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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-28

Union-F1fth street between Main and
johnson, 10 a. m. to 9 p. m. Temper
ance friends invited. ~
Mrs. G.. Dav1s-Assisted by her
daughters, Mrs. Charles Hunt and
Miss Belle Davis, 2 p. m. to 10 p. N.
Mrs. N. w. Bettis-Fourteenth and
Concert, assisted by Miss Mary Lewis.
IL q. m. to 6 p. m.
Mrs. l.. J.. Drake-Concert street
between First and Second, ~ a. m.
until 9 p. M; assisted by Mrs. John
w. Hobbs, Mrs. H. r. Miller, Mrs. c.
+. Comegys, Mrs. Hugh W. Sample,
Miss Clara Mooar, Miss Eta Ayres
and Miss Fanny Kiser.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-28
MANUFACTURERS OF
FINE SODA A +
donated Drinks to be Found
Anywhere.

Keokuk excels in many things and
soda water is no exception. Nowhere
in the country are to be found better
carbonated drinks than those manu-
featured right here in Keokuk by ].
Burk & Co.
They all want Burk's. There Is
none better and few equal to 1t. 1t
Is the popular soda water within
miles Of Keokuk and thousands Of
cases are sold every year. No good
housekeeper is satisfied until she has
sent in her weekly order for q case Of
Burk's. 1t is made from pure water
and the pest flavonngs. 1t is re-
refreshing and invigorating.
Ginger ale, orangeade and mineral
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-28
Y. W.. c.. A.

The Keokuk Young Women's Chris
tian association has Just completed
one year in the building. No
other public building in Keokuk has
been more used than has the Y. W.,
in the year Just gone. Very few II
any citizens but have at some time
or, another entered its h~ospitable
doors. 1t has kept open house for all
public celebrations and to almost all
conventions held during the year. It
has been headquarters for every wom-
ans convention held during the year
and mas been the meeting place OF
scores of committees Of both men and
women.
Lectures under the auspices of the
citv teachers association. the V. N. A.
association, public receptions, club
dinners for business and
professional men, coffees and after
neon teas and many other sorts of
meetings have been held in the build
ing. It has been a social. civic and
religious center. 1t is a beautiful
building, artistic in all Of its features
and to strangers speaks Of the pro-
gross and culture OF Keokuk. The
association has on its membership
roll the names Of 1882 ome and
girls of which number 1882 are wom-
on and 400 are girls. An effort will
he made this year to increase the
proportion of girls. The actual cost
Of maintenance of the building and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-28
Open House
Unique Custom Which Prevailed In
keokuk on New Years Day
for Many Years.

The custom Of making New Years
calls and holding open house. on the
first day of each new year prevailed
in Keokuk for many years. 1t was a
stom brought over from England bv
our ancestors and continues In the
southern states to this day. A few of
the Did settlers Of Keokuk persist in
it. Open house was held in Keokuk
for the last time on January 1, 1881.
Elaborate preparations were made to
receive the guests and formal recep-
membered by many OF those who en-
tertained and by those who made the
rounds, the majority being alive at the
present time. Following is the list of
open houses" and the names of the
ladies who received callers:
Mrs. Givin and daughter-Grand
avenue; assisted by Mrs. J.. J.. Smith.
Miss Hosmer, Miss Love, Miss Shaef-
er, Miss PARROT, Miss McCune, Miss
Kate Hosmer and Mrs. Taber.
Mrs. Amos Stickney-Corner Elev.
enth and Concert streets; assisted by
Mrs. R. F. Bower, Mrs. W. E. Kellogg.
Mrs. P. T. Lomax, and Misses John
stone, Lomax. Kellogg and Miss An
derson, of st. Louis.
Mrs. Vaughan-High, between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth: from 2 o'clock
until 10 p. m, assisted by Mrs. Wood
ard and her daughter.
Misses H~ornish-Fifth street be-
tween High and Morgan: assisted by
Miss Hattie Hornish, Mrs. Frank
Mills, Miss Matte Hornish, Miss
Mills, and Miss Graham. Hours, L
until 9.
Mrs. Frank LeBron-Fulton street
between Sixth and Seventh; after 10
O'Clock, assisted by Mrs. Frank Be
bee of Chicago, and the Miss Bergh
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-28
Big Sister Movement

