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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-18
value Of Organized Charities to =
Community Pointed Out BY r.
J. Bruno in Address
Last Night.
LOCAL VIEWS SHOWN
ssereoptIcon Slides From Photo
graphs Taken In This City Show
Need Of Charity Work
Here.

THE Value Of Organized Charities
10 Community" was the subject of a
lecture delivered by Frank Jackson
Rruno OF Minneapolis, before a meet
ing held at the Elks hall last night
under the auspices Of the United
Charities OF this city. In addition to
Mr.. Bruno's informing address, short
talks were delivered by representa-
tives of the Ministerial association.
tie city council, and the Industrial
association. Stereoptican views made
from actual photographs taken il
this city by d. A. Glasscoff. secretary
Of the local society. depicting actual
conditions in Keokuk, proved to be
one of the most interesting parts OF
the meeting.
The meeting was largely attended
and the audience was very attentive
to everything that occurred during
the meeting. Mr.. Bruno's address, as
ne said himself, might have been call
sdY technical. 1t was instructive and
enliehtening. The stereoptican views
shown just before the close of the
meeting were almost a revelation IN
many Of those present who we're not
intimately acquainted with local con-
ditions
Charity Not Aims Giving.
The speaker Of the evening, Mr..
Bruno, who is secretary Of the United
Charities Of Minneapolis. impressed
upon his audience the fact that char
ity and aims giving are not the same.
The giving of money, he said, viii
more often complicate situation than
relieve it. The giving Of money may
supply temporary relief, but It neve.
will eradicate the conditions that
made it necessary to give money. All
the money, he stated, that has been
given to relieve poverty has never re-
tueed the amount of poverty in the
world. The necessity Of organized
charities and Of all societies working
together, OF understanding each other,
and of each having its own work to
co. was clearly outlined by tho
speaker.
Mayor Moorhead and Commissioner
Schmidt, speaking as representatives
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-18

OF the city government, endorsed ari
pledged. the support Of the United
Charities by the city. Mayor Moor
head said that no man could long oc-
cupy city office without knowing tho
need Of united charities organiza-
ton here. The city, he said, has no
funds to be used for charitable puc-
poses, although many seem to believe
SO. The county has such fund, but
the office which has charge Of the
distribution Of the county's fund for
this purpose is so hampsered as to be
almost Intellectual The United Chart
ties, however, does the work in the
best sort Of manner and was, he
said. an organization which he en-
dorsed most heartily.
Organizations Pledge Support.
Rev. w. H. Neil, as a representa-.
tive of the Ministerial association.
pledged the support of that body to
the work being done by the United
Charities here. That organization, he
said, had little Of money to give, but
the members we're willing to give
much Of themselves and all they could
Of Christ.
K o. B. Towne, manager of the Indus
trial association. spoke for few min
utes as representative of that or
ganization, endorsing the work now
being done by the United Charities
and offering the support OF the Indus
trial association to the work.
The stereoptican slides depicted al
most unbelievable conditions in this
city. The pictures were explained by
Mr.. Glasscoff. who took them, as they
were shown on the screen. They
brought out the fact, not only that
such undesirable conditions actually
do exist in Keokuk, but showed, as
we'll, the crying need Of Improvement
The meeting was closed by John c.
Sage, chairman of the meeting, who
stated that the United Charities was
now making its campaign for money
and that several hundred dollars more
were needed to secure the desired
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-18

FUNsToN's FIGHTING BRIGADE.
Clifford r. sisk, with the signal
corps In Vera Cruz, Mexico, sends tue
following verses to The Gate City:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
No Objections Filed.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-Foreign
governments thus far have offered no
objection to Americas plan for a gov
eminent owned ship line. Although
newspaper accounts of private objec-
tions in France have come to the at
tention of the white house, 1t was of
ticiaIly learned today that no protest
has been lodged here. President
Wilson takes the position that the
United States can purchase vessels
from Germany or elsewhere without
violating neutrality or transgressinS
any International precedent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
ADJUSTMENTS.
Good Show at the HippodI

