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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-23
To Keep Skin in Fine
Condition in Winter

It would be much better for the
skin If little cream, powder or rouge
were used during the winter term.
These things which clog the pores,
tend to aid wind and weather in
roughening and coarsenfng the skin
Ordinary mercoIized wax will do
more for the complexion, and with
out encouraging the skin to chap,
crack or become harsh and leathery.
1t is the ideal application for the sea
son, az it not only keeps the pores
clean. but daily removes particles OF
scarf skin which have been spoiled by
winds or temperature. By constantly
keeping the complexion clear, white
and soft, it does more toward per-
petuating a youthful countenance
than any of the arts or articles COM
monty employed. One ounce OF mer-
colized wax, obtainable at any drug
store, will completely renovate the
worst complexion. 1t is applied at
night like cold cream and washed on
in the morning.
To keep the skin from wrinkling,
or to overcome such condition, there's
nothing better than a face bath made
by diss,,v'ng ounce OF powdered
saxolite IL n pint witch hazel
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-23
FUNERAL OF SUICIDE
HELD SATURDAY
Don O'Brien Laid to Rest-Services
Conducted by Rev. Father
Courtney, as Requested.

The funeral Of Don O'Brien. who
took his own life on Thursday after
noon when he shot himself through
the heart on his mother and fathers
graves In the Catholic cemetery,
was held on Saturday morning at
500 o'clock from St Peters Catholic
church. AS requested in the letter
he left for he Gate City, Rev Father
Courtney, assistant rector of ST. Pet
er's. conducted the services Burial
was made in vault in the cemetery.
The body bearers were Joseph Blank,
Edward Schultz, W. c. Enlow. H.
Payton, Ed. S. Lotion and Ed.
Woolley.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-23

work. and the combination was both
interesting and effective. The Trail
a Boy Travels" is a small book Of
fifty pages and it is already in its
130th thousand. Mr.. McCowan's
story is interesting. Some years ago
he went south for his health and
settled in Dallas, Texas. where he
entered business. A short while ago
he retired and began writing boys
stories to just such gatherings az the
has been the most successful of any
he has brought out There is rec
ord OF several hundred conversions
from ii alone and its message has
been told from scores of pulpits and
platforms Mr. MCGOWAN is spending
hts time in lecruring and reading his
stories TO Just such gatherings as the
one held at the 7. NJ c. A. on Fri
day night He has twenty-eight more
dates on his present itinerary and left
Keokuk for Mt. Pleasant on Saturday
afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-23
FATHER AND SON
BANQUET IS HELD
Nearly One Hundred at Young Mems
Christian Association for
Meeting Friday
Night.
INTERESTING TALKS
Local Young Men Respond TO Toasts
and Two Visiting Speak
ers Present
Messages.

The father and son banquet at the
Young Mems Christian association on
Friday night proved TO be one of the
most interesting features ever ar
ranged by the association. There
swere nearly hundred present for the
program, which proved TO be one of
unusual interest
The banquet was served at $50
o'clock in the auditorium of the asso-
citation and consisted OF the follow.
ing viau6s: Roast beef, mashed pota-
toes, peas, bread and butter, Gran
berry sauce, cocoa and pie.
Mrs. c. L. Durgee and Mrs. G. S
Merriam were supervisors of the ser.
vice and six young women from Mrs
Merriam's Baptist Sunday school
class waited on the tables. They
were Flora Lawrence, Hilda Gufstaf
son, Lulu Arnold, Cora We'll, Edna
LenngweI and Mabel Meister Dur
ing the supper hour the high school
orchestra played number of enjoy.
able selections.
II. c. Brown, president of the z
u. c. A, acted as the toastmaster OF
the evening, and after the tables had
been cleared, he gave words Of vel.
come TO the fathers and sons present
The first toast was responded TO by
Marshall Fulton He spoke on The
Relation of the Y NJ. c. A to the
High School" Donald Strickler gave
a talk on What the Y. NJ c. A
Means to Me-" and woodson Huis-
kamp on Why Ny Father Thinks
the Y. n c. A is a Good Place for
Boys Junior Singleton, a lad OF
ten years, mounted a chair and In
an unabashed manner told why he
liked TO come to the Y. N. G. a.
One OF the two big features Of the
evening was the address of Harry
Goodrich, state Y. NJ. c. A boys sec
Rotary Mr.. Goodrich spoke on the
subject of The Boy and His Dad.
The main points Of his arguments
were that boy and his father should
be companions. chums, partners and
pals.
The final number was contributed
by Harvey S. MCGOWAN, who after a
few remarks, read his book, The
Trail a Boy Travels" A good lesson
is woven into a good story IN this
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-23

