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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-14

POTATO FARM 100 A 200 eU. 20.
tatoes, Is tons hay, cows. heifer, horse,
all tools needed. spring watered pasture,
Is head, nice orchard, wood and lumber,
cream route, telephone, r. F. D., near
neighbors-all for $500. j. F. Walker,
Thorndike, No. 2 nov14d6ts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-14

ket, good land. no rocks. wood and
timber to pay for farm twice. with or
sired. near school, telephone If wanted.
house, ell Of s rooms. barn, silo and
other outbuildings; for further informa-
ton write Herbert l.. Greene. r. 6.
nov13d6ts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-14
TO THE MAN WHO is LOOKING
THE FREDERICK HAMLEN HOUSE,

20 pleasan, St, Is rooms. sleeping rooms,
bath, hot water heat. Large cellar fire.
place in lifting room, stable that could
Hamlin, Augusta. Tel. 232-M. novSdtf
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09

reau of crop estimates. This will be
about IA per cent Of the entire corn
crop of the United States. At an
average price of four cents q bushel,
the pay roll for the husking Of this
mammoth crop will be $14.920.O00.
1t is estimated that the crop Is worth
$2S7, 10000, compared with $215,--
1870 900 last year. This means that If
every man, woman and child received
their share Of the worth Of the 1916
corn crop in the state, they would get
$40, as compared with little more
than 500 year ago.
. Indications at this time are that
men to husk this crop will be hard to
get as there Is now scarcity OF Ia
Dor throughout the entire state. In
order that the crop may be harvested
in good time and no financial losses
incurred, the state free employment
bureau urges that all farmers who
will be in need Of men to husk corn
and all who are seeking employment
in that line of work file applications
with this department at once. DO
not delay in the matter as the crop
will soon be ready for picking.
Employers are requested to state
number of men wanted, date when
needed, and price paid per bushel.
Those filing application for employ
mont should give full name and adj
dress, whether married or single, and
number Of bushels they are able to
husk in a day. Address all communi-
cations to the State Free Employ
ment Bureau. State House, Des
Moines, Iowa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
CHILD GETS SICK
CROSS, FEvER|SH
IF C0NST|PATED.
SYRUP OF FIGS"
CAN'T HARM TENDER STOM-
ACH OR BOWELS.

A laxative today saves sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty
their bowels, which become clogged
up with waste, liver gets sluggish;
stomach sour.
Look at the tongue, mother! II
coated, or your child is nstless, cross.
feverish, breath bad, restless, doesn't
eat heartily, full Of cold or has sore
throat or any other children's all
ment, give a teaspoonful of Cali
fornia Syrup of Figs" then don't
worry, because it Is perfectly harm
less, and in few hours all this con-
stipation poison, sour bile and fer
menting waste will gently move out
of the bowels, and you have a we'll.
playful child again. A thorough lin
side cleansing" is oftimes all that is
necessary 1t should be the first
treatment given in any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for 50-cent bottle.
Of California Syrup OF Figs" which
has full directions for babies. chill
dren of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly printed on the bottle. Look
carefully and see that it is made by
the California Fig Syrup company"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
STATE OFFICERS
WERE IN CITY?
Agents From Attorney General Cos
sons Office Reported to Have
Been Here Part Of
Last Week.
RAID AT FORT MADISON
Concessions There Were Taken In by
the officers-Fines As
sessed Amounting
to $500.
RAID AT FORT MADISON

State officials from the Office Of
George Cosson, attorney general, were
in this neighborhood Friday and Sat.
urday last week. In fact it was said
that two of Inc officers were in Keo
kuk greater part of last week,
under the guise of magazine agents.
1t was generally reported that some
Of the thirst parlors, which failed to
open for business as usual on Satur-
day morning, had learned of the
proximity of the officials.
The officials swooped into Fort
Madison Friday night and closed up
all the paddle wheel concessions for
the street fair there. The officers who
conducted the raids there were o. o.
Rock and James Risden. Risden was
with the squad which raided the red
light district here year ago.
The concessions at Fort Madison
were fined $500.
No attempt was made by the Off
GERS, If they were in the city, to in
terfere with any of the concessions
at the Keokuk festival. Whether the
officers will have any Investigations
to make in the matter of alleged boot
Logging here remains to be seen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
Greed. Gain. Graft.