Good Show at the Hippodrome.
The new bill presented for the first
time at the Hippodrome theatre last
evening was popular from the start
George Wichman presented some
thing entirely new to vaudeville low
ers in his novelty. 1.-The Clay Man
The "Two Specks'' appear in an
hilarious act which they call their
ely Comedy" Singing and dancing
specialties are introduced. Tom Hen
derson, the songster, is possessed OF
wonderfully rich voice that appealed
strongly to his audience. Several
reels of motion pictures, changed
daily, complete the bill. Those cele.
brated, side-splitting Keystone Kome'
dies are shown at this theatre cHclu'
sively .-Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
Carthage Men Arrested on Charge of
Fast Driving and Intoxication
Pleaded Not Guilty to
One Count.
MAN TOOK SOME HAY
Pleads Guilty and Then Asks to
Have Fine Reunited
Family Troubles
Aired.

| William Callahan of this city and
Guy Law of Carthage, were arrested
by the police at II o'clock last night
for being drunk and disorderly. The
police say the two men were driving
/ a horse about the main streets at all
excessive rate of speed, and that they
crossed the bridge without stopping to
pay toll.
| Callahan and Law were arraigned
this morning in the court Of JusticU
Burrows on a charge Of intoXication,
They pleaded not guilty and the date
of hearing was not set. 1t is under.
stood that the charge Of fast driving
will be heard before Judge McNamara
when he returns
st wasn't a bale, it was only par,
Of bale" Frank McKinsey told JUS.
tice Leindecker this morning whev he
was hailed before him on a charge OF
larceny of bale of hay from Crais
McManus The justice told him It
didn't make much difference If he
was guilty of stealing the hay. Nc
Kinsey pleaded guilty to the charge,
| His fine was placed at thirty days
il Jail or $780, McKinsey pleaded
that this was his first offense and
that he could pay small fine. The
justice relented and said If he could
pay $40 and costs he would order his
| release
Henry Henson said he didn't remem
| her that he had abused his family
! when called upon to answer whether
| he was guilty or not guilty to tbs
charge of intoxication and the use OF
obscene and abusive language. He
! said he was lying on his porch when
the officer came to get him last night
After considerable parley. Henson
pleaded guilty and was committed tc
Jail for fifteen. days.
Henson's wife Alice Henson, filed
the information against him.
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Artistic Bit Of Lithographry Usefu'
for Art or Advertising Is Be-
ing Used Now by
| Firms.
COLLECTORS TO PROFIT
viii Have Something New to Gath
er up Now and Make
into Pillows or
Books.

Are you devotee Of the poster
stamp craze? This is the latest
wrinkle in devotee-ing and collecting.
Strange, too, that it should come to
the front just at the time the Euro
pean war breaks out, because the pos
ter stamp originated. with Germany.
The poster stamp has all sorts OF
possibilities. If you are keeper OF b
hotel. you can attach picture In
age stamps, to your letter heads. This
will give an idea to your patrons OF
what to look for. If you are grocer
YOU can secure some attractive little
feature like a smiling French chef, or
coffee plantation or something OF
the sort to your invoices.
The poster stamp has been intro
duced into Keokuk just recently. One
Of the concerns in the United State,
which is making a specially OF schooi
books has a unique poster stamp In
colors which is very attractive. 1t IL
the picture OF the Ounce and contains,
enough reading matter 20 make good
advertisement, but not enough to spoil
the picture. other book publishers are
using the poster stamps on invoices
and the like.
1t has been suggested that the COL
lection Of poster stamps will be tho
next fad, and that the cigar BANJO
craze of a few years ago will be put
far in the shade. The poster stamps
admit of wonderful possibilities both
as advertisements and as bits of ar,
work.
According to those who claim to-
know, the poster stamp is here to
stay, because Of its unlimited posi-
bilities in various fields. It can be
used to paste on letters, bills and the
like, or it can be used in books or in
any way that one can devise, almost.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
OFFICIAL FIGURES
SHOWS $4,000 LOSS
Fire Week Ago Monday was Serious
One as Report Of Damages
Shows


