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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-21
KEOKuk IS TO Be
WELL REPRESENTED.
= :. Mcfarland and l. A. Hamill to
Attend Meeting of Mississippi
River Improvement
Association.
AT QUINCY DECEMBER 10
MAYOR Moorhead and Commissioner
Collins Will Attend II
Duties Do Not
Interfere.
AT QUINCY DECEMBER 10

C. r Mcfarland and L. A. Hamlll
will attend the annual convention OF
r., Upper Mississippi River Improve
ment asso ciation to be held at quincy,
NJ. on December 1 and 2. Mr.. Nc
Farland will make an address at one
Of the sessions. Mayor Moorhead and
Commissioner Collins are also plan
ming on attending the meeting II their
duties do not interfere.
The coming meeting OF the Upper
Mississippi River Improvement asso-
citation will be the fourteenth annual
convention of that body, which had its
birth in Quincy some fifteen years ago,
and coming as it does just at the time
when almost every city along the river
is engaged in the building OF river
terminals and harbor facilities, 1t will
be of unusual interest.
At Quincy they are planning to
make this convention the biggest ever
held in the history of the organization.
One of the features will be big ban
auet to be held the evening of We'd
nesday December 1. The meetings OF
the convention will be held in the con-
yention hall of the fine new Chamber
of Commerce building in Quincy. and
members of the Chamber Of Commerce
and city council of the Illinois town
have Joined in with the river improve
ment association members to make
the annual meeting memorable ono.
II is planned to expend at least $1,000
In the entertainment OF the out Of
town delegates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-21
RED GROSS SEALS
. TO Be SOLO HERE.
keokuk VIII Again be Called Upon to
Help LaudabIe Cause, Dur
ing the Holiday
Season.
FIVE MILLION TO IOWA
State Association Has to Dispose of
That Many-Proceeds Goes for
Fight on White
Plague.
FIVE MILLION TO IOWA

Red Cross Christmas seals will be
placed on sale in Keokuk as in past
years. The city has responded nobly
In former years in contributing to
this laudable cause and means of Sc
curing funds to advance the fight
against tuberculosis. AS usual the
seals will be handled by various Keo-
kuk stores and plans are being made
to have them sold in the local post
Office during Christmas week. Keo-
kuk has always been liberal In the
past in buying seals and the local
committee has been able to realize a
good sum Of money from their sale.
Five million Red Cross Christmas
seals have been received by the Iowa
Association for the Prevention Of
tuberculosis from the National asso-
citation to be sold In the state of
Iowa this year. This newly formed
organization takes the place Of the
board of control of state institutions
as the state agent of the National MS
ISOLATION. This great quantity Of seals
has been placed temporarily in fire.
proof room in the Merchnts' ware
house in Des Moines until the plans
have been completed for their wide
spread distribution over the state.
Efforts are being made to secure
representatives in about six hundred
cities and towns in the state, and
where such representation Is not Sc
cured the seals will be sent direct by
mail to individuals and firms.
In the effort to secure local repre-
sentatives, the state association is
laying the ground work for its future
anti-tuberculosis program by endeav-
oring to enlist the interest Of women's
clubs or similar organizations in the
various communities. To these the
prospect. of a definite local yearly
program is presented, based upon the
initial activity in the sale Of Red
Cross Christmas seals.
The sale of Red Cross Christmas
seals is for the two-fold purpose of
once year definitely bringing the
word tuberculosis" before all the
people and also to provide the means
for raising funds for the work Of the
succeeding year. The proceeds from
the sale are to be divided between
the local organization and the state
association. In this way every man,
woman and child is given an oppor-
tunity to participate in the greatest
health work Of modern times.
Two hundred and twenty-five mil
lion seals have been printed and dis,
tributed to state organizations, and
BY December first over five hundred
thousand workers, men, women and
children will be engaged in the cam
paign. covering every state and terri
tory Of the United States, including
Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Canal
Zone.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-21
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Rev. Henry has been confined to
his bed for a couple of days as re-
suit OF an accident Wednesday. He
had borrowed Mr.. Garveus' horse to
drive Rev Yule to the country to do
some visitation work, and as he was
getting into the buggy he threw the
laprobe over the dashboard. The
horse jumped, throwing him onto the
wheel. Just how he was hurt no
one Witnessed, but he received sew
eral severe bruises. Rev. Yule carried
him to the house and DR.. Runyon was
summoned from Hamilton. No bones
we're broken. He is up and around
today.
While Fern sollars was working
on the Hicky dome Wednesday an 8
foot 2x4 slipped from the top of the
building falling ten feet, the end Of It
striking him on the head. He hurried
TO Harry Whitcomb's barber shop and
after Harry had shaved the flesh
around the wound, DR.. Runyon trected
him. He spent the afternoon at home
but was able to be out inLthe evening.
The annual class party of the FL
vaston Household Science club was
postponed on account Of the revival
meetings. The committee met this
Afternoon to decide on the date. The
members wishing to know the date
may call Mrs. Enslow, the secretary
Yves. Ewing Is back from Hot
springs. Mr.. Ewing books better
man he has for some time and he
says he was greatly helped by the
treatment there.
Clifford Grauff Is gathering some
mighty big ears Of white corn from
me Albert Miller farm which he has
rented, He is getting about sixty
bushels to the acre.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry, Mr. and Mrs.
Ehsiow and Rev. Yule were guests at
na Monday at Miss Fishers.
lhursday at Mr.. and Mrs. Grauff's,
ana Friday at Mr.. and Mrs. Fickert's.
meeting for men only will be e
iedture at the Sunday revival meet
ms at 3 p. m. Evangelist Yule will
p nne his great men only" sermon,
npaoJect, Chickens Come Home to
Nv tsuost. This will be great service
Well posted man who has made
a. name for himself in the hearts Of
'Av people of this community.
Ills, ms has been a good week at the
aaesi'al services. Those attending
a. ave Deen greatly helped. The wealth
81 on Thursday evening interfered
VIZ. sr.h me crowd. but those present
M nned the meeting into a question
ana Tor over an hour Rev. Yule
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-21
H = = =.
THIS LETTER STANDS FOR II
Hos1Er1ER,s II
FOR OVER so YEARS WELL
KNOWN AS A "FIRST AlD"T0 II
HEAL1H \
APPETITE POOR?
DIGESTION BAD? II
BOWELS CL0GGED? -
You SHOULD TRY
u0STETTER'S
III Stomach Bitters

