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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
w. 1. Rryan,s plans.

United Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, June 15.-Former
Secretary of State Bryan, fresh from
sojourn at Old Point Comfort. Va,
returned home today and announced
a three-part statement to be issued,
beginning tomorrow. in which he will
discuss the causeless war and its
lessons for us"
1t was originally his plan to issue
the complete statement today, but
later he decided to put tout in daily
installments covering three days. The
first installment will deal with the
war and the injury it does to neutral
nations. 3srat4.E
In the two later announcements,
the former secretary will give his
views on the wars origin and the
influences which caused it, as we'll
as the final discussion of the Bryan
remedy"
The former secretary today gave
the first intinlation that he will re-
main in the east at least during the
winter. We expect to live in Miami
during the winter, hereafter he
said. Mrs. Bryan and myself p1sS1 a
visit to our country place there, pos
sibly the latter part of this week.
Further than that, l don't care to
discuss my plans for the future"
Asked to express himself concern
ing reports that he will lead a peace,
prohibition and suffrage. campaign
in 1916, Mr.. Bryan objected: NO, no,
not at this time. ! wish to deal first
with this question of war, which is
now before us. and the causes and
results which led up to my resigna-
tion.''
He intimated however, that a state
ment outlining his plans for 1916
probably would be issued later.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
LITTLE FIRE Z
BUT BIG CROWD =

. Rubbish burning in an alley 4
. between Eighth and Ninth and 4
. Main and Johnson, for which 4
. fire alarm was sent in at 2:30
= this afternoon, attracted hun
. dreds of people who evidently 4
. were expecting some spectacular 4
. work on the part Of the new 4
. automobile fire truck. The street Z
. was well filled with people at 4
. the time, waiting for the parade I
. of the Boy Scouts. I
. At the time the alarm was sent
. in, the automobile truck was on Z
. South Fifth street where one OF
= the fremen was being taught to =
= run it. The machine was driven Z
. slowly to the Sixth street station Z
=, when the alarm was sent in and Z
. after waiting there for several =
. minutes, made the run to Eighth =
= and Main. Those who did not =
= know the circumstances smiled =
. significantly when they saw the =
= automobile arrive five minutes =
= later than the horse drawn =
. trucks. =
. Q . Q . q Q Q q q . Q Q . Q
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
GE b. G5 nc zssss:D
4soKURh
THE RETURN CALL.
| q

THE RETURN CALL.
| thought twas more freedom
needed,
Release from t.e old homely cares
My longings for new fields to con
Were woven at night in my pray
ers;
:. thought then. my young life was
sitting
Penned up in the old homely round,
saw not the eyes of the daisies
Beseeching me there from the
ground
! wandered away to the city
Away from the quiet and rest;
My young heart was hot with it's pin
ing,
With wanderlust I was obsessed;
But now. how they call me- home
voices,
All the dear homely things that l
left;
long for the loves of the old life,
I am lonely and sad and bereft.
would flee from the Grass city
noises
To the hills and the woods and the
streams;
Tho once SO abhorred was their quiet
Now haven of refuge it seems;
My soul would find balm for its heal
ing
For the wounds to the spirit of me:
The voices of home loves are calling;
And back to your quiet flee
Flora Shufelt Rivola.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
Idle Men In Kansas

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KANSAS CITY. Mo, June 15.-TdIe
men today over-run Kansas. They
actually suffer for food. accodinc to
August Blessman. who Just returnel
from trip over the sunflower state.
Attracted by work in the harves+,
these men went to the state too soon
too soon because continuous heavy
rains have DELAYED the cutting. IT.
will be ten DAYS before the wheat is
ready to cut. although few farmers
are already harvesting in southeast
Kansas
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
Iowa Democrats.

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DIES MONIES. Iowa, June 15.-Near-
ly 100 leading democrats from differ
ent PARTS of Iowa met with the sta.e
central committee today and adopted
resolution endorsing President VIII
son and refusing to admit any SPIT
between the president and Bryan. A
state club was formed with Emmett
FINLEY, of Council Bluffs, president:
w. NJ Jameson of Shenandoah. secre-
tary, and E. T. Meredith, of Dtas
Monies, treasurer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
COUNTY SURVEYOR
DIED ON SUNDAY
l. lburn n. Richardso Passed Away
at Home of His Grandfather, o.
p. BURLINGTON, S-.

