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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-13
Citizens of keokuk at Public Gather.
Ing, Decide to Assist in
Securing Scenic
Highway.
DISCUSS OTHER MATTER
Vote Of Thanks Extended to Repre-
sentative w. c. Adamson for
Help in Securing New
Bridge.

Resolutions promoting the Mime
apolis to Keokuk scenic highway, ex-
tending thanks to Congressman w. c.
Adamson for his assistance in Keo-
kuk and Hamilton bridge constrelc.
ton and asking that the Keokuk
Water Works company extend their
intake pipe out to the current of the
Mississippi were adopted at a public
meeting held at the court house last
evening.
The meeting was organized with
G. A. Wright, chairman, and John r.
Stafford secretary. The main purpose
of the meeting was to consider plans
for the construction of highway
along the west side of the Mississippi
river from Minneapolis, Mimi, to
Keokuk, Iowa, following the detour
Of the river.
After some discussion, resolutions
were offered and adopted upon the
following subjects:
Promoting the construction Of
highway on the west side Of the Mis-
sissipi river, following the detour of
the river from Minneapolis to Keo-
kuk, petitioning the legislature of
Iowa to make an appropriation of
money to defray the expense of sur
vey, location, maps, plans, and esti-
mate of expense Of construction.
2-EXtending to Hon. William
Charles Adamson, representative in
congress from Georgia, the thanks of
the city and citizens collectively and
individually, for his interest and
services rendered in the RECONSTRUCT
ton Of the Keokuk and Hamilton
bridge across the Mississippi river.
3-That the intake pipe of the
Keokuk Water Works Co. be extend
ed in a nortl1easterly direction into
the current of the river, subject to
the approval Of Montgomery Meigs,
engineer of the United States engi-
neer corps.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-13
Pure Blood Makes
Healthy People

Hoods Sarsaparilla surely and ef-
fectively removes scrofula, boils and
other blood diseases because it drives
out of the blood all the humors that
cause these diseases. They cannot
be successfully treated in any other
way. External applications for their
removal have proven almost useless,
because they cannot drive out the
impurities that are in the blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes pure
rich blood, perfects the digestion, and
builds up the whole system. The skin
becomes smooth, clean and healthy.
This great blood remedy has stood
the test of forty years. Insist on hay
ing Hoods, for nothing else acts like
it. There Is no real substitute. Get
it today. Sold by all druggists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-13
raId in q Nutsheli

Utica Observer: Rumanla waIleu
too long. didn't start in rlght anu was
.,ot -padv orvwr"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-13

When you know physicians have pre-.
scribed Resinol for 20 years in the treat
mcnt of itching, burning, unsightly skin
eruptions, and have written thousands
of reports such as: cit is my regular
prescription for itching" Resinol has
produced brilliant results" and The
result it gave was marvellous in one of the
worst cases of eczema" doesn't it make
you say to yourself, that's the right
kind of treatment for my skin-trouble7"
ResinoI is sold BY all druggists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-13
NEW CABINET
is FORMED
General rJoffre Has Position as Ad-
visor Of French Ministry, With
BRAND at Head.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
PARIS, Dec. 13.-General Joffre
has a new post as councillor to Pre-.
mier Brands newly formed war
conncil'--a small compact body of
executives, modelled, along the lines
of that just formed in England by
Lloyd-George. Announcement of this
post for the man now in charge of
all Frances troops, was made today.
Formal assumption Of their duties
by the members of Brands new
official family was made today, when
the entire body appeared in the
chamber of deputies. They had been
in conference with President Poin-
cair until midnight.
"The small, compact body" which
will manage Frances part in the war
is composed of men who the French
public regard as ideally constituted
for the work. There are five mem
bers-six, including Joffre as coun-
cillor--as follows:
Premier BRAND, who, retains his
portfolio as foreign minister.
Alexander Ribot. minister of
finance.
General Hubert Lyautey. minister
of war.
Rear Admiral Lacaso, minister OF
marine.
Albert Thomas, minister of national
manufacturers, including munitions
and transport.
There are six other ministers-not
members of the war council-and
three UNDERGRADUATES, who are Off
cially constituted as members Of the
ministry itself.
General Bivelle. defender of Yer
dun, was only announced as com
mander of French armies in the
,,ortl, apd northeast
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-13
Photograph at Operation.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-Introducing
the "anesthesia rag"
The operating room at Columbus
hospital yesterday was equipped w h
a monograph by order of the sur
geons when a patient failed to 3"c.
cumb to the anesthetic. A popular
air named FURNISHED on Rec 1ipt of
Self Addressed Envelope" vas
started The patient was soothed
into accepting the anesthetic and his
appendix was fox-trotted out without
a mis-step. The method will be used
regularly.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-13
DELEGATE FROM
IOWA REPORTS
Governor for State Federation Cath
Ollie AIumnae Attended Ma
tional Convention.

