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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
often furnish material for speculation upon
the laws and customs of Inheritance
IA COMMON ENEMY.

What doth it profit city to possess artistic
buildings and beautiful natural scenery II 1t
surrenders itself to the billboard evill This
public nuisance has gone on unregulated ana
iunrestrained for the most part, in spite OF aes-
thetic progress along other lines. Beautiful
buildings and streets and parks have been con-
structed in our cities, but always there was the
vulgar billboard to mar the artistic effect and
spoil aesthetic enjoyment Of the citizens
Most foreign cities keep outdoor advertis-
ing in it's proper place and give natural and
architectural beauty a chance. But American
cities with all their wealth and natural scenery,
are not as beautiful they should be because
they have not vanquished the unslghtly bill
board.
There is hope, however Women's clubs
throughout the country have been working
against this abuse and have made actual prog
ress in abolshing this crude form OF advertls-
ing Their agitation has done much to arouse
whole municipalities to attack the evil.
In New York the Municipal Art society anu
the National Highways association S DIVISION OF
municipal art are cooperating In a campaign
against the billboard.
In East Cleveland, Ohio. definite progress
has been made. The council recently passed
an ordinance regulating the color, style, archf-
tectural treatment and materials, and limiting
the size of billboards.
Ugly advertising is an evil that can be done
away with if enough people go after 1T with
real determination. There is no reason why, II
we must have outdoor advertising, it should not
be given attractive form and made harmonl-
Gus part of the whole scene. instead of an ugly
blot that ruins every attempt at beauty made
by art or nature
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
'Pen" Town No Place for County Seat

, ar Rapids, Boone, Mason City and
many others in north and west
Iowa will demand that the peniten-
tiary location be changed. SO that
milage for prisoners and sheriffs can
be reduced and SO that some benefit
to the entire state can be derived IN
working the prisoners in qlarries,
on road building, on farms, etc. The
union labor organizations want to
keep these men at line Of work
which will not compete with organ
lied labor, and none OF these condi-
tions exists where this pen labor can
be used, as at present located. Also
1t is agreed that there will be q big
cents q mile for sheriffs, etc. The
sheriffs have ten, twenty and thirty
dollars mileage each trip at present
The next legislature will have .
bill, and report. to move the pen
from Fort Madison. Then Fort Mad
ison will be asking Keokuk's aid and
influence In her behalf. ! speak OK
this, for am travelling over northern
Iowa and know just what Is taking
place. In early days it was all right
to have the penitentiary located In
dear old Fort Madison; but the town
is absolutely inaccessible to northern
and western Iowa, and 1t takes TOO
much time and it is too costly. The
sheriffs and tax payers want 1t To-
Gated where the entire trip can be
made in half or at farthest one day.
instead of round trip in two days,
with prisoners, and the state get the
benefit OF this prison labor instead of
prison contractors.
VIII Fort Madison awaken to this
bunch?
Some OF those fellows who are so
bitter and narrow-minded, in Fort
Madison, will then say Help us,
Keokuki"
Keokuk is begging no favors. She
is right in demanding what is just,
fair and honest. She asks 1t from a
tax saving and commercial stand
point
JOHN c. GOODWIN.
Sioux City, Sept. IS. 1915.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
The true strong and sound mind is the
mind that can embrace equally great things
and small Samuel johnson
MEXICAN BAD FAITH.

The routing American territory of a gang
of fifty Carranzistas by a corporal's guard of
regular army cavalrymen is, of course, a mere
daily incident of ''watchful waiting" But it
is more than commonplace that our soldiers
picked up, among the articles dropped by the
fleeing MeSlcans, rifle of United States ar
senal make and stamped tx TO-" This proves
1t to have been one of the weapons carried by
Troop K of the Tenth cavalry when it was shot
up in purely neghborly way by Carranza s
cutthroats at CarriZal.
Here is indisputable proof that we have
never had the truth about Carranza The
American people informed that all of the
captured negro troopers equipment was re-
turned with them when they were restored to
us. This rifle proves that the head Of the
Mexican government was certainly not over
particular in living up to his part of the bar
gain.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
A PAUPER HEIR