Lilburn H. Richardson county su.-
veyor of Adams county, died at the
home of his grandfather o. p. But
fington. Sr., in KINGSTON Sunday NOM
ing at 9 o'clock. He had been Ill for
about six weeks and MAY IL was tau
en- TO his grandfather's by his uncle,
jim Burlington. county recorder. He
grew worse steadily until Sunday
when he passed away. He died of
uremic poisoning
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
BIC PARADE IS FEATURE
Of SCOUTS SECOND DAY.

rel, second; Clough, third.
Plain dive, class aboard, first;
Odell, second.
Plain dive, class B-Sunley, first:
Thomas, second; Hill third.
Plain dive, class C-Buttrel, first;
Stadler, second; Meister, third.
4 Back dive, class A--Board and
Odell tied.
Back dive. class B-sunley, first;
Hill. second; Walker, third.
Back dive, class C-Meister, first;
Morris, second; Stadler, third.
Jack knife, class C-Clough, first;
Buttrel, second; Stadler, third.
Memphis Wins in Track.
The Memphis scouts took an easy
lead in the track meet. They amass-
ed Fl points in the events held yes
terday in the Y. NJ. C. A. gymnasium.
Oskaloosa was second with Is points,
with Hamilton third with II points.
keokuk with 10 points is fourth; La
Harpe with points, fifth: Farming
ton sixth with 3 points; Donnellson
last with 4 points.
Following is the summary:
High jump, class Aboard. first;
Crump, second; Odeil, third.
High jump. class B-Daugherty,
first; Sunley. second; Giesen, third.
High jump. class Gordon, first;
Hamrick. second: Guthrie, third.
Standing broad jump, class A.
Board first; Tomlinson, seconds:
Odell. third
Standing broad jump, class B.
Cheer. first; Wedney, second; Run
yon, third.
Standing broad jump, class c.
Shafner. first; Leroy, second: La
Porte, third.
Running broac, class A-Wiiliams,
first; Board, second; Tomlinson; third.
Running broad, class B-Chew,
first; Runyon, second; Anderson,
third.
Running broad, class C-Jordan,
first: Martin, second; Payne. third.
Shot put. class A-Evans, first:
Board, second; Tomlinson, third
Shot put class B-Chew, first:
Knott, second; Robinson. third.
Shot put, class C-Martin, first:
Hamrick, second; Stadler, third
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
Kansas CITY Cash Grain

KANSAS CITY. June Wheat
No. hard. s1.15@1.161s; No hard
Sill No. 4 hard, s1.07m 1.1eR: No. 2
red. 81 %: No. red, s1.o6G1.o9; No
4 red, $1,000 1.05k.
corn-No. :, 11ac; No. 3. 7okG
70&c: No 2 yellow, 74c: No. yellow
731sc; No. 2 white, &c; No. 3 white
72c.
oats-No. 2. 40@42c: No. 8. Ale;
No. white, 401sc; No. 3 white. 45c
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15

Miss Bina NJ. West, who was re-
elected supreme commander of the
Ladies of the Maccabees of the World
declined to have her salary raised
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year That
is very unusual for national officer
to do, and it is matter of consratu.
lation that it was woman who set
the example.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
Flint as President.

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MOUNT VERNON. Iowa, June Is
Or. Charles Wesley Flint of Brooklyn,
y. Y, has been chosen president of
Cornell college. by the board of trus-
tees. He is a Canadian and has held
important positions in eastern schools.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
Portuguese Cabinet.

