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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-01

Of any company and loved by all her
associates. On Nov 16, 1882, she was
united in marriage in this city to
John F. Scott To this union were
born four children, Mrs. Mary Was.
son of Marshalltown, Ia; Mrs. Euger.
ia Hayes OF Pocatella. Idaho, and
Frank and Elizabeth at home, all Of
whom. with the husband survive. One
sister, Mrs. e. r. Holt, of Seattle.
Wash, and two brothers, Ed OF Belle
vue, Neb, and Charles of this city, also
survive. One sister, Margaret Ale
shire Of Chicago and one brother.
William, of Burlington, together with
her parents, preceded her to the
Great Beyond Mrs. Julia Scott was
"a woman Of splendid character and
q devoted wife and mother. Her
deepest interest in life was her home
and her family. For their welfare.
their comfort and their pleasure, she
devoted her life, never firing, never
murmuring, always cheerful and will
ing in the work she loved so well.
She was a leader in the social life OF
Carthage and the Scott home was
often the scene of the happiest So
cial gatherings in the city. An en-
thusiastic member of the Eastern
Star for several years. she contribut.
ed largely to the success of that or.
ganization and will be sadly missed
by the members. In early life Mrs.
Scott became a christian and joined
the Episcopal church, remaining a de-
voted member up to the time OF her
death. In the church societies, in all
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-01
ADVERTISING BRINGS SUCCESS.

Dollar days are success in Keokuk. The
experimental stage passed with first observance
of what was looked upon by merchants as an in
novation that might might not prove to be
the 'spuller' its advisers and promoters her
aided Primarily, the happy outcome was due
to
Advertising-ne advertising.
Because first place in the success of keo-
kuk's Dollar days is given as a result of the
merchants faith in the pulling power OF print
ers ink. their various other commendablc
activities are in no sense minimized. Get all
of these activities are secondary to the lever
that lifts the dollar from the pocket of the CHS
toner and points out to him where to trade anc'
in which direction the nimble sixpence travels
at the expense of the slow going shilling That
lever is
observation-disclosures advertising.
The success attained locally in the exploita-
ton of Dollar day can, by judicious adveris
ing be extended to include each business day
in the year if the merchants follow the advice
of those not new in the game of
Keeping everlastingly at it.
Trade conditions are always susceptible OF
Improvement. and those in Keokuk are no ex-
ception. The ebb and flow of business is regu-
lated to no other degree as in the merchants
faith in advertising, and the means whereby
the columns of The Gate City, newspaper
serving the entire city of Keokuk and Lee
county in Iowa and several counties In Illinois
and Missouri
Now is the golden opportunity. Advertise IN
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-01
Mr.. Thorne's New Automobi

Burlington Post: Mr.. Clifford
Thorne of washington, Iowa, has 4
few automobile and from reports in
his ehome papers he seems to be
quite proud of 1t. The papers make
| the interesting announcement that
! the new automobile is present to
Mr.. Thorne from the National Or
ganization of Shippers and Manufac-
turers, and that they took up a col
lection and bought it for him as a
testimonial to his zeal in their be-
half while serving as railroad COM
missioner. This is decidedly inter-
esting just as this time, when Mr..
! Thorne is trying to cross over from
one office to another office. The Of
flee of railroad commissioner is Judi
cial in it's character. The railroad
commissioner sits in judgment upon
railroad rates-and after hearing the
evidence and statements offered by
railroads on one side and by shippers
on the other, he renders his decision
by establishing the rates which ship
pers must pay to get their commo-
dities transported from place TO
place. Such litigation is vastly inn
portant as it involves totals of many
millions Of dollars each year. The
| judge. who might SO far overlook the
| ordinary proprieties as to accept gifts
| from itigants in his court would lay
himself open to the accusation of
having accepted bride; and he could
and probably would be impeached,
and it would serve him right Now
comes our paragon state railroad
commissioner, our hard-hitting cham
| pion of the rights of the masses, our
animated dictionary of dates, our NOV
| ing and breathing multiplication table,
our whole forty-seven propositions OF
Euclid rolled into one demonstration
--faring forth along the highway in
his new and elegant $4,000 automobile
presented to him in sentiments of
gratitude and appreciation and as a
reward by litigants in his court who
| had carried on prolonged hearings
| before him-and in whose favor he
had decided.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-01
IOWA PRESS coMMENr.

