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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-13
Women Are oruanlxed

The women interested in equal suf
frage in Washington and Henry coun
ties have organized to work for the
passage of the law to give suffrage
to women, which will be voted on
June 6. In Lee county all Of the news
papers are publishing suffrage news
and without exception in this county
the papers favor the passage of the
law. Mrs. Rose Lawless Geyer Of Des
Mcines, society editor of the Register
and Leader. is state chairman Of the
publicity committee and she has been
assured Of the support Of all Of the
leading papers Of this state in behalf
of equal suffrage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-13
Hostess to Gard CIul
For Society Editor

Mrs. L. e. Scott was hostess today
to her card club at her nome, 5l2
North Tenth street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-13
MISS BROWN TALKS
| ON BEST SELLERS
Second Club Extension Lecture Turns
to Literature of Today For
Its Topic Yes
terday.
TIMES ARE REFLECTED
I Noveiists of Today Give Real Pic
| lures Of Life Even Though
| They Are BrutaIIy
Frank. -.
TIMES ARE REFLECTED

For so stormy day. an incredibly
large number Of women attended the
club extension lecture yesterday aft
Iernoon, given by Miss Eleanor Brown,
at the home of Mrs. C. NJ Rich, The
Iparlors were gay with spring flowers,
sweet peas, crocuses and narcissus
and the pleasures of the afternoon
more than compensated the women
for venturing out in the storm The
guests were received by Mrs. Rich
and the patronesses of the afternoon
Mrs. ]. F. Elder, Mrs. J. ]. Ayres, Mrs
,,B. B. Hobbs, Mrs John A. Dunlap,
Mrs. Addison II. Rich and Mrs. James
H. Noble. The topic for the after
noon was review of current liter
,ature and the trend of present day
literary thought was illustrated by a
number Of books which were the best
sellers in 1915.
In the beginning, Miss Brown said:
If you had been asked today to meet
in person, Arnold Bennett, or Ernest
Poole or Winston Churchill or H. G.
Wells or any Of the writer's whose
books we are to study today. we
would perhaps be disappointed in
them, because they are ordinary men
in way, only human, with feet of
clay, like other folks. When Arnold
Bennett was in Chicago as the guest
of the woman's club there, and as he
was toasted and feted and entertain
ed by Hamlin Garland and dorado
Taft, men equally as great as he, he
said there were just two interesting
things in Chicago, the Lincoln statue
and the fine arts building. I am sure
at is much more pleasant in many
ways to meet the ideal man who has
written the book, and to know him
through his books. Some one has said
that the miracle of the loaves and
fishes was the vision of books One
book may feed five thousand or may
be million souls.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-13
Musical is Enjoyed.

wednesday evening at the home or
Mr. >and, Mrs. William A. Dorson a
musicale was given in honor of Mr..
G. L. Howard, an author and com
poser from Shenandoah, Iowa, who Is
returning from the north. Several
prominent musicians Of the city were
present. Many vocal and instrument
tai selections were given. among
which were some of the authors own
compositions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-13

Misunderstanding plain sewing
and day work. Call 1925 Concert
street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-13
No End to Books.

Truly of the making of books there
is no end; il the furnace smokes, If
one is burdened with business trou-
Ibles or domestic difficulties of any
sort, you can say, I will go out and
buy book and sure enough you will
find book which at least tries to
solve every problem that can veX
the soul. There is a great difference
between the present day novel and
that of generation ago. In former
times the hero and the heroine lived
the sort of life the writer wished
them to, it was his ideaIization Of
life. Today the great majority Of
writer's belong to the realistic school,
they picture life as they see it. Many
people we're shocked at What Will
People Say and at Empty Pockets
and yet Rupert Hughes has in those
two books given a graphic and true
picture Of conditions in New York.
There is no doubt that things are be-
ing written today in an almost brut-
ally frank way which a generation ago
would not have been tolerated. That
this style of writing serves a purpose
has been generally accepted in that it
takes the gloss off Of some things
and brings to the rank and file of peo-
pie a knowledge Of things which real
ly exist of which they never dreamed
/, Just to illustrate. before these
books describing social conditions and
dangers in cities. country girls by the
hundreds went to the city and disap-
peared. That tragedy is growing less
frequent every year The spirit of
the time demands a new viewpoint.
world horizon and So the provincial
book and the provincial viewpoint is
rare among books which have wide
reodjDp "
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-13
Elbe-Smlth NuptiaIs.