| The social life OF our community
was emphasized the past week by
numerous events which kept the sol
iciaiy inclined quite busy. On Monday
levenins Miss Jennie Gibson entertain
ed numerous party OF young people
who took advantage Of the splendid
,sleighing OF the first of the week and
travelled to the hospitable home OF
Miss Gibson In big bob sled The
genial welcome of the hostess and the
,jubilant spirit of the guests resulted
in most enjoyable evening.
On Wednesday evening Miss Nettie
Williams and Mr.. Rupert Ont OF Maui
VOC were guests of honor at house
Tarty given by Miss Ota Robinson,
who was assisted by her sister, Mrs.
Lee Kari.
Mrs. ]. F. Roderick II charming
new matron in our city. Last week
while the sleety weather kept most
folks close to home. DR.. ]. F. Roderick
slipped over to Kirksville, Mo-, and
the helpless state of bachelorhood at
one and the same slip.
Mrs. Roderick was Miss Birdie Davis
OF Kirksvilie, and gracious and come
ly lady. who viii be welcomed to our
community
Mrs. A. A. Conner viii spend the rest
of the winter visiting her son IN Bur
Iington, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Hazen will occupy Mrs. Corners cot
.tage during her absence.
A patroness to the Hamilton Music
club, Mrs. Warren Orr, was hostess To
that organization Wednesday evening.
The club is new organization de-
signed to foster and cultivate love
for music and develop as far as pos
sfbie the community sense Tor good
music Although containing in its
membership many thorough musicians
with serious purposes, the general
sympathy OF social intercourse VIII
play no mean part in its activities.
Thursday evening the toothsome
chicken supper furnished by the ladies
OF the Oakland improvement club at
tracted more than one hundred diners
to their tables in the Odd Fellows hall.
A splendid supper was served, and art
er regaling themselves, many OF the
patrons repaired to Daushertys hall,
where the Hamilton band was holding
a dance, the profits of which were TO
go into the band treasury. Turner'S
orchestra, than which there Is no bet
ter In western Illinois, furnished the
music, the spritely measures Of which
set the pulse, and feet, and fancy OF the
dancers a flying, with happy zest ana
thrill. The band is Hamilton Instr
tuition of which we are all proud ana
as our citizens are divided into two
groups-the dancers and non-dancers,
the boys should work out on other en-
Itertainments, wherein could all mingle
and contribute to it's Golfers.
The installation of the officers for
the ensuing year occurred in the Q. e.
=. hall Friday evening. The official
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-23

Read The Gate CITY want Column
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-23
J. r. SANDERS IN
RACE FOR MAYOR
Candidate Two Years Ago Announces
That He VIII Make the
Race This Spring.

J. F. Sanders has announced that
ne will be a candidate for mayor OF
the city OF Keokuk at the primaries
this coming March. He is the second
candidate to announce his entry IN
the mayoraity race. Mr.. Sanders was
IN the city campaign two years ago.
and in the primary was the leading
candidate. He was defeated by DR..
Moorhead in the election, but made a
very credftable showing, and has de-
cided that he win try again.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-23
Y. w. C. A. TO OBSERVE
CHILD LABOR SUNDAY
Mrs. =. G. Edwards TO Sreak at Vesp
er Service This Afternoon
at O'Clock.

The Young Women's Christian AS
ISOLATION will observe child labor sun
day this afternoon at the weekly yesp-
er service at 400 o'clock. Mrs. +. u.
Edwards will be the speaker and ner
topic will be Child Labor. This
service is the result of request sent out
by the child labor national board.
Mrs. Samuel Lloyd will sing All
women OF the city are Invited 10 be
present
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-23
KEOKUK MAN NAMED
2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Iowa State Hotel Association Meet
ing in Cedar Rapids, Honors
R1Seran

Frank NJ Batenan, manager OF the
Hotel Keokuk, has Just received
word that he has been appointed sec
ond vice president Of the Iowa State
Hotel association. This orga nization
met N Cedar Rapids last week. The
announcement OF the honor came
from the president of the association.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-23
What Would You Dor