There's a legion that was listed,
That carries no color nor crest,
But split in a thousand detachments,
Is breaking the road for the rest.
-Kipling.
A branch Of the big sister movement
is to be a part Of the work Of tho Y.
w. G. A. next year. The big brother
and the big sister movement have
been tried in many cities and the
plan has proven a most helpful one.
The idea is that some young woman
will be a big sister to some less for
tunate younger girl and the beauty OF
the plan Is that the big sister re-
ceives more benefit sometimes, in her
viewpoint of life and in her apprecia.'
ton Of the blessings in her own life.
than does the little girl who presum.
ably is that BENEFICIARY. Social settle
ment workers and philanthropists Of
every sort have learned by experience
you can't help people in crowds.
1t is an individual matter. That is
why this movement is so practical
and so successful, for it brings to-
gether two individuals. There is
plenty Of Dom for such a plan here.
the number Of girls with no anchor
to hold them in a safe harbor, but who
drift out every ear quite beyond the
reach Of anyone, is appalling. If you
don't believe it, it's because you don't
know anything about it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-28

association is $1,000 a day. That
amount ought not be a burden to any
one If all the citizens who use the
building and who have a pride in it's
existence would help eve In a small
way in its support. 1t is a fact that
women always think in smaller fig-
ures than men and so the membership
fee of the Y. w. C. A. Is $1.00 annu,
ally as against S. at the Young Mems
Christian association. So you see the
membership fees of fourteen hundred
members mean only that many dol
lars income.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-28
MANY OLD LADIES
At The Blu. HOME
They Are Being Given Splendid
Treatment and Last Years Of
Their Life Thus Made
Pleasant.
NEAR T MARK
One Of the Old Ladies' 10 Over Ninety
Yeare Of Aae-erief Sketches
Of Those Living
There.

EtH&V x1kOA EO00A4 AANSSh
SADtfEe Benevolent Union home has
aheltered old ladies and children who
Otherwise would have no home or at
sleaat : much less comfortable abode.
9sN IS the purpose OF the benevolent
Union 500 to arrange for the admis-
don Of old men also. The addition
made to the home a few years ago
makes this possible.
The Oldest member Of the house
hold Is Mrs. MarySE. Sheppard who
Is 81 years old abdt who for moro
than forty years Aas lived in the
neighborhood OF ting B. U. home, in
which she has lived for the past three
years. Her birthday is on Dec. 24th
and since she has been in the home
It has been celebrated by gifts and
visits from her friends. She IS a
member OF the First Westminster
Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cramer is SO years
old. She has lived in Keokuk for
many years. She %as a nurse for
little children until she became too
feeble for that responsibility. She Is
q member Of the German Lutheran
church and has been in the home
since Sept. 2, 1872
Miss Ana Teresa Dillon was born
and reared in Keokhk and since she
was Ave years old has been totally
blind. She came to live at the home
BY a peculiar Incident. MI and MRS.
D. A. Collier were talking one day
on the train coming from st. LOUIS
about Helen Keller. In the section
across the aisle was a man who over
hearing them, came over n sa1d'
Perhaps you'd be interested to know
that Helen Keller is a personal friend
Of mine He was Mr.. Wade OF Pitts
burgh, the philanthropist who educat'
ed Helen Keller and because OF his
interest in her has helped many bllno
people. At this time Miss Dillon was
living with relatives on South Filth
street. With the passing OF years she
became anxious as to where she would
live. not having much money for the
future. She wrote to Helen Keller
asking her II she knew any home 1or
blind people to which perhaps d
might 60. At once there came to
that wonderful mind which never lose.
anything the memory OF having hearo
Mr.. Wade say he had met some PEG
pie from Keokuk on the train. She
sent Miss billions letter to Mr.. WADE
and he in turn sent 1t to Mrs. Collier.
In three days after its arrival Miss
Dillon was in the home where she
has lived for the past seven years.
Mss Dillon receives a magazine print
ed in the point system, which is sent
free to every blind person in the
United States through the generosity
OF a wealthy New York woman MIS-
Ziegler. Miss Dillon says it is very
much like the Seeing" magazines
has current topics, stories and poems.
She is a member OF st. Peters Cath
olic church and through the
OF friends who take her, Is a
attendant. She does a great deal IL
fancy work and crochets articles
which she sells.
Mrs. H. A. Lewis came from Bowen
Ill, to the home four years ago. she
Is IS years old and Is lame from rheu,
,natism. She had a home but couiu
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-28

water are put up in large bottles and
in the smaller bottles are the follow
ing %flavors: lemon, cream, strawber-
ry, sarsaparilla and pineapple soda,
peach mellow, cherry phosphate,
orangeade splitz, lemon sour, Hires
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-28

beer splitz, ginger ale splitz,
grape julep splitz, Dr.. Pepper, Ras-
port, Vim Fiz and Coca Cola.
If you have never kept Burk's soda
water in your home, begin today by
ordering a case.
The Denver star., 1914-11-14
Note. OF Racial Prosr....