answered questions, mostly along the
line of church history, policy, etc.
Prayer service followed in which a
spirit prevailed deeper than anything
known here lately, as all present
were men, and there was a freedom
in prayer not often manifest in q
mixed assembly. .sf
The program for Sunday is Sunday
school at 10; preaching service at
II and 1880 and service for men only
at o'clock. Sunday is the last day
of the campaign.
Our first snow arrived Thursday
night about $780,
The roof is on the Hicky dome and
Mr.. Groves and his men are plaster
ing it, while Dutch Sollars is install
ing the windows.
]. H. Horney is the latest addition
to The Gate City family. His sub
scription went in Thursday. We well
come Mr.. Horney.
Excitement was at high pitch re-
Gently when the water pipe in the
heating plant at the new school house
burst. School was dismissed for
the day, the pipe repaired and now
''all is quiet along the Potomac"
]. W. Campbell received his Christ
mas present early. Mrs Galbraith
gave him a new floor for his store
building. George Marshall and Till
Monroe installed it and Frank Triton
made the presentat ton speech
Cy Caldwell has built new hollow
tile garage north of his house. It Is
so handy that any night Cy. can't
sleep he can crawl out the window
and step into the garage and tinker
with the car.
Mr.. Mack's increasing business has
made more floor space necessary. So
the front part Of the Galbraith build
ing, next to Harrys shop has been
rented and hereafter Mr. Mack will
use it. Every store building and ev-
cry house in town are now occupied.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-21
SENTENCED TO. THIRTY
DAYS IN COUNTY JAIL
Fred Brown Pleaded Guilty to TAX
Ing Watch and tGtoves from
SheIdon'S Automobile,

Fred Brown pleaded guilty in the
superior court yesterday to taking an
Ingersol watch valued at dollar, and
a pair of gloves valued at fifty cents,
from an automobile belonging to Per.
due Sheldon, Friday evening, in front
of the S. Harnfl1 company building
and was given thirty days in the
county Jail. ,,,.,.,.. ..t
D. Hart, colored, and Robert Coo
ley. white, were given ten days in
Jail for being Intoxicated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-21
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ARRANGEMENTS were made for Miss Miller to sing
Edison Diamond Disc monograph
signing together
still did
frolnhe but front Edison.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-21
Two Great Assets.