IrlbulatlOns OF the poverty stricken cousin,
the outcast daughter and the disinherited son
have been glowingly dramatized thousands of
times, and rarely with any wide departure from
the grim truth. Fiction can hardly be too Law
ish there A notable case among the realities is
brought to light in a court action entered bv
the town of Tewksbury, Mass, which seeks to
recover the cost of caring for one of the heirs
of Hetty Green's millions
The relationship between the late Hettv
Green and the pauper who lived for wears in
the Tewksbury almshouse is vague, if it exists
at all; but it remains a striking fact that the
richest woman in the world and one Of tho
poorest men in the world were units in tho
same family and financial circle
A huge estate. Of which Mrs. Green rece;vad
the income during her lifetime, is now 10 no die.
tributed among the legal heirs of the original
possessor 1t will be scattered far if +be
Tewksbury case is any indication. That .
claim on the estate could be established Or
promptly suggests that many of the heirs max
have been waiting waiting for the event III a.
stood between them and luxury; waiting in nov
erty, perhaps
Someone has said that no great fortune eve,
was accumulated honestly or redstribute.
fairly. Whatever we may believe about the ae
emulation end of it, there is always plenty q
evidence Of strife at the other end. Our court
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02

! 1.-THE Gate City does not assume re
| sponsibility for views expressed by
correspondents. Writers of communi-
cations must furnish their names
not necessarily for publication, but
fo-' the information of the editor.]
To the Editor of The Gate City:
There has recently appeared q good
| article, signed Sac and Fox" In the
Gate City regarding the proper
place to have the county seat (Which
is Keokuk). The editorial on the
same subject in The Gate City OF the
23d instant was also splendid and
told the absolute truth, and should
have the endorsement Of every citizen.
even those in Fort Madison. that is.
every person who owns property and
pays taxes.
Fort Madison and Mr.. Brain
Storms" should remember that in
years gone by Keokuk has stood by
Fort Madison when an effort has been
made to remove the penitentiary from
there TO a more central part of Iowa.
and a number OF cities have been
battling for the location of this
pen
Then why this bitterness of some
Fort Madison people? Personally l
think it disgrace for any citizens
to be compelled to live in a town
where the pen is, and it is always
discredit to say, II am from the
town where the pen Is, where all
the crooks. thieves, murderers. raw
ishers, robbers. etc, are brought for
imprisonment, and when their terms
expire are turned loose in the town"
But everybody knows that western
and northern Iowa have been fighting
for the removal of this educational"
institution to more central loca-
ton. Fort Dodge and Mason City
would like it out where the cement
and gypsum beds can be worked.
Other towns along the great Wash
ington, Lincoln, and l. T. highways
in north and central Iowa desire IT.,
for eventually it means immense
road building. Towns like Council
Bluffs, Fort Dodge, Des Moines, Red
Oak, Creston, Dubuque, Algona, Ced-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
1920 n . Tn Can.


KANKAKEE, Oct. AT the home
OF Tony Kreuger. eight miles west Of
here, Aruanah Lewis. aged eighty
five years. lies at the point Of death.
clutching In his left hand rusted
tin can, which, according to rumor,
contains $4,000 in money and valu-
able papers.
Lewis for the past twenty years
has lived the life Of hermit. taking
Up his abode in shack on the farm
owned by Kreuger, and refusing to
associate with anyone Of this vicin-
ity. A few years ago he sold piece
OF property. receiving $4,000 for 1t,
and is said to have had consider
able amount OF money ut the time OF
the sale.
About a week ago, s. w. Bush. a
farmer OF this vicinity. found the
aged hermit lying at the side Of the
road. He took the man to the
Kruger home, where physicians were
called to attend him Lewis while
still conscious asked MI. Bush and
Mr.. Krueger to dig at . certain point
near the shack and they on comply.
ing with the request uncovered the
tin can. They brought 1t to the bed
side OF the aged man and since then
he has clutched It tightly in his
hand.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
Dubuque i. Celebrating.

