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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18
PALMER, Is ENDORSED
ny IOWA ENCAMPMENT
Represe natives arc Instructed 70 vote
for Him for commander-'n-
Chief.

Col David J.. Palmer has been IN
dorsed for the honor and ONCE OF
commander-in.chief OF the G. A. r.. by
the iowa encampment. The resolution
endorsing Colonel Palmer was pre-.
sented yesterday at Burlington anu
passed. The resolution instructs dele
gates to use all fair means to secure
the support and election OF Coionei
Palmer.
The resolution follows in full:
The department Of Iowa, Grand
Army OF the Republic. realizing that
no comrade of the departm snt has
ever been honored by the national en-
campment by election to the honor
able position Of commander-in-chiel,
and fe cling that this department mas
rendered cordial and unanimous sup
port to the candidates of other de-
partments, some in the east, many IN
the west, notably every department.
contiguous to Iowa excepting one
some of them more than once, now
desires to present candidate to the
national encampment to be held at
Detroit, Mich, In 1914, for the once
OF chif. Knowing tnat
this department has in the person OF
David ]. Palmer, past commander OF
the department, whose life and SER
vices rendered to the Am srican people
in war and peace entitled him 70
every consideration and honor within
the gift OF the Grand Army OF the
Republic, the departnl mt OF Iowa IN
encampment assembled hereby most
cordially and unanimously endorses
the candidacy OF our beloved comrade
David j. Palmer. for this high honor
and our repres sntatives to the ma
tional encampment are hereby IN
structed to support and use all honor
able means for his election.
Unanimously adopted by the fortietn
annual encampment, June II, 1914.
JAMES w. WILLBTT,
Department Commander.
Oflcial:
GEO. A. NEWMAN,
Assistant AdJutant General.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18

veyed SO that none Of the material
shall fall to the ground, run out, or
spill therefrom. Upon both sides Of
the wagon box shall be placed signs
with lettering at least four az inches
in height and such sign shall bear the
words Garbage Permit" followed by
the number of the said permit. All
permits for the transportation Of the
aforesaid materials shall expire on
April LIST Of each year. A fee Of One
Dollar (S1.0O) shall Be paid by the
applicant upon the issuance to him Of
q garbage permit.
Section 4. Any person violating the
provisions Of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor.
Section 5. All ordinances or parts
Of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Roll call:
Moorhead, aye.
Collins, aye.
Schmidt, aye.
s. W. MooRHEAD,
Mayor Of the City OF Keokuk.
Attest:
o. w. sANDBERG,
City Clerk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18
SWedes as Citizens.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Sioux City
Is to have a big Swedish midsummer
festival on June &c. The plans have
been made on an elaborate scale and
large attendance is expected. Gov
ernor Eberhart, Of Minnesota, will
pe prominent among the speakers who
VIII address the Swedes of Woodbury.
anu he,ghboring counties. They are a
must valuable par. of the population
anu every county would be glad to
count large number of Swsdes
aiiichs their inhabitants, However.
cheap iana has long since disappeared
in Iowa, and conditions in the home
coGnty have improved marvelousIv
so that there is but varv mal,
emigration from there to the tinted
States, as compared with former
times. iie
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18
ON THE QUALITY OF CITIES.

If you ask a Buffalo man what IS
the matter with his city observes
Julian Street in Golfers for May 30)
he will. very likely, sit down with
great solemnity and try to tell you,
and even call friend to help him.
so as to be sure that nothing is over
looked. He may tell You chat the city
lacks one great big dominating man
to lead it into action; OF that there
has been. until recently, lack Of CO.
operation between the banks; or that
there are 10000 or 100000 poles in
the city and only about the same num-
Der of people springing from what
may be called "old American stock"
Or he may tell you something else.
IF, upon the other hand, you ask
Minneapolis man that question, what
will he do? He will look at you pity
ingly and think you are demented-
Then he will tell you very positively
that there is nothing the matter with
Minneapolis, but that there is some
thing definitely the matter with any
one who thinks there is! Yes, indeed!
If you want to find out what is the
matter with Minneapolis. it is still
necessary to go for information to
st. Paul AS you proceed westward,
such question becomes increasingly
dangerous.
Ask a Kansas City man what IS
wrong with his town and he will prob
ably attack you; and as for Los All
geles!- Such a question in Los An
geles would mean the calling out of
the National Guard, the Chamber of
Commerce, the Rotary club and all
the boosters" (which Is to say the
entire population of the city,; the de-
claring Of martial law, trial by sum-
mary courtmartial, and your imme-
diate execution. The manner Of your
execution would depend upon the
phrasing of your question. If you had
asked: Us there anything wrong with
Los Angeles " they'd probably be con-
! tent with selling you a city lot and
then hanging you; but II you said:
What is wrong with Los Angeles?"
they would burn you at the stake.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18

