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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-22
at Cards.

1y;se Ruth Miller entertained at
..-ds Thursday evening in honor OF
saiss IeweI Short OF White Hall. ILL.,,
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wyi,Iioo worker TO Meet.

The Willing Workers society OF tna
second Presbyterian church will meet
on Friday IN the West Keokuk PARK.
A picnic supper will be served at sou
O'CLOCK, followed by a business meet
ing.
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COOKING pemonstratIon.

The Ladies society OF the i.,
M q church will hold cooking DEM
onsfration on Monday afternoon IN
the parlors OF the church, to which all
the women OF the church are invited
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Hor,e From chIcaao.

Home From Chicago.
Mrs. J. F. Elder and Miss Katherine
Elder returned Friday night from Chi
cago. where they were guests OF mrs.
A. C. Goodrich. enroute home from
Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Married al Wxaconda.

- m6ErIS0 at Vy0SSo0ess
A very pretty wedding was solemn
lied at the home of the brides par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Colvin, at
Wyaconda, Mo-, when Lula A. Colyin
and James A. McCort Of Wellington.
Kansas, were united in marriage by
REV. C.. l.. Doty of Canton, Mo-, a
personal friend Of the family. The
bride is we'll known in Keokuk, hav-
ing formerly lived here. She is q
young lady of many accomplishments
and has host of friends who will
wish her happiness in her new life.
The groom is prosperous young
farmer of Kansas. The bride was
dressed in white satin messaline,
draped in shadow lace. The
decorations were in pink and
white, and the same color scheme was
carried out in the refreshments, which
consisted of ices, fruits, candy and
cake. The ceremony was witnessed
by just few Of the relatives and
friends Of the family. After Septem-
Der LIST, Mr.. and Mrs. McCort will
make their home on farm near An
son, Kansas.
VIII Meet at Peters Home.
The Ladies society Of ST. Mays
Catholic church will be entertained or
Tuesday evening at the home OF Mrs.
William Peters on the Hilton road.
It is planned to have hay racks at ST.
Mary's hall that evening to take any
who wish to go to the Peters home
in that way. In case Of rain, the meet
ing will be at st. Mary's hail. The
following ladies will assist as host
esses: Mrs Albert Azinger. Mrs. Paul
Azinger, Mrs. Sebastian Maertz. Mrs.
Martin Spring, Mrs. Martin Wefrath.
er. Mrs. Frank Weirather and Mrs.
E. A. Best.
Will Lecture in keokuk.
Keokuk is to be one OF the forty
cities of Iowa In the itinerary of Mrs.
Laura S. LaMance. national organizer
and lecturer on temperance and sui
frage of the w. C. T. U. She has
been on the lecture platform since
1906 and has appeared in all the prin-
cipal cities Of the United States and
has done work in eleven suffrage
states. She will be in Keokuk early
in September The lectures will be
open to the public with no admission
fee. The dates will be announced
soon.
Pan-HellenIcs at Lakevlew.
On Thursday evening at the Lake
view club at Hamilton will occur one
of the brilliant parties Of the summer
season, the pan-Hellenic dance. which
will be attended by fraternity men
and sorority members from Keokuk.
Hamilton. Warsaw and Carthage. The
event will be most delightful infor-
NAL party and the guest list is large.
Any members of fraternities in Keo-
kuk who have not received invitations
should communicate with some mem
Der OF the committee.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-Rutter-Mar-
ket lower. Creamery, 20624kc.
Eggs-Market unchanged; receipts
Evening journal., 1915-06-07
71O new RURAL MAIL
ROUTES ARE ESTABLISHED

WASHINGTON, June 7.-Establish-
ment of 71O new rural mail delivery
routes to serve S2.39O families and
the extension of existing service so
as to reach $3.50 additional families.
was announced tonight by Postmaster
General Burleson.
Nearly all of the new routes will
60 into operation June Is, and post
masters have been authorized to em-
ploy necessary temporary carriers
pending the selection Of permanent
men through civil service examina-
tions.
Enlargement and extension of the
rural service was made possible, a
postoffice department statement ex-
plains. by readjustment in April
and May. resulting in a reduction of
operating expenses amounting to
$511.262. Many routes have been
consolidated with others. but II is
said that few carriers will be drop
ped. Transfers are being arranged
under which experienced men are be-
ing retained.
Orders are now awaiting the post
master generals signature, providing
for new rural automobile service in
many localities. as authorized by the
last appropriation bill. People on
these routes when living within a
radius of twenty-five miles will enjoy
local rates. The first Of the routes
will go into operation on August !.
Evening journal., 1915-06-07

