deranged and the
bowels need attention. Give It q
mild laxative, dispel the irritable
ity and bring back the happy con-
tent Of babyhooh.
The very best laxative for chill
dren is DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pep
sin, because 1t contains no opiate
or narcotic drug, Is pleasant tasts
ing and acts gently, but surely,
without grtpine9 or other distress.
Druggists sell DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin at fifty cents and one dol
lar bottle. For a free trial bottle
write to DR.. W. b.. Caldwell, 451
Washington, ST., Monticello. III.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
Lodge Wants to Fight.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 30-Bitter
condemnation Of the administrations
course in the Tennessee incident was
voiced by Senator Lodge of Massachu-
sets at the Middlesex club dinner last
night, according to details which leak
ed out today. Lodge was quoted as
saying that within three days after
the Tampico incident, which was COM
parable to the Tennessee matter, there
was shedding OF blood.
"Think of the furry and excitement
at Mexico's insult and thu meekness
and mildness with which the admins
tration is considering the Turkish in
'cident," the senator conclude.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
Purdue director Resigns

limited Press Leased Wire Service
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 20.-Hush
Nicol, veteran athletic director of Pur-
due, told his friends today he had de-
cided to resign. This decision follow
ed a thorough airing by the faculty
of his charge that Coach Smith had
forced his men to play such strenu-
Gus football that other conference
teams considered them rowdies."
Andy Smith and Pete Vaughn have
withdrawn their designations.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
peclare war on coIds.

A crusade Of education which aims
'that common colds may become I'M
common within the next generation"
has been begun by prominent New
York physicians. Here is a list OF
the "dont's" which the doctors say
will prevent the annual visitation OF
the cold:
Don't sit in draughty car"
Don't sleep in hot rooms"
Don't avoid the fresh air"
Don't stuff yourself at meal time.
Over-eating reduces your resistance
To which we would add-when you
take cold get rid of 1t as quickly as
possible. To accomplish that you will
find Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
most excellent. Sold by all dealers
Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
| L[E COUNTY HOME
! IS IN GOOD SHAPE
nate Inspector Find. Everything in
Good Condition and Has Praise
4 for Steward
Hart.
LIGHTING SYSTEM BAD
county Supervisors Considering In,
staIIation Of New Lighting
system-Loea' Home
Ranks Hioh.
LIGHTING SYSTEM BAD

That the Lee county home is one
4 ~ the best in the state and that r.
n. Hart, who has charge Of it; Is con
sidered one OF the most competent
stewards in the state, was the state
ment made by H. H. MCGEE, Inspector
for the state board OF control who
made an inspection Of the home to.
day Mr.. MCGEE said the home was
In the best kind Of shape and that the
inmates were being we'll cared for.
Mr. MCGEE made the recommends
ton to the county supervisors that a
new lighting system be installed. In
fact this Recommendation was made
by him on previous visit. He said
today that the local board had been
giving the matter consideration and
possibly would decide next week to
install some sort of lighting system.
II is probable that an electric light
Ing system will be used If the board
decides to install one.
In speaking of the condition OF the
Lee county home Mr.. MCGEE said that
he was glad to find that the super
yisors of this county took a real In
terest in the condition Of the home.
in so many places" he said, "the
local boards have adopted the attitude
that the best way to manage the al
fairs Of a county home is to do it as
cheaply as possible. The cost should
be secondary consideration. We
must take care Of our unfortunates
and efficiency in the. method OF car
ing for them should be the first thing
considered OF course. II handled
efficiently, such an institution will be
handled at the smallest cost that will
secure the best results"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
Murderers Are Caught.

NUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
> HUMBOLDT, Iowa, Nov. 20.-Clyde
,Spiker, 20, Of Minneapolis and Ray
James, Of Houston. Texas, are under
arrest here and officers say they con-
fessed to numbering Conductor Rey-
nolds, OF Eagle Grove, on North
western freight train Wednesday
night They had just secured en-
ployment here when arrested. They
say they tried to hold up the con-
ductor and passengers and did not in
tend to kill the conductor, but he
showed fight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
He Has II.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
COLUMBUS, Ohio. Nov. 20.-Physi-
clans today investigated the case OF
Paul F. Tressler, MONTPELIER. Ohio,
state university student Of agriculture
thought afflicted with foot and mouth
disease.
Tressler had been sampling as many
as fifteen grades Of cream in his de-
partment daily for weeks, some of
which it is now learned, came from
a herd of infected 'cattle::E He suffers
severely.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
Will Reduce Rates.

