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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-15

refused his assent, turning arguments
aside by the simple expedient OF ig-
noring them. When Henley, at whose
suggestion Mark had demanded the
right TO purchase stock, insisted with
rising anger, Quinby donned frigid
dignity.
do you want the company to lose
Truitt?" Henley demanded.
Il can not conceive" Quinby an
swered coldly, that any man who
owes as much to my company as Truitt
does could be SO lacking in loyalty
and all fine sensibilities as to desert
me-"
That" said Henley CURLY, lis
damned nonsense. The company owes
more to Truitt than the stock we ask
can ever repay, more than to any other
man-with one exception"
II am glad" Quinby thawed slightly.
"that you make an exception"
Yes. Myself"
Quinby's face was a study.
And" Henley continued, you can
let him have this stock or lose Truitt
and me-"
Thereupon Henley wrote out and
gave to Quinby his ssignation from
the Craftsmanship. There was tense
silence while Quinby studied the
paper.
Very well,r he said at last. He
tore the resignation into little bits.
But 1t was a graceful surrender.
During the pause Quinby had regained
his poise He was once more the
gracious patron, apparently blind to
Henley's show of dislike.
"Ah! my dear Tom" he shook his
head smilingly. that was hardly fair.
You played upon my affection. You
know there is no sacrifice would
not make rather than lose you"
"Humph!" grunted Henley. This is
no sacrifice
"Of course the philanthropist went
on, "Truitt takes under our agree
ment'
And this launched another long ar
gument. For under the Quinby com
pany ACKNOWLEDGMENT indeed
from his friend and rival. MacGregor
any stakeholder, upon written de
mand by three-fourths of the stock
holders owning three-fourths OF the
outstanding shares, could be compelled
to surrender his stock at its boob
value" a provision from the threat
OF which Quinby. owning the majority
of the stock, alone was exempt. Hac
his own interest not been SO deeply
concerned Mark might have relishet
the spectacle of the tremendous AFRO
CANT Henley Eurling himself in vair
against the paternal Quinby. Mark die
not deceive himself as to Henley's
real purpose, which was not to serve
him but to set up precedent t
upset the agreement.
1T isn't fair to Truitt," Henley pro
tested vehemently. 1T isn't fair t
any one but you. How can he. how
can /, how can any of us. know wheI
you're going to make deal with thu
others to kick him out and cheat hin
out of the real value Of his stock?"
Tact was the one weapon Henle!
knew not how to WELD. Quinby gav'
him panied glance.
"You know I'm not hard man. Ant
you know that IL contingency no
likely to happen"
Il 1T happened to Cauler and Stebbin
and New"
"Ahl But they" Quinby reminds
him. got an exaggerated idea of thei
importance to t. company"
Henley glared Quinby smiled.
The mellifiuous voice flowed Oh
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-15