Miss Ada X Cannon, governor for
Iowa State Federation of Catholic
Alumnae, was sent as delegate from
Iowa to the international convent n,
held in Baltimore. November "a 70
26, and her report arpeared in the
Catholic Messenger Of Davenport,
December 8. 1t will be Of interest
to Keokuk alumnae and their friends
to note the next convention will be
held in st. Louis in 1918.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-13
Miss Iree Will Marry.

rITnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Dec 13.-Society was
surprised here today when it heard
of the engagement of Miss Iris Tree,
daughter of Sir Herbert Tree, the
English actor, to Curtis ,Moffat OF
New York. Miss Tree has created
a stir in society here during her
fathers engagement. She is to pup
Iish a volume of verse shortly. MOI
fat is a son of Mrs. Aline Graves
Moffat.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-13
Sample Each Free by Mail

With 32-p. Skin Book on REQ uest. Ad-
dress postcard ''Cuticura. Dept I, Sos
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-13
NEARLY Wild WITH
BURNING ITCHING
Eczema. From Hands to Elbows One
Mass. Could Not Put Hands in
Water. Could Not Sleep.
HEALED BY CUTlCURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT

MY daughter was poisoned by salt and
IL turned into eczema and from her hands
to her elbows was one mass of red. burning.
itching eruptions. 1t began with a rash
which was Of such a burning itching nature
that at times she was nearly wild. For
many weeks she could not put her hands in
water and she could not sleep.
"She suffered intensely for several weeks
and tried wringing novels cut OF hot watc-
and putting rubber sheet across her, bus
she wasn't helped. The Doctor said to try
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. / did and
the itching and burning left her. and used
four boxes OF Cutict1ra Ointment together
with the Cuticura Soap and she was COM
pletely healed" (Siened) Mrs Ida Brown.
1929 Eggleston Ave. Chicago. ILL.,, Oct. Y.
1915.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With 32-p. Skin Book on req uest. Ad.
dress postcard ''Cuticura. Dept H Sos
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-13
Preident Nixon Ill

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. B.-There was
no change in the condition today of
w. 6. Nixon, president of the Frisco
railway, who is suffering from a heart
affection. Attending physicians say
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-13
*<Fair and
Warmer
Farce That Appeals Neith-
er to Intelligence nor
Good Taste.

