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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16
RITCHIE WILL NOT
MEET JIMMY DUFFY
Or Any Other Fighter Until After.
His Mill with Tommy Murphy
. on the Coast.

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CHICAGO, March To- Champion
Willie Ritchis will not meet Jimmy
Duffy, Lockport, N. Y, lightweight or
any other scrapper until after the
Murphy mill on the Pacific coast
April IT, he declared positively to-
day.
"Duffy's manager made me an offer
OF $4,000 or 40 percsnt of house for
match at Buffalo after we had re-
jected a $1,000 Offer" said Richie.
.That offer is under consideration but
my manager has not closed and will
not close for any more fights until
after I meet Murphy at Los Angeles.
After that l will be glad to meet
Duffy, Charley White of Chicago, or
any other lightweight who offers the
right terms
Ritchie's admirers are packing a
local theatrs where he is appearing
twice daily. He will fill theatrical
engagement at Kansas City next
week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16
UNION STRIKER
KILLED IN RIOT
More Trouble Feared at Miners Camp
Where TWO Men were
Shot.

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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo,
March 16. The local national guard
camp is in readiness for service to-
day, anticipating trouble at Oak
Greek, the coal camp, twenty miles
from here, as the result of Saturday
nights riot whsn one union coal
striker WAS killed and another seri,
ously wounded. A. H. House and A.
d. Perkins, strike breakers, have
been identified by Johanns DeMosa,
wounded striker, as the men who shot
him and Jack Gill, the other victim
OF the. riot.
Gill died an hour after he was shot.
Feeling runs high at Oak Greek ana
the sheriff brought TIRE mon here,
fearing lynohing. Saturday nights
riot followed day OF disorders in
the camp
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16

are light broad, deep, rich blues, april
cot and yellow, in all shades Black
taffeta will be very popular.
There is a radical change in the
fashions OF skirts There is much
more material in than, and they are
much wider.
Whatever may be the proud boast
of Paris or New York, Chicago sets
the fashion for the west and middle
west and the edict for the spring is
hustle effects, shirrings, ruff1es and all
sorts of frills and furebelows. Hips
are decidedly coming into fashion,
and 1t looks as though the stout WON
an was going to have her inning
Over next door to the mod:stes' ex-
hibit where the Society OF Merchant
Tailors is holding its annual conven-
ton, the display points to the fact
that fashions for men. are moving In
to the territory being vacated by
women.
Hips are decidedly not the thing
for the 1914 man. Models displayes
today were tight-fitting. built TO,
anaemic figures that never came In
intimate contact with football grid
iron or the baseball diamond. Where
the dressmakers and the tailors meet
this spring is on the plane OF colors
Mems shirts and scarfs run TO the
brightest colors of the rainbow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16


constipation, indigestion, biliousness,
gas on the stomach, headaches, drowsi-
ness after eating. etc. Have no hesi-
fancy about giving It to any member
OF the family, however young or old,
for 1t contains nothing injurious to the
youngest person.
A bottle can be obtained at any
nearby drug store for fifty cents or
one dollar. The latter size Is more
economical and is bought by those who
have already convinced themselves of
Its merits. Syrup Pepsin users learn
to discard pills. salts. cathartics and
purgatives generally as they are too
great a shock to any average system.
Families wishing to try a free sam
pie bottle can obtain 1t postpaid by ad-
dressing DR.. w. B. Caldwell, 41s
Washington st.. Monticello. III. A
postal card with your name and ad-
dress on 1t viii do.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16
a Staple Medicine
for Every Family
No Self Respecting Group Of
People Should be Without a
Good Family Laxative.