AMES. Iowa, Oct. 9.-Greed, gain,
graft, these interpret the spirit of the
age" said Liberty Hyde Bailey, IA
nous agriculturist, to 5000 students
and professors Of Iowa state college
at a lecture in the large gymnasium.
1.-THE modern note Of business and
of science is of organization to get
mastery in order to take advantage
of others Hence we have wasted
our resources.
Even the farmer has been a thief
Of soil potash, burglar of nitrogen
and spendthrift of humus."
Professor Bailey declared that the
successful farmer is not he who
merely tills the soil profitably but
who in addition rears family, serves
his community and leaves the land
richer than when he came to it.
Bailey was an earnest advocate of
universal military service. The idea
applied agriculturally was the keynote
of his series Of lectures before the
Ames student body.
Society give us certain rights, and
every one Of us should be prepared
to serve society in some way or 9TH
err" he said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
s|5,0O0,0O0 TO
HUSk CORN CROP
This State viii Produce $4,000, 900
Bushels and There May be
+ Trouble Getting
Laborers.
BUREAU rs TO ASSIST
Advertisements Are Being Placed by
Free Employment Bureau
For Mon to
Help.
BUREAU rs TO ASSIST

Contrary to the early indications
of short corn crop. the yield this
fall will be large and of good quail
ity.
About the first of August prospects
for a good crop looked anything but
promising Farmers who examined
their fields at that time and found
scarcely anything on the stalks. now
find large yield of well matured
ears and are scarcely able to under
stand where they came from.
The unfavorable growing weather
early in the season, together with
late paintings were not favorable for
the development of the grain; but
with better weather and few months
OF suitable weather the corn develop
ed to such an extent that the huskng
will result in many more bushels Of
good corn than even the most pes
simistic dared predict several months
ago.
A report from Des Moines reads as
follows:
Iowa will produce 100000 bush
els of corn this year, according to
the forecast OF the government bu-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09

in Christmas tree electrical lighting
outfits this year is unprecedented, it
is reported in the Electrical World.
There seems to be every reason for
belief that the small electric lamps
for Christmas trees have come to
stay and will gradually replace the
dangerous, grease-dripping candles.
Education Of the public to the safety
first movement is developing and ex-
banding and has naturally had a
marked influence upon the trade for
lighting outfits. Furthermore, Ger
many, Austria and Holland, which
formerly supplied large quantities Of
these decorative miniature lamps for
Christmas purposes, have, for rea-
sons Of war or other markets nearer
at hand, been forced practically to
abandon the American market.
The prices have advanced this
year, due to the advanced cost of
manufacturing material.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
NO OFFICIAL
WORD RECEIVED
fContinued from page II

Kingston, sunk by German subma-
rine off Nantucket If the crew has
been saved, knight reported, 1t was by
a merchant ship which has failed to re-
port the fact officially.
The bow OF the steamer Boomer
dix, knight reported, is sticking
thirty feet out of the water. The navy
has sent a warning to all vessels to
watch for it.
Seventeen navy destroyers are con-
tinuing search for survivors. A list
of all persons picked up is being pre-
pared at Newport. the department an.
|nounced. The coast guard cutter
Acushnet Is believed to be on the
scene. searching for the missing crew,
| It was announced at the coast guard
sarvice-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
shlpa STAY At Pier.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Terror caus-
ed by the U boat raids off the New
England coast, held ships in Atlantic
seaboard seaports today. Only a
single British freighter cleared this
port while number of vessels, in
Guiding the Frederick VIII bearing
Ambassador Gerard, the Espagne,
with Sarah Bernhard and Cavelieri
aboard and the Cameronia were in or
near the danger zone. English ships
of the International Mercantile Co.,
were ordered to remain at anchor I'M
til further orders.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
phy.Ic1an Is Shot

