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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23
February Blizzard

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LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 2S.-Severe
snow storms, accompanied by wind In
the northern section, extended today
from South Dakota to Oklahoma with
some interruption OF traffic in north
ern Nebraska, Iowa and South Da-
kota, where the heavy gale accom-
panying the snow has also played
havoc with telegraph and telephone
wires.
To the north Of the Platte river the
storm was severe. South OF the Platte,
snow is Just beginning to fall. East
and also south, however, the storm
was heavier and blanket Of wet
snow from two to eight inches deep
covers central and eastern Kansas
and northern Oklahoma. In South Da-
kota, the Milwaukee line has aban-
doneo all trains running on Its Nit
chell and Yankton divisions and on
the Platte, South Dakota branch. The
wind is reported to be high and the
snow being piled into drifts.
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Hamilton Gate City
Hamilton, ILL.,, Feb. %.

The Ice breaking one transmission
pole down above the dam. Is all the
damage SO far that has been done on
this side of the lake by the ice going
out.
Mrs. c. NJ. Johnston of Warsaw
spent Sunday with Mrs. A. B. Agnew.
Mrs. Runyon and Mrs. Yves
Ewing Of Elvaston, attended the
Martha Washington tea party at Mrs.
A. B. Agnew's Saturday.
Frank Anderson was in Carthage
Monday morning on business.
The coming primary election lis all
the talk on the street. Some one Is
going to be left as there are nine
candidates for commissioner, and
eight can be elected, to 60 before
the people in the April election. A
big surprise is in store for some one
Of the nine.
Gardner Dee has moved from the
Conner place to the Clay farm, and he
is now in the city limits.
Edward Peterson is in Chicago on
business.
Several of our farmers are ordering
alfalfa seed and think II will be Q
paying crop.
J. B. Hutchison OF Keokuk, was
in Hamilton Monday.
William Payne and family. leave for
Montana Wednesday, where they ex-
pect to make their future home. Mr..
Payne has been with c. p. Dadant
and Sons for some time past and un-
derstands the bee business and Is
moving ffty-four stands Of bees with
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23

would mean for the allies rivers of
blood shed to no purpose. Peace with
Germany's land-locked battle feet In
tact, with that nation free again 70
resume her efforts to challenge the
neutrality Of the seas and the freedom
OF ocean trade reuters, which British
naval supremacy has maintained for
the world, is unspeakable.
Command of the seas from the
British viewpoint, or British naval
ism as Won Tirpitz describes 1t. meant
and always will mean freedom Of seas
to every nation. Not only the mem
ace OF German militarism, with its at
tendant blight upon freedom and de-
mocracy, but the menace OF German
navalism, which acknowledges no
rules OF honor, must be wiped from
the records of time.
Britain will trust her army and
navy and the spirit of Nelson viii be
sufiicient in the final crisis"
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him. We wish Mr. Payne success.
The Stars have a masquerade dance
Monday night at Daugherty hall.
The Ladies' society of the M. E.
church held their annual Washington
tea at the home of Mrs. Albert Agnew,
Saturday afternoon. About one hun
dred and twenty-five ladies responded
to the invitations sent out Frances
O'Neal as page and little Marie Jack
son, miniature lady in waiting, were
in attendance at the door Assisting
the hostess, Dolly Madison, in the re,
ceiving line, were the immortal
George and Lady Washington, Mrs
Monroe, Mrs. Van Buren, and Mrs.
Andrew Jackson. Dainty refresh
ments appropriate to the day were
served. Those assisting in the dining
room were Mrs. F. d. Wilson, Mrs
Adams, Mrs. Kircher, Mrs Montgom-
cry, Mrs. Frank Jackson and the
Misses Turner. Hiser and Wegehenkel.
The hall, parlors and dining room
were profusely decorated with hatch
cts, flags and streafners Of the ma
tional colors.
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Quickly Relieves
Without Distress