PARIS, June 15.-Following the
democratic victory in last Sundays
elections in Portugal. the ministry to-
dav resigned. according to Lisbon des-
patches. The designations probably
will be accepted and new cabinet
formed at once.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
Bryan in the Movie.

tUnited Press Leased Wire Servicel
WASHINGTON, June 15.-Former
Secretary Bryan laughed today at a
report that he had received a 100000
offer to appear in the movies"
Nothing of the kind . he said.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
Demand Lower Freight Rates

WASHINGTON, June 15.-Briefs
were filed with the interstate com
merce commission today by more than
200 Washington merchants, demand
ing that rail tariffs be amended So
that freight rates between New forA
and Richmond, Va, will no longer oe
lower than rates between New YORK
and Washington.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
GATE CITY STORY
HELPS OFFICIALS
GET APPROXIMATIONS

= Mrs. Mary Finnerty, 1905
. Timea street. read in The Gate
= City last night that information
. concerning Mary A. Goodrich
= was wanted. She immediately
. communicated with Clerk Vol
= lers. The woman in question
. died a few weeks ago at Keokuk.
. She IS said to have owned land
. near Montrose as we'll as the }and
. at Kansas from where the IN
. quiry came.
> This was Just another case OF
= Gate City efficiency.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15

cabinet session lasted forty minutes.
1t was the shortest since Woodrow
Wilson became president. The most
important feature was Secretary
Houston's report that 1915 promises
to be the greatest crop year In the
country's history.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
THOUGHT FOR THE nAy.

Life is made UP. not Of great sacri-
fees or duties, but of little things, in
which smiles and kindnesses and
small obligations given habitually. are
what win and preserve the heart,
and secure comfort-Sir Humphrey
Dayey.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
Implement and Vehicle show. Tie
drivers include Louis Disbrow, E. Rick
lenbacher. Bill Endicott, Eddie Hearne
Arthur Klein, Tommy Milton ami
Johnny Raimey.

Georgetown University.
WASHINGTON, June 15-Com'
mencement exercises were held today
at Georgetown university, with
large class OF graduates participating.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
Hours Auto Race.

PEORIA, H.. June 15-Sixteea
drivers Were scheduled to start; at 8
o'clock this afternoon in the hours
automobile race which is being held
lnder the auspices of the National
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15

steamer HenSest arrived at Funeii
Island today with seven members OF
the crew of the Danish schooner Sal.
vador. set afire and destroyed by a
German submarine on June 2. The
crew drifted for several days in open
boats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15

A theater manager in Hungary sells
seats in accordance with the size of
his patrons. the shorter being seated
In the front rows and the taller be-
nind them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15

Up to May /, 142 foreign built YES
sells of 800 gross tons. valued at
s32,000,000, have been registered nm
der the American flag to engage in
foreign trade, under the act of August
is last.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15

Texas boasts of blooming water
melons large enough to stuff the
mouth of sixteeninch guns. Lone
stare hot air is manufactured on the
spot.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15

In the twelve months ended April
30, there were ST. merchant vessels
built and officially numbered in the
United States. Tho gross tonnage Of
these ships was 179.450.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
Impressive Showing is Made
by Boys as They Marched
Down Main Street
Today.
WATER MEET WON HERE
Keokuk Scouts Grab Honors
in Swimming Memphis
Takes First in Field
Events.

The Boy Scout parade with nearly
400 scouts and cadets in line, featured
the second day of the conference of
scouts in Keokuk. Ideal weather pre-
vailed for the program today, and all
of the events were run off according
to schedule. This morning at the
baseball park number of feature
events were run off, such as signall-
ing. wall scaling. tent pitching and
the like. A similar program was CIV
en- this afternoon following the big
parde.
The parade formed at Tenth and
Main streets and moved down Main
to Fifth, and out Fifth street to the
ball park. Lieut. Hugh E. King, who
is Spanish-American war veteran,
headed the parade, in capacity Of
marshal. Sergeant Harley Moore of
Company l., Iowa National Guards,
acted as chief of staff, and the follow.
ing were aides: DR.. Washburn. Oska-
loosa; H. "A. Babcock, Rushville; H.
A. McWilliams, Pennington, and Mr..
Mason of Memphis. Mo.
Behind the Keokuk band came Com
pany l., and following came the scouts
in uniform. The scout cadets and
those not in full regalia followed.
There were short spaces between
each company, and the various patrols
carried flags and guidons showing
where they were from. City Officials
followed in autos.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15