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 22.-what
would you do If you should wake up
and find strange woman in your
room?
VIM Leventhal hol1ered The
woman who turned out to be a burg
lar, ran. Isn't that just like man
1t isn't.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-12
SAM MADE FlANCEE
GIVE BACK LUCRE

CLEVELAND. May he.
cause his fiancee. backed ont
and refused to wed. sam Par.
flnuk led her into court and
made her refund tho $40 he'd
spent on her.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-12

peace
The results have proved remark.
able
Mental efficiency. alertness and
department have increased fully Is
perc ent.
Every noon AN average OF 5000
half-plni bottles OFT Oh milk are
disburNed among the lower grade
youngsters
half.pint bottles OF rich milk are
not. Just as their parents means
permit
Nobody knows. except the par.
enth and principals Of the IS
schools that have milk stations.
whether the ration is paid for at
2is cents per bottle or with a thank
you
The big thing r. TO fill empty
tummies with rich food.
We started the scheme" ex.
nlaincd Or Ira c. Brown. school
medical officer. ION the theory that
POOR scholarship and department
we're largely a medical problem. a
food problem.
This has been proved true be-
voud n doubt Examination Of
backward children invariably show.
ed that they were undernourished
They needed fire under the boilers.
They hadn't enough energy 10 think
and study.
The principals and teacherr not.
cd almost Immediately that I'm
rnly. nervous youngsters quieted
down: that noisy rooms became
model ones that in,erest in the
daily task shot up amazingly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-12
WILL RUSH WORK
ON BIC PROJECT
Thousand Men TO BE Kept
Busy at Reclamation
Camp
SEND WORKERS DAILY

Work viii be rushed this sea.
son TO eomplets. " possible, the
gigantic government reelsma.
ton project which Will irrInate
the vast semtarid fruit and
grain belt OF Contra Washing.
ton from headworks that have
been under construction for
three years at Lake keeehelus,
Eight hundred TO 600 men. many
of whom are already on the ground
VIII he kept at work ~ the big camp
at the intake thruout the summer
and as late as possible into the an.
tumn or untll the work Is finished
From five to seven men are being
sent to this camp daily froW the
federal employment office In the
new immigration building az First
ave aud Union st.
tnskilled lAbofers are being paid
scale ranging between s2to and
$3.50 day Al workmen must ghc
equipped with warm clothing and
good boots as the weather NJ kcech.
elus Ii cold and lnclement.
The United states department Of
labor has lust issued a special bull
lettn ealling for machinists and
foundry and factory men. as we'll aa
unskilled railroad laborera. IN large
numbers for Chicago. Milwaukee
and points in Iowa. AZ wages rang.
Ing from g cents an hour To 81 per
day.
'Machlnlsis % all kinds. the Let
ter reads. "molders. foundry work
ers. railroad and factory laborers
are In constant demand"
Berry picking around kennewick
Wash. has commenced, tho pickers
would scarcely find IL profitable 20
pay railroad fare from Seattle, The
average price. however. IA 10 cents
per crate for picking With a bonus
Of five cents ncr crate II tho pick.
er remains thruout the season and
Is cents per crate for packing with
a : - cent bonus
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-12
FRECKLES
Don't Hide Them Win Veil;
Remove Them Win the othlne
Presentation

This prescription for the removal
OF frecklfE was written By a prom
ineut physician. and Is usually SO
successful IN removing freckies
and giving clear. beautiful com.
nlexion that & Is sold by any drug
gisi Under guarantee to refund tire
money " II fails
Don't hide your freckies under
volt. got IN ounre OF othine mnd
remove them Even the first few
applications should show a wonder
ful improvement. some of tho
lighter freckles vanishing entirely
lie sure 10 ask the druggis, for
the double strength othlne. IL IL
this that Is sold on the money
back guarantee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-12
SILENCES men
Who KNOCK LAW
Commissioner White Spikes
Criticism of La Toilette
Seamen's Act
SAYS TALKS ALL BUNK