small wonder that third Of the
school children examined by the Peo-
pies Settlement this past winter, had
defective eyesight-
Seating.
The problem Of seating attracts as
much attention as that Of lighting
The child in a badly lighted room may
squint and put his nose in his book
but he does not present to the enter
ing visitor anything like the unhappy
picture that is presented by the over
grown boy doubled into and twisted
round half of a primary-sized, nom
adjustable, double desk-while the
head of his foi tunate or perhaps un-
fortunate seat mate just rises above
the level Of the desk
One-half the school rooms arc 1T
ted with these double non-adjustahle
desks, which are nowadays recog-
nized as unsuitable and are being
discarded everywhere. In one case
shiny new ones OF this type have been
Installed within the year. There are
usually two sizes of non-adiustable
Evening journal., 1915-06-07

CAR AND AUTO COLLIDE.
Traffic on the northbound tracks
Evening journal., 1915-06-07

Amsterdam. Rotterdam and The
Hague. however, are in the nature of
charities. Here the daughters of the
people are taught TO be Independent
or Of aid to their families. They are
trained as housemaids, cooks seam
stresses, laundresses and nursemaids.
II they are able, they pay a small
tuition fee; II not. they are received
just the same. and no one but 'he
treasurer knows who has paid and
who has not. The schools are pro-
vided with babies for the nurses 20
practice on. and even with older chill
dren. who serve as the raw material
for kindergarten instruction.
In the school for working women
in Rotterdam last year. 109 girls we're
turned away on account of lack Of
accommodations for them. This year
the number has been less. since the
general condition of hard times has
forced many families TO send their
girls to work earlier than usual: also
the absence of many men mohilized to
guard, OF neutrality OF Holland has
greatly increased the demand for wo-
men workers
The annual report OF the Rotterdam
School for Working Women. which
has just been issued to caver the
year 1914. shows that the tuition fees
received In this school amounted in
that year TO SS75.7O The expenses.
however. we're S1S,O9920. The deficit
was met by private gifts. Many of
the girls are forced 10 leave these
schools before finishing the full three
years course. to earn their own liv-
ing or to assist in the support Of their
families.
Nor are these the only practical
measures taken by the women of Hol-
land for their less fortunate sisters.
The war has brought. even to this
neutral land, some of its CHASTITY train
OF medieval horrors There are Red
Cross buildings in many streets of the
larger cities. and one Of the royal
palaces in The Hague has been turned
over TO this work. In this country
there are not, Of course. any wounded
10 care for But there are the sick
and the needy and these are cared for
The Home for Destitute Babies. too
since the mobilization. has shown a
marked in crease in the field OF IL;
charitable endeavor Il is really an
organization devoted to the care o.
unfortunate children of unmarried
mothers. The babies of such of thu
poorer women who die in childbirth
whose fathers are prevented by thl
character OF their work from giyinl
or provided proper care for the verl
young children. are also taken in. Thi
infants received in this home are KEEP
from two to three years. upon a sligh
Evening journal., 1915-06-07
OBSERVE CORPUS CHRISTI FEAST

The feast of Corpus Christi was
celebrated in st. Elizabeth's Church
last evening. On the lawn adjoining
the church altars we're erected and
a procession in honor Of the Blessed
Sacrament took place. Benediction
was celebrated at each altar The
school children and the members OF
the congregation participated in the
procession and as the incense iloated
through the air while candles burned
on the affairs the faithful worshipped
on their knees
Evening journal., 1915-06-07

desks In a school. but often so placed
that the large size uniformly stands
in the upper grades. and the small
size in the lower grades. without re-
gard to the size of the children who
must occupy them.
In quite a number of rooms more
children were enrolled than desks
were provided for the extra chill
dren having to use seats without
desks, or to depend on the desks Of
absentees Il is also only fair to
say that in many rooms all the seats
we're not in use.
Walls and Ceilings.
In all but four of the schools the
coloring of walls apd ceilings has
been made uniformly neutral as It
should be- Apart from color. the con-
dition varies. In nine of the thirty
schools there are walls which are
nothing short of disreputable Not
only are they faded and streaked and
unsightly with cracking paint. etc,
hut in some cases the plaster Is 20
badly cracked that It requires cour-
Evening journal., 1915-06-07
women Of Holland
HAVE BIC HEARTS
Cheerfully Bear Strain of
Relief Work While
Men Fight
OPEN BABY HOME
FOR THE NEGLECTED