copyrisht. 1913. by The Bobbs-Mern Company,

came to me-" Mark chuckled, "as one
inventor to another"
Get that stock" Henley COM
manded. "Act quick and you can get
1t cheap. We can't build that rail
road. Or rather, We won't. Let the
other fellow blaze the path!'" This
sneering quotation was from the IL
lustrious but cautious Quinby. That's
what comes from working with cow
ard. But that's no reason why we
shouldn't turn an honest dollar at the
expense of MacGregor, is it?"
1t Is not, however, true, as alleged
In the bill in equity Timothy was after
ward induced by MacGregor agents to
file against Mark, that "the said Truitt
falsely and fraudulently and with in
tent to deceive and defraud, repre-
sented to the said Wcodhouse that
said stock was of no value whatsoever,
the while knowing that said stock had
the value hereinbefore set forth"
Mark, who prided himself on his hon.
esty, was always careful not to lay
his projects open to legal interference.
In this case, that special Providence
which seems to guide the schemes OF
men of such honesty, graciously rem
dered legal fraud unnecessary.
by George!" he exclaimed when at
their next meeting Timothy, with the
model before them, had explained his
plans for the new machine. by
George! 1t may bet may just be-
that you've hit It, 1t sounds plausible,
anyhow"
II prize your opinion" said Timothy
gratefully, "the more because you've
done something mechanically yourself.
/ meet so much skepticism. Do you
think you'd care to finance this?"
Well" Mark returned to caution.
after all, aerial navigation is hardly
in my line. / really ought to have
some security. don't you Think"
"TI give you" proposed Timothy
eagerly, "a half interest in the ma
chine"
Mark seemed to be fighting down an
impulse. But he shook his head. You
see, its value would be scientific
rather than commercial. And I'm just
plain money-grubber, you know"
Timothy sighed. THAT ends 1t.
guess. All I've got is mortgaged to
the limit now. I'm disappointed,
though"
STILL" Mark went on slowly, I'D
like to do 1t. Haven't you anything
that would give business instinct even
an excuse to be silent?"
Nothing. Unless" Timothy ven
tured timidly, you could call Iroquois
Iron an excuse"
Mark grinned broadly. I've heard
of that bubble"
= Timothy, too, grinned, though UNI
happily. Bubble, I'm afraid, expresses
II exactly"
Mark spent minute In frowning
study of the model. 1T would be
something" he admitted at last, ito
contribute even money to what might
turn out to be the invention of the
age. believe--I believe I'll take the
excuse" He made a sudden reckless
gesture. I'm do better. I'll go the
whole hog and buy the stock. Mr..
Woodhouse, you would talk the birds
out of the trees!"'
It was ridiculously easy.
But the event had sequel. Scarcely
a week passed when Timothy returned.
Timothy was evidently excited.
Have you discovered some new i'm
portant principle Of your machine?'
Mark inquired.
NO" Timothy answered. Il have
come to buy back that stock"
"Oh. no! I'm satisfied with my bar
gain"
But" Timothy explained innocently,
II have discovered that 1t has value
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-15
Poets Easy Time.

Mother-Do you mean to tell me
that your husband is out half the
time until after midnight?
Daughter-More than half.
And you never scold?"
Never"
II am amazed"
"You forget that my husband is
poet"
What Of that, pray?"
when he comes home early he al
ways insists on reading his poems to
me" New York Weekly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-15

chine"
in excessively much In excess-of
what you paid me for It"
The less reason them" Mark smiled,
why / should sell 1t back to you"
But" Timothy swallowed hard and
down went pride, you don't under
stand. 1t would be a great favor to
me. / have been careless may as
well speak out and say that ! am a
very poor business man. / have lost
almost everything ! inherited. What
is left Is mortgaged almost to full
value. except this stock which ! now
find can sell for enough to clean up
my obligations and give me q new
start"
And which is now mine"
which is now yours, through hard
bargain--an inadvertently hard bar.
gain, of course" Timothy added hast.
lily. The troubled look In his eyes
deepened. And now ] come to you
as one gentleman to another. to ask
you to release me from It"
THAT would hardly be business
like"
"But this is not business. ! said. as
one gentleman to another" Timothy
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-15
OF Equal Impact.

Knicker-They are looking for a
war tax that will fall equally on every
one.
Bocker-Then tax the rain.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-15

Fruit canning is becoming popular
In South Africa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-15
TOOK POSSESSION OF HOUSE

GRO BE CoNTINUED)
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04
Caldwell Makes Statement.

II United Press Leased Wire Service. |
BRANTFORD, Ont. March Fred
IG. Caldwell, Brantford merchant,
whose name was repeatedly brought
into the trial OF VIM. Cheney Ellis,
charged at Chicago with the murder
|of his wife, today cleared the dead
womans name of the charge of UNI
|faithfulness made against her by her
husband
Il never spoke to Mrs. Ellis alone
lin my life" said Caldwell. Il met the
Ellis family at a Georgian Bay resort
last September. Mrs. Ellis struck me
as home loving noble woman, who
would never desert her husband for
another man. She never made any
advances toward me and never heard
from her after the Ellises left the re-
sort. ! did receive telegram signed
r. H. Ellis, the dead woman's initials,
IA few days before the woman's muir
der. But ] do not believe she sent it.
II believe Ellis sent it so that Ellis
could have defense for killing his
wife, Caldwell is a bachelor and
enthusiastic follower Of rugby, foot
ball and cricket. He is about thirty
years old.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04
INCOME TAX RETURNS.

