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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-26
MISSIONARIES IN
MEXICO ARE SAFE
Word Has Been Received That Church
Workers Have Not Been
Harmed.
Especial to The Gate City.l

Especial to The Gate City.l
NEW YORK, April 25.-That Meth
odist missionaries In Mexico are safe
was reported in telegram received
by the board of foreign missions Of
the Methodist Episcopal church In
New York from DR.. ]. w. Butler.
Mexico City.
The telegram read: "A1l well at
Pachuca, PuebIa and Guanajua.o."
Orders have been telegraphed to
DR.. Butler for all missionaries to pro
coed to Vera Cruz Immediately. In a
reply just received, DR.. Butler says:
Have communicated with all our
people. Some enroute now. We will
leave on earliest possible trains"
The Methodist Episcopal church
supports thirty American mission
aries in the Mexican republic, eigh-
teen under the general board and
twelve under the woman's foreign mis-
sionary society.
The total valuation of Methodist
property in Mexico Is nearly $1,000
000 The church numbers 21Oo0
members.
progressive work in Mexico is
also carried on by the Methodist Epis-
copal church, south, in cities and
towns of northwestern. central and
a force of thirty-nine American mis-
sionaries.
The Presbyterian board OF foreign
missions, in recommending caution to
its band of eighteen missionaries
wired to the Rev. Charles c. Petran.
Mexico City: I'm case Of immediate
danger causing you to leave station,
cable us where you intend to go and
in whose care the properly is left.
ize you to act according to your best
Judgment Some time ago this
board sent word to its workers in
Mexico to leave IL there were any
danger. They replied that they wish
ed to stay at their posts, and that no
danger seemed imminent.
To It's resident bishop at Guadal-
ajara, the Rt. Rev. Henry D. AYES.
D. D., IL. D., the Protestant Episco-
pal board of missions cabled: Amer
Jean staff and Mexican church have
our deepest sympathy. You under.
stand board will support you in TAX.
ing all necessary precautions for safe
ty of Americans. You will know bes.
whether missionaries should with.
draw. If we can advise or help, please
command u.s." This board supports
! in the Mexican republic group of
ltwenty-seven foreign missionaries.
The Baptist home mission society,
which has two Americans in Mexico,
cabled to the clergyman in charge. the
Rev Henry Brewster, Mexico City,
advising him to leave and saying that
funds had been deposited enabling
him to do so. From the other mission
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-26
WA. Enaineer on oregon.

Was Engineer on oregon.
Perhaps the most interested in the
wonders OF engineering here was II.
C. vanBuskirk who was assistant en-
gineer Of the Oregon on her famous
run around the Horn in the Spanish
war, and Of course In very thorough
mechanical engineer. He asked many
questions abou. the engineering here
and fully appreciated all Of 1t from
the design Of the dam to the wonder
fully efficient electrical installation.
Mr.. vanBuskirk wanted to talk
about his remarkable work and exper-
fence on the Oregon. It will be re-
membered that The real triumph OF
that race around the Horn from the
Pacific coast to Juniper Inlet was
that the battleship reported her ar
rival not only safe but ready for
action. which made the reputation OF
her engineers at once.
Visitors are not admitted to the
water power works at night, but the
trip over them last evening was made
as a special courtesy to General Man
ager Jones and Assistant Manager
EasIey who requested It by wire, be-
ing unable to arrive earlier and being
DESTROYS of having the onicfals of the
road see the big plant that has made
Keokuk famous.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-26
BURLINGTON ROUTE
AGENTS ARE COMING
Thirty-two From Chicago will Visit
Big Power Plant
Today,

Keokuk will be invaded today by
thirty passenger agents of the Bur
lington route in Chicago. The men
left Chicago last night at Ii o'clock
and will arrive this morning on the
south bound train at 9:1S o'clock.
Arrangements have been made to
take the party over the plant OF the
Mississippi River Power company in
the forenoon. The party will be con-
Quoted through the works, and then
will go to the Hotel Iowa for dinner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-26
MAKE NIGHT TRIP
OVER KE0kUk Dam
Party Of Rock Island Officials Sec
Big Power Plant In Blaze
OF Multitude Of EIec-
trio Lights.
Is UNUSUAL PRIVILEGE
One Of Members Of Party Was En-
aineer on Bettieship Oregon
In Her Famous
Run.