1t is uncomfortable In this day OF gen
.leral intelligence that any family
would be without simple remedy for
the Ills Of life. for often by giving
such remedy In time serious dis
ease can be frustrated and life
saved.
For example, II at the first sign OF a
cold a simple, laxative-tonic like DR..
Icaldwell's Syrup Pepsin we're given.
the beginning of q serious lung affec-
Ition or OF typhoid fever might be
avoided. And also in headaches,
nervousness, etc, small dose OF this
remedy would relieve the congestion
and replace distress with comfort.
Mothers give 1t to tiny infants ana
little children. and grown people take
it with equally good effect.
Thousands OF good American homes
are never without It, among them the
home of Mrs. G. A. Wright, 1881 Pasa.
dena Ave, Long Beach, Calf. She
had considerable trouble raising little
Lawrence, three years old, but after
regulating his bowels with small doses
of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Of Pepsin he
began to thrive and she had no further
trouble with him. They use 1t gener-
ally in her home.
Syrup Pepsin saves the health Of
the family, and 1t saves doctors bills.
1T is a guaranteed cure for any form
Of stomach, liver and bowel trouble,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16
THE FASHIONS
FOR THE WEST
Chicago Style Show Is On and Some
Wonderful Things arc
Exhibited.
s[By Marie Moore, written for ths
United Press.

LBy Marie Moore, written for the
United Press.l
y CHICAGO, March 16.-If the mem
bers of the Chicago Dressmakers club
which opened its spring convention at
the Auditorium today can have
things their way, women viii dress in
most fanciful clothes this season.
Some of the dresses shown at the
style show this morning were named
the ghost frock," the sunshine
dress the "Egypta, the Chicago
gown" and the rose and tulip
frock." These dresses are all orig
inal designs, made by members of the
club, and shown to about thousand
dressnlakers from all over the middle
west congregated In Chicago, twice a
year, to view the styles. Nine. Ala
Ripley, president OF the club, shows
a gown which she says was inspired
by Chicago. 1t is made with smoke
grey chiffon undsrshdrt, an overskirt
Of smoke blue taffeta, which looks
like an inverted umbrella, lined with
gold A Lake Michigan green vel
vet belt and touches of iradescent
green and silver white from the neck
and sleeves make this dress sugges-
tive OF sunlight and shadow and the
atmosphere of the smoky city by the
lake.
Another one Of Mms. Ripley's
dresses was suggested to her by the
grasshopper. 1t is made Of olive green
chiffon over skirts of yellow and pink.
bouffant effect in ths back is
draped to suggest the body OF the
grasshopper Depending from the
shoulders is drapery of iradescent
blue chiffon lined with silver. This
suggests the wings OF 1xasshopper,
and underneath this are plaitings of
yellow and pink, which show with
every movement Of the body in the
dance.
Another member OF the club is
showing black taffeta gown, with a
hoop around the bottom. This gown
Is brought in at the hips, with shir.
ring of goods, threaded with a rubber
band, and over it the omnipresent
tunic, very much. puffed in the back
With this is worn the boomers, or
pantalettes of our grandmother's time
made Of white chiffon.
All the dress makers unite In say.
Ing that Egyptian effects will be very
much worn. They are not quite sc
unanimous on the hoop skirt question
The popular colors, after the brilliant
in oriental effects which come first
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16

Writer Says Girls In This City Were
Ready and Willing to
Admire Expert Work
men.

George Fitch in the issue OF Col
liers Weekly for March 81, takes oc-
casion to comment upon the large
number of marriages In Keokuk, re-
sulting from the importation Of young
engineers into the city during the
building of the power house and dam
here. McCutcheon has Illustrated the
little sketch with one of his charac.
teristic cartoons. 1t shows bunch
of disappointed local SWANS gazing at
the dam and power house, on which
is conspicuously printed the one little
word Dam"
The story is written under the cap
ton, The Invasion of Keokuk," and
is as follows:
AT Keokuk, Iowa. an enterprising
firm of capitalists built a dam across
the Mississippi river and sat the peer
less daddy Of American waters to
work running trolleys, lighting streets
and turning washing machines in a
hundred towns and cities. 1t was a
tremendous job Of work which inyolv-
ed the wiping out of farms, villages
and railroads and the Encouragement
of hundred square miles of scenery
and some minor changes in climate.
And, as usual with gigantic enter
prises it produced some unexpected
results.
For, one thing, it brought huge
numbers Of young engineers to Keo-
kuk. They had worked all over the
world on water power, usually in
spots we'll concealed from civilization
and well insulated from feminine
charms. Then they came to the Keo
kuk job, where fifteen minutes from
the roaring rapids were the homes Of
Iowa's first families full Of young
women ready and willing 70 admire
| the wild free life OF the engineer. Tht
result was over hundred weddings
in two years and when the dam was
completed and the young engineers
moved on they took with them the
young women of Ksokuk en- masse.'
| The Peoria humorist has done his
share towards advertising Keokuk
and this has been the second sketch
of this sort within a few weeks con
corning the city and the power pro
lject.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16
Throw Away our
Eye Glasses!
A Free Prescription
You Can Have Filled and Use at
Home.