The Cast.
Billy Bartlett ........ Ernest Cossart
Laura Bartlett ............ Helen Joy
Jack Wheeler ....... Rulor E. Cutten
Blanche ''blanny" Wheeler $500.
................ Dorothy Mackaye
Philip Evans ...... Alexandra Herbert
Tessie ............... Elsie st. john
Harrigan ........ Thomas Springer
Pete Mealy ....... Walter Woodhall
Act ,I-Drawingroon at Billy Bart
let's Apartment Eight p. m.
Act 1.-THE Same, Six Hours Later.
Act 1.-The Bartlett's Bed Room.
The Next Morning. i
Place-New York. Time-The Pres
ent.
We guess that the author of Fair
and Warmer" farce comedy acted at
| the Grand Opera house last evening
has not patterned his authorship IN
! the dictum of one other playwright
William Shakespeare by name, that
l"unto the pure all things are pure
and that he said to himself while
sketching the scenario of his comedy
that he would not put it to the test
Also, 81 will cause the characters to
say such things and do such things as
will bring a blush to the pate of a
baldheaded man and cause matrons to
wish they were enabled to wear masks
while viewing my masterpiece. AS for
young persons, male or female, they
NAV 20 to. I am out for the cash.
A fudge for morality and good taste
II Avery Hopwood Chats the name
of the author of Fair and Warmer')
did say that, and, from the evidence
offered by himself, it is not improbable,
he proceeded on the theory that the
people who compose the audiences wit
Messing the presentations of the farce
have no conception Of the prophecies
either on the stage or of Of it. In fact.
that they did not know the difference
between good taste and bad, filth and
cleanliness. Fair and Warmer has
Evening star., 1916-08-23
HUGHES CALLED "NOiSY
CHAMPION OF WOMEN"
Representative Aswell Denounces
Low Order of His Speeches, But
Blames His Advisers.

An attack on former Justice Hughes
Representative Aswell of Louisiana,
democrat who charged the republican
presidential nominee with egotism and
Inconsistency, and with being the can
didate of the monopolistic interests.
TT is regrettable,'' said Mr.. Aswell,
"to see a man retire from the highest
court in the land and destroy himself
by his own blundering hand"
But Mr.. Hughes" he added. is not
wholly to blame for the low order of his
campaign speeches, for he has been
many years removed from the activities
of men and must necessarily take d1cta-
the return of a discredited republican
control of the government. He shouts
for more preparedness and in the next
breath denounces appropriations for
preparedness
Mr.. Aswel spoke of Mr.. Hughes as
of women who when Governor Of New
York vetoed a bill to give woman
teachers of New York the same pay as
the men.
If the republican candidate" Mr..
Aswell continued. lis not the candidate
explain why, while Governor Of New
York, he vetoed the full-crew bill, why
he protested against the federal income
tax amendment and why he vetoed the
2-cent railroad fare bill.
1T is a pitiable aspect in this twen-
tieth century, Mr.. Aswell said, ito see
men in high positions encouraging the
republican candidate for the presidency
under baneful influence to seek to re-
kindle the flames of sectional strife
Evening star., 1916-08-23
SAYS $780, 900 IN FINES
BELONGS TO THE u. S.
Wrongfully Turned Over to District
of Columbia, According to Chair
man johnson.

Approximately a quarter of a mil
lion dollars in fines in United States
courts in the District of Columbia has
been turned over to the District gov
ernment instead of to the United States,
according to a statement by Chairman
Ben Johnson of the House District
committee. The statement in written
form has been submitted by him to the
Secretary of the Treasury, who in turn
has referred it to the controller of the
Treasury for report as to the proper
disposition of the money.
There are two classes of prosecu-
tions in the District said Chairman
Johnson today. "One is in the District
courts and the other is in the fed
eral courts. The fines in the federal
courts should be turned over to the
United States. I have discovered that
in some instances fines in the federal
courts have been turned over to the
District, and have referred the matter
to the Treasury for adjudication"
The investigation of the court ac-
counts is part of the general investi-
cation of District finances which goes
on under the supervision of Chairman
Johnson at all times.
Evening star., 1916-08-23
Real Estate Transfers.