DUBUQUE. Iowa, Oct. 2.-For Elk
days and six nights commencing today
Dubuque will be given over to cele-
brating Iowa's prosperity in gigantic
demonstration. the biggest ever held
in this section OF the country. A
tractor show will be held in connection
with the prosperity celebration and ex-
position. Aeroplane flights, oratory
by well known men. hundreds Of ex-
hibits and many high class entertain-
ment features are on the program.
Parades will be held daily and special
features like automobile and floral
parades will be given.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
N. e. church Conference.

SPENCER, Iowa. Oct. z.-Pontics
was the principal topic among the aeI
egates OF the Northwest Iowa conIe1
ence OF the Methodist SpIscop.
church az they gathered here today
for the annual meeting, opening 20
morrow. Appointments week hence
aIao occa stoned much interest
n f. considered certain that more
o. LEGS bitter fight will be waged un-
derneafh the surface TO OBTAIN "a
~ raca between z. r. Meredith. DEM
ocrat and w. l.. Harding. repuDlican-
Nany ministers are opposed to MI.
ing In politics" but strong. mihtAn y
element in the ministry is in favor OF
taking a positive stand on tne pfo-
The attendance IS expected 70 reach
.nver.I hundred, a fair percentage Oh
whom viii come from Sioux cry me
home of HARDING
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
FLOUR MILL
is BURNED
DonneiIson Visited by Bad Fire or
Saturday Evening
No Insurance.

DONNELLSON. Iowa. Oct 2.-The
Lee County Flour mill, belonging to
Chas II. Holdefer & Sons. was burned
to the ground Saturday night. The fire
is supposed to have started from .
hot boxing on the cleaner and the fire
had made considerable progress when
discovered. The alarm was turned in
promptly and the fire department put
up good fight. but the whole mill
was on fire 50 quickly that 1t was Inn
possible to save the building. The
plant was valued at ten th0us6nd dol
lars and seventeen hundred dollars
worth OF wheat had just been re-
cetved. The loss is total. as no In
surance was carried.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
TODAY,s BIT OF VERSE
AUTUMN PAeEANrRY.


The hand of autumn has unrol1ed
His meadow floors of clothof-gold,
And set on hills the rich attire
Of purple and of scarlet fire.
So Nature blazons with deli ght
The boundary of productive might,
And gives the season of decay
The ripe result of primal day.
No melancholy can disturb
The pageant royal and superb,
That holds, in gilded frame,
The harvest of the summers flame.
Now color has its magic way,
And rules the world with potent sway,
Surprising human painters art
To charm the eye and touch the heart.
The languorous splendor OF the light
Feeds. as with honey comb, the sight;
Long golden hours, like toilng bees,
Here compact all earth's spiceries.
With beauty's brimnaing of the cup
OF wild wine, leaps the spirit up,
To drink earths richness to the lees,
In one long draft of popped ease.
Edward o. Jackson, in Springfield Republica
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
l. Your Toilet Soap
Injuring Your Skin (

Many toilet soaps contain harsh, in
furious aIkali. Resinol soap contains
absolutely no free alkali, and TO Il 10
added the resinol medicatioo. This
Rivee II soothing, healing properaee
which clear the compilation, comfors
s-..a-- .ar;ns snA ka.D the hair healthy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02

instant relief. With
the help OF resinol
soap, this soothing,
healing ointment usu-
ally clears away all
trace of eczema. ring
worm, rash or similar
tormenting, sleep-pre-
~entin1 skin-diseases
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02

quickly and At little cost. Physisians
have prescribed resinol ointment regu-
larry Tor over twenty years, 50 You need
not hesitate to use it freely. Sold BY
all druggistA
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02