Louis Legner, marriage license clerk
in Chicago, says cupid is losing out
and that he is in for bad year.
After preparing figures on the first
five months of 1914. he says he has
found slump in the number of mar
rage licenses such as Chicago has not
experienced in forty-6ve years. Dur
ing the month of May we issued 200
fewer marriage licenses than we did
in May last year" said Mr.. Legner.
Under normal conditions there would
be an increase OF 200 as the records
for the last twenty years will show.
Apparently the entire year will feel
the effects Of the slump. There is no
way can explain 1t unless the trade
conditions are responsible"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18
UNIQUE CONTESTS IN
VAN BUREN, COUNTY
One 10 for Best Original Poem, Other
for Music, With keokuk Peo-
pie az Judges.
Especial to The Gate city.l

~ Especial to The Gate Cityl
BENTONSPORT, June 1s.- Two
unusual steps are being taken in this,
Van Buren, county, at this time.
One Is contest for first prize OF
$50. and a second Of $25. by the choirs
and clubs of Van Buren, county, a
singing contest to be given publicly
on next Sunday afternoon, June 81,
at Keosauqua, the county seat. The
day is one Of the chautauqua dates at
Keosauqua, and the chautauqua "tal-
en-" will listen while the ten or twelve
chofrs Of the county sing.
We have three judges, and. two OF
these come from Lee county. One,
Professor P. C. Hayden, from Keokuk;
the other, Rev. Lloyd Tenant. from
Fl Madison. The latter is Metho-
dist pastor now chaplain at the peni-
Tertiary, but an experienced and pro-
fessional choir director. His college
is Wesleyan College OF Music, Mt.
Pleasant, Iowa.
The third Judge is Miss Cora A.
Ball of Fairfield, Iowa, now principal
CT music at the (Presbyterian) Huron
College, Huron, South Dakota. Miss
Ball has many honors in her profess
sion. and is sent as substitute by
Dean ]. P. Morehead (music), Parsons
college, Fairfield.
The other step is that Two prizes
have been offered-$25 and $10-in
Van Buren, county, for the best and
second best original poem writtsn by
any bona fide resident of Van Buren,
county under % years at age (open
only to this county,. Perkins Of
Keosauqua, chairman judges.
Poems are in; eleven In number;
prizes will be awarded about July 1.
There are three judges and again
Keokuk is called upon to pass upon the
aesthetic. This time it is Miss Mann
Clark Barr, daughter OF DR.. G. Walter
Barr, of your city. Her youth and
her own poetic productions, together
with her scholarly pursuits, make Miss
Barr a charming associate Justice
for Dr. Percival Hunt, professor of
English at the Iowa State University,
Iowa City, and Rev. Charles E. Perk-
ms, elderly and learned pastor of the
Congregational church at Keosauqua.
The prizes-all of them-are offer
ed by Martha Virginia Burton, as a
memorial to her sister Frances Bur.
ton smith, who was born in this
Washington township, 1S47, and died
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18
TO SAVE EYES
is the Object Of This Free Preser'p-
tion-Try II II Your Eyes
Give You Trouble.