THE HAGUE. June THE immense
drains made by the refugees from
Belgium on the goodheartedness OF
Dutch women have by no means eN-
hausted their efforts for the better
ment of social conditions in their own
country. The strain of Belgian re-
lief work has undoubtedly been very
great, and still is especially heavy
upon the wives and daughters OF the
Netherlands Holland was totally uE-
prepared for any such emergency as
the arrival overnight within her bor-
ders of more than a million destitute
neighoors. II was the women of the
Netherlands who had 10 find immedi-
ate accommodations until the relief
work could be Systematically organ
lied. They did It magniiicentiy and
without a whimper. Thousands OF
homes, in Holland still shelter refu-
fees, Notwithstanding the general pro-
visions which have been made for the
unfortunate Belgians. One house in
The Hague alone has afforded asylum
to II destitute Belgians for nine
months.
But. in addition to this work Of
pressing necessity. the women OF Hol-
land are carrying on their suffrage
campaign, are knitting and sewing for
their own soldiers and their families
and are keeping up such work Of So
cial improvement as the schools OF
household arts and the schools soI
working women. which exist in many
Of the larger cities. In the former
young ladies Of the better families
Of the Netherlands are taught house.
keeping. the care of children. teach.
ing, cooking, aud whatever else may
be necessary or useful in the 70 ma
tion Of a model wife and al efficient
mo'her. These schools are. OF course
paying Organizations
The schools for working women in
Evening journal., 1915-06-07
HURT BY FALL.

David Brennan fell at Delaware
avenue and Adams street early Sun
day morning and struck his head
hard blow on the curb stone and was
knocked unconscious. His scalp was
lacerated and he had to be taken to
the Homeopathic Hospital where he
was revived and his injuries dressed.
Evening journal., 1915-06-07
NEWARK GRANGE MEETING.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, June THE Newark
Grange will meet in Delaware College
recitation hall tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Houchin. of
Brooklyn. have been the guests of
DR.. and Mrs. Arthur S. Houchin.
Az a meeting Of Town Council to-
night IL is likely that arrangements
will be made for starting some street
Improvements.
Evening journal., 1915-06-07

along Market street was stalled for a
considerable time on Saturday evening
when an automobile owned by Francis
Simpson. OF No. ll9 French street, col
lided with a trolley car. The automo'
bile was damaged but no one was in.
iured William II. Garman was motor
man of the car. The collision was due
to the automobile running backward.
Evening journal., 1915-06-07
TWO MoToRcYcLIsTS INJURED.

FEDERALSBURG. Md, June T.
Brooks Milligan was seriously injured
yesterday when his motorcycle struck
a dog at Waddells Corner on the State
road NIilligan was driving a high pow
cred machine he had just purchased in
Philadelphia, and was on his way to his
home near here. He was accompanied by
Leon Davis, of fredericksburg.
Evening journal., 1915-06-07

payment by the mothers. whose plight
the sudden calling of the men TO the
colors has revealed.
Evening journal., 1915-06-07
CRITICAL COMMENT ON WILMNGTONS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
AND PROPERTIES, BASED UPON COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY
BY MARGARET HILLEs .sHEARMAN

points
Shearman
ctnamesa anda addr o
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-21
BIDS
FOR COTTON
SPINDLES

Oklahoma city. April zi.-Ths last
Oklahoma legislature took steps 70
place the state among those Drcgres-
xlye commonwealthg which bid for
new Industries, house Oil No. 40, en-
ablIng manufacturers of cotton goods
TO be exempt from taxation for .
period Of ten years after commence
ment Of operations within the state
An earderz. splnners and weayess are
exempted from TAXATION Of real sn1
personal property for ten-year period
under the provisions of the new lav
which carried the emergency clause
and was signed by Gov. Williams.
The legislative idea was 70 invite
splnners, carderz and weayers to 10
cate in the state. which IL rapidly be-
coming one Of the largest cotton grow
Ink states OF the Union. Cotton man
ufactBries have been locating in the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-21
BOGUS MONEY
ORDERS ABROAD