Do You wear glasses? Are you a
victim of eye-strain or other eye
weaknesses? II so, you will be glad
to know that ere is real hope for
you. Many whose eyes were failing,
say they have had their eyes restored
through the principle OF this wonder
full free prescription. One man says,
after trying 1t: Il was almost blind;
could not see to read at all. Now
can read everything without any
glasses and my eyes do not water
any more. At nigh. they would pain
now they feel fine all the
time 1t was like miracle to ms"
A lady who used it says: The atmos-
phere seemed hazy with or without
glasses, but after using this prescrip-
ton for fifteen days everything seems
clear can even read fine print with
out glasses" It's believed that thou
sands who wear glasses can now dis.
card them in reasonable time, and
multltudes more will be able to
strengthen their eyes so as to be
spared the trouble and expense of
ever getting glasses. Eye troubles OF
many descriptions may be wonderful.
lly benefited by following the simple
rules. Here is the prescription: Go
Ito Wilkinson & Company or to
any active drug store and get a
bottle of DIPLOMA. Fill two ounce
bottle with warm water, drop in one
1 Diploma tablet and allow to dissolve.
With this liquid, battle the eyes two
to four times daily. You should no
tics your eyes clear up perceptibly
right from the start and Inflammation
will quickly disapp ear. If your eyes
tare bcthering you. even a little, take
steps to save them now before 1t is
too late. Many hopelessly blind might
have been saved If they had cared
for their eyes in time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16

ments OF modern publicity than Mr..
Bradford. He has under his imme-
diate direction the disbursing of i'm
mense sums for advertising space. 1t
has been conservatively estimated
that N w. Aver & Son have paid
American publishers over $4,000, 600.
Mr.. Bradfords association with N.
w. Aver & Son began in 1884 as a
bookReeper. In 1898 he was made a
member of the firm, which then con
sisted OF F. Wayland Aver and Henry
N. Mckinney Jarvis A. Wood became
q member at the same time, and later
Wilfred w, Fry was taken into the
Partnership, All hing scr.ed NJ Mr.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16

Bradford's right and left tonight. The
dinner was largely an aver family
affair, over 27o present and past en-
ployes being present.
Several fine addresses were made,
Mr.. Aver paying Mr.. Bradford a par
ticularly interesting tribute. During
the evening S. Wilbur German, geu-
eral manager of N w. Aver & Son,
presented Mr.. Bradford with a mag
nificent Seth Thomas. grandfather's
clock on behalf of the firm and its
employees.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16

100000. even If the power were given
free of cost to the factories that
would locate at KeokuAk; and this is
based on the sworn testimony OF the
man who built that power. These
are striking Illustrations OF the rela-
tive Importance OF freight rates in the
Industrial development of any city or
state.
What we have secured must be
carefully guarded. But the great task
is practically over. Never again will
there be such wholesale revision on
freight rates on Iowa traffic affecting
thousands of towns and thousands OF
articles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16
THIRTY YEARS WITH
N. w. AVER & SON
Big Advertising Firm Gives Dinner
In Honor Of Albert S.
Bradford.
Especial to The Gate City.l

Special to The Gate City.1
PHILADELPHIA, March IA In
recognition of his thirty years asso,
citation with the business, N. w. Aver
& Son, advertising agents, tonight
dfned Albert G. Bradford, member
and financial manager of the firm.
Interest in this anniversary celebra-
ton is nationwide in newspaper and
magazine circles, because there Is no
one man connected with advertising
more widely and favorably known to
publishers or who has been more
closely identified with great achieve
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16
cooper's Testimony.