Thousands of people suffer from
eve troubles because they do not
know VIVA. to do. They know some
good home remedy for every other
minor ailment, but none for their eye
troubles. They neglect their eyes
because the trouble is not sumcient
to drive them to an eye specialist
who would, anyway. charge them q
heavy fee. AS a last resort they go
IN an optician or to the five and ten
cent store and oftentimes get glasses
that they do not need, or which. aiter
being used two or three months. 40
their eyes more injury than sooo.
Here is a simple prescription tnat
every one should use:
grains DIPLOMA Il tablet.
ounces Water.
1rse three or four times day 20
battle the eyes. This prescription anu
the simple DIPLOMA system keeps tne
ewes clean, sharpens the vision ana
quickly oyercomes Inflammation ana
irritation: weak, watery. overworked'
tired ewes and other similar troubles
are greatly benefited and oftentimes
cured by its use. Many reports snow
that wearers of glasses havs DISCARD
ed them after few weeks use. II
= pood for the eyes and contains no
,ngredient which would .fnjure the
most sensitive eyes Of an infant OF
the aged. Wilkinson & Co., or any
druggist can fill this prescription
promptly. Try it and know for once
what real eye comfort It.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18

last December She was chAoiess
widow. She left small fortune ana
arranged that the culture OF music
and the literary talent among the
school children, in her old nome
neighborhood. should receive tnis
much of stimulus-the prizes. anu
the funds used are hers.
The whole thing Is very unique.
never was done in this way before
and then this county Is very generally
heavily and successfully agricultural
only
But the response has been spienolo,
and from q fine class OF people. al
around.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18

Senator Kenyon has refused 20 re-
ceive q committee of real estate Zen
and others who are trying to get the
Kenyon red light law for Washington
modified, SO that the. owner OF the
premises will not be made codefend'
ent with the party charged with Inn
morality. Senator Kenyon says they
want the teeth pulled from the law,
and he will have nothing to do with i.
1.-The very purpose of the law, like
the Cosson law of Iowa" said Sena-
tor Kenyon, sis to cause the properly
owner to exercise the utmost vigil
ance about his tenants
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18
ORDINANCE NO. ~.

An ordinance regulating the collec
ton and removal OF garbage offal.
and other filthy and offensive sub
stances and materials.
Be 1t ordained by the City Council
OF the City Of Keokuk:
Section I. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person, firm, association or
corporation to deposit garbage, or Of
fal, or other filthy or offensive sub
stances or materials upon their own
premises, or upon any other premises.
or in any street, alley or public place,
unless deposited in water tight re-
.ceptacle upon the premises OF the
owner: which receptacle shall be
provided with close fitting cover
which shall not be removed except
when absolutely necessary. Said re-
ceptacle shall be kept or placed IL.
the rear CT the house, and shall be ..
a capacity OF not to exceed two
bushels each. Every owner or tenant
of dwelling house shall keep the
premises clean and shall each day Col.
lect and place all garbage and offal
that has accumulated upon the prem
Uses into said receptacle provided for
that purpose. In no case shall such
garbage, offal or other substances or
material herein mentioned, be per-
mitted to remain upon said premises
for period Of longer than four az
days between May 1st and October
1st, or for period Of more than one
O week between October LIST and
May 1st.
Section 2. Garbage shall include
all ordinary kitchen refuse of all
kinds, except dirt. ashes and water
which contains no vegetable or OF.
fensive animal matter.
Section 3. Every person. firm, as
ISOLATION or corporation engaged in
the transportation OF garbage. offal.
manure or any other filthy or often.
sive substances for hire, or for feed
ing purposes. shall first procure a
written permit from the City Clerk
so to do. Such permit shall be sub.
ject to revocation at any time by the
City Council in its discretion. All ap-
plicants for permits for the transpor.
tation OF the aforesaid material shall
provide receptacles, wagons or carts
with bodies sufficiently tight to pre-.
vent the contents esca ping therefrom
All such receptacles. or wagons shall
be thoroughly disinfected at least
once In each twenty-four t24) hours.
Said wagons shall be loaded and con-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18
Some of the alfalfa fields in sou

Some of the alfalfa fields in SOUTH
western Iowa have been attacked by
a varigated cut worm, a pest which
appeared last year also in the same
section of the state. The agricultur-
al extension department of Iowa State
college has sent its representatives
into the infested region to make a
study of the situation and to give
help in fighting the worm. Professor
III. F. Summers, state entomologfst
advises the use of sprays, either ar.
senite of soda or paris green. Usual
" the damage is not discovered until
after the first crop is we'll advanced
and not much can be done to save
that, excepting to cut it as soon as
possible. Then the entire field should
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18