P STREET NORTHWEST between 21st
and 22d streets-Barton Ewers ct ux.
to William A. and Frank w. Bur-
dine, lot 46, square ST; $40.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ]. Particle ct ux
to Augusta r. Particle, lot Sc, square
3136; $40.
FLORIDA AVENUE NORTHWEST. be-
tween 18th and 14th streets-Ed-
ward p. Schwartz and Edwin D.
Barker, trustees, to Henrietta M
Hampton, lot 12S, square 234;-$2,950
NO. 1927 Az STREET SOUTHWEST
Joseph r. Hunt eft ux. to Henrietta
Hunt, part original lot 1, square SOL;
$40; stamps. 81.
MOUNT PLEASANT AND PLEASANT
PLAINS-David J. DUNCAN to Hat
tie E. Holmes. lot SO. square 1854:
SO; stamps, 81.
HAMPTON PARK - Municipal Realty
Company to John b. Pace. lots 45
and As, square $3.50; SO; stamps, so
NO 3605 GEORGIA AVENUE NORTH
WEST-George p. Lauer ct ux. to
Salvatore and Teresa Amato, part lot
36. square 1896, Purner estate;
NO. 1928 18TH STREET NORTHWEST
Norman E. Ryon to Lottie A. Ship
man, part lot 10. square 27S; $40;
stamps, $1.50. Lottie A. Shipman
Connor; $40: stamps, sl6o
NO. 1905 @ STREET NORTHWEST
Marion G. Edison ct vir. Joseph R..
to Edward L. Brady. lot 179, square
155; SO. Edward L. Brady conveys
same property to Joseph R. and
Marion G. Edison, $40.
ELEVENTH AND EUCLID STREETS
NORTHWEST-Cora Behrend ct vir.
Albert, to Clara Friedman, lots 500
and 800, square 1862, Columbia
Heights; $40; stamps, 81.
NO. lat 8 STREET NORTHWEST-Jo-
seph A. Blinkhorn to George w. and
Ella Taylor. lot Al. square 3107. ad-
dition to LIE Droit Park; $40; stamps.
SO cents.
Evening star., 1916-08-23
j. s. CHOOSES BOARD
FOR MEXICO PARLEY
Secretary Lane, George Gray
and Dr.. John R. Mott
to Serve.

The way was clear today for an early
meeting of the joint American-Mexican
commission to settle international diff
f1culties. The United States represent
atives just announced are Franklin K.
Lane. Secretary of the Interior; George
Gray of Wilmington, Del. a retired
federal circuit judge and former Unit
ed States senator, and Dr. John R. Mott
of New York city. general secretary of
the international committee of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
The Mexican commissioners are Luis
Cabrera, minister of finance; Ygnacio
Bonillas and Alberto Pani. Both of
Evening star., 1916-08-23

South Capitol and Half streets-Al-
Ian E. Walker and William NJ. Hoff-
man. trustees, to Leroy Gaddis. jr,
lot as, square east Of SAB: $4,000.
T. Amos ct al, trus-
tees, to Augustus c. Grossart, lot 35.
square 1867: S2,250.
NO. 1921 K STREET NORTHWEST
John W. Hunt ct ux. to William w.
{ Mansfield, part lot rs, square 1887;
$40; stamps. 81.
EIGHTH STREET NORTHEAST be-
tween l and K streets-Charles NJ.
Corson to Frank C. and Mabel H.
Merritt, lot AZ, square 88S; $40;
stamps, $3.50.
NO. 1911 THIRTY-THIRD STREET
RTHWEST-Hedwig NJ Zoellner
ct vir, Herman G., to Carl H. M.
Zoellner part lots 163 and 164, square
1855; SO.
Evening star., 1916-08-23
DIED.