Last evening at the home Of Rev.
and Mrs. E. Leroy Sseffey, 1903 Bank
street, Rev. e. Leroy Steffey Joined
in marriage Mr.. Charles F. Smith, of
Keokuk and Miss Julia e. Eqbe. Of
Warsaw, III. The happy couple were
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. R. E..
Pfaffe Of Keokuk. who acted as wit
nesses. INN ediately following the
ceremony, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith went to
the residence at iii Bank street
where they will make their home.
Several days ago Mr.. Smith rented
this property and furnished it COM
pletely, preparatory to this happy
event.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-13
Rerean Class Mestina.

The meeting of the Berean class
which was announced to be held Sat
urday afternoon at the home Of Mrs
Harry Pagget has been postponed be
cause of Illness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-13
were MarrIed in Quincy,

Miss Eva Mae Reimers and II. M.
Doggett were married in Quincy Tues
day afternoon by the Rev. lie Grand.
They have returned to Keokuk and
will make their home here. The best
wishes and congratulations OF their
friends will be extended to them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-13

WANTED-At once, 10000 dull safety
razor blades to sharpen at Wood.
bury's, 11O4 Main street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-13
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Six room house, 608
South Second, or call 1853.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-13
w ant Column
WANTED.

WANTED--Middle aged lady for
housework, family of two. Apply
mornings 26 North Fourth
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16
WATSON NOW FORMING
HISPARTY NTOATRUST

ganlzatIon on his door-stoop was to
stop his private car. en- route from a
committee confab at Huntington, at
Parkersburg and load on board the
state headquarters and cart it on
TO Fairmont The whole party organ
ization is now being set up at Fanmont
where National Committeeman Watson
can keep an eye on It by merely look
ing through the window of his palatial
domicile. There is TO be no sub-plants
scattered about the state at various
'way-stations as originally planned by
the committee before the real boss OF
the party took firm hold on the sit
uation. 1t is all to be located right
there on the farm next TO the castle
like barns which house the celebrated
Watson blue-ribbon winners. And
right there in charge is to be the tact
full and taciturn, the trusty and tried
Mr., Shaver alert to jump when the
buzzer is pressed and quick to sneeze
when the snuff is taken.
Holds All the Cards.
As the politicians here view it, Sem
ator Watson has all the cards in his
hands and it is up TO him to play them.
~ ~ ,aot ~, w ~ Iniltoh5Mac1orkie-
smfTaranca ana l. 4 MILLS nrndtota os'e ~, ~
il will hold that little not for long.
aaSrassj,.a anS -" at" ,n3 sa ia 1nte
,a,ai aso,tns ~ pIn' "a laGllpt iuto
and neglect Of Mr.. Watson TO give it
nnon,i,. hnard ~ 49, 'o9 tn "te ny
trend =, No coneio,, T., W.. my I.,, .sauie
n naiut , ,.,,,ra'sn - VS. " silils
strora ~, NH NY ~ e.e.S ounee o.
corn,SoI, nardiJoo l'"e ~ nen, ~ 'a ne
hoistor =, r., ,.1' d"o. - an eIoLt ~
nointod ~ bv ,b e' Dn g%Ics 'sa't 10
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16