Algona Upper Des Moines-Repub1i-
can: The dairy COW and the chicken
are main va the richest state in
- -. The dairy COW paws off
~ rtgage on the land, while the
Gld Ken supports the family.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-21

Keokuk postostice, uncalled for. for
week ending November 20, 1915:
Miss Hardin Benning:
Miss Maud s. Buckner.
Grace Chester,
Miss Loe Dickson.
Helen Goodman
Mrs. Julia Leaman.
Mrs Eva McCampbell.
Miss Rose Roam.
Mrs. Almetta Sanders.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Wright.
Gentlemen.
Mr. Frank Baur.
Mr.. Cobbel. ..l.
Mr.. Harry Emerson.
Mr.. Ira l.. Foster
Mr.. John Forbes.
Mr.. Frank Howard.
Ills. Remedy Company.
Mr.. w. Keck.
Mr.. E. NJ. Martin.
D. S. Small.
W. F. Sims.
Persons calling for letters in above
list will please say they are adver
Used. L. P. McMANUS,
Postmaster.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-21
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List of letters remaining in the
Keokuk postoffice, uncalled for for
week ending November 20, 1915:
The Washington times., 1915-01-27

Flowers and Decorations.
Guido furnishes the choicest flowers And
most artistic decorations. 1914 St
Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-01-27
{, |, GARY EXPLAINS
PASSING OF DIVIDEND
United States Steel Corporation
Chairman Puts Blame on
Small Earnings.

NEW YORK, Jan. N.-ConcerninS the
action of the United states Steel Cor
poration In passing the regular quar-
terly dividend on the common STOCK,
Elbert II. Gary. chairman OF the poaro
Of directors. said:
THE earnings for the last quarter OF
1914 were so small the board OF direc-
tors, after careful consideration. reluc-
tantly decided to suspend for the pres-
ent the payment of dividends on the
common stock. Business conditions are
steadily improving. though slowly. ana
1t Is hoped the resumption OF dividends
may not be long deferred"
About 10000 stockholders. including
many employees of the corporation. are
affected. Certain circles in Wall street
advanced the idea that the failure OF
the directors to maintain dividends on
the common stock would pave the way
for the management of the corporation
to cut wages, but the theory was
classed by directors present at the diVi-
dcnd meeting as a wall street fancy.
Net earnings of. $10.S32170 In the De-
cember quarter we're the smallest Tor
any quarter in the history OF the United
States Steel Corporation. compar1rg
with the record earnings for q three
months period OF S5,lS, ,557 in the quar-
ter ended December 20. 1912.
Dividends on the common stock nave
been paid at varying rate since sep
The Washington times., 1915-01-27

Phone Main $3.50
And put your Want Ad In The Evening
Times
The Washington times., 1915-01-27
Michigan's Sons Launch
Boom for Senator Smith

The William Alden Smith boom for
the Presidency was launched last nisht
at the annual banquet OF the Michigan
State Association at Rauscher's.
Congressman Fordney. who tossed tho
Michigan solon's hat into the ring.
stirred his hearers with a TRADE against
Government ownership Of railways.
Senator Smith was present.
The Michigan State Association, the
oldest state Society in the District, also
took occasion last evening to pay .r,b-
ute to Zcbina Moses. the only remain.
ing charter member of the organization.
who was present.
The speakers were the Rev. Henry
N. Couden. Edwin r. Sweet, Assistant
Secretary of Commerce.; James V. Bar.
ry. and Congressman Frank T.. Dore-
mus, who was toastrfaster. Thomas
w. Brahany delivered monologue,
and solos were given by John II. Nolan
and Harry NJ. Forker. accompanied by
Henry Nander.
The Washington times., 1915-01-27
CAPITAL BODIES To
RUN ENTIRE THEATER
Whole Week at Colonial Is in
). Charge Of Suffragist 0rgani-
cations.

Suffrage Week. will. be inaugurated
on Monday by the women of the Wash
ington Woman Suffrage Council, who
will have charge of the Colonial
Theater. where the suffrage motion pic
ture play, Your Girl and Mine." Is to
appear.
Every suffragist organization in the
city Is cooperating to make the week
a big one in the history of suffrage In
Washington, and each day the theater
will be N charge Of different society.
The Washington Woman Suffrage
Council, the largest of these organiza-
tions, last night; throush its rss president, M.
following committee on arrangements:
Mrs: Karl s. Kelerman Ghsirman; hair hnnSart Miss
Miss c. /" DuPuy. Miss Caroline sher-
man: Mrs; C. kelly. Kelly: Miss sn;tb Loyss Ms, v: y:
Rohinson, and Mrs G. A. Mosshart.
The performance will be continuous
from II a. m. to II p. M. and 1t IS
planned to have a corps Of women as
ushers and ticket sellers. and others
The Washington times., 1915-01-27