Last Monday was the last day for
fling returns under the income tax
law, but several days must elapse be-
fore the number. of income taxpayers
will be known. The collectors Offices
are showed In" with reports and it
I is impossible for their stats to go
through all of them at once.
In an article in his paper, the Du-
buque Telegraph Herald, Mr. Louis
Murphy, collector for Iowa, predicts
that when the number of taxpaying
persons is announced it will be dis
appointing to the friends of the law on
account of its smallness. But in the
same connection he reminds his read
ers that thousands of persons in Iowa
]elone-and the same holds true OF
other states7-are not personal income
tax payers because their income is
| from the stock of corporations and is
taxed In the net earnings of such
corporations. He also says that it is
to be remembered that the law was
made effective as of March l last
year, so that all the vast amount of in
come received during the months of
January and February escaped taxa
Ition. Considering that January / and
July 1 are the big dividend disburse-
ment dates, the incomes reported for
last year are considerably less than
they will be as to the same individuals
this year, the income for both years
being equal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04

In the draft Of bill sent by Secre-
tary of War Garrison to the house
committee on commerce the plan fa-
yored by the administration as to the
control of water power is put into
definite shape. 1t provides thai the
right to build power dams in nayigable
streams must be obtained from both
the state and the national government.
Such company must be subject to
the laws of the state for the control
fof public utilities, but opportunity is to
be given for appeal to the federal
authority by an aggrieved party. The
taxation system is left to the state,
with the suggestion that it be provid-
led in charters that all power sites,
after a period of years, shall revert
Ito the state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04
CITY LIMITS EXTENSION.


The proposition to be voted on at
a special election on March 80 to
extend the city limits is one that COM
lmends itself to the qualified electors
tof Keokuk. The extension contem-
plated includes an area within a mile
north of the present city limits and
a mile of the territory to the south
land west This will take in the Rein
tract owned by the city and the indus
trial tract owned by the water power
company and will extend the city
limits to the Missouri line.
There Is every reason to believe
that both the Rein tract and adjacent
territory and the Industrial tract will
undergo rapid development in the near
future. If SO, it is highly desirable
that the city be in position to control
and direct their progress along right
lines. The matters of grading, light
ing, sewers and transportation facil-
titles should be under control of the
city for the benefit of all concerned.
Not less important is it that the city
should not permit rival communities
Ito be built up in its immediate vicinity
antagonistic to its interests. The
proposed extension of city limits will
make the surrounding territory an in
tegral part of keokuk and pave the
way for the growth of the city in ae-
cordance with the Nolan plan alike for
residence and business purposes. The
proposition merits unanimous vote
in its favor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04
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Protracted meeting this week by
Rev. Fry of Kahoka.
Several of the young folks from,
here will attend the pie social at the
Larence school house Friday night.
VIM. Hill was a business caller in
Wayland Monday.
Ray Campbell and bride were Keo.
kuk shoppers and visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Zane and daughter, Mrs. Jones
were three day visitors with Mrs
Zane's daughter, Mrs. Chester Davis
and family of Warsaw.
Mrs. HI. q. Stump and Mrs. Arthur
Stump were Keokuk visitors Saturday
| Misses Ethel Guthrie and Eula
Kantz were Kahoka business visitors
Saturday.
| Mrs. VIM. Guthrie was Keokuk
shopper Friday.
Mr.. Robert Orr returned to his
work in Chicago Saturday, after few
weeks spent with his sick mother
who is improving slowly.
Miss Elizabeth Campbell returned
| to her school in Kirksville Monday
after attending the wedding of hel
brother, Roy, and few days visit
with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitts spent the pas,
week with Williamstown relatives.
Miss Mable Murray was Keokul
visitor last week.
Mrs. VIM. Hand and daughter, Mrs
Hannah MCKINNEY were Wayland
callers Friday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04
Cleveland Court Offenders.

