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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29

Stove and chestnut sizes Of an
thracite coal are in the greatest de-
mand and make up over 40 per cent
of the total shipments from the
mines. They are essentially domestic
sizes, and the relatively large proper
ton they make Of the shipments
serves as an index to the conditions
governing the anthracite trade. Egg
coal finds its way principally to the
furnaces OF residences. and pea coal
is used in the same way to some ex-
tent. though it Is also used for kitch-
en- ranges and some Of it goes with
the buckwheat, and smaller sizes. for
use as steam coal. The same sizes
come directly into competition with
bituminous coal and are sometime
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29
James and Carol tied with pink rib

bon
Those present for the dinner were:
Mr.. and Mrs. K H. Louis OF Hamilton; ;
Mrs. Isabelle Louis of Basco; Mrs.
Henry James of Bentley; Mrs. Ernest
Akers of Denver; Mrs. Everett Scott
.of Bowen; Mrs. Elmer Emerson OF
Citation, and the Misses Susie Swigel.
son. Bessie Gordon. Eulalie Thomas
and Mary Simmonds OF Hamilton.
After the dinner the ladies dresse !
paper dolls, Mrs. Emerson and Miss
Swigelson received the prizes for
neatest work. Pink paper roses and
paper window boxes were given the
guests as fayors.
In the evening the following were
entertained:
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis, Mrs. Isabelle Louis. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry James and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Jones.
All departed at late hour, having
had the jolliest OF times and with
best wishes to Mr.. and Mrs. Jame1
for many happy anniversaries.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29
How Abe Eseaced.

United Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK. Oct. 2e.-Hrs. Malcolm
Carter. an English woman, escape1
the fate met by Miss Edith CaVeii, thS
executed nurse, by clever ruse, &c
cording TO her story told here TO-DAY;
following her arrival from LiTerpoo'
on the white Star steamer Aoriatic-
Mrs. Carter said her passports were
torn I'D by order OF General Won
Plf..,ns military commander Of Brus.
sells and that she was suspected ..
being a Spy. Fear that. she would De
executed. she said, led her TO don "a
clothing OF travelling cheese pee
der and with the help OF Dn.eh
smugglers escaped from Belgium she
said she had to walk twenty nlies
through dense swamp to reach .he
Dutch frontier.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29
ROOSEVELT AND THE HYPHEN

ROOSEVELT AND THE HYPHES
Theodore Roosevelt Is still wagiuS
RELENTLESS warfare on the hyphen- In
q letter TO a New York Journalist he
suggests that instead nf the e Plurf-
bus Unum" at present engraved On
the coins Of the United States we
mark ITO hell with the hyphen-" The
colonel suggests also that the present
motto should be translated into "lan-
guage adapted to the needs and speech
Of the present day United States
Colonel Roosevclt's language has al
ways been expressive and II Is hard TO
misunderstood him, says the Quincy
{" mig. He has at times been pictur-
eGque- There is growing feeling
that the present situation needs out
and-out Amertcanism more than any
thing else and Senator Sherman and
other public men have protested
against things associated with the
word american" by means of the
innocent little hyphen- We are
Americans or nothing and all Of Us
hope to be classed as Americans al
though we often make use Of the
/ hyphen.
! But the one important thing about
our former president Is that his frank
ness and candor is not delivered In
lyceum halls at so much per night.
He Is as outspoken with personal
friend as he was IN the councils Of
our nation several years ago. Il may
be trait that he acquired during his
rough-Hding days. All America ad-
mires him for 1t although we do not
always agree with him
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29
WEST POINT GIRL
WEBS AT CARTHAGE
Miss Eva May Scott Becomes eide
of Fred v. Freeman Wednes-
day Evening.

WEST POINT. H.. Oct 2s.-At s
o'clock Wednesday evening, Fred '.
Freeman of Carthage. and Miss Eva
May Scott Of West Point, were mar
ried at the Presbyterian parsonage in
Carthage by Rev. Boyd. They were
attended by MIR. and Mrs. W. G.
Barnard, OF West Point.
Mr.. Freeman came to Carthage from
Chicago, year ago. and has charge
of the undertaking department of the
Carthage Furniture and Undertaking
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29

MAKE OTHERS HAPPY.