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Oct. 81. B. Deintraub,
a physician, was shot and probably
fatally wounded today by Arthur Nc
Iaien, a dentist, in the doctors Of
flee in the Delaware building, in the
loop.
McLaien waited until the police ar
rived and confessed the shooting.
He said Weintraub had performed an
operation on him two years ago
which will Inconvenience him for
life. He said constant brooding over
this led him to commit the deed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
GET READY
FOR XMAS
President Has Been Asked by Rusi-
ness Men to Make Nov. %,
Thanksgiving Day.

President Wilson has been petit
toned by business men OF Kansas
City. Mo-, to select Thursday, Novem-
Dor % instead OF the 80 for Thanks
giving day The merchants generally
will approve of that move, as 1t gives
a longer interim for the Christmas
trade and moro time to prepare for it.
Santa Claus is becoming more and
more electric in his makeup. There
are many electric novelties that viii
catch the fancy OF buyers. Business
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
Adds to the
Joy Of Living

It isn't alone the delicious:
ly sweet nut-like taste Of
Grape-Nuts that has made the
food famous, though taste
makes first appeal, and goes a
long way.
But with the zestful flavor
there is in Grape Nuts the en-
tire nutriment of finest wheat
and barley. And this includes
the rich mineral elements Of
the grain, necessary for vigor-
Gus health-the greatest joy of
life.
Every table should have its
daily ration of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
VALUE PROVED BY SO YEARS SUCCESS
How Father Johns Medicine GOT Its Nanne-Facts That
Everybody Ought TO Know

In the early days of Lowell, Mass, one OF
the most prominent figures in the life of the
city was Rev. Father John O'Brien, of St
Patricls's Parish.
Through overwork and devotion to his
parishioners, Father John, as he was affection,
ately called by all who knew him, became very
much run down and was attacked by serious
cold and throat trouble. His illness did not
yield to the ordinary remedies. Finally he
secured from learned doctor, prescription
which he took to the old drug store OF
on June 9, 1855. This prescription
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09

food medicine which makes flesh and strengths
without using alcohol or dangerous drugs
and is, therefore, safe for children as well as
older people. Every druggist carries Father
Johns Medicine in stock. Many families
keep it on hand constantly.
AS a guarantee that all of the facts re-
garding the origin of Father Johns Medi-
cine, as stated above, are absolutely true, the
manufacturers of Father Johns Medicine wi
give $s5coooo to any charity, if it can
shown otherwise.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09

aoors among the people and every
where he went he would recommend
tne medicine to his Pensioners.
People soon acquired the habit of
going to the old drug store and asking
aor Father Johns" medicine. In this
way the medicine was named by the
people and because of the results which
II accomplished, it soon became the
family remedy in countless homes.
From this small beginning more
than sixty years ago, Father Johns
Medicine has become more and more
widely known, until today it is the
standard family remedy in thousands of
especially recocrn;,a d. ,..l,.. A a,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
nar;nq Theft Was Made This
Morning at 100 O'clock,
by Two Unidentified
Men.
ABOUT $500 WAS Sc URED
Entrance Made Through Rear
Window Of Barn Watch
man Tied up in Paint
Shop.