to make suffrage talks between the
reels.
The College Equal Suffrage League
gressional Union for Woman Suffrage
on Wednesdays the Kate Gordon Chap
ter of the Southern Suffrage Council
on Thursday; the Lucy stone Suffrage
Club on Friday; and the Anthony
League on Saturday.
The play. which was produced by Mrs.
Medill Mccormick. chairman Of the
reels and includes more than 400 charac-
ters. Among the actors are Miss Olive
Wyndham. Miss Katherine Kaelred.
Sidney Booth. and John Charles.
The scene Of Your Girl and Mine" is
laid in one Of the non-woman suffrage
on actual conditions.
The story deals with a young woman
of independent fortune. who becomes
the wife Of spendthrift and libertine.
but who has the appearance of a gen.
tleman. He is heavily in debt. On the
owns him, saying:
II refuse to give you any more money.
You are marrying a rich girl Under
the law in this State her property can
be seized for your debts. Make use OF
the law"
The wife is reduced to poverty
through the extravagance OF the hus-
band. and her children are put to
work in a factory despite the mothers
protests. The death Of the husband
frees Mary, who starts life anew with
two little girls.
Convinced Of the injustice to woman
kind OF the man made" laws, she be-
comes a ragist. metts the lieutenant
governor. whom she converts to the
cause, and later marries.
The Washington times., 1915-01-27

McCord's Cafeteria, 919 +.
Popular prices. Lunch with US today.
The Washington times., 1915-01-27
Divorces Artist Husband;
Names Physicians Wife

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 27.--John Cecil
Clay. artist and illustrator. Of New
York. whose work Is appearing in the
leading magazines OF the country. was
divorced in the circuit court here on
his wife's testimony that she had
found in his corresp ondence love let
ters written to him by the wife of a
New York physician. Mr.. Clay did
not contest the suit.
Before her marriage to the artist In
Greenwich. Conn. in 1904. Mrs. Clay
was Marie Deschapellas Bauduy She
u member of ono of the Oldest
French families OF St. Louis.
Mrs. Clay testified that she separated
from her husband June 7. 1912. and in
her petition she alleges that he struck
her. choked and tried to smother her.
The Washington times., 1915-01-27
Walter E. Mack viii Demon.
strate Tiny Fire Escape in
Presence of Officials.
EXHIBIT IS SET FOR 1890
Claims He Will AIight on Pave
ment II Stories Below
Without a Jar.

A man will step Off the roof Of the
Munsey Building on Friday at 1890
o'clock.
He guarantees to alight on the pave
ment eleven stories below without as
much OF a jar as a man stepping of
a curb.
District officials, including Fire De-
partment chiefs and architects. will be
present to witness the feat. Walter e.
Mack. who is to accomplish the stunt"
as he calls it. will use a device only
six inches in diameter and which
weighs only six pounds.
To Be Automatically Lowered.
He claims this machine will automaS-
ically lower him to the ground at a
uniform speed OF five feet second.
And he weighs about 1856 pounds.
There are two life belts on the cable
which Mack will use to prove the re-
versible feature OF his invention. He
claims 1t is the only panic proof fire.
escape In existence.
He plans to attach the steel case.
conta aiming the sheave wheel. to the flag
pole atop the Munsey Building. throw
out the reeled cable, place the life
belt under his arms. and step off into
space.
Like An Elevator.
When you board descending ele-
vator, you know that you go down at
the same rate of speed whether. be-
sides yourself. there are ten persons in
the car or only the OPERATOR" said
Mdck today. well my machine
works in much the same way. That is
to say, when you slide from the roof
or window. it makes no difference what
your weight may be or what you have
in your arms, you will descend at the
same rate of speed, this speed being
controlled by friction brake"
Mack has also invited members Of
the Chamber Of Commerce and the
Board Of Trade to witness his ex-
hibition.
The Washington times., 1915-01-27
Japanese Act to End
Friction With America

NEW YORK, Jan. 27-The East and
West News Bureau has received this
cablegram from Tokyo:
The Japanese Peace Society, whose
president is Count Okuma, present
premier. has organized a COMMITTEES of
hfteen members. consisting Of Baron
Shibusawa. DR.. Soyeda. viscount Kene-
ko, DR.. Nitobe. Baron sakatani. and
other prominent men, to investigate
what are the causes Of friction in the
relation between America and japan
and to take necessary steps to remove
them The American branch of the
peace society here has adopted the
same course"
The Washington times., 1915-01-27

F.F. v. Lunch, 1908 Pa. Av. is giving
patrons tickets Virginia Thea. That's all.
The Washington times., 1915-01-27
Seeks Injunction to
Hold Husbands Love

