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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-01
Mississippi River At This Point May
Reach stage Of II or 10 Feet by
Last Of Week. Weather
eureaa Says
EXCESSIVE RAIN HELPS
KeokuI< Has II Of An Inch precipifa-
ton and Davenport and
Dubuque Had Still
More.

A three foot rise In the Mississippi
at this point by the end Of the week
ia forecasrsd by the local weather
office. The stage at KeoEzuk win be
50 venteen or eighteen feet by the
end Of the week The river is ex-
pected to rise during the week There
were general rains to the north. and
a swollen river VIII result The stage
here showed = change OF dve-tenths
OF foot In the last twenty-sour hours
A sixteen foot stage by the middle OF
the week looks Ike q reasonable fore
cast.
TIE rainfall at keokuk yesterday
was 40 Of an inch. Rain continued
falling throughout the entire day. and
during the night Part Of the time
the clouds seemed about to break
away and then came drenchIng down
pours for few minutes. The towns
along the river north OF Keokuk
Jared much worse The precipitation
at Davenport was ia and at Du-
bu1ue 1.1o.
The continued rains all along the
river mean that the big creek, al
ready above NE food mark. viii go
still higher during the week. The
stage At Keokuk IL 14.s. nearly a
foot above flood stage. With a
two to three foot rise the river viii
do considerable damage to land along
both sides Of the river.
Farmers Complaining.
The rain yesterday !s causing the
farmers in this vicinity plenty OF
trouble. The ground was already so
wet and soggy that It was impossible
to do any tilIing. After yesterdays
rain the water was standing on top
of the ground Tine outlook for small
grains In this vicinity is not very op-
timistic. one OF the big farmers OF the
county declared to-day
There was an abundance of rain
fall last summer and again last fall,
together with ice andfsnow this win
ter, and this condition together with
the added rainfall this spring has
made the ground in bad shape to
work early. they say.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-01

Sc. Louis Cash Grain.
furnished by Long Commission Co.
403 Main. Telephone No. 1901
ST. LOUIS. Mo, May 1--Wheat-
No. red, new, S1.2291-23, No. 8 red,
new. $1-149120.
Corn-No. 2. roc; No 8. 75c. No 9
yellow, 76c: No. 2 white. 761zcs No. 3
white, 75c; No. white. 7311c-
Oats-No. 2. 45isc; No 5. 421
425zc: No. white. 44Q45Ac: No. 4
white. 41hG44c
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, May Hog values
closed down from TO 10 cents to
day over Saturdays average. A slow
market and heavy receipts were the
cause Top for hogs was $1,000. EST
mates tomorrow are 1900
Cattle closed 10 cents higher, with
the top at $3.50
Sheep were in great deman!- neasy
purchases wiping out J,nan receipts.
Closing prices were up from IL 10 20
cents. Top for sheep. 1925: lalnhs.
$11-7o.
Chicago Live Stock
CHICAGO. May Hog receipts
~, 900; market 5G10c lower. Mixed
and butchers, ts.s0E10..C; good
heavy, sss0EIo.1o; rough heavy,
5oas65: light. $500 1000: pigs,
s74oGS1o
Cattle receipts 1900; marke:
steady to higher Beeyes. $1,000
$50; cows and heffers. Ss.40@s .35.
stockers and feeders. S5.s56S.60:
Texans. $7soGS-s0; calves $3.50
s.e5. westerns. sT.s5ns.So.
Sheep receipts 5000; market 591oc
higher. Native, $6-75GS.e0: western,
s725as.25; lambs. S7.soG1l.15;
western, ss.Oo91i.7o.
Chicago Live Stees-cIose.
Furnished by Long Commission Co.,
4o3 Main Telephone No. 1901
CHICAGO. May Hog receipts
~ 900; market slow. Mixed and
butchers, sg.60910.Go: good heavy.
sS5591000; rough heavy, $500
s.65; light. ss.5091o.00.
Cattle receipts $4,000: market
shade up; top $3.50.
Sheep receipts 5000; market 59
zoe up: top 1910. Lambs, top s11-5o.
81 Louie Live stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Mny f-CAtt1e
receipts 1000; market strong. Texa.
receipts 400; native sbeef steers
S7.50010.oO; yeariing staers and heif
ers. 3s.5061o.oO; cows. $500 s.25;
stockers and feeders, 35.5Cf1 30;
calves, s60o91o-oO. Texas steers. 35-Ts
98.75; COWS and heifers. 500 a 500
Hog receipts 1o,500; market steady
SC lower. Mixed and butchers. S9.7t
$3.50; good to heavy. S9.S019.95
rough, $s.2569. 40; light, S9.700 9.S5;
bulk. Ss75@s.s0; pigs, s7.501s.25.
Sheep receipts 1000; market strong
Ewes, $760Qs.s5: lambes. 10000
11.55; wethers. <s.0on10.75.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, May Cattle re
ceipts 10000; market steady. 1Oc
higher. Steers. S7.250s.65; COWS and
heifers, s5.s00s75: stockers and
feeders. $7.00G8.75: calves. $500
1850.
Hog receipts 10000; market 5000
lower. Bulk. s9.6o99.s0: heavy, 1870
09.s5: medium. s9.S0Ge.s0: light
ss.5o9s.70
Sheep receipts 5000; market 5d
ewes, $s.oo9s-s5; wethers. 5000
1925.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA. May Cattle receipts
$500; market steady. Steers, s775Q
$50; cows and heifers. $425Qs.50:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-01
Billy Sunday Opens 10.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 1.-Thir-
ty-seEen thousand persons braved r
driving rain yesterday 70 hear Billy
sunday fire his first three broadside,
against the trenches OF sin and the
devil"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-01
How Teddy Mlnht A.ln