Cape Cod, the peninsula of Massa-
chusetts, is no longer cape. It has
been made an island by the compile
ton of the Cape Cod canal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15

The production of coal in New
Mexico in 1914 was 3.S77.6S9 short
tons. valued at s6.230.S71. This was
the greatest coal output in the history
Of the state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15

st. Louis has lost confidence in the
boosting value of a directory census.
The latest roster of residents esti
mates the population at $4,000.
come-down of 800 from last year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15

Pittsburgh decides that pig pens
within the city limits are a nuisance
and must be abated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15

Contemplating the population of the
entire earth, there are thirty to the
square mile.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15

According to French authority
perfect lineieum has twice the wear
ing qualities of thing and more than
four times those of hardwood floors,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15

Coarse sand and lemon pulp will
cleanse enameled ware effectively.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
shortest Cabinet Meetinq.

UNITED Press leased Wira S,-vice.l
WASHINGTON. June 15.-Todav,s
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Banquet Last Niahf


The scouts and their scout masters,
with a few invited guests enjoyed a
supper last night at the Masonic
temple. Following supper there were
few toasts given, and the scout
yells aroused considerable enthusiasm
and were given with a will. each
troop responding. The talks were all
along the line of scout work and scout
duties, and were appreciated by the
boys.
The boys who are encamped along
the bluffs. slept indoors last night in
the Y. NJ. c. A. gym. The boys spread
their blankets here. and were made
comfortable in every possible way.
The most of them declared that they
were perfectly comfortable in their
camps. They drained their camping
places by means Of trenches and kept
their camps drv in spite of tho heavy
rain which fell during the day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
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Of address asl-el- state oota tho oio
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Reml, $ yos,offlce money oroes'
express .oney oreer. reg stored letter.
OF draft. at our FISK ~
The date printed on the adares. "
each paper notes when tie suoscriptio"
expires. ,.,.,ye their
papers promptly will CONFER iaVo' -
Ewing notice Of the fact
Address all communications e wv
THE GATE CITY COMPAN! /.
No. IL North Sixth St.. Keokuk' Ao"@
THE GATE CITY 10 on sale NJ tns
following news stands:
Hotel KeolSuk. cor. Third and Jonnson.
C. n, Rollins e. Co. &s MAIN
Ward Bros, 525 Main street
Depot News Stand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
Mass Meeting Tonight.

Tonight there will be big. mass
meeting held at the First Baptist
church. at which time the medals and
honors will be awarded The public
is given a cordial invitation to attend
this meeting, and there will be plenty
of demonstration of scout enthusiasm.
The presentation of prizes will be
made by J. o. Boyd. Other numbers
of the program will be:
America-All scouts.
Violin solo-Wotan Zoe1lner.
Reading
Vocal-Mrs. Henry Schouten.
Patrol calls - Ernest Thompson
Seton Ga record).
Address, o. Boyd
Presentation of awards.
Discussion.
Dismissal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-15
Success Due to AIIfnc.

The success of the Boy Scout con.
! ference and field meet here, is due to
the energy of Clarence l.. AIlin- of
this city, who promoted the meet and
planned every feature of the program.
Together with the local scout masters
and his assistants. and the advisory
committee Mr.. Alling worked out tn,
program which has been quite success
and has brought a bunch of boys to
keokuk for an outing. and a meet
which will not long be forgotten.
keokuk Wins Summary.
keokuk scouts carried off the rec
! ords in the swimming meet in con-
nection with The Bow Scout meet. yes
terday afternoon at the Y. NJ C. A.
natatorium. The local scouts scored
691a points Memphis was second
with 171a; Hamilton was a close third
with II points. Lancaster was fourth
with points.
LaHarpe, Dallas and Farminston
each made one point.
Following are the swimming sum-
maries:
Fifty foot dash class A-Odell,
first; Board. second: Allan, third
Fifty foot dash, class B-Robinson,
first: Smiley, second; Chew, third Z
Fifty foot dash, class C-Buttrel
first: Meister, second; Mount, third.
Fifty yard swim, class A-Odell.
first: Board. second.
Fifty yard swim, class B-Robinson,
first: Smiley, second: Hill. third
Fifty yard swim. class Chill. first;
Meister, second: Steinberger, third
Underwater swim class A-Odell.
first; Board, second; Grim, third.
Underwater swim, class BE
Grand. first; Thomas, second; Smiley,
third.
Underwater swim. class C-CIough,
first; Meister, second: Renshaw, third
Plunge, class A-Odell, first; Board,
second.
I Plunge class B-Robinson. first:
Sunley, second; Walker, third.
Plunge class C-StadIer first Rutt.
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Survivors Landed.
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COPENHAGEN, June 10. The
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-01
Motorcycle Parade.