Sioux City Journal: The report that
Taft is prepared to bolt If the re.
publicans nominated Roosevelt may
be added without debate to the long
list of nothings to worry over.
Marshalltown Times-Republican: a
lot of farmers who read the misrep-
reservations of the Iowa Homestead
believe that we are voting bonds for
paved roads at the coming primary
Nobody is proposing any paved roads.
None of the candidates have ever
favored them. The most that has
been proposed is that the next legis-
lature permit people to vote bonds for
their own kind of roads If they so
desire.
Waterloo Times-Tribune: At least
Colonel Roosevelt has no campaign
manager he can blame it on.
Burlingtonp Hawk.Eye: 1t is indeed,
hard to be gallant and compliment
tary toward the fair sex and then tell
them they are not fit for the ballot.
We had to let go Of one proposition
or the other.
Sioux City Tribune: Some of the
old shellback variety of democrats
who attend the ST. Louis convention
will probably grow suspicious of it's
orthodoxy and genuineness if they
don't hear and see Bryan in the
capacity of the ringmaster of the
whole show.
Dubuque Times-Journal: The gen.
eral conference of the Methodist
church refused to lift the ban on
dancing. The delegates must have
taken a squint at the way dancing is
done in the cabaret cafes.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The prohibit
ton party is forty years old and has
secured about everything it went after
except the offices. Which shows That
Offices are not the only or greatest
source of strength to men who have a
cause.
Oskaloosa Herald: 1t used to be
that anything the government put out
was par excellent. But somebody is
Slipping it over on the postofIice de
partment in the miserable quality of
paper that is going into postage
stamps.
Burlington Hawk Eye: In the recent
presidential primary less than % per-
cent of the voters of Iowa went to the
polls. Does that mean that the men
ought not to have the suffrage? If
not, then it is futile and inane to use
the argument because many of them
would not vote" As matter of ex-
perience in the equal suffrage states,
women do vote in large numbers. IN
many instances in nearly as large
numbers as the men. Cut out the
Stiffness.
Waterloo Courier: Foo,.stuf's are
going up, but let us take heart. Case
line prices have taken a rest
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-01
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
MISS SUMMER.

Miss Summer skipping to town today
her down town for awhile,
With cheeks like the that ripen in May,
And lips that lovely with smile.
She dancing and skipping, so bithe and so true
1t set dancing and skippng-were you?
We had waited SO long, but she came at the last
With a lovely breath her wings;
the winter gone, and the billiards. have past
And the voice of the sweet summer sings
She has come size has followed the that we know
Thru where the golden-brght buttercups blow
Miss Summer, Miss Summer, child of delight,
Today She skipping right back to the land,
With of the stars in the crown OF her night
And a lily of white in her hand
Came skipping and tripping and swinging along
Miss Summer, the lady of laughter and song.
Baltimore Snn
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-01

the work OF the church, she was a
loving worker. Perhaps no lady in
Carthage had a wider circle OF friends
than Mrs. Scott. Always pleasant,
cheerful and kindly, she endeared
herself to all who were fortunate
enough to know her, and as conss.
quence the announcement Of her
death caused the most profound sor-
row. Mrs. Scott had not been entire.
ly well for several months. Gradually
growing worse, the family became
alarmed and persuaded her to go to
ST. Joseph's hospital five weeks ago
and submit to an operation. A can
cerous growth was discovered, and
her condition found to be extremely
critical. On Saturday second opera.
ton was attempted but Mrs. Scott
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-01
CARTHAGE, ILL.
/. - - 80 :

Mrs. Julia Scott. wife of John F.
Scott Of this city, the popular and
well known ex-county clerk, died. II.
st. Joseph's hospital. Keokuk, Satur-
day evening, May 81, at Z O'clock,
aged 81 years, 10 months and 2 days.
The remains were brought to her late
home, this city, Sunday morning. The
funeral services will be held from the
Episcopal church Wednesday, May
81, at 2:30 p. m. Rev. J. NJ. d. David
son, assisted by DR.. Johnson, of Men
don, will conduct the services; inter
ment at Moss Ridge cemetery
Julia Stepp, the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Stepp, was born in
Carthage July %, 1856. the family at
that time residing in the flat above
the Stepp restaurant on the west side
OK the square. In her young girlhood
and during her school days. she was
a vivacious. happy little miss, the lifs
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-01
Faithful Public Servant.