One as Report Of Damages
Shows.
Oficial figures on the fire which
burned the Gate City Garage building
and damaged the two adjoining build
inss last Monday, show the loss to
have been s1O,0220. The total value
of the three buildings is figured at
s15,35O. These figures are taken from
the fire chiefs official report OF the
conflagration.
Damages to the buildings alone
amounted to 1920. The garage build
ing was damaged to the extent OF
81 800, and the damages on the other
two amounted to $94o and $3.50 respec-
ticely.
Damages on the contents OF the
buildings is figured at $500. Con.
tents in one building were damaged TO
the extent Of 5000. in another $1,000
and in the third 800.
The sound values of the three build
ings together amounted to $1,000. One
OF the buildings was valued at $1,000
and the other two at $4,000 each
The sound value of the contents In
the three buildings amounts to $3.50,
There were contents to the value OF
Sc. 700. $500 and $50 in the three
buildings respectively.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
Trinity Methodist Harvest Home
Coming Arrangements All Made
and Crowd 10 Awaited at
the Park.
SOME AMUSING STUNTS
Men VIII Wipe Dishes and Darn
Sacks While Women Enter
WhistlIng Contest and
Tug o. War.

The harvest home coming picnic of
the Trinity NJ. q. Sunday school will
be held on Thursday of this week.
The picnic is scheduled for Kilbourne
park, and the event is being eagerly
looked forward to by the members of
the Sunday school and their friends.
The various committees of the Sun
DAY school have been busy planning
for the big picnic and the program
for the day promises to go without
a hitch. The weather man has been
OF the good things to eat IL he will
make the right sort of weather. Con-
sequently perfect day Is looked for
ward to.
In the list of amusements planned.
all ages and all sizes have been ca
tered to. The primary departments
and the boys and girls sports have
already been announced. The com.
mittee today made known the pro.
gram in which the men and women
can take part.
Imagine some Of the men of the
church darning socks and some OF
the women whistling. but that's just
exactly what the committee has done
made these two events big card
in the program.
Following is the full list OF events:
For the women-Tug of war; whist
ling contest; potato race, egg race,
shot put, fats and leans race, smiling
contest.
Sports for men-game OF quo!ts,
for championship Of Trinity; SON.
mersault race, peanut race, sock
darning contest. Base ball. fats and
leans, three innings, dish washing
and wiping contest.
After. the games are over all will be
seated at one long table and enjoy
the contents of their baskets. The
afternoons enjoyment will close with
grand march in which everyone par
ticipating will be treated to pleas
ant surprise.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
1.-THE Trey Of Hearts,"

"The Trey of Hearts, the greatest
motion picture serial ever produced
is to be presented to local people by
the Orpheum theatre. Those who fail
to see this will miss the greatest real
istic and dramatic masterpiece that
has ever been offered in this city
The serial will run for sixteen con
secutive weeks and will be shown on
Wednesday Of each week. The first
installment will be shown tomorrow
Beginning Saturday the Orpheum will
present four and five reels Of pictures
daily instead of three as has been the
custom in the past. The prices will
not be changed on this account.-Ad-
vertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
Cotton Conference.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
WASHINGTON, Aug 25.-Confer-
ences continued today between secre-
tary McAdoo, members of the federal
reserve board and representative u
the cotton interests OF twenty-five
states to complete details for the is
suance of emergency currency to
finance the cotton crop until foreign
markets are restored. Secretary Nc
Adco has assured the cotton inch
that warehouse receipts for cotton
will be accepted as collateral for
emergency currency issued. Discus
sion today centered on plans for tenn
porary warehouses to store the sur
plus so that this currency issue may
be obtained.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25

new convenience. No matter how ex.
perienced or inexperienced you are
at cake-making, you can't have had
luck with your cake If you use OVEN.
GOLD
OVENGOLD has all the eggs. but
ter, milk, sugar, flour, etc, right in
1t. all exactly right, and you cant
make mistake It's grand Get %
cent package of your grocer TO-DAY
and try 1t just once on our absolute
guarantee. Nearly all grocers have
OVENGOIID, but II yours shoulSit.
just send us his name and 25 cents
and we will mail you a full-size pacfS
age prepaid. Allmade Bakeries. De-
troit, Mich.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25