The witchery of the water power by
electric light was experienced by q
I party Of general officers Of the Rock
Island lines las. evening. They came
to Keokuk In special train, arriving
at TAO O'Clock, and spent the even
ing in the big plant in the river as the
guests of the mississippi River Power
company.
In the party were C. W. Jones, gen
eral manager, and Mrs. Jones, F. J.
Easley, assistant general manager.
w. H. Peterson, engineer of mafnten-
ance. Hal 8. Ray, assistant general
passenger agent, H. G. VanBuskfrk.
mechanical superintendent, G. w.
Rourke, superintendent Illinois divis-
ion. Dan Coughlan, superintendent
Missouri division, F. w. Roster, super
intendent Dakota division, A. T. Alb
bolt, superintendent Des Noines VAL
ley division, George A. Merrill, super
intendent Cedar Rapids division, A.
w. EberhaTt, division freight agent,
H. NJ. Stone, division engineer.
I. was dark when their special
train stopped by the sea wall, and
they started over the water power
plant. The reached the lock Just In
time to see the Keotuk lock through,
and Lockmaster Harrington Put the
lock through its best performance for
their benefit and to their admiration.
The trip through the power house
was much like one taken in the day
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-26
Y.W.C.A. NOTES
vesper Service.

The vsper service at the Young
Women's Christian association Sun
day afternoon will be OF real interest
to all who can make 1t possible to at.
tend.
Miss Bertha Craig who is well
known because OF the interest and
charm OF her informal talks will be
the speaker of the afternoon and Mrs.
R. L. Reid. Keokuk favorite vocal
list will sing.
The association Is open from :
o'clock until $3.50 p. M, and the SER
vice begins at 4 o'clock All girls
and women are invited to come in at
any time during the afternoon.
There is always a welcoms and an
interesting time assured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-26
THE MARKETS
Financial Review.


UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, April 25.-After day
OF speculation based mainly upon
preparations OF the United States for
war with Mexico, stocks closed firm.
The New York stock market was
upset this week by the outbreak OF
hostiIiitee with Mexico. which over
Swallowed all else In shaping senti-
ment. The decline which began two
weeks ago was accelerated and many
low records for the year were made
in stocks which were under pressure
However. the foreign markets were
more unsettled than the New York
exchange, due to the heavy holdings
OF Mexican securities in Europe. Tha
illness of Emperor Francis josef was
a contributary element in unbalanc1ng
foreign markets and unloading OF
securities for foreign account was =
chief source OF decline.
Weather conditions were favorable
to crops, but other factors were bear
ish. The number OF idle freight cars
increased largely. Prices OF copper
and some steel products were shad-
ed; money rates frightened. and for.
eign exchange rose to the highest
quotations of the year.
Grain Review.
I United Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO. April 25-Despits glow
ing predictions that this years winter
wheat crop would surpass that OF all
former seasons by a hundred million
bushels. the wheat spectators recefv-
ed the prospective reports With huge
grain Of salt, the result being that
May futures closed rs cents above
last weeks close and July deliveries
advanced two cents.
The bulls predicted green bugs for
Oklahoma wheat fields. dry areas for
Kansas and Nebraska. and other mis-
fortunes tina. would cut down the
hundred million bushels excess pro-
dlction.
Eastern buyers, caught sf1ort in
corn, gave the local bulls their oppor-
tunity and in disposing OF 100000 OF
the 100000 stored at Chicago, gave
prices bulge that struck terror to
.he bears. May and July futures
closed an advance II cent better than
last weeks close
The oat market was strength ened
by reports from various sections that
the weather was too dry, starting
growth that which already had been
seeded but the principal factor caus-
ed the weeks rise OF Ia cents. Both
May and July futures was the advanc-
ing trend of corn values.
A sagging hog market did not
cause any rises of note in provisions
during the week and closing prices
today were from three to twenty-five
cents lower than last Saturdays, the
greatest depression being In lard.
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time. except that everything was
ablaze with multitude OF large cleo
trio lights, making It even brighter
than day. The light from the dam on
the white water below was especially
beautiful as seen from the Incomplete
half OF the power house. After an
hour and a half on the works, the
party boarded their train at the sea
wall and were taken down into the
yards where they spent the night, to
depart this morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-26
Peoria Cash Grain.