The total German coal production
In metric tons was 191, 511 900; Ignite
was s7,116,000. and briquettes. 1864
600. This output shows an increased
production over that of the year
previous OF 1899 per cent in coal and
$50 per cen: in Ignite. Germany ex.
ported in 1913, 34,673,000 tons Of coal
and Gall 900 tons OF Ignite. In this
connection it may be remarked that
the German empire has become a
formidable competitor OF Great Brit
ain in the expectation of coal and
coke.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18
WON'T BLOCK DARK
HORSE CANDIDATES
cosson Directs Letter 20 County A.
torneys Correcting Muscattne
Statement.

ATTORNEY General George Cosson
has directed letter to county attor-
neys correcting a statement issuAa
from Muscatine that dark horees'
candidates will not be permitted -
county or state convention nominal
lions. An opinion given by thu state
official was not properly construed
by the Muscatine politicians, It IL
said.
According to the attorney general
the convention, where 1t has 1ur1s-
diction to make nominations, may Sc
lect man who was candidate at
the primary or it may pick an outsid-
or. There are no strings on the con-
vention whatever. This applies to the
state conventions also. s.s~~ss
Continuing, the attorney general de-
clares that it is not necessary that
candidates for representative. state
senator or state office have 10 per
cent of the vote for the party at the
1912 election in order to give the con-
vention Jurisdiction to make nomtna-
lions to fill vacancies. He declares
that the law makes 1t necessary for
candidates for county offices to have
10 per cent of the party vote at the
previous election, but that this does
not apply to the state officers. There
is a fluke in the law. Mr.. Cosson as
serts, which places greater restriction
on nominations for small offices than
on the larger and more important
offices.
The law will undoubtedly be
changed by the next general assem-
bly,, the attorney general says, but as
it is framed now, the conventions can
nominate for state officers II there
was any person who received one or
more votes at the primary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18

be sprayed. To make the arsenical
spray, dissolve one pound OF CONNER
cial arsenite Of soda and a half gal
lon Of cheap molasses in 60 gallons Of
water. To make the paris green spray
mix a pound OF the poison with two
pounds OF lime and dissolve in $50 to
200 gallons OF water. using the larger
amount OF water II the spraying ma
chine throws a course spray. About
so gallons Of spray ara necessary to
an acre.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18

cases transportation could have been
procured cheaper directly from the
railroads.
Commissioner Fitzpatrick, after
taking the statements Of men who
had been victimized, wired particu-
lars to Secretary Wilson. In the
same message he called attention to
the necessity of an annual low excur-
sion rate from eastern populous cen
tiers for men out of employment to
the wheat fields Of Missouri, Kansas
and Oklahoma.
Reports from Missouri farmers are
to the effect that they now have all
the harvest hands they need and that
no more need apply.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18

This newspaper has enough read
ers each day to make up the popula-
ton of good sized city. To each OF
these readers we are welcome visi-
tor. We bring the news the people
want to see. We come in an intimate
companion. Naturally people turn to
our advertising when they have a
need to FILL They have confidence In
what our advertisers say-for we are
in a certain sense the sponsor. Any
business with a legitimate PROPOSE
ton to present will find respectful.
prosperous audience in our own pri-
vate city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18
Take plenty Of Time to Eat.


There is saying that rapid eating
is slow suicide" II you have formed
the habit OF eating too rapidly you
are most likely suffering from indi-
gestion or constipation, which will re-
suit eventually in serious illness I'M
less corrected. Digestion begins In
the mouth. Food should be thorough
ly masticated and insalivated. Then
when you have fullness Of the storn-
ac1i Or fesl dull and stupid after eat.
ing, take one of Chamberlain's Tab.
lets. Many severe cases OF stomach
trouble and constipation have been
cured by the use of thes> tablets.
They are easy to take and most
agreeable in effect Sold by all deal
ers.-Advertisement
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18
Patterson i. Candidate.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
DENVER. Colo, June 1S.-Thomas
NJ. Patterson Of Denver, former Unit
ed States senator, today announced
his candidacy for the democratic
nomination for governor Of Colorado
and simultaneously John A. Martin OF
Pueblo announced that he would be a
candidate for either governor or Unit
ed States senator.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18