Cedar Rapids Republican: IL, ex-
President Roosevelt would quit egg
ing and harassing him perhaps the
president would not do so many eccen-
trio thinZs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-01
TeIeorsohers May STRIKE.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Way 1--WE
thousand photographers have notified
the New YORK Central and SFcEs,
Plate railways, that unless Z afreeu
per cent increase IL granted by TE;rz.
day, they VIII 20 on strike. J. J.
Dernody, vice pTssiten. ot ire Rail
way TelegraDherz. said ne received
this word from RI. 2. Bonhaua, presi.
dAat OF ths 1Esoa to11z
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-01

a circular advises people to plant
nut trees" As if we hadn't enough
Of tho=e feIIous aIrea5r-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-01
NO DISORDER IN
STREET CAR STRIKE
trnrtfuuad from nz2a 1l

times the usual quota OF passengers
Special stops were established al con-
venient points by all of the roads.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-01
| Owe
MY HEALTH
To Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound.

Washington Park, Ill am the
mother of four children and have suf-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-01

The first steel pens were sold fol
about 40 cents each
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-01
Parade o. Peace.

CHICAGO. May While 10000
Hart-Schaffner and Marx clothing
factory workers paraded Chicago to-
day in a May day celebration OF a new
wage contract, heavy police guards
were sent to the Blue Island avenue
plant OF the International Harvester
Co., plant, where 1000 employees are
on a STRIKE Violence was feared at
the harvester plant, as the result OF
a rumor that strike breakers were 10
be- put TO work today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-01
Burned the Town.

Ell PASO, Texas. May 1.-viIiistas
burned the American Mormon colony
of Chufchupa, twenty-five miles north
west OF MADEIRA Mexico. according to
information brought to the border to-
day by the caretaker of the colony.
The destruction took place last week
The 200 American families in the
colony deserted their homes over a
month ago, fearing the ViIlistas.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-01
MAY ATTACK
OUR TROOPS
(Continued from page ID

from being in Immediate need Of
supplies.
Fresh cavalry squadrons are march
Ing swiftly southwark along the com
munication lines. according to re-
ports brought by incoming truck
drivers However. 1000 troops
scheduled to leave the DubI9n base
camp were held there The change in
plans was attributed to deyeIopments
at the FL Paso conference. The Co
lumbus telegraph Office was opened
suddenly during the night on orders
from General Scott for the transmisl
sion of important messages 90 Gen
eraf Pershing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-01
Kansas City Cash Grain.