Two unidentified men, their faces
3 covered with handkerchiefs, held up
q p Lane, night Waterman at the
Keokuk Electric company car barn,
Nineteenth and Bank streets, at the
noint of gun this morning, at
100 o'clock. and after tying him to
q street car in the paint shop in far
corner Of the barn. broke open the
safe in the front Office and escaped
with between Sits and $500, Sundays
car receipts.
The robbery is one of the most dar-
ing that has ever been made here,
And also one OF the most deliberate.
After tying Lane, the robbers turned
off the light on the Warsaw car,
which was standing in front of the
barn. by disconnecting the trolley,
before they went to work. One of the
men walked back to the paint shop
twice while the safe was being forced.
10 see that Lane had not released
himself.
The police are making every effort
to apprehend those responsible for
the robbery but as yet no real clues
have been found. The authorities
have reasons to believe that persons
familiar with the car barn staged the
hold up.
Entrance Through Window.
Entrance to the building was gain
ed through the third window from
the rear on the Kilbourne park side.
This window was not locked. 1t was
also used as an exit. It opens into
the machine shop. The robbers wait
ed at place in the barn when Lane
had to turn on his way to punch the
clock. The Waterman was making
his hourly round and had punched
1900 o'clock. He was on his way to
punch the other clock in the building
for / o'clock and had just turned a
corner in the rear of the shop when
he was confronted by two men, one
tall and the other short and heavy
set They wore dark handkerchiefs
over their faces.
Lane was commanded to hold up
his hands. He complied"
I'VE came here for money" one
Of the men said, "and we're going to
get It."
Lane was asked where the paint
didn't know.
well. we know" said one of the
robbers.
Tied up in Paint Shop.
They led Lane to the paint shop,
which is in the rear of the building,
on the right hand side. One of them
took down the rope on trolley car
which was in the shop ready to be
painted. and Lanes hands were tied
behind him and he vaa fiad IN the
car.
The robbers then went to the front
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
Osborne Has Resigned.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
BUFFALO,, N. Y, Oct. 9.-Thomas
Mott Osborne, philanthropist. re-
former, and golden rule warden" OF
Sing Sing prison, has resigned as
warden. State Superintendent James
M. Carter announced here today. The
resignation will take effect October
49, The resignation was voluntary.
Carter added.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
Will Deck Tomorrow.

VIII DCCN ] UTUUTTOWs
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.J
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-The Scanda.
navian American liner Frederick "
III bearing American Ambassador
Gerard Of Berlin. will dock here at
a. m. tomorrow, according to wire
less from her captain today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
Cotton Broke.

UNITED Press Leased. Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Cotton broke
$3.50 to 81 a bale on the cotton ex-
change today. December cotton was
quoted at 1897 cents pound, off 30
points soon after the opening of the
market, and March cotton was of AZ
points at 1896.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
MAY CAUSE
PLENTY OF TROUBLE
Continued from page IL

is to prevent the U-53 being replen-
ished at American ports and practic-
ally using the American coast as a
base for preying on French and Brit
ish steamers?
Obviously If Germany is allowed
to wage such a war off the United
States coast, we must take counter
measures. American trade will be
hampered, and incidentally the other
side OF the Atlantic will become very
unhealthy not only for German, but
for American submarines.
"All these difficulties would be
avoided If the United States govern
ment declined to let its coast become
a German submarine base and we
must still earnestly hope that the
policy adopted in the case OF the U-53
may he reconsidered."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
Public Nioht School.

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Oct. 9.-Public
night school, course in sewing, cook
ing, shop work, mechanical drawing
and any study which twelve or more
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
EAR BARh WATCHMAN HELD .
UP; ROBBERS OPEN SAFE