Postmaster Baresoot warns Chick
asha merchants to be on the Io.0koat
for Bogus money orders. calling attes-
tion to the following article which
appeared in the OkizhOman:
Tso stolen orders appearing here.
one for $50 and the other Tor $40, arr
the first 10 sho~ np out of a batch q
10 blanks stolen from the Vashbzrn
office They we're ezshed by Ewo
Oklahoma City business houses and
rhe merchants are the losers
Especially until al ot the stolen
blanks have been recovered. mer-
chants should beware ot persons at
tempting to cash orders the post
master said They should be referred
TO the postcffice. OF course. il the
merchant knows the man Who offers
a money order, and knows the sender
he may be safe in honoring it"
The I-C money order blanks were
reported missing from the Washb1rn
office about ten days ago. Inspectors
have been working on the case ever
since. but have not been successful
80 trace Of the men operating here
has been found. and not the slightest
clue to their identity has been secured.
The method Of operation Of the
money order thieves is simple Post
master Weaver said. After securing
the supply Of blanks from the Texas
office. they obtained a reproduction
of The Washburn pcstmaster's sigma
tnre from the Postal Guide. and then
forged the signature to each blank.
leaving the amount and names Of send
er and recipient to be filled in
aTo cash che bogus orders IN a
atty where the washburn postmasters
signature is unknown is compara-
lively easy task. merchants usually ac-
cepting money orders without ques-
ton"
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SAD ACCIDENT
BEFALLS BILL

"BIl7 has a broken leg. but with
me yery best attention II is hoped By
the ernployes o. the Pioneer Telephone
company mat the injury viii not prove
sufficient 70 put him out q the game
for keeps. II II should prove that the
injury ig permanent. 1t Is probable that
the entire force viii go into mourning
indefinitely, for ~Bflr IS the oldest
man On the io5. He has been in
the service % years and was On the
job when the Pioneer company bought
the local exchange. He originally
worked al FL Reno. but years ago was
transferred 10 Chickasha and is nov
N much Of a fixture in the town as the
city hall
II vas just "Brls9 luck that he
should break his leg on telephone
pole, having teen in the business d
handling them for a score cf years.
He was On the job with the rest Of
The boys when he became frightened at
a goat, ran about 80 feet and collided
With telephone pole. That was all.
and It appeared that he felt sort o
ashamed Of himself for allowing 50 ip,
consequential an object az goat 70
scare him. but then "BiII" was prob
ably asleep at the time and didn't re
allze what was happening till It was
TOO late "BHI" Is the big sorrel horse
of the construction department that
every man, woman and child in Chick
aehs knows 80 well He has been on
The JOB 50 long that he knows about
as much about stringing a cable az
the Ilnemen themselves, who espec-
lail mourn the accident that has put
heir fayoriie out Of commission, II
even for a short time. He is receiving
the best Of attention at local yeter-
inary's barn.
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CHOCTAWS
CONVENE

By United Press
Dv1rznt. Okla, April zl--choctaE
trsbesnen gathered here sgday to cen
slider tribal zfteirs
Uppermost on The slate was the
question 0f the delayed per capita
payment which c0ngrszs has cut OF.
and whsch seine senator's wish distri-
buted to Mississippi c.s0ctaws. Tie
tribe holds these Indians ought 10
have none Of the national funds. as
tey ATE not officially on the choetaN
rolls
Whether they vii change chiefs az
this time was another matter theT
wished to consider. Sale q tribal
coal and asphal lands is another big
problem
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-21
STOMACH UPSET.7
Get AT the Real Cause-Take
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands Of stomach snf.
ferers are doing now. Instead OF taking
tonics. or trying to patch up poor diges-
ton. they are attacking the real cause OF
the ailment--clogged liver aud disordered
bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse the
liver IN a soothing. healing way. When the
liver and bowels are performing their
natural functions, away goes indigestion
and stomach troubles.
II you have a bad taste In your month.
ahigue coated. appetite poor, lazy. don't.
care feeling. no ambition or energy, troubled
WITH undigested food, you should take Olive
Tablets. the substitute for calomel.
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are purely
vegetable compound mixed with olive oil.
You will know them by their olive color.
Iney do the work without gripping. cramps
or pain n
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
reliei, so you can eat what You like. At loo
and zsc per box. All druggists.
Ahe 0live Tablet Company. Columbus. o.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-21

o0tton grOafng stzteg for the past
twenty yearz. zsrae Of tie Industries
h tie older cozamOnwealtisG having a.
tasme6 great magnitude In the siaEes
" OkIzh0na. Texas and louisiana the
manufactures have been fer and
each q those states has hsen DidGsing
Tor looms and mills, with Oklahoma
tzkiDg the initial step in the way d .
state lnd1cement
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-21
Liquor Question to
Front in Ia. Politics