Oh, such cakes as you can bake
now, ladies'! OvENGOLD is the mod
ern wonder that takes all the diff.
Guilty, out of cake making. With oV-
ENGOLD you simply add water then
bake, and wonder of wonders, out
comes a cake as light and fluffy and
delicious as the most expert cake
makers dream Of.
It's all true! You just get pack
age of OVENGOLD of your grocer
and see. Just add water as per d.
rections and bake and If OVENGOLD
doesn't do exactly what we say, why
your grocer will return your money
quick. Try It, ladies'! Learn this
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25

Pow Jackson was carried under by
tbe undertow while attempting to
reach the girls, and two other men
we're brought ashore unconscious ana
resuscftated with a pulmotor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
Two Girls Drowned.

United Press Leased Wire Service.J
CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Two youns
girls, sisters, and a man who trieu
to save them, were drowned at PRIV.
ate bathing beach at the foot -
Division street, today while tWen.s
other bathers pattled with eisanls
breakers in an effort to save them;
isabella Rice, 13. and Mary haih-
crime Rice, IS, were the girl victims'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
MARY r. MILLER, Box 45s, Miami, Okla

MARY r. MILLER, Box 453, Miami, Okla.
Another Woman who has Found
Health in Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Lindsborg, Kansas. -" Some years
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also with bearing down pain, back
ache, and / was at times awfully ner-
vous. I took three bottles of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
am now enjoying good health. | will
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any woman suffering with female trou-
BILE and you may publish this letter. =
Mrs. A. L. SMITH, R. No. 3, Box so,
Lindsborg, Kansas.
If you have the slightest doubt
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and held In strict confidence.
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WOMAN WANTS
TO HELP OTHERS
ByTelling How Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Restored Her Health.
Miami, Okla. "I had female
trouble and weakness that annoyed

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tried doctors and all
kinds of medicine
for several We ara
but was not cured
until I took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound. I
hope my testimonial
will help other suf-
fering wo m 9 n to
try your wonderful
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
sincerity.

should say sincerity. . deep.
great. genuine sincerity, is the first
characteristic Of all men in any way
heroic.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29
PROVIDING FOR THE FUTURE.

A glance toward the future Is some
times a disheartening prospect. espe-
cially when one is on a salary none
too large at the start. and when one is
subject even then to retirement before
reaching a ripe old age. School teach
ing. for instance. is not a lucrative pro-
fession, in spite Of the opportunities
to branch out into side lines.
This fact was clearly faced seven
teen years ago by a young and en-
thusiastic teacher in a small New Jer-
sey town.. He determined to make use
of his long summer vacations, and
during that time take up farming not
only as exercise to counteract the ef-
fects of his winter indoor occupation.
but also with a view to preparing a
nest for the future when i'll health or
enforced retirement might make 1t
necessary to give up his chosen pro-
fession Of teaching.
Perhaps the fact that his parents
were teachers may have Influenced this
OF the school in his home town. but
at any rate he determined to purchase
q few acres of sadly neglected farm
land not too far from town for him
to keep up his teaching. Each year
he managed to put by a little OF his
salary. and after he married twelve
years ago he took up the idea serious
ly and bought what almost to every
one else seemed like hopelessly ex-
hausted ground.
The first year he was able to do lit
tie more than clear the ground. but in
spite Of the well-known jokes at his
expense upon farming from a book"
his farm soon became a paying propo-
sition. Each year he added some little
improvements and bought more stock
and meanwhile he improved physically
from the outdoor life, and even with
out all this would have felt repaid by
the fiourishing condition Of his little
family.
Now the farm not only produces
enough to supply his family of seven
and supports its stock in addition to
what Is sold, but would be entirely
self sustaining il improvements were
not being made SO rapidly. Every one
may not have the natural bent for
farming that MI. Randall displays His
idea Of preparing a future homestead
10 worthy of thought among those sit
uated as himself. Bach to the farm"
Is an important matter. particularly
for those who must lead sedentary
lives the greater part of the time.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29