The state law of Iowa and the law
of practically every other state says:
.In cities and towns, it shall be un.
lawful for the operator of any motor
vehicle to overtake and pass another
vehicle at street intersections
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18
A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

a VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
Just as / have some cash laid by,
And / am boasting Of the fact,
My plans are always knocked awry
And all my projects are stdetracked
/ have to pay a doctors bill,
Or buy the kid a suit of clothes;
OF course I cannot kick, but still
That's just the way it always goes
Perhaps I've saved hundred bones
Which seems to me an awful lot,
And as / boast in lofty toLes
About the Doodle / have got,
MY wife butts in and wants a dress
A pair of shoes, some silhea hose!
/ hate to do it, but confess
That's just the way it always goes!
Just as I'm feeling somewhat flush
BY adding to my stack of tin,
The landlord for me makes rush,
Or bill collectors butt right in!
u am the saddest OF all men,
When mset obstacles like those!
or course it can't be helped, but Their
That's just the way II anyways sues
1t won't be long ere summers here,
And shall want to pack and skip
I wonder what will interfere
To rob me of my pleasure trip?
I'm saving up ten cents day.
It isn't much, the good Lord knows
but hist! Therell be some bill 70 pay
That's just the way it always goes
BY E. A. Brininstool in Los Angeles
Express.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18

Governor Hays of Arkansas chal-
1enges United States Senator Clarke
to join him in resigning from office.
designations from office are such a
rarity that few men possess the cour-
age to go it alone
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18
stexenson,s Estate.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill, June 1s.-
Former Vice President Adlai E. Stew
enson left an estate of 100000, ac-
cording to his will filed here today.
The property is to be divided amone
the three Stevenson children, Lewis
G., and Letia of Bloomington, and
Mrs. Julia A. Hardin Of Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18

The Missouri Master Bakers asso-
citation nervily insists that the bread
mother used to make was not fit to
eat Could filial ingratitude go furth-
erin Missouri
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18

mo. It itched . Mttle at times.
az tried several remedies. but tho trouble
seemed to grow worse instead OF better. and
I tried several treatments which cured me
for month. but II always broke out again.
One day . friend saw the advertisement OF
Cuticura Soap and Ointment In the paper
and sent for . sample. They helped me. %
purchased two moro boxes Of Cuticurs
Ointment and some Cuticra Soap and
they completely cured me. It took three
months for Cuticura Soap and Ointment
TO complete my cure" (signeD Walter
Mahony, Oct. ~. 1912.
Although the Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment arc most successful In tho treatment Of
affections Of the slkin. scalp. hair and hands.
they arc also most valuable for everyday usa
I'm the toilet. bath and nursery. because they
promote and maintain the health Of the skin
and hair from infancy to ago. Sold every
where. Liberal sample Of each mailed free.
with sep. Skin Book. Address postcard
:. Cuticura. Dept. T, Boston,"
A~Men who shave and shampoo With Gu.
ticura Soap will ind it best for aldn and scalp.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18

The New York Herald finds there
are nearly LOO newspapers in the
country answering to the name
Herald" and that Of these flf-y-five
are in Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18

James Patton, negro. dead IN st.
joseph, Mo-, leaves his fortune Of ST.
600 to Miss Edith Raines, whose faith
er before the war lived in Alabama
and owned Patton as a slave.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18

Edward F. Chaplin Of Chicago,
eighty-four years old, who wooed Miss
Mary L. Hall. seventy years old.
more than half a century ago, married
her in Boston last week
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18
THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY.

The best teacher,is he who arouses
in his students the, power Of thought.
Claiming.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18
SCALY PSORIASIS ON
ARMS AND LIMBS
Small Dots Grew Larger. Scales
Formed Looked Horrible. Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment Cured.

Troop n. 9th U. 8. Cavalry, Camp
Mccoy. Sparta. Wis. ~ was troubled
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-18

lions Of my arms and limbs
were affected mostly with It.
II appeared In scaly form.
breaking out in very small
dots and gradually grew
larger and white scales formed
when about the size Of an
ordinary match-head. The
looks Of IL was horrible. which
n,.da IL verv ,lnnleasant for