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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
Timothy Ford, Wei Known In keo.
kuk and Vicinity,
Gone to His
Rest.
WAS SOLDIER VETERAN
Died at His Home Recently in the Sum
Flower State at
Ripe Old
Ago.

Many OF the people OF keokuk and
this vicinity will hold In tender re-
membrance, former respected citi-
zen of this city. Timothy Ford. An
noune ement comes to The Gate City
OF his recent death at his home at
Leayenwcrth, Kansas. after short
illness.
a well known railroad conductor. re-
siding at S14 Morgan street, man
of strong. sturdy qualities, much re-
spected by those who knew him. He
was born in Ross county, Ohio, in
1910. In 1853 he removed with his
parents to New York; themes to Viz
ginia in 1855. At the breaking out o.
the civil war he enlisted in Company
A, Tenth Key West Virginia union in
| fantry, entering the service as order
lily sergeant. was promoted to lieuten>
ant and served until the close Of the
war, when he received an hono-sb.,
/ discharge. In 1870 he was MARI ed t.
Miss U. G. Bennar Of Harcel.k cous:
ity. H., who died, leaving one child
/ In 1871. he came to Keokuk to res de-
continuing his residence here fer q
j number Of years. He married a SEQ
/ ond time to Miss Burks of the
vicinity of Sand Prairie, woman g
many excellent qualities. His dalgl
ter by the first marriage. Mss jessie
May Ford, with the good wife ar
1 mcst favcrably remembered in thi
Il vicinity. Tlls daughter was respect
ed and cultured grl and taugh
school fer time while a resi5en
here. in one of the schools OF thi
vicinity. The family han2 ed its re
dence from here several years ago
since which time they have no. VI.
ited much in this vicinity, bit e pei
pie here who knew them have kar
: each member of the family in ii,
Z kindest remembrance and regret I
, hear of tfls great less that has b,
: fallen them in the death OF kin
husband and an affeotionate father.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
APPROVAL GIVEN
! TO CONTRACT Plan
Finance Committee Of Industrial Asso-
citation Places o. K. on the
Modified WlIIiamsport
idea.
THE BOARD WILL DECIDE
Directors viii be the Final Seal on
Method Of Financing Where
Credit 10 Re
quested.

After discussing several plans for
insuring credit for Industrial projects
which contemplate coming to Keokuk.
the finance committee OF the Industrial
association has adopted the credit
plan worked out by Manager Towne
and the committee and will put the
plan up to the directors for rattfica-
ton. The credit plan embodies some
OF the features Of the Williamsport
plan, with notifications suitable to
the conditions In Keokuk.
The plan operates in this way. An
Industrial project wants certain
amount of credit. Contracts are
made and entered into whereby the
signers of the contracts guarantee to
! back certain amornr OF credit. This
makes it possible for the industrial
project, factory, or whatever business
A it may be to secure this cre6it from
the local banks. When the credit is
| cleared up again, the men who signed
the contracts are discharged from
their obligations. It is practically an
underwriting proposition.
In case of loss under the plan, the
4 men who have signed the credit con-
tracts are held responsible for GER
u tain portion of the net loss. Ii $780,
Geo worth of credit had been con-
tracted for, and the concern had fail
ed to weather the financial storm.
then the man who had contracted TO
guarantee s1,GG0 worth of credit is
liable to one per cent of the net loss.
1T was explained by Manager Towne
that losses were not anticipated Aut
that it was only business to prepare
for them
The plan will assure firms which
7 need help over slack period. the
necessary amount of credit, without
calling on the signers Of the contracts
= to furnish actual cash
Ell When credit is asked for and sc
Q cured under the plan, and when ths
J, firm wipes that Indebtedness Off tht
G slate the credit underwriters are theI
absolved from their obligations. The
plan does not involve money transac
ton for any of the persons signing the
!, contracts
In discussing a plan for finance,
the committee found that corpora
ton would not do because it has linn
tations and the laws OF Iowa an
Illinois are net elastic enough to cove
the needs OF the association. A limi
r Ell partnership would not be any NOR
: assistance in the proposition so an Ell
y tirely new plan had to be evolved.
q Out of the Williamsport plan gre
'y the contract plan which the financ
n. committee has now adopted an
to which will be put into use as soon q
]. the directors adopt 1t officially.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