One manufacturer told that an
advantage of nc per cwt. on iron ant
steel from Pittsburgh, possessed by
his competitor at ST. Louis, costs him
$4,000 per year. Hugh l.. Cooper,
builder Of the Keokuk dam, testified
in this case that the cost Of power
in a representative industry averaged
IL cents per hundred pounds. If
that be true, consider the tremendous
Importance OF several cents on every
hundred pounds; in other words, a
freight d!fferential of 2 or cents
per cwt is of more Importance to the
single city of Keokuk than the build.
ing of the greatest dam in the world
at hsr very doors, at a cost of $685.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16
Robert G. Moody Dead.

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GAINESVILLE, Ohio, March 16.
Robert G. Moody, sc, capitalist and
one of the best known wire and steel
men in the United States, is dead at
his home here today. In addition to
heading several big manufacturing
concerns he was the organizer and
treasurer of the Cleveland and Buff
falo Transit Company.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16

In this case the commission refused
to adopt the rates proposed by the
railroads. These w5re compiled by
the commission.
Some conception of the magnitude
Of these reductions we have secured
may be had by comparison, the COM
MISSIONS report says. In thu famous
Burnh m-Hanna-Munger case las
modified by the Warnock decision)
which went to the supreme court Of the
United States, the reduction finally
effectsd on the same kind of traffic
from the same eastern territory was
4 cents on first class. This applied
to cities on the Missouri river. I'm
the Des Moines case, involving the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16

sanms traffic from the same eastern
territory affecting only one city in
Iowa, the reduction was 51A cents. We
have now increased the latter by 3.S
cents at the same time causing re-
vision for thousand other cities in,
the state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16
No Souls for savlnn.

Souls are now practically extinct.
One occasionally hears of them at
revival meetings and the like. but
they have entirely disappeared from
cities. summer resorts, shopping dis
trlcts, financial centers and other
places where humans are wont to
gather habitually.-Life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16
Want il All.

Some people are so anxious to got
the worth OF their money that they
would take slow train in preference
to an express Philadelphia Record
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16
STATE IS VICTOR
IN RATE CONTEST
Commerce Commission Orders Reduc-
tions In Rates Which Affect
Shippers In River
cltles.
IOWA PEOPLE ELATED
Testimony Of Hugh |. cooper Is
Embodied in Report Of the
River Cities
Cases.
IOWA PEOPLE ELATED

Washington dispatches indicate
that the state of Iowa has won sig
nal victory in the rate cases. The
mississippi river rate case in which
Keokuk is concerned is one of the
events in this victory. Supplemented
orders were handed down by the in
terstate commerce commission Satur-
day, the effect OF which is to grant
Iowa shippers sweeping reductions IN
rates.
This ordsr indicates the first gen.
eral revision which has been
made in rates for Iowa's interstate
traffic, and Is regarded by the COM
mission as wonderful victory.
An order in the case of the Missisr
sippi river cities has previously been
made. Other reductions announced by
the commission for the first time from
typical points in the east located be.
tween Illinois and the coast follow:
River Cities Schedule.
To Keokuk, Fort Madison, Burlington,
Davenport, Clinton, Muscatine and
Tn,,h,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-16
River Cities Schedule.

To Keokuk, Fort Madison, Burlington,
Davenport, Clinton, Muscatine and
DUBUQUE
The Washington herald., 1914-01-04
2
ARMY VETERAN
TALKS FOOTBALL
Col Richardson, Old West
Pointer, Back from Alaska,
but Too Late for Game.
EXPECTED A VICTORY
Had 4 Hunch the Army Would Take
Nays Measure-Praises
Coach Daley.