Des Noines, Ia. April 2l.-DemO-
cratic committeeman from ten OF the
eleven Iowa districts met here today
IN an effort TO break the fiye to five
deadlock in the selection Of a com
mitteeman from the third district tn
replace the late Charles Rodgers.
Henry Bronson OF Manchester and
State Senator Hagemann each have
five votes for the third district place
The wet and dry issue was involved
aided by Secretary Bryans recent
plea to name a white ribbon national
committeeman to succeed Judge Mar
tin ]. Wade, resigned.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-21
5oNNELL RE-APPoINTED
ON THE MEDICAL BOARD.

Oklahoma City. April 2i.-Gov. Rob
ert L Williams Saturday appointed a
new board Of state medical examiners
as follows. Leroy Long. McAlester:
B- L. Denison. Garvln: E b. Dunlap.
Lawton; R. Y. Smith, Tulsa: W. T.
Ray. Gould: ". Gray, Mountain View:
w. Leroy Bonnell. Chickasha: II. c.
Mantague. Muskogee; o. r. Gregs.
Alva- Long. Gray and Bonnell We're
members Of the old board. The ap-
pointments are for a period of -four
years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-21

~ I<Bis 2. Chicago 3
Plfssbgrg 4. Kansas City ?.
Buffalo 3, brooklyn z.
Only three games scheduled.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-21
ToDATs OLDEST STORY.


[A~-N-~@
> Lawrence. Kan. April 2i.-
4 Could this have happened any !
4 where else than in Kansas
4 In q discussion Of the anti
; screen Law recently passed by
4 the Missouri legislature only I
r two students out Of twelve in !
+ q Journalism class at Che Uni !
= yersity Of Kansas knew what !
y saIoon screen was- One Of
> these Il registered from Mis-
= sour. In another class OF
= eleven senior men only two had I
4 ever been ia a saloon.
: 4 believe this percentage is I
> true Of the other 1900 men stu I
= deris of the university says I
3 Prod. Marie Thorpe Of the de- !
= partment Of journalism. !
= a 4 49, ++++ y 4
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-21
KANSAS VS.. AMEs.
By United Press.

By United Press.
Lawrence. Kan. April 21--Kansas
University TODAY opened the baseball
season in a game Eith Ames.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-21

subs1r,bs Tor tns Dany Express
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-21

Commit sin twice, and you win
think # perfectly aIlowable--TaIm
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-21

Z y y y y y y y y
FEDERAL LEAGUE. 4
stzncins ~ ths Teams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-27
LEGAL.


each article upon which contract Is award
ed will be retained by the Boards aud will
not be paid for
Particular attention is called to the fore
going specifications, q careful reading
of the same may prevent a large number Of
inquiries on points already covered.
are furnished each bidder. one to be sent
to the Secretary of the Boards. as above
provided, and the other to be retained by
the bidder. Such duplicates will be fur
nished upon application to the Secretary
of the Board of Control, Topeka, Kan.
By order of the State Board of Control,
State Board of Corrections and State Board
of Administration.
W.. BROOKS.
Chairman, Board of Control.
President, Board of Managers.
w. l.. BROWN,
Chairman, Board of Corrections.
ED. T. HACKNEY,
President, Board of Administration.
J. w. HOWE,
Secretary. Board of Control.
May l. 1915,
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LEGAL.

the Laws of 1911 be and the same are here
by repealed.
Sec. IA. That this act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publica-
ton in the statute book.
1 hereby certify that the above Bill orig
mated in the House. and passed that body
February %, 1915.
ROBERT STONE,
Speaker of the House.
1. Z. LAMBERT,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate March Sth 1915
w. Y. MORGAN,
President of the Senate.
BURT E. BROWN,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved March Il, 1918.
ARTHUR CAPPER, Governor.
Published in the Statute Book, May %,
1915.
State of Kansas.
Office of Secretary of State.
1, J. L. BOTKIN, Secretary of State of
the State Of Kansas, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a correct copy
of the original enrolled bill now on file in
my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, L have
herunto subscribed my name
[Seall and affixed my official seal,
this 25th day of May, 1915.
J. T. BOTKIN, Secretary of State.
By E. A. CORNELL,
Asst Secretary of State.