Burlington Hawk Eye: Congress-
man Kennedy in sticking to his bust.
ness at Washington instead Of neg
lecting it in order to campaign the
district will gain rather than lose
votes thereby. The people of the first
district have faith in the public SER
want who attends to public business
instead Of abandoning it to further
his personal ambitions
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-01

was too weak to withstand the shock
She partially recovered from the ed
fects OF the araesthetic, but sank rapI
idly and passed away in very few
hours. On account OF the Inability
or the daughter. Mrs. Eugenia Hayes
of Pocatella, Idaho, to reach Carthage
until Tuesday evening the funeral wal
delayed until Wednesday afternoon
Rev. ]. NJ. Davidson, who conduct
the the service, officiated at the we'd
ding of Mr.. and Mrs. Scott, thl
christening OF each Of their childre /
and the wedding OF Mary Scott Was
son, the eldest child.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-01

The longer live the more deeply am convinced that
that which makes the difference between man and
another-between the and the powerful the great
the insignifcant-is nvncble determination
purpose formed and then death vctory.-Sir
Thomas Powell Buxton.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-01
GOOD ROADS PREPAREDNESS.

Military experts are unit in urging that IN
the scheme Of military preparedness our roads
be looked to with the view Of providing means
for the rapid movement Of troops to strategic
positions. The point is we'll made that large
force which can be handled only with difficulty
and with danger to it's organization is of far
less effectiveness in field operations than much
smaller one which can readily be moved
whittier it is wanted with all it's equipment
properly at hand. In the European war the
use of the motor for military purposes has been
established as a means Of the first Importance
to modern warfare. The United States has
plenty of good roads, but there gaps in our
hi ghways in sections where it is probable that
in event of war should most need consecu-
tive path of transport. Moreover, it would be
a part Of intelligent preparedness to test the
capacity in carrying power of many Of the
roads which we now have that serve well
enough for casual traffic. We are apparently
convinced of the value of speed in our naval
preparations; the battle cruiser is the warship
most favored by our experts because it can
carry its huge gun power at great speed. Good
roads would be step toward equal speed in
meeting an enemy on land.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-01

Boston thus far has donated $1,4OI
84S in cash to war charities.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-01

In this part Of the state members of the re-
publican party are particularly interested in
the candidacy of Hon. William S. Allen for re-
election AS secretary Of state. He is seeking re
nomination at the June primary, which will be
held next Monday. Mr.. Aliens services as sec
rotary of state have been so efficient and Sc
widely known to be efficient that there is little
doubt about his denomination. He is Fairfield
citizen and probably best known in the first
district, although his acquaintance is not linn
tied to any part of Iowa. There is nothing to
mar the fine record that Mr.. Allen has made as
state official from either political or bust
ness standpoint. He is entitled to renomina-
ton and reelection.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-01

An official of the coming republican national
convention, Of no Importance in himself but
presumably in the confidence of the old line
leaders who know as much about the situation
as anybody, intimates that the convention may
surprise the country by naming on the first bal
lot and with tremendous enthusiasm some man
who has not been thought of as in the race
This seems improbable, and yet a very great
speech will sometimes work wonders and STAN
pede convention as BRYAN did.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-01

Confirmation of reports coming from Wash
ington that General Goethals is about to retire
from the active list of the army will mean that
the man who knows the most about the Panama
canal believes that the problem of the slides
has been solved. General Cocktails has earned
a rest. and the value of his service to his coun-
try and the world has been recognized by con
gress and the people.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-01

Sioux City Journal: Tho report that
Taft is prepared to bolt If the re-
publicans nominated Roosevelt may
be added without debate to the long
list of nothings to worry over.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-01

Waterloo Courier: FooI,stufss are
going up, but let us take heart. Case
lire prices have taken a rest.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-11
United States Government Seeks
Heirs of Author of Home,
Sweet Home"
SMALL AMOUNT TO DIVIDE
Money Was Owing to John Howard
Payne at Time Of His Death at
Tunis, Where He Was United
States Consul.