Tho congestion Of waste and
refuse from the stomach, ferment-
ing In the bowels, generates pol
sonous gases that occasion dis.
tresn and invite serious illness.
Health and comfort demand that
this congestion be speedily reliev-
ed and the foul mass expelled.
The wcil-founded objection most
people have to the violence Of ca
thartic and purgative agents is
overcome BY using the combina-
ton Of simple laxative herbs with
pepsin that Is sold in drug stores
under the name of Dr.. Caldwelrs
Syrup Pepsin. A dose at night
brings relief next morning, with
out discomfort or Inconvenience.
A free trial bottle can be obtained
by writing to DR.. w B. Caldwell,
452 Washington St.. Monticello.
his.
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The coroner's inquest on the body
of the late Oscar Rooster, found in
the river, was held at p. m, Sunday,
Feb. q, at the undertaking rooms Of
ouis P Schmidt. Coroner J. A. Barr
Of Fountain Green empanelletF the fol-
lowing jury: J. y. Bennett, Frank
iPaar, John Mcconnell, C. Z. Wallace,
Thomas Link and Paul Eymann. A
thorough examination of the body
was made and no wounds Of any kind
or bruises were found upon it. The
face and slightly bald head was very
red and swollen Lee Wallet, his
brother Walter-fsherman who found
the body-and John Giller were exam
ined as witnesses. An autopsy was
decided on which was performed by
Drs. S. E. MatZke and D. w. LOOMS.
This disclosed no water in the lungs
and no poison or other drug present
in the body. The liver was much dis
tended The jury retired TO the Wal
lace hotel near by, for their delibera-
tons. and returned a verdict OF death
by drowning. The appearance Of the
body when found indicated that It
had been in the water but few hours
at most. Mr.. Roesler's watch fndi-
Gated that it had stopped at ten min
utes past three. The funeral of the
deceased occurred at 200 p. m. Feb.
%, from his late residence on Fit.
Edwards street, Rev. George Long Of
st. Paul's Episcopal church officiat-
ing.
Miss Hilda Eymann, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Eymann has been
i'll for the past week but is improv.
ing.
Engineer Judd has arrived to short
" resume work on the Marsh rail
road.
The river being choked full Of
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The Warsaw Gate City
Warsaw, ILL.,, Feb. 23, 1915.

floating ice between here and Alex
andria OF Sunday, somewhat delayed
the delivery Of the mails.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Eymann are
the proud parents of 914 pound boy
who was born Sunday at s:45 b. m.
r. o. Marsh was summoned by tebe-
graph to Chicago Sunday, and left on
the night train.
Mrs. Andrew Letter died Monday
night after tedious and serious i'll
ness. Further particulars later.
Henry Cash. one of our oldest farm
ers residing in Wilcox township. died
at his home on Sunday, FEB. 81 He
was born March "a, 1881, in Grantham
Lincolnshire. England. He came to
America in 1851, residing for one year
in Green county, this state. He came
to Wilcox township in 1853. In 1858
he was united in marriage to Miss
Sarah Tyree who preceded him in
death December 10, 1880. To this
union three children we've born, two
Of whom survive, Mrs. Mary A. Buck
ert and Fred o. Cash of Wilcox.
Early in life he united with the
W!the Congregational church, and
/ later with Rockford Congregational
, church, which he helped to organize,
and also assisted in erecting the
church building. He was always a
farmer, and assisted greatly-in the
development OF this section as he was
an old settler. He leaves sister in
Kewanee, H., and also six grand
children.
! His funeral will be held from his
! late residence at p. m, Tuesday,
! Feb. %, Rev. J. NJ. Thompson officiat-
ing. Interment in Green Plains Gene
| terry
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IF AMERICAN
SHIP SINKS
Continued from pass IL

ton undoubtedly given to the army.
1t seems that had Won Tirpitz obtain
ed the kaiser's ear before the break,
the result might have been different"
At the mention OF Won Tirpitz, the
conversation turned to the submarine
blockade. From the fact that the
blockade is a topic of conversation Of
the British public, as well as thou
sands Of Americans here, 1t might
have been supposed that the reference
to this innovation which Germany
claims sounds the death knell Of Brit
ish naval supremacy. would evoke
heated answer. But instead it brought
merely laugh.
THE war already has exploded a
number OF innovations designed to
alter the course Of history said Lord
Beresford, but know of nothing that
has been more overestimated than the
Importance and value Of the subma-
rine, provided 1t Is met with precau-
tons Of speed and screens OF small
craft protecting squadrons Of big
ships.
Il don't mean that the submarine
isn't an extremely valuable asset, or
hasn't presented new problems, but
without either Boosting or divulging
secrets. / can say that the submarine
problem is being and will be met, so
far as ships Of war are concerned.
The supposition that the submarine
will revolutionize naval warfare Is an
utter absurdity. Given a nation pos
sessed of sufficien submarines and
sufficiently degenerated national NOR
atty. it Is of course, possible consid-
erably to damage unarmed merchant
men. But it is as unreasonable to ex-
pect to revolutionize land warfare by
foot pads using maxim silencars on
revolvers. as to expect naval warfare
to be revolutionized by the present
tactics of German submarines.
"The Germans greatest accomplish
ment has been to revive and glorffy
piracy and sea murder. 1t is reason
able to suppose that this will result
in some changes in construction. but
the ultimate issue OF any naval war
always will rest with battle fleets.
will the final issue between Great
Britain and Germany in this war be
decided by battle fieets? / asked.
ct must be-" was the emphatic re-
sponse peace. which in effect re-
suits in a draw, is inconceivable. 1t
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Grain Review.