his protege. Mr.. COrnwell, as head OF
the state government. Each has
much at stake on the answer that tho
voters Will give TO their respective
pleas.
THE failure Of Senator Chiffon TO
succeed himself probably Will mean
that fins will be written to the book
of his political life. The failure OF
Cornwell to win will probably mean
less to Watson, but it will mean a
great deal at that. Whatever happens,
Watson will continue to control with
an iron hand the organization Of his
party. Should he be able to win for
Cornwell, with the patronage thus
placed at his disposal. he could build
up the party organization in such n
way that it might take years for the
Republican party to dethrone 1t. With
such an organization, Mr.. Watson
would have much stronger backing for
the United States Senate, when he
makes the race two years from now,
as he is expected to do, than he other
wise would have
Senate is WatSOn'S Goal.
This reference to Senator Watson
in connection with the senatorship
two years hence, brings us back to the
gossip. which is a continuous perform
ance affair among politicians here, as
TO just what the political plans of c.
W. Watson. as affect him personally,
may he. There has been, and still is,
all kinds OF speculation as to that. Ii
has run the gamut from an ambassa-
dorship up and down the official line
But 1t is now fast settling down on one
object, which is that Mr.. Watson hopes
TO be able to create situation in state
politics which will enable him to get
back into the United States Senate.
Whatever the outcome with him this
year, win or lose, as the sapient OBJ
servers dope it, he will remain the
whole Camambert in his party. He
will still continue to be national com
mitteeman and still continue to he in
complete and absolute control Of the
party machinery. Whether the chances
be bright or dark two years hence
politicians of reputed good Judgment
declare that there will be no other
Democrat to nominate for senator save
and except the Hon. Clarence Waylind
Watson, the baron Of bituminous, and
the dictator Of Democracy.
1T tags are hanging all over him
/ nthat connection they say. It's fated
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16
Is Assembling All Component
Parts of the Organization
on One Site.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l6.-Thosc
politicians who hail from West Vir-
ginia and are proud of it, but whose
business affairs keep them much in
Washington or summon them here fire.
quentIy, expressed themselves as being
highly interested in the latest political
movements of Col. JohA T. McGraw's
successor on the Democratic national
committee, the Hon. Clarence W. Wat
son.
AS one of them expressed il. Senator
Watson has the formation OF new
trust well in hand, the neuclus for the
said trust being the various and COM
ponent parts OF the Democratic party
organization. MIR. Watson has about
completed assembling it on one site,
under one roof and under one COM
pact management, He is himself in
complete control with the Hon. Glen
Shaver as superintendent OF the plant
TO carry out the Watson orders and
directions, with small army Of lesser
lights TO illumine the way.
Shaver Never Talks.
The party OF the first part was, Of
course, referring 10 the sudden drop
ping from the craftsmanship Of the
celebrated epistolary author who flash
ed meteorically athwart the political
Armament fortnight or more ago,
the Hon. Charles Cameron Lewis, Jr.,
and the substitution for that fascinat-
ing essayist, the Hon. Glen Shaver
who, whatever his political foes may
charge against him. like a certain
English king. never said foolish
thing. One explanation Of that is that
Dir. Shaver never talks. His fame in
politics rests, so far as the public is
aware, on a long-drawn-out and elo-
quent muteness, and a careful, cat-like
and cautious tread which earned for
him, justly or not, the sobriquet OF
t'Pussy-foot." However, Gum Shoe
Bill" Stone, Of Missouri, has survived
n similar designation, and there is no
cause for Mr.. Shaver to feel melan-
rholy over 1t, Ms friends say.
Another move of Mr.. Watson in
assembling the Democratic party or
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16
MEXICANS ARE
CELEBRATING
FREEDOM DAY
BY Observing a Fitting Program
That Includes a Special
Bull Fight.

MEXICO CITY. Sept. 16-The
hundred and sixteenth anniversary
fthe proclamation of Mexican indie
pendence by HIdalgo at Dolores in
1910 is being observed with elabor-
ate ceremonies throughout the repub-
lie today.
In the capital, where nearly every
building Is niiutter with flags and
decorated with the national colors,
military and civil organizations pa
raded through flower-strewn streets.
Bands played throughout the day in
every park and a chorus of thous-
and voices, trained for weeks, sang
patriotic songs.
In addition to the formal speeches
and meetings, program OF sports
modelled closely after the program of
Olympic games had drawn athletes
from all over the country although
the larger part of the tremendous
list of entries come from the schools
and colleges in or near the capital.
A field had been laid out for track
and field events, baseball games, bas-
ketball and association football
General Carranza donated
thirty thousand pesos to provide the
equipment.
Baseball has secured a wide hold
throughout Mexico and an excellent
game is played here.
A gala performance at the opera
and a special bull fight also drew
large crowds.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TRI-STATE
Latest Reports of Operations In
West Virginia, PennsyI-
vania and Ohio.

