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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
SMITH HAS GONE
INTO SECLUSION
Man Who Claims to be Son Of Lord
Strathcona, is Rather
Mysterious.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
BOSTON. Mass. Jan. 20. Where is
James Hardisty Smith and who is
he? The Brookline man whose wife
said he was the son and possible heir
of Lord Strathcona, who died in Eng
land Wednesday, worth more than
s5o,0oo,oo0 has disappeared from his
home and at the same time authorized
statement declaring that he is the
step-son and not the son of the Eng
lish baron. The mystery of the case
was increased here. by con-
fiicting statements concerning several
phases of the case. Mrs. Smith said !.
my husband is the real son of Lord
Strathcona. He was not an adopted
son. He is full brother to Mrs.
Howard of London, the accredited
heir
Smiths statement said: & am not
q son of the late Lord Strathcona but
OILY step-son and have not claimed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
How to Save
Your Eyes
Try this Free Prescription.


DO your eyes give you trouble? Do
you already wear eyeglasses or spec
tacles2 Thousands Of people wear
these windows who might easily
dispense with them. You NAV be one
q these, and 1t is your duty to save
your eyes before it is too late. The
eyes are neglected more than any
other organ of the entire body. After
you hnish Your days work you sit
ooSn and rest your muscles, but how
aoout your eyes? Do you rest them?
lou Know you do not. You read or
uo something else that keeps your
YVES busy you work your eyes until
you go to bed. That is why so many
nave strained eyes and finally other
eye troubles that threaten partial OF
,o'ai blindness. Eyeglasses are mere
y clutches; they never cure. This
'iee prescription, which has benefited
lhe eyes OF so many, may work equal
mohuers for you. Use 1t short time.
would you like your eye troubles to
disappear as If by magic? Try this
description. Go to the neare-t wide.
aWake drug store and get bottle OF
pptona tablets; fill two-ounce
'ottle with warm water, drop In one
eaoiet and allow 1t to thoroughly dis
soiVe With this liquid battle this
~, two to four times daily. Just
aote now quickly your eyes clear UP
s -, now soon the inflammation will
a ). Don't be afraid TO use it;
- :. = absolutely harmless. Many who
Nse now blind might have saved their
.ses mad they started to care for
ael'l N time. This is simple treat.
s aen.' but marvelously effective in
- of cases. Now that you
nase oeen warned don't delay a day.
ny DO what you can to save your
Eyes ana you ara likely to thank us
~, 10 ions as You live for publishing
ms prescription.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
SALTS IF BACKACHY
AND KIDNEYS HURT
Stop Eating Meat for a While If
Your Bladder is Troubling
You.

When you wake up with backaebe,
land dull misery in the kidney region
lit generally means you have been
eating too much meat, says a we'll
known authority. Meat forms uric
acid which overworks the kidneys in
their effort to filter it from the blood
and they become sort of paralyzed and
loggy. When your kidneys get slug
gish and clog, You must relieve them
like you relieve your bowels; remov-
ing all the body's urinous waste, else
you have backache, sick headache.
dizzy spells; your stomach sours.
tongue is coated, and when the wealth
Ter is bad you have rheumatic twinges.
The urine is cloudy, full of sediment,
channels often get sore, water scalds
and you are obliged to seek relief two
or three times during the night.
Either consult a good, reliable ply
stefan at once or get from your phar-
macist about four ounces OF Jad Salts
take tablespoonful in glass of
water before breakfast for a few DAYS
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon Juice, com.
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys, also to neutralize
acids in the urine so 1t no longer IT.
ritates, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is life saver for regular
meat eaters, 1t is inexpensive, can
not injure and makes delightful,
|effervescent lithia water drink.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
Personally
Conducted"
Excursions
to California

Are you going to California?
Do you want to be extra COM
Portable on the trip at no extra
cost9
Would you like to have a
first rate. good natu1ed, thor
oughly competent and well in
formed conductor go all the
way through on the trip with
you, man who is especially
selected, and paid by our Rail
road Company to look after
Your comfort?
Such man goes through
with each Of our PERSONALLY
Conducted" parties. We chose
men specially fitted for this
work. Men who are courteous
and kind, who have made the
trip many times and under
stand the art Of making people
comfortable.
Just call or write and let me
tell you all about the Personal
" Conducted, low fare parties
to California. that have helped
to make the Burlington
Route" service famous.
c. F. Conradt, City Ticket
Agent, Burlington Route. Fifth
and Johnson SITS. Phones COG
and 1872.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
MINE WORKERS
IN CONVENTION
Resolutions Of Many Kinds and De.
n1and for Increased Wages
to be Considered.


UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 90
The United Mine Work ers of Amreica
began. the second week of their bien.
NAL convention here today with the
expectation of reaching thu scale
(wage) committees report this week.
Every phase of the mining work and
wages is before the COMMITTEES on
resolutions from local unions and the
committee plans to sift the several
hundred propositions into a compre
hensive report to the convention.
Several resolutions favored suspen-
sion of work April 1, pending recog-
milton Of new wage agr cement
while many unions recommended a
continuance of operations. Every
branch OF mine labor, both inside and
outside men, from pick men to ma
chine men, blacksmith and engin aers
are covered in scores of different reso-
lutions demanding a wage increase.
An increase of ten cents a ton on
mine run coal, 80 percent increase on
dead work" six hour day, five
day week and uniform increased
wages are among the propositions sub
mittsd to the scale committee.
The mining branch of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, composed
Of delegates from the Western Fed
GRAFTON Of Miners and thu United
Mine Workers, resumed its sessions
today apart from the convention
proper The Calumet strike and the
coming congressional Investigations
were discussed. President Chas. H.
Meyer, of the Western Federation OF
Miners again declared his readiness
to face the Houghton indictments
but said that he would first complete
his work here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
DON'T TRUST CALOMEL
Thousands Experience Bad AT
ter Effects From This Dan
gerous Drug.
A Safe Vegetable Substitute Is Or. Ed.
wards Olive Tablets for the Liver.

Il
Dr.. F. NJ. Edwards, prominent ply.
sician OF Ohio has discovered laxa-
tive and liver toner in a combination
OF vegetable materials mixed with
olive oil, which is in effect almost ex.
actly like calomel, except that there
are none of the bad after effects
DR. Edwards has long been foe Of
calomel, though he recognizes It's value
along with its dangers.
His distrust of the uncertain drug
eventually started him, years ago, to-
wards experiments with the view of
discovering a substitute, and he has
been for several years In possession Of
the long-sought-for combination, which
is In the shape of little sugar-coated,
olive-colored tablet.
The results Of IL years experience
and practice are embodied in these
marvellous little tablets.
They are called DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets. And their effect on the liver
has been the means of relief to many
Of DR.. Edwards regular patients as
we'll as to thousands of others who
have suffered and were afraid Of cal
omel
There is no necessity, when you
take DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets, by
following them up with nasty, sicken-
ing, gripping salts, or caster oil, as you
do after taking calomel Try them. 1Oc
and 25c per box. The Olive Tablet Com.
pany, Columbus, o. All druggists.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
The Price She Paws

There is hardly an American WON
an nowadays who can keep pace with
the demands made upon her time and
energy without paying the penalty of
tll-health. It may be that dreadful
backache, dragging pains, head aches.
nervousness or the fortunes of dis
placement. 1t Is the price she pays.
To women in this condition Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound comes
as boon and blessing. A simple
remedy made from roots and herbs
which brings glorious health to suf.
fering women
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
Or. George c. Williams Appreciates
Words Of Sympathy and Assur-
ances OF Success From Peo.
pie Il This City.
CALLS MEASURE WRONG
Success Of Minister Should Not be
Counted by Number Of Filled
Pews or Money
Given.