cry. Through this ecmbination mtg
gently mayonnaise dressing made from
two eggs. Serve in bed of 1ettnce
leaves. This amount will serve Six or
eight persons. M =
Garden salad.
Use equal portions of peas. lima
beans, string beans. celery. and sliced
onions. the latter II desired. The nrst
three vegetables should be cookod-
Place the mixture in q bed Of lestrco
leaves and dress with French dresB-
ing.
Cabbage Salad.
Shred finely a half head Of nav cab
bage: chop fne half a red and half .
green pepper, add half cup Of dnely
chopped English walnuts and mtx
thoroughly all ingredients with may
onnaise made from one egg. Serve in
individual portions on lettuce leaves
This same mixture, minus the mayon-
naise. with the cabbage chopped fn-
stead of being shredded. makes .
splendid Individual salad whsn nodded
in gelatin.
Asparagus Salad.
Boil and chill one medium -sized
bunch of asparagus. pairing well away
the tough white end. To half pint OF
a well-made French dressing add four
tablespoonfuls of chopped cabbage
celery. and olives In equal proportions
Serve the asparagus in individual por-
tions on lettuce leaves Add dressing
and two strips of sweet red pepper to
each portion Serve in ring Of either
green or red pepper.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29
Delightful Novelties In
Summer Entertainments

child tifteen or twenty feet away from
the club Each child In turn throws his
BAG Overland shot at the club. and
the one whose bag falls nearest It be-
come 1T, or guard. The guard places
his duck (bag) on the head Of the club.
and the children take turns around the
circle in trying TO knock 1t on. The
child who succeeds in knocking the duck
on the rock (ciub) runs to the center
and endeavors to place his duck upon
the rock before the guard can take his
duck and gain q place In the circle II
successful in this. the guard must re-
turn with his duck and become guard
again, but IL not successful this child
then becomes guard. The children in
the circle should recover their ducks as
soon as possible. but guard may tag
them at any time and the tagged child
who fails to place his duck on the rock
before the guard can get his own duck
and return to the circle must become
guard.
A Doll Biythaay Party.
A little girl who dearly loved her doll
conceived the happy idea of giving her
q birthday party. No sooner thought of
than the little girl and her mother put
the thought into execution. with the re-
suit that seven girlies received invitations
to bring thir favorite doll to Anna
bellies" birthday party. The hours were
from 80 to s." and II was indeed pretty
sight when the dolls and their mothers
assembled around the daintily decorated
table. Doll dishes were used and the
small table was set entirely with minia-
ture articles, and the gifts brought the
doll were most. fascinating. for
everything that grown people have Ia
now made for dolls. There were wee
cakes with tiny pink tapers, which. were
lit, and the little mothers were just as
grown up as possible and looked after
their respective children with true moth
erly solicitude. Alta large table the real
children had their fepast, and I noticed
that some Of them ate the dolls portion
also. When your little or year old
daughter wants a party. try this
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29
HOME INFLUENCE.

In the home is found the strongest In
'nuence for character building. No other
element in education is equal to that
which is gained by children, almost un-
consciously. in the very earliest years
ftom conscientious parents whose aim is
to dsvelop In each child strong moral
principle. to teach him the virtues of
truthfulness. justice, kindness, purity,
self- control, self-respect. obedience. rever-
enco. and unselfshness- II Il in the home
only that these things can BE- done. Chill
dreas without an IDEAL homo LIE cannot
expsct to develop into much. can they?
How about 1t, mothers and fathers? Are
you doing your duty. along this line? The
suattar is important The fact that the
cld-sime home V gradually disappearing
hooks bad for our modern civilixation.
What are you going to Do about 1T
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29

piece of luggage. They come in various
sizes The smallest are perhaps twelve
inches across and are fitted with toilet
articles. but can easily hold a nightgown.
negligee or slippers. The more practical
case, about twenty-five inches long. has
not the bulkiness of the regulation suit
case, Yet Is roomy. The toilet requisites
are compactly arranged in the top on an
easel affair, to be taken out for use on
the dressing table. This case will easily
hold an extra gown, a soft blouse and
other garments Of the cobweby materials
popular today.
Steamer trunks fitted with all sorts Of
compartments are designed just for week
end outings In this form they can be
conveniently strapped to the motorcar
which is likely to meet the guest at the
station.
Many travellers have covers Of q soft,
leathery looking black waterproof cloth
for their small travelling cases.