In a personal letter to Gen. Gren-
vile NJ. Dodge, Gen. Peter j. Oster-
haus, one Of the three surviving
major generals Of the civil war, has
cleared up some little obscurity as to
the troops that first climbed the con-
federate works at Lookout Mountain,
ons of the fercest battles Of the war
between the states. General Oster-
haus declares that 1t was the Fourth
Iowa that is entitled to that credit,
and he pays fine tribute to its valor.
Besides General Osterhaus and Gen.
eral Dodge, who Is now eighty-two
years OF age. there is but one major
general OF the civil war still surviv-
ing. This is Gen. Daniel Z. Sickles
OF New York. who is now eighty-nins
years Old. A fourth, Gen. James H
Wilson of Delaware, died a few days
ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
CITY NEWS.

Nomination papers for the ONCE
:, nayor of the city of Keoknk were
.a1an ont today by DIR. S. w. Moor
head. DIR. Moorhead has ssTve1 heo.
kuk previously as mayor. under .he
old council system, and was conn'eu
one Of the citys best chief execo-
tives. ,r,,,. char.
az VII, meet at 8 o'clock Thursday
evening In the Y. w = A. Duillins
Al the directors should be present.
A cigar box full OF fresh water
usna which havs been affiicteo
with the unknown disease was sen =.
10 Freeport hatcheries YESTERDAY -
Deputy Reichman who went 20 rfioee
creek To s,c,,re the fisl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

Lewis.
Judge Hamilton dismissed the COM
plaint Of j. P. Dickson, which came up
this morning.
A decree OF divorce Is asked by
Eolly r. Franks from J. w. Franks, in
ia suit filed this morning. Cruel and
|inhuman treatment and desertion are
the charges made by the plaintiff
She alleges that her husband threaten
ed her once with loaded revolver.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

The Kansas Good citizenship
League which made the winning fight
for woman suffrage in that state, and
which Is now carrying on state wide
educational campaign among the new
women voters, has received replies
from large number OF the women
as to the policy they should pursue
this year. Nearly all say that they
are opposed to the formation OF a
woman's party. and few even urge
that they demand places on the old
party tickets. Nor will they align
themselves with any party, but wilt
support the men and the measures
that appeal to their notions Of the
public welfare.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
ENLleHTENINe THE FILIPINos.

Those who question the benefits the
inhabitants OF the PHILIPPINES are re-
eeiving from United States domina-
ton of the islands would do well to
read Of the progress of education
there The influence which the large
number Of school trained children in
the Philippines will have on the polit-
ical body Of the country is great. In
no less degree than the boys do the
girls contribute to the general intelii-
gence Of the country, though they do
not become voters. In that rapidly
developing country, primary gradu-
ate-as soon as he becomes OF age
should possess ouch educational quail
I fications as may enable him to meet
the requirements for becoming a
voter. Intermediate graduates should,
In view of their greater opportunity
for study, be qualified for leadership
in their respective communities. High
school graduates, even II they do not
continue their studies in the uniyers-
ity, are educationally qualified for
leadership in a rather broad way. The
influence Of the public schools is even
now being felt In government affairs
The report Of the attendance Of the
nublic schools Just after the opening
: of this school year has reached the
authorities at Washington. 1t shows
very material increase over last
year During the school year 1912
g there were graduated from the pri
mary course 1898 boys and 4,lO.
girls; from the intermediate course
3.643 boys and 1852 girls; from thu
secondary course 2S4 boys and fifty
Y. eight girls The present year shows
if total attendance of 463,518 divided a.
s. follows; primary 425,o93, Intermediate
he 3o,576 and secondary $3.50. 1T !
very evident therefore, says the ID
rector Of Education. that our gradua
Is tions for this school year are going t
IL. be much larger"
Due to the very excellent courses O
od study provided for the pupils of tn
he public schools and the thorough mar
lner in which they are carried out, thi
increasing number of graduates
eet having most beneficial effect and
ter certain to advance the interests Of til
NC country not only in a government;
lg: but IN a material way as well.
her It is estimated that the publ
to schools are now reaching about on
DIR. third Of the school population. Ther
ms are approximately million chiidre
snp OF school age not now provided vii
PIT public school facilities. This cond
mon Is largely due 10 insufieiency
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
Where publicity Falls Down.