The Rev. DR.. George G. Williams,
pastor Of the First congregational
church, who presented his resignation
Wednesday night, yesterday morning
took occasion to publicly thank his
friends for their expression OF regret
at his leaving, and for their assurance
of their wishes for his continued
success in tile pulpit. Dr. Williams
apologized for his extensive use Of
his manuscript.
THE reason is that my friends did
not seem to want to give me time to
prepare my sermon, he said. What
with telephone calls, and personal calls
and stack Of letters in my study
which would require the services Of
stenographer to answer, have had
very little time to myself. wish for
the last time, to express my appre-i
citation at this undeseryed and won
derful cutponring of your appreciation.
and love. feel that do not deserve
oil the beautiful things the press has
said of me, and that you people have
been kind enough to express to me.
have tried only to do my duty and
do it without praise. ] am afraid you
have all overrated me-
The measurement Of ministerial
success in terms of the number OF
PEOPLE in the pews and the amount Of
money in the collection baskets Is not
just one, in the mind of DR.. VIII
hams. who spoke yesterday from
Chist's parable on truth. There are
other things to do besides filing
churches. There Is the ministry to
these less fortunate, and to the people
who are usually spoken of as the
other side" This work has been one
OF the enjoyable features of his SER
wee in Keokuk, he said. DR.. Williams
urged the need for some central mis-
sion or settlement house for work OF
this kind
What are the christian people Of
keokuk doing to prevent the tragedies
such as have been called upon to
minister to those left behind in such
times" he asked. 1--WE so to church
and sing our songs Of praise and then
go to our homes, tos those who are
sheltered by our lose and to whom
we give the fullesS measure OF pro-
lection. Yet right.at our doors are
tragedies of the other side. It has
been great JOY tp minister to the
cultured. It has besn wonderful Joy
70 minister to thesa others. and as |
leave keokuk ] vim remember my
work with these people as one of the
great joys Of my years here. and
somehow 1t brings back the Voice of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
my interest in the estate

any interest In the estate
Eleanor, daughter, said: Papa
has not gone to New York to consult
MIR. Sterling, his attorney, but has
gone away to avoid publicity
The Brookline voting register gives
Smiths age as fifty-six. The state
ment of Smith gives the date of his
birth as 1852. year before his moth
er, Isabella Hardisty, was married to
Donald Smith, who became Lord
Strathcona. This makes him sixty.
two years old. Biographies OF Lord
Strathcona state that his wife had a
son four years old when she came to
him under the civil bond of Labrador
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
Milk Inspectors
Report

Firm. Butter Solids ssdi-
Fat. ment
Brudewold, s. E. $40 Normal Much
Cook, F. R. 49,. 300
Davis Bros. 1874 Normal Much
DeYoung, Fred BAT
Hoffman, M. L.. 1850
Keo. Mkt. Pro. Co.3SO Normal Mucn
KettereE Frank $40 High Much
Meeks. sE. .s74
Rein & lmmegart $50 High v'ry much
Sitter, sJos. s,s.. $50
Schappach, WI. $40 Normal Much
Schevers, John H. SAT High v'ry much
Soldwedel, w. u. 1850 Normal Much
Talley, j. w. $3.50 Normal Much
Thienes Henry W327 Normal Much
Wittich@W. A $40
Harter, HA. B .367 Normal Much
Sediment Dirt in suspension.
Solids not less than 12 percent.
Milk fat not less than 8 percent.
Specific gravity from 1.030 to 1904.
DIR. w. P. SHERLOCK,
Local State and City Inspector.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
cI.uelsnders After Trade.

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 26.LClose to
300 members of the CLEVELAND Cham
Der OF Commerce and Manufacturers
and Wholesale Merchants Board left
/, ere today on their annual trade ex.
tension excursion through the south.
They will visit over score of cities
returning home January 81.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26

Best Cough Medicine for Children.
in praise Of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy" writes Mrs. Ida Dewey,
Milwaukee, Wis. II have used 1t for
years both for my children and myself
and It never fails to relieve and cure
a cough or cold. No family with chill
dren should be without 1t as 1t gives
almost immediate relief In cases OF
Group" Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
is pleasant and safe to take. which is
of great Importance when a medicine
must be given to young children. For
sale by all Observation-Disclosures.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26

of the means of celebrating the Dante
centenary in 1921. The plans for the
celebration include the bringing to-
gether OF all the statuary and pic
lures in the world that have been in
spired by Dante's postry. The plans,
however, are being vigorously oppos.
ed by the Italian futurists who want
the city modernized instead of re.
built as it was in the days of Dante.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26

their convention, the conference OF
the National Brotherhood Welfare
Association, tomorrow under the
leadership OF the millionaire hobo"
DR.. James Eads Howe 1t was denies
at headquarters today, that officials
OF the brotherhood came to Cleve-
land. in private cars, although 1t was
admitted that incoming brethren had
several box-car parties enroute.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
To Reconstruct Florence.