PEORIA. ILL.,, April 25-Corn-Re-
ceipts. 80 cars; market NO nc high
er. No. 4 white, eehc: No. Q yellow,
s7Hc; No. yellow, s65k @s7c; No. 4
yellow, se66s1ac; No. . mixed, SIC;
No. 8 mixed. $50.
Oats-No market. +.
I
New York Product.
NEW YORK, April 25.-Butter-
Steady; receipts 3,475 tubs. Cream
cry seconds, 22H@23c; held seconds.
1870 201sc: packing stock. current
make, No. 2, 16@16tc.
Egss-Ffrm; receipts 21,929 cases.
Fresh gathered extras, 22@23c; stor-
age packed. firsts, 21@91Mc; do reg
ular packed. 0o021o; fresh gath cred
seconds, 19@1shc; state Penna and
nearby hennery browns, 21h @22c;
do. gathered browns and mixed col
ors, 20621c.
Pou1try-Dressed. easier; western
chickens, frozen, 10000; fowls, 800
19c; turkeys, 25@26c.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 25-Butter--
Unchanged.
Eggs-Higher; receipts %, 203 cases
At mark, cases included, Tx @19c;
ordinary nrsts, 17N @1S4zc; hrsts.
1sA 619Ac.
Observation-Disclosures ~ cars; un-
changed.
Poultry-Alive, lower; fowls. 15tzc.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO. H., April 25.-Hogs to-
day were In light supply and good
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-26

The Chicagoans will leave Keokuk
In the evening and Will be back IN
the Windy City Monday morning.
This is the second railroad crowd
in two days to see the big plant IN
the river. The Rock Island officials
were here last night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-26
&. Louis Nav Market.
Original Spelling q oeaee.

Nowadays the cafe" IL the lasv
place in which any one looks for COP
fee. but originally that was the French
name for coffee, and appeared on the
sign outside OF the coffee houses OF
Paris. Other drinking was introduced
later. until gradually the cafe came to
mean . barroom. nothing mora
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-26

airy, located at Puebla, no word has
been received.
Z The American board OF commission
ers for foreign missions (Congrega-
tional) has force OF twelve Ameri-
can workers in the cities of Guadal-
a1ara, Chihuahua. and Parral.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-26
Chicago Cast, Grain.

CHICAGO, April 25.-Wheat-No :
red. s5@ CSC: No. 8 red, 94@95o; No.
2 hard, 93694c; No. 3 hard 92h q
93c; No. / northern spring, go
971sc; No. northern spring, 95h@
SIC.
Corn-No. 2, 6706skc; No. 3, $50
s61kc: No white, 6S1kc; No. yell
low, SIN @S8c: No white, $40
671ko: No. yellow, &c.
Oats-No. 3 white, 1914 a 1890: No.
4 white, 3sG3sAc; standard. 800
s9Ac.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-26

demand. Packers bought readily, no/
withstanding they had numerous oi'
rect consignments.
The cattle market was almost pure
Iy nominal.
Sheep and lambs arrived more free
~ than expected.
Hogs-Receipts $500; strong %
higher. Bulk. $s!65@s.76; light, $500
@s.771s MIXED. ss.eo@s.75; heavy'
IS. so@s.75; rough. $s.soGs.46; pigs
s7.251s.4o.
Cattle receipts 800; msrket steady.
Beeves, s71o6s.s5; Texas steers,
E.1o6s.20; western steers. VooV
$40; etockers ana feeders, $500
s.15; cows and heifers, ts.7o@s tel
calves. $s.o00s.5o.
Sheep receipts $500: market weak
Native, $5.25@s7o: western. $500
CTS; yearlings, s5.7o@7.4o: native
lambs, s6.15@s1e; western, $500
s.35.
81. Louis Hay Market.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 25--Markeo
steady and unchanged; receipts at St.
Louis, 2s cars; at East st. Louis, 10
cars. Choice timothy, s21.O0; No. l
Timothy, $40 5o@21.00; No. 2 timothy,
s1s.oo@1s.5o; No. timothy. $4,000
1850 -
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-09
DRESSMAKERS

MRS. ZINN. permanent at $40 South SiN
teenth ST.; Plank road cars.
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VAUDEVILLE HARDEST.