OF the barn where the office Is situa-
ted. A hole was broken in the glass
OF the door and the spring lock turn
ed. Before the safe was broken in
to, however. it was necessary to turn
off the light on the Warsaw car,
which was in the front yard.
The robbers had previously asked
Lane why the car was out and he re-
piled that 1t was going to be washed
One of the men went out and jerked
the trolley off the wire and the light
went out.
Broke Into Safe.
The safe in the Office, works some
thing on the order of a street mail
box On the top there is a little
slide that is pulled up when money is
put in the safe. After the money has
been dropped there is no way of get
ting 1t out again, the same as let
ter in mail chute, unless the door
is opened. The robbers tried to force
the hinges on this apparatus, but only
succeeded in getting one loose. A
sledge hammer was secured and the
sides of the box cracked and the
bottom knocked out.
The robbers then reached in and
brought out the money, which was
contained in a dozen sacks Each
sack contained the transfers and
money, mostly nickles and dimes,
that had been collected by the car
conductors during the day, the total
amount being in the neighborhood OF
5000, although the Keokuk Electric
company does not know just how
much was taken.
Money Taken Out.
The sacks were cut open and the
money taken out. The robbers then
went back to the paint shop and cut
Lane loose from the car.
One of the men said: "In fifteen
minutes you can get loose, but don't
move before that for there will be
somebody here watching you" They
then left and shortly afterwards the
Waterman heard them going through
the window.
After waiting few minutes, Lane
telephoned the authorities. Foot
prints were found around the window
but no clue discovered. Daley's blood
hounds could not be secured for
tracking Of the robbers.
Lane was frightened by the hold up
and was unable to give very good
description of the men. He told the
authorities that one was tall and the
other short and heavy set. Both wore
dark clothes and dark soft hats.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
Illinois Iowa Missouri
IOWA.


DIES MONIES, Iowa, Oct. Crank
G. Pellet, state bee inspector, told
the state railway commission that
Iowa honey producers are getting
stung by the railways because pro-
ducers west Of the Mississippi must
pay double first class freight rates,
while producers east of the river have
their honey shipped as second class
freight
AMES, Iowa, Oct. 9.-S. B. Gardner.
formerly road engineer Of Hardin
county pleaded guilty to defrauding
the county and was fined $40 and
costs by Judge Wright Of the district
bench. Gardner refunded several
thousand dollars to the county.
SIOUX CITY. Iowa. Oct 9.-While
officers comprising what Is known as
the police raiding squad were search
ing the cellar in the home OF Mrs. M.
Urbach for liquor, they were attack
ed by a goat and forced to seek the
upper floor Of the place. There Pat
rolman Earl Morgan was bitten on
the hand by Mrs. Urbach. Going to
the barn to continue the search for
intoxicants the officers encountered
an angry Dull UUdL lOTCeu CIleu " lC-
treat. Mrs Urbach lives in the SUI
burb Of Greenville.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Oct. 9.-Re-
markable scenes were witnessed on
the Des Moines market Saturday
when an effort was made to bring
down the high price Of potatoes.
Rich and poor alike made rush up
on one man who was selling potatoes
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
Ambassador Pane Returns.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON, Oct 9.-Walter H. Page,
American ambassador to England, re.
turned to London today after a visit
to the United States.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
MISSOURI.

BENTON, Mo-, Oct. 9.-Mary Flor
ence Butler, 23 years old, trained
nurse Of Sikeston, committed suicide
near Blodgett by drinking carbpl1c
acid. She left note saying she had
been unhappy for year or SO and
that no one was to blame.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09

than one hour he had sold six nun
dred bushels of the potatoes to 1900
customers. After he had sold out the
price advanced to $1.40 per bushel.
ILLINOIS.
BENTON, ILL.,, Oct. 9.-That dyna-
mite Is becoming q popular weapon
in Franklin county was again dem
pnstrated Saturday night, when an
alleged bootlegging joint at End City
was blown up. No one was In the
house.
QUINCY, Ill, Oct. 9.-John Dagitz,
26 years old, was crushed to death
here yesterday at the GardnerGover-
nor works when his body was caught
between the crane and wall.
BENTON, ILL.,, Oct. 9.-The funeral
of Frank Luster, who was found dead
Saturday morning with bullet hole
through his head in q house which
had been wrecked by dynamite, was
held yesterday afternoon under the
auspices of the Odd Fellows. 1t is
said that Luster and Mrs. Rhoda
Larkin, divorced wife OF William Lar
kin, were to have been married In st.
Louis today. Larl1in Is still at large.
but his arrest is expected soon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09

students select will be opened here
tonight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
Father Johns Devotion 10
His Work

carleton ovey June 1855 This prescription
produced able his
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-09
The Old Drug Store

family remedy Mothers