A Thought for the Week.
While folks are talking war
and getting alarmed over its
possible outcome, we are con-
Quoting a most vigorous cam :
paign to increase our debt
from $4,000 to $4,000 per
week. Our agents have
caught the spirit of the cam
paign and the new business
they are turning in each week
is most encouraging. Mr.. /.
K. Gibson, Manager of the
Atlanta Mutual Insurance Co
The Denver star., 1914-11-14
Noted Afro-American Lawyer Pleads
In u. S. Supreme Court.

Mr.. Justice Day as to whether
or not several Jim Crow"
cases had been passed on by
the state courts, Mr.. Harrison
answered that while it was a
fact that the supreme courts
of several of the states had
passed upon the validity of
the several Jim Crow enact
ments, it was also a fact that
upon appeal the supreme
court almost invariably held
with the state courts and for
this reason plaintiffs had de-
cided to institute suit fn the
federal courts. Asked by Mr..
Justice Pittney if his petition
did not allege that in the en-
actment of this statute the
legislature of Oklahoma was
actuated wholly by desire to
humiliate the colored people
Of that state, Mr.. Harrison
answered that he did and that
he hoped to show by argu-
ment that such was the case.
The readiness and apparent
sincerity with which Mr.. Har-
rison answered every question
put by the court seemed to
have dissolved in Ills favor
every doubt as to his ability
and his preparedness.
The Denver star., 1914-11-14
To Argue Validity
OF Separate Car Law

Annapolis. Md.-Argument
touching upon the validity Of
the separate car law will be
heard in the court Of Appeals
one day next week, when the
case Of Joseph jenkins. charg- :
ed with violation of the law
by refusing to occupy a seat
assigned to colored people
come up.
Jenkins was a passenger on
a car of the Washington, Bait
& Annapolis Railway. He was
indicted in Baltimore City for
alleged violation of the Jim
Grow" car law. Hawkins &
McMechen, his attorneys de-
INJURED to the indictment on
the ground that it did not
state between what point en-
kins was a passenger. Judge
Elliot sustained the demurrer
and the State filed an appeal.
In the case of Attorney
William H. II. Hart of Wash.
ington, charged with violation
of the law the Court of Ap-
reals ruled that passenger
travelling from a point with
out the State TO a point with
in and vice versa. was exempt
from the provisions of the
law.
The Denver star., 1914-11-14
Colored Man Father
OF Twenty Children

Mcneil, Ark William
Quincy, who has been living
near hear, passed through
Mcneil to-day enroute to
Shreveport, accompanied by
portion of his interesting
family of twenty children, and
his third wife. The children
with him numbered seven and
they are all by his.present wife,
the oldest being only twelve
years of age.
Quincy had seven children
by his first wife, including two
sets of twins: six by wife No 2
and seven by the present one.
All the wifes are living, and
after divorcing his former
helpmeets Quincy on each
occasion lived six years in sim
gle blessedness.
With his record of three
wives and twenty children
Quincy is still only thirty
eight years old and expects to
acquire quite a large family
before he dies.
The Denver star., 1914-11-14

for progress. 1t would be to
the Negro's advantage if he
was not allowed to vote at all.
Booker may as we'll be re-
minded that the white men
and women passengers are
not to sleep in the same Pull
mans with black men and wo-
men passengers. Also, that
the railroads are not going to
put on special Pullmans for
the blacks. Also, that what is
here said is true of the white
people of the North, the East
and the West, as we'll as of
the white people of the South.
Booker was more level
headed before than he is since
he dined at the white house"
What earthly reason is
there in trying to cater to
and humiliate oneself before
people who talk and think like
his ?-The Crisis,
The Denver star., 1914-11-14
INTERESTING NEWS
CONCERNING THE RACE
Founder of Underground r.
r. Dies.

James Fl. Osgood, fonud-
er of the underground rail-
road, by which fugitive slaves
we're aided in escaping North
died here yesterday at the
age of ninety eight. He was
born in Springfield, Mass.
In 1850 he started an express
company between Boston and
Worcester.
The Denver star., 1914-11-14
Negro Finds 5000 Pearl.

Holly Grove, Ark Rev. R
II. Lane Marianna who has
how many years of experience
in pearling came over last
week and went to Maddox
Bay on a pearling expedition
and found one which he sold
20 DR.. Owens of Newport sor
5000.
The Denver star., 1914-11-14
By Iohn H. Polk.