FLORENCE, Jan. 26.-Plana were
presented to the city council today
for the reconstruction of Florence
Just as it was at the time Dante
wrote the divine comedy 1t is plan
ned to bring about the change as one
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OF ART
icLEs OF INCORPORATION OF
THE kEokUk QUARRY AND
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, OF
LrnLliH IoNyh

b
Notice is hereby given that the Keo-
kuk Quarry and Construction Com
pany of keokuk, Iowa. a corporation
duly incorporated under the law OF
the state of Iowa, did, at an annual
meeting of said company on the 18th
day of January, 1914. by unanimous
vote of all the stockholders amend
article " of it's articles of incorpora-
ton, whereby it has increased it's
capital from twenty-five thousand dol
lars to the sum of fifty thousand dol
lars, to be divided into FIVE hundred
shares of the denomination of one hun
bred dollars each.
Signed this 23rd day of January,
1914
FRANK L. GRIFFEY.
President of the KeokulS
Quarry and Construction Co.
Attest:
IRWIN G. GRIFFEY.
Secretary.
Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
ST. Paul Women to Campaign.

ST. PAUL, MINI. Jan. 26.-At a
meeting of the Citizens Non-partisan
League here today. a score of club
women entered enthusiastically int
plans for stumping the city in the
municipal campaign next June. AL
though women have not been tender
ed the vote in this state, they are
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26

the past which said Tnasmuch as ye
do unto the least of these"
Or. Williams defined truth as the
most beautiful thing in the world He
said that simplicity of statement was
a great asset of truth, Depth of a
statement did not always prove its
iruth. he said. Simplicity, however,
was proof of the truth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
knights Of the Road Gather.

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. s.-Knights
of the Road, Gentlemen of Leisure,
Weary Waggles and Dusty Dams to
the number of some scores are gath
ering here today. They are to open
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hereby announce myself as can
didate for the nomination for sheriff
Of Lee county, subject to the decision
OF the republican voters at the June
primaries. JOHN G. SCOTT.
-Advertisems
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26

l hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the nomination for sher-
iff of Lee county. subject to the deci-
sion of the republican voters at the
June primaries.
CHRIST TRUMP.
Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

l hereby announce myself as an.
didate for nomination for sheriff OF
Lee county, subject to the decision OF
the democratic voters at the June
primary.
]. H. FARRELL
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26

Any Skin itching IS remper-tester.
The more you scratch the worse it
ltches. Doan's Ointment cures pi,es,
eczen1a-any skin itching. At al
drug stores. Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26

taking a keen interest in St. Paurs
new charter which went into effect
January l. The women have been
busy for months making close
study of the various provisions of ths
charter and all expect to take the
stump for various candidates, pass
out literature and help in other ways.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26

DR.. p. D. GAuNT
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND,
SURGEON.
Special attention to inherited and
chronic diseases and diseases Of
women.
Office rooms No. and 8, Hawkes.,
Building, Eighth and Main.
ofiico hours: 10 to IL a. M, 2 to 4
and to p. IN. Sundays by appoint
ment.
Phones: OF ,ce. 14s-F-1. Res, i4s.R-s.
Residence 1903 Main.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26

DR.. BRUCE L. GILFlLLAN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office 621h Main street, over
Winger Bros. store. Bell phone 100
Black
Residence 317 North Fourth street,
Bell phone 12S0-Red.
Hours-1Q-1a a. m. "a .. m. 7.SS
y. H. Sunday by appointment.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Office IS North Fifth street. in the
Howell building.
Office hours--1o to IL a. M, 2 to 8
y. M; evenings, to 8; Sundays, II
to ] p m. United States civil service
examiner.
Evening journal., 1914-07-31
WAR SCARE SENDS
PRICE OF FLOUR
TO ST A BARREL