Washington.-After sixty years the
government of the United States is
prepared to pay to the heirs Of the
author Of Home, Sweet Home" John
Howard Payne, money due to him
from the treasury at the time Of his
death, April 9, 1852. at Tunis. where
he was United States consul AS there
may be multitude Of heirs. the sum
due, $205.92, may be divided into very
small amounts. The treasury depart
ment is seeking the legal heirs.
The bill as originally introduced.
many years ago, proposed to pay the
amount to Mrs. Eloise e. Luquer,
daughter and sole heir" AS passed
and approved by the president on April
8, the act provides for payment to ''his
heirs"
Mrs. Luquer still lives in New York,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-11
COAL CARRIED IN G0-cARTs
Rich and Poor Alike Forced to Get
Fuel Home Any Way They
Can in London.

on.-Perambulator coal parades
are one of the sights of Westminster
Just now. Elegant fats and mean
streets jostle one another in this
neighborhood, and the problem Of the
household coal supply has to be met
alike by rich and poor.
Storage is the main difficulty. In
many Of the high-rent flats there Is q
conspicuous absence Of "cellarage."
At the rare and welcome cry OF
Coal" people of all classes hurry
out Of their houses with pals, foot
baths, string bags, seuttles and any
thing else they can get, mob the coal
man and clear his stock.
When the coal cart fails to appear
which is more often than not--there
are PROFESSIONS Of go-carts to the
small coal shops.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-11

according to information laid before
congress- But the author OF Home,
Sweet Home had eight brothers AID
sisters. Two sisters died In infancy,
one brother lived to be eleven years
old and the other brothers and sisters
died at twenty-three, thirty-two, forty
nine, sixty and sixty-seven years OF
age. Mr. Payne lived to be sixty-three
years Of age.
At the time of his death a sister,
Lucy Taylor Payne Osborn, mother Of
two children who died In infancy, was
alive, and also brother. Thatcher
Taylor Payne, who was married. Moth
ing is now known by the government
of the surviving progeny of his broth
ers and sisters His father, William
Payne, lived for many years at East
Hampton, N. Y, where several of the
Payne children were born.
The treasury department has mem
orandum of several living heirs. They
are Thatcher T. P. LuQuer, Eloise P.
Luquer and Lea M. Luquer, all of Is
sVOoS HOAIACt otACCes low Va NAtyt
and Mrs. Clara Ada Payne Doyce of
New York city.
Mr.. Payne's accounts are curious in
indicating the method Of spending the
appropriation for Barbary inter
course" He expended $367.5O for
gratuities and presents. consisting of
sabers, swords and belts richly mount
ed for persons distinguished about the
court, also for engravings of the
United States senate and cities Of New
York and Brooklyn, for the hey ($228),
and for the customary presents to
dragomans, musicians and servants on
festival and other occasions. and ex-
penses of framing pictures at Paris
intended for the hey, including their
transportation from Marseilles."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-11
PLAN DEFENSE FOR new YORK

within sixty minutes the commanding
officer, the field, staff and company Of
ficers and the first sergeant and quar-
termaster sergeants of each unit would
be at the armory, while the subordin-
ates leaders would be completing the
notification Of the privates.
Six hours after the order to mobil-
lie had been received the guardsmen
would be assembled, uniformed, armed
and equipped, each with three days
emergency rations and ready to move
out.
They consist of signal corps bat
TALON with an aeroplane detachment
which would probably fly at once from
Hampstead plain to Central park or
some other point within the city; two
battalions Of engineers, ten troops and
a machine gun troop of cavalry, Ia
batteries Of field artillery. 33 companies
of coast artillery. seven regiments of
infantry. field hospital, an ambulance
company and the quartermaster corps
Another 100000 guardsman- would
commence arriving the next day from
New York state outside the city.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-11
IS CRUSHED BY JUNK IRON
Man In Freight Car Released Wher
Cries Attracted Train
Crew.