The most amazing thing to a theat-
rical manager is the utter lack of
comprehension on the part of appli-
cants OF what professional work
really means. When | was writing
vaudeville sketches | used to get let
tiers from young fellows in country
towns who wanted to go into vaude-
Vile. For some unaccountable rea-
son they figured out that that was
the easiest way to break into the
entertainment business. AS a mat
ter OK fact they We're choosing the
very toughest end of it all. In Vaude-
vile there Is no stage manager to
tell cue what to do and how to do
it. He must rely entirely upon him
self Furthermore he must do his
own booking, get his own transfer
agent TO take care of his baggage.
negotiate his own railroading and
even pack his own properties. In
fact, he has a thousand and one
troubles to divert his mind from his
proper business. 1t never seems to
dawn upon the aspirant that it's
much better to get into great or
ganlzation, where there's somebody
to attend to every problem for him
and where he has chance to learn
the details of stagecraft. A clever
vaudeville man. to begin with. must
have a good act, ami Il he be I'M
known he must know how to talk his
act to the managers If he employs
an agent he Is at q disadvantage,
because these persons work for the
management of the theatres. Fur
thermore, the vaudeville man must
remember that he comes out on to
the stage with nothing behind him,
practically no properties, no chorus
girls to divert attention. The eyes
of the people are centred on him. He
must do il all. 1t is by far the most
difficult business in the world to sue
coed at, unless one is very talented
George NJ. Cohen, in New York Sun
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-09

WHISTLER ON STAIRS.

The author of THE Gentle Art of
Making Enemies was dining with a
friend in London. Suddenly, when
all had dined and were back in the
drawing room, Whistler said that he
had almost forgotten it, but he alb
solutely must write letter and get
1t off by the nights post.
He was told that in room at the
head OF the first fight of stairs he
would find the lights burning and
pens, paper and ink at his disposal.
He went up. and presently there was
heard a series of bumps, ending in
q heavy thud at the foot of the stairs.
The master had tripped, lost his bal
ance and come near having a bad
fall.
The host ran to him and asked if
he was hurt. 81 am not killed, il
that's what you meant Whistler re-
piled. But, tell me, who built those
stairs?" The host mentioned the
name OF builder unknown either to
Whistler or TO fame. "Humph he
did, eh? The ID teetotaler," said
Whistler
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-09
TOO MANY BOOKS.

The head of the firm of Doubleday,
Page e. Co, New York publishers, re-
Gently announced that he was plan
ming to secure the cooperation of all
American publishers in a movement
to reduce the number of books
brought out every year. He declared
that the reading public was confused
by the choice of so many books.
most of which they were able to
Judge only by the titles, while the
publishers We're put to large expense
in bringing out a score or more of
books of which not more than two
or three prove successful enough to
pay for the cost of production. On
this subject George p. Brett, the head
of Macmillan Company, adds a few
authoritative words He saws that,
although the number of novels issued
every year by American publishers
is constantly increasing there is no
appreciable increase in the number
of readers of fiction. He attributes
this largely to the fact that in recent
years books have ceased to occupy
any material part in conversation
among cultivated persons. On this
point he says:
Some years ago the publishers
task was a happier and easier one,
for then there We're, in considera BILE
numbers, among the general public,
booklovers whose chief delight con-
sisted in the discovery of the new
author and the new book of merit,
The discoverer would tell all his
friends of his find" to the great ad-
vantage of the publisher and author.
Many a dinner table in those days
was made pleasant by such bookish
talk 1t is, alas, very rare today.
The late Goodwin Smith, the last
time the writer saw him in New York,
remarked that he had not heard a
book mentioned at a dinner table for
several years.-Rochester Post Ex-
press.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-09
A PENALTY OF GENIUS.

II seems to be the frequent penalty
of genius that it is denied the priv
ilege of perpetuatipg it's name and
kind beyond a few generations at
most Thus it is said that there is
not now living a single descendant
in the male line of Chaucer. Shakes
peare, Spenser, Milton. Cowley, But
Ter, Dryden, Pope, Cowper. Gold
smith. Byron or Moore: not one of
Sir Philip Sidney or of Sir Walter
Raleigh: not one of Drake. Crom-
well, Hampden. Monk. Marlborough,
Peterborough or Nelson; not one of
Bolingbroke. Walpole, Chatham, Pitt,
Fox, Burke, Graham or Canning;
not one of Bacon, Locke. Newton or
Davy; not one of Hume. Gibbon or
Macaulay; not one of Hogarth, Sir
Joshua Reynolds or Sir Thomas Law
renee; not one of David Garrick,
John Kemble or Edmund Kean.-
London Standard.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-09
RATIONAL AFTER ALL.