In the Berea grit development on
Long Bottom run. Cabin creek dis
trict, Kanawha county. the Columbus
Producing Company completed and
shot No. 81 on the Williams Coal
Company's tract and 1t is good for
forty-fve barrels day. On Indian
creek, Elk district. the Ohio Fuel OIL
Company drilled No. on the John
G. Strielin farm from the squaw to
the Weir sand and has a 1--WE barrel
pumper in the lower formation.
On Rowells run, Lee district, Cal
houn county. Godfrey L. Cabot has
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16

The Mexican Trump.-According to
Washington advices. Mr. Wilson ex-
poets to play trump card, late in De-
tober, which he is counting on to take
all the cards in the political pack. He
contemplates effectlng an agreement
through New London delegates and a
treaty with Carranza which will pro-
vide for the retreat OF the American
troops, afford an excuse for withdraw
ing the militia from the border and
enable the administration to proclaim
broadcast throughout the land that It
has composed the Mexican difficulty.
upheld the hands Of Carranza in his
efforts TO work out Mexico's salvation
and avoided war. BY staging this piece
Of business late enough in the cam
paign, the Republicans. 1t is believed,
will have no time left to puncture the
beautiful bubble and expose its hol-
lowness.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16
Public sentiment in China frown.
on the photographing Of women.
WATER CONSUMERS.

All water consumers are hereby no.
tilted to install water meters by Dc
tober l. 1916. Unless meters are in
stalled water will be turned off.
By order Of the council OF the town
of North View.
A. Ia MATTHEW, Mayor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16
How to Give coon Advice.

The best way to give good advice
Is to get a good example. When 9TH
ers see how quickly you get over your
cold by taking Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy they are likely to follow
your example. This remedy has
been in use for many years and en-.
joys an excellent reputation. OBJ
tainable everywhere. - Advertise
ment.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16
N. CoTman farm and has gasser
in the Gordon sand.
Southeastern Ohio.


The Union Furnace district, in Starr
township, Hooking county, is the only
one in southeastern Ohio furnishing
better than light wells. In this district
the Preston Oil Company has COM
pleted and shot second test on the
w. +. Devore farm and it produced
100 barrels the first twenty-four hours.
In the northwest quarter OF section Q,
Jackson township. Perry county, the
Luther Oil Company completed No. 6
on the II. and o. Il. Ryan farm and 1t
produced fifteen barrels the first
twenty-four hours after 1t was shot.
In the new Clinton sand development
in Union township, Knox county, David
Upham completed and shot his test on
the Charles State farm and II is show
ing for a ten barrel pumper in the
Clinton sand. This location is about
5000 feet northwest Of the Forbing
Drilling Company's No. on the W. A.
Barnes farm. In Knox township, JEFF
ferson county. D. c. Burns and Com
pany completed No. on the ]. R.
Dtnsmore farm and It shows for very
light pumper.
Tho Oil Market.
The prices paid for oil of various
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16

An Englishman has invented a
collapsible lifeboat with a rubber
skin that automatically closes pune
lures.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16
The National View

of sagadahoc against him" OF course
the Times knows Mr.. Hughes is not
opposed to the eight hour principle.
AS governor he was strongly for it.
What he does oppose is simple effort
to secure increased pay masquerading
as promitIon Of the eight-bour pin
ciple.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16

Truthful Champ Clark.-"we got
whipped, and / guess that is all will
say about the Maine election. We got
beaten good and plenty" This is the
statement Of Champ Clark, Democratic
speaker Of the House, statement rs
honest and truthful as the sophistical
distortions OF Chairman Vance McCOr-
mick, Josephus Daniels and other Illus
trious Democrats are the reverse. SEN
Rtor Vardaman OF Mississippi appears
TO have lost his temper over the result
and to find an outlet for his ill-naturo
In abusing the Progressives, His COM
ment on the Maine election is char
Rcteristic. He says "The Progressive
low has returned to her wallow." Judg-
Ing by the comments OF Progressivcs
in New York, Mr. Vardaman has done
nothing TO make votes for Mr.. Wilson
among any Progressives who may have
been undetermined as to how they
would vote by his calling the Progress
sives swine. even though he may be
credited with frankness in thus blunt
ly expressing the sentiment which VIII
sonltes generally entertain for the
Progressiyes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16