immigration Commissioner
Henry NJ. White is confident
Friday that ne has knocked the
bottom out Of opposition 20 the
Ia Toilette aeamen's law, and
stleneed for good AZ this Port
the utteranees OF disaruntled
captains Of the shipping indus.
try that the law was running
their business.
Their talk that Il IL impossible
under the provisions OF the Law %
obtain a crew for the high seas.
said Commissioner White lis pure
bunk. The big guns In the ship.
ping business don't wan, regulation
They are afraid. he went Oh
that the next step OF the govern
ment IN that direction viii he reg
ulation OF their rates"
A month ago steamship captains
were voicing their inability 10 sign
crews. owing to the la Toilette
laws provision that so per cent OF
he seamen must be certified
Commissioner White rounded M
30 certified seamen and had them
register with tho department Of
abcr under hts supervision
Almost immediately two captains
reported To him that they could not
Ind men 10 complete their crews
He told them where they could
ind so certified seamen. and pro
iuced his registry
The captains left hurriediy. aud
rave not been back
Likewise another captain ap
feared two weeks ago.
Since that time no other cam
'latnts have been made.
And the 30 certified seamens
James still stand untouched on
Commissioner Whites books
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-12
CLIP YOUR COUPONS

NEW YORK. May IL r. The
Union Pacific railroad today de-.
clared It's regular quarterly diyts
dend OF . per cent on common
stock. The Southern Pacific an.
uouuced It's regular dividend OF a
per cent on common. each payable
July |.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-12
L0NcSH0REMEN ARE
EXPECTED TO ACT

Executive officers OF the Pacific
Coast division. International Long.
shoremen's association. are expect.
ed to take some definite action Fri.
day regarding the proposals for a
demand for Is per cent increase of
wages
With the election OF ]. ]. Foley.
president, and choosing Tacoma as
the next meeting place. the associ.
alton closed its annual convention
late Thursday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-12

SEVERAL THOUSAND iron
workers In New York on strike for
higher wages
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-12

Miik--simply that-had wrought
the change"
The distributing stations are
rushed by the hungry children
every noon. and any hungry hoy or
giri is permitted take time Oft at
any hour OF the school day 20 get
Z bottle af milk.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-12

Glass paving blocks In q French
city street lasted less than two
Years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-12

ToNASkET Wash. May H.
Farmer Lester Smoot. while drill
ing well. discovered rich deposits
OF platinum on his farm here yes
terday. All farmers in the com
munity Immediately set TO pros
pecting.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-12

France feeds her soldiers mill, 10
cHefgize them for battle.
Seattlea public schools dispense
milk TO 5000 boys and girls daily
20 inrrcanc their scholarships aud
prepare them for victories Of
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-21
RUSS SMASH TEUTONlC LEFT
Capture Two Ridges in BeIbor Region
OF FaIkenhayn's Wing-Ger-
mans Take Mizil.

London, Dec 14.-Russia's smash on
Falkenhayn's left on the Moldavian
front resulted on Tuesday of the cap
ture of two heights in the Belbor re-
gion, says an official announcement
from Petrograd The troops of the car
are here engaged in an effort to turn
the German Transylvanian flank before
the Teutonic Eadvance in Roumania
reaches the Buzeu river.
Mill, on the Ploechti-Buzeu line,
has been captured by the AuStro-Ger-
mans, says an official statement. This
post is about halfway between Ploech-
ii and the Buzeu, a distance of about
forty-five miles.
Russian losses in the wooded Car
pathians for the last week are esti-
mated by Vienna at 10000 soldiers.
German divisions are being shifted
from Roumania to other fronts, accord
ing to Petrograd, which dispatch is
taken as meaning that the Teutons
have gone as far as they can in King
Ferdinand's domain.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-21
EXCLUSION B|LLW|NS
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPT.
ED IN THE SENATE BY VOTE
OF AZ TO IL.
MEASURE BARS HlNDUS
Geographical Areas Prescribed From
Which Aliens Will Be Barred-AH
Reference to Passport Agreements
and Names Are Omitted.