MAKE OTHERS HAPPY.
When rain beats down and all Is
dreaT,
As often is the way,
With happy smile I will recall
What grandma used to say:
''Why, bless your heart, it doesn't
help
To let the tears drip too;
Just wipe your eyes and look around
For some good deed TO do
With gIee three letters she'd repeat
Just ". o. H. were they;
Yet what their meaning we knew not,
For did we ask, she'd say:
"Why, that's my motto, and I've
learned,
The very wisest plan
Is to find out what others need
And help them If you cam"
With each success, as we would seek
Some helpful act TO do.
We found that cheering other lives
Frightened our own lives. too.
I told her this one day. and plead:
M. o. H. please make clear"
Then smiling sweetly. she replied:
MAKE Others Happy, dear,
when stormy days giTe you the
blues,
Just help to set things right:
Kind acts will fill the darkest day
With sweetness and with light.
Look up the real uufoTtunates,
And ease their aches and pains;
AS you make others happy. dear,
You just forget il rains
George Whitefield D'Vys. in The
Christian Herald.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29

Co. He has made many friends N
in the county. y,.
Miss Scott is the daughter OF NJ
Emily Scott and one of West I'm
most charming and winsome '-'
ia.ies. 5,s,,,
The happy pair departed imR RsotnE
lv after the ceremony for heOAu
where they took train for BetI Ihs.
Iowa for a two weeks VISIT :,
thew will return to Carthage sna Do :
home to their many friends.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29

Miss Helen l. Sumner of Washing
ton was appointed assistant chief OF
the children's bureau last week, to sue
coed a man. She is graduate OF
Wellesley college and doctor OF
philosophy in the University of Wis
consin- She formerly was industrial
expert In the bureau.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29

The St Vincent de Paul society II
Brooklyn. N Y, by way Of serv-
ice TO the people, looks over the
ctty's waste to recover articles thas
have been thrown away untntention-
ally. Things found last year ranged
from a $500 roll OF bills and solid
gold watch In an old vest pocket to
two healthy specimens Of the rubber
plant Bundles OF laundry are the
most frequent items.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29
PROMINENT BOWEN
PEOPLE ENTERTAIN
Mr.. and Mrs c. r. James Celebrate
Paper Wedding Anniversary
at Their Homo.

BOWEN. ILL.,. Oct. 2e.-Mr. and Mrs.
c. r. James OF Bowen. celebrated their
paper wedding anniversary on Friday,
October %, with IL o'clock dinner.
The parlors were decorated with yell
low and white paper chrysanthemums
while pink paper roses were used in
the dining room. The place cards
were pink paper cupios and arrows
with a snapshot Of Mr.. and Mrs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29
ehe VIII Recover.

CHICAGO. Oct. 29.-Mrs. Mars
ebi,n nrat,v cedar Rapids, Iowa,
nnrge who was taken from ne.
rooms at the Blackstone hotel, snIlsl.
ing from an overdose OF heaaacns
medicine, was much improved ,oaa,
Doctors said she would be fnhy 70
cnvereh IN a few days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29

Mrs. George C. HIT has been presi.
dent OF q department club in India n
apolis since it was first formed. and
recently the club decided TO honor
her by permitting each member 70
bring a new member into the club
The result was an accession Of 2s5
members. 10 be known as the Hit
members, in honor of the president
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29

The first kerosene oil lamps seen
by the Chinese were in the homes Of
the missionaries. They we're soon in
such demand that in recent year
oil to the value of s14.5O0,0 900 was
sent to China.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29

Sioux City bankers refused to touch
either the Anglo-French or the Ital-
fan war loans. Better security and
more profit *or money at home
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29

st. Louis business men are sitting
down hard on the practice OF Gus
toners returning goods. Only a re-
stricted mum -er Of articles may be re-
turned within thirty-six hours in an
unchanged condition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29

used mixed with bituminous coal for
generating steam, chiefly in hotels,
apartment houses, and once buildings.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29

a seismograph invented by a Jap
nnese scientist registers the velocity
of all earthquakes 200 fold.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29
Beef Roll