Maine Aftermath.-The one out
standing result in Maine, and 1t be-
comes the more evident as more de-
tailed information is received, is that
the Progressives have returned to the
Republican party in such numbers as
to insure the election of Mr. Hughes.
Of Republican Senate and a Republic
can House II the same percentage OF
return is maintained throughout the
country. The Democratic contentious
that Mr.. Wilson would be reelected
have all along been based on their be-
lief that the Progrcssives OF 1912 would
split and that considerable percent
age would vote the Democratic ticket
OF course on no other ground could
they predict n Democratic victory be-
cause in 1912 Mr.. Wilson received
100000 fewer votes than the COM
bined vote OF Roosevelt and Taft 1t
Is ais highly significant that the Maine
campaign was fought almost entirely
on national issues From local stand
point the Democrats had the advant-
age because their candidate for COVER
nor had just given a satisfactory adj
ministration of that office, and the Re-
publicans wisely refrained from any
general attack on him. The chief eff
fort Of the Democrats was devoted TO
the election OF the two senator's, and
their argument for the reelection OF
Senator Johnson was that he had voted
for every Wilson measure. The Re-
publicans concentrated their fire on
every Wilson measure, and the voters
appear to have voted against johnson
because he voted for every Wilson
measure.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16
NOTICE.

NUIICEs
All persons having claims against
the West Virginia Fair Association
other than premium awards, viii
please file same at once with the sec.
rotary.
JAMES n. HESS,
Secretary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16

Wilson JOllleS Mexicans.-With mel
lifous rhetoric, President Wilson is
still striving 10 conciliate the repre-
sentattyes OF General Carranza into
such measure of amlability as will per-
NIT Of some sort OF agreement to be
reached at the New London confer
cnCc which will tide over the Mexican
muddle until after the election.
Called to New London by the serious
illness OF his sister, President Wilson
called on the MeXicans and told them
Of his entire confidence in and sym
pathy with Carranza, OF his strong
advocacy Of those great fundamental
principles of the new freedom for
which Carranza is striving, Of his de-
testion OF the prosperous and educated
classes In Mexico, etc. lie told them
that he was convinced that all right
thinking men the world over were in
sympathy with Carranza, his lofty
deals, and noble aspirations. The SOC
ial regeneration of Mexico, he declared,
must come from within and he in
timated that in his opinion Carranza
was foreordalned TO work out Mexlco's
social and economic salvation. He
automatically refrained from referring
to the American soldiers shot at Car
rial by Carranza's express order, or
to the hundreds OF American citizens
killed and the hundreds of American
women outraged by the Carranzlstas
throughout Mexico. In a word, Mr..
Wilson once moro kissed the hand
which had slapped his face and was
red with the blood of American men, |
women and children"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16

A Democrat on WilsOn.-Tlannis Tay-
lor, prominent Democrat. writer on
international law, former minister to
Spain. liberal contributor to Mr.. viii
sons sampalgn fund in 1912, and chair
man of great meeting which ratified
Mr.. Wilson's nomination in that year,
has announced his intention Of voting
for Mr.. Hughes. Mr.. Taylor, explain
ing his reasons for refusing to support
Wilson described Mr.. Wilson as. "an
abnormally ambitious and dangerous
reyolutionist. with monarchial tenden-
les, striving to build up this country
in his own selfish interest. a political
dictatorship unfettercd by all promises
and covenants made by him in party
platforms" lie says 1.-THE old Demo-
cratic party has been abolished or su-
percedcd by political dictatorship
created by an arrogant usurper who
has demonstrated his inability to play
the pretentlous role he prepared"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16

Labor Can't BE Bought.-The defeat
of Daniel j. McGillicuddy, Democratic
congressman from the Second district
of Maine, is the first opportunity the
people. and especially the laboring
men, have had to express their opinion
of Mr.. Wilson's course in compelling
Congress to enact the railway wage
increase bill. Mr.. McGillicuddy was
labor candidate. thrice elected by labor
votes and he voted for the wilson
Adamson bill, but that certainly did
not save him. OF his defeat, the New
York Times, which is supporting Pres
ident Wilson, says: THE lesson is
evident The labor vote is cast just as
other votes are cast Trucking to 1t.
abaslng ones party before ii, does not
win. The mechanics of Bath and Au-
burn voted on the issues Of the day,
just as did the farmers of Oxford coun-
~. Mr.. Hughes's denunciations OF
the strike settlement, even his appar-
emit hostility to the eight-hour prin-
Eiple, did not avail TO arouse the unions
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16

BE sure and see our linz
of Nantes, Tile and Graf,
Fronts before you buy. We
have a good line and the
price is right.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16
Tho Oil Market

The prices paid for oil of various
grades by the purchasing agencies