PEORIA, Ill. May 1-Corn-Mar-
ket AG1Ac higher No. 3 white,
75Ac; No. 2 yellow, 7sAc: No 3 vel
low, 75975zc; No. 4 yellow, 73A a
74Nc: No s yellow. 72c; No. mixed
74h9 No. 4 mixed. 74c.
Oats-Market 1a9A &c higher. No.
white. 43h @43&c; No. white,
42Z G43c.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-01
1000 Carpenters Strike.

AKRON, Ohio, May 1.-One thous
and carpenters went on strike here
TO-DAY to enforce their demands fol-
an eight hour day. So cents an hou,
and the closed shop. Building is al
a stsndstill The carpenters were
receiving fo-ty-fve cents an hour.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-01
me thousand Iohless.

YOUNGSToWN, Ohio, May l.
Five thousand employees II factories
here were !obless today following the
strike Of 1900 nsclinists who wan,
an eight hour day, closed shop and
fifty cents an hour minimum pay.
This is the first important strike in
over year o. skilled labor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-01
Late Market Quotations

Long Connissien Co. Grain Letter
Furnished by Long Commission Co.
4g3 Main st. Tel. IG0l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29

Eighteen thousand bricks can be man
ufactured by the steam process in ten
hours,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29
SAVOY MOTION PICTURE
THEATER CHANGES HANDS
Upper 18th Street Amusement Place Added
to Crandall's Chain of Movie Houses
Consideration Given as $75,OOO

transaction was in the hands of Gibbs
& Baker, attorneys representing Mr.
CrandaH, and J. NJ. Swanson, former
owner of the Savoy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29
Improvements Contemplated.

IMPROVEMENTS contemplated.
Announcement has been made by Mr..
Crandall that the Savoy is to be re-
modelled and redecorated, and that eX-
tensive changes are to be made in the
seating arrangements. The indoor
auditorium is to be enlarged so as to
seat an audience of 1,400 persons. while
the outdoor garden is to be made a
much more attractive place for those
who like to take their amusement dur
ing the summer under the skies. Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29

transaction of interest alike to mo-
ton picture interests and to real estate
operators in the upper 14th street sec
ton of the city was completed this
week when Harry Crandall. owner of
Crandalrs Movie" Theater. the Avenue
Grand and the Apollo motion picture
houses. acquired the Savoy Theater. on
18th street between Columbia road and
Irving street northwest.
The transaction was made through
the firm of Moore & Hill. who repre-
scented both parties to the deal. The
consideration was $4,000. and Mr..
Crandall is to take over the Savoy May
l. Legal work in connection with the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29

craft at Marshall Hall and returned
with schooner L. ]. Marvel from North
Carolina: tug Meade left Georgetown
with lighters for sand beds down river;
tug John Miller left with lighters for
Swan creek and Riverside to load
brick clay for the Eastern branch
brick making plants: tug Eugenia ar
rived with sand and gravel laden light
ers from digging grounds opposite Al
exandria.
Memoranda.
Schooner Mabel and Ruth is due at
Norfolk from this city en- route
to North Carolina ports with graV-
ell; schooner Shea is due here from
AQUA Creek with lumber or cord WOOD
for the dealers; schooner stephen
Chase has sailed from Baltimore for
Indian Head: schooner s. Sawyer IS at
Baltimore from Curriomen bay. va,
with railroad ties on account OF Wash :
ington dealers; schooner j. A. Holland
is due here from the lower river with
wood or lumber: schooner Three Broth
ers with pulp wood from Nomini ana
schooner f.. S. Wilson from Coan river,
Va with lumber, have arrived at BAL
timore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29
Capacity Is Doubled.

Floor space and manufacturing ia
cilities OF the new buildings are slight
~ more than double those of the com
pany's old plant, and the working
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.