ATLANTA, Jan. 27.-The case OF
Mrs. Arthur st. George Joyce and
Mrs. Hazel c. Sherman is unique In
law court annals.
Until Mrs. Joyce. wife Of a publicity
man Of Atlanta. formerly OF Phila-
delrha, sought to tether love to her
hcarthstone with legal order. no
other woman. as far as court records
show. has attempted to protect her
love property from love pirates by
court Injunction.
Mrs. Joyce alleges in her petition
that Mrs. Sherman has followed her
The Washington times., 1915-01-27

tember, 1901. with the exception of 1904
and 1893. when no payments were made.
EARNINGS In December amounted 10
only e3,%37.4%p. about one-half Of the
total In October. In the current month,
however. orders have shown a signii-
cant increase.
An indication Of better times in the
steel trade is found In the adviccs from
ritteburgh that the mills are RAPIDLY
Increasing their forces and that many
plants soon will be working on full
time,
The Washington times., 1915-01-27
LOCAL MENTION.

Candles For Candlemas, February 2.
TO comply with the rules Of the Church
pure wax candles must be used. At this
time Catholics procure candles for their
homes, and also donate them to the
church. We display a variety in nll sizes.
plain or decorated At reasonable prices.
E. Voigt, Jeweler and dealer in Church
Supplies, 1877 7th n w.
The Washington times., 1915-01-27

husband from Philadelphia to At
lanta.
Mrs. Joyce has tried a new way to
break the fatal trianHle--the wife, tho
man. and the "other woman"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-10
Measure Aimed at
Coroner Has Smooth
Sailing in the House
(From a $40 correspondentl

LINCOLN. Feb. a. Especially County
coroners may find Themselves without pay
checks II the Legislature in both branches
looks at the job the way the house does.
The dover body this morning took turn
at the bill known as II. r. eos. by Tib-
bets OF Adams.
The only thing that saved II was a mo-
tion by Mockett OF Lancaster that the
bill be given rest until similar bill
was ready for discussion. when the two
could come up together.
The bill abollshes the office Of county
corpner and gives the duties to the county
attorney. but gives him no compensation
for performing, the work.
Tibbets declared that the coroners
office IL useless burden on the taxpay-
eru. and in many counties Il serves no
purpose. except as a feeder for the TN
dertaking business Palmer. who IL an
attorney. said he was speaking against
the interest Of bis own profession when
he argued that the coroner does nothing
except hold. inquests and bring out adj
vance testimony to help the lawyer in
any subsequent proceedings. He saw no
excuse whatever for continuing the coro-
ner's office. ~
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-10
Lord President Of
Live Stock National

Norris a CO. have purchased the Nc
Grew interests In the Live Stock Ma
tionaI bank OF South omaha, g. M. Mac
fariane. treasurer, Morris & Co.. Chicago,
becoming a director. c. +, McGrew con-
tinues with the bank-as director. H.
o. Edwards. manager of swift q Co.,
South Omaha. also continues on the
board. L. NJ Lord remains with the
bank. being elected president. Nj Lord
has been the cashier and the dominating
factor In the business since its orgsnlza-
ton In 1907. r. w. Thomas. who has
been with the bank since Is1O as assistant
cashier, takes the position OF cashier.
All other members Of the board remain
the same.
Norris & Co., Chicago, are the largest
Individual owners Of bank stock in that
city They control the Kansas City stock
yards, the Drivers National bank Of that
place and also have large investments in
packing house and banking interests in
all OF the western packers centers. Two
years ago they took over the Omaha,
Packing company's plant at South Omaha
and It is an acquisition TO Omaha to
know that this financial power Is ex-
tending It's interests to the banking field
In this city, which means strengthening
power for the Live Stock National bank
as well as the packing house and cattle
interests Of the northwest
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-10
Light Bill Referred
To Club Directors

II win take the board Of directors Of
the Commercial club to decide whether
or not the club shall endorse tho electric
light bill In the legislature, which pro
vides that the metropolitan water district
may engage IN the electric lighting busl-
ness. The executive committee Of the
club had the matter UP for discussion at
noon. II was then that the matter was
referred to the whole board OF directors
Of sixty members. which is to meet next
Monday
The recommendation for Enforcement
Of the bill came from the municipal az
fairs committee OF the Commercial club.
This committee after hot discussion a
few days ago decided by a small majority
that there should DO endorsement OF the
bill. 50 Gould Dietz. chairman OF tho
municipal affairs committee. recon-
nended the endorsement to the execu-
tive committee at the meeting. He did
II In the form OF motion. but failed to
get q second. ~
Immediately some wise head who knew
the consideration of the Nbill meant a
fight Jumped up and moved that the mat
ter be referred to the entire membership
OF the club IN q referendum vote. BY
the time this was seconded someone else
came along with a substitute motion that
the board OF directors be given a crack
at Il. They are TO have that crack next
Monday.