Lafayette, Ind.-When a west-bound
Wabash freight train was passing
through Lafayette one day early the
shrieks Of a man in distress were
heard and the train was brought to a
standstlil.
When the train crew investigated it
was found that James Fisk OF Spring
field, Mass, aged twenty-four, had be-
come imprisoned in car of loose junk
iron.
Fish had been beating" his way on
the train and short time before the
cries were heard the train had broken
In two. When the cars came to-
gether with crash a mass of junk
iron slid over on top of Fisk's legs
At the time he was sleeping In the
end of a gondola car and it was i'm
possible for him to free himself He
could not be rescued until the car
had been bumped several times to jar
the mass of iron away from his legs.
He was taken to the hospital in a
terribly crushed condition. His cries
aroused hundreds Of people from their
sleep. 1t Is probable he will recover.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-11

chimneys, with two open fireplaces
each, which would be necessary to heat
all the rooms. The upkeep would be less
and the efficiency and comfort far in
excess of that afforded by open fire.
places. If the situation is low, with
water near the surface, the house can
be raised higher from the ground and
the pit carried down but three feet or
so. 1t should be built of concrete and
made waterproof. Space for fuel
storage Is provided under the rear
gallery. and there is vegetable cellar
under the kitchen.
Gallery and Sleeping Porch.
There Is less front gallery to this
house than in most southern farm
houses. The reason for this Is that,
while galleries add to the GOODNESS of
house in summer, they keep the WIN
ter sun out, making the house, damp.
cold, and cheerless. Extensive gal
leries add to the housekeeper's work.
If house has wide caves and good
roof ventilation and Is placed so that
it is partly shaded by trees. the same
beneficial effect afforded by galleries
Is had in the summertime, while In
winter the sun will penetrate each
room at some time Of the day. The
summer temperature within house Is
largely influenced by the presence of
nearby trees, which. even if they do
not shade the building, prevent or
lessen radiation from the ground. The
plan, however, does provide COM
Portable front gallery, and the sleep
ing porch can also be used as an out
side sitting room. Two sleeping COM
partments can be provided on this
porch by using movable partition or
screen.
Complete working drawings for this
house may be obtained by those con-
templating building, on application to
the Office of public roads and rural en-
cheering, United States department
of agriculture, Washington, D. c..
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-11
Excellent Type of Dwelling House.

tPrepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
A southern farmhouse for small
family is shown on the accompanying
plan, prepared in the office Of public
roads and rural engineering Of the de-
partment. The plan was developed
after extensive surveys in the South
to determine the household needs OF
families with reference to local agri-
culture, climate, and domestic help.
The aim primarily is to provide: (a)
A cool and convenient kitchen and din
ing room for the housewives: (b) bed
rooms and living room with the best
exposure; (c) facilities for outdoor
sleeping, and I'D an easily heated
house, cool in summer and yet with
sunny rooms In winter. The materials
selected are those commonly used in
the South. Local builders should have
no difficulty in carrying out the plans.
Description Of Plan.
With the house facing south, the
living room and bedrooms will have
the advantage Of the prevailing sum-
mer winds, which, generally through
out the South, are from the south and
southwest. Where the prevailing winds
vary from the usual direction the plan
can be reversed If desired, or the
house so placed that 1t will have the
proper relation to the summer breezes.
The arrangement Of dining room and
kitchen constitutes the chief feature
of the plan. The china closet, opening
into both rooms, saves great many
steps between the kitchen and the
dining room. The clearing UP after
meals can be accomplished with very
few steps, dishes being passed through
on the wide counter shelf, washed at
the sink, drained, and returned to the
china closet, where they are available
from either side.
The kitchen is small, well lighted,
conveniently arranged, and cool, by
reason of the facts that the range is in
"a separate room and the windows on
opposite sides permit cross draft
The distance from the range to the
other fixtures is no greater than in
most farm kitchens; and, If it were,
the extra step or two would not offset