Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-16
Southern Io1ua Items

and other details. The granting Of the
new franchise closes a deal whereby
David 81 Fisher & Co, Of Davenport.
purchases the entire plant and hold
ings Of the local company.
keokuk. ~ r-...
The high price Of chemicals will not
hinder the River Sneiting and Refining
Company, the Keokuk branch of the
National Lead Company, from oper-
alton. The local company IL making
its own chemicals and according to r. @.
Hall, superintendent. Is making them
so much more cheapiy than ever when
the war is over 1t Is doubtful II the
keokuk plant will buy chemicals else
where in any quantity. The process
used is q secret. The price of the
chemicals used formerly was from Il
to Is cents a pound. while now It. y
$3.50 to 81 and for that reason II, was
necessary to find some other way, IA
get the chemicals. The local plant ha !
been delayed in the matter Of electrical
machinery. All of the machines have
now been shipped and 1t is expected to
have them all installed by the middle
Of next month. Fifty men will be al
work in the smelter by the middle Of
April and already engagements OF the
plant are planned. sa
Davenport. ..,... ...... ~.
With the upper portion OF his body
terribly burned as the result Of a coal
oil explosion, Mort Broadway. Of Car
men. suffered intense agony for
twenty four hours until death relieved
his pain at 7:45. at Burlington hos
pital Sunday morning. During the per-
s~.l h~xr h H. = t.
Ing of death. Brawway was conscious.
Broadway is a we'll known citizen Of
Carmen ard has a wife and family re-
siding In tina. town. In accordance
with the usual custom he arose early
Friday morning to build fire in the
kitchen stove. The kindling burnt
slowly and Broadway. in order to has
ten its progress, leaned over, the stove
and poured the dangerous liquid into
the stove. An explosion occurred
which threw burning oil on the upper
Portions Of Bradway's body and
wrapped him in a mantle Of flame.
He beat franticslly at the flames
which were torturing him and mem :
bers Of the family, hearing his screams,
ran to his aid. They extinguisned tho
fire, but not before it had baked the
"oNs Va LII anyway uIlIl the OutST Ship
dropped off,
ksokuk.
Declaring that they will -esist every
move on the part of the local .heater
men to exhibit The Birth of Nation"
in this city and that they will go 90
the courts IL necessary in order &c se-
cure an injunction prohibiting the
film from being shown in Keokuk, :
delegation OF negroes headed by the
Rev. D. A. Baker appeared at the city
hall to demand that officials take steps
to prevent the picture from coming
to this city. Later the delegation pro-
ceeded to the Grand opera house.
where they held a consultation with
Messrs. Dodge and Baker, nnanagers
or the theater. Then they returned
to the city hall, where the Rev. Mr..
Baker reported to the officers the re-
suit OF their conference with the thea-
ter men. The Rev. Mr.. Baker said
mat Messrs- Dodge and Baker OF the
GRAND would make them no definite
answer. but intimated that the picture
would come here as originally booked
When the delegation Of negroes sug-
geSted that a COMMITTEES be Apprentices
10 view the film before Il was exhN3tted
10 patrons, the theater men said thla
could be done. but did not state tha1
the suggestion would be followed 0Ae
AZ matters now stand. the DIANE
intends to bling the picture hpre,.
said Mr.. Baker.