As a result of the upward turn in
the price Of wheat, millers and job
bers Of flour in all parts Of the coun-
try have advanced the price Of flour
from thirty to sixty cents a barrel,
which will result in an increase in the
cost to consumers of from fifty to
seventy-five cents in barrels and five
cents in sacks.
The Lea Milling Company has been
forced to elevate its prices sixty cents
barrel for family flour and The
Phlllips-T Thompson Company and 9TH
er Whining gton jobbers have tackled on
thirty cents 10 the Wholesale price
This means that Wilmington house
wives will have to pay $3.50 to s6.75 a
barrel for flour that formerly cost Sc
and that the highest grade of flour
has advanced TO 81 a barrel for con-
I sumers. The cheaper grade, which
has been costing retailers $3.50 a
barrel has gone to $3.50. Sack flour
now retailing at 40, go, 80, 80 cents,
probably will go up from five to seven
cents in a few days.
Grocers interviewed today said they
had not yet raised their prices but would
be forced to do so as soon as they buy
in the present market.
There is no redeeming feature to the
market and mllers say if wheat contin
lues to 20 up they will add another thirty
cents to -four prices Should this be
done it is probable bakers will increase
the price Of bread as they cannot re
duce the size of the loaf which Is fixed
by law.
Commenting on the increase an oiicia
of the Lea Milling Company said h''
concern was paying 20 cents more bn
! had contented itself with raising it
! price sixty cents.
Evening journal., 1914-07-31
DISCUSS
LOCAL SITUATION
No Cause For Alarm in Will
mington Financial Con-
ditiOns, They Say
PEOPLE SHOULD KEEP
THEIR HEADS, is ADVICE

Wilmington bankers today said
they saw no cause for alarm in the
Wilmington financial situation. They
pointed out that Wilmington banks
and trust companies are famed for
their stability. and all have abund-
ant resources.
While the local bankers recognize
that the European war situation has
produced a crisis, several spoken to
today said they had no doubt this
country will pass safely through the
present stress and go ahead better
than before.
Closing of the New York stock
exchange and the curb and Consoli-
dated markets in that city was re-
garded by Wilmington financiers as
wise move. and one in the direc-
ton of bringing about more reassur-
ing conditions in the stock and Sc
curities market.
On all sides the situation brought
about by the prospects of a great
conflict TO involve practically all of
Europe was discussed this morning
The financial end of the crisis par
ticularly was a topic for conversa-
Continued on Page Seven
Evening journal., 1914-07-31
HOPES
J TO AVERT strike
Of RAILROAD MEN
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. July S1.-Facing a
strike that will paralyze all of the
railroads west of the Mississippi, and
which would have a far reaching eff
feet on transportation in the United
States. President Wilson today was
planning how best to reconcile en-
ployers and employed. His task was
admittedly a Herculean one.
Flfty-hve thousand engineers and
firemen demand increased wages.
Their employers declare their roads
earnings make advances out of the
question The Federal mediation
cancellation and arbitration board
created by the Newlands law. ad-
mits failure to secure the slightest
compromise. Today the committees
representing the railroad brother
hoods and the roads are en- route tC
| this city Tomorrow in the executive
Offices the entire matter will be
threshed out with the President lend
ing his aid in last desperate et
feet to prevent a strike.
strike at this time would admit
tedly work almost as much havoc as
has the European war TO date. The
greatest crops in the history of the
United States are being moved. The
country is emerging from period OF
depression. The markets Of the world
are waiting for the food products oI
the American farmer And everyone
of the roads where the strike threat
ems is a feeder of the great rich agri
cultural country.
Judge Martin A. Knapp and viii
liam l.. Chambers. of the Fedora
Mediation Board returned here to
day. They are to confer with the
President as soon as the engagement
can be made, probably tonight. to lay
all of the facts In the dispute before
him so that he can deal with Il in
telligently tomorrow IL was at thei
request that the President interyene'
in the case And they hope he car
prevail where they have failed.
Evening journal., 1914-07-31

As the moment Of opening drew near
the electric tenseness of the situation
was noticeable to the spectators who
jammed the visitors gallery. Just as
the great hands on the clock in the
rostrum jumped to 10 o'clock, Secretary
Ely walked to the center of the floor.
The high-pitched yells of members and
the shrill cries of messenger boys stop
ped. Only the shutting oil feet in the
gallery was heard.
4 prolonged, roaring cheer greeted
Secretary Ely's announcement that
the governors had voted at a hur-
riedly called meeting to close the ex-
change indefinitely. The tension was
broken.
throughout the street the closing
was commended as aiiOrding reliei
from the situation.