UNITED Press Leased Wire Servfce.]
CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-Wheat suffer
ed severe break In prices today.
Opening at 1853 and 1913, which repre-
scented losses of from 2h to 3M over
last Saturdays close, prices broke
sharply later to even lower levels on
the weak Liverpool and Winnipeg
cables. The hard drive of selling, at
one time forced prices down to 15ok
and 1875. Rather active buying, later
caused slight recovery.
Corn was affected with wheat and
prices were lower by from 7s to cent
over Saturdays close when today 8
market opened. Later prices went to
from one cent to rs lower than open
ing. Still later there were slight re-
coveries on good demand.
Oats prices showed over-holiday
losses Of q at the opening. Falling
of in demand caused further recess
sions OF from " to fraction later In
the day.
Provisions were active. with prices
varying from unchanged to both low
er and higher.
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Ruins Of Ancient Race.

LINCOLN. Neb.. Feb. 23.-Rulns'
left by some prehistoric race, IN tle
vicinity of Howe, Nebraska. nave T..
Gently been inspected and STUDIED "
prof Gerard Fowke, the ST. Loa u.
geolog1st. who is curator OF the os
Louis museum. ,,s.
Fowke has been gathering sclentll,
data on the primative inhabitants o.
the Missouri valley, and he invesr
gated the remains OF their civiiiza'
tion He began with the ancient log
ruins north OF Kansas City and III,
lowed the west bank OF the rive
northward. tracing the northern re
treat OF these ancient farmers anu
gardeners. y,
After an exhaustive examination VI
the ruins found at Howe. Nebrassa
and at Peru, the professor Is of tns
opinion that the ancient remains re-
Gently discovered near White Cloau
Kans were OF works made by He
same race Considerable work mas
been done at Howe under the dirlr
ton of GIL. Meek, and large muir
her OF the bone and horn gardeiln,,
Instruments have been unearthsu
The tools. for the most part, We..
found cached beneath what had one'
heen the floors of the DWELLINGS,
where they were buried in beds ~
ashes. iss .,.,
Scientists are now CT the belief Una,
number of the remains fond aione
the Missouri river and the nelsn IT,
ing country were those of a civiiiH 20
tion which preceedeC that Of the ~
dams. o
ct.sletons discovered by Robert +
Glider of Omaha. and now in the ~ ~.
yersity Of Nebraska museum. are ae'
clared by scientists to greatly "n.,
date the Indian. The skulls shos
much less brain capacity than tho =.
OF the Indian. and hav.e the very .so
ceding forehead characteristic oil 10,
early members of the race ana ~: ~.
little higher than the ape or eoiln-
type.
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Too Many Politicians.

Cedar Rapids Republican: Instead
of taking our highest officers from the
professional office seeking classes,
we would rather see the people call up
men who are not self seekers, men
out of some active business OF their
own, whether it is the factory, the
counting room or the farm. That IS
the kind of men we used to elect IN
Iowa and in those days we Jared pref
ty we'll
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23
DISPLAY CONTEST
IS ARRANGED
First Of series Of Four Contests VIII
be Held in Little
Over Two
Weeks.
NoN-MEMBERs INVITED
Not Necessary to be Member Of the
League in Order to Compete in
tho Display
Contest.
NoN-MEMBERS INVITED