CLEVELAND, March 4.-The fulfil
ity of mechanical punishment as a
remedy or prevention for crime is
today responsible for the establish
ment here of municipal criminal re-
search bureau, the first of its kind In
the United States. Crime and crima-
nails are being studied scientifically
by commission Of seven experts I'M
der the supervision Of ths director OF
public welfare.
A psychological clinic Is in opera
ton in connection with the criminal
branch of the municipal court system.
The commission composed Of alien
lists, psychologists, physicians and jur-
lists has charge of the clinic. Before
jail sentences are imposed on offend
ers, the prisoners are taken before
the clinic and subjected to an exani-
nation.
The plan was initiated by Munich
pal Judges Manuel Levine and George
p Baer whose long and daily exper-
fences in court rooms have led them
to conclude that present laws deal
only with the effect OF crime. "sci-
ence deals with causes and effects OF
crime said Judge Levine. Hitherto
law has ignored the causes. 1t has
only been dealing with effects. The
law has stood still in its attitude to-
ward crime. Every other profession
has advanced. The physician has dis.
covered that certain hereditary infiu-
ences. diseases and physical condi-
lions influence men to crime. The
psychologist has analysed the minds
of the criminal and has learned les,
sons which the law has ignored. The
alienists has told us crime and, alb.
normal mentality are closely associa,
ted. Hence our effort to remedy both
the cause and effect
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04

George Ftch's latest essay has for
Its subject Dams" The biggest dam
in the world. he says. is on the Nile
and the next biggest dam is at Keo-
kuk. Iowa. It is mile long, too. and
holds the proud and naughty Missis-
sippi river down to the job of running
street cars all over the surrounding
states. The man who owns a large
dam does not have to work any more.
He has river working for him and
1t is mora faithful than horse" Fitch
says further that dam can collect as
much water as real holding COM
pany, but it cannot convert it into
diamond dog collars and limousines SO
easily.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04
ESTRADA CASE IS
IN COURT TO-DAY.
Trial Of Mexican Charged With Break
ing and Entering is Begun
Before the
Jury.
TWO MEN CHANGE PLEAS
Robert Lowery Gets Five Year Sen
tence-Jester to be Sen
fenced Tuesday
Morning.
TWO MEN CHANGE PLEAS

The case OF the state against NJ. Els
trada, the Mexican charged with
breaking and entering the jewelry
store of ]. s. Spicer, was begun in
the district court this afternoon.
Deputy County Attorney E. G. Weber
was the prosecutor for thu state in
the place Of County Attorney NC
Manus, who is i'll. John P. Hornisn,
who had been appointed by the court
previously, defended the Mexican.
The services of an interpreter were
needed, as Estrada does not under
stand English.
Two criminal cases were disposed
of this morning when Eugene Jester
and Robert c. LOWRY changed their
pleas of not guilty to those of guilty.
Jester was the first one called, and
he told the court he would withdraw
his former plea and enter one of gull
ty. He will be sentenced at 8 o'clock
Tuesday morning.
Robert G. Lowery, colored, charged
with breaking and entering, pleaded
guilty. The court announced that the
attorney for Lowery had investigated
every possible witness for him. The
colored man then arose and asked to
change his plea. He waived time of
sentence and the court sentenced him
to a term not to exceed five years in
the prison at Fort Madison.
x u
Judgment was entered in favor OF
Truax Greene and Co., against j. P.
Reynard for s26S.O7.
Foreclosure of mortgage was order
ed in the case of H. L. Connable
against Grace e. voss and others.
A d,scree of divorce was granted
Jerietta Lasley from David Lasley.
The decree was given yesterday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04
COUNTRY STORES NOT HURT.

While the long fight for the parcel
post was waging, there was always
one stock argument in opposition.
That was the damage that would be
done to the country stores. 1t was
also felt by many merchants that it
would drain the life blood out OF re-
tail trade in towns of some SIZE
The last bulletin Of the National
Association Of Credit Men contains
the results of an investigation into
this question One Of the questions
asked was: Are country stores suf-
fering from the aggressiveness of the
mail order houses?" This and other
questions we're sent to wholesale d .al-
ers. If the cross roads and small city
man is growing, the sales manager
for the jobbers hears it quickly
enough.
The questions brought out no SEN
timent among the retailers that the
parcel post was hurting them. But
there was a general feeling that the
new system removes burdensome
expense
The extent of the tax imposed by
the former heavy express charges
was not realized. 1t came in driblets.
1t was a quarter here, half dollar
there. dollar somewhere else. A
good deal of the time it was charged
up to the consum9r No doubt there
We're many circumstances under
which the retailer felt he had to pay
1t to satisfy his customer
In the long run the change may
prove a good thing for the express
companies. Under the old regime,
they could not have possibly consid-
cred themselves popular. Now they
are advertising their claims and rates.
The moment a corporation shows it.
self anxious to please and get bust.
ness, that moment it has laid the
| foundation of popular favor.
Retail merchants, of course must
realize that more work is going to be
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04
CITY NEWS.
Buy harness at slnerwood,s,