United Press Leased Wire Services. ]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-That the
federal reserve board probably will
reduce discount rates Of several re-
serve banks next week, was indicated
at the treasury today. The changes
will occur after the reserve payments
OF the Dallas and San Francisco dis
trict banks are completed. Reds
counting to date has been compare
lively small, but the normal level is
expected with the change Of rates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
heavy snow storm, the heaviest No
vember fall in years. Snow Is nearly
a foot Deep
Girl Saved Property.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 2o.-Clara
Placek. 10 year old bookkeeper at the
Bendau Braid and Embroidery COM
pany, gathered up $4,000 worth OF
costly laces and thrust them into
vault at noon today before jumping to
the pavement from the second ffoor
when fire enveloped the building. She
was slightly injured
Marcus weisenberg, salesman land
other employees also escaped by leap
ing. The building was Quilted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
Found IN the Gutter

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20.-The body OF a
well dressed man, with deep cash
below the right eye, the only mark
of violence, was found in the gutter
in front Of fashionable Sheridan
Road residence early today.
The mans hat was missing. HIS
gold watch and purse had not been
touched. The initials "T. j. B." were
the only clue to his identity. The
police believe he may have been
thrown from an automobile.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
IT'S GREAT FOR BALKY
-, BOWELS AND STOMACHs

We want all people who have chronic
stomach trouble or constipation, no mat
ter of how long standing, to try, one
dose of Mayr's Wonderful Stomach
Remedy-one dose will convince you.
This is the medicine SO many or ous
local people have been taking with sus-
g-!sing results The most thorough sys-
TEN 7cleanser we ever sold. Mayr'5
Wonderful Stomach Remedy is new solo
here by a's-'' 2s- 90
..-.. s-s. ..l EAT% 9f- 9gs#He
For sale In Keokuk by Wilkinson &
Co., 422 Main ST.. and druggists every
where. sae{e
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
For HIqh Treason.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont, Nov. 20.
Facing possible penalty u death
for alleged high treason, Robert Sayer
of the Canadian 500 was helu in jail
here today by military authorizes He
is charged with smuggling austrian
.reservists across the st. Marys river
from Canada to Michigan soil
The local officials are awaiting
cord from ottawa as to what lisposi-
ton will be made Of the case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
Fell on P,cket..

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Nov. 90
Two painters were impaled on the
pickets OF the cashiers window in the
vendome cafe early today. A scat
folding fell and they were hurled
from the ceiling where they were
working during closed hours in the
cafe. The impact OF their bodies set
off a burglar alarm that attracted the
police. They were Sigvard Berkland
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
Bresnshan In Charge.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2O.-Roger Bresna.
han. new Cub manager, took the desk
at the club office vacated by Hank
O'Day today and after sorting the mall
Of the morning, modestly picked the
Cubs to win the pennant in 1915.
"Rajah'' admitted that enroute to the
club house, he side tracked few
players
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
Cause Of insomnia.

The most common cause of insom-
mia Is disorders OF the stomach and
constipation. Chamberlain's Tablets
correct these disorders and enable you
to sleep. For sale by all dealers.--Ad-
vertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
peclarations Of war.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
.ARDMORE, Okla, Nov. 20.-Decla-
ration of war only by a countrywide
referendum, except in case of invasion
by a foreign country, is advocated by
the socialists of Oklahoma, according
to Tom Robnett, an attorney. The
whole people could declare war in
thirty days, it is claimed and in case
of invasion the power of declaring war
would remain with congress.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
G. P. SHERRICK
GOING TO ASYLUM
Commissioners Of Insanity Order Man
Committed After Hearing Held
This Morning.

G. P. Sherrick was ordered commit
ted to the state hospital for the In
sane at Mount Pleasant today. Mr..
sherrick had hearing this morning
on information filed by H. H. Butlin.
Sherrick was said to have become
mentally unbalanced through fright.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
Want Three Con, Rate.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
TOPEKA, Kans.. Nov. 2O.-Restora-
ton of the three cent passenger rate
was asked for in petition fled with
the public utilities commission today
by all railroads operating in Kansas.
The roads claim to have operated at
a loss under the two cent rate, declar'
ing that costs have Increased since
the two cent rate became effective.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
PERSONALS.

E. 2. McCoid will return tomorrow
from st. Louis where he had gone to
consult surgeon. He contemplated
an operation for appendicitis, but the
operation will not be performed until
!. later date.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
1893 Armv Horses.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
LA CROSSE, Wis, Nov. 20.-Two
trainloads of horses for the English
army passed through La Crosse today,
consigned to New York where they
viii be transferred to ocean vessels.
There were 1898 horses in the ship
ment which was collected at Miles,
So. Oak.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
ARGUMENTS BEGUN
TO FOSTER JURY
Final stage Of Case on Trial In Dis
triet Court Had Been Reached
This Afternoon.