Merry smile fitted over the features
of Senator John X. Shields, of Tenn
essee, the other night, when the talk
turned to the rather strange stunts
essayed by some men, He said he was
reminded of a party named Brown.
One afternoon Brown was standing
on the corner when he was approach
ed by a friend. Friend noticed that
the flap of one of his coat pockets was
pinned down by a blanket-sized safety
pin. Greatly the friend wondered,
Whats the matter, Brown
queried the friend, pointing to the pin.
" Fraid OF being robbed?"
No answered Brown, languidly.
Il put it there for my own protec-
ton"
Come again" returned the per-
picked friend. You have got me to
guessing"
Hole in the pocket explained
Brown, Big enough to drop q loco
motive through, philadelphia Tele-
graph.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-09
NEWSBOYS WHO READ.

The world is we'll peopled with men
and women whose success is due to
their economy of spare time. One
notices occasionally a newsboy who,
not content to read the big headlines
on the first page of his paper, scans
the inside as well. He is the boy who
to keeps ones eye on, for he ap-
preciates the advantage of knowing a
little more than his employment ac-
tually requires. Economy of time is
a trait too rare. One wastes hours,
days, months, in the aggregate, with
out realizing the wrong he does him
self. One might accomplish wonders
by utilizing the moments that ordi-
narily go to waste. Great books have
been conceived in minds momentarily
at rest from their usual employment;
great thoughts have their birth in
these between time pauses. Clerks
and mechanics have made successful
lawyers and physicians of themselves
by utilizing evenings which their COM
panions in office or shop let go to
waste. Keep your eye on the news
boy who reads his paper. He has
something better in store for himself.
He has learned the value of his own
time; has already learned that the
way to get something better Is to de-
serve something better. The ranks of
useful citizenship are we'll sprinkled
with former newsboys, and few of
them were ever afraid of exerting
themselves to point beyond the mere
necessities of their work. A boy on
the corner does not call the news
from what he reads from the inside
pages. but he is nevertheless a better
newspaper salesman for knowing
what his papers have beyond the first
page. 1t is the habit of thoroughness
that counts, the willingness to do a
little more and be a little better than
the boss demands. If you see your
| newsboy perusing his paper, keep
your eye on him. Give him a lift If
you can, but never doubt he will get
along, whether you give him the lift
or not. He has it in him.-Cleveland
plain naa Ipr
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MEN and women wanted for government
Jobs, s65 to $3.50 MONTH vacations; steady
work: parcel post means many appointments;
common education sufficient quill I'M,
necessary; write Immediately for free list OF
positions open TO you. FRANKLIN INS.rf.
TUTE, Dept. PAIL. Rochester n. Y.
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orF1cE or CITY CLERK.

Newark, n. j., March Z, 1919.
Report Of deaths for the week ending
March 7. 1914: Men. II; boys, So; women
80: girls, %: total, 176.
Ages-one year and under. 40; between
] and years. 8; between and years, o.
between and 10 years, l.; between 10 and
20 years 4: between 20 and 80 years, 10;
between 30 and 40 years 16: between 40 and
80 years, 22 between 90 and SO years, %;
between 60 and 20 years. 10; between 70 and
SO years, 10; so years and over 3.
Diseases-Abscess, /; anuria. / apoplexy
or cerebral hemorrhage IA: atelectasis pull
mon, asthenia. 2 bronchitis, !; bronchitis
capillary, : cancer, 8; cancer. breast, l;
cancer, stomach .; cancer, uterus, !; casual
ties, / cirrhosis liver /; commissions, |;
Group /; diabetes melitus, q diphtheria, l;
exposure cold, /; emphysema lungs, !; endo-
carditis. 40; fever scarlet /; fracture skull,
g. CASTRO enteritis, 2 gastrltis l. heart dis
generation, hernia, l. inanition, |; illumi-
nutrition. 2; meningitis, acute. 2; meningitis,
tubercular q myocardtis. >; nephritis, 6;
oedema ceberal, oedema CLOTHS 1; oedema.
lungs. / old age or senility, 2; paralysis.
general /; peritontis, acute chronic [;
pemphigus, 1; pneumonia "a; pneumonia,
broncho 12; premature birth, 8; scerosis, 2;
shock 2; status ymphaticus l. still born,
Is; suicide. 2; tuberculosis. IS; uraemia, |.
Places of Nativlty-United States. 11b;
Ireland, IL. England, 5; Scotland. q Italy.
IA. Germany, 15; Russia 6; Austria, g. I'M
known. 2
Color-White III; coored ..
JAMES F. CONNOLLY,
City Clerk