First Prize--Henry Langenbaeh.
Second Prize-Peter DeHamer.
Third Prize-Leslie Leinenger.
- $50 ~* -
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HANsMANN HAS BIG SIGN.
Park Street Man Shows His objec-
ton to Concessions on His Street.

Park Street Man Shows His obiec-
ton to Concessions on His Street.
Louis Hansmann, the Park street
printer, is keeping up his fight against
the concessions which have taken up
the greater part of Park street and to
the surprise of the natives he hung out
twenty foot sign on his house last
night and it has attracted lot of at
tention. The sign in black and red and
in letters so large that any one could
read it bears the following message.
Behold Ye Home Coming Pioneers:
Kenosha 8 Supreme Effort to
Demonstrate to you that she has not -
politically advanced beyond the days of
the Street Fakir, Wigwam and Medi-
cine Man. -
The big sign drew lot of people to
Park street on Wednesday night and
today and the aforesaid mentioned
street fakirs declared that they con-
slider it an excellent advertisement for
their business.
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HAD QUIET WEDDING.
Miss Elizabeth Doerf1er and Frank
Jornt Married Wednesday Evening.

A wedding Of great interest to the
people of the north side of the city
was quietly celebrated at the parson-
age of st. George Church at eight
O'Clock Wednesday evening when Miss
Elizabeth Doerfer became the bride of
Frank Jornt, the well known Milwau-
kee avenue hardware dealer. The mar
riage ceremony was performed by the
Rev. A. j. Nickel in the presence of a
few close friends Of the bride and
groom. No announcement had been
made of the time of the marriage and
the announcement Of the wedding came
as surprise to many friends Of the
bride and groom. Mr.. and Mrs. Jornt
left Immediately after the ceremony
for honeymoon trip. They will make
their home on Lake avenue and will
be at home to their friends after the
middle Of July. Both have been
prominent in social circles on the north
side of the city and they will have the
heartiest congratulations of many
friends~ &
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-01
CASTS FATEFUL VOTE.
Senator Everett of This District Brings
Death Knell to Suffrage Bill.

Death Knell to Suffrage Bill.
Senator Charles H. Everett of the
Racine-Kenosha county district, broke
into the imelight strong up in Madi-
son on Thursday noon when he got
back into the senate chamber Just in
time to cast the vote which defeated
the bill which had for its object the
proposing to the people of an amend
ment to the constitution granting suf-
frage to women. There was tie vote
on the bill. Fifteen senators were
registered for it and as many against.
Senator Everett was out in the lobby
and a messenger was sent out with a
hurry up call for him to get to his
seat. He came in just in time to have
his name called for the vote. Without
batting an eye he voted emo" and the
suffrage bill went into the discard as
a result of his vote. The vote of Sen
ator Everett against the suffrage
amendment was the feature of the dav
in the legislature.
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Willis Fl. Ferguson of Roswell, New
Mexico, is here for Visit with his
daughter, Mrs. ]. G. stabling. Mr.. Fer
guson is veteran of the civil war and
has long and honorable record Of SER
vice. He entered the army as member
of Company |, 18th Illinois Volunteer
Infantry but was transferred to Com
pany Fl, 23rd Veteran Reserves in con-
sequence of wounds received in action
at Vicksburg.