A New Way of Using Left Overs
By Mrs. Sanef Mckenzie Hin, Editor
effks Boston Cooking School Aaguxine
Every housewife finds the dis
POSITION of left overs most per-
picking problem. K c Beef Roll
will go long ways toward help
ing you out when the family get
tired of hash and stews. You
really ought to try it for supper
tonight or tomorrow night at the
latest. a.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29

THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
To have little in peace is really to
have much.-Rojas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29
3exapR Gtde19ie4

Sick headache, biliousness, piles and
bad breath are usually caused By lnsI,
tive bowels. Get q box OF hexau
Orderlies They act gently and e1eo-
lively. Sold only by Us at 10 osnA
mcerath sro5. Drug CO.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29

81 have been taking Father Johns
Medicine for two years for lung and
throat trouble and found great re,
suits from 1t. I had a cough for
three weeks and nothing seemed to
help 1t. but after taking Father Johns
Medicine. ] was better and my health
was much improved and now I work
every day"
(signed) Miss Margaret Murphy,
Clinton st. Albany, y. Y.
AT this season OF the year. those
who tire easily, are run down. below
normal weight, thin and pale, should
take a pure and nourishing tonic flesh
builder. such as Father Johns medi
cine. because II Is free from danger
ous drugs and actually rebuilds wasted
tissue, Many people gain weigh
steadf1y while taking It
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-17
WILL SIGN BILL TO ABOLISH OFFICE OF
 STATE LAND AGENT

Montgomery, June 16-(Special.) )-Gover- nor Henderson announced today that on next Monday he will sign the bill abol- ishing the office of the state land agent. This bill was passed at the recent ses- sion of the legislature, but the governor ,ii1ia yssts acting upon it in order to allow W. J. Martin, state land agent plenty of time in which to straghten up certain affairs of the office. Before retiring from office, MT. Martins books will be checked over by J. T. German, examiner of pub lie accounts.
 At the time the bill aboishing the of- flee was passed Land Agent Martin had a number of important matters on hand requiring his attention, and at once con ferred with the governor relative to re- tairini his office until all pending state business had been disposed of. These matters included sales of sixteenth sec ton school lands and other business of an official nature, and Governor Tender sor instructed MT. Martin to dispose of all peroing business as quickly as possible The affairs of the office have now been put in good shape, it Is announced and Mir Martin will retire on next Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-17
.SO[ONS' ATTITUDE
 ON UTILITIES BILL Believed Jefferson Delega- tion Will Oppose Passage
 of Proposed Measure

The legislative delegation from Jef. ferson county will 1t is believed, op- pose the passage through the legisla- ture of the public utility commission bill.
 Despite that fact, the members. as a rule. do not commit themselves posi- lively and unequivocally. As matter of fact, Senator Judge and Representa- tive Welsh have not answered the let ters of the commission containing a request. that they fight the bill.
 Mir. Shapiro commits himself positive ly as being against the bill. Dr. Tar rant states that he Is against the cas- ure with the light that is presently before him. Dr. Hogan writes that on first thought he believes as does the Commission MT Scott and MT. Cope land promise to give the measure due consideration. and MT. Weakley agi eei 10 turn the letter of request of the com mission over to the legislative recess committee on finance and taxation oi which he is chairman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-17
CITY HALL STRUCK BY BOLT OF LIGHTNING Regarded as Remarkable That Structure Was Not
 Destroyed

That the oity hall was not destroyed yesterday about noon when bolt of lightning struck the cupola of that local architects.
 As is remembered some weeks ago, in an interview in The Age Herald, Maj. w c. Weston declared that the dome or cupola of the city hall was not only highly dangerous within it. self, but that in the event of it's fall great loss of life might be inflicted.
 The bolt which in sharp clap of thunder came tumbling through a rag ing storm, caught the cupo1a near its top and after scattering slate from the roof of the structure upon the stroer lelow leaped down the elev ator shaft. burned out the fuses feeding electric current into the engineering depart ment and vanished in a draught and a quick flash of light through the Win dow of the health department.
 Although the slate fell from the roof thereof onto the pavement in a shower and one piece several inches square was shot through an open window ot Norwood car, no one was struck. The passage of the lightning through the health department caused several of the clerks to tumble backward in their chairs and afterward to deliver thanks that they were not in the direct path of the deadly messenger.
 Necessary repairs will be made this morning. It is understood, too, thar the dome of the building. considered unsafe will be Investigated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-17
WTAUTAS D0N'TS
 FOR HOT WEATHER
Points That Will Help to Keep You Cool-Things
 Everyone Should Know