Philadelphia Record: II IS moFtiry
ing to the newspapers that in spite
Of all the publicity they give, the
man who rocks the boat, and the 10y
who didn't know it was loaded, AMI
tha woman who hides her mon sy in
fhe cook stove or under the parlor
crate. keep on doing it. We are sur.
nrjged that none of the inn1imerahls
critics OF the public schools arraign
o,r system of education ibecaunss II
doesn't teach that these things must
not he done. Neither education nor
tha press accomplishes the task Q,
the fool killer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
CURIOS
HAVE BEEN PROMISED
James B.. Divers Collection to be
Loaned to the Missionary
Exhibit.

The committee having in charge the
missionary loan exhibit to be held
during the last week in February, Is
very gratified that Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
B. Diver have volunteered the loan OF
the Japanese collection of curios
which they brought home from their
Journey around the world. The collec-
ton is unique in that 1t contains many
unusual articles, things not offered for
sale in the Japanese shops OF Amer
lea. 1t will prove an attractive feature
Of the exhibit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
KINDERGARTEN FOR coLoRED
CHILDREN.

Announcement Is made by the
kindergarten division of the United
State bureau OF education that a dem
onstration kind ergarten has recently
been opened for colored children at
Chattanooga, Tenn, by the national
kindergarten ASSOCIATION, cooperating
with the bureau of education. It Will
bs supported temporarily by Miss
Bessie Locke Of New York, in mem
DRY OF her mother Jane Schouler
Locke. It is believed by those famhr
lar with Chattanooga and it's people
that it will be necessary to support
the demonstration kindergarten there
but q short time when the local
people will become sufficiently inte>
ested In this important work to as
sumo the care and maintenance OF
the kindergarten, thus enabling the
demonstration to go to another city to
repeat the demonstration. A second
one will soon be opened In anothe..
southern city, which will be main
tanned by Miss elizabeth R. Ws-ling-
ton in memory OF her mother, Mary
d. Wellington.
DR.. Claxton, the United States com
missioner OF education, speaking OF
kindergartens for the colored race,
has said;
Those who know the nsgro best,
know that he does respond to the in
fiuences of right education. II his
education is to have this trans orm
ing influence. should it not be begun
lin early childhood? And what type
of school is better fitted for this puf'
pose than the kindergarten This
little negro is at least i'm tatiye
Which school will most probably leae
him in the paths in which he should
walk-for his good and oars-th:
school of idleness on the STREETS
among the dirt and filth of the negrs
quarters OF our towns and cites, O
THE kindergarten with woman 0
couture and conservation as "a h
er? When we havs done cur fui
duty by providing for our ch ldre.
kindergartens and schcols Of al
grades and kinds, when the forgot
ten child is remembered and tn
lost waif, has been housed and ra
deemed, then shall we enter a
into our rightful heritage. ana " alt
and homer and power shall be or
beyond what We can now comprs
/ bend.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

Anyone found splitting in the street
cars of Buffalo, n. y, will hereafter
be handed a pink slip by the conduc-
tor on which is printed: Warning
To spit upon the sidewalk or other
prohibited place viii subject you to
imprisonment or fine, or both DR.
Francis E. Fronczak, health commits
sioner. The other side of the sir
contains the city ordinance ON spit
ting in public places.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

The latest scheme OF the Wilson
administration for reducing the cost
OF living emanates from the post
office department, whore it is said
that plans are afoot to enable the
farmers and food producers to have
their products delivered direct to the
consumers by means OF the parcel
post. To this end Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson has been consulting
with Secretary OF Agriculture Houston
in regard to the best containers for
the safe transportation OF eggs, but
ter, vegetables, etc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
F. D. VAN WAGENEN
DIES IN NEW YORK
Was Brother Of Mrs. George F. Jen-
kins and has Visited
Here.