Il would surely have given most
anything to have seen the Army-Navy
football game in New York last fan
remarked Lieut.. Col ". P. Richard
son. who probably knows more about
Alaska than anybody in the world. He
has been stationed up Their during the
last eight years.
The colonel was the center Of little
group yesterday when the subjectS Of
the Army-Navy gridiron struggle was
brought up.
Wasn't IL bully" he said. Il had
a sort OF bunch that our boys would
spring a surprise. and had I been here
] would have risked few kopeks on
the result"
From Valdez. Alaska. came Col
Richardson. where he has been STA
toned as adviser to the governor. He
will remain in the East for two months
or so.
II was at West Point as an in
structor when Daley. the present coach.
attended the Academy and played on
the ELEVEN" continued the colonel 7
always considered him a smart player.
and. with a man like Harmon Graves
to help him. felt all along that the
Army would beat the Navy this sea-
son. I am a great football fan. and.
although of late years have spent most
of my time in Alaska. 1 have followed
carefully the progress of the Army
eleven. I am only sorry I could not.
have been at the game" the man from
the frozen north added -.
Col Richardson Is one of the many
examples of Army graduates who keep
in close touch with athletics long after
they leave the Academy, as student or
instructor. He knew by name every
player on the eleven which lined up
against the Navy last November. and
his eyes fairly sparkled as he re-
counted from newspaper dispatches
the great work Of Quarter Back Pritch-
ard and Left End Merrilat. and how
the Army's forward passes had the
Navy crowd up In the air, and rejoiced
that the victory was so clean cut and
decisive.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-04
YANKEES DEPENDING
ON COLE and CRISS
Former Big Leaguers win Again Get
Trial in Majors-Both Con.
6dent Of Success.
COLE STARS IN THE MINORS

If King Cole and Dode Criss are able
to come back the way their friends
think they can. the New York Yankees
will have an excellent twirling stan next
season They have both played big
league. failed. gone to the bush. and now
return to he big fellows
Cole looks very good from bis record
in fast minor leagues. Cole led the Ma
tional League In 1910. and last year won
twenty-sever and lost five games for Co
.iumbus. His form was better than that
displayed In Chicago three years ago.
Frank Farrell secured him by draft from
Columbus. = 80
Several big league clubs tried to buy
him before the drafting season. offering
~ high as sf0.o0 Columbus. hooked up
In thrilling. pennant struggle. could not
AFFORD to sell. -
Criss worked with Houston. Tex. dur
ing the 1913 season, winning twenty-six
games and losing only six. He averaged
. little over one pass per game, and hit
only seven batsmen. Texas rayed over
his work. Eilly Murray. the Pittsburgh
scout. who took slant Ak Dode last sumo
per. b very loud IN his indorssmsnt Of
Tie young man
The Washington herald., 1914-01-04
RAILROAD QUINT
TRIMS GUARDS
Terminal Y. N. C. A. Outfit
Comes from Behind and
Lands Game, Is to 10.
GREGORY FEATURES
fsrner Business High Sehsof Star
Proves Stumbling Block for
Ssldiers in Last Half.
GREGORY FEATURES

Tramp. tramp the boys are marching.
Yes, the National Guard were marching.
but not to- victory. The Railroad Y. M.
c. A basketball outfit sent the Guards
marching on their way with a 3 TO ID
defeat registered against them last night
In the latter's hall While the Guards
were confident Of victory at the outset
the Railroad boys proved to be a tartar.
and victory was snatched away in the
last few moments OF pay. Improvement
Of every description was shown by the
Y. M c. A. lads and the contest proved
TO be by far the best that has been wit
messed In the Terminal gymnasium.
Long shots featured the game, Crogan
sending the ball In from over half the
length OF the floor; Gregory also pro-
vided stellar shot. sending the ball
through the. meshes from the side lines
near the center OF the floor.
The National Guards held the lead at
the close of the first half by a small
margin, outplaying the Railroad boys in
the first period, but the second half
proved their Waterloo. Gregory, the for
mer Business High School star. was the
block for the soldiers. caging
the ball six times from the field and
sending II through the basket FIVE times
from free shots. scoring a total Of seven
teen points. and this was what defeated
the Guards.
Johnny Crogan. the former Carroll In
stitute star. put UP one of the best
games seen in the Railroad boys gym.
playing the floor well and showing a good
eye for the basket. Without a doubt the
game was the best that has been played
by the victors this season.
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