The, first OF the four window dis
play contests to be held by the Re
tailers' league will be on March ID.
Saturday, it was decided this morning
at meeting of the committee which
was appointed to make arrangements
for the contest. The contests are to
be held two weeks apart.
The four contests will be held on
March IS, ~. April 10 and "a. Each
Of these dates fall on Saturday. The
exact time of the contests was not de-
cided this morning, but they will be
held some time in the evening.
Under the arrangements made this
morning, three prizes will be awarded
at each contest, the contestant max
ing the highest total winning the
sweepstakes prize loving cup to be
donated by the Duncan-Schen com
pany. The prizes will be In cash, the
money to be divided among the win
ners on fifty, thirty and twenty per
cent basis. The money for the prizes
will be furnished by the entry fees. a
charge Of 81 to be made for entering
the contest.
One Judge to be Woman.
Three judges will be appointed
just before each contest. One or
these will probably be woman, to
be named by the president of the
Civic league.
The displays will be judged on the
following basis: 25 per cent for
cleanliness, 10 per cent artistic ar
rangement, harmony and color, % per
cent sales value of window, 80 per
cent, general effect and impression,
10 per cent appearance OF the store
in general, principally cleanliness.
During the remainder of the week
the committee will endeavor to Sc
cure as large number of entries as
possible. It is hoped that nearly all
the merchants on Main street will en-
ter. 1t is not necessary for the en-
trants to be members of the Retail
ers' league, and no extra charges
will be made Of non-members in enter
ing.
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Down RrakesI

Mitchell Republican: Now is the
time for the South Dakota legislature
to put on the brake It is from this
time on that the deluge of undesir-
able anG poorly considered laws usuai.
- H-d their way upon the statues
books.
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Chicago Cash Grain.
Peoria eraIn.

PEORIA. Ill, Feb. % -Corn-Mar.
ket 1h@2c lower. No. Z white, &c
No. 8 yellow. 70&071c; NO. yellow,
roo 7OAc; No. mixed, TIC; NO. :
mixed, 70@701zc.
Oats--Market &c lower. No. = whlte,
54Nc; standard, 65Ac.
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CHICAGO Produce.

CHICAGO. Feb. 2s.-Butter-Extras
291kc; firsts, 26627c: dairy extras.
25hc; dairy f1rsts. 24@25c.
Eggs-Firsts, 23c; ordinary. flrsts.
22c.
Cheese-Twins, 1sc; Young Ameri-
cas-, ,16@1SAc.
Live poultry Fowls, 13G131kc;
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-08

ras rea1era af taia paper Uul bs
sIsaHel ta leaFu taa1 tAere - at least
ure lrea8e1 aiseaaa thaf science has
aeen ahle fn cure in al lfs stages. and
fhaf is Cafarrh Halls Catarrh Cure
j. TIE only positive cure nov known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease. requires
a constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the systm thereby destroy
ing tn foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building
up the constitution and assisting ma
ture in doing its work. The proprie-
tors have so much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address,. j. CHENEY & CO..
Toledo, o
Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for Con
sumption
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-08
At the Palace Tonight.

The feature attraction at the Palace
tonight is the Essanay drama. "Coun-
tess Vesch's Jewels" a strong picture
with a good cast of photoplayers.
The News Pictorial contains many
interesting items and the comedy is
the Vitagraph, Whose Husband?"
An escaped convict, in most novel
and amusing manner, succeeds in stir
ring up some amazing complications
between two quarreling married
couples, by impersonating the suppos-
ed dead husband of one but he gets in
wrong himself by striving to explain
his mistake when he finds he has
claimed the wrong woman. The two
husbands become suspicious and one
Of them summons the constable, with
the result that the crook is recognized
and hustled off to Jail, leaving two
happily reunited couples who promise
each other never to quarrel again.
When you see this Comedy on the
screen you will agree that it is not
only very funny, but also that it
teaches the lesson that quarreling
never pays. In union there is
strength. If the two couples had not
become dissatisfied with each other
through continual chickering's, the
crook could never have carried out his
plan.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-08
EUROPEAN ARTISTS
WITH GENTRY BROTHERS.
How Continental Performers Are En-
gagged by This Popular American
Institution.