Don't say you don't know if sore
 one asys you about italitas. It Is the south's most wonderful product. Don't put off until tomorrow if your system needs it today. Don't say 1t Is nasty. It Is not. With the first taste you know it will do you good
 Don't think you can get tipsey on it. It has no alcohol or dope of any kind. Don't be skeptical Don't let your
 prejudice prevent your trying It. It is helping thousands daily. It will help you
 Don't think you can't stand hot weather. Let vitalitas put your system in perfect condition. Don't think it is patent medicine. Nature don't take out patents and she | makes every atom of 1t. Don't be discouraged if you have not | tired Vitalitas, It is different. There is
 rothing else in the world like it. Don't suffer with indigestion, sour | stomach and the like; don't let your | liver remain sluggish and poison l your system: don't permit kid
 rey and bowel ills to run on; don't
 suffer with rheumatism, catarrl eczema and the like. Vitalitas will cleanse your system, forcing out dis | case conditions and put new vigor into you.
 Don't fail to see the display and sam | pie Vitalitas at Averyt's Drug Store 109-11l Twentieth street. or write there for information. Also for sale by Pc.
 gram Patton Drug Co, Bessemer, Ale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-17
HOLD CONFERENCES ON BOND PROBLEM Walker Makes Statement on Jefferson County Bank
 Situation

A, E. Jackson of Decatur. T. N. Jones of Decatur and ! Fan Roberson of Crop well, interested in the reorganization of the old Jefferson County Savings bank; s. McGaughty of Gadsden and McLane Til- ton of Pell City. president and vice pres ident respectively of the Jefferson Trust company, which. if granted a charter, will supplant the former institution. together with A. E. Walker, state superintendent of banks. were in session last night and will be in session. more or less continuous. 1t is thought, for several days.
 From none of the gentlemen was a state- ment authorized last night. It is believed, however, that the several interests have begun a consultation wnIcn VIII clear up the situation incident to the plight of the Jefferson County Savings bank and its efforts to reorganize. As result of the consultation, it will be determined. it Is believed, whether the old bank will open ! its doors or whether the new will proceed 1 in it's plan of obtaining from the state a charter under which to do business | Superintendent Walker issued yesterday the following emphatic statement
 Tn view of the statement given out to the press of Birmingham yesterday by MT McGaughy and MT. Hilton, and the confusion in the minds of the public grow | ing out of these statements, I think it best clearly to state the attitude of the bank
 ing department toward the present situa- ton in the affairs of the Jefferson County Savings bank.
 Tt is the full purpose of this depart ment to afford every opportunity to A l E. Jackson and his associates to carry oul l their proposed plan of organizing a bank with capital of s5ooOOO fully paid in, this org anization to take over the assets oi the Jefferson County Savings bank, and pay all depositors and creditors in full. These gentlemen propose to accom- plish this within the next two weeks and pending their efforts in this direction for this length of time there will be nc dividends forthcoming to the preferred creditors
 Tt Is furthermore the purpose of thu department not to grant charter to tn Jefferson Trust company until after tn
 expira ton of the two weeks granted MT Jackson and his associates to accomplisi the ends they have In view"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-17
IF THAT PUBLIC UTILITIES BILL PASSES

suburbs. the officials of the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power com pany and the city commissioners got together and discussed a controversial point regarding transfers. The entire situation was threshed out within an hours time, the transfers granted to the people. the company given assur- ance that the privileges would not be abused, and the commission thanked for its services as arbiter. The adjust ment was accomplished swiftly and without the expenditure of one penny.
 Had the public utility commission bl,s been in effect the people would have been forced to petition the commission for a hearing. The hearing would have been granted at a time-possibly months in advance-when the business of the commission would justify. The representatives of interested sides would have gone to Montgomery at the time set and at length argued. There would have been postponements and combinations Possibly within a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-17
COST OF LIVING
 IN UNITED STATES
 HIGHER THAN EVER