Schooner L. ]. Marvel. lumber from
Newborn. n. c., at 10th street wharf
for the Elm City Lumber Company;
schooner Cecilia B. Shepherd, oak wood
from Stratford. Va, at 10th street
wharf for L. A. Clarke & Son: United
lighthouse service wharf, from Balti-
more; schooner William Taylor, lumber
from river point. at 9Th street wharf,
for Regain & Taylor; steamer North
land. from Norfolk and Old Point to the
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company; steamer Wakefield, from
Mattox creek. Colonial Beach and river
landings, to the Potomac and Chesa-
peake Steamboat Company
Departures.
Schooner Silver Star aud scows John
Bush and John Fisher, light. in tow for
Marshall Hall to load railroad ties for
local dealers: schooner Idelia A. Moore,
light, for Maryland point after cord
wood for the dealers here: schooner
guam to load back to this city:
schooner Bertha May, light. for
the lower Potomac to load and return
hattie Norma X, light, for a river
shore to load; steamer Southland, for
Old Point and Norfolk with. freight
and passengers: steamer Volunteer, for
river landings as far as Indian Head
to return this afternoon.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug Capt. Toby delivered three small
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29

his head to make his condition normal.
The statement given out by officers to-
day says:
"A kick on the back OF my head by
horse caused an affection at the base
of the brain. which affiiction causes me
times. l appeal to the officials of Kan
sas to secure for me at the earliest
possible date an operation for the pur-
pose of raising that portion of my
skull now causing pressure on my
brain, so that l may be restored. il pos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29

Crandan stated that at least $4,000 is
to be expended in the contemplated al
terations and improvements. which,
when completed, it is said, will make
the Savoy by far the handsomest. most
comfortable and most commodious
moving picture theater in any residen-
tial section Of the city.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Crandall to
give two shows each evening in both
the open air garden and the indoor
theater. with matinees Saturdays and
Sundays and on holidays. The highest
class films, such as are shown on the
screen at the best downtown houses,
will be presented to patrons of the
Savoy, Mr.. Crandall stated. 1t was also
stated that changes are to be made in
the scale of prices, though the exact
nature of these changes was not made
known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29
Awarded Life.Sayine Medals.

Luke II. Grace of Richmond Hill,
Long Island. and Harry Krebs of
Brooklyn. y. Y. have been rewarded
with silver medals for saving human
of the Treasury. Grace rescued George
Kennedy. a Waterman. who fell over
board in the North river. while Krebs
saved the life of Mrs. Katherine Dun
bar when she fell overheard from a
barge into the East river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29
PROVISION COMPANY OCCUPIES
ITS NEW PLANT AT BENNING
A. LoMer Company Establishment to Have
Formal Opening Thursday-Is Districts
Oldest Concern of Its Kind.

force also is to be increased 100 per
cent. Switching facilities afford con-
nection with all railroads entering
Washington.
All machinery in the new plant is to
be motor driven. The esta blishment
covers two acres of ground
The officers of the A. Loffler Pro-
vision Company are: Andrew d. Lof-
fer. president apd general manager:
A. o. Ollie, vice president, and Charles
NJ. Loffier, secretary and treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29
Largest Outside House.

The Savoy is the largest motion pic
ture theater in the city outside the
downtown section, and under its pres
ent management the house has been an
increasingly popular amusement place
for thousands of residents of the Sec
ton contiguous to upper 14th street
The extensive alterations and improve
ments to be made in the theater, which
are to include -remodeling of the front
of the building. it is stated, will add
largely to- it's beauty, attractiveness
and comfort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29
Mans Adaptability.

From Puck.
It's funny how a man whose health
is so poor that his wife has to carry
the baby when they go out anywhere
can walk fifteen miles around LODGE
room with sixty pounds Of robes and
knickknacks on him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29
CONFESSED MURDERER's PLEA.
Wants Operation for Affection,
Claimed to Render Him irresponsible

LANSING. Kan, April 29.-Fred Bis
sell. whose confession of the murder OF
Edna Dinsmore, a ten-year-old girl. at
Tokeka, Tuesday, was given out last
night by officers at the state peniten-
tiary here, has written an appeal ask
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29

sible. to that of a normal man."
Warden j. X. Coding of the peniten-
tiary promised to have the operation
performed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29