When the average American is seek
ing a place near the stove in winter.
the agents of the big tented shows are
working industriously engaging acts
for the season which comes with the
Spring
This part of the amusement world is
one with which the public is not famil-
lar A little look into that Granny
proves most interesting. November
marks the close of the season for tent
ed attractions like the GentryBrothers'
Famous Shows, which will visit this
city next Saturday, June II.
When the last wheel of the trains
stop at winter quarters the organiza-
of the show for the succeeding season
begins Trainers get busy framing
new features. A Snowman, whose
judgment has been demonstrated. at
once goes to Europe. He makes a
careful canvass of the music halls and
vaudeville theatres. For months he is
acquainting himself with the novelties
that are delighting audiences on the
other side of the bbig pond.
After deciding which of the thous-
ands of acts he sees will most delight
the American show patron, he makes
engagements. Many performers, who
have pleased royalty, are brought to
this country TO become a part OF the
Gentry Brothers Show. This season
Gentry Brothers Show presents. in ad-
dition to their worlds famous animal
actors, a score of performers who will
be seen this season for the first time in
America.
Gentry Brothers Shows are indeed
all newyIf you see them here next Sat
urday, June 12,you will recognize them
in name only. For this city only the
admission is especially reduced to %
and 35 cents.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-08

The important part that was played
by Silvertown Tires in the 500-mile
Speedway Race, Indianapolis, May 81,
thhe greatest race on record, was
shown by the positions of the drivers
at the finish:
All the cars that finished in addition
to the first ten were equipped with
Silvertowns'
A leading race driver stated after
the big contest that so per cent. of the
credit for the fast time and general all
around efficiency was due to Silver
town Tires. 25 per cent. to the condi-
tion of the track and 20 per cent to
increased motor efficiency.
Copies of The Silvertown Star, tell
ing all about the race. may be had at
the Goodrich Branch in this city or by
mail from The B. F. Goodrih Com
pany, Akron. o.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-08
TRIP OF FLEET FINALLY OFF.
Will Not Go Through Canal But Middies
Practice Squadron Will May Be.

Queries at the Navy Department at
Washington concerning statements of
certain parties that the Atlantic feet
trip through the Panama Canal had
been definitely abandoned, failed to
elicit formal confirmation
The fact is, as stated some time ago,
the voyage to the Pacific has been de-
finitely abandoned OF this there has
been no question since the statement
was made Officially
1t was understood that the Canal Of
ficials consider another slide likely in
the course of the summer, which might
involving the stranding of some of the
ships in the big ditch, the cutting of
the feet in two or leaving all of on the
Pacific side of the Isthmus.
The belief was that, for the voyage,
target practice, which did not take
place last summer on account of the
Mexican trouble, would be substitu-
ted. The Middies will make the Ca
nal trip, however, on the practice
cruise squadron.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-08

= H. B. Warner in 1.-The Ghost Break
ers"-Colonial, Tuesday. adv. .j7.2t
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-08

Elephants, Horses, Mon
keys, Mules, Apes, Sheep
Goats, Pigs, Cats, Dogs,
and Ponies =. =. =.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-08
MARINE CORPS PLEASED.
Gratified at Appointment Of Maj. Gen.
Barnett to Naval General Beard.

- ~ 'a..i
lH'.u si..ill ".eI m
- -
-.
,.-.. -
- -
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-08
SUMMER CARE OF BABIES.
Five Essentials Given by Children
Bureau Bulletin.

The five essentials in the summer
care of babies as given by the chill
dren's bureau Of the department of
Labor are as follows:
l. Proper food, given only at regu-
lar intervals.
2. A clean body.
3. Fresh air., day and night. g.
4. Very liattle clothing. ,- 80
5. Cool places to play and sleep in.
''Do not give the baby medicine OF
any sort unless it is ordered by the
doctor, ;" says the bureau. Never
give him patent remedies whichare said
to relieve the pain of teething, or t.
cure diarrhoea, or such medicines are
likely to do the baby much more harm
than good, especially in summer, wher
the digestion is so easily disturbed.
1t is so much easier to keep the baby
well than it is to cure him when he is
sick that wise mothers try to take
such care of the baby that he will not
be sick.
DO not fail to give the baby drink
Of cool water several times a day in
hot weather. Boil the water first,
then cool it, and offer it to the bay in
a cup, glass or nursing bottle.
Babies and young children sometimes
suffer cruelty for lack of drinking
water"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-08
A Veritable River Of knowledge.

That is practically what next Sun
days New York World will be. 1t
will stream forth from a gigantic
battery of printing presses about
half million copies. 1t will be print
ed in the largest newspaper building
in the United States. About $500
persons will help to make and circu-
late this great news distributing and
advertising medium, that will go to
more New York City homes and offices
than the New York Herald, Times and
Tribune COMBINED. Order your
copy in advance. adv.3t j7
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-08
Fair; Cooler.

WASHINGTON June. l.S0A M
For Maryland-Fsir, cooler tonight
Wednesday fair
Chief of Weather Bureau.