BAILEY. On Wednesday. August %,
1915, at 4:15 am, JAMES f. BAILEY,
husband of Mary E. Bailey. aged fifty
seven years.
Funeral from his late residence, s24 NJ
street southwest, Friday morning, Au-
gust 25 at $50. Requiem mass at
St. Vincent de Paul Church at 3
o'clock. Relatives and friends. invited.
BLAKE. Departed this life on Tues
day, August %. 1916, at her residence,
Al Ridge street northwest. after a
short illness, MARIA BLAKE, beloved
wife of William Blake, sister of Sarah
Brown and Nathaniel Bacon.
You suffered much and murmured not,
As we watched you day by day.
Until at last. with broken hearts,
We saw you pass away.
We shall never cease to love you,
Though your form be in the dust.
And some day all hope to meet you
In that heavenly city Of rest.
BY HER DEVOTED COUSIN, ARTHUR
SPARROW.
Funeral 1880 pm. Sunday. August 27.
from Galbraith A. M. E. Zion Church.
BRADLEY. On Tuesday. August %.
1916. ANON H. BRADLEY of New
York.
the residence of his sister. 1922 East
Capitol street, at 4 pm. Interment at
Congressional cemetery Relatives
and friends invited. Omit flowers.
tNew York city papers please copy)
BRITAIN. MILTON P. beloved hus-
band of Mary A. Britain (nee John
ston), and son of the late J. Homer
and Frances A. Britain. in the forty
fifth year of his life.
Funeral from his late residence. 1873
Bates street northwest. on Friday.
August 25, at 3 pm. Relatives and
friends invited to attend. "a
CENIMELE. On Monday, August ii,
1916, at the residence of his daughter.
1S41 7th street northwest, FRAN
CESCO CERIMELE, beloved husband
of Maria Spugnardi and father of Cos
tanzo Cerimele and Barbara CocuZzi.
Funeral from the residence Of his son,
106 c street northwest. on Thursday.
August "a, at am, thence to Holy
Rosary Church, where mass will be
said for the repose of his soul. Rela-
tives and friends invited. %
Evening star., 1916-08-23
HUMPHREY WAGAR DEAD;
FORMER MAYOR Of IONA
Owner of Large Realty in Washing
ton, Where He Spent His Winters.
Multi-Millionaire.

Humphrey r. Wagar, former mayor
of Ionia, Mich, and a winter resident OF
this city. with realty holdings here said
to aggregate $5oo,000. died at his home
there Friday. according to news just ar
rived here.
He was eighty-one years of age and
had been i'll but a short time. Funeral
services were held in Ionia Monday
afternoon with Masonic honors.
Mr.. Wagar was always a great ad-
mirer of Washington and for some
years had been spending his winters at
1914 G street. From time to time he be-
came interested in realty holdings un-
til he owned at the time OF his death
approximately half million dollars In
values.
He was several times a millionaire.
it is stated, holding immense lumber
properties in Alabama, Washington,
Wisconsin and Arkansas.
Born in Summit county. Ohio, in 1885,
Mr. Wagar started to work as farm
hand at twelve years of age, later going
into wooden mill until he was eight
cen. and earning at no time more than
81 week and his board.
At that time he became spinner.
receiving $6.25 a week and boarding
himself. At twenty-one years of age
he took employment in a clothing fac
tory to learn the business. and year
later went to Lyons, Mich, where he
clerked in a store and studied medi-
cine.
His first real start in life came at this
time, when he purchased a stock of
invoicing at $3.7O0, giving
his notes for six, eighteen and twenty
four months. without security, having
no money or property of any descrip-
tion. He paid these notes as they ma
tured and established an excellent
credit, which marked the beginning of
a series of financial successes.
At the time of his death, in addition
to his lumber interests, he was presi-
dent and the largest stockholder of the
1onia Water Power and Electric Com
pany.
A daughter and two sons survive Mr..
Wagar. they being Miss Nellie Wagar
and Fred j.. and Ernest E. Wagar, all
of Ionia, Mich.
q
Evening star., 1916-08-23
Lloyd George Directs Attention
to Extraordinary Changes
in Two Months.
TASK STILL A HUGE ONE;
SACRIFICES NECESSARY
Churchill Urges Country to Put
Food Supplies and Prices on
War Basis.