Arguments to the Jury In the case
Of Foster VS.. Dorsey were being made
this afternoon. The arguments will
be completed before adjournment to-
night, it is expected, and then Judge
Hamilton will instruct the jury. His
instructions will especially cover the
hypothetical questions and mass OF ex-
pert testimony introduced.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
Sell Cotton at Cost.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.I
. SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 20.-The
appeal OF VIM G. Shepherd through
the United Press for cotton for the
wounded soldiers in Austria struck a
responsive chord in Seattle. The
postoffice was deluged with parcel
post packages containing medicated
cotton. Druggists, cooperating in the
relief work, are selling cotton at cost.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
Tonldht.

Tonight, If you feel dull and stupid,
Or bilious and constipated, take dose
OF Chamberlain's Tablets and you will
feel all right tomorrow. For sale by
all ers.-Advertisement. t5
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
White Cancels kIIbane Bout.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 2O.-Nate
Lewis, manager for Charley White, to-
day cancelled Whites scheduled ten
round bout at Milwaukee with Johnny
Kilbane on November 30 Lewis gave
no good excuse, according to Kilbane's
manager.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
Can't Splinter the Glass.

A non-splintering glass has been
perfected by French inventor by
cementing clear plate of celluloid
between two glass plates and then
uniting them by strong pressure into
q single pane. aa - -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
CITY NEWS.

Special meeting of Eagle lodge
No. ~, A. F. & M, tomorrow even
ing, Nov. 81, 1914, 1880 Pm. Work
in the r. c. degree. Visiting brethren
cordially invited. BY order Of the w.
M. S. H. Johnston, secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20

Soothes itching skin. Heals cuts
or burns without a scar. Cures
piles. eczema, salt rheum, any
itching. Doan's Ointment. Your
druggist sells it,-Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20
Snow In Kentucky.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
wHITESBURG, KY. Nov. 2o.-The
mountains are today in the grasp of {
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20

and Stanley Lijowsk. Both will re-
cover.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-01
RApluM AND CANCER.

Much has appeared in the news
papers recently regarding the radium
treatment for cancer. AS showing
the opinions held by scientific men in
England, the London correspondent
of the Journal of the American Medi-
cal Association reports a recent dis
cussion on this subject. At the an
nual meeting of the governors of the
Cancer Hospital of London. Mr..
Charles Ryall, F. R. G. S., chairman
of the medical committee, described
the present position of radium treat
ment to cancer. He Said that al
though great deal had been written
in the lay press of late concerning
radium and the marvellous cures
which it had apparently effected,
radium had not come to supplans
surgery in the treatment Of cancer.
but to aid it. Cancer was a disease
which grew from day to day and
eventually reached the incurable
stage, and therefore for safety it
must be got rid of as early as pos.
sible, and the quickest and surest
means was still the knife. There
were cases, however, in which opera
ton was either inadvisable or impos-
sible, and these, radium and the
Roentgen rays were resorted to.
Radium was the most active sub
stance known, and it was proved that
1t had definite action on living cells.
In cancer it had been found to exert a
definite action either by destroying
the cancer-cells or by retarding or
preventing their growth. The prop
critics Of radium were comparatively
little known, and therefore radiun
treatment was in the experimental
made to fathom its effects on dis.
ease. especially cancer. to estimate
its dosage, and to classify what
cases were suitable fer treatment by
1t. That would mean some years of
work, and it would, therefore, be well
if silence could be maintained on the
subject for the next two years until
some definite announcement could be
made. A definite pronouncement with
regard to research might be awaited
with confidence, as the radium re-
search work in this country was be-
ing carried on Systematically. There
was an enormous field for research
and treatment among the patients at
that hospital, but the workers were
hampered by the Inadequate quantity
of radium at their disposal and their
inability to procure more owing to
its scarcity and enormous cost
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-01
A TOWN PLANTS TREES.