Washington, Dec. 14.-The senate
adopted the committee amendment to
the immigration bill which would bar
Hindus and certain other Asiatics
without mentioning them by name,
with an added provision stipulating
that nothing in the act shall be con-
strued to repeal any existing law,
treaty or agreement which serves to
prohibit or restrict immigration.
This added stipulation, proposed by
Senator Phelan of California, is de-
signed to replace the direct reference
to the so-called "gentleman's agree
ment' with Japan, which was
stricken out of the house bill by the
senate committee at the request of
the state department.
The committee amendment pre-
scribes certain geographical areas from
which immigrants shall not be admit
ted instead of naming races or nation
alities as was done in the bill as it
passed the house.
During the debate Senator Lodge
and Senator Phelan engaged in a
lively colloquy, the former insisting
that it was needless to insert in the
bill any reference to agreements be-
cause they would not strengthen the
position of the United States.
1T is a great mistake" said Sen
ator Lodge, "for thisscongress to give
wanton and needless offense to a
friendly nation by which we gain
absolutely nothing"
Senator Phelan declared that after
the bill had passed the house certain
japanese busybodies objected. and
that he thought 'this government
ought to be conducted from Washing
ton, not from Tokyo"
The Phelan provision prevailed
without roll call and the committee
amendment as modified was adopted
by vote of AZ to IA, western senators
voting against 1t.
Senator Phelan gave notice that he
would offer another amendment to
prohibit the entrance of .so-called
Japanese picture brides" into the
United States.
Senator Reeds amendment to ex-
clude African blacks from the United
States was defeated by vote of 81
to 81. When the senate adjourned
there was pending another amend
ment by Senator Reed to exclude al
persons who came to the United
States for temporary employInent as
laborers, intending to return ITO then
native land.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-21
46 HURT IN BOAT CRASH
Steamer PowhataRA and Unidentified
Vessel Collide In chesa-
peake Bay.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 15.-The Mer-
chant and Miners steamer Powhatan,
bound from Norfolk for Providence,
r. l., reported by wireless on Wednes-
day that 46 of her passengers and
crew had been injured when the boat
was in collision with an unidentified
vessel off Thimble shoals, Chesapeake
bay, and that the ship had been
beached to prevent it from sinking.
Later wireless messages reported that
the Old Dominion liner jamestown had
arrived and taken on board the In
jured and all the Powhatan's passen-
gers
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-21

furthermore DESTROYS of giving more
religious Importance to two important
| Roman festivals which also fell due III
the same period With the observation
of Christmas day the Christklndh' W.
scribed "as a lovely angel with wings,
| gradually started to take old SantaS
Mace in many sections of Switzerland.
Christkindli the Christ Child Is SAID
TO come from the far North and always
brings a wonderful Christmas tree
decorated with all the glittering Things
associated with fairyland ana neaVily
laden with manifold gifts. j.
A pretty legend about the origin OF
the Christmas tree tells us that IN the
beginning of the ninth century Ger
tain st. Winfried went to preach
Christianity to the people in Scandi'
nayia and northern Germany. one
| Christmas eve these people were gath'
cred round huge oak to offer hu
man sacrifice according to the Drulo
nr;ests. but st. Winfried hewed down
the great tree, and asst fell there ap-
reared in it's place a tall young nr'
When ST. Winfried saw it he CRIED 10
the people that here was come new
tree. unstained by blood, which, IN
pointing to the sky, showed them Wnat
they were to worship.
"Tt is. the Christ Child" he salo'
Garry it to the castle of your chler'
and in future, instead of the Dloouy
rites of the Druids your worship snail
be in your own homes, with cere-
monies that speak the message OIL
neace and good will to all. A day
will come when there shall not be
house in the North wherein on the
birthday of Christ the whole family
shall not gather together round the
fir tree in memory Of this day and to
the glory of the only God"
In many parts of Switzerland tne
neasants are still fervent believers In
mystic powers and supernatural occur
rences which ancient traditions have
reported to be prevalent during Christ
mastime.
! And when the happy Christmas days
are over, there comes New Years eve,
with its jolly social and family gather
ings and its marvelously effective ring
ing-in of the New Year, when all the
church bells throughout the land are
lifting ND their voices for half an
hour.
While Christmas of 1916 will hardly
he a general day Of rejoicing in many
great country in Europe, SSitzer-
land is preparing to celebrate 1t in~her
usual way. There will be less laugh
ter in the valleys and fewer brillian
festivities in the fashionable winter
resorts above the clouds. Brotherly
love and sympathy for her bleeding
neighbors could not will It otherwise
but Switzerland is grateful to the
fate which has so far, In spite OF
everything, been kind to her, and with
gratitude and love she viii think and
take care of her soldiers watching al
the front, and she viii open wide her
already generous heart TO the many
refugees whom she is sheltering and
. to the destitute, homeless wanderers
passing through the country, to make
them feel that Christmas IS after al
the most wonderful day Of the year.