\ MuSCdIluo JOuTuStl- OOmcuOW IL ?
difficult for us to display much sym
patty for those victims of the New
York and Chicago blackmail plots.
Their position is not unlike that of
| the man who puts up his money on
a fake horse race.
are selling at $1.60 per bushel, the
loaf of bread Is growing smaller.
many are vegetarians because meat
| is going out of sight, and even coal
has been pushed up in price. Per-
haps it might be in order to call
special session OF congress and re-
duce the price of potatoes. Or what
| is the matter with an Injunction
,, against rising prices.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Several
men who regarded from ten to fifteen
cents as q just price for something
| to drink are considering the idea OF
putting their families on corn meal
diet If bread goes to ten cents LOAF
There must be beginning place FOR
retrenchment.
Sioux City Tribune: Thes govern
ment has completed surveys OF Alaska
and finds q farming land area az
large as Massachusetts,, Vermont,
New Hampshire. Delaware, New Jer.
sey. Connecticut, Pennsylvania and
Maryland Pioneers for $500 can
acquire 3oO acres of this land, which
/; Is reported to be suitable for thing
and grazing. Why leave America!
I Sioux City Journal: Owing to the
advantages OF propinquity and per
sonal acquaintance Jim Pierce is
able to keep the Des Moines crowd
busy perspiring and explaining.
| Waterloo Courier: The promotion
of Brigadier General Pershing to the
rank OF major general TO fiji the
vacancy caused by the death OF Cen
eral Mills, will be received with uni
versal appreciation. General Persn
=! ing is a great soldier and he has won
his promotion il any army onceI
ever did. Nest OF the promotions In
the army are made in peace times on
| the basis OF seniority in service and
not as a reward for valor. Whle the
country may consider itself fortunate
that most of its army promotions are
made in this manner. it still applauus
when laureIs won in the field are
placed on the brow of gallant ano
| true soldier
ottumwa Courier: One OF the
things that is hurting Meredith
candidacy the most, is that the Des
/ Wo;nes Register is for him. The
people wonder what it is that the
| REGISTER wants Meredith to pull
over" for ii. There is nothing sur
prising in the Registers support o.
! Meredith. because the Register mas
been a democratic paper for several
years. That is not meant as any re
Election on the democrats; Iney al,
not to blame for il. The Register
lust wished itself on them
| Burlington Gazette: We've near
/ .t.ont thig elastic currency pro
posai: but we'd be quite sa1ishee
with a non-compressfble currency a.
a starter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
Let Res;nol Make
Your Sick Skin Well

That itching. burning skin can al
most certainly be healed! The frst use
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02

Robinson '5rusoe broke into tne
home OF Elisha DeFoe near Beiieion.
taine, O., but wasn't quick 10 &c.
awsy with the loot. The advenlu .,e
landed Crusoe in an unronnahNo
workhouse for an indefinite rest
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02

Since the failure to capture Villa has cost
100000, how much would it have cost to cap
ture himi
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
ILLINOIS.

ROCK ISLAND. ILL.,, Oct 2.-Robert
Leggett. aged two years, while play.
ing in the yard of his home at Sher-
rad, near here. dropped q hammer In
en- old piano box. When he reached
TO recover the hammer, the lid Of the
tox fell on his neck. and he was
strangied TO death before his plight
was discovered by his mother
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02

The truly happy Is not made by pleasant and
sunny Hard tasks, deferred the beating
of adverse his composition here
low, they will finally enter his song on hsh-c A.
BartoI.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
straw and natural debris OF the fel'
was buried under the soil