Washington, D. C.-The
Hon. William Harrison Of
Oklahoma City, Okla. un
questionably one of the ablest
Afro American lawyers of the
country, appeared before the
United States Supreme Court
in oral argument against the
constistuionality of the Okla
noma Jim Crow law. The
Oklahoma statutes, in ad-
dition to the usual Jim Crow
requirements Of separate cars
and waiting rooms for the
white and colored races. per
init the railroads to use chair
cars, sleeping cars and dining
cars exclusively for one race.
The railroads contend that
this is a justified distinction in
service, as not enough colored
people desired facilities to
pay the railroad for furnishing
them.
Replying to the contention
set up by the railway COM
panies, Mr.. Harrison was
heard by the court to allege
that the law upon which their
contention is based is direct
violation of both the letter
and the spirit of the enabling
act under which the state of
Oklahoma was admitted to
the union; that it contravenes
the commerce laws Of the
United States; that it nullihes
Sections and S of the four
teenth amendment. which had
for its very purpose the pre-
vention Of just such discrimi
natory legislation as here
complained Of, and that there
fore the same is null and void
and ought to be SO declared
by the honorable court.
In the discussion of each
and all Of these propositions
Mr.. Harrison evidenced that
keenness of penetration. that
comprehensive knowledge of
the law and its practice, that
facility and eloquence OF
speech and that dignity of
manner and bearing which
designated him at once the
able lawyer and the great
pleader, and won for him the
most respectful and sympa-
thetic hearing of the greatest
court in the world, Mr.. Har-
risons argument was a delib-
crate, dispassionate, incisive
and logical discussion of the
case at bar from its every an
gle, and was beyond question
one Of the ablest defenses
ever heard in behalf of the
Afro American before this
great court.
The readiness with which
he replied to every interroga'
tory by the court, the numer-
GUS authorities cited, the
range and character ofthe ar
pument submitted all showed
Mr.. Harrison to be thorough
ly. familiar wit h the law and
the facts in the case, and
therefore fully prepared to
meet the issue of the hour.
Mr.. Harrison was asked by
Chief Justice Whiteif it was
the purpose of the plaintiffs
to allege discrimin at 0 n.
A.. :e:,>i,, cNp uac the
The Denver star., 1914-11-14

constructive work. get educa-
ton, religion. money, etc, and
DR.. Washington and every
one else knows that race pre-
judice segregation and other
forms Of racial discrimina-
tion-will NOT disappear in
any appreciable degree. If
we want our rights and pro-
per treatment. we must fight
I for them just as every other
race in the history of the
world, worthy of them, has to
do. 1t is the height of folly
and and positively silly for any
one to preach any other doc
trine. Of course, the preju-
diced South and its northern
symathizers will pat DR..
Washington on the back, con-
tinac to make his trips for his
school, throughout the coun-
try, profitable, and to try to
make our people accep. him
as our national leader. just as
long as he continues to preach
his Infamous doctrine of sur
render, and endeavor TO make
us ground arms in the effort
to enforce our rights, under
the law; but are we fools
enough to do so? We hope
not. 1t is little less than an
outrage for him to give that
advice to the League, and
make such a talk as that at
Philadelphia, with our people
in Louisville, KY, and several
other points in the South, and
the Moth, too. fighting des-
I
perately against segregation
and kindred evils. DR.. Wash :
ington has done more by such
talks 10 promote disfranchise-
ment, jim-crow street and
railroad cars and segregation
in the South, and dozens of
kinds of racial discrimination
in public places, in the North.
than almost all other agencies
against US combined. Nothing
is SO dangerous as the enemy
within. 1t is high time that
the manly, among our educat-
ed and leading men and wo-
men, we're speaking out in the
open and ceasing their cow
ardly sulking for fear of per
sonal harm. Slowly but sure
ly is the doctrine of surrender
taking hold oe our masses,
making a cowardly, hopeless
mass of humanity that are
anything but the MEN and
WOMEN Douglass, Lang
ston, Lynch, Bruce, Garrison,
Phillips, Lovejoy, and the
host of others, most of whom
have gone, worked and fought
so long for.
AS a matter of fact tremen.
dous pressure is put upon Mr..
Washington by the white
South. Whenever for a mo-
ment he tries to stand up for
the rights of his race the
white South proceeds to ham,
mer at him. When for in
stance he recently made very
mnld appeal for better accom-
modations on railroads, the
August Chronicle said:
"Washington's program in
the past led him away from
rights like this. For the
Negro he has sought rights
to labor. behave and acquire
property.
"The lonoer the Neoro
The Denver star., 1914-11-14
A correspondent writes us

Booker T. Washington's
advice to the Negroes con-
corning the Segregation Laws
is like advising the poor down
troddep Negro not to even try
to get out of the hole he is in,
The Denver star., 1914-11-14

but make the hole bigger and
live in it."
The Cleveland Gazette
says:
The race can produce a
dozen big definite pieces of
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-20
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Miss Thelma White, of Balti-
more, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
T. J. Galloway, on West End Ave.
Miss Gertrude Barry, of Mont
clair, n. j., is the guest of Miss
Ruth Simmons,a at her home on High
street.
Mr.. Irving Dunnock. of Balti-
more, is spending sometime with
his brother, Mr.. John Dunnock, in
this city.
Misses Neva Seymore and Mary
Welsh, of Trappe, Md, are guests
of Miss Agnes Dunn, At her home
on Race street.
Mrs. Joseph Cannon returned
home on the boat this morning, aft
er spending sometime in Baltimore,
as the guest Of relatives.
Chas. T. Mace, local agent, has
sold to Mr.. Raymond Lynch a 1914
twin, Excelsior motorcycle, which
he will ride in the races during the
Dorchester Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Waller and
little daughter, Rebecca, returned
home on the boat this morning from
Baltimore. where Rebecca has been
undergoing treatment.
Miss Hilda Harrington gave a de-
Isghtful sail last night to a number
OF young folks of Cambridge. The
PARTY left the Long Wharf at quar-
3er to eight o'clock for sail on
the beautiful Choptank, and return
ed home about half-past eleven.
During the evening delicious re-
&reshments were served. On re-
turning to the wharf, all congratu-
lated the hostess on having had a
most enjoyable time.
.Messrs. Henry l.. Johnson, Phil
sps L. Goldsborough, Jr., w. Laird
Henry, Jr, and Mr. Whiemercott,
eft on the train this morning for
,1aston, where they will meet the
annapolis tennis team, on the Eas-
ION grounds. After playing Anna
polls, they will play Easton. The
Cambridge team went to Annapolis
last week and defeated that team,
winning four out of five sets. To-
day they will play the return game
at Easton.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-20
The POPE DIES
AFTER RELAPSE
Falls to Rally After a Dis
treSsing Day.
LAST RITES ADMINISTERED
The Doctors Used Oxygen in Valiant
Battle to Save Life of His Holi.
ness.

The Doctors Used Oxygen in Valiant
Battle to Save Life of His Holi.
ness.
Rome, Aug, 20-Pope Pious X died
last evening. The exact time has not
yet been announced. The passing OF
the supreme pontiff of the Roman
Catholic Church was not unexpected
From about noon he has been uncon
scious and steadily growing weaker
and official bulletins had prepared the
church for the worst. He had realized
his condition when he had said fare
well to his sisters and brothers and
had laid his last injunctions upon
Cardinal Merry del Val, the papel SEQ
retary of state.
Death was due to his ancient enemy
bronchial catarrh, which became acute
on Sunday. The attacks which he
fought off a year ago returned to find
him oyerwrought with the grief in.
spired by the great European war
The vitality with which he fought for
mer attacks had been absorbed in his
prayers and meditations for peace
The assistance he once rendered his
physicians was lacking as he forgot
himself and thought only of the ca
tastrophe which the world Is facing.
The doctor administered oxygen and
stimulating injections and supped
when death approached, but to nc
avail.
The Austrian Ambassador at Rome
and the Bavarian minister were the
first to call at the Vatican when the
serious condition of the Pontitf be
came known.
In view of his alarming condition
the last Communion was admins
tered.
The ringing of church bells was
the announcement to the faithful oil
the exposition of the Holy Sacrament
and owing to the danger to the Popes
life to intercede for the Almighty to
preserve him.
The news of a serious setback In
the condition of the Pontiff after the
announcement that his Holiness was
better caused sensation in Rome.
Many people rushed to st. Peters
square for news, hoping that the
gravity Of the report was exaggerat
ed On reading statements signed by,
doctors Amici and Marchiafavafi howl
ever, the dangerous condition Of
health was realized.
The. sisters of the Pom
Yfnced that nIOIngIt0us cf1Sls Xasl
rived, and they are deeply apprehG
sive.
They lighted candles before the MI
raculous image of St. Joseph and rel
manned PROSTATE in prayer.