The A. Loffier Provision Company
has completed its new plant at Ben
ming, and the establishment. which
cost in excess of $4,000 for construc-
ton and equipment, is to be occupied
Monday. A formal opening of the new
establishment is To be held Thursday,
when the company is to receive it's
friends and patrons and show them
over the buildings.
Was Rush Job.
Work on the new buildings was be-
gun November l last. and the con-
tractors were required to push the
construction as rapidly as possible, so
that machinery and equipment could
be Installed in time to begin operating
May ].
The plant is three stories in height.
and the buildings are lighted all
around. Work tables, etc. are all OF
white marble or white enamel. with
special lview to sanitation
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-05

been doing that ever since l bought
my flivver car" L answered, but it
went clean over his head.-B. b
The Glenwood post., 1916-04-22
pol1r1cAL ADVERTISING

LII forms advertising good but better than 9th
The who really achieves makes advertising part OF
his being and of his business He would
thing of doing business without goods his shelves to try
make of the mercantile business without advertising
The world advertising recognized and acknowledged
absolutely essential the greatest along mercantile lines
But other form of advertising ust
fable which call political advertising We refer
particularly campaign and precampagn
serted the for the of advising friends
his intention to become candidate for certain office
The Post will be glad give publicity the candidacy of
for S. card this service include brief
sketch of the candidate This will published the
of the nominating primary assembly and those who start early will
the greatest value for their for there will reduction
from this the candidate who the
ceing the assembly will pay the who makes his
therefore those who earliest with
her will the greatest bargain.
The people all the making inquiry the
probable personnel of the tickets Why nlghen them
upon this question fertile magnaton
The cost trivial and the people let them know
desires Send
MED by check and we will do the
The Glenwood post., 1916-04-22
PROHIBITING IMMIGRATION

CCORDING Chicago Tribune the time has for the
United States stop immigration by absolute prohibition
this rather startling proposal
place. closing gates for while would
chance unity citizenship CAN thinking men,
that the of
superficial than have
The of foreign natiOnaism OF
immigration dsqueingy if not alarmingy large
prevent composition from being still further
diluted. time concentrate undisurbed OF
American nationalsm.' =
Furthermore the Tribune such policy would insure
against after There might not be influx
foreign aboer when returns but well to be prepared
prosperous that prosperity to
among people, And if doomed
slump, do divide with millions
confident a reaction be
stopping influx Of needy The desired
prohibition would protect from the compet
cheap labor good and the American standard
living and thereby stimulate the home market and bring about the
broadest prosperity"
The Glenwood post., 1916-04-22
NEITHER TAFT NOR ROOSEVELT

NsEL WATRoUs that good old dean of Colorado journalism
and for than tht connected with
Collins, Republican thinker scholar
politician whose whose
has been needed Coradoan has attained
to political success his opinion that neither Taft
Roosevelt should be considered for nomination the
ton at Chicago Here his views recently the sub
ject:
In speech at Philadelphia recently Uncle Joe Cannon de-
cared that neither Taft would
Republicans and that it either he would be defeated
the polls is possible that either them might
November but it certain that either of them would
than other candidate the Repubicas likely The
Republican party will foolish handicap
it is otherwise to win by nominating
many OF the voters deeply preudced We have great admr
on for Taft and believe that dis
credit him with well meaning people, but believe it would
be extremely foolish him president would
douby foolish to nominate Roosevelt who threw
opportunity for future service tohs and his that
presented egom
ducd him to try to wreck he to which he owed much
There is real the affairs of this country if Roosevelt
had acted with judgment and decency popularity
would be great that the people would heey his
preparedness program
The Glenwood post., 1916-04-22
A MATTER OF OPINION

LECTURER seelng doubt before large
recently said ANY mother who permits her daugh
according fashion than the daughter
and later The dress girls today indecent and
disgusting A thing disgusting wholly according
the mind There nothing either indecent or
the day styles for women and girls AND 1t
that high from the mud dirt OF
the street. desirable than the old that drag
sidewalks gathering step fhe man VINO
back his mind evil thoughts more dangerous as
the who fully these thoughts SO hat all
his The individual who anything
disgusting in the present styles for women not
have with unless that girl double chaper
OF
The high Shoes the short Skirts the bright stocking
always displaying trim ankles neat natty at
acve res and heathfu The only fear that the styemaker
back uses hoop skirts long tralsreeey Spokes