Buy harness at sherwood's, 100
Main street.
The democrats of the first dis
trict held meeting in Burlington
yesterday to discuss the political sit
uation in this part of the state and to
consider the qualifications Of candi-
dates for congressional honors. While
no candidate was decided upon, the
names of George Tracy and John j.
Seerley of Burlington, and Frank
Whitaker of Hillsboro were consid-
cred. Another meeting will be held
in Burlington in April. Senator E. P.
McManus and Mayor j. F. Elder of
Burlington were reported from Keo-
kuk as being present.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04
First Woman Police.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, March 1.-THE fact that
she took job on the police force has
nothing to do with her domestic
troubles, Mrs. Alice l.. Clemens, CHI.
cago's first police woman, said today
Mrs. Clemens is suing for divorce and
asking alimony and the custody of sr
three children She alleges intemper-
ance and desertion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04

A strong bid for popular support has
been made by the University of Wis
consin by sending its hat expert to
teach 500 farmers wives attending
the western Wisconsin home workers
convention how to be Independent OF
Paris. She showed them that with a
little instruction and practice they
could WEAR hat indefinitely. making
It over year after year in the latest
( style.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04

According to an English chemist.
tobacco consists of nicotinine, nico-
teine, pyrrodlidine. methyl, pyrroll.,
dine, cellulose, calcium pectate, chloro-
phyll, plobophane, oxalic acid, acetic
acid, fannie acid, nitric acid, salicylic
acid and starch. If you have any
doubts on the subject just try smok.
ing campaign cigar
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04
Making Good.

Mrs. Justwed- Does YOUR husband
always live up to his promise of his
courtship days?" Mrs. Longwed-"Al-
ways. IN those days he said he wasn't
good enough for me, and he's been
proving it ever SINCE
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04

Prof. Max Muller. Psychologist at
the University OF Pennsylvania, says
that the hobble skirt is some 5000
years old. Old sculptures show the
dress SO tight at that period that a
woman could not put one foot in
front Of the other, that being the
special privilege of the men, judging
from sculptures OF them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04

Winsted, Conn, comes to the front
with tree the butt of which is oak,
the middle part chestnut and the top
hemlock. And. what's more, the man
who felled this tree is civil engi-
.neer, president Of a local scientific
society and a church member. Can
you beat it?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04

James Creelman, the well known
newspaper correspondent, reports that
all the really good Mexicans have left
that country. They were so few in
number it isn't likely they will be
missed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.

Who is the man defeated? Columbus
in his cell?
Z Livingstone dying lonely? Or Gordon
~ no. where he fell?
Not these-the lost, the homeless,
those who have striven and
died
The real and fatal failures are those
who have never tried.
Priscilla Leonard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04

In the United States cities there
was last year one bank to every 300
people, and in Canadian cities one to
every S,f0O persons. In the United
Kingdom there are $1,000 banks, or a
bank to every 3,407 persons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04

Des Moines newspapers deny there
is any intention of adopting the city
manager plan there. They had quite
enough of that sort of thing when
John Mac Vicar was mayor, and don't
want any more of 1t.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04

1t is suggested by the Jacksonville
Courier that the curious might in
quire whether Congressman Rainey
expects the tax OF 81 per horse power
imposed upon such institutions as the
Keokuk dam will cheaper current to
the consumer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04
Scott & o'Rielly

done by mail orders sent to stores
near home. They must by advertis-
ing keep their goods before the out
lying farmers of their territory, OF
their rival around the corner will set
it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-04
FUNERAL RECORD
John koehIer.

In the announcement Of the death
of John Koehler in The Gate City yes
terday 1T was reported that the funer-
al would occur today, when it should
have said tomorrow, Thursday. The
remains will be taken to Suffer, ILL.,.
the vicinity of his old Illinois home,
for burial.