LONDON. August 23.-David Lloyd
George, secretary for war, contrasted
in the house of commons last night
what he termed the extraordinary
| change in a couple of months in the
relative positions of the entente allies
and the central powers on all the
fronts except Mesopotamia, where eli
matte conditions had kept the British
| forces quiescent. He denounced as un-
justified criticisms of the British opera
tions on the Somme front on the
ground of their failure to break
through the German lines. The Ger
mans, having two alternatives, said
Mr.. Lloyd George, chose the alternative
of bringing troops and guns from Yer
dun to prevent the British from break
ing through.
That suited our purpose he con-
tinued. ut relieved the pressure on
Verdun and prevented the enemy from
pouring his forces into the Russian
theater to support the Austrians
against Gen. Brussiloffs thrust.
Losses Relatively Small.
'The German accounts of our losses
on the Somme are ludicrously exag-
Serated. Our losses. thOugh uepiOTapie,
have been relatively low, as compared
with those of the Germans. The French
and ourselves have captured positions
on the Somme front whence the course
of the campaign is visible, and ! think
in the dim distance we can see the end.
France is equipped and Russia is
rapidly becoming equipped. 1taly's
equipment has amazed her best friends.
Germany has missed her chance,
and she knows it. 1t would be mis-
| take to underrate the nature of our
task, which requires all of our re-
sources. But surveying the whole
| situation, and upon the advice of those
more competent than myself to ex-
press an opinion, 1 do not hesitate to
say that what this country and her
allies have to do is to march together
steadily and work together Loyalty, as
they have done in the past, to insure
that victory will rest on their banners"
! Churchill Expects Long War.
| Debate on the conduct of the war
was initiated by Winston Spencer
Churchill, formerly first lord of the
admiralty. He said there was no GER
tainty Of a speedy ending of the con-
fict German armies were more
numerous and better. equipped than
! ever, but what reserves they had was
| another matter, he said.
| Col Churchill urged the country to
J organize for long war, and to put
food supplies and prices on a war
Evening star., 1916-08-23
9 Lost. 13 Saved From Steamer Afire.

PHILADELPHIA. August 23.-Nine
members of the crew of the Norwegian
steamer Cossack, New Orleans and
Norfolk for Grangemouth, with a cargo
Of gasoline in drums, were lost in
midocean when the steamer, COM
pletely on fire, was abandoned Au-
gust ~. The remaining thirteen mem
bers of the Cossack. formerly the
British steamer Peeress, have been
brought here by the British steamer
Tamaqua from Glasgow. which res
cued the men from a small boat after
they had been tossed about for two
days in heavy weather.
Evening star., 1916-08-23

We believe this bank, with its
active directorate, will prove
valuable connection for any bust
ness house. We offer a banking
service of the highest character.
We invite interviews from
firms contemplating a change in
their banking arrangements.
Officers
JOHN POOLE. president
N II. SHEA. wee President
CHAS. B. LYDDANE. Assistant Cashier
J. J. DARLINGTON. General Counsel
Directors
Byron s. Adams Wilton J. Lambert
Walter A. Brown Ralph W. Lee
John Fl. Clapp Louis Mackau
Myer Cohen Arthur D. Marks
VIM. Knowles Cooper Jas. Dudley Morgan
]. J. Darlington John L. Newbold
VIM. John Eynon Frank B. Noyes
VIM. +. Ham John Poole
Frank ]. Hogan James Brown Scott
Ralph jenkins N H. Shea
Leon Tobriner
Evening star., 1916-08-23

basis. He also recommended the char
tering of all shipping at admiralty
rates to end the rise in freights, which
he called a national scandal. Instead
of restricting consumption by in
creased prices, the government should
control distribution of food supplies at
home and over seas, he said.
The long eastern front, Col. Churchill
argued, was the most vulnerable, and
the inexhaustible armies that Russia
was able to bring into operation should
be utilized fully. Therefore, he urged
the chancellor of the exchequer to per-
nit no financial consideration to stand
in the way of providing Russia to her
utmost needs with munitions and
equipment, upon which, he said, every
thing now depended.