Mrs. George f. jenkins received
word today OF the death Of her broth,
CT F. d. Van Wagenen. which occur
red yesterday afternoon at his home
at Fulton, N. Y. Mr.. Van Wagenen
visited in Keoltuk several winters ags
and wdll be well remembered by a
number OF Old friends here. Mrs.
Jenkins will not be able to attend the
funeral which will be held on Friday
Mrs. H. Boyden Blood and Mrs. Hazen
I. Sawyer have departed for Fulton to
be present at the funeral.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
SEVEN PROPOSED REFORMS.

we'll known Chicago lawyer III
addressing the Rock Island Bar assos
citation few nights ago said tiias
LAWYERS too often thwart tn law He
emphasized the need for practice re-
forms which would decrease the de-
lays OF our law, both civil and Grim
inal. Following are seven refsFn,
which the Chicago attorn ~ adyo-
Gated:
i. Let the Legislature repeal all
our practice statutes and invest the
supreme court with power. and re-
aufre that it shall enact body OF
uniform. simple rules. These should
abolish technical pleaiangs and prac-
tice Of every kind.
2. Give the presiding Judge in
creased power in jury trials
3. Abolish the requirement CT I'M
aninity OF jurors In arriving at a v5r
dict, letting twctsiirds in civ ana
/ thrae-fo1rths in criminal cases suffice
for a verdict.
/ Amend the law allowing changes
of venue.
;. Abolish the rule which denie;
the state the right to comment o.
the fact that the accused person ha'
refused to testify.
s. Provide by law for official couf
experts In both civil and crimina
cases.
j {. Provide by Law that II pea
insanity is .nte-posed and the DIS
PENDANT found insane his punishment
shall not be matter Of tempoFar
shift and law evasion
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

funds available for appropriation for
school purposes. For the year 1872
lis there was expended from lnsular,
Provincial and Municipal funds the
sum OF 1851, 1921 or A cents per
capita to total population while In the
United States the average cost OF edu'
cation per capita Of population is
$4.45, almost ten times as great.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
MRS. PERKINS
MAY ALSO DIE
Collapsed When Told Of Her Hus
bands Death and Funeral
lie Postponed.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
SIOUX CITY. Iowa. Feb. 4.Thare
is grave concern over the condition
of Mrs. George d. Perkins, widow OF
the editor and statesman who died
yasterdav nc-rtrs a-d as q resalt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

plans for the funeral havs been nelal
up. Mrs. Perkins has been in s'a's
OF collapse since she was told ns,8
husband was dead. II she REEVES
the funeral VIII be held Friday al'e'l
noon, one day later than origdnalp
intended.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

Automobile owners OF the state con-
tributed more than 100000 toward
the receipts of the office of Secretary
OF State w. S. Allen during the month
OF January. The total cash receipts
for the month exceeded the receipts
for the corresponding month in 1913
more than $4,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
Voice of Experience.

Houston Post: Every married man
should love his netgabor as himself.
crowded his nedghbor is strictly OF
the masculine gender. carelessness
at this point is apt to prove EN-
barrassing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

The news regarding LATE Young's
condition continues TO be encouraging.
AT latest accounts he was making a
splendid recovery. This will be good
news to his many friends all over the
state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

In speaking of the fashions the Day.
export Democrat inferentially let's il
be known that the underwear dis
plays are no longer restricted to tbs
windows of the clothing houses
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

A Maryland man has hen that
nests and lays in tree. 1t follows, of
course, that eggs in that locality are
exceptionally high.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

1t is a noteworthy fact that every
time the return of Roosevelt is men
toned yesuvius threatens TO erupt-
which Is further evidence that compe
tition is the life of trade.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

A fashion hint from Paris says that
the spring fashions will make reveal,
ton. AS If present styles didn't re.
veal enough!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

Everything comes TO him who waits
unless, as Abe Martin suggests. It is q
book he has loaned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

The Mexican refugees confined In
Fort Bliss are unanimously of the
opinion that 1t was rightly named.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.