Washington, June 16--The cost of living
 is higher than ever before in the United
 States, as far as government statistics
 show. and is increasing each year.
 In 1914 the years cost of filling the mar
 ket basket of the average workingman s
 family was s6.6s. or per cent higher than it was in 1913, and s6o.43 or PAS per cent
 higher than it was in 1907 calculating on relative price figures announced today by
 the federal bureau of labor statistics a
 result of it's most recent investigation
 of retail prices
 These figures represent prices of Ia ar ] ticies, aggregating approximately two- thirds of the expenditure for food by the average workingmans family. The cost of these articles in 1913 was $333 20, making the 1914 cost $40. 5S while in 1907 it was $2So. .15
 l Calculating these amounts two-thirds of the wor<ingman's family food assur-
 ance, the total spent for food in these years would be: 1913, $5oo.S5; 1914, s51O. .S7; 1o0i $40. 20.
 The bureaus investigation covered A i'm portant industrial cities. representing 3S l states. 1t showed retail food prices in
 the period Of 1907 to 1914 reached the high
 est point in 1914, while the lowest price was in 1907
 This. however. Is not true of each ar ticle. Flour for instance was 5.3 per
 cent higher in 1909 than in 1914. Sugar, which reached a remarkably high point, i 145.; per cent in August, 1914, 1.S per ] cent lower for the year 1914 than for the yeai 1911, and was also lower for the year i 194 than for the years 1910 and 1912 l All meats were higher Tn 1914 than in any of the seven preceding years. l The figures show that the highest point i during 1914 was reached in September, when the price of all food was 71 per ! cent higher than the average price for 1 1918, and the lowest point was reached l in April, when the price was 3.5 per cent
 lower than the average price for 1913 Except for lard and such kindred ar l tices. as are affected by seasonable ma | nipulation. the highest price during the year was either in August or September.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-17

year adjustment would have been had. and the expense accounts would have totalled-how much shall one say?
 The bill, if put into effect, would re- quire that the public utility commission sanction the removal of a telephone pole, or the planting of a telephone pole. Its direct effect would be stag- nation in municipal affairs it would deprive the people of initiative, event. ually of power to govern themselves,
 But the bill will not become effec- tive because the people will not re- main dormant while their rights are being taken away. It will be battle and the people will win. Yesterday the Merchants association of Birming- ham, aware of the iniquities of the blll. passed resolutions against it's passage. The members of the legsla- tive delegation of Jefferson county have promised to give the measure full consideration before permitting 1t to pass over and against their protests. The people themselves are agitated and prepared to give battle.
 All of which argues the death of the bill through the assertion and dispers- ing of it's adaerents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-17
SAYS BILLINGSLEY CASHED CHECKS AFTER
 WADE TOOK OFFICE

Montgomery, June 16.-( (Special.)-C.
 Homer Billingsley, former pure food and
 drug clerk of the department. of agricul- ture. who disappeared several months ago charged with the embezzlement of nearly
 Si0.o00 of state funds, cashed two checks sent to the department after J. A. Wade assumed the duties of commissioner of az
 riculture. according to the testimony of MT, Wade before the invbestigating com
 mittee The checks were for $loo and for $50
 According to MT. Wade's testimony. the creck for s10o was sent to the department by the Cairo Milling company of Cairo, Ill. and the check for $50 wes sent by the George P. Plant company of St. Louis. The first check was dated February F,
 1915, and the secdpd check was dated Feb rrery 20.
 MT. Billingsley was pure food and drue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-17
STATE PHARMACISTS
 CONVENE IN SELMA

Selma. June -(Special.)-The Alabama Pharmaceutical association convened in annual session in the parlors of the Ho- tel Albert this morning. There were about 100 druggists from all parts of the state in attendance at the opening session. The convention was opened with prayer, after which 1t was welcomed to Selma by Act ing Mayor Louis Benish. The response to the address of welcome was made by S. A Williams of Troy.
 One woman. Mrs. Frank L. Phillips of Florence, representing the Easit Chenii cal company of that city, Is in attend ance. Tonight the delegates were guests on boat excursion down the. Alabama river and the trip proved most enjoy- able.