One OF the most interesting OF
Mondays New England town meetings
was that held in Williamstown. Mass
Outide of liberal provision for the
towns necessities and reasonable en-
joyment was the adoption of a scheme
that she believes not one teacher in
introduced by President Garfield OF
Williams college, to the effect that
each year there shall be planted alor 2
the roadsides number of trees that
will be valuable for commercial pur-
poses in years to come. Williamstown
has about ninety miles of road that
lend themselves to such an arrange
ment. They are of good width and
have broad margins. 1t is President
Garhelds idea to block out a public
forest on this land, which is public
property. In fifty years quantity OF
these trees could be annually cut
away, furnishing revenue that would
greatly benefit the township. 1t is a
plan that has been successfully car
ried out in France His argument APP
pealed to the meeting, and an appro-
priation was made for carrying on the
work the present year. The village it
self, where the college is located. has
one of the finest and most beautiful
displays and arrangements of trees in
the state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-01
CLEAN READING AND CLEAN
PI AVS

The American magazine is making
stand for clean reading and clean
plays. In its February number, Wal
critic. writes an article entitled
What is Moral Play" an interest
ing extract from which follows:
"It is high time we considered the
whole question seriously. We are a
nation OF theatregoers and Of readers.
While we cannot be expected to keep
all our plays and books suited to the
very young person, we havs nevertlle7
less got to reckon with the young
person. We have surely got to make
an effort to ascertain what is the
probable result of all this public talk
about Illicit sex relations, and to find
some method of estimating the genu-
inc moral values of such plays. and
Of preventing those which are deemed
to have an evil effect. AT present the
only definite method is that OF police
censorship, which is bungling, ineffi-
cient, and more than half the time
hits the wrong plays altogether. Free
speech must be permitted on the
stage-tO those who are qualified to
speak. But no sane person could say
that most of the writer's whose work
has dsluged the New York stage this
past autumn were go qualified. What
are We going to do about it?
personally we believe that the one
efficient weapon against the pres snt
dangerous wave OF sensational and
harmful infaminq sex dramas Is to
be found In the cities outside OF New
York. II those plays cannot be taken
proitably on tour, they will not be
worth while 70 produce, and they will
die a natural death The sanity of
the nation will have to come to New
YoTk's rescue. A representative COM
mittee In any city, composed of men
and women from various walks OF
life, including. of course, the indus
trial workers, can decide justly on
the moral and artistic values OF a
play, and their condemnation would
amount TO q prohibition to the local
manager. II New York's erot;cism
can be kept out Of other cities it will
cease to be profitable to the mana.
| gers, and will be snuffed out soon
enough.
| of course the public in the end
are the best csnsors. We want ar
little harm done in the interval al
possible. In the long run, however,
these salacious plays, this inflame1
curiosity about sew. will turn decen,
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people from the playhouse altogether
even In New York. and as such PEG
pie are in the majority the managers
will wake up to realization that de-
cency is the best policy. after all.
Even now there are signs on Broats
way that the reaction has set in,
After all, If such a reaction does NOT
set in it means that we as nation
desire such drama so strongly that
no amount of censorship will save us.
It means we are as rotten as the
plays. None Of us is quite ready to
believe that yeti"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-01

Miss Kate Grant, a teacher in the
fifth grade of the Bryant school has
just rounded out the twenty-second
year of her continuous service as a
teacher in the public schools of Spo-
kane. She looks back over a record
that she believes not one teacher in
900 can duplicate, for in a score and
two years she has never been absent
nor tardy. When she entered the
service of the Spokane schools there
were 1885 pupils in the ten schools
of the city. Today there are thirty
six schools enrolling 1885 pupils.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-01
Church hoIdina its own.

New York Globe: Those who have
seen with alarm dwindling Of re-
ligious influence in the United States
should find no little comfort in the
figures just made public Of the mem.
bership record Of the Christian
churches for the past year. Accord.
ing to statistics compiled by the
federal council Of church under direc-
ton of DIR. H. X. Carroll, OF the 81
10000 persons in continental United
States 3T,2s0,G00 are church members.
The net increase in the number OF
persons actually enrolled Us members
in 1913 was about per cent. This
is ct the rate OF 20 per cent decade,
quite in keeping with the growth in
population.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-01
Millions Len. on Cattle.

can only be estimated vaguely, but
amounting to a sum involving the
use of ten figures, Ia constantly en-
ployed in financing the live stock
industry Of the United States. Oc-
casionally reference is made by
financial writer's to cattle and sheep
paper, but the volume IN which 1t is
handled by banks, loan companies and
others is rarely comprehended. Cred
it is the basis OF the great live stock
industry and recent appreciation in
values Of cattle and sheen h,s rra-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-01

John L. De Saulles, Yale man. nomi-
mated to be American minister to
Uruguay, is 35 years of age, and has
lived in Chile for six years as repre-
sentative of an English company.
There he wooed and won and wed
Senoita Blanguita ErraZuriz, one Of
the richest heiresses in South Amer
lea. In his romantic venture the ex-
foot ball player brought into action
his athletic skill with fist and pistol,
having fought