Be Just and fear not: let all the
ends thou aimest at be thy country's
thy Gods, and truth s. Shakespeare.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

Mrs. Sigle Murphy has gone to Den
yer and Canon City. Colo, for six
weeks vieit VIII friends.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04

"ships that pass In the night" are
all right 1t is when they collide that
trouble ensues
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04
Z H e G. ATE CITY
PUBLISHED By
.oA1LY BY aEAIL.

c. f. skirvin ............. Manager
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Craze for Modern Steps Now or
Wane, Declares Miss Irene
Watson, Gotham Student.

Esthetlc dances will have an in
ring of popularity as great as the
modern dances have enjoyed of late
according to Miss Irene Watson, OF
Atlanta, who returned recently from
New York to open classes in estheti-
dancing here.
Miss Watson has been spending the
last six months in the East, where
she studied the art of physical cul-
ture in the practice of esthetics.
Under the tutorship of several
physical culture experts in New York
she has become an enthusiast for
esthetic training, and believes soon
esthetics will win over the tango,
one-step and similar dance steps.
aside from the beauty that phys
ical training creates in the dancing
of the esthetic," said Miss Watson
1T is an invaluable training for the
body. More people should realize
that the eXrcise in physical culture
is really one of great value TO anyone
aspiring to dance even the modern
dances"
Miss Watson said through her es-
thetic dancing classes she hopes to
show a very practical side to the
good Of physical training for those
who are ambitious to dance grace
fully She said that the modern
dance" craze In the East is waning,
and that the esthetic dance promises
to be all the rage this spring,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
DANDRUFF ON
HEAD IN SHEETS
PimpIes and Rash On Scalp. Hair
Fell Out. Itch Terrible. Wanted
to Tear Skin Off, Cuticura Soap
and Ointment Cured,

Box 1e5. smlthfeld, N. C.--"when
first began to notice dandruff on my head, /
could scratch up scales and large sheets OF
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08

dry and Hfeess, and the dandruff was thick
and could be seen through the hair. My
head would itch terrible l wanted to tear the
skin of.
II used the Cuticura Soap as q shampoo
once a week and Cuticura Ointment twice
a week just after the hair dried. found
benefit and relief after the first application
and thorough cure in two months"
Signed) Mrs Geo. High, June 20. 1918.
Are your little ones suffering from Itch
ing. burning eczemas. or other torturing,
disAguring skin troubles2 Are you. your
self. worn out with long. sleepess nights and
ceaseless anxiety In caring for them2 Then
you should know that warm bath with
Cuticura Soap and gentle application OF
Cuticura Ointment viii in most cases bring
immediate relief the little sufferers will
sleep. tired. fretted mothers will rest, and
peace will fall on distracted households
Sold everywhere. Liberal sample Of each
mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard Cuhcura. Dept. T, Boston
Ty-Men who shave and shampoo with Gu
ticGra soap will find il best for skin and scalp.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Negroes, Hidden in
Swamp, Defy Posse

ASHEVILLE, N. c.. April Hidden
In a dense swamp near Wilson, several
drink crazed negroes are defying pos
Sc after terrorizng the community and
threatening a race war
The trouble started when the negroes.
section hands on the Norfolk and
Southern Railway, secured some whisky
and took possession of a white mans
home, firing pistols, shouting and swear
ing They were chased five miles by
the posse to the swamp Several shots
were exchanged in the chase and one
Of the negroes was captured after being
slightly wounded.
FREIGHT MEN IN SESSION.
CHATTANOOGA, April THE
Southern Freight Classification Com
mittee is in annual conference here to-
day with more than 100 railroad Off
cials in attendance.