was buried under the soil.
PEORIA. ILL.,, Oct. 2.-Fernal Bree
den, youth OF Bath, H. is dying IN N
q local hospital from gunsf1ot wounds
Breeder attempted to get out of a row
boat when both barrels OF shotgun
exploded. striking him In the stomach. I
ROCK ISLAND, Ill.,. Oct 2.-Chaa
W. Kreuger. Q saloonkeeper, who was
shot week ago by Carl Rain, dleo
Sunday. The bullet entered Kreugers
brain. Rain had held a grudge against
the saloonkeeper for two years. The
shooting occurred In Kreuger's sa'
loon. Rain is in Jail.
MISSOURI.
MEXICO, Mo-, Oct George Jen.
kins, negro, employed at the county
Jail here, yesterday afternoon RODE
the sheriffs horse to the home OF MS
sweetheart, Lilly Huffman, a negro
woman. and shot her to death. jenkins
raced back to the Jail and gave HIN
self up. Jealousy is said to be tne
cause.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, Oct. a
Capt. John Bruner, who has been ~
the employ OF the penitentiary for VIZ
tually quarter OF century, has been
relieved from duty by Warden u. =,
McClung. 1t was charged that he naa
not been loyal to the administrator
and had criticised the management.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, Oct. =
The report Of State Beer Inspector
Speed Mosby on taxes levied on peer
consumed in the state during Septem
Der shows it amounted to S4o,69e.ol'
an increase over the total for sep
TENDER. 1915. OF $1,122. The beer tas
has been increasing all year and thele
has been collected $4,000 more durlns
the first nine months of 1916 than was
collected during the corresponds
period OF 1918.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02

PEORIA, H., Oct 2.-The safe In
Thomas ]. Driscoll's saloon was
robbed Of 500 Sunday morning. while
Driscoll was attending church.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02

AURORA. H., Oct Waldo
Thomas, champion piovman of Ameri-
ca, repeated At Big Rock his victories
OF last year at wheatland and Big
Rock. Ten thousand persons wit
messed the contest. Every furrow
turned by the winner was clean-cut
and Of uniform depth and the tsAah.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02

The result of the recent primary In the
state of New York was another demonstrar
ton of the fact that the direct primary is a
,delusion, snare and fraud. 1t cost the tax
payers of the Empire division half million
Idollars for the purpose Of taking out Of the
hands of the people the power which the can
Gus and convention system placed in their
hands
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Muscatine Journal: Somehow it's
difficult for us to display much sym
patty for those victims of the New
York and Chicago blackmail plots.
Their position is not unlike that of
the man who puts up his money on
fake horse race.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02

FORT DODGE. Iowa, Oct. 2.-The
body Of James Rhodes, 20, q private
in F company, Second infantry Iowa
National guard, reached Fort Dodge
Saturday from the camp OF the Iowa
state troops at Brownsville, Texas.
Rhodes was drowned In a canal near
the camp last Sunday. His home is
at Brushy, near here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02

Burlington Gazette: We've nI 80
about this elastic currency ~
nosaI. hut we'd be quite safisneo
win a non-compressibIe currency az
a starter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
Illinois Iowa Missouri

MASON CITY. Iowa, Oct. 2.-Salva-
tore Bravatia has been placed on trial
In the district court here for the muir
der Of Tony Manascolis In bunk car
here last June The state charges
that robbery was the motive for the
crime. The body was found on the
floor Of the bunk car
DIES MONIES. Iowa, Oct 2.-Du-
buque, Cerro Gordo and Black Hawk
counties have made formal applica
ton to the state highway commission
for federal aid In road building, I'M
der the recent act Of congress. The
commission expects every county to
demand . share Of the fund. Rules
are now being worked out. Iowa will
submit q plan to the department at
Washington, D. c., In q few days.
LITTLE SIOUX. Iowa, Oct. Miss
Alice Smith, q maiden lady some AZ
ty years of age, who owns and tends
large farm near Smiths lake, . mile
south of Little Sioux, is one Of the
leading farmers and hog raisers in
the county. One might fool her on
the latest styles of q hat, but not on
the breed, color and good qualities OF
porker. Her swine always bring
the highest price on the market
DAVENPORT, Oct The Scott
county grand jury today brought In
dictments against John w. Brown.
Harold Ward and ]. w. Reaves, the
men charged with Fleeing Iowa farm
ers in horse race swindles. There
are two indictments against Ward
and Brown charging them with lar
ceny and one charging them with con-
spfracy.