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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-25
INDUSTRIAL HEALTH.

The importance OF the problem OF
Industrial sanitation is gradually be-
coming more fully realized. Some
employers, indeed. even yet apparent
~ take the ground that. II workmen
are willing to labor under insanitary
conditions, 1t is no concern OF their
employers. The New York state fac
tory investigating commission, which
has carefully studied the conditions
under which about two hundred thou
sand wage-earners work. reports that
there Is tendency on the part OF
many employers to economic not
only in matters Of legitimate expense
but also in space, light, air, and GER
tain other safeguards to the health
and lives OF the workers" The report
OF the state board Of health OF Louisi-
ana indicates that over so per cent of
all the manufacturing establishments
in the state are in poor" or bad"
sanitary conditions Most states have
no available figures, but New York
and Louisiana are so far from each
other geographically, economically
and socially, that, for lack OF better,
we may take these two reports as an
index Of Industrial health conditions
generally throughout the United
States. On the whole, says the Jour
nal OF the American Medical associa-
ton, with each year employers tend
to appreciate more and more the COM
mercial value to them of sanitary
working conditions for their en-
ployees.
B. s. Warren OF the United States
public health service points out that
the false economy involved in neglect
Of sanitation inevitably leads to
greatly lessened efficiency and is thus
really expensive for the employer in
the end. The highest efficiency is pos
! sible only when the health of workers
is favored by good air and light. prop
the maintenance Of the safeguards of
! health.
| With regard to hours of labor par
/ ticularly, come recent experience is
valuable as indicating that shortened
| hours of labor may actually conduce
! not only to the health OF employees
but also to greater production In the
Engis zinc works the hours OF labor
I were cut down from twelve to eight
| per day, yet the men earned as much
and did as much work in eight hours
as they did formerly in twelve Be
sides there was a marked decrease In
the calls on the sick fund, the men nc
longer felt the need of stimulation
and sobriety was markedly increased
Almost the same thing happened al
the Zeiss optical works in Germany
Able kept a careful record for the
years when the plant was operating
on nine-hour day. When the work
ing day was reduced to eight hours
: the record showed the men earned
over per cent more than during the
previous year, the output of the work
was increased 3 per cent and the
power-plant was able to shut down ar
| hour earlier, thus effecting very
material saving in fundamental ex
: pense. The record was for 233 mer
at an average age of 81 years, and
many different occupations on piece
l work basis were represented In the
shop. Both employers and employees
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-25
cummins on war.

Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune: Senator
Cummins delivered an address which
was masterpiece Of oratory and
thought. He seems to have lost none
OF his old time vigor and speaks with
an ease and grace which has made
him famous. In speaking of the war
in Europe he said that the people
themselves should have the power to
declare war, as It Was the people who
were compelled to bear the brunt Of
the battle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-25

DR. Dorothy " Smyler OF the Brit
ish Royal Army Medical corps. has
sailec for England, having been or
dered to report Immediately for SER
vice with the British troops. She is
one Of the few women in the English
army.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-25
CAUGHT : BAD Cold.

LAST winter my son caught very
bad cold and the way he coughed was
something dreadful" writes Mrs.
Sarah e Duncan. OF Upton. Iowa.
I'VE thought sure he was going into
We bought just one
bottle Of Chamberl.in's Cough Rom.
edy and that one bottle stopped his
cough and cured his cold completely"
For salo by Ill dealers.-Advertiss-
ment, So a. ~ fasssss IA -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-25

DR.. F. v. Stucky OF Gosport. Ind,
recently received an unwrapped silver
dollar by mail. On one side OF the
dollar was pasted slip bearing the
doctors address and the address OF
the sender, and on the other side the
stamp was pasted
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-25

Railroad employees throughout the
country who have known Miss Jennie
Smith, the national railroad evangel-
list, during her many years of work in
their interest, are subscribing to a
voluntary fund which will be used to
purchase her home in her declining
years in Washington
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-25

After having been selected as one
of the teachers in the Vernon fInd)
high school, Miss Marjorie Hengstler
declined the position and will launch
into the grocery business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-25

the public thought so. Then came the
word that the German horde was
coming, that 1t could not be checked.
Uhlans were seen within six miles OF
tho outer ring fortifications. The
exodus began for those who were to
20. For those. left behind came the
lid.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-25

A millionaire OF Pittsburgh. Pa.
owns up to paying 500 for the privi-
lege Of witnessing the battle Of Mons.
The money-making possibilities OF the
war game would be immense II artil-
lerymen on both sides were In on the
dtvvy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-25

Farmers in one region OF Queens.
land feed their horses on chopped
banana stalks taken just after the
fruit has been harvested.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-25

A new medicine glass cover is a
saucer with a f1uted rim, marked with
! the hours and quarters, to hold a
spoon in such position as to indicate
the time for the next dose.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-25

need to be convinced OF the evident
fact that the healthy man is the most
efficient and the cheapest employee
and that any reasonable expense to
maintain him in health Is profitable
investment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-25

We should love our neigh bors. And
there would be more Of it done if
their husbands were not around all the
time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-25

Electrical apparatus has been in.
vented, for. sterilizing water for large
consumers, such as hotels and factor.
les, which uses only the ordinary light
ing current for its purposes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-25
THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
He lives twice who can at once EN-.
ploy
The present well and cen the past
enjoy.
Alexander Pope
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-25
COMING EVENTS

Z =
. Lee county Sunday school =
. convention Sept. 1926.
. Professional Photographers =
/. club, NO. /, Of Iowa-Sept. rs and =
. 20. =
. First district Federation of .
- Women's Clubs, Oct. Z. =
= Lee County Teachers Inspir- =
- ational Conference"-Oct. l. =
In This Vicinity. .
G, Old soldiers Hancock county .
. reunion at Warsaw, Sept. 20. =
. Dedication Fort Edwards monu- .
- ment, Warsaw, Sept. 30. =
Z Old settlers reunion and home .
- coming. Warsaw. Oct. /. =
= . . . 80 . - .
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-25

Read The Gate City want column.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-22
Daily Stock Letter.
copyright, 1914, by the New York
Evening Post.l

copyright, 1914, ny the NEW fOTk
Evening Post.]
NEW YORK, July 22.-The stock
exchange today reflected the an
nounce ment regarding the New Haven
and Rock Island by standing practtc-
ally motionless. During most Of the
day advances and declines We're in
termingled, with advances predominat-
ing; but few OF the changes were
important.
News Of crops was again confused.
with the grain trade insisting on seri-
Gus damage to spring wheat. In addi-
ton to the unfavorable indications,
today's advices pointed to marked de-
crease in this years crop of Canaan.
Under the influence of overnight
announcements, New Haven opened
two points lower and Rock Island col
lateral tours lower by IL and all
Rock Island securities declined Moth
ing more remains to be said of the
government suit now instituted to
separate the New Haven from its out
side acquisitions, except to say that
the federal courts decision on such
points is final which will be an adj
vantage in this case, and that prece-
dent with these same courts favors
rational and merciful provisions in
their manner Of requiring such forced
sale.
A further advance in foreign legis-
lation brought sterling Il above yes
terGay and q above last weeks
close. This persistent strength was
largely ascribed to heavy sales of
American securities by Europe during
the last few days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-22
CITY NEWS.

Charles Moore, colored, entered a
plea OF not guilty to an information
on which he was arraigned in the
superior court today, filed by Stella
Farmer, colored woman who charged
Moore with disturbing her peace by
using loud, indecent, and insulting
language, and by threatening to as
sault her at the Union depot where
she was about to board train for
Quincy yesterday. Moore is being held
under bond Of 500.
The condition Of William Gala
han, who was operated on last week
for appendicitis, is showing a decided
Improvement. and he expects to be
able to be removed to his home next
week.
The police today arrested Lewis
Dade. colored. who, when he became
engaged In quarrel with John Lewis,
also colorea. At the corner Of Thir-
tcentl and Main street, last evening,
struck Lewis over the head with an
axe handle. An information against
Dade will be filed tomorrow, the po-
lice say.
A meeting Of the school :soard
will be held Thursday evening at
8 o'clock in the oflice of the board of
education. This is the regular July
meeting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-22
IOWA DEMOCRATS
WILL MEET TOMORROW
State Convention at Council Bluffs
will Listen 70 Speech by
Connolly.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, July %.
Hundreds Of democrats including
practically all the party leaders In
Iowa are already here ready for the
state convention tomorrow which will
listen to the speech Of Temporary
Chairman Maurice Connolly Of Dubu-
que, adopt platform and select a
new state central committee to run
the campaign this fall. It Is expected
mat before night between 1000 and
1000 democrats viii be here, includ-
Ing the Polk county delegation expect
ed this afternoon. Commentator OF
the national administration, the new
tarif law, currency legislation and
the proposed trust law will make up
large part OF the platform, but can
cidates for state ofices are insisting
that state issues be not ignored. j.
I. Hamilton Of Cedar Rapids, candi-
date for governor declared today the
party would endorse the submission
OF the proposed equal suffrage amend
ment to vote of the people. 1t is
almost the unanimous opinion OF
delegates already present that the
liquor question will be ignored.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-22
PERSONALS.

Miss Alexine Leroy Reid, who has
been spending two months in the
Adirondack mountains, returned to
Kaokuk last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don LOOMS Galousha
of Boston, arrived In Keokuk yester-
day, having been called here by the
death of Mrs. A. E. JOhnstone.
Miss Phyllis Naumann of Burlington
is visiting with Miss Nellye Bell, 1923
Morgan street.
DR.. and Mrs. e. ]. Harnagel OF Des
Moines, Iowa, are the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Hennings for the
week.
Charles Albers Of Warsaw was In
the city to attend the funeral Of Mrs.
A. E. tombstone, today.
The Rev. and Mrs. A. Hills and fam
ly Of Wapokoneta, o., are here Tor
a visit with relatives.
James C. Davis and Miss Thistle
Davis of Des Moines are in the city
for few days.
Miss Anna Larson, 400 South Second
street, is visiting in Des Moines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-22
COSSON TO WAR ON
..- ALLEGED COMBINE
Officers Of Dairy Department Confer
with Him as to Charges Of
Discrimination.

Action to break up the alleged IL
legal discrimination OF big creamery
concerns Of the state against the
smaller establishments was planned
yesterday at a conference OF officials
of the dairy and food department with
Attorney General George Cosson and
G. A. Robbins, assistant, at Des
Moines. Evidence secured against
one concern will be placed before the
grand jury this week, it was an
nounced, after the conference, says
the Register and Leader
The smaller cieameries over the
state, especially the cooperative con-
Germs have been complaining to the
state OF unfair treatment at the hands
of the centralized creamery concerns.
They assert that the companies pay
higher prices for cream in the terri
tory covered by the small companies
than they do In sections where there
is no competition. In the case Of CO.
operative creameries, 1t Is asserted
that the big companies take the bust
ness away from the smaller concern.
and as soon as the little firm closes
up, the price for cream falls.
The food and dairy officials have
been working for some time on com
plant In the territory surrounding
Mount Ayr. However, the present
case Is not in that part of the state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-22
Grain Review.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, July 22.-Wheat opened
steady and then advanced, gaining y
to q in the forenoon session today
Higher cables, based on unfavorable
Russian crop news, fear of black rust
damage in the northwest and dis
patch from Minneapolis reporting that
about 100, 600 acres of wheat was beat
en- down by a great hail storm that ex-
tended from Saskatchewan into North
Dakota, all helped bull the market.
The northwest hail storm was describ-
ed as the worst in years.
Corn traders ignored the weak
cables and prices were a shade high
er at the start Further slight adj
vance was registered in the deferred
months during the forenoon, July
easing off shade
Oats had dip early in the day, but
northwest houses bought freely and
restored prices to ABOUT last nights
closing figures.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-22
LOST.
LOST-Gold bracelet with cameo set
ting: Return to 923 High st. Re-
ward.
Closed at 1 A. M.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, July 22.-Dance halls
and cafes in the old vice district with
one exception closed promptly at one
O.. m. today as the result Of the vice
inquiry that followed the assassina-
ton of Detective Birns last Thursday
night. %
F'reibergs, known from coast u
coast among resort frequenters, deted
the orders Of Captain Nootbar's frs :
ward police yesterday by waving an
amusement license IN the detectives
faces. Nootbar said he would see
that this cafe obeyed the law. States
Attorney Hoyne planned to go before
the grand jury today and ask an in
dictment Of a number Of levee gang
STEERS. One gangster will be charged
with firing the first shot in the battle
that resulted in Birns' dsath.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-22
Hamilton Gate City
Hamilton, ILL.,, July 22

Mr.. and Mrs, James Andrew and
family drove over from Mendon, ILL.,,
in their auto to visit her sister, Mrs.
VIM. Roth and family, Sunday.
Our baseball team went to Nauvoo
Sunday and trimmed them up to the
tune of 10 to 4 in favor OF Hamilton.
Mekemson's pitching was air tsnt
from start to finish. Hiser's home run
in the fifth inning was the feature OF
the game, with two men on bases.
ALSO Prather's three base hit In the
eighth. with two men on bases, scor'
inc the two men before him. They
saw we have got some ball team.
Mr.. F. D. Wilson returned Saturday
from Decatur, where he has been tax
ing his vacation of two weeks with
his wife's folks, his wife remaining
longer.
r. weber of Warsaw was seen on
our streets Sunday evening.
Our chautauqua committee left this
morning for an all day tour with our
hand. to advertise the chautauqua,
which is to be neld August Z to 10.
They are planning on having one or
the best programs they have ever
had, this year.
Car; scannell left this morning for
Utah. after spending two weeks Visit
;r- here with his grandparents and
sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wyles left
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-22
Committees Report This Afternoon
That Merchants Generally Are
Anxious to Have ceie-
bratlon This Fall.
WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE
Liberal Responses Have Been Made to
Call for Financing Proposed
carnival-League to De-
eide Finally.

A fall celebration probably will be
staged in Keokuk this fall.
A meeting Of the directors OF the
Retail League and the chairmen of
the committees appointed to sound out
the sentiment Of the merchants for a
fall celebration was scheduled for 3
o'clock this afternoon. The meeting
will be preliminary to the final action
which will be taken by the Retail
League, following the reports from
these various committees.
According to the preliminary reports
from the committee chairmen, the
sentiment OF the merchants OF the
city seems to be favorable for fall
celebration. There seems to be prac-
tically no dissention from the PROPOSE
ton, except in one or two instances.
The committees we're out couple
of days last week, and again yesterday
and feel that they have sounded out
pretty thoroughly the sentiments OF
the business interests of Keokuk. To
all intents and purposes that senti-
ment is for fall celebration. The
merchants seem to believe that fall
celebration as a means of advertising
the city is good investment, and
they are willing to contribute.
The committees have met with I'M
expected favor in the matter Of fin
ances. The merchants who are fav-
cradle to holding a celebration are
favorable to the extent Of giving a
generous donation towards the cele-
bration. 1t is figured by the COM
mittee chairmen that there will be an
amount available If the celebration
is made a certainty. that will be equal
to the money which was given in for
mer years for the old street fairs.
The final action on the matter will
be taken by the Retail League in
called meeting some time In the near
future The report from the com
mittees this afternoon was practically
unanimous in favor Of celebration.
The kind OF celebration favored is
that with plenty Of free attractions.
and band concerts with some specially
attractive night feature such as pa
rades or fireworks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-22
COUNTY OFFICIALS
WOULD PLAY CITY
Fifth Street Gang Believes II Could
Best City Hall Chair
Warmers.

The next big semi-pro game which
may be staged in Keokuk will be that
of the county officials vs.. the city Of
ficials. The county officials are Of the
opinion they could get up q right
smart" ball team. They figure that
they could beat the chair warmers at
tie city hall in handy fashion and are
talking of issuing challenge to these
same city officials to meet them soon
for the honor Of Lee county.
II the game is played it is proposed
to declare half holiday in the city
and county building, and have every
body off for the combat.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-22

| Tuesday for Wichita, Kansas, on
visit
Mr.. Roy Traster, who has been in
South America for the past two years.
returned to Hamilton to visit among
i his old friends. Roy was employed at
the water power company for about
/ one year We are glad to shake hands
with our old friend. He is at present
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Casper Engle.
hardt-
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hosford are the
proud parents OF big boy. born
July II. 1914.
| Miss Starr and Miss Reach OF Keo-
kuk spent Tuesday afternoon and
evening with their friends, Mr.. and
Mrs. z. e. Dumbauld.
Fred Nelson and family of Golden.
Ill.,, moved to Hamilton. Mr.. Nelson is
Ia first class machinist, and he is en-
ploysd at Freu Garretson's garage.
Ed Wright and wife and A. C. Den
ton and wife spent Sunday at Quincy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Peterson and
son, Bertrand, went to Ferris to visit
their son. VIM. Peterson and wife,
for a couple Of weeks.
Mr.. William Gibbs of Mendon, ILL.,,
was visiting Tuesday with E. E.
Dunn BAUD.
Mr.. R. L. Prather and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Mekemson and
wife took in the circus at Quincy Mon
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-22
Iowa Inventions.
Especial to The Gate City.1

Special to The Gate City.]
DIES MONIES, July 22.-The follow
ing patents were granted to Iowans
in the week ending July IA, 1914, as
reported from the Office of Wilfred G.
Lane, patent attorney, sos Croker
Bldg, Des Moines, Iowa:
No. 1,103,339-Truss or bridge for
hoops of silos: SigurG F. Anderson,
Des Moines, Iowa.
No. HOS, 169-Combined dish-drain-
err, steamer, rosater, or baking pan:
Frank B. Beam, Anamosa, Iowa.
No. 1,103,S61-Broom-bandins ma.
chine: Norman H. Beebe, Wichita.
Kans.. and G. w. Duvall, assignors to
Lee Broom & Buster Co., Davenport,
Iowa.
No. 1,1o3, 652-Cross tie: George F.
Brockway, Eden, Iowa.
No. HOB, 410-Self-reg Clustering water
meter: Frank w. Hanna, Defiance,
Iowa.
No. 1,1os,5s4-Lawn mower sharp
ener: John Hineman. Cedar Rapids,
Iowa.
No. 1,1O3,5s3-Marker for corn
planters: Leroy J. Lindsay, Seymour,
Iowa.
No. 3,sos-Adjustable tool: Mel
chior Miller. LeMars, Iowa.
No. ,s1s-Burner: John F.
Overcast, Eringhar. Iowa.
No. 1,1N3.s4o-Automobile radiator:
Edgar j. Richardson, Sioux City. Ia
No. O3,101-Spring tensioned roll
ing cutter: Milo c. Thompson, Salem,
Iowa,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-22
Mexico Make. Maneuver. Good.

CAMP DOUGLAS. Wis, July a.
Not since the civil war has this state
seen such a military display as was
spread out on the camp grounds here
Today when the entire state militia
went through their maneuvers. Over
o'ooo men, comprising forty companies
hospital corps, bands and cavalry
squadron were on the field.
, The chance for. service in Mexico
brought the guard enlistment up to
o'Vo within month and most OF the
new members had seen service either
- the regular army or in the guards.
Inc excitement also increased inter
est In the drills and Adjutant General
Holloway